The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-02-05
Charlotte and her RecoIlections.

\ =, i7s7ss--.'. ssl.'''SS
pes'oes inc honor OF being the seat Of
&c s. 5ssiiicii Ia 7f5, thai issued the
"ss Dec,afauon Oh Independence, charlotte,
IN Mecklenourg. North Carolina, has claims
! upon poster'ty, Doth singular and mertori.
Gus. me centre OF fertile and populous
country, she was doomed to see the blood
I 1'' ,ner sons sned ana tue peclaration OF
inuepenaence OF All ioreign dominion main
'a'ned al tne point OF the British bayonet.
CVfnwa,''s called Charlotte the "hornets
nest! ana nnwiilipg TO pay for supplies
| WIN SO mucn EnglIsh blood, alter the fatal
oat,ie at h'ngs Mountains became known
20 MN, MS lordship determined to leave
sn's seAa''o"s Poss. 10 prevent annoyance,
no eaoSe 70 aspar, sudden'y, and IN the
n'ght Mr. McCalfery, man OF wealth.
e,a e,s s'ana'hg, ocotchman, and resident IN
Sna''o,'c' was CHOSEN as their GUIDE to lead
S Sie.n oy the upper and nearest route to
sos C".o'ua' AFTER SO oew'iJenng the
,.my IN tue sWamPs' mat much OF their
o'ssasee was ios'r lie contfiyed 10 escape,
%"s ..,e tue army 10 nnd the'r way by
S cs,0',ngg 'S.u'ung ~ neh.4, Gay.
o,one' dho'las IoiS, so iavoTaoiy men
@ ~ .ue n' s-o'y OF 'he declaration,
n, ,T,oPe',y IN ana around Charlotte.
.a,,d, - ~ "' e'"eeh Two anu three miles
/ oo,r. IY: "uo Is nov eaiieo Dis
- e .is oogy TneS in.e'reu IN the grave
49, H.. g o si'isge. over ms grave and
| pa,i. " i. us "i,e nusanpah' ms son William
s,sh n.v " ns.e,gn' erected a marble
Tha Pill. ean,;f. s ies'ns P'sce.
bnrg ,nd - H. Ssne ea.,y 20 Meehieh-
were nnmerons wy .aa sie =. 'ne neso'u'lon .s
weal,,,r ,rhar "au sVnie OF .he'n very
H. hnyaa, - ea'usu, Pa'' oi thehl. In
ana No., af ,,, S'ees ongtesa'ion'
,ha,, 80. E,oI.;aI DonI 'o,'uence. ', among
,Ia,na. Y pon. p- A, .no s."',u'aInet o,
S,a,sa ~ IT, In Ja,od'1s'.ss : '1s'uens Oh 'ne oni'ed
GU ,o.i tue country mostly 10 tennessee,
or states further South.
uarden, IN his anecdotes of the Ameri-
Ca" heVoiution' says: Nor were the ladies
III MeeHiehourg In any degree inferior in
enthusiasm TO the male popultion. find
III ,ne oou'h oarolina and American Gen
efa' Gazette, from the I'd to the 9th of Fe-
orua,y' the following paragraph:
=, ine young ladies oi the best families OF
MecHlehourg county, North Carolina, have
entered into voluntary association, that
1ney WIN ho' receive the addresses OF any
young gentleman at that place, except the
o'a'e 'oiuhteeIs VINO served In tue expedi-
.'on " po9.n oaiohna' ana assisted ia SUBJ
tu."s 'se oeova'i.e insurgents. Ihe ladies
oc's op,"ioh 'Dh' such persons as stay
a. no,he, "hen 'he important calls
OF tue country demand their services abroad,
must certainly DO destitute OF that noble
ness OF sentiment, that brave, manly spirit,
wh'cn would qualify them 10 be tue defen-
oeis 90, anu gnardiaus OF the tar sex.'
Inc ladies' OF the adjoining county OF
No".n nave desired tue plan OF similar
aSsoe,"t'oH 70 ce drawn up and prepared FOR
signatures. --to~e'ehes V NoftA Cd'of,na.
r,,, Iss,,,o-o.--e ~,
NOV, IS 81 r., of Il. - ne s's'e, J,
= ,,n,,,,,os. - :: -, 'rs' 'ae No'e i"uy
as tho o,;r;neG I - .ue 'p'u.es, ne. -, 80 lar
TIo VOL ;,.oIr = "eu, ne'aly .rue'
;n,on,;nn asa - "''ey ,ioue'u
g;naI Of The Scr;nt,res ,ho, a has -" 'ae ,s o.s
Cation corrs.nond;nr, ;,i @ ,h. nas "s'y sgn'u,
.lodr ~ 30 =, n.nao.s -, ..' .'.Ss ', 'ne Woln
] tho .nh;ec, ,re foiIow;nn IL, :" VIC" VI
od Sco,cb nni,I;oo';,,. oaSf,,,,.ip % "o" "''
Te,cbor.n ~ Si''''''''
ga AI,,nv-Tba woxa ,.a, IL.
v;,,;on of ,bo Savon Ts.rI~ -, aI Aoo'e
ias R,eo5a;r.r Th IT, gauy, n-;a, "e'en s,gni'
.',ne "nep "iiiue"t i"'li'es resided
oo"'Hu'iy a. 'neif country mansions, was
ac1us'o'neu once week. or oi'ener' 10 DIS
p"s ,''hV"s Tue poor certain quantity
o'eau. sue oes'oweu 'i'e ooon wi'h her
, ,'"u' ""u .'aue 't'e Hearts VI lie needy
So So ~ - iIe 'o's mosus aiiu 'ne gen''e am
m ;, ~ ".So.i ~ P'u'ou 'ier oeheVo'ehee,
u VIZ" 'lu tue orphan rose up, ana