{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3156", "width": "2236", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3037", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3094", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3037", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3094", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "JOH N H. WHEELER.\\nJjorn, Hertford Co., No. Ca. Aug. 2d. 1802. Died, Washington, D. C Dec. 7th. 1S82.\\nA. M. Univ. of No. Ca. 1826; State Treasurer, 1845. U. S. Envoy to Nicaragua, 1853.\\nAuthor Hist, of No. Ca. and of Reminiscences of Eminent North Carolinians.", "height": "3037", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "REMINISCENCES AND MEMOIRS\\nNORTH CAROLINA\\nAND\\nEMINENT NDRTH CAROLINIANS,\\nJohn H. Wheeler,\\nAUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL\\nSOCIETIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, GEORGIA,\\nAND PENNSYLVANIA.\\nT/s well that a State should often he reminded of her great citizens.\\nCOLUMBUS, OHIO:\\nCOt-UMBUS PRINTING \\\\A^ O R K S\\n1884", "height": "3094", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": ".55\\n^6", "height": "3037", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "TO\\nHON. KEMP P. BATTLE, LL. D..\\nPresident of the University of North Carolina,\\nas some evidence of\\nPERSONAL REGARD OF THE AUTHOR, AND DEVOTION TO THE FAME\\nAND HONOR OF THEIK NATIVE STATE,\\nTHIS WORK IS DEDICATED.\\nIt is well known to you that your venerated father encouraged\\ntlie preparation and publication of this work. His letters to the\\nauthor prove this. Rut he died before it was completed. Lest\\nthe same inevitable event should occur to the author now beyond\\nthe allotted period of human life, these Reminiscences and Mem-\\nories, the labor and research of a life, are now given as a grateful\\nlegacy to his kind and generous countrymen, who will admire the\\ngenerous traits exhibited, and imitate the noble examples of\\ntheir forefathers.", "height": "3094", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3037", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "PRKFACB.\\nWashington City, No. 28, Grant Place,\\nJune 10, 1878.\\nTo Hon. William H. Battle, L.L.D., Chapd Hill:\\nMv Esteemed Sir Your recent letter as to\\nThe Address on the Karly Times and Men of\\nAlbemarle, has been received. For the kind\\nopinion, that the people of the State and es-\\npecially those of the Albemarle County, owe a\\ndebt of gratitude for this and other contributions\\nto [heir iiistury, I sintcreiy liiiiiik. yuu.\\nYour letter further adds, that you have seen\\nin the Raleigh Obseiva, a handsome tribute to\\nthe value and usefulness of my History of North\\nCarolina, expressing a wish for an early publica-\\ntion of a second edition uniting yourself in a\\nsimilar request.\\nLike expressions have been received from\\nmany respectable sources.\\nRecently, The Netvs of Raleigh, The Demo-\\ncrat of Charlotte, and other papers call for the\\npublication of the Reminiscences of Eminent\\nNorth Carolinians, and appeal to her sons for\\ncontributions to the Grand Old History of\\nNorth Carolina.\\nIt is hoped and believed this call will be heard\\nand heeded.\\nWhile Virginia on one side and South Caro-\\nlina on the other, have presented to the world\\nthe glowing record of the patriotism, valor and\\nvirtues of their sons, North Carolina equally rich\\nor richer in such reminiscences; and with traits\\nof virtue, and honor, and sacrifices to patriotism,\\ndeserving of record, allows this record to be ob-\\nscured by time, and to\\nWaste its fragrance on the desert air.\\nIt has been truly said that no State of our\\nRepublic, has, from the earliest period of its\\nexistence, shown a more determined spirit of in-\\ndependence, and a more constant and firm resist-\\nance to every form of oppression of the rights\\nof man than North Carolina. This is evinced\\non every page of her history, and exhibited on\\nthe battle field, and in the exploits of individual\\nprowess. This patriotic spirit has been accom-\\npanied by noble traits of individual character\\nas integrity of purpose, a straightforvvardness o\\nintention, and by simplicity and modesty in\\ndemeanor.\\nIt was on the shores of North Carolina that the\\nEnglish first landed on this continent. It has\\nbeen the refuge of the down-trodden, the op-\\npressed and persecuted of every nation, and here\\nthey found that freedom denied to them in the\\nold world with gentle manners and resolute\\nhearts, their whole history exhibits a firm devo-\\ntion to liberty, a keen perception of right and a\\nready and determined resistance to wrong. For\\nthis and this only, was life desirable to then;, and\\nfor this they were willing to die.\\nThe gall. .nt patron, who first sent a colon) to", "height": "3094", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "(6)\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nour shores was the victim of tyranny and op-\\npression. Her first Governor was .sacrificed in\\ncicicnce of popular rights. Such seed could but\\nproduce goodly fruits. The character of this\\npeople was graphically described by one of the\\nearly Colonial Governors, as being insolent\\nand rebellious impatient of all tyr-\\nanny and ready to resist oppression in every\\nform.\\nAn early historian has recorded our people,\\nas being gentle in their manners, advocates of\\nfreedom jealous of their rulers, impatient, rest-\\nless, and turbulent when ruled by any other\\ngovernment than their own and under that and\\nthat only were they .satisfied.\\nIt was in the natural course of events and the\\ninexorable logic of circumstances that the sturdy\\nmen of the age were ever ready to defend the\\ncau.se of right and in defense of liberty to pour\\nout their life blood, as at Alamance on the Cape\\nFear, to beard the minions of power, and cause their\\noppressor to leave the State and seek refuge\\n;i -vhefe, and that the p of Mecklenburgh\\nince of every othci should thunder to\\n-rid theeternal princij s of Independence\\nand Liberty.\\nThe acts and characteristics of these illu.strious\\nmen, and of their descendants, we wish to\\npreserve.\\nWe enter upon this labor of love with\\n.inestness and pleasure. J. .ught\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-s ,x ica.-ricd writer, on a sin: that\\nJ rac workint^, for our.selves alone, nor for those.\\nnow iivmg. Let us rcTicn^^er t- *hni;-,p.-ir^;\\nyet unborn will respect and bless the patient and\\npious hands, that have rescued from oblivion\\nthese precious memorials.\\nThe Memories of the last fifty years or more,\\ncover an interesting period of our history.\\nWe shall leave the history of the earlier events\\nto some faithful historian, and be it our task to\\ntake up the biographies of the leading men who\\nhave done the State some service with remi-\\nniscences of their times and give the biography\\nand genealogy of each, as far as attainable. Bi-\\nography presents a more minute and accurate\\nview of the lights and shadows of character,\\nthan general history. One is general, and the\\nindividual is a mere accessory the other is mi-\\nnute, and directed to a single object. We often\\nhave a clearer idea of any event, when the mo-\\ntives and the character of the chief actors are\\nminutely described. We have in the Life of\\nWashington, by Marshal, the best history of\\nthe American Revolution. As to our genealogy,\\nthis is the first attempt to present the record of\\nfamilies in our State.\\nThis untried path involved much research and\\nlabor. It is hoped it will be acceptable, and\\nprove useful. We are far behind the age, on\\nthis subject. In England, Burke s great work\\n(The Genealogical and Heraldric Dictionary of\\nthe British Empire) is a hand-book in every well\\nappointed library.\\nIn New England, Whitmore s American\\nGenealogy is valuable; the Genealogical So-\\nciety of Massachusetts is in full vigor, sustaining\\na (Quarterly Magaznie. Every locality and fam-\\nily in that section have preserved and published\\nsuch materials these are commemorated by\\nannual domestic gatherings thus strengthening\\nthe ties of affection and refreshing the memories\\nof the past. In many cases genealogy is valu-\\nable in preserving property to the true owners of\\nestates, and the ties of kindred that otherw/se\\nwould be forever buried, and broken.\\nSome, with phlegmatic indifference may ridicule\\nth- 5 atter,M t exhibiting a supreme contempt for\\nsuch vanity, as they call it but surely no one\\nwith a discreet mind and a sound heart can be in-\\nsensible to the laudable feeling of having de-\\nscended from an honest and virtuous ancestry,\\nand having industrious and intelligent connec-\\ntions of unsullied reputation. Such a thought\\ninstils a hatred of laziness and vice, and stimu-\\nlates activity and virtue.\\nSuch is a grateful oblation to departed worth.\\nNot only is this a duty discharged to the dead.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\n(7)\\nbut a moral benefit may result to the living. It\\nacts as an incentive to others, while they admire\\nhis services and brilliant career, to emulate his\\npatriotic example.\\nOh, who shall lightly s.iy that Fame\\nIs nothing but an empty name,\\nWhile in that name there is a charm\\nThe nerves to brace, the heart to warm,\\nWhen, thinking on the mighty dead,\\nThe youth shall rouse from slothful bed,\\nAnd vow with uplifted hand and heart\\nLike him to act a noble part.\\nLet US all cherish the recollection of talents,\\nservices, and virtues, of departed worth, and\\nsuch faults as arc inseparable from our nature, be\\nburied in the grave with the relics of fallen\\nhumanity.\\nSome pains have been taken with the table of\\ncontents and the preparation of the Index.\\nMr. Stevens, in his Catalogue of his English\\nLibrary, says, correctly: If you are troubled\\nwith a pride of accuracy, and would have it\\ncompletely taken out of you, attempt to make\\nan Index or Catalogue.\\nDr. Allibone prints in his valuable Dictionary\\nof Authors (I., 85), extracts from a number of\\nthe MoHt/tlj RrL in.v,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\c\\\\\\\\ is well worthy r)f quota-\\ntion here The compilation of an index is one of\\nthose labors for which the public are rarely so\\nforward to express their gratitude, as they ought\\nto be. The value of a thing is best known by\\nthe want of it. We have often experienced\\ngreat inconvenience for want of a good index to\\nmany books. There is far more scope for the\\nexercise of judgment and ability in compiling an\\nindex than commonly supposed. Mr. Oldys\\nexpresses a similar sentiment in his Notes and\\nQueries (XI., 309): The labour and patience;\\nthe judgment and penetration, required to make\\na good index, is only known to those who have\\ngone through the most painful and least praised\\npart of a publication.\\nLord Campbell proposed in the English Par-\\nliament (Wheatley on What is an Index? p. 27)\\nthat any author who published a book without\\nan Index, should be deprived of the benefits of\\nthe copyright act. Mr. Hinney of Philadelphia\\nheld the same views and Carlylc denounces the\\nputting forth of books without a good Index,\\nwith great severity.\\nThe History of Tennessee, by Dr. Ram.say,\\nfull of research and philosophy, fails in this re-\\nspect. A book with no index is like a ship on\\nthe ocean without compass, or rudder.\\nIn the following pages doubtless many worthy\\ncharacters may have escaped notice for the field\\nis so large and full of goodly prospects. Nor\\nwould we if we could, exhaust this fair field but\\nlike Boaz, leave some rich sheaves for other and\\nmore skillful reapers in this bountiful harvest.\\nTo you, my dear sir, who have so kindly and\\nrepeatedly encouraged these labors, I respect-\\nfully commend them and subscribe myself\\nVery sincerely yours,\\nJno. H. Wheeler.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS,\\nDedication.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Preface.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 North Carolina in the Colonial Period.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Memoir of the Author.\\nCHAPTER I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ALAMANCE COUNTY.\\nRegulation Troubles. Oppressions and frauds of the officers of the Crown causes and conseiiuences.\\nSketch of Judge Ruffin, compared to Thomas Jefferson. Colonel Thomas M. Holt.\\nCHAPTER n.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ANSON COUNTY.\\nSympathy with the Regulators, as to unlawful taxation\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1 768 copy of the oath taken resolutions\\nthat the Sheriffs and Magistrates should be elected by the people, Letter to Governor Martin. Character\\nof James Cotten, a tory. Sketch of Judge Spencer his singular death. Sketch of Judge Thomas S. Ashe,\\nnow one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.\\nCHAPTER HL-BEAUFORT COUNTY.\\nCharacter of the nobleman for whom it is named commissioned the Grand Master of the Grand\\nLodge of North Carolina. Freemasonry in North Carolina it saves the life of an officer in battle. Jeffer-\\nson s opinion of Washington. Sketch of the Blounts of Beaufort. Hon. C. C. Cambreling, long a Member\\nof Congress from New York, a native of Beaufort. Sketch of J. J. Guthrie, drowned off Cape Hatteras.\\nHatteras described by Joseph W. Holden, and in the National Gazette of Philadelphia, in 1792. Sketch\\nof Edward Stanley; a letter of Judge Badger, his relative, as to his course. Sketch of Richard S. Donnell\\nof Judge Rodman, who agrees with Hooker in his opinion ol the law. James Cook, C. S N. Adventurous\\nlife of Charles F. Taylor, a native of this section participates in the war in Nicaragua its stirring events,\\nfacts never before pubhshed; the policy of Marcey an error; sad fate of Walker; tragic death of Herndon,\\nwith whom another North Carolinian (John V. Dobbin) was drowned. Central America described- The\\nMinister of the United States is recieved. Revolution. Walker captures Virgin Bay, Grenada, and puts the\\nGovernment to flight. Sketch of Walker and his adventurous Hfe. Scenes at the Capital the U. S. Min-\\nister in jeopardy. The General Commander-in-Chief and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs executed by the\\ninvading forces. Letters between the General-in-Chief and the American Minister the last letter of Walker.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "(lo) WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCHAPTER IV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BERTIE COUNTY.\\nSketch of Whitmil Hill, a Member of the Provincial and Continental Congresses of David Stone,\\nJudge of Superior Courts, Governor of the State and U. S. Senator. Genealogy of the family. Sketches\\nof George Outlaw; of Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee; of David Outlaw; of P. H. Winston; of\\nJames W. Clark. Genealogy of the Clark family.\\nCHAPTER v.- BLADEN COUNTY.\\nBattleof Elizabethtown, 1791; Cross Creek. Characterand services of James and Denny Porterfield.\\nSketch of John Owen, Governor of the State; of James J. McKay; of Thomas D. McDonald.\\nCHAPTER VL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BRUNSWICK COUNTY\\nEarly history and character of its people, opposed to oppression, drove the Royal Governor, [Mar-\\ntin] from the Country, July 10, 1775, seized the Stamp Master and destroyed the stamps sent to him from\\nEngland; copy of the pledge given by the Stamp Master [William Houston]. Indignation of the people,\\nand letter of Ashe, Lloyd and Lillington, offering lo jjrotect the Governor s person Sketch of General\\nRobert Howe, his character as described by Governor Martin, who denounced him in a royal proclamation\\nappointed Colonel of the zd Regiment of North Carolina troops in the Continental establishment marches\\nto Virginia and drives the Royal Governor, Lord Dunmore, from that Province. Sketch of Cornelius Har-\\nnett, his life and services his character described by Governor Burrington, the Royal Governor denounced\\nby Governor Martin for the destruction of Fort Johnston. General John A. Lillington s Revolutionary\\nservices. The Moore family of Brunswick, Maurice Moore, Roger Moore and Nathaniel Moore, the early\\nsettlers of the Cape Fear region. Sketch of Judge Maurice Moore of General James Moore; of Judge\\nAlfred Moore, his legal character described. Life and services of Benjamin Smith.\\nCHAPTER VII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BUNCOMBE COUNTY.\\nCharacter and services of Colonel Edward Buncombe, after whom this County is named. Sketch of\\nDavid L. Swain, his life, services and death Sketches of Professors Mitchell and Phillips of the University\\nof North Carolina; of Samuel F. Phillips. Sketch of Zebulon B. Vance extracts from a work on the Vanre\\nfamily, printed at Cork, Ireland, showing the relationship of General Andrew Jackson to the Vances letter\\nto General Kilpatrick from Governor Z. B. Vance. Sketch of Robert B. Vance of James L. Henry, late\\none of the Judges of the Superior Court; of Augustus S. Merrimon, late Judge and U. S. Senator; of\\nThomas L. Clingman, late U. S. Senator, his life and services; duel with William L. Yancey; of John L.\\nBailey, late Judge of the Superior Court of Robert M. Furman of Thomas D. Johnston.\\nCHAPTER VIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BURKE COUNTY.\\nLife, character and services of Waightstill Avery. Genealogy of the Averys. The McDowell\\nfamily its genealogy and services in the Revolution. The Carson family. Life and services of John Car-\\nson, the founder of the family. Sketches of Samuel P. Carson of Israel Pickens; of David Newland of\\nTodd R. Caldwell; of James William Wilson.\\nCHAPTER IX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CABARRUS, CALDWELL AND CAMDEN COUNTIES.\\nLife, character and services of Reverend John Robinson, D. D., and of Reverend Hezekiah J.\\nBalch D.D.; copy of the tomb-stone of the latter. The Phifer family, and their genealogy. The Barringcr", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS. (n)\\nfamily, and their genealogy. Sketch of Nathaniel Alexander, a member of Congress and Governor of the\\nState. Sketches of Dr. Charles Harris Robert S. Young of Daniel Coleman, of Cabarrus County of\\nSamuel F. Patterson; of James C. Harper; of Clinton A. Cilley and of George Nathaniel Folk of Cald-\\nwell County.\\nCHAPTER X.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CARTERET COUNTY.\\nFirst land sighted by the English, 1584; the lost Colony of Governor White. Indian wars with the\\nCores and Tuscaroras John Lawson, the first historian, murdered by them. Fort Hyde. Battle at Beau-\\nfort. Sketch of the life and services of Captian Otway Burns.\\nCHAPTER XI \u00e2\u0080\u0094CASWELL COUNTY.\\nLife, character and services of Richard Caswell, the first Governor of the State under the Constitu-\\ntion. Genealogy of the family. Sketches of Bardett Yancey of Romulus M. Saunders of Robert and\\nMarmaduke Williams; of Calvin Graves; of Bedford Brown; of Jacob Thompson, Secretary of Interior in\\n1857, and Member of Congress from Mississippi; all natives of Caswell County. John Kerr, his sufferings\\nat the hands of political opponents, and his release. The mysterious murder of John W. Stevens his char-\\nacter.\\nCHAPTER XII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CHATHAM COUNTY.\\nThe life and bloody career, in the Revolution, of David Fanning. Sketch of Charles Manly, Gover-\\nnor in 1848 of Abram Rencher of John Manning.\\nCHAPTER XIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CHOWAN COUNTY.\\nGovernor Eden, (for whom the County-lown is named); sketch of him and his alleged intimacy with\\nthe noted pirate, Edward Teach commonly called Black Beard the bloody deeds of this marauder his\\nwicked life and bloody end. The principles and character of the early inhabitants of Chowan. The pro-\\nceedings of the Committee of Safety in 1775; the names of the members. The Vestry of St. Paul s\\nChurch, and the patriotic resolves of the ladies of Edenton. Life, services and character of Samuel John-\\nston the opinion of the Royal Governor (Martin) of him, who removed him from the office of Deputy Nav-\\nal Officer, and Mr. Johnston s reply to the Governor member of the Provincial Congress in 1775, and of\\nthe Continental Congress in 17S0 elected Governor in 1787 U. S. Senator in 1789 in 1800 Judge of the\\nSuperior Court. A devoted advocate of freemasonry. Genealogy of the Johnston family. The title of the\\nMarquis of Annandale supposed to belong to them. Sketch of Joseph Hewes, signer of the Declaration of\\nIndependence of Hugh Williamson, a member of the Colonial and Continental Congresses and of the U.\\nS. author of a history of North Carolina of Stephen Cabarrus, long Speaker of the House of Commons\\nof Charles Johnson; of Thomas Benbury. Of James Iredell, appointed Judge of Supreme Court of the\\nU. S. by General Washington of his son, James Iredell Jr., Speaker of the House in 1817 Judge of the\\nSuperior Court 1819; Governor of the State 1821 U. S. Senator in 1S27, succeeding Mr, Macon. In the\\nwar of i8i2, was Captain, with Gavin Hogg as one of his Lieutenants. Sketch of Gavin Hogg- Life and\\nservices of Agustus Moore, one of the Judges of the Superior Court sketch of his son, William A.Moore;\\nof Governor William Allen, of Ohio, member of Congress in 1833 Senator in 1837-49, and Governor of\\nOhio in 1874, a native of Edenton. An amusing incident connected with the names of General Scott, Dr.\\nWarren, Major Gilliam and others.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "(i2) WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCHAPTER XIV,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CRAVEN COUNTY.\\nIts early history the Palatines; De Graaffenreidt Governor Dobbs; Tryon s palace his clock,\\nJohn Hawks, architect. The cause of Boston, the cause of all Committee of Safety in 1775 of Chow-\\nan County. Names of its members. Sketch of Francois Xavier Martin, a historian of the State of the\\nBlount family; of Abner Nash, his character as given by Governor Martin; a member of Congress, 1776;\\nfirst Speaker of the Assembly; Governor in 1779; member of Congress 1781. Life, service and death of\\nRichard Dobbs Spaight. Duels that have been fought in North Carolina. Sketch of John Stanley of\\nWilliam Gaston of John R. Donnel of John Sitgreaves of John N. Bryan of Edward Graham; of\\nFrancis L. Hawks of George E Badger of Matthias E. Manley of Charles R. Thomas of Judge Sey\\nmour of William J. Clarke, and his talented wife, Mary Bayard Clarke, and his son William E. Clarke.\\nCHAPTER XV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CUMBERLAND COUNTY.\\nV\\nThe Scotch heroine. Flora MacDonald, once lived in this County. Sketch of her life and character\\nof Farquard Campbell, Governor Martin s opinion of Kim; of William Barry Grove; of John Louis Taylor,\\nlate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Judicial System of the State as it existed from\\n1798101804. Sketch of Henry Potter, Judge U. S. District Court of John D. Toomer; of Louis\\nD.Henery; of Robert Strange; of James C. Dobbin; of Warren Winslow; of Duncan K. MacRae of Mrs.\\nMiller; of Henry W. Hilliard of Georgia, a native of Cumberland of W. C. Troy.\\nCHAPTER XVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CURRITUCK COUNTY.\\nSketch of Henry M. Shaw; of Emerson Etheridge, of Tenn., native of Currituck of Thomas J. Jarvis,\\nGovernor of North Carolina, 1882.\\nCHAPTER XVII.- DAVIDSON, DUPLIN, DAVIE, and EDGECOMBE COUNTIES.\\nSketch of James M. Leach of Davidson of James Gillaspie of Thomas and O. Kenan of Charles\\nHooks of Duplin Co. Sketch of Henry Irwin, a Revolutionary hero of Jonas Johnston of John Hay-\\nwood; genealogy of the Haywood family. Sketch of Henry T. Clark, Governor of North Carolina.\\nThe Battle Family, and their genealogy, including Judge Wm. H. Battle, and his son, Kemp P. Batde.\\nSketch of Duncan L. Clark, of U. S. Army; of Wm. D.Pender; of R. R. Bridgers; of Charles Price\\nof Davie; of John B. Hussey of Davie.\\nCHAPTER XVIIL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 FORSYTHE COUNTY.\\nSketch of Col, Benj. Forsythe; of Joseph Winston of Israel G. Lash. The History of the Moravians.\\nCHAPTER XIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 FRANKLIN COUNTY.\\nLynch Law, origin of the term. Services nd Sufferings of General Thomas Person Sketch of Hon.\\nJ. J. Davis.\\nCHAPTER XX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 GASTON, GATES, AND GRANVILLE COUNTIES-\\nSketch of Rev. Humphrey Hunter; Major Wm. Chronicle of Rev. R H. Morrison of Gaston County;\\nof William Paul Roberts, of Gates of John Penn of Granville, one of the Signers of the Declaration of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS.\\n(i i) The last name in Chatham County should be Moreing.\\n(12) Chapter XVII, read Duncan L. Clinch, Jiot Clark.\\n(13) Chapter XXII, place a semicolon after the name William Polk.\\n(the following are to take the place of the chapters .mentioned.)\\nCHAPTERS XXXIJl AND XXXIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 HERTFORD AND HYDE COUNTIES.\\nThe Murfree Family. Sketch of General Thomas Wynns of the Cotten Family; of Rev. Matthias\\nBrickie; of Dr. Goodwin C. Moore of John Brown; Sketch of Kenneth Rayner of Willian N. H.\\nSmith; Tristram Capehart of CuUen Capehart and of Dr. Wm. Anthony Armistead; of David A.\\nBarnes; of Jesse J. Veates of Richard J. Catling; Gen. Lafayette s visit to North Carohna The\\nChowan Female Institute; Insurrection of Slaves; Sketch of David Miller Carter of Hyde Coup.ly.\\nThe Wheeler Family referred to.\\nCHAPTERS XXXV XXXVL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 IREDELL, JOHNSTON, JONES AND LENOIR COUNTIES.\\nSketch of Hugh Lawson White; ofWm.Sharpe; of Dr. Charles Caldwell; of David F. Caldwell; of Hon.\\nJose])h P. Caldwell; of Hon. Robert F. Armficld of Hon. David M. Furches of Iredell. Revolution-\\nary proc-edings in Johnston County, in 1768. Sketch of Wm. A. Smith of Hon. Nathan Bryan of\\nJones County, of Hardy B. Croom and of Hon. Wm. D. Mosely of Lenoir County.\\nCHAPTER XXXVII. \u00e2\u0080\u0094LINCOLN COUNTY.\\nSketch of Gen. Joseph Graham.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Genealogy of the Grahams. Sketch of Gov. W. A. Graham. Geneal-\\nogy of the Brevards. The Huguenots. Sketch of Gen. William Davidson of Dr. Ephraim Brevard,\\nauthor of the Declaration of May 20, 1775. The Forney Family of Michael Hoke and his son Robert\\nF. (Major Genl. C. S. A.); of John F. Hoke of James Houston of Dr. Wm. McLean of Dr. C. L.\\nHunter; of Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur of Gen. James P. Henderson; of Bartlett Shipp Robert H.\\nBurton Hon. David Shenck.\\nChapter XXXVIII and XXXIX., read McDowell, wo/ McDonald.\\nChapter XLL, write I (enry K. Burgwynn at end of tliis paragraph.\\nCoauty tf tl\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nS li of Gen. Jcseph Gia.iaui; L-o.mil\\nL :i\\\\ ds,in of the Forneys; of Mich.ic\\nM [.ean of Dr. C. L. Hunter of\\nViii ^V. Schenck of Robert H. Builu..\\nCHAPTER XXXVIII AXD XXXIX.-\\nSktii ii of Tames Lowrie Robinson (Spe.- H 1 jf Silas M", "height": "3145", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "OUNTV\\nII XX.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS. (13)\\nIndependence of James and John Williams of Robert Burton. The Henderson Family their genealogy.\\nSketch of Robert B. Gilliam of A. W. Venable of M. Himt of Robert Potter.\\nCHAPTER XXL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 GREENE AND GUILFORD COUNTIES.\\nSketch of Gen. Jesse Speight; of Joseph Dixon. Battle of Guilford Court House, March 15, 1781, be-\\ntween General Greene and Lord Cornv.allis. Sketch of Cornwallis of Col. Tarleton; of Col. Wilson\\nWebster. Cornwallis .s letter to his father as to the fall of Webster.\\nSketch of Dr. David Caldwell; of Alexander Martin; of Newton Cannon, Governor of Tennessee, a\\nnative of Guilford of Governor Moorehead of George C. Mendenhall of Judge John M. Dick, and\\nhis son, Judge Robt. P. Dick; of John A. Gilmer; of John H. Dilliard of Rev. Calvin H. Wiley; of\\nJames J. Scales of John H. Staples.\\nCHAPTER XXIL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 HALIFAX COUNTY.\\nThe Jones Family- its genealogy; John Paul Jones adopts this name. Sketch of Wm. R. Davie, a\\nGeneral of the Revolution; of Hutchins G. Burton; of Andrew Joyner of John W. Eppes; of William\\nPolk of the Cromwell Family of John B. Ashe of Willis Alston of John Haywood of John H. Ea*-^\\nof J. J. Daniel; of John R. J. Daniel; of Junius Daniel; of John Branch; of Lawrence O B. Branch; of\\nJames Grant; of B. F. Moore.\\nCHAPTERS XXXIII AND XXXIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 HERTFORD AND HYDE COUNTIES.\\nThe Murfree Family. Sketch of General Thos. Wynns of the Wlieeler Family of Rev. Matthias Brickie;\\nof Kenneth Rayner; of Godwin C. Moore; of Solon Borland; of Wm. H. H. Smith; of Jesse J. Yeates\\nof Richard J. Gatlin. The Chowan Female Institute. Sketch of David Miller Carter of Hugh Lawton\\nWhite of Tenn.; of the Osborne Family Adlai Osborne, Spruce McCoy Osborne, Edward Jay Osborne,\\nand Judge James W. Osborne; of David F. Caldwell; of Joseph P. Caldwell; of Professor Caldwell; of\\nD. M. Furches; of Robeit F. Armfield.\\nCHAPTER XXXV AND XXXVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 IREDELL, JOHNSTON, JONES AND LENOIR COUNTIES.\\nRevolutionary proceedings in Johnston County, 1768. Sketch of Wm. A. Smith of Nathan Bryan of\\nJones County of Hardy B. Croom of Wm. D. Mosely.\\nCHAPTER XXXVII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 LINCOLN COUNTY.\\nSketch of Gen. Joseph Graham Family Genealogy of the Brevards. Huguenots of General William\\nDavidson of the Forneys of Michael, Robert F. and John T. Hoke of James Graham of Dr. Wm.\\nMcLean; of Dr. C. L. Hunter; of Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur or Gen. Jas. P. Henderson of Judge Da-\\nvid W. Schenck of Robert H. Burton.\\nCHAPTER XXXVIII AND XXXIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 MACON AND MARTIN.\\nSketch of James Lowrie Robinson (Speaker) of Silas McDonald of Macon of Asa Biggs; of Jos. J.\\nMartin.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "(14) WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCHAPTER XL.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 MECKLENBURG COUNTY.\\nThe Polk Family,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 its genealogy The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence it is denounced by\\nthe Royal Governor, Josiah Martin. Sketches of the Members of the Convention of Abram Alexander\\nof Hezekiah James Balch of John Davidson\u00e2\u0080\u0094 with genealogy of Wm Graham of Robert Irwin of Wm.\\nKennon of David Reese of Adam Craighead of Gen. Thomas Polk,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 letter of Gen Greene to Gen-\\neral Polk. Devil Charley. Sketch of Bishop Polk of Andrew Jackson. Bishops furnished by North\\nCarolina to other States. Susan Spratt nee Barnett, a Revolutionary relic. Sketch of Mrs. Susan Hancock\\nof Judge Sam. Lowrie of Joseph Wilson; of Wm. J. Alexander of Greene W. Caldwell; of D. H. Hill\\nThe Osborne family, and a graphic sketch of Judge James W. Osborne, from the pen of D. H. Hill Judge\\nR. P. Warring.\\nCHAPTER XLL- MOORE AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.\\nSketch of A. McNeil; of Archibald McBryde of Governor Benjamin Williams of Di. George Glass-\\ncock, of Moore County. The Ashe Family,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 its genealogy. John Baptista Ashe s controversy with the\\nRoyal Governor, and is imprisoned by him. Letter of Burrington, showing his own character and purely.\\nBattle of Briar Creek. Sketch of the Hill family of Wm. Hooper of Timothy Bloodworth of Edward\\nJones; of Johnson Blakely of James Ennes of the Davis family; of the Waddell family; of Owen\\nHolmes of John Cowan of Gov. Dudley of Bishop Atkinson of Rev. Adam Empie of Bishop Green\\nof Wm. B. Meares; of Wm. H. Marsteller of General Abbot.\\nCHAPTER XLIL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 NORTHAMPTON AND ORANGE COUNTIES.\\nSketch of General Allan Jones of General Matt. W. Ransom of Edmund Fanning of Governor\\nBurke, seized by Tories and carried to Wilmington. The Mebanes. Sketch of General Francis Nash of\\nJudge Frederick Nash; of Judge Murphy; of Judge Norwood of Dr. Wm. Montgomery; of Willie P.\\nMangum of Thomas H. Benton of Gen. Geo. B. Anderson Memoirs of Chapel Hill Sketch of Dr.\\nCharles F. Deems Hon. Paul C. Cameron Prof. Hubbard of Wm. Bingham; of John W. Graham.\\nCHAPTER XLIIL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 PASQUOTANK, PERQUIMANS AND PERSON COUNTIES.\\nSketch of John L. Bailey of Wm B. Shepard of George W. Brooks of Gen. James G. Martin of\\nJohn Pool; of Pasquotank; of John Harvey; of J. W. Albertson of William H. Bagley, of Perquimans\\nof Hustavus A. Williamson of General Henry Atkinson, U. S. Army of Richard Atkinson of Judge E.\\nG. Reade of John W. Cunningham, of Person County.\\nCHAPTER XLIV\u00e2\u0080\u0094 PITT AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES.\\nSketch of Dr. Robert Williams of General Bryan Grimes, of Pitt of Jonathtn Worth, of Pitt Colonel\\nAndrew Balfour, his gallant services and tragic end Herman Husbands, a leader of the Regulators; Hon.\\nJohn Long, Member of U. S. Congress.\\nCHAPTER XLV \u00e2\u0080\u0094RICHMOND AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES.\\nSketch of A. Dockery of A. H. Dockery; of Governor Joseph R. Hawley of Walter Leake Steele, of\\nRichmond of Thomas Settle Sen.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 genealogy of the Settles,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 of his son Thomas, now Judge in Florida\\nof David Settle Reid of John H. Dilliard of Hamilton Henderson Chalmers, a Judge of the Supreme\\nSupreme Court of Mississippi.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS. (,5)\\nCHAPTER XLVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ROWAN COUNTY.\\nDocuments never before published as to early times in Rowan. Population in 1754; first settlers their\\nnames; Committee of Safety, 1774-76. Sketch of Hugh Montgomery his decendants. leroic conduct of\\nMrs Steele. Sketch of General John Steele; of John V. Steele, Governor of New Har. pshire; of Wm.\\nKennon of Griffith Rutherford his gallant services in the Indian and Revolutionary Wars. Sketch of the\\nLocke family; of Spruce McCoy of James Martin of George Mumford of the Pearsons; of Judge John\\nStokes; of Charles Fisher, and his son, Colonel Charles F. F isher, killed at Manasses, Va., and his daughter,\\nMiss C. Fisher, distinguished as an authoress; of Governor John W. Ellis; of Nath. Boyden of Burton\\nCraige; of Hamilton C. Jones; of of Francis E. Shober; of John L. Henderson.\\nCHAPTER XLVH.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ivUTHERFORD, SAMPSON, STOKES AND SURRY COUNTIES.\\nSketch of Judge John Paxton; of Felix Walker, author of the world-wide expression talking for buncombe;\\nof Colonel Wm. Graham; of Gen. John G. Bynum, and his brother, Judge Wm. P. Bynum; of Judge John\\nBaxter, of Rutherford of Gov. Holmes of Gen. Tlieo. H. Holmes of Wm. R. King. Vice President of\\nU.S. of Col. Benj. Forsythe of Stokes County of James Martin, his Military services in the Revolution, as de-\\nposec to, by himself; of John Martin, of Stokes; of Benjamin Cleaveland, of Surry; Names of the Committee\\nof Safety, of Surry County; Sketch of William Lenoir; of the Williams family; of Jesse Franklin ofMeshach\\nFranklin of Judge Jesse Franklin Graves.\\nCHAPTER XLVIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 TYRRELL AND WAKE COUNTIES.\\nEdward Buncombe, his Military services and heroic death. The Pettigrews, James and his son Ebenezer,\\nand his gallant grandson J. Johnston Pettigrew Sketch of Dr. Edward Ransom of Joseph Gales, first Editor\\nof the Raleigh Register; The Press of North Carolina. Sketch of Joseph Gales of Washington, D. C; of\\nWeston R. Gales, of Raleigh of Seaton Gales; of Judge Sewall of Judge Duncan Cameron; of Edmund\\nB. Freeman; of Dr. Richard H. Lewis. Sketch of William Hill, Sec. of State; of Dr. William G. Hill; of\\nTheophilus Hill; of Mrs. Zimmerman, Poetess; of Andrew Johnson, President of United States; of General\\nJoseph Lane, and of the Lane family of Governor W. W. Holden of Bishop Ravenscroft of Bishop Ives\\nof Rev. Dr. Richard S. Macon of Bishop Beckwith of Octavius Coke of Randolph A. Shotwell of Don-\\nald W. Bain.\\nCHAPTER XLIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 WARREN COUNTY.\\nMilitary services of General Jethro Sumner in the Revolution. The Hawkins family, with its genealogy;\\nSketch of Dr. James G. Brehon of Nathaniel Macon of Gov. James Turner of Daniel Turner of Whar-\\nton J. Green; of Kemp Plummer of Judge Hall; of Judge Edward Hall; of Judge Blake Baker; of Gov.\\nWilliam Miller; of Weldon N. Edwards; of the Bragg family State Capitol burned, June, 1831.\\nCHAPTER XLIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 WATAUGA, WAYNE, AND WILSON COUNTIES.\\nSketch of Daniel Boone of John Sevier. The State of Frankland, and its rise, progress, and fall. Sketch\\nof Ezekiel Slocumb; of Col. Thomas Ruffin; of Gov. C. H. Brogden of Gov. Montford Stokes, and his de-\\nscendants of Henry G. Williams, of Wilson Isaac F. Dortch of Richard W. Singletary.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR,\\ni\u00c2\u00aeSiil iifflH aSMKlili\\nOf Hertford County, North Carolina.\\nBORN AUGUST^ 1806, DIED DECEMBER 7, 1882,\\nBv HON. JOSEl II S. FOWLER, Ex-Senatok Fkom Tennessee.\\nExcgi monumentum tsre perenniiis^\\nHetjalique situ pijramidnm nltius\\nQuorf non imher edax. non Aqnilo impoteng\\nPossit diruere, aut innumerabilis\\nAnnorum series, cl/uga lemporum.\\nUOR. Cau., XXX.\\nTJO.M Mooru s Historical Si ictches of\\nIleitford County, wo learn the fol-\\n^ey lowing:\\nL Among the early citizens of the\\nei villiigeof Murfreesboro, in this county,\\nS was John Wheeler. He was of an ancient\\n1 family, long seated around New York. In\\nthe latter end of tlie 17th century-, under a\\ngrant of land from Charles II., Jo.^eph Wheeler\\nemigrated from England, and settled in New-\\nark, New Jersey. Like William i enn, he was\\nthe son of a gallant naval officer. Sir Francis\\nAVheeler, an English admiral, was his father,\\nand the grant of land from the Crown was in\\nreward for faithful services, lie and his young\\nwife had followed soon after the conqtiest of\\nthe New Netherlands by the Duke of York, son\\nof Charles I., afterwards James II.\\nTo them was born, in 1718, their son Ephraira\\nWheeler, to whom, and his wife Mary, the tirst\\nAmerican John AVheeler was born in the year\\n1744. John had bestowed upon him the best\\nadvantages of educai ion he was educated as a\\nphysician. When the Revolutionary war came\\non, he entered the army under General Mont-\\ngomery and accompanied him in the perilous\\nand ill-fated campaign to Quebec, and was in\\nthe battle (December 31, 1775.) in which that\\ngallant officer fell. In Toner s Reminiscences\\nof the Medical Men of the Revolution he is\\nprominently mentioned. Aaron Burr served\\nalso in this campaign. Dr. Wheeler accom-\\npanied General Greene in his southern cam-\\npaign, and was with him in the hard fought\\nand glorious victory at Eutaw Springs, Sep-\\ntember 8, 1781, and until the close of the war.\\nPleased with the genial climate of the South,\\nhe settled near Murfreesboro and brought his\\nfamily with liim. llis wife Elizabeth Long-\\nworth, was the neice of Aaron Ogden, after-\\nwards the Governor of New Jersey, and Sen-\\nator in Congress. Ho lived near Murfreesboro\\nfor years, in the practice of his profession, in\\nwhich he had great skill and much success.\\nHis death occurred on October 14, 1814, and\\nhe lies buried in Northampton County, near", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nMnrfreesboro. He left several works in man-\\nacript on medical science, which evinced tlie\\ndepth of his acquaintance and his devotion\\nto his profession. His son John was born in\\n1771. In his early youth he was engaged with\\nhis cousin, David Longworth, in business as\\nlial)lisher8 and booksellers in New York, Here\\nhe attracted, by his attention to business, the\\nnotice of Zedekiah Stone, who was then in\\nNow York, and by v. honi he was induced to\\nremove to Bertie County, North Carolina.\\nHo was there married to Elizabeth Jordan.\\nJanuary 6th, 1796, and after the death of his\\ntriend, Mr. Stone, Murfreesboro became his\\nhome. At this place he was engaged in mer-\\ncantile and shipping afiairs until the day of\\nhis death. From his enterprise, industry,\\nsagacity, and integrity he attained great suc-\\ncess, and his memory, to this day, is cherished\\nin that section as the honest merchant. lie\\nwas a man of unspotted integrity, so strong\\nthat venality and indirection cowered before\\nhim. After a long life of industry, usefulness\\nand piety (for he was a consistent member of\\nthe Baptist Church for more than forty years)\\nhe died, lamented and belovetl, August 7tb,\\n1832. His family surviving him, consisted\\nof two sons by his first marriage, John H.\\nWheeler, late Public Treasurer of the State,\\nand Dr. S. Jordan Wheeler, late of Bertie\\nCounty. By a second wife (Miss Woods) he\\nleft one daughter, Julia, the peerless wife of\\nDr. Godwin C. Moore; and by a third wife,\\namong others. Colonel JuniusB. Wheeler, now\\nProfessor of Civil and Military Engineering\\nand the Art of War in the United States Mil-\\nitary Academy at West Point. He is the\\nauthor of several military works on civil and\\nmilitary engineering, and on the art of war,\\nwhich have been adopted as text books by the\\nWar Department. He has thus written his\\nname in the useful literature of the nation and\\ndischarged that debt, which Lord Coke\\nsays, every man owes to his profession.\\nProfessor Wheeler was born in 1S30; edu-\\ncated in pttrt at the University of North Car-\\nolina, and when only a boy volunteered as a\\nprivate in Captain William J. Clarke s com-\\npany in the Mexican war. He was in every\\nbattle from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico.\\nAt the fiercely contested affair at the Nnvional\\nPuente, one of the lieutenants was killed, and\\nyoung as he was, he was appointed by the\\nPresident as the successor, on the repor^ of his\\ncommanding otlicer, now on file, that he had\\nseen young Wheeler under heavy fire, and he\\nhad proved to the command that he was made\\nof the stuff of which heroes are made. On\\nhis return from Mexico he could have remained\\nas an officer in the army, but he declined on\\nthe ground of want of qualification, he there-\\nfore resigned his commission. The President\\ndetermined to retain him in the service, and\\nhe appointed him a cadet at West Point,\\nwhere he graduated among the first of his\\nclass. After serving for several years in the\\nCorps of Engineers in Louisiana, Wisconsin\\nand elsewhere, he was appointed to succeed\\nthe late Professor Mahan in the position he\\nnow occupies.\\nDr. Samuel Jordan Wheeler, brother of the\\nabove, w as born in 1810; was educated at the\\nHertford Academy, and graduated from\\nUnion College, Schenectady; he studied medi-\\ncine with Dr. Nathan Ch:ipman in Philadel-\\nphia, and practiced for years with success.\\nHe has been an earnest co-laborer in the cause\\nof education and religion, as the Chowan In-\\nstitute and the Church at Murfreesboro bear\\nwitness; he was professor in a college in\\nMississippi. He recently died in Bertie County,\\nloved and respected for his purity of character.\\nHe married Lucinda, daughter of Lewis Bond.\\nJohn Hill Wheeler.\\nThe conspicuous services rendered the State\\nof North Carolina, and her eminent citizens,\\nby this accomplished man, will forever pre-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "JOHN HILL WHEELER.\\nserve his nienioij from oblivion. Born in the\\ndawn of the present centnry, ho has been tlie\\nwitness of the most remarkable events in the\\nhistory of the republic. In the connty of\\nHertford he tirst saw tlie light, August 6,\\n1806.\\nlie was prepared for college at Hertford\\nAcadLni} by Dr. John Otis Fieenian, an emi-\\nnent divine. He was then placed at the\\nColumbian University, Washington, J). C\\nand graduated in the class of 1826. In the\\nyear 1828 he took his degree of Master of\\nArts in the Universitj of North Carolina.\\nHe studied his profession, tlic law, tinder the\\ndirection of Chief Justice Taylor, of Xorth\\nCarolina. He was elected to the Legislature\\nbefore ho was admitted to the bar. in the3 ear\\n1827. Then State Legislatures were honored\\nbodies, and secured some of the best talent in\\nthe States.\\nThis Legislature containevl manj eminent\\nand able men, auiong thvui were Judges\\nGaston, Nash and Bailey, George E. Spri-\\nuell, John M. Morehead, James Iredell, and\\nmany more. To win position in such a body\\nwas tl e [iromise of a fruitful manhood, in a\\nyouth just twenty-one years of age. For an\\nearne. i and aspiring mind, it proved a valua-\\nble seij lol. Success was not to be hoped for\\nwitht !.t severestuily and thorough preparation.\\nTo tu. -ide into revorentiui indifference was\\nnotl i-liaracteri.-tic of hi.smind. Independ-\\nent i .is feelings, whilst respecting the ability\\nof Ir ju ileagues, he claimed equal rights in\\nthe Conscientious in the execution of\\nthe it trust com. r.m y a gen-\\ne .X ..id \\\\jroad\u00e2\u0080\u0094 he could not\\nsee .litir dignity -\u00c2\u00a9vei .-^liii. TTrK Bd, He sum-\\nmon .11 his powers to the v.-ork.and won 1^7\\nhir;; :i conspicuous and honorable po,sition.\\nSo V (lid he perform the task assigned him,\\nthat \\\\iu. approving constituents returned him\\nto the i. :)uy. In his twenty-fifth year, they\\nnonil.i.ed him for Gviugress, but after a\\nseverely contested ami gallant canvass, he wis\\ndefeated by the Hon. William B. Shepard.\\nIn the year 1831, he was appointed Secii\\ntary to the Board of Commissioners, under lli\\ntreat}- with France, to adjudicate the claim.-- of\\nAmerican citizens for spoliations under Ihe\\nBerlin and Milan decrees.\\nIn 1836, he was placed by General Jackson\\nin the position of Superintendent of the\\nBranch Mint at Charlotte, but in 1841 shared\\nthe political fortune of his friends and parly.\\nIn 1842, he was elected by the Legislature to\\nbe Treasurer of the State, in opposition to\\nMajor Charles L. Ilinton. After liis term had\\ne.xpiied, he retired to his rural home on thq\\nbanks of the Catawba, and, aided by the sug-\\ngestion of his friend, Governor Swain, he be-\\ngan the patriotic labor of writing Wheeler s\\nHistoiy of North Carolina, on which he was\\nemployed for about ten years. How well this\\nduty was performed, will appear from an ex-\\ntract of a letter of General Swain, written not\\nlong before his death, now in our possession, in\\nwhich he says:\\nI have been much urged to write a comple-\\ntion of Hawks History of North Carolina.\\nThe on ly response I have ever made is that I am\\ntoo old, and too poor to venture on such an un-\\ndertaking. Were it ctherwise, in ray opinion\\nanother edition of Wheeler s History would be\\nmore useful and acceptable than any work I\\ncould write.\\nIn this work. Colonel Wheeler sought to col-\\nlect the intere.sting facts that illustrated the\\nhistory of the State and give them an enduring\\nplace. He proposed to preserve, for all time, a\\nfaithful record of the illustrious deeds of a\\nnoble and patriotic people, who have character-\\nized their presence in the new world by an\\nintense love of liberty and the most striking\\nindividuality. Ti^ey r.-2re. from their presenoo\\nin the wilderness, aself governing CDrr:;\u00c2\u00abiuuhy.\\nNo authority was sacred that did not emi-\\nnate from themselves. Loyal to the will of\\nthe people, they resented indignantly the im-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "iv WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nposition of any external authority. They re- termined men, tojoin the liberals, and the posi-\\njected the magnificent plan of government pro- tion held by Colonel Wheeler became one of\\nvided hy the Earl of Shaftesl)ury, though he much peril and responsibility. It soon became\\nsummoned the brilliant talents of the illnstri- manifest that neither party couki be relied on\\nous philosopher, John Locke, for its preparation, for any permanent and .sahitary government.\\nThey adopted a plan drawn from their own The following of Walker, though small, was\\nexperience and their wants, under the circum- brave, determined and intelligent; their leader\\nstances, which surrounded them. They were very soon resolved, if he had not from the be-\\nthe first to repel the aggressions of the British ginning, to give the country an Anglo-Amer-\\nparliament and crown. They well knew the ican government. He thus expected to make\\nrights of freeborn Englishmen and the princi- Central America the -seat of a new and pro-\\npies of their constitution, and were determined gressive civilization, which would convert its\\nthat no invasion of them should be tolerated, fertile soil and generous climate into the uses\\nColonel Wheeler gave his work to the public of the commercial world. For the interesting\\nin the year 1851. It was a compilete success, and incidents of this daring and romantic advent-\\nis highly esteemed as a faithful record of a ure, the reader is referred to the sketches of the\\nmost interesting and remarkable people. incidents and characters connected with the\\nin the year 1844, he was warmly urged upon revolution. A thrilling episode of his sojourn in\\nby his party a.s a candidate f v governor, but that distracted country, so characteristic of the\\ndid not receive the nomination. man himself, is given at pages 22 to 30 of the\\nIn the year 1852, he was elected to the J^tate following Reminiscences.\\nLegislature, which was fiercely agitated by the As soon as General Walker had established\\ncontest for a United States Senator. his authority, and his was the de facto govern-\\nThe Democratic caucus put forth their favor- ment,theAmerican mitiister promptly acknow 1-\\nite man, the Honorable .lames C. Dobbin, than edged it. This act was not approved by the\\nwhom a purer, or nobler man never lived. Not- Secretary of State, the Honorable William L.\\nwithstanding his great popularity with his Marcy, and be requested iiis recall. As Colonel\\nparty, and his admitted ability, the friends /heeler bail a warm friend in the President,\\nof the Honorable Romulus M.Saunders re- andashisearnestand longtried friend,theHon.\\nfused to support the caucus nominee, and James C. Dobbin, was Secretary of the Navy,\\nvoted for Honorable Burton Craige. The ob- he was in no danger of being recalled without\\nstinate contest thus made deprived the state a hearing. His reply to .Mr. Marcy s stric-\\nof its representation in the Senate for two tures was triumphant, and the President re-\\nyears. In this contest Colonel Wheeler stood fused to recall him.\\nby bis party and his warm personal friend, iMr. Colonel Wheeler not only sympathized with\\nDobbin, and did all in his power to secure his the object of this movement, but admired the\\nelection. character of General WalJ^wv He wasa qniet.\\nIn the year 1853, Colonel Wheeler was ap- unassuming p^rtrtfeiian, eilucated under the\\npointed, by President Pierce, Minister to Nica- best instructors of the United States and\\nragna. Central America. j i;:;;;g his residence Europe. In [loison, he was below the average\\nthere thi ef uiiFrywastorn by opposing political American, by no means imposing in his pres-\\nfactions, that sought their ends by the sword, ence. A ready, eloquent, and graceful writer.\\nDuring tlie revolution General William Walker he would have been one of the first journalists\\nmade his appearance with a company of de- of his age. The blood of the Norsemen coursed", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "JOHN HILL WHEKLER. v\\nthrough liis veins, niul he was alive with an soiinil judgment, a cautious fort sight, a steady\\nonthui^iasni of the old Vikings for adventure. ]mrpose, and a captivating manner, lie knew\\nrio neither estimated the dangers of the how to hnshand liis resfiurces for the hour of\\nenemy, or the climate; his courage was of the trial. General Walker moved often under the\\npure.\u00c2\u00abt steel. An ardent Anglo-American, lie influence of a whimsical impulse, careless of\\nhad only contempt for the Spaniards and those the demands of an insatiable to-morrow. He\\nmongrel races, who occupied with indolence sought the enemy at too great a sacrifice of\\nand semi-harbarism one of the finest an l most men who could not be restored; he took hut\\nproductive regions on the continent. He con- little account of the profound causes which\\nceived the purpose of planting there another preserve and destroy armies. His high quali-\\nrace of men who would open the land to a re- ties and noble ambition will cause feelings of\\nfinement and civilization that would make it regret for his unhappy end, and the failure of\\nthe jiathway of nations to the eastcrir world, his ambitious and magnificent pui-pose. Not\\nColonel ^Vheeler readily saw in the advent of the love of gain, nor the vulgar display, led\\nthis cultivated and revolutionary mind, and this refined student to the unequal contest,\\nhis brave and daring followers, the promise of It was the pride of his noble race and its ea-\\nhope for the country so long cursed w-ith de- pacity to rejoice a country blessed by nature\\ngenerac} and mindless inaction. He became with every bounty, and cursed only b} an in-\\nthe invited guest and welcome friend of the dolent, vicious, and monotonous race. Too\\nUnited States minister, who knew the men soon for the demands of mankind, a more op-\\nand the situation far better than General portune period will, in time, complete the\\nWalker. Had he listened more earnesti} to w-ork in which he bravely fell, and vindicate\\nthe wise counsel and cautious prudence of his generous ilesign.\\nolonel Wheeler, he would, in all probability. To the honor of Colonel Whoelei- be it re-\\nhave realized the briglit dreams of his ardent corded that he used his influence to promote a\\nfancy. He had many of the qualities of a sue- revolution so fraught with unnumbered bless-\\ncessfnl leader sincerity, courage, self-denial ings to civilized man. Nor didhe com] roniise\\nand intellectual superiority. He was not a the great repul)lic, that had confided her good\\nstate-iiM-i i.ifl ni!od in vnnking provisions es- faith to his care, though he cou d not lookwirh\\nsential to the maintainanee of armies. Takitig composure upon the contest, of an enlightened\\nno account of the strength of the foe, or the civilization witii a stupid indifference to the\\ni atality of the climate, he wasted his forces demands of an intelligent and progressive age.\\nwithout the possibility of a supply. That one entire continent, and a large pi)rtiou\\nThe United States minister, with far keener of another, should be consigned to stolid repose\\napprehension, saw the dangers that threatened without an heroic effort to unfold th.eir al-\\nand advised the means to insure the success of most boundless possibilities, was to him.\\nthe promising enterprise. To him it was the neither statesmanship nor hiunanity. He\\nintroduction of a new civilizatiori by a race knew it was the destiny of his race to oradi-\\nwhose destiny was to found new nations. His cate barliarism, and teach the inhabitants of\\nwhole heart was with the movement, and his the wilderness the arts of production, coni-\\ncondnct was only limited l)y his duty to jire- mercc, moral responsibility, social refinement,\\nserve the faith and honor of the republic and intelligent freetlom. Before its all-coa-\\nwhich he represented. To a courage not less quering enterprise nature had put off its sav-\\npronqit than General Walker s, he added a age habits for new creations of beauty and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nutility. Prot oundly versed in its history, he\\nwas moved witli iidmi ration for its all-creii-\\ntive energ} He did not doubt that its pres-\\nence would endow, with a new life, that entire\\nisthmus, which could not fail, in a few years,\\nto meet the advance of the Unittd States into\\nestness through all its mcanderings. The\\nchange from Pierce to Buchanan brought no\\nchange in the purposes or dispositiou of the\\nparty. Under the former, the repeal of the\\nMissouri compromise, and the organization of\\nthe territories of Kansas and Nebraska, had\\nMexico. With prophetic vision he beheld its dissolved the Whig party and introduced the\\ngloomy forests giving place to the peaceful\\nabodes of cultivated men. Deprecating the\\nerratic impulses of the young leader of this\\npromising mission, he nevertheless hailed it as\\nthe harbinger of a glorious future for Central\\nAmerica and the commercial world. Not even\\nthe demands of a coldly selfish diplomacy\\ncould repress his generous approval, and he\\ngave the benign presence of a creative enter-\\nRepublican party into the field of action. The\\nconflict between individuals had passed away\\nwith the magnificent personages that charac-\\nterized that period. Principles laying at the\\nfoundation of free institutions, and deeply\\nimbedded in the conscience, came into the\\nfield. The Republican party planted itself\\nupon the doctrine of freedom for the territor-\\nies. The Democratic party proclaimed the Ni-\\nprise his counsel, his symiiathy, and his sub- violability of slavery in the States and Terri-\\nstantial support\\nIn the year 1857, Colonel Wheeler resigned\\nhis mission, and returned to his abode in\\nWashington City. So long as he lived he\\nclaimed his legal residence to be in North\\nCarolina. On his door plute was that name\\ntories. The former was a new and revolu-\\ntionary i orce, the latter stood firmly by the\\nancient constitutional rights of slavery. The\\nformer was organized to break up and displace\\nit, the latter resisted displacement. Trained\\nin the school of Jackson, Colonel Wheeler s\\nonplcd with his own, and over the breast of judgment was against war, and adhered to\\nhis encoflined form was engraved that name\\nso dear to him. In all his thoughts,and in all\\nbis jor.rneyings, his heart yearned towards\\nNorth Carolina, and within her borders he\\nwould have preferred interment. The amia-\\nble and charming English poet. Waller, in his\\nold age, purchased a small property at his\\nbirthplace, saj-ing he would like to die, like the\\nstag, where he was roused. This poetic idea\\nhas immortality in the lines of Goldsmith:\\nAs the poor stag, wliom hound and horns pursue,\\nFants for the place where at fh-st he flew,\\nI still hud hoj ed my vexations past.\\nHere to return and die at home at last.\\nBy this time the long agon} over the slav-\\nery question was culminating. Oar republic\\nwas rapidly drifting towards a fierce and de-\\n.-itructive war. Colonel Wheeler had ever\\nbeen identified with the Democratic part} and\\nbad followed its taithand practices with earn-\\nthe Union; but this school had disappeared\\nand a new Democracy had arisen, and guided\\nby his sympathies he followed his party, drift-\\ning rapidly upon dangerous reefs and quick-\\nsands. One of his sons, C. Sully Wheeler, was\\nin the Federal Navy; the other, Vi oodbury\\nWheeler, had joined the Confederate Army.\\nEach remained faithful to the cause he had\\nesp )nsed, to the end. To those laboring un-\\nder the weight of half a century that had seen\\nthe republic in the glory of its united power,\\nit seemed now in the agony of inevitable death.\\nThe expiring houri of Demoiiratic rule was\\nspent shuddering before the fearful respon-\\nsibility of the solemn oath to support and de-\\nfend the Constitution. The incoming admin-\\nistration though sustained by an unconquer-\\nable enthusiasm in its ranks, was slow to an-\\nnounce any policy. Many unionists in the\\nsouth, believing all to be lost, hastened into the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "JOTfX HILL WIIKELEK.\\nranks of the disunionists. All tin companions of\\nColonel Wheeler s life, all that was dear to him\\nfrom childhood were enveloped in the fortunes\\nof the Confederacy. Ilis lonj? and strong po-\\nlitical bias and the intensity of his friendship\\ndrew his sympathy and his hopes with them,\\nand he came back to Xorth Carolina to be\\nwith her in the struggle. Too far advanced in\\nlife to become an actor in the contest, in 1863,\\npursuant to a resolution of the General Assem-\\nbly of the State, he went to Europe to collect\\nmaterial for a new edition of liis history. Anx-\\nious to gather all that related to the subject\\nwhich could render it a more perfect chronicle\\nof his beloved people, he sought the treasures\\nof the British Archives and buried himself in\\nthat wonderful collectioii, far from the desolat-\\ning and sanguinary events of the war. He\\ncollected much valuable and interesting mat-\\nter, which he incorporated in the new edition\\nof his history which he left ready for the press.\\nColonel Wheeler was a sincere believer in\\nthe Mecklenburg Declaration of Independ-\\nence, of May 20th, 1775. His studies in the\\nArchives left no doubt upon this interesting\\nl.roblcni in his mind. The meeting and reso-\\nlution of the same body of men of May 31st,\\n1775, are undisputed. They did not go to the\\npoint of declaring a separation from the\\nBritish government, but they went far beyond\\nthe expressions of any other colony. The\\nreader of Wheeler s History will mark with\\nwhat delight he records the resistance of\\nthese forest-born republicans to the aggres-\\nsions of the royal government. The gallant\\nstruggles and heroic sacrifices of his revolu-\\ntionary ancestors are set forth with care and\\neloquence\\nHe was thoroughly versed in the opinions\\nof democratic statesmen, and sincerely devoted\\nto the Jefferson school. He maintained the\\nsovereignty of the states in all local matters,\\nwhilst he held to the inviolability of the\\nFederal authority in national affairs. Each\\nwas sacred in the realms assigned them by the\\nConstitution. It is difficult to prosorvo the\\ncomplicated adjustment of the relations of the\\nstates to the general govermnent. In the\\nSouth, he saw a strong tendency to magnify\\nthe powers of the states. In the North, the\\nFederal authority was rapidly assuming new\\nand alarming importance. The effect of the\\nwar was to give far greater importance to the\\nnation, and to silence everywhere the princi-\\nple of state sovereignty. Colonel Wheeler\\nregarded the influence of the central power as\\ndangerous to individual lilierty, and constantly\\ntending to imperialism. He beheld with re-\\ngret the citizen disappearing in the grandeur\\nand power of the nation. Reared among men\\nproud of their honor and influence, he dreaded\\nthe decline of personal excellence. Its loss\\nwas the grave of liberty, and birth of imperial\\npower.\\nThe integrity of the state and nation de-\\npended upon the sanctity of the ballot, liiid\\nthis upon the responsibility and intelligence\\nof the individual citizen. The presence of\\npowerful monied corporations, and a graiul\\ncentral government, would destroy in time\\nits responsibility. The voter, being entirely\\novershadowed, would soon begin to look as\\nlightly upon his personal worth, as he did\\nupon bis influence in the republic. He relied\\nchiefly on character to preserve the republic\\nthrough the ballot. Neither education nor\\nwealth could be trusted with the liberties of the\\npeople, in the absence of inflexible purpose,\\nand the habit of self government. The only\\nsafeguard for the encroachments of power\\nwas in the disposition and capacity of the\\ncitizen to resi.^t them at the threshold. When\\nthe public ceases to be a severe censor of the\\nconduct of ofiicials, the end of our delicately\\nadjusted republic will not be remote. His\\napprehensions of a gradual change, and a\\ncomplete undermining of the nature of our\\ninstitutions, was the result of close observa-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "viii WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntion for more than half a ceiitni of the The social qualities of Colonel Wheeler\\nmost e\\\\ entful periiul of the history of the were of the highest order. His warm lieart,\\ngovei iimont, aetuateil by an intense solicitude his classic wit, and mirth-creating humor,\\nfor the safety of the republic of the fathers. made him the favorite of all circles in which\\nCidonel Wheeler was a sincei e believer in intelligence, refinement, and graceful address\\nthe salutary intiueiice of labor directed by were desired. Living in that age of the re-\\nmethod. Ardent lal)or, regulated l)y reason, is public which gave the noblest development\\nthe price of excellence. He that would win of individual excellence, he had ample oppor-\\ntlio latter, can not dispense with the former. tunity of mingling in its most delightful as-\\nTime was a sacred trust that no one could sociations. BountifuUj supplied with instruc-\\nneglect Mithont evil. Thoroughly realizing five and intei esting anecdote, his conversation\\nits demands, with earnest i)urpnse and willing never lost its interest and inspiration. He\\nhands he consecrated all to the noblest drew from ancient and modern literature their\\nends of life. Knowing that the brightest ricliest gems, and witli consummate taste he\\ngenius, and the most brilliant p iwei s, [ileased and instructed his ever attentive\\ncould avail but little if this trust was not ex- auditors. The fountains of Greek, Roman,\\necuted with system, he introduceil the most English and French history were open to his\\ncon\\\\ enient order into all his labors, so that lie never flagging memory. It was in the richer\\ncould call up the gleanings of years in a developments of American life that he en-\\nnunnent. joyed the gi eatest pleasure. Above all [leriods\\nA systematic and laboi-ious scholar, he en- of human history, he esteemed the characters\\nriched his understanding frcmi the treasures of our revolutionary era. It bad furnished\\nof many tongues. The Englisli furnislied him the grandest exjjressicni of freedom an l in-\\nthe I ichest stores, and he liad drunk deeply at tegi it} as it had of civil and political iirstitu-\\nher purest fountains. Into his tenacious and tions. With pious veneration he had collected\\nfruitful memory, were joined the wealth of and preserved every heroic act and noble\\nthe prf)se and pioetry of that wonderful people, utterance, unwilling to allow the corroding\\nwhosi intelligence, more tlian their arms, has ringers of time to erase fr(.)m coming genera-\\ntilled the woild. lie was familiar with all the tions the humblest name.\\ngreat dran.iatists. The great poems of Shakes- Not less fortunate in his political ussocia-\\npeare, he could repeat with a [)ower rarely tions, lie knew personallv all the presidents\\nequalled by tlie first actors c f his time. and cabinet otricers, from Jefferson to Arthur.\\nHis friendships were ardent and sincere, and Ho had been the confidential friend of Jack-\\nhis dev(.)ti m to his friends knew no bounds; son, i ierce and Johnson, and was by them\\ninfluence, purse, life itself, if in the right, called to counsel and advice. He did not\\nwere at their service. Attachments .-o strong look to high orti ial station, for the richest\\nand pure, insured a loving and faithful Inrs- manifestation of intellectual and moral worth,\\nband, a.n indulgent and devoted father, and a He had too often seen the most commanding\\nkind and generous neighbor. In all tlie rcla- positions occupied by presuming inferiority,\\ntions of life ho filled the measuie of a noble through the labors and merits of the modest\\naiianhood; tciider and charitable to the atriict- and deserving. By the fruits of their lives,\\ned, cheerful and courteous to the prosperous, he esteemed the actors of the age in which\\nlie ever sought to mitigate the asperities of life, they lived and worked. Tliis volume of rem-\\n.thoserude blasts tliat visit too often evervhome. ini-cences discloses his estimation of characters", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "JOIIX TTILL WIIKELEK.\\nwho figured in the moral and political life of most venerable and sacred institntions, in\\nthe state and nation, far better than any sketch time, give place to new ones, better adapted\\nof his life. It also presents with equal force to represent its advancement, and perpetuate\\nhis moral, social and political preferences and its usefulness.\\nappreciations. In all the noble actions of the great and\\nHe bad been from his first political essay, good of the republic, he bad an inheritance of\\ntrained in the Democratic party, and his ac- imperishable glory. With pious care he has\\ntive afiinities drew from the ranks of that garnared all, and has labored to transmit\\nparty his warmest associations. Ilis demo- them to posterity, as an inspiration to emulate\\ncracy was founded upon the lofty plane of the iieroic and worthy lives of an illustrious\\nintegrity and worth. There, all who could ancestry. The conduct of the great and good\\ncome wore equals, and entitled to the rights is the most valuable legacy that a nation can\\nand honors of the state. Neither accident of have. The memories and the glorious deeds\\nbirth or wealth could push from their seats of the eminent personages whom North Caro-\\nthe true, the industrious, and the brave. Hum- liiia has contributed to humanity, have been\\nhie worth, bending beneath the weight of sor- sacredly collected and eloquently described by\\nrows and privations, had an open highway to this faithful historian. They have not been\\nhis respect. He rejoiced to see the virtuous left to erish unhonored and unsung. The\\nyouth, bursting the barriers of pride and cast, memory of the busy, patriotic and eloquent\\nand appealing to the just judgment of society man, who has rescued from oblivion, so many\\nfor the recognition of its worth. For misfor- illnstrions names, will be recalled with grate-\\ntune he had all sympathy; for unostentatious fr,l thanks, from tlie shores (mi which break the\\nmerit, reverence; for courage, that presses for- waves of the Atlantic, to the peaks of the\\nward in the achievement of great and useful Unaka mountains that mark the western limits\\nmeasures, admiration. of the state. Whenever thesonsor daughters\\nTrained from child iiood to industry and of the old commonwealth have eseheloned\\naction, he knew the value of useful labor. No into the west, liis labors will be carried and\\nspeculative theorist, he sought substantial re- read. They will be to all a reservoir of bril-\\nsults through methods approved of by experi- liaiit names, and a chronicle of illustrious\\neuce. With reluctance he marked uny departure deeds.\\nfrom the way selected by the sages, and lined This worthy and learned man attained a\\nwith countless blessings. The continuity of his- ripe age, in the full enjoyment of his intel-\\ntory described the march of human intelligence lectual powers, laboring cheerfully to the end.\\nand could not be broken with any assurance Though during his clo.sing years he suffered\\nof safety. Nor was he blindly bound to an much, his genial and sunny disposition did\\nirrational and monotinous past. He well not desert him. He continued to receive his\\nknew that every day and every hour makes friends with that generous welcome, which\\ndemands upon the exercise of reason and in- will be fondly remembered after he has past\\nvention, that can only be appeased by advance- the sunless river s flow.\\nmeut in time and space. A witness of all the He was married first to -Mary, only daughter\\ngreatest discoveries in the useful arts, he well of Ilev. Mr. 0. B. Erown, of Washington City,\\nunderstood their influence upon the refine- one of the most accomplished and literary\\nment of the people. Society was undergoing ladies of her day, by whom he had one\\nperpetual change in all its varied aspects. The daughter, married to George N. Deale, a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nbrotlier of General E. F. Beale, late ITnited\\nStates Envoy toAustria, and, second, to Pollen,\\ndaughter of Thomas Snlly, one of the most\\ndistinguished artists of Philadelphia, liy whom\\nhe had two suns, Charles Sully and Woodbury,\\na successful lawyer in Washington City.\\nOn Thursday, Deecmher 7th, 1882, at 12:30\\no clock, a. m., the long sufferings of Colonel\\nWheeler were ended; and at 2 p. m., on Sun-\\nday the 10th, lie was buried in Oakllill Ccnie-\\nter3 Georgetown, D.\\nEminent citizens of Xorth Carolina then in\\nWasliington, met in the National Capitol, and\\nndcijited the fiillowing resolutions:\\nRcsijfcal, That we, North Carolinians, pre-\\nsent in Washington, have assembled to pa} a\\ntrilnite of respect to the memory of our de-\\nparted friend, Mr. John II. Wheeler, whose\\nprivate worth and pul)lic services have en-\\ndeared him to our whole i)eople.\\nRei^olral, That by his life-work, though to\\nhim a labor of love, as the historian of the\\nstate, and the collection of vast stores of his-\\ntorical material, he imposed a debt of gi ati-\\ntude upon every Isorth Carolinian, and upon\\nthe republic of letters, which will be remem-\\nbered for generations.\\nEulogiums, attesting the high place the de-\\nceased had won in the hearts of his people,\\nwere pronounced by the Hons. Z. B. Vance,\\nSamuel F. Phillips, Jesse J. Yeates, A. M.\\nScales, M. W. Ransom, and T. L. Clingmau.\\nThe following letter of condolence was ad-\\ndressed to Major Woodbury Wheeler, son of\\nthe deceased:\\nSenate Chajibek.\\nMajor WoonBrRY Wheeler.\\nDear Sir: We have this moment heard\\nwith deep pain, of the death of your father.\\nIlis death atiects us with great soritiw; his\\nloss will be mourned by all the people of the\\nState, which he loved and served so \\\\vell.\\nTruly :i good and great man has left us.\\nWe beg leave to exp)ress to j-ou and his\\nfamily our sincerest sympathy. In your sad\\nbereavement you have the consolation arising\\nfrom the men}ory of his illustrious life marked\\nby conspicuous virtues.\\nYours sincerel}\\nZ. B. Vance. M. W. Ransom.\\nL. C. Latham. A. M. Scales.\\nRob t V. Vance. li. F. Akmfield.\\nW. R. Cox. C. DowD.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "KRRATA.\\nPaee XII, ist column, nth line, read frontier, not fronlinj,\\nlb lb., i^.th line, read Lords, 7wl Lord,\\nlb d coiunin, 6lh line, read east, vol west,\\nlb lb qth line, read feeble, 7iot public,\\np.ure XV ist column, TSth line, read writer s, not writers.\\nPale XVI ist column, 38th line, place comma after ^^KSrV^\\nPafc XV .St column 24th line, read antedates, not antidates\\nlb lb., 33^1 lint-, read churchman, uot church man.\\nPaee XVIII, ist column, last line, omit c\\nPaee XX, 1st column, 35th line, read the, \u00c2\u00abc^/ he _\\n11, lb 36th line, read what, not which.\\nP^p-e XXI lb 9th line, read e.xpOrts, 7iot e.\\\\parts.\\nIK Ih T th line read Sounds, wo/ sound.\\nPa JxXII !b:; -Hi 37th lines, omit the interpolated sentence in brackets.\\nPage XXIli, lb., 39th line, read ot, not et.\\nPaleXXV, lb., 21st line, read by, \u00c2\u00abo/ viz.\\nlb 2d column, last line, omit comma after local.\\nPa -eXXVI. lb., read Tryon, wc^/ Tyron.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^hb^^ J^^^Ir ^S^isKnSV: 1^ .wor of the clmrd.^^\\nPace XXVIII ist column^ 2d paragraph should have quotation maiks to it.\\nPaee XXIX, ist column, 3tst line, read imparted /w/ imported.\\n^^Tu lb lod hue, omit comma after tone.\\nPace XXXI d column, last line should follow third line of ne.xt column.\\nlb lb 2ist hue, place Academy m brackets.\\nP,cr,. XXXII lb 22d line, read extract, w/ extracts.\\nPage^ XXXI 1 lb., ^__^^ j.^^^^ disbarring, not debarring.\\nlb lb -,ist line, read //was ordered.\\nPao-e XXXIII ist column, -,6th line, read detinue, not detinee.\\nPa^e 192, 2d column, 3d line, read Lizzie, wo/ John M.\\nlb lb 4th line, read Corvina, not Louisa,\\nlb lb between lines 8 and 9 insert John L.\\nPage 196. ist column, 32d line, read researches, not resuhs.\\nPage 201, ist column, 17th line, read Humphrey, not Hampton.\\nPage 202, ist column, ist line, read 1781, not 1871.\\nPifre -.04 ist column, 38th line, read Colonel Lillmgton.\\nPage 216, ist column. 17th line, read Amis, not Ams.\\nlb. lb.. 22d line, read to. not at.\\n\\\\h. 2d column, 32d line, but had no.\\nPage 217, ist column, i6th line, omit much of.\\nlb., 2d column, 14th line, omit early in and.\\nPage 220, ist column. 17th line, read the. not he.\\nPage 221, 2d column, 22d line, read Catling, not Gatlin.\\nPage ^^6, ist column, 3d line, read member.\\nP t\u00e2\u0080\u009e B t colun,\u00e2\u0084\u00a2, n h Un; b\u00c2\u00ab McPCnl. ^l.ouUI be Mac\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009eel,\u00e2\u0080\u009e.\\nPage -^30 2d column, 6th line, read Carolina.\\nPage 232 2d column, 24th line, read incessant, not incessent.\\nPage 238, ist column, 7th line, read Pierre, w(?/ Pierce.\\nPage 240, ist column, 4th line, insert on before one.\\nPage 252, 2d column, 23d line, read Caesar, not Casar.\\nPaee 2S3, ist column, 12th line, read 1776, not 1767.\\nPage 255! ist column, loth line, read Lieut. George, not Colonel Lock.\\nPage 228, ist column, 32d line, same error.\\nPa^e 255, ist column, nth line, read Joseph, w p/ (.eorge Graham.\\nPage 287, 2d column, 30th line, read those that, 7iot these that.\\nPage 288, ist column, 23d line, read correct, not court.\\nPage 289, ist column, 9th line, read have. here ,K,\u00e2\u0080\u009e,l,l 1,,. Moore and New Han-\\nPage 297\u00e2\u0080\u0094301, inclusive-the running head Mecklenburg counlv shoul.l be Woo.c\\nover counties.\\nPage 300, 2d column, to the end ol 18th line add servient rami.\\nPage 301, 1st column, 2d line, read Gen. not Gov.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "KCDHTH CAM\u00c2\u00a9MNA\\nIn the Colonial Period,\\nBY DANIEL R\u00c2\u00bb GOODLOE\\nAn article by John Fisk, which appeared in\\nthe February 1 883) number of Harper s Maga-\\nzinc, entitled Maryland and the far South in\\nthe Colonial period, contains statements in\\nregard to North Carolina which have given\\ngrave offense to every citizen and native of the\\nState. The writer assumes to portray the con-\\ndition of the people and the character of their\\ninstitutions, civilization and government, during\\nthe whole period of their colonial existence,\\nwhile he has presented only an exaggerated and\\ndistorted picture of disorders which prevailed\\namong the first handful of settlers on the North-\\neastern border, before there was a defined\\nboundary, and when that portion of the terri-\\ntory, or a considerable part of it was claimed\\nby Virginia.\\nThe writer may, also, have had in view the\\nresistance made by the people called Regula-\\ntors, in the middle and upper counties, ata later\\nperiod, to the robbery and extortion of the\\ncounty officers. But the more charitable sup-\\nposition is, that he hag never read a history of\\nthe Province.\\nThe original grant made by Charles II. to the\\nLords Proprietors, bears date March 20, 16G3.\\nThis instrument conveyed to the noblemen and\\ngentlemen, named all the territory lying between\\nthe parallels of thirty-one and thirty-six degrees\\nof North latitude, and extending from the At-\\nlantic Ocean westward to the South Sea. Wm.\\nRyrd, Esq., the intelligent Virginia gentleman,\\nwho was one of the commissioners employed to\\nrun theboundary line between the two provinces,\\nstates, in his Westover papers, that Sir\\nWilliam Berkeley, who was one of the grantees,\\nand at that time Governor of Virginia, finding\\na territory of thirty-one miles in breadth be-\\ntween the inhabited part of Virginia and the\\nabove mentioned boundary of Carolina, (thirty-\\nsix degrees) advised Lord Clarendon of it, and\\nhis Lordship had influence enough with the\\nKing to obtain a second patent to include this\\nterritory, dated June 30, 1665.\\nIt appears from this statement of Mr. Byrd,\\nthat North Carolina owes this addition of half\\na degree to the vvidth of her territory, to the\\ntreachery of the Governor of Virginia, to his\\ntrust. It was the duty of the Governor to se-\\ncure, if practicable, the unclaimed territory for\\nVirginia, but it was in the interest of Sir Wil-\\nliam Berkeley to have it added to the Carolina", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nColony. However, the people of North Caro-\\nlina have no reason to complain of Sir William\\non this account.\\nIn reference to this acquisition Dr. Hawks,\\nthe historian of North Carolina, remarks But\\nthough this second charter defined the line that\\nwas to divide Virginia and Carolina, and stated\\non what part of the globe it was to be drawn,\\nviz 36\u00c2\u00b0 30 North latitude yet astronomical\\nobservations had not fixed its precise locality,\\nV and consequently the people on the fronti^ of\\nboth provinces entered land and took out patents\\nA by guess, either from the King, or the Lord; Pro-\\nprietors. The grants of the latter, however,\\nwere more desirable, because, both as to terms of\\nentry, and yearly taxes, they were less burden-\\nsome than the price and levies imposed by\\nthe laws of Virginia, This statement will ex-\\nplain the fact that some of the earliest grants of\\nland, now confessedly in Carolina, but lying\\nnear the border are signed by Sir William\\nBerkeley.\\nThis new boundary line of 36\u00c2\u00b0 30 remained\\nundefined for two-thirds of a century that is to\\nsay, until the year 172S; and in all that period\\nthere was a margin of territory several miles in\\nwidth, in which no one knew, definitely, whether\\nthe inhabitants owed allegiance to Carolina or\\nVirginia. The disputed territory lay within and\\non the southern border of the Dismal Swamp.\\nPractically, for nearly fifty years, the territory\\nwest of the Swamp was not in dispute, as the\\nsettlements on the Carolina side lay to the east\\nof the Chowan River. To the west of that\\ngreat stream the Indians still held sway. It was\\nnot until after the Massacre in 171 1, when one\\nhundred and thirty persons were murdered in\\ntheir homes in one day, that these savages were\\nmade to give place to the advancing tide of civ-\\nilization. The largest of the tribes, and the\\nmost war-like, the Tuscaroras, after that event,\\nwere required to vacate their territory, when\\nthey emigrated North and rejoined the Iroquois\\nor Five Nations, from whom they were de-\\nscended. The smaller and less criminal tribes\\nwere permitted to remain on reservations.\\nDuring the first sixty years of the colonial\\nhistory, the population was chiefly confined to\\nthe territory north of Albemarle Sound,\\nwest of the Chowan River. The settle-\\nments between the two sounds, Albemarle and\\nPamlico, and that- about New Berne, were still\\n-pi^i?, but were represented in the Albemarle i(/\\nAssembly. This body was composed of twenty-\\nseven members, of whom the four counties\\nnorth of the sound sent five, each. The three\\ncounties south of Albemarle had two members\\neach, and New Berne town one. There was\\nlittle intercourse with the Cape Fear Colony,\\nwhich had a separate Assembly of its own, as\\nwell as a Governor. It was a short-lived enter-\\nprise. The colonists came from Barbadoes, in\\n1665, under the leadership of a gentleman\\nnamed Yeaman. He was succeeded by a Mr.\\nWest, as Governor, who was also made Gover-\\nnor of the Charleston settlement, a few years\\nlater, and persuaded the Cape Fear people to\\nfollow him. During the year 1690, the last of\\nthese Cape Fear settlers abandoned their homes\\nand went to Charleston. The writer, whose\\nstatements are complained of, assumes that\\nthese Barbadian colonists became a permanent\\npart of the population of North Carolina.\\nIn 1729 seven of the eight Lords Proprietors\\nsurrendered their rights in and authority over\\nthe colony, to the crown, for a valuable consid-\\neration, of course Earl Granville retained his\\nclaim of right to the soil, and a large strip of\\ncountry (about half the State) on the northern\\nborder was set off to him as his private property,\\nwhile he surrendered his right to share in the\\nGovernment of the people.\\nFrancis Xavier Martin, one of the most judi-\\ncious historians of the Province, estimated the\\nwhite population at the date of this transfer of\\nauthority from the Lords Proprietors to the\\nCrown (17-9) at about 13,000. He gives no\\nopinion as to the number of the blacks; but", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nthere is reason to believe that tliey were fewer\\nin proportion to the whites than were to be\\nfound in either Virginia or South Carolina.\\nA reference to the map will show the reader\\nthat the original boundary of 36\u00c2\u00b0 passes up the\\nAlbemarle Sound and the acquisition made by\\nthe new patent of 16C5 embraces, therefore, the\\nwhole territory north of the Sound. In other\\nwords, it embraced three-fourths of the popula-\\ntion of North Carolina in 1729. This date of\\nthe purchase by the Crown from the Proprietors\\nis, also, coeval with the separation of North\\nfrom South Carolina, and the incorporation of\\nthe whole territory of the former under one Gov-\\nernor and Assembly.\\nBesides the small scattered settlements south\\nof Albemarle Sound, the relative importance of\\nwhich is indicated by their proportion of repre-\\nsentation in the Assembly, as above stated, the\\npopulation had begun to spread out beyond,\\nthat is to say, west of the Chowan River and\\nin the year 1722, the County or Precinct of Ber-\\ntie was organized but up to that date, if not\\nlater, the people on that side of the river voted\\nas of Chowan Precinct.\\nThe immigration of Swiss and Palatines under\\nBaron De Graffenreidt and Mr. Mitchell came to\\nNorth Carolina in the years 1709-10. No defi-\\nnite statements as to their numbers, have come\\ndown to us, but it is believed that the two classes\\nof immigrants combined, did not exceed two\\nthousand. Some loose guesses make them\\nlarger. They settled in the vicinity of New\\nBerne, which town received its name rom the\\nSwiss. Somd of these foreigners were murdered\\nby the Indians the next year, after their arrival,\\nwhen the great Massacre of the whites occurred.\\nDe Graffenreidt narrowly escaped being burned\\nat the stake by the Indians, in company with\\nLawson, the Surveyor General, who had invaded\\ntheir territory with his compass and chain. It\\nis probable that the massacre was the main hin-\\ndrance to further immigration from Switzerland\\nand the Palatinate but De Graffenreidt failed\\nto give them titles to the lands he sold them,\\nwhich must have greatly added to their dis-\\ncouragements.\\nThe foregoing preliminary statement as to the\\nnature and extent of the ground occupied by\\nthe early settlers of the Province has been\\nthought necessary to a thorough understanding\\nof the character of the aspersions of the writer\\nreferred to, and of the answers that will be\\nmade to them. lUit in the first place it will be\\nproper to present them in the language of their\\nauthor. They form a compact mass of misrep-\\nresentation. I understand the writer to be a\\nMassachusetts man. Prof John Fisk of\\nHarvard. He says\\nAt the time of the Revolution the popula-\\ntion of North Carolina numbered about 200,000,\\nof which somewhat more than one-fourth were\\nnegio slaves. The white population was mainly\\nEnglish, but the foreign element was larger than\\nin the case of any other of the colonies which\\nwe have thus far considered. There were Hu-\\nguenots from France, German Protestant from\\nthe Palatinate, Moravians, Swiss, and Scotch,\\nand what we have to note especially is that this\\nforeign population was, in the main, far more\\nrespectable and orderly than the English major-\\nity. The English settlers came mostly from\\nVirginia, though in the southeastern corner of\\nthe colony there was a considerrble settlement\\nof Englishmen from Barbadoes.