The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-06
RerolulionarY "reminiscences.

lhe following IS copy Of the Declara-
llon OF Independence made by the Vestry
OF st. Paul's Church, Edenton, N, c., on the
! 18th day OF June, l77G. II is ike lhe
Mecklenbnrg declaration, anterior to the de-
ciara,ion Of Congress preceding the latter
just sixteen days.
we, the subscribers. protesting our allie.
giance to the King, and acknowledging the
constitutional executive power OF Govern
ment, do solemuly profess. testify aud de.
clare, ttatwe do absolutely believe that
neither the Parliament of Great Britain.
nor any member or constituent bfancl,
thereof, have right TO impose taxas upon
these colonies, 10 regulate the internal poll.
cy thereof and tliat all attempts by fraud
or force to establish and exercise such claims
aud powers are violations Of the peace and
charity OF the people, ought to be resisted
TO the utmost, and that the people of this
province, singly and collectively, are bound
uy the acts and resolutions OF the contiuen
tai aud provincial Congresses, because in
both they are freely represented by persons
chosen by themselves; and we do solcsnnlv
and sincerely promise aud gage, under the
sanction Of virtue, honor and The sacred loyo
of liberty and our country, 10 maintain and
support all and every the acts, resolutions.
ana regulations OF the said continental aud
provincial Congresses, to the utmost OF our
power and ability. In testimony whereof
we have hereto set our hands, this l7th of
June, l776
RICHARD HosKINs. ITHcs. BosSER.
DAVID RlcR. Wa. Boyn.
AARON HILL. iTnos, BKSBuey.
7, WALToSs Joas BrAsi.nY.
NiltIAa As.. BEssEg1: wy. Reprsrs.
'IoupER- man lately went TO the
post office. and putsipghis mouth up TO The
delivery box xeriedout 'benle,l'' The clerk.
surprising the man tolie deaf, aud tila, he
Was making request OF him 10 speak lou
der so that he could bear, asked him in a
very loud tone the name OF the person for
whom he wanted the letter.
"Ioude,lc cried the man.
What name r yelled Tue cieik
"Louderl' again bawled the man, Who
now supposed lho eleil; 20 be deaf.
The clerk took long breath, and with
all his might again bawlsd out in the mans
face the same question, "Whst name ~
This was done, in so loud tone tl.at the
echo seemed 20 return from thefar off hills.
The man startled back in alarm, shouting
to The very top OF his big iangS:
Louder, sir, I.onderi told you Loud.
er! my name is nothing else r
'Oh, nh Oh, no r said ;hs clerk:--vour
name isI4ouder Oh Didn't think Of ;ast.
here's your letter; Mr.. Louder. here's vour
leiier."-- Hes8ihgfoa Star.
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IHEoRIEs CoNeruSrNe EABrHeuAKEs.--
There are now two promiuent theories held
I oy scientific men respecting the CAUSES Of
earthquakes. One of these is. what's called
the igneons theory, which maintains that
the earth was once a molten fiery ball, and
that llS inieuoris stiii fiery mass, and is
sometimes caused to9euera,e waves, which
produce oscillations on the eSrth's surface.
The second IS What is .ynowa as the electric
I theory, which altrilules The shocks 10 dis
IQrbed magnetic aclnn in the ernst Of the
globe; that the shocks are nothing more
than powerful electric shecls. As earth
/ quakes are local. those who dispute the
igueous theory asserttbal Il The interior OF
the earth we're Rlaiiaii mass. as held by
some, and ear,h1nakes sre caused by wave.
Of this fluid, ien the oscillations would
be felt equally strong on every>part Of the
earths crust
People are prone 10 condemn in others
what they practice in themselves w;thout
scruplc PlHtarch tells ofa wolf who q
peeping into a hut where a company az
shepherds We're regaling thegnseIses with 4
jointpf mutton, exclaimed, "What clsmor
would thov have raised ~ .hav hoa cs,,.l,t