The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15

II. UT, Oltu Augubt To- 1910. agtu 20 years.
! Here Lys the Body OF John Starr who de-s
Sparted this life September ye 8, l775 aged 40
wears
: Albert Alexander, son OF Isaac and CatharineS
sAleAander died sunday, october slcl lIso,
Gagged years.
At the top of this stone is a device, rudey exc.
cuted, OF dove, taking n his bill bud from tue
parent stem.
In memory OF Ezra Alexander, who deds
SJanuarY 18th, A. d. 1871, aged 10 years
slate vile: Robert: Carr: Wno deceased:$
SJune ye %: 1909: Aged: 81 years.
! Here hes tine body OF Charity Barnet, who's
deceased December the 14th 1775
The grave OF Rev. Samuel @. CraIghead native
Of Pennsylvania, VINO 3urished IN colonial days,
said by tradition 10 have been an active propa-
gandIst OF the democratic principles which are
claimed TO inhere in Presbyterlanism, is marked
by sassairas tree OF twenty-five ncnes diameter.
He indoctrinated the entire people with mis- theo-
logical and political ideas AMI the great mass OF
them cherish his tenets TO this da7. Two.thrds
OF the population, II not more, are Presbytenans.
1 found, amid tho graves or nearly seventy Alex
anders the memorial stones which d signale
when two OF the six OF that family name who APP
pear as sinners OF the resolves OF May 20, 1875,
were buried. copy the Inscriptions
,s
Saged 63 years. Let me die the death OF theS
Srgnieous and let my last end be like ms.
The mead stone has at the TOP rude figure OF
49, I'm
MIN rom scotland his native country. At the
left is the grave or hs wife. Dorcas who died May
%, 1890, aged slxty-stx years. This is the
Abraham Alexander who presided over the
famous Charlotte Convention OF May 10 and
20, l775 Near by Is the grave Of one OF his brave
compeers. The inscription reads thus:-
e.
Sdeparted mis- lie July loth 1901, aged IS years.
Each Of these old graveyards are surrounded
with q ditch or moat. The excavated earth was
thrown inward, ana IS surmounted with rough
stone wall. In going and returning traversed
the very road which General Joseph Graham
made historic by attacking Tarleton's
airy win handful OF men-one ac-
count says with only tweve-and persstenty
harassng them TOR many miles during Lord
CORVALLIS victorious march from Charlotte to-
ward salisbury IN September, 1850, after mis-
crusning az eat Of the American forces at Camden.
In tRe city Cemetery a. Charlotte Colonel Thomas
POLK, another OF rhe oriRlnators OF the MecEen-
burg declaration, rests in the same grave with
Ms vile Colonel Polk was a man OF great innu-
ence, natural leader or men and the possessor OF
splendid courage. ais grave Is covered with a
large marble slab, placed horizontally, and In
scrlbed as follows:-
The earthly remains OF General TnomasS
$Polk and his vie susanna Polk, woo liveds
Smary years together, Justly beloved and req
Sspected tnelr many virtues, and died unI-s
Syersally regretted by all VINO had the pleasure
sof tneir acquaintance. Their son, Williams
SPoik q token OF MS fillai regard hath caused
Stnis stone 10 be erected to thelr memory.
Turning now from the dead TO the living,
cal ca Oh that exceedingly live man, Ex-Governor
z. d. Vance, al mis- law once close to the Custom
House. He was very cordial and expressed his
views on current topics with great freedom, as is
his won't. He had just returned from one OF the
courts or his circuit at which he spent the week,
and be VIII be absent until Sa urday OF next week
In attendance at another. He regretted that the
pressure ofhis business, and almost continual alb
sence rom home FOR several weeks, mad prevented
him rom masing his contribution TO the pending
discussion upon the Mecklenburg enigma now 20
ing on In the NEW YORK HERALD lie believes fully
10 the authenticity 81 the resolves Of both the Goth
y.
that United states Minister stevenson in 1851
should have removed from Its envelope In the state
Paper once at London the printed copy or the
resolutions or the 20 h. II George Bancroft, who
had promised at Kings Mountain. several years
before 1851 to write up that portion or bis history
relative to North Carolina, had only done so
promptly the matter would have been deanitivey
settled. Governor Vance thinks Minister Steven
son lost this important document, and that It
cannot be found among his papers. He showed
me d warrant o. arrest issued a few years after
the Revolution by Hezenan and John Mex. Alex
ander as Justices OF the peace There are many
similar Official writings IN the custody Of different
persons in ths county, 70 which the names Of
them and others or the trainers or the Meek
ienburg Declaration are appended. The Alexan-
oefs we're not only numerous but very reputable
ana prominent citizens. the only North Carolina
Governor rom Mecklenburg county ever chosen
was Dr. Nathaniel Alexander. Governor Vance
does not regret General Grants refusal TO
attend the Centennial. Tie was invited to
come purely out or Difference 70 his position
as President Or the United states. gentle
man present thereupon suggested that an
empty carnage 10 that part OF the procession
assigned to Grant would answer as well as tae
actual attendance or the "silent sodier,r and that
Il would be typical o. als vacuity
learn tnab tue programme VIII pc carried OUT
as originally arranged. There VIII be two set
orauans; one ~ Mr.. John Ke r, as heretofore
announced In the correspondence, ana the otner
by Hon. John n. Bright Or Tennessee Tennessee,
By the way, Is looked upon here as daughter OF
North carolina; hence Tie selection Of an orator
from that state she was rather an unruly enid
once, wnen, 10 1884, under the lead or Jonn sewer,
sne attempted to set no Z herself ~ the State OF
FARMLAND. But that matter Is all right now. on
the 25tn or September, $780, the two North Caro-
Ina United states Senators executed deed con-
veying the western portion 81 the State to the
United states. ana Tennessee became a separate
Commonwealth. u q loF this reason also-tne
fact that Tennessee was, during the Kevolu-
uon, al Integral part Of North Carona-tnat
the Centennial order 81 exercises assigns to the
Governor d Tennessee precedence In the process.
sion Of tae z0tb INST over the Governors OF otner
states. There will 10 no poem Ia the ordo re-Luq.
sv.f "a .o fra