\\nNow, the English settlers who thus came\\nsouthward from Virginia were very different in\\ncharacter from the sober Puritans, who went\\nnorthward into Alaryland. North Carolina was\\nto Virginia something like Rhode Island was to\\nMassachusetts a receptacle for all the factious\\nand turbulent elements of Society but in this\\ncase the general charaeter of the emigration was\\niiiuiieasnreably loiver. The shiftless people who\\ncould not make a place for themselves in Vir-\\nginia society, including many of the poor\\nwhites, flocked in large numbers into North\\nCarolina. They were, in the main, very lawless", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nin temper, holding it to be the chief end of man\\nto resist all constituted authority, and above all\\nthings to pay no taxes. The history of North\\nCarolina was according!) much more riotous\\nand disorderly than the history of any of the\\nother colonies. There were neither laws nor\\nlawyers, says Bancroft, with slight exaggera-\\ntion. The courts, such as they were, sat often\\nin taverns, where the Judge might sharpen his\\nwits with bad whiskc} -li liilc their decisions arrc\\nnot nronit-d, but were simply shouted by the\\ncrier from the inn door, or at the nearest market\\nplace.\\nThere were a icw amateur surgeons and apoth-\\necaries to be found in the villages, but no regu-\\nlar physicians. Nor does the soul appear to be\\nbetter cared for than the body, for it was not\\nuntil 1703 that the first clergyman was settled\\nin the colony. The Church of England was es-\\ntablished by Government, without the approval\\nof the people, who were opposed on principle\\nto church rates, as to all kinds of ta.xes whatso-\\never. Owing to this dislike of ta.xation, most\\nof the people were Dissenters, but no Dissent-\\ning Churches flourished in the colony. There\\nwas complete toleration even for Quakers, be-\\ncause nobody cared a groat for theology, or for\\nreligion. The few ministers who contrived to\\nsupport life in North Carolina, were listened to\\nin a mood like that in which Mrs. Pardigle s\\ndiscourses were received by the brickmakers,\\nwhile the audience freely smoked their pipes\\nwithin the walls of the sanctuary during divine\\nservice.\\nAgriculture was conducted more wastefully\\nand with less intelligence than in any of the\\nother colonies. In the northern counties to-\\nbacco was almost exclusively cultivated, but it\\nwas of very inferior quality, compared with the\\ntobacco of Virginia.\\nAll business or traffic about the coast was\\ncarried on under perilous conditions for pirates\\nwere alwaj^s hovering about, siriiir in the svin-\\npatliyof tlie people, like the brigands of southern\\nItaly in recent times. It was partly due to this,\\nno doubt, as well as partly to the want of good\\nharborage, that a very large part of the com-\\nmerce of North Carolina was diverted north-\\nward to Norfolk, or southward to Charleston.\\nThe treatment of the slaves is said to have been\\nusually mild, as in Virginia, but their lives were\\npractically, at the mercy of their masters. The\\nwhite servants fared better, and the general state\\nof society was so loic that when their time of ser-\\nvice was ended, they had here a good chance of\\nrising to a position of equality with their\\nmasters.\\nThe countr) swarmed with ruffians of all\\nsorts, who fled thither from South Carolina and\\nVirginia. Life and property were very insecure,\\nand l) nch law was not infrequentl) administered.\\nThe small planters led, for the most part, a lazy\\nlife, drinking hard, and amusing themselves\\nwith scrimmages, in which noses were broken\\nwith blows of the fist, and eyes gouged out by\\na dexterous use of the long thumb nails. The\\nonly other social amusement seems to have been\\ngambling. But, except at elections and other\\nmeetings for political purposes, people saw\\nvery little of each other.\\nThere were no roads worthy of the name,\\nand every family was almost entirely isolated\\nfrom its neighbors. Until just before tlic zuar for\\nIndepemienec, there was not a single school, good or\\nbad, in the whole colony. It need not be added that\\nthe people were densely ignorant.\\nThe colony was a century old before it could\\nboast of a printing press; and if no newspapers\\nwere published, it was doubtless for the suffi-\\ncient reason that there were very few who would\\nhave been able to read them. A mail from\\nVirginia came some eight or ten t mes in a year,\\nbut it only reached a few towns on the coast,\\nand down to the time of the Revolution the in-\\nterior of the country had no mails at all. Under\\nsuch circumstances it is not strange that North\\nCarolina was in a great measure cut off from the\\ncurrents of thought and feeling by which the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nother colonies were swayed in the middle of the\\neighteenth century.\\nIn the Warfor Independence, North Carolina\\nproduced no great leaders. She was not repre-\\nsented at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, and\\nshe was the last of the States, except Rhode Is-\\nland, to adopt the Federal Constitution.\\nThe reader cannot have failed to note in these\\nstatements, supposing the writer to be well in-\\nformed, a spirit in sympathy with the arbitrary\\nrule of the Lords Proprietors and the Crown of\\nEngland, and with their persistent efforts to\\ncompel an unwilling people to pay taxes for the\\nsupport of the Church of which they were not\\nmembers. The whole tenor of the writers criti-\\ncism would justify this inference; and that his\\nsympathies are also with the corrupt county\\nofficials whose illegal exactions provoked and\\njustified the efforts of the Regulators to resist\\nthem. But it is charitable to assume that he\\nhas only a vague idea of these events, derived\\nfrom second-hand sources. For he could not\\nread the history of the Province, without being\\nconvinced that the causes and grounds of resist-\\nance to the constituted authorities were, in the\\nfirst instance, the efforts of the Lords Proprietors\\nto impose the absurd Fundamental Constitu-\\ntions of Locke, upon the people, followed by\\nthe persistent, and never quite successful at-\\ntempt to estab ish the Church, with a system of\\nChurch rates. Mr. Bancroft has brought out\\nthese facts with more distinctness than the his-\\ntorians of the State and even Dr. Hawks has\\nonly paraphrased the lucid statement of the great\\nhistorian.\\nThe second great source of disturbance, the\\nrobbery of the people in the name of law, by\\nthe county officers, at a later period, is equally\\nwell attested, and no one acquainted with the\\nhistory of those times, will venture to vindicate\\nor palliate their conduct. These events will re-\\nceive further notice in their order, as well as\\nother arbitrary and unjust measures of the\\nBritish rulers of the Province.\\nAnother thing observable in this pretentious\\ncriticism is a proneness to jump to general con-\\nclusions from single instances. The writer has\\nseen th^r statement that at an out-of-doors relig-\\nious meeting, in the Albemarle region, in one\\nof the first years of the last century, some rough\\nfellow smoked his pipe while the services were\\ngoing on; and this fact is sufficient to warrant\\nthe statement that such was the universal cus-\\ntom throughout the colonial period, in all parts\\nof the Province. He has read that a noted pi-\\nrate infested the Sounds before there was so\\nmuch as a village upon their borders, and that\\nthe pirate obtained supplies of provisions from\\nthe first squatters on the coast whom he would\\nhave exterminated if they had refused compli-\\nance with his demands and, without mention-\\ning that the pirate was at length captured and\\nput to death, the swift conclusion is drawn, that\\npiracy was the order of the day, all along the\\ncoast, with the connivance of the people, for\\nthe century and more of colonial vassalage; and\\nthat the effect was to render legitimate com-\\nm.erce a hazardous and dangerous occupation,\\nlo this cause the writer would have the world\\nbelieve is due the alleged fact that the people of\\nthe colony carried their produce to Norfolk\\nthrough the Dismal Swamp although there\\nwas neither road nor canal. Or else to Charles-\\nton through a wilderness two to three hundred\\nmiles in width, without roads or navigable wa-\\nters; whereas, at the period when the pirates\\ninfested the coast, the commerce of the colony\\nwas chiefly in the hands of New Englanders,\\nwho came with their vessels through the\\nSounds.\\nA traveler has at some time witnessed a fight,\\nsomewhere in the Province, accompanied by the\\nbrutal practice of gouging, in which the\\nlower class of whites sometimes engage, and\\nthis is sufficient to justify the critic in the sweep-\\ning statement that scrimmages of this sort\\nconstituted the favorite amusement of the small\\nplanters\u00e2\u0080\u0094 their only other entertainments be-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ning drinking and gambling. It would be as\\nfair to charge the whole body of respectable\\npeople in a Northern city, at the present day,\\nwith participation in all the vice and crime which\\nare daily and nightly enacted in the dens of in-\\nfamy that are to be found in every street.\\nThese arc only specimens ot the illogical in-\\nferences of this writer, with whom the rule\\nseems to be, that every isolated fact warrants a\\ngeneralization.\\nIn view of reiterated charges against the peo-\\nple of lawlessness, idleness, shiftlcssness,\\nand general inability to make their way in the\\nworld, it is worth while to notice the first state-\\nment quoted from the writer, to the effect that at\\nthe period of the Revolution, North Carolina\\ncontained about 200,000 inhabitants and if this\\nstatement were true, it would afford evidence of\\nan extraordinarily rapid increase of population\\nduring the next fourteen years, and especially\\nso, as seven of those years were spent in civil\\nand foreign wars, accompanied by the expatria-\\ntion of thousands of the conquered, and the\\nescape of not a few of the servile class. The\\ncensus of 1790, which was taken just fourteen\\nyears after the Declaration of Independence, or\\nfifteen years after the commencement of hostili-\\nties, showed the population of the State to be\\n393,000, or nearly 100 per cent, more than the\\nsupposed number of 200,000. In consideration\\nof the destructive war through which the people\\nhad passed during those eventful years, we are\\nbound to conclude that the population at the\\nbeginning of the war was nearer th -ee hundred\\nthan two hundred thousand. In 1729, it will\\nbe remembered, the total white population was\\nestimated to be only 13,000; and if we add 7,000\\nfor the black, the aggregate, forty-six years be-\\nfore the beginning of the Revolutionary War,\\nwould be but 20,000. Here, then, is evidence\\nof an extraordinary increase of these idle,\\nshiftless, outlaws and renegades from\\nVirginia.\\nWe are told that the foreign population was\\nin the main far more respectable and orderly\\nthan the English majority. By the foreign\\npopulation, the writer means those of non-\\nEnglish origin. There can be no question about\\nthe moral worth and respectability of the Mora-\\nvians and German Lutherans, of the Swiss and\\nPalatine. They all made orderly, good citizens,\\nbut they were not more conspicuous for these\\nvirtues than were the Quakers, who, in early\\ntimes, exercised a controlling influence in the\\nAlbemarle settlement. Nor were the for-\\neigners more distinguished for sobriety and\\nlove of learning than the Presbyterians who\\ncame to the Colony from Pennsylvania and Vir-\\nginia, or directly from Scotland and England.\\nNeither is it true that any of these classes were\\nmore respectable than the native Virginians and\\nother Americans, mostly of English ancestry,\\nwho came in from time to time, during the\\nwhole colonial period, and constituted a large\\nmajority of the population of the Province and\\nit is a baseless calumny to say otherwise. They\\nconstituted a majority, and a controlling major-\\nity of the people. They were part and parcel\\nof the best element in Virginia society em-\\nbracing not many of the oldest, or more aristo-\\ncratic families, but the solid, respectable, and\\nwell-to-do classes of planters and farmers -the\\nclasses that produced such men as Jefferson,\\nPatrick Henry, Henry Clay, and others who\\nbecame eminent for talents and virtue; and they\\nimparted these characteristics to their children.\\nMany of the poorer classes came with these\\nplanters and farmers. Some were, no doubt,\\nvicious characters, who added nothing to the\\nstrength and respectability of the Province.\\nBut what country under the sun is free from\\nsuch a class\\nNorth Carolina we are again told, was\\nto Virginia something like Rhode Island was to\\nMassachusetts a receptacle for all the factious\\nand turbulent elements of society. There was,\\nit must be owned, a resemblance in the two sit-\\nuations. Massachusetts e.xpellcd Roger Wil-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "Till COLONIAL 1 1:r1()U.\\nliams and his Baptist followers, with Quakers\\nand Presbyterians, as heretics and most good\\npeople of the present day arc apt to believe that\\nwhen the exiles shook the dust from their feet,\\nthey left not their equals in moral worth behind\\nthem. And it was in like manner that Virginia\\nintolerance drove many of her best inhabitants\\ninto the wilderness of Carolina, as will now be\\nshown.\\nDurant s Neck in Perquimans county, was\\nthe first permanent settlement made in the Prov-\\nince, and it was made by Quakers who fled from\\nVirginiaand Massachusetts persecution. The\\noldest land title that we know of in North Caro-\\nlina, says Dr. Hawks, and that which we\\nthink was actually the first, is still on record.\\nIt is the grant made by Cistacaiioc, king of the\\nYeopim Indians, in 1662, to Durant, for a\\nneck of land at the mouth of Little and Per-\\nquimans rivers, which still bears the name of the\\ngrantee. In 1633, Berkeley confirmed this\\ngrant by a patent under his own signature.\\nThis patent by the Indian Chief to the Qua-\\nIg^ ker, antedates the first patent given by the king\\nto the Lords Proprietors. It became the nu-\\ncleus of a large Quaker settlement, which re-\\nmains to the present day. It is said that a com-\\npany was formed some years previous to this\\npurchase by Durant, for the purpose of taking\\nup lands and making settlements in the un-\\nclaimed territory; and it is probable that the\\nplan may, to some extent, have been carried\\ninto effect or this purchase by the Quakers\\nmay have been a part of it. The cautious terms\\nin which the Quakers gave in their adhesion to\\nthe Fundamental Constitutions, show that\\nthey were neither illiterate nor reckless vaga-\\nbonds. Their signature and assent are qualified\\nas follows\\nFrancis Tomes, Christopher Nicholson, and\\nWilliam Wyatt did before me, this 31st July,\\nc. and so far as any authority by the\\nLords constituted, is consonant to God s glory,\\nand to the advancement of his blessed truth,\\nwith heart and hands we subscribe, to the best\\nof our capacities and understandings.\\nIn regard to these earliest settlers of North\\nCarolina, Mr. Bancroft states that the adjoining\\ncounty in Virginia, Nansemond, had long\\nabounded in non-conformists and it is certain,\\nhe says, that the first settlements in Albemarle\\nwere the result of the spontaneous overflowing\\nfrom this source. A few vagrant families, he\\nthinks, may have been planted in Carolina be-\\nfore the Restoration. Such settlements would\\nhave been made voluntarily, as under Cromwell\\nthe Church would not have been permitted to\\npersecute Dissenters. But on the restoration\\nof Charles, men who were impatient of inter-\\nference with their religion, who dreaded the\\nenforcement of religious conformity, and who\\ndistrusted the spirit of the new Government in\\nVirginia, plunged more deeply into the forests.\\nIt is known that in 1662, the Chief of the Yeo-\\npim Indians granted to George Durant the neck\\nof land which still bears his name and, in the\\nfollowing year, George Cathmaid could claim\\nfrom Sir Wm. Berkeley^a large grant of land\\nupon the Sound, as a reward for having estab-\\nlished sixty-seven persons in Carolina. This\\nmay have been the oldest considerable settle-\\nment; there is reason to believe that volunteer\\nemigrants preceded them.\\nIt has already been stated that Sir William\\nBerkeley was Governor of Virginia and one of\\nthe Lords Proprietors of Carolina at this time.\\nHe was also a Churclv-man, intolerant of dissent\\nin Virginia; but his pecuniary interests im-\\npelled him to be very liberal and tolerant of\\nQuakers, Presbyterian, and other sectarians who\\nwould agree to remove to their territory. His\\nproprietary colleagues cordially concurred with\\nhim in this left-handed spirit of toleration, by\\nwhich they hoped to be enriched and in con-\\nformity with it, the Carolina colonists were\\nallowed to indulge in whatever eccentricities of\\nfaith and worship their tastes or their con-\\nsciences might suggest.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nIndeed, it was very plain to the common\\nsense of the Proprietaries, that zeal for the\\nChurch north of 36\u00c2\u00b0 30 if enforced by rigorous\\npersecution, was as conducive to the peophng\\ntheir Carolina territory, as the liberty of con-\\nscience which was granted south of that line.\\nThese seemingly hostile principles, or moral\\nforces were thus made to work harmoniously for\\nthe advantage of their Lordships, while narrow-\\nminded bigots, by enforcing conformity on both\\nsides of the line, would have spoiled every-\\nthing.\\nHowison, the historian of Virginia, describes\\nSir William, who was appointed Governor of\\nVirginiain 1642, by Charles I, as an accomplish-\\ned gentleman whose winning manners captivated\\nall hearts, but, His loyalty was so excessive\\nthat it blinded his eyes to the faults of a crowned\\nhead, and steeled his heart against the prayers\\nof oppressed subjects. He loved the\\nmonarchical constitution of England with sim-\\nple fervor he venerated her customs, her\\nChurch, her Bisjiops, her Liturgy everything\\npeculiar to her as a kingdom; and believing\\nthem to be worthy of all acceptation, he en-\\nforced conformity with uncompromising stern-\\nness. HadSir William Berkeley descend-\\ned to his grave at the time when Charles II gained\\nthe English throne, we might with safety have\\ntrusted to those historians who have drawn him\\nas adorned with all that could grace and elevate\\nhis species. But he lived long enough to prove\\nthat loyalty when misguided, will make a tyrant;\\nthat religious zeal, when devoted to an estab-\\nlished Church, will beget the most revolting\\nbigotry and that an ardent disposition, when\\ndriven on by desire for revenge, will give birth\\nto the worst forms of cruelty and malice.\\nYet this excessive zeal for religion and re-\\nvolting bigotry, had a practical side to them\\nwhich the historian overlooked. For they tend-\\ned rapidly to people Sir William s Carolina plan-\\ntation with sober and industrious Quakers and\\nPresbyterians c. who bought land or paid rent\\nat prices fixed by the Proprietaries. The Vir-\\nginia Assembly, under such a champion of or-\\nthodoxy, passed laws of the most stringent\\ncharacter for the enforcement of uniformity.\\nTithes were imposed and exacted inexorably\\nthe persons of the Clergy were invested with\\na sanctity savoring strongly of superstition\\npapists were excluded from the privilege of hold-\\ning office, and their priests were banished the\\nProvince the oath of supremacy to the king as\\nhead of the Church, was imposed, dissenting\\nministers were forbidden to preach and the\\nGovernor and Council were empowered to com-\\npel non-conformists to depart the colony with\\nall convenience. It is not surprising that the\\nCarolina Colony, where toleration was establish-\\ned by the Proprietaries, flourished, .when the\\nGovernor and Assembly of Virginia were so ac-\\ntive in stimulating emigration. But it is obvious\\nthat these intolerant laws of Virginia, on the\\nsubject of religion, were not calculated nor in-\\ntended to drive out the lawless and vicious\\nclasses. On the contraty, wherever Religion is\\nestablished by law, whether the creed be Protes-\\ntant or Catholic, the vicious and criminal classes\\nare rarely arraigned for denying the authority\\nof the Church, however much they may disre-\\ngard its injunctions, and stand in need of its\\ndiscipline. It is the sober, earnest men who\\nsuffer the pains and penalties of heresy, whether\\nthose penalties be the rack, the fagot or banish-\\nment.\\nBut the persecuted Dissenters were not the\\nonly classes that preferred the free air of North\\nCarolina to the intolerance of Berkeley. Thous-\\nands of Churchmen, real and nominal, joined\\nthem and without being eminently religious,\\nthey soon became sufficiently numerous to form\\na strong party in favor of a Church establish-\\nment.\\nMr. Bancroft thinks that the first Governor\\nof the Albemarle Colony, Drummond, appoint-\\ned by Berkeley, \u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00bb//^rt//4,W/y liinizvitliout aitial,\\nfor alleged participation in Bacon s Rebellion,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nwas a Presbyterian. If this opinion be correct,\\nit serves to illustrate more fully how tolerant of\\nheresy the bigoted Govenor of Virginia could\\nbe, when it tended to advance his pecuniary in-\\nterests.\\nTwo or three of the Lords Proprietors were\\ncabinet ministers of Charles II, and they could\\nnot only procure a grant of territory half as\\nlarge as P urope, but they could stipulate the\\nterms of the grant, and the sort of government\\nits future inhabitants were to live under. Eor\\nthe reasons already explained, the Second Chart-\\ner, dictated by themselves, authorized the es-\\ntablishment of the utmost toleration, without\\nso much as naming the Church, and this liberty\\nwas confirmed to the people. They were grant-\\ned an Assembly, says Mr. Bancroft, and\\nan easy tenure of lands, and he (Berkeley) left\\nthe infant people to take care of themselves to\\nenjoy liberty of conscience and conduct, in the\\nentire freedom of innocent retirement to for-\\nget the world till rent day drew near, and quit-\\nrents might be demanded. Such was the origin\\nof fixed settlements in North Carolina. The\\nchild of ecclesiastical oppression was swathed in\\nindependence.\\nIt is appropriate in this place to notice the ci-\\ntation of Mr. Bancroft by the critic, as an au-\\nthority for one of his aspersions, He says\\nThere were neither laws nor lawyers, says\\nBancroft, with but slight exaggeration, and he\\nrepresents the historian as applying this remark\\nto North Carolina throughout its whole Colonial\\nexistence. The truth is, that Mr. Bancroft has\\nnowhere made such a remark, for the two-fold\\nreason that he is too well informed, and has too\\nmuch regard for truth to make it. On the con-\\ntrary, he has done more to vindicate the charac-\\nter of North Carolina than any of its special his-\\ntorians. And since he is a deservedly high au-\\nthority throughout the nation and the world,\\nit is worth while to show what he has said on the\\nsubject. The statement from which the above\\ngarbled quotations are made are but the conclu-\\nsion of an elaborate account of the settlement\\nof the Colony which every citizen and native\\nof the State reads with pride and pleasure.\\nAfter mentioning the arrival of emigrants from\\nNew lingland and from Bermuda, he says that\\nthe Colony lived contentedly with Stevens as\\nChief Magistrate, under a very wise and sim-\\nple form of government. A few words express\\nits outlin,e3: a Council of twelve, si.x named\\nby the Proprietaries and six chosen by the As-\\nsembly an Assembly, composed of the Gover-\\nnor, the Council and delegates from the free-\\nholders of the incipient settlements, formed a\\ngovernment worthy of popular confidence. No\\ninterference from abroad was anticipated; for\\nfreedom of religion and security against taxation,\\nexcept by the Colonial Legislature, were solemn-\\nly conceded. The Colonists were satisfied the\\nmore so, as their lands were confirmed to them\\nby a solemn grant on the terms which they them-\\nselves had proposed.\\nMr. Bancroft proceeds to state that the first\\nLegislature, in 1669, enacted laws adapted to\\nthe wants of the people, and which therefore\\nendured, he saj s, long after the designs of\\nLocke were abandoned. Again he states that\\nthe attempt to enforce the Fundamental Con-\\nstitution of Locke, a year or two later, was im-\\npossible and did but favor anarchy by invalidat-\\ning the existing system, which it could not re-\\nplace. The Proprietaries, contrary to stipula-\\ntions with the Colonists, superseded the existing\\ngovernment and the Colonists resolutely re-\\njected the substitute.\\nThe historian then gives a brief account of\\nthe visits of the celebrated Quaker preachers,\\nWilliam Edmundson and George Fox, to the\\nsettlements at Durant sNeck of the favor with\\nwhich they wen; received by the people, and by\\nthe Governor, and adds: If the introduction\\nof the Constitution of Locke had before been\\ndifficult, it was now become impossible.\\nThe death of Stevens, says Mr. Bancroft, left\\nthe Colony without a Governor and by per-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nmission of the Proprietaries, the Assembly\\nelected Cartwright, their Speaker, to act as Gov-\\nernor. But the difficulty of introducing the\\nmodel (Locke s Constitution) did not diminish\\nand having failed to preserve order, Cartwright\\nresolved to lay the state of the country before\\nthe Proprietaries, and embarked for England.\\nAt the same time the AssemblysentEastchurch,\\ntheir new Speaker, to explain their grievances.\\nMr. Bancroft resumes:\\nThe suppression of a fierce insurrection of\\nthe people of Virginia had been followed by the\\nvindictive fury of ruthless punishments and run-\\naways, rogues and rebels, that is to say, fui^itivcs\\nfrom arbitral) tribunals, non-conformists, and\\nfiicnds of popular liberty, fled daily to Carolina\\nas their common subterfuge and lurking place.\\nDid letters from the government of Virginia de-\\nmand the surrender of leaders in the rebellion,\\nCarolina refused to betray the fugitives who\\nsought shelter in her forests.\\nSuch is the account given by Mr. Bancroft of\\nthe refugees from Virginia oppression and he\\nrejects the idea of our historian Martin, that\\nthese fugitives were runaway negroes. Equally\\ndoes he reject the Tory estimate placed upon\\nthem by the Virginia Governor, Smallwood,\\nand other writers of that school, that they were\\nlawless vagabonds and runagates a phrase\\nwhich our own Hawks applies to these non-con-\\nformist refugees from priestly tyranny. These\\nand similar passages in Bancroft occur in his\\nfirst and second volumes, which were published\\nlong before Hawks history of the State. The\\nlatter author, in som.e places rallies to [y^e. de-\\nfence of the State and the South, against which\\nhe deems to be northern injustice but in deal-\\ning with this subject of our early history, he\\nwould have done well to follow the lead of the\\ngreat northern historian, instead of that of the\\nEnglish and Virginia Tories. But no careful\\nreader of Dr. Hawks can fail to see that his pat-\\nriotic feelings, as a North Carolinian were in\\nthis regard overborne by his reverence for the\\nChurch of England, and its then feeble offshoots\\nin the Colonies. This feeling blinded him to\\nthe virtues of Quakers and other dissenters, who\\nresisted the attempts to form an establishment,\\nand compel the payment of tithes or Church\\nrates. It is true that he has presented a mass\\nof facts which should convince everj wise and\\ndispassionate son of the Church, that the at-\\ntempt to establish it in the Colony, and by such\\nagencies, in spite of the determined opposition\\nof a majority of the people, did it lasting injury,\\nas well as equal injury to the cause of religion.\\nHe has shown, as he could not fail to do, with-\\nout grossly perverting history, that the Church\\nsuffered, as well from the unjust attitude which\\nits friends assumed, of attempting to force it up-\\non the people, as from the character of the\\nclergymen who were sent over from England.\\nOf the seven who came on this mission during\\nthe Proprietary government, three turned out to\\nbe disreputable in character drunken, dissolute\\nand knavish. The others were intelligent and\\ngood men, whose teaching and example, sup-\\nported by the voluntary offerings of the Church\\nat home, would have been eminently salutary.\\nBut as the representatives of an arbitrary plan\\nof enforcing uniformity of worship, and with\\ntheir good example offset by the bad conduct\\nof their associates, their labor was almost in\\nvain. It was unfortunate for the Church, also,\\nthat the jealousy of the British Government\\nwould not allow America to have a Bishop dur-\\ning the whole Colonial period, but turned a deaf\\near to the appeals in this behalf, which were\\nsent up by the Colonists. The consequence\\nwas, that there were few native Church clergy-\\nmen in America, since it was necessary to send\\nthem to England, at great expense, to be or-\\ndained and properly educated. The clerical\\ncarpet-baggers sent to the Colonies, were,\\nwith honorable exceptions, of course, exact\\nprototypes of the lay species which have visited\\nthe South in more recent years.\\nMr. Bancroft has answered so many of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERKED.\\nmisrepresentations of North Carolina, that the\\nreader will excuse a few more brief references\\nand citations. He denounces the meanness of\\nthe British Government in applying their navi-\\ngation act, passed in 1672, to the Colonies, ac-\\ncompanied by a tax on their products. Its ap-\\nplication to North Carolina was cruel. The\\npopulation was barely four thousand. Its ex-\\npifrts consisted of a few fat cattle, a little corn\\nand eight hundred hogsheads of tobacco. This\\ntrade was in the hands of New Englanders,\\nwhose small vessels came into the ^und Maden\\nwith such foreign articles as supplied the simple\\nwants of the people, and exchanged them for\\nthe raw products. But the act referred to re-\\nquired that these products should first be sent\\nto England, where a duty was imposed on them,\\nbefore their re exportation to the West Indies,\\nor elsewhere. The tobacco was taxed a penny\\non the pound, which was equivalent to three\\ncents at the present day. From this source\\nthese poor people were made to pay twelve\\nthousand dollars per annum, and to receive only\\nBritish goods, or foreign articles through Brit-\\nish ports, in return. A revolt was the conse-\\nquence of these oppressive measures, incited,\\nMr. Bancroft says, by the Virginia refugees,\\nwho came over after Bacon s rebellion, and by\\nNew Englanders who were trading in the Albe-\\nmarle country. The Deputy Governor and\\nCouncil were arrested and imprisoned and Cul-\\npepper, an Englishman who had come over some\\nyears before, was made Governor. This rebel-\\nlion, therefore, was on grounds identical with\\nthose which moved the American colonies to\\nresistance a century later, and which resulted in\\ntheir independence. The people of New Eng-\\nland, also, resisted the enforcement of this Nav-\\nigation Act. The motive assigned for this re-\\nbellion was, that thereby the country may\\nhave a free Parliament, and may send home their\\ngrievances. In connection with these facts\\nMr. Bancroft remarks\\nAre there any who doubt man s capacity\\nfor self government, let them study the history\\nof North Carolina; its inhabitants were restless\\nand turbulent in their imperfect submission to a\\ngovernment imposed on them from abroad the\\nadministration of the colony was firm, humane\\nand tranquil, when they were left to take care\\nof themselves. Any government but one of\\ntheir own institution was oppressive.\\nThe uneducated population of that day formed\\nconclusions as just as those which a century later\\npervaded the country.\\nThe people rebelled again, a few years later\\nagainst the misrule of Seth Sothel, one of the\\nProprietors who was sent over as Governor.\\nThis man, says Mr. Bancroft, found the country\\ntranquil, on his arrival, under laws enacted by\\nthe people, and under a Governor of their\\nown choice. The counties were quiet and\\nwell regulated, because not subjected to foreign\\nsway. The planters in peaceful independence,\\nenjoyed the good will of the wilderness. Sothel\\narrived, and the scene was changed.\\nMany colonial Governors displayed rapacity and\\nextortion toward the people Sothel cheated his\\nProprietary associates, as well as plundered the\\ncolonists. He was deposed by the people,\\nwho appealed again to the Proprietaries and\\nthe planters, says Bancroft, immediately became\\ntranquil, when they escaped foreign misrule.\\nAnd here follows a remark of the historian\\nmade with reference to the four or five thousand\\npeople who constituted the whole population in\\n1668, but which the maligner of the Province\\nmisquotes, and makes applicable to them\\nthroughout the one hundred and thirteen years\\nof colonial dependence. Under the marginal\\ndate, i688, which the garbler could not fail to\\nsee, and just at the close of the account of the\\nrebellion against Sothel, Mr. Bancroft says\\nCareless of religious sects, or colleges, or\\nlawyers, or absolute laws, the early settlers en-\\njoyed liberty of conscience, and personal inde-\\npendence freedom of the forest and of the\\nriver.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nBy absolute laws, he clearly refers to the\\nFundamental Constitutions prepared by Mr.\\nLocke for the Lords Proprietors. He could\\nmean nothing else for he had just completed\\nan elaborate eulogy of the people for their prac-\\ntical wisdom in enacting laws adapted to their\\nown circumstances. This remark about abso-\\nlute laws follows what has been quoted above\\nfrom his pages. He had also praised the virtue\\nand devotion of the Quakers and non conformists,\\nwho sought refuge in tlie wilderness from the\\npersecutions of the English church in Virginia.\\nThese men who had suffered together under the\\nsame tyrannical laws and government, and whose\\nsafety in their new common home depended on\\na cordial union with each other, would naturally\\nsubordinate their differences, and become less\\ntenacious of mere names. The Quakers were\\nan organized body of religionists, who, until\\nthey were able to build meeting-houses, wor-\\nshipped in the beautiful groves, or in their pri-\\nvate dwellings. The other unorganized non-\\nconformists would naturally attend these Qua-\\nker meetings and we are assured, even by\\ntheir enemies, that the Quakers made many\\nconverts to their Society from the others,\\nnot excepting the established Church.\\nBut if it were literally true that in 1688, the\\nrefugees in the Albemarle settlemer.t, from Vir-\\nginia oppression, had neither laws nor lawyers,\\nwhat must be thought of the candor or the intelli-\\ngence of a writer who attempts to impose upon\\nthe world the statement that Mr. Bancroft ap-\\nplies the remark to North Carolina during her\\nwhole colonial histor) from 1663 to 1776. (1-\\nsuggest to April, 1775-).\\nThe facts here brought out on the authority of\\nMr. Bancroft, refute at the same time another\\nstatement of the writer, which he couples with\\nhis comparison of the several sorts of people\\nwho made up the emigrations respectively to\\nRhode Island, and to North Carolina, from\\nMassachusetts and Virginia.\\nIn regard to the Virginia emigrants to Carolina,\\nhe says, their general character was immeas-\\nurably lower, than that of the Massachusetts\\nemigrants to Rhode Island. There is no re-\\nspectable authority for this statement. The\\nvictims of Massachusetts persecutions were ex-\\ncellent people, no doubt but there is no reason\\nto suppose that the Puritans of that colony\\nwere more select in regard to the characters of\\nthose whom they expelled from their borders,\\nthan were the Churchmen of Virginia. There\\nhas been nothing in the subsequent careers of\\nthe two classes of emigrants, or in their posteri-\\nties, to warrant the invidious comparison and\\nthere remains but one judgment to pronounce\\nupon it, viz that whether proceeding from\\nignorance or malevolence, it is no less a whole-\\nsale calumny, and this calumny is repeated in\\nother connections and forms, but the above\\nanswer must sufifice for them all.\\nThey were, in the main, very lawless in\\ntemper, we are told, holding it to be the\\nchief end of man to resist all constituted au-\\nthority, and above all things, to pay no taxes.\\nHere again this ready writer shows his ignorance\\nof the history of the Province. The absurdity\\nof the statement becomes apparent if we com-\\npare it with other statements made by him.\\nHe tells us in one breath, and tells truly, that\\nthese Virginia and American-born emigrants\\nconstitute a large majority of the people and\\nin the next that they are lawless, riotous, indo-\\nlent, shiftless, and utterly opposed to paying\\ntaxes. Who, then, made the colonial laws of\\nwhich there are large volumes extant? Who\\nimposed the taxes? Was it the handful of\\nSwiss and Palatines, not above two thousand in\\nnumber, and not one of whom, when they ar-\\nrived, understood the language Was it by the\\nGaelic-speaking Scotch Highlanders, who came\\nto the Province after the middle of the eight-\\neenth century two or three thousands in num-\\nber Was it by the German Lutherans and\\nMoravians who came still later all of whom\\nspoke a foreign language These emigrants", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "THK COLONIAL PICRIOD.\\nI were most valuable acquisitions and many of\\ntheir descendants have become distinguished\\ncitizens but during the twenty or thirty years\\nof their residence here prior to the Revolution,\\nthey knew too little of the English language to\\ntake a leading part in making the laws. The\\nconclusion is a necessary one, then, that the\\ncolonial statutes, constituting a complete body\\nof laws, adapted to the wants of the people,\\ncorrectly and concisely written, in parliamentary\\nstyle, were the product of the class which this\\nwriter would have the world believe, was com-\\nposed, in the main, of worthless renagades\\nand law-breakers from Virginia. The character\\nof these laws will be shown in another place.\\nThe Colony was a century old, says our\\ncensor, before it had a printing press: and if\\nno newspapers were published, it was doubtless\\nfor the sufficient reason that there were very\\nfew who would have been able to read them.\\nThe first of these statements contains full\\neighty per cent, of truth, which is so much\\nabove the average that it may be allowed to go\\nuncontradicted. But at the same timeitadmits\\nof extenuation. The Colony was planted in\\n1663, and the first printing press was brought\\ninto it in 1749, and was employed in printing\\nthe laws, and a few years afterward, a news-\\npaper.\\nThe further statement of the writer, that A\\nmail from Virginia came some eight or ten times\\na year, but it only reached a few towns on the\\ncoast, and down to the time of the Revolution\\nthe interior of the country had no mails at all,\\nis quite true; and it fully explains to any fair\\nmind how newspapers could not flourish under\\nsuch circumstances, and without assuming that\\nthe people could not read. Another obstacle\\nQ- to the success j^{ newspapers is presented in the\\nfact that North Carolina was, and still is, more\\nexclusively agricultural than any other part of\\nAmerica and contained and still contains, in\\nproportion to aggregate population, f-nver peo-\\nple resident in towns.\\nIn New England there was a far greater popu-\\nlation, and at the beginning of the eighteenth\\ncentury, Boston, according to Rev. Cotton Ma-\\nther, and other authorities quoted in the Me-\\nmorial History of that city, contained not far\\nfrom ten thousand inhabitants. But there was\\nthe same deficiency of mail facilities, though\\nnot in equal degree, which existed in North\\nCarolina. I find in a little work published by a\\nPostoffice official, that so early as 1672, a\\nmonthly mail was established between Boston\\nand New York; and that in 171 1, Massachu-\\nsetts established a weekly mail between Boston\\nand her outl} ing territory of Maine. And yet,\\nwith these relatively great advantages and facili-\\nties a town of ten thousand inhabitants, and at\\nleast one weekly mail no newspaper was es-\\ntablished in Boston, nor in Massachusetts, until\\nthe year 1704. This was eighty-four years after\\nthe founding of the Colony. It is true that\\nthere was a printing press introduced at an ear-\\nier date, which was employed in the publica-\\ntion of pamphlets and books of theology, and\\nthe laws of the colony; but no newspaper until\\nthe settlement was eighty-four years old. Isa-\\niah Thomas a Massachusetts man, in his valu-\\nable history of printing, gives an interesting\\naccount of this first American journalistic enter-\\nprise. It was called the Boston Xoxcs- Letter.\\nThe first numberappeared in April, 1704. John\\nCampbell, a Scotchman, and Postmaster of the\\ntown, was the proprietor, or Undertaker, as\\nhe styled himself. It was printed on a half-\\nsheet of what was called Pot paper, once a\\nweek; but after the second number it appeared\\non a half-sheet of fools-cap. Whether this was\\nan enlargement on Pot paper, or a reduction in\\nsize, is not stated but the change in dimensions,\\nwhether in one way or the other, was no doubt\\ninconsiderable. At any rate the Ne^vs Letter\\ncontinued to be printed for four years on a half-\\nsheet of fools cap, once a week. It rarely con-\\ntained more than two advertisements, one of\\nthem by the proprietor, in which he enumerated", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nthe articles he was ready to advertise, at reason-\\nable rates, among them runaway servants.\\nThe ill omened style of undertaker, assumed by\\nthe proprietor, may in some sort, account for the\\nunhealthy childhood and youth of Boston s first-\\nborn journal. At any rate, the undertaker,\\nafter fifteen years of sad experience, informed\\nthe public that he could not dispose of three\\nhundred copies weekly; and that he was thirteen\\nmonths behind time in the publication of the\\nforeign news.\\nThis was the case in 1719, when Boston must\\nhave had apopulation of nearly or quite 25,000,\\nfor in 1 7 10, according to the high authority\\nof the Memorial History, it was already\\n18,000.\\nMr. Thomas states that the first press intro-\\nduced into North Carolina (at New Berne) was\\nin the year 1754 and Mr. Bancroft makes the\\nsame statement but Martin, the intelligent\\nhistorian of the Province, who resided about\\nthirty years at New Berne, during all of which\\ntime he was engaged in printing and most of\\nthe time, as a newspaper publisher, as well as\\npublic printer for the Colony, says that James\\nDavis came, by invitation of the Assembly,\\nwith a printing press, in the year 1749. Davis\\nbegan the publication of a newspaper in 1765.\\nNew Berne contained at that time, perhaps, five\\nhundred white inhabitants and the fact that\\nhis paper was sustained was wonderful, in view\\nof Campbell s discouragements at Boston.\\nIt would not be fair to assume that this ina-\\nbility to support, or indifference to the worth\\nof a newspaper, on the part of the people of\\nMassachusetts, was due to their ignorance or\\ninability to read, for we know that such was not\\nthe case. It is more just to say that new in-\\nventions and new methods of doing particular\\nthings are slow in finding their way into com-\\nmon use. Fifty years hence people may won-\\nder that their ancestors of this our day, did not,\\none and all, use the telegraph or telephone, in-\\nstead of the slow process of sending letters by\\nmail, by which days are consumed in doing the\\nwork of a few minutes.\\nIn the war for independence North Carolina\\nproduced no great leaders, says the essayist.\\nIt would be easy to retaliate that other colonies\\nor States, more favorably situated, failed to pro-\\nduce great leaders. New England furnished a\\nmajority of the rank and file, and probably,\\nmost of the material aid and yet she failed to\\nproduce the great leader; nor did she produce\\nbut one great soldier, and he came from the\\ndespised little colony of Rhode Island, and\\nfrom the persecuted class of Quakers, who were\\ndriven into exile by Massachusetts orthodoxy.\\nThere were many good officers produced by the\\nwar of the Revolution men who were brave,\\nsagacious, and enterprising but history fails to\\npoint to more than two who were equal to the\\ngreatest emergencies, in which the disciplined\\nand well armed soldiers of Britain were to be\\nmet and foiled by the comparatively raw and\\nill appointed recruits of the provinces. Those\\ntwo men were Washington and Greene. Per-\\nhaps there was one other thus endowed but he\\nturned traitor to the cause.\\nNorth Carolina produced in the Revolutionary\\nera anumberof good officers Howe, Davidson,\\nDavie, Caswell, Lillington, Moore, Nash, and\\nmany others the equals in merit with those of\\nthe same rank, in other States. And during\\nthose eventful days, a North Carolina boy was\\ntrained by the discipline of adversity, to take the\\nforemost place in the Nation s regard, as a great\\ncaptain, hero, and statesman. A New England\\nauthor of celebrity, Parton, has demonstrated\\nthat Andrew Jackson was born on North Caro-\\nlina soil. His childhood was spent in South\\nCarolina, though within two miles of his birth-\\nplace; which circumstance gave rise to the im-\\npression that he was a native of that State.\\nWhile still a boy, he returned to North Caro-\\nlina, where he spent his youth and early man-\\nhood. At length he emigrated to Tennessee,\\nwhich was then only a western county of his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nnative State, and there he lived and died. For\\ngreatness of soul for the possession of those\\nqualities of intelligence, of courage, and firm-\\nness, which inspire respect and confidence, and\\nconstitute a nature born to command, An-\\ndrew Jackson has had, certainly, not more than\\none superior in this country.\\nShe was not represented at the Stamp Act\\nCongress of 1765, says Fisk, and the purpose\\nof the statement is to convey the impression\\nthat the absence of North Carolina from tliat\\nCongress was due to a want of sympathy in the\\ncommon cause. If this was not his purpose, he\\ncould have had none. He failed to add that\\nNew Hampshire, Rhode Island and Georgia\\nwere also unrepresented in that Convention.\\nIf he had had any acquaintance with the history\\nof North Carolina, he could not have been ig-\\nnorant of the fact that her failure to be repre-\\nsented on the occasion was caused, in the lan-\\nguage of Martin, -i the lower House not\\nhaving had the opportunity of choosing mem-\\nbers, Martin suggests that a similar obstacle\\nmay have prevented the other three colonies\\nfrom being represented. He states that, In\\nthe Province of North Carolina, the people, at\\nall their public meetings, manifested their high\\napprobation of the proceedings of the inhabi-\\ntants of the other Provinces and Lieutenant\\nGovernor Tyron, judging from the temper of\\nthe people that it would be unsafe and danger-\\nous to allow them the opportunity of express-\\ning their feelings, by allowing a session of the\\nLegislative body, in these days of ferment, on\\nthe 25th of October, issued his proclamation to\\nprorogue the General Assembly, which was to\\nhave met on the 30th of November, till the 12th\\nof March, assigning as a reason for the step,\\nthat there appeared to be no immediate necessity\\nfor their meeting at that time.\\nIn January, 1766, the British Sloop of War\\nDiligence arrived in the Cape Fear, having on\\nboard the stamp paper. The Governor issued\\nhis proclamation calling on the stamp distribu-\\ntors to apply for it to the Commander of the\\n^loop. But Colonel John Ashe of New Han-\\nover, and Colonel Waddell of Brunswick em-\\nbodied the militia of the two counties, and\\nmarched at their head to Brunswick, where the\\nDiligence was anchored, and notified the com-\\nmander that they would resist the landing of the\\nstamp paper. A party was left to watch the\\nmovements of the ship, while their comrades\\nseized a boat belonging to the ship, and ascend-\\ned the river to Wilmington, where the Governor\\nresided, for the time. They placed the boat on\\na cart and marched with it through the streets,\\namid the plaudits of the people. The next day,\\nColonel Ashe, with a crowd of the people, called\\non the Governor, and demanded to see the\\nStamp Master, James Houston, who it seems,\\nhad taken refuge with His Excellency. The\\nGovernor at first declared his purpose to resist\\nthe demand, but was induced to yield by a threat\\nthat his house would be burned over his head.\\nHouston then came out, and accompanied Col-\\nonel Ashe and the citizens to the market, where\\nhe took a solemn oath not to attempt the execu-\\ntion of his office. Whereupon the people gave\\nhim three cheers, and conducted him back to\\nthe Governor s quarters. This statement is con-\\ndensed from Martin, who has given a fuller ac-\\ncount of the resistance of the Colonies to the\\nStamp Act, than even Mr. Bancroft, and other\\nhistorians of the United States.\\nThe Whigs of North Carolina, owing to pe-\\nculiar circumstances, had to confront formidable\\nbodies of tories at home, where there was less\\nglory, or at least, less reputation to be achieved,\\nthan in the struggle with the foreign foe. These\\ninternecine conflicts, though fierce and bloody,\\nand calling forth physical courage and military\\nconduct of a high order, were not of a character\\nto place their leaders in the line of promotion\\nin the Continental service.\\nThe existence of Toryism in North Carolina\\ncalled forth all the more courage and firmness\\non the part of her lovers of liberty. This local,.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ndefection was the result of a combination of\\ncircumstances which have never been fully ap-\\npreciated beyond the limits of the State.\\nThe Scotch Highlanders who came to North\\nCarolina about the middle of the eighteenth\\ncentury, would, under other circumstances, have\\nbeen an excellent class of immigrants. They\\nwere good people. But they had rebelled against\\nGeorge II, in favor of Charles Edward, a de-\\nscendant of their ancient kings of the House\\npf Stuart. These adherents of the Stuarts con-\\nstituted or formed a part of the Tory party of\\nGreat Britain; and the Highlanders were, there-\\nfoie, Tories by inheritance that is to say, they\\nbelonged to the party which believed in the di-\\nvine right of kings. They had been defeated\\nat the battle of CuUoden, and their last hope of\\na restoration of the Stuarts was gone. The\\nleaders were hanged, and their followers were\\nallowed t;^ emigrate to America, after taking the\\noath of allegiance While these North Carolina\\nHighlanders, therefore cannot be supposed to\\nhave felt an ardent love for the British Govern-\\nment, they were still further removed in senti-\\nment from that form of Whigism in America,\\nmarriage licences and all legal processes. The\\nSheriffs exacted double and treble the amount of\\nthe taxes. The people protested, but to no pur-\\npose. At length an indictment was found\\nagainst the Clerk of the Orange County Circuit\\nCourt. He was convicted, and was fined by the\\nJudges a sixpence. This conduct of the\\nCourt in conniving at the fraudulent extortion\\nof the Clerks, rendered the people desperate,\\nand provoked them to take up arms in defence\\nof their violated rights. No fair-minded man\\nwho reads the history of these events will hesi-\\ntate to say that these people were subjected to\\ngreater injustice than was imposed by the Crown\\nand Parliament on the American Colonies.\\nThey took the name of Regulators, and organ-\\nized rude military companies, which were very\\npoorly armed and equipped. They were poor,\\nand for the most part ignorant and without\\narms or military training, they were in no plight\\nto cope with the forces under Governor Tyron.\\nThey were ingloriously defeated at Alamance,\\nin May, 1771 and like the defeated Highlanders\\nat Culloden, they were required such as were\\nnot hanged to take an oath of allegiance.\\nwhich had armed itself for the establishment of Governor Ty^on was a man of the world, un\\na Republic. They were at the same time suffer\\ning the terrible consequences of an unsuccessful\\nrebellion against an established government\\nand having renewed their allegiance to it, nothing\\nwas more natural than that they should shun,\\nand even resist, a second rebellion. Under\\nthese circumstances the Royal Governor Mar-\\ntin, authorized Donald McDonald, their recog-\\nnized head, to raise a brigade. He did so; but\\nwas soon defeated and made a prisoner, together\\nwith Allan McDonald, the husband of the cele-\\nbrated Flora Mclvor. The leaders were ex-\\nchanged, and returned to Scotland.\\nThe yeomanry of the upper counties had for\\nscrupulous, but polished in manners. His wife,\\nand her sister Miss Esther Wake, were ladies\\nof rare beauty and accomplishments. The gen-\\ntry in all the eastern counties were completely\\nled captive by the fascinations of the Provincial\\nCourt. In those days, the lawyers and wealthier\\nclasses exercised far more control over the peo-\\nple than they have done in later years. As il-\\nlustrative of this statement it may be mentioned\\nthat Tryon, by these social influences, was able\\nto carry through the Assembly a measure which\\nwas regarded at the time as one of startling ex-\\ntravagance. This was an appropriation of fif-\\nteen thousand pounds for the erection of a Gov-\\nernor s palace. The house was built at New\\nyears chafed under the illegal exactions of the Berne, and was, no doubt, one of the finest man-\\ncounty officers. The Clerks of Courts demand- sions in America, in its day. It added consider-\\ned two to six times the amount of the lawful ably to the burden of taxes, and to the irritation\\nfees for registering deeds and wills for issuing of the people.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PKRIOD.\\nIt was in like manner, by social blandishments\\nthat Tryon was able to rally around him the gen-\\ntry of the lowlands, when he marched into the\\nup-country the suppression of the revolt of\\nthe Regulators. These gentlemen, three and\\nfour years later, became the staunchest of Whigs,\\nand were not a whit behind the Adamses and\\nHancock, of Massachusetts, or of Henry and\\nJefferson of Virginia, in their early and firm\\nsupport of the rights of the Colonies. But the\\nactive part taken by these men in the suppres-\\nsion of the revolt of the Regulators, tended\\nstrongly to alienate the latter from the cause of\\nthe country in 1775, and the years following.\\nThis antipathy of the Regulators to the lead-\\ning Whigs the suffering they had undergone,\\nas a result of unsuccessful revolt, together with\\nthe oath they had so recently taken to be faith-\\nful to the Crown, made it an easy matter for\\nTryon s successor, Josiah Martin, to fix them\\nin their allegiance. He visited their region of\\ncountry, redressed their grievances, pardoned\\nsuch as were still amenable to trial or punishment,\\nand gave them his confidence by appointing\\ntheir leading men to office. Martin, in all these\\nrespects showed great good sense and sagacity.\\nBut he led a forlorn hope and was compelled in\\nApril, 1775, to abandon the seat of govern-\\nment at New Berne, and fly for safety to Fort\\nJohnston, on the banks of the Cape Fear. In\\nJuly, feeling insecure in the Fort, he took ref-\\nuge on board the British Sloop of War, Cniiscr,\\nand from this safe retreat he fulminated his\\nProclamation, and issued his orders to his Tory\\nadherents but never again could he set foot on\\nNorth Carolina soil, as Governor of the State.\\nThe knavish conduct of the county ofificersin\\nextorting illegal fees and taxes, which the Regu-\\nlators resisfed to the best of their ability, be-\\nlongs to the class of occurrences in the history\\nof the Province which half-informed scribblers\\nhave, for a century and more, harped upon as\\naffording evidence of the lawless character of\\nthe people.\\nIn Virginia, the old aristocratic families, who\\ngave tone to public sentiment, were strongly\\nbiased, by the force of habit, education, and\\nattachment to the Mother Country, )/f the\\nChurch of England. They were not a particu-\\nlarly religious class of people nor were they\\ndeeply learned or interested in theological con-\\ntroversy. But the religion of the Church was\\nthat of the Monarch, and of the aristocracy,\\nand therefore, they argued, it must be the true\\nchurch. They had sufficient influence with the\\npeople to establish it, and maintain it at the\\npublic expense. But there was a large and\\ngrowing element of dissent, which was destined\\nunder the lead of Jefferson, to overthrow the\\nestablishment, and to place all denominations on\\nan equality before the law. A large proportion\\nof the wealthy and well-to-do classes who emi-\\ngrated to North Carolina from Virginia, were\\nattached to the Church and, backed; at first, by\\nthe Lords Proprietors, and afterwards by the\\nKing s Government, they succeeded in estab-\\nlishing the Church as the Religion of the Prov-\\nince, accompanied by the imposition of a tax\\nfor its support. The Province was divided into\\nParishes, and glebe lands were set apart, out of\\nthe public domains, with the same end in view.\\nAt the same time all other forms of religion\\nwere tolerated without the slightest restraint.\\nThe provision of law for the support of the\\nclergy, and for other church purposes, was\\nwholly inadequate, and the payment of taxes\\nfor that purpose was evaded as much as possible.\\nThe odium which attached to the establishment\\nfrom a sense of the injustice of compelling Dis-\\nsenters to pay taxes for its support, was a fatal\\nobstacle to its usefulness. The Proprietors\\nmight without olTensc to the people, have en-\\ndowed the Church out of their more than princely\\ndomains, with lands, which, in the course of\\ntime, would have made it wealthy but the im-\\nposition of taxes for the support of the clergy\\nwas a fatal mistake which deprived it of the love\\nand veneration of the people, which its unri-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nvaled liturgy is so well calculated to inspire.\\nAt the outbreak of the Revolution there were\\nnot many clergymen in the Colony, and scarcely\\none of these remained with their flocks, to share\\nin their fortunes, when the shock of revolution\\nand war came.\\nThe failure of the Church to take root in the\\nColony, owing to the persistent efforts that were\\nmade to force it upon the people, was sufficient\\nreason, with British Tory writers of those times\\n(and is sufficient reason still, with an American\\nwriter who wishes to calumniate the State) for\\nthe declaration, Nor does the soul appear to\\nbe better cared for thanjhe body, for it was not\\nuntil 1703 that the first clergyman was settled\\nin the Colony.\\nThe Church of England was established by\\nthe Government, without the approval of the\\npeople, who were opposed on principle to\\nChurch rates, as to all kinds of taxes whatsoever.\\nOwing to this dislike of taxation, most of the\\npeople were Dissenters. But no Dissenting\\nChurches flourished in the Colony. There was\\ncomplete toleration, even for Quakers, because\\nnobody cared a groat for theology, or for relig-\\nion. This remark, like the others quoted from\\nthe writer, is made with reference to North Caro-\\nlina, in the Colonial Period that is to say,\\nthroughout that period. It has been shown on\\npreceding pages, that the earUest settlements in\\nthe colony were made by people who fled from\\nreligious persecutions in Virginia. It is never\\nthe indifferent and careless, the vih; and the vi-\\ncious, who become the victims of religious per-\\nsecution they would rather bend the knee than\\nbrave the storm. On the contrary it is only the\\nsincere and earnest believers those who are\\ninspired by an unconquerable love of truth and\\nduty that prefer exile and martyrdom to a re-\\ncantation or abandonment of their faith. And\\nsuch, we have seen, was the character of the\\nQuaker and Presbyterian emigrants from Vir-\\nginia to the Albemarle settlements. They were,\\nafter a few years, followed by large numbers\\nwho were members or adherents of the Church.\\nThe proportion of sincere believers of this class\\nwas quite as large as the average in communi-\\nties; while the Quakers and Presbyterians were\\neminently rehgious else they would not have\\nbeen exiled by persecution. The first necessity\\nof all was to build cabins to shelter them from\\nthe elements, to clear the forests for cultivation,\\nand to enclose them with fences. For they\\nbrought horses, cattle and other live stock,\\nwhich roamed at large, and helped themselves\\nto the bounties supplied by nature, and needed\\nlittle attention from their owners. The colonists\\nwere not in a condition to build stately churches,\\nnor to pay salaries to ministers and it was, and\\nis, a principle with Quakers, to pay no salaries\\nto their preachers. This fact has been familiar\\nto every man of ordinary intelligence for two\\ncenturies. They met at private houses for pur-\\nposes of worship, or when the weather was fa-\\nvorable, in the stately groves. The Presbyte-\\nrians whosecircumstances were similar, imitated\\nthe Quakers in the simplicity of their religious\\nexercises. They were often under the necessity\\nof putting up, for the time, with the ministra-\\ntions of laymen, or of a minister who had some\\nsecular occupation for his support.\\nThe Baptists formed a congregation in Per-\\nquimans, as early as 1727. Paul Palmer was\\nthe minister. He began with thirty-two mem-\\nbers, whose names are given. Joseph Parker\\nsucceeded him. A Baptist congregation was\\nfounded in Halifax, in 1742. This, says Mr.\\nBenedict, the historian, is the Mother Church\\nin all that part of the State, which still abounds\\nwith Baptists. In 1752, the Baptists had six-\\nteen congregations in the Province. In 1765,\\nthey had become numerous, and formed the\\nKehukee Association. About this time, says\\nMr. Benedict, the separate Baptists had be-\\ncome very numerous, and were rapidly increas-\\ning in the upper regions of North Carolina.\\nThis schism, however, was soon afterwards\\nhealed, and the two branches of the denomina-\\ntion were cordial y united.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nMr. Moore an able historian of the State,\\nmentions a Baptist congregation known as Shi-\\nloh, which was organized in Pasquotank County,\\nas early as 1729, and refers to John Comer s\\nJournal of that year, as his authority. Mr.\\nMoore states, also, that six years later, Joseph\\nParker, ordained by this church, had established,\\nwhere Murfreesboro now stands, the church\\nstill known as Meherin that in 1750 a congre-\\ngation was formed at Sandy Run in Bertie;\\nand about the same time, chapels were in exist-\\nence at St. John s, and St. Luke s or Buckhorn,\\nin Hertford.\\nIn the year 1736 there was an immigration of\\nPresbyterians into Vh-ginia and North Carolina,\\nfrom the North of Ireland. Henry E. McCul-\\nlough, the agent of Lord Granville himself a\\nlarge land owner induced a colony of these\\npeople to settle on his estate in Duplin county,\\nin the southeastern part of the Province. Erom\\nthis time forward colonies of Presbyterians came\\nand settled in the Province, from year to year,\\nand became a powerful influence, from their su-\\nperior education and strong characteristics.\\nFrom the Virginia border to that of South Caro-\\nlina, in all the Piedmont region, and as low\\ndown as the county of Granville, their settle-\\nments were numerous and in conjunction with\\nthe Moravians in Surry, the Quakers in Guilford,\\nand Lutherans, and German-Reformed Churches\\nCl in Rowan, they imp^jfrted a high moral and re-\\nligious tone, to society, in all that portion of\\nthe Province, accompanied by a love of learning\\nand of liberty. The Presbyterians were strongly\\nplanted in Granville and Orange and where-\\never they formed a settlement they built a\\nchurch. These settlements date back to the\\nyear 1740.\\nTo the Rev. Mr. Foote, who composed his\\nvaluable Sketches of North Carolina from the\\nrecords of the Presbyteries and congregations,\\nI am indebted for many valuable facts. The\\nRev. Mr. Caruthcrs, also, in his Life of the\\nRev, David Caldwell, and his sketches of the\\nhistory of the Province and State, has contrib-\\nuted many valuable facts and incidents. Mr.\\nEootc, in this connection, says\\nWhile the tide of emigration was setting\\nfast and strong into the fertile regions between\\nthe Yadkin and Catawba, from the North of Ire-\\nland, through Pennsylvania and Virginia, anoth-\\ner tide was flowing from the Highlands of Scot-\\nland, and landing colonies of Presbyterian peo-\\nple along the Cape Eear river. Authentic re-\\ncords declare that the Scotch had found the\\nsandy plains of Carolina many years previous to\\nthe exile and emigration that succeeded the\\ncrushing of the hopes of the House of Stuart in\\nthe fatal battle of Cullodon in 1746. But in\\nthe year following that event, large companies\\nof Highlanders seated themselves in Cumber-\\nland County and in a few years the Gaelic lan-\\nguage was heard familiarly in Moore, Anson,\\nRichmond, Robeson, Bladen and Sampson.\\nAmong these people and their children, the\\nwarm hearted preacher and patriot, James Camp-\\nbell labored more than a quarter of a century\\nand with them, that romantic character. Flora\\nMcDonald passed a portion of her days. This\\nlady worshipped at a little church among the\\nsand-hills of Cumberland, called Barbacue.\\nIt is still a place of public worship, but whether\\nin the same building or not, is not stated.\\nIn the year 1750 the Moravians, or United\\nBrethren purchased 100,000 acres of land from\\nLord Granville, in Surry County, in sight of the\\nmountains. They began their settlements the\\nnext year. There were several of these settle-\\nments in the purchase, and each settlement im-\\nmediately built a house of worship. Their de-\\nscendants still inhabit that fine district of coun-\\ntry, and give tone to society. Like the Quakers,\\nthey are an eminently religious people and like\\nthe Quakers, too, they are conscienciously op-\\nposed to war and fighting. It is a fact highly\\nhonorable to the Province and State of North\\nCarolina, that the scruples of these two classes\\nof Religionists have always been respected and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nmen whose consciences forbid the bearing of\\narms, have ever been excused by the payment of\\na moderate tax. The ill success of the Church\\nof England has already been explained. But it\\nwas not wholly inefficient. Every Parish and\\nthe Province was divided into Parishes had its\\nlay Reader, who, in the absence of a clergyman,\\nread the services, and a sermon, selected gener-\\nally from the works of some eminent English-\\nman, such as Tillotson, South or Barrow. And\\nthus, every heart which remained loyal to the\\nfaith of our English ancestors, was nourished and\\ninstructed. But the desertion of their posts by\\nthe clergy, on account of inadequate salaries,\\nand the open revolt of their parishioners, in 1775,\\nprepared the way for the reception of Methodism,\\nwhich, at that time, was only a new method of\\npropagating the faith of the Church. Most fam-\\nilies which were not distinctively of the Presby-\\nterian, Baptist, Quaker or some other denomina-\\ntion, during and immediately after the Revolu-\\ntion, became attached to the Methodists. There\\nwas no interregnum of Religious worship and ob-\\nservance in the State.\\nThere remain two more serious misrepresenta-\\ntions to be noticed, viz the denial that there\\nwere schools or Courts of law in North Caroli-\\nna, during the era of Provincial dependence.\\nAnd first, as to schools, the writer says\\nUntil just before the war for Independence\\nthere was not a single school, good or bad, in the\\nwhole Colony. It need not be added that the\\npeople were densely ignorant.\\nIf the people of North Carolina were as ignor-\\nant of letters as this historical critic has shown\\nhimself to be of his subject, their condition was\\npitiable indeed.\\nDr. John Brickell, an intelligent naturalist,\\nresided in and traveled throughout the settle-\\nments in the early part of the eighteenth centu-\\nry, and published, in Dublin, in the year 1737,\\nThe Natural History of North Carolina with\\nan account of the trade, manners and customs\\nof the Christian and Indian inhabitants. This\\nintelligent writer says:\\nThe Religion by law established is the Prot-\\nestant, as it is professed in England and though\\nthey seldom have orthodox clergyman, (he\\nmeans those of the Church) among them, yet\\nthere are not only glebe lands laid out for that\\nuse, commodious to each town, but likewise for\\nbuilding churches. rhcimntoj these Protestant\\nClagy is generally supplied by some sehoolmasters,\\nwho read the Liturgy, and then a sermon out of\\nDr. Tilotson, or some good practical divine ev-\\nery Sunday. These are the most mtmerous and are\\ndispersed through the whole Pi ovince. This gen-\\ntleman traveled and made his observations in\\nthe Province between the years 1730 and 1737,\\nas is shown by the imprint of the book and it\\nappears from his statement, that at that early\\nday the schoolmaster was abroad through\\nthe whole Province. Next in numerical\\nstrength were the Quakers, the Presbyterians,\\nthe Baptists and the Catholics, and the author\\nsays that the latter, who were scattered over the\\nProvince, had a clergyman at Bath-town.\\nIn 1704, Mr. Blair, a Church missionary, and\\na good man, came to the Colony, and reported\\nthat the settlers had builtsmall churches in three\\nprecincts, and appointed a lay Reader in each,\\nwho were supplied by him with sermons. These\\nlay-Readers were schoolmasters, as appears from\\nthe specific statement of Dr. Brickell and there\\nis additional incidental evidence of the fact.\\nThe lay-Readers were to be supported, and to\\nemploy them as teachers of schools was the nat-\\nural resource. But there is other positive evi-\\ndence of the fact.\\nDr. Hawks gives an account of some small\\nsubscriptions made by the wealthy clergy and\\nnobility for the propogation and support of the\\nGospel in America, from which it would appear\\nthat those well-to-do Christians of the fatherland\\nhad an idea that a very little money would dif-\\nfuse a great deal of Gospel truth or that a very\\nlittle of the truth would be sufficient for the\\nColonies. But the King, (William III,) we are\\ntold, did better. On the report of Dr. Bray,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\na missionary, Bishop Compton went to tlie King,\\nas he had done before, and obtained from him a\\nbounty of ^20 to every minister orsc/iooluiasta;\\nthat would go over to America.\\nThe Rev. William Gordon, an intelligent Eng-\\nlish clergyman, who came as a missionary to\\nNorth Carolina in the year 1708, and who was\\na man of character and piety, after returning\\nhome, wrote a long letter to the Secretary of\\nthe Society for the Propagation of the Gospel,\\nin regard to the Colony. It bears date May 13,\\n1709. In this letter he incidentally alludes to\\nthe fact that the Quakers in Pasquotank were\\nsending their children to the school of a lay\\nReader of the Church, named Griffin. The\\nsame clergyman established a church at the head\\nof Albemarle Sound, in the settlement which\\nafterward became the town of Edenton, and in-\\ntrcdiu cd a sclwobnastcr, with school books. He\\nstates that there were no Quakers in that pre-\\ncinct, (Chowan) and that the people were ex-\\ntremely ignorant and poor. Yet Edenton, long\\nbefore the Revolution, became the centre and\\nthe abode of the wealthy and refined. The\\nreader of the life of Judge Iredell, of the Unit-\\ned States Supreme Court, by iVIcRee, is charmed\\nby the picture presented of a polished society\\nof well-bred and educated people in that seclud-\\ned little nook of the Province of North Caro-\\nlina.\\nAt the session of the Assembly which met at\\nWilmington, November 20, 1759, says Martin\\nAn aid was granted to the King for the sub-\\nsistence of the troops and militia now in pay of\\nthe Province it was directed to be paid out of the\\nfjiiid heretofore appiopriated for the purchase of\\nglebes and the establishment of schools, the King\\nnot having signified his pleasure on that appro-\\npriation.\\nAs a rule the Kings of England had to be\\nbribed into acquiescence in any measure pro-\\nposed in behalf of the Colonists, however essen-\\ntial to their welfare, by the grant of money to\\nwhich was no doubt dropped out or omitted, as\\nhimself or his favorites, The foregoing is a spec-\\nimen of this system of government. I fail to\\nfind in the Colonial statutes the Act referred to,\\nit never became a law. But Martin published\\none or more editions of the laws, and there can\\nbe no question that the Assembly, about the\\nmiddle of the last century, passed an Act for\\nthe support of Common schools a measure of\\nbenificence, which was frustrated by the selfish\\nstupidity of George II.\\nThe subsequent Act of the Assembly for di-\\nverting the school fund from its original purpose,\\nin order to defend the Colonies against the com-\\nbined attacks of the French and Indians, was\\njustifiable but the withholding the royal assent,\\nbefore the emergency arose, was simply in keep-\\ning with the heartless policy, with reference to\\nthe Colonies, which governed in the British Cab-\\ninet.\\nIn 1764, An Act was passed for the erection\\nof a schoolhouse, the Academy in the town of\\nNew Berne, which, says Martin, is the first\\neffectual Act for the encouragement of litera-\\nture. Why this was the first, we have already\\nexplained. In 1767, the Academy was incor-\\nporated, and about the same time a charter was\\ngiven to the Edenton Academy. Careless writers\\nhave misunderstood these remarks of Martin,\\nwith reference to these Charters, as implying\\nthat they were the first schools ever established\\nin the Province. The pretentious Harper s\\nMagazine Critic belongs to this class of super-\\nficial readers and writers.\\nThe condition of these Charters was, that the\\nschools were to be taught by members of the\\nestablished Church. And it was for lack of this\\nrestriction that the Royal authority was withheld\\nfrom the Charter of Queen s Museum, at Char-\\nlotte, which was to be under the control of the\\nPresbyterians. At the next session of the As-\\nsembly, 1 77 1, the Charter was modified, in the\\nhope of securing the Royal favor, but without\\nsuccess. But as there is no royal road to science,\\nso also, the classics and sciences may be taught", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nin institutions from whicli the Royal assent is\\nwithheld and there were many such in North\\nCarolina, long before the Revolution.\\nThe Rev. Mr. Foote, whose sketches of North\\nCarolina have been quote.:; in preceding pages,\\nsays Almost invariably, as soon as a neigh-\\nborhood was settled (by Presbyterians,; prepa-\\nrations were made for the preaching of the\\nGospel by a regular stated pastor; and wherever\\na pastor was located, in that congregation was\\na classical school as in Sugar Creek, Poplar\\nTent, Centre, Bethany, Buffalo, Thyatira, Grove,\\nWilmington and the churches occupied by Pa-\\ntillo in Orange and Granville. The Presby-\\nterian settlements commenced in 1738 and al-\\nthough each settlement did not, at first, have a\\nminister, and a classical school, there can be no\\nquestion that they had schools in which the\\nchildren were taught to read and write.\\nThe history of the Moravian settlements at\\nWachovia, or Salem, shows that they founded\\nchurches and schools immediately on their ar-\\nrival or as soon as they had provided humble\\ndwellings for themselves and their children. On\\ntheir hundred thousand acre purchase they\\nformed several settlements, each of which had a\\nplace of worship. Salem is the centre and now\\nfor nearly eighty years it has had one of the\\nlargest and finest female schools in America, in\\nwhich, during that long period, thousands of\\nyoung ladies have been educated, who have gone\\nthither from every State of the South, and not\\na few from the North and West.\\nIn the eastern and middle counties the common\\nschools were taught, as has been shown, by the\\nlay readers of the Church, and by others while\\nthe most wealthy classes sent their .sons to Wil-\\nliam and I\\\\Iary in Virginia, to Princeton, to\\nNew England, and even to Old England, for\\nhigher education.\\nThe libel which the writer attempts to attribute\\nto Mr. Bancroft, has been exposed, and need\\nnot be repeated. He follows up that statement\\nwith another, however, which requires notice.\\nHe says\\nThe Courts, such as they were, sat often in\\ntaverns, where the Judge might sharpen his wits\\nwith bad whiskey ivhile theit decisions were not\\nrcconicd, but were simply shouted by the crier\\nfrom the Inn door, or at the nearest market\\nplace.\\nOf all the statements of the writer, the aboye\\nshows the greatest degree of ignorance; for it ie\\nincredible that a sane man who has read the his-\\ntory of the Colony, would deliberately make\\nassertions which are contradicted on almost\\nevery page of our annals. A large portion of\\nMartin s history of the Province is devoted to\\nan exposition of the court systems. But to\\nbegin at the beginning, Dr. Hawks, in his his-\\ntory of the early colonization of the Province,\\nwhich he brings down to the year 1730, has a\\nlengthy chapter entitled The Law and its Ad-\\nministration. He prefaces this chapter, as is\\nhis method, with his authorities; and these con-\\nsist of extracts from the Records of the Courts.\\nThe first extract^ from the Records of the\\nGeneral Court, refutes two of the statements\\nabove. It is dated 1695, and is an order of\\nthe Court to the Marshal to take into custody\\nStephen Manwaring, an attorney, to answer\\nfor his contemptuous and insolent behavior be-\\nfore the Court. L- ji\\nThen follows an order debarring him and\\nanother, allowing him till th^ next term to an-\\nswer and finally, in 1697, was ordered that\\nthe said Stephen Manwaring shall not, from\\nhenceforth, be permitted to plead as an Attor-\\nney in any Court of Record in this Goveiunieut.\\nThe next extract bears date the same year,\\n1695, and is of the same character. Two gen-\\ntlemen of the bar were debarred for contempt.\\nOne of them, Henderson Walker, Esq., after-\\nward made a distinguished figure in the history\\nof the Colony; and four years after this con-\\ntempt of Court, he became its Governor.\\nIn 1697 we have the record of a Summary\\nproceeding for a false accusation. In 17 14,\\nthe Proceedings on an Information against a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "THE COI.ONIAl, I I .RIOD.\\nmilitia-man; and in 1722, an Abatement of\\nsuit by reason of the plaintiff s outlawry.\\nNext follows the whole proceedings in the Gen-\\neral Court, on a writ of error. This was in the\\nyear 1723. The introductory lines in this pro-\\nceeding will show that the forms of law, brought\\nfrom England, were substantially observed. It\\nbegins as follows:\\nJohnCiray of Bertie precinct, gentleman,\\ncomes to prosecute his appeal from certain pro-\\nceedings had against him, at the Pnriitct Coutt\\nof Berth-, on Tuesday, the 14th day of May,\\nAnno Domini, 1723, at the suit of John Cot-\\nton, Esq.\\nAnd the said John Gray, by Edward Jfose-\\nlev, his attorney, brings into court here, a copy of\\nthe Record and proceedings of said Court, in\\nthese words, c.\\nThis precinct or county of Bertie, was the\\nyoungest of the settlements, and it had just been\\ngiven corporate authority. This may have been\\nthe first court and it was certainly among the\\nearliest. Yet we see that it was a Court of\\nRecord, and thus brands as a calumny the state-\\nment referred to in Harpers Magazine. It is a\\npart of the Record that the Court was held at\\nthe house of James Howard at Akotsky. The\\ndate was Tuesday, May 14, 1723. Bertie\\nis just across the Chowan river from Edenton,\\nthe principal town of the Province; and the\\nwrit of Error seems to have been sued out on\\nthe day the judgment was rendered.\\nDr. Hawks gives the writ of arrest of John\\nGray, and his declaration, signed by John Hen-\\nneman, his Attorney, pro pi ff. The suit\\ntLC was an action of detiihlc for a patent, for six\\nhundred and forty acres of ground. The Dec-\\nlaration is endorsed, I do not detain the pat-\\nent. John Gray. Next follows a formal sum-\\nmons for George Wynn as a witness then the\\nstatement of the issues joined, the plea of non-\\ndetinet, the impannclling of the jury, and their\\nverdict for the plaintiff. All this in the lowest\\ncourt of the Province, held by three or more\\nJustices of the Peace, in the youngest county\\nin the Province, in the year 1723. Mr. Mosely,\\nafterwards distinguished in the history of the\\nProvince, was the attorney for the plaintiff in\\nerror. He recites the foregoing facts, and\\nexcepts to them in the usual form and assigns\\nfour reasons why the court below manifestly\\nerred.\\nThe General Court reversed and annulled the\\nverdict, and ordered that Cotton pay the costs.\\nDr. Hawks, who was a lawyer before he became\\na clergyman, reinarks on these proceedings as\\nfollows\\nVVe have presented the whole Record of the\\nGeneral Court in this case, that the reader\\nmight see the forms of writ and subpoena in use\\nas set forth in the Record from the Precinct\\nCourt. It furnishes, also, incidentally, evidence\\nthat the practice of the day seems to have been\\nin the Precinct Court, to endorse the pleas on\\nthe declaration. It illustrates also, the formality\\nwith which the minutes of proceedings were\\nkept in the General Court. There are nuiiierous\\nother eases to be found, more fidly even, than this,\\nand where the errors assigned involved some\\ninteresting and really doubtful points of law\\nbut we selected this, as being one of the short-\\nest, and yet sufficient for all purposes of illus-\\ntration.\\nDr. Hawks fills sixteen pages with extracts\\nfrom tho Records of the General Court of\\nOyer and Terminer, beginning in 1697, and\\nending in 1726. Nothing could have been\\nfurther from his purpose than to furnish proof\\nthat North Carolina had courts of record at that\\nearly day for how could he imagine that any\\nman would make such a display of his ignorance\\nas to dispute the fact? How could he suppose\\nthat a pretentious Magazine would commit such\\na blunder, in an article of historical criticism\\nand that it would apply the stupid remark to\\nthe condition of the Province, during the whole\\ntime of colonial dependence? Yet that is the\\npredicament in which Harper s Magazine has\\nplaced itself.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe first case copied by Dr. Hawks from the\\nRecords of the General Court of Oyer and Ter-\\nminer, is erroneously placed under the date of\\n1697, when William III. was on the throne.\\nFor the writ runs in the name of our Sovereign\\nLady, the Queen meaning, doubtless. Queen\\nAnne.\\nIt was on an indictment against Susannah\\nEvans, for witchcraft, under an old English stat-\\nute, as amended in the reign of James I. It\\nwas not a colonial statute yet the courts were\\nrequired to enforce it. But the result of the\\ntrial shows that our ancestors were not abreast\\nwith the civilization of that age, as illustrated\\nfurther north, and it was lucky forSusanah that\\nthey were not. The indictment is as follows\\nThe Jurors for our Sovereign Lady, the\\nQueen, present upon their oaths, that Susanah\\nEvans of the precinct of Currituck, in the\\nCounty of Albemarle, in the aforesaid Province,\\nnot having the fear of God before her eyes, but\\nbeing led by the investigation of the Devil, did,\\non or about the twenty-fifth day of July last past,\\nthe body of Deborah Bouthier, being then in\\nthe peace of our sovereign lady, the Queen,\\ndevilishly and maliciously bewitch, and by as-\\nsistance of the devil, afflict, with mortal pains,\\nthe body of the said Deborah Bouthier, whereby\\nthe said Deborah departed this life. And also\\ndid diabolically and maliciously bewitch several\\nother of her Majesty s liege subjects, against the\\npeace of our sovereign lady, the Queen, and\\nagainst the form of the statute in that case made\\nand provided, c.\\nThis indictment was laid before the Grand\\nJury, by the Attorney General; but that body\\nfailed to find a true bill, and Susanah was turned\\nloose upon society to work her devilish arts.\\nThis seems to have been the only case in which\\na person was brought before the Courts of North\\nCarolina, on a charge of witchcraft, and whether\\nthe fact was due to the isolation of the Province,\\nby which it was in a great measure cut off\\nfrom the currents of thought and feeling by\\nwhich the other colonies were swayed, or\\nwhether to a more enlightened sense of justice\\nthan prevailed in colonies which sent witches to\\nthe gallows by the cartload, as Upham in-\\nforms us, was the case in Massachusetts, the\\nreader may determine.\\nBut if North Carolina suffered from its seclu-\\nsion, a loss of .sympathy with the great move-\\nment for the suppression of witchcraft, it was\\nfrom no lack of zeal for religion and good morals,\\nas the Magazine critic would have the world be-\\nlieve. Among the numerous extracts from the\\nRecords of the General Court of Oyer and Ter-\\nminer, made by Dr. Hawks, are the proceedings\\non the indictment of John Hassel, of Chowan\\nPrecinct, in the year 1720, on charge of pro-\\nfanity. Hassel was one of the advanced\\nthinkers of that age, who declared publicly on\\nSunday, March 13, 17 18, That he was never\\nbeholden to God Almighty for anything for\\nthat he never had anything from him, but what\\nhe worked for; and much more of the same\\nsort. He plead not guilty, but the jury con-\\nvicted him. His counsel moved in arrest of\\njudgement, that the indictment was not brought\\nwithin six months after the words were spoken\\nnor was it prosecuted within ten days, accord-\\ning to the form and effect of an act for obscming\\nilic Lord s Day. The court overruled the mo-\\ntion, and ordered that the culprit should receive\\nthirty-nine lashes on his bare back, and give\\nsecurity in the sum of fifty pounds for his\\ngood behavior for a year and a day.\\nHere is incidental proof that these colonists,\\nwho are represented as devoid of law and relig-\\nion, and of learning, had laws against profanity,\\nand requiring the observance of the Lord s Day,\\nas early as 1 7 1 8 and that these laws were en-\\nforced against any lawless and vile fellows who\\nmight come into the Province, and offend against\\nthem. But our ancestors failed in the matter\\nof hanging witches, and selling Quakers, and\\nare voted ignorant and irreligious.\\nTiie proceedings on an indictment for forcible", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\nentry and trespass, are given by Hawks, un-\\nder date of 1729. And of the same date there\\nis the written refusal of the Governor to sign a\\ndeath warrant on account of informaHties in the\\ntrial.