The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-20
BY ALEXANDER TROY.

conversation and don't believe one ever took place. But 1t Is very strange thing to me, that every time the Mecklenburg Resolutions come up. you North Carolinians switch the con- versation to some other subject.
 Brown--I didn't do anything of the kinds You did 1t yourself.
 Jones-I didn't. You branched of about honors to the States after the Revolution.
 Brown-well If I did, I asserted that the honors of the Mecklenburg Decla- ration were given to North Carolina. Every one it seems was well satisfied with the division of the honors until 1s30. when South Carolina, envious and jealous of the prestige of North Carolina, as being the home of the first declaration of Independence, must have sent her Governor to Raleigh to raise a question of doubt about the Mecklenburg Resolutions. All we know authsntically Is, that the Gov ernors met. but from what subsequent ly took place. we can easily infer that tho "Resolutions' was the subject of discussion. for we are informed that after the Governor of North Carolina had listened patiently to the Governor of South Carolina, he grew thirsty and then used that memorable expression, Tt Is very long time between Qfinhs. TIC d1SO WlIn the Legislature. which was then in session and called attention to the threat on the part of South Carolina to deny the genuineness of the Re l solution" The Legislature at once appointed a committee to investigate the subject, which committee reportd that the Resolutions" were genuine,
 Jones--Humphl Judge and jury, both were they? I am not surprised at the Vardfct Reminds nf the nrignnar who asked the judge to discharge him without trial, because he said him. self, he wasn't guilty. Brown-Why what more could they | have done to prove that the "Resolu- tions'' were in fact adopted? You wouldn't expect them to get jury of South Carolinians to try the question would your
 1 Jones-Well, wasn't there | you know, when they were adopted and seeing is believing. I confess on. that subject. I am a doubtins Thamas.
 Brown-Of course. of course. "rve stood upon Achilles tomb. | And heard Troy doubted: time will doubt of Rome"
 You would doubt suppose, that Ceasar | was assassinated, that Napoleon fought | the Battle of Waterloo and that Wash | fhgton was inaugurated President of the United States? You were not g
 witness of theso historic facts7 Jones-No, but they are all well au- thenticated. I am not the only doubteI of your. Mecklenburg Resolutions. ] notice that some of the leading news papers are also doubters. Brown-What leading newspapers, ]
 would like to know?
 Jones-The Charleston News and
 Courier, for instance, and the Mont. | gomery Advertiser.
 Brown-We will leave out of tht discussion The News and Courier, | for that paper is published in Soutl l Carolina and is not an unprejudiceC judge. and as for The Advertiser. |
 Is good thing 1t is not published 1T Charlotte.
 | Jones-Why?
 Brown-You don't know those Meek | lenburg boys, They would, | ObhterAte confiscate, destroy the old Advertiser.
 And grind up the editors into ferti l lizer.
 Jones-what? Are they in the hab l it of getting so furious when the olt
 Mecklenburg Resolutions are question | ed?
 Brown--Indeed they are. Speakin, of getting furious, I remember havinl
 heard of a scene in a hotel at Char lotte many years, ago. when a. gentle
 man from South Carolina espresso,
 some doubt about the Meckienburl l Resolutions, which infuriated a gentle
 man from North Carolina. A Virgin
 ian. who was in the company, said h,
 had never seen such fury and woul'
 ever after question the truth of tn,
 assertion.
 Heaven has no rage like love to hatr ed turned
 Nor hell fury like woman scornsd:' l Sam Brady, a North Carolina poet
 who was also present. said the words
 might have been true once but not
 since an occurance. he had witnessed
 when boy at school, about these
 same Resolutions. He sat down a
 once and wrote off some lines describ
 ing the fight. which were afterward
 published in the. Rockingham Gag
 ette." I once knew them but don't
 know that I can now repeat them. Le
 me see-'The poet had not heard"--no
 that's not it exactly. Now have 1t.
 True when written. but the poet hss not heard.
 Of any doubt then cast on Mecklen. burg.
 Would you hear of a fury. greater thar I the one in hell.