The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-03-14

ish meet, IN the war Oh eignteen hundred
and twelve-fifteen.
FACTS IN THE HISTORY OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
How many people in North Carolina
are aware of the fact, that after the Reyo-
lulioary war, the State Of North Carolina
made a grant 10 Gen. Nathaniel Greene,
the great commander Of the Army of the
South during that war, Of $4,000 acres of
land! Not many, we suppose. The
fact is stated by the National Intellgen>
Ger, as follows -
As The Confederation had no trea-
sury, or but an empty one, in the Revo-
lullonary war many particular States took
upon themselves the highly patriotic du-
ty Of rewarding pre>eminent services in
tho field. Thus Virginia gave large
number Of shares in certain public works
10 the great Washington; South Carolina
gave 10 Gen. Greene ten thousand gui-
meas Georgia gave him five thousand
guiueas, and North Carolina added iwen-
ty-fve thousand acres Of her most valua-
bic lands. Georgia, besides the money,
added beautiful estate in lands, and gave
another (adjoining) to his friend Gen.
Wayne"
Can any one informed us where the
land was located, and what disposition
was made of il by Gen. Greene
Again: How may people IN North
Carolina know that in the year 1870,
1--WE think It was,) Court Of Oyer and
Terminer was held at Raleigh--ihen an
embryo city, scarcely out of the woods
for the trial Of number OF high standing
for responsibility and wealth, on charges
Of enormous frauds. in the lands belong
ing 10 The State ! Again We may answer,
not many.
Many important and interesting facts
in The history of North Carolina are I'M
fortunately recorded only in The news.
papers Of The day, in the laws, in tie
records Of the courts, or in the cores
pondencc Of public and private lndiyidu.
ais. And even the newspapers and the
laws are in The hands Of very few.
Il is only about FIVE years ago that we
heard, for the first lime in our lives, Of
this Court Of Oyer and Terminer. Allu-
sion was made in conversation 10 The nea.
but unreadable handwriting OF The late
Hon. Duncan Cameron, when he smiling
ly claimed 10 have written, earlier in life,
beautiful full round hand; and cited
then recent circumstance in proof Of il.
lie said that during Gov. Graham's ad-
ministration Of the Executive chair. lie
tihe Governor) had interested himself in
arranging a large quantity Of papers which
had been saved from the burning capital
al Raleigh in 1881, and which had since
lain in confused heap in the executive
Office. Among these the Governor had
found large package, neatly arranged,
lied up, and endorsed, /" Records OF the
Court Oyer and Terminer, met in RAJ
leigd," on such day, &C.. y. BY Duncan
Cameron, Clerk" The Governor asked
Judge Cameron, who this Duncan Came
ron was! The reply was, am The man.
What exclaimed Governor Graham,
you Tie writer of that bold round hand :
Yes said The Judge. wrote such a hand
until nervous affection changed my
whole style.
Il 50 happened that in the company 10
!. which Judge Cameron made lIlls state
meni, there was not one WHO had ever
before heard Of this Court of Oyer aud
'fermincr, and yet there was very
learned erudiie Lawyer present. Of al least
thirty years practice at The bar.
. Judge Cameron then went on 10 detail
many Of The incidents uf the trial; who
, was convicted, who acquitted show long
, the court continued in session It's final
, adjournment without completing lis busi-
, ness; all Of which he stated that lie re-
/ memberel with as much dislinctness as
if they were occurrences OF Yesterday.
Faytii rills 0bserttr.
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