The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

containing the record of this meeting
was burnt in April, 1900.
me statements of the Alexanders.
. = 5osepn Mcknlt Alexander Ger
t,ied: ! find it mentioned on file that
me original book was burned in April
Ieoo.' He submitted TO a Legislative
committee in 1881, for inspection.
Two papers attached to each other: a
iuil sneet and a half sheet, the latter
IN handwriting Of his Father,
Johh Mcknitt Alexander, and the full
sheet corrected by him.
Inc half sheet is a rough draught
Or a narrative Of the proceedings in
Mecklenburg. and the fun sheet IS a
fuller narrative, based on the half
sheet.
10 a copy of the full sheet which
he sent to General Dayie, he appended
the following certiticate: 1T may be
worthy Of notice here to observe that
tne 1oregolng statement, though fun
damentally correct, yet may not lit
orally correspond with the original
record Of the transactions of said
elegatiOn and court Of Enquiry, as
all those records and papers were
furnt with the house on April 9Th,
1900"
The Rough Notes.
From the rough notes We make the
following extract:
AAlcI d Kew hours Tree discussion IN
order to give relief to suffering Amer
lea and protect our Just & natural
right LIST. We (the County, by a
Solemn and awful vote, Dissolved our
allegiance to King George & and Brit
ish Nation.
2d.2Declared ourselves a free & in
dependent people, having a right and
capable to govern ourselves 'as 8
part of North Carolina.)
Sd. In order to have laws as a rule
of ife-for our future Government
We formed a Code Of laws, by adopt
ing our former wholesome laws.
4th. And as there was then no off.
GERS civil or Military in our County
We Decreed that every Militia Officer
in sd County should hold and occup,
his former commission and Grade
and hat every member present. O
this Committee shall hencefortl
ttornn)-as a Justice OF the Peace
3 Tin the) character of a Committee n
NOrn)-hear and determine all con
) troversies ~agreeably to sd laws (torn
peace union 4 harmony in sd Coun
: ty-and to use every (torn) spred tn
Electrical fire Of freedom among our
2 selves &
| 9Th. Many other laws & ordinance
l were then ma (torn)-after sitting u
in the Court house all night-neithe
t -torn).
9 After reading and maturing ever
paragraph they were all passed Mem
Con about IL o'clock May 20-180
1918.
. But in a few days latter cooling
: q considerable part of sd Committe
: Men convened and employed Cap
James Jack (of Charlotte) to go ex
I press to Congress Chen in Philadel
d phia) with a copy Of all, sd resolu
Y tons and laws & and a letter to on
= 3 members there, &c. &C.
n Based On Resolves May 31st.
BY comparing these Notes with tn
e Resolves of May 31st (above), 1T az
e pears that Col. Alexander recalle
: their order and their Subject matte'
The First Resolve declared the OIL
government to have passed away; b
e mentioned it in his Notes as a disse
luton of allegiance.
d The Second declared that the powe
q Of government is invested in Cor
e gress; and me mentioned it as decla1
ing a right of self-government.
l. The Third recognizes that as tF
Re old laws are gone others are TO [
> provided: he mentions the same thin
II The Fourth provides for new Mil
le tary officers; and the Fifth for Ma,
\ istrates: he mentions them in tn;
order.
Then follow in the Resolves OF Ma
ut 81 many other regulations; n I
l. says many other laws & ordinanc'
ID were made: and he says a copy
ne the resolutions and laws was sent
Philadelphia by Captain Jack:
Further on in his Notes he sal
i BE it remembered that the with
in mentioned Committee men continu'
ne to act as justices and were contirn'
re or tolerated to act in their offices
,y the Council Of State &&&."
5, Colonel Alexander in his narratl
d, gave an account Of the same meetil
a tina the other old witnesses spoke Q
and his recollection of the Resolv
shows that he recollected and was tr
I'd ing to recall the Resolves Of May 81!
which General Graham and Mr.. Sim
n, son had in mind.
d, He caused his Notes to be writ
e out. the completed document bell
C. the full sheet, to a copy OF which
lis attached his Certificate, as above, tn
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