The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-26
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he State was urged on the attention OF
hat body in very decided manner; and
! o strongly was lie impressed with SENSE
Of lis importance, that on The 23l Of De.
ccnber il formed he matter Of special
communication, in which ives suggested
the collection by public authority Of those
Revolutionary memorials hich are scat.
tered over the State. aud gradually dlsGp.
poarug ard which, like the leaves Of tho
Slbyl, are rising in value as their numbers
decrease" Action was taken by the Leg
isature in accordance with the srggesuous
contained in this message, and consdcra.
ble sum was appropriated for the purpose
Of carrying them out. Since That tine,
Gov. Graham, who has entered into the
scheme with greet spif, ard cordinhty, has
been assiduously engaged 10 performing the
duty imposed upon bin BY these Resolutions.
The Synod Of The Presbyterian Church, al.
so, in session a, Fayetteville, 10 November
Of the last year, expressed great luteres:
With regard TO the illustration Of! our Colo
NAL and Revolutionary History, and I'D.
dressed a memorial Of seine length TO tho
Legislature upon the subject.
We come now TO consider the efforts
which have been made by private indlvld.
uas TO give success to this patriotic under
taking aud i, afIords great pleasure 10 re-
peat IN this place what has been stated
above, that the contributions from various
sources, as well beyond as within The linn
its of the State, both in amount and impor-
lance, have greatly exceeded our most saD.
, gulne calculations. The early example
} ,hus given 10 owners Of books aud manu-.
J scripts OF Historical value, is worthy OF
J all possible conmendatiuu. II has been
, thought proper TO euumerate the collection,
? as well for the purpose OF apprising the pub
lie of its nature and extent, as for that of
, Informing future contributors of the char
scter Of those memorials whose transmits
, SION to be archives Of the Historical Socle-
, ty is respectfully solicited.
BOOKS.
No l. A collection Of all the Public
Acts Of Assembly Of the Province of North
. Carolina, now in force and use. Together
with the Titles Of all such Laws as are Oh.
A solele, expired or repealed. And, also, aud
A exact Table Of the Titles Of the Acts IN
. force, Revised by Commissioners eppoin-
: ted by 90 Act of the General Assembly Of
f the said Province for that purpose and
q examined by the Records, and confirmed in
, foil Assembly, Newbern; Printed by
, James Davis .-MDCCLI.
, In connection with the date Of this vol
! ume, It may rot be inappropriate 10 insert
, the following extracts from Martins Hsto-
ry Of North Carolina, with regard to the
: introduction Of the Press into this State:
> a Printing Press was this year (l749)
Imported ,"'o tbs csnvIlce, and set up at
Newborn by James Davis, from Virginia.
This vas valuable acquisition, for, hnher-
, TO, the wont Of an establishment of this kind
, was severely felt; the copies of the laws
being sIl manuscripts, were necessarily We
~ scarce, and, it is likely, faulty and uac.
cufste." Vol. IL. p. "a.
In The course Of thus year, G752,l was
completed the printing Of the first revisaI
Of the Acts Of Assembly. The multiplied.
Of them by means Of The press was vaIua-
+ BILE advantage; it Tended to introduce order
aud uniformity 10 the decisions Of courts,
and by defining the rights Of The people, in
degree put an end TO the greu, anarchy
: and confusion which had hitherto prevailed,
from the Ignorance Of the people and the
magistrates in this respect The work
was handsomely prluted, and bound in a
small folio volume; yellowish hue of The
leather with which it was covered, proceed
ing from the unskifulucss Of the tAnne',
procured i, the homely opPeIlation of the
Yellow Jacket, which II retaIns to this day"
Vol. II. PIP. S., 50,]
No. II. A collection Of oil the Acts OF
Assembly of The Province Of North Carroll.
ma, now in force and use, together with the
titles Of oil such laws as are obsolete, eypir-
ed or repealed. In two volumes (quarto,)
With Marginal Notes and References, and
an exact Table 10 The whole. Newbern
Printed By james Davis, Printer to the ho.
noraLle the Commons House Of Assem-
bly.-MDCCLXV.
| TOr the " Yellow Jacket" the history Of
which is given above, and which was the
frs, book printed in the Province, there are
probably half dozen copies now extant.
OF the second book known 10 have been
publ shed bg Davis, the title Of which is
gwen OF length, the copy now in the pos
session of the Society, is, so far as the wrl-
.efs knowledge extends, the only one IN
existence. The third edition Of the Laws
by the sane publisher, Gin one volume, TO-
. ho,) the title Of which follows, though
scarce, is not unfrequenly met with.
/ No. Ill. A complete Revisal Of all the
Acts Of Assembly of the Province Of North
Carolina, now in force aud use. Together
with the titles Of all such Laws as are OBJ.
so i, expired or repealed. With Margi.
nal Notes and References, and an eXacs
Table to the whole. Newbern, Printed by
James Davis, Printer to the Honorable tho
House Of Assembly. MDCCLNNlI.
No. ". Laws of the State OF North
Carolipa. Published according to Act Of
Assembly, by James lredell, now enc of the
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of
the Tinted States. Edenton! Printed by