\\nNumerous specimens are given of the sen-\\ntences of the Court for theft, and similar offences,\\nin which the lash was generally brought into\\nrequisition.\\nSome pages are devoted to the Records of\\nthe Chancery Court, during the early period of\\ncolonial history, prior to 1730; but the foregoing\\nmust suffice.\\nIt is probable that the as.sailant of the good\\nname of the State may have deduced many of\\nhis conclusions from the following remark of the\\nelder Josiah Quincey, which he recorded in his\\nMemoir. That gentleman passed through east-\\nern North Carolina in the Spring of 1773, and\\nwas greatly pleased with the character and spirit\\nof the people, all along his route. He was es-\\npecially pleased with the gentlemen he met at\\nWilmington, where he spent some daj s. He\\nmentions with honor several whose names have\\ncome down to us. Passing on further north, he\\nstates, under date of April 5th, that he break-\\nfasted with Colonel Buncombe[in Tyrrell County]\\nwho waited upon me to Edenton Sound, and\\ngave me letters to his friends there. Spent this\\nand the ne.xt day in crossing Albemarle Sound,\\nand in dining and conversing in company with\\nthe most celebrated lawyers of Edenton.\\n[Among these lawyers were, doubtless, Samuel\\nJohnston, who, a few years later was chosen to\\nthe office of President of the Continental Con-\\ngress, which he declined but became Governor\\nof the State, and a United states Senator. Mr.\\nQuincey more than likely met, also, James Ire-\\ndell, who afterwards became a Justice of the\\nSupreme Court of the United States.] Mr.\\nQuincey continues From them I learned that\\nDr. Samuel Cooper of Boston, was generally\\n(they said universally) esteemed the author of\\nLeonidas, who, together with Mucius\\nScaevola, was burnt in effigy under the gallows,\\nby the common hangman. And here follows\\nthe misleading remark of Mr. Quincey, which a\\nperson, entirely ignorant of the history, and of\\nmost other things, might be excused for taking\\nas conclusive proof that North Carolina, prior\\nto the Revolution, never had any laws or courts,\\nalthough she possessed celebrated lawyers.\\nMr. Quincey says: There being no courts of\\nany kind in this Province, and no laws in force\\nby which any courts could be held, I found little\\ninclination or incitement to stay long in I Menton,\\nthough a pleasant town.\\nThis statement was literally true at that day\\nand date but the circumstances which brought\\nabout the peculiar state of things, being well\\nunderstood throughout the colonies, Mr. Quincey\\ndid not stop to explain them. They constituted\\none of the most serious grievances against which\\nthe people of the Province had long had reason\\nto complain of the Crown and Government of\\nGreat Britain. The explanation is as follows:\\nFor more than twenty years a struggle had been\\ngoing on between the Assembly on the one side\\nand the Governor and Council, appointed by\\nand impelled by the Sovereign, on the other, in\\nregard to the constitution of the courts, Supe-\\nrior and Inferior.\\nThe Crown insisted on the appointment and\\nremoval of the Judges, at pleasure, and to im-\\nport them from Great Britain, while the Assem-\\nbly was required to provide them fi.xed and lib-\\neral salaries.\\nThe Assembly resisted this unjust pretension,\\nand insisted that lawyers resident in the Colony\\nshould alone be appointed to Judgeships over\\nthem that their tenure of ofifice should be per-\\nmanent, and that their salaries should depend\\nupon the free offering of the Assembly from\\nyear to year.\\nThis controversy dated back to the middle of\\nthe century. An act of the Assembly of 1754,\\nfor the regulation or reorganization of the courts\\nhad never received the royal sanction, and at", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nlength, after it had been in force for several years,\\nit was annulled, or vetoed. In 1760 a new\\ncourt act was adopted, which provided, among\\nother things, that no person should be appointed\\na Justice of the Superior Court, unless he had\\nbeen regularly called to the degree of an outer\\nbarrister in some of the luiglish Inns of Court;\\nunless he were of five years standing, and had\\npracticed law in the principle Courts of Judica-\\nture of the Province. The act also required\\nthat the commissions of the Judges should run\\nduring good behavior.\\nThe Governor, Dobbs, held that the clause\\ndefining the qualifications of the Judges, was\\nan unconstitutional restraint on the King s pre-\\nrogative, almost precludeing the appointment of\\nany one from England and that the clause de-\\nfining the tenure of the Judges was at variance\\nwith the principle of keeping all great colonial\\nofficers under a strict subordination to, and de-\\npendence on the Crown.\\nThe Assembly plead earnestly with the Gov-\\nernor, alleging the necessity for courts of Justice\\nand the sacredness of the right they contended\\nfor. They were, indeed, fighting over again the\\nparliamentary battles of Hampden and Tyni,\\nfor regulated liberty; and they fought them with\\na courage, an intelligence, and a dignity worthy\\nof the cause. They were fighting just such\\nbattles as Massachusetts had fought throughout\\nher whole history, and which constitute her\\nchiefest glory.\\nAs illustrative of the Crown officials in the\\nProvince, and as throwing further light upon the\\ncauses which provoked the Regulation move-\\nment, I will be excused for presenting more\\nfully, the nature of this controversy between the\\npeople and their imported rulers.\\nOf the new court system, which was intro-\\nduced and passed in the Assembly which met\\nat Wilmington, November 20, 1759, Martin\\nsays that it provided for the establishment of a\\ncourt of king s bench and common pleas. It\\nforbade the Chief Justice to receive any part of\\nthe fees of the clerks, which seems to have been\\nan unauthorized practice of that eminent person\\nor rather, of one or more persons who had\\nheld the office. The Council, which was ap-\\npointed by the Crown, would not consent to the\\npassage of the bill until this prohibition was ex-\\npunged, which that body held to be derogatory\\nof the dignity of the Chief Justice. The Assem-\\nbly replied that tlic practice zvliich had hitherto\\nprevailed of the Chief Justice exacting from the\\nClerks a considerable proportion of their legal fees,\\nhad been one cause of their being guilty of great\\nextortions, whereby the Superior Courts had be-\\ncome scenes of great oppression, and the con-\\nduct of the Chief Justice and Clerks, a subject\\nof universal complaint, ,);hey admitted that the J\\nlate Chief Justice, Peter Henly (whose death\\nwas lamented by all who wished to see the hand\\nof Government strengthend, the laws duly exe-\\ncuted and justice impartially administered) from\\na pious sense of the obligations of his oath, had\\nconformed to the act of 1748, for regulating\\nofficers fees, but they thought themselves bound\\nin duty to their constituents to provide against\\nthe pernicious effects of a contrary conduct.\\nOn this and other grounds of disagreements\\nthe two Houses did not come to terms, and the\\nbill failed. At the ne.Kt session the Assembly\\npassed a court bill not materially different from\\nthat of 1759. It was sent up accompanied by\\nan address, in which its importance to the welfare\\nof the Province was urged.\\nBut the Governor, who was very anxious to\\nhave an aid bill passed, in compliance with a\\ndemand by the Crown, for the prosecution of\\nthe war against the French and Indians, temper-\\nized while urging the paramount duty of passing\\nthat measure. The Assembly prepared an ad-\\ndress or petition to the King, in which the griev-\\nances of the Colony were strongly set forth, and\\ntile great importance of the court law was\\nurged.\\nIn the same address, serious complaints were I\\nmade against the Governor, Dobbs, who, it was j", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "THE COLONIAL PERIOD.\\ncharged had appointed corrupt and incompetent\\nmen to office.\\nNo agreement was reached and the Superior\\nCourt bill was rejected.\\nAn act, however, was passed, for establishing\\ncounty courts, accompanied by a provision for\\nthe support of the clergy and this was sanc-\\ntioned.\\nThe Governor then prorogued the Assembly,\\nfrom the 23d to the 26th of May; when he again\\ncalled on that body to pass a Superior Court\\nbill, and grant an aid to the King. These meas-\\nures were accordingly adopted and the Gover-\\nnor gave his sanction to the Court law on the\\ncondition that if the King did not confirm it\\nwithin two years from the loth of November\\nfollowing, it was to be null and void.\\nIn December, 1 761, the Lords Comm ssioners\\nof Trade and Plantations, laid the Court laws,\\npassed in May of the preceding year, before the\\nKing and Council, asking the royal disallowance\\nand repeal and accordingly the act was annulled.\\nThe Governor was severely censured for allow-\\ning it to go into operation before it received the\\nroyal sanction.\\nIn 1762, a Superior Court law, temporary in\\nits character, was agreed upon by the two Houses,\\nand was permitted to go into operation. The\\nAssembly still maintained its position of with-\\nholding permanent salaries from the Judges. In\\n1764, the Act was renewed, or extended; and\\nin 1767, a new Act was passed, and limited to\\nfive years duration. The County Court law was\\nalso renewed, and continued for the same period.\\nThese laws would therefore expire in 1772\\nprobably at the close of that year and hence it\\nwas that Mr. Quincey, in February, 1773, was\\ncorrect in saying, that there were no Courts of\\nany kind in the Province, and no laws in force\\nby which they could be held. The people of\\nall the Colonies were aware of this state of things\\nand the reason for it, and hence he deemed it\\nunnecessary to explain them. A man of ordi-\\nnary intelligence, and especially one who assumes\\nthe office of historical critic even at a distance\\nof a century should have, at least surmised as\\nmuch.\\nThe remark quoted from Mr. Bancroft, on a\\npreceding page, that whoever doubts the capac-\\nity of man for self-government, should study\\nthe early history of North Carolina, was made\\nwith reference to the people of the Albemarle\\nsettlement during the Proprietary Government\\nbut its truth receives additional, and even fuller,\\nillustration, in the subsequent career of the Col-\\nonists, when they had spread over a territory as\\nlarge as the Mother Countiy, and laid the foun-\\ndations of a great State. No true man can read\\nthat history without admiring the courage, and\\nthe unconquerable firmness, exhibited under the\\nmost trying circumstances with which they vin-\\ndicated their rights as men. The whole history\\nof the Province, from 1663 to 1776, Was a strug-\\ngle of the people against arbitrary power and\\ncorrupt administrative officers and people of\\nthe present day who imagine that Colonial de-\\npendence in the 17th and i8th centuries was an\\neasy yoke to bear, only show their ignorance of\\nthe history ot that period.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "t^^^^^^", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "GERMANS IN CABARRUS.\\n^^^^^^^^S ^^^^r^^\\nEARLY GERMAN SETTLERS IN EASTERN CABARRUS COUNTY.\\nX\\nAn Address of Gen. Rufus Barringer, delivered at the Lutheran Commemoration in Concord,\\nN. C, November loth, 1883.*\\nFrom a variety of causes, so far as I can\\nlearn, not a record exists exactly fixing the\\ndate of the first German settlement in this\\nsection of North CaroUna, nor has a single pen\\ntold the story of the wanderings of our Ger-\\nman fathers nor the part they bore in our\\nearly wars.\\nLess than five generations liave passed away\\nsince these German fathers first struck the\\nbanks of the Cold Water and Dutch Bufialo\\nCreeks. Yet who, in this large assembly can\\ntell when, whence, why, and. how these hardy\\npioneers came If direct from Europe, what\\npart If from or through Pennsylvania, what\\nCounty? What routes did they travel When\\nand where was the first settlement made\\n}2 .\\\\d especially what were their peculiar char-\\nacteristics Did they have any distinct reli-\\ngious creed Any known political polity\\nHow did they bear themselves in the nume-\\nrous Indian and other early wars? Especially\\nin the great rexolutionary struggle for free-\\ndom and independence, what troops did they\\nfurnish What sufterings and losses did they\\nendure, and what sacrifices did they make for\\nthe cause Who were Whigs and who Tories\\nAll interesting questions the very doubt\\n*Tlie reader should reraemlier tliat many of these\\nremarks were local and personal aud uuderstood by\\nthe audience only.\\nand confusion in wliich they are shrouded\\ngreatly embarrasses one. I shall, therefore,\\nrather seek to excite interest and enquiry into\\nthe subject before us than undertake to decide\\nor debate disputed issues. If I .should chance\\nto fall into errors of any kind, I will be only\\ntoo glad to be fully and promptly corrected.\\nMy great aim is historic truth.\\nBefore proceeding to the main enquiries, it\\nis proper to disabuse the popular mind of cer-\\ntain prejudices in regard to the so-called\\nDutch or Germans, generally, of this country\\nand more particularly as regards the religious\\nfaith and fighting, or rather non-resisting\\ntenets, of certain Teutonic sects amongst us.\\nIt is true that many of the earlier Dutch and\\nGerman colonists were non-armbearing secta-\\nrians, such as the Mennonites in Pennsylva-\\nnia, the Moravians here in North Carolina, and\\nthe Saltzbergers in Georgia. But there were\\nnone amongst our Germans. From the days\\nof Braddock s defeat and the advent of Maj.\\nGeorge Washington, down to the last battle\\nunder Gen. Robert E. Lee, our Dutch have\\nproved a most pugnacious set.\\nThen, again, the first German settlers are\\nconstantly confounded with Hessians, who\\nfought against us, and numbers of whom, after\\nthe revolution, found an asylum in this coun-\\ntry, and were not unwelcome.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "xl\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe facts are these The Hessian contin-\\ngents of George III came from a region,\\nand were rait^ed at a time, when the bulk of\\nthe common people, the world over, were lit-\\ntle better than beasts of burden for their\\nrulers. The Swiss Guards were not the only\\nmercenaries. They, too, came from the only\\nRepublic of Europe. But these Hessians hap-\\npened to be mostly Protestants. The mar-\\nvelous light, of Luther s teachings had struck\\ndeep into even their dark minds. General\\nWashington, with that tact and wisdom pecu-\\nliarly his own, readily saw this, and ventured\\nto turn it to account. He accordingly man-\\naged, when any of these Hessian soldiers were\\ncaptured, to send them off into the interior of\\nthe country, and quarter them upon the\\nsoundest German settlements. In this way\\nmany of them were very naturally left in\\nAmerica. Or if exchanged, they had but to\\ntake the chances of war. to release them fi-om\\ntheir military oaths and obligations. This\\nhappened, notabl^v, at the siege and surrender\\nof Savannah, and under the articles of Peace\\n1782, when hundreds of these Protestant Hes-\\nsians chose to remain in this land of liberty,\\nand enjoy the untold blessings they were sur-\\nprised to find here. They very sensibly sought\\ntheir German countrymen, who knew the facts\\nof their case, and who pitied their forlorn con-\\ndition. As a well-known circumstance, they\\nalmost universally make good citizens strik-\\ningly faithful to every trust and obligation.\\nHence they soon intermarried with other clas-\\nses, and thus it happens that hundreds of those\\nnow before me, are the descendants of the once\\nHated Hessians.\\nBut I have lately obtained information quite\\ncurious in regard to these Hessian contingents:\\nAt the very time that George III. was gath-\\nering up his foreign levies, to help to conquer\\nus, Silas Deane, the American Commissioner\\nin Germany, was offered large numbers of the\\nsame people to fight for us; and only an acci-\\ndent and a scarcity of money defeated the\\nscheme.*\\nAnother class of German immigrants who\\nentered largely into our population of foreign\\ndescent, and who are commonly thought to\\nhave cast a stain on the name of freedom,\\nwere the so-called Redemptioners a term now\\nwell nigh obsolete in popular speech but once\\nindicating a body of immigrants, who took an\\neventful part in the development of this New\\nWorld. The term was first used in connection\\nwith white indentured apprentices. It was af-\\nterwards applied to a large class of very poor\\nemigrants, who could not pay their passage-\\nmoney to America in cash down but who\\nwere willing to enter into contracts of limited\\nservice, on their arrival here, in order tore-im-\\nburse the funds advanced for that purpose.\\nStill again, it was an artful scheme often re-\\nsorted to, by the down -trodden of Europe, to\\nescape the thraldom of feudal bondage.\\nSome of our first German settlers no doubt\\nbelonged to all of these three different classes\\nof redemptioners. A few of the most promi-\\nnent pioneers certainly came in the way last\\nindicated.\\nThe story of the wrongs, the sufferings, the\\ntrials and troubles of these humble heroes, is\\nso full of interest and instruction, nay of sub-\\nlime courage and christian fortitude, that I\\npause to explain it. The facts, too, slied a re-\\nflected light on the mooted and somewhat mys-\\nterious question of where these first adventu-\\nrous Germans came from, and of tlieir national\\ncharacteristics.\\nIn one of the quiet out-lying districts of\\nWiirtemburg, the traveller now sees standing\\na plain stone pyi-araid, erected by the peasants\\nof German}- in 1789, as a monument to Prince\\nCharles Frederick of that Duchy, for his vol-\\n*[See American Archives\u00e2\u0080\u0094 series 5,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (1779), vol. III.\\npage 887.]", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "GERMANS IN CABARRUS.\\nxli\\nuutaryaliolitioii (if sorl dom in that year. And\\nits simple history is this:\\nThe thunder of Luther s tire struck deep and\\nfast into tlie hearts of the peasantry chiss, as\\nyou have heard liere to-day. This resulted in\\nall sorts of insurrectionarj outhreaks, which had\\nto be put down hy force. This stayed sonie-\\nwliat the progress of the reformation and\\ngrieved Luther, But the mighty work Avent\\non and soon the minds and consciences of men\\nItecame comparativelj free. And yet it was\\na long time before the light of political truth\\nreached the prerogatives of power and property.\\nAt that time very few, if any, of the peasant\\nclass, as such, could hold real estate in Central\\nEurope. On the contrary, they themselves\\nwere often bought and sold with the land they\\nworked, and had to serve their landlords a\\ncertain number of days each week, the year\\nround, and all through life. The Protestant\\npeasants, naturally enough, became restive un-\\nder such hard and cruel restraints and restric-\\ntions. And they ere long sought in every pos-\\nsible way to avoid and escape them. This was\\nnext to impossible to do, and still remain in the\\ncountry. But to flee their homes was also ex-\\ntremely hazardous. The law of expatriation\\nwas not then fully recognized, and all sorts of\\ntreaty stipulations and alliances provided for\\ntheir recapture, return to slavery, and, usually,\\na barbarous beating besides. But go they\\nwould, and their safest course was stealth, un-\\nder this scheme of indentured apprenticeships.\\nIn this way, the young men could gradually re-\\nmove themselves from one State or province to\\nanother, and little noticed, reach a seaport; and\\nso escape to America or some other foreign\\ncountry where life, liberty, limb and land were\\nsomewhat free. To us of this enlightened age\\nand free republican government, it is simply\\nincredible that such a state of things should\\nhave existed in any Christian country, espec-\\nially in the English colonies, less than one hun-\\ndred and fifty years ago. But so it was. White\\nmen not only indentured themselves as ap-\\nprentices, but gladh sold their persons into\\nlong but limited slaverj for the blessed privi-\\nlege, or chance of escaping feudal serfdom.\\nBut listen while I read this advertisement\\nfrom an old Philadelphia newspaper, Tlw Arn^r\\nicnii Mn-i-urji, of date November 28, 1728:\\nJust arrived from London, in the ship Bor-\\nden, Williani llurbert, connnander, a parcel of\\nyoung likel} Men Servants, consisting of Hus-\\nbandmen, Joyners, Shoemakers, Weavers,\\nSmiths, Brickmakers, Bricklayers, Sawyers,\\nTailors, Staymakers, Butchers, Chairmakers,\\nand several other trades, and are to be sold\\nvei-y reasonable, either for ready monej ,wheat,\\nbread or flour, by Edward Home, Philadel-\\nphia.\\nAmoiiir the classes thus named were, no\\ndoubt, the ancestors of many now high in the\\nFree Citizenship of this great country, and\\npossibly the ancestors of some of those present\\nhere to-day.*\\nAfter the American revolution, the exodus\\nfrom Europe under this process was enormous;\\nso much so as almost to depopulate certain\\nGerman States and countries, notably Wur-\\ntemberg, where serfdom was so absolute and\\ngrinding. Then it was, in 1789, that the\\nreigning Grand Duke, Prince Charles Frede-\\nrick, rose to the supreme height of voluntarilj-\\nabolishing all serfdom in his dominions. And\\n*It wa.s tlie liDiicst boast of the di.stiiiKuislied John\\nCovode, of Pennsylvania, tliat his fatlicr liad been\\nheld as a Kedcniptioner.\\nJohn Reed, tlie discoverer and tirst owner of tlie fa-\\nmous Reed gold mine in Cabarrus County, was one\\nof the Hessians of the RcvohUionary war. He died a\\nwealtliy man, but did not know, wlien he found the\\nlirst lump of fiohl, wliat it was or what it was worth.\\nNor did he know until he was more tliaii eiffhty years\\nold that he had a right to citizensliip in thi.s country.\\nHe was naturalized at Concord about 1843. For tlic\\ndiscovery of the Reedf;old mine, see Wheeler s History\\nof North Carolina, Vol. H, page 64.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "xlii\\nWHEELEK S REMINISCENCES.\\nin return, a grateful Protestant peasantry\\ncheerful!} erected this simple monument to\\nhis memory. Wurtemburg again prospered;\\npopulation grew and she soon became a king-\\ndom.\\nIn all this may be noticed the marked char-\\nacteristics of the German mind and temper.\\nAccording to their light, the German Princes\\ngenerally had a fatherly love for their people,\\nand the latter, ever reverential and grateful, ac-\\ncepted the great boon conferred by Providence\\nnot in a spirit of fanatical pride and resent-\\nment, but as a gracious concession and bless-\\ning.\\nAnd what may seem strange to us, as touch-\\ning this custom of voluntary slavery, no sense\\nof degradation seems to have attached to it.\\nIt simply shows that parties resorting to it,\\nwere in dead earnest to reach the goal of free-\\ndom, and meant real work and business. As\\njust and proper labor contracts, such inden-\\ntures were almost invariably carried out in\\ngood faith by all parties concerned.\\nFor one, therefore, I rather commend the\\npatient fortitude, the unfaltering faith and\\ncourage, and the Christian tidelity, with which\\ncertain of the redemptioners worked their\\nway to the fertile fields of the Cold Water\\nand Buflalo Creeks. As the darkest shades\\noften reflect the most beautiful tints; and as\\nthe purest gold is usually found in the rough-\\nest rock, so the finest characters are always\\nevolved through the severest trials and tribula-\\ntions. We are the more perfect through\\nsuffering. Our Redemptioner fore-fathers\\nhad realized in their own persons the inestim-\\nable privileges and blessings they had come so\\nfar, and at such fearful risks and sacrifices, to se-\\ncure. The sequel will show that when the day\\nof trial came, and they were called upon to\\nfight for their dear-bought benefits, they were\\nequal to every emergency.\\nThe first Germans known to have reached\\nthis immediate section, now called the Dutch\\nSide, consisted of three young farmers all\\nforeigners and probably all three Redemption-\\ners. One certainly was, and he the best\\nknown, a man in fact, of rare strength of will,\\nand singular force of character. He was a\\nnative of Wurtemburg left therewith the\\nconsent of his father, in his 21st year; tarried\\na while in Hanover; finally sailed from Rotter-\\ndam in the ship Phcenix, and landed at Phila-\\ndelphia Sept. 30th, 1743. He had some edu-\\ncation but no money or friends. He left home\\nand country, because he was not allowed to\\nbuy or hold real property. His term of ser-\\nvice was three years; but he worked so well,\\nand faithfully, that he managed, some way, to\\nmake favor with his master, and wiped the\\nwhole debt out in one short j^ear. Whether\\nhe married his master s daughter, or some\\nother good Pennsylvania girl, it is not certain;\\nbut she, too, was poor; and he often told, with\\nmuch glee that he got with her just one sil-\\nver dollar.\\nWith this wife and two small children, and\\naccompanied by his two countrymen and\\ntheir little families, the youthful Redemption-\\ner, now free, set out from Pennsylvania, for\\nthe rich region of the Yadkin and Catawba\\nthen the aim and end of the adventurous\\nimmigrant.\\nWhen this trio of enterprising Germans*\\nstarted on their perilous march, the buffalo,\\nbear and the wolf still roamed our forests.\\nThe savage Indian and the frontier French\\noften marked the camping grounds of the\\nlonely immigrant with the blood of slaughtered\\ninnocents. They crossed the mountain ridges\\nand the flooded streams by following the old\\nbuffalo trail, then known as the Indian Trad-\\ning Path. At last they reached the end of\\ntheir wanderings, and the}- safely forded the\\nThe names of these three pioneer Germans were\\nBaiTiuger, the grand-father of the speaker, Dry,\\n(Derr, and Smith.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "GERMANS IN CABARRUS.\\nxliii\\nbroad and beautiful Yadkin at the Trading\\nFord, the sole memorial amongst us, of this\\nonce famous Indian Trading Path. But\\nhere a new ditBculty beset these peaceful fugi-\\ntives from the land of the Broad-brimmed\\nQuaker. The free and tolerant principles of\\nPenn had gathered into his Province, all the\\nodds and ends of civil and religious persccutioti,\\nthe world over. Jarrings and conflicts na-\\nturally ensued notably, among the Scotch-\\nIrish and some of the quaint Mennonites of\\nthat State. When our German friends crossed\\nthe Yadkin, and began to cast their wistful\\neyes over the wide plains and spreading prai-\\nries of this lovely region, they were surprised\\nto find the Scotch-Irish just ahead of them.\\nThe latter had occasional squatters, here\\nand there, on the choicest spots, especially on\\nits western borders, up and down the Catawba.\\nOur German Pilgrims had seen enough of strife\\nand resolved to avoid all such. They ac-\\ncordingly abandoned the Trading Path, just\\neast of the present site of Salisbury and\\nturned square to the left and followed the\\nright bank of the Yadkin, down towards the\\nlighter slate soils of that broken region. They\\nwere however, not afraid of their Scotch-Irish\\nallies, in the mighty struggle to subdue the\\nwilderness and enter its broad acres. So they\\ngradually turned their steps to the better lands\\nabove them, and iinally located on the high\\nground between the present Cold Water and\\nBuffalo creeks. The exact spot was the old\\nOvenshine place, near the Henry Propst home-\\nstead.\\nHow long these people had resided in Penn-\\nsylvania does not appear long enough, how-\\never, to have lost somewhat their native Ger-\\nman, and picked up, in its stead, that strange\\nbut popular gibberish of all tongues, univer-\\nsally known as Pennsylvania Dutch. Our\\nimmigrants themselves were called Dutch.\\nThey recognized the term and proceeded to\\ndesignate their surroundings accordingly.\\nTheir nomenclature, however, was quite limi-\\nted, and they usually followed nature. Hence\\nwe have Big and Little Dutch Buffalo, Big\\nand Little Bear Creek, Big and Little Cold\\nWater, and Jenny Wolf Branch. Above and\\nwest of them, was the English or Irish Buffalo,\\nand south was Johnson, now Rocky River.\\nThis would seem to have been a long time\\nago. Ours was then Bladen, or probably Pee\\nDee County\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a County never legally recog-\\nnized. But after all, it was only about one\\nhundred and forty years back as near as I can\\nfix it 1745-6. One hundred and forty years\\nOnly the hfe-span of two or three of the stout\\nold German fathers. And yet what marked\\nand momentous changes have taken place\\namongst us, in that eventful period IIow t\\nthe panorama of history has crowded upon us,\\nin one short century and a half How slowly\\ntime has passed and how utterlj the foot-\\nprints of these wandering fathers have fled\\nfrom sight and memory They numbered\\nonly three families, and their nearest neigh-\\nbors, on one side, were sparse settlers, in the\\npresent limits of Popular Tent and Coddle\\nCreek, and on the other, the Highland Scotch\\nof the Pee Dee hills. But our wanderers were\\nuot long alone.\\nSoon the news of a goodly land flew back,\\nfirst to Pennsylvania, and then on to the far\\noff struggling, toiling, teeming, millions of the\\nwar-racked and priest-ridden Fatherland.\\nAnd now they poured in from all directions,\\nmainly still from and through Pennsylvania,\\nbut often through Charleston and occasionally\\nthrough Wilmington, following the routes\\nalong the high ridges dividing the principal\\nrivers. And it was thus, that this particular\\nsection, embracing parts of the present Coun-\\nties of Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly, came to\\nbe so rapidly settled, and almost exclusively by\\nGermans. Bv the time of tlie revolution, the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "xliv\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nDutch side of old Mecklenburg was its most\\ndensely peopled portion.\\nI here propose to correct a partial error, into\\nwhich many have fallen (at one time nij self,)\\nin regard to the distinctive nationality of\\nthese first German settlers. They are often\\nsupposed to have come from the central and\\nnorthern parts of Germany, and sometimes\\nfrom the low countries of Europe. But I now\\nhave ample proof that they came from the\\nupper or Castle Rhine regions Wiirtemburg,\\nBaden, Bavaria, and the ancient Palatinate\\nso mei cilessl} wasted by that grand ogre of\\nFrance miscalled Louis the Great. It was\\nthe fiercest and bloodiest of persecutions that\\nthen desolated all this jtart of Southern Ger-\\nmany, and scattered its honest, liberty loving,\\nintelligent, industrious Protestants to everv\\nquarter of the globe. And I am able to state\\nfrom positive knowledge, that the common\\nGerman names of this section, so numerous\\namongst us to-day, are all now found in the\\nupper Rhine region, referred to, notably in\\nand around the skirts of the Black Forest and\\nits borders.\\nOur familiar name of Blackwelder (German,\\nSchwartzwalder) means not black wood, but a\\nBlack Forester. So the names of Barnhart,\\nBarrier, Bost, Dry, Misenheisner, Pi opst, Sides,\\nBosheimer, Barringer, and hundreds of others\\nare there to-day. No doubt the emigrants,\\nand especially those escaping under the guise\\nof apiirenticcships or as indentured servants,\\noften stopped over in the countries through\\nwhich they passed, working their way along.\\nAnd it may liave served their purpose occas-\\nionally, to hail from the Continental domin-\\nions of the (Jcorges of England. But this\\nmuch is certain, very few of them were Dutch\\nproper, or natives of the low countries, or even\\nthe level parts of (_Termauy. Onr first (^lerman\\nsettlers, nearly all built their liouses on I each-\\ning here, on the high grounds, and often on\\nthe tops of the hills, aftei the castle times of\\ntheir own rugged country-. Their removal to\\nthe level lands and bottoms was afterwards.\\nBut be that as it may, they came they came\\nto stay and that they did so, is fully proved\\nby the immense numbers of their descendants\\nhere to-day, and the vast regions the Dutcli\\nSide has peopled elsewhere. They were a\\nhardy, healthful, handy race, self-reliant, self-\\nhelpful, and they have made their mark\\nwlierever the^^ have struck.\\nThe intellectual and religious cpuilities of\\nsuch a people were almost sure to be marked\\nand enduring. .Many of them had fought in\\nthe battles of Europe others had left home\\nand country for conscience sake all had en-\\ndured toil, sufi: ering and sorrow for the free-\\ndom they came so far to find. They learned\\nto live almost entirely within themselves.\\nTheir wants were few and simple. Onl_y two\\nthings seemed absolute essentials: (1.) In all\\ntheir wanderings in shipwreck at sea, and in\\nstorm on land in serfdom and in voluntaiy\\nslavery under the iron lieel of Power in\\nEurope, and in the boundless freedom of Amer-\\nica they clung to their Luther Bibles. With-\\nout any distinctive notions of formal creeds,\\nand profoundly indift erent to the mere forms\\nof religion, they grasped the fundamentals of\\nthe Bible as taught by Luther, and so they\\nlived and died. (2.) They tolerated no idlers\\nno drones in either the Church, the State, or\\nthe family. In fact, however, the family was\\neverything. With a proper start in the family,\\nall government was simple and easy. There\\nwas an intense regard for all lawful authority.\\nThe husband and father felt his responsibility\\nboth to God and the powers that be. The\\nwife and mother was, indeed a help-meet, and\\nshared alike the joys and sorrows of the hus-\\nband. The young all worked, and grew up\\ntrained and skilled in every ordinary labor and\\nhandicraft. Both sexes were strong and act-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "GERMANS IN CABAERUS.\\nxlv\\nive monilly, mentally, and physically. The\\nmen were manly, and the women matronly.\\nWhen trials and tioiihles canie, such people\\nknew lunv to meet thorn. They had, at last\\nfound ik liyhtful homes, and tasted the sweet\\nfreedom they had so much loiiged for. And\\nwhen, therefore, they were summoned to de-\\nfend those homes and to vindicate the rights\\nand privileges they had secured, no people\\never responded more heroically.\\nI am ahle to show that these German sett Icrs\\npaiticipated in almost every expedition against\\nthe Indians, and that they took a very active\\npart in the forced march of General Ruther-\\nford against the Cherokees in 1776. A young\\nGerman was one of the very few killed in ac-\\ntion on that expedition.\\nIt is not generally known that the settlers\\nof this section were ever disturbed by the\\nFrench enemy on our distant frontiers. But I\\nhave here (holding it up,) a petition in 1756\\nto Grovernor Dobhs, from the Rowan and An-\\nson settlers, complaining (among other thmgs)\\nof the dangers that threaten them from the\\nsavage Indians in the interest of their French\\nallies. Also a curiously carved powder-horn\\nthat was worn by Archibald Woodsides of\\nCoddle Creek, in one of the long and hazardous\\nmarches against Fort Diiquesne. It has on it\\na good description of Fort Pitt and its pic-\\nturesque surroundings. The history of this\\nsingular memorial of our early wars is, that the\\nowner chanced to meet in one of his marches\\nwith German soldiers from this settlement,\\nand they persuaded him to return with them.\\nBut I come now^ and chiefly to speak ot the\\nrevolutionary services of the German fathers.\\nHere the evidence is full and complete. But,\\nunfortunately, it is only in old musty army\\nroUs, not accessible to the general public; and\\nno one has been found to tell the story of their\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Matthias Barriuger of the Catawba family.\\ndeeds. But this was then the most populous\\npart of old Mecklenburg; and it was, fromiirst\\nto last, true, indeed, entirely unanimous in its\\nfidelity to the great cause of freedom and in-\\ndependence.\\nThat the Germans do not figure iirominently\\nin the famous meetings at Charlotte, .May 20,\\n177.5, is not strange. Their settlement lay\\nmainly in the extreme limits of the old County,\\nwith numerous intervening streams, and scarce-\\nly any roads. They spoke a different language,\\nand uearl} all their trade and travel was in\\nother directions with Salisbury on the north,\\nwith Cross-creek (now Fayetteville) on the\\neast, and Cheraw Hills and Camden, South\\nCarolina, to the south the three last thriving\\npoints at the head of navigation, on theii- re-\\nspective rivers, then a matter of vast import-\\nance. But as a mere truth, the hopes of the\\nGerman settlement, then centered in one\\nleader, Lt. -Col. John Phifer. He was a Swi.ss\\nby descent. But all his ties and associations\\nwere Gei-man. His mother was a Blackwelder\\nand his wife a Barringer. He was an un-\\nusually bright and promising man and soldier.\\nThe meetings were held at the Phifer Red\\nHill, three miles west of Concord. He was\\ntheir delegate to the immortal convention that\\ndeclared Independence, and his name so ap-\\npears. But he died early in the struggle, and\\nin his youthful grave at the Red Hill seemed\\nto perish the hopes of his people. But not so.\\nOld and young continued to go forth to swell\\nthe ranks of both the regular and irregular\\nforces. I have examined the Muster Rolls and\\nhave extracts from them, and they clearly\\nshow that in proportion to population the\\nGermans were very largely represented. On\\nthe Pension Rolls for Cabarrus County in 1835,\\nof 21 revolutionary soldiers still drawing pen-\\nsions, 12 were Germans. And old men now\\npresent will remember that when the heroes\\nof 1776 used to parade together at the 20th", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "xlvi\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nof May and -ith of July celebrations, the\\nDutch Side was always strong. At the last\\nof these parades in 1839, 5 out of 8 of those\\npresent were of German blood. The Black-\\nwelder family alone furnished eight tried sol-\\ndiers to the cause.\\nThe silence, therefore, of the Charlotte meet-\\nings, and the absence of co-temporaneous his-\\ntory, as to the Dutch Side, is nothing against\\nit.\\nThere is a story, too, which shows that the\\nDutch had some other reason for not attempt-\\ning to make an} display in the Queen City.\\nIt is, that on some military occasion, a Dutch\\ncaptain took his company over there, and, giv-\\ning his commands in most emphatic Pennsyl-\\nvania Dutch, the Scotch-Irish laughed at him.\\nHis company vowed to stand by their Captain,\\nand refused both collectively and individually\\never to go back to Charlotte again. In con-\\nfirmation of this story I have here an old Mus-\\nter Roll, and sure enough Martin Fifer is\\nthe Captain Certain it is, too, that at a ver}\\nearly day the Dutch demanded a new County,\\nand at the first election, after Cabarrus was\\ncut off, Caleb Phifer (the son of Martin) and\\nJohn Paul Barringer were its highly honored\\nCommoners. So, probably, the creation of\\ntliis County is also due to the German element.\\nBut there is another aspect of the Revolu-\\ntionary struggle, decidedly complimentary to\\nthe Germans of old Mecklenburg, and adds a\\nnew laurel to her crown.\\nThe Dutch Side, from their isolated and re-\\nmote situation, might have easily stood aloof\\nfrom the conflict, and so, po.ssibly, have escaped\\nthe losses and sufferings I am about to describe.\\nBut they chose otherwise; and then, their\\nvery location and seclusion exposed them to\\nthe fiercest ravages of war.\\nRemember, then, the surroundings of this\\nGerman settlement. On its east the Scotch\\nHighlanders of the Cape Fear and Pee Dee\\ncountry, nearly all Loyalists, enabled the Brit-\\nish to extend the royal rule up to the Narrows\\nof the Yadkin. On its south, at Cheraw and\\nCamden, were British posts. North of it?\\nacross the Yadkin, Faiming and his infernal\\ncrew roamed almost unmolested. While in\\nthe Forks of the Yadkin, just above, the able\\nToiy leader, Col. Samuel Bryan, held a well\\norganized regiment of 800 men. And then\\non several occasions the British army lay at\\nCharlotte (twice) and at Salisbury (once).\\nNow history shows just what might be ex-\\npected in such a situation as this. While in.\\ndeed, no great armies traversed this region,\\nit was greatly exposed because of its remote-\\nness and isolation, to the more frightful depre-\\ndations of irregular and lawless bands of ma-\\nrauders and other desperadoes, passing to and\\nfro. It is a historical fact, that Col. Bryan\\nmarched his whole Tory Regiment of 800 men\\nthrough the eastern end of this settlement, to\\nCheraw, S. C, spreading fear and desolation\\nin all directions. It is equally true, that when\\nthe British occupied Salisbury, several parties\\nof Tories and Royalists, from the east of Yad-\\nkin, sought to join Cornwallis, but were driven\\nback, mainly by Home Militia.\\nBut the one expedition that still lives in\\nthe memory of the Dutch Side, and never\\nfails to fire the German blood, even to this day,\\nwas that organized by the Fanning men east\\nof the Yadkin; and crossing the river, swept\\nthis German settlement in its whole length,\\nup and down the two Dutch Buffalos, and\\nthence on to the British post at Camden. S. C.\\nThey robbed hundreds of Whigs,destroyed much\\nproperty in purest wantonness, and seized and\\ncarried off to British prison, under most brutal\\ncircumstances, more than twenty leading citi-\\nzens. In this number was Major James Smith,\\nof the then County of Rowan, (now Davidson,)\\na regular officer at home, wounded, and Caleb\\nBlackwelder and his son-in-law, Jno. Paul", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "GERMANS IN CABARRUS.\\nxlvii\\nBarringer, both old men far past the military\\nage. Smith and several others died in prison\\nof small pox. Blackwelder and Barringer were\\npromised their release provided some mem-\\nber of their families would come in person,\\nand make certain pledges as to their conduct.\\nNo male of either family could risk the venture\\nwhen old Mrs. Blackwelder mounted her horse\\nand went herself to Camden, on the hopeless\\nerrand. She failed in her object, and m its\\nstead, was the innocent means, through her\\nclothing, of spreading the small pox all over\\nthe countr} she passed, and far and near among\\nher friends at home. I need not tell this au-\\ndience, that these terrible events drew the\\nlines, once and for all, between Whig and\\nTor} in the whole Dutch settlement. Up to\\nthat time, there had been no division what-\\never; no man who had ever taken protection, or\\ngiven the eneni}- any sort of aid or comfort,\\ncould stay on the Dutch side and live. Now\\ntwo individuals were charged with bad faith\\nor infidelity. One of them, Rufus Johnson,\\nwho was no German, simply disappeared. The\\nother, Jacob Agner, was run out of the coun-\\ntry and his valuable property the present\\nHouse Mill was confiscated. Of one or two\\nothers there were vague suspicions of disloyalty,\\nor mean cringing in the hour of trial; and to\\nthis day, their names are mentioned with bated\\nbreath.\\nSuch, ray friends, is the proud record of our\\nGerman ancestry.\\nI am glad of the occasion to paj this just trib-\\nute to their noble memory. Especially am I\\nhappy to do so, on this day commemorative of\\nthe immortal Luther. His fame belongs to all\\nmankind. But in its simple strength and en-\\nduring might, it is strikingly reflected by the\\nunpretending life, and elasticity of German\\ncharacter. And we here draw a most instruc-\\ntive and useful lesson. It marks the myster-\\nious workings of an allwise Providence.\\nThese people came here as poor, persecuted,\\nwandering exiles. But in all their wanderings,\\nthey were an honest, sober, industrious, faith-\\nful, jieaeeful, law-abiding. God-fearing, God-\\nserving and God-loving people. Against the\\nearly Protestant peasantry of Southern Ger-\\nmany scarcely aught has ever been said. Re-\\nspecting just authority, and rendering proper\\nobedience themselves, they have everywhere\\nand under all circumstances, secured confidence\\nand consideration. Here, in this distant land,\\nand this secluded section, they are able to de-\\nvelope without contact Avith Um,t effeminate\\ndegeneracies of the outside world, or the\\ndangerous tendencies of modern civilization.\\nYou see the result in an enduring, expanding,\\nwide-spreading, self-reliant, and ever advanc-\\ning community. They had, too, their sports\\nand amusements, their holidays and gala-days,\\ntheir Easter fun and Kris-Kingle frolics; but\\nunder all, life had a serious, an intensely earn-\\nest aspect. Even their sports and amusements\\npartook rather of skill and labor, than dissipa-\\ntion and debauchery, such as quiltings, spin-\\nning matches,corn-shucking, log-rolling, house-\\nraisings and the like; all tending to manly\\nvigor and modest woman-hood. In their out-\\ndoor hunts and games we discern the same\\nharmless tendencies. In an old unprinted\\ndiary I have before me, kept by a sort of\\ntrader and traveller of the revolutionary era,\\nI find the fox and deer skins came mainly from\\ntlie English and Irish, while the Dutch are\\ndeath on coons\\nIn the family, especially, each and all felt the\\nresponsibilities resting upon them. Old and\\nyoung had their assigned spheres and duties.\\nMale and female learned some test of skill, art\\nor handiwork. Life was not all one strain at\\ndisplay, nor one round of frivolity and frolic.\\nThere was in their family government a won-\\nderful combination of duty, devotion, and dis-\\ncipline, with proper rest and recreation. In a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "xlviii\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nword, the faniily with them, combined tlie all\u00e2\u0080\u0094 seem to me to pander too much\u00e2\u0080\u0094 greatly\\nState the Church, and the School. And the too much\u00e2\u0080\u0094 to the false sentimentalism of the\\ntraining was more in the family than in the day.\\nschool. Again, see the result. They bought mv. is all sensation and pretense. Relig-\\nhut little, and sold nnich. They made no debts i,jn, morality, and the simple virtues of truth\\nor contracts they did not expect to pay or ex- and honesty are powerfully preached; but their\\nccute. They scorned to live on the labor or fa- yjc c/Zcr is much more doubtful.\\nvor of others. And as a consequence, they ^^.^j, .^^^j^| j^ ^,j,^, means, imply that the\\nwere a gallant, brave, and public-spirited com- ^i^.g^,e\u00e2\u0080\u009eaants of the early settlers of the Dutch\\nmunity. They and their descendants have ever j^j.^^,, j^.^^^ j^^ ,,,^y declined or deteriora-\\nstood to the front in the time of trial and\\ndanger. In the war of 1812, in the .Mexican\\nwar, and in the great Confederate conflict,\\nthey rallied to the bugle-blast, in hundreds\\nand thousands. They have imt only main-\\ntained their ground at home, but they almost\\npeopled the regions round about them, and set-\\ntled, in turn, whole sections in distant States\\nand Territories. I honestly and tirraly believe\\nthat much of this success and great pmspenty,\\nis eminently due to the sound, civil, religious,\\nand family training of the early fathers; and\\nthat, under the providence of God, it has its\\npower and strength in their deei) devotion to\\nto the simple Protestant faith, as taught by\\nLuther.\\nBut let it not be supposed, my friends, that\\nI have lost faith in our modern civilization,\\nand that I would live only in the past. On the\\ncontrary, I believe implicitly in the progress\\nted. On the contrary, while Germans are,\\nusually, not pretentious, or aml itious of place\\nor position, these people have always and every-\\nwhere held their ground. And as a striking\\nfact, they have ever managed to get their full\\nshare of the best land in the country. And I\\nam happy to learn from others, the evidence\\nof your good faith, energy and industry. A\\ndistinguished judge, who has often ridden all\\nover the State, pronounces the tillage and\\nthiift of Mt. Pleasant region the best in North\\nCarolina. And a prominent Gentile physician\\nsays the Dutch Side is still the best paying\\npeople we have. My prayer is, that you may\\ngo on m well-doing. Neither individuals or\\ncommunities can hope to prosper without these\\nvirtues. And, withal, may you never cease\\nto cherish the memory of the Fathers, and\\n[iractice, as they did, the precepts of the pure\\nand lowly Jesus, as preached by the mighty\\nof human society. There is M,ly one thing I j^^^^j^^^,^ thunders are still shaking prin\\ndread: There is too much liberty-too much kingdoms and crowns, and subduing\\nlicense and licentiousness. The home, the school, commonwealths and continents,\\nsociety, the State, and the Church each and\\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^^^y^^", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "I)K. EDWAia) WARKEN (BEY]\\nA BllHiHAl HICAL tSKKTCU OF Dk. EhWAUK WaKHKN (Bey).\\nThe eiiiiiieiuH in his protVseion attained hy\\nDr. Edward Warren (Boy) and the [ininii-\\nncnce he has accjuired in tlie two hemispheres,\\neonunends the following;- nmst interesting sketch\\nto the readers oY these Jiciniiiisi-iiins of Eiiiincut\\nN rrtlt Curolinians, we make the following ex-\\ntract from the Medical Journal of North Caro-\\nlina; it has been enlarged and continued to date\\nof this puMiration, and is eminently tit to l)e\\n[(reserved in tliis foiin.\\nDr. Edward Warren (Bey) was horn in\\nTyrrell County, North Carolina, on the 22nd\\nof January, 1828, of parents who emigrated\\nfrom Virginia, and who belonged to two of\\nthe oldest and most distinguished families of\\nthat State. His father, Dr. Wm. C. Warren,\\nwas also a physician of eminence and a man of\\nunusual intelligence and purity of character.\\nWhen the subject of this sketch was only\\nfour years of age, his father removed him with\\nhis family to Edenton, North Carolina, where\\nthe son was educated up to his sixteenth year,\\nwhen he was sent to the Fairfax Institute,\\nnear Alexandria, Virginia; and two years af-\\nterwards to the University of Virginia. In\\nthe latter institution he greatl} distinguished\\nhimself, having securg^ honors and diplomas\\nin many of its Academic Schools, aud having\\ngraduated after a single course in its Medical\\nDepartment. In 1850 he delivered the vale-\\ndictory oration before the Jeflerson Society,\\nwhich was then esteemed the. /amor of the Col-\\nlege.\\nIn 1851 he graduated in the Jefferson Medi-\\ncal College of Philadelphia, and whilst pursuing\\nIds studies in that cit^, conceived the idea ofinjectin/j\\nsolution of morphia under the s/dn for the relief\\n(f pain, using for the purpose a lancet-puncture,and\\nAnel s sifringe. In this mode of medication, he was\\nthirefore, four ijcars in advance of the inventor of\\nthe htjpodermic stjringe.\\nThis device was made the subject of a tliesis\\nprep;ired for presentation to the Faculty upon\\napplying for his degree, but one of tlie Pro-\\nfessors, to whom he had confided the idea, so\\nforcibly expressed the opinion that it was l)oth\\nchimerii al and dangerous, that the tliosis was\\nwitheld and another .substituted in its place.\\nDr. Warren, however, soon after his grad\\nnation, found occasion to put ins idea into prac-\\ntical operation.\\nDuring the years of 1854 and 1855 he studied\\nmedicine in Paris, where he formed an inti-\\nmate friendshiji with some of the leading\\nmedical men of France, and occu[iied iiimself\\nby corresponding with Tltc Aim rii-an Jimnial\\nof M dical Sciences, and other leading American\\nMedical Journals.\\nReturning to America in the summer oi\\n1855, he settled as a practitioner in Edenton,\\nX. C, where he soon accpiired an extended\\nreputation, both as a physician and as a sur-\\ngeon. In 1856 he delivered the annual address\\nbefore the State Medical Society, which was\\nmost favorably received, and also obtained\\nthe Fiske Fund Prize for an essay on the\\nEffects of Pregnancy on the Development of\\nTuberculosis, which was subsequently pub-\\nlished in book form, and has ever since been\\nregarded as a leading work on the subject.\\nIn 1857 he was elected editor of the Med-\\nical Journal of North Carolina; made a mem-\\nber of the Gynaecological Society of Boston\\nand chosen a delegate from the American Med-\\nical Society of Paris to the American Medical\\nAssociation.\\nOn the 16th of November of the same year,\\nhe married Miss Elizabeth Cotten Johnstone,\\nof Edenton, a lady of rare beauty and most\\nlovely character. By referring to Wheela- s Eis-\\ntori/ of North Carolina, it will also be seen that\\nthe Johnstones are directly descended tVom", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "1\\nWHEELER S REMESriSCENCES.\\ntwo Royal Governors of the Colonj- Gabriel\\nand Saml. Johnstone, who were cousins and the\\nrepresentatives of the Cadet branch of the\\nfamily of Annandale in the Peerage of Scotland.\\nIn 1860 he was elected Professor of Materia\\nMedica and Therapeutics in the University of\\nMaryland; first Vice-President of the Conven-\\ntion to revise the Pharmacopcea of the United\\nStates; and a member of the Committee on\\nLiterature of the American Medical Associa-\\ntion. He at once acquired an enviable reputa-\\ntion in the city of Baltimore as a graceful,\\nfluent and able lecturer.\\nIn 1861 he joined his fortunes with those of\\nthe South, and was, successively. Chief Sur-\\ngeon of the Navy of North Carolina: a mem-\\nber of the Board to examine candidates for ad-\\nmission into the Medical Staft of the Confed-\\nerate Army; Medical Director of the Depart-\\nment of the Cape Fear; Chief Medical Inspec-\\ntor of the Department of Northern Virginia\\n(Gen Lee s Army;) and Surgeon-General of\\nthe State of North Carolina.\\nTwo of these positions were conferred upon\\nhim on the field of battle as rewards for per-\\nsonal courage and professional work. At the\\nbattle of New Berne, although at that time on\\nmedical board duty at Goldsborough, Dr.\\nWarren volunteered his services and remained\\nunder fire with the wounded, under circum-\\nstances of peculiar difiiculty and danger. For\\nthis he was made Medical Director of the De-\\npartment of Cape Fear.\\nUpon the battle-field of Mechanicsville, in\\n1862, while again acting as volunteer surgeon,\\nhe was verbally appointed by Gen. Lee, Med-\\nical Director of the Army of Northern Vir-\\nginia; but knowing that Surgeon Guild, who\\nranked him, was but a few rods distant, Dr.\\nWarren called the General s attention to the\\nfact, and Surgeon Guild was made Medical\\nDirector, and upon his immediate suggestion\\nDr Warren was retained as Medical Inspector.\\nBy a special act of the Legislature of North\\nCarolina his rank as chief medical officer of the\\nState was raised from that of Colonel to that\\nof Brigadier-General; for devoted and effi-\\ncient services rendered to the sick and wound-\\ned. He tvas also chosen by the Legislature one\\nof the Trustees of the University of North Car-\\nolina.\\nDuring the war he wrote a work entitled\\nSurgery for Field and Hospital, which passed\\nthrough two editions. Auiong many other\\nvaluable suggestions ^hich this book contained,\\nwas that for the treatment of retracting flaps\\nand conical stump, by means of extension\\nwith adhesive strap, with cord and weight\\na procedure which is now vei y widely adopted,\\nand the origination of which, after much dis-\\ncussion in the journals, both at home and\\nabroad, has been finally conceded to Dr. War-\\nren.\\nThis method was put into practical opera-\\ntion in the hospital of the University of Vir-\\nginia, as early as August, 1861, whereas Dr.\\nHodges, of St. Louis, who alone seriously dis-\\nputed the priority, finally and very courteously\\nacknowledged Dr. Warren s claim, stating that\\nhis own first use of the method was in 1863.\\nSubsequently, in a controversy conducted\\nin the London Lancet, the claims were again\\nsettled in Dr. Warren s favor, by the publica-\\ntion of an extract upon the .subject taken from\\nthe book which had been published during the\\nwar.\\nIn the summer of 1865, Dr. Warren re*-\\nturned to Baltimore, ruined in fortune by the\\nresults of the war, and expecting to resume his\\nProfessorship in the University of Maryland.\\nA refusal to return the chair to Dr. Warren\\nfurnished sufficient ground for legal proceedings\\nby mandamus or quo warranto, but in view of\\nthe ruined fortunes of the contestants and of\\nthe financial and social influence of the Fac-\\nulty, the suit promised to oe a protracted one.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "t R. EDWARD WAEREN (BEY).\\nU\\nand as the practical benefits to be gained in\\nthe event of success were so small, it was con-\\ncluded not to resort to the Courts but to leave\\nthe issue to public opinion, which it was\\nthought fully sustained Dr. Warren.\\n1; Then came one of the most brilliant efforts\\nin the life of the subject of our sketch. Under\\nhis direction the Washington University Med-\\nical School was revived, rising like a phcenix,\\nputting itself at once on a plane with the old\\nUniversity, which in the effort to maintain its\\nlead made fundamental changes in its man-\\nagement and in the pcrsoiuui of its Faculty.\\nDr. Warren filled the chair of Surgery in\\nthe Washington College with great brilliancy\\nand became the idol of the large number of stu-\\ndents who resorted annually to the school.\\nWhen a law was passed creating a board\\nfor the examination and registration of the\\nphysicians of the State, he was made a mem-\\nber of it. He was also elected Vice-Presi-\\ndent of the Medico-Chirvirgical Society of\\nMaryland. In 1868 he established The Med-\\nical Bulleti7i^a journal which obtained an ex-\\ntensive circulation.\\nIn 1872 he appeared as principal medical ex-\\npert for the defense in the celebrated Whar-\\nton trial. The circumstances of this trial were\\nfull of absorbing interest, it being characterized\\nby great divergence of professional opinion\\namong the physicians and chemists engaged in\\nit.\\nGeneral Ketchum was an eccentric old bach-\\nelor who died in the house of his friend, Mrs.\\nWharton, a lady of wealth and high social po-\\nsition. He was attended during his short ill-\\nness by a physician whose line of treatment\\nwas somewhat varied, but who, although he\\ndid not arrive at a positive diagnosis, for some\\ncause requested that an autopsy should be per-\\nmitted. A thorough examination was not\\nmade of the rachidean and cranial cavities, and\\nsome of the abdominal viscera^^was submitted\\nto an antiquated chemist, who, after a very\\nslovenly analysis, pronounced the presence of\\nantimony, and upon this an indictment was\\nfound against Mrs. Wharton. Dr. Warren was\\nthen requested, in the interest of truth and\\njustice, to examine the medical testimony\\ntaken by the grand jury, and he promptly de-\\nclared that the symptoms described by the at-\\ntending physicians and nurses were more typ-\\nical of a certain form of cerebro-spinal menin-\\ngitis than of antimonial poisoning. Resting\\nupon this, and upon the evidence of tlic in-\\nsufficiency of the chemical analysis, the de-\\nfense went to trial, with the result of a prompt\\nverdict in favor of the accused.\\nDr. Warren acquitted himself with great dis-\\ntinction on the witness stand, receiving con\\ngratulations and moral support from a host of\\nmedical men both at home and abroad and\\nalthough he had opposed to him a number of\\ngentlemen of recognized professional ability, it\\nwas conceded on all sides that he came off with\\nthe advantage, his testimony which was bril-\\nliant in the opportunity for retorts afforded by\\nthe cross-examination losing none of its force\\nfrom the assaults of the experts for the prose-\\ncution. This is fully borne out by letters and\\ntelegrams spontaneously sent to Dr. Warren,\\nafter the trial, by Dr. Fordyce Barker, of New\\nYork, Dr. Stevenson, of London, and many\\nother prominent medical men, and even by the\\nHon. A. K, Syester, Attorney-General for the\\nState of Maryland, who personally conducted\\nthe prosecution of the case. Support, so un-\\nsolicited, and from such unbiassed sources,\\nspeaks volumes for the acumen and ability of\\nDr. Warren. Those from the medical men are\\nall uniform in declaring that Gen. Ketchum s\\nsymptoms could not have been caused by tar-\\ntar emeticjbut more resembled those of cerebro-\\nspinal meningitis; and the letters received\\nfrom chemists declare that the chemical evi-\\ndence for the State utteriy broke down.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "Hi\\nWHEELER S REMmiSCENCES.\\nWhile the limits of this sketch do not permit\\nthe publication of these comninnications, it\\nseems appro))riate to reproduce the following\\nextract from a letter from Professor Fordyce\\nBarker, who is so favorably known for his high\\npersonal character and great professional learn-\\ning and ability:\\nIn all my long experience I have never met with\\nanything which displayed move thorough research\\nand sounder logical reasoning than tlie testimony\\nwliicli you have just given in the W haiton-Ketcliuni\\ncase; aiid I am sure that iulelligent, tliinkiug men,\\nboth in and out ot tlie profession, will agree witli me\\nin Ihis (i]iinic n. When 1 read the evidence given by\\nthe ine(li al attendants during the sickness of Gen-\\neral l\\\\elclium, 1 said that it was absurd to ascribe his\\ndeatli to poisiiniug from JW)-/ Aiitiiiuniii. 1 came to\\ntiie cunelusiou, siuiif lic/iiir jlou yarc jiuiiy Ictiti-\\nHiojK/, that he died of ceiel ro-S])inal meningitis, and\\nespi essed that conviction whenever the case was the\\nsubject of conversation.\\nOne incident in this case attracted a good\\ndeal of attention and Ijrought many compli-\\nments from the daily press itwasa rencountre\\nbetween the Attorney-General, Mr. Syester,\\nand the witness, and is given here as extracted\\nfrom the phonographical reports in the New\\nYork newspapers\\nAtUyriiiii-GincraL Where will this lead to,\\nDr. Warren\\nDoctor Warren. It is impossible to tell, as\\nthe h}i:)Othesis itself is absurd.\\nAttornei/-Gt Hir il. J3ut you medical men\\nought to know all about these medical matters.^\\nDoctor fVarrcti. We know, at least, as\\nmuch idjout these m(dical matters as law-\\nyers.\\nAttor)ie//-Ge)ier(il. (Sjjringing from his seat,\\nand with great emphasis.) Bat i/oti doctors\\nli(ir( the adra)itajii- of ax ijoa harji i/oar mistakes\\ninnhr the mrtli.\\nDoctor Warren. Yes, but yon lawyers hany\\nyour mistakes in the ear.\\nThis reply brought down the house to\\nsuch an extent that the judges had to adjourn\\nCourt for a quarter of an hour so as to give the\\nofficers an opportunity to restore order.\\nIn attestation of the impression made upon\\nthe Attorney-General, the following letter\\nwas written by that gentleman to Dr. Warren\\nupon the eve of his departure for Egypt, a\\nshort time after the trial\\nFrom the Attoniey-CrCiieral of the State of Marytantl.\\nState ot Maryland,\\nOffice of Attorney-General.\\nHagerstow^n, March 25, 1873.\\nMy Deai! Doctor: I cannot describe the unfeigned\\nregret I experience in y(Uir loss to us all, es])ecially to\\nme; for althnugli I have licit seen and lieen with you\\nas niiuh as I desired 1 always looked forward with\\njdeasure to soiiietiiue when our engagements would\\npermit a closer acciuaintance, and lieioine wanned into\\na liiiiier and mioic fervid friendship. I dare not in-\\ndulge the hope of hearing I nun yon in your new posi-\\ntion, but not many things wcnild jirove more agiee-\\nalile to me. Present my coiniiliinents to your wife.\\nThat you and she may ever be contented and happy\\nin life, that y ni may lie as prosperous as your great\\ntalent and uneiiualfed acquirements so richly de-\\nserve, is the earnest hope of\\nYour humble, but undeviating friend,\\nA. K. SYESTER.\\nIn 1872, Dr. Wtirren was chosen Chair-\\nman of the Section of Surgery of the Ameri-\\ncan Medical Association, and presented to\\nthat body a new Splint for Fractures of the\\nClavical, which attracted much attention, and\\nreally is an apparatus of great utility. Whilst\\nit retains the fragments in opposition and gives\\nno inconvenience to the patient, it permits all\\nthe normal movements of the forearm. Hav-\\ning retired from the faculty of the Washing-\\nton University, he then devoted himself to the\\norganization of the Col/eye of Pliysieians and\\nSaryeom, wliich has finally absorbed the former,\\nand attracts classes as large as those of any\\n.school_in Baltimore. The institution has wisely\\nretained Dr. Warren s name at the head of tlie\\nlist of Professors, as Eaieritas Professor of Sur-\\nHaving become dissatisfied in Baltimore on\\naccount of a severe domestic affliction, he de-\\ntermined to remove elsewhere. His first idea\\nwas to procure a professorship in the Univer-\\nsity of a neighboring city, and with that end\\nin view he presented to its Faculty, testimo-\\nnials of recommendation from a number of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "I)H. EDWARD WARREN (BEY).\\nliii\\nmost prominent physicians in tlie United\\nStates. Amonji the letters sc nt to tlic Doctor\\nfor use in this connection, there were several,\\nwhich, from the distinijuished reputation of\\ntheir authors, and the enthusiastic manner in\\nwhich they indorsed Dr. Warren, seem espe-\\ncially to deserve a reproduction here- space\\nwill, however, oidy permit the puhlication ^f\\nthe following\\nFi-o)ii Professor S. 1). Urosn.\\nPhh.adelphi.v May 8th, 1S73.\\nMy Dear Dr. Warren It is ditticnlt fur nit- to s:i.v\\nanytliing respecting one who is .so will kiioun throii^li-\\nout tlie cotuitvv asa geiitleiuaii, a practitioiic r, and a\\nteat-Iiei- of iiiedii iiie. Any medical scliool oUf;lit, I am\\n.sure, to lie piond to fxive you a place \\\\n Us Faculty.\\nAs a teaclicr of surgery\u00e2\u0080\u0094 olt-liaiid. ready, and even\\nbrilliant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 there is no one in the country tluit surjiasses\\nyou. As an operator and a general -piactitioner. youi\\nability lias long been everywhere lecoKuizcd. Vour\\nsuccess as a popular lecturer has been remarkably\\ngreat. Asa journalist you have wiebled a ready and\\ngraceful pen Some of your operations reflect great\\ncredit upon vour Judgment and skill. Of your moial\\ncharacter, I have never heard anything but what was\\ngood and lionorable,\\nI hope witli all inv heart you may obtain a position\\nin one of the New York Schools. Your great popu-\\nlarity in the Southern States could not fail to be of\\nservice in drawing Southern Students. My only re-\\ngret is that we have no place to offer you m Philadel-\\nphia.\\nWishing you eveiy possible success, I am, dear doc-\\ntor, very truly your friend, nun^ju\\nProfessor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical Colletje.\\nProfessor Edward Warren,\\nBaltimore, Md.\\nFrom Professor Hunter McOuire.\\nRichmond Va., May 10///, 1873.\\nGentlemen:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I beg leave to state that Dr. Wanen\\nenjoys a most enviable reputation both as a phy.sician\\nand as a gentleman, and from all I know and have\\nheard of him, I have no doubt he would prove a most\\nvaluable addition to anv college. Dr. Warren held a\\nprominent position in the Medical Department of the\\nConfederate Arniv, and eiijovcd the respect and con-\\ntidence of all wlio associated wilh hiui. He has re-\\ncentlv resigned the chair in one of the nudii al schools\\nof Baltimore. He tilhd this chair with great ability\\nand attracted to the schocd a large number of students,\\nespecially from his native State, Xonh Carolina,\\nVery respectfully, etc.,\\nHUNTER McGUIRE, M. D.\\nProfessor of Surijery. Medieal College of Virifniiu.\\nTo the Trustees of the\\nUniversity of New York.\\nFrom Hon. E. J. Henkle.\\n15ALTIMORE May 15th, 1873.\\nDear Sir: I have been informed that my fiiend.\\nProf. Edward Warren, recently Professor of Surgery\\nin tlie Washington University in this place, is an ap-\\nplicant for the same position in the University of New\\nVoik.\\nI have known Dr. Warren tor many years past first,\\njirevioiis to the war, when Professor of Mateiia .Med-\\nica in the University of Maryland, which )iositi.ui to\\nmy peisonal knowledge, he Idled in a most accejitable\\nmanner to both faculty and students.\\nSince tlio war and the rcoi gaiiizal ion of the Washing-\\nton Uni\\\\ rsitv, he has residicl in lialtiinore and tilled\\nthe Chair of Snigery. In the capacity of President\\nof the Hoard of Trnstccs of thai Institution, I have\\nbeen thrown in I rccpieiit and iiilim.ite intercourse with\\nhim, and I take jih asari in Icstitv iiig to liisgreat zeal\\nandability, and to lii^ success asa li-ctiircr and teacher.\\nDr. Warri-n has alwa\\\\s bctn regarded in ISaltimore as\\na most iiopular and ellicieiil le turer, exceedingly\\npopularwilh the st udents, and untinng in his elforts\\nto iironiotc the success of the institnti(Ui with which\\nhe has been idenlilied. 1 have no doubt that Uie Uni-\\nversity of New ork would be most fortunate in se-\\ncuring his valuable services. Very truly yours,\\nE. J. IIENKLE,\\nPresident of the Board nf Trustees of\\nWashint/lon I nirersity, M. l\\nProf. Henry Draper, New York City.\\nFrom Profexsor IF. Mcdiiffey, of the University oj\\nVirijinia.\\nU. OK Va., May I8th, 1873.\\nTO THE lUlILTY OF THK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL\\nCOLLEGE OF NEW YORK.\\nGentlemen It gives me great pleasure to recom-\\nmend to your favorable consideration Dr. Edward\\nWarren.\\n1 have known Dr. Warren from his boyhood, and\\ncan testify to his excellent cliaracter, fine talents, in-\\ndomiuitable perseverence in the pursuit of knowledge\\nand the discharge of iiridVs-ional duty.\\nDr. Warren s attainments are id a high orderin gen-\\nuine scholar.shii). He made unusual proficiency in\\nMoral Pliilosoidiy, and graduated also with distinc-\\ntion in other srhools in the University, Va.\\nOf his juofessional attainments I am not competent\\nto Judge, but I know that he has been successful when\\ncoiiipetition was intense, and I learn from others,\\ncouipeteat to Judge, that he has every qualification to\\nensure success in the Chair of Surgery, and the place\\nwhich I learn he seeks in your institution.\\nVery respectfully, c.,\\nW. H. McGUFFEY,\\nProf. Moral Philosojihy, U. of Va.\\nUnfortunatel} no vacancy existed at tlie\\ntime, and his efforts in this regard proved ahor-\\ntive In 1873 he accepted a position in the\\nservice of the Khfedive and removed to Egypt,\\nhaving heen urgently recommended for it by\\nGreneral R. E. Lee, General Sherman, General\\nG. W. Smith, General Hancock, Governor Z. B.\\nVance, Hon. M. C. Butler, General Gary, and\\nother leading gentlemen in the United States,\\nAs soon as the President of the American\\nMedical Association heard of his intended de-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "Uv\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npartiire,he sent him a commission as a Delegate\\nto all the Medical Societies of Europe Drs.\\nGross, Pancoast and other prominent Ameri-\\ncan physicians gave him kind and most flatter-\\ning letters of introduction to the leading med-\\nical men in Europe and on the evening before\\nhe left Baltimore, a number of its first citizens\\ntendered him a public dinner at Barnums\\nwhich was one of the most successful and bril-\\nliant aiiairs of its kind that ever came off in\\nthat city.\\nHis career in Eg_ypt, though rendered brief\\nby an attack of opthalmia, was signally brilliant^\\nHaving been appointed Chief Surgeon of the\\nGeneral Staff, he soon had an opportunity of\\ntreatmg successfuU} the Minister of War for\\nstrangulated hernia, who immediately officially\\nrequested the KhtJdive to h\u00c2\u00bbnor Dr. WaiTen\\nwith the Decoration of the Medjdic and the\\ntitle of Bey which, when conferred, as it was\\nin tills instance, by royal charter, ennol)les its\\npossessor and his family; and in less than a\\nyear from his arrival in the country, he suc-\\nceeded in reaching the highest medical posi-\\ntion known in the service of the Khedive, that\\nof Surgeon in Chief of the Egyptian Army.\\nThe incident connected with his treatment\\nof Kassim Pasha, who was the Minister of War,\\nshows so well the moral force which enabled\\nDr. Warren to perform his duty in the face of\\ndiscouraging circumstances, and serves to illus-\\ntrate in such an interesting way, certain phases\\nof his life in Egypt, that it is given in full as\\nrelated by the doctor.\\nKassim Pasha was over 60 years old, and very fat,\\nand had direct inguinal hernia, which the surgeons\\nof Cairo failed to reduce after laboring over it three\\ndays. After he had been abandoned to die and the\\nprepai ations for his funeral were progressing, I was\\npermitted to see the case. Finding that stcrcoraceous\\nvoniitiiig liad ^iist begun, and pcrsiuidcd I hat tlic pro-\\nfciuiid depression which others niistiidk for tlie I llects\\nof till lUscaso, was mainly due to the injections of an\\ninfusion of t()lia c( wliich they had employed to in-\\nduce relaxation, I dcclaied the case not a hopelessone\\nand undertook to treat it. Having stimulated the\\nPasha freely with brandy and water wliicli the na-\\ntives consider unholy treatment\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I had the gratifica-\\ntion of seeing some reaction established and deter-\\nmined to administer chloroform, and either to reduce\\nthe tumor by taxis, or to perform herniotomy, if neces-\\nsary. I found however, very great difHculty in getting\\nany medical man to assist me. They all retired and\\nsaid that they would have nothing to do with the\\nmurder of the Pasha. The Harem, through its repre-\\nsentative, the Chief Eunuch, declared that I should\\nnot proceed until the private physician of the Kliedive\\na Frenchman had given his consent. He was ac-\\ncordingly sent for and asked what he thought of the\\nmeasure which I proposed He replied that he be-\\nlieved the Pasha would die inevitably, but he was in\\nfavor of permitting me to proceed, as every man was\\nentitled to his chance. I tlien requested him to aid\\nme to the extent of administering chloroform. This\\nhe agreed to do on condition that I would assume all\\nthe responsibility of the case, and give him time to\\ndispatch a messenger to the Khedive, informing him\\nupon what terras he had consented to aid me. In the\\npresence of .ill the principal Pashas and Beys of the\\ncountry, and the highest officials of the Court, the\\nMinister was removed from his bed and placed upon\\na mattress in the middle of the room. None of the\\nfemale portion of the household were present but\\nthey were represented by the Chief Eunuch, wlio stood\\nat tlie feet of the invalid, slioiuing Allah Allah\\nAllah whilst from tlie latticed H.arem in the rear\\nthere came continually that peculiar wail which seems\\nto form the principal feature in the mourning\\nof the East. With the exception of the French\\nphysician, above referred to, all the surgeons had\\ndeserted the chamber, and stood in the little gar-\\nden outside of the house, some praying that the sick\\nman might be saved, but the majority cursing the\\nstranger who had the temerity to undertake that\\nwhich they had pronounced impossible.\\nAt this moment the Chief of the Staif took me\\n.aside and said Dr. Warren, consider well what you\\nare undertaking; success means honor and fortune in\\nthis country, whilst /(li/i/rc means ruin to you and in-\\njury to those who are identilied with you. I replied:\\n1 thank you for your caution but I was taught by\\nmy father to disregard all personal considerations in\\nthe practice of medicine and to think only of the in-\\nterests of my patients. I sliall therefore do what my\\nprofes.sional duty recxuires tor tlie sick man and let\\nthe consequences take care of themselves. Having\\nmade all the preperations necessary to perform /icch;\\notomy, should that operation become necessary, I\\nboldiv administered chloroform, although the patient\\nwas still in a state of great depression. To my delight\\nanfethesia was |)rompti.v developed, while the circula-\\ntion improved with every inspiration just as I have\\nseen it improve in some cases of shock upon the battle-\\nfield. Confiding then the administration of the chlo-\\nroform to the French physician, above referred to, I\\nproceeded to examine the tumor and attempt its re-\\nduction. I found an immense hydrocele and by the\\nside of it a hernia of no unusual dimensions which by\\nrather a forcible maniiiulation I completely reduced,\\nafter a few moments of effort. By this time tlie sur-\\ngeons, unable to restrain their curiosity, had entered\\nthe room and crowded around me, anxiously awaiting\\nthe failnri wliicli tliey liad so blatantly predicted.\\nTurning to Meliemet-Ali-liey\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Profe.s8or of Sur-\\ngery in the Medical School of Cairo I said to him:\\nThe hernia is reduced, as you can see by pushing\\nyour linger into the external ring. Excuse me, said\\nlie, in the most supercilious manner, you have under-\\ntaken to cure Kassim Pasha and 1 can give you no\\nhelp in the matter. My French friend imraediatelv\\nintroduced his finger into the ring and said: Gentle-\\nmen, he needs no help from anyone; the hernia is re-\\nduced and the Pasha is saved. The doctors slunk\\naway utterly discomtitted the Eunuchs, Pashas, Beys,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "DR. EDWARD WARREN (BEY).\\nIr\\nami officers uttered loml cries of Ilanulallali Ilani-\\ndallali I Kismet Kismet Kismet (Tliaiik\\nGod Thank God It is fate It it fate and tlio\\nHarem in tlio rear, calchinj; tlic ins|\u00c2\u00bbir;\\\\tiiin of tlin\\nscene, sent np a slioiit ofjoy wliidi smiiiili il like tlie\\nwar-liooji of a wliole trtir of Indians. In a moment I\\nwas Seized Uy tlie Chief Kiinurh, einhiaced in the most\\nimpressive manner and kissed n| (in eitiuM elieek an\\nexample which was immediately f^ llowed by a num-\\nber ol those i)r sent and 1 fiiiind myself suddoidy\\nthe most famoMs man in theconiilry. Tho I asha at\\nonce liad a letter addressed to the Ivhedivo narratins\\nwliat I had done for him, and askinjr that mi^lit bo\\ndecorated and made a Bey. His llijrhness sent for me,\\nthaidced me warmly for having saved the life of his\\nfavorite Minister, and said h( was happy to honorouo\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0wlio had done so well for him the Ilarem of the pa-\\ntient presented me with a beautifnl gold waleh and\\neiiain my house was thronged afterwards with the\\nhipliest dignitaries of the (Mintiy who came to thank\\nand congratulate me and I immediately secured an\\nimmense practice among the natives including nearly\\nevery incurable case iu Cairo.\\nTho spectacle of a stranger in a strange land\\nwithout support, undertaking duties which had\\ndeeu declined by others, and boldly pushing\\nforward, in spite of the jealous mutterings\\nwhich fell upon his ears, has something of true\\nsublimity in it, and should make us appreciate\\nthe benignant nature of that moral and ethical\\ncode under whose guidance the subject of our\\nsketch acquired that devotion to duty which\\nenabled him to dare and do. For, behold the\\nalternative, which, surely, he must have recog-\\nnised :-had he failed, and had the Pasha died,\\nhis audacity would have wrought his ruin,\\nand he would have been driven from the land\\nin disgrace.\\nAs it was, however this signal triumph re-\\nsulted in Dr. Warren being made the Chief\\nSurgeon of the Egyptian Army. Colonel\\nWilliam McE. C. Dye-formely an officer in the\\nUnited States Army and late a Colonel of the\\nEgyptian Staff- in his interesting book qi\\\\-\\ntiileA., Moslem Egypt and Christian Abyssinia,\\nrefers iu the following terms to Dr. Warren s\\ncareer in Egypt: Dr. Edward Warren, Chief\\nSurgeon of the Staft by performing a surgical\\noperation on the Minister of War for a com-\\nplaint that had baffled the skill and courage of\\nthe other Cairo surgeons, and by his energy\\nm the erection of hospitals and his faithful\\ndischarge of other duties, established a repu-\\ntation which soon lifted him into place as Sur-\\ngeon-in-Chief of the Army; and the London\\nLnnccl chronicled his success and advancement\\nin these terms: vVo understand that M. Ed-\\nward Warren of Cairo lias been promoted by\\nhis Highness tho Kliedive of Egypt to the po-\\nsition of Chief Surgeon of the Egyptian Army.\\nMr. Warren s promotion in the East has been\\nexceptionally rapid.\\nIn 1876, having obtained a furlough for six\\nmonths, he visited Paris for the purpose of se-\\ncuring proper troitraont for his eyes, and, oa\\nbeing informed by tho leading occulists that a\\nlonger residence in Egypt would involve tho\\nloss of his left eye, he obtained an honorable\\ndischarge from the service of the Khedive\\nwho, in view of the services which Dr. War-\\nren had rendered in Egypt, treated him with\\ngreat consideration and kindness.\\nThrough the influence of his own well-es-\\ntablished reputation, aided by the cordial en-\\ndorsement of his friends, Drs. Charcot and\\nRicord, of Paris Sir James Paget, Alfred,\\nSwain Taylor, and Dr. Stevenson, of London\\nDrs. Fordyce Barker and J. J. Crane, of New\\nYork; Professors Gross and Pancoast, of Phil-\\nadelphia, he was soon able to commence the\\npractice of medicine in Paris as a Licentiate of\\nthe University of France, a very great compli-\\nment in itself, and one rarely paid to a for-\\neigner.\\nDr. Warren s success in Paris has been ex-\\nceptionally rapid and brilliant. Practice and\\nhonors have flowed in an unbroken stream\\nupon him. Foreigners of all nationlaities and\\nof the highest titles have been as ready to\\navail themselves of his professional skill as\\nhave been his fellow-countrymen. The Lon-\\ndon Lancet promptly secured him as its Spe-\\ncial Correspondent. The Ottoman Govern-\\nment confided to him the delicate task of se-\\nlecting surgeons and raising contributions for", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "Ivi\\nWHEELEK S REMINISCENCES.\\nthe wounded in tlie recent wnrwitli Russia. Tic\\nreceived a special invitation to participate in\\nthe International Medical Congress which re-\\ncently asserahled in Philadelphia,heing the only\\nAmerican residing ahroad who was thus hon-\\nored. The College of Physcians and Sui-gcuns\\nof Baltimore made him a Muster of Sdn/ci i/ at\\na late commencement. The Governor of North\\nCarolina made him a Special Commissioner\\nto the Paris Exposition while the Commis-\\nsioner-General of the United States appointed\\nhim the Medical Officer of his Commission,\\njind the French Government awarded him a\\nmedal of merit for the services which he\\nrendered in these regards. The Spanish Gov-\\ncrment, in 1877, created him a Knight of the\\nOrder of Isahella the Catholic, as a reward for\\ntlie professional skill displayed in the success-\\nful treatment of a Spaniard of high jiosition.\\nThe French Government, in 1879, created him\\na Chevalier of the National Order of the Le.\\ngion of Honor, as a special mark of distinction\\nfor his professional devotion and work in\\nFrance. The Egyptian Government, in 1882^\\nmade him a Commander of the Imperial\\nOrder of the Osmanlie, for valuable and\\nimportant services rendered in Egypt and for\\ngreat Medical skill displayed in Paris. He\\nhas recently been made an Officer of the Order\\nof the redemption of the Holy Sepulchre, an\\nOfficer of the Ro^-al Order of the Samaritan of\\nGeneva\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all as rewards for professional services\\nand successes. He was also selected by the\\nAmerican Medical Association as one of its\\ndelegates to the International Medical Con-\\ngress which recently assembled in London and\\nlias been made a member of the Historical So-\\nciety of Virginia and of the American Insti-\\ntute of Christian Philosophj-, respectively, and\\nthe University of North Carolina at the last\\nCommencement, conferred upon him the title\\nof Doctor of Laws (LL. D.)\\nThe following letter announces the accession\\nof this honor.\\nUnivkrsity of Nokth Carolina,\\nChapel Hill, N. C, June \u00e2\u0080\u00a220th 1884.\\nDr. Edwaui) Wakrkn (Bev).\\nSir: In lecoffuitiou of your distinguished ability\\nand learniufr, and .^^ervices to humanity, tlie Board of\\nTrustet s and the Faculty of the University of North\\nCarolina have unanimously conferred on you the hon-\\norary detrree ot Doctor of Laws. [LL. D,]\\nThey liojje that you will accept this evidence of the\\nregard of the University of your native State.\\nI have the honor to be, your obedient servant.\\nKEMP F. BATTLE, FreMtnt\\nWliile space does not [lermit the publication\\nill this connection of the ninltitndinons essays,\\nreports, lectures, letters, addresses, etc., which\\nhave emanated from his proline pen and ac-\\nti\\\\e brain, enough has been said of Dr. War-\\nren to justify thestatement with which a distin-\\nguished American surgeon (Professor S. D.\\n(Tross, of Philadelphia) concludes a letter in\\nregard to liim--viz. from these facts it is\\nplain that he (Dr. Warren) has performed a\\ngreat deal of work, that he is a man of indom-\\nitable energy; that he po.ssesses great and varied\\ntalents; and that he has enjoyed a large share\\nof professional and public confidence. Surely,\\nno North Carolinian has had a more brilliant\\nand remarkable record, or one which the State\\nhas a greater right to regard with pride -and\\nadmiration.\\nDr. Warren s general culture and his great\\nliterary ability are widely known. His prose\\nwritings are lucid and chaste, though suf-\\nficiently ornate to be very attractive. His far-\\nflights into the domain of poesy attest a rich\\nimagination, and considerable knowledge of\\nrh^ thiu and versification.\\nIn politics the Warren family were old line\\nWhigs, and the Doctor s affiliation brought\\nhim into intimate relations with North Caro-\\nlina s great war Governor, Zebulon B. Vance,\\nwhich time has only served to ripen into an\\nafl ectiouate and endm ing friendship.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "THE BLOUNT FAMILY\\nIvii\\nQ/ameyS\\naii/n\\nt\\nGenealogy of the Blount Family.\\nThe late Gov. Henrj^ T. Clark considered\\nthis the oldest ofNorth Carolina families. No\\nfamily, he believed, whose name is still extant\\nas a family-name in North Carolina, came into\\nthe Province so early as James Blount, who\\nsettled in Chowan in 1669. This James\\nBlount is said to have been a younger son of\\nSir Walter Blount, of Sodington, Worcester-\\nshire, England, and a Captain m Charles I s\\nLife Guards. His Coat of Arms engraved on\\na copper plate, which he brought with him,\\nwas in the possession of his descendants until\\nabout the year 1840, when it was destroyed\\nby its possessor, the late James B. She pard of\\nRaleigh. A cut of it is given above, taken\\nfrom an impression of the original plate.\\nFor convenience, the family may be divided\\ninto two branches; the descendants of James,\\nthe Chowan Blounts, and the descendants of\\nhis younger brother who settled about Choc-\\nowinity in Beaufort County, the Taw River\\nTo be read iu counectiou with pages 130-133.\\nBlounts. The latter is much the more numer-\\nous branch of the family, and has become too\\nextensively spread throughout the Southern\\nand South-Western States, to be fully traced\\nhere. This brief genealogy is complied chief-\\nly from the family Bible of the Edenton fam-\\nily of Blounts. and from a Manuscript l)y the\\nlate Thomas H. Blount of Beaufort, and is a.s\\naccurate as such accounts can ordinarily be\\nmade.\\nTHE CnOWAX BLOl NTS.