The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-02-16
"wednesday, February 4
GOV. Graham's Leciure.

We give toby the conclusion Of 6os- orar
49,. LIZ lec,ure before the New Yolk IiistOri-
en- socieiy. II will he read with peculiar inss-
rest By our subscribers 10 Orange and Alsmanee,
as many az the interesting incidents 10 whirh ne
ference Is made occurred within ihe limits OF
lhese counties. and were known only from ifsdi-
lion. The story Of the occupation Of hiiisbo-
rough b. Cornwallis-ihe particulars in regard
10 Gov. Burke-,he account Of Pyles's defeat
Of the notorious Col. fsnning. &c. &C., While
they farm an in2srisnl chapter in lhs history Of
North Carolina. will be Of deep Interest 10 those
Who have often hesri from their fihers and
grand fathers the thrilling narrative Of The events
Of those days.
Befoie dismiszing this subject. il may, perhaps,
be as well again TO alIude 10 the incon 'iderase
and not very good natured remarks Of the VII
mins,on Journal. No one who knows Gov. Gra-
ham, would for o moment suppose that his iail'
ure TO give prominence in his lecture 70 the
/. WORTHLESS Of Cape Fear was The result, Of de-
sign, as minated by The Journal; OF TIA, there
existed in his mind any defect whirh in any de.
gree disqualified him as a writer Of impartial
history. We last week made few hssiy re.
marks upon The article in the Journal; but il
may no, lie amiss to era nine his complaint with
q little more minu,enfss.
The subject Of The lecture Is not the history Of
the War of the Revolution in Moth Carolina
but Of the British Invasion Of her Territory"
which comprises period Of about fifteen months,
in the latter pan Of the war. All the facts !, re-
cies not occurring in this period, are merely in
,roductoy, or incidental to il. and Of course are
stated ye,y generally. The invasion consisted Of
Two expeditions, al different times; one entering
the State over lis southwestern border, by the
main British army Of more than two thousand
men, under by Ear tho ablcst general sent TO Ame-
RIGA during The wat; aud another into the Cape
Fear region, by majors command Of from three
to four hundred men, supported by small naval
force. When these facts are stated, We presume
there offers quite sufficient reason why the ope.
raiions Of the main amy, and the force which
encountered il, should occupy larger space in
an address limited 10 an evenings entertainment,
than those Of the inferior force Of Major Craig
AMI The opposition made TO il. There is, how.
ever, another and mo,e controlling reason. Thi,
consists in the scantiness o materials for the his
tory Of this last expedition. which are any where
, accessible TO the public; and the Editor Of The
Journal will do service TO the State, II he viii
point out any published account of tina, expedi
ton aud lis incidents, In which there are so ma
nv particulars givei as even in tho lecture 81 Nc
Graham. II is owing 10 tie neggences Of his
. iorians that We may search ~ vain among pro
esscd writers for any farther account Of il, than
that Wilmington was occupied by the B,iiish
that Gen. Greene al one time mc,liiated an o,
tempt Cor lis relief and that il was abandoned b,
The enemy after the surrender Of Lord Com
: wallis.
But, says the Editor. the names Of Cornelius
/, Harncii aud John Ashc do not even appear il
this lecture. These unqucsiionahly were amonl
I the grca, leaders Of the c,uniry's csus" in th
J, revolution. So were Hooper, Johnston, Hewcs
!. the Joneses, and many others in all section.
: Why, then, are they not mentioned! For til
II Obvious reason that they were NOT PARTICULAR
connected with the events Of .the British inva
sion Of the State" Mr.. Harnett, it is we
J, known, was then in the Continental Cnnercs.
! performing his duty as good patriot should
but he would have been about as appropriated,
introduced in a running sketch Of these event.
as would have been Rutherford or Davidson in
ike sketch Of the Continental Congress. ticr
Aslic, too, was popular leader, aud soldier Q
high repute; hat how was he connected witt
r the expeditions under consideration Ills be
4 norab!e services IN other scenes af the grea
n struggle recorded; will the Editor of The lour
/. nal tell where To find the evidence of his ser
J vices in these, The Editor, by better acquai,
Z lance with the subject he has uncrtakcn to dis
: euss, viii iind that the history Of The Revolution
u in North Carolina comprellends something NOR
y than be imagined; and that ihc fame of the grca
! names Of which he considers himself the guard
an. viii suIer No disparagcmni hy fair repre-
ssntstisn af the actions u pihrrs, in scenes wher
they were not present.
;, We have no further remark 10 make on III
sscription Of motives or tic analysis of The men
!, tai characteristics Of the author of this leciur
n made hy tho editor. Eaossh has bcsa said
IS show who is Jstrmpered with prejudice. OF cos
d infant u the mltiets in ques ion.
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CORRECTIONAL.
The ceremony Of counting and declaring ii
votes ior President and Vice President ithe ii
:, ted States, took place in. the Hall of the Hou,
= Of Representatives ON Wednesday last. III
/. Whole number Of voices was 1885, of which Fran