The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-10
MRS. STONEWALL JACKSOI.

81 descendant Of revolutionary ancestors.
IIc was twice Governor of N0rth Carolina
a. member off Pr,-id Mt Fillmore cabinet.
o. United States Senator for a number OF
wears and candidate for the \ice-l1esl-
Grrcv ON OBJ. ticket with General scott
lie was also member of th' Senate OF
tho Confederate States. and of the peace
commission called 10y Iresidcul LlhcoH
near the close of the civil war BE was a
son 0f General Joseph Graham VINO az
though but a youth at the Time iouEhl
tr.,y.Iv through The revolutionary war
and hp lur. thp marks of desperate
wound. to bis lrave. From his soldier
father who became 3D. major general lu
-ha war of 1>l2. Gov ruor Graham learned
much Of tlp history 1f our hret siuEFlt
r.r independence When lad OF JOB
Joseph G-th1m was % io"kri-'n d, 1I.
m.,tIue of th, committee which declared
frderana up. against the British crown
ON tha .rh of May 115. i'm Charlotte
Town r. g. Hr lsf. "a valuable tesu-
murIaI of his personal knowledge OF inns
historic event. describing the great enc
thu.usm off The people. who rent the aI'
with cheers and throw up their hais' seN-
.r.I or Thorn lighting upon the Top OF lHe
...urfIlu-. which at that time was 81
small .or cabin In the center OF me town.
o. hamlet rather. for Charlotte then con-
tgir.f only about Twenty-Five houses.
STORY OF THE TRANSACTION.
Major John Davidson. one Of tho sign
O.. of this declaration. was my great
grandfather. and 7 have often heard my
own father tho Rev. Dr. Il. H. MoIIlso"'
relate th. story OF the transaction as he
heard 90 from the lips oi thls Ee',l'. 3's
rltrIut who lived FAR into the nineteen
r.utur, and died no the age Of 81 with
uuimr1irod faculties. ,-.o
Nf,.kfenlure county was formed IN lib-
ana named in honor of the native place
of .he new queen, Princess Chailolle' OF
MerkfOuburc one of the smaller HeiIlaI
states. and charlotte Town was or c'uIa
named for Che royal lady herself l.e
EARLY settlers of This county We're naIuN
.btferiau stock the SCotch-lrish, as
they were called having cmigrated. from
Scotland To- ireland and thence 10 Amer
fr4 amid wcrc said to possess lhe lmpu'-
eIt.nces of tine lrishman with the doE-ea
resolution of thc CoNsnautrr inc td.F
history Of the colony ab0unds with Inc
stances of This spirit among JUS p,oplc;
Thair ancestors had experienced polueai
o. RELIGIOUS persecution. and brought with
fben ouicll seusiblity 90 wrong stern
..-rr-.f.fI0n of their rights ana AN IN
douuabIs spirit of freedom and luoc-
Incidence. The act Of parliament declI-
irr am marriages in the colonies hlrkHi
exrautIng those s0lomuized hy ministers
Of ine es-" l..... ~ .hsr,er ta Oueen's Nfu-
il."' .fi-,. gourdad nv presbvteriaus
tr charlotte. forced Che conclusion that
fhcre was ', 49,. g. ,,,th.r conn
tionaI r-Fai ''i'" -.'.. rrlt.,t1,, a.,
t-v. IntH "iE'''.''
This wise; --....,,.3. ,,- %
1.-THE binle Ger 'oI-,'t t'+, t,,t the
submit % inc po"' ..'. ~. o., -,
mo stronger fNNu NiIT
oppressofs arc "'' g.. 40 ,ct ei,f,il
powers iha' '' l-.''.......t... .to ..o,,,-
weakness 20 neg, , a.. ,.., az loset
ers mar Zoe 49,. ..,,,s.i,..s which
make mo 'H"i' 80 and d.. himself
VII. De an "lt.'' ,' .,. .,
shan decior 'H' t'' ga ,,.1.e. tbrv
They cou.9 Nu .l,..,,,s l0,.r+, ana