\\nJames Blount, who settled in Chowan in\\n1(\u00c2\u00bb69, on a tract of land which remained in\\nthe possession of liis descendants until the\\ndeath of Clement Hall Blount in 1842, was a\\nman of some prominence in his day. He is\\nspoken of in contemporary documents as a\\nmember of the Governor s Council, as one of\\nthe Burgesses of Chowan, and as a leading\\ncharacter in the infant and very disorderU\\nColony. He left one son, .lohn.\\nThis John Blount (I) born 1669: died 1725,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nIviii\\nleft ten children, six daughters and four sons.\\nThree of the daughters married and left de-\\nscendants in Hyde County and about Roanoke\\nIsland. They are the Worleys, Midgets and\\nManns. The sons were\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nI. .John (II) born 170G, married and left\\nthree sons and two daughters:\\n(a) James Blount, who married Ann Hall and\\nand left three children: Clement Hall Blount\\n(died unmarried in 1842) Sarah, left no issue;\\nand Frederick Blount, his eldest sou who nuir-\\nricd Rachel Bryan, (nee Herritage) and left\\namong others, Frederick S. Blount, who moved\\nto Alabama and became the father of a large\\nfamily, Alexander Clement Blount, and\\nHerritage Wistar Blount of Lenoir County.\\n(b) Wilson Blount.\\n(c) Fredrick Blount, whose daughter Mary\\n(died 1856) married Wm. Shepard of New\\nBerne and bore him Wm. B., Charles B., and\\nJames B. Shepard, Mrs. John H. Bryan, of\\nRaleigh, Mrs. Ebeuezer Pettigrew, and several\\nothers.\\n(d)Eiizabeth, married J. B. Beasley.\\n(e) Mary married Rev. Charles Pettigrew\\n1st Bishop (elect) of N. C. and left two\\nsons, one of whom, Ebeuezer became a mem-\\nber of Congress; married Ann Shepard of\\nNew Berne, and left several children: the Rev.\\nWilliam S. Pettigrew, General James John-\\nston Pettigrew, Charles L. Pettigrew and two\\ndaughters.\\nn. Thomas born 1709, left one daughter\\nWinifred, who married Hon. Whitmel Hill\\nof Martin. Among their numerous descendants\\nare Thomas Blount Hill Esq. of Hillsboro and\\nthe family of the late Whitmel J. Hill of Scot-\\nland Neck.\\nIII. James, born 1710, left two daughters;\\n(a) Nancy married Dempsey Connor (son of\\nDempsey Connor and Mary Pendleton, great-\\ngranddaughter of Governor Archdale) and left\\none daughter Frances Clark Pollock Connor,\\nmarried 1st, Joseph Blount (III) and 2nd,\\nWm. Hill, late Secretary of State of North\\nCarolina; and (b) Betsy who was married to\\nJeremiah Vail.\\nIV. Joseph (I) born 1715, died 1777, who\\nmarried Ist, Sarah Durant, born 1718, died\\n1751, (a descendant of George Uurant, the first\\nknown English settler in N. C.) and left only\\none child Sarah, (born 1747, died 1807,) who\\nmarried in 1771, William Littlejohn,by whom\\nshe became the mother of a large family, well\\nknown in this and other Southern States. Alter\\nthe death of his fi rst wi fe, Joseph B loun t I) mar-\\nried, (1752) Elizabeth Scarboro, by whom he\\nhad(be8idesone son, Leauiel Edwards, drowned\\nat sea in 1778) one son:\\nJoseph Blount (II) born 1755, died 1794,\\nwho married Ist, (1775) Lydia Bonner, and\\nleft two children:\\n(a) John Bonner Blount, l)orn 1777, married\\nMary Mutter: they wei C the parents of Thomas\\nM. Blount, late of Washington city (whose son,\\nMaj. Thomas M. Blount was Icilled at Malvern\\nHill), of Mrs. Thomas H. Blount, Mrs. Henry\\nHoyt and Mrs. James Treadwell of Washing-\\nton N. C. and of Mrs. Henry M. Daniel, of\\nTenn. His sons Joseph and John died with-\\nout issue.\\n(b) Mary born 1779, married William T.\\n.\\\\luse,and had two sons, (I) William T.Muse, late\\nof the U. S. and C. S. Navy, who mar-\\nried and left issue; (2) John B. .Mviso,died un-\\nmarried.\\nFor a second wife Joseph Blount (H) m\\n1782, married Ann Gray(boni 1757, died 1814,)\\ndaughter of Wm. Gray of Bertie, and left issue.\\n(c) Joseph Blount (III) born 1785, died\\n1822, who married (1808) Frances Clark Pol-\\nlock Connor, and left one son Josei)h Blount\\n(IV) who died unmarried.\\n(d) Frances Lee married Henderson Stamlin.\\nleft one son, William II. Standin.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "THE 15L0UNT FAMILY.\\nlix\\n(o) Sarah Elizalietli married Tlioinas Mor-\\ngan but left no issiK\\n(f) Klizabeth Ann, (horn 1790, died 1861),)\\niiiaiiied in (181:2) John Cheshire (horn 17(19,\\ndied 1830,) and left issue the IJev. .loseph\\nBlount Chesiiire, 1). D., Mrs.E. I). .\\\\huuair,of\\nTawboro, and Mrs. .fames Webl) of Iliilsboro.\\n(iC) Eleanor Gray, married John Cox, loft\\nIV. Thomas Blount,born 1759, died 1812;-^\\nV. Jacob Blount, born 1760, died\\nBy his wife, Hannah SaltHjr, he left:\\nVI. Willie Blount, born l7l 4L died 1835.\\nVII. Sharp Blount, boiii 177l/ T\u00c2\u00abd 1810.\\nOf these William, .lohn Gray/\\nThomas and Willie became prominent and dis-\\ntinguished men; among the most eminent in\\none daughter, Ann B. P., married Willie J. North Carolina and Tennessee for their high\\ntalents, public spirit, enterprise and wealth.\\nTheir marriages and descendants were as fol-\\nlows:\\nEpps of Halifax.\\nTHK TAW KIVER BLOUNTS.\\nA younger brother of James Blount of Cho-\\nwan, is thought to have settled on Taw or\\nPamplico River about 167.3. He left six sous\\nI. William Blount, (born 1749, died 1800,) a\\nMember of Congress in 1782 and 1786: of the\\nThomas, John, .James, Benjamin, Jacob and Constitutional Convention of 1787, was de-\\nEsau, the last two being twins. The Tusca- Seated for the U. S. Senate by Benjamin\\nrora Chief, King Blount, a valualde allv of the Hawkins, on the adoption of the Federal Con-\\nwhites in the Indian war of 1711, is said to stitution in 1789; appointed by Washington in\\nhave assumed that name from his attachment l Governor of the Territory south of the\\nto one of these brothers. Nothing is known Ohio; removed to Tennessee and founded\\ndefinitely of the deseer.dants of any of the six ^lie city of Knoxville ;wa8 elK)sen one of the iirst\\nexcept the eldest, Thomas. Senators from Tennessee. In 1797, he was ex-\\nThis Thomas Bloimt married Ann Reading pelled by a vote of the Senate,and subsequently\\nand left four sons, Reading, James, John and in peached by the House of Representatives,\\nJacob. All of these left families, and from ^o alleged treasonable practices in endeavor-\\n*hem are descended, no doubt, many persons of i g to incite the Indian tribes on our South-\\nthis name in Beaufort and the adjacent Count- western frontier to hostilities against Spain,\\nies l)Ut we can trace the descendants of the The articles of impeachment were after ai-gu-\\npist named only. ment rpiashed in the Senate. On his return\\nJacob Blount (l)orn 1726, died 1789) was to Knoxville the Speaker of the State Senate\\nan officer under Gov. Tryon in the battle of resigned, and William Blount was unani-\\nAlamance; a member of the Assembly fre- mously chosen by the people to succeed him\\nquently, and of the Halifax Congress of 1776; ^6* Senate, and by that body to succeed\\nmarried 1st, (1748) Barbara Gray, of Bertie, him in the Chair, as an expression of popular\\nsister to William Gray, mentioned in the ge- confidence and affection. His death early in\\nnealogy of the Chowan Blounts; 2nd, Mrs. the year 1800, alone prevented him from\\nHannah; Baker (nee Salter); 3rd, Mrs. Marv l eing elected Governor of Tennessee. He mar-\\nAdams. By his last wife he had no children; \u00c2\u00ae*1 (1778) Mary Grainger, daughter of Col.\\nby his wife, Barbara Gray, he left among Caleb Grainger, of Wilmington, and left issue:\\nothers I. Ann married 1st, Henry I. Toole (II) of\\nI. William Blount, born 1749, died 1800. Edgecombe, to whom she l)ore Henry I. Toole\\nII. John Gray Blount, born 1752, died 1833. (Ill), and Mary Eliza, married Dr. Joseph\\nIII. Reading Blount, born 1757, died 1807. Lawrence: she married 2nd, Weeks Hadley,of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nEdgecombe, by whom she liacl several child-\\nren.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a02. Mary Louisa, married (1801) Pleasant M.\\nMiller and left a large family; one of her\\ndaughters, Barbara, married Hon.Wm. H. Ste-\\nphens, late of Memphis, now of Los Angelos,\\nCalifornia.\\n3. William Grainger Blount, member of\\nCongress from Tennessee; he died unmarried\\nin 1827.\\n4. Richard Blackledge Blount, married and\\nleft I hildren in Tennessee.\\n5. Barbara married Geii. E. P. Gaines, left\\none son, Edmund Gaines of Washington city,\\nD. C.\\n6. Eliza married Dr. Edwin Wiatt and left\\ntwo sons and one daughter.\\nII. John Gray Blount (I), born 1752, died\\n1833, in his youth a companion of Daniel Boone\\nin the early explorations of Kentucky, but set-\\ntled permanently in Washington, N C. He\\nwas frequently a member of the Assembly, and\\nthough not ambitious of political office, prob-\\nably the most influential man in his section of\\nthe State. He is said to have been the largest\\nland-owner in North Carolina. He married\\n(1778), Mary Harvey, daughter of Col. Miles\\nHarvey of Perquimans, and left issue:\\n1. Thomas Harvey Blount, (born 1781, died\\n1850,) who married 1st: (1810) Ellen Brown,\\nby whom he liad no children, 2nd, (1827)\\nElizabeth M. daughter of Jno. Bonner Blount,\\nof Edenton, and left issue, three sons and\\nthree daughters: Elizaiielh M. (Geer), Polly\\nAnn (Hatton), John Gray Blount (III), Mary\\nBonner (Willard), Thomas Harvey Blount\\nand Dr. Wm. Augustus Blount.\\n2. John Gray Blount (II), born 1785, died\\n1828, married Sally lla^ wood but left no\\nissue.\\n3. Polly Ann, (born 1787, died 1821,) mar-\\nried Wm. Rodman and left issue: William\\nBlount Rodman, late a Judge of the Supreme\\nCourt of North Carolina, Mary Marcia Blount,\\nand Mary Olivia Blount who married J. G. B.\\nMyers.\\n4. William Augustus Blount, married 1st\\nNancy Haywood and 2nd Nancy Littlejohn:\\nFor him and his family see post, page 11,\\nunder Beaufort County.\\n5. Lucy Olivia (born 1799, died 18-54,) mar-\\nried Bryan Grimes, and left, issue: Mary,\\nAnnie, Olivia, and John Gray Blount Grimes.\\ni-i Patsy Baker, born 1802, still living unmar-\\nried.\\nIII. Reading Blount, (born 1757, died\\n1807,) a Major in the Revolutionary War;\\nmarried Lucy Harvey, daughter of Col. Miles\\nHarvey, and left five children:\\n1. Polly who married John Myers and left\\na large family in Washington, N. C.\\n2. Louisa, married Jos. W. Worthington, of\\nMaryland.\\n3. Willie Blount, married Delia Blakemore\\nof Tennessee.\\n4. Caroline Jones, married Benjamin Run-\\nyan.\\n5. Reading Blount, married Polly Ann\\nClark, and left one son, Reading Blount.\\nIV. Thomas Blount (born 1759, died\\n1812), an officer of distinction in the Revolu-\\ntion, Major in Col. Buncombe s Regiment. Set-\\ntled at Tawboro; was frequently a member of\\nthe Assembly from Edgecombe; a member of\\nCongress for several sessions, and died in\\nWashington City in 1812. He married .1st\\nPatsy Baker; ^nd Jacky Sumner (afterwards\\nknown as Mrs. Mary Sumner Blount) daughter\\nof Gen. Jethro Sumner of Warren. He had\\nno children by either marriage.\\nV. Jacob Blount, (born 1760 died\\nmarried 1st (1789) Ann Collins, daughter of\\nJosiah Collins of Edenton, by whom he had\\ntwo daughters, (a) Ann; and (b) Elizabeth, who\\nmarried Jno. W. Littlejohn, of Edenton. He\\nafterwards married Mrs, Augustus Harvey;", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "THE BLOUNT FAMILY.\\nliut liiul 11(1 cliildreii by the second niarriage.\\nVL Willie Blount (born 1768: died 1835);\\nwent to Tennessee in 1790 as private Secre\\ntarj to his eldest brother Gov. William Blount\\nwas elected Judge of the Supreme Court in\\n1796; Governor from 1809 to 1815. He raised\\non his private credit the money with which to\\nequip the three Tennessee regiments sent\\nunder Andrew .lackson to the defense of New\\nOrleans during the war of 1812. In recog-\\nnition of his eminent public services, the\\nState of Tennessee in 1877 erected a mon-\\nument to his memory in Clarksville, Ten-\\nnessee, lie married Lucinda Baker, and left\\ntwo daughters, Mrs. Dabney and Mrs. Ddrtch,\\nof Tennessee. For his second wife he mar-\\nried the widow of Judge Hugh Lawson\\nWhite.\\nVIL Sharp Blount (born 1771; died 1810,)\\nmarried Penelope Little, daughter of Col.\\nGeoi-ge Little of Hertford, and left three sons.\\n(a) William Little Blount, (b) Jacob Blount,\\n(c) George Little Blount. The first two died\\nwithout issue. George Little Blount married\\na Miss Cannon of Pitt, and resided at Blount\\nHall in Pitt County, the seat of his grand-\\nfather Jacob Blount.\\nIt has been impossible to give moi e than a\\nsummary of the genealogy of this extensive\\nfamily. It is hoped that the above is sutH-\\ncient to enable any one to trace the t onnec-\\ntioiis of its principal branches.\\nIt may ])e added that WiHiaiu and Willie\\nBlount were both, in all probaliility, born\\nat Blount Hall in Pitt County, and not in Ber-\\ntie, as is sometimes stated, and as is inscribed\\non the monument ei-ectedliy the State of Ten-\\nnessee to the memory of the latter. There is\\nno reason to suppose that their father, Jacob\\nBlount, ever lived in Bertie. Also the story\\nof the absurd mscription on the stone on Mrs.\\nMary Sumner Blount s grave in Tawboro, is\\nentirely untrue.\\nGenealogy of the Barringer Family.\\nJohn Paul Barringer, born in German}- 1721,\\ncame to America 1743; settled in Pennsylva-\\nnia, where he married 1 Ann Elizabeth Tseman\\ncalled Ain lis; came to Mecklenburg Co. N. C.\\nabout 1746, and there married (2) Catherine\\nBlackwelder. He died in 1807.\\nIssue: I. Catherine married Ist to John Phifer,\\none of the signers of (20ch of May 1775) Dec-\\nlaration of Independence: Issue (a) Paul, who\\nmarried Jane Alexander and had George, Mar-\\ntin, John N., Nelson and Caleb; (b) Margaret\\nmarried to John Simianer; she (Catherine)\\nmarried a second time to George Savage and\\nhad (a) Catherine, who married Noah Partee,\\nand Mary, who married Richard Harris.\\nII. John (Mt. Pleasant family.)\\nIIL Paul, born 1778, died 1844; married Eliz\\nabeth Brandon, born 1783, died 1844; issue:\\n(a) Daniel Moreau, born 1806, died 1873; in\\nlegislature 1829 to 34; 39, 54; Member of\\nCongress 1843 to 1849; IT. S. Envoy to Spain,\\n1849; in Peace Congress of 1861; married Kliz-\\nabeth Withered, of Baltimore, and had(l)Lew-\\niu, born 1850; University of Virginia; married\\nMiss Miles; (2) Daniel .\\\\I., born I860; (b) .Mar-\\ngaret, married 1st to John Boyd; 2nd to An-\\ndrew Grier c Paul, married Carson d Mary,\\nmarried C. W. Harris; (e) Matthew; (f) Wil-\\nliam, married Alston, and had John. Paul. Wil-\\nliam, Charles, Victor and Ella; (g) Elizabeth,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "Ixii\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nmarried Edwin R.Harris; (h) Alfred; (i) Rufus,\\nBrig. Gen. C. S. A., married 1st Eugenia Mor-\\nrison, and Iiad Anna and l^aul; 2nd, Rosalie\\nChunn, and had Rufus; 3rd, Margaret Long,\\nand had Osmond (k) Catherine, married Gen.\\nW C. Means. Issue: Paul, Robert, James,\\nWilliam, Bettie, George and A^ictor; (1) A^ic-\\ntor, legislature of I860; Judge of International\\nCourt in Egypt; married Maria Massie.\\nIV.Mattliias; V. Martin; VI. Elizabeth, mar-\\nried to 1st, George Pitts; 2nd, to John Boon,\\nof Guilford; VII. Sarah, married to .Jacob\\nBrem, of Lincolnton; A^III. Esther, married to\\nThomas larke, of Tennessee; IX. Daniel L.\\nBarringer, born 1788; died 18.52; legislature\\n1813- 19- 23; in Congre.s8 1826 to 1835; mar-\\nried Miss White, granddaughter of\\nGovernor Caswell; removed to Tennessee, and\\nwas Speaker of the House; X. Jacob, married\\nMary Ury; XL Leah, married 1st David Hol-\\nton, 2nd Jacob Smith; XII. Marv, married to\\nWesley Harris, of Tennessee.\\nGenealogy of the Clark Family.\\nChristopher Clark, a sea-captain, and mer-\\nchant in Edenton, came from North of England\\nabout 1760. After sonic years removed to Ber-\\ntie County, near the niontli of Salmon Creek.\\nHe nuxrried 1st, Elizaltetli by whom\\nhe had Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah.\\nI. Elizabeth C iark married Judge Blake Ba-\\nker, of Tarboi o and left no issue.\\nIf. Mary Clark married George West; liorn\\n1758, died 1810, and left issue: [a] Robert\\nWest, who married Ann Dortcli, liy wliom he\\nhad Isaac D., Rol)ert, George Clark. Martha,\\nmarried W. B. Johnson; Mary, married Chas.\\nMinor; Arabella, married Q. C. Atkinson; Ann;\\nLaura, married Robert McClure; Elizabeth and\\nSarah.\\n[b] Mary West, married Judge P. W. Hum-\\nphrey, and left Judge West II. Humphrey,\\nmarried Pillow; Elizabeth, married Baylis;\\nGeorgianna, nuirried Powell; Charles and\\nRobert.\\n[c] George West married Ann Lytle, and\\nleft Robert, George, Ann, married Gillespie.\\nni. Sarah Clark married William Clements,\\nand left:\\n[a] Sarah; [b] Arabella, married C. Bay-\\nlis; [c] Mary, married R. Collier; [d] Dr.\\nChristopher C; [e] John II., and [f] Robert W.\\nAfter the death of his tirst wife, Christopher\\nClark married about 1778 or 1779, Hannah Tur-\\nner, of Bertie, daughter of Thomas Turner, and\\nleft:\\nIV. James West Clark, born 1769, died 1845,\\nwho married Arabella E. Toole, born 1781, died\\n1860, daughter of Henry I. Toole, of Edge-\\ncombe, and left issue:\\n[a] Henry Toole Clark, born 1808, died 1874,\\nUniversity of North Carolina, 1826; North Car-\\nolina Senate, 1859- 60 Governor, 1861 he mar-\\nried, 1850, .Mrs. Mary Weeks Hargrove [ncc\\nParker] daughter of Theophilus Parker, of Tar-\\nboro and left the following children: Laura\\nP., Haywood, Henry Irwin, Maria T. and Ara-\\nbella T.\\n[b] Maria Toole, born 1813, died 1859; mar-\\nried, 1852, Matt. Waddell; left no issue.\\n[c] Laura Placidia, born 1816, died 1864;\\nmarried, 1832, John W. Gotten, and left Mar-\\ngaret E., married -T. A. Englehard; Araliella\\nC, married Wm. I). Barnes; Florida, married\\nWm. L. Saunders, and John AV., married Eliz-\\nabeth Frick.\\n[d] Mai y Sumner, born 1817, married Dr.\\nWm. George Thomas, and have issue: George\\nG., Arabella and Jordan T.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "THE HAYWOOD FAMILY.\\nIxiii\\n^^i^^^^^^^h^^;S^\\nGenealogy of the Haywood Family\\nJoliii Ilaywodd, the fouiider of the family\\nill North Carolina, was bmn in Christ Church\\nParish, near 8t. Michael s, in the Island of\\nBarbadoes. He was the son of John Haywood,\\na younger brother of Sir ITeniy Haywood a\\nKniglit and magistrate in the old country and\\nmust liave been a man of some note as Evelyn\\nin his iMemoirs speaks of having met him at\\ncourt and was not favorably impressed with\\nhis arrogant manner. He settled in 1730 at\\nthe mouth of Coneeanarie in Halifax, then a\\npart of the great county of Edgecombe. He\\nwas Treasurer of the nortliern counties of the\\nProvince from 17;i2, until his death in 1758.\\nHe married .Mary Lo vet t, by whom he had\\nsix children.\\nI. Elizabeth married .Jesse Hare, she died in\\n1774 and had issue: [a] Ann married Isaac\\nCroom and his son Isaac married Sarah Pear-\\nson; [b] .Mary married, first Richard Croom\\nand second to Hicks.\\nII. Mary Haywood nuu ried to tlie Kev.\\nThomas Burgess, 17G1, whose son Lovett, mar-\\nried first Elizabeth Irwin, sec(md l^riscilla Mon-\\nnie, third Mrs. Black; to tlie last named\\nwere born [a] Maiy married to Alston, 1824,\\nElizabth married, 1.S12, to Alston, of Bed-\\nford county, S irginia; [c] Melissa married to\\n(Jen. William Williams, whose daughter, Me-\\nlissa, married to Col. Joseph John Long and\\ntheir daughter, Ellen married to Gen. Junius\\nDaniel, who was killed at Chancellorsville;\\n[d] John married Martha Alston and [e]\\nThomas, a distinguished lawyei in Halifax,\\nwlio left no i.ssue.\\nIII. Deborah married to .John Hardy but\\nliad no issue.\\nIV. Col. William Haywood, of Edgecombe,\\nmarried Charity Hare; he died in 1779, and\\nhad ten children. [1] Jemima, married to\\nJohn Whitfield of Lenoir, died 1837, with\\nfollowing issue; [a] William II. twice married\\nand left seven children; [b] Constantine, left\\nfive children; [c] Sherwood, unmarried; [d]\\nJohn Walter, left three children; [e] Jemima,\\nleft six children, married first to Middleton,\\nsecond to Willams; [f] Mary Ruft in; [g] Kiz-\\niah Arabella, had three children; [b] Racliel\\nDaniel, married John Jones and had five chil-\\ndren; [i] George Washington, not married.\\n[2] John Haywood, State Treasurer for forty\\nyears; married 1st Sarali Leigh, and 2nd Eliza,\\ndaughter of John Pugh Williams and had issue;\\nby last marriage [a] John, unmarried; [b] Geo.\\nWashington, unmarried; [c] Thomas Burgess,\\nunmarried, [d] Dr .fabius Julius, mari ied Mar-\\ntha Whitaker by whom he had issue; Fabius J.,\\nJohn Pugh, Joseph and Mary, married to Judge\\nDaniel G. Fowle; [e] Eliza Eagles, unmarried,\\n[f] Rebecca married to Alljert G. Hall, of\\nXew Hanover County; [g] Frances, unniar-\\nried; [h] Edmund Burke, who niai ried Lucy\\nWilliams, and had issue; E l urke, Alfred,\\nDr. Hubert, Ernest, Edgar, .b.hn and Eliza\\nEagles, married to Preston Bridgers. [3] Ann,\\nborn 17G0, died 1842; married to Dr. Robert", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "Ixiv\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nWilliams, Burgeon iu tbe Continental Army,\\nand bad issue; [a] Eliza, married to Rev. John\\nSingletary, issue; three sons: Col. George B.\\nkilled in batMe, Col. Richard, and Col. Thomas.\\n[b] Dr. Robert Williams jr., who left issue;\\n[4] Chanty married to Col. Lawrence of Ala-\\nbama and had three children; [5] Mary mar-\\nried to Etheldred RutRn, and had issue; [a]\\nSarah, married to Dr. Henry Haywood; [b]\\nHenry J. G. Ruffin who married Miss Tart and\\nwas the father of Col. Sam. and also of Col.\\nThomas Ruffin, who fell at Hamilton Crossing,\\nin Virginia.\\n[(j] Sherwood, born 1762, died 1829; mar-\\nried Eleanor Hawkins, Ijorn in 177(J, died in\\n1855, issue; [a] Ann, who married Wm. A\\nBlount; their issue were Major Wm. A. Blount\\njr. of Raleigh and Ann, widow of Gen. L. 0\\nB. Branch, to the last named were born Susan\\n0 Bryan, married to Robert H. Jones; Will-\\niam A. B.; Ann married to Armistead Jones;\\nJosephine married to Kerr Craige of Salisbury,\\n[b] Sarah married first to John Gray Blount,\\nand second to Gavin Hogg, she left no issue; [c]\\nDelia, married lirst to Gen. William Williams,\\nand second to Hon. George E. Badger, issue\\nto the first marriage Col. Joseph John Will-\\niams of Tallahassee, Florida, and to the second\\nmarriage: [1] Mary married to P. M. Hale;\\n[2] George, fS] Major Richard Cogdell, [4]\\nThomas, [5] Sherwood, [6] Edward Stanley\\n[7] Ann, married first to Bryan, second to\\nCol. Paul Faison; [d] Dr. Rufus Haywood, died\\nunmarried; [e] Lucy, married to John S.\\nBryan and had issue: [1] Mrs. Basil Manly,\\n[2] Mrs. Thomas Badger, [3] Mrs. Wm. H.\\nYoung, and [4] John S. Bryan of Salisbury.\\n[f] Francis P., married first Ann Farrall,\\nsecond Mrs. Martha Austin, daughter of Col.\\nAndrew Joyner of Halifax;\\n[g] Robert W. married Mary White and\\nleft one child, Mary;\\n[h] Maria T. unmarried.\\n[i] Dr. Richard B., married Julia Hicks,\\nissue: [1] Sherwood, [2] Graham, [3] Effie,\\nmarried to Col. Carl A. Woodruff, U. S. A.,\\n[4] Lavinia, [5] Howard, [6] Marshall, [7]\\nEleanor, [8] Marian.\\n[7J Elizabeth, born 1758, died 1832; married\\nHenry Irwin Toole, [I] born 1750, died 1791,\\nof Edgecombe, and left issue: Henry I. Toole\\n[II] born 1778, died 1816; Arabella, born 1782,\\ndied 1860, and Mary, born 1787, died 1858.\\nHenry I. Toole [II] married Ann Blount,\\ndaughter of Gov. Wm. Blount, of Tenn.; and\\nleft issue: [a] Henry I. Toole [HI] born 1810,\\ndied 1850; marrie.d Margaret Telfair [b] Mary\\nEliza, l)orn 1812, died married Dr. Jo-\\nseph J. Lawrence, of Tawboro\\nArabella Toole, married to the Hon. James\\nWest Clark. For their descendants see the\\nClark Genealog} page Ixii.\\nMary Toole, nuirried Theophilus Parker, born\\n1775, died 1849, of Tawboro and had issue:\\n[a] the Rev. John Haywood Parker, born 1813,\\ndied 858; [b] Catharine C, born 1817, mar-\\nried 1st John Ilargrave, 2nd Rev, Robert B.\\nDrane, D. D.; [c] Elizabeth T., born 1820, mar-\\nried Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, D. D.; [d]\\nMary W., born 1822, married 1st Frank liar-\\ngrave, 2nd Gov. Henry T. Clark; [e] Col. Fran-\\ncis M. Parker, and [f] Araljella C. Parker.\\n[8] Wm. Henry, born 1770,died 1857, mar-\\nried Anne Shepherd, issue; [1] Hon. Wm. II.\\nHaywood, born 1801; U. S. Senator, who mar-\\nried Jane Graham, had issue: Wm. H. killed at\\nthe Wilderness, Duncan Cameron, killed at\\nColdHarbor; Edward G.; Minerva, married to\\nBaker; Jane, married to Hon. Sion H.\\nRogers; Ann married to Samuel Ruffin; Mar-\\ngaret married to Cameron; Gertrude married\\nto George Trapier; Elizabeth unmarried. [2]\\nCharity, daughter of Wm. Henry Haywood\\nmarried Governor Charles Manly, and left issue:\\nCol. John IL, married Caroline Henry; Langdon\\nC. Cora, married to Col. George B. Singletary;", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "HAYWOOD FAMILY\\nIxv\\nHelen married to John Oriines; Julia, married\\nto Col. McDowell, who was killed in battle;\\nSophia married to Harding; Ida married to Dr\\nJos. Baker of Tarhoro, and Basil, commander\\nof Manly s Battery, married Lucy Bryan.\\n[9] Stephen born 177-2. died 1824, married,\\nfirst MissLane 1798, by wiium he had Dr. John\\nLeigh Haywood and Benjaman Franklin Tlay-\\nwood; married second Delia Hawkins 1809, by\\nwhom he had Wm. Dallas,married Mary Cannon^\\nMargaret Craven married to George Little, Lu-\\neinda, married to Sasser; and Sarah; and Phil-\\nemon H. Haywood, U. S. Navy.\\n[10] Elizabeth, married to Governor Dud-\\nley, died 1840, and had issue: Edward B.; Wra\\nHenry, married Baker; Christopher; ElizaAnn,\\nmarried toPurnell; Jane, married to Johnson,\\nMargaret married Col. Mcllhenny.\\nV. Sherwood [son of John Haywood of Con.\\necanarie,] married Hannah Gra^ and had Adara\\nJohn, who married his cousin, Sarah the daugh-\\nter of Egbert, issue: one daughtt Mai-garet,\\n(died 1874,) who l)ecarae the wife of Hon.\\nLouis D. Henry, horn 1788, died 1840^ and had\\nVirginia, married to Col. Duncan K McRae Car-\\noline married to Col. John H. Manly; Augusta,\\nwife of R. P. Waring; Margaret, married to Col.\\nEd. G. Haywood; Mary, married to Matt. P.\\nTaylor; Malvina^to Douglas Bell, and Louis D.^\\nmarried Virginia Massenburg.\\nSince the afore.sai l sketch of the Haywood faiuily\\nhad been put in forms, a note from Dr. E. Burke\\nHaywood, of RalciKh, was receiveil, in which he col-\\nlects the sketch in tliese paiticnlars: The cliildven of\\nJohn Haywood, the founder of tiie family in North\\nCarolina, slionld be sketched in the followinfr order:\\nI. William Haywood, of EdKec4)nil)e: II. Sherwood;\\nIII. Mary, wife of Rev. Thomas Buruess: IV. Eliza-\\nbetli. wife of Jesse Hare; V. Deahora; VI. Egbert.\\nand VII. John, who died unmarried.\\nVI. Egbert, the sixth child of John Hay-\\nwood, died ISOl, married Sarah Ware and had\\nissue: [aj Sarah, married Adam John Hay-\\nwood, [b] .fohn, a Judge in North Carolina and\\nin Tennessee, the historian, died in 1820; [c]\\nDr. Henry, who married Sarah Ruffin, [d]\\nMary married Robert Bell, and had [1] Mar-\\ngaret, married to Duffy, [2] Dr. E. If. Bell.\\n[3] Col W. H. Bell, [4] Admiral Henry H.\\nBell U. S. Navy, [e] Betsy married to AVill-\\niam Shepperd and had issue: [1] Sarah married\\nto Hon. Wm. B Grove of Fayetteville, a\\nMember of Congress, 1791-1802; [4] Betsy\\nmarried Col. Saml. Ashe, born 1763 died 1835,\\nand to the last named were born Betsy, mar-\\nried to Owen Holmes; Mary Porter married to\\nDr. S. G. Moses of St. Louis; Hon* John B.\\nAshe, Member of Congress from Tennessee,\\nmarried his cousin Eliza Hay, and moved to\\nTexas; Hon. Wm. S., married Sarah Ann\\nGreen; Thomas married Rosa Hill; Richard\\nPorter of San Francisco, married Lina Loyal\\nSusan married to her cousin David Grove;\\nSarah married Judge Samuel Hall of Georgia.\\n[8] Susan Shepperd married David Hay;\\n[4] Mary married Samuel P. Ashe of Halifax\\n[5] Margaret married Dr. John Rogers;\\n[G] William, [7] ?:gl)ert and [8] Henry.\\n[See ante page :^3G.]\\nVII. John, who died unmarried.\\nThe children of John Haywood, (State Treasurer for\\nforty years, after wlioni Huywood County and the\\ntowii of Haywood were named,) the second child of\\nWilliam anil Charity Hare, should be named in the\\nfollowing order:\\n[a] Eliza Eades; [l.].Iohn Steele; Icl (George ash\\ninglon; :dl FaUius Julius; [e] Alfred Moore; [H I hos.\\nBurgess; [g] Reliecca; [h] William D.ivie; ,il He.i.ia-\\nniiu Rush; [k] Frances Ann; Ul Sarah Wool; [m] Ed-\\nmund Burke.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "Ixvi\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nGenealogy of the Phifer Family.\\nTlie name PfeifFer is an old and honored\\none in G(*iinany. Very many of -the name\\nhave held high and honored positions in the\\nmanagement of the Civil and Military affairs\\no-tLthe Enqiire. A copy of the records of State,\\ntogether with information sufKcient to estab-\\nlish the identity of the American branch of the\\nhouse has been elicited by a recent correspon.\\ndence with branches of the family at Berne,\\nSwitzerland, and in Breslau, German}\\nThe two brothers, John and Martin PfeifFer\\nwho came to America, were descendants from\\nthe family of Pfeiffers of PfeifJ ersburgh.\\nThe rerords show the family to lie Pfeiffer\\nof Pfeiffersburgh, knights of the order of\\nHereditary Austrian Knighthood; with armo-\\nrial bearings as follows: Shield, lengthwise\\ndivi ed; the right in silver, with a black,\\ncrowned Eagle looking to the right; the left\\nin blue, from lower part of quarter ascending\\na white rock, with five summits, over the cen-\\nter one an eight-pointed star jiendant. (Schild\\nder Lange getheilt; rechts in Silber ein\\nrechtsselhender, gekronter, Schwarz Adler\\nund links in Blau ein auc dem Feldesfusse\\naufsteigender, Weisser Fels niit funf Spitzen\\nuber desen mittlerer ein achtstahliger, gold-\\nener Stern Schwebt.) They were desoeuded\\nfrom Pfeiffer Von Heisselburgh. A diploma\\n(patent,) of nobility was issued to .Martin\\nCaspar Pfeiffer and Mathias Pfeiffer in 1590,\\nwith armorial bearings of Knights of Ileis-\\nselburg order tif Nobility of the Empire.\\nJohnu Baptist Pfeiffer Von Pfeiffcrsburg,\\nKnight, -with avmorLu bearings as above stated\\nwas descendant of Knights of Heisselburgh and\\nhereditary heir of Pfeiffersburgh; Achenranian\\nMining and Smelting works; with exclusive\\nprivilege granted by th Crown, to trade in\\nthe Brass of Achenrain and Copper of Schwatz.\\nA diploma was issued to him May 10th, 17iil.\\nHe received an increase of arms on the 4th\\nof March 1785, (right field and second helmet.\\nThe pedigree flourished, and a great-grand-\\nson of Johnu Baptist Pfeiffer, Knight of Pfeiff-\\ncrsburg; Leopold Maria, Knight of Pfeiffers-\\nburgh, born 1785,po.sses8or of llannsburg, coun-\\nty Ilallein. was matriculated into the nobility\\nof the Kingdom of Bavaria after the invest-\\nDLent of the same.\\nCaspar Pfeiffer Yon Pfeiffersburg, Knight,\\nsecond brother to Jolinn Baptist Pfeiffer.\\nKnight of Pfeiffersburg, possessor of Trecher-\\nwitz, County Oels, Gernumy, lived in the year\\n1713 on his estates. In 1725 he pennanentlr\\nlocated in Berne, Switzerland, and had con-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "THE PITIP ^ER FAMn.Y.\\nIxvii\\ntrol of the sale of brass and copper from the\\nAeheiiraiiian mines, lie had two sons to come\\nto America in the spring of the year 1737.\\nJolm Pfeiftcr and Martin Pfeiifer.\\n.Martin Pfeitt er carried on quite an extensive\\ncorrespondence with his rehitives in Berne\\nand in Germany. All these letters, together\\nwith an immense (puuitity of his son s( Martin\\nPhifer Jr.) correspondence with the family\\nin P)crnc and elsewhere; and all the records\\nwhich Martin Pfeiffer and all his sons placed\\nso much value upon and which had been so\\ncarefully preserved b} the first mend)ors of the\\nfamily, seem to have fallen into disfavor with\\nJohn Phifer (born 177i They were packed\\naway in truidcs and kept up in the garret at\\nthe Black Jacks.\\nAll the mendjers of the f inily had spoken\\nGerman np to the time of John Phifer (1779.)\\nHe never spoke German to any of his children.\\nIt was with him the change in spelling the\\nname to Phifer occurred.\\nThe papers were consequently unknown to\\nany of the various children who, when at play\\nin the large old garret, saw- them. These pa-\\npers were all destroyed bj the burning of\\nGeorge Locke Phifer s house.\\nAn Old gold watch set around with diamonds,\\nand thought to bear the arms of the family,\\ntogether with various old trinkets, were also\\ndestroyed.\\nThe sketch of this family is writtsn from\\nknowledge communicated by different mem-\\nbers of the famil}-.\\nThe will of Martin Pfeiifer, sr., was kept until\\nthe year 1865, when it was lost. Some of the Bi-\\nbles of the family have also been lost. The pres-\\nent history however is accurate and can be relied\\nupon in every respect. The information in\\nregard to tlie family in Germany lias lieen oli-\\ntained by recent correspondence with a branch\\nof the famih in Berne,Switzerland and in Bres-\\nlau, Germany. Great pains have been taken\\nthat every thing should be exact, and in many\\ninstances, the preparation of this paper has\\nbeen delayed for months tliat a date should be\\ncorrect. To the sketch of the life of John Phi-\\nfer, the first son of Martin Pfeifter, sr., a great\\ndeal of valuable aid was afforded by .!r. Victor\\nC. Barringer.\\nThe Phifer family has been for five genera-\\ntions the most wealthy and prominent in Ca-\\nbarrus County. For many successive years they\\nhave been appointed to places of honor and\\nresponsibility by the people of the Counties of\\nCabarrus and Mecklenburg, some in each gen-\\neration have occupied pi ominent positions in\\nthe legislative halls of the State. Their love\\nfor truth, honor and justice, their liberality of\\nopinion and their sterling qualitiesof mind and\\nof heart have necessarily made them leaders of\\nthe people for generations. They have exercised\\ngreat influence in directing the political and\\nsocial development of their county and State.\\nNot one single instance can be found of a fam-\\nily quarrel, the contesting of a W ill or any\\ni)ankrupt proceeding by which the name could\\nsuffer. The men have all been nolde men, the\\nwomen have all been good and pure, and have\\nwell sustained the good and ancient name.\\nMartin Pfeiffer was an educated man, and\\nmust have come to America rather well pro-\\nvided with money, as he immediately became\\npossessed of large tracts of land; and became a\\nprominent and influential man, a very short\\ntime after he settled in the State. The prom-\\ninent place taken by his son John, as a leader,\\nand as an orator in the early days also goes to\\nshow that his father must have been a man of\\nunusual ability and distinction.\\nJohn Pfeiff er the younger of the two\\nbrothers who came to America in 1738, from\\nBerne, settled in what is now known as Row-\\nan County, N. C. Very little is known of his\\nlife. lie died some years before his brother\\nMartin Pfeifter. He left his home in the up-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "Ixviii\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nper portion of Rowan county, to come down\\nand visit his brother; after he had been gone\\nfor a week his family became alarmed about\\nhim and a messenger was sent to Martin Pfei-\\nffer s. It was found that he had not reached\\nthat point. The neighborhood was aroused\\nand seaich was made for him. His body was\\nfound a da} or so afterwards near the main\\nroad in an advanced state of decomposition,\\nlie is supposed to have become ill, to have\\nfallen tVom his horse and died, as no marks of\\nviolence were found on his person. He had\\nit is supposed, only two children; a son Math-\\nias and a daughter who married a Mr. Webb\\nMatbias I feitier jr. had one child, Paul, who\\nwas a Baptist preacher and had one daughter\\nwhose name ie now unknown.\\nThe above is all the information available\\nas to this l)ranch of the family. Their off-\\nspring does not seem to have been very num-\\nerous, and the two branches appear to have\\ndi ifted a[iart.\\nMartin I feitfer, born October ISth, 1720,\\nin Switzerland, died Janiuiiy 18th, 1701, at\\nCold Water, Cabarrus county, N. C. Reached\\nAnicrica in 1738; in Legislature of 1777 from\\nMecklenburg county; married 1745, Margaret\\nBlackwelder, wlio was Ijorn 1722, died 1803.\\nIssue three sons: (I) John; (II) Caleb; (III)\\nMartin\\nI.\\nJohn l)orn at Cold Water, March 22nd.\\n1747; died at Red Hill, 1778; married 1768\\nCatherine, daughter of Paul Barringei (who\\nwas born 1750, died 1829; after John Phifer s\\ndeath she married Savage ef Rowan county,)\\nas a member of the Charlotte convention,\\nJohn Phifer signed the Declaration of May\\n20th, 1775; member of Provincial Assembly\\nat Hillsbon.), August 21st, 1775, and at Ilali--\\nfax April 4th, 1776, and of the Constitu-\\ntional Convention of November 12th, 1776;\\ncommissioned Lieutenant Colonel, in Colonel\\nGriffith Rutherford s Regiment December 21st,\\n1776; served in the campaign against the Cher-\\nokee Indians and the Scovelite Tories. Bro-\\nken down by exposure and his own tireless\\nenei gy, he fell an early sacrifice in the cause\\nof freed im.\\nA man of distinguished character and super-\\nior attainments, and appears to have been one\\nof the most conspicuous of the i-emai kable men\\nwho figured in the foreground of the move-\\nment which resulted in the independence. His\\nburning and fervid eloquence did much to ig-\\nnite the flames of indignation against the usur-\\npations of the mother countrj-. He left the fol-\\nlowing issue: (A) Paul, born at Red Hill, Nov.\\n14th, 1770; died May 20th, 1801; educated at\\nQueen s Museum afterwards Liberty Hall\\nin Charlotte; married 1799 Jane Alexander,\\nborn 1750, who, after his death married Mr.\\nMeans of Mecklenburg.\\nIssue: (I) Martin jr., liorn 1792, died in\\nchildhood, (II) George Alexander, born 1794,\\ndied 1868; at the University; in 1835 moved to\\nBedford county, Tennessee, then to Union\\ncounty, Arkansas, where he died. Four of\\nhis sons were killed in the battle of Shiloh.\\nIn 1820 he married Elizabeth Beard of Burke\\ncounty, N. C. Issue: (a)George; (b) Margaret\\nmarried to Mr. Pool; (c) Andrew Beard ;(d)\\nWilliam; (e) Locke; (f) John: (g) Paul; (h)\\nxMary Locke.\\n(Ill) John N., born March 19th 1795, died\\nSeptember 7th, 1856, married (June 10th 1822)\\nAnn Phifer, the daughter of Caleb Phifer;\\nmoved to Tennessee, then to CofFeeville, Miss-\\nissippi, where he died. Issue: (a)Paul,died in\\nyouth; (b) Caleb same; (c) Barbara Ann, who\\nmarried Dr. Phillips of Alabama; (d) Sarah\\nJane; (e) Charles W., at the University: grad-\\nuated at West Point Military Academy; com-\\nmissioned Lieutenant of Dragoons and sent to\\nTexas. Entered C. S. Army as a Captain, pro-\\nmoted, for gallantry at Shiloh, to be Colonel;", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "THE PHIFER FAMILY.\\nIxix\\nin 1864 made Brigadier General; the young-\\nest General officer of the Confederac}-; (f)\\nJosephine,\\n(IV) Nelson born December 1797.\\n[B Margaret, born 1772, died 1806, second\\nchild of John I hifer; she married Joim Sim-\\nianer, who for many years was Clerk of the\\nCourt, they had one child, Mary, who mar-\\nried Adolphus Erwin of Burke County and\\nto them were liorn ijcven children; (1) Sim-\\nianer, (2) Bulow married and had a family\\n(3)Matilda; (4) Alfred; (5) Mary Ann; (6)\\nHarriet, married to Colonel J. B. Kankin\\nand lia.-i a family; (7) Louisa, married James\\nW. Wilson, and has a family.\\nII.\\nCaleb, born at Cold Water, April 8tb, 1749;\\ndied July 3rd, 1811; in legislature 1778 to\\n1792 from Mecklenburg; Senator from Ca-\\nl)arrus 1793 to 1801 Colonel in the Revolu-\\ntionary War, served with distinction, married\\nBarbara Fulenweider, born 1754; died 1815.\\nIssue; seven daughters and one son: (A) E.sthcr,\\nmarried April 10, 1793,to Nathaniel Alexander^\\nissue ten children: (1) Margaret, married\\nRobert Smith and had only one child, Sarah\\nwho married AVm. F. Phifer, and they had only\\none child, Sarah, who married John Morehead\\nand had Aiuiie, Margaret, William, Louisa and\\nJohn. (2) Caleb, married Lunda Chisholni;\\nmoved to West Tennesse and there died. They\\nhad Chai les and John, both now dead; (3)\\nJane, married 1st to Geo. F. Graham, and had\\none child, Ann Eliza, who married to Col.\\n\\\\Vm. Johiison; 2nd to Dr. Stanhope Harris\\nand had Sarah, who married Jno. Moss; Jane\\nmarried to Dr. Bingham, and Henrietta mar-\\nried to Caldwell.\\n(4) Eliza married lirst, February 19th, 1821,\\nto James A. .Means and 2nd, to Dr. Elim Harris,\\n(5.) Sarah married 1825) to Francis Locke\\nmoved to Montgomery Co. N. C, issue to them\\nCaroline, married to Dr. Ingram; James killed\\nin the civil war; Elizabeth married to Under-\\nwood and has a family.\\n(6) Mary, married to Dr. Elim Harris,\\nremoved to Missouri, and there both died.\\n(7) Nancy, born 1810, married 1833 to John\\nMoss, of .Montgomery County, N. C, issue:\\nEsther, wife of Adolphus Gib.son; Mary, wife\\nof D. F. Cannon; Margaret, wife of James\\nErwin; Edward; John.\\n(8) Esther, married to Dr. James Gilmer.\\n(9) Charles, moved to Memphis, Tenn., and\\nacquired great wealth, died unmarried.\\n(10) John moved to Tenn., but died in\\nCuba.\\n(B) Margaret, second child of Calel), born\\nNov. 14, 1777, died Aug. 14, 1799; married in\\n[1794] to Matthew Locke of Rowan Co., had\\none son, John, who married Miss lk)uchclle,\\nbut left no issue.\\n[C] Elizabeth, burn 1781, married [1802,]\\nto Dr. Wm. M. Moore, Salisbury; on his death\\nmoved to Bedford Co., Tenn., then to Mar-\\nshall Co., Miss., there died in 1845. Issue [1]\\nAbigail died in infancy; (2) Moses W., l)orn\\nJan. 7, 1807, died 1851; married Rebecca Mc-\\nKeuzie, [1840,] moved to Washington Co.?\\nTexas. Issue: William; Sarah, who married to\\nI)r Ferrill,of Anderson, Texas; they had three\\nchildren, Bertie; Elizabeth and Robert;[3] Mar-\\ngaret E., born at Salisbury, Feb. 14, 1809, mar-\\nried 1824, to Edward Cross, who was born at\\nChestnut Hill, Penn., 1804, died 1833; moved\\nto LaFayette Co., Tenn. Issue; seven child ren^\\n(a) Caroline V., born 1826, married 1849 to\\nWm.Sledge of Pauolacounty,. Mississippi, moved\\nto Washington county, Texas in 1851, then to\\n.Memphis, Tennessee in 1872. They had Win.\\nM. born 1850: Margaret E.,born 1853 and Ed-\\nward C. born 1854.\\n(b) Elizabeth .M., born at Salisbury, 1827;\\nmarried (1843) Samuel P. Badhget, died in\\nTexas in 1866; issue: Uphclia,died in infancy", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "]xx\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\n(c) Daniel F.,died in infancy, as did(tI)Susan-\\nnah.\\n(e) Edward born April 1st, 1833, lives in\\nAustin, Texas:\\n(f) Mary An s born 1835 in Lafayette county,\\nTennessee, married first, 185(J, to Leonidas B.\\nLemay of Wake county ,N.G. in 1862 to Col. Al-\\nlen Lewis of Maine, who was lost at sea in\\n1870. Issue: Ida, Elizalieth, Mary Ann who\\nare dead; Leonidas B. Leniay, liorn January\\n21st, 1857 and Allen Lewis,who are living in\\nMemphis, Tennessee.\\n(D.) Sarah, the fom-tli cliihl of Caleb Plii-\\nfer, married Dr. Wra. Houston of Mecklenburg,\\na successful practitioner of great wealth. They\\nmoved to Bedford County, Tennessee. Issue:\\nLydia married 1823 to Dr. Wm. Rhoan, they\\nmoved to Tennessee and reared a large family;\\nCaleb married and has a family, lives at Shel-\\nby ville, Tennessee; Wm. married Miss Steele\\nand has a family; Louisa married and has a\\nfamily.\\n(E.) Barbara born 1770, died 1810; married\\n(1809) Abram C. McRee of Cal)arriis. Issue:\\n(1) Cornelius, nuirried .Margaret Means and\\nmoved to Alabama, where they reared a fam-\\nily 2) Mary Ann married to Dr. Robert\\nMeans, and had one child, Poindexter, tliey\\nlive in Alabama; (o)Margaret, and (4) Phifer\\nwho married Miss Burt of Alabama and has\\na family.\\n(F) Mary, married Dr. Robert McKenzic,\\nan eminent [)hysician of Charlotte; removed\\nto Bedford county, Tennessee, then to Mis-\\nsissippi, Lousiana and finally settled in Grimes\\ncount} Texas, where they died and were\\nburied on the same day. Issue: (1) Rebecca,\\nwife of Dr. Moses W. .Moore (see ante page\\nIxix.) (2) Joseph, unmarried; (3) John, mar-\\nried and has three children;(4) Mary, died in\\ninfancy; (5) Lucy married Pinkston, living in\\nGrimes county, Texas, has a family of tour\\nchildren.\\n(G) Ann, as has been stated became the\\nwife of John N. Phifer.\\n(II.) John Kulenwider, born 17^0, died\\n1826; educated at Dr. Robertson s school, at\\nPoplar Tent; entered the University; married\\nLouisa .Morrison of Lancaster S. C. Issue: a son\\nand a daughter, who died in infancy, and\\nCaleb, born 1825, died 1844, distinguished for\\nscholarship at school, and afterwards at Pnnce\\nton; then read law with Judge Pearson. So\\nyoung and full of high promises of usefulness,\\nhe died in his 19th year, and so the Caleb\\nPhifer branch of the f.imily became extinct, as\\nhe was the last male mendier of that branch\\nIII.\\nMartin jr. born at Cold Water, March\\n25th, 1756, died at the Blaek Jacks, Nov-\\nember 12th, 1837; married (1778) Elizabeth\\nLocke, who was born 1758, died 1791; he was\\nColonel of a Regiment of horse, on duty at\\nPhiladelphia, and was distinguislied forgallan-\\ntrj in the field. And received high mention\\nfor his personal bravei y in the papers of State.\\nHe was the largest land-owner in the State,\\nand had a great number of slaves. Had issue:\\nJohn, George, .Mary, Ahirgaret and Ann.\\nIssue:(A) John, horn at Cold Water, Sept-\\nember Ist, 1779; died October 18th, 1845; en-\\ntei ed at Dr. .McCorckle s school at Thytira\\nchurch in Rowan C( unty: at the University in\\nthe first year of that institution, graduated in\\n1799, with first honors; married August 27,\\n1805, Esther Fulenwidcr, a daughter of John\\nFnlenwider of High Shoals, Lincoln county\\nN. C, who was born 1784, died 1846.\\nMember of the Legislature 1803 to 1806; in\\nHouse of Commons 1810 to 1819; and in the\\nSenate in 1824. Defeated l)y Forney for Con-\\ngress by twenty-five majiu ity. lie lived a\\nblessing, and his name will ever remain an\\nhonor to his family, his county and his State.\\nHe was one of the most intellectual and\\nhighly cultivated men of his time. His speeches", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "TIIK PHIPER FAMILY.\\nin the House and Senate show r(Mnark!il le abil-\\nity. His public career, which iiroiuised ti) be\\none of unusual brilliancy, was cut oft by the\\nfailure of hise3 e-sight. lie became almost to-\\ntally blind in the latter part of his life. lie\\nwas noted for his .wonderful pojiularity, his\\ngreat decision of character, and his eloquence\\nas a speaker.\\nHad issue: .Martin, John Fulonwider, Calel\\nElizabeth, Mary Simianer, George Locke, Sarah\\nAnn, Margaret Locke, Esther Louisa, Mary\\nBurton. (1) ALartin, born December 30th,\\n1806, died September 11th, 1852; married Eliza,\\ndaughter of Jacob Kamseur, of Lincolnton, N.\\nC; had no issue. (2) John Fulen wider, born\\nAugust 13, 180S, died January 10, 1850; edu-\\ncated by Dr. Wilson near Rocky River church;\\na merchant and planter, died unmarried. (3)\\nCalel), born June 10, 1810; died .March 11, 1878;\\neducated at Dr. Wilson s, most iirominent in\\nfinancial and manufactui ing schemes; director\\nof N. C.li. R. for years. .Member of House of\\nCommons in 1S44; and of ronstitulional Con-\\nvention of 1X61-62. lie was a student all dur-\\ning his life, and was well posted in both the\\nscientiticand current literature of the day. He\\nmarried [1838] Mary Adeline, third child of\\nDavid Ramsenr, of liincohitoii, who was liorn\\nAug. oth. 1817, died Sept. 20th, 1881. Issue:\\n[a] EstliGr, born December 23,1840, died Sep-\\ntendier 5th, 1857; [b] David Ramseur. born,\\nApril 14th, 1839; a graduate of Davidson and\\nof William and Mary in Virginia; served in\\nthe C. S. Army; became a merchant in New-\\nberi v; married Sarah Whitmire; had issue:\\nMary, Henry, Mai tin and Elizabeth.\\n[d] John Locke, born October 28th, 1842,\\ndied January 26th, 1880: was educated in\\nPhiladelphia; served in 20th, N. C. Vols.;\\nliacame a most sucessful merchant; [e] Char-\\nles Henry, born September 28th 1847; served\\nin the Confederate Artillery; then graduated\\nat Davidson College (1866); a civil engineer\\nby education. Now successful as a merchant;\\n[f] Robert Kulenwider, born Novemlier 17th,\\n184!); graduate of Davidson [1866J successful\\nas a planter and cotton buyer; [g] Martin,\\nborn .Imie 26th, 1855, died .March 10th 1881;\\n[h] Sarah Wilfong, born February 26th, 1859,\\nmarried [1883] to Marshall N. Williamson in\\nWinston.\\n[4J Elizabeth, fourt child of John Phi-\\nfer born April 20th, 181 2, married Dr. Edmund\\nR. (Til)son at the -Black Jacks, February 25th,\\n1835. Dr. Gibson was born July Oth, 1809,\\ndied May 28th, 1872, in Rowan County, an\\neminent ph3 8ician, of large estate. Issue:\\n[a] Esther Margaret, born 1836, died an infant;\\n[b] WiUiam Henry borti June 2nd, 1837, kill-\\ned at Gettysburg, 1863; [c] John Phifer born\\nJanuary 5th, 1839; served as Lieutenant in\\nthe civil war; married Martha M. Kirkpatrick,\\n[1804,] and had .Mary Grace. Now a mer-\\nchant of Concord; [d] .Tames Cimningliam,\\nborn November 10th, 1840, served in the Con-\\nfederate Army, also Clerk of Court; married\\nElizabeth Puryear [1876] and has Elizabeth,\\nWilliam Henry, Richard Puryear and Jennie\\nMarshall; [e] George Locke, born March 15tli,\\n1844, died 1877;[f] Robert Erwin, born March\\n15th, 1844, married [1876] Emily Magruderof\\nAVinchester, Virginia, issue: Emily .Magruder\\nand RoI)ert Magruder; successful merchant in\\nOncord.\\n(5) Mary Simianer, tifth child of .John Phi\\nfer, born December 7th, 1814, died an infant.\\n[0] George Locke, sixth child; born June\\n7th, 1817, died June Oth, 1879; entered the\\nschool of Robert I. McDowell, and then at\\nGreensboro; a planter; married [1847] Rosa\\nAllen Peunick, daughter of Rev. Daniel Pen-\\nnick,of the Virginia Presbytery; issue: [a] Ag-\\nnes Tinsley l)orn August 24th, 1850, married\\n[1876]to Albert Heilig of Rowan, had George\\n[b] Esther Louisa born May 24th, 1852.\\n[c] Sarah Maria born July 25th, 1854.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "Ixxii\\nWIIEELEtl S REMINISCENCES.\\n[d] Annie Kosa boni March 29th, 1857.\\n[e] Ma]7 Elizabeth born July 11th, 1859,\\ndied August 25th, 1882 married [1881] Will-\\nRamseur of Newton.\\n[f] Daniel I^ennick born Decemljer 14th,\\n1861.\\n[g] John Young, born June 5th, 1864.\\n[h] George Willis born February Ist, 1868.\\n[i] Emma Garland, liorn September 4th,\\n1869.\\n[7] Sarah Ann, born October 23rd, 1819;\\nmarried May 31st, 1842, to Robert W. Allison\\nof Cabarrus, who was born April 24th, 1806,\\na man of prominence, chairman of CQunty Com-\\nmissioners, in legislature of 1865-66; delegate\\nto Convention of 1875.\\nIssue: [a] Esther Phifer, born November 27th\\n1843, married [1866] Samuel White of York\\ncounty S. C, Capt. 7th N. C. Vols., C. S. A.\\nissue: four children, Grace Allison, the only\\none living.\\n[b] Joseph Young, born July IGth, 1846,\\neducated at the University of- Virginia; read\\nlaw with Chief Justice Pearson, became apres-\\nbyterian clergyman, married [1876] Sarah Cave\\nDurant.\\n[c] .John Phi fer, born August 22d, 1848; a\\nmerchant in Concord: married [1880] Annie\\nErwin, daughter of Hon. Burton Craige.\\n[d] Mary Louisa, born March 27th, 1850,\\ndied 1878.\\n[e] Elizabeth Adeline, born March 26th,\\n1852, married [1875] to John M White of\\nFort Mills, S. C; he was Colonel 6th S. C.\\nVols. C. S. A., and died 1877. She lives near\\nFort Mills,\\n[f] William Henry, born February 26th,\\n1854, died in infancy as did the three follow-\\ning.\\n[g] Caroline Jane, born October 23d, 1855.\\n[h] Annie Susan, born December 16th\\nl.S 57. [i] Robert Washington born March 15th\\n1862.\\n[8] Margaret Locke, eighth child of John\\nPhifer, born December 7th, 1821, died in in-\\nfancy.\\n[9] Esther Louisa, born May 31st, 1824;\\nmarried to Robert Young of Cabarrus, Capt.\\nC. S. A.; killed July 1864, she died July 9tli,\\n1865; had John Young, Capt C. S. A., killed\\nat Chancellorsville, May 3d, 1863,\\n[10] Mary Burton, tenth child of John Phi-\\nfer, born November 10th, 1826; educated in\\nPhiladelphia, married [1850] John A. Brad-\\nshaw of Rowan, now lives in New York. Is-\\nsue: Harriet Ellis, Mary Grace, Annie, Eliza-\\nbeth, John who died 1866.\\n[B] Ge^orge, second child of Martin Phifer,\\njr., was born February 24th, 1782, died Jan-\\nuary 23d, 1819; merchant and planter; Clerk\\nof the Court; married [1808] Sarah, daugh-\\nter of John Fulenwider of High Shoals,\\nLincoln county, N. C. She was born 1786, and\\nand after the death of George Phifer married\\n.Joseph Young,whom she survived, and died\\n-January 24th, 1868, at Hon. J. H. Wilson s\\nhouse in Charlotte.\\nIssue to George and Sarah Phifer: [a] Will-\\niam Fulenwider, born February 13th, 1809;\\ngraduate of Hampden-Sidney College; mer-\\nchant at Concord; married [1833] Sarah Smith,\\nand had Sarah, wife of John Morehead; who\\nhad Annie, Margaret, William, Louisa and\\nJohn. On the death of liis wife, William [a]\\nremoved to Lownds County, Alabama; cotton\\nplanter there; returned to North Carolina and\\nmarried [1849] Martba White, issue: [1] Wil-\\nhani; [2] Robert Smith, educated in Germany;\\nremarkable musical talent,he married Bella Mc.\\nGhee of Caswell county, and has Wilhelmine,\\nThomas Mc. Ghee and Robert; [3] George;\\n[4] Mary married [1882] to M. C. Quinn;\\n[5] Cordelia; [6] Josephine married [1880]\\nWilliam G. Durant of Fort Mills, S. C, they\\nhave Mary and William Gilmore; [7] Edward.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "THE PHIFER FAMH^Y.\\nIxxiii\\n[b] John Fulemvider, born May 1st, ISIO,\\nmarried [1839] Elizabeth Caroline, a duugh tor\\nof David Ramseur, she was born l!^10; re-\\nmoved to Lownds county, Alal)ania; roturned\\nto Lincolnton. Issue: [1] George, born Febru-\\nary 10th, 1841; educated at Davidson; served\\nwith distinction as Captain in the line, [C. S\\nArmy,] and afterwards on General R. F. lloke s\\nstaff; married [1879] Martha Avery of Burke\\ncounty; issue: John; Monlton; George; Edward;\\nIsaac; Walton; Maud; \\\\Yaightstill. lie is a\\ncotton manufacturer at Lincolnton; [2] Will-\\niam Locke, born February ITth, 1843, killed\\nat Chickamauga, Tennessee, September 20th,\\n1863; [3] Edward born May 8th 1844; Cap-\\ntain C. S. Vols. He died from wounds received\\nbefore Petersburg, June 18th, 1864; [4] Mary\\nWilfong born December 2.5th, 1856, married\\n[1881] to Stephen Smith of Livingston, Ala-\\nbama, has one child Stephen.\\n[c] Mary Louisa, born December 3d, 1814:\\nmarried [1846] to Hon. Joseph Harvey Wil-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Wecopy fi 1)111 the RnU-iqh iVeit S-Oterrcr, of Sei)t-\\nembcrlStli, 1884, tlie fullowiiiK notice of Hon. Joseph\\nHarvey Wilson, wlio was born in the comity of\\nMecklenburg. His fatlier, the Rev. Jolui Mc-\\nKiiniev Wilson, was a Scotch Presbyterian, ami a di-\\nvine of considerable influence in that section of the\\nState. The son inherited the talcnt.s and sterlinsrqua\\nities of the father, and was early imbued with the fa-\\nther s piety and he had been since his early manhood\\na consistent lucnilier of the Presbyterian church\\nHe was admitted to the bar and began the practice\\nof the law in Ijailotte soon after he Ix came of age,\\nand for about titty years he enjoyed a large and luci-a-\\ntive practice in Meckleiiliiug and the surronuding\\ncounties. After the retiienient ot William Julius Alex-\\nander and the death of his r(iiit ni|)i)raiies of :a past\\ngeneration, Mr. Wilson an l the late Judge (Jsborne,\\nwho were nearly of the same age au l always fiieuds,\\ncontested the le adersliip otthe inofcssion in Meeklen-\\nbiirg, though Mr. Wilsmi, on acronni of his jiaiiistak-\\ning industr}!-, always commanded a larger sliaie of the\\nroutine and remunerative liu-siness of the county. He\\nnever found it advisable to take au extended circuit\\nas was the rule among the lawyers before the war;\\nbut in Union. Cabarrus an l Gaston counties he en-\\njoyed a leading business and was generally on one\\nside or the other of every important case. Kver dili-\\ngent and careful in the i)reparatiou of his cases, and\\neminently faithful to the interests of his clients, of\\nsound judgment and thoroughly versed in the prin-\\nciples of the law, that he was a v ery successful prac-\\ntioner is not remarkable. Probably no lawyer of his\\nday reaped larger rewar ls lu the legitimate proseca-\\ntion of the legal profession in the State; and being\\necnomical in the proper sense of the term, while lie\\nwas at the same time liberal when calls upon his charity\\nson*; issue: [1] George married Bessie Wither-\\nspoon of Sumter, S. C, who have Mary Louise,\\nHamilton, and Annie Witherspoon. He grad-\\nuated at Davidson and at the University of\\nVii ginia; [2] Mary married Charles E. John-\\nston, who have Mary AVilson and Charles.\\n[d] Elizabeth Ann, the twin sister of Mary\\nLouisa; educated at Hillsboro; married [1837]\\nto E. Jones Erwin of Burke, who died in 1871.\\nIssue: Phifer married [1875] Corrinna More-\\nhead Avery; and have Annie Phifer; Corrinna\\nMorehead and Addie Avery; [2] Mary Jones\\nmarried (1874)to .Mitchell Rogers and have\\none child Francis; [3] Sallie married [1882] to\\nDr. Moran and have one child, Annie Rankin.\\n[e] Martin Locke born January 25th, 1818,\\ndied March 9th, 1853; educated at Bingham s\\nschool; removed to Lownds county, Alabama;\\na planter. Returned to N. C. [1848] married\\nSarah C. Hojle of Gaston county .Left no issue\\n[C] Mary Phifer, third child of Martin Phi-\\nfer, jr., born December 1st, 1774; died 1860,\\npud public spirit commended themselves to his judg-\\nment, he succeeded in accumulatiug a coosiderable\\nfortune, of which he continued in possession to his\\ndeath. In his success in his profession, as the result\\nof patient, honest, faithful work, without any of the\\nshiuini: qualities of the genius, Mr. Wilson is one of\\nthe best e.xamides to the younger members of the bar.\\nHe proved to the satisfaction of all who knew hini\\nthat a lawyer can be a good Christian and at tiie same\\ntime a successful business man. While he ever took\\na lively and patriotic interest in public attairs, he\\ncould never be seduced from tho jirosecution of his\\nprofession by the otter of political phiee or office, and\\nhe persistently refused even to oerve his people in the\\nState legislature until he was forced [by a sense 9t\\npublic duty] to represent his county in the Senate m\\n1866-67 when he was elected president of that body,\\na rare compliment to one who had never before ser-\\nved in a legislative body. It showed the very high\\nesteem in which he was held in the State.\\nMr. Wilson was twice married, his first wife being\\nMiss Pattou t f Buncombe, and the second. Miss Phifer\\nof Cabarrus, who survives him, and he leaves three\\nchildren of the tirst marriage and two of the second, one\\nof whom, (ieorge E. Wilson Esq., was hispartner at the\\nbar, and an other is the wife of our esteemed neigh-\\nbor, Mr. Charles E. Johnson, of this city. Besides Ins\\nwidow aud children, a large circle of loving tTieuds\\nmourn his departure. He died September 13th, \\\\fm,\\nill the fullness of years and maturity of time, tUe\\nloss of but few citizens in the State could create a\\nmore profound sensation in the communities iu\\nwhich they respectively live than did the death of\\nthis good and honored man in the couut.v of Meck-\\nlenburg. Tlie whole community were his friends; wa\\ndoubt if he left an enemy.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "Ixxiv\\nWHEELER S REMIKISCENCES.\\nand is buried at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Married\\n[1803] to William Crawford, of Lauca-^ter, S.\\nC. Issue: Elizabeth and William. After Mr.\\nCrawford s death she married dame^ Childers,\\nof N. C, and moved to Tusealooj^a. Issue:\\n(a) Elizalieth Crawford married John Dobv,\\nand had [1] Joseph, who married Margaret\\nHarris and has a fanuly; [2] .Martin married\\nSaUie Grier, and liad one rhild; on lier death\\nhe married Sallie Sadler; [-i] James married\\nMary Walker and has a family; [4] William\\nmarried Altonia (irier, and had rhildren.\\n(b) William Crawford married Lncretia Mull,\\nand had [1] Thomas, nuirried 1st Mary I riee,\\n2nd Mrs. Klutz, and has a family; [2] WiUiam\\nmarried Miss Smith, and has a family;\\nJames married Sallie Ileilig, and have chiMi en;\\n[4] Robert married Miss Crawford, and tliev\\nhave ehildren; [f)] Lee married .Miss reedeu,\\nand has children.\\n(c) Ann Childers married to Walker;\\nissue: (1) Mary; (2) ;(3) Martin; (4)\\n(d) Susan Childers married Read, but lias no\\nissue.\\n(e) Jas Childers, married, and has a family.\\n(D) Margaret, fourth child of Martin Phifer,\\njr., born December 7th, 178G; married [January\\n7th, 1808,] James Erwin of Burke, Co.,X. C. Is-\\nsue, seven children: [1] William, married Ma-\\ntilda Walton, and they had five children; mer-\\nchant in Morgan ton; his second wife was Mrs.\\nGaston, but had no issue; after her death he\\nmarried Kate lIappoldt,and to them were born\\ntwo children. Ilis children are [a] Clara, mar-\\nried to Mclntyre, and has a fandly, the oldest\\nnamed Matilda; [b] Anna, married Robert Me-\\nConnehey, and they have children [c] Laura\\nmarried to M.Jones, but had no issue; [d] Hen-\\nrietta, married to Gray Bynum; [e] Ella mar-\\nried George Greene, and they have three child-\\nren. By his third wife he had [f] Margaret\\nand (g, Evelyn.\\n(2) Joseph Erwin; married Elvira Ilolt. He\\nhas been in the Legislature several terms, and\\nonce serveil as clerkof the court. Issue: Mary\\nL.; .Matilda; Margaret, married to Lawrence\\nHolt, of Company Shops, and have five child-\\nren; Cora, married John Gi aut, of Alamance\\nCo. [3] Martin, married Jane Huie, of Salisbury,\\nissue: five children; then to Miss Blackmaiin;\\nissue: th ee children; moved to .Maury Co.,\\nTenii., and there died. (4] (George, married\\n.Margaret Hiiison, of Burke Co., moved to\\nTenn.; they have nine children.\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a23) Elizabeth, married Hon. Burton Craige,\\nof Salisbury; i^sue: [:i] Jamos; [li] Kerr, a\\nprominent lawyer, in Legislature from Rowan,\\ndeclined nomination foi (^ingress; married .lo-\\nse[)hine, daugbt(M-or (J( n. L. O B. IJratiob, and\\ntheir children are Nanni(\\\\ Bui ton, Branch, Jo-\\nsephine, Bessie an l Kerr; [cj Frank, married\\n[1877] Fannie Williams, (jf Williamsport,\\nTenn., ba\\\\e three children; [d] Mary Eliza-\\nbeth, married Alfred Young, of Cabarrus, and\\nhave Lizzie, Fannie, Annie and .Mary; [e] An-\\nnie, married to John 1 Allison, of Conc(jrd.\\n(7) Alexander.\\n(ti) Sarah, married John McDowell, of\\nBurke; they have seven children, noneof whom\\nare married; James E Margaret, dolm, Wil-\\nli;\\\\ni, Fraid ]lizal)eth and Kate.\\n[E] Ann, the fifth and last child of Martin\\nPhifer, jr., born March 8th, 1788, died at\\nLancaster, S. C, .luly 1st, 1855; married John\\nCrawford, of Lancaster, brother of William,\\nwho married her sister .Mary.\\nLssue: [1] Martin married Alice ILirris, tliey\\nha l four children: Charles Harris, married Sa-\\ndie Baskins; Anne, James and John.\\n[2] Elizabeth, married George Witherspoon,\\na lawyer of Lancaster, S. C, where they live,\\nthey have four children: John, who married\\nAddie White, of Rock Hill, S. C; James, An-\\nnie and George.\\n[8] Robert, married Malivia Massey, and\\nhave three children: Martin, Robert and Ella.\\nThey live in Lancaster, S. C.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "CIIAITER I.\\nM::^\\nALAMANCE COUNTY.\\nIjinj^HIS COUXTY preserves the nu inories printed. These principles were deridi d !)y\\nof the first conflict of arms between tiie imperious Tryon, and terminated in open\\nil^^f the Hoyal Troojis of Enghuid, [16th conflict of arms. The lleguiators were van-\\nf\\\\ May, 1771,] and tiie people of the quisliod hy sn| erior force and discipline, but\\nColonies. Then and there was the the ijroat germs of right and liberty were\\ng first blood of tlie Colonists spilled in the firmly planted in their minds, and a few years\\ni United States, in resistance to the oppres- hiter bore the fruits of victory and independ-\\nsions of the English Government and the ence. Had this battle terminated differently,\\nexactions of its unscrupulous agents. Tryon, (and underskilful leaders,and at a laterperiod,\\nthe Royal Governor of the Province of North this would have been the case,) the banks of\\nCarolina, exhibited in his administration the the Alamance would have rivaled Bunker\\nbloodthirsty temper of the great wolf, as he Hill and Lexington; and the name of Hus-\\nwas so aiipropriatcly termed by the Indians of bands, Merrill and Cildwell would have ranked\\nthe State. with the Warrens and Piitnams of a later\\nThe officers of the Government, by exactions day.\\nin the shape of fees and taxes, grieviously op- A writer on North Carolina History, as to\\npressed an industrious and needy people. The this revolt, states that the cause of tiie Reg-\\npeople bore these exactions with patience; re- ulators lias been the subject of much unmerited\\ninonstrating in their public meetings, in re- obloquy, clouded as it has been by the heavy\\nspectful hut decided terms. This simple-minded pages of Williamson an l Martin, and the ig-\\npeople, without aid from much learning or norant disquisitions of untutored scribblers.\\nbooks, knew and laid down the great funda- Altliough on the occasion they were over-\\nmental principles of good government, that thrown, their principles were intimately con-\\ntaxation and representation should go together, iiected with the chain of events that directly\\nthat the people had the right to resist taxa- led to the Revolution, and struck out that\\ntion when not imposed by their legal repre- spark of independence which soon blazed from\\nsentatives. and also the right to know for what Ma.ssa(diusetts to Georgia. (Jos. Seawell\\npurpose taxes were imposed, and how appro- Jones Defence of North Carolina.)", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "2 _ WIIEELEirS UEMINISCEXCES.\\nFor Time at last sets all things even, They never fail who die\\nAnd if we do but watch the hour, I gi e\u00c2\u00bbt cause:\\nThere never yet was human power, Elapse, and oli^^ shaTas da^ a doom.\\nThat could evade if unforgiven, They but augment the deep and sweeping thoughts\\nThe patient search, the vigil long, iy? overi)ower all otliers. and conduct\\n^f,. The world at last to freedom.\\nOf him who treasures up a wrong. r Byron 1\\nI copied from the Rolls Office when iti Eng- This comity was long the residence of\\nland, a dispatch from tlie Royal Governor of Thomas Ruffin. [Born 1787\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Died 1870.]\\nNorth Carolina, (Martin) dated nillsboro, On entering the Supreme Court room of\\n30th August, 1772, never before published, orth Carolina, now more than fifty years\\nThe Governor describes his journey to the e observed on the bench of this exalted\\nwestern part of North Carolina, through the tribunal the conmianding person of Thomas\\nMoravian settlements, which he pronounces Kuffiu, for twenty years one of the Justices of\\nmodels of industry, to Salisbury. He that Court, and for many years its Chief Jus-\\npassed through the region of the late disturb- ticc. During this long period he was called\\nances. He records: My eyes have been opened ^^P to decide questions involving (he life and\\nin regard to these commotions. These people interest of individuals, and complicated and\\nhave been provoked by the insolence and intricate points of constitutional, common and\\ncruel advantages takeu of their ignorance by statute law. The able opinions delivered by\\nmercenary, tricking attorneys, clerks, and other him have established his reputation as one of\\nlittle officers, who have practiced upon them the first jurists of his age in this or any other\\nevery sort of rapine and extortion. The re- country. His opinions are models of learning\\nsentment of the Government was craftily a d ogio, and are quoted as authority not only\\nworked up against the oppressed; protection our own courts but in those of other coun-\\ndenied to them, when they expected to tries. Recently one of the Justices of the\\nfind it, and drove them to desperation, which Supreme Court of the United States, on read-\\nended in bloodshed. My indignation is not i S one of Judge Ruffin s opinions, pronounced\\nly disarmed, but converted into pity. him one of the ablest common law-jurists in\\non\\nThus by the highest cotemporaneous au- America.\\nthority are the acts and principles of the Reo-- I his ministration of the law he was by\\nulators fully justified. These acts were but con- ^ome considered stringent and at times severe,\\nnecting links in the chain of events which led Ut he was always conscientious and inflexibly\\nto the Revolution. Soon followed the events J *^t.\\non the Cape Fear in 177:2-73 and 74, then the S i t demonstrative in his feelings,\\nMecklenburg Declaration of Independence of hut was cautious in his words and acts, select\\n20th May, 1775, then the actual conflict of arms sincere in his friendships, and steadfast in\\nat Moore s Creek in February, 177G. All acts his attachments.\\ndone in North Carolina, with few exceptions, I his finances he was prudent even to rigid\\nbefore any similar events had occurred else- economy. This he adopted as a principle, not\\nwhere in this country-. How bright are such believing in wastefulness or extravagance,\\nglorious records and how proud are we of the house was open to his friends and was well\\nmemories of the people who present them to known as the abode of unstinted hospitality,\\ncoming posterity He was exact and precise in his engagements,\\nand punctual in performance.\\nIn person he was spare, uniform and neat in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "ALAMANCE COUNl Y. 3\\nhis dress, of a presence at once striking, com- Court the served his fellow citizens us presiding\\nniaiiding and venerable. To many who knew Judge of the county court. In the Spring of\\nthem both, he resembled, not only in mental 18(11, he attended that barren convention at\\nqualifications but in person, Thomas Jefferson; Washington, The Peace Congress, with\\nboth highly educated; both of the same profes- John M. Morehead, David S. Keid, Daniel M.\\n8ion;both of thesame political faith;both, in all TJarringer, and George Davis as colleagues.\\nthe domestic relations of life, devoted and af- The judicial ermine so long and so worthily\\nfectionate,aud both natives of the same State; worn, says Mrs. Spencer, not only Bbielded\\nand in person about same height, same colored him, but absolutely forbade all active partici-\\nhair, and the same expression of countenance, pation in party politics. T5ut he was no idle\\niiidicatinggreat energy, re;5olution anddecision or unititerosted spectator of the current of\\nof character. events. He was opposed to nuUitication in\\nNot only as a jurist was .Judge Ruffin dis- 1832, and did not believe in the rights of se-\\ntinguished, but as an able financier, and skilful cession in 1860. In private circles he combatted\\nand successful as an agriculturist. both heresies with all that inexorable logic\\nlie was born in King and (^ueen county, which the fjondon 7 )n( 5 declared to be charac-\\nVirginia, 17th November, 1787, the eldest son teristic of his judicial opinions, lie declared\\nof Sterling and Alice Euffin. lie graduated the sacred right of revolution as the remedy\\nat Princeton, 1805. Read law with David for the redress of our grievances.\\nRobinson, an eminent lawyer in Petersburg, But the cloud in the political horizon grew\\nin same office at the same time with AYinfield thicker and heavier. When the State took\\nScott. He came to North Carolina in 1807 the final stop of secession, he felt it to be a\\nwith his father and settled at Qillsboro, where duty to follow her fortunes,\\nhe married on 7th December, 1809, Ann, eldest He was elected to the State Convention at\\ndaughter of William Kirkland, by whom he Raleigh, and voted for the Ordinance of Se-\\nhad a large family of thirteen children, cession. Then was his last public service,\\namong them was William Kirkland, (recently He was a communicant of the Episcopal\\ndeceased;) Sterling; Peter Brown; Thomas; Church, and warmly attached to that mode and\\nJohn, doctor; Mrs. Roulhac; Ann, who mar- form of worship; but liberal and tolerant to\\nried Paul C. Cameron; Alice died unmarried; the worth and virtues of other denominations,\\nMrs. Brodnax; Mrs. Edmund Ruffin; Patty, and in the consolations of Christian faith and\\n(unmarried;) Sally married Upton B.Gynn, Jr. hopes of its promises, in the full possession of\\nHe was elected to the Legislature from his mental faculties, in charity and peace with\\nHillsboro in 1813, 1815 and 1816; the latter all, he died on 15th January, 1870, at Ilills-\\nyear he was chosen Speaker; and the same year boro, loved and lamented by all who knew\\nelected Judge of the Superior Court, which him.\\nafter two years service he resigned. In 1825 sure the end of the good luan is peace,\\nv,\u00e2\u0080\u009e \u00e2\u0080\u009ei\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009ef\u00e2\u0080\u009e,i T,,^i ,,^A 1UOO How cahu hia exit Nisht dews\\nhe was agam elected Judge, and m 1829 was j.^^ ge,,t,y \u00e2\u0080\u009e^.,^^,,^^i\\nelected one of the Justices of the Supreme Nor weary, worn out winds expire more soft.\\nCourt, to till the vacancy occasioned by the Rufus Yancy McAden represented Ala-\\ndeath of Judge Taylor, which in 1852 he re- niance County in 1865, and was elected Speaker\\nsigned. He was again elected in 1850, and of the House.\\nagain resigned in 1858. For several years after He graduated at Wake Forest College,\\nbis retiring from the bench of the Supreme studicvl law and achieved prominence and posi-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntion at the bar; liut liis fame rest3 cliiefly on\\nhis reputation as a skilful financier. He is the\\ngrandson of the distinguislied statesman and\\norator, Bartlet Yancy, and inherits much of\\nthe ability of his distinguished ancestor.\\nThomas Michael Holt was bom in Orange\\nCount} now Alamance County, on 17th Octo-\\nber, 1855; is by occupation a farmer and a man-\\nufacturer.\\nHe is the President of the State Agricultural\\nSociety since 1872. He is the princii)al owner\\nof the Haw Eiver Mills, which lias done\\nmuch to encourage the cotton manufactories\\nin the South. They are an ornament to tlie\\nState. He was elected President of tlie\\nNorth Carolina Railroad in 1874; and sena-\\ntor from Alamance and Orange in Novem-\\nber, 187G. He is by all acknowledged to be\\nafarmer of unequalled success; a manufacturer\\nof great skill, and a friend and patron of in-\\nternal improvement, believing with the poet\\nthat\\nArt, commerce and fair science, three,\\nAnd sisters linked in love,\\nThey traverse sky, land and sea.\\nProtected from above.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nANSON COUNTY.\\nAnson at one time [1740] comprehended\\nthe whole western part of tlie State. Its early\\nhistory is full of incident, of the sturdy oppo-\\nsition of her sons to oppression, and .sympathy\\nwith the Regulators of Orange County against\\nthe unrighteous exactions of the administra-\\ntion of the Government officers, which rose to\\nsuch a height that the people in 1768 entered\\nthe court liouse and by force violently expelled\\nthe officers of the court, and each took an oath\\nof self-defence and mutual protection.\\nI copied from the Rolls Office in England\\nthe oath prescribed, transmitted to the Earl\\nof Hillsboro by Gov. Tryon, in a disjiatcli\\ndated\\nBrunswick, 24^/( Dec, 17G8.\\nI do solemnly swear that if awy officer or\\nany other person do make distress of any goods\\nor any other estate of any person sworne here-\\nin, being a subscriber, for non-payment of\\ntaxes, that I will, with sufficient assistance, go\\nand take, if in my power, the goods or other\\nproperty thus distressed, and restore the same\\nto the party from whom the same was taken.\\nAnd in case anyone concerned herein should\\nbe imprisoned, or under arrest, I will immedi-\\nately do my best endeavours to raise as many\\nof the said subscribers as will be a force suffi-\\ncient to set said person and his estate at lib-\\nerty. If any of our company for such acts be\\nput to any expense or confinement, I will bear\\nan e iual share to make up the losses to the\\nsufferer.\\nAll those I do promise, and subscribe my\\nname.\\nThis paper has never before been published.\\nIn a memorial of the people,of Anson County\\nto Gov. Tryon, they comi)lain of the conduct\\nof Col. Samuel Spencer, the clerk and mem-\\nber of the county, who purchased his office of\\nCol. Frohawk, and gave \u00c2\u00a3150 for it, and they\\nallege that the people should not be taxed but\\nby consent of themselves or their delegates,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "ANSON COUKTY\\naiul ihey recoiiiuioiKl that: the niagistratos,\\nck ik. and heriffshoulil he elected bi/ the people.\\nWhat an earl\\\\- and rapid stride did those\\npatriuiic men take, at this early day, in tlio\\nright of tlio [leoplo to ;overn themselves, and\\ndeciarj a priiiciple that fifty years after hecamo\\ntlie law of the land!\\nI find anions^ the early reci)rds the name\\nJame-- Cctten, and from curiosity more than a\\nliope tiiat the memory of such a man may be\\ni;sei r.!, wo piesent his infamous eoiidnct. We\\ncould wisli in describing the men of onr State,\\nto present only the patriotic, the virtuous, and\\nt!ic gc;od; and, like tlio motto of the Roman\\nsnii-dial\\n!Xon nuiHero horas, nisi Serenas.\\nBut truth demands that we should present\\nfacts. Such men as Gotten, in these perilous\\ntimes, were only\\nVermin gendered on the Lien s mane\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nwhose acts consign them to contempt.\\nAm.ong the Colonial records in London, I\\nfind the following letter:\\nCruiskr Sloop of War,\\n21 Juh/, 1775.\\nI have received your letter of the 15th\\ninst., by Mr. Cunningliam, and highly approve\\nof your proper and spirited conduct, while I\\ncannot sufficiently express my indignation and\\ncontempt of the proceedings of Captain-Gen-\\neral Spencer and his unworthy confederates.\\nYon and other friends of the Government\\nhave only to stand yonr ground lirndy\\nMajor Snead may be assured ol my atten-\\ntions to all his wishes.\\nT l;og my compliments may be piresented\\nto Colonel MacDonald.\\nI am, Sir,\\nYourhumlde servant,\\nJo. M.^RTIN.\\nTo Lt. Col. James Gotten,\\nAnson Co., N. C.\\nI found, also, among the Colonial records in\\nLondon, the deposition of James Gotten,\\nFor copy of this memorial, sec Wheeler s History\\nof N. C. 11:2.1.\\ntaken 14th Aug., 1775, on boai d of IlisMajes-\\nty ssloop of war, the Cruiser, wbei c he had\\nheen for succor and for safety. Anson County\\nhad becon:e ratlicr too hot for him, which\\nproves the determined spirits of the patriots,\\nand whose names should he cherished in his-\\ntory. Tbis deposition states-\\nI was called before tlie committee for\\nAnson C OUnty; and Samuel S[ encer, thv; chair-\\nman, stated that they had sent for me as fine\\nof the luirgcsses of the county, to know if I\\nwould sign and approve of the resolves of the\\nContinental C-ongiess, wliich were read to me\\nby Mr. Thomas Wade. I refused. They said\\ntliat the} should pi oceed against me, and gave\\nme two weeks to consider.\\nOn the Tuesilay following, David Love,\\naccompanied by William Love, Samuel Curtis,\\nWilliam Covington, and another, all armed,\\ncame to my house and took me, nolens volenx,\\ntowards Mask s Ferry, on the Pedee.\\nI escaped from them, traveling as secretly\\nas possible, sleeping in the woods at niglit,\\nand reached this cssel on Sunday night last.\\nDep)ositi(Mi of Samuel Williams, who es-\\ncaped with Colonel Gotten, taken at the same\\ntime and place:\\nFrom dispatch of Gov. Martin, dated\\nNew York, 15//* Sept., 1777.\\nTwo vessels have arrived here from North\\n(Carolina, bringing refugees.\\nA Mr. James Gotten, of No. Ca., who went\\nhence some time ago, will pi obably have waited\\non your Lordship.\\nHe is a man of vulgar life and character,\\nand is a native of New England, and I do not\\nestimate him very highly.\\nWe now will bid Good-bye to James.\\nAllusion has been made to Samuel Spencer.\\nHe was a member of the Colonial Assembly\\nat an early day, and in 1774 elected to the\\nProvincial Congress at N^ew Lerne, which was\\nthe first organized movement of the people in\\na legislative capacity in open opposition, and\\nindependent of the lioyal Govertiment. This\\nhody sent delegates to the Continental Gon-\\nrres3 at Philadcl;i!iia.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "6 AYIIEELER S KEMINISCEXCES.\\nIt may be interesting for reference, to note ding and the red cap for a challenge to l)at-\\ntho Provincial Congresses, the place and time tie, made so violent and unexpected an attack\\nn J? i. t/ It 1 1 x 1 ii 0 his Honor, that lie was thrown out of his\\ntroni the nrst to the hist, which tornicd the ^i ii t i i- i\\nchair on the floor, and before he could get any\\nConstitution. assistance, so lieat and bruised him tliat he\\nl t met on 25th August, 1774, Xcw Berne; died in a i cw days.\\n2d met on 4th April, 1775, Now Berne; 3d A Philadelphia paper, at the time, as to this\\nmet on 21st August, 1775, Ilillsboro; 4th met occurence, makes the foUowingjat iresprU.\\non 12th April, 177G, Halifax: 5th met on 12th t +1 v i\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\n_ lu this degenerate age,\\nXovember, 1776, Halifax: which latter body What hosts of knaves engage,\\n1 X, T -r- And do all they can\\nlormed tiie Constitution on 18th December, To fetter liraver men;\\ni77(j DreadinR they should be free.\\nLeagued willi the scoundrel pack,\\nlie was repeatedly elected to the State Even turkey cocks attack\\nThe red cap of Liberty.\\nIn this county resides Thomas Samuel Ashe.\\nCongresses, and in 1777 was chosen one of the\\nthree judges of the Suiu^rior Courts, first\\n1 ,-1 one ot the Associate Justices of the Supreme\\nelected under the State Constitution, wliich\\n1 1 .1 Court of North Carolina.\\neie\\\\ateil posuion he held until his death.\\nTT -Tbe maxim is correct in history as in other\\nHe was a member ot the convention at\\nmatters, Vivoilrs voii licet ritimiiim I ladarc.^\\nBut our Reminiscences of the State would\\nIlillsboro, in July, 1788, to deliberate upon\\nthe Fedora! Constitution, its able and active\\nT -1 I XI be incomplete witlnnit a sketch of this worthy\\nopponent, and contributed greatly to its re-\\njection.\\nOt Ills character and career as a judge (sine\\ncitizen. In doing so, however, the advice of\\nOthello will bo observed\\nof iliis early day thci e do not exist any Speak of me as I am;\\nn Nothing extenuate, or set down aught in malice,\\nreports ot tiie decisions irt the courts) we\\nkmnv but little; but fr.im his long exercise There is no name more familiar to tlie peo-\\noi this high office with the approbation and pie of North Carolina, or more highly appreci-\\nrespect of liis associates, he was esteemed a ated by them, than that of Ashe. In every\\nfaithful and able jurist. He died in 1794. contest for liberty, from the earliest period of\\nThe account of the singular cause of his death, o bistory, whether on tlie field of actual bat-\\nas stated in my History of North (Carolina, tie or in the conflicts of politics, there is no\\nhaving been doubted, we extract from the peri; d when persons of this name have not\\nFayetteville G-izcllc of 17; 4 the following: een first ;ind foremost in the defence of our\\nI)ii:u.-At his .seat in Anson County on the country s rights and liberty, and in the prompt\\n2oth ulto., the Honorable Samuel Spencer, resistance to oppression. In grateful apipreci-\\nL. L. D,, and one of the Judges of the Superior ation, the State has preserved the name of\\nCourts of this State. His Honor s health had a 1 1 -j. i- 1\\n1 1 1- r 1 i. Ashe, bv inscrilnng it on one ot lier counties\\nbeen declining tor about two years, i)nt he\\nperformed the last circuit three months since, two of her m^)st flourishing towns.*\\nand we understand intended to have left home Surely, then, none of ns of the present age,\\nin:! few days for this town, where the Superior .yh,, have iniierited the rich legacy won bv\\nCourtis now sitting, had it not been for the 1 1\\nf )llowing accident Ivliich it is thought hast- i *^i^\\nened his death. respect and honor due to their sacrifices and\\nHe was sitting on the piazza with a red cap their valor.\\non his hernl, when he attracted the attention of\\na large turktw gobbler. The judge being sleepy\\nbegan to nod; the turkey mistaking the nod- Asheville and Ashboro.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "AXSOX COUNTY. 7\\nThe ancestor of tliis naino, Joliii B^.tistii and elsewhere. Wherever tliey have gone\\nAshe, a century and a lialf a, ;-o, [1730,] op- they are respected for their virtues, and es-\\nposed the ahiises and usurpations of the Royal teemed for their abilities. They have occn-\\nGovernor, Bnrrington, by wlioni he was op- pied, in tlieir adopted homes, positions of\\npressed and imprisoned. His eldest son, in honor, trust, and prolit, illustrated and ele-\\nthe earliest dawn of our Revolution, was the vated such positions, as Jones, in his Defence.\\ndecided advocate and defender of popular lias expressed ir, by genius, tnlent. ami ac-\\nrights, and the resolute and unyielding oppo- eomplishmcnts.\\nnent of tyranny and oiheial abuse. lie was Another son of John I .aptista Ashe, and\\nthe daring patriot that bearded tlie oug- whose patrononiic the subject of our sketch\\nhis in his castle, and defied the wolf of the bears, was his direct ancestor.\\nState, Gov. Tryon, to execute tlie infamous Judge Ashe was born in June, 1 S12, at ilaw-\\nStamp Act of his master. He seized, in his fields, then Orange County, now A amance.\\nvery presence, the stamp master, and con lie received his education from William 15ing-\\npelled him to pledge himself not to execute ham, the elder, and at the University of the\\nthe odious enactment. It was he that drove State, v here he graduated with high honors\\nthe last of the Roya.l Governors from his pal- in 1832, in the s;ime class with Thorn;. s L.\\nace, destroyed his fort, and compelled him to Ciingnum, James C. Dolibin, Jolni Jl. i laugh-\\nseek refuge on hoard of the English man-of- ton, Cadwallader Jones, and other.s. Those\\nwar in the Cape Fear River. For these acts who kn iw these names, and their splendid en-\\nhe was denounced by the Government in a dowments, an.l their briliiaut career in life.\\nRoyal proclamation. In the cause of popular will ai)preciato the honor attained in such\\nrights he v/as willing to spend and be spent, eompotition. He read law with Judge Huflin,\\nand did spend his sul)stance, and was ready to with whom he always was a special favorite.\\nlay down his life in the cause of the people. After being licensed to practice law, by the\\nUis course and conduct received, as it deserved, Supreme Court, he settled at Wadesboro,\\nthe support of the people. They loved him where he now resides. He was elected a\\nbecause he first loved them. Xone feared member of the House of Commons in 1842,\\nto follow where an Ashe led. So far from and a member of the Senate in 18.^4.