The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-01
VOLUME XXI.
REVOLUTIONARY SKETCH.
From the Chester Palmetto Standard.
Mrs. Susanah Smart,

The County Of Meckleuburg. North Caro-
lins. during the American Revolution, was
famous for lie baslles. persona! prowess. ind.
,,dusi courage and heroic women. The
MeckIeohntg Declaration Of Independence,
efthe l9ih and 20ib Of May, 1878. gives Ibis
County niche high on the roll Of impefi-ha.
be fame. A. long az the principles Of liber.
iy shall have q vo,aty, so long will the history
Of the Scoich.irish Psesbyierians Of the Ca.
ts~ba region be read with deep inieres,
and coming generations receive instruction
BY their example. both in q religious snd po.
liticsl pom, Of siew. Some Of the acts and
do,ngs Of this people ar. now recorded in his
tory, bu, grrs, deal have passed away, ~hol
Iy lost or remembered only as traditions han.
ded down from sire to son, Of those trying
times, when the truth Of their early training
was tested BY deeds Of noble daring and deso.
lion TO the principles Of American freedom,
which sibrs,ed from one end Of the United
Iolohtrs 10 the othef.
The subject Of this memoir, Mrs. SusASAu
sxARr, venerable Tor her grea, age, remark.
tble for her recollection Of the events Of the
Revolution, nov stands ss the last Ink Of
those noble women Who suffered and perlled
their lives, TO secure % their descendants the
rich inheritance Which the people Of these
United States nov enjoy. Her father, JonN
BARNETT, emigra'ed from Ireland, aud was
married TO Ass STRAIT, the daughter Of
TnoaAs SrRATr. of the same race, who re.
moved from Conogogee, Pcnnsy lssnia, snd
vas among the fret settlers Of tho County. in
hose DAYS Of Log Cabins. and plain fare
vben csrrisge. ~ere unknown, and the sight
Of wheels was an era in The settlement. -
TuoMss SrRATT ~as the first who crossed the
Yadkin With ~heels and the frs, Court ever
held 10 Mreklea5ssg, vas held in his house.
srsANsm BARNETT was born in the year
i7ei. Mary BARSrrr, her sister, it was
said, wss the first child horn between the two
Rivers. the Yadkin ana CaiaSba. She was
married 10 Capt. JAMES JACK. the bestst Of
the Mcek!enbu.g Declaration Of lndepend.
ence TO the ContinsataI Congress, al Ph'ls'
de'phs. Mr.. xLiE, of the firm OF WyIir,
LANE g. Co, of Charleston, s. c., is one Of
her descendants.
Miss SusAsAH BARNETT, was at the great
gathering Of the people IN Charlotte. on The
10Th snd 20th May, l775. The recollection
Of thu. dsy 10 iadeilibly impressed upon he
memory. In her own expressive langusg
Il, vas The day Of throwing up Of hats"
The provincial Congress OF Convention o
North Catoliua, had assembled at Newbefn
Ia direct opposition TO the proclamation o
Governor MARTIN. and had approved OF III
acts and do,oss Of their representatives IN tn
Con,inen,ai Congres. OF The U"itsd Colonies
On this day, 10Th OF May, l775, haads'l
were brought b, express. containing the new
Of the battle of Lexington. which had take
place that day month, the 10Th Of April
Thes~wefe publicly read 10 the assembly
The principles Of liberty under which N
men Of this heroic age were influenced wcr
M, sectionai. The same .entime", peivsde
the masses from ons extent OF the Colonies
the other. The attack on the Liberties
Massachusetts. was viewed as that too OF tf
good old North State of the South Tn
~ass glorious day for old Mecklsubufg.
~ss the rising Of the people, the declafa''o
Of their insi,vnabla rights Of self govefnmen
Co operation and the union Of the co'on,e
we're then " the one thing needsul" II WI
truly the day of the throwing up of hats
and the uesding down of tyrsnis and despo'
Her father, JoHS BARNETT, lived in thr'
story large log house. Her brother, WI
BARNETT, was but youth in tho Snow Cat
Psign Of 1878. Yet he 60, the old neg
man. Derry, to hide his clothes IN the WOO
and IN the night swinging himself out Of U
window BY q rope, wen, to Charlotte O.
served throughout the expedition. Her
mily connections were numerous and &C
spicuous 10 tho American Revolution. u
grandfather, TmoMAs STRAIT, had two 60
Thomas and WILLIAM, and elk daughters.
Tho sons Of WtLLIAM, ADRIAN, SAMUELss
THoxAs, were 10 the camp with 'hs celeb
ted Colonel w. n. DAvIE. JANE SpRATT
married to Col. THoMAs MILL. who CO
msadsd 10 the esmpaiga Of l776, against
Cherokee lsdians; and. although then