The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-11
VOLUME XX.
Letter from Mai Jack nowninG.

Ny DEAR Mn. RICnIg: - 10 morrow
Uncle Joshua, our Delegate 10 Cuugrsss from
this Territory. s,atis foi Washing on trd ns
/ ha;ni viii 10 you Tor sOue i,Te, huu.h'
wfui send QUA few lir.s by hin TO let y'u
know how matters are getting slong up here.
We sre talking pretty strong nbou, forming o
State Cover nmrnt, ard sone are for doiug II
right 81, aud sendpg s. na,o's aud X 'pfesrn.
tsiivcs TO this Congress. Bnt the nlti uiy
VAS iu favor Of onIy sendirg Dslrga'e noa,
and waiIing to zee uhaI Coaguss vii do sth
the other Tertito,ies hat ere sproui o. up
round; FOR, Go ,hn.s uo- K, so couldn't
SEEN TO ieh ~hether a State on M1son snd
Dixon's s,dc Of the aver ~ond DO bl!osed 10
conc in. SO se called meeting 10 ehonse
ID lesae. snd 10 &, up The msirsciioas for
hiri to follow when he 60, there.
Afier the meeting couc To oiGdr aud Gel.
J ms appointed eacetmsn, Uacle Joshua col
W and SAID The common prsoilcc Of choosing
Representative o. D.lrgaie Grs,, end theu
Tying his hands afterwards wih INSTRUCTIONS,
he d d,'i ,htna aas hardly laif ke. IL
ihoughi the instructions ought 10 be s.Iesd
upon first, /; lhsn II the R"pe,eLlsii,e had
mind 10 tie he o~p hand- he cOu'dn't blame
npbodY else FOR Il. Tho meeting seemed 10
take the idea al once aud sg'etd to - llahI
10 wax upon the instructions liIsi.
The CheG'm.n salt: "li WIS evidea, from
the pesspape,s. aod The way lhinss Ia, 0,
uasaiG. ton, sSd Ell over the county, hat
this WAS gong tc be hot Congress. There
was trouble b'esin sboU' -" limo: Pro.
vi.o, and about admitting CaT,o,As a. S,uts
and lhcn thai mons'er, SuIlfca,ien, thst eve.
~ body ilolahi Ginefal Jackson bad He'd,
y'ars aud yeats rgo wasn'l by no meai.- dced
yet. lie seeutd 10 b. more alive .ii4a ever,
sOi showed ien ,tmts 80 many Heads uow a,
he din Cd II eko,,'s iac. lie Sss "A bad
arimsl TO baldlr ,hen. es NV WORTHY freud
,hste on ry ti9ht can tesfiiy. (tlcfe Ibe
ChEermsu puiu'ed To tue, Bnd made etcrI
body lock a, me "a, siys he, lf o d
II ckory sni NJ D,~pns hld their hgnds
tull 20 master ~ iheau's, heu he was nlly
yoaog cnlte, sad hacn't bul IN head, he
coun'ry may weiir rtremhle sLd ssk v bat i. 10
he d,uc Snh ban, nos tina, hr bls gtlaea W
30 large and iuf aoj shows 90 Hsny lie 1d,."
A. ,ha, Il u J ,hnsan inpcd rp Ne qlck
as q .sh aid SAYS he, +" ~ itl sCO sba',
Mr.. Chectmsn s. s"rd Old ush cad ka4
dy aurr him, snj T. res& tin Il he had
iw riy heads. | he would = scatter sud tro
as los, aS Sin'a Atuaa dtd a. y 9J Nsis, III
pay the ,odat."
Welt" SAID The ckerfaan. "lbag a ut
the qeesunn before the meeting. Jle q .es
ton IL, Whi, ms uct,ons sh'll we give our
y legs,c sboa' the Wrmo' Pu,i,a, atd s6r
Safe q. Csh!etuts, and N.lhGcauon, sGd
such ike troublesome eonsarns. Geu''cncn
will picase 10 -pesa lhels mud, Oh tse sd
JET"
When Co. J ms a., down tho vhec afn'-
ing TUNED ard took d losatds Drc', JJslu9
fsr they lhink he knows more about these
matters than On, bid, elss ~ thc Territory
and. hesidc., he's considerable spgake,
~hen you once ret hln sisr,,d. Tbcy kept
lacking end uuddias 10 hin, aud al Is,t Inclr
J shu, goiup.
(" Mr.. Ch.ermnn," ssys uncle J Jehni, says
hr, +" II yoG know hos things viii auIk 10 puc
Gaze, sou can pretty commonly tel! ptetiy
near how them sane thinss will no k III a.
nohcr case; OF I've slwoys obsatved - ny
life iimc, that aicn ,hings wu'b les, no IL onc
them ssiuc lhio.s ucud mos, aaats aotk
ls''o 70 mother case. NV, Nhcn sas
boy knew case good deal IKE ihis 'urp
ease you've bfeo speak.n about. A d i
should tell you and this meeting ho~ thiu-s
worked 40; IN that ca.e. rsybe YOU coud
Jld.e better no, thia.s will 40 ~ tbs rrc
case, and then you cla iautuc. YOUR DsIeese
acccr,'n .I,. The casr, NJ. Chccrnsn. was
this (: . hr. San West, very clever "a.
specabr ulj gru'leInnr EVERY h.dy Used 10
coll hm vuc.e Sam; he IVES n very surir,
thr'n man, and od firret hn sued
ve'y large .tm snd pt k.d up eGqd dca 81
property. HI. oldest son, jonathan, ll,ed on
the aoHhoin hitf Of the farm, and his othe,
sn, John. hved On the sou h,rn hall; and
they boih Of 'em had large families grosins
M around ON before the old gentleman died.
Vie day, some ttma beiotr he died. he sp ke
~ hstWo sons, and sad -" Bows, | csu't
he with you much longer. shah leave
the farm ord oil the property TO Oh and y 90,
ch'sd c0. The farm is ondot II good sov
nov, and there's pen'y Of iatd Tor ynu aLd
ynur chlld,en, and your grandchildren, and
great grandchildren AID charge you 10 al
ways keep the families together on the farm,
and i've ~ peace, and help each other along.
There's no Knowing what sort OF ueighbofs
| you may Rc' around you Therefore eiiag 10
| ee'her and take chre OF each other" The
sons promised that they wnuld mind him. and
wtote u dosn in book aud showed !. 10 the
old gentleman, Who sad he was SATISFIED and
could die in poace.
Well. aiter the old gentleman wns de- ad aud
gonc the sons continued to thrive and p,os.
per, md grow ,i,h. Their large hm,l,es had
enough TO ea', dfIuk, and wear. aud pleo,y
OF iat turkeys Ior fhanksgivln sud Chtistna.
dinucs and everything they wanted. The
two brothers carried on the farm, as brothers
Should do, IN pesce and harmsnv. and helped
each O'her along " bat Que d,dni ,alsc,
tn'hsr DID, and between 'em the, always hnd
enough Of every thing. There was only one