The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-05-13

the first claim presented wa that Of lsaa,
Shelby to a settlement u 400 acres, am
pre-emp,ion Cor having raised a crop cl
patch Of corn in the year l776. In 1850
Shelby was surveying this land when h
was called to hi. home, on the water. o.
the HIolston, in Sullivan county Tenn, by
Col. SEWER, to join him and bis brav,
comrades in resisting the onward and
triumphant march Of Ferguson and hil
victorious army into their mountain
homes. lie laid aside his surveying i'm
plemsnts snd fastened to his home. soor
2i0 brave riaemen rallied around him, and
with like number under SEWER aud q
larger force under Campbell assembled al
Watauga and prepared 10 meet the enemy
Mother, wives and sister. we're present Ia
cheer their departure and by their prayer.
bid them God speed on their mission. They
were Joined by Morgan. rihemen, Cleye.
land, Winston and Others. They met the
proud Ferguson and his disciplined army
enirenched on the heights Of Kings Noun
tain, gave him battle and won a glorious
victory. This was the turning point in
our Revolutionary struggle The fall Of
Ferguson aud the destruction Of bis army
inspired new zeal in our cause and led to
the final triumph at yorktown. After these
exploits Shelby returned to Kentucky to
cultivate the arts Of peace. At Boones.
borough tor, he married Susannah Hart,
aud with his wife settled At Traveller.
Rest. Here, in peace and quiet he culti-
waited his rich lands, clearing away the
cane and identifying h. home until called
by his oountrymen 10 administer the
Affairs Of State a. Kentucky first Cover
nor. Al the close Of his term, he returned
to the farm, and here, amid the rich crop.
fine pastures and shady streams, with all the
comforts Of life, surrounded by his family,
and friends he passed bis life, until the dan
ger for arms called him again To- admins
ter the affair. Of State a. Governor, aud 10
take charge Of the Kentucky troop; aud
after accomplishing an honorable peace,
he again returned to Travellers Rest. liz
last Official act was the Treaty Of Nick-a
Jack with the Indians in connection with
Andrew jackson, by which Tennessee and
Kentucky acquired lands on the Mi-sisip.
ri known As the Jackson Purchase.
Here amid all that was pleasant, in the
bosom II bis family, amid the cane aud
hunting grounds, IL laNns and cooling
shades, on the nowcry banks Of those pure
streams he lived, and here Joy aud love en-
tvined their arms in the household, here
the traveller found a welcome and a shelter.
"hlot The pot where cheerful guest. rctrs
To pause from toll sud trim their venius brs.
Here the sb0ie vhcrc want aud pain repair
Aud every stranger bound a welcome chair.'
Vet this farm, which has been in the
family for more than hundred year, and
around which cluster ~ many pleasant
associations aud memories, aud around the
old homestead the great and the good have
assembled and spent their time in the
buried past, and by the skillful manage
ment aud cultivation Of the land by the
old Governor aud his sons, and his good
wife managed the domestic affairs with
such method, economy and kill, that
kentucky's great statesman, Henry Clay
in his speech on the American System oil
Government, held il up to Senators as a
model worthy of imitation aud emulation
Of statesman in the administration Of the
affairs Of this great nation Of ours
pom this farm lie buried the bones OF our
first Governor and his wife. Here, under
the shade Of the forest trees, they sat aud
sung. Near by stood the Old brick church
nov torn away, but the old, shady tree
still stand that sheltered them; and shall
We not save them.
Here, on October 9TH, 1910, the anniyersa
~ Of the battle Of the Thames, his old
comrade. in arms from the great North
west, Ohio, Indiana aud other States came
by thousands and celebrated the anniversa
~ OF the battle Of the Thames. Her,
many pilgrim aud associate OF his militia
ry life came and ganed upon his tomb
Here his kindred lie. A monument to per
petuate his memory marks the sacred spot
erected by his country. This farm is nov
in the possession Of his granddaughter
and a great granddaughter Of one Of Tia,
original granters under the treaty with
the Cherokees at Wautauga, Old Fields, Of
Sycamore Shoals, in l775.
Soon this farm will be on the market for
sale--this historic farm around which
clings So many historic memories. How
important and betting in the State foI
which he did so much to preserve from de-
cay and alienation that old building, the
monument, the Mecca Of the soldier
those loved grounds where the pioneer and
the traveller, the soldier and the statesman
the peasant and the prince have alike beer
kindly entertained. Shall not the bonei
Of the honored dead rest here in peace
and the State guard the sacred dust o
i ANNHN NhN Au WIZ W. hANA AAAtANn
How can We preserve ity How can Ken
lucky preserve il Can she not erect upor
this farm something that will hand il
down to posterity as the home Of Shelby
Erect something that will attract the ey'
Of future generations Of Kentuckians tina
will cause their hearts to swell with prid,
as they gaze upon the spot sacred 10 III.
gifted dead, Kentucky has home 70
ieeble.minded, institutions for the care o
her unfortunate insane, aud for her dead
dumb, and blind citizens aud fine build
ings for the education Of the youth of th'
land, who are males, but no institution io
the education Of her females Why mol
with a part Of the large appropriation
made by Congress TO the State Of Ken
lucky, purchase this farm and erect suita
bic building thereon for the Use Of IN
Deaf aud Dumb, and when real!
remove them there from Danyille