\\nheeding or f^e:irin.g the fuhninations of power. In the troubled times of the civil war, he\\nhe resigned the commission he had held in the was elected a member of the Confederate\\nRoyal service, and by pie Iging his estate be Congress, and in 18G4, a member of the Con-\\nsoon raised a regiment, which he was unani- federate Senate, but never took his seat,\\nmously called to command, and rendered im- In 1808, he was nominated to lead a forlorn\\nportant services in the Revolutionary Yfar to hope,astheI)emocraticcan(lidateforGovernor,\\nthe dav of his death. in o[iposition to Governor Ilolden, and made a\\nThis family, says .Mr. Davis, in bis ad- gallant, Init unsuccessful, campaign. In i.s72,\\ndress at the University, [1855,] -contributed he received the unexpected and unsolicited\\nlargely to the cause of the country in the nomimiti on for tiie Congress of the United\\nRevolution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 every grown mule of the fam- States; and again in 1874. Ho was triuniph-\\nily. Deep, then, should he our gratitude, antly elected, and served faithfully and u. e-\\nThey and their descendants have since per- fully. No member of either party stood higher\\nvaded our country, from the Cape Fear to the in Congress for integrity, intelligence, and\\nmountains; to Teimes.soe, California, Missouri, fidelity to the Constitution. A mendjcr of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "8 WHEELER KKMINISOENCES.\\none of til iiKist iiiiiKirtaut niiiiittoes (t le Biirgwin, niul lias a lari!:e niid interesting fam-\\n.Tuiliciavy), liu cniuiaiuled tlio rnniideiH-o and ily. IIo i.s a nienihcr of tho Ei-iscoi-al Clini-eli,\\nrespeft of his ass-ciatos, and ninny of their and a consistent and sinecre follower of its\\nmost important re iiortswere the vesnlts of his saerod tenets.\\naeninon and jiatieiit investigation. Ur was We eonclndc our feeble sketch in the words\\nmost attentive to these onerous duties; al- of Cardinal Wolsey of Sir Thomas More\\nways punctual in his attendance, and rendered He is a. leariiea niaii!\\nessential service in their delihci ations. May tie continue I.jue; in tlie i.eoi,le\\\\s favor, _\\nAnil do justice for tnitlis salce and Ins conscience;\\nAfter four years service in Congress, to the Th;it liis lioues, wlien lie lias done his cour. ^e and sleeps\\nuniversal and profound regret of Ins associ- ]i f.T.y liave ^Uniiirof orp ians tears wept over tliem.\\ntes, he v,-as retired from Congress In tlio\\nt\\\\ [See Aiipendix, CcneaioaT ot the Aslie\\nnominatiiiLC convenlnni ot Ins district, and lie\\nr Family. 1\\nreturned to his pi-otession, which was tarmorc\\ngermane to his tastes ami his talents tlian the Richard Tyler Bennett was liorn near\\niiustle and excitement of political strife. It is Wadeslioro. IR was prejured for college by\\nwell rememheicd by the writer of this sketch, the Anson In.stitiite, under the snpeniitend-\\nhow universal and sincere, in Congress and out ence of Professor Mclver, and was for a time\\nof it, wei-o the expressions of regret at his re- a student at the University, llo read law\\ntirement. Th.^ prediction was then made under Chief Justice L earson, and finished his\\nwhirh soon became pro[iliecy, that North legal studies at Lebanon College, Tennessee.\\nCarolina was too proud of such a son to allow He ardently entered the Confederate service\\nhim to remain long in retirement; that soon in the Civil War as a private, refusing the po-\\nlie would lie called on to occupy other and sition of an otHeer but afterwards, from his\\nmore elevated [lObitions. This prediction has gallantry and usefulness, was promoted to a\\nbeen verified; for. \\\\\\\\-ithout any intimation or colonelcy. He was engaged in sevt-ral battles,\\nexertion on bis part, in .Tune, 187S, be was severely wounded, and finally taken prisoner,\\nnominated by the State Convention, on the and confined in Fort Delaware until tlie close\\nfirst ballot, as one of the Associate Justices of of tlie war.\\nthe Supreme Court, in preference to a score of Since the war he has continually resided it\\nthe ablest lawyers of the State. Wadosboi-o, and for some years was the part-\\nHe was triumphantly elected, at the bead ner of Hon. Thomas S. Ashe,\\nof the ticket, by the peojile at the ptdls, and lie yvas a member of the Convention of\\nwe predict, again, that the ermine v.-oru s 1375, and of tl;e House in 187-j- 7-1:. He was\\nlong and so gracefully by our Hall, IIe;ider- selected as elector for this [7th] district on\\nson, Taylor, Euitin, Daniel, Caston and otliers the Hancock ticket, and was doing yeouian s\\nwill suffer no detriment from Judge Ashe. service in this position when he was n imi-\\nJudge Ashe is now in the meridian of life, iiated as Sup: rior Court Judge, in [ilace of\\nand there are years of strem^tb and iisefu!ne-s Judge Buxton, resigned, in August, 18S0.\\nyet to be employed by him in the interest, of He is, says tlie Charlotte Dcmorrdf, a\\nthe people of a State that love and honor him. gifted advocate, and highly esteemed liy the\\nHe married a daughter of the late George profession.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "BEAUFOirr COUNTY.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nBEAUFORT COUNTY.\\nBeauiokt CoiNTY prcsoi vcs the n;uiie Henry\\nSomerset, Duke of Beaufort, aiul although it\\nis not within our proposed project, ytt\\nwe cannot refrain from recording, in a\\nshort note, the woi th and charaeter of this il-\\nhistrioiis statesman.\\nAVe copy from the (iuntk man s Maga-\\nzine, (Loudon, 1803, vol. 73, S)94,) as a beau-\\ntiful description of a model gentleman:\\nDied. At his seat i admenton. County of\\nGloucester, on 11 Oct., 1803, in liis 59th year,\\nthe most noble, Henry Sommerset, Duke of\\nBeaufort.\\nHis Grace will be much lamented Ijy his\\nfamily, friends, and Ins numerous tenantry.\\nlie maintained the dignity of liis station\\nrather by the noble simjilicity of his manners,\\nand his proverbial hospitality, thuii by any at-\\ntention to exterior splendor or display of fash-\\nion. It was not his taste to solicit notice by\\nany of those attractions at which the public\\ngaze with temporary admiration.\\nIn politics, he snppnted a tranquil, digui-\\niied iuclependence, and the support ho gener-\\nally gave to His Majesties ^Ministers, could\\nnever be attributed to anj- motives but such\\nas wereperfecth consistent with the integrity\\nwiiicli distinguished his life.\\nHe was a distinguished Free Mason; was\\nGrand Master of England, and as such com-\\nmissioned Grand Master Montford, of North\\nCarolina, in 1771, to estal)lish lodges in Amer-\\nica, and from whom the Grand Lodge of\\nNorth Carolina holds its charter. He became,\\nby purchase of the Duke of Albemarle, pos-\\nsessed of the right as one of the Lord s Pro-\\nprietors of the Province, which in 1729, re-\\nvested in the crown. Worthy is the name\\npreserved in our State.\\nThe capital of Beaufort preserves the name\\n{cl iruin el veneruldc.) of the immortal Wash-\\nington.\\nThis name has been so frequently the sub-\\nject of eulogy and admiration, that any at-\\ntem[)t to enlarge on his character and sersices\\nwould be ridiculous excess. P nt we cannot\\nrefrain I rom [jrinting and [ireserving the ex-\\n(piisite and truthful extract from Mr. JcfiVr-\\nsc:n s works:\\nJ J} crson\\\\ Character of Waslthiritoi).\\nLetter IVoin Jefferson to Dr. Walter Jones,\\n2d Jan., 1814:\\nI think I knew General Washington inti-\\nmately and thoroughly. His mind was great\\nand powerful without being of the ver\\\\ first\\norder; his penetration strong, thougli not so\\nacute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke,\\nand as far as he saw, no judgment was e\\\\ er\\nsounder; it u as slow in operation, being little\\naided by invention or imagimition, but sure in\\nconclusion, hence the (;ommou remark of his\\nofficers of the ailvantage he derived from\\ncouncils of war, where, hearing all suggestions,\\nhe selected whatever was best, and certainly\\nii( General ever planned his battles more ju-\\ndiciously. But if deranged during the course\\nof action, if any member of his plan was dis-\\nlocated by sutldeu circumstances, ho was slow\\nin a readjustment. The couse;pieuce was tliat\\nhe often failed in the tield, as at Monmouth,\\nbut rarely against an enemy in station, as at\\nBoston and York. He Avas incap.d)le of fe.ir,\\nmeeting [levsonal danger with the calmest un-\\nconcern. Perhaps the strongest feature in his\\ncharacter was prudence; never acting until\\nevery circumstance, every co:isideration, was\\nmaturely weighed, refraining if he saw a\\ndoubt; imt, when once decided, going through\\nwith his purpose whatever obstacles opposed.\\nHis integrity was most pure; his justice ninst\\ninflexible I have never known; no motives of\\ninterest, or cons:inguinity of friendship or\\nhatred, i)cing able to bias his decision. He\\nwas, indeed, in every sense of the word, a\\nwise, a good, and a great man. His temper\\nv -as naturally irritable and high-toned; but\\nreflection and I esolution had obtained a fii m\\nand habitual ascendenc-y over it; if ever,\\nhowever, it brolce its bounds, he was most\\nFrdUi the Doniubtic Life of Tlios. Jcllerson, by liis\\n!Xran luii.s;litei- Saral! N. Randolph; New York, Harper\\nUrulhers, 1872, p. 356.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "10\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntremendous in his wrath. In liis expenses he\\nwas honorahle, but exact; liberal in contribu-\\ntion to whatever promised utility, but frown-\\n\\\\u j: and unyielding on all visionary projects,\\nand all unworthy calls on his charity. His\\nheart was not warm in its affections; but he\\nexactly calculated every man s value and gave\\nhim solid esteem proportioned to it. His\\npresence, you know, was fine; his stature ex-\\nactly what one could wish. His deportment\\nwas easy, erect, and noldc; the best horseman\\nof his age, and the most graceful figure that\\ncould be seen on horseback.\\nAlthougli in the circle of. his friends,\\nwhere he might be unreserved in safety, he\\ntook a free share in conversation, his collo-\\nquial talents were not above mediocrity, pos-\\nsessing neither copiousness of ideas nor fluency\\nof words. In public, when called on for a\\nsudden opinion, he was unready, short, and em-\\nbarrassed; yet he wrote readily, I athcr dif-\\nfusely, in an easy, correct style. This he had\\nacquired by conversation with tlie world, for\\nhis education was merely reading, writing,\\nand common arithmetic, to which he added\\nsurveying at a later day\\nHis time was employed in action cluefly,\\nreading little, and that only in agricultui e and\\nEnglish history. His correspondence became\\nnecessarily extensive, and with journalizing\\nhis agricultural proceedings, occupied most of\\nhis leisure hours within doors.\\nOn the whole, his character was, in its\\nmass, perfect; in nothing bad; in a few points\\nindifferent, and it may ti-uly be said, that never\\ndid nature and fortune combine more perfectly\\nto make a man great, and to place in the same\\nconstellation with whatever worthies have\\nmerited from man an everlasting remembrance,\\nfor his was the singular destin} and merit of\\nleading the armies of his country successfully\\nthrough an arduous war to the establisnment\\nof its inde[)endence; of conducting its coun-\\ncils through the birth of a Government, new\\nin its forms and principles, until it settled\\ndown into a quiet and orderly train, and of\\nscrupulously obe^ ing the laws through the\\nwhole of his career, civil and military, of\\nwhich the history of the world furnishes no\\nOther example.\\nHe has often declared to me that he con-\\nsidered our new Constitution as an experiment\\non the practicability of republican govern-\\nment, and with what dose of liberty man could\\nbe trusted with for his own good; tbat he was\\ndetermined the experiment should have a fair\\ntrial, and would lose the last drop of his blood\\nin support of it.\\nTo a friend, on one occasion, Mr. Jefferson\\nexclaimed, in a burst of enthusiasm, Wash-\\nington s fame will go on increasing until the\\nbrightest constellation in yonder heavens shall\\nbe called l)y his name.\\nHis memory sparkles o er tlie fduntaiu,\\nHis iianiLVs inscrilied on loftiest mountain\\nTlie gciitU rill, the miffhticst river,\\nRolls niingted with his iiume forever I\\nAVashington, like the great patromia of Beau-\\nfort, was an enthusiastic Mason.\\nIn the language of Mr. Knapp, in his admira-\\nble sketch of Judge Gridley, Grand Master\\nof Massachusetts\\nIt was fortunate for the Masonic frater-\\nnity that a man of such fine elements should\\nbecome engaged at this early period in the\\ncause of tlie craft; his weight of character, his\\nzeal and his ability to defend and support its\\ncause, was imi^ortant, and did much to diffuse\\nMasonic light and knowledge. This order of\\nbenevolence had just been established in this\\nnew world when he was appointed its Grand\\nMaster, and he wore its honors unsullied to\\nthe last hour of his life. His coadjutor in\\nplanting and cultivating this exuberant vine\\nof charity, with whose fruit all nations have\\nbeen blessed, was the sage and patriotic Erank-\\nlin, under whose hands, by the smiles of Prov-\\nidence, its roots have struck deeper and\\ndeeper, and its branches spread higher and\\nwider; while the fondest hopes of philanthropy\\nhave been more than realized in the perma-\\nnency Slid the prosperity of our country and\\nour craft. If their spirits could revisit the earth\\nand take note of what is doing here, with\\nwhat joy would they witness the extension and\\nprogress of every Ijranch of knowledge among\\ntheir descendants; and with what pleasure\\nwould they count the number of charitable in-\\nstitutions which, like the dews of Heaven, so\\ngentl} spread their blissful influences and shed\\ntheir healing balsams upon the wounds of\\nlife.\\nThe history of benevolent and useful iu-\\ntitutioiis are as valuable to the community as\\nare the lives of eminent men. These institu-\\ntions are like rivers which spring from remote\\nand hidden fountains, and are in their course", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "BEAUFORT COUNTY.\\n11\\nenlarged by a thousand tributary streams,\\nwliic h all uniLo iu one grand current, to swell\\nthe amount of human happiness and lesson the\\nills wliieh licsh is heir to.\\nThis trutiiful eulogium may well be applied\\nto North Carolina, fcir the men who fought\\nfor and framed her Constitution were earliest\\nand devoted friends to the cause of Free Ma-\\nsonry. Among her Grand Masters were Sam-\\nuel Johnston, [1788,] Kichard Caswell, [from\\n1789 to 92,] Wm. R. Davie, 92 to 1799,]\\nWilliam Polk, [1800 to 1802,] John Louis\\nTaylor, [1803,] John Uall, [1801,] Robert\\nStrange, [1824,] Edwin G. Reade, [1805,]\\nRobert B. Vance, [18(36.]\\nThese distinguislied men were proud to lay\\naside for a time the sword of the soldier, the\\nermine of the judge, and the laurels of the\\nstatesman, to labor as fellow-crafts in the\\ncause of Free and Accepted Masons.\\nThe craft is in a flourishing condition in\\nNorth Carolina. There are now about 400\\nLodges and about 12,000 members, sustaining\\nin asylums at Oxford and Mars Hill 134 or-\\nphans, and advocated by the Orphans\\nFriend, a periodical.\\nAn incident worthy of record as to the hu-\\nmanizing influence of Masonry, even in the\\nface of grim-visaged war, occurred at the\\nbattle of Manassas. A gallant Georgia officer\\nwas shot down as he was forming his company\\niu line of battle. He refused to be taken from\\nthe field. His regiment, under an overwhelm-\\ning charge ot the enemy, was compelled to\\nfall back, and the poor fellow, unable to move,\\nwas made prisoner. He was about to be bay-\\noneted, when he gave the Masonic sign of dis-\\ntress. The uplifted weapon fell harmless, and\\nhe was taken up by brotherly hands, his\\nwounds attended to, and his sufferings allevi-\\nated. This was Orderly Sergeant O. B. Eve,\\nof the Miller Rifles, of Rome, Georgia.\\nMany such incidents occurred at other\\ntimes and places, proving the influence and\\nvalue of Masonry.\\nThe BiiOUNTS of Be.vufokt.\\nAs early as 1782, General John Gray Blount\\nrepresented the county of Beaufort in the\\nLegislature. He was enterprising and success-\\nful in business, and a large land owner. Ilis\\nfather was Jacob Blount, who was an officer\\nat the battle of Alamance and in the Revolu-\\ntionar} War. Jacol) was also the father of\\nGovernor William Blount, (for .sketch of\\nwhom see Craven,) who was Governor of Ten-\\nnessee, and of Thomas, who was a volunteer\\nin the Revolutionary arnu at the age of six-\\nteen, and commanded as major at the battle\\nof Eutaw; was a member of Congress in 1793-\\n99 and 180o- 09, and died at Washington\\nCity 1812. Jacob was also the father of Wil-\\nlie Blount, Governor of Tennessee from 1809\\nto 1;\\nGeneral William A. Blount, born 1794, died\\n1807, was the son of General John Gray\\nBlount, and was well known in North Caro-\\nlina, and much esteemed for his genial iuali-\\nties, his extended and varied abilities, and his\\npublic services. At the early age of eighteen\\nhe entered the army of the United States as\\na subaltern, in the war of 1812, and continued\\nin the army until the war was over. Such\\nwere his faithful services that he was promoted\\nto the rank of captain.\\nOn his return from the a -my he was elected\\nmajor-general of the third division of North\\nCarolina militia, a position at that time, in the\\nunsettled condition of our aft airs, of much\\ndistinction and responsibility. His next pub-\\nlic service was as a member of the Legislature\\nfrom Beaufort County, in 1825, and such was\\nthe acceptabilit} of his cour.se that he was re-\\nelected in 1826 and 27.\\nWhen in the [)ublic councils, he advocated\\nthe most liljeral system of p)uLlic improve-\\n*We present under Craven County a careful and elab-\\norate genealogy of the Blount family, which will, we\\ntrust, be acceptable for reference and worthy of\\nstudy.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "12 WHEELEirS REMINISCENCES.\\nluents, and waw for years a member of the Bein, thus fathered ami thus husbanded\\nBoard of Internal Iiinir(_)veuieiits. He was the is the peerless rival of the Portias of ancient\\ndevoted friend of public schools, and for a Rome.\\nlon time a member t.if the Board of Trustees Mr. Cainbreling, of Xew York, born 178G,\\n[ap[)ointed 18 25] of the Universit3 its steady, died 1862.\\nactive, and consistent friend. Althougli the public services of Churchill\\nlie was intensely southern iu liis whole Caklom Cambreling have redounded to the\\ncourse of life; the active opponent of all pro- fame of another State, j-et lie is a native son of\\ntection and class legislation; tlie devoted ad- Nortli Carolina; and w^e believe in the divine\\nvocate of free trade and ihe rights of the injunction, to give unto Caesar the things\\nStates. His course in the Erce Trade Conveii- that are C;csar s. We interid to claim the\\nti(_)n at i hiladelphia, one of the ablest bodies merits, character, and services of every son of\\nthat ever assembled in this country, proves his North Carolina, wherever we can find them,\\nardent devotion to principle. The following is a partial list of the native\\nBut it was at home, iu the exercise of the sons of North Carolina who have distinguished\\nkindly charities of life, tlieatfectionate parent, themselves as citizens of other States:\\nthe obliging and sympliathizing neighbor, the Allen, William, (Oliio,) born in Chowan\\nsincere and uncalculating friend, his o}ien- Count}\\nhanded charity\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J i^^ T^nn.,) New Hanover.\\nCliarity that feels for another s woes, Bynum, Jesse, (La.,)_ Halifax.\\n.*.nd hides the faults that we see;\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benton, Tlios. 11., (of Mo.,) Orange.\\nn 1 1 ii 1-^ 11 r Bragg, John, (Ala.,) Warren,\\nthat specially marke l the hie and character 01 th 1 i\\\\t-\\\\T .n^\\nBiDunts, Wilham, (Tenn.,) Craven.\\nGeneral Wilham A. Blount. Willie, (Tenn Bertie.\\nNone that knew him (and the writer knew\\nhim long and well) can ever cease to remem-\\nCannon, Newton. (Tenn.,) Guilford.\\nDaniel, J. B, J., (La.,) Halifax,\\nijer lii.-i gonial manner, Ins commanding pres- r^ i\\nDargan, (Ala.,) Anson,\\neuce, and his knightly bearing. Darby (Miss.)\\n!Iis conversational powers were unrivaled; Dixon, Arcliiliald, (Ky.,) Caswell,\\nthough often inei.sive, pointed and witty, they Eaton, John II., (Tenn.,) Halifax.\\nwere never coarse or oifeusive. These quali- Etheridge, (of Tenn.,) Currituck,\\nties made him always a welcome gue.st, and Forney, W. 11., (Ala,,) Lincoln.\\ntiie flashes of his wit often set the table in /i i-j-i u m\\nGently, Jncreditli 1., lennessee.\\na Toar. Gause, (of Ark.,) Brunswick.\\nO; him may be truly said as Anthony of the Grant, James, (Iowa,) Halifax.\\nnoble Biutus\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ilawley, J. K., (Conn.,) Richmond.\\nHis life was gentle; and the elements Hawks, F. L., (N. Y.,) Craven.\\nSo iiii.\\\\ed iu him, that nature might stand up Bishoii (Mo Craven\\nAnd say to all the world, this was a Man. i v^- v\\nL.Julius Ca^sar, X,r,.] jaekson, Andrew, (Temi.,) Union.\\nHe was twice married; first to Nancy Hay- Johnson, Andrew, (Tenn.,) W^ake.\\nwood, and second to AiissLittlejohn. By the King, Wm. R., (Ala.,) Sampson,\\nfirst he loft a son, Major Wm. A. Blount, ^^j_^^,^^ G-.ihvid, (Ala.)\\nand a daughter, Nancy, who still resides at Mosely, W. D., (Fla.,) Lenoir.\\nRaleigh, and who married the lamented Gen. piekens, .Israel, (Ala.,) Mecklenburg.\\nL. O B. Branch. Polk, Jas. K., (Tenn.,) Mecklenburg.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "I5KAUF0RT CDUXTY. 13\\nKuburn Win., (of Go. i-!j;iu,) Halifax. Felix Walker of Vir.oinia was a nienilior of\\nSteele, J. H., (N. II.,) Uowau. 1^ [l^l l 1\u00c2\u00ab^ ^^-^l,] and 17th,\\nStoker, MoHtford, (Ark.,) 21- 23] Congress^.\\nWill. B., l\\\\ nii.,) Flenry W. Connor, of Viriiiiiia, was a nieiii-\\n,r rv \\\\T,. i,n ber of the 19th, 20lli, 2lst, 2-2d, 2.-M, 24tii,\\nWInto, lluiili L., (leiin.,) liedell. i\\nWilliams, Thomas, Miss.,) Surry. 25th, and 26th Congresses.\\nBenjamin, (Ala.,) Surry. Al)rani W. Veiiably, of Virginia, was a\\nMarmaduke, (Ala Surry. niernb.-r of the 30th, [lS47- 49,] Slst, and 32d,\\nWiley, J. Calebs born in Cabarrus County; j\\nniemlier of Congress from Alabama. Congresses.\\nliichard C. Puryear, of Virii inia, was a luem-\\nI\u00e2\u0080\u009e every portion of our nation may be found [i8o3- 55] Congress,\\nsome native sons of the State, who, although j,,^^^^^ j^,^^^_^^^\\nseparated, have never eeased to love their t,,, 35th Congress.\\ndear old mother; and who cherished to the ,5^,^.,!^,,,^ ,,f Massachusetts, David\\nlast an abiding alfection tor her-a love un- j^^,^^^^^^^ (3,,;,,. j,,!^,^ r^ peweese,of Arkan-\\nsurpa.sii!g the K.ve of woman. .^_^^^ j,^,^i^ j, i^^.^jj^h, of Xew Ilamp..liire,\\nWe can say with .Kneas to bis Arha- ^,^_^ \u00e2\u0080\u009e,e,nbcrs of the 40th [18C7 G9] C\\\\.n-\\nQuis jam locus? James C llari cr, of reniisvlvaiiia was a\\nOil* regis in tenis uostri, non plena laDoris.*\\nmember of the 41st [1871-7--!J Congress.\\niN.u- has Xorth Carolina be. ii selfish or churl- .^j, (H^tinguished wherever they\\nish to those of otlier Stales who have settled i,,^!.;,,^;^^^ worth, their unobtru-\\naiid made her borders their home. ^j^.^ demeanor, their abhorence of vice and\\nOf the members of the Continental Con- i,,^.^ (,f virtue, their tidelity to their promises\\ngress Burke was from Ireland; Caswell from contracts, their obedience and respect to\\nMaryland; Hooper from MassachuseLls; Penii j.^^^._ .^,^_j ^^,,,^.,j elevated by a:i aiii)reciative\\nfrom irgiiiia; Willi imson from I ennsylva- j^.oplo, have been always eq-tal to and never\\ni:i- above or below th.; position they oceuiiied,\\nNeither of the signers of the Declaration of aiseliargcd every duty with integiity, in-\\nIndependeiice for Nortli Carolina was a native t.^iio-once, to the satisfaction, and a[)prob:ition\\nof the State, llewes was a native of New ,,o\u00e2\u0080\u009estituteuts, and honor to the\\nJersey: Hooper, of Massachusetts; Penii, of ^.^^mij-rv\\nJ^ To return to our subject: Mr. Cambreling\\nl enn,of Virginia, also signed the Constitu- member of Congress from New York\\ntion as a Delegate from North Carolina. f,,^,,^^ ;^^^21 to 1839; chairman of the\\nOf the 1st Congress, [1789 to 1791,] Samuel (jommitteeof Ways and Means at one time^\\nJohnston was a native of Scotland; Hugh .\u00e2\u0080\u009e,j \u00e2\u0080\u009ef p^oreign Affairs, which important posts\\nWilliamson, of Pennsylvania. evidence of the higli appreciation of his\\nOf the Gth Congress, [1799-1801,] William transcendent ability as a statcBnian. In 1840\\nH. Hill was a native of Massachusetts. j^^ appointed Minister to Russia.\\nOf the 10th Congress, James Turner was a jjj^ .lerived from his great-\\nnative of Virginia, grandfather, Cluircbill Caldom, whose father\\neiune from Sc^otlaiid ami settled on Pamlico\\n*Wliat i)l:ice, wliat countrv. on tlie clobe is not full t 1 r 1 .1\\nof our labors -Vhgill, 4.^ii. liiver. On the maternal line he was the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a214\\nWIIEELEK S KEMIXISCEXCES.\\ngraiulsoM of John J attnii, a gnllant oftifer of\\nthe Revohition, nuijor of 2d Keoinieiit of the\\nX. C. Line in the Continental Armj, and\\nwas engaged in the liatth S of Bi andywine,\\nGeniiantown and Monmontli. Tie was horn\\nin Washington, ]]eanfort C unty, X. C,\\nand educated in Xew Berne. From tlie\\nsituation of liis family, for he ^\\\\\u00e2\u0096\u00a0as early\\nan or[ihan, he left school hef .)re his edu-\\ncation was con}[ilete, and went into a store as\\na clerk, llenioved in 18i)2 to Xew York, and\\nengaged in niereaiitile pursuits with John\\nJacob Astor, and as his confidential clerk trav-\\neled extensively over tlie world. His reports\\nin Congress, especially on commerce and navi-\\ngation, were models of research and logic, and\\nwere re[iul)lislied in England. He died at\\nWest Xeck, Xew York, on 30tli Api il, ls62.\\n(See Demo. Review, VII, Xo. 14 Laa-\\nman .s Biographical Annals.\\nGeorge K. B. Singletary. On the Sth June,\\n1862, in a skirmish which ensued across Tran-\\nter s Creek, near Washington, in tins county,\\nhetween the 44th Xorth Carolina and a heavy\\nforce of LTnion tr )0|)s, fell tlu^ gallant com-\\nmander of the Xorth Carolina troops, Colonel\\nSingletary.\\nColonel Singletary was an experienced and\\ngallant ofJicer, and had seen some service in\\nthe war with Mexico.\\nColonel S. was tlie oldest son of an P^pisco-\\npal clergyman, and much esteemecl for his\\nlegal ui;quirements and his genial social\\ntemper.\\nHe had married Cora, ehlest daughter of\\nGovernor .Manly.\\nHe was succeeded by his younger brother in\\ncommand of the regiment.\\nCaptain John Julius Guthrie who was\\ndrowned near Xag s Head in Xoveraber, 1877,\\nwhile endeavoring to succor the passengers\\nand crew of the U. S. Steamship Huron,\\nwas a native of the town of Washington, the\\nson of Dr. John W. Guthrie and his wife\\nElizahi th, daughter of Captain William Mc-\\nDaniel.\\nCaptain Guthrie was no ordinary man, and\\nwell deserves remembrance for his virtues in\\nl)rivate life, and his heoric gallantry. His\\neducation was conducted by Rev. Dr. Wm,\\nMePheeters at Raleigh, and in 1833 he wasj\\nappointed a i;adet at West Point; hut prefer-\\ning the adventurous life of a sailor, after one\\nyear s probation at West Point, his friends\\nprocured in 1834 a midshipman s warrant in\\ntlie Xavy. He served with great acceptability\\nat home and abroad, especially in the war\\nwith Mexico, and in the Anglo-French war\\nin China; when our flag was insulted, displayed\\ngreat gallantry and captured Barrier Forts,\\nhauling down the Cliina flag, which trophy he\\npresented to the State, and for which he re-\\nceived the thanks of the Legislature.\\nThe following is a copy of th(! letter of the\\nGovernor, and of the resolutions of the Legis-\\nlature:\\nTestimony to Gallantry.\\n[Cominunicateil to the Xatioual Intelligencer.]\\nE.XEcuTivB Department,\\nRfilcu/h, Atio;. 23, 1859.\\nSir: I have this day received from Capt. A.\\nJ. Lawrence a Chinese flag, taken by you in\\nan assault upon the barrier forts in the Canton\\nriver in Xovember, 185G, by tlie forces of the\\nUnited States ships San Jacinto, Ports-\\nmouth, and Levant, as a present in your\\nname to the State of Xorth Carolina.\\nHaving been apprised of your desire to\\nmake this disp!)sition of the flag, the last Gen-\\nei-al Assembly, by resolutions, authorized nie\\nto receive it from you in behalf of the State,\\nand at the same time to express to you the\\nliigh appreciation of that liodv of your gal-\\nlantry on the occasion referred to. and of this\\nevidence of your veneration for the State of\\nyour birth.\\nBelieving that I cannot discharge this pleas-\\ning duty in a more acceptable manner tlian by\\ntransmitting these highly complimentary reso-\\nlutions, I herewith enclose a copy of tiieni as\\ntranscribed from the statute book.\\nThese resolutions, I am well assured, are", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "BEAUFORT COUNTY.\\nlA\\nnone t!ie less expressive of the ?eiitinieiits of\\nthe people of the State than of tlieir repre-\\nsentatives who enacted tliem; for they have\\never manifested a lively pleasure at the hon-\\norahle distinctions achieved hy the sons of\\nNorth Carolina in every department of the\\npnhlic service. Every distinguished action of\\nthe citizens proves useful to the State in the\\nexample it affords to t!ic youths of the\\ncountr} who arc thus apprised of the ixratify-\\ning rewards that ever await a faithful ilis-\\ncharge of duty.\\nThis flag, so gallantly taken by you in the\\nniaintaiuanoe of the rights and iirotecticn of\\nthe persons of American citizens in a distant\\nland, will he [ilaced among the valued treasures\\nof the State, and will he looked upon by\\nposterity, impressing all who may see it with\\nthe sentiments of esteem iti which are held\\nthe brave conduct of the faithful soldier in\\nthe service of his country; and to our youths,\\nto whom from time to time the story of its\\ncapture may lie narrated, will bo told that it\\nis a tro[)hy for which tliS State is indebted to\\none of her courageous sons who entered the\\nservice of the country when a mere boy, and\\nwho, without the aid of fortune or the in-\\nfluence of powerful friends, won his way to\\nhonorable distinction by his own upright\\ndeportment and gallant spirit. Thus, sir, will\\na valuable lesson be taught them, exciting in\\ntheir l)osoms a laudable ambition to emulate\\nlike honorable actions.\\nTrusting that your career will prove one of\\ncontinued usefulness to the country and dis-\\ntinction to yourself, I have the honor to be,\\nverv respectful 1\\\\ yours, c.,\\njoins W. ELLIS.\\nLieut. John Jclus Gutiikie, U. S. Xavy.\\nResolutions autliorizins the Governor of the State\\nto receive :i flag tendered to tlie State of North\\nCarolina by Lieut. Guthrie, of the U. S. Navy.\\nWhereas John Julius Guthrie, a lieutenant\\nin the United States avy and a native of the\\nStat:- of North Carolina, now on ofHcial duty\\nat the National Observatory, AVashington,\\nD. C, did, on tlie 20( h day of November, 18. )0,\\ncapture and carry off as a trojdn of war a\\nChinese flag from the first of four barrier forts\\ncaptured in a combined engagement bj the\\nSan Jacinto, I ortsmouth, and Levant, on\\nthe part of the American naval force, and other\\nvessels under the command of Kear Admiral\\nSeymore. on the part of the Etiglish, in the\\nCanton River:\\n.\\\\nd whereas the chastisement inflicted on\\nthat occasion was in defence of American and\\nEnglish citizens residing in that locality, an l\\nhad the happy effect of secm-ing to them\\nimmu;;ity from violence and insult to their\\npersons and property:\\nAnd whereas said Lieut. Guthrie has been\\ninduced by his friends in the city of Raleigh\\nand elsewhere to express a willingness to\\ntender this flag to his native State, with a\\ndesire that she would accept it as an humble\\nevidence of filial sentiments and atl ectionatc\\nrecollection Therefore\\nR,:s()lval: That the Governor of the State\\nbe authorized and requested to accept the flag\\nthus tendered by Lieut. Guthrie at such time\\nand place and in sucli way and manner as may\\nappear suitable and proper.\\nRcsolnd finiher: That he bo roiiuested, in\\nbehalf of this (.ieneral Assembly, to express to\\nLieut. Guthrie its high apiircciation of hi-i\\ngallantry on that occasion and tliis evidence\\nof his venaration for the State of his birth.\\nResolved tliirJIi/: That the Governor be fur-\\nther requested to nnike such disposition of the\\nflag, when received, as he may think this\\ntrophy of her son deserves.\\nRatified February 16, 1859.\\nTrue copy from the original.\\nGr.\\\\ii.\\\\m Daves,\\nPrivate Sccrciarij.\\nRaleigh, August 22, 18.59.\\nAfter service of nearly thirty years, when\\nthe civil war liroke out, he was under the\\nnecessity of resigning, and entered into the\\nConfederate s-rvicc, where he did efficient\\nand a(^tivc duty at New Orleans and elsewhere.\\nHe was at one time in ommand of the\\nAdvance, running till! blockade hot ween Wil-\\nmington and the I errnn(his. After the war was\\nover, ho removed with liis family to I orts-\\nmouth, Va., and in the Fall of 18G5 was\\npardoned by tlie President, (Johnson being\\nthe first officer of the regular service who bad\\nreceived Executive clemencj His disabilities\\nbeing removed liy a unanimous reeonmienda-\\ntion from the members of Congress, he was ap-\\npointed by Go;ieral Grant to the Superiu-\\nteudciicy of the Life-Saving Stations from\\nCai)0 Henry to Cape llatteras, in the dis-\\ncharge of the duties of which he lost his life.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "16\\nWHEELER e KExMINISCENCES.\\nHe left a wife (Louisa, dangliter of Benjiuinn\\nSpratly,) ami cisildrcn to mourn his loss. It\\nwas near tlie dreaded Cajie Ilatteras so often\\nIiefoi o and since the death-place of the brave,\\ndid tlie gallant Guthrie meet his death.\\nThis fearful spot has been beautifully and\\nfearfully ih-picted in [loetry by another son of\\nNorth Carolina, now, too, no more:\\nII.\\\\TTEKAS.\\nThe Wind Khig from the North came down.\\niS or slopiied by river, mount, or town;\\nut like a i)oisterous god at play,\\nl;c^i^tln^s. Ijouudiu.o; oi: lus Wily,\\nlie shook the lake and tore the wood.\\nAnd tlapped his wings in merry mood,\\nNor furleil them, till h(^ sided afar.\\nThe white caps flash on Ilatteras 15ar,\\nWhere fleree Atlantic landward bowls.\\nO er treacherous sands and hidden shoals.\\nlie paused, tlien wreathed his horn of cloud.\\nAnd blew detiance long and loud;\\nL ome upl Come up. thou torrid god,\\nthat rul st the Sonlhern Sea!\\nill)! lighlning-eyed and thunder-shod,\\nt ome wrestle here Avith me!\\nAs tossct thou tlie tangled cane\\nI ll hurl thee o er the boiling main.\\nThe angry lieavens hung dark and still.\\nLike Arctic night on Ilecla s hill;\\nThe mermaids sporting on the waves.\\nAffrighted, fled to coral ca,ves:\\nThe liillow checl-ed its curling crest.\\nAnd, trembling, sank to hudilen rest;\\nAll ocean stilled its heaving breast.\\nReflected darkness, weird and dread,\\nAn iidvy plain the waters spread\\nSo motionless, since life was fled!\\nAmid this element; lull,\\nV\\\\lifn uatui edied, and death lay dull,\\nAs though itself were sleeping there-\\nBecalmed uiion tliat ilisnial Hood.\\nTen fated vessels iilly stood.\\nAnd not a tindjer creaked!\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Come up! Come up, thou torrid god.\\nThou lightning-eyed and thunder-shod.\\nAnd wrestle here v,ith me!\\nTwas heanl and answered: Lo! I come\\nFrom azure Carribee,\\nTo drive thee, cowering, to thy home,\\nAu l inelt its walls of frozen foam.\\nFrom every isle and mount;iin dell,\\nI T om plains of pathless ch;iparral.\\nFrom tide built bars, where sea-birds dwell.\\nHe drew his lurid legions forth\\nAnd sprang to meet the v.diite-plumed North\\nCan mortal tongue in song convey\\nThe fury of that fearful frayV\\nHow ships were splint(^red at a blow\\nSails shivered into sla cds of snow\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAnd seamen hurled to death below!\\nTwo gods commingling, liolt and Ijlast,\\n;he huge waves on each otlier cast.\\nAnd bellowed o er the raging waste;\\nThen sjied, like harnessed steeds, afar,\\nthat drag a shattered liatlle-ear\\nAmid the midnight din of war!\\nSmile on, smile on, thou watery hell,\\nAnd toss those skulls upon thy shore;\\nThe failor s widow knows thee well;\\nHis children beg from door to door.\\nAnd shiver, while they strive to tell\\nHow thou hast robbed the wretched poor!\\n[Jos. W. HOLDEN.]\\nThis theme has also inspired the pen of lu\\nearlier poet:\\n\u00c2\u00abTHE PILOT OF HATTERAS.\\n[From lh(\\nNational Gazette, I hiladelphia. Mondav.\\n-Tan nary IG, 1792.]\\nIn fathoms five, the anchor gone,\\nWhile here Ave furl the sail,\\nNo longer vainly laboring on\\nAgaiiiSt the western gale;\\nWhile here thy bare and barren cliffs.\\nO Hatteras, I survey.\\nAnd shallow grounds and liroken reefs;\\n\\\\N hat shall amuse my stayV\\nThe Pilot comes. From yonder sands\\nHe slioves his banjuc so frail.\\nAnd hurrying on, with busy hands,\\nEmploys both oar and sail.\\nP eneath this rude, unsettled sky\\nCondemn d to jiass his years;\\nNo other shores delight his eye.\\nNo foe alarms his feavs.\\nIn depths of woods his hut he builds.\\nWhere ocean round him flows.\\nAnd blooming in the barren wilds\\nHis simple garden gruws.\\nHis wedded nymph, of sallow- hue,\\nNo nungied colors grace.\\nFor her he toils, to her is true.\\nThe caiitive of her face.\\nKind nature here, to make him blest.\\nNo quiet harbor plann d.\\nAnd i overty. his constant guest,\\nKe^lrainsthe lurate band.\\nHis hopes are all in yonder flock\\nOr M)me few hives of bees.\\nExcept, when lioun l for Ocracock.t\\nSome gliding banpie he sees;\\nHis Marian then he (piits with grief.\\nAnd spreads his tottering .sdls.\\nWhile, waving higli her haialkerchief.\\nHer commoilore she hails.\\nShe grieves, and fears to see no more\\nTlie sail that now forsakes,\\nFrom Ilatteras sands to banks of Core.\\nSuch tedious journeys takes.\\nFond nymph! your sighs are breath d in vain.\\nPicstr ain those idle fears.\\nCan you, that should relieve his pain.\\nThus kill him with your tears?\\nCan absence thus beget regard,\\nOr does it only seem?\\nHe comes to meet a wandering band\\nThat seeks fair Ashlevs stream.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "BEvrFoirr county\\nTlio (lisiiii)Oiiit( (l ill his vipws,\\niit joyless will we |iart;\\nXor sliHll the f;()(l of iiiirth refuse\\nThr halsuiu of the he;iit.\\nNo iii^rSiU l key sh:ill lock up joy;\\nI ll sive liiiii hiilf iiiv store,\\nWill he hut h;ilf liis skill eiuphiy\\nI o guard us from your shore.\\nWhere western sjales once more awako\\nWhat (lansers will he near.\\nAlMs! I see the billows hreak.\\nAlas! why came I here?\\nWith (piartsof rum ami pints of gin,\\nM). pilot, seek the land,\\nAnd drink till you and all your kin\\nCan neither sit nor stand.\\nSIN HA I).\\nWritten off the Cape, .July, 1780, on a voyage to\\nSouth Carolina, being detained sixteen days with strong\\ng;iles ahead.\\nt All vessels from the northward tha pass within\\nriatteras Shoals, bound for New IJerne and other places\\non Pinilico Sound, commonly, in favorable weather,\\ntake a Hatteras pilot to conduct them over the danger-\\nous bar of Oenieock. eleven leagues \\\\V. S. W. of the\\nCape.\\nEdwafd Stanley represented Ueaut ort Coun-\\nty in lS-i-l- 46 and 48, ami was often Speaker\\nof the House.\\nHe was elected Attorney-General in 1847,\\nand a member of Conij:ress from 1837 to 1843\\nand from 1849 to 1853. He removed then\\n[1853] to California, to practice his profes-\\nsion.\\nIn 1857 he was tiie Republican candidate\\nfor Governor, and was defeated, receiving\\n21,040 votes to 53,12:^ for the Democratic can-\\ndidate, AYeller.\\nAfter the capture of ^ew Berne [14th March,\\n18(52,] he was appointed by Mr. Lincoln Mili-\\ntary Governor of 2sorth Carolina, which, after\\na few months, he resigned, and returned to\\nSau Francisco, where he died, on the 12tli\\nJuly, 1872.\\nWe would fain tread lightly on the ashes of\\nthe dead, but faithful history demands, like\\nCromwell of his artist, Paint me as I am,\\nwarts and all.\\nMr. Stanley was considered as a decided\\nparty leader in Congress, and acquired an un-\\nhappy reputation for an over-indulgence in\\nvindictive feelings and ultra denunciation of\\nhis political opponents. This nnhaiipy trait\\nof character, as was to be e.Npcctcd, invtdvcd\\nhim in tVeijuent didit-nlties, political and per-\\nsonal. Perhaps it was constitutional, and a\\nfatal iiilueritani C; for his fathei had, in a\\npolitical ([uarrel, killed Governor Spaigbt, and\\nwas considered aggressive and \\\\iolent in his\\npolitical conduct. Iidieriting this trait, Mr.\\nStanley had, in Congress, involved himself in a\\nviolent personal idtercation with his colleague,\\nHon. Thomas L. Clingman; another with\\nllini. Mr. Inge, of Alabama, which terminated\\nin a duel, and with Govii-nor Wise, of Vir-\\nginia, who aiiplied a i i(ling-whi[i to his shoul-\\nders.\\nHis career as Military Governor of North\\nCarolina was a failure, not meeting the ap-\\njirobation of those who sent him, and destroy-\\ning his ri putation with those with whom he\\nWas reared, and by whom he had been hon-\\nored. The most notable achievement of his\\nmission was his letter to General D. II. Hill,\\nof 24th March, 18()2, abounding in bitterness,\\nin which he declared that he preferred serv-\\ning in a bi igade of negroes than to belong\\nto the troops eoniniatulud by General Hill,\\nwho then was defending Mr. Stanley s native\\nland.\\nWliatever motives influenced Mr. Staidey to\\nundertake so hopeless a mission, all his at-\\ntempts to compromise the difficulties were\\nidle and abortive. The bloody chasm had\\n0])ened its ponderous jaws,\\nand any endeavt r to heal the dissensions be-\\ntween the excited belligerents only tended to\\nbring suspicion from one side, and liatred from\\nthe other.\\nThe following letter, from one of the first\\nmen in point of ability in North Carolina, and\\na near kinsman of Mr. Stanley, shows public\\noiiirnon as to Mr. S. s course, and the state of\\npublic afl airs at the unhaiipy period, and de-\\nserves to be preserved. It was written to\\nHon. Alfreil Ely, who was a member of Con-\\ngress from New York, and was at the battle", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "18 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nof T ull Run as a s[ioctat(ir. He was taken York was so threatened, what avouM be 3-oar\\nprisoner, and at the date of this letter was an feeiin-s and purposes? From these, you may\\ninuiate of the Lihby I rison in Richmond: c.^Vo h!ok\\\\vith horror at the thought of\\nMr.ELY:-Your letter to Mr. Stanley, pro- l^-^^ S J^ain nited in any political connection\\nv- 1 J. u\u00e2\u0080\u009e,.- 1 +1 r r L- ./tt witli t le ^ortii. We would rather, rar, that\\nposinsr to him to cheri.^h the leehng ot Llni- ^t^\\n)5 A^ J.1 ri r t- 1, our htate should lie a Colonv or England, or\\nonism m Aorth Carolina, came to mv hands p, or-\\nin an unsealed envelope, directed to liiy wife. ran -;e f feiy-i i iii^-\\nT 1-, +1 i;i .\u00e2\u0080\u009ef\u00e2\u0080\u009e ff!,, \u00e2\u0096\u00a0.;\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,f iiie JNorth mav no able (thuUii-h we do not\\ni take the libertv ot settuiir you riofht upon a i i i\\nf 1 ,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei Tf i,.7 ,1 1 believe it) to conrpier us, and even to keep us\\nlact, and showing vou what a hoijcless task -J-. i i\\nYOU have proposed to Mr. Stanley. conquered, and it it shonld he the wise and\\nThere i.s no Union feelin- in A^n-th Caro- f pu-pose ot he Almighty that this sl.ould\\nlina, as vou suppose, and is probably supposed .=^l f .f/ ^^eavor to suffer with pa-\\n1 (-1,, .ni,, ^v AT ..,fi,\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e, tience whatever ills may beiall u-; but a vol-\\nliv the generality ot JNorthern men. -..i v ^i\\nuntaiy return to any union with the iStU th,\\n-There ,/v,s m this State a veiy strong cannot, will not, accept on any terms -a\\nI nn.ii teelmg\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a strong love tor the Union as revival of any Union sentiments is an imi)OS-\\nestablished by our foretathers but as soon as sil)ilitv.\\nMr. Lincoln s proclamation of Aiiril, 18(11, an- t i i .i ii iti. .i\\npearcd, offering us the altermitive of joining ,l* Z f-^\\nan armed i.iytision of our Southern Siste well _toadv,se Mr. btanloy to abandon his en-\\nStates, for their subjugation, or resisting the a u- teipiise.\\nthorities .,f the Unified States, our p )siti(m He a Governor of North Carolina! a (:}ov-\\nwas taken without a moment s hesitation. A ^nior deriving his authority from a commis\\nConvention was promptly called, and instant-\\n.sion of Mr. Lincoln!\\nI}-, without a dissenting voice, that Conven- The ver}- title isan insrdt to us. The ver}^\\ntion resolved to take oiir sides witli the al- appointment is the assumption of the rights of\\nready seceded States, and siiare their fate for a conqueror. But we ai e not yet conquered,\\ngood or evil. From tliat moment, however And do 3H)u think Mr. Stanle^- s coming liere,\\nwe may have differed in other things, there in such a cliaracter, supported by Xortherii\\nhas not been, and there is not, any difference; bayonets, serves toconimeiHl him to our favor;\\nhence our people with one heart s^jrung to to breathe in us the gentle sentiments of amity\\narms. Our people have now nearly si.xty regi- and peace toward himself or those who sent\\nnients in the field, (not skeletons, but full him here? Mr, Ely, as you huve opened a\\nregiments,) and among them not a single con- correspondence with Mr. Stanley, you had bet-\\nscript or drafted man. Hence we have taxed ter wi ite to him yours-df, and say this to him:\\nourselves freely; havjj useil our credit freely If he wishes tlie honored name of St:inluy\\nin making loans to support the war. The to lieconie a. bye-word and a reproach, and to\\nsjiirit which has produced this has never be s[ioken with scorn and hatred by all Xorth\\nfl:igged; hut is now as high and active as at Carolinians henceforth and forever, let him\\nfirst. prosecute his present mission. If hs does not\\n.Mr. Ely, think a moment We liave been wish this, let liim return whence he came, and\\nin\\\\-adcd by an enemy as unrelenting and fe- leave us to fight out the contest as l\u00c2\u00bbest we\\nrocious as the hordes under Attilla and Alaric, may, without bis interference,\\nwlio overrun tlie Roman Empire; he comes to George E. r .U)GEK.\\nrol) us; to murder our people; to insult our\\nwomen; to enumcipate our slaves, and is now ^t lulcy ever re. Cived this let-\\npreparing to add a n. W element to this most ter or read it we are not advisjd; but, as al-\\natrocious ag/ression, and involve u.-s in the rendy stated, he soon resigned his post, went\\ndireful horrors of a civil war. He proiioses r i i i\\n1 .ki i.- 1 i i- ,1 to a iiirnia, irom whence be never retuL ni-(.\\nnothing else than our entire destruction the\\ndesolation of our country; universal emanci- Ri t to Judge Radger, when the finale of\\npatiou not from a love of the slaves, but from the unhap[)V contest was s.Htied, and all the\\nhatred to us. To crush us; to wipe out hoi)cs, as e.xi.ressed in the foregoing graphic\\nthe bouth; to involve us i\\\\\\\\ irremediable\\nmisery and hopeless ruin. IMqv, were destroyed, his majestic mmd sunk\\nNow, .Mr. Ely, if your own State of New under the Idow. Like some gallant shi[i in her", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "BKAUFOHT COL XTY. 10\\nproud career is suddenly tlirowu on liidden AViu. A. Rlduut, wliose liiograjiliy \\\\vc liave\\nand perilous roiks, quivers under the disaster, just [iresented.\\nand iinally sinks under the overwlielniing He studied law and has attained the highest\\nwaves to ilarkness and to death. He died soon rank in liis [jrol ession. His o|iinions as a\\nafter the war, [IStJti,] paralyzed in hody and Judge of the Supreme Court are considered by\\nenfeebled in intellect. many as models of research and learning. To\\nThe ruins of the noblest man some, however, that glorious uncertainty\\nThat ever lived hi tide of times. g,-, ppoverbial to tlie law, is apparent in his\\nRichard Spaight Donnell, born 1820, died rulings. Yet he is much esteemed by the pro-\\n1865, represented this county in the Senate in fession as a just and learned jurist. He has\\n1858, and in the Commons in IStid, ()2 and never mingled mucli in politics, for, like\\n64; and in the latter two sessions he was Alichuel Angcio of his profession, he tliinks\\nelected Speaker. In 1847 he was elected a the law too jealous a mistress to allow an}\\nmember of the 30th Congress, at the earlj- age rival in his affections. Like Hooker in his Ec-\\nof twenty-seven. clesiastical Polity, he believes of law there\\nHe was educated partly at Vale, and gradn- can be no less acknowledged than that her\\natcd at the University of North Carolina in seat is the bosom of Giod; her voice the har-\\n1839. ii.ony of the world. All thing-- in heaven and\\nHe studied law and arose to high distinc- e.irtli do her homage; tin; veiy lea^t, as feel-\\ntioii in the profession. He wrote in 18 !3 a ing her care; and the greatest, as not exempt\\nletter on the rebellion, wliich gave him from licr power. Both angels and men and\\nmucii reputation as a statesman. creatures of wiiat condition soever, though\\nBlest with a competency, if not a super- each in different sort and manner, yet all\\niiuit\\\\ of estate, lie pursued his profession and witli uniform consent admiring her as tlie\\npiditics more as an aniusement than forprotit motlier of their peace and joy.\\nor promotion. Edward J. Warren lived and died in Beau-\\nHe was much loved by all who knew iiim fort County. He was a native of the State of\\nfor bis genial and gentle manners, his modest, Vermont. Came to North Carolina and set-\\nun;issuming temper, and high-toned princi- tied in Washington, as a teacher.\\npies. As a man, he was just and faithful; as He read law and attained great eminence in\\na lawyer, of learning and probity, and as a the profession. He represented the county in\\nstatesman, above all intrigue or reproach. the Senate in 18G2 and 1SG4, and was Speaker\\nHe died unmarried, and his memoiy is en- of the Senate. He was appointed by Governor\\nbaluied in the affections of all who knew him. Worth one of the .ludges of the Superior\\nWilliam Blount Kodman,born 29th January Court.\\n1817, represented Beaufort County in the He marrie l Deborah, daughter of Bichai d\\nConvention of 1868. He was elected one of Bonnor. He died in 1878, much esteemed\\nthe Justices of the Supreme Court, the term and regretted, leaving C harlesF. Warren, now\\nof whicli expired in 1878. at the bar, and Lucy, who mari-icd William\\nHe was educated at the University of North Rodman Myers.\\nCarolina, and graduated in 1836 with the first James Cook, late a captain in the Confed-\\nhonors. crate Navy, says Dalton, was a native of Beau-\\nHis mother was the daughter of General fort, Carteret County, N. C. His name should\\nJohn Gray Blount, and the sister of General be preserved among the men of North Caro-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "20 WlIEELEi; 3 liEMINlSCKXCES.\\nlina. [lis terrific eiigng-cineiit wliiie ooni- daring cliaraeter, and Ins tragic end, make iiis\\ninaiidiiig tlic Confederate i^teaiiier Albe- liiHtory interesting.\\nmarie with the Federal fleet, and clearing lie was born in October, 1828, near the sea,\\ntlie Soniid and tlie Roanoke river, after the (his father lieing for years collector of customs\\ncapture of I lymouth ijy General Robert E. at Oci-aeock Inlet,) and possessed naturally a\\nHoke, who wjs so alilv seconded by Gem-ral love fir the ocean, which became the ruling\\nM. W. Ransiun, was a feat unparalleled in the passion of his life, and eventually his grave,\\naniuds of our naval warfare. Never before At the early age of 10, he left home on his\\nhail the size of such guns and the weiglit of first voyage, and in 1848, he shiiijied as an\\ntheir crushing missiles been directed against ordinary sailor before the niast,on the United\\nany sini:le vessel. Yet she struggled through States steamer Oregon, on a voyage from\\nit, having luid the misfortune to have carried Xew York to San Francisco, via Cape Horn,\\naway oue-lialf of one of the two guns she took Ilis diligence, attention, and good conduct,\\ninto the action. She was literally loaded down were so nurkod that he was make first officer\\nliv the en^. my s shot, and in this condition liad of the ship Ciilumbia, on the dangjrous and\\nto fight to the end, until she gained a [lort of tlic^n unknown coast of Oregon. When s:)me\\nrefuge. l:iys at sea, the ship was discovered to lie on fire.\\nDuring the pci ilous ordeal, Ca[itain Cook She had on board 400 troops, under tho corn-\\nwas calm and collected; no excitement marked mand of (leneral Wool. The coolness, intre-\\nJiis conduct. Quietly did he give his orders, pidity, and energy of young Tayloe, on this\\nand his men partaking his spirit, promptly and perilous (occasion, contributed greatly to the\\nrpiietly obeyed. saving of the ship, passengers and crew. This\\nCaptain Cook was as modest in his deport- was exiiressod in the grateful thanks of tiie\\nmcnt as he was brave and fearless in action, passengers l)y resolutions.\\nHad such an exj)loit occurred under the Eng- On his return to San Francisco, the war in\\nlish flag, Cook would have ranked with the Nicaragua was found to be the exciting ques-\\nNelsons and Wellingt(Uis of his age; but, as it tion of the day, and ottered allurement to the\\nis, he sinks into (obscurity, firgotteu, almost, daring. He tendered his services to General\\nl)y his i.ative State, upon which he \\\\Valker, and was assigned to the command of\\nshed such imperishabde honor. He was the fleet of steamers and gunboats on the Lake\\nthen in very delicate health, and after of Nicaragua. He more readii} engaged i;i\\nthis terrible conflict, nevei completely this expedition of the gray-eN ed nnm of\\nrecovered again. Soon after this battle his destiny, since liisyoungcr brother, James, was\\nbrave spirit winged its fiiglit from the bosom an otiicer in Walker s army, and had borne a\\nof his family, iri Portsmouth, Virginia, tojoin conspicuous part in many desperate battles\\nthe spirits of his gallant comrades that had from the breaking out of the war. It was\\ngone before him, where merit is rewaided, then and here that I foi med the acquaintance\\nand not success alone, as in this vale of of these two gallant young men. I was at this\\nsorrows. time the Minister Resident of the United\\nCharles Frederick Tayloe, son of Colonel States near the Republic of Nicaragua, and I\\nJoshua Tayloe, who represented Beaufort was much pleased with their modest and in-\\nCounty, in 1844, in the Senate of the State telligent conduct. James fell in battle in the\\nLegislature, should iu)t l)e forgotten. Ilis desperate endea\\\\ or to raise the seige of\\nsliort and eventful life, his chivalric and Grenada, thus relieving General Ilcnniugseu", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "BEAUFORT COUNTY. 21\\nand liis conimatHlJjcloagiiered hy the tro( i)S of alone eoulil not lia\\\\e clt ectt d tliis, Imt our\\nGuatemala. It may not bo uninteresting to Government, under lead of Go\\\\ernor Marev\\nrecord here tlie true facts in relation to this and others, denounced Walker, althongli\\nexpedition in which ro many nf our country- I resident I iorce riTcived I adro ijil as the\\nmen took part, and whore f;o iiuuiy and valu. Kuvoy and Minister I lenipctehtiary of Walk-\\nable and enterprising lives were siicrificed. er s gove.-nnieut, and autl )rized Captain\\nThe character and the objects of this expedi- J)avis, of the United States Xavy, to take\\ntion have never been understood or fairly Walker and bring him to the United States;\\nstated. Now, when more than a quarter of a which was done. I ut soon Walker again re-\\nccntury has jnissed, and prejudice and passion turned to Central America, when, under or-\\nsubsided. the truth sliould appear. When 1 di-i-s, lu was again seized by Commodore Paul-\\narrived in Nicaragua, I t\\\\)und the republic ding and brought to the Unit(Hl States. This\\nconvulsed in civil war. War is the normal act was pr-uiDuncvd by the I resident a grave\\ncondition of Central America. The two error, and s. vei ely deuMuuvd in Congress,\\nparties, the Democratic, headed by General and very gtnierally l)y the press of the country\\nCasteilon, and tlieLegitimists, by General Cha- a^ unjust and iinccuistitutional.\\nu .ora, waged a fierce and bloody interneiniie ^A alkel\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 again embarked inr Centi-al Am. r-\\nconte.-t. The Democratic party sent agetits to ica, and landed Avlth a few troops in Jlondii-\\nCalifornia for men and arms. These engaged r.is, where, aftt r sun- l.l.iody and successful\\nthe services of General Walker ami others, skiinnsbing with the Honduras tro )ps, he en-\\nwho became en!i.sted in their service, and camiied near Truxillo. While here a superiir\\nWalker was placed in command of a regimeiit, force, dis[iatehed by Captain Salmon, of the\\nand became a naturalized citizen of Nieara- Dritisb man-of-war I;-ariis, under coni-\\ngua. He soon, by his energj- and activity, maud of Ahare/., of the lloiiduias army, de-\\ntrained the ragged, barefooted and half-naked mauded of Walker his Burre:ider. Walker\\nnatives to become disciplined trooi)S, and as then swvveudowd to tli.- Briiix/i offjci-r, \\\\v\\\\h) lic-\\nsuch led them to victory. He soon took the livered him to the Honduras autlioi-ities. i iie\\ntowns of San Juan del Sur,Virgin Bay,and the next day [12th Seiitember, l.SOOJ he wasshor.\\ncities of liivas and (irenada, the latter die His fate was melancholy and undeserved,\\ncapital and a city of ly,OiJU inhabitants. I Dmibtless Walker bad faults, but he supplaut-\\nWitnessed this battle, which was of short dur- ed a govei ument of ignoranee, superstiti ui,\\nation, and which completed the conquest of indolence, indjeoility, and treachery. Had he\\nthe republic. The President of Nicaragua succeeded, he would have ri\\\\-aled the fame\\nfled, and after a short interim. Walker was Houston, and added to the area of human lib-\\nelected President. Amei-icans from New York, erty and enjoyment. Compire the present con-\\nNew Orle.ms and California, and almost every dition of Texas and Calif u liia now with wh it\\nState of the Union, flocked to this El it was under the rule of Mexico. There is a\\nDorado. Peace and prc)sperity for the time destiny in the affairs of nations, as well as of\\nsmiled on this beautiful country. men.\\nFrom the natural fondness of these people Captain Tayloe, after the failure of Walk.T.\\nfor war and revolution, the other republics of was ordered to conduct his command through a\\nCentral America (as Costa Rica and Guate- trackless and almost inaccessible route, from\\nmala) proclaimed hostility, and deterruiued to Rivasto Point Arenas, duringwbich marchthev\\ndrive the Americans from the country. They suffered every i)rivation that famine, disease,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "22 WHEELER S KEMIXISCEXCES.\\nsavage i ocs, venomous reptiles, and a torrid eonntrynian; bnt neither sea nor time can\\nclimate could inflict. They reached I oiiit bury his virtues and his gallantry from our\\nArenas worn down by exertion. He then memories, our sympathies, or our affections.\\nembarked in abria^ to Panama, and from thence xoll for the brave!\\non the regular steamer to California. ,T H T i\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\\nAll sunk lieneath the wave,\\nAfter remaining in San Francisco a few Fast by their native shore.\\nweeks to recruit his exhausted s^-stem, in Toll for the brave\\n-iQrPTi 1 iir 1-1 II- i- 15rave Tayloe he is gone;\\n1857 lie omharked tor ins iiome and his native uj^ i^gt sea fight is fonu-ht\\nland, a ]iiiss( iiger on the steamer Central H is work of glory done.\\nAmerica. This gallant ship had nearly com- Toll for the brave!\\npleted her voyage, and was in sight of the It has been suggested as proper to recall\\nhome and birthplace of our hero, where his at- some furtlier memoiies of Central America,\\nfectionate pai cnts anxiously were awaiting and of a long residence in that interesting\\nthe return of their war-worn son when tlie country at a most exciting period. Even at\\nalarming discovery was announced that the this day this countr} is of rare interest, form-\\nship had sprung a leak. Young Tayloe, al- ing as it does the connecting link between\\nthough only a passenger, was the first to tender the two great oceans, and which from recent\\nhis services to the noble Ileriidoii; and tVom surveys by Caj^tain Lull, of United States\\nthat time until the brig Marine rounded to Navy, and others, will be the probable route\\nunder her lea, he was foremost in relieving the of the oceanic canal.\\nsteamer; working at the pumps until they were The resignation of Hon. Solon Borland\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0exhausted and useless. Wlien all hope of sav- caused a vacaiuT in the Mission to Central\\ning the steamer was abandoned, he remained America, and without any solicitation or ex-\\nat his post, an example of coolness, of courage pectation on my part, my name as Minister\\nand seamanship. He was indefatigable in aid- Eesident to the Republic of Nicaragua, was\\ning the ladies, children and others in embarking sent to the Senate, and on the 2d August, 1854,\\non the relieving ship, and could have saved (my birth-day) I received from the State De-\\nhimself but for his attention to others. But partment my commission. This was consid-\\non con.sideration with the otficers it was de- ered, from the position of the country and the\\ncided that the ship would continue aiioat till complications as to the protectorate assumed\\ndaylight, and as did Captain Ilerndon and our by England, as an important and delicate\\nlamented John V. Dobbin, (brother of James mission. Mr. Everett, of .Massachusetts, in\\nC. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy ],s5o- 57,) March, 1853, stated in the Senate that it was\\nCaptain Tayloe retired to his stateroom, more important than the mission to London\\nseeking that repose that his continued labors or Paris. After waiting for instructions and\\ndemanded. arranging my private affairs for a long ab-\\nIn the course of the night a huge wave sence, with my family I departed from Nor-\\nswept with violence the ship s decks, and she folk, Virginia, on 31st October, 1854, on board\\nwent suddenly down with all on board, the U. S. steam frigate Princeton, com-\\nThus perished, off his native coast of North manded bj Captain Henry Eagle. We\\nCarolina, near Cape Hatteras, one of her touched at Havanna for a supply of coal, and at\\nboldest, bravest sons. Pensacola we went on board the Columbia,\\nThe eternal sea in its dark waves have swal- the flag-ship of the home squadron, corn-\\nlowed up the mortal remains of our gallant manded by Commodore Newton, a model of-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "BKAT^FOirr COUXTY.\\n23\\nficer and .accomplished c;cntleni;ui, who hiiuh^d\\nus in December, 1854, after a long voyage of\\nnearly thirt} days, at 8aii Juan del Norte.\\nThe mild climate, the gorgeous foliage and\\nrich scenery, created pleasvn-e and surprise.\\nOne can hardly realize, who has never visited\\nthe tropics, the mildness and beauty of the\\nclimate; the very air is redolent with the\\nfragrance of fruits and flowci-s, to breathe\\nwhich renders existence itself n luxury. The\\nevenings are still more delicious. These have\\nbeen graphically described.\\nBy and by night comes on; not as it comes\\nto our northern latitudes, but it falls suddenly,\\nlike a rich drapery, around you. The sun goes\\ndown with a glow, intense and brief. There\\nis no lingering twilight, but suddenly the stars\\nburst forth, lightening, one by one, the hori-\\nzon. They come in a laughing group, like\\nbright-eyed children relieved from school, and\\nreflected from tlie lake they seem to chase each\\nother in frolicsome play, printing sparkling\\nkisses on each other s luminous lips. The low\\nshores, lined with heavy foliage of the man-\\ngroves, looked like a frame of massive antique\\ncarving around the mirror of tlie quiet lagoon,\\nacrossWhose (juiet surface streamed a silvery\\nshaft of light from the Southern Cross, pal-\\npitating like a young britle at the altar. Then\\nthere were whispered voices of the night,\\nthe drowsy winds hushing themselves to sleep,\\nand the gentle music of the little ripples of\\nthe lake, pattering with fairy feet along the\\nsandy shore. The distant heavy and monoto-\\nnous beatings of the sea, and the occasional\\nsullen plunge ot some marine animal, gave a\\nnovelt} and enchantment to the scene, and\\nentranced my senses during the delicious hours\\nof iny iirst evening alone with nature on the\\nMosquito Shore.\\nAVe could well ask, with Kodgers:\\nTliis region is surely not of earth.\\nWas it not dropped from Heaven V\\nNot a grove hut is of citron, iiine. or cedar;\\nNot a grot, sea worn, and mantled with tlie gadding\\nvine.\\nBut breathes encliantment.\\nThis lovely region, where Providence has\\ndone 80 much and man so little for himself,\\nWaikna, or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore;\\nby Samuel A. Baird.\\nwe found, as already slated, itivolved in the\\ntumults of civil war. As we journeyed to Cas-\\ntillo, some seventy miles up the river, the\\nmarks of blood spilled in a battle fought on\\nthe day before on the wharf on which we\\nlanded were sec^n. As before stated, both i)ar-\\nties claimed to be the supreme power of the\\ngovernment. The Democratic party, headed\\nby Castillon, held iiu)st of the repuldic except\\nGrenada, and bad that city under close siege.\\nI was assured that this would be soon raised,\\nand the Legitimists resume the authority of\\ngovernment. I was instructed to present my\\ncredentials to the President of Nicaragua.\\nNow a knotty diplomatic problem came up,\\nwhich I alone must solve. A mistake would\\nbe fatal. I applied for instructions, but none\\ncame. Mr. Stephen-:, a [iredecessor, was in-\\nvolved [1841] in a similar quandary. He\\ntried in vain. Once, as he states, he\\nthought he came very near discovering a\\nlive President. But suddenly he vamosed on\\nthe back of a mule. Mr. Squire [1849] did\\ntind a rivsident in Bamirez. But when Mr.\\nKerr [in IB.Jl] came he was not so successful,\\nfor the republic, as now, was in civil war.\\nMr. Borland, my immediate predecessor, did\\nfind a President, (Don Fruto Chamoro,) but\\nhe is now beleagui ed by superior force, and\\ninaccessible.\\nBy instructions of the Government, I re-\\nmained some time in Greytown, or San Juan\\ndel Norte, engaged in collecting testimony as\\nto the destruction of property by the bom-\\nbardment of Greytown [9th July, 1854] by\\nCaptain Hollins, and then went to Virgin Bay,\\non Lake Nicaragua, where I remained three\\nmonths, during which time the siege of Gre-\\nnada was raised. General Chamoro died of\\ncholera, and General Estrada was declared\\nPresident and assumed the duties, and in\\nApril, 1855, 1 was recognized by him as the\\nEnvoy Resident, and raised the flag of the\\nUnited States at Grenada.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "24 WHEELER 8 KEMINISCENCES.\\nUnder instructions, a treaty was formed the profession of medicine and acquired\\n[20tli June, 1855] of amity and commerce. l-:nowlcdg-o from the ablest masters, yet he\\nThe President was kind and polite, and more saw and felt that it was not as auspicious as\\nof a poet and musician than a soldier or states- the profession of the law for an ambitious and\\nman. Our intercourse was kindly and pleas- aspinng temperament. He entered the law\\nant, and the republic was quiet. But it was otlice of Edward and Andrew Ewing, and\\nonly the lull that precedes a fearful storm, remtiined there two years. He was admitted\\nThe agents of the Democratic party succeeded to the bar in .Tune, 1847, at New Orleans,\\nat San Francisco in engaging the services of His active temper still sosigbt additional\\nWilliam Walker, and on the 4th of May, 1855, action, and he entered the stormy sea of\\nhe embarked on the brig Vesta for Nicaragua, politics. He became editor of the New Orleans\\nwith fifty -two followers, to invade a territory Crrscoit.\\nof more than 200,000 people. Was the act of In Jul^ 1850, he went to California, and\\nCortez in burning his ships after landing bis was connected with tiie Z (\u00c2\u00bb7y iZti/v/ZiZ, just then\\ntroops more daring or desperate? established by .Tohn Nugent. He hud some\\nHe and his force landed at Kealejo, and was difficulty with .Tmlge Pai sous as to some\\nstrengtliened by three hundred native troops artii/lcs he wrote for the pa[ r,and he removed\\nunder General Valle. After a repulse at Rivas to .\\\\Iarys\\\\-ille. and devoted him-iolf to the law.\\nby Colonel Bosque, in whicli Achilles Kewon In Octobei 1853, he visited Sonora, and,\\nand Timotliy Crocker and some of Walker s with Gilinan, Em:iry, Croeker, and others,\\nbest troops were killed, he attiicked Guardiola made an unsuceessfnl atteni[)t on the Mexican\\nat Virgin Bay, whom he defeated with heavy autliorities. Walker returncil to San Fran-\\nloss. He captured, without loss, the steamers eiseo, and was arrested and tried for violation\\non the Lake of Nicaragua, ami on the 12th of tlic neutrality law, Init was acquitted.\\nOctober, after a sharp coiitiict, he ca[itured The Democratic party of Nicaragua for-\\nGrenada, which, as before stated, com[)leted warded to him a commission as colonel and\\nthe conquest of tiie re[)ublie. The I l-esident an extensive grant of land, through agency\\nand Cabinet tied, and many res )rted to my of Byron Cde.\\nhouse and placed themselves under the flag Gathering a band of sixty-two followers,\\nfor protection. I met now, for the first time, (among whom were C. C. Hornliy, of North\\n(ieneral William Walker. He ap[ieared to be Carolina, and .Julius de Brissot,) he landed at\\nabdut tliirty-one years of age [born in Nash- Uealejo, in the northern part of Nicaragua,\\nville, Tennessee, on 8th May, 1824.] He wr.s His history will now lie connected with\\nliberally educated, and graduated at the Uni- Nicaragua for all time,\\nversify of Tennessee in October, 18-38. He had, asalready stated, captured Grenada,\\nHe studied medicine, and received a. diploma and was now master of the situ:ition, and\\nfrom the Medical University at rhiladcl[)hia, had the po.ssession of the capital. Had Walker\\nin April, 1843. Ho then went to France and possessed some [lortion of that quality which\\nEngland, wliere he conqileted his studios. He Genei-al Lee called a rasrally virtue, he\\nthen traveled extensively on the Continent, could have attained conqilete success. The\\nwhere he learned to speak and write tlie history of every nation lepeats only the history\\nFrench, German, Italian, and Spanish lau- of nations gone before. First comes the\\ngnages. He returned to the United States in adventurous pioneer, wifh his rifle; then the\\nJune, 1845. Although he had a. fondness foi schoolmaster, with his books; then the clergy-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "BEAUFOET COrXTY. 2^\\nman and bis crocd then the ir,erchant, the tnv,).^ wonhl venture, for they knew that no\\nraih-oa.l. and the tele-raiih. I O t l i 1^ f\\nTl:e advent of Walker was not uni-leasant Appeals were made lo the Consuls\\nnor nnexpeeted to the simple-hearted and from Sardinia, Prussia, and France, resident at\\ni^rcntle natives of Central America. They lia.l i- n .la, without success. Finally, the Arch-\\nheen grievonsly oppressed by the Spanish l f Grenada, with the a-ent of the\\ndou.in ion; nor was their condition much Transit Company, called on mo, and heson-ht\\nbetter under their successors. -There was a essen-cr of peace. Thus\\ntradition among them, says Crowe, in his m-ed by them, I agreed to go. Accordingly\\nHistory of Central America, published iu :i steamer was made ready, and witli Mr. Vau\\nLondon in 1850, founded on an ancient %l e, of Philadelphia, who was acting as\\nprophecy made years ago, that these people Secretary of the Legation, and Don Juan\\nwould only be delivered In.m crnel oppression l^ni^-, late Secretary of War, we went to\\nby a gray-eyed man. Mr. Crowe adds in a l^ ^i-^ f ^1 certificate of election of Gen-\\nnote the pro}ihetic remark: We would remind ^ral orral.\\nthose who attach any importance to thi pro- llivas is a walled town about fifty miles from\\nphecy, that it may be reserved for our trans- t^renada.\\nAtlantic brethren to fulfill this prophecy. found it closely picketed and full of in-\\nLast week we saw many of the native I ni-iated soldiers, commanded by (icneral Za-\\nIndians, says the Grenada Niennii/iwits-f, in truclie.\\nour city, wiio desired to see General Walker; mrpiiry for General Corral, T was in-\\nand they laid at his feet the simple oiierings formed that he had just left Kivas with all his\\nof their fruits and fields, and hailed his ap- f i ees, to attack Walker at Grenada. A\\npearance, witb fair skin and gray eyes, as the irier was immediately dispatched to Corral\\ngray-eyed man of de-tiny, so long and so f the communication of lii.s election as\\nan.xioiisly waited for by them and their President. Zatniche, the General in command,\\nfather- f t le most bloodthirsty and perridi-\\nTlu ne.xt day after tiie capture of (Jrenada, e i in Central America. Smarting under\\nan election was held by th. jieople for a pro- the defeat he had met with at Virgin Bay.\\nvisional President, anil under the policy of fmin Walker, he was in.solent and imperious..\\nWalker, and at his suggesti.ti, General Fonci- After waiting for some hours for Corral, (and\\nalio Corral was chosen. General C. was at this we since ascertained that he was still in Ri vas,)\\ntime at Uiva.s, at the head of ;i large force of I directed the ho-ses to be brought, purposing\\ntroops, prepaiing to march on Grenada and to return to Virgin Bay and there await Cor-\\ndrive Walker out of the country. Walker raPs coming. My servant then came aiid in-\\nknew th;;t with his small force and his unre- formed us -that Zatruche had taken the\\nliable allies, that an attack by Corral (who horses, and that a guard was then approaching\\nhad some military genius and e.Kperience. and to seize me and my secretary. They entered,\\nmuch desperate courage) would be serious if and I never saw a more ferocious and villain-\\nnot disa.strous. He knew that Corral was ous looking crowd, armed to the teeth; their\\nvery ambitious, and fond of power and place, uniform was a scanty shirt tliat hardly reached\\nHence this election. tiie knee, a dilapidated straw hat, with a red\\nBut l:;iw to get this information to Corral ribbon, and barefooted. AVe were then placed\\nwas the point. Xot one of Walker s native in the qnartel witii a guard over us. Our poor", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "26 WHEELER S UEMINISCEXCES.\\nboy (Carlos), after the doors were locked, ransom of two thousand dollars in gold,\\nwith sobs and tears, infonued us that we were That my destruction was imminent, is\\nto he shot at sunrise to-morrow. Mr. Van proved by the letter of General Corral, that\\nDvke, with great emotion, said that he cared he would not he responsible to what might\\nbut little for himself, hut much for me and my happen to me personally, as lie had issued\\nlittle ones and wife at Cieiiada. Ifcltl)U)yed orders to Zatruehe to execute me. But the\\nup by the consolation that I was in the line of kindness of Scott, and a gracious Providence\\n(luty\u00e2\u0080\u0094 on a mission of mercy and peace. Never prevented bis atrocious purpose,\\ndid I spend a more unbapi y night; the dim The following letter, the original of which\\nlamp revealed the army officials peering at iu- is in my possession, was received by me at Vir\\ntcrvals to ascertain our confinement, and the giu Bay:\\nwatcli-woi-d, Ai,i:rto, (all well.) sounding in Commander-in-Chiefof the\\non r\\n^ars from the line of guards. I .ut earlv T^ep. of Nic a. Headquakters,\\nin the moining the sound of caiHKUi and rides\\nMn-ching, llth Oct. ,1S^S,\\n-/fill To the Mh)isler of the United Stutrs:\\nwas beard hrniir on the town. Zatruehe had i i i xi -t\\nI am placed under the imperious necessity\\nfelt th.ur fatal accuracy and danger. He manifest to the .Vlinister of the United\\nrushed in and exclaimed, In the mime of States that in consequence of his leaving the\\n,M t. c! 1 fi,: V TTo city of Grenada in the steamer of the Acces-\\nClirist Senor. what does tins mean r tie rn -i. /-i x i i ^i i -c\\nsory iransit Company taken by the chiet\\nwas informed that my friends bad expected covlimanding the forces who occupy that place\\nme to rciuru last night; that they liad deter- witli the object to hurt the forces of the Su-\\nmincd to rescue me, and iu doing so would preme Government, whom I have the honor to\\ncommand at Kivas, I noio inform /ou that I dm\\nnot spare one ot !ns pai ty; that they were ,,^,t, or iniU w,t he rr.^ponme for lohnt mail happen\\nwell-armed with riiies that were cei tain, and lo i/ou permnnUi/, for having interfered in our\\nwith cannon. Won t yu write a small let- domestic dissensions to tiie prejudice of tb\u00c2\u00b0\\ntcr [an Inllillc), to tliem to cease their tire?\\nSu[.ircmo Government, by whom he has been\\nrecognized; and has made him-ielf the bearer\\nThis was pre-enii)torily declined. He then of comniunicatious ami prochunations au-aiiist\\nsaid, You kn iw. S. uor .Minister, that we the legitimately recognized authority There-\\nare tVien.ls; vou are very dea,- to me. Go out to ^V-^ f T V fV\\nthis same date i have mtormed Govern r\\nitbem, forthwith, your horses are at the door, ^j.^,,^^^. ^i^^ new^pipers of New York.\\nand I will send a guard of honor to escort you I am your dear servant, D. P. L.,\\nand your Hag. Accei.ting the leave, l)ut de- -TOXCIANO CO!{RAL.\\ndining the honor of the escort, \\\\ve so.in To which the following reiily was sent\\nmounted and were soon at the steamer wbei-e lji:(iATioN of Uxitkd States,\\nCaptain Scott was with onlv six men an.l four ear Repuulic of XicAiiAaUA,\\nViRciN Bay, 18//( O,-^, 1.S5.\\nsmall brass caiinons. We so. u roacucd irj;in\\nT 1 xi t r xi To Grii I. Pnitciajio Corral:\\nBay, where -ludge Gushing, the agent ot the j j^.^^.g acknowledge the receipt of\\nTransit Line, was, and who had dispaich -d t!ie your letter of yesterday, iu which yon inform\\nsteamer to relieve me, and who stated ibat me that 3-ou are compelL-d to_ manifeU:_ your\\nT X ii 1 I i- 111 iirotest agaiiist me for leaving the cit\\\\- of\\nwhen 1 set out on the dav l-ietore. he had n;-ver 1 -n ti t- i- 1\\nGreiiaila with the intent or injury ot rh:\\nexpected my return. Judge Gushing, late our forces under your command ia tlio town of\\nMinister at Bo iota, and agent at .this time of Kivas.\\nthe Transit Company, bad, only a few davs I I eply, I li^^^ no such object in visiting\\nKivas, as will appear more tullv by a letter\\nbelore, been seize-l and imprisoned liy Za- i ^-I ote to the military governor of\\ntrucbe, and onl\\\\- escaped i.iurder b}- paying a that department, a copy of which I enclose.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "BEAUFORT COUNTY.\\n27\\nI had no personal desire to leave Grenada;\\nnnd for some time positively objected; l)Ut\\ninrtnenced by the cliicf citizens of Grenada\\n(your own friends) the venerable fathers of\\nthe church, the tears of your own sisters, aiul\\nyour dauiihters, T consented to visit you, ac-\\ncoiripanied by Don duan Hui/., tlie Secretary\\nof War, and yoin- superior in office, bearin.;^\\nthe olive bi aiich of peace; and a proposition\\nfrom the comniandcr-general of the l\u00c2\u00bbemocratic\\nforces, to make 3-ou the provisional President\\nof the Republic. When it was stated you\\nwere absent, I desired to return to this iilace.\\nJudj^^e my surprise, when I was informed by\\nthe Prefect and Governor, that I should not\\nreturn, my life threatened, and my per.son\\n(with my secretary, servant, and the national\\nflag) imprisoned in the ([uartel under sti-ict\\nguard.\\nFor this violation of the laws of nations\\nand my persomd rights, I protest, and lie\\nassured, General, that my Government will\\nh(dd 3H)U and your Government to a sevei c\\nresponsibilitj for such lawless conduct.\\nYou further inform nie that you will not\\nbe res[)onsible for what may happen to me\\nfor my personal safety, and that you will\\ninform Governor Marc}-, the Secretaiy of\\nState, and the newspapers of Xew York of\\nmy conduct in this matter. In reply, I inform\\nyou that when I have kept my word of honor\\nto the Governor of Rivas to remain here two\\ndays to await 3 our reply, I shall return to my\\npost at Grenada; and that I do not request,\\nnor have I evere.\\\\i)ected,you tobe responsible\\nfoi- my personal safety. The flag of the United\\nStates is suiticiently powerful for my protec-\\ntion, backed as it is by a patriotic Pi esident\\nand thirty millions of people.\\nI have myself fully informed Governor\\nMaivy of all these matters; and feel in no way\\nresponsible to yciu. and the newspapers of\\nNew York tor my official conduct.\\nYours faithfullv,\\nJOHN 11. WHEELER,\\nMinister of U. S. A. near\\nthe Bcpilblir of NirdfiC/itl.\\nAs I left Rivas a parting salute from a liea\\\\ y\\ncannon was fired at us, which struck near us an\\nadobe gate, and covered us with dust and dirt,\\ni)ut with no other effect than to naake us\\ninciul our (jait in retreat.\\nOn my return to Grenada, (ieneral Walker\\ncalled on me. On learning the cause of my\\ndelay, my imprisonment by Zat ruche, he ex-\\npressed but little surprise, but remarked quiet-\\nly, that he expected I would come to grief;\\nand it would have been a fortunate event\\nhad /at ruche carried out his intention to shoot\\nme; for then, be ad(bMl, your (Jovernment\\nmust have resented such outrage, and taken\\nmy part. This was cool, rather than con-\\nsoling, and characteristic of Walker, who\\nlooked upon men as the mere titulary pawns\\nof the chess lioard, to be moved and sacrificed\\nto advance the ambitions plans of others. His\\nconduct can only lie justified or apologized\\nforl)y the fact that he was at the time in immi-\\nnent peril himself. The enemy had now the\\nposses don of that jiortion of the country on\\nwhich the Transit Conqiany had their mute.\\nFrom this reservoir hecould only receive rein-\\nforcements. The enemy, exasperated to mad-\\nness, and infuriated by defeat in every battle\\nliy an inferior force, theii capital taken, their\\nPresident and Cabinet fugitives, were ready for\\nthe most desperate deeds. The agent of tlie\\nTransit Company, Judge Gushing, as already\\nstated, was seized and the office broken open,\\nand his lite jeopardized. The steamer, loaded\\nwith passeng._ rsfn)ni New York and San Fran-\\ncisco, was fired on by Fort Sau Carlos, to the\\nimn\\\\ineut pei il of every one on board, and sev-\\neral persons killed, among them .Mrs. White, of\\nSharon, New York; and many wounded,\\namong them .J. Ivendi ii-k, then of Cincin-\\nnati, Ohio, now of St. Louis. Many whose\\nnames were unknown were founil murdered,\\nwith their throats cut, and their bodies robbed\\neven of their clothes. The steamer, u imble to\\npass the fort at the outlet of the river, or to\\nland at Virgin Bay, on the 22d Oct., 1855,\\ncame to Jreuada, Nvit h 250 passengers, to claim\\nthe protei-tioii of the American .Ministei-. To\\nadd to the misfortunes, the cholera was raging\\namong the crowded [lassengers. A committee\\ncalled on the Minister for relief, and I went\\non board. Such a scene I never before wit-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "28 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nnessed. Deiid and woimdod, sick and dying witli the instincts of his race and coh)r, he\\nfrom chdiera, crowded the decks. One died was planning treason and murder. Letters\\n(Nicholas Cari ol) with the eiiolera, while I from him to Gardiohi and Zatruche were in-\\nwas on l)oard. Many of tliese were wealthy; tercepted, urging them to come with arms and\\nail rcspectahle, and all niy countrymen. I force, and overthrow tlie new government,\\npersuaded them all to leave the crowded and He was arrested. impris(_)ned, tried for treason\\ninfected ship, took them into my own house, by a court-martial, and condemned to lie shot,\\nas many as I could accommodate, and rented whicli sentence was executed in tlie plaza of\\na large house for the others. Grenada, at 2 p.m., on 8th November, 1855.\\nAdded to these misei ies, evident prepara- I was on the plaza of Grenada on the 8th\\ntions were making for a sanguinary l)attlo Novemijer. 1S55, in company with Captain\\nwhicli was near at hand. Arrests were hourly Scott, Judge Gushing. and some friends, when\\nmade and imjiri.-onmeuts, and continual appli- the tolling of the Cathedral hell, tlie solemn\\ncations for protection and relief. air of crowds of spectators, indicated some\\nThe Secretary of Foreign Aftairs of the late event of deep and solemn importance.\\nGovei-nment, Don ^Liteo Mayorga, I or the out- A guard of soldiei s marclied out frcuvi the\\nrages at San Carlos and other places, was lying quartel, witli whom ajijieared General P(_mci-\\ndead at this time in tlie plaza, shot by order ano Coiral. On one side of him was a jiriest,\\nof Walker; leading and wealthy citizens ar- bearing in his liand a small cross, and (ui the\\nrested and imprisoned. other his faithful i riend, I)on Pedro Rouhard,\\nA\\\\ hat a scene of hoi ror! what a night of the Consul of Fi aiice. The splenrlid person of\\nanxiety and excitement was experienced! Corral seemed home down with calamity; his\\nAn anxious and fearful morning came; but features bore the nuirks of extreme mental\\nGeneral Corral, iuste;ul of attacking Grenada, suffering. He took his seat iu the fatal chair,\\nmade his appearance in tlie plaza accompanied which was placed with its back to the wall of\\nby his staff and General Walker, with some the Cathedral. He calmly took out his hand-\\nof his officers. A treaty of peace between kerchief, folding it in his hands, and bound it\\nthese generals was made,(2:!d October, 1855,) around his eyes; then, folding his hands in an\\nby which Don Fatrico Rivas was named as attitude of pniyer, uttered the word /)ro/(^j\\nprovisional rresident\u00e2\u0080\u0094 an oblivion of past dif- ready. A detail of .Mississip[ii rifles, ;it the\\nfereuces. Walker was made Commaiidcr-in- distance of about ten paces, at the word.flred,\\nChief of the Army and Corral Minister of and every ball piei ced through and through\\nWar, the barricades of tlie streets destroyed, his liody; he fell dead from the chair, and his\\nthe prisons all opened, and peace dawneil on spirit departed to answer for the deeds done\\nthe land. Corral marched his forces into the on earth\\ncity, wearing the blue ribbon, and they were With all liis crimes In-nad blown,\\nincornorated into the nrmv of Wnll-er Tb,. And Iiow liis luulit stands, who knows, save heaven\\nincoipoiaiea into tnt ai m\\\\ or Walkei. llie But. iu our circumstance and course of thought,\\ntwo chiefs embraced each other on the plaza, Tis heavy witli him.\\nand the officers, military and civil, proceeded I witnessed, witli painful emotion, this tragic\\nto the church to return thanks to the God of scene. General Corral was of a soldiei ly de-\\nPeace for the termination of the war. meanor and commanding presence. He was\\nEverything now seemed quiet. But it was rather [iortl\\\\- in size, weighing about two hmi-\\nonly temporary. At this very time, when the dred pounds, social in his character, of daring\\nreal strength of Walker was known to Corral, courage and imioniitable purpose. He was ex-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "BKATFOUT COUNTY.\\n20\\ncessivoly jiolitc, uiid profuse in liis t X[)rG3sioii.s\\nof frieiidsliiii. He was as sincere as liis nature,\\neducation, atiil mixed hlood would allow. So\\nnatural was intrigue and treachery intrrained\\nin his nature that he practiced these vices\\nwhen it were easier to he lionest and sincere.\\nHe was poj/ular anionic; the people, and hia\\ndeath caused a profound sensation in the State.