The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-20
The Mecklenburg Declar1
 Lndependence

0HuN RulH1HuMuMuMuM3 Then look on this one of whom I tell. Her name Sally Green and knew her l well.
 We sat on the same bench in the old
 field school.
 Taught by a lady from Charleston Miss Mary Pool,
 Who said "c'yart" and "c'yow" and yet no fool.
 Sally was tall and exceedingly fair With sparkling eyes and coal black
 thought her a goddess. I do de- | clare
 One day the teacher said something. Il
 did not hear,
 And to tell the truth. didn't care had been spanked twice that day.
 across her chair. | But Sally jumped up. afiame with ire. She stamped her foot while her eyes
 shot fire.
 Hold her Jim we cried. Jim said. T | don't know how
 (Jim was younger then. than he is Besides think he wanted to see the Jim was our big boy. aged eleven While was little fellow, only seven What's that you said teacher--You Charleston rat |
 and kicked her hat. Say that again. and will swear, | I'll black your eye and pull your hair.' q hated to hear our Sally swear But couldn't help it. as I was sitting
 near.)
 T am North caroiinian and wear no
 yokes.
 And all my people were fighting folks: One of my ancestors was In the Re-
 yolution And you shant cast doubts on the
 Resolutions.'
 Sally! said the teacher, I've done you ! wrong,
 And will feel sorry for 1t my whole life long;
 The "Resolutions" were passed beyond
 all question
 But this morning I am suffering from
 Indigestion.
 And 1t is very clearly seen wanted to say something mean: You did right to call me, "A Charles ton rat" But you did wrong to. break my hat Then Sally broke down in big boo
 hoo
 And joined in. and the whole schoo, r too.
 I'll buy you another. at the store of
 Uncle Ned's
 Just as soon as mother can sell her
 eggs
 
 like decrees of Fate.
 Have remained unquestioned in the old
 North State.
 Jones-Why I didn't know the girls in North Carolina were scrappers?
 Brown--They are not generally. They are beautiful and,
 Formed of all the witching arts of love- but when they hear doubts cast on the Meek , ienburg Declaration. they feel that , their good old mother State has been insulted. that the brightest jewel in her crown Is attempted to be ruthless ly torn away. that the charge Is impli- ed that she knows the Resolutions are fictitious and in setting up her claim, is guilty of a fraud--then they fight like blue-cats.
 Jones-But I have always thought Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and that 1t was adopted at Philadelphia by the Continental Congress on 4th of July 1776
 Brownies, we all know that, but Jefferson only followed after the Con- vention at Charlotte had blazed the r way, besides Jefferson and the Con- , gross were then acting for all the Colo ; nies. The claim set up by North Caro- lina lss that acting lf9r, herself alone l 2 Convention composed of some thirty r : should say. Trish-Scoteh. assembled at : Charlotte on goth May i775. fourteen , months prior to the time of Jefferson, Declaration and adopted a Declara- . lion of Independence. or certain Re- solutions, which are now known as the Mecklenburg Declaration.
 Jones--If this be true. 1t was certain iy q very heroic thing to do. Brown--Why man. the world furn- tshes no counterpart to 1t. Jefferson was backed up by the entire Colonies and besides. was backed up by Frank lin Charles Carroll and others You have seen the picture of Jefferson presenting the Declaration to the Con- vention-- whereas the handful of . North Carolina patrlots-men from whom heroes like Andrew Jackson and Stonewall Jackson sprung were acting for one Colony. Jones--I wonder the other Colonies did not follow the example. Brown--They were either afraid to do so, or did not think the time propi- tious, but that only makes the glory of North Carolina the greater-a glory of which she shall not be deprived, until the beautiful heavens shall melt from above our heads. and the earth pass from under our feet: till nature gives signs of decay. and the sun shall slumher in the clouds. forgetful of the voice of the morning.
 When earth's cities have no sound or
 tread. And ships are driftiAg with the dead To shores where all Is dumb"
 Jones' But it apears to me, that the men at Charlotte adopted certain re- solutions while the Congress at Phila- delphia adopted a Declaration of Inds- pendence
 Brown We'll, what's the differencer You read the Resolutions adopted at Charlotte and then read the Declara- tion of Independence and you will be forced to the conclusion that the nes- senger with the Resolutions safely de- livered them to the Congress and that Jefferson had them before him when he wrote his Declaration.