The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-10
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
EaFouahaFd Cam ell.

DElC VI lAIS HtOEl SfhN @
lawyers in Ali hanna. had determined on
a correction of what is becoming cur
rent history. in the vindication OF hi
honored~ ancestor. He writes: my
kinsman. and having a right TO be inter
ested in the matter. | desire to confer
with you "a to the propriety OF 0 VIM
dicating the name OF Farquhard Camp
hell from aspersions that have too long
rested upon il. If you decidedly think
that Pres. Battle. rather than yourself.
should make the move. am sure he
will do it well. if he consents. He has
been very kind in writing To me. in
the meanwhile let not Mr.. Wheeler
muse take a snap-judgment on Us. No
one in the rank and file on "ncld
and staff" Of the whole army OF one
genealogy so much eXcites my clan
zeal and ardor; probably because his
good name was the victim OF a wicked
plot for selfish purposes. planned ana
executed in a most cowardly manner
Soon after this writing. Mr.. {. passed
away, without enlisting Pres. Battle IN
a cause that 50 warmly engaged his
heart. In correspondence with hin,
however. he writes to Mr.. c.: y our
reasons for Wheeler's inaccuracies are
convincing. Wheeler has 10 malice.
and if vou viii write to him the points.
he will do the amendc honorable.
think. if his work goes into ii second
edition"
Mrs. spencer to Pres. Battle writes :
Il shall he Glad if this fine old gentle
man, F~arquhard Campbeli.cln be clear
ed from the charges
II, ~, rr,. .,,t IN. aIatfSi. AL ,IfrAnNa pf
my sleeping friend and relative. 10 jus
tice to the memory of the dead. con-
tribute 10 e truthtulnc,s 0. history.
nd make glad my esteemed feminine
friend. the following is submitted:
When about 10 years OF aye ~Farquhard
Campbell left the Highlands of Scot
land for America; settled on the Cape
Fear i'll Cumberland county III lI46.
Flying ION the oppression Of the Brit
ish Government he found himself III his
new home without means. and in debt
for his passage % the coul.try. With
out hesitation he gave his personal III
textures to Col. Alex. McAlster until
all liabilities wee canceleI. SO a
lully and faithfully did he meet his en-
gagements that he Won not only the
confidence and esteem OF the Colonel.
but the affections of his sister. whom
he married.
Born about the same period, he lived
like Washington with chain and COM
pass in the forest. and laid the founda-
ton OF his fortune as a practical survey
or. His house was ever open to the
newly arriving colonists, and the abode
of many until they fixed upon locations.
1t was the home of the minister, and
Headquarters" for all friends. Pro-
badly no mar in the State dispensed a
wider hospitality. He was one of the
earliest and most prominent Ruling FL
ders of the Buff church. the first
Presbyterian church organized on the
Cape Fear. in Middle Carolina. The
late Jas. Banks, Esq, in his "Centen-
NAL Historical Address, delivered al
said church in 1888, ranks him among
the ''men who feared God and endeav-
ored to discharge their duty both in
church and State.'
He married about the close of the
war a second time, a sister of Gen.
Bryan Whitfield, father of Gen. y. b
Whitfield. one of the foremost families
on the Neuse. The high esteem in
which he was held by the family is
shown by the fact that he found a third
wife in the same. He was a member O
the first Provincial Congress at New
bern in 1904. of the second at the same
place on the 3rd of April, l775. at the
meeting of the same at Hillsboro 2ls1
of Aug. rs, with Thos. Rutherford.
Alexander McAlister. David Smnth and
Alex Mckay, and with same at the
nicotine, ~ JIolifo<- fri 81 ~ J--e
The following were hen appointed by
the House: Field officers for Cumber-
land county, viz:-Alexander McAlis-
ter. colonel; Ebenezer Falsome. Lieut.
Colonel, and David Smith and Philip
Aston. LIST and 2nd majors. He was
Senator from Cumberland in 81. '92.
and '93. From the end of the wal to
the II Of the century, there were only
tour Years when the seat in the Senate
was not occupied by himself or his near
kith and kin. and during the first nine
years by a brother-in-iaw, a son-iD-law.
aud himself. His two sons successive
ly represented the county IN the House
OF Commons. Mr.. Hugh Mclean, OF
Harnett, a Gentleman OF the highest
character. and well posted in reference
to the history of the Scotch settlers on
the Cape Fear. said to the writer a
short time since. that until recently
there had been M time since the forma-
ton of the Government when the de-
cendants OF Farquhard Campbell had not
filled the highest places OF trust and
honor 10 their counties. That is a
long as country gentlemen esteemed ii
an n to serve the people.
In tho focn nf oil fhis aud ,,,I-,o.
that might be written commendatory OF
F. e it has been published and re-
published that he was not true to his
'colors.' There are two facts upon
which this grave and disreputable charge
is based. lst. y letter of Biegliston.
Gov. Martins Secretary. requesting the
favor of the State Congress. sitting at
Hillsboro, Aug. Dist. 1873, Ito give
safe conduct to His Excellency's coach
aud horses to the house of FarGuhard
Campbell. in Cumberland.' This was
directly III the Governments proposed
rnute. and if he could secure the protec-
ton of Con ress. he would not only be
safe from all harm. but most comfort
ably quartered for the time. a proud.
bold and impetuous man. with the best
blood of Scotland la his veins. born to
lead and command. with what scorn
would he have read the printed COM
ments upon his prompt and indignant
disclaimer from his sea- That such a
request was without bis knowledge or
consent, and implored the House to
grant no such request" If he had
''een a secret friend. and a ~favorite of
Il e Governor could he have devised a
more %etlectual way to divest him of all