New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-17

OF this assemblags came the messen.e. bearing the
udines from Massachusetts The effect was Ike FIRE
ufown into magazine Of gunpowder. shout
arose ri once from the people, "let us be inia-
Pnaent' and let Us defend cur iniepenience
VIII cur h'es and fortunesi "Resolaons, repeatedly
committee consisting Of Hsssrs Brevart Cannon and
baicn, were Immediately adopted. 1t was to be OBJ
served here that those resolutions were Of the sane
Iurlort as series drafted some days before by ar
Brevut' in view Of the meeting of the Convention
HE ground taken in the resolutions was tia, all who
In aIy manner countensnced the uachart red invasion
Of American r.his BY the British Government wa. an
enemy to their country and also declared IN favor Of
cHsoving oil the political ties which bound the colonies
to the mother country. Many portions of these resou
cns were expressed in precisely identical terms with
thofe afierward employed in tAe great national ac-
olsmation Of independence A permanent com
mittee Of that Convention was appointed and
from IT there emnnaied On the Both of Nav. no
document declaring that all military and civil CON-
missions issued under the authority of the British
Crown null and void in MecSlngburz County;
also that the eriation for every Colony ought to be
entirely controlled by its Provisional songress &c
The lecturer then went into a heightened and
elaborate investigation Of the claim advanced reia-
tive to this latter document constituting the
Meckli5turg Declaration Of independence, and
tdduced the testimony Of several personally cognizant
Il the circumstances also the reasons for suppong
the resolutions Of Nay % passed Charlotte TO be le
Ultimately entitled TO be considered the first declaration
Having concluded his observations uTon that branch OF
Lis subject the lecturer proceeded to say: will now
b s,en 10 my moral KS Il look around me feel that
you my countrymen gathered from all parts of our
broad fair lind. Probahly the blood Of some brave
soldier from every ole OF the glorious old Thirteen
who with Washington to lead them, went through fire
ind baptized the nation in their blood and left it free
probably the blood of Of each il Represented
hereto-nght There certainly here coursing through
our veins, the blood OF New England OF New York,
Of the Jerseys Of Pennsylvania of brave little
Delaware Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas and Of
Georgia. And the blood of men from all those States
once made a common pool more than one hard
fought field No sound was then heard of sectional
feeling saying, 81 fight for Mas achusetts and for
Virgins. snd for Connecticut, and for the Carroll.
nas, and for the Jerseys. and tor Georgia No. no
the cry We fight for the freedom of alive
want NJ freedom which does not cover alive will
have freedom but for all and with Gods good help,
have for all will or leave bones to bleach up
the fields Of our country. (Appsuse) tell yon,
my counhymon, 1t is glorious to sit down aud
turn over the pages Of those stirring times,
Until the heart throbs and the eve waters and
rise TO full appreciation OF the dignity and
msjcltc sublmiiy Of that purest and most unselG.h
revolution recorded in tie history Of the world lap.
Ilrusel Let your children these pages too.
for that is the way bring the feel.ng-in-
tonsely, altogether exclusively American That Is the
feeling Now ssy to you, look back, my cOunirymen.
Oh how our brave old fathers chung together
Boston in trouble in no and did no one sympa.
ihize with Bostoni North Carolina for one, expressed
her recruitment openly and cost OF $500 sent 10
her vessel loaded with provisions and the town from
which it was sent numbered but 600 inhabitants, AMI
the whole Colony but 10000. And think you that
Boston did not appreciate the sympathy OF North Caro-
lnni Now, cons of the North with the blood of the
dead soldiers Of the Revolution coursing through
your veins, and all, stand here before
you with the blood Of the South in my veins. [Ap-
plause And | hold out my hand 10 you in love, and
ray TO you fathers brethren and they fought
tide by side and they comforted each other in death
and the battle hed and they loved each other and
now what should we bel | tender you my hand will
you refuse it No, no, you will not, for hear
you say, "YCu are our brcthreen, for we are all
children Of the one great household" And 20 we be,
and So with Gods blessing will ever be- Then as
children Of family, what should be conduct
Mutual foTbearbnCe ana love, ana urn, decided re-
sistance to allcome when and from where they may
who would SOW dscord between us. Loud and con-
tinuous applause We care large household and there
must therefore, be some diversity Of opinion among
us. Let, however, there be upon this great de-
termination, to wit that dverstes of opinion
shn be discussed with entire respect for the
riihts and consciences of each other and
mutual determination in all honor and honesty
TO support each others just rights shall be so
fulfilled that there shall be discord that will lead 10
the rupture CT the family ties. Prominent among all
other matters Of interest with just now, il the dc
termination do exactly fathers did stand TO
gether through life and if necessary death, even on
the battle field How near we may be to the need Of
al cur strength God only knows. But the day is
coming surely when Will need it all mty it find
when il comes neither dsunited unpreparei for
it, approach The moral of my story Is briefly this
That sprung from fathers who al did we-all manfuly
acted iheir part throughout life ii becomes not us, their
sons either to forget their suerngs and their achieve
ments or to spurn their example.