\\nIt would bo foreign from the plan of this\\nwork to record all the spirit-stirring events in\\nthe cai eer of Walker, or Jo attempt to de-\\nscribe the character of tlie country or its in-\\nhabitants.\\nThe career of General Walker, afS.er many\\nbattles between the Kicaraguan forces and\\nCosta Rica, as well as Guatem-ila, liad varied\\nfortunes; from his injudicious interference with\\nthe Tran.sit Comjiany, and otliei- causes, his ca-\\nreer was checked liy defeat, and in May, 1857,\\nan agreement was entered into by him and\\nCaptain Cliarles Henry Davis, a Commander\\nin the United States Xavy, ship St. Mary.\\nby which General Walker, with sixteen offi-\\ncers of his staff, marched out of Rivas with\\ntheir side-arms, jiistols, horses, and personal\\nbaggage, under guai antee of said Davis not to\\nbe niolested by tlic enemy, and be allowed to\\nendsark on the St. M-jay, then in the harbor\\nof San Juan del Sur; and the said ])avis un-\\ndertaking to transport them -afely to Panama,\\nin charge of a United States ofKcer. Fi om\\nPanama, Walker returned to the United\\nStates. He was received with much enthusi-\\nasm; nor was he disturbed b^ the Government\\nof the United States for any violation of law.\\nHe soon endjai ked again for Nicaragua, with\\nmen and arms, when, whether with orders\\nfrom tlie Government of the United States or\\nnot. he was seized by Captain Paulding, as ;J-\\nready alluded to. He M as brought back to\\nthe United States. He again endjarked fur\\nCentrril America, and landed in Ucniduras,\\nwhv.re he had some skirmishes near Truxillo,\\nwhen he surrendered to the English officer\\ncommanding Him- Majesty s steamer Icarus,\\nwho delivered him to General Alvarez, of the\\nHonduras army, and on the 12th September,\\n18G0, he was shot.\\nThis is a copy of the last note that Walker\\never wrote:\\nI iiereby jirotest, before the civilized\\nworld, that when I surrendered to the cajitain\\nof Her Majesty s steamer, the Icarus, that\\nofficer expressly received my sword and pistol,\\nas well as the arms of Colonel Rutler, and the\\nsurrender was expressly, and in so many words,\\nto him, as the representative of Her !5rittanic\\nMajesty. William Walkkr.\\nOn board the Steamer Icarus, September\\n5t/i, 18(i0.\\nThus iierished, in the prime of life, William\\nW^alker, at the early age of Bti, as fearless a\\nman as icir country ever [iroduced. Xecessa-\\nrily brief has been this sketch, whicli tlie stir-\\nring events of the time atfv)rd anqjle material\\nand might have much extended. But it is\\nonly a glance at these events, comprehending\\nthe salient points of interest, are attempted\\nwith ti Uth and justice. Much that I have en-\\ndeavored to describe, if not\\nPars fui; mesirieiua vidi,\\nand had Walker been prudent and successful,\\nthe battles of Grenada and Rivas would have\\nrivaled the triumph of Sail Jacinto, and\\nWalker ranked with the Houst.on of other\\ndays. His enterprise and valor deserve our\\nrespect, aud his tragic end our sympathy^\\nDuncan is in his gra\\\\e.\\nAfter lifn s fitful fever he sleeps well.\\nTrertsou has done his worst, nor steel nor poison,\\nMalice domestic, foreign levy,\\nNothing can touch him further.\\nMacbeth.\\nFrom the disordered condition of this coun-\\ntry and from individual danger incident to\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0duy foreigner, I was instructed l)y the State\\nDepartment to retire fri)m Grenada to San\\nJuan del Norte. In impaired health, I was\\nallowed to return home, and in 1857 resigned.\\nThe events of tliese three years cau hardly be\\nclassed in my life as among The Pleasures of\\n.Memorv.^", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "30 WHEELER S KEMTXISCEXCES.\\nCHAPTER TV.\\nBERTIE COUNTY.\\n\\\\yhit.niill Hill, (born ]2tli February, 1743. dill, ami marched in 1812 in nUVnce of Nor-\\nr ied 12th Septenilier, 1797,) was born in lior- i olk. He was for a perind of _yeai s a pillar of\\ntie County, and the ancestor of a large and the Baptist Church, universally li)vcd for his\\nwealtliy family in liastern Carolina. nol)le Christian qualitii s, ;ind was for a loni;\\nHe was educated at tlie T/nivcrsity of Pcnn- time tlie clerk of the county court,\\nsylvania, and was the early and earnest advo- David Stone, horn February 17, 1770.\\ncate of the rights of tlie Colonists in the Revo- Died 7th of October, l.SlS.\\nliition, and served faithfully in all the legisla- Amon^- tiie distinguislied narnos in the ear-\\ntivc bodies Provincial, State, and IS^ational lier history of X^M tli (/arolina, is that of\\nthe devoted patriot and statesman. David Stone.\\nHe was a member of the Provincial Con- His father, Zcdekiali St uie, came early to\\n,i;r._ss that met at Hillsboro, 20th Au,ij,-ust, 1775, Xorfh Carolina from X ew England (Vermont,\\nand at Halifa.v, on Itli April, 177G, and elected we have understood,) and haviny- purchased\\nto House of Commons from Martin County, lands irom the Tusearora Indians, settled in\\nin 1777; Senr.tor, 177S-79 and 80. He was Bci tie County and oiariied .Mi s. ]lizal)c! h\\nSpeaker of the Senate in 1778. In 1778 he Hohson, Shri vers,) of .Martin Ciumty,\\nwas a delegate from Xorth Carolina to the lie lived at Hope, five miles fioni Windsor,\\nContinental Coiigres.s, and served until 1781. and carried on mercantile and farming bnsi-\\nHe survived the perils of the Revolution, ness.\\nand was one of the ablest advocates of the He was a devoted and a ready friend to the\\nConstituti(. n of the Pnited States in the Con- cause of liberty and i;ide[)endenco, and was a\\nvention which met at Hillslioro in Jidy, 1788, mend).,rof the Provincial ongress, at Ilali-\\nwhicli rejected the Constitution by a vote of fax (1770) whlcli formed our State Constitn-\\n184 to 84. He died at Hill s Fei-ry, Martin tion.\\nCounty, on 12ih of Septend,er, 1707. jj^ ,,.^,,_ .nnuallv elected a\\nHis letters to (governor Purke, while a Senator ,,f the Pe-islature from Rertie, an.l\\nmember of the Continental Congress at Pliila- .^as .listiu-uishcd for his i itelligenee and\\ndelphia, 1780, have i een preserved, (see Uni. \u00c2\u00abi,,vwdness of character.\\nMa--. X, Xo. 7, March, PSUl,) and ia eatiie tin\\nHi.s .son, l)a\\\\id Stone, was boin at Hope,\\npure spirit ol patriotisin ami valor. We re-\\n^1 I-. I 1 ]7tn ot i^ el/i-iUM-X 1770.\\ngrct tliat so little lias been presfr\\\\-ed ot tnis\\nIKitriotic statesman, whose character and 1 Hs early ed;icatiin was conducted by the\\nwhose services deserve the re-ard of posterity. loacheis that the country e.aild aifoid,\\nThe name of Jonathan Tayloe is remem- diligent, laborious, and aj.t to\\nbered with veneration and regard in Pertie\\nCounty. One of this name is reconiud as a Ai ter ijis acadendc studies were completed,\\nfreeholder in P)ertie County i ar back in (Jolo- young Stone was sent to I rinceton Colh ge,\\nnial times, and one of the name yet lingers where he graduateil in 1788, with the first\\nupon tlie .scene of his long pilgrimage, though honors. Dr. ^Vitlierspo(ln, then the President\\nhe was cdd enough to be a soldier under Lieu- of the (J(.illege, often rei erred with approba-\\ntenant Gavin Hogg and Captain lames Ire- tioii to his studious and e.\\\\emplary conduct,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "VA-.XCSXX RV CorXTY. -1\\natul predicted for liini n l n grit caioer df Con.ijrcsses, 1801 to LSOC. In 1808 Mr. Stone\\nfiunornud usefulness. \\\\v::S elected Goveiiinr o| t!i State, lie ilis-\\nIIc studied hnv with General AVilliani \\\\l. cliart ed all the duties ul tiiat elevated position\\nDavie, whose knowledge a.ud successful prac- witlio-r at (lii;-nity duriny his eoustituti. nal\\ntieo well (nialilied liiin to j repare and tit. term. In 1-^11 ai.d 1M12 he a,i;-ain appeared\\nupon his students that aricoi whieli would as a mend er of the I.eu-islature, and his ex-\\nenable them to endure the tiUs o\\\\ the Icijal porience, aliilities and principles gave hirn\\ntonrnameiit. His teaciiin ;s were inculcateil commanding iniluence. This was a storinv\\nwith an eleo-anee of manners, and a suavity of period in tie- [Hilitienl history oftheStatc.\\ntouipor, that, while they instructed, ii-ave sat- A liill to confer the choice of electors for\\nisfaction and pleasure. Judge Daniel, long President and ice-l iesident. of the United\\none of the Judges ol our Supreme Court, States upon t lie Legislal urc, so as to i-ive an\\nwho :.ls() read law with him, pronounced Gen- undivided vote (ii;stead of the district svstem\\neral JJavie one of the most :d)le jniists and then in vogue,) w:!s intrndueed and ad vocated\\nacc(uupli.shed gentlemen he ever knew. Uiidcr by lovernor Stone; this failiiig, he introduced\\nsuch a teacher, .Mr. Stone was well fitted for a similar measm-e to choose the electors hv a\\nthe duties of his profession; und iVcni his geu ial ticket sysiem, whieh he advocated\\nsolid acquirements, his signal ability, his close with great ability and unecpialed ebxpience.\\nattention to the inteicsts of his clients, the This measure w;!s opposed by l)uiican\\nskiilful ;;nd careful i repar;ii i ^ii of his epses Cameron, John Stanly, a;i l oth-rs; and also\\nhe won the contideuee of the community, and misearried. He op]iosed the proposition of\\nattai:;cd the highest ran.k in his profession. .Mr. I hifer to make a choice of electors Iiy the\\nWlien in the L Cth yearof his age, he was elect- disti ict system, but this was adopted. At\\ned by the Legishilure a Jud.ge of the Superior this session he was again elected a Senator in\\nCourt of Law and Eipiiiy. Congress to serve for si.\\\\ years, from the 4th\\nlie early em!;arkeil on the st(U m3- sju of of March, ISlo.\\npilitieal life, in whieh, from tlicsuavity of his lie possessed extraordinary and highly cnlti-\\nniaui.ers and the solidity of his acquirements, vated i:itelle -tii;il [lowers, eautions :;nd shrewd\\nhe enjoyed a long and lirilliant caroei-. Knun in business transactiiuis, fond of money, and\\nITIIO to 17[I4 he was a memlier of the House successful in the aecnmulatitm of propert}\\nof oinmons. In 1795 ho was elected one of 1 le was twice married, first to .Miss Harriet\\nthe Judges of the Su[ierior Court, thediities of Turner, by wiiom be left several children;\\nwhieh ho discharged with dignity and a dlity second to Miss Dasbield, of W ashingtou Citv.\\nuntil 1799, when he was chosen liepreseiitative (For Genealogy of the Stone faniilv of\\nin Congress. In 1801 he was elected Senator in B rtio County, N orth Carolina, se, Appendix.)\\nCongress, which place he resigned in 18 17, on General Stone entered tiie Senate again at a\\nbeing again elected Judge of Superior Court, period of intens. national excitement. The\\nWhilst a member of the Senate his distin- United States were at war with tlio most pow-\\ngnished colleague, Je^so Krankliu, wa^ I l osi- erful nation on earth, and party spirit raided\\ndent /)/-o /e/rt. of that body. It is a f;iet worthy with unwonted violeiue. The majority of the\\nof recor;! that at this tiu\u00c2\u00bbe the presiding officers |ie iile of Xorth Carcdina sup|iorted Madison\\nof both Houses of Congr. ss wore from X rth and the war, and the Legislature electeil Gov-\\nCarolina, .\\\\Ir. .Macon having been S[)eakor of ernor Stone to sustain that policy-; but.unfor-\\ntho L wor House during the 7tli, 8th, ami 9th tumitely,ho diftered from the Legislature and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "32 WlIEELEire KEMINISOEKCES.\\nthe [icojile. His reasons cre, as .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2tatcd in (see Craven Couiit3-,) anrl was his private soc-\\nXileb Eegiister, (viil. vii., KiS,) tliat tliese rctar}-.\\niii-easures had K. d to divisimi among ourscdves. He was a lawyer l)y pr()ffssioii,and so highl}\\naii l 10 liaiiki-ujitcy and ruin to tlie nation. est eeniod that, at the age of 2S, he was elected\\nThe embargo, a measure strongly recom- Judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee,\\nnu .nded hy tiie President, had passed the He was the Governor of Tennessee from\\nHouse. It was rejeeted in the Senate Ijt two ISOD to 1815. Tins long period of public ser-\\nvo.tes only, and one of them v. as Governor vice, in so elevated a position, proves the wis-\\nStone a. He also voted against a bill to raise dojii and [)ru lence of his conduct and his ac-\\nhy direct tax revenue to snppjort the war. He ceptable service. It was his fortune to be\\ncomplained, personally, that to a call for in- Governor in a most exciting period of our his-\\nformation from the Committee of Ways and tory during the war with England and he\\nMeans, tlie re[dy was that there was not gave to the adnniiistration his cordial and\\ntime to furnish the desired information. constant su] iiort. He tendered to I resident\\nIn this course he differed from his enllcague, Madison 2,5(10 troops, and placed them under\\nGovernor Turner, of the Senate, and from conmuind of Andrew Jackson, who won for\\nWillis Alston, Peter Forney, John Culjiepper, his coun.try the glorious victory at New Or-\\n.Meshack Franklin, William R. King, Nathan- leans.\\nid Mucon, William II, Murfree, Israel Pick- He was equally active in the Ci eek war,\\nens, Richard Stanford, and Bartlett Yaneey. raising 2,000 volunteers and $300,000.\\nIlis course called down the censure of the Leg- He mai-ried Lucinda, dauii:hter of John and\\niBlature. Anne Norfleet Baker, of Bertie County.\\nIn I eceinbe.r, 1S14, .Mr. Branch, afterwards He died at the residence of Wylie Johnson,\\nGovei uor, as chairman of the s[iecial com- near Nashville, in 1835. A monument was\\nmittec upon the subject, reported a resolutwu erected b} order of the Legislature unto his\\nthat the conduct of David Stone had l)een memory at Clai ksville. He left several cliil-\\niii opposition to his pi ofcssions. and had jeop- dren, among them Mrs. J. T. Dabney,: .Mrs.\\nardized the safety and interest of the cuun- Dortch, whose son, Willie B Doi tch, m;irried\\ntr^-, and had incuri ed the disapiiroliation of a daughter of Governor A. V. Brown,\\nthis General Assembly. The names of Cherry and Outlaw ai ;j jire-\\nThis jiassed, 40 to IS, and (lovernor Stone served b} a patriotic and talented race full of\\nforthwitli resigned his scat in the Senate, generous feeling and kindly dispositions.\\nThis chjsed his distinguished and eventful George Outlaw v\\\\-as born, lived and died in\\npublic life, and four ^-ears afterward he died, Bortie unty. He was distinguished, sa^ S\\nin the 48th year of his age. Mr. .\\\\Ioore m his History of North Carolina,\\nGovernor Stone was in person tall and com- for the blandness of his manners, and was :ts\\nmanding; of reddish hair, which he wore, as noted for his usefulness in the Chui ch, as for\\nwas then the fashion, in a queue. his talents as a. statesman. He entered public\\nWillie Blount, (iovernor of Tennessee, v\\\\-as life as a member of the House of C oannons in\\nborn in Bertie County 1768; died 1835. 179G and in 179,9, and a niemberof the Senate\\nHe was tlie son of Jacob Blount, already re- from 1800 to 1822, with some intermissions,\\nferred to in a sketch of the Blounts of Beau- of which body he wa.s Speaker in 1812, 13,\\nfort. He was the brother of Governor Wil- and 14, and elected a member of the 18tli\\nliam Blount, the first Govei uor of Tenne.-see, Congress, 1823- 25, to supply a vacamy occa-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "BKKTTP] COUXTY. 30,\\nsioiied by Mio rcsi--iiatioii of II. CJ. l?ui-toii, liiui, Senator in Con.siress, Secretary of the\\nelected CJoveriior. Ilewas the first Moderator Xavy; Mattliias E. Manly, Judge of the Snpe-\\noftheCiiowan Baptist Association, established rior and Siiprome Courts; Augnstus Moore,\\ni 1^06- Judge of Superior Courts; Edward I). Siinms,\\nHis fine personal appearance, his kind, genial nieiidier of Congress, 4824, from South Caro-\\nmaiiners, and his generous, charitable temper, Una. In even this galaxy of merit and talent\\nrendered him universally popular. Ilis son, Mr. Outlaw was conspicuous.\\nGeorge B. Outlaw, succeeded him in Ihe State He studied law with that able and accom-\\nSenate, in 1823 and 1S24, whose widow {m-c plished jurist, William Oaston, atid bv his\\nJordan) married CTOvernor John IJraneli. assiiiuity, al)ility and labor did credit to his\\nI liomas Miles (larret was a resident of this accomplished preceptor. He was admitted to\\ncounty, and lived near Colerain. Jliseduca- the bar in 18l 7, and soon rose to the front\\ntion was good. He was prepared for college rank of his profession. For years he was the\\nby John KinJjerly, and graduated in 1851, in Solicitor of the Edenton Circuit, in which\\nsame class with Dav.id M. Carter, Bartholo- responsible p )sition he won the respect, confi-\\nmew Fuller, Francis E. Shober and others, dencc and admiration of the l)eneh, bar and\\nHe read law, and by his dilig. uce and capacity juries. When to his discriminating judg-\\nattained renown. But the wai- hioke out, and meiit,oii[iression or persecution was attempted,\\nhe joined the army. He was brave and de- be was mild and yielding, but when the law\\nvoted to the cause, and fell in battle as colo- was violated, no matter bv whom, high or\\niiel, at the head of his regiment, amid the low, indigent or wealthy, it was firmly vindi-\\nhorrors of that fearful conflict. He remarked cated.\\non the eve of the engagement that the day Naturally generous and just, though reso-\\nwould end with a general s wreath or with lute, he was universally pular. His warm\\nhis life. Both were verified. A commission and enthusiastic temper was often roused when\\narrived next day as brigadier, but too late! duplicity or artifice was attempted; and he\\nThere are but few persons in North Carolina would assail his victim with resistless power\\nwho did not know David Outlaw (born about and matchless elorpience. This trait in his\\n1805 and died 1808,) and appreciate his esti- character was well known to his associates at\\niiiable character. He was born, lived and died the bar, as also to the community at large.\\nin Bertie County. He was endowed by nature Often has the trembling offender of justice,\\nwith a clear and iienetrating mind, which was when on trial, whimpered to counsel, J)o,: t\\nhighly improved by a liberal education. He midce Outlaw mad, for if you do, I shall not\\ngraduated in 1824 at the University of the have any chance to escape. He was truly\\nState, at the head of his class. When it is -a terror unto evil-doers, and a praise to them\\nrecollected who composed this class, and their vvho do well. To the just, he was mild and\\nmental material, this high honor will be gentle; but to tlu froward he was as fierce as\\nappreciated. Among them were Daniel B. tire,\\nBaker, Benjamin B. Blume, John FJragg, Such a man could not fail to .secure regard\\nmember of the Legislature, raendjer of Con- and respect. He w.is frequently elected a\\ngress, and Judge in Alabama; James W.Bry- member of the Legislature, and was elected\\nan, distinguished lawyer. Senator 1836 from member of the 30th (1847,) 31st (1849,) and\\nJones County; Thomas Dews, of Lincolntoii; 32d (1851) Congresses. Here his unbending\\nWilliam A. Graham, Governor of North Caro- integrity, his unselfish patriotism, his unques-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "34 WHEELP:K S l^E.MINTSCEXCES.\\ntioiied abilities, and his pure and unobtrusive tion. Tie was succeeded by Dr. Thomas IT.\\nvirtues, conmianded the respect and the ati ec- Hull.\\ntion of his associates. He was ever ready to He serve l in 1827 as Chief Cleric of the\\ndoo cnerousacts, while lie scorned any intrigue Xavy Department under Governor Branch.\\nor artifice- tlic unflindiiTin: foe to eoi-ruption, lie was an enterprisiuL patriotic and lionest\\nextra vag ance or indirection. Sincere and man, loved and respected b\\\\- all who kiiew\\nhonest himself, he was unsuspicious of deceit him. He man-ied Arabella, daughterof Henry\\nor fraud in others. I. Toole. He died in 1843, leaving one son,\\nIn bis ]icrs )n Colonel Outlaw was but little who became Govei iior of the State, 18Gl,and\\nfav(.rcd i y nature. He was very near-sighted, two daughters, Maria, who married Mat Wad-\\naid constantly w, re glas-ses that weregieen, dell, and Laura, who married Cottcn.\\n:ii;d wbidi to i^trangers made him appciir dis- (For the Genealogy of the Clark family,\\ntaut, received, and aAvkwai d. Yet, witli .see Appendix.\\ntlie?e di.sadvantnges, to tliose wlio kmw liim I atrick Henry Winston resides in Bertie\\nwell, this rugged e.xterior did County, Imt is a native of Fi anklin County.\\nii;.i\u00e2\u0080\u009e 1 -1- 1 1 He was educated at Wake Forest, and at tb.-\\nJlide a i)recioiis .ic\\\\vcl ni its liead,\\nColumbian ITniversitv, at Wa8hingt ui City.\\nand present every quality of honor, truth, and ,,.5^,,,,^ ^.,,\u00e2\u0080\u009einated. He read law at Cbai^el\\nju ti,.e that can dignify human nature. jj;,,^ ^^,,,1 ^ff,,, receiving a license to practice.\\nl!is last public service was as a member of ^^.fj,^,,, Windsor. He represented Bertie\\nthe State Senate in 18(i:j. He died on 22d County in the Legislature u, 1850 and 1854.\\nOctober, 18(J8. j,, ],g together with Hon. B. F. .Moore\\nHis latter days were clouded by misfortune. p.,,,,., y. I billips, were elected by the\\nThe vicissitudes of war, bis cmtidence in Legislature as Judges of the Court of Claims,\\nfru.nds, and bis carelessness in iinaucial mat- tj^j^ adicate and s.vere dntv, and this\\nteis, bad wrecked his fortunes. The natural .,ble court discbar-ed it with tidelitv and\\ninfirmity (defective eyesight) terminated in\\ntiital blindness. But his generous qualities\\nlit-?-.\\nAfter bis term in the court bad expired, be\\ntriumphed over calamity. To such men nniy apiH.inted bv iovernor Vance Financial\\nXorth Carolina proudly point as the niotb.r ,,f the State in her fiscal relati.ms with\\nof the Gracci did to her sons, and sincerely the Confederate Government.\\nIn LSG4 be was elected (uie of the Council\\nTliese are my jewels. i- Oi 1 1 ii 1 1 1 n 1 _\\not btate, and by that body chosen Bresuleiit,\\n.lames W. Claik. born 177l died 1843, was a i osition at this time involving great res[ioii-\\na native of Bertie C^iunty, son of Christoidier sibility.\\nCbirk. who died at Salmon creek. In 1*05 be was chosen a Tnenil)er of the\\nHe was liberally educated, and graduated Constitutiomil Convention from Fraid lin,\\nat I l inceton in 17i ti. He was idected a mem- wbitln r be had taken refuge during llu^\\nb( r of the Legislature from bis native county ti oubles of the war, and no one did more to\\nin 1S(l2- :i. Il(^ removed to Edgecombe C(Mm- build u^i the broken down walls of our [loliti-\\nty which be represented in 1810 and 1^11, cal Ziun than .Mr. Winston. He was of t!ie\\nand in the Senate 1812- 13 and 14, and elected few men who declined to sign an open letter\\na member of the 14ib Congress 1815- 17. to Governor Hi)lden, requesting him to be a\\nHe served out Ills term and declined a re-elec- candidate foi Governor. In 18t!8 lie was", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "BKirriE COrXTY-r.LADEX COUNTY. 35\\noflored and ilecliiird the iicmiiii ition lor d^w- A iV:irfnl ciiidctiiic iqipeared in Bertie C oim-\\njgreFP, iircfcrring to purine the injictire of his ty, :is recorded in Nilcs Register, vol. x, 364,\\n{iroiessic.ii, of wliieh he is alike 11 pilliirand !Ui which was most fatal among the jpeople,\\noiiiament. lie possises mitiriiig industry, in M;iy, 1816. Some seetions, especially\\nprofound learning, and iin?polted reputation. Casliie Xeck, were nearl}- depopulated. The\\nlie has a family likely to he iis distinguished .statement says that tiie most roliust consti-\\nas llieir fatiitr f( r ahility. intlui nee and in- tutions melted hefore it as wax hefore a fire.\\nte^ritv.\\nCI I A PTEK V.\\nBLADEN COUNTY.\\nWith this county nre associated ii:any stir- and amongst others Janiw Porterfield, an\\nrinu events connected with the war of the Irishman hy hirth, hut who for some years\\nTJcvohition, whii h iittested tlie [-atriotism of had hcen a resident of Pennsylvania. Mr.\\nher sons, and their devotion to liherty. I ortertield had live children Eleanor, who\\nThe lattle of Elizahelhtown, fought in intermarriid with Col. Thomas Owen, the\\n.July, 1781, was a complete victory of the father of Gen. Jauies and the late Gov. John\\nWhigs, led hy Thomas Brown, over the To- Owen one son who died in early life; John\\nries, commanded hy Slingshy and Godden. and James, who for many years were uier-\\nThis has heen already so fully recorded from chants in Fayctteville, and Penny, who is\\nauthentic documents in the History of Xorth the suhject of this hrief sketch.\\nCarolina (II, :]t).) that its repetition is nn- On the hieaking out of the Revolutionary\\nnctcssary heie. The heroic character of Denny war, the whole family of I orteriields espoused\\nI orttriield is detailed in The Mem(U-ies of the Whig cause. In the death of James I or-\\nCross Creek. tcrtield, senior, the Wiiigs lost an ahle and in-\\nfluential friend. But his widow, animated\\nTi!K Mk.moiuivs of Cno.sp Creek. ^j,^, .,,a,\u00e2\u0080\u009et temperament, nuidc her\\nThe Highlanders of Scotl.uid, after their mansion hcad iuarters for the Whigs of Cross\\ndefeat at Cnlloden in 174(i, migiated toXorth Creek. She was celebrated as an expert cart-\\nCarolina, under the advice of Xeill McNiell. ridgc-makcr, and fre-iuently spent niglits in\\nThey found a resting-place on the banks of preparing bullets to be used by the Americans.\\nC;.pe Fear, at what has remained the head of At that time she livc l in the house that has\\nnavigation on that river to the [.resent time, for many years heen known as the residence\\nAs early as 170:2 Cross Creek and CanibcU- of John McLeran, deceased, and now of his son\\ntoil (now Fayctteville) began to assume im- William.\\np(utaiice in a commercial point of view, the Under such a father and mother, mid in\\nfame whereof attracted manv from abroad, such times, Denny i orterlicld grew to man-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "36 WIIEELER e REMINISCENCES.\\nho xl. lie became a solilier, served with dis- lay between converging fires, and in full sij;ht\\ntinction in the American army, an l attained of tlie British army. Porterfield modestly\\nthe rank of .Major. It is not our object to replied, that when he entered the American\\nsive a detailed account of the exploits of army he had subjected his powers of mind and\\nDeniiv Portei-field, but will sinii ly endeavor b .)dy to the glorious cause, and if needs he\\nto record bis daring bravery as exhibited in was prepared to die in its behalf,\\niliis List battle. Greene communicated the command, which\\nIt is a well known fact tbat while Corn- was to order into service a reserved corps that\\nwallis retreated from Guilford Court House lay in andniscade, ready to advance upon re-\\nvi i. Fayettcville and Wilmingtmi to York- ceiving the signal agreed on.\\ntown, where be was comiielled to surrender to With a brave and undaunted bearing Major\\nthe prowess of Washington, Gen. Greene, in- Pai tei lield dashed oif upon his fleet courser,\\nstead of pursuing liini, determined to relieve and so sudden and unexpected was iiis ap-\\nNortb and South Carolina from the persecu- pearance among the British, and so hei oic tlie\\ntions of Lord liawdon, and so pressed upon deed, that tliey paused to admire bis bravery,\\n!bim,tbatin July, 17 !1, he took post at the and omitted to tire until be w.is beyond the\\nEutaw Springs, wliere the Americans attacked reach of their guns; hut on his return, they\\nhim and drove him from his entrenchments, fired, the shot took effect in bis breast, and\\nForemost in this intrepid cliarge was the the brave Uenny Porterfield fell, and sealed\\nhigb-souled and valorous D^nny Porterfield his devotion to the cause with his blood, on\\nwlu) seemed to iiave charmed life, as he ex- the plains of Eutaw. His horse escaped un-\\nposi d himself U[ion his mettled charger, with hurt galloped into the American lines, and\\nepaulettes and red and bu+f vest on, to the never baited till he reached his accustomed\\nmurderous fire of the enemy. Lieut. Col. place in the iMiiks.\\nCampbell received a mortal wound while lead- Ge.i. (ilreene, who witnessed the instinct of\\ning the successful charge. J orterfield and his the animal, shed tears, and orvlercd David\\nbrave com[)anions rushed on to avenge his Twiggs, father of Miss Winny Twiggs, now of\\nk atb, and took upwards of five hundred Fayetteville, to take charge of the horse and\\n[iris.iners. carry him to Mrs. Porterfield at Cross Ci cek.\\nIn their retreat the British took post in a And up.m a SumLiy afternoon tlie mother of\\nstrong brick iiouse and pic(^ueted garden, and the distinguislied gentleman who om.iuini-\\nfroiii tliis ad\\\\antageous position, under cover, cated some of the facts detailed, remembered\\ncommenced firing. to have met David Twiggs coming into Cross\\nAt this crisis in the battle Gen. Greene de- Creek, who in one breath announced the fall of\\nsired to bring forward re-inforccments to his beloved Major and the success of the\\nstorm the house. To save time it became American arms at Eutaw. lie brought with\\nimportant that some one should ride within him the red butt ve^t that Major Porterfield\\nrange of the British cannon. It was in reality wore, and Gjii. James Owen has informed me\\na forlorn hope. The Ajuerican General would tbat he remembers to have seen it, and tbat\\ndetail no one for the enterprise, but asked if there was a rent or tear on one side and\\nany one would volunteer. Instantly Denny slightly blood-stained. On the retreat of\\nPorterfield mounted hi.s charger and rode into Lord Kawd.on, Gen. Greene retained posses-\\nhis presence. Gen. Greene inquired if be was sion of the field, and there the body of Denny\\naware of the peril, if he knew that his path Porterfield found an honorable grave. Ilis", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "BLADEN COUNTY.\\n37\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0horse Tivefl for several years, a pensioner, roam-\\niiiiiat pleasure on the liaiiks of Cross Creek\\nkiidwii ami beloved hy all who venerated tiie\\nvalor and ehivalry of Denny I orteriield.\\nJohn Rutherford, or Rutherfiird, resided in\\nEladen County.\\nHe married Penelope Eden, the widow of\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Governor Gabriel Johnston, and lived on the\\n.place in Bladen, where the Governor had built\\na house. (Moore, I, 147.)\\nHe was one of the Council of Governor\\nMartin, and should not be confounded with\\nthe name of General Gritttth Rutherford, who\\ndid great military service in the Revolution.\\nJohn Owen, (born 1787; died 1841,) was\\nthe g\u00c2\u00bb-andsoii of Major I ortertield, above al-\\nluded to, and the son of Thomas Owen, who\\nlied in 1803, and was a brave officer of the\\nRevolution, and coinmanded a regiment at\\nCamden.\\nTo many of our State, he was well known,\\nand by all he was highly appreciated for his\\namiable character, his generous disposition,\\nand pure and upright demeanor. It was not\\nhis taste, or his fortune, to command in the\\nfield of war, or even\\nThe applause of listening Senates to coinmana.\\nHe preferred rather to enjoy the quiet com-\\nforts of home and his family, and the kindly\\n.intercourse of neighbors and friends.\\nSuch was his popuhiriry that he was often\\nelected hy the people of Bladen a member of\\nthe Legislature, (18l2- 27, and in 1828;)\\n(luring the last year he was chosen Governor.\\nHe was within one vote of being elected Sen-\\n.ator in Congress in 1831.\\nHe was President of the Convention at\\nHarrisburg, in 1840, that nominated General\\nHarrison for President. He was offered the\\nnonnnati m as Vice-President; he declined,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2and ,Vlr. Tyler was nominated. Had his mod-\\nesty allowed his acceptance, as was the course\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0of ^events, he would have been President of\\nthe United States. But his health was very\\nprecarious, and would not allow him to accept\\nanv position. He died October, 1841, at\\nPittsboro.\\nHe married, at an early age, the daughter of\\nGeneral Thomas Brown, the hero of the battle\\nof Klizabethtown, leaving an only daughter,\\nWho married Haywood Guion, deceased, and\\nwho now resides at Charlotte.\\nGovernor Owen was a true type of a North\\nCarolinian. Sincere, but chary in his profes-\\nsions and promises; and faithful and e.xact in\\nhis jterformances-, varied and deep in his\\nacquirements, but modest, reticent and unob-\\ntrusive in his demeanor; firm and gallant in\\nnuiiutaining his convictions of right. His\\nname is worthy .to be chissed with Bayard of\\nFrance: Sans pear, sans veproclieJ\\nHis brother, General James Owen, was well\\nknown for his urbane and intellectual charac-\\nter. He was elected a member of the 15tli\\nCongress (1817,) and President of the North\\nCarolina and Raleigh Railroad.\\nHis sister married Elisha Stedman, of Fay-\\netteville.\\nJa.mes J. McKay, (boru 1793; died 18.53,) of\\nthis county, was distinguished as a lawyer and\\nstatesman. He was often a member of the\\nLegislature in the Senate (ISlf), 16, 17, 18.,\\n22 and 26;,) district attorney of the United\\nStates, and a member of Congress from 1831\\nto 1841), serving at one time with great accep-\\ntability as Chairman of the Committee of\\nWays and Means. In the National Conven-\\ntion of 1848 General McKay received the un-\\ndivided vote of North Carolina as a candidate\\nfor Vice-President. As a statesman he was of\\nunquestioned ability, of stern integrity, capa-\\nble of great labor and patient investigation.\\nHe was in puldic, as in private life, a radical\\neconomist, and belonged tothat school of which\\nMr. Macon was the father, and he, with George\\nW. Jones, Cave Johnson, of Tennessee, and\\nJohn Letcher, of Virginia, were faithful disci-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "SB VniEELEirS liEMIXI SOEXCES.\\npics. General McK^ay died very siuldeiily at where lie u radnated in 1843 in the same class\\nGoldsl),.ro in 1853. with lion. John L. B ridgers, Hon. Robert P.\\nIn olo-insi; our sketches of The niciiiories Dick, I liilo I Henderson, Judge Samuel J.\\noi tiity years or mort as regards the men of IVrsori. and others, lie served in the Legisla-\\nBladen County, we should do injustice to the ture in 18IG to 1850 in the House, and 1854\\nintegrity of history and to merit and vii-tucto and 58 in the Senate, and in the Congress of\\npass over the name of Thomas David McDow- the Confederacy.\\nell.cuie of the pui-est men in [)ul)licand pi-i\\\\ate He is a planter hy profession, and now lives\\nlife that lever knew. in dignified retirement like Cincinatus, r.Dtil\\nHe was Lorn in Bladen County, the son of he is called, like him, hy the iiec ple, to posi-\\nDr. Alexander McDowell, on the 4th of Jan- tion of rcsponsihility and liouui-, which his\\nnary, 1823. merits entitle him. and his talents so admira-\\nHis education was liheral. conducted at the bly qualify him to adorn,\\nonaldson Academy and the University,\\nCHAPTER VI.\\nBRUNSWICK COUNTY.\\nThere are so many memories that clu tcr selves; never yielded quiet obedience to the\\naround tlie early times of this ancient county, rule of the lords propi-ietors, nor were thev\\nns.-^uciated with the cbivali ic daring of lier pa- even on good tiuaus with the rulors of Boy-\\ntriotic sons, tliat the liist irian is embarrassed alty. Governor Dob -s, with ainiaUe traits\\nby the riclies the glowing record rcscnts. The of character and witii all the ii vtronage of the\\ndiilieulty aiises not so much in finding nuiterial Govcrnnieiit, could \\\\vi:i l)Ut few advocates,\\nfor his study as in selecting o\\\\-ents and sub- Goveriior fryoii, his succ; ssoi-, i\u00c2\u00bby turiis threat-\\njeets most worthy of presersation. Here was ened and llattered them, imt in vaiu; .and\\nthe ancient Ijorough of Brunswick. This linally they di-ove out Gov, Mirtiii, the list\\nseeiiou w:is the home of Howe, of Hariiett, of the Royal (Jovoruors, from tlu country,\\nand of Hill, where wealth and entcrjirise to whom, like the guest--, of Maebeth, tlie peo-\\nrcared stalely mansitius; wIku c geiierous hos- pie of* l ruuswiek said, with more deeision\\npitality, gentle coui tesy, and social hai moiiy than c unity,\\nprevailed, and whore wit, science and refine- At once, good ni^iit!\\niuent found a habita ion Stand not uijou the order of .your going\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nUut goat once.\\nThese people, when the Stamp Act was before\\nthe Parliam.-nt, saw the storm aiinroachiui\\nI lie ancient town ol l rnn^Wlck. once the seat of i i\\nllio Hoyal (iovernment, was on the left bank of the without tear the} w.iccIkmI its coarse, and\\n(ape Fear liiver, about 10 inilesfrom the present town i ;f ti i i r -n r\\nof SniiUiville. It was nearly destroyed on the 7th -f I l Us fury with hrm\\nSei.tember, 17(i9, by a hniTicane, which is deidctcl in au,l maid v spirit. When its liiial iiassage was\\na dispatch from Iryon. (Colunril Doc s from iiolls I -r,\\nOiiice, London.) announced, the Chevalier Bayard of the day.\\nlleSe\\npeople were happy when left to them-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "BKUXSAVICK COUNTY. 30\\nJohn Aphe.then Speaker of tli-,- Ifoiise of tlic and luarohod in trininpli to the lesiiloncc of\\nCol Miial As.^cinbly, boldly proclaimed to the the Governor at Wilmington. The whole\\nUoval (uivcrnor, surriauuU d Ky his satraps, t^wn was wild with excitement, and was\\nthat he would iesi.it the execution of the illumiaated at ni :ht. The next mornini!; Col-\\naet to death! one! Ashe, at Hk head of a crowd of people,\\nIt was here occurred a scene which excels went to tin hous- of the Ciovernor and de-\\niii daring any uvent of the age; and which man hMl the ^^tamii-master, (William llous-\\nleaves the Boston Tea Tarty a secondary ton,) who had lie I to the Govern r lor s ifcty.\\nlegend in point of courage and patriotism. The Governor refuses to deliver him up, and\\nIn the year ].7C(J, an English slo.)p-of-war, forthwith preparations are made to surround\\n(the Diligence isseon entering theharhor. and hum the house, in which was tlio Gover-\\nThe meteor ilag of Hngland Haunts pi oudly nor. Stamp master and others. Tcrrilied,\\nfV im her mast, and her camion, lo ided and although a practiced soldier. t!io Governor\\nready, frowned n[ion the (U voted town, yields, and l[oustnn is deli vered up. They do\\nShe sails gi-acefally into the harhor, and no act ..f Idoodshed hut tirmly conduct ih^us-\\ndrops her anchor. GovcrnorTryon, anxiously t -.aitotlie .\\\\larket-hou-e, where he makc^ a\\nexpecting her, announces her airival hy a .oleaiii pledg in writing \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2never to receive\\n],rorlamation dated (Jth January, ITCd, and the any stamped [.ap ^r which may arrive fivmi\\nreception of stamps, and dii ects all persons England, nor olliciai e in any way in thedisiri-\\nauthorized to distribute stamps to apply to bution of stamps in the Proviiu e of North\\nthe eomniandcr. Carolina.\\ni .iit tither eyes than Tryon s were watching. Three bmd cheers ascend to Heaven, and\\nColonel Hugh. Waddcll fortlnvitli .sent from ring says Davis, \u00e2\u0080\u00a2thr.)ugh th- old market place,\\nBinnswick a nies. ^enger to Ashe, annouming and the Stamii Act is dead in Xortli Carolina.\\nthe arrival of the Dilig^ce with stamiis; This was more than ten years before the\\nhe immediately repairs to Brunswick. Xow Declara.tion of Independence, and more than\\nc(unes tb.o tug of war. Will the arrogant nine before tiie battle of Lexington, and nearly\\nTiyon, with his armed men, triumph; or will eight years bef);e the Boston Te:; Tarty.\\nthe daii:: A.-be which was in the night, and by men in dis-\\nguisi and upon the liarndess carriers ()f freight.\\nIJeard the Houijlas in liin castle i\\nIlist -ry has blazoned tins act ot Boston to\\nWill he and V\\\\ addell commit acts that are world, but the act of the people of the\\ntreason, and will send them to pris:)n and f\\\\,jn, y^^i- was far more (htring; done in open\\ndeath? diy l)v men of cliaraeter, witii arms in their\\nThey felt the importance and the peril of imiuls, under the King s flag; and who has\\nt! C oc-easion. Like vhc ancient Romans they h^.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,^y^\\\\ ,,f it v \\\\Vh i remembers it Who tells it\\nfelt When, concludes the ebxpient adilres; of\\nGofl^I can a IJoinan Senate loiisj ilcliate i i r i\\nAVliicli of tlie two to dioose. hbertv or flcathV .Mr. Davis, Irom winch i am promt to cojiy,\\nNo. let as rife at once, and at the Iiead wMl historv d justiec to North Carolina?\\nUf om- reni.unnig lesieiis. sird on our swords .u n. i j\\nAnd charge hoMic upon hlni. Never until some faithful and loving son of\\nTliey with force prevent the landing of any her own shall gird up his loins to the task,\\none fi (mi the ship; and intimidating the com- and with unwearied indn ti-y and unflineliing\\nmander, seizing tiie siiip s boat, brought it on devotion to the honor (jf his dear old mother,\\nshore, mounted it on a cart, raised on it a flag, narrate the virtues and vafu- of her sous.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "40\\nWHEELER S KKMINISCENCTES.\\nThis decided conduct on the jiart of the\\npeople, as was to lie expected, infuriated\\nTryun; and lie fnhninates in liis dispatclies to\\nthe Earl of Uillsl)oi\\\\) his threats of vengeance.\\nlie enclosed :a copy of the pledge extorted\\nfrom his Stamp-master, whicli is filed in the\\nRolls Office, and vvhicli, for future historians, I\\ncopy and here rticord.\\nErom Kolls Office, London; extract from\\nGovernor Tryon^ s dispatch; dated 2Gth De-\\ncember, 17Go; a pledge extorted from Wil-\\nliam Houston liv John Ashe and uthers.\\nI do hereli} jiromise that I never will re-\\nceive any stamp paper which may arri\\\\e from\\nEurope in consequence of any act lately passed\\nin the Parliament of Great Britain, uor ofK-\\nciate in an} manner as Stamp-master in the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2distribution of stamps within the L^ ovince of\\nNoith Carolina, cither directly or indirectly.\\nLdo hereby notify all tiie inhabitants of\\nHis Majesty s Province of North Carolina that\\nnotwithstanding my having received informa-\\ntion of my being appointed to said office of\\nStamp-master, I will not apply hereafter for\\nany stamp paper, or to distribute the same,\\nuntil such time as.it shall be agi eeable to the\\ninhabi.tanis of this Province.\\nHereby declaring that I do execute these\\npresents of my own free will and accord, with-\\nout any equivocation or mental reservation\\nwhatever.\\nIn witness hei eof I have hereunto set my\\nliand this KUh Xovembor, ITtio.\\nWilliam Houstos.\\nThere are deeds wliicli should not pass away;\\nAnil uames tliat mast not witlier. tho the earth\\nForgets her empire with a just decay.\\nThe enslavers and enslaved, their death and birth.\\nAmong the records I find a letter from\\nHouston to Tiyon, in which lie states, I am\\nhated, abhorred and detested, and have no\\nfriend, that h\u00c2\u00ab tiiinks John Moses HeKosset\\nwould not refuse a copy of his bond lodged in\\nhis hands, dated at Socrate, 21st Ajiril, 1766.\\nSuch was the enthusiasm and spirit of the\\naroused people, that fears for the personal\\nsafety of Governor Tryou were excited, and\\nrequired all the efforts and popularity of Ashe\\nto allay them.\\nI find among the public records in London.,\\nnever before jiublished, the following letter:\\nFehrum-yld, 1766.\\nTo Governor Tryon:\\nSir: The inhabitants, dissatisfied witli the\\nparticular restrictions laid upon the trade of\\nthis Eivei only, have determined to march t\u00c2\u00a9\\nBrunswick, in hopes of obtainiiig, hi a peaceful\\nmanner, a redress of their grievances from the\\nCommanding Officers of His Majesty s ships,\\nand hav\u00c2\u00ab ciimjtelled us to coii iuct them. We,\\ntherefore, think it our duty to acquaint Your\\nExcellency that we are fully determined ta\\nprotect from insult your person and jiroperty,\\nand that if it will be agreeable to your Ex-\\ncellency, a guard of gentlemen shall bt; imme-\\ndiately detached for that purpose.\\nWe have the honor to be, with tlie great-\\nest respect, sir,\\nYour Exc\u00e2\u0082\u00acllency s most\\nObedient, humble servants,\\nJohn Ashe,\\nThomab Lloyd,\\nAlexamuer Lillington.\\nThis shows the well balanced temper of\\nAshe and his associates. He had raised a\\ntempest, tierce and furious, in the cause of\\nright and opposed to illegality and oppression.\\nBut he was a sufficiently potent Prospero t@\\nallay its excess.\\nThe position of the Govei iior was humili-\\nating and galling to his pride. As a soldier\\nhe had been trained to ai iiis. His temper was\\nimperious, daring and desperate, as he after-\\nwards evinced at Alamance. But he saw that\\nhe was no match before the people with the\\npopular and fearless Ashe.\\nHis political sagacity induced him to change\\nhis course, for be knew well wIku to brag and\\nbully and when to Hatter and fawn. He\\nbegan, says Uavis, to court the people and\\nHatter them with shows and spiorts. In\\nEebruary, of that sauie year, 1766, there was\\na muster of militia in Wilmington. The\\nGovernor pre[iarcd, at considerable expense,\\na tine repast for the people. But when the\\nfeast was ready the [leople rushed to the spot,\\npoured the liquor in the street, and threw the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "liKUXSWICK COUNTY.\\n41\\nvIiiikIs:, uiitastoil, into tlie river. llo fory-ot\\ntliat he was in tlie home of ,lolin Asiie, and\\nhe hud .-^eeii tliat neither lie nor the iieojile\\ncouM l e intimi(hxted or cajoled.\\nI am indehtedto the able address of Hon.\\nGcoii;e Davis for much of the elotiuent style\\nin which these events have been recorded, and\\nuse his language, so forcible and correct, and so\\nmuch better than an} I could eniploj.\\nAfter the battle of Alamance, Tryon was\\ntransferred to the Governorshi[) of New York,\\nand he left Xorth Carolina to the mutual sat-\\nisfaction of himself and the peojile. lie de-\\nclared in a dispatch to his Government, that\\nnot all the wealth of the Indies could in-\\nduce him to remain among such a daring and\\ni-ebellious people.\\nHis successor. Governor Martin, found his\\nplace no bed of rose.s, notwiithstanding he\\nused every means to reconcile the peo[ile to\\n4he mother country. He early experienced\\nthe restive spirit of the age, and as already\\nstated, found it convenient to take refuge (on\\n10th Julj-, 1775) on board of His Majesty s\\nship of war, lying in the Cape Fear river.\\nIn a dispatch dated 20th July, 1775, from\\non board the Cruiser, he informs his\\nGovernment that Fort Johnson had\\nbeen burnt, and that Mr. John Ashe\\nand Mr. Coi-nelius Harnett were the\\nringleaders of the savage and audacious\\nmob. Governor Martin found as little pleas-\\nure in association with such daring men as\\nhad Governor Tr^ on, and with English squad-\\nron left the Cape Fear country for Charles-\\nton. Thus was the State free from anj for-\\neign ruler. This same year, 20th of May,\\n1775, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde-\\npendence w as proclaimed, and the year follow-\\ning (18th November, 1776,) a Statu Constitu-\\ntion was formed at Halifax.\\nThese were the. men tliat formed our State;\\nthese\\nI. ike Romans 111 Rome s qiwrrel.\\nSpiiryd iieitlii i- laud nor gold.\\nNor sou nor wife, nor limb nor life,\\nIn tlie brave days of old.\\nThen iioni \\\\v:is for a party:\\nI hcii all wen for tlii^ State;\\nThen tlic great man helped the poor.\\nAnd the poor man loved the gieat.\\nIt has been the subj(K;t of frequent remark\\nand admiration, that Xorth Carolina should\\nhaved formed, under such circumstances, so\\nperfect a Constitution that it carried the State\\nthrough the long and blood} revolution in\\nsafety, and for nearly sixty years, in honor and\\nhappiness. For any people, long inured to aris-\\ntocratic forms and monarchial rule, should,\\nbursting from the gloom of monarchy into the\\nlight ot lii)ertv. to have created so perfect a\\nform of Government, was indeed a subject\\nfull of wonder. It has been amended several\\ntimes; but to tlie minds of many it has not\\nbeen improved. It was the work of men who\\nknew the great principles of liiierty, truth and\\njustice, and many of them afterwards fought\\nand died to secure them.\\nIt was adoj^ted on the 18th December\\n1776, as reported by a committee, among\\nwhom were W. Avery, John and Samuel\\nAshe, Thomas Burke, Rich d Caswell, Corne-\\nlius Harnett, Joseph Hews, Robert Howe,\\nWillie Jones, Thomas Jones, and others.\\nIt is recorded that it was chiefly the pro-\\nductioii of Caswell, Burke and Thomas Jones.\\nBut whoever they were, they proved them-\\nselves master workmen in their craft.\\nThou, too, sail on, oh Ship of State,\\nSail on thy course, both strong and great,\\nilumanity with all its fears.\\nWith all the hopes of future years,\\nIs hanging breathless ou thy fate.\\nBy many it is stated that our Constitution\\nwas the earliest formed. But this is error.\\nWhen the [lower of the mother couiitr}- over\\nthe colonies was gone, and some Governnieut\\nother than England was necessary, the Conti-\\nnental Congress, by a resolution adopted 3d\\nNovember, 1775, recommended the Colonies\\nto adopt such Government as .should best", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "42 Win-^ELEK S KKMLNTISCEXCES.\\nconduce .to tlieir safety. In iuxordance with Brunswick County presented many patfi^\\nthis resohition otic sons to the cause of Independence, but\\nI. New Ilanipshire formed a State Consti- f more worthy of our memories than Rob-\\ntution 28th December, 1775. IJ^ j 1^32; died 1785.) So little\\nI X has t)een iireserveil and preseuted to the count V\\nII. South Carolina, on 2tjth March, 1(76. i.\\not this distinwnished man that the mderatig-\\nIII. Virginia, June -29, 177(5. .^,,1^ .,,,,1 accurate historian* has been com-\\nIV. New Jersey, July 3, 1776. pelled to state that history bears no record of\\nV. Delaware, September 12, 177fi. his private lite.\\n,.T n 1 o t 1 oi i-7\u00c2\u00ab The ri pi-oach has been removed, in .some\\nV I. 1 enns\\\\lvania, Septenil)er 21, 1(78.\\nmeasure, by an abridgement of the memories\\nVII. North Carolina, 12th November, 1776. i ir -i 3 i a i -i i i\\n01 General Howe, compiled by Arcluliald\\nVIII. Georgia, 5th February, 1777. Maclaine Hooper.t\\nIX. New York, April 20, 1777. Had his services and sacrifices been rendered\\n(See Ben: I erley i oore on Charters and ^.V other State than North Carolina, he\\nConstitutions would have been landed among the statesmen\\nI. The Convention which furmed the iirst patriots of the nation. Let ns try to sup-\\nCoustituti.ui for North Carolina met at Ilali- I b this .miission, and endeavor to preseut th\u00c2\u00ab\\nfax. 12th November, 1776, as above alluded to. chararter and services of General IL.nve as\\nn. The Convention wliich revised and ^^^^y deserve,\\namended the Constitution, met at Raleigh on His nivine and fame lieloug to Brunswick;\\n4th June, 18;!5, (Nath l Macon, President.) for it was in this county he wa- l orn, lived\\nIII. The Convention (secession) met at Ka- and died,\\nleigh 20th May, 1861, (Webloii N Edwards, ITe was born in 17;;2. His fatlier s fimily\\nPre ident.) \u00e2\u0080\u009e.as a, bi-aiieh of the noble house of Ilowe, in\\nIW Tho Convention, under orders of the Emrl.and. He had t he misf u-tune to lose both\\nI resideiit of the United States, (.Tohnson,) of bis parents at any early age; and the guid-\\nmet at Raleigh 2d October, lSo5, farmed a ance of his boyhood was entrusted to a kind\\nConstitution which was not ratiHe.l by the grandmother, who, like all grandmol hers,\\npeople, (Edwin G. Keade, rre.sid.Mit.) g\u00e2\u0080\u009e completely indulged him that bis eiln-\\nV. The Convention, under orders. d General cation and tiainingwas murh neglected.\\nCanby, of the United Slates Army, mot at ijg ^y,,^^ however, of an active, inquisitive\\nKalrigh lit h January, 1\u00c2\u00ab68, formed a Constitu- |,j,,\u00e2\u0080\u009e(^ .,|j,i |,y ^vea desultory reading,\\ntion, (Calvin J. Cowies, President.) ,^,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei conversation of literary men, he\\nVI. The Convention to amend the Consti- .icquired miuh and varied ini ormation. He\\ntntion, met at Raleigh on 6th September, man-ied at an e.irly age a young lady of the\\n1875, which was ratiiied by the people by u (jpauge family, much against, the will of her\\nmajority in November, 1876, Dr. Ew d Ran- p.,,cnts. With his bride he visited his rela-\\nsom. President.) England, where he remained about\\nLists of the person.s who were members of t\u00e2\u0080\u009e.^, ^.^,.,,.^_ eiijoving the noble and muuitieeat\\nthe Conventions of 1776, 1835, 1861, 1865, ijospitality oi Ids tViends and ftmily.\\n1868 and 1875, are to be fouml in tlie a lmirable\\nhand-book of L. L. Polk, C omnnssioner of *Lo.-sino- n. 72V!.\\nAgriculture, i)Ublislied at Paleigh, 187ib t University Magazine, vol. II.. June. lSi3. No. 6.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "BRUNSWICK COUNl^Y. 43\\nOn liis rotui ii lie tomineiiced his public Tlowe was elected a ineniber of tlie Asseiiiiily.\\ncareer. leoi.y iVdiii tlic Rnlls Office in London lie was also elected a delegate to the Cobmial\\nthe follnwinu-: on rross whidi niet at Xow I5erne on 2 )tli\\n3(1 Nov 17(56. Anu-nst, 1774. This \\\\va the lirst assenilda,s,n- of\\nAt a meetin- of the c^ouncil at Newburn, ^he reinvsontatives \u00e2\u0080\u009ef the people in uk-i.-Iative\\nRobert Howe, Es,,., produced the Governor s n- ^city in the Colony in du-ee-t opposition to\\n(Trvon s) commission appointing- him captain the Royal authority. It was violently de-\\nof Fort Johnston, and he took the oath and C l I J Governor .Vfartin. I [owe was ap-\\n-1 1 ii I t nointed chairman of a committee to wliom\\nsubscribed the test.\\nthe speech of Martin was referred, and wrote\\nIn a di.spatch of Gov. Martin to Earl of :,i,ie and ehxpient reply. On the 8th Au,-;-\\nDartiiioutb dated December 24th, 1772, the i,st, 1775, .Martin i y proclamation dated Mb\\nGovernor complains that the Colonial Assem- ^.\\\\\u00e2\u0080\u009ej^.,i^f,^ 1775^ on board the British ship\\nbiy had passed a resolution rerpiesiiiig Gover- (;,,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei^e,.; [enounced Howe for bavin,!? takm\\nTryon to forward their petition to the ^,^.|g ,.oU,iie]. and for snininoniiiii- and\\nnor\\nKill and thus overlookinix him.\\ntrainiii!;- the militia, etc.\\n-This, he adds, was done by the iiiilu- This closed Howe s legislative career. By\\nence of Robert Howe and Isaac Edwards. j^^^ Colonial Congre.-s that met at liillslxu-o (;ii\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Of Mr. Howe, the Governor says, in the 21st August, 1775, he was apiiointed ccdoiiel\\n?ame dispatch, wlieii lie came to North Caro- of the 2d Regiment, then about to be raised oii^\\nHna. Mr. Howe was the captain of Fort John- the Continental establishment.\\nsoiK and Baron of the E.xchequer; but b.diev- r|,,^^, \u00e2\u0080\u009ej}^,.,.,.,; api.ointcd to this regiment were\\ning the two otKces incongruous, !k! appointed j.,,!,^.,.^ Howe, colonel; John I att.ui, major,\\nMr. Hasell Baron of the E.xchequer; by the (,\u00e2\u0080\u009e.,ternal grandfather of the lion. C. C. Canib-\\nKing-s appoint!! ent Cai.trdn Collet was made j,^.,j\u00e2\u0080\u009ej,_ ,^\\\\^.^.,^,]y alladed to;) Alexander .Martin,\\ncaptain of the fort, which deprived .Mr. Howe lieutenant colonel, afterwards Governor of t he\\nof a iiost of contemiitihle profit to a man of v4(.,te. Aimmg the captains were James Blount,\\nhonor; but he, by extraordinary management ]i.i,.,ly .Murfree, Henry Irwin Toole, .Michael\\nof moneys that came into his hands to sup- i others. In this gallant regiment\\npo.t the garrison, made it very lucrative, and n^ipifovd County cmtributed her first quota\\nserved to keep together the wreck of his for- ,,j- f enlisted for the war. They coiisii-\\ntune. Mr. Howe is a man of lively parts and ^\u00e2\u0080\u009ej^,| Comi.any D, and were commanded by\\ngood under.standiug, but, in the present state j[.j,,,i_^. _\\\\[m.f,ee. (;oloiici Benjamin Wyuus\\nof his atiair.sof no account or considoiation, ^-onunanded the Hertford Battalion. Their\\nand is trying to establish a reputation for |i|..st march under lb. we was to Norfolk, and\\npatriotism. reached the Great Bridge only two days after\\nThe Legi-l.iture res .Ived to continue the the battle. Thence they wont .south un-\\nestablishment of Fort Johnston only to the der Lee. One of the uest and truest of Hert-\\nnext session, which, I fear, is owing to the ford s sons was ;iidcde-camp to (ieiu ral Howo.\\ncommand, being held hy an oliicor nominated This was young Godwin Cotton, of .Mulberry\\nliy His .Majesty, instead of .Mr. Howe, a native Grove. Like his 3 oung kinsman, Colonel\\nof thiscountry. (Colonial Rec-ords, London.) James Gotten, of An.soii, he was the survej-or\\nThis year and in t!ie next, 1772 and 1773, of the county. He was the youngest sou of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "44\\nWIIEE-LER e KEMimSCENCES.\\nCaptain Aithui Gotten, and lived at the old General Howe for compelling Sir Hen! ry s\\nhomestead near St. Johns. He was as amiable friend, Lord Dunmore, to leave Virginia for-\\nas he was brave, and universally beloved. He ever.\\nlived long after the war, and many now alive General Howe was placed in command of\\nmay recollect his exemplary and pions char- the North Carolina troops in defence of\\nactcr. He was the last of his name in Ilcrt- Charleston and Savannah; and the latter end\\nford, for he left no sons; but he left two of July General Lee undertook an e.vpedition\\ndaughters, who were the belles and beauties of against Florida. But by an express he\\ntheir day. One of them was the lovely was ordered North, and General James\\nmother of Dr. Godwin Gotten Moore, of whom Moore succeeded him. Soon after General\\nwe shall write when we come to Hertford. Moore was ordered to join the Army of\\n(Moore s Hist., Sketches of Hertford, IX, the North, and Howe was appointed to\\nXVI, 550 succeed iiim in the command of the Southern\\nIn Ueceniber, 1775, Howe was ordered to Department,\\ntake command of the troops raised in North o\u00e2\u0080\u009e the 2(1 of October, 1777, Howe was ap-\\nCarolina, and niarcli to aid Virginia. Unavoid- pointed by Congress major general; and in\\nable circumstances prevented him from reach- the Spring of the next year he made an un-\\ning the Great Bridge until two days after the successful ex[)edition against Florida. From\\nbrilliant battle, [9 Dec. 1775] but he took post ^vant of proper supplies, insubordination\\nat Norfolk, and rendered good service in driv- of some of the otticials of Georgia and\\ningthe Royal Governor (Lord Dunmore) and South Carolina and the health of his\\nbis forces out of this section of the State; for troops, he was compelled to retreat\\nthis he received the thanks of the Convention to Savannah. The retreat was com-\\nof Virginia, and of the General Congress at nienced in July, 1778; the conduct of\\nPhiladelphia, and was promoted to the rank of General Howe was severely commented upon\\nbrigadier general. in various publications. Among these was a\\nWbei! General Lee, in March, 177(3, arrived letter of General Gadsden, which was highly\\nin Virginia, Howe joined him with his regi- otfensive to General Howe, and led to a duel\\njiient and went south. As he passed through \u00e2\u0080\u009eear Charleston. Howe s second was C. G.\\nNorth Carolina he received the thanks of the Pinekney, and Gadsden w^as accompanied by\\nConvention at Halifax and at New Berne for Colonel Barnard Elliot. They fought, 13th\\nhis services, and he was received with public August, 1778. Howe s ball grazed his oppo-\\nhonors. nent s ear, on which Gadsden fired iiis pistol\\nAs an additional evidence of apin-eciation of j,, tlie air. The parties then shook bunds,\\nhis patriotic efforts, he was especially excepted ^nd became reonciled.\\nfrom the offer of pardon proclaimed by Sir\\nHenry Clinton to all who should down their\\narms, and his estates on the Cape Fear were\\nravaged by the English troo^is. This was the l^ commencemeiit of Howe s a l-\\nsecond time that Howe had been the honored inistration. South Carolina and Georgia bad\\nsubject of Royal indignation and marked b^- urgent in memorials to Congress to re-\\nenmity. This second proclamation of Sir Henry call him and to replace him by\\nClinton was a grateful acknowledgment to n^o e experience.\\nlie was attacked at Savannah b\\\\- the British\\nin force, and defeated.\\nicer of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "EKUXSWICX COUNTY.\\n45\\nIn compliance with these solicitations, in have been principally active in the late niu-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Septeniber, 1778, Howe was ordered to the tiny; to disarm the remainder, and to exam-\\nheadquarters of General Washington, and ine into all the circumstances relating\\nGeneral Linct)in appointed to succeed him, thereto.\\nand to repair immediately to Charlestt n. In May, 178.5, lie was appointed by Congress\\nHowe was stationed on the Hudson river, and to treat with the Western Indians,\\nill 1780, was ill eoramaud at West Point, He remained at the North for some time\\nwhere he rendered acceptable services, and\\nfor his energy aud activity at this and other\\nimportant commands he received the thanks\\nof Washington.\\nIn January, 1780, a committee of the\\nGeorgia Legislature, appointed to consider the\\nsituation of the State since 29th of Decem-\\nber, 1778, and extracts from the minutes of\\nthe assembly respecting the conduct of Gen-\\neral Howe, were transmitted to the Com- on accountof monies (\u00c2\u00a77,000) advanced.\\nawaiting the adjustment of his claims for losses\\nto his estates in North Carolina, ravaged by the\\nenemy, and which were rendered useless and\\nunproductive, and, from the depreciation of\\nthe currency, he \\\\vi\\\\s reduced to want.\\nFrom the Journals of Congress, page 65:\\nApril Uih, 1785.\\nMr. Hawkins introduced a resolution, pay-\\ning for depreciation, to Major General Howe,\\nmander in Chief, with a request that ho be\\ndirected to cause inquiry to be made into\\nmatters therein alleged, in such manner as he\\nshould judge proper.\\nIn pursuance of this order General Wash-\\nington summoned a Court Martial of thirteen\\nofficers Baron DeKalh presided as President.\\nAfter a rigid examination of six weeks he\\nwas acquitted with the highest honors.\\nExtract from Journals of Congress, 24th\\nJanuary, 1782: The acquittal of General\\nfeowe by Court Martial with the highest\\nhonors is approved by Congress. (Journal\\n1782, page 271. Although the war was over\\nGeneral Howe continued active in service.\\nIn 1781, Howe was sent by Washington to\\nsuppress a revolt of the New Jersey troops,\\nllildreth. III, 359.\\nExtract from Journals of Congress, Monday,\\n1st July, 1783, page 64, ordered by Mr. Hamil-\\nton, and reported from a committee of which\\nIn the spring of 1785 he returned to North\\nCarolina, and was welcomed by public honors\\nat Fayetteville and by kind friends at home\\nHe was induced to allow his name to be used\\nas a-candidate as a member from Brunswick\\nof the General Assembly. He was triumph-\\nantly elected. But exposure during the sum-\\nmer produced a severe bilious fever, from\\nwhich he partially recovered, aud in October\\nstarted for the seat of Government. His first\\nday s ride brought him to the house of his\\nfriend, General Clarke, about thirteen miles\\nabove Wilmington. Here he relapsed, and\\nafter two weeks illness died in November,\\n1785.\\nHe had served his country from the first\\ndawn of the Kevolution till the end of the\\nwar, with fidelity and valor, and his services\\ndemand the remembrance and regard of his\\ncountry. One whose opinion is valuable,\\nhe was the chairman, that Major General styles him The wit, the scholar, and the\\nHowe shall be directed to march such part of his soldier.\\nforce as he shall judge necessary to the State Drake describes General Howe as an olficer\\nof Pennsylvania, in order that immediate of approved courage, well versed in military\\nmeasures may be taken to confine and bring to tactics, a skilful engineer, and a rigid discipli-\\nirial such persons belonging to the army as iiariau, and a man of cultivated mind.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "46 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nAfter all the toils of war and the vicissi- one of His Majesty s principal Secretaries of\\ntudes of fortune, he returns to his home, State, I extract the followins;:\\nLife s long vexations passed, Mr. Cornelins Harnett, another of the\\nHere to return and die at home at last. Council, wais hred a merchant in Dublin and\\nsettled at Cape Fear in this Colony. I was\\nCnrnelius Harnett,* horn 20th April, 1723; assured by a letter I received in England that\\ndied 20th April, 1781. Harnett was worth six thousand pounds ster-\\nling, which induced me to place his name on\\nAssociated with Robert Howe in the cause the list of persons to be Councillors; when I\\nof Liberty and Independence was Cornelius came to this country he was reputed to be\\n-TT .X worth \u00c2\u00a37,000; but now he is known to have\\ntraded with other men s goods; and is not\\nBoth of these distinguished men, by the worth anything, and so reduced as to be corn-\\nproclamation of Sir Henry Clinton, were ex- P^ ^P P^ ^Ii house.\\neluded from all pardon from the Royal Gov- There are other records that aid us. At\\nernment. Although not, like Howe, a soldier, the General Court, sitting at Edenton, the\\nit was not the fortune of Harnett to figure in 26th March, 1726, George Burrington, the\\nfeats of broil and battle, yet he did equal Governor, was indicted, for that about the 2d\\ndeeds of daring and courage in the great drama of Decendjer, 1725, with Cornelius Harnett\\nof life, in which men and arms are only sub- of Chowan County, and others, he assaulted\\nordinate parts, and the value of whose ser- the house of Sir Richard Everhard.\\nvices, says Mr. Davis, was only equalled by In the Register s office in New Hanover\\nthe extent of his sutierings and his .sacrifices. County there is a record of a bond from\\nWe regret that so little has been accurately Colonel Maurice Moore, of New Hanover Pre-\\nknown of Mr. Harnett that even his birthplace ciuct, to Cornelius Harnett, of the same\\nis conjecture, Mr. Drake states, as does Loss- place, dated 30th June, 1726, e.\\ning, he was l)OFn in England, but gives no Since we know from the in.scription on the\\nauthority. Unquestionably there were two headstone of Cornelius Harnett, of Cape Fear,\\npersons of the same name, both distinguished that he was born in 1723, it is clear that the\\nin the annals of North Carolina. Cornelius Harne-tt, of Chowan, was another\\nThe father, who.se name the subject of our person, probably the father, and that he was\\nsketch bore, was not an obscure man, from the English birth, but of Irish descent,\\nfact that he was the abettor and friend of ^t his son was\\nGov. Burrington in his quarrel with Everhard, Carolina, and there was no\\nand one of the Governor s councill .rs, 1730. e\u00c2\u00bbt from 1765 to 1780 in the cause of\\nIt may be inferred that he was a man of dis- independence in which he was nut ready and\\ntinctionin North Carolina as early as 1725. The Samuel Adams of North- Caro-\\nBut, as will be seen, he and Burrington did\\nnot remain friends very long. l in 1773.\\nFrom the Rolls OflSce in London, in a dis-\\nWith Colonel John Ashe, he was denounced\\n_\u00e2\u0080\u009e by Governor Martin in 1775, for the burning\\npatch dated Feb. 20th, 1732, of George Bur- t,. t i .r\\n01 l^ort Johnson. He was Chairman ot the\\nrington, Governor of the Province of North \u00e2\u0080\u009etm\\nT^ ^-^-r vVilmington Committee ot bafety, and atter\\nCarolma, to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, ,r\\nGovernor Martin s retreat the State was gov-\\n*Drake s Biograiildcal Dictionary; Lossing s Field Williamson II, 229. Davis at CUapel Hill, 1825.\\nBook, II, 582. t Book, page 71", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "BRUNSWICK COUNTY.\\n47\\nerned by a Provincial Council, of wliicii liar- From liis delicate hnaltli ami liis distin-\\nnett was chairman, and de fueto tlio Governor sjuislied character, he was admitted to parole,\\nof the State, at a period when the affairs of He sul)mitted to the inovitaI)lo with di^ iiity\\nthe Government demanded the utmost prn- and philosophy. But broken in spirits, health\\ndence and sagacity. He was elected a mem- and fortune, he died in captivity on his birtli-\\nberof the Colonial Congress that rnet at Hali- day, 20th A jail, 1781.\\nfax on the 4th April, 1776; hairman of the Tie lies buried in the northeast corner of the\\nCommittee to Consider the Usurpations of the grave yard of St. James Cbnnb, Wilmington,\\nEnglish King and I arliament. lie presented with this inscrii)tion:\\nresolutions directing the delegates from North\\nCarolina in the Continental Congress to unite\\nin declaring independence. This was unanimously\\nadopted on I2th April, 177G, more than a\\nmonth before the celebrated resolutions of\\nVirginia. No one has ever heard of this for-\\nward step of poor, pensive North Carolina,\\nwhile the act of Virginia has been sounded by\\nevery tongue, and recorded on every page of\\nher historj\\nMr. Harnett was of the Colonial Congress\\nthat met at Halifax on 12th November, 1776,\\nwhich formed the Constitution of the State,\\nand with Samuel Ashe, Waightstill Avery,\\nThomas Burke, Richard Caswell, Hews, Willie\\nand Thomas Jones, and others, was a commit-\\ntee on this important subject.\\nIn 1777, 1778 and 177!t, Mr. Harnett was a\\nrnenilierof the Continental Congress at Phila-\\ndelphia. His letters which are extant breathe\\nthe spirit of a patriot, and prove hira to have\\nbeen a faithful and devoted public servant.\\nThese letters also reflect much light on vhe\\ncondition of the country and the proceedings\\nof the Continental Congress during this event-\\nful period.\\nHe returned home to North Carolina, and\\nwhen, in 1781, the British forces, under Sir\\nJames Craig, occupied Wilmington, he was\\ntaken prisoner at the house of his friend\\nColonel Spicer.\\nConicliiis Ilariictt,\\nDiefl2()tli Ainil, 1781.\\nAged 58.\\nSlave to nn sect, lie took no private mad.\\nBut looked through nature u]) to nature s God\\nLife and Letters of Cornelius Haruett, coniiiiledhy\\nGov. Swain; Uni.Mag., Feb., 1861.\\nKotes relative to Cornelius Harnett; by Archibald\\nMcl^ine Hooper.\\nA vvortby name of a worthy community.\\nHe is described by his biogi-apher, Mr;\\nHooper, as being delicate rather than stout in\\nperson; about 5 feet 9 inches high; hazel eyes\\nand light brown hair; small but symmetrical\\nfeatures, ami graceful figure. Easy in his man-\\nners; affable and courteous; with a fine taste\\nfor letters, and a genius for music, he was at\\ntimes a fascinating and always an agreeablo\\ncompanion.\\nThe capital of Harnett presents the honored\\nname of Lillington.\\nJohn Alexander Lillington was the son of\\nGolonel George Lillington, who settleil on the\\nIsland of Barbadoos, and was a memiier of the\\nRoyal Council in 1698.\\nHis grandfather. .Major Alexander Lilling-\\nton, emigrated from Barl)adoes to the county\\nof Albemarle, with his family.\\nOn the north side of the tomb of Governor\\nHenderson Walker, five miles below Edeuton,*\\nis inscribed the following:\\nHere lyes ye body of\\n(ieorge Lillington.\\nSon of Major Alexander Lillington,\\nwho died in ye 15 year of his age\\nAnno 1706.\\nThe oldest public record in the State is a\\ncommission issued to George Durant, Alex-\\nander Lillington, and others, to hold the pre-\\ncinct Courts in Berkeley Precinct. t\\n*Lossing s Field Book, IT, 586.\\ntPavis, IV; Wheeler. I, 34.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "48\\nWHEELEirS REMINISCENCES.\\nU]Miii the (leiiavtiire of Gov. Ludwell in 1G93,\\nthe aduiitiistrution of the Province devolved\\nupon him as Deputy Governor.* Ills grand-\\nson, tiie suhject of our sketch, was left early\\nan orphan, and when Edward Moseley, who\\nhad married Ann, daughter of Major Alexan-\\nder Lillington and the widow of Gov. Walker,\\n(died 1712,) emigrated to the Cape Fear,\\nyoung Lillington came with him, in 1734.\\nA tine mansion, known as Lillington Hall,\\nahiiut 40 milesaliove Wilmington, on the New\\nBerne road, is still standing, and an engraving\\nof it is delineated in Lossing.\\nWhen the notes of prepai ation for the war\\nwith the mother country were heard, Lilling-\\nton responded ghidly to the call.\\nHe was early known as an active and decided\\nVv liig, and co-operated with Ashe in opiiosi-\\ntion to Gov. Ti yon. We have seen his letter,\\noffering, with Ashe and Tliomas Lloyd (see\\nante, page 40,) to protect from insult the\\n,person and property of the Governor.\\nBy the State Congress, which met on 21st\\nAugust, 1775, at Ilillsboro, to put the State in\\nmilitary order, he was appointed colonel of\\nthe Wilmingtini district, and Caswell for the\\nJS cw Berne district. Together, these gallant\\notficcrs, with their forces, fought (February 27,\\n1770, j and won the battle at Moore s Creek\\nBridge, over the Scotch Tories, which has\\nbeen fully described, with its important cou-\\nseLpieuces.t The State deeply appreciated bis\\nservices, for the Provincial Congress that met\\nat Halifax on 4tli of April following, appointed\\nliim colonel of the (jth Regiment of North\\nCarolina troops on the Continental establish-\\nment. He served under General Gates at the\\nill-fated battle of Camden August 15, 1780.\\nThough he served through the war with dis-\\ntinguished honor, and was promoted to rank\\nof brigadier general, his military fame rests\\nciiietly upon the battle of Moore s Creek.\\n*Martlu, I, 134.\\nt See Wheeler, 1, 76.\\nGeneral Lillington remained in service to\\nthe close of the war, when he retired to his\\nestate at Lillington Hall, where he died; near\\nhis mansion rest the remains of General Lil-\\nlington and his son John, who did good ser-\\nvice in the whole Revolutionary war as col-\\nonel.\\nGeneral Lillington, writes one of his\\ndescendants to Lossing,* was a man of Her-\\nculean frame and strength. He possessed\\nintellectual powers of a high order, undaunted\\ncourage and of incorruptible integrit3^ He\\nhas left,\\non the footprints of Time,\\nOn of those names that never die.\\nGeneral Lillington was the grandson of\\nMajor Alexander Lillington who was Presi-\\ndent of the Council, and ex officio Governor of\\nNorth Carolina, in 1673. His grandmother\\nwas an Adams, from Massachusetts. One of her\\ndaughters married Governor Walker, and\\nafterwards Edward Mosely. Another was\\nthe wife of the lirst Samuel Swanu. General\\nLillington left issue at his death in 1786, one\\ndaughter, who married her cousin, Sampson\\nMosely, and a son George, who left a son,\\nJohn Alexander, (who represented Davie\\nCounty in the Senate, in 1848,- 50,- 52,) who\\nwas the last of his name, a gentleman of line\\npersonal appearance, and talents.\\nMrs. Harden of Hickory, and Mrs. Dr.\\nAnderson, of Wilmington, are the present\\nrepresentatives of the family. (Moore,\\nLetter of Hon. George Davis.)\\nThe Moores of Brunswick,\\nIt is now just about tifty years ago when I\\nfirst entered the House of Commons (as it was\\nthen called,) as a member from my native\\nCounty of Hertford, and my attention was\\ndrawn on the first day of the session to one of\\nthe best expressed and best delivered speeches\\nthat I ever heard, and which made an indeli-\\nLossiug, II, 3S5.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "IIUUNSWICK COUNTY.\\n49\\nble imiiression on my own iiiiiul, and carried part of the records of the court, and the party\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0conviction to all who heard it. elected had no right to its possession\\nThe simple facts of the case were: One This able arsjument was more effective by\\nof the members from the Cape Fear country the ornate and elegant manner with which it\\nhad lost or mislaid the certificate of his elec- was delivered.\\ntion; the question arose in the minds of\\nmany, could a member take a seat without the\\nevidence that he was duly elected Alfred\\nMoore then arose and addressed the House.\\nIlis manner of speaking, the melody of his\\nvoice, the polished periods of his sentences,\\ncommanded the attention of all, while his\\nargument and reasoning influenced their judg-\\nments.\\nTheje was no question of the fact that t)ie\\nmember had been elected, and that he had\\nlost or mislaid the certificate of the sheriff\\nholding the election.\\nMr. Moore traced the history of the mode\\nof elections, as had existed from the founda-\\ntion of the State, and also the mode in\\nthe Colonial period, that whenever the\\nGovernor called the Legislature, M hich body\\nwas composed of a Council, who were ap-\\npointed by the Crown to a lvise with the\\nGovernor, and the House, which was composed\\nof members elected by the people from each\\ncounty; he directed the Clerk of the Crown or\\nthe Secretary to issue writs of election to each\\nsherift to call together the people and to elect\\nsuch number of names as the county was enti-\\ntled to as members, and when executed and\\nthe election made, to endorse on said writ the\\nnames of the persons elected, and to transmit\\nthe said writ to the Clerk of the House or\\nCrown or Secretary, as the case might be.\\nThis return was filed and recorded. On the\\nday appointed for the meeting of the Assem-\\nbly, the endorsement was read by him, and\\ntiie persons called and qualiiied.\\nHe further argued the person elected had no\\nright to the custody of the certificate, no more\\nthan a party who sues out a writ. It was a\\nNo reply was attempted, and the member\\nwas unanimously admitted.\\nThis question, we are aware, has been since\\ndecided differently; (Ennet s Case, 1842,) but\\nit was when party arose superior to patriot-\\nism.\\nIt has been often my good fortune to hear\\nClay in his happiest moods, and Calhoun s\\npowerful logic, and Webster in his massive\\neloquence, but neither of these excelled this\\nextempore effort of Mr. Moore, whose powers\\nas a speaker were only excelled by courtly\\nelegance of manners and simplicity and mod-\\nesty of demeanor.\\nMr. Moore was of a family long and well\\nknown for their integrity, their intellectual\\npowers, and their devotion to the cause of\\nliberty and law.\\nThis family is of Irish descent, and claim to\\nbelong to the Chiefs O More. The ancestor\\nin America was James, who came to Charles-\\nton and married, in 1665, a daughter of Gov.\\nYeatnans, who was Governor of Carolina in\\n1671.\\nHe became Governor of Carolina in 1700,\\nupon the death of Joseph Blake. He was\\nsupposed to be the grandson of Roger Moore,\\nthe leader of the Irish rebellion of 1641, and\\ninherited the rebellious blood of his sire.* By\\nhis marriage with Miss Yeamans he had ten\\nchildren.\\nThe eldest son, of the same name, was worthy\\nof his father. He acquired military renown\\nin his campaigns against the Indians.\\nHe, in 1703, marched to North Carolina to\\n*See Hume s England.\\nMoney s Hist, of Ireland.\\nDrake s Biographical Diet.\\nCarrol s Collections of S. C.\\nDavis at C. Hill, 26,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "50 WHEELER S KEMlNISCENCT]S.\\nsubdue the Appalachian Itidiatis, who had other tliaii patriots, or to shrink from any sac-\\ndune great mischief and murder in this (the rifire at the call of their country. In a dis-\\nCape Fear) section, and lie completely sub- patch IVom Governor Bui-rington as early as\\ndued them. February, 1735-, he shows his instinctive dread\\nHe also commanded the forces setit b} Gov. of such patriotic and pure-liearted men, and\\nCharles Craven t(.) succor the iidiabitants, thus describes them:\\nwhose borders were ravaged by the Tuscaroras About twenty m^Mi are settled at Cape\\nin 1713,and many of theinhabitantsm-.issacred, Fear from South Carolina. Among these are\\namong them John Lawson, the first liistorian three brothers of a noted family, by the name\\nof North Carolina. He was accomiianied by of Moore. They are all of the set known by\\na sti ong force, and completely routed the sav- the name of the (Joose Greek faction. These\\nages. A severe engagement nciw Snow Hill people were always very troul)lesome in that\\nin Greene County.* Government, and will be so, without doulit,\\nHe remained in Xorth Carolina about seven in this. Already I have bL-eti told they will\\nmonths, when he returned home. Until 1603 spend a good di-al of money to get me turned\\nthe two Provinces were together, and under out. .Messengers are continually goi\u00c2\u00abg to-\\none Governor. The renown gained in the Mosely and his crew, to and from them. Such\\nIndian wars was well calculated to render Col. was the repulsion of the representative of\\nMoore a favorite with the people. In 1719, royalty to the advocates of popular rights and\\nwhen the quarrelbetweeu tlie people and the equal justice.\\nGovernment occurred, true to the instincts of Colonel Maurice Moore, to whom we have\\nhis race, he was with the peo[]le, and was well already alluded as the younger brother\\nqualified to be a leader in pcj ilous and troubled of (lovernor James Moore, the second, was\\ntimes. Robert Johnson was at this time the a soldier, lirave, energetic and successful.\\nRoyal Governor. The people proclaimed He had accompanied his brother in his ex[)edi-\\nagainst him and deposed him 28th 2^ovcmber, tions to Northern CaroIimi,and was impressed\\n1719, and with this prochunation went up the with the character of the country. He had\\nexpiring sighs of the Proprietory Government, two years later commanded a troop of horse\\nand James Moore was elected by the people in tlie service of Eden, (Govei uor of North\\nGovernor. He was succeeded the same year, Carolina in 1713,) and marched to the Cape\\n(1719) by Arthur Middleton, and as he lis- Fear to subdue the Indians, who were fierce\\nap[iears from South Carolina history it is prob- and trou olesome in that section. As (ioveruor\\nable he came to Cape Feai.t Eden resided in Chowan, it is inferred that\\nHe never mari ied. His younger brother, he first went there. Three years after his ex-\\nMaurice, accompanied him in his campaigns pedition lie was concerned with Edward\\nagainst tlie Indians. Mosely in some mattcr.i of importance. He\\nSuch was tlie inviting character of this sec- is supposed by Martin to have settled niion\\ntiou, its genial soil and mild (.limate, that the Cape Fear about 1723. The dispatch al-\\nmany of the family settled on the Cape Fear, ready quoted of Governor !5urringtori shows\\nOf these Mr. Davis was correct when he said that three brothers by the name of Moore\\nthey inherited the rebellious stock of their were located, in 1730, on the Cape Fear.\\nrace; it vvas not in tlieir name or blood to be J hese three brotliers were Colonel Maurice\\nMoore, Roger and Nathaniel. To these three\\n*Joliiison rnulitioiis, 230; Davis s Adilress, 12.\\ntMartin, I, 2(;i. men is due the permanent settlement of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "BRUXSWICK COUNTY. 51\\nCaiie Fear. Witli these came others who iiii,^ tiie _ rrcat ri^ts at IIi!lslMM-.), in 1770,\\nwere distinsjuislied for their virtues and their wlieii Jiidi!;e llonderson tied, .Judge Howard\\nvalor, and were the germs of a iiohie colony, was driven from the bench, the house of Colo-\\nThey were, says Mr. Davis, No needy ad- nel Fantdng burned, and his },ers )n severely\\nventurers, driven by nece?sity to seek a preca- chastised. Judge Moore was unmolested,\\nrioiis living in a wild and savage country, hut lie was elioscn a member of the Provincial\\ngentlemen of birth and education, bred to the Congress, at Hill.sboro, in 1778, and of the\\nrefinement of society, and bringing with them same at Halifax, in 1776, and materially aided\\nample fortunes, polislied manners, and culti- in forming the State Constitutiui.\\nvnted minds. fc married Anne Grange, by wliom he had\\nColonel Maurice Moore, the founder of the two children, Alfred, born in 1755, of whom\\nfamily, was the son of Governor James xMoore we shall write directly, and Sally, who mar-\\nand .Miss Yeamans, and left a family of several ried (Jeneral Francis Xash, who fell at (!er-\\nchildreu. Among these were his eldest son, mantown, 1777.\\nJudge Maurice Moore, judge under the Colo- He died the ne.\\\\t year, ou- the 15th of Janu-\\nnial Govcrnmer,t,a devoted advocate for pop- ary, 1777, at home, and by a wonderful coin-\\nulav rights, and decided opponent of wrong cidence, at the same time, same hour marly,\\nand oppression. 1 i t the same place in an adjoining room.\\nHe was a lawyer,and was .so much esteemed died his distinguislied brother, Geiund Jasnes\\nthat he, with Richard Henderson and Martin Mooie. Ho was the son of Colonel Main ice\\nHoward, constituted the judiciary of the Pro- Mo(n-e and .Miss Porter. A soldier by his\\nvince. He was appointed 1st of March, 1708. taste, by education and profession. Ho was\\nassociate justice. devoted to the cause of his countiy, and co:i-\\nThis was no empty comidiment or idle ser- sidered the first military genius of his d ly.\\nvice. There were five circuits at remote and He was early trained to arnis, and when\\nalmost inaccessible points; through bad roads Tryon met the Regulators at Alamance, in\\nand worse accommodations, the judge had to 1771, Moore wa.s one of his officers,\\ntravel eleven hundred miles to make the cir- On the organization of the military f(,reos\\neuit of these courts. of the State, he was a[)poiuted colonel of the\\nBut, although he was appointed and dis- First liegiment of North Carolina on the Con-\\ncharo-ed judicial duties under the Crov. ii, he tinental establishment, by tlie State Congress\\nwas by no means the advocate of oppression. that met at llillslioro on August 21, 1775.\\nHe sympathized with the Regulators in their This was a higli honor to he preferred to\\nsufferings, hnt did not sanction their violence. Colonel John Ashe and others to the corn-\\nHe denounced the high-hande.l measures of maud of the Hrst regiment raised l)y the State.\\nGovernor Tryon, in a series of letters signed He was em[iloyed in watching the enemy\\nAtticus, and showed the character of the on the Cape Fear, to prevent any junction of\\nGovernor in despicable colors. This so in- the forces of Clinton and .Martin. When Cliu-\\ncensed the Governor, that in a dispatch, ton appeared in the river, the clans of Scotland\\ndated 1761), he recommends the removal of gatheied together to connect and co-operate\\nJ.udge Moore, and the appointment of Ed- with the forees of Clinton. .Moore marched\\nmund Fanning. But he continued on the his regiment to Ciimherland County to pre-\\nbeneh until the Revolution closed the courts, vent this, and give them battle; but they\\nHe was a favorite with the people. Dur- avoided the ofiV-r, only to meet another force,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "52 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand experience a disastrous defeat at Moore s Nash, his brother-in-law, killed in battle. These\\nCreek ^Bridge from Caswell and Lillington. calamities left a helpless family on his hands,\\nOn the departure of Geiiei-al Lee to the anil he was forced by these untoward events\\nnorth from Cliarleston. Marcli, 1770, the Con- to resign.\\ntinental Congress promoted Moore to the His patriotism and his martial spirit, how-\\nrank of brigadier general and commander in ever, did not allow him to be idle or inactive,\\nchief of the Southern Department. He raised a troop of volunteers, and so greatly\\nHe endeavored to discharge the duties of annoyed the enemy that Major Craig (after-\\ntliis inipoitant station ^\\\\ith iidelity, but his wards Sir James Craig, Governor-General of\\nfeeble health sunk under the duty, and lie Canada,) when in possession of Wilmington,\\nreturned home, there to die. sent troops to Captain Moore s house, who\\nGeneral .James Moore niari-ied Anna Ivey, plundered everything that was valuable, and\\nb) whom ho bad four children, Huncan destroyed the remainder. While the British\\nMoore, Janies Moore, Mrs. Swann, Mrs. were at Wilmington, his condition was de-\\nWaters, plcirable without means, or even decent\\nJudge Alfred .Moore (born 21st May, 1755; clothes, driven from his home and family, his\\ndied lOth October, 1810,) was the son of Judge pro[)erty destroyed, yet no murmur of com-\\n.Mauiice Moore. He was sent to lioston to plaint was uttered by him; no abatement of\\nacipiire his education. While there he made zeal.