The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15
The Centennial Association Making
Elaborate Preparations.
Invitations Sent to the Gov
errors of States.
CHARACTERISTIC REPLIES.
Tales from the Tonbstones in
Sugar Creek Churchyard.
CHARLOTTE, n. G., May IL, 1875.

be read at the Centennial by Hon. Seaton
Gales, Of Raleigh, one Of the editors Of the old
National IateU gencer. lie Is thoroughly con-
vlnced OF their authentic character. Hon. Jesse
]. Yeates, member OF Congress rom the extreme
eastern district OF the state viii attend, together
win the balance OF the delegation. the General
Executive Committee have invited the Governors
oil al the states oil the Union, many OF whom have
signlned their intention 20 oe present Governor
Hendricks, CT Indiana VIII be here. The
famous "meeting or the Governorsi at
Altoona In the beginning Of Llncoln's ad-
m.nlstration, is supposed 70 have had an influence
IN lnnamng q warlke spirit between the sec
tons wGlch II Is now believed VIII be equally
effective In the interests o. fraternity and peace
DISTINGUISHED gentlemen from an quarters OF
the country wal aid IN giving sclat to the occa.
sion.
Not only Will en- rl0tte be dignlaed and ilumined
on tue goth bv tue gathering WITHIN her limits Or
eminent statesmen, scholars. Iurlsts, diyines and
other peFsonages 81 note, but there VIII be grand
outpouring OF the people. Cabarrus county. which,
as a part Of Meck,enhurg Ia the Revolutionary
eoocn, can Sal wlsh truth mama pGrs Jla,"
win come bither almost IN ! oody. me " bone
ana snevn ol North CaroIna VIII thus supplement
her brains. A. AQamemnOn, king or
and tanner or horses. was nothing without his
hosts. so is there need to-day taat our heroes Of
the FORUM Ike those VINO won their laureis on the
Held. sAall have the masses AZ their back In this
case a constituency VIII not ne lacking, and the
representative menr OF this glorious old Com
monaealtn viii be supported by that mighty
m raj force which comes rom an approving null
titude. Thus VIII Norta Carolina "waae ner law"
Robbed OF her title deeds 20 that immortal 2oth Of
May which IL one ~ her best possessions; unable,
through a loss OF the record, 70 establish At this
late day her prescriptye rgat 10 a franchise long
enjoyed Without Interruption or disturbance, she
will now sour herself upon the country" and pray
Judgment In the court o. history upon the verdict
Of her own citizens.
TnE INVITED Guests.
Invitations have oeen issued right and left
North anu South alike, without discrimlns.
zion or parlialiy. The records OF the as'o-
citation show tnis / note In the records as
thing or some slgulacalce, me following reso-
luton, adopted at the mas meeting held mere IN
the Court House February :, ls75. Initlatory 70
the approaching observance :--"Res0lved, That we
cordially invite all friends Or constitutional liberty
In America 70 participate with Us IN said cee bra
tionn By the friends Or constitutional hbertyn
am given distinctly 70 understand that reDuD1-
are not excluded but that the expression
las broad and M partisan construction.
Net only wa President Grant ollciallY invited,
but many prominent administration men besides.
General Grants GecAnatlon, through his private
secretary, has not been correctly published It's
entirely polite ana courteous. AM "a SO regarded
by tue officers CT tue ASSOCIATION.
The Governor Of Kansas, Taomas A. Osborne,
writes:-sTne momentOus event which you pro-
pose TO commemorate deserves 70 he cherished
as a significant epoch IN our history for al time to
come, and as il foreshadOwed the establishment
OF our national Independence 50 may is annual
ecurrence witness the peaceful aad prosperous
perpetuation Of our national anity.n
Inc Governor OF west Virginia, Jonn J. Jacobs
pays glowing tribute 10 'tne memory or those
sterling patriots Of yoro whose fams belongs 70
the waoe country
Governor John P. Cochrane. = Delaware. while
regrettlng tEat h. cannot attend, says, every
sympathy Of my nature vii. Re with your
Governor p Il. Leslie, 81 Kentucky. says in his
letter 10 the committee :-slou have done wei 20
celebrate an event which, while u spoke the COM
mon sentiments wnlca actuated the patriots 81
mat day, was yet the nrst definite utterance OF
4 national purpose winch Afterwards embodied
Itself in the Declaration Of Indepenuence In lTTSn
GovernorJ. +. Hartranft, o. Pennsylvania, po-
ntely declines.
Governor Groome, o. Maryland, says be win At
tend Il possible.
Governor samuel J. Tlden, OF new YORK regrets
his inability 70 attend owing 70 . pressure OF en-
gagements.
Governor william Allen, or OHIO expresses MS
regret that oflcal duty will prevent MIN from vis
ting his native state snd participating with its
citizens 10 tHeir celebration of an event in which
they nave such Just pride.
Illness alone viii prevent The attendance or
Governor Howard, or Rhode Island.
Governor John L. Beverage, or Illinois, says;-"I
should Ike 70 be present on that occasion 20 re-
new my devotion 70 ny country and gather the
Inspiration Of our fathers.a
Governor James y. Porter, OF Tennessee, &C
septs IN q neat letter.
Governor James L. Ksmper. OF Virginia,
writes TIT Is nj that the people Of ali the states
should linus honor the occasion which recalls the
heroic character OF the revolutionary fathers o.
North Carolina, wen az one Of the proudsss
events in the annals 81 TIE whole country
Governor d. n. Chamberlain, or south carolina
gives eloquent expression to sundry patriotic sen
Aments. and declares MS purpose 70 attend.
Governor Curtis II. Brogden, o. North Carolina
writes lengthy and norid letter OF acceptance,
GRAND ENDORSEMENT.
Bat the letter 81 Governor @. O. Carpenter, or
Iowa. IL nnely Just In the views expressed that
transmit TIE most ~ IL. IL Is GATED April :.
speaKInga or tie proposed ceieoratIon ne utters
the hope "tnat ira influence may De felt through.
out the Union In re-enEinding the patriotic spirit
or the men who, being assembled ID Charlotte on
the leth and 20tn Of May, l775, ana receiving By
courier intelligence Of the blow which had been
struck one nonth before 81 Lexington and Con-
cord, then and taerc resolved that we, toe oiti-
Eens OF Mecklenburg county, 40 hereby dissolve
the political bands which nave connected rs 20
the mother country, ana hereby abs0Ive
ourselves from All allegiance to the British
crown, ana abjure an political connection,
contact or association with inc nation who nave
wantoniy trampled on our rights and Liberties
aud inhumaniy she'd the blood Of American
patriots At lexington nc proceeds TO say
To-day, as you JON in the festivities provided
orin your programme, the coincidence Of one nun
sred Years ago will be repeated. Then, when John
hcKnitt Alexander and Thomas Polk and Joseph
Kennedy. and Jonn Phler and Epbraim Buvard
aud James Jacs and their associates 10 the CON
vention were met Tor the purpose Of devising
ways and means 10 aid and assist their suffering