The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17

ID8 se0tul tr 0A1o-Lanls8 ana de00om&U-Ho Is bad
nss Who ID Asnee q hcDsss psrentass because Il
psor ard humble He IL no better Who Il ashamed Of
- ssusry, because history records few Or none Of
Ne boedy tsunpbs q ambition, but tells a staple
stsU Of peoples upobtuve progress in civilization
al hsnely comfort an sorry fog the man Who his
oosnrymen be frank honest does love his ocun-
Try. would not trust that man. am here to speak
fsr sccisy Whose chosen pursuit history and 1t ia
At therefore that should seek for my subject Of
history But is an ame,ican society asd this oonse-
qusauy nsrrows my range Of cbeioe to American histo
r. Ny theme 10 N.ath Carolina, and all nave
to ten Is very simple story Of the incidents
shsn for the car.er Of North Carolina has been
siDgaIaIly unobtrls,,e modest, and quiet, and her
trus history vet geDsin- 10 be written; and may
q we'll oar didy what about tell you
Ia connected that md have bat selected certain in
cidsats In the hrgy q Ncrth Carolina and there are
TIN 80 which First on the shores
Of North Csrolips he first English colony was
plsntsd in America secopdly--ths FIRST blood shsd In
battle with the ,roope Of the Englsh government in
support Of the prorles OF tbs American revolution,
the blood Of North Car nisns and the Arst battle
ciasation OF Indspe osno- promulgated In any Of
those colonies can. irou North Carolina more than
year before the Nstnnl Declaration Of July L. II76.
with the first and particulars shall not trouble
you although it'll srory very full Of Interest," but will
ct proceed tothe third particular To the correct
understanding Ct hi story it Is necessary TO say that
you should be informed the condition both Of the
country and its h.rdy ichabitans The passenger who
this CAY travels the customary route, sess
little OF North Carolina her hills and sand and her
forests OF PINE and with her seeming poverty he
is glad to escape from hr borders and is apt in the
Prospect. to cry out Is brrrenn For nearly hun
dred miles from her asst the land has been formed
BY the retooession OF The ocean from its ancient limits
The middle and TEN Of the State settled
almost entirely from thu tn Of Ireland The smigrsats
Presbytt,isDs IN religion and belonging to that
James the First Of England Earis Tyrone and Tyreon
NELL in the noribrD part OF Ireland having conspred
the kingdom, AID i've hundred thousand acres
Of their properly sas sscheated to the crown
1t was nom this stock that the people Of North Carolina
by two different avenues OF approach the por
ton coming across into America by the Delaware river
landips at Pbilsdslptia and the other touched our
shores at Cbailtst n. in South Carolina. The most
prominent feature in he character of this people
the nsty OF their gious feelings The seemed to
have united the impressive ardor Of the Ir.h with the
keen cool intellect Of the Scotch The one tempered
the other They mip ntly Jealous and at the
time smirensly practical They chose to understand
subject first shether il religious civil
liberty and when they onnd out and apprehendsd
what they thought 70 be true and right, they threw
fhs mfeves into il body and SOUL They
thusiasts the old Govenaners but they better
the grounds Of their tDbusssm and you may expect
from such people they daringy brave both women
snd must ask you to imagine yourselves with
the little outlay Of in the county of
1t is obvious neD cause. that thes has been
brought together larg. sssemblage and that
excitement prevails l. IL busy scene. In yonder group
may be observed OF the clergy with deep earnest
communicating something to gray haired men around
them. Outside the group you may perceive young men
and women who apOesr greatly interested in what is
psssrg Yepder again Is another group Of middle aged
nep and az each upon his rifle he taking in
all that fails from inu, al individual whose dress
betokens in h- higher class Of that scattered
community. Yet yon another group of young men,
whose Violent ssst cus'icns and earnest tones among
themselves show ths The subject which sgiates them
i one Of no common character Hard by may be
travel stained If ffom long journey, and ut in
tervas snd another from the group him and
hold some hurried conver ion, and then hasten bsck
to the leader. who holds printed hsnd-bil before
bin. That travel stained man has ridden express.