\\nby hi^ genial disposition many friends, and Dear must that independence be, purchased\\nwas oflered a commission in the Royal Army, iit such a terrible price. After the battle of\\nThi-; was not accepted, but the presence of a Guilford Court-house (loth March, 1781,)\\nlarge military garrison and the friendship of Captain Moore with others did good service\\none of its Oiiicers, added to an inherited taste in harrassing Lord Cornwallis in his march\\nfor the profession of arms, led him to acquire t Guilford to Wilmington,\\naccurate knowledge of military tactics, which But tlie war was soon to close. The Eiig-\\ns ion was to bo called into requisition in Hsh were then on their marrli to Yorktown,\\ndefense of his luitive bind. He returned home, I ich proved to be the Waterloo of the con-\\nand wiien all hopes of reconciliation were lost test.\\nand contest commenced, the State Congress But it was not in the field, although he had\\nat Hillsboro, in August, 1775, organized two Jone a. soldier s duty with credit and gallantry,\\nregiments for the Continental establishment, that Judge Moore s reputation was won, and\\nhe was commissioned as captain in the First which preserves his name to a grateful pos-\\nRegiment,of wbieli his uncle, James Moore, terity. The General Assembly in 1782 elected\\nwas the colonel. He marched with bis com- li -Attorney-General of the State, when it\\nmand to Charleston and was on duty there at known that be had never read a law book,\\nthe brilliant alfair of Fort ALjultrie, and This was done to alleviate, in a delicate man-\\nevinc d traits of cba-.icter that ranked him ii 3r, his immediate wants, and as some slight\\namong the first captains of his day. acknowledgment of gratitude for his sacrifices\\nBut ciicumstancesunforeseon and disastrous sutierings. His habits of industry and\\ncr^.wded heavily upon him. His father. Judge penetration soon supplied any deficiency.\\nMaurice Mooie, and his uncle both died the ^i i the Supreme Court, in case\\nsame day. His tirotber Maurice was killed ^ernigan,* he discharged the\\nby mischance at Brunswick. General Fi ancis T^i^ige Taylor s opinion in 3d xMurpIiy Rep., 12.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "BKUXSWrCK COUXTY. 53\\narduous duties of the office for u series of yours documents, by aid of .\\\\[rs. Ilarvcy, one of tlie\\nin a manner that commanded the admiration descendants.\\nand gratitude of liis contemporaries. A The capital town of IJrunswick County pro-\\nclear perspicuity of mind, methodical accu- serves tlie name of Benjamin Smith, wlio was\\nracy and port iiency of argument, a pleasing ,im- governor of the State in 1810, and a sketch\\npressivc and natural eh)quence, distinguished of whom nniy bo found in tlio liistoiy of\\nhis legal efforts, lie soon arose to eminence. North Carolina, vol. H, p. 49.\\nIn 1798 was called to the bencli of North Governor Smith was at one time immensely\\nCarolina; the next year he was appointed by wealthy, having large possessions on the Cape\\nthe President one of the Associate Justices of Fear river. His liberal donation to the Uni-\\nthe Supreme Court of the United States, lie versity in 17^9, of 20,000 acres of land, proves\\nheld the elevated position for si.K years, with his friendsbi[i for learning.\\ncredit to himself and satisfaction to his col- His temiiei sudden and (juick in quarrel,\\nleagues and the nation. I!is liealth failing involved him in several duels. In one of\\nhe resigned. He died in 18)0 at the hon.se of tliem, with a man by the name of Leonard,\\n2slajor Waddoll, in Bladen County, aged 55. he received the ball of liis adversary in his hi;),\\nHis private life was equally as interesting as which he carried to his grave,\\nhis brilliant public career. His manners grace- He died in Smithville in February, 1829,\\nful and winning, threw a charm over his entirely iienniless, and was buried the same\\ndomestic circle. His bi iliiant wit and his niglit he dio i b}- Major Wilson and Captain\\nvaried accomplishments, his gentle courtesy Frazier, of the United States army, under\\nand unstinted hospitality, has, in the language the cover of the night, to prevent the sheriff\\nof Mr. Davis, handed his memor} down to from levying upon the dead body for debt,\\nposterity as a finished model of a Xorth which was allowable in those days, that when\\nCarolina gentleman. a tv/. S(/. was levied, once levied on the body\\nJudge Mooi-e married Susan Eagles, and it could be kept out of the grave in order to\\nleft four children; Maurice, colonel in war of force the friends to redeem it by satisfying\\n1812; Alfred, with whom we opened this the claim in li;inils of the sheriff.*\\nsketch of Brunswick Count} Anna, who There are many other names connected\\nmarried Hugh Waddell, senior, son of General with the early history of this county, as\\nHugh Waddell, of the Regulation war; Sally, Thomas Allen, Archibald McLaine, Roger\\nunmarried. Moore, AVilliam Lord, Thos. Leonard, Wil-\\nTiie best evidence of the high apprecia- liam R. Hail, Parker Quince, John Rowan,\\ntion of the name and fame of Judge Alfred and others, weU deserving of oui- remeui-\\nMoore, by the people of the State, is at this brance and record.\\ntime, 1878, there are two members of Con- It is hoped that some son of Brunswick\\ngress, and hundreds of others in North Caro- will gather together the rich materials before\\nlina, who proudly bear his name as their they are forever lost, and present their lives\\npatronomic, and who re\\\\erence his memory and services to posterity. A recent and\\nand virtues. graphic sketch of Gov. Smith, from the pol-\\nThe genealogical diagram printed in the ished pen of President Battle, is well worth\\nAj)pendix will explain the branches and de- preserving.\\nscent of this distinguished family, and has\\n1 -1 1 -ii 1 ^Letter from Woodsides hotel, SmitliviUe, to the\\nbeen compiled with some care from historical Observer, lUileigh, October 4, 1878.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "^4 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nBenjamin S.mittj, Soldier, Statesman, I m- less, until the eai-th a.,.l sea shall -ive up their\\nLANTHEOPisT. dead. And as its nature, so its name is\\nNear the month of the hcantiful Cape Fear\\nriver, on its right bank, is a pleasant little The name of the sandy reach which I have\\ntown. It is fanned liy the delicious sea flescribed, so desolate, yet so full of interest,\\nbreezes; huge live oaks gratefully shade its Smith Island.\\nstreets. In its sombre cemetery repose the The University of North Carolina has amid\\nbodies of many excellent peojilc. Its harbor i^*^ g l onp of buildings, one, in its shape and\\nis good. It is on the main channel of the r tico and columns, im itating a Greek tem-\\nrivcr. From its wharves can be seen not far P basement was until recently the\\naway the tliin white line of waves as they ^ome of the State Agricultural Experiment\\nbrenk on the sandy beach. I!nt the ships to Station, which has done so much to protect\\nand from its neighbor. Wilmington, pay lit- t Hiuers from frauds. Ijut now is the\\ntie tribute as they pass and repass. Its chief laboi-atory of the professor of chemistry,\\nfame is that it contains the court-house of the ve is a long and lofty room containing\\ncounty of Brunswick. Its name isSmithville. le library of the Univer.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^ity.\\nOpposite this good old town is a desert Cn its shelves are many ancient books of\\nisland composed of undulating sand hills, with S iit value, but vacant spaces plead piteously\\nhere and there occasional green fiats and books in all the departments of lit-\\ndwarftd pines to relieve the geneial nion- ei-aturc and science. The nan}es of this build-\\notony. It is exposed to the full fury (jf the i S is Smith Ilall.\\nAtlantic storms. New Inlet once i)onred a ^it member of the widolj -spread familv\\nraj.id stream between the island and the Smiths has thus given his familiar name to\\nUiainlaud. But daring and industrious man county t(Mvn, an island, and a University\\nseeks to foixe In- walls of stone the impetuous I^ His Cbii.stian name was Benjamin.\\nHoods through the river channel to the west, ^I*- was an active ofKcer of the Kevolutiou\\nand thus float larger ships up tiie river to the -iovernor of oui State, and the tii st\\nport of AVilmiugtoii. Its southern end forms t act(U of the University,\\nthe dangerous cape which Mr. George Davis Covernor Smith had many vicissitudes of\\nso eloquently describes: fortune. In his youth he was aide-de-camp of\\nA naked, bleak elb,)w of sand juttin.^ far the dangerous but masterly\\nout into the ocean. Inimediatel v in its front ^t eat f -oni Long Island after the defeat of\\nare the Frying I an Shoals, pushing out still the American torees. lie behaved with com-\\n^::::^i:^: :U i:^io::: :5:it:.:^ r r\\nthey catch the long majestic roll of th e At- Moultrie drove the British from Port\\nlaiitic as it sweeps through a thousand miles l^ y:d Island and checked for a time the in-\\nand tempests, the kingdom of silence and S-^^ e on many occasions\\nawe, disturbed by no sound save the sea- nill s various proof of activity and distin-\\nsbnek, and the b.^akers roar. guished bravery as to merit the approbation\\ntliere It stands, beak and thrc iten ,fi- i\\ningand pitiless, as it stood three hundmi l t T- After the strong\\nyears ago, when Greenville and White came pei seded the nerveless Confederacy,\\niiigh unto death upon its san.ls. And theie ^^^len there was danger of war with France\\nn will stand, bleak and threatening and piti- or England, he was made general of milit^^", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "BRUNSWICK auUNTY.\\n55\\nand when later, (hi aeedunt o\\\\ insnlts and\\ninjuries of Fi-ance, oiii- (Jovi mment made\\npreparalion.-i ior active liostilitios, the entire\\nmilitia of Brunswick t ounty. oflicers and men,\\nroused to enthusiasm hy an address from him\\nfull of energy and fire, volunteered to follow\\nhis lead in the legionary corps raised for ser-\\nvice against tiie enemy. The confidence of\\nhis conntrMnen in his wisdom an.d integrity\\nwas shown hy their tiftceji times electing him\\nto the Senate of the State. From this post\\nhe was chosen hy the General Asseudily as\\nour Chief E.xocntive in 1810, when war witli\\nEngland was constantly exiiected, and hy\\nlarge numbers earnestly desired. Tiie charter\\nof the University was granted in 1789. The\\ntrustees were tlie great men of that day-^the\\nleaders in war and in peace.\\nOf this hand of eminent men, Benjamin\\nSmith was a worthy member. He is entitled\\nto the signal lion or of being the first benefac-\\ntor of tlie infant institution, the leader of the\\nsmall corps of liberal supporters of education\\nin North Carolina. For that reason alone his\\nmime should be revered by all the long line of\\nstudents who call the University their Alma\\n^j[ater by everyone who desires the enlight-\\nenment of our people.\\nThe Trustees met, for organization, in Fay-\\netteville, on November loth, 1790, choosing as\\ntheir chairman Colonel William Lenoir, the\\nSpeaker of the Senate. General Smith glad-\\ndened these hearts by the munificent donation\\nof patents for twenty thousand acres of land\\nin Western Tennessee. A large poition of\\ntliem was a gift to him for his gallant services\\nduring the dark hours of the Kevolution.\\nThey were the price of liberty. They wera\\nthe ottering of a generous heart and a wise\\nhead, which knew well that liberty could not\\nbe preserved without education\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that ignor-\\nance must be slain or vice will be the ruler of\\nour land.\\nGeneration after generation grew np and\\npassed away. Year after year yi ung men,\\ntheir mental armor supplied and burnished\\nthrough his wisdom and lilierality, went\\nfrom the University walls to become sources\\nof good influence in all our land, from the\\nPotomac to the Uio Grande. The institution\\nhe loved so well, after many vicissitudes of\\ntrials and sufferings, had become wealthy and\\npros[ierous. Nearly five hundred matriculates\\nevery year entered their names on its roll to\\npartake of its instruction. The revered donor\\nhad drunk to its dregs the cup of bitterness.\\nHis too generous disposition and misplacAl\\nconfidence in others had deprived him of his\\nwealth. His once strong and vigorous body\\nhad lieen wasted by disease and racked by\\npain. In poverty and in wretchedness he had\\nlong since sunk into his grave under the weep-\\ning moss of the great swamp trees. Sixty\\nvears after his generous gift the trustees of\\nthe Univer.sity honored themselves by bestow-\\ning his name on a beautiful structure devoted\\nto literature and to science. The sacrifices of\\nthe old hero were not in vain. 1 lis monument\\nis more enduring than marble or brass. Cen-\\nturies will come and go. Men s fortunes will\\nwax an l wane. But the blessings of the gift\\nof Benjamin Smith nearly a hundred years\\nao o will never cease, and his name will keep\\ngreen forever.\\nKemp P. Battle.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "56\\nWHEELER S liEMINISCEXOES.\\nCHAPTER VII.\\nBUNCOMBE COUNTY.\\nBuncombe wortliily jiref^iTvos to all time\\nthe name of Edward riuncomlje, a [)atriot and\\na soldier, who served his coiiutr^ fuithfnlly,\\nand who i^ave up his life in lier defence, a more\\nminute account of whom is presented in the\\nsketch of the men of Tyrrell County, of which\\nh(, was a resident.\\nThere is jierhajis no section of the State\\nmore familiar hy naine,and less known ahi oad.\\nT;dkini;- for Buncombe has become as\\nfaniiliar as a household word, not onl^- in\\nour own naive, but has pervaded other\\ncountries.* 1 his slang phiase had tliis origin.\\nSome years ago the member in Con-\\ngress from this district t arose to address the\\nHouse on a question of local importance; some\\nof the meml)crs left the Hall, which he ob-\\nserving, very naively said to those remaining,\\nthat the\\\\ might go too; as he should speak\\nfor some time and was only talking for Bun-\\ncomlie.\\nAm[]le materials for description of the lovely\\nscenery and the genial climate, the fertile soil,\\nand its gold giving ore, exist, but these are\\nnot germane to our object; it is of the men of\\nBuncond.ie oidy V\\\\ e prop, se to write.\\nMany of tlie earlier inhabitants and [lioneers\\nof this lovely region of the State we are com-\\npelled to pass over. It were a pleasing duty\\nto dwell upon the caaracterand services of the\\nAlexanders; tlie Barnetts, (the first men that\\never piloted a wagon over the mountains;)\\nTh j Beards, Readou and Zeijulou; Thomas\\nCase, (who died in 184:), aged 82, who lived\\nlonger, easier and heartier, and left more de-\\nscendants than any ni:in of his day; the\\nDavidsons; the Edueys; the Lowrics; the\\nAttache in England, by Judsre Ilalliburtou.\\nt tiencral Felix Walker was member iu the Plouse of\\nRepresentatives from the Buncombe District fi om\\n1817 to 1S23.\\nIrwins; the Battons, (especially .fames, who\\ndied 1845, aged 90, the founder of the Warm\\nSprings;) Rev. Ilnmphrey Posey; James Mc-\\nSmith, the first white child born in the State\\nwest of Blue Ridge; and many others.\\nWe leave these for some son of Buncond)e as\\nindicated by lion. George Davis, who shall\\ngird up his loins to tlie task, with unwearied\\niiuhistry and unflinching devotion to the honor\\nof his dear old mother.\\nDavid Lowry Swain, liorn 4th of Januarj^,\\n1801; died \u00e2\u0080\u00a2JTth of August, 18fi8.\\nFew men have lived in Nortli Carolina who\\nhave nuide a deeper or nnu e lasting impres-\\nsion on her history than tiie subject of our\\npresent sketch.\\nWitlmut fortune or thorough education, or\\nany jiersonal advantages, but by his own in-\\ntrinsic merits, his unspotted character ami\\nsterling virtues, he was called on to fill the\\nliighest offices in the State.\\nIf his education was, from his limited cir-\\ncunistances, not c;) iiplete, he was blessed with\\nan un(p.ienchable tliirst for knowledge, habits\\nof unremitting labor that was never sitistied\\nuntil it e.Khausted a question, and a powerful\\nmemoiy. He remained a short time (1821)\\nat the University, but he did not need, (as\\nJohnson says of Shakespeare,) the spectacles\\nof b.)oks to study the great works of nature or\\nthe character of men. He was a student all\\nhis life. Truly\\nlie sought rich jewels\\nFrom the dark Ciives of knowledge,\\nTo win his ransom from from those twin jailors of the\\ndaring heart,\\nLow birth and iron fortune\\nand so successfully did he labor, that at the\\ntime of his death lie had no superior in the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY. .7\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0coTintry upon the science of Constitnticinal licitor of tlio Edcntun District, and rodo this\\nlaw, moral science, or political economy.* circuit only once, when he re-signed. In 1830\\nHis ancestors were English. His father, he was a member of the Board of Tntcrnal\\nGeorge Swain, was a native of Roxhoro, Mas- Improvements, and was active in proiuot ug\\nsachusetts, (born 1763.) He came South, and the best interests of the State. In the winter\\nsettled in Georgia. He was a man of mark of this year he was elected Judge of the Su-\\nand influence. He was a member of the con- perior Court of Law and Equity,\\nvention that revised the Constitution of In December, 1835, he was called to the\\nGeorgia, and served in the Legislature for presidency of the University. Here was his\\nfive years. His health failing, he moved to proper element, and here he spent the best\\nthe health-giving climate of Buncombe, and years of his life, (till 1868.)\\nwas many years postmaster at Asbeviile. He Never, says his able biograpiier. Governor\\nmarried Mrs. Caroline Lowry, ividow of Cap- Vance, did a Grecian iihilosophor gatlier\\ntain Low ry, (who had been killed by tlie In- around him his disciples with more pride and\\ndians,) and the daughter of Jesse Lane, of delight than did Governor Swain. In the\\nWake County, who was tiie grandfatlier of midst of his three or four hundred boys\\nGeneral Joseph Lane, of Oregon, and Governor who annually surrounded him at Chapel ilill,\\nSwain; by her Mr. Swain had seven children, he was entirely at home and happy, and such\\nall now dead. society was the charm of his life. His\\nGovernor Swain was born, as stated, in knowledge was encyclopedic in its range, es-\\n1801, at Asheville. His early education was pecially in English literature, Sooverwhelm-\\nconducted by Eev. George Newton and Rev. ing were his stores, that the writer remembers\\nE. M. Porter. lie often referi-ed in gratitude with grateful pleasure, when forgetting alto-\\nto their patient labors, and they were proud gether the subject on hand he would stand up\\nof their diligent pupil. His father was ambi- in front of his class, and in an outgush of elo-\\ntious for him. He taught his son early to quence, poetry, history, anecdote and humor,\\nchoose only good society, and to aim at e.\\\\cel- wrap us all as with enchantment. His\\nlence in whatever pursuit he followed. After most remarkable trait of mind was his power-\\nhis early education was completed-ltercame (in ful memory, and the direction in which that\\n1821) to Raleigh, where he entered the law faculty was notably exercised, was in biogra-\\noffice of Hon. John Louis Taylor, and was ad- phy and genealogy. In this particular he had 1\\nmitted to the bar in 1823. no superior in America. A youth coming to\\nOn the 12th of January following, he mar- college needed no letter of introduction. Not\\nried Eleanor White, daughter of William only was it so in his own State, but from the\\nWhite, late Secretary of State, and the grand- most distant Southern and Southwestern States\\ndaughter of Governor Caswell. He then re- it was the same. Knowing all the principal\\nturned to his mountain home, and commenced families of the Southern Atlantic States, he\\nthe practice of law with great success. took note of their migrations we.stward; and\\nIn 1824- 25- 26- 28 and 29 he was a mem- when their sons returned East for education j\\nber of the Legislature from Buncombe County, he would generally tell them more of their\\nDuring this period (1827) he was elected So- family history than they knew before.\\nAmazed at his display of this genealogical\\nThese were the subjects of which he was Professor history, Governor Vance continues, he once\\nin the University, and uijon which he delivered lee- t^ ,t i i\\ntures. asked ium, Don t you. Governor, know when", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "58\\nWIIEP]LEi; S REMINISCENCES.\\nevery num of North Carolina cut his eye teeth? in the historic field. As Caruthers, Wiley,\\nOh no, said he, but I know very well Wheeler, and Hawks could testify. Hemateri-\\nwhen you, sir, had the measles. ally aided me in my poor efforts in this re-\\nThus for a period of an ordinary lifetime spect, and in gratitude to him I dedicated my\\n(33 years) he devoted himself to the highest Historj of North Carolina.\\nand noblest service to his State and country At his suggestion and request, with a letter\\nin training the future statesmen, jurists and from Governor Vance, in 1863 I visited Eng-\\ndivines of our country. Eternity alone can land, and epent all my time in the Rolls Of-\\nreveal the influence which he thus indirectly fice collecting material from the original re-\\nexerted on the intelligence and morals of cords as to the early history of North Carolina,\\nsociety; not only of his native State, but of But his name could not have received any\\nall that vast region known as the South and\\nSouthwest, where his pupils filled every pos-\\nsible place of honor, trust or profit. He pre-\\nferred to tread the noiseless tenor of his way\\nin the quiet paths of science and philanthropy\\nthan those of political ambition. The plaudits\\nof statesmanship, the renown of the warrior,\\nhad no charms for him. He felt truly\\nThe wai rior s name\\nTlio (ipaledaiulcliiiiiecl on every tongue of fame,\\nSounds less harmonious to the grateful mind.\\nThan he who fashions and improves mankind.\\nAs all author, continues Governor Vance,\\nwith all his stores of knowledge, and his\\nadditional lustre than it already enjoyed.\\nHis fame will forever rest upon the success\\nwith whieh hecoiulucted the University of the\\nState. When he went to Chapel Hill there\\nM ere not ninety students. In 1860 there were\\nnearly five bundled. He determined to make\\nits influence powerful, and he succeeded. It\\nwas by intuitive perception of character,\\ngentle but firm administration of authority,\\nand high consideration and gentlemanly treat-\\nment of his pupils. In the classic halls of the\\nUniversity believer assumed the commanding\\nand repellant attitude of a Jupiter Tonans,\\nit capacities, he left but little for posterity but like the course of the Apollo, leading by\\nto judge and admire. His literary reputation\\nis confined to those who were his cotempo-\\nraries, and such traditions as affection and\\nfriendship may preserve. Many fragmentary\\narticles from his pen and lectures exist; some\\ngraceful manners and gentle words his admir-\\ning votaries.\\nBut the unhappy internecine war came the\\ncall for men and arms to defend the homes\\nand hearths of the South was heard, and the\\nof which are preserved in the University gallant youths of the University obeyed the\\nMagazine, relating chiefly to North Carolina call. Of the class of I860,* every one, (with\\nhistory. He had collected a considerable perhaps a single exception,) entered the ser-\\namount of historic material, and it was ex- vice, and more than a fourth of the entire\\npected that he would have left a work on that number now till a soldier s grave. Every ex-\\nsubject as a legacy to his countrymen. His ertion was used by Governor Swain to pre-\\nagc, the troubled times, and an aversion to serve the University. It was owing to his e.\\\\-\\ncontinued systematic labor, doubtless pre- ertions that the conscript law, that robbed\\nvented liim. alike the cradle and the grave, was not\\nA vast numlierof rich traditions of the early rigidly enforced, and when the Federal army\\ntimes and the men of Carolina were locked took possession of Chapel Hill in 1865, a few\\nup in tbo vast stores of his memory; the students were still there. In order to avert\\nkey to which is buried with him. Yet he was\\never forward and ready to aid other laborers\\nLast Ninety Days of the War by Cornelia Phil-\\nlips Spencer, New York, 1860, 270.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "BUNC0MI5K COUXTY.\\nfrom till institution the f:ite of nil othora\\nlying ill the route of a oonquerinij army, Gov.\\nSwain was appointed by Gov. Vance one of\\nthe commissioners to General Sherman to pre-\\nserve the Capital and University.\\n-After the war he visited New York and\\nWashington to interest northern capitalists as\\nto tlio financial condition of the University,\\nand was greatly instrumental in securing the\\nland scri[) donated by C ungrcss for agricul-\\ntural schools.\\nBut the election of 1SG8 adopted the new\\nConstitution, and de.stroyed what war had\\nspared. The doors of the University was\\nclosed by neirro troops, and with the vener-\\nable president, fell, unwept, without a crime.\\nThis was the unkiudest cut of all. This\\nunexpected blow completelj^ prostrated Gov.\\nSwain; his energies seemed subdued, and he\\nseemed suddenly to grow old, losing all his\\nvivacity and elasticity.\\nThe able tribute to the memory of Gov.\\nSwain by his life-long friend Gov. Vance\\nevinces the deep affection of the latter, which\\nhas been so liberally drawn on, and this feel-\\ning was fully reciprocated by his gentle,\\npatriotic, and distinguished preceptor.\\nIn a letter which I received from Gov.\\nSwain when at West i\\\\)int as one of the board\\nof visitors to the United States Military Acad-\\nemy at that place, dated ItJth June, 18tj5, he\\nwrites thus:\\nI have been detained here much longer than\\nI expected; I eatmot leave earlier than .Mon-\\nday next, and be in Washington on Wednes-\\nday. I will be ver}- anxious to see Gov.\\nVance. Will it r.ot be in your power to obtain\\nfor me permission from the War Depart-\\nment to do so, in anticipation of my arrival\\nI have been hoping constantly to hear of his\\nreceiving permission to return home. Please\\nwrite to me immediately to Xew York. I\\nwill probably have only a day to spend in Wash-\\nington, and during that day I must see Gov.\\nVance\\nI remain very truly yours,\\n1). L. SwAix.\\nI procured for him the desired permit, and\\ntogether we went to the Carroll Prison, where\\nwe met in the same place the Governors of\\nthree sovereign States in durance vile,\\nGov. Vance. Gov. Brown, of Virginia, and\\nGov. Letcher, of Virginia. The cause of the\\nvisit of (iov. Swain to Washington at this\\ntime (20tb May, ISCf),) wasan invitation from\\nthe President of the United States, Andrew\\nJohnson, extended also to B. F. Moore, and\\nWilliam Eaton, to consult in regard to Recon-\\nstruction of the Union.\\nThis w-as no idle compliment. The country\\nhad just ended a long, exhausting and deso-\\nlating war. The President, Lincoln, had been\\nmurdered b^ an assassin; every branch of\\nindustry was paralyzed; the commerce of\\na nation destroyed, and confusion and\\ndismay pervaded every section. Tbaf the\\nPresident should eall from their homes men\\nwho had nt^ver tigured in tiie field or the\\nforum, but only known as pure, hoiiorableaiid\\nconseientious men, was evidence of his sagacity,\\nand of their high eharacler.\\nThey met the President on 22d May, 1865,\\nat his office in the Treasury. Neither of them\\npersonally knew the President, and I intro-\\nduced them. I then was about to retire when\\nthe President requested me to remain and\\nparticipate in the consultation. Xo questions\\nof more vital importance to the South since\\nthe foundation of the Government were ever\\ndi.scussed. All of those who participated in\\nthat conference have gone. No account has\\never been published of their deliberations.\\nFrom my diary of that date I extract the fol-\\nlowing:\\nS i(Knhiy, mh May, 1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. A. G.\\nAllen, editor of the National Intdliyencer, met\\nme on the street and informed me that Gov.\\nVance, of our State, had been brought to the\\ncity, a prisoner of war, and that I might do\\ngood by going to see him, and that Gov. Swaiu\\nwas at the Elibitt lIou.se and wished to see me.\\nI went to the Ebbitt House and found Gov.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "60\\nWIIEELER^S KEMINISCENCES.\\nS. and William Eaton, jr. Gov. S. aeconipa-\\niiied ine home. I soiit for. his haggage, as he\\nwishes to he more (luiot than at the hotel.\\nHe, A\\\\ith Messrs. Eaton and Mc^ore, are here,\\ninvited hy the President to advise measures to\\nrestore North Carolina to the LTnioii.\\nSuiuhii/, 21st Mil/. Gov. S. aecompanicd\\nme t(j chui c. ])r. inei ney preaclied.\\nIn evening, at request of Gov. S. and Mr.\\nMoore, I called on the President and made\\nai rangements for their meeting at 2. p. ni.\\nto-niorrow.\\n^^Muiid iy, 22il Maij. Gov. Swain engaged\\nin writing, prepai ing for the conference with\\nthe President.\\nAt 2 I we;it with him and Messrs. Moore\\nand E iton to the President s uiHcc and intro-\\nduced them. .Mr. Tiioniasand General Mussey,\\nof Lewisbur:, were with him.\\nAfter intr.xlucing them I arose to retire,\\nwhen the President again desired me to remain.\\nA conference deeply interesting in all its de-\\ntails occui red.\\nThe President directed his Secretary to\\nread a jiivjclamation which he proposed to\\nissue, and an amnesty to certain classes b}-\\nwhich Nortli Carolina was to be restored to the\\nUnion. He invited a frank, free, and open\\ndiscussion.\\nMr. Moore, with mucJi dei ision, earnestness,\\nand courage, lU. nouiiced the plan, especially as\\nto tiie classes who were to be exemjited from\\np-.ii(lon. The plan, he alleged, was illegal, and\\nhe denied the power of tlie President to issue\\nit. ile ilenianded of him whei e in the C.)n-\\nstitution or Laws he found such power. The\\nPresident replied that by IV Art., 4 Sec, the\\nUnited States shall guarantee to every State\\na Republican foi-m of Government, c.\\nTrue, replied Mr. .Moore, but the Presi-\\ndent is not the United States.\\nAs to exempting from all pardon, or requir-\\ning all pci .^ons owning a certain amount of\\n[iroperty to be [lardoneu, was simply ridicu-\\nlous. You might as well s ly that eveiy man\\nwho had bi ead and meat enough to feed his\\nI amily was a traitor, and must bo [lardoned.\\nAir. Moore continued in that same caustic\\nmanner, to examine other points of the pro-\\nclamation, and specially the apiiointment of a\\n(^-iovernor by the President, averring that the\\nPresident had no sucli [lower. He finally sug-\\ngeste l to the President to meddle as little as\\npossible with the State, that she was able to\\ntake care of herself by aid of her own citi-\\nzens; that his plan was to let the Legislature\\nbe called, which, as the Governor was a pris-\\noner, the Speakers of the Legislature could\\ndo; then the Legislature would authoi ize the\\npeo[)le to call a Convention, wlio could repeal\\nthe Secession Ordinance of the 20th of May,\\n1861, and thus restore good correspondence\\nwith the Union, with the rightsof the State un-\\ninqiaired and her digtiity respected. The\\nPresident listened with much attention, and\\nbore with great dignity the fiery philiipics\\nof Mr. Moo\\\\ e.\\nGovernor Swain, in a long and temperate\\nspeech, but with much earnestness, advocaced\\nthe plan of Mr. Moore. He detailed circum-\\nstances of much interest before utiknown,\\nillustrative of his course, and that of Gov-\\nernors Graham and Vance. He read several\\nletters from Governor Graham.\\nThe President stated that he appreciated\\nthe able views and the frank enunciations of his\\nfriends, but still thought that the Provisional\\nGovernor should be appointed by the United\\nStates; that the President was the Executive\\nOthcer of the United States, and therefore,\\nthe Governor, he thought, should be appointed\\nby him. He did not seem much inclined to\\ngive an} ground. As it was then half-past six\\no clock he adjourned the Conference to meet\\nagain on Thursday next at 2 p. in.\\nThwsddi/, 2i th Maij, 1865.\\nAt 2 o clock I went with Governor Swain\\nto the President s liouse; we found Messrs.\\nMoore and Eaton, and also W. W. liolden,\\n\\\\i. P. Dick, Pvichard Mason, J. P. H. Rus.s,\\nRichardson, Rev. Mr. Skinner, i)r. Root. J.\\nPowell, and Colonel Jones. The President\\nlaid before us tlie Amnesty Pro:j lama t ion, by\\nwhich he proposed to restore the State of\\nNorth Carolina to the Union, a Military Gov-\\nernor to be appointed by the President, who\\nshould proceed i oi thwith to organize the\\nState Government; direct the people to call a\\nConvention, appoint Judges, officers, c.\\nThe President further stated that the\\nname of the person as Governor was purposely\\nleft blank in the proclamation, and requested\\nthat we should select some name, and that\\nwhoever we selected he would ap[)oint. The\\nPresident then retired.\\nGovernor Swain stated that it was a pre-\\nferable mode to him, and more in accordance\\nwith the laws of North Carolina, that the Con-\\nvention should be called by the Legislature,\\nwhich could be summoned by the Speaker of\\nthe Senate, or they might meet of their own\\naccord. But the President was unwilling to\\ntrust that body.\\nMr. Eaton declared himself opposed to the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "r.TJXCOMBE COUNTY.\\nIM\\nappointment of Governor by tlie President;\\nthat he was only invited for advice and cou-\\nferonco, and not for niaising offices, and that\\nhe would not unite in any recommendation of\\nany one for this, or any other office.\\nIt was then proposed to organize the\\nmeeting, and on motion of Dr. Powell, Mr.\\nMoore was called to the chair.\\nMr. Moore said he concurred in the saga-\\ncious views of Slv. Eaton, and dticliucd to take\\nthe chair. He, with Governor Swain and\\nEaton, retired to another room.\\nDr. Powell then moved that Colonel J. P.\\nII. Hiiss be appointed chairman, which was\\ncarried, and on motion of Dr. Powell, the\\nname of W. W. Holden was inserted as Gov-\\nernor.\\nThe President was then sent for, who came\\nin and seemed gratified at the selection.\\nTlie party then dispersed.\\nThe President gave Governor Swain and\\nmyself permits to visit Governor Vance in\\nprison.\\nFridaj/, 26(h Mvj, 1865.\\nGovernor Swain and m^-self rode\\nto Carrol Prison where wo saw Governor\\nVance, Governor Letcher, and Governor\\nBrown confined in the same place. Governor\\nVance was in good spirits and health.\\nGovernor Corwin, of Ohio, also called to\\nsee Governor Vance, and denounced the out-\\nrage of imprisoning him without process of\\nlaw and without crime, three Governors of\\nsovereign States confincjj together, and he\\npromised Vance that he should use every effort\\nto get him out. Which pledge he nobly re-\\ndeemed.\\nHe asked Vance, for what crime was he\\nimprisoned\\nVance replied, he did not know, un-\\nless that Governor Holden, who had voted for\\nthe Ordinance of Secession in Convention, and\\nhad pledged the last man and the last dollar,\\nand failed to redeem his pledge, and now he,\\nVance, was his securit.y, and had to suffer.\\nWe remained with Gov. Vance more than\\nan hour, when we returned to my house.\\nAs weather was rain\\\\ and disagreeable.\\nGov. Swain remained within doors, and we\\nconversed on l.istorical nuvtters, andthe stirring\\nevents of the last few days, of which he fore-\\nbodes much evil.\\nI read, at his request, my diary, (as above\\nrecorded.)\\nHe asked for a copy, as he thought it con-\\ncise and correct, to send to Mrs. S.\\nThe nuMnories of these times cannot but be\\ninteresting, as showing the prominent [lart\\nthat Gov. Swuin liore in these eventful scenes,\\nand the sad condition of affairs. They have\\nnever been published.\\n(tov. Swain, after visiting New York, re-\\nturned home with feelings of depression and\\ndistress.\\nHoping to restore tone to his mind and body,\\nbefore taking a final leave of Chajiel Hill, he\\nwas ])re[iaring for a visit to his native moun-\\ntains of Buncombe. On the 11th August,\\n1808, riding in an 0[)en bugg} his horse took\\nfright, r.iii away, and threw him with violence\\nto the gi ound. He was carried home in a\\nbruised coudilion. No one thought him seri-\\nously injured; but his hour had come. Ou\\n27th August he fainted away, and without a\\nstruggle or groai) passed from time to eter-\\nnity.\\nGov. S. married, 12th January, 1824, as\\npreviously stated, Eleanor, daughter of Wil-\\nliam White, Secretary of State, (1778 to 1811,)\\nand granddaughter of Gov. Richard (Jaswell.\\nHis widow now resides in Kaleigh. A daugh-\\nter, who married General Aikea (in 18G-3,) of\\nIllinois, wliere she now resides. Gov. S. s re-\\nmains are interred at Raleigh.\\nWe have now finished, from authentic\\nsources, an account of the services of Havid\\nL. Swain, of which his State may well be\\nproud. In his public as well as his private\\ncharacter, there was nuu-h to admire and to\\nlove.\\nAs a statesman and politician he was pat-\\nI ioiic, 3 et conservative and cautious. liither\\na believer in St. Paul s advice, if it be possi-\\nble, live in peace with all men almost verg-\\ning ou the pi actice of the good saint of\\nBeing all things to all men.\\nHe certainly never was intolerant or vindic-\\ntive. In the early days of the Republic he\\nwould have been a E ;deralist; in the log cabin", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "62\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nage, lie was a Whig; and to his last dn^ s a\\nUnion man.\\nAs a Cliristian he was the admirer of piety\\nand virtue in any sect. lie would say my\\nfather was a Preshyterinn eldei and ray mother\\na Methodist; Bish.op Aslujry hlessed me when\\na child, the Presbyterians tauglit me, and\\nHnmphrey Posey, a Baptist, pi ayed for me. I\\nwas brought np to love all good Ciiristians.\\nHe was fo] years a eomniunicant of the\\nPresbyterian church, and gave largely to its\\nsupport, lie was careful of nione_y; economi-\\ncal in his expenses, punctual and }irecise, and\\nfaithful to his promises; simple in his habits\\nand dress. He was little blessed hy nature in\\npersonal ap[ earance. Certainly, says Gov-\\nermir Vance, no man owed less to adventi-\\ntb us aids. His voice was pcculiai and hiu-sh;\\nin person he was exceedingly ill formed and\\nuncouth; his knees smote together in a most\\nunn\\\\ilitary manner.\\nl nt his countenance redeemed his per.son,\\nand one may say as did Hamlet of his father\\nSee what gnice was seated on this brow I\\nA combinatidii and a form indeed,\\nWhere every God did seem to set liis seal\\nTo give the world assurance of a Man.\\nA recent writer (Dalton) on a Few Hours\\nat Poplar Mount, has recorded of Governor\\nSwain some appropriate remarks from his life\\nlong friend. Hon. ^\\\\^eldon N. Edwards, that\\nshould be moi e permanently iiroserved:\\nWith (tov. Swaiu a vast store of historical\\nand other infornuition was buried, perhaps\\nbeyond the possibility of resurrection.\\nThere is no one left to ns who can fill bis\\nplace.\\nHe was wrapped np in the University, and\\nit was a serious blow to the State when the\\npractised and learned facnlt} was broken up\\nby political interference and partisan malice.\\nIt was a grievous fault and a iilunder not to\\nbe tolerated in any part^-.\\nI have heard many of the friends of Gov.\\nSwain state that he became melancholy and\\nbegan to droop away on the termination of\\nhis duties as President of the University, and\\nthey believed a broken heart was as much the\\nreal cause of his death as the fall from his car-\\nriage. He felt the last link was broken that\\nunited his heart and hopes to all earthly\\nobjects. The whole manner of the man was\\nchanged.\\nHis step was tottering and slow; his mas-\\nsive frame was bowed down in grief. His\\ncountenance, so wonted to be lifted up in\\nsmiles and playful wit, had already settled\\ninto the stern reality of the impending gloom\\nand of perpetual silence.\\nIt was thus I met for the last time this\\ndistinguished man. He said: My friend, since\\nI last saw you my connection with the Uni-\\nversitj has been brought to a close; it was a\\ntrial I dreaded.\\nWhat he suffered can only be known to the\\nGreat Searcher of all human hearts. There has\\nnever been a parallel case of injustice, prejudice\\nand folly. It was a blow aimed at education,\\nscience, and civilization, and society; to Gov-\\nernor Swain it was malignant parricide, and\\nits baleful effects were felt fhrougliout the\\nCommonwealth. Col. Venable, the distin-\\nguished and learned head of the University of\\nVirginia, when this subject was, soon after its\\noccurrence, discussed, declared that there was\\nno Governor of V^irginia, not excepting Pier-\\npoint, who would exhibit a conti ol similar to\\nthat of our Governor over the University of\\nNorth Carolina.\\nBut another era has dawned on this vener-\\nable institution, and we trust that it will soon\\nregain its pristine prosperity.\\nConnected with Gov. Swain and Professor\\nMitchell of the University was Rev. James\\nPbillijis, I). D. He was a native- of England,\\nhf)rn at Nevenden, Essex County, in 1792. His\\nfather was a Minister of the Church of Eng-\\nland.\\nHe came to America in 1818 with an elder\\nbrother, Samuel A. Phillips, and engaged in\\nthe profession of teaching at Hai lem, where\\nhe had a flourishing school. In 1826 he was\\najipointed Professor of Mathematics and Nat-\\nural Philosophy in the University of North\\n(Carolina, then in his 34th year. For forty\\nyears he labored to impress broad and deep\\nthe elements of science and knowledge; how\\nfaithfullj that duty was performed many now\\nalive can testify. As his life was useful so", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY,\\n63\\nfiis death was sodden and unexpected. On But politics was not his apprdpi-iate sphere,\\ntlie morning of tiie Hth of Mareli, 1867, he and he retired from its exciting arena to tlie\\nset out to the chapel to officiate at morning more germane pursuits of liis profession. He\\nprayers. The weather was tempestuous removed to Raleigh and formed a law [lart-\\nhe ventured fortli and took his seat hehiud nership with lion. A. S. Meriimon. This nlile\\nthe reading desk. The tlrst student who en- tirni enjoved a full share of practice: He was\\ntared the chapel atur the hell conmienced unexpectedly to himself and others.iii 1870,\\nringing bowed and spoke to him. The salu- nominated by the Bepuhlican Convention as\\ntation not being returned, as was hie wont, the Attorney General of the 8tatc. lion. Wni.\\nstudent advanced toward him and saw him M. Shipp was elected; tliis was the subject of\\nfalling from his scat, and soon he was ex- no regret to Mr. Phillips, for it left him opi)or-\\ntended on the floor in an apoplectic fit. Doctor tunity to pursue uninteiTuptedly the practice\\nMallet was sent foi-, but in a few moments life of his profession. When Judge Settle resigned\\nwas extinct. Such was the end of this excel- on the Supreme Court Bench, Mr. Phillips\\nlent and useful man. He left three children: was tendered and declined this high position.\\nRev. Charles Phillips, I). I)., Professor in Uni- In December, 1871. he was confirmed by\\nversity; Hon. Samuel F, Philliiis, Solicitor the Senate as Solicitor General of the United\\nGeneral of the United States; Mrs. Cornelia States, which position he now holds, with\\nPhillips Spencer. credit to himself and confidence to the\\nHon. Samuel Field Phillips, LL. D., son of country.\\nProfessor James Phillips, a sketch (if whom we 1^^ married Fanny, the granddaughter of\\nhavejust presentedjWasborn at Harlem, N. Y.,\\nFebruary 18,1824. He was carefully educated,\\nand giadnated at the University in 1841, one\\nof a distinguished class of which he took the\\nfirst honois, and in which was Governor John\\nW. Ellis, Judge Win. J. Clarke, Professor\\nCharles Phillips. John F. Hoke, Robert\\nStrange, and others.\\nHe lead law with Governor Swain and en-\\ntered the prolession with most flattering pros-\\npect\\nGovernor David Stone, by whom he has an\\ninteresting family.\\nConnected with the favorite and laborious\\nportions of the life of Governor Swain, as\\nPresident of the University, it is but proper\\nto notice Elisha Mitchell, D. D., I rofessor of\\nChemistr} Mineralogy and Geology. lie was\\na native of Connecticut, born in 17tto. He\\ngraduated at Yale colle.ge in 1803, in the same\\nclass with George E. Badger and Thomas P.\\nDevereux. In 1818, by the influence of Judge\\nHe was elected a member of the House of Gaston, he was appointed to a Professorship\\nC( inn:ons fn^m Orange in 18.^2, with John i the University with Professor Olmstead,\\nBerry, Senator Josiah Turner, B. A. Durham .I s i g-nuluate of Yale.\\nand J. F. Lyon\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and this compliment was Vov more than an ordinary lifetime, he\\nmore appreciable, as the county had presented served the institution with fidelity and zeal,\\na formidable majority against the Whig p.arty, an* his pupils acknowledge to this day his\\nto which he belonged. He was again elected learning and patience. He wasj not idle in va-\\nin 1854, 1864, and 1865, at which- latter .ses- cations, but extende.l his surveys and le-\\nsion he was chosen Speaker of the House. searches in every direction. No stream or\\nmountain, no coal field, or gold, or other min-\\nlie was a memlier of the Constitutional Convention eral mine, escaped his acumen. He was the\\nof 186 s and the Itepuner of the eports of the y,,,^ ^o determine by barometic measurement\\nSupreme Court iioiu ls()i) to loil. ui.-ii- i,^/ mv-xv- j", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "G4\\nWHEELER S KEMIXISCENCES.\\nthat the Bhick nioutitniiis were higher tliaii\\nthe White rnniintaiiis in New Hainpsliire, and\\nhis name is borne hy its loftiest snnnnit. A\\nconti oversy arose lietwcen Dr. Mitclioll and\\nMr. Clingman, in regard to tliis highest peak,\\nand in 1857, Dr. Mitehell again visited that\\nmountain for the purpose of verifying his\\nformer measurement. On the 27tli June, he\\ndismissed his son Charles, who was his oidy\\nassistant, and requested Inni to return on\\nMoiuhiy and renew tliis survey; ho said that\\nlie would cro;;.; the great range and descend\\ninto the valley on the other side. He never\\nwas seen ag:iin alive. His hod^ was i ouud\\nlielow a [ire. ipiec in a pool d water about 14\\nfeet deep, over whieli he had fallen and in\\nwhich he had perished.\\nFollowing the imperfect sketch of G :)veruor\\nSwain, we take up that of his pupil and his\\nlife long friend, Zebulon Baird Vance.\\nThe family is of Irish origin. From An\\nAccount (d the Family ol Vance in Ireland,\\nby Wm. JJalburnie, printed at Cork, 18Gt), we\\nextract the following:\\nThe next of the family proceeding from\\nDougal, is named William, wlio was located\\nat Aughavid, Ball^dug, Tyrone. Hi.s will is\\ndated lUth iVjiri! 1713. lie left four sons.\\nOne of these, David, went to America, and\\ni onght luider Washington. (I age 31.)\\n1 now return to the eldest son, John. He\\nniarrieil and hud four sons and three chuighters.\\nOne of the-e daughters married Andrew\\nJackson, of Muhrafelt, who eniigr.ited to\\nAmerica, and there g;ive birth to Andivnv\\nJackson, late President of the Unitcil Slates,\\nof whom it i:s written that he was the lu av-\\nest soldier, the wisest statesman lliat ancient\\nor modern history !:as ever recorded.\\nAnother son was -in the American war,\\nand was killed in battle. iV descendant of\\nhis was a menilier id Coniiu-o.-s from .North\\nCarolina in 1824. (Page 35.)\\nWhatever credit may be given to this state-\\nment, (and there could be no object in the\\nwriter to violate the truth,) our own records\\nThis was Dr. lloljert B. Vance.\\nsliow that the grandfather, David Vance, was\\nborn near Winchester, Va., and came to North\\nCaridina before the llevohitionary war, and first\\nsettled on the French Broad river; that when\\nLord Cornwallis sent a strong force under Colo-\\nnel (or Major) Patrick Ferguson, and endeav-\\nored to win by force of arms or hlandishments\\nof art the people of Western Carolina to the\\nRoyal cause, that Vance joined McDowell, who\\nled the Burke and Rutherford boys to battle,\\nand uudei tlie gallant lead of Cleaveland,\\nShelby, and others, who attacked Ferguson on\\nKing s Mountain, killed him, and completel}\\nrouted his arm} We shall speak more of this\\nliattle when we reach Cleaveland County; of\\nits gallant achievement and important results.\\nIt was the turning point of the Revolution,\\nand was the cause of American success.\\nAt this time the ^vhole South lay prostrate\\nbefore the anus of the British; Georgia had\\nsurrendered, so had South Carolina. Lord\\nCornwallis, defeating Gates at Caradeu, had\\nunmolested possession of Charlotte. This bat-\\ntle turned the tide of war, for soon followed\\nthe victoiy of Cow[)ens, then the drawn bat-\\ntle ol Guill ord, and tlie fiuUe at i ork-\\ntown.\\nAfter the war was over, Mr. Vance returned\\nto his home on the French Broad river, where\\nhe spent the remainder of his daj s, univer-\\nsally esteemed for Jiis integrity and ability.\\nColonel Jose[)h McDowell, of Burke County,\\nDavid Vance, of Buncombe, and Musentine\\nMatthews, of Iredell County, (Speaker that\\nyear of the House, 171)6,) were appointed to\\nrun the line between North Carolina and Ten-\\nnessee. (Moore s History, ISfi.)\\nHe married a .\\\\Iiss,Brank, and left several\\nchildren, among them Dr. Robert B. Vance,\\nwho defeated for C;)ngress Hon. Feli.K Wal-\\nker, in 1823.* This singular canvass resulted\\nin a tie in the iiopular vote, and was settled\\n*For skctcli of Felix Walker, see Rutherford Couiitv.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY. 65\\nby votes of tlie returning ofRccrs (slieritl s.) East Tennessee. Tic iTiiprovcd these oppor-\\nIIc ran auain for Congress (19th Congress, tniiities. TIio spark kindled l)y tlio izrcat Cal-\\n182.5- 27,) and was defeated by Hon. Sanmel lionn was fanned into an ardent tianif; and\\nP. Carson. This canvass unhappily ti rniinatcd as soon as lie eouM ootrimand tlic means ho\\nin a duel lietween Carson and Yaiue. in wliicli entered as a student at the Universit} wliero\\nthe latter was killed. ho was noted for the quickness of his mind\\nDavid Vance married Margaret Myral aird, and his irrepressible irnpudeuce, which, like\\nand left two sons, Zebulon Baird Vance, and I he wind, lilowcth where it listeth all\\nRobert Brank Vance, jr.; Zebnk n I5aird yielded a willing homage to its irresistible aisd\\nVance was horn in the county of Buncombe, magic inflnencte.\\non the 13th day of May, 1830. Without the His humor wasinvoluntary and spontaneous.\\nre-straining hand of a father to guide and cor- He could no more repress it than could the\\nrect the slippery paths of youth, he is skylark withhold its liquid lays from the\\nreported to have l) eeu a wild and wayward morning light, or the mountain stream prevent\\nboy, so full of fun and frolic, that ho tried the its pclncid current from bubbling up in radi-\\nverv soul of his mother and teachers to re- ance and beauty.\\nstrain him. But in all his pranks there was .\\\\fter leaving college bo studied law and was\\nnothing but humor and no malice. It was the adiidtted to practice and was chosen County\\nsinqde outgushing of vohitile and irrepressible Solicitor.\\nhumor; he was always alile to make his peace On tlie resignatioii of Hon. Thos. L. Cling-\\nfor all his mischievous capers, in the hearts of man, (who was ap[)ointcd Senator in Congress,\\nbis superiors, by the genial kindness of his vice Asa Biggs, appointed United States\\ntemper, his fearless and free disposition. As Judge, .May, 18.58, which ajipointmont of\\nMr. J. C. Calhoun was -spending a summer in Senator Clingman was confirmed by the\\nthe n.iountains of North Carolina, when Zol). Legislature, Novembi;r, 18-58,) Mr. ance was\\nwas about fourteen years old, he stopped for elected to Congre-ss over W. W. Avery,\\nthe night where Zeb. resided. which j)Osition lie held until the State\\nAttracted by the vivacity and quickness of -seceded, (May, 18(1 1.) lie then returned\\nthe boy, and rather amused at the sprightliness home and raised one of the largest compan-\\nof his manners, he invited him to take a ie^ for tin; war ever raised in the State,\\nwalk, and conversed for some time with him. of which he was elected captain, audit was\\nHe -so imiire. ^sed young Vance s mind b\\\\ the incorjiorated into the 14th Xorth Carolina\\npicture that he drew of what he might be if Kegiment. He was elected colonel of the 20th\\nhe would only cultivate bis mind and appl}- Kogimcut and attached to the brigade com-\\nhimselfto study, that the imaginative boy mended by Gcnera.l L. O B. Branch. He was\\nresolved to study in earnest, and to make his enu aged in the disastrous battle of New\\nmark among those names which never die. Berne, and also in the seven days battles\\nActing upon this advice, he entered Wash- around Richmond.\\nington College, Tennessee, remaining there The following year he was elected Governor\\ntwo years, going thence to Newton Acad- of the State, over Colonel William .lohn.ston,\\nemy; his funds failing, he acted for a of Charlotte, as the representative of the\\ntime as clerk at the Warm Springs. Here Union party, and opposed i)y the original se-\\nhe was thi-own in social contact with the first ccssionists. By some he was charged with the\\nmen of Western Carcdma, South Carolina and crime of deserting bis party. He never de-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "66\\nWII E ELER S EE MINIS CEXCES.\\nserted the time interests aiulhotior of the State.\\nIn a letter written by him to Governor\\nSwain in January, 1864, he said:\\nAlmost every argument can he answered\\nbut one that is the cries of onr women and\\nchildren for bread. Of all others that is the\\nhardest for a man to meet.\\nBut the historian shall not say it was the\\nweakness of their Governor, or tiiat Saul was\\nconsenting to their death. As God liveth\\nthere is nothing I would not do or dare for a\\npeople wjio have honored me so far beyond my\\ndeserts.\\nFor tliis he was williiiij; to make any sacri-\\niice, even to death. lie felt as did the brave\\nIlorutius of Rome.\\nTo every man upon tbis earth\\nDeath cometh soon or late.\\nAnd how can man die better\\nThan facing fearful odds\\nFor tlie aslies of bis fatliers,\\nAnd die teujples of bis Gods;\\nAnd for the tender motlier\\nWho landled liiin to rest,\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\\\nd for the wife who nurses\\nHis baby at her breast.\\nTo him tliese were no idle words or empty\\nprofessions. During his whole term as Gov-\\nernor this was fully proved hy acts and deeds.\\nlie, at the suggestion of General Martin, pur-\\nchased from the Clyde a steamship, and estab-\\nlished a system of supplies by carrying cotton\\nto Europe, and receiving in return arms and\\nnecessaries for the people, that else must have\\njaerislied for food and raiment.\\nIf the troojis of North Carolina were the\\nbest clotlied and best equi^jped men in the\\nSouthern army, it was due to the sagacity and\\nenergy of Governor Vance.\\nOn the ap[)roach of Shernum s army the\\n(Tovernor went to Statesville, where he had\\nsome time pi eviously sent his wife and chil-\\ndren; there he was ari-ested and brought to\\nWashington City and placed in Carroll prison.\\nThere were man^ ridiculous statements\\nmade as to the capture of Governor Vance,\\nwhich were offensive, and drew from him the\\nfollowing correction:\\nCharlotte, ISlh October, 1868.\\nTo Editor of the New York World\\nI see by the public prints that General\\nKilpatrick has decorated me with his disap-\\nprobation before the people of Pennsylvania.\\nHe informs them, substantially, that he tamed\\nme by capturing me and riding me two hun-\\ndred miles on a bareback mule. I will do hint\\ntiie justice to say that he knew that was a\\nlie when he uttered it.\\nI surrendered to General Schotield at\\nGreensboro, N. C, on the 2d May, 1865, who\\ntold me to go to my home and remain there,\\nsaying if he got any orders to arrest me he\\nwould send there for me. Accordingly, I\\nwent home and there remained until I was\\narrested on 13th May, by a detachment of 300\\ncavalry, under Major Porter of Ilarrisburg,\\nfrom whom I received nothing but kindness\\nand courtesy. I came in a buggy to Salisbury,\\nwhere we took the cars.\\nI saw no mule on the trip, yet I thought\\nI saw an ass at the general s headquarters;\\nthis impression has since been confirmed.\\nThe general remembers, among other inci-\\ndents of the war, the dressing u[) of a strum-\\npet, who assisted hirn in putting down the rebel-\\nlion in the uniform of an orderlj and\\nintroducing her into a respectable family of\\nladies. This and other /t: 5 o/ (\u00c2\u00ab/7rts and strat-\\negy so creditable would no doubt have been\\nquite amusing, and far more true than the mule\\nstory. I wonder he forgot it.\\nRespectfully 3 Oars,\\nZ. B. Vance.\\nHow Governor Vance employed his time\\nwhile in prison is shown by the following\\nnotes received from him. He b.tre his confine-\\nment with all the patience of a p.itriot, and\\nsubmitted with philosophy to the inevita-\\nble.\\nCarroll Prison, 16 Jutie, 1865.\\nCol. Wheeler,\\nMy Dear Sir: I desire to study French\\nwhile in contiiiemeut. I want a dictionary,\\ngrammai and Ollendorf s method. I am quite\\nwell, and see no hope of getting out soon.\\nVery truly j^ours,\\nZ. B. Vance.\\nI was, of course, pleased to oblige him, and\\nsent the books.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "BUXCOMBE COUNTY.\\nJxbi 2(L 1865.\\n67\\nIn 1876, after a canvas of unexampled e.Ker-\\nCol. J. H. Wheklee, tion and ahility on both sides, lie was elected\\nDear Sir: Will you please do nio the ,,\u00e2\u0080\u009e^^,,.\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,j. i,^, niajority of more than 3,000\\nfavor to borrow for nie the toUowniir law V i o ..i i m\\nbooks? I am not able to buy them: Black- votes over Judge Settle, now a judge m Flor-\\nstone, 2d volume only; Greenleaf on Evi- iJa,\\ndence; Adams on Equity; Cliitty s Pleadings,\\n1st volume.\\nI desire to refresh my law studies. I am\\ngetting on bravely in French.\\nTout a rous,\\nZ. B. Vance.\\nI[e resigned on bomg elected by the Legis-\\nlature Senator in Congress from 4th March,\\n1879, to 3(j March, 1885, succeeding lion. A.\\nS. Merrimon. His recent speech (19th May,\\n1879,) on restoration of the Qnion, was a\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0nr 1 111 ,.;k.i H,^ Intopfir.wnf modcl of eloqiieucc, wit and Statesmanship.\\nWe have alrcadv described the intei view 01 i\\nGovernor Vance married on 2d August,\\n1868, at Morganton, Harriet Newell, the or-\\nphan daughter of the late Kev. Thomas Kspy,\\nof the Presbyterian church. She recently\\ndied, (at Ealeigh, 3d November, 1878,) leav-\\ning several children.\\nWe have now finished to this date, some\\nGovernor Swain, at which Governors Brown,\\nCorwin and Letcher were present, and how\\ncheerful Gov. V. bore his condition.\\nI could but remark how polite and consid-\\nerate the officers and the employees of the\\nprison were to him. By his genial manners\\nhe had won their liearts. If he had been a\\ncandidate for any position in their gift, he\\nwould have received their unanimous vote.\\nHe was release by the efforts of Governor\\nCorwin and others, and allowed to return to\\nhis family on parole not to go beyond certain\\nlimits.\\nIn November, 1870, the Legislature so sym-\\npathized with his sufferings and so appreciated\\nslight memories of the career of our Governor\\nVance. t They might well have been more\\nelaborate and extended did our space and plan\\nallow. We have tried to do justice to his\\nmerits, and\\nNothing extenuate,\\nOr set down aught in malice.\\nEnough has been said to prove tljc iiigh\\nreputation of Governor Vance as a philan-\\nhis services, that he was elected Senator; but thropist and a statesman. As a popular orator\\nhaving been disfranchised he was refused by [je has no su[(erior, and but few equals. His\\nthe Senate, and in January, 1872, he resigned, inHuite jests and most excellent fancy, to\\nand General Matt. W. Ransom was elected, which he adds, at times, the most touching\\nFrom 1865 to 1867 North Carolina had no pathos and brilliant eloquence carry the\\nmembers in either branch of Congress. minds and hearts of his audience, and makes\\nGov. V. received a pardon from the Prcsi- hi,^^ irresistible and triumphant before the\\ndent, (Andrew Johnson,) settled at Charlotte, people. In his public addresses, as in the so-\\naud entered into the practice of the law, in ^ial circle, he often illustrates his positions by\\npartnership with that excellent gentleman and anecdote so pointed and piquant that the\\naccomplished jurist, C. I)t)wd, Esq. Li enter- popular mind retains with pleasure the argu-\\ning this firm. Gov. Vance told his partner that ment, when a graver luode would be for-\\nin every firm there was one working man gotten.\\nand one gentleman, and that it must be under-\\n*IIe has agani maiiied to Mrs. Marten, of Ken-\\nstood that he had to be the gentleman, as he tucky, nee Steele.\\n1 ti,,, \u00e2\u0080\u009etK.\u00e2\u0080\u009e. A ,],v,;,.nK1,T t Much of this sketcli is derived from autlieutic\\nwas too lazy to be the othei. Admuably ^^(;c^\u00e2\u0080\u009e^^e,^ts, rival. letters and personal recollections.\\nboth filled the assigned role. But the law was An anonymous article from the lapers of the day, in-\\nserted, ahout 1S08, aftorded much aid, and wluch was\\nnot the natural element of Gov. V. freely copied.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "68 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nFor the Genealogy of tlie Vance family, see the stirrup-leather. The act of dismonnting\\nAppendix. no doubt saved Colonel Vance s life.\\nHis brother, Robert BrankA^ance, was horn After the battle of Murfreesboro, Vance\\nthe 24th of April, 1828, and is the oldest son, was taken sick with tj phoid fever, and sent\\nand second child, of David and Mira M. home by General Bra i;g. In the mean time\\nVance, of Buncombe County, N. C. he was promoted to the rank of brigadier\\nHis education was very limited. His father general. On his return to the army General\\ndying when Robert was in his sixteenth year, Bragg sent him back to North Carolina and\\na great portion of the burden of sustaining upper East Tennessee to organize the troops,\\nhis mother devolved on him. On attaining such as could be got up, and take command in\\nhis majority he was elected Clerk of tlie Court that portion. During a raid he made across\\nof Pleas and Quarter Sessions, which office he the Smoky mountains into Tennessee, he was\\nheld i or eight 3^ea.rs, and voluntarily retiretl captured at Cosby Creek, where the Federals\\nfrom in ISoi.i. Mr. A ance s Inisiness was mer- attacked him, and he I iding by mi.stake into\\nchandising, which he followed until the \\\\\\\\ar their ranks. He was kept in prison till near\\nbi-oke out in 1861. Being Union in sentiment, the close f the war, when be was paroled\\nhe voted against secession, but when the pro- until exchanged.\\nclanuiti(m of Mr. Lincoln was received at In 18fi6, he was elected Grand Master of\\nAslicville, N. C, he, in common with most of Masons in Xortb Carolina, which ollice he held\\nhis neighbijrs, took sides with the South. All for two years.\\nof the male members of the family, including In 1872, he was nominated to a seat in Oui-\\nhis brother Zebulon, and his three hrothers-in- gross fnun the Eighth district of North Caro-\\nlaw, (one of whom. Rev. R. N. Price, was a lina, and lieat bis comjjetitor, W. G. Candler,\\ntraveling Methodist uiini.ster,) weu.t into the a Republican, 2,555 votes.\\narmy at once. Uol)ort was left in charge of He was re-elected in 1874, boating Plato\\nthe families; but, being dissatisfied, he went Durham, Indeiieudent Democrat, 4,442 votes,\\nto wtu k and raised a company, which was or- In 187t! he defeated E. R. Hampton, Repuhli-\\nganized as The Buncombe Life Guards. can, over 8,000 majority. In 1878, he was re--\\nHe was elected captain. The companies came elected without opjiosition to Congress,\\nand rendezvoused at Aslicville, wiiere the 10th At the time of this writing General Vance\\nand the 29th Korth Carolina Kegimeuts were has succeeded in Laving daily mails to every\\noricanized at amp Patton. Vance was county town in his district, and had mone}\\nelecteil colonel of these forces, receiving order o.ihces ostabiished all over the distiict.\\nevory vote hut one his own. His piincipal speeches in the House of Rep-\\nThe regiment was lirst ordered to Raleigh, resentatives have been on the civil rights bill,\\nand from there was sent to East Teiniessee, the taiitf, the internal I evenue laws, the ueoes-\\nwhere it formed a part of the garrison at sity of fraternal relations between the North\\nCumberland Gap, following E. Kirby Smith and South, the remonetization of silver, etc.,\\ninto Kentucky. The regiment suffered con- whioh were acceptable to his pieople.\\nsidorahly in the battle of .Murfreesboro, Colo- Many times, through the years since lay-\\nnel Vance liaving his horse killed in that en- UiCn were admitted into the councils of the\\ngagement. Hehad just gotten off his horse and Southern Methodist Ciiiu ch, General Vance\\nwas holding tlie bridle, wlien a shell ex- has been elected delegate to the annual con-\\npioded near l)y, a piece entering the horse by ferences and two or three times to the gen-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY.\\nfi9\\ncval conferences of said ohnrch. In 1870 lie ][is father died in 1862, aged 97. The\\nwas appointed by the Bishops of the M. E. maternal grandfather of Judge I lenry, Kohert\\nChurch South as one of the Cape May com-\\nmission which settled important matters be-\\ntween tlie Northern and Southern Methodist\\nChurches.\\nGeneral Vaiwe has given many years of his\\nlife to the work of delivering lectures on\\nLove, was one of the earliest pioneers in the\\nsettlement of Western Carolina, and promi-\\nnent in the early liistory of this section. He\\nfigured in the rise and fall of the State of\\nFrankland, which Governor Sevier attempted\\nto establish, out of a portion of North Caro-\\ntemperance, and the education of children in lina, now in Tennessee, (in 1785,) and with\\n(Tcneval Tipton and others, arrested Sevier,\\nunder the charge of high treason,* and con-\\nveyed him to jail at Morganton. Robert Love\\nis progenitor of the large and iiiHucntial fam-\\nily of that name which pervades this and other\\nsections of the west, and who have occupied\\nportions of prominence in every walk of life.\\nJudge Henry presided as judge with great\\nacceptability, from 1868 to 1878, having pre-\\nviously acted as solicitor for this (the 8th,)\\njudicial district.\\nHe was editor, at the early age of 19, of\\nthe Asheville Spectator, and served in the Con-\\nfederate States arni}^ as adjutant of the 1st\\nNorth Carolina cavalry, (General Robert Kan-\\nSunday schools.\\nGetieral Vance was married to Miss Harriet\\nV. McElroy, daughter of General John W.\\nMcElroy, of North Carolina. Six children\\nfour sons and two daughters wore born to\\nthem, four of whom are living.\\nSuch is a brief l)Ut accurate sketch of Gen-\\neral Yanoe.\\nThere are few public men in or out of Con-\\ngress who possess that respect and regard of\\nall who know him, more than General Vance.\\nAs a man he is true, sincere and frank in all\\nthe relations of life. As a Representative he\\nis faithful, honest, attentive and active. His\\ntalents and success are duly appreciated in\\nCong-ess; being placed chairman of the im- som,) and on Hampton s and Stuart s staff,\\nportant Committee on Patents in the 45th and as colonel of cavalry.\\nand 4Gth Congresses, and second on the Com-\\nmittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures;\\nA. II. Stephens, of Georgia, l eing chairman\\nin the present Congress.\\nAs a friend he is faithful, obliging and sin-\\ncere, and above all, as a Christian he is a burn-\\ning and shining light, and a prominent and\\nconsistent memlier of tlie Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch.\\nJames Love Henry, late one of the judges of\\nthe Superior courts of law and equity, was\\nborn in Buncombe County, in 1838. He\\nreceived only such education as the schools of\\nAsheville attbrded.\\nHis father, Robert Henry, was a patriot of\\nthe Revolution, and was in the battle of Kings\\nMountain, and practiced law for more than\\nsixty years, with much success.\\nHe now resides at Asheville, engaged in the\\npractice of his profession.\\nAugustus Summerfxeld Merrimon, lately one\\nof the Senators in Congress from North Caro-\\nlina, was born (in that part of Buncombe\\nCounty since erected into Transylvania,) on\\nthe 15th of September, 1380.\\nHis parents were Rev. Branch Hamline\\nMerrimon and Mary E., nee Paxtou, whose\\nfather, William Paxton, was the brother of\\nHon. John Paxton, Judge of the Superior\\nCourts from 1818 to 1826, and whose mother\\n(Sally,) was the daughter of General Charles\\nMcDowell.\\nThe subject of this sketch was the eldest of\\na family of ten children seven sons and three\\ndaughters.\\n*See Wheeler s History of North Carol iua, vol. I, 97.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "70\\nWHEELER S KEMINISCElSrCES.\\nTlie early ediication of Mr. Merriuion was\\nas good as the circumstances of his father\\nwould allow. At the period when youths of\\nhis age were at college, he aided his father in\\nworking the farm to support the family, for in\\nthose daj S Methodist ministers Avere not op-\\npressed with this world s goods. Yet the un-\\nconquerable thirst for knowledge so possessed\\nyoung Merrimon tfeat he embraced ever} op-\\nportunity for acquiring it. Oftem when at\\nwork on the farm, during the hour of rest for\\ndinner, he would be found quietly ensconced\\nin some shad} place conning over bis Ijooks.\\nOne of the appendages to bis father s place\\nwas a saw-mill, which it was his duty to at-\\ntend, and while the saw was at work in cut-\\nting the logs into plank, he would have his\\ngrammar or some other book, and improve\\nevery moment in study. His father appreciat-\\ning this thirst for knowledge, sent him to a\\nschiiol in Asheville, then under the charge of\\nMr. Norwood. Such was bis application ami\\nprogress,, that within the lirst session Mr. Nor-\\nwood pronounced him the l)est English gram-\\nmarian that he ever knew.\\nHe was exceedingly anxious to be sent to\\ncollege to complete liis classical studies, biit\\nthe res (Otijusii domi forbid. He commenced\\nthe study of the law in the office of John W.\\nWoodiin, in whose office at the same time was\\nZebulon B. Vance, botli derttined to occupy\\nhigh positions of honor in their county and\\nState, and often rivals in political contests.\\nSuch was his proficiency in his legal studies,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0svith such inadequate preparation, that in Jan-\\nuary, 1852, he was admitted to practice in the\\nCourts, and in 1853 in the Superior and Su-\\npreme Courts of the State.\\nl y his close attention to business, his care-\\nful preparation and management of his cases,\\nhe soon made his mark. He was appointed\\nSolicitor to several counties in his circuit, and\\nby the Judge, Solicitor for the District in 1861.\\nIn 1860 he was elected to the Legislatuie as a\\nmember from Buncombe, by a few votes over\\nCoL David Coleman.\\nOn the breaking out of the war, he took\\na decided stand for the Union.\\nIn the excited state of public feeling at\\nthis time of frenzy, such a step demanded not\\nonly moral, but physical courage. ^Ir. Merri-\\nmon ^s position was rudely assailed. Angry\\ncards passed between him and Nicholas W,\\nWoodiin, and a personal collision was immi-\\nnent. On these occasions, he bore himself with\\ndignity and courage. Though not over fond of\\narms, be felt\\nRightly to be grea.t\\nIs not to ?tir without great argument.\\nBut greatly to find ijuiirrel in a straw\\nWhen honor s at the stake.\\nBut in the issuing of Mr. Lincoln s procla-\\nmation, calling for 75,000 men settled his-\\ncourse, and he entered in Z. B. Vance s cora^-\\npany as a private, and! marched to Raleigh,\\nHe was attached to the Commissary Depart-\\nment as captain for a short time, on dut}- at\\nHatteras, Ocrocock, Raleigh and Weldon. On\\nthe call of Guvernoi Ellis, the Legislature re-\\nassembled, and he had to attend.\\nIn the fall of 1861, he was appointed by\\nJudge French, Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit,\\nand the next 3 ear was elected to that position\\nby the Legislature. Just at the close of the\\nwar he was a canilidate as delcgiite to the\\nState Convention called under the reconstruc-\\ntion acts of President Jobitson, and was de-\\nfeated by Rev. L. Z. Stewart, a Presbyterian\\nclergyman, the Republican candidate. This\\ncontest was remiu kable, as it was conducted in\\nthe presence of the United States troops and\\nbayonets.\\nBy tlic next Legislature be was elc-ted Solic-^\\nitorof the Eigbtb Judicial Circuit. The office\\nof Solicitor was no soft place at this time, but\\none of imminent peril. Tlie Democrats and\\nMossy Backs were in daily collision; aifrays,\\nriots, robberies, and murders were daily occur-\\nrences; deserters had to be arrested, aatd the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY. 71\\nplace ptiritied. So satisfactory niid tinn wore all tliat is just and lawful to establish the-\\nhis eftbrts as Solicitor, Mr. Merrimon won I i^ it.\\n_ T T L am yours truly,\\nthe respect oi the Judges, the regard oi the Mirhimon\\nbar, and the esteem of tiie people.\\nIn 1866, he was elected a Judge of the The exccutiyeconunittce died and gayc no\\nSuperior Courts b} the Legislature. Here his sign; tlio conservative charactei of the people\\nservices were equally acceptable. preferi ed to wait for that success which they\\nIh bold the tirst regular Courts on tliis believed awaited them, and endure for a sea-\\nCirruit after the war under ojroumstancos of son some inconvenience and even injustice,\\ngreat iioril, so tliat in most of the counties, In December following, Judge Merrimon\\na police force had to be organized under the was elected Senator in Congress for the teiTii.\\nsheriff to preserve tlie place, and protect the of six years, from 4th Marcli, 1873.\\nCourt. While in the faithful discharge of It is due to the integrit}- of history to say\\nhis duty the cowimanding general of the this election produced much excitement, inas-\\nUnited States forees, ((^anby.) issued military much as it was effected by the defeat of Gov.,\\norders to the Courts, with instructions to the ernor ance, who was the Democratic nom-\\nJudges to observe and administer them. This inee.\\ngross military usurpation was resisted by This, Judge Merrimon contended, was\\nJudge Merrimon, who, seeing tlio Courts brought ai.iout l)y Governor Yance and his\\ncould not be hold according to law, and his fiiends tampering with the caucus pledging\\noath of ofhce, resigned his commission as and packing it. Several Democrats refused to\\nJudge. go into the caucus unless Governor Vance and\\nIn 1.S72, the convention at Greensboro nom- Judge Merrimon would both withdraw their\\ninatod liini for Governor against Todd K. names. This Judge Merrimon was willing\\nCaldwell. to do, for the sake of harmony, but Governor\\nThe universal opinion of the Democrats was anee, insisting that he duly nominated,\\nthat Judge Merrimon was fairly elected. The declined to withdraw. The balloting then\\nreturns were: Caldwell, 98,GoO; Merrimon, commenced, and continued for two weeks\\n96,731; reported majority for Caldwell, 1,899. without any choice. Both then withdrew.\\nlie was nni)ortuned by the press and hosts Afterwards, the name of Governor Yance was\\nof friends to contest this result. In a letter to again brought forward by some members who\\nS. A. Ashe, E^i[., of 12th September, 1872. luul veited for Judge Merrimon, and on the first\\nJudge Merrimon says: ballot Judge Merrimon was elected, lie re-\\nI am satisfied by a variety of facts that eeived the entire Republican vote (72 votes,)\\nhave come to knowledge that enormous and 15 conservative votes, the remaining\\nfrauds were perpetrated at the election, and eighty conservatives voting for Governor\\ngreat number ot illegal votes were cast against -j,\\nme and the other candidates on the Domo- There was a deep feeling ot mortifi-\\ncratic ticket. I sincerely believe that we cation in several sections of the State; not so\\nreceived a majority of the lawful yotes. much because Judge Merrimon was elected,\\nIt it so turns out, by the examination now i i ^i i\\niw ;.,,r q \u00c2\u00ab-v,,..AM,rV, ti. but at the manner in which this result was-\\nt)eing maue throngn tlie executive committee,\\nthat substantial ground for contesting can be brought about.\\nestablished I will contest the election, and ^y^ t\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,,, .j^^ j,, question. We\\nvindicate the rigiits ot the peojilc.\\nI will not do an a lung rashly, or to gi atify \u00c2\u00bb*l \u00c2\u00bbwn the appreciation in which we esti-\\npartj spirit, or political revenge, but will do mate both of these distinguished men, and we", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "72\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES,\\nbelieve that either would do honor to the\\nState and defend to the last gasp of loyalty,\\nher character and her intei est. Many politi-\\ncians will donbtless say, like Pope,\\nHow hapiiy would we be witli either,\\nWere tlie other dear cliarmer away.\\nOf Judge Merrimon s career in the Senate it\\nis not necessary- to speak. It has given him a\\nnational reputation for integrity of purpose,\\nfor unsullied patriotism, and extensive acquire-\\nments. We may read its History in a nation s\\neyes. To the interests of his constituents\\nhe has ever .manifested vigiLancc and ca ition.\\nIS^o one has ever applied to him for his kind\\nothces that failed to receive jirompt and\\nctficient attention. Ahvaj s at his post,\\nvigilant in ol)ser\\\\ ation, he has proved Iiimself\\na faithful sentinel of the rights of the State,\\nof individuals, and the Nation.\\nThat he deserves high reputation, is not\\nquestioned.\\nHe nmst have intrinsic meiit who, in spite\\nof the disadvantages of a defective education,\\nhas heeome the peer vt the proudest of our\\nland, and raised himself from the labors of\\na saw mill to thu lunn.rr; of a Senate cnamber.\\nHe was succeeded by Governor Yance,\\nMarch, 1879.\\nJudge Meri inion married on 14th Seiitem-\\nber, 1852, Margaret J, Baird, by whom he has\\nan interesting family.\\nThomas Lanier Clingman resides at Ashe-\\nville, m this county.\\nHe was born in the county of Yadken, then\\nSurry Couny, July 27, 1812, the son of Jacob\\nClingman and Jane i oindexter,* and named\\nfor Dr. Thomas Lanier, his half uncle.\\n^Alexander Clingman, the grandfatlier of General\\nClinguian, came to America from (iermany before the\\nllevolutiou. The name signifies, in Genuaa, a swords-\\nman and a fighter. He was a soldier in many battles\\nin the Revolutionary war, and was a prisoner taken at\\nCharleston at Lincoln s surrender. He married\\nElizabeth Kaiser and had several children, among\\ntheui was Jacob, wlio left four children, Thomas,\\nJohn Fatillo, Elizabeth, who married Richard\\nPiu year, and Alexander. Tlie father of the\\nmother of Gen 1 Clingman was of the Polndexters of\\nHis early educati m was conducted by pri-\\nvate instructors. He joined the sophomore\\nclass at the University, and graduated in 1832,\\nwith a class distinguished in after life for\\nusefulness and talents. Judge Thomas S.\\nAshe, now of the Supreme Court; James C.\\nDobbin, Secretary of the Navy, 1853- 67; John\\nH. Haughton, Cad. Jones, and others, were of\\nthe same class.\\nIn a diary kept by (governor Swain at that\\ndate, I found the following:\\n1832. The graduating class acquitted\\nthemselves with much credit, especially young\\nClingman, of Surry Count} who, if he lives,\\nwill be an ornament to the State.\\nMr. Clingman entered upon the study of the\\nlaw with gieat enei gy, and was about to enter\\nnjion the practice when he, in 1835, was elected\\na member of the Legislature from Surry\\nCoimty, which was a iield more germane to\\nhis tastes, where he took a decided position.\\nAfter this service was accomplished he re-\\nmoved to Banconibe Count}*, where he still\\nresitles. He acquired much reputaticju for\\nboldness and al. ilit3 as a speaker, especially in a\\ndebate with Colonel Meniminger, at Columbia,\\nS. C, in which Colonel Memminger found\\nIiimself overmatclied. Mr. Clingman, in 1840,\\nwas elected by a large majority to the Senate\\nof the State Legislature from Buncombe\\nCounty.\\nThis was an exciting epoch in political his-\\nt(.)ry, and parties (Democratic and Whig)\\nwaired a tierce and ferocious warfare. In tlie\\nVirginia. Her mother was the daughter of Henry\\nPatillo, of Grandville her first husband was Kobert\\nLanier, whose sister was the mother of Hon. Lewis\\nWilliams. J- olndexter is a Norman name, signifying\\nspur horse. He, Alexander, was one of the three prom-\\ninent Whigs or Kegulators who were compelled by\\nTryou to take the oath of allegiance every six months,\\nat Court.\\nJane, Cliugman s mother, nee Poindexter, was a\\ndaughter of Henry Patillo, who was a prominent Whig\\nin the Revolution.\\nRev. Mr. Patillo was a Presbyterian mini-ter, who\\ndid good service and whose sermons liave been pub-\\nlished in a volume. Two of the sous of Mr. Patillo\\nmarried the sisters of Robert Goodloe Harper.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "BUNCOMBE COUNTY. 70\\nXeg islatiire or on the stuiii[i, Mr. Clii)L,niiaii led On rolirin;;- frnm tiio SiMuite with hi- distin-\\nthe cohorts of the Whi^-s, and liko llo-irv of gnislied rdUeanne, (iovernor Tlionms Brair r,\\nNavarre, his wliitc phune was seen proiully he felt liis dnty c-alh d him to the liohl, and by\\nfloating in the van of every contest. Snch liis efforts to del end his native soil. He\\nwas his ability and eloquence that he was joined the Confederate army and attained the\\nelected a member of the 28th Congress (1843, rank of brigadier general. He was in many\\n1845,) over that veteran politician Hon. James engagement in which he conducted his coni-\\nGraham, He was elected to tlie 30th Con- mand with military skill and undaunted\\n:gress, 1847- 49, and successively to 1857- 50, bravery.\\nwhen (in May, 1858,) he succeeded Hon. Asa He was distinguished for his defence of\\nBiggs, as Senator in Congress, in which elo- Goidslioro, (17th December, 1862,) which he\\nvated position he continued until 18G1, when saved from a superior force under Foster,\\ntiie State seceded from the Union. whoso retreat was so precipitate that he left\\nTo attempt to detail all the events in the much of his nuiteriais, as blankets, muskets.\\npolitical career of Mr. Clingman, and the and even horses.\\nprominent parts filled by him, would far e.x- General Clingnian s brigade consisted of the\\nceed the limits of our work. Ilis political 8th Keginient, Colonel Shr.w.\\nhistory is so interwoven with that of the Na- 31st Regiment, Colonel Jordan,\\ntion, that an accurate sketch of the one W(MUd 51st Regiment, Colonel McKethan.\\nbe a record of the other. In his long and va- 61st Regiment, Colonel Radclilfe.\\nried career there were few questions that lie In July, 18()3, he took command at SuUi-\\ndid not examine and exhaust. So acceptable van s Island, which ex[)Osed position he held\\nwere his views that he was, during his last until December following, during the most ac-\\nyear s service in the House, the chairman of tive part of the seige of Charleston. He was\\none of its most importa.nt committees (For- then ordered to Virginia, and in the attack on\\neign Aft airs.) New Berne, February, 1864, led the advance\\nHis early career was in unison with Mr. force of General Pickett s army, in which he\\nClay, (with whom he was personally a great was wounded by the explosion of a shell. On\\nfavorite,) and the Whig party; but he never the 16th May following, in the battle of\\nallowed the shackles of party co bind him to Drury s Bluff, he was ordered with General\\nany cause in his opinion inimical to tiie true Cor.sc to attack General Butler. This was done\\ninterests of the State or the people. When with such spirit that the lines of Butler were\\nhis convictions of right were settled, he fol- broken, and he retreated rapidly to Bermuda\\nlowed where they led regardless of conse- Hundreds, where he was, to use General\\nquences, [lolitical or personal. lie became Grant s expression, bottled up.\\nconvinced that the Whig party had become He was then ordered to Cold Harbor, and\\nthoroughly denationalized, and tiiat the only on 31st May, met the advance of General\\nnational party with which Southern patriots Grant s army, and a severe engagement oc-\\ncould consistently act, with any hope of good, curred. The next evening (1st June) one of\\nwas the Democratic party. His exertions and the severest engagements of the war occurred,\\nintiuence were used in promoting the election in which General Clingnian s command re-\\nof Governor Reid, and of General Fierce. He ccivcd heavy loss, in rank and file, from its\\nhas for years been an able, decided and con- exposed position. Every staff officer, as well\\nsistent Democrat. as iiimself, was wounded. One-third of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "74\\nWHEELER S KITMIKISCEKCES.\\ncommand fell on the field, including Colonel Clinrch, an admirer of its tenets, and an\\nMurcliison and Major Henderson, of the 8th observer of its ordinances.\\nRegiment. Thej held the position and saved Though his fame rests on his long and ini-\\nthe day. portant service as a statesman and his gal-\\nOn the 10th of June following, General lantry as a soldier, yet he has not neglected\\nClingman repulsed an attack on the lines of the pursuits of literature and of science. His\\nPetersburg, and on the e\\\\ening following, held able defence of religion, and its support by\\nhis position against the attack of two army science, gained him golden opinions from all\\ncorps (the 9th and 18th) commanded by Gen- sorts of men, both North and South; he has\\nerals J3urnside and Smith, numbering in the in various publications demonstrated to the\\naggregate 43,000 men. Tliree brigades on his counti-y and to the world the capabilities and\\nright, gave way eai Iy in the engagement, but advantages of Western Carolina its healthful\\nhe held his position until 11 o clock. m,, climate and prolific soil. Many have been in-\\nwlien the cngagemtnt ceased and Tetersburg duced by his descriptions to seek a home with\\nwas saved. us, liringmg wealth, talent, and industry.\\nOn the l!