The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-12

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discrepancy in the dates Of an aged woman
on the verge Of the grave.
Notwithstanding the obviously bilious
character Of the criticism, there are some
apparent objections, which have referred
10 Mrs. Alexander, 20 whom | read the I
observations in the lnteIlgencer. She SAID
TO me, 81 had an excellent memory 10 my /
youth, but il may be somewhat Jarred now.
Any thing that happened then, - Of more
consequence to me than any thing Thai
happens now. am sure that hat was
told, was put down as heard II; aud all
that stated were hints Of the truth.
- don't know how YOU recollect Il all i
but what read IN print, IN the Union,
was exactly the truth. The only thing
would wish 10 correct was, with respect TO
Andes are. As far MS | could Judge,
hen he was ut our heuse, think he was
over thirteen.
Mrs. jackson, and her son Andrew,
came to our house IN the month Of August,
and am sure were there NIGH to six weeks.
/ No brother came with Ande TO our house.
4 Nor do | fecoIect hearing them mention
cay other brother than the one that was
killed only reco.Ieel about the death Of
that one brother; and | had il, rs per.
feet belief, that lie was killed by the ln.
diuns-for they often moutned him; and
they were inscteratc haicrs Of the Indians
on account Of their rbafIles-both he
aud his mother.
alt exactly ailron,s me to hear any
thing against him. e had iaiings, like
the best Of men We have an account OF ;
but hi bad his virtues, certainly.
" lie vas preserver-or ~ the hands
of preserver-upon the frontier against
the Indians and his very soul was grieyed
when he could not ret men TO help him
Oh We all suffered by those hould ln.
dians aG1 the remembrauca of II has not
gone out OF me yet.
am sure the Jacksons were near 10
SIX weeks at our house. Depend upon II
they came IN August, for the corn was u
the roasting ears. mind many smar
armlu Of roasting cars ARdr aud carried
home 10 cat. August was iull time toi
; roasting ears aud We had on'y the on,
= crop IN the big field aad IA September w
5 were taking IN fodder IN those times, 10
j the corn was getting hard then. Ga The
25ih aud 26h Of September Of that yen
there came awful ffo,'s. and every bit o
new land was ruined. We had takei
some fodder before that, AMI Ande helpet
, to tic it. VIVA, Was Jeff was ruinej-u
e white as sheet, and lustc.ess. II was /
/ grca, cause Of amenlattou, for !, was add
Jog more t. our disffes,es.
1t WAS 90 the oath ~ 25lh nf Sepiem
Der tha, the Jacksous Ieh these logs
pointing to the house, n dry or two be
fore Grahatu was wounded.
1 +" The Jacksons would often count owe
e how long they bad lrlt home. fhey cam,
up from the Waxiaws to Mckamy'-, wh,
!. l,ycd by Rocky rner meeting. house L
take their stand there. Mckamy's wif
: aud Jacksou's mother we're SISTERS. Bot
! as they were alarmed also, and not con
7 tented ut home, the whole ? r'y came U
5 the Potter road to our house and | Eevc
though, they came through Charlotte d
ell, ~ i was out of their way, you know
+" But they nigh, have had The escort o
Colouc. DAVE. CIR hey had him N higI
esteem, and ofte1 spoke Of him. Ialec
. all the folks liked Col. Dave, far ba wa
= II lively. active, prfseyeung man--teuu
. cycryv here where his friends wanted huu
: and where hts foes did not look for him
lie WIS second only TO Narioa, | thtak
and many of my neighbours served undo
him
There were two we'll grown, geu'ce
i girls sally and Marty Burns, then name
y wefc-aho had brother IN oar arms
il that brought them from the lower caun'r
j. to our house 10 stay, white the jackson
, WIRE with Us. They we're acquaintance
OF the Jaeksoos. too.
u " TIE hut.b mrehnE roops- Hrssiar'
+ Germans, Norway men, aul Nel-h--ha
r daus some rude mischief, abusing 10
r. Young women. 80 HAT there was gtca
n fear Of fd!une inlo iheH brutal hands
=" The torres tao, we're hnld, forward
and troublesome m expectation. shcu the
heard the British we've comine up froi
Charisstaa aud the Jacksouy were aur
}. red of, IN consequence Of their iak.n
h b7ys, aud holding them 10 wait % Thea
!, ako. 50 that Mrs. jackson was induce
. 10 come away on account Of her SON he
all as she often called him. That's III
= story they told us The unc the Btiti,
l. we're occupied II marching from Charles
II ton to Camden was qulte sufficient to alart
}. tho whuie OF the upper county. Peopl
/. were alarmed, and makiug preparations I
- scratch oul Of the way before the battle q
Camden; but much more afterwards
- Thore vas desperate talk about the BAT
Is tie OF Camden while tho Jacksous wer
s. tin Us. The riders who carried the ne ~
were the whole lookout Of the country
and reports cane rapidly hy Us.
IF "Ihere were Watermeluns and peachc
q when the Jacksons came, bat they CAV,
n out before they left Us, Watefmelon-, il
d new land, come forward in jay generally
= and continue through August. Angus