The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-05

allegiance to King George & the Brit
ism Nation.
I'd. Declared ourselves a free & in
people, having a right and
capable 70 govern ourselves cas- q
part OF North CarOlina.t
sd. In order to have avs az 3 rule
OF lile-for our future Government
We formed a ode OF laws, ,hv adopt
ing our former wholesome laws.
4th. And az there was tho II 10 Off
GERS civil or Military in ou County.
We Decreed that every Militia Officer
IN sd County should hold and occupy
his former commission and Grade.
ana that every member present, Of
this Committee shall ~henceforth (to:n)
as q Justice Of the Peace Tin the)
character OF a Committee II (torn)-
hear and determine all controversies
a~greeably to sd laws Uorn)-peace
union 4 harmony liz sd County-and
to use every (torn)-spred the Elec-
trial fire OF freedom among our
selves &
5th. Many other laws & ordinances
were then ma ttorn}-after sitting
up in the Court house all night
neither-torn)
After reading and maturing every
paragraph they were all passed Mem
Con about l2 o'clock May 20-l80-
1875.
But in a few days CATER cooling)
q considerable part Of sd Committee
Men convened and EMPLOYED CAPT.
James Jack COT C~harlotte) to go ex-
press to Congress Chen in Philadel-
phia) with a copy Of all sd resolu-
tons and laws & and a letter to our
3 members there Richard Caswell,
VIM. Hooper & Joseph Hughes in or
der to get Congress to sanction or ap-
prove them, & Capt. Jack returned
with a long, full, complaiSant letter
from sd 3 members, recommending
our zeal perseverance, order e. for
bearance &&.
1--WE were prematurel Congress
never had u Sd laws on their table
for discussion. though sd copy was
left with them by Capt. Jack.
N. i. about 1857 Doctor Hugh Will
hanson tthcn Of New York; but
formerly was member OF Congress:
from this State) applied ttorn) above
by Colo. VIM. Polk, who was ther
compiling q (torn)-in order to prove
that the American people (torn)-iI
the Revolution and that Congress:
We're Com ftOrn)-
N. B. allowing the 18th May L
be e. rash act (tcrn)-effect in bind
ing all the middle & west ttorn)-
, tiry1 whigs-1o torys but-{torn) no
fully represented in the first
:. I'd Page.
Be It remembered that the within
mentioned Committee Men continued
! to act as Justices-and were confirm
ed or tolerated to act in their office
{ by the Counsel of State then sitting
r III Ncwbern & Wilmington alternatel,
and continued to hold their Quarterl
: sessions in Charlotte as usual and n
appeals from sd Justices-for the
: had the confidence of the people an
such was the Enthusiasm Of the PEG
G pie at large that whatever was tn
voice OF the People was the voice Q
Cod all was submission. Thus mat
h ters were carried on when lord Corn
s wallis was in Charlotte in the fall 0
1880. HE was in q Hornets nest,
3 no Communications to, or from, bu
il the great Cambden road. all fir
G whigs-and they dared not move nc
IS cheap.
l. And the first or Cd Court held i
Charlotte after lord CORVALLIS re
;s treated refrigerated or run away fror
n Charlotte, the Court adjourned Q
e rather appointed a Special Court {
!r Enquirv-which set by regular &C
e journments at Charlotte-at Co
l. James Harris-at Col. Phifer's, OF
week at each ~place--to which place
l. all suspicious persons were brougf
under guard-fOrmally tried-SOn
from Lincoln & Rowan %countys,
even Booth and Dunn OaWyerS) tro1
Salisbury were convicted and ordere
is off under guard With several others
IS These severe just-tho arbitral
j. measures were the cause Of peat
"a (torn)-the County until the fall
1777 when our first Assembly met
t, Newbern ia the State Of North Carr
l. lima and-(torn)-nearly all that VIZ
n done confirmed (torn) proved.
re New State commissions then issue
s. & ttorn) Ulcers as they yet dos
"a the laws OF sd session OF 1877.
as (torn) & foregoing extracted fro
the old minute &&.
If BY j.. Nick. Alexander.
e. Such were the feelings and symR
K. thetick sensations Of the Mecklenbu
gers, when they knew their brethrs
e. Of Boston were beseiged by Gener
Of Gage & in q state of starvation, tn
in each Capt. Militia Company a su
scription was signed for their relief
Mt many subscribing one buliock-oth
Ell 2 Joined for one MOI
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