The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08
origin AND RISE THEN
DOWNFALL
,-ofinued from page six.)

gee, Command and in turn, drove
ananv before their rain OF bullets
- .1s western end, where Cleavland
Villains were engaged with anoth-
81" 5i,lstan of Ferguson's command.
GG.,nhsIs men reached the summit
- ...o+red a deadly volley Of lead into
a ~ sreuy-the whole mountain was
1,ar..s yith smoke and belched forth
thun5are of war, whose re~verberatiOns
sh0o, Kings Mountain from base
In summit,
r.~gt,son being surrounded and at
.oofs5 on all sides made a desperate
s+tcn0t TO break through the Ameri-
aor Iiness, but was killed in the at
tar30t more than seven bullets having
ras--a through his body. This ended
~ hattie. The British colors We're
1'var.5 and a white flag raised for
rr7,+srs. h engagement lasted an
EEnur and q haIf. The British loss,
Killed. and wounded 1,105 men; pris-
,r4re of war 500 men. and 1900
stands If arms. American loss, killed
y msu and wounded 60 men.
dol. John Sewer is entitled to the
1.res share of al the credit and all
tra -.ary won on the seventh day of
0.fah.r. 1880. The sword and note
of thanks from the Legislature OF
NIL1. oil a. DNSPNSNNo AAS
tfcr they were earned, we'll earned
ami we're creditable to the State.
-ra-.a from It's ~scabbard, pure and
fright,
Flashed the sword Of John Sewer
Far f.. the front of the deadly light
ul-h r-er the brave in the cause of
Iight.
it, st.irlezs sheen. like a beacon light,
I'D On to victory.
ao-t If It's scabbard never hand
waved sword from sain as free.
N.r. ourer sword led Drawer band,
N.n 1rarer Dled fer q brighter land,
Na~ r.-hter land had Z cause so
Grand,
<..r cause 4 chief like John
SEWER
IT. vas rendered a commission as
br.-a5ier general by vote of the Gen
eral Sembly of North Carolina, and
as soma suspected with a view Of
PLAYING 10 his ambition and with
drawing him from any further parti-
ot0aton in the erection of a new State
but .S has been said, He, like Moses
Of I'D chose rather to suffer afflic-
ton with his people, than be fattereC
with the writing on sheepskins," anc
he 5.5 suffer. But out of it all tht
I.~5 delivered him, and the peopl'
fr.#. shouted his praise in paeon:
an" -men. To him the 'cOon-skiI
u.r. ." If the state of Franklin wa
OF r..ra esteem than the parchment
r." #5+h the great seal OF Mort
Car attached.
This success of Sewer, Shelly ana
|e"rEnN over Ferguson at King
G."rt.tn is the most astounding an
sr- Hict0ry recorded on the page
.+ t#-trrv. The soldiers with whom
s. and shelly defeated FergusoI
Ha.. th. brave and true men of tn
rr.r-.iu principaIity, who had stcot
....n the women and children an
III. ..E ms tomahawlf for more tina
tn ..r~S. This victory was the turn
..r ...at in the fortunes of Amerire
decisive blow Frustrated tn
t. + for the time, Vanqulshed Tor
ira- nee. and encouraged n hope
q. Mo patriots. Lord Tornw31'ie
T.. "as about to invade North Caro-
Ina n"grriedly left Charlotte an
1r.Euod hack to WinsbOrO, S. e, I
l"a4- reinforcements-
Er. 1877 General Nathaniel Green
~. .nr learned of Col. Sewers proves
lis Il Trdian fighter. appointed him
..~ut-si0ner to make treaties wit
tn- 0hiafs Of the CherOkees, Chicka
s ana other tribes. During tn
.r Co'onel Sewer conducted sever;
s+ ~.seful and important enterprise
a-a.rst the Indians for which TT
IT," -|ature of the Colony of Mort
-.'.00 raseed solemn resolution
@~8mnjmenting him for Volu2t"
services and noble deeds and the
bf~"5 him "to fight away on his ON
nook. defending the frontiers.
september, 1897, General Cree
lr-e6 Colonel Sewer to advance to n
a.a. which he promptly did, comman'
lEg zeVerai hundred men to rouse Il
Wings and whip the Tories" o
wallis surrendered at yorktown,
october Cf this year, ending the war
The close of the Revolutionary WI
found the United states involved
HaaFy respOnsibilities-CongreSS q
used many plans of relief; n w
~ solicit the states, owning c
lands, to throw them into comm
stock to liquidate the debt of just16
honor and gratitude. This appeal q