Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-30

The following letter from Governor
DrCGden, III acceptance Of the invita-
tions extended him TO part cipatt in
rbe Centennial Celebration at Char
otte, viii be read with peculiar in
5erest at this time We find it in til"
Charlotte Observer:
EXECU TIVE DEPARTMENT., !
Raleigh, n, q, April %, 1870.
2hos. ". DOGGY. Esq secretary
Centenniai dissertation, Charlotte,
Mechte'aGury County, N. c.
DEAR CIR II acknowledge with
pleasure Tile receipt from you OF -
special invitation to attend the Cen
Genniai Celebration OF the Mecklen-
5nrg Declaration OF Independence, IN
the city of Charlotte, on the 2Otn OF
May. 1875
It'll peculiarly aporopr ate and proper
80 celebrate tiI,. One iundre 9TH ANN
yersary Of the Meckieuuurg Declara-
ton OF Independence first mad
on American sOil-at the place where
that great deed was done.
The cittzens of liieckieuburg county
irst dissolved the political bands
which connected them with the mUthC r
| country. absolved themselves from all
allegiance to the British Grown, and
blurred all political connection with
| bat nation who had waLtpnly tramp
| !. Il On t, elr rights and liberties. They
| iT-t d, cimrcd themselves IA tree ans
,hdtt"n"cEt Peep t, Under the cOutrOj
Of no power other thau cf their God.
| t'td the Silt raj government of Coz
| sfrs>, % the main e..a Ic4 vi whIcI
iEd-.pr!ld, he" they so'emuly plcdge,!
."ch Ger l.elr mutual co op-ra-
! I>nI, Their i:Sr1, Jnvlc fortunes aut.
II II IL - -..@r. Il bo.ior
The great pies OF ind. pend
| e.-c- iii. III rJy win I'll were oec.are,t
| b. he ct tzens Of i!ec6t.nburg on,
imliditd ytuia ago, nave lived thro, gil
| ali the vIcisaltudPs and revolutions OF
time, Ia prac- aud war, III sunshine
and stuIsu, AID they will con iuue to
stand III al th II vitality and strength
az "a mighty beacou lighting glorious
way t. the oppressed of other nations
OF the earth III their struggles fol
| freedom.
This grand Centennial Anniversary
calls for man festations OF our Joy and
gratitude, our patriotism and State
| pride. Let 1t be remembered that the
Mcckienuurg Declaration was more
| han twelve months Ia advance of oul
| National Declaration Of IndepenGe ace
| The Convention which assembled IL
Charlotte on the 18Th of May, and
which declared Independence on the
| succeed ding Goth, was convoked by Col.
| tnos. Polk, and there is indisputabl
| proof Of the authenticity of the ID,
claration then aid there adopted.
| In letter written by the iii ~tiDguish-
ed historian and statesm n, Gs1rge
| Bancroft, to Geo. Swain, dated Lon
don, July 4th, 1875, SIR. Bancroft
| states that he had himself seen and
read IN tie British State Paper Office
| IN LoHdoD, the first account of tht
| u. ckituburg Declaration OF Indtp l..
| dencA, sent over to England by I'll
| James Wright, then Governor Of Geor
| gia, in a letter of the GOTH OF jun
l1Io, The newspaper thus tran~pat,-
I'd is still preserved, and is nun.n ei
! '9s Of the South C1rC{iI9d GuzetiC ultC
| CD"f7tY J02uNat OF June 18th, lTT75.
Les the people aase mble at Charlotte
| on the 20ti. of May, and let The IL &c
msmb,r that they stu live IN ":ht
lard OF the free and the home OF IN.
| b"uve"
Allow me 10 tender to you and tbos,
| yoIl represent my unfeIgned thanks ion
| your kind and complimentary invita-
| tIon to be present It the Cent? nnial
AID to say that [ hope to be at Char
tolte on that Interesting occasion, IL
participate with the people in doing
hOnor to the day aud the memory oi
hose who made il historic by their
deeds
/ have the honor 10 be. very respect
f'lIy, your OF edieut servant.
&. II. EROG DEN