Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-05-27
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MECKLENBURGn DECLARATION d OF 5NpEui
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-liH al uisq2 ii,an PENDKNCEsd ,5aita1 .Isl
sFoihiorfox being the eighty second ANNIVERSARY
Of tie MeckIenburg Declaration Of Independence,
aud as the people Of Charlotte ana Of Mecklehbnrg
county, together with their fellow citizens of North
Carolina and adjoining States, are now assembling
for the purpose Of participating in the celebration
the day, We publish below copy Of the Resolutions
adopted in the town of Charlotte On Friday the aOh
day Of May with the names Of the sgntfs at
tached: 90 o. '.1% 121'a" "''d De- '-7s'E'i
saodt 10 ynrn RESOLUTIONS. iz," .s9rE7is = u
;2iD ; a. sad5g Col Thomas Polk" E,as ,'5,,,'.,Ss s
sRssolued That .whosoeVer, directly or II indi-
rectlyr abetted or in any way, form or; :manner
countenancedy the pncharteredq and dangerous in,l
vasionF, Of our rights as claimed by Great BrtainI
is an enemy TO this country, TO- America and to the
inherent and inalienable rights of man.,ye Gal.,s,
Resolred That we, the citizens of iMeoklenbsrgl
county, do hereby dissolve the political bands which
ha connected us to the mother country and here.E
by -bsolve ourselves from all aegience to the Brit
ish crown, and abjnre, all political connection, CON-
tract, or association with that. natiob,. who have
wantonly tramped on our. rights and liberties, andi
inhumanly shed the blood Of American patriots at
Lexington. .,s..s lse,,. ~. ,;,,.,, .. oaj!
Resoiped, That we do hereby declare ourselves a !,
free and independent people, are, and ofrght ought
to be, sovereign and selEgoverhing, association
under the control Of no power other than that of
God and the general government of the, Congress Il
to the maintenance of which independence we SOL
our lives, our fortunes, and most sacred honor
Resotred, That as We now acknowledge the exist
ence and control of no law or legal officer, civil
military, within this county, we do hereby ordain
and adopt, as rule Of life, all and every of for
mer laws,-wheren, nevertheless the crown OF
Great Britain can be considered as holding
rights privileges mmunities authorities therein.
Resotced, That it is further decreed that ALL each
and every military officer in this county, is hereby
reinstated in his former command and authority, he
actin hlu AL A.
every member present. ofhs delegation, shall hence.
forth be civil officer, viz: Justice of the Peace,
in the character Of "Committee. man. to issue
process, hear and determine all matters of contro-
versy, according to said adopted laws, and to pre-
serve peace, union, and harmony in said county
and to every exerton to spread the love of
try and fire of freedom throughout America, until a
more general and organized Government be es,ab.
| lshed in this province
ABRAHAM ALEXANDER,
JOHN McKNITT ALEXANDER,
EPHRAIM BREVARD
HEZEKIAII j. BLACK,
JOHN PHIFER,
| JAMES HARRIS.
WILLIAM KENYON,
JOHN FORD,
RICHARD BARRY,
HENRY DOWNS,
EZRA ALEXANDER,
WILLIAM GRAHAM,
JOHN QUEARY,
HEzEKIAH ALEXANDER,
| ADAM ALEXANDER,
CHARLES ALEXANDER,
| ZACCHEUS WILSON,
| WAIGHTSTILL AVERY,
| BENJAMIN PATTON
| MATTHEW MCCLURE
| NEIL MORRISON,
ROBERT IRWIN,
JOHN FLENNAGIN,
DAVID REESE,
JOHN DAVIDSON,
RICHARD HARRIS,
THOMAS POLK