The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-26

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what he has deemed TO be ono Of the do
ties attached to hi- cfiice, begs leave TO sub
nit the following Report;
4 distribution of the matter under the
lw heads Of what mas yet been accomplish.
ed by the Society, md, whnt il may rea.
souably calculate upon as lis prospects tor
he fuiutc, it aas been thought, will give
proper method 20 lts arrangement.
For the purpose o. comparing what hes
] been done by the Historical Society with
that which Vas anticipated IN iIs formation,
/ il will be necessa5y 10 revert TO the probes
SGD objects Of the Iua'ilu 100 as they welo
succucly stated in lie fist publication
which appeared under rs auspices. 1t was
here said that ibis Sscitfy has been es.
toblished, first for lie purpose Of endfoc.
oriag 10 ercife such interest IA The public
mind, in regard 10 the history Of he STATE,
as may induce he Legislature 10 adopt ear.
~ and Efficient measures, TO obtain from
Eng land tho most interesting documents IN
relation to he Regal Government, Together,
wiA such papers as may be found 10 rgaect
hght upon The obscure history Of the Pro-
prietdry Gorerament If Curoiiaa ! and Sc.
condlg, 10 collect, arrange and pre1erce at
NE LHirersify A. NEARLY AS MAY RE ros-
sIBLE, one or more copies of frery book or
P~"fhlei. and neuspaper published in this
state s1Hce me '"'' ~5"ciion Of the Press
among US in l749; eli books published
WITHOUT The State, il or o,cn or foreign
countries, on the history Of C0roliad, ana
especially oil the records, documents and
papers 10 be found uithiH the Suite that
nag tend TO elaeiaate The history Of the
American Revolution"
To any one who bestows thought upon
The subject, i, must appear singular, aud H.
deed almost uoseeo1ntable, that down to
the present day, when seventy years have
eapsed since North Caroline took her slaud
as an Independent, Safe, no Institution
having in vlew so object SIMILAR to Ibis
has flourished within her borders. The
Antiquities and remnants Of our Revolution,
AIRY story, TO which may well be eppliee
, The " ta1qpam tGbala naGtTdgn !" OF Lort
Bacon, lie coniusedy scattered in every di
teclion over the scene Of the late Storm
Owing 10 this fact, many manuscripts, O
grea, importance to the illustration Of tie
War have been irtecoyeraby lost. IL
prevent the progress of an evil, which SC
far as il has vet gone, is irrepa able is a
principal object OF this Society. /! car
-.~-,---oiy be exGpted that our diligence, sc
uaalOflly aW3hv"~I. -hall be rewarded BIZ
an eucidalon Of our Revolutions. !, annal.
10 what has taken place among The more
active, Northern members Of the Conlede.
racy yet it is hoped that, BY bringing to.
gether aud reducing to some more lnde.
structibe form the materials Of ceDeralinu
whose place now knows them again DC
more forever, we sha, in some degree &C.
qut ourselves of our deb; 10 tie past aud
to poslerjly.
From Deficiencies, such as those eSis'.
inr among the records Of our own Stale, II
must be evident, that a history Of the A.
Imerican Revolutionary war whose merits
iare Commensurate with the Importance Of
that great struggle, is yet 10 be wfiten.--
Narratives have appeared, without doubt,
ranking high as literary productions, OF, for
tho most part as authentic accounts OF
ahaleyer facts they may pretend 10 relate /;
bat as general histories Of the several cam
paigns it will be found that they are es.
senilaIy, although pethOps, not unaccoUn.
,tably deficient. II could hardly be e2pec
ted that en- accurate collection OF the Jour
nails and other memoranda Of war which
extended over three hundred aad sixty
thousand square miles compiehended by the
limits Of the thirteen original States, could
be made BY gentleman residing as most
of our historians do, in one part OF the I'm
ION. This fact has impressed itself strong.
Iy upon our Revolutionary annals Whilst
The events of war, IS carried on IN the
| Northern and Middle portions Ct the Con.
Cedegacg, have been fully recorded, that
part of the same contest which extended
I through Carolina and Georgia is strIkrngIy
imperfect. No history has yet appeared,
which does not discover a similarity to The
figure which disturbed the rest OF the an
Gent King Of Chaldou; although lis head
are composed Of gold and silver, lis lower
! ex,remu.es degenerate INTO an managing
compound of iron and clay. The duty of
pOIulOn uuk Ghd Itlitbl i'ss N''S" ~ ''~'NH
cies must necessarily dcyoIve upon gentle
men Of the South. In appropriaiiog this
task, the Historical Society has determined,
tbo, although II cannot consider itself at all
committed TO the labor Of preparing such
stable record of Revolutionary events as
is understood by the term history, yet the
simplest form Of its duty Will be to render
accessible to the historian, whoever he
may be, as far es possible, all the facts
vhich may be connected wnh the war in
North Carolina.
10 attempting to make collection of
these facts it was clearly necessary to sue
cess, that the general attention OF the State
should be aroused to an appreciation OF our
important undertaking. The degree OF
curiosity and interest already excited a.
mong distinguished portions Of our ieIio"' !
citizens is held to be pleasing proof 'Ha'
this enterprise is by no means premature
or unreasonable aud the amount oil maze I
a :.