he has brought have this unusual connection
Apd they have tor BIZ has brought that hsDdp which
eontsus the sccoupt OF the blood Of
shed by British eooiers at Concord and Lexington
the 18th day Of April 175 1t then determined hst
0oloni Polk grand uncle Of the President Of that name
should be empowered 20 csn formal convention,
prised Of two from each militia district
choeen BY the pscpir themselves and when this pro-
posed, shout up from the mutitude-"Let Us BE-
indepeadept and let us declare our independence and
defend it With our lives aud fortunes Bevard Cannon
Bach we're appointed to draw up resolutions The
Try vho was the exa,ed OF those who
in that battle oab binding among other things that
mp for him il orderrd-and in that invention
WHO had taken that OATH and weighed upon their
eonscfcuces One OF the committee, who deeply sympa
thssd with the general sentiment. and asked the
chairman this question III we resolve upon Hdepen-
dsnce, how snail we be absolved from the
eganst George the Third, How shall clear
conscience after taking that oath! The effect Of this
question was startling IL was necessary that answer
should ts given; and an old rose and. pointing to
Of the trees which was just putting forth its
leaves said TO tn M IL swear to do anything long
tie leaves continue upon that tree, bound
it long the leaves there but whenever the leaves
fall the oa OF couIre at an end and may do just
psase" The ILLUSTRATION Was satisfactory 70 all for
the convention agreed that 1t exactly applicable and
they lifted from their conscences the Weight OF Tryons
oath. The lecturer then proceeded at great length to
prove the authenticity Of the document known the
Meciisaburg Declaration Of Independence Of ITS aud
lock sround Upon you and feel that you my coun
sIrmer gathered from ali parts OF our bread fair land
each one OF the glorious old Thirteen that with
Washington to lead Them. went through fire to bap
tho nation In their blood, and to name it free
here tonight There is circulating here through
VEINS probably the blood Of New. England New York
New JerFcy, Penpsylvsns brave little Delaware Mary
land Virginia rhe Carolina and Georgia. and the blood
Of men fiom all ttese states once made commcu pool
upon more than one hard fought field No sound
then beard Of sectional feeling saying fight for Mas
fschusftts" for Virginia for the Caroinas, Il
was. We fight for The freedom Of a. We want no free
dem which does not all We will have no freedom
but for ell, and with Gods good help will have it for
all will leave our bones to bleach upon the fields
OF cur country; oh eli you, my countrymen, it is
glorious 20 cit down and turn the pages Of those
stirring timee until the heart throb the sye waters
and rise with foil appreciation Of the dignity the
majesty ard the sublmity Of that purest and most
There are Jour children TO turn to those pages for
that Is the process by which to bring cut true
.rspes ns.ney a'gsshsT ana sseuy ,e American
sountrymen Oh bow our brave old fathers chung 10
gether Boston in trouble in l77i and did not
eyups,bise with Boston Nor Carolina for
pressed her resentment openly and a. cot Of $500
sterling sent TO her vessel loaded with provisions and
the town frsm which 10 went had but GOO inhabitants,
and the whole colony but 10000 Well again hear
them after the acts Of parliament which eyeted
against Boston and these official acts for ii IL the
Provisional Congress that speaks "Resolyod That tue
inhabitants Of Nasa buseits province have distinguish
ed themselves in manly CT the rights Of America
In general and that the cause In which they have suffer
ed the OF every honest American deserves
the bic sngs which the constitution holds forth to him
That the grievances under which the town Of Boston
lsbors ut present the eect Of resentment evelled
at them for having stood foremost in opposition 70 mea
which must eventually involve all British America
In state Of servitude y These the noble words
We Of the North-ye With the blood Of the
dead soldiers Of Ne~ England Of New York. Of New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania coursng through your veinsye
Of the Nor h. and sll stand before you with
the blood Of the Southern in my veins and hold my
hard TO you In love and say to you fathers were
brethren and they fought side by side aud they comfort
cd esch other in dea'h upon the battle field and they