The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-01
CHARLOTTE. N. c. OCTOBER r. 1851.

Aiier his depaTiu o Cnl. FOLK put the lam
iiv Of SUMTER into his house. Ltile ioM
SUMTER weat tn ,choo in tbs ueighborhood
moie than six months. Shortly before the
Blush lell Chsrlotle, the Wings captured
an express on his way TO Camden. HIS
LordshIp wrote that he was guIng to leave
Charlotte the Inhabitants were SO lnlmica
ihBt they killed his men from every bush in
cool blood. whilst they were engaged in col
lee;iog forage for lis army.
Her brother JACK BARNETT was wounded
in his ,lde, and had one oI his tiagers cut of
OF lhe battle of Gulford. The enemy when
they retreated from Charlotte, buried their
dead in Liberty Hall, and burned down the
building. Thus the College whirh the Bn-
tlsh Government refused to grant charter
to, under he title of Queens Museum, was
destroyed By those vsndals, uuder the noble
title OF Liberly Hall. F,om this seat Of learn
ing many eminent men, both IN The Church
and State, received their education, and have
hnnored their country, and done well in their
day and generation.
While the enemy were 10 possession oi
Charlotte, the young women were removed
b, their frleuds beyo the ladkIn. Miss
BARNETT was carried off among them, aud
returned some time ia October.
Some two weeks after the atini al Wa.
hab'., ~ which NED ELLET wa. killed, his
brother, WM. ELLur Gaze o the house O.
her fsthef, JouN BARNETT, having with him
tory prisoner. He got TO drinking, aud
when he thought Of the death Of his brother,
he made strike at the head OF The tory
/ The blood spouled cot Ike mix from the nd.
del Of a COW. Mrs. BARNETT got ELLET IN
to the house 10 pacliy him, aud the tory mhde
d She got cup of water aud went IN
search Of the wounded tory, and traled him
by the blood. and found him 200 Yards from
the house lylng behind log. She gave him
he wafer, aud bound up his head with her
auron. She never knew what become OF hun.
The British took from the plantation ot
Col. TuoMAs NELL, SOME 80 or 40 negroes.
Mrs. NELL went to Charlotte and applied 10
CoRNwALLIs for The negroes. lie very cool.
" t,I6 her she could not get them She SAID
that her family were mostly daughters, rals'
ed without Knowing how to labor, aud she
could moi get along well without them. tie
replied, YOU Will have TO learn them TO work.
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children, they arc attached 10 ne, aud ! am
to them" He replied you are cunning
old woman; carry home The calves aud tho
cuws vii follow; get tie young negroes and
he old ones wiI! run of aud 60 back 81
he dismissed her. Oar ne -roes were hid out,
ard most Of our neighbors' some we're car.
rIed beyond the Iadkin 10 keep them from
the enemy.
Miss SUsANAH BARNETT was married IN
the year 1895, 10 Mr.. GEORGE W. SMART.
She had three Children they and heirs are all
dead. Mr.. SMART died IN May, 1909. The
house she now occnpies was built BY him, and
not quite flushed. L is much such as II was
at the line Of his death. She has mostly
lived alone has been always IN The hablt o!
takinl in travellers rs she lives on the road.
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, Of Georgia, was one
of her much esteemed acqualntances always
srasina with her as he went aud returned from
Washington. Being fond Of conversation
she became extensively acquainted with men
travelling "a the South, and having IA retenllve
memory, and lived long life, she koows al
most ever, family, their pedigree and con.
uections, Tor several generations. Let either
the young or old cali on her and she is ready
to enter into familiar conversation on any
subject, from the story of the good olden
times, to the more modern progress oil this our
f great ard rising repub &c. She says,
have stayed at home, aud yet have seen two
Of our Presidents, ANDREW JACKSON, nnl
many day, ht,'e JAMMEY POLK has passed
long the road there, harefoo'ed, with hls
bfeeches rolled up TO his knees.-He was &
hashful l,!e fellow" Yet, those two liltIe
boys have marked their characters on this
great and glorious republic. Let the youih'
r of these Unned Stales, stndy their c5araclel
and emulate their virtues.
Mrs. SMART was reared in the forms OF th'
Presbyterian Church. The observation o
: the Sabbath, and caech sing of the children
d were most relig,ousIy observed bv the mel
and " omen OF the Revolution. Their train
lug was such lha bu, few could not repea
; the shorter and longer catechism. Hence
! their minds beng trained, they could easi
:, comprehend their poll ical rights from NJ
q BELCHE. She reco|ects all the P'esbyte
titn Ministers whe occupied the seven pu PIT
IN Mecklenhurg, at the tune OF the Revo'uior
l. She rs member of ,be PRESBYTERIAN Church
= aud VAS at the tine the writer Oi his motto
D visited her, engaged in reading The re'igiou
ao ks Of DR.. ALEXANDER Her femarks o
he subject of religion were, that she feate
< that the people of the present time were to
u much engrossed in the pursuit oi riches, an
m give too liule heed to the one thing needi'
- the great salvation. She thought there wi
no, rs much sincere pie,v as there wes IN II
d days Of her youth. Other denom'na''o'
t. mixed among Presby terians, we're not
d strict in calechis,ng the children and keePlI
~ the Sabbath Holy. y
She disconrses with interest on the po!,ti
- Of the day, having learned her lessons OF p
'e' li,cs in The good old times. Her views a
en- conservative, She reads the new ma ets, pa