\u00c2\u00bbth of August, following, an attack He has made important contributions to\\nwas made on the enemy s lines on the Weldon the science of gooiogy and mineralogy. His\\nrailroad, near Petersburg, by which 2,100 pris- articles on these subjects have appeared\\noners were taken, and liiany killed and in Sillinian s and othei journals, and rank\\nwounded. In this aft air General Clingman with tluxe of Dana, Guyot, Shepard, and\\nreceived so severe a wound that he was for other savans of the age. He has presented\\nseveral months kept out of the field, and was much and varied information as to rnoun-\\nonly able to join his command a few days tains of North Canjlina, which he hasexplored\\nprior to Johnson s surrender. in person, and in compliment of such exertions\\nWhen the war closed (Sth April, 18Gt;,* his name has been worthily bestowed on one\\nGeneral Clingman, like many others, was it highest peaks.\\nleft dest)late and de[iressed in mind, wounded\\nand exhausted in liody, and utterly impover-\\ni.sJied; yet he was ever ready to aid in build-\\ning up the waste places of his country, and to\\nGeneral lingman, as our I eaders ujay know,\\nhas never married. His busy lit c and active\\nservices in the cause of his eountiy have denied\\nhim that ple.ism e. But he is far from uuder-\\nrepair as far us possible the desolations of estinuiting female society, and is a great\\ninternecine strife. He was elected a member\\nof the Convention of 1875, and was \\\\-igilant\\nand active in the cause of the peopile.\\nThese are ia[iid and unsatisfactory sketches\\nof the public services rendered liis country liy\\nGeneral Clingman.\\nIn his private life, he is exemplary andeou-\\nsistciit. He is a member of the Episcopal\\nadmirer of grace, beauty and intelligence.\\nNo one possessing, his warmth of friendship\\nfor liis own sex can be indifi erent to the charms\\nof the otiier. As a friend, General (Jlingnian\\nis frank, sincere and faithful, antl this is recip-\\nrocated deeply by those who knew him best.\\nNo one that I know ever maintained such a\\nhold on the atl eetions of the people. The citi-\\nzens of liis district possess such unbounded\\nThe Supreme Court of the United States in case of confidence in his judgment and integrity that\\nU. S. V. Kieiii in January, 1S72, decided tlie lieiiiiuiiiig .i n i i i i i,\\nof the civil war was on April l!i, 18(31, date of procht- ^y i l ^wed him in whatever course he has\\nmation as to blockade, and the end was Ai.ril 8, ISUG, pursued. For more than 5 years with exeep-\\ndate ot i rcsideuts proclamatiou declaring the war at r\\nail end. tion of one Congress,) he was elected i)y their", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "P.nXCOMBl COUNTY.\\nSiiiFragcs. Nn matter how adi oitly the di.striet\\nwas adversely ai ranij;od, or wliat [iriiieiples ho\\nadvocati d, the peoplt were liis devoted sup-\\nporters, and never d. serted liiin.\\n1 reeollect when the State was redistricted,\\nin 1852, a few wlio aspired to his place\\narranged the district so tliat he wonid likely\\nbe defeated. But the power and the jiopu-\\nkirity of Genei-al lini;-nian disappointed their\\nainis and Iiopes. ]lc was elected hy an\\ninci eased majority. Althoiijili kind, social\\nand friendly in his private intercourse, his\\neharacter is not of that negative kind so con-\\neisel} described by Dr. Johnson of one ulio\\nnever had generosity enough to acquire a\\nfriend, or spirit enough to pro\\\\-()ke an enemy.\\nWhenever the rigiits of his State and his per-\\nsonal honor were infringed, lie was prompt\\nand read} to repel the assailant. He has fol-\\nlowed the advice of I olonius to liis son\\nBeware of entrance\\nInto a quarrel; but beingin.\\nSo bear thyself tliat tliy oiiposer\\nW ill beware of thee.\\nIn 1845, Hon. William L. Yancey, of Ala-\\nbama, well known in his day as a rabid lire\\neater, attempted some liberty with General\\nCHugman. A cliallenge ensued, linger, of\\nSiiuth t arolina, was Yancey s friend; and\\nC harli s Lee .lones. of Washington City, was\\ntiie friend of Clinginan. Tlic\\\\- fought at\\nlil-adensburg.\\nAir? J ones, the second of General Clingman,\\nin his graphic description of tliis duel, pub-\\nlished in tl:e Cu pUal, states:\\nAlter the principles had been posted, Mr.\\nlinger, who had won the giving of the word,\\nasked, xVre yon ready Fire\\nMr. Clingman, who had remained perfectly\\neool, tired, missing his adversary, but drawing\\nhis iire, in the ground, consideiably out of line,\\nthe bullet .-cattering dust and gravel upon the\\nperson of Mr. Clingman. After this fire, the\\ndifficult} was adjusted.\\nlion. Kenneth liaynor, the colleague of Mr.\\nClingnum in Congress, was on the ground,\\nstates that he hiid never seen more com-\\nposure and firmness in danger than was mani-\\nfested by Mr. Clingman on this occasion.\\nOn seeing his friend ciivered by the dust and\\ngravel, and standing at his [lOst unmoved he\\nthought he was mortally wounded, lie rushed\\nto him and asked him if he was hurt. He\\nhas thrown some dust on my new coat, he\\nreplied, quietly brushing off the dust and\\ngravel.\\nOn other occasions, as with lion. Edward\\nStanle}- and others. General Clingman has\\nevinced a proper regard for his own honor by\\nrepelling the insults of othei s; and in all\\nthese jiublic opinion has sustained the[ ropriet\\\\\\nof his conduct; he has so borne liimseli that\\nthe aggressor has ne\\\\ er att(Mnpted to inqieat\\nhis insolence.\\nHe has been accused of being amijitious. If\\nthis be so, in reply, the ^vords of Anthony of\\nCiusar are appropriate\\nHe is my friend, aitlifiil and just to ine.\\nBut l?rutus says he is ambitious,\\nAnd Brutus is an honorable man.\\nJ. C. L. Gudger, nowone of the .Tudges of the\\nSuperior C ourts, was born in r UMcombeCountj^\\nin 1838; learned in the law, which he has suc-\\ncessfully practiced for fifteen years.\\nHe entered the Confederate army as a [H\\nvate in IStH, and rose to the rank of captain.\\nAfter the war was over lie removed to\\nAVaynesville, in Haywood County, where he\\nwas extensively engaged in tlie [iractice of his\\nprofession when he was elected to the higli\\nposition he so worthily occupies.\\nl\\\\obert M. Furrnan resides in Buncombe\\nCounty, although a native of Franklin County,\\nwhere he was born 21st September, 1S4(;. at\\nLonisburg. He early entered the Confederate\\nai iiiy, luit on his health failing he was, at tlie\\nend of five months, discharged. He, on recov-\\nery, again entered the army (in 18(34,) and\\nserved until the war closed. Hi.s young life\\nhas l)een s[)ent in the editorial line, iu which\\nhe attained much success. In 1866 he was in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "76\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ncharge of the Louisburg E igJr. lie next\\nestablished the Heiulei soii Index, and liecanie\\nafterwards connected with tlie Norfolk Cour-\\nier, and the Raleigh Sentinel. lu 1872 he\\nbecame editor of the Asheville Citizen, lie\\nwas reading clerk of the Senate of the State\\nLegislature of 1870. He holds, also, the posi-\\ntion of clerk to tlie United States Senate\\nConiHiittee on Railroads, of whicli General\\nRansom is chaii man.\\nThomas Dilliard Jolmston resides at Ashe-\\nville; born 1st Aj^ril, 1813, at Waynesville,\\neducated at Colonel S. D. Lee s Academy and\\nthe Univei sitv, luit fi om ill health did not\\ngraduate; entered the army in Z. B. Vance s\\ncomiiany, 14tli North Carolina, and at the\\nbattle of Malvern Hill was severely wounded,\\nwhich disabled him from active service in the\\nfield. After war was over, he read law with\\nthat aecomplislied jurist and noble hearted\\ngentleman, Judge J. L. Bail^ and was\\nlicensed to practice in IStitj. In 1870 lie was\\nnominated to the House, and carried the county\\nby 400 votes, a gain of 600 for the party. He\\nwas one of the managers iu the impeachment\\ntrial of Governor Holden. He was re-elected\\nin 1872, and elected to the Senate in 1876.\\nCHAPTER VIII.\\nBURKE COUNTY.\\nWaightstill Avery, born 1741, died 1821.\\nTliere is no name in the annals of North Caro-\\nlina, (hat is more deserving of being perpetu-\\nated than the subject of this sketch. His\\nfamily were the devoted friends of liberty, and\\nmany of them martyrs to its cause. In the\\nRe\\\\-olutionary war there wei e eight brotliers\\nof this name anil family, all patriots. Some of\\nthem were massacred at Groton, Connecticut,\\nand at Fort Griswold; some perished at Wyo-\\nming Valley. Some of this family still reside\\nat Groton, Connecticut, (where the sulyect of\\nthis sketch was born;) sijme reside at (_)swego\\nand Seneca Lake, and some came to Virginia.\\nIt was early in the year 1631 that the ship\\nArabella arris-ed in Alassachusetts Uay, from\\nLondon, and landed passengers at the place\\nwhere now stand Boston and Charlestown,\\nand where Governor John Winthrop, senior,\\nliad commenced an English settlement the\\nyear before. Among the passengeis were\\nChristopher Avery, of Salisbury, England, and\\nhis little son James, then eleven years of :ige.\\nThey proceeded to the point of Cape Ann,\\nwhere Gloucester now stands, which was at\\nthat time one of the most flourishing Hsliing\\nestablishments along the shore, where tish\\nWere cured for the European markets by hsh-\\nermeu from England, and in connection with\\nwhich were agricultural and other profitable\\nindustries.\\nChristopher settled there as a farmer, and\\nliecanie the possessor of valuable and produc-\\ntive lands, which he cultivated to advantage.\\nHe had left Lis wife in England, like many of\\nthe leading men who tirst came over to spy\\nout the land, for it was not easy to persuade\\ntheir wives to leave their comfortable Euglish\\nhomes and ventui e olf upon the oceau on a\\npassage of nearly a hundred days in a small", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "BUKXE COUXTY.\\nvessel, crowded witli passengers, to share the\\ndoubtful fortunes of an unknown wilderness.\\nThe vessels sent from England hj^ the mer-\\nchant adventurers had for years rendezvoused\\nat Cape Ann to cure and prepare the large\\nquantities of fish taken by them for the Euro-\\npean markets, and it was a i-emunorative trade\\nfor the farmers there. It had been a fishing\\nand curing station for j ears, and with its\\nvariety of vegetables and abundance of fish,\\nadded to the game and other animid food\\nobtained in trade with the Indians, the thriv-\\ning comniunit} did not lack the means of\\ngood and wholesome living. They also had\\ntheir little chapel where common pra3^er was\\noffered on the Sabbath by one Master Rash-\\nley, their cliaplain, as we are told by Leck-\\nford. AVhon the Puritans afterward settled\\nat Boston they received and fellowshipped\\nChaplain Rashie}- for eight or ten 3 ears,\\nalthough he was not of them exactly.\\nFor ten 3 ears Mr. Avery, with his son James,\\nenjoyed that pleasant community, his greatest\\nprivation being that of tl;e disinclination of\\nhis wife to come over ami join them in their\\nnew home. As he could not persuade her to\\ncross the ocean, he was compelled to send her\\nso much of his earnings and savings as he\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0could spai e for her support there. She never\\ncame to America.\\nIn 1642 the Cape Ann settlement had become\\nso considerable that the General Court of the\\nColony incorporated it as the Town of Glou-\\ncester, and the Rev. Mr. Blinraan,a Dissenting\\nminister, who had made an unsuccessful eftbrt\\nto settle with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, was,\\nby the Boston authorities, sent to Gloucester\\nwith a small company of Welshmen, who bad\\naccompanied him over the sea, to settle. This\\nwas not so pleasant for Christopher Aver^ who\\nhad so long been the leading man of the set-\\ntlement with Chapla -u Rashley, l)Ut he was a\\nman of so decided mark that he was neverthe-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2less elected over and over again as selectman\\nof his new town, notwithstanding the per-\\nsistent and shameful jicrsecution of the new-\\ncomers.\\nIn 1643 his son James Avery, then 23 3 ears\\nold, went to Boston and brought to his home\\nin Gloucester his young bride, Joanna Green-\\nslade, who ha l with her a certificate of good\\n.standing in the Boston church, dated Januar^^\\n17, 1644.\\nNotwithstanding Mr. Blinman s ecclesiasti-\\ncal precedence, he was rather overshadowed\\nby Christopher Aver}^ the civilian and some-\\ntimes first selectman. Insomuclr that after he\\nhad been there six or seven years he became\\ndissatisfied with his teaching, (as old Gov-\\nernor Winthrop wrote to his son John, then\\nGovernorof Connecticut,) and gladly accepted\\nthe call to settle at the mouth of the Thames,\\n(Pequot,) where New London now stands.\\nHe was accompanied by most of the leading\\nmembers of his church at Gloucester, and\\namong them James Avery with his young wife\\nand three children. James sold all his land at\\nGloucester to his father Christopher in I60I,\\nfor he had settled at New L lndon, October\\n19, 1650, with what was called the Cape Ann\\nColony. Mr. Blinman preached at New Lon-\\ndon about as long as he bad at Gloucester, and\\nthen left, dissatisfied, for England, Christo-\\npher Avery remained in Massacliusetts until\\nafter Blinman had left for England, and then\\njoined his son James at New London, and in\\nthe valley of the Pequounc.\\nJames Avery and Joanna Greenslade had\\nten children, three born at Gloucester, before\\n1650, and seven at New London, afterwards.\\nTheir youngest son, Samuel, was born August\\n14, 1664, wh.o married Susan Palmer, daughter\\nof Major Edward Palmer and granddaughter\\nof Governor John Winthrop, Jr., on the 27th\\nof October, 1686, and with her had ten child-\\nren, to wit: Samuel, b. August 11,1687; Jona-\\nthan, b. January 18, 1689; William, b. August\\n25,1692; Mai-y, b. January 10, 1695; Christo-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "78 WIIEELEK S REMINISCENCES.\\npher, b. February 10, 1697; Ilniuplirey, b. July li. July 8, 170(5. The doacoii was a coteinpo-\\n4, 1G99; Nathan, b. January 30, 1702; Lucy, li. rary of Samuel Avery, b. 1664, who was the\\nApril 17,1704; Waitstill, b. March 27,1708, si-randtather of Wai,2:htstiU, of Noith Care\\n(had two wives;) Grace, b. June 2, 1712. lina. Alike prominent in Church and State\\nWhen that portion of New London east of the affairs, Avery, the town s first selectman, and\\nTliamcs was set off as the se[iarate town of Seabury, the first deacon of the church, they\\nGrotou, in 1705, Samuel Avery, the father, was were neighbors, friends, and tlieir families\\nchosen the first moderator, and became the were intimate.\\nfirst selectman, which resp^uisible position he Samuel Seabury, July 8, 1700, was licensed\\nheld for twenty years \u00e2\u0080\u0094nearly up to the time and preached as a Coni^-regational minister in\\nof his death. 1726, at the new church in North Groton. lie\\nOn the 5th of February 1724, lln.niphrey declared himself a convert to Episcopacy in\\nAvery, (the sixth child of Samuel,) b. July 4, 17.:jO, and next year went to London and was\\n1690, married Jerusba Aidri^an, dan^-htei ol oi-dnined by the Uishop of London. Returned\\nWilliam and Margaret (Avery) Morgan, and in 1732, a,i)d was rector of the Episcopal\\nhad twelve chiidi eii, to wit: IIum[)hrey^ b. church in Ni.-w Lundoii for eleven years.\\n^Lirch 10, 1725; William, b. Septciriber 13, Moved to Hempstead, Long Island, in 174o,\\n1726; Solomon, li. July 17, I72. wlio died wliere he kept a hi_^h school as well as [ireached\\nAugust, 1728; Solomon, b. June 17, 1729; Sam- until 1764, tiie year of his death. Hr it w,).s,\\nuel, b. October 5, 1731; James, b. August 13, mdoaiU db/, loho prfp rrcd WnUslUl Acerij for vol-\\n17- )3; Jerusba,!). June 7, 1735; I auliua, b. [a/e, )rltirlt he cidcrxl lit 17G-2.\\nA[iril 3, 1737; C hristo[ihei b. May 3, 1739; His son, Samuel, l)orii at Gr;)ton ^729,^vent\\nWailsiill, b. May 10, 1741; Isaac,!). Octoi)er to England in 1784, where he was consecrated\\n27, 1743; Nathan, b. Novendjer 20, 1746. lirsl Bislio/i of dir jE/// clmrch ui Aiiier-\\nIt wa^ this Waitstill, the tenth ehibl of On his return he took charge (jf the\\nllumphrey, who, after graduating at I rinee- church at Xew London, where he died in\\nton, (Nassau Hall) N. J., in 1766, studied law 179 i. My oj)ihion and belief is that on this\\nin Maryland, and moved to North t arolina in trip to England, he was accompanied by his\\n1769, when he enteied college at the age of father s jiupil, Isaac, ^-oungest bi other of\\ntwenty-one, he mat rieidated as Waightstill, Waiglitstill Av._-ry, wiio i)eeame a reetnr .)f\\nthus changing tb.e spelling of the old Wiiithrop tliat chureli in Virginia, and who is said to\\nnanie. liis elilest br(jthei liumphrey, mo\\\\ed hu\\\\ e iieen ordain jd in England. He was 21\\nfriun Groton, where his family and ancestors years old at the tiiue of ids old tutor s death,\\nhad lived so many years, to Hempstead, Long by wiiom, no doubt, he was educated for the\\nIsland, wdiere he raised a large fauiily. His Episcopal ministry, and about 40 whyn or-\\nbrother, Waitstill, sixteen years younger than dained in England.\\nhimself, as well as his youngest l)r(.)tlier, Isaac, There is ;i famil} tradition in North Caro-\\nlived with him in their youth, aid were b:)th Una that Waightstill graduated at Yale col-\\nprepared for college at the select scIidqI of the lege bclore going to Trinceton, and that he\\nRev. Samuel Seabui-y there. was a tntur there; but his name nowhere ap-\\nI eacon John Seabury, of (Jroton, v.-ho had pears in tlie Yale catalogues, and all the dates\\nmarried fjlizabeth Alden, in 1697, grand- and cii-cumstanees seem to show its incorrect-\\ndaughter of John Alden, of the Mayfiower, noss. L lu had graduated at Yale, the fact\\nsettled in Groton, 1704, and had ason, Samael, would be stated in the Princeton, as well as", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "RFKKE CorXTY. 70\\nHie Yiile catalDUiU S; Imt nowhere dors it so defended only I13 aliont IfiO Aiiiei ieaiis. After\\nai-pear.\\na stont I osistance tlit.-\\\\- took it after luaw\\nAs the name Wait.^till is so historical, it is losses on bi tli sides. Colonel Ledyard, coin-\\nto l,e res^retted that the master spirit of the mander of tlie fort, had ordered his rncn to\\nMecklenburg declaration and the patriarch of cease tiring, and stood near the gates prepared\\nthe Xortii Carolina bar, ever changed the to surrender. The British entered; the officer\\nspelling. .S7(7/ was the name of -ne of the shouted, who commands this fort? Colonel\\nmaternal ancestors of the Wintlirops, in Eng- Ledyard replied I did, sir; but yon do now,\\nland, at Grotou manor, and 15 was another, presenting his sword with its point towards\\nMrs. Susan (Palmer) Avery had an uncle, himself. His sword was thrust back through\\n(7 Slid, who in a matter of record at New his bo ly and he fell prone on the earth. Tliis\\nLondon, April 16, 1718, is s^iyled 3I/ijor Gen- was a signal of indiscriminate slaughter, and\\nend Wiilt Still WinUirop, the middle name was the British crossed the parade ground in plat-\\noften (unitted in the signature in those early toons, tiring upon the defenseless garrison, who-\\ndays. S;isun named her son, b. .March 27, 170S, had grounded their arms. With the bayonet\\nlifter her distinguished uncle, and her son they stabbed the dead and dying. Of the\\nllnnip lu-eygavo the name to the distinguish command of IGO they loft scarce 20 able to\\nNorth Carohnian. The first James Avery, and stand; there they in heaps fallen one upon\\nEilward ralmer,were distinguished in military another, as brave a band as fought with l^eon-\\naud civil life; both were high comnianding idas of Therniopyhw. Of these are immortal\\nofficers in succ\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,\u00e2\u0080\u00a2s^ful wars with tlie Indians_ naTiies that were not doomed to die, and\\nThey liad served many years together in the eleven of the name of Avery perished in that\\nLegislature and upon the bench, and in the most infamous massacre by this (Uiniou of de-\\nearly history of New London, they are con- struction.\\nstaiUly named together as taking the Irad in In a letter from his brother Solomon .Xvery,\\nall jiuhlic alfairs. The families being so mti- of July 11, 178:% a Copy of the original is to\\nmate, it is not remarkable that Samuel, the be found in Uiii. .Mag., IV, 245, he states:\\nyonn^e.-t son of James Avcrv, should have wed i-n i *i c ,f\\nEleven Avervs were killed m the iort at\\nSusan, the daughter of .Major I almer, and Qi-oton, and seven wounded; many Aveiys\\ngi-anddau^hler of Governor .J. hn Wiiithrop, have been killed in this war. Tliere has been\\nJr., of Com.ecticut. ^y T t^ ^se parts.\\nFor tliis full and satisfactory account of the From smh a stick was Waigbtstill Avery\\nearly history of this fatnily, we are indebted descended.\\nto the unpublislied manuscript of J. George Waigbtstill Avery came to North Carolina.\\nHarris, of the United States Navy, residing He was truly an acquisition to any State. He\\nat Grotoii, who is :i lineal descendant of Chris- was a gentleman and a scholar. He graduated\\ntopher Avery, the common ancestor of all the at Princeton in 17iH3, studied law with Little-\\nAverys named. ton Dennis, of the eastern shore of .Maryland,\\nOf this family there v.ere eleven who wtav and came to North Candina, entering that\\nmassacred at Fort Griswold, at Groton, Con- province February 4, 17(i9, (d)tainc(i a license\\nnecticut, by the English troops, commanded to practice his pi-ofession, through Governor\\nby that infamous traitor, Benedict Arindd, Dolibs, April 5, 1769, and settled in Mecklen-\\n011 the 6th of September, 1781; about 800 burg, at the house of Hezokiah Alexander,\\ntroops under his comnumd attacked this fort, His diary is preserved in the University Mag-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0179.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "go WHEELEK S KE.\\\\nNISCEN.GES.\\naziuc-, vol. IV,j). oG6.giviiiy a niirraticin of his 1775, and the next year to the sairie, wliich\\ntravels throui^ .i the State, tVoui wliich it will met at Halifax, November 12, 1771). This\\nbe seen that he waswelenmod and aii[:)i-eeiated l)ody formed the State Constitution, in which\\nby the leading men of the country. he rendered important service, and was one\\nAfter entering the State, February 4, 17C9, of the committee who formed this instrument,\\niiiivingj;)as3ed the Virginia line he arrived at so wisely and perfectly formed that under it\\nEdenton, where he became acquainted with the State lived for nearly sixty years in pros-\\nMr. Johnston, then clerk of the court, after- perity and peace. The next year (1777,) he\\nward Governor and judge, and also Joseph represented the county of Mecklenburg in the\\nIlewes; he passed on to General Allen Jones Legislature. WilliamSharp, Joseph Winston,\\nplantation, near the present town of Gaston; Robert Lanier, and himself, made a treaty\\nthence to Halifax, and arrived at Salisbury on with the Cherokee Indians at the Long Island\\nMarch 2,1709. Here he met Edumnd Fan- of the Holstein, a treaty made without an\\nning, who was a native of the same province, oath, and one that has never been vic^lated.\\na man of fine address, a scholar, and a lawyer On January 12, 177 S, he was elected Attorney-\\nof liigii attainment, who used every art and General of the State.\\nblandishment to draw Avery into an alliance July 3, 1779, he was appointed colonel of\\nwith Tryon and the adherents of royalty. A Jones County, (where he had removed,) in\\npersonal frientlship grew up, but no politic.il pilace of Xathan Uryan, resigned, aiid tin. ling\\nalliance. After traversing every section of the climate of the h)\\\\v country was impairing\\nthe province, from the Albemarle and the Cape his health, he removed, in 1781, to the cjunty\\nFear to the mountains, we finally find liim of 13arke, and settled on a beautiful and fer-\\nsettled at the house Ilezekiah Alexander, who tile estate near Morgautoii, on the Catawba\\nagreed to board him at the rate of \u00c2\u00a312 for River.\\neight months, making allowance if he should The year previous (1778,) he had married,\\nnot be there so long in the year. Here he near New Berne, Mrs. Leah Frank, widow of\\nassociated with the patriots of the incipient Mr. Frank, who lived and died in New Berne,\\nRevolution, the Alexanders, the Brevards, and daughter of W^illiam Probart, of Snow\\nthe Grahams, Davidsons, Polks and others. Hill, xMaryland, a wealthy merchant there, who\\nwith wlioiji he cordially sympathized and died on a visit to London,\\nunited in the spirit of liberty and independence In 1780, whilst the British occupied Char-\\nthat soon pervaded the lovely valleys of the lotte, under Lord Corn wal lis, his office was\\nYadkin and the Catawba. set on lire, and all his books and papers\\nThis period was one of stirring interest, destroyed. In 1781 he removed to Burke\\nThe sentiment of revolution was beginning to County, and there he resided, in the practice\\nrouse the gallant men of that day to arms, and of his profession, until the date of his death,\\ntJie section where he had located was the first 1821. He represented this county in the\\nand foremost in the fray. He united with the Legislature in 1782, 83, 81, 85, 93, in the\\nmen of Mecklenburg in the declaration of House, and in 1796 in the Senate. At the\\nindependence of the 20th May, 1775, and peiiod of his death he was considered the\\npledged his life, his fortune, and most sacred patriarch of the bar.\\nhonor to the sacred cause of liberty. It is doubtful if any one family iu this State\\nHe was elected a member of the Provincial suftered more severely than did the distin-\\nCongress which met at Ilillsboro, August 21, guished and gallant Averys.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0180.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "BURKE COOXTY\\n81\\nAlphonso Calliouii Avery, now one of tho\\nJudges of the Superior Court, son of Colonel\\nIsaac T. Avery, resides in ]?urke County. lie\\nis the eldest niaIesnr\\\\ivor of thisdistingnished\\nfaniil}-. Ilis three elder brothers, Waightstill,\\nChxrk, and Isanc J., (as wo have recorded.)\\nwere killed in the late civil war.\\nHe was horn about 1837, liberally educated,\\ngratluated at the University in a large class of\\n70 n)end)ers in 1857, among whom were B. B.\\nBarnes, John W. Graham, L. M. Jeggitts,\\nThomas S. Kenan and others. In the pro-\\nceedings of the commencement, Mr. Avery,\\nthen in his sophomore year, received at the\\nhands of Governor Swain a copy of Sliake-\\nspeare, a prize oti ered by the professor of\\nrhetoric for the best composition in that class.\\nUni. Mag., IV, 278.\\nHe stu lied law, and was just comntencing\\nthe practice when he obeyed the call of his\\ncountry to do duty for her defence. He was\\nengaged at the Iiattle of Manassas, where his\\nleader, the gallant Colonel C. F. Fisher, fell,\\nand did noble service under Pender. During\\nthe last closing years of the war,, he was on\\nthe statf of General D. H. Hill.\\nSince the war he has devoted himself to the\\npractice of his profession, of which he was the\\npride and ornament, only occasionally inter-\\nrupted by his election to the Legislature, lie\\nwas a member of the Senate in 1866 and again\\n1867, and a member of the Constitutional Con-\\nvention in 1875.\\nHe was the Democratic elector in the 8th\\ndistrict; and by his ability and exertions did\\nmuch to insure its success.\\nHe was elected Judge of Superior Courts,\\nwhich elevated position he holds now. He\\nmarried Susan, youngest daughter of Rev.\\nRobert A. Morrison, and sister of Mrs. Stone-\\nwall Jackson.\\nWilliam Waightstill Avery was i\u00c2\u00bborn at\\nSwan Ponds, in Burke County, on the 25th of\\nMay^ 1816. He was the oldest child of Col-\\nonel Isaac T. Avery and Harriet E. Avery.\\nHis father was the only son of Waightstill\\nAvery, and his mother was the eldest daughter\\nof William W. Erwin,an l a granddaughter of\\nWilliam Sharpe.\\nThere were, during his bo3 hood,no classical\\nschools in the Picdnioiit region e(iual to Bing-\\nham and others in the central counties, and on\\nattempting to enter college, in the year 1832,\\nW. W. Avery found that he was not thor-\\noughly prepared in the ancient languages. He\\nremained at Chapel Hill during the vacation\\nand prosecuted his studies under the instruc-\\ntion of the late Dr. Mitchell and Abram More-\\nhead, Esi|., then a tutor, and so faithfully did\\nhe apply himself that in one year he stood at\\nthe head of his class, and graduated with the\\nfirst honors ia 1837 in same class with Perrin\\nBusbee, Peter W. Hairston, Pride Jones and\\nothers.\\nHe studied law with Judge Gaston and was\\nlicensed to practice in the Superior Courts in\\n1838.\\nHe was from boyhood an ardent admirer of\\nMr. Calhoun, and naturally became a States-\\nrights Democrat. He was unsuccessful as a\\ncandidate for the Legislature in 1840; but iu\\n1842 was elected as a Democrat from Burke\\nCounty, though Governor Morehead,the Whig\\ncandidate for Governor, carried the couiity by\\na veiT large majority.\\nHe had a large and lucrative practice as a\\nlawyer, and did not appear again activeh as\\na politician till the year 1850. In Ma^-, 1846,\\nhe was married to Corinna M. Morehead, a\\ndaughter of the late Governor Morehead. She\\nis still living.\\nHe served afterwards in the Ihiuse of Com-\\nmons, as a memlier from Burke, in 1850 and\\n1852.\\nIn 1856 he was chairman of the North Caro-\\nlina delegation in the National Democratic\\nConvention that nominated President Buchan-\\nan, and during the same year was elected to", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0181.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "82 WHEELER S REMmiSCEXCER.\\nthe State Senate, of which body lie was cliosc!) After the expiration of his term in Con-\\nSpeaker, gress in 1862, he returned to his home with\\nIn 1858 he was a candidate for Congress, to antliority from the President to raise a regi-\\nfill tlie vacancy made by the ap[)( intment of ment; but was prevented from carr^-ing out\\nlion. T. L. Clingman as United States Sen- his purpose b^ the earnest pmtests of his aged\\nator. Colonel David Coleman, who was also fatlier and four brothers, who were already in\\na Democrat, opjiosed him, and after they had active service. They insisted that he was be-\\ncanvassed a large portion of tlie district, Hon. yond the age for service, and it was his duty\\nZ. B. Vance announced himself a candidate, to Ins family and country to remain at home,\\nand Colonel Coleman withdrew; but the dis- He was an earnest and active supporter of\\ntrict had given Mr. Buchanan a very small the Confederate cause, and conlrilmted lib-\\nmajority, and the dissension was such that erally to the government and for the main-\\nVance was elected. tenance of the families of soldiers.\\nIn 18(J0, W. W. Avery was again chairman In 1864 an iiicni-siou was made bv a party\\nof the North Car.ijina delegation in the Xa- of so-called Unionists from Tennessee, com-\\ntional Convention at Charleston, and seceded manded by Colonel Kirk, who afterwards\\nwith the southern wing of the party that af- gained a very unenviable notoriety in Xorth\\nterwards nominated Air. Breckeiiridge. I)ur- Carolina This party, after surprising and\\ning the same year he was again elected to the captniiiig a small body of conscripted boys in\\nState Senate, and declined the nomination for Burke diuiity, retreated towards Tennessee.\\nSpeaker in favor of his friend II. T. Clark, Mr. Avery with a body of Noi-th Carolina\\nwho become (iovernor after the death of militia pui sued the party, and in attacking the\\n(/lovernor Ellis. After the election of .Vlr. retreating forces at a strong position in the\\nLincoln he Avas an avowed secessionist, and mountains, was mortally wounded. He was\\nstrongly urged the call of a convention during reinc.ived to his home in Morganton, where he\\nthe winter of 1860 and 1861. died on the od day of July, 1864.\\nAfter the State seceded on the 20th of In all the relations of life he was distin-\\nMay. 1861, he was elected by the Convention guished for his kindness and afl abilit and his\\nas one of the members from the State at large unselHsh love for the comfort and happiness\\nof the I rovisiiiiial Congress. He served in of others. No man lias been more missed\\nthat body Uiitil the L rovisional Government ami lamented by the community in wiiich\\nwas succ ceded liy the permanent g(jverntnent, he lived, and his age l father, then in his\\nprovided for in the Constitution adopted in eighti tli ye ir,) wont down to his grave sor-\\n1861. He was a member and chairman on rowing for the loss of tliis the thii d son who\\nthe Committee on Military Atfairs. had fdlc; in liaitlo within o:.e year.\\nA majority of the Democrats in the Legis- For the LiMiealogy of the Avery family see\\nlature of 1861 voted for Mr. Avery for Sena- Ap[ endi.\\\\-.\\ntor in the Congress of the Confederate States;\\nbut a large mi -ity supported Hon. T. L. M T)owell F..\\\\mily of Buuke Countv.\\nClingman, while the Whigs voted for a can- There are no iamiliesiu the State that have\\ndidate from their own party. After balloting rendered more imp.u laut service to the State\\nfor several weeks the friends of the two candi- than the .McDowells.\\ndates conipn.mised by electing Hon. W. T. Aliliough careful research has been made\\nh\u00c2\u00bbr years in records of the State, and families,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0182.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "BrUKE COITIS TY.\\n83\\nami bv extensive corrospoiulencc, yet, in the\\nearlier periods of our history, the want of tiie\\nfacilities of the press, and a carelessness in\\npreserving family records, some obscurity rests\\non the history of the early founders of this\\nfamily.\\nIn my History of North Carolina, as to\\nthis family, it is stated that Charles and Jo-\\nse[ih Mc] )owell were brothers, the sons of\\nJosepii. who, with his wife Margaret 0 Xe:il,\\nhad eniiurate l from Ireland, sottlod in Win-\\nchester, Virginia, wliiTe Charles and Joseph\\nwere liorn. Kor authority of these facts, state-\\nments were furnished from members of this\\nfamily and others which were believed. Ke-\\neent and more thorough examinations make\\nthese statements doubtful. A letter from one\\nof the family to me, states:\\nIt is siniTular how inaccni ate has been any\\nknowledge as to this family. An investiga-\\ntion, instituted .some time ago, with a view of\\nestablLsbinga descent which would lead to the\\nseeming of a large estate through Margaret\\nC ^Seal^ deveU)[ied the fact, beyond all ques-\\ntion, that her husband (the fatiier of General\\nCharles McDowell, and Ceneral Joseph,) was\\nnamed John instead of Josei h,that they mar-\\nried in Irelaml, and livid ai Quiker Meadows,\\nin Burke County.\\nLanman, in his Biograi)hical Annals of\\nCongress, states:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Joseph McDowell was a Representative in\\nCoiigress Irom 179;^ to 17!t and again from\\nnof to 1799.\\nThe family tradition ar.d record is, he died\\nin 1795. The tirst error does not destroy the\\ntruth of history tlia.t thefauiily were of Ii ish\\norigin; and.tl .e second arises from there being\\niwo of the same name of the same family.\\nKvery ett ort and [lains have been takeri to\\nmake the i re.sent sketch correct. If any error\\noecurs. the corrections will be gratefully re-\\n*l)r. a. W. Midail, of Newton. N. C. to wlioni I\\nam ir.debted for nu;cU information us to tlie Mc1 n\\\\veU\\nfamily.\\neeived. In compiling gcnealngical tables, or\\npedigrees, great attention is necessary in\\nclearl}- stating the nnmb:-r of genei-at ions, in\\nany given period, as they form a guide to the\\nprobability of persons ha\\\\ ing sprung from any\\npart ienlar ancest(U or individual. A genera-\\ntion is the interval lietween the birth of a\\nfather and the birth of sun. Thirty-three\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ears have been allowed to a generation, or\\nthree generations for every hundred years.-\\nThe bii tli and death dates, as well as the loca-\\ntion, should lie stated, since cbrcuiology and\\nlocality are the eyes of histcu y. The ie[)eti-\\ntion of the same names, without dates ov\\nl]laec, creates confusion in oui- American gene--\\nalog} as it has caused in this instance.\\nJohn McDowell, called Hunting .loliii,\\nwho resided at Pleasant Gardens, was one of\\nthe early i)ioneers of Western (.!arolin;i. Ik-\\nwas, it is believed, a nati\\\\-e of Ireland, lie\\nand a man by the name of Henry A\\\\ idener,\\n(many of whose descendanls now live in Ca-\\ntawba County, known by tlu; namj of White-\\nner,) came to this eoimtiy when it was an im-\\nhruken \\\\\\\\ilderness, for the piuipose of limiting\\nand securing homes for their t amilies. John\\nMcD(.)well built bis bouse on the west side oi\\nthe Catawba Kiver, on land now called the\\nIlany Field, a [lart of the tine body of land\\nwell known as The Pleasant Gardens, which.\\nf(U- fertility of soil, healthfulness of climate\\nand splendor of scenery, cannot be excelled.\\nThe date of his biitli, or the time of his\\nsettling, or the date of his death, from the\\nloss of family recoi-ds, caniiot lie given; hut\\nfrom tradition, he lived in this lovely spot\\nwith his wife (Mrs. Annie Edmnndston) to\\na good old age.\\nHe was a famous hunter, and delighted in\\ntrapping, and to a late period of his life, he\\ncould be seen on his way to the mountains,\\nwith tour large bear tn.ps tied behind him on\\nhis horse, with his trusty riHc on his shoulder.\\nOn these excursions lie would go alone, and be", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0183.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "WllEELEUr^ ilh 1.: i-Li-XCES.\\naitrcnt K r a wmth or m\\ntarkies, ss-d bear-;, and\\nre-\\nTL\\nIl-i\\n-n-h\\nn\\nM sn-,\\n175^. at Pie. sant Gardens, in Barke County.\\nHe was aiwavri called -Colonel Joe of the\\nPk-asaut G;\u00c2\u00abrd-;ns, to distinzaish him from\\nfjerifrral J e\\nlie wa- a s and the\\nlii\\nih- joined\\nan .-_ :n 1770. i._\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\nI idians, in which he di-plaved much gall -.ntry\\nand de-pcratc- cmrage. It is known that in a\\nlja;jd-to-han i ii/!it he killed an Indian chief\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.vi\\ni. e in repre--iT the Tories, and\\nt. wjk pail iu the battle f ilills. -r.\\n20th Jane. 1780, near ^i.? men-\\ntioned bj- General Graham in eulogistic terms,\\nfor hir conduct on that occa-ion. and mateTiallj\\naided in achieving a oraplete victory over a\\nsuperior force.\\nAt Cane Creek, in Kutherford County, \u00c2\u00abnth\\nGeneral Charles McDo-vvelL he led thennlitia,\\nhiefly of Burke County, and had a severe\\nskiniiUh with a .strong detachment of Fer-\\ngu jn s army, then stationed at Gilbert Town,\\nand drove them back.\\nIrnmediately afttnvard he aided in measures\\nwhich culminated in the glorious victoiy of\\nKinjf s Mountain.\\nTli is was the darkest period of the dabioos\\nconflict. Gates was defeated at Camden:\\nSii .-lidered to the\\nBr: J Creek, (18th\\nAr.^- valiL:, iu all the pride\\nant; f a con ^aeror. hild the\\nuiidispured possession of Charlotte and its\\nvidnity.\\nFergasiii, with s: .vinning\\nthe r rv; 1 liberty to\\nloyt r ries rava^ied the whole\\nof\\nVi:. .-aX-\\nter-- and\\nthese brave men felt that they mu:^ do or\\ndie.\\nAmid all these disxstroascircamstanees, the\\npatrivtic jell,\\nSevier, a Jney\\ndetermi;\\nThey w\\nWere in iicL jweii, ae\\nwasenti:...\\nFrom H raanoscript letter of Shelby, ia my\\npossesion, he s;\u00c2\u00bby-S:\\nf vj^.^^1 o^^ aii \u00c2\u00abvas t c^m Tianding\\noffi jm-\\nroii ini-\\nivas\\ntoo\\nm-\\nnia\\nJ send to heatlquarters for\\nsome 5 ci.ci... v iiiu ;i- to comiaaad the expedi-\\nli-jii.\\nhis\\nCO.\\nbe r tj go He\\nace .rted ixnm- his\\nme. i under his brother, Alajur Jv*\u00c2\u00bb ;pii Me-\\nDowelL\\nThe next day Shelby urged that time was\\nprecious and delays dangerous. The advance\\nwas made. Colonel Joseph McDowell, the\\nsubject of our present sketch, led the boys of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0184.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": ":i corxTT\\nTd Ct QDties to buTile and J:\\nd in sratirarie\\ntowB of Bnrke.\\niri-ih tl\\ne in 17i", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0185.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "8f)\\nWHEELER S reminiscences;\\nJames McDowell, the second son of Colonel\\nJoseph McDowell tiiat lived to iiianiiood, pos-\\nsessed the esteem of all who knew him.\\nHe was a meniber of the Senate in the Lea:is-\\nolutionary tronl)les, he was the commander of\\nan extensive district in his section of country,\\nand was a brave and daring officer.\\nIt was not until the year 1780 that western\\nlature, from Burke County, in 1832, and filled North Carolina became the field of military\\nother offices of trust. Like each one of Col-\\nonel Jose])h McDowell s children, he was\\noperations in tlie Revolutionary war. After\\nubduinii the States of Georijia and South\\nremarkable for his modesty, for his integrity, Carolina, the British forces adv.mced to this\\nState and commenced making demonstrations.\\nMcDowell was active in counteracting their\\nand his open-handed charity.\\nlie owned the Pleasant Gardens, where he\\nlived until advanced in life. He then moved movements.\\nto Yancey County, where he died. He married In June, 178(J, having been joined by Shelby,\\nMargaret Erwin, and left five children, name- Sevier, and Clarke, of Georgia, near Cherokee\\nly: Dr. Joseph McDowell, Dr. John. Mc- Ford on Broad River, McDowell determined\\nDowell, of Burke County; William McDowell, to attack the British at a strongly fortitied\\nof Asheville; Kate, who ujairied Montraville p)Ost on the Bacolet River, under c Humaiid of\\nPatton; Margaret, who married Marcus Eiwin. Patrick Moore, which he gallantly, performed\\nThese are the descendants of the branch of and compielled him to surrender,\\nwhich Hunting John was the ancestor. He also attacked the Tories at Musgrove\\nJohn McDowell, of Quaker Meadows, was Mill on the Enoree River and routed them,\\nthe cousin of Hunting John, (Dr. W. A. Many other brilliant aft airs in this section\\nMichal.) He was one of the pioneers of this marked iiis energy and efficiency as a soldier.\\nregit)u of country, and settled at Quaker We have recortled the facts of his missing a\\nMeadows, on the Catawba River, about a participation in the battle of King s Moun-\\nmile from Morganton. He was a native of tain.\\nL eland, and married Margaret O Neal, (the As tiie several officers held e^ual rank, by a\\nwidow of Mr. (ireenlee,) by whom he had three council of officers McDowell was dispatched\\nsons: Hugh McDowell, General Charles Mc- to headquarters, then near Salisbury, to have\\nDowell, Major John McDowell. General Sumner or General Davidson, who had\\nHugh McDowell, son of John and .Margaret been a.p[i(_ inted brigadier ge:iei al in place of\\nO Neal, of ^)nakei Meadows, left three daugh- General Rutherford, taken [uisoiier at Gates\\nters: Mrs. Mc(Tintry, Mrs. McKinsey; Mai defeat.\\ngaret, who married James Murphy, who left This closed his military career. The people\\none son, John Murphy, who married Margaret of his county Were not ungrateful, to him for\\nAvery, and left three daughters and one son: his long and successful military service. He-\\nMargaret, who married Thomas G. Walton; was the Senator from Burke from 1782 to\\nSarah, who married Alexander F. Gaston, 1788, and he had been also in 1778, and mem-\\nson of Judge Gaston; Harriet, who married ber of the House 180y- 10- ll. He died olst\\nWilliam M. Walton; John H. McDowell, who March, 1815. He married Grace Greenlee, who\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^married Clara Patton. was distinguished among the women of the\\nGeneral Charles McDowell, (son of John and Revolution. She W as a woman of remarka-\\nMai garet O Neal, of (Quaker Meadows,) born ble emu-gy and firmness. Mrs. EUet has re-\\nin 1743; died 1815, was probably a native of corded her extraordinary character, and relates\\nIreland. On the commencement of our Rev- that on one occasion some bummers, in the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0186.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "BmiKE COUNTY. ST\\nnhsence of lici- linsliaiiil, I liiiidfred hor hoiiso. Athuii A Mi-!)o\\\\vell serveil in tlic Creek\\nWitli sinne to \\\\v friends she imrsiied the nia- war. lie was slierilf of Biiri e Comity. Sen-\\nraiulers and compelled them, at the muzzle of ator in the Legislature, 1815. He removed to\\na niusk.t. to give up iier property. While her Henderson County. He married Ann (Jood-\\nhushand was .serretly making powder in a son, the stepdaugliter of Coloucd William\\ncave, sjie aided him, and i)nrnt the charcoal Davenport, of Caldwell Comity, and left one\\nherself. This very powder did good service ill son, (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0liarles. and one daughtei-, Ijouisa, who\\nthe liattle of King s .Mountain. I revions to married Hon. James C. Har[ier, whose\\nher mairiage with General Charles McDowell, daughter marrieil Hon. .ludge Cilly.\\nshe was the v.ife of Captain Uowman, who James K. McDowell lived a bachelor, and\\nfell ill the battle of Ramsour s mill. She was died at the old homestead. He was a very\\nthe daughter of Margaret O Xeal, by Mr. great favorite with all who knew him. lie\\nGreenlee, anterior to the union with the father often contended with Hon. Samuel W Carson\\nof General Charles McDowtdl. She had a in the political tield, with alternate success,\\ndaughter by this marriage wit h Captain IJow- Jle was a mendjer of the House in 1817- 18\\nman, named Mary, who marrie l C olonel Wil- and 19, and of the Senate, in 1823- 25.\\nliam Tate, and who was the niotiier of Junius Sarah married Colonel William I axfcon,\\nTate, and Louisa, who was the mother of the In-other of Judge Paxton; had several chil-\\ntirst Mrs. Z. B. Vance. dren; one of whom married Rev. Brank Mer-\\nShe had by (leneral Charles McDowell, three rimoii, father of Hon. A. S. .Merrimon,\\nsons and luiir daughters: Captain Charles Mc- United States Senator; Kliza (iraee married\\nDowell; Athan A.; James U.; Sarah; Eliza Stanlioi.e Erwin; Margaret married Colonel\\nGr:;ce; .M;iigaret Sallie; in whom and in William J)ickson, whose son was in the Legisla-\\nwhose descendants, the blood of Grace Green- t lre ]842- 44; Sallie; Mrs. Christian,\\nit-e courses. It is curious as well as interesting, Major John McDowell, third son of John\\nto observe the efi ect of blood. Dr. Rush de- aiid Margaret O Xeal, of Quaker Meadows,\\nclared that the Idood of one intelligent nd brotlier of General Charles McDowell.,\\nwoman would redeem three generations of live l on Silver Creek, in Burke County, about\\nfcKils. nine miles from .Morganton,\\nThis, like the golden tliread of Ariadne, is He was a member of the Legislature in\\nclearly traceable in the genealogy of this 1792- 94.\\nfamily, marking with intellect, beauty, and in He had the sad mishap to lose his sons\\nenterprise, in clear and definite lines. As Dr. (three,) and a nephew, at the .same tinie,-hy\\nJohnson, in bis epitai.h of Goldsmith, ex- the burning of his house.\\npiesses the beautiful idea- He left two daughters: Margaret, whomar-\\nXiltetiget. iiuod noil oniavit. ried Robert McElrath; and Hannah, married\\nOf these Captain Charles McDowell, who was J McElrath.\\nalways called Captain Charles, owned the General Joseph McDowell w-as the son of\\nhomestead of The Quaker Meadows. He John and Margaret (of Quaker Meadows,) had\\nwas a member of the Legislature from J5urke the reputation of a brave officer of the Rev-\\nCounty in 18O .l- 10- ll. He was much res- olution, a soldier and a statesman. We regret\\nspected; an ardent politician. (For bis de- that so little is kiH)wn of his character and\\nscendants see sketch of Annie McDowell, services. The aged men of l urke that knew\\nwhom he married.) him describe him as beinggenial in his temper", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0187.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "88 WIIEELEire KE-MINISC^ENCES.\\n.ami heiievdieiit. In ajijicai ;i:ifo ho was tall Geoige Moti ett, of Ai\\\\n-iista County, Va., and\\nanil commanding. tla^ sister of Margaret, wife of General .roso[ih\\nHe was a great favoiite with the people. ?\\\\leDowcll.\\nlie was for eight years snecessivcly elected to Their eliiidren wer^. Samuel I rice; illiam\\ntlie House if Commons, 1750 to 1758, and Sen- M.; Matilda; George and Jomilhan L.\\nator in 1791 to 17SI5. lie was elected a mem- Colnnel John Carson died on the 5tli of\\nlier of Cm-rei^s in 17l\u00c2\u00bb7- 09. He married March, 1S41.\\nMargaret ?\\\\l(di ett, sister of the wife ol Colonel Joseph McDowell Carson, son of John Car-\\nJoseph McDowell. He lived on the east side son and Rachel McDowell, his first wife, was\\nof Jolin s Riv.u-, ahont seven miles fi (Mn Mor- distinguished for Ids integrity and hrilliant\\nganton. intelleet. lie practiced law for lUiiny years\\nOne of \\\\n A s-.nis, Ilugli Harvey, reddes in with emiin. nt success. He much preferred\\nMi-souri and is the father of Mrs. Governor the st-. ady and unif irm life of a juri-t to the\\nParsjus. uncerlain and titful career (d a politician. Yet\\nAnother :i \u00e2\u0096\u00a0Jo- 0|ih J,,) is a citizen of he rejiresented his county in lihe Legislature;\\nhio, ar.d \\\\\\\\-a elected a memher of Congress in the C.imnrnrs i;i 181:2, 1813, 1814 anil 18a5;\\nfiiun (ddii in 1813- d7. and in theSeuaio in 18o2, 1836, and 1838, and\\nCue of his daughters nnirried Clndst- was a mendter id the State Convention of\\nunm, and after his death mairied Judge ake, 1835, to amend the Constitutioiu He lived on\\nof Kentucky. Green Uiver, in Rutherford Gountv. IIj mar-\\nTuE Cai;sons of TkiuKR County.\\nried his cousin Rehecca, daughter of James\\nWilson, and Imd many descendants; Tench,\\nJohn C.irson was the [irogenilor of this farn- wlio nnirried a ilaiighter of Vardy McBee;\\nily, so distinguishcil in the annals nf our Ste.te. R iciiel, who mari ied Otis; Jason, who married\\nHe was a native of Ireland, horn on :24tli Moore; Margaret; Charles; Joseph McDo .ve:\\nday of Mardi, 1752; came to America and John; Catherine; James; Milton,\\nsettled in Burke (\\\\)unty about 1773. One of his grandihuighters, Kehecca, was\\nHe possessed naturally a poweil ul inlelieet, the wife of the late Washington M. Hardy,\\ngreat decision of character, mie-h ca[ acity for librarian of the pre-e.it, House of Representa-\\nbasiiiess, quick, resolute, impidsive. He was tives, liS71\\nconsequently a man of prominent character Willi. im M. Cars.m, son of Colonel diii\\nand of much iniiuenee in his cmmiy, and for Carson, liy hks second wife, u as born Decem-\\nmaiiy years its leaiiing magistrate. her iJ, 1801.\\nIn 1805 and 18 he was a member of tlie ile reiUX-scntcid Burice County in 1833 and\\nLegislature from iUirke County. 1840. He had no fondness for political life,\\nHe lived on liuck Cieek, aecuinulatid a but was desei vedly very popular, and rceeived\\nhirge estate, runl \u00e2\u0096\u00a0aised a large faiidly. He nearl} a unanimous vote for the Legislature,\\nwas twice imiiried. His iir,-r wife, as before iJut having id political aspii ations decliaod\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2-tatcd, was the d,;Ughte! of \u00e2\u0080\u00a2vHmiting [uiidie sei ice.\\ndohn AieDcweil, and their cidldren were He was twice mariled, first to Almyra,\\nJ:,mes, das 11, doscp h McDowell, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Wds)n, of Tennessee; and\\ndohn, Charlrs and. Sally. his second wife was Catherine, the widow uf\\nHis second wife we.s tiie widow of Colonel Samuel P. Carson, daughter of James Wilson,\\nJoseph McDowell, who was the daughter of of Tennessee. He lived on Buck Creek, in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0188.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "BUKKE COUNTY,\\n89\\n.McDowell County, wiiere ho died in tlse fall of\\n1862.\\nBut the most distinguished of this family\\nwas Samuel 1 Carson.\\nSamuel Price Carson was the eldest son o(\\nColonel John Carson by ins last wife, who\\nwas the widow of Colonel .)ose[)h .McDowell,\\nof the Pleasant Gardens.\\nHe was horn in tlie county of Burke, on\\nthe 22d day of January, 1798.\\nHis life, although short, was an eventful\\none. He entered political life early, and was\\nelected to the State Senate in 1822. and again\\nin 1824. But this was a iield much too small\\nfor his aspirations. In 182 he became a\\ncandidate for a seat in tbo United States\\nCongress. His competitors were the Hon.\\nFelix Walker, Hon. Robert B. Vance, and\\nHon. James (iraham.\\nMr. Walker was an old man, and had been\\nthe member from 1817 to 1823. lie seemed\\nhighly amused at the idi-a of Carson s aspiring\\nto such a position. In his final speech he\\nannounced Vance and Graham as his com-\\npetitors, and added, -and I m told there s a\\nboy from Burke, who wa(d: to be a candi-\\ndate.\\nIn their speeches, Vance, who was then Con-\\ngressman, and Graham made the usual excuses\\nfor being candidates. Each had had so many,\\nand such strong solicitations, that he was\\nunable to resist the juvssure upon him, and\\nhad at last, as a matter of duty, consented to\\npresent iiimself. Carson was not looked upon\\nas being in the way by either, and idl their\\nbatteries were turned upon Walker. They\\ntold the people that at Washington City\\nhe boarded onl. of town, and w.iUed in; and rid-\\niculed the old man without stint or mercy.\\nCarson, when he took the stand, told the\\npeople that all his friends had solicited him\\nnot to run, and he was a candidate because he\\nicnited to r/o to Coiirjre.is. He treated Mr. Wal-\\nker with the greatest respect; spoke of him as\\nu Kevolutionury soldier, and delivered a iiand-\\nsome eulogy upon iiim.\\n.\\\\s the canvass progressed, it became evi-\\ndent to anee and Graham, that Carson, al-\\nthough so young, was not only a candidate,\\nbut I bat he possessed talents of a high order,\\nand was winning hosts of friends. The con-\\ntest became warm, and l)efore the time for the\\nelection, Walker, who had been completely\\nwon by Carson s kind and considerate treat-\\nment, withdrew from the contest and gave\\nhim the whole weight of his inlluenc^o.\\nThis decided the contest, ami Carson was\\nelected.\\nThe contest in 1827, between Carson and\\nVance, terminated in an uahapiiy manner.\\nSamuel P. Carson s temperament was such\\nth:it he could not ijcsai confinement therefore,\\nslow, plodding study, was out of the question,\\nand regular systematic learning be did not\\npossess. Yet his inquiring mind caused him\\nto read with avidity whatever came to hand,\\nand witli powerful perceptive faculties, and a\\nremarkaitl^ teiuici.us memory, he understood\\nhis sul)ject at a glance, and whatever he read\\nhe retained, consu(iueutl3 he was a well-in-\\nformed man.\\nFond of merriment, with a genial, social\\ndisposition, and [lossessing great wit, he was a\\ndelightful companion, and the soul of every\\nsocial circle which he entered.\\nA great judge of human luiture, he could\\na hipt himself to every one; and with the most\\nca[itivating manners he won all whom he met.\\nGenerous to a fault, a man so endowed could\\nnot be otherwise than innnensely popular with\\nthe people. And, with a superior intellect^\\ntine conversational powers, a chivalrous sense\\nof iionor, and devoted attaeliment to his\\nfriends, he was as much sought by the great\\nas by the more humble.\\nL erba[)S no man ever possessed warmer or\\nmore devoted friends.\\nAs a speaker he was argumentative, and his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0189.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "90 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npowers of analysis were very great, eiiabliiio taking his position he told liis second, the Hon-,\\nhim to make liis sulijeet [)hiin to the must sim- Warren R. Davis, of Sonth Carolina, that he\\npie. At times, not otteii, he would illustrate did not intend to kill him tliat he could hit\\na point with anecdote, and always with him anywhere he pleased, (.Carson was a re-\\neffect, lie had great command of huiguage, markahly good sliot with a pistol,) and that\\np)0ssessed a jiMwerful imagination, and a charm- he intended otdy to wound hinj. I)a\\\\is re-\\ning voice. Perfectly- free from affectation, self- plied to him that Vance had coinetliere\\n]iosscssed, with a manner dignified, easy, and to kill him; that if he only woumled him, au-\\ngraceful, he liad the p.iwer of swaying the other meeting would he the I esult, and if he\\nfeelings of the crowd at will, and often held did not prorinse to tiy to kill him, that he\\nhis hearers, as if spell-honnd, hy his eloquence. (Davis) could not lie a party in the affair, and\\nHe was indeed au oi-atur. that he must seek another second. This had\\nlie was said to he the l)est impromptu its influence on the mind of if.s prim-ipal, an l\\n.speaker in Congress. a tragic effect.\\nThe next event to he noticed in this sketch. Their positions Avere taken; tlie word was\\nis one which could not hut have saddened the given, and A ance fell to die in a i evv hours,\\nwlude after life of a man possessing the kind, Carson, like llannlton, was \\\\ei y much averse\\nwarm heart, and henevolent feelings of Samuel to duelling, and although on two occasions\\nP. Carson. afterwards, he irgreed to act as second in affairs\\nIn that day, duelling was sustained hy pnl)- of honor, he only accepted the position in each\\nlie s; ntiment,and it heing ruinous to character instance with the hojie and for the purpose of\\nto decline a challenge, or to neglect to send effecting an amicable adjustment of the difii-\\noue, niider projier provocation, it was a com- culty, and in li .t h instance^ he succeeded,\\nmon thing, particularly among gt ntlemen in In one of the-e, a strong and decided politi-\\npolitical life. cal opponent of Samuel 1 Carson, evinced\\nDr. Robert D. Vance, Carson s ri\\\\al befoi e his aiipreriation of the man isy calling on him\\nthe people, and his conipetittn- in the last two to act as his seroud in a diiKculty with one\\nelections for Congress, was a nian of brilliant wliu was l)oth a [lolitiial-and personal tVieud\\ntalents, and i)ossessed many noble traits of oi Cai son. The paities alluded to were the\\ncharacter. lie was very popular witli the lion. J)a,vid F. Caldwell and the lion. Charles\\npeople; and arson s own personal friends Fisher, ol Salisbui-y. In the other, he acted\\nesteemed him highly. as second to (lovernor Praucli,of iNorth Caro-\\nUnfortunately, passions amused in political liiui, in a dilHcnlty with Governor Forsyth, of\\ncontests became morl)id with him, and he was Georgia; A rehei of Virginia, l eing the friend\\nled by them to provoke a challenge in siirh a, of the latter.\\nway that Carson could not decline to send it General Jackson was t leeted President of\\nthis was l)y an insult to his father. The cbal- the United States in the fall of 1828, and on\\nlenge was promptl}- accepted. They met at the -Ith of March, 1S2 commenced an ad-\\nSaluda Gap, on the South Carolina State ministration which will ever bo memorable in\\nline. the annals of the country.\\nCarson was accompanied to tTie Held liy the In that year Carson was re-elected to Con-\\nH in. David Crockett, and other friends, lie gress. lie and General Jackson belonged to\\nshrank from the idea of taking Vanee .s life; the same [lolitical part3 and a warm and inti-\\nand, perfectly cool and self-possessed, before mate personal friendship grew up between", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0190.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "BURKE CO [TXT Y. 91\\ntlu in, which was destined to l e tried hrjiolit- Tii noitlier of the States, however, was tlierc\\nieai dissensions that divided jiarties, alienated sneh unanimity among- tite friends of nuilili-\\nfi iends, and came veiy ni ar dissolvino; tiie cation as to make it pnident, in their judirinent,\\nbonds of the Uni(in itself. to aftempt to jiiit it into jiraetieal effect.\\nLeadini,- statesmen of the South considered 1 \u00e2\u0096\u00a0l :i K N i t ndniinistratiun led\\nhigh rates of tariff upon forei.srn importations t lom to i.xj.ect a satisfactory moditication c^\\nasdestructive to tlie interests of the non- the obnoxious law,- and during tlie summer of\\nmanufacturing States. Tiiey regarded it as 182iUheir efforts were directed towards iti-\\nexccedingly unjust on the part of the General fl i\u00c2\u00ab !iiiK the public mind in opposition to it.\\nGovernni^ent to institute such a policy. They opponents of the administration hud a\\nconceived that no siicli imposition isanthorized \u00c2\u00abl *i le l majority in Congress, and tlie Presi-\\nby the Constitution of the United States, and vetoed several Inlls that had been passed\\nthat any act of (^ongress, providing for the -.v that body, which were antag.mistie to the\\ncollection of excessive duties, is in violation views(,f the States Rights party ar.d for some\\nof the true intent and meaning of that instrn- time there was no open breaeh between Gen-\\nment, and is theref .re null and void, and no l^- :i f^ P^i -t. iViends, and to all\\n[.,^y -I apiiearances they \\\\verein harmony. Rut vari-\\nT T disturl)inii- elements :vero in existence\\n1 liose wlio entertained those vu ws retjarded\\n1 ii id inl uences were at work wliieii, by the\\nthe cause in the fundamental law which\\nend of the second session ot the 21st Congress,\\nacknowledges that all powers nut delegated\\nthe beginning ot 1831, imliealed plainly that\\nto the General Government are reserved I\\nthere was a dis ision among the triends of the\\nto ttie States .s one ot tlie greatest imiiort-\\nadnmnstration.\\nance; and that on its taitblul observance de-\\nRi the election for members ot (Congress in\\npends llie growtii, devekii nient and welfare\\n18.31, Mr. (-arson was again elected,\\not th: individual Mates, and the iierpetuitvof\\nj,j ^iig I resulential election wtucli took\\nthe L nion.\\nplace in 183-2, tlie uitia States Rights men\\nLi 1824, a vehement but inetlectual oppo..i- i,.,,.-\u00e2\u0080\u009e^. ,,,,f ,nfidenee m General Jackson, re-\\ntinn was made in Congre.ss to a protective fnse.l to support him, and there were different\\ntariff bill; and when tliat body passed a law parties, some of which possessed great strength,\\nincreasing the rates of duty, as was done in i\u00e2\u0080\u009e opposition to him; but the elements of op-\\n1828, the whole country became pn.fonndly position were too incongruous to admit of any\\nagitated. The delegation in Congress from \u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009eion between them, and General Jackson\\nSiiiitli Carolina held a meeting, and discussed ^as re-elocteil.\\nthe rjuestion of resigning their seats; and also ^ever had there been rpiestions presented to\\nthe q.ne.stion of declaring the law to be void, country wliieh involved such interests.\\nand of no effect within the State. ^n the 27th of November, of the .same year,\\nVirginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Convention of South Carolina met, and\\nother Southern States passed resolutions in soon after the Act of Nullification was passed,\\ntheir respective Legislatures, exhibiting their Everywhere the feelings of the people were\\nextreme opposition to the measure; and every wrought up to the highest pitch of excitement,\\nwhere throughout the South there were in- Passions were aroused in many places, almost\\ndieations of imminent danger of a disruption to a state of frenzy, and to all appearances\\nof the Union. civil war was inevitable.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0191.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "92 WIIEELEK S IJEMINISCEXCES.\\nCdiigros-i mot, and by a iiioditicatiou uf the iiianncr which shows tlie kimlly impulsive na-\\ntariff, oil was [inured u[i()n the troubled tare of Mr. Carson. At a large public ball,\\nwaters. Soon all warlike demo;isti ati(jiis Mr. C arsou in turning saw Mr. \\\\Vel)Sler, who\\nceased, but still bitterness I unkled in the was standing with his arms folded in rather\\nbosoms of many. an absti acted manner. Giving way to the\\nSainnel i C.ir.-on Ijelievcd that the doctrine impulse of the moment, he immediately- ad-\\nof States liiglits contained a vital principle in vaiiced to him with his hand extended, and\\nour (Jovernnient, autl was. lierefore, one of its said, in his usual hearty nuiniier, How do\\nwarmest advocates. A large aiajoiity of the you do, sir V Mr. Wei)ster grasped his hand\\npeopile of his district I egarded the preserv;ition most cordially and exclaimed: Carson, I al-\\nof the Union paramount to every other bless- ways liked you, I knew j ou to be an honest\\ning, and at the Congressional election which man. And they were friends ever after,\\ntook jilace in iSoo, he was defeated by the Mr. Carson continued feeble; and indeed, he\\nlion, .lames Gi-aham. never regained Ids health. ile passed Ids\\nBut Mr. Carson liad lost his health, and was time in the ipiiet enjoyment of the so(nety of\\nnot able to canvass his diotrict. ]jis fi-iends, until the year 18o5, when he re-\\nlic never ap[ieared before the people of his solved to remove to Texas then struggling\\ndistrict again. under tlie o[i[iressions of .Mexico. In that\\nMr. Carson knew tlie strength of General year he visited that country for tlie purpose\\nJackson s prejudices, and the vigoi- of his tern- of selecting a home: and when he returned, he\\nper, and l.ieing a ver^- warm personal friend, could not but have been gratilied at thcstrik-\\nlelt anxious to know what ills feelings tow ai ds ing evidence which the people of his native\\nliim were after the cluinge in tlieir political county had given of their confidence in him, and\\nrelations. th ir Idgli esteem. They had elected him,\\nTherefore, upon meeting General Jackson s during liis absence, as their mcndier of the\\nbiother-in-la\\\\ immediately after returning to State Convention, which was held that year,\\nWaouington, he iiKpiired wdiat the General s 18.3;3. He accept. -d the position, and discharged\\nfeelings toward liim \\\\vere. lie replied: liiey the duties with lidelity and acceptalnlity.\\nalways were to be cjf the kindest sort, he is In the fall of i8-j(J, he removed with his\\nfond ot your com[ian_) that he does not dis- family to the county wduch he had selected;\\nli.^e you or Sam lioUston, and the same year was elected member of the\\nI here never seemed the slightest abatement Convention of i exas, of which G^uieral l)a\\\\id\\niu the warmth of his feelings for Carson, iiis G. Burnett was President, and whic n created\\ninvitations to him were just, us freijuent as the iiepublic.\\never; tbeii friendly and Svicial relations were Tins was a dark and gloomy houi Gladly\\nnever disturbed in tile slightest degree. When did fcxas welcome such a man as Samuel P.\\nin w a^hington City Mr. Carsoii was a genei ai (jarson. In the iirganization ho was made\\nfavoiite among tlie Uiembei s of Cmigress, their Secretary of State; and it was owing to his\\nrelations were \\\\ery kind, and his intercourse intimate acquidntance ami personal }iopularity\\n\\\\vith them was very [ileasant. with the public men of the United States he\\nA coolne.is occurred between him and the was sent to Washington City to intercede for\\ngreat Daniel W eiister, which preventtal them the recognition of the Kepubiic among the\\nfrom speaking to each other for three or four nations of the ea.i th.\\nyears. It was terminated however, and in a At this time the whole civilized world was", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0192.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "r.UHKE COUXTY. 93\\nshocked at tlic liorril)lc inassaci c of Alamo, and material as to the McDowell fnmil} I must\\nsympathized \\\\\\\\ith Texas, strng ffliii, acaiiist ai^ain express my thanks to Dr. Michal.\\nthe immense armies wliich .\\\\Uxico had hiuled Israel Piiikons represented TJiirkc County in\\nnpon her. Her destruction seemed inevitahle. the Senate in 1808 and 1809. \u00e2\u0096\u00a0with Isaac T.\\nI nder these cir( um.--tances, rei Ognitinn was Avery and Charles McDowell as colluai^ncs the\\nout of the question. But when Texas, on the latter year.\\nfield of San Jacinto, had scattered the hosts lie was a nati\\\\e of Mecklenhnrg County, of\\nof Mexico, and made manifest her al ilit_y to that part now Caharrus; horn oOth .January,\\nmaintain herself ai^ainst that power, recoifni- 1780.\\ntion hy the I nited Stairs came, and Mr. ile was theson of Saninel I ickens, who i). i,-\\nCarson, without douht. did niuch towards good service in the Revolutionary war against\\nprepai ing this country i or it. the lii itlsh and Tories.\\nlie was not al le much longer to discharge He was educated in Iredell County, ar.d fin-\\nthe active duties of life. ished his education at Washington College,\\nHis wife was Catherine, a daughter of I ennsylvania, where he also completed his law\\nJames Wilson, of fennessoe. to whom he was ^t ulies. lie was licensed to plead, and settled\\nmarried on the lOtii d;iy of May, 1831. With Moiganton.\\nher and Ids little dangiitcr, to whom he was He was the Representative in Congress from\\ndevoted, he spent the most of tlie remainder of i li^f t in 1\u00c2\u00ab!1 to 1817, and was suc-\\nhis life.\\nceeded hy Hon. i*\\\\ !ix Walker.\\nHe -lied at Little Rock, Arkansas, in No- the waruf 1812, and wasaiirm\\nveniher, 1840, leavir.g one daughter, who is ^upi ter of Madis^.n.\\nthe wife of Dr. J. McD. Whitson, of Talla- In 1817 he removed to .\\\\labama. and settled\\ndc-ga, Alabama, ugreat gi andson tif Hunting at St. Stevens, and was iippointcd l y the\\nJohn McDowell. Trcsident, Register of the Land Ottice. On\\nBur Carson was never the same man after the i l^ i C was elected,\\natiair which terminated in the death of the *^-l Governor of that State, and again in\\nfeailess and talented Vance, the un.cle of the l^\\n(Jovein... and (4cneral Vance, as he was before appointed Somit in Congress\\nthe tragic event. From a ruddy and robust fi o n Alabama.\\ncon.plexion, his countenance .so expressive of api.ointod United States Judge for\\ngenius and good humor, a frame active and Alabatna, which he declined to accept. In\\nbuoyant, in Ids pallid cheek, his sunken eye, the fall of 18:20, in consequence of a serious\\nand tottering .step, he showed the deep pangs ff^ ^^ti o^ t^^^ li iS^ he resigned his seat in\\nand ravages of remorse. As expre.ssed hy the Senate; he repaired to Cuba, hoping that\\nHome in Domi-l-is- bealth would be restored by the mild cli-\\nmate, where he died 24th A[)ril, 1827.*\\nHappy in my mind was he that died.\\nFor many deaths has the survivor suffered; David Xewland was a native of Burke\\n111 tlie wild desert on a rock lie hits, /i i i. i ^.i loi-\\nOr on Some nameless stream s initrodden banks, County, and rei resented the county m 182o-\\nAiulniMnnatesalldayonhis.iuhai|i,y fHte. 27 and 2.S iii the Commons, and in 1830 in\\nAt times alas! not lu his i)erlect iimid.\\nHolds secret converse with hLs dejiarted friend, the Senate. In 1832 he was a candidate for\\nAnd oft at ninlit forsakes liis re tless couch. rr t ,-i i\\nTo make sad orizons for him he slow. Congress ag,nnst Hon. James Crruham, una\\nFor the above sketch, and for most of the *l ickett s Alaljama, 11, 432.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0193.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "94 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nbelieved that lie was fairly elected. It was Ilokleti. in 1871, he succeeded him as Gover-\\niieai ly a tie in the [lopiilai vote, and (Ti ahani s v.or.\\nseat was contested by him. The House, uuaMe As a criminal lawyer he had much reputa-\\nor unwilling to decide, referred- the election tion; and as a politician, much success, rarely\\nback to the people, and (Ti aham was elected, failing in an election lielbre the people. In\\nlie immigrated to Wisconsin, and wasso sac- 1 S72 he was nominated as Governor, and\\ncessful in politics that he was elected to the opposed by Judge Merrimou. After a heated\\nLegislature, and on sevei al occasions waschoseu canvass he was elected.\\nSpeaker. But broken down in fortune and He married the eldest daugliter of Willianr\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0health and hopes, lie went to Washington Cain, and niece of late Judge Ruffin. He\\nCit} where ln engaged in thi; wild hunt for died, after a short illness, at Ilillsboro, on the\\noffice. AftT fruitless attein[ ts, failing to 11th Kebruary. 1874, and was succeeded as\\nobtain any [losition, however menial, he sunk Governor by Hon. C. A. Brogden, of Wayne\\nin despair, and on 2tlth December, 1857, his Comity.\\nbody was found in the Tiber. He had com- p^_ Pearson was one of the most useful\\nmitted suicide. .^ij^j patriotic citizens of Burke County, where\\nAlas, poor Yorick! 1 knew hiin, Horatio. A j^g ^y^^ born lived and died\\nfellow of infinite jest, ami most excelleut humor.\\nHe was an honest and intelligent merchant,\\nTodd R. Caldwell was born in Morganton, a skillful financier (president of the branch\\nFebruary 19, 1818. His father, John Cald- b^nk of the State,) and one of the most earn-\\nwell, was a native of Ireland; settled in Mor- g^^, friends of internal imiu ovenients in the\\nganton in 1800,and became a leading merchant g^ate. From the day he organized the finst\\nin that place. stockholders meeting in 1855, at Salisbury, of\\nHe was well educated, and graduated at the ^^j Western, N. C, Railroad, and throagh the\\nUniversity, 1840, in a largo class, with such .^g.^,.^ fj^.^t followed, he was the stay\\nmen as Judge Barnes, Judge Shipp, John W. j backbone of the belt of counties between\\nCunningiiain, William Johnston, and others, Rowan and Buncombe. What Alorehead was\\nwith honor. He read law with Governor to the Central, so was Pearson to the Western\\nSwain, and was admitted to the bar in 1840, Kailpoad\\nand sion attained an extensive practice.\\nHe entered the arena of politics in 1842,\\nand eontinuevl in its exciting pursuit as long\\nas he lived. He was an old Line Wliig of the\\nstrictest sense.\\nIn 1848 he was one of the electors, and cast\\nthe vote of the State for Taylor and Filmore.\\nOn the i)reaking out of the civil war, he was\\nthe friend of the Union and the foe of seces-\\nsion.\\nIn lSti5, be was elected a delegate to the first\\nBut it was in pirivate life, as a friend and a\\nneighbor, that the traits of his real character\\nwere most conspiicuons. During the long and\\nbloody civil war, although firm in his devotion\\nto his native land and people, his house and his\\nheart was open to all Confederate wounded sol-\\ndiers, and an asylum for their widows and\\nor[ haiis. Ills death caused a deeper sorrow than\\nwas ever evinced in our community, and bis\\nmemor\\\\\\nSlc-ejis iu blessings.\\nState Convention that met after the war. In And has a tomb of orphan tears,\\n10P0 1 1 1 T 4. /I Wept over him.\\nI8t)8 he was nominated as Lieutenant-Gover-\\nnor on same ticket with Governor Holden, and He left several children to imitate his exam-\\nwas elected. On deposition of Governor pie and emulate bis virtues.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0194.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "CABARRUS COUNTY.\\nCITAPTEK TX.\\nCABARRUS COUNTY.\\nCabarrus County, during the Revolution and\\nbefore a part of Mecklenburg, sbovved early\\nresistance to the powers and oppressions of\\nits rulers. The people lost no opportunity\\nof opposing the Royal Government.\\nI found, in the London Rolls Office, the list\\nof persons who were concerned in destroying\\ntheanununition intended for Governor Tryon s\\narmy, en route from Charleston to Salisbury,\\nin 1771, inclosed in a dispatch from Governor\\nMartin; and they arc preserved, as numy of\\nthe descendants of these bold and patriotic\\nmen still reside in this section, as follows:\\nJames Ashmore; Benjamin Cochran; Rt)bcrt\\nCaruthers; Robert Pavis; Joshua Iladley John\\nWhite; James White; William White, Jr.\\nWe present a name worthy of respect and\\nremembrance. Our page^ have lieen hitherto\\ndevoted to the soldier and statesman, but we\\nuow dwell upon one who stamped upon his\\nday and generation, as a divine, a character\\nworthy of all Grecian or Roman fame.\\nRev. John Robinson, D. D.,* was in all re-\\nspects one of the highest type of men in mind\\nand manners; resplendent in purity and use-\\nfulness of his lite; peerless in consecrated\\ngenius; like Masselon, he was truly the Legate\\nof the Skies. He was born in this county,\\nnear Sugar Creek Church, and received his ac-\\nademic education from Mr. Archibald, and\\ncompleted it at Winnsboro, South Carolina.\\n.He was licensed to preach in 1793, and becanie\\none of the most popular and acceptable minis-\\nters of the Presbyterian faith; ho taught\\nschool for many years, and some of the first\\nminds of the country were developed by his\\nlearning and assiduity, t These have adorned\\nHistorical sketch of Poplar Tent C lunc n. by Wm.\\nS. Harris.\\nt As Governors Owen, rickens. Murphy, and Hon.\\nCharles Fisher, D. M. Barriiiger, Col. Daniel Coleman\\nand others.\\ncvcrv stati(Mi of life; in testimony of their\\ngrateful appreciation of his services, his\\npupils built a handsome monument, on which\\nis a beautiful inscription appropriate to his\\ncharacter. And although an ordinary life has\\nehqised since his decease, his memory is still\\ncherished by m:iny with attection.\\nlie married Mary Baldwin, whose lovely\\ncharacter did much to temper the ardent en-\\nthusiasm of her husband. Only four children\\nreached maturity, two sons and two (laughters.\\nllis eldest, Samuel, was adventurous and daring\\nin temper. lie participated in the South\\nAmerican and Turkish-Grecian struggles, and\\nattained command of a splendid ship, which\\nwas lost at sea in February, 1843, with all m\\nboard.\\nConnected with Cabarrus County and the\\nchurch is the name of Rev. Ilezekiah .James\\nBalch, who was born at Deer Creek, Harford\\nCounty, Maryland, in 1748. He was a gifted\\ndivine and a finished scholar. lie graduated\\nat Princeton in 1766, in the same class with\\nWaighstill Avery, Oliver Ellswi)rth, of Con-\\nnecticut, Luther Martin, of Maryland, and\\nothers. He came to North Carolina in 1761*.\\nHe was the first pastor of Poplar Tent Church,\\nand remained so until his death. He com-\\nbined in his character unspotted piety, enthu-\\nsiasm, and firmness. He was earnest and\\npatriotic in the cause of liberty; and took an\\nactive part with the men of Mecklenburg, to\\nwhich Cabarrus then belonged, in the conven-\\ntion that declared Independence on the 20th\\nof May, 1775. He did not, however, live to\\nsee the warmest wish of his heart gratified,\\nthe independence of his country, for which he\\nwas ready to give up his life. He died in\\n1776.\\nIn the ancient graveyard of the ven-\\nerable Poplar Tent Church, stands a moss-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0195.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "cnrretl.\\nThe i HiFEK Family.\\n9*3 WIIEELEirS RtMINISCEXCES.\\ncovered momimont wliich bears this iiiscrip- of General John Phifer, (son of Martin and\\nBetsy Locke.) He was a usoful man, of deci-\\nare ^i^Kj:^!^ .t Patriotic and enterprising^\\nHezekiah Jaiues l ;ilcli. He oiten represented Cabarrus in the Le^isla-\\nfirst pastorof Pophu- 7ent CoiioTesatitm. and one of r io,.. 101-\\ntlie niioiiial meuil)ers of the Oraiise i resbytery. He ti ietioni l\u00c2\u00ab0.j to 181i), and wielded great in-\\nWrts licensed a iireacher of the Everlasting Goipel of flncneo in unbli,- \u00e2\u0080\u00a2itf-nr j TTo \u00e2\u0096\u00a0H7.,a l-, \u00e2\u0080\u009et i\\nthe Presl,ytery of Don.^gal in 176(1, and rest?d from his 1 altaiis. tie was an educated\\nhibonrs in A. D. 177C; having been Pastor of the Uni- man; graduated at the University in 1709\\nted Congregations of I ophxr Tent and I^ocky I?iver t\\nahont seven years. and died on the 18th October, 18-15, near\\nHewas distingni.-Iiedasoneof aCoininittee of three Po\u00e2\u0080\u009e,.nril\\nwlin prcjiared the I edaniti( n of Independence;\\nand hiseloqnence. tlie moreeftVctnal from liisacknowl- rp Fiirrr^- P \u00e2\u0080\u009eT^T n\\nedjied Wisdom, i.nrity Of motive, and diointy Of cliarac- 01 bARRiNUERs OF C.vbarrtis.\\nter, contrihnted mnch to tlie nnanimons ad ption of t ,1, p,,,i t\\ntliat instnimen- on 2i!th May, 1775. JolHiiaul bai i inger, (or as he wrote Ins\\nYet there are some few of mo.lern times 5 0 tl e founder of the\\nwho alleged that no such e.,nvention ever oc- ^^nuly m ^orth Carolina, was burn in Wartom-\\nImrg, in Germany, on 4th of Juno, 1721. lie\\nsettled first ni J ennsylvania, and afterwards\\nin Cabarrus, tlieu Mecklenburg, about 17r;0.\\nTlie ancestor of this large family, Mar- When the Kovolution broke out, he took a\\ntin I hifer. (orPiifer,) was a mitive of Switz- decided stand with the o[ipressGd people of\\nerland, and emigrated to America; went first Jii\u00c2\u00ab ^tate, and from bis devotion to their cau.se,\\nto Pennsylvania, and afterwards came to North 1 suffered severely, for he was taken prisoner\\nCai-oliua, with the current of German, Irish ^J Tories, and carried to 8outii Carolina,\\nand Scotch, and settled in the then Mecklen- lie was elected a member of the Legisla-\\nburg County. lie was much respected for his turo, the first from Cabarrus after its division\\nindustry, frugality, and sound sense. He was Mecklenburg in 1793, and was a pi omi-\\nelected in 1777 a mcndier of the Legislature ent and influential citizen to the day of his\\nfrom Mtcklcniiurg. witli Waightstill Avery as death, which occurred oji 1st January, 1807.\\na colleague in thi Commons, and John Mc- He married, first, Ann Elizabeth Iseman and\\nKnitt Alexander in the Sen;,te. He married second, Catlierinc Plackweldei by whom he\\nMargaret Blackwelder. He died in 1789^ had several chiblren, viz:\\nleaving three sons. Daniel L. Barringer, born in Mecklen-\\nFor the (Genealogy of the Phifer Fannly, burg County, October 1st, 1788, studied law,\\nsec Appeudi.x. and settled at R^deigli. He was elected a\\nThe genealogical table h:;s been carefully memlier of the House of Commons from Wake\\ncomjiiled, ;ind it is believed to be accurate. It County, 1813- lll- 21 and a member of Con-\\nemi iaccs three generations and can be e.\\\\- gress from 182tJ to KS Jo.\\ntended. It presents the members of a hirge Ite removed to Tennessee, and was one of\\nfamily, many of whom are distinguished .for the Presidential electors in 1844, voting for\\ntheir services and talents, :jnd all for their Mr. Clay. He v/as the Speaker of the House\\nsterling virtues and exemplary chara. ters. The of Representatives of that State. He married\\nservices of John Phifer. son of Martin and\\nMargaret PlackN^ elder, in the war of the ^Mach of the materi.U of the sketch of tlie Phifers\\nhas Ijeen gathered troni correspondence, and from an\\nIvovolnticm, and in the Councils of the State, excellent article in North Carolina University Maga-\\n1 1 I, 1 zinc (Vol. V-, p. -its, November, 1S5G,) entitled A\\nde^ ei ve a pcrp tual 1 en:end)rance; as also those memoir of Colonel John Phifer.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0196.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "CABARRUS COUNTY. \u00c2\u00ab)7\\nMiss White, sister of Mrs. D. L. Swain, lie Colonel GeorL;;e Alexamler and .Major Tho.-;.\\ndied October 16th, 1852. -~_ Harris were natives of Cabarrus and officers of\\nGeneral Paul Rarringor, the eldest son the Continental line. They both were brave\\nby a secoiul marriage, was horn 1778. Here- and true t oiin-ht nnder the rvc of Washington\\nceived a good Knglish education, and was at Monmouth and Trenton and in t ho battle\\ndistinguished tor his lousiness habits and his of Camden, where both were taken i)risonei S\\nBtrong praetical sense. lie was a member of and Harris severely wounded.*\\nthe House of Commons from 1806 to 1815, and Dr. Charles Harris was born in 1703; while\\nin 1822 in the Senate of the Legislature. but a youth pursuing his studies in Charlotte,\\nHe married a second time, Elizabeth, he jf)ined the corps of cavalry under Genei al\\ndaughter of Matthew Hrandon, of Rowan, \\\\V. R. Davie, and rendered good service\\nwhose family arc distinguished for their abil- under that bra\\\\ e and daring officer. After\\nities, patriotism and love of indejiendence. the war was ()\\\\er ho resunied iiis studies, and\\nMatthew Hrandon was a soldier of the be finished his classical as -well as his medical\\nRevolution, and was v,ith General Joseph study in riiiladelpliia, under the charge of\\nGraham and Colonel Locke in opposing the that eminent professor, Renjaniin Ru\u00c2\u00abli. On\\nadvance of the British near Charlotte, when his return he settled first in Salishury, and\\n(iraham was severeh wounded and Locke practised with great success. He then moved\\nkilled. His relati\\\\-e, William Brandon,. was a to Cabarrus, where be lived a long and useful\\nlieutenant in the Continental arm} and was life, and died in lrS25.\\nthe tii.st child born south of the Vadkin. L e He e.-tablished a medical school, and was\\ndied in Tennessee m 1836, aged ninety-nine eminent as a physician and surgeon.\\n3 6^ His school was well patronized for more\\nGeneral Rarringcr died at Lincolnton (ui tlian forty years; pcrha^.s the only one ever\\nJune I Oth, 1844, and his wife followed him established in the State. Among bis pupils\\nsoon after, (in November of the .same year.) ^vere Dr. Charles Caldwell, formerly a Rrofes-\\nFor Genealogy vi the J .arringer family, .see j,,,,.;,, Transylvania University, Louisville, Ken-\\n^I Pendix. tucky. Dr. Robert MeKensie, and Dr. Robert\\nNathaniel Alexander was a native of this B. Vance, member of Congress from Asheville.\\ncounty when yet a portion of Mecklenburg. m^ g\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e^ William Shake.speare Harris, was\\nHis early education was commenced in a hum- ,\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009ech esteemed for his talents and worth. He\\nhie log cabin at Poplar Tent, near his paternal ,ei)resented Cabarrus in 1840.\\nmansion, the Morebead Place, thence he went Kobert Simonton Young was a distiii-\\nto Princeton, where he graduated in 1776. He guished, useful and exemplary citizen of tliis\\nstudied medicine, and was a successful phy- eonnty. Active and patriotic, he was much\\nesteemed. He was an officer in the Confed-\\nHe represented Mecklenburg in the House grate Army, ami fell in battle near Peters-\\nof Commons in 1797, and in the Senate in 1802. bursj in 1864.\\nIn 1803 he was elected a member of the Sth Ug married first a daughter of John Phifer;\\nCongress, 1803- 05. In 1805 he was elected second, a daughter of A. M. Burton. No nobler\\nGovernoroftheState,and.servedtillhisdeath, offering was ever laid on the altar of public\\nSth March, 1808. He married a daughter of service.\\nColonel Thos. L olk. His renu^ins lie in the\\nPreslnteriau chui\\\\b yard at Charlotte. *MSS. letters of Win. S. Harris.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0197.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "98 WIIEELEK S KEMIXISCEXCnUS.\\nDaniel Cnleiiuin, horn 2Stli Marcli, 17 J9,) trict. After serving for four years he retired\\nwas horn in Ifowaii Comity; moved to Caliar- from tlie practice, and engaged in construc-\\nrus in 1823. tion, with Dr. E. R. Gibson, of tlie North Cnro-\\nEducated at Rocky River Academy, con- lina Raih oad. Appointed to office in the\\nducted by Dr. J. M. Wil.son, father of J. liar- Treasury, in 1871, which position he held\\nvey Wil-on, of Charlotte, and finished under until the time of his demise.\\nl)v. John Rol)inson, at Poplar Tent, 182o, and He married Maria, daughter of John E.\\nthe latter part of this year s-ttled at Concord. Mahan, of Concord, and had two sons, William\\nIn the Spring following lie was elei ted Clerk M., late Attorney General of J!^^orth Carolina,\\nof the County Court, and served till 1828. and Daniel Raymond, who is now a teacher in\\nRead law with Judge David F. Caldwell, and the Deaf and Dumb Institution, at city of\\nwas licensed to practice. In 1830 to 33 he Belville, Province of Ontario, Canada,\\nwas engrossing clei-k, and lS3i 35, reading J. .M(;Calili Wiley was borti in Caiiarrus\\nclerk of the State Senate. County, in 1806; removed to Bibb County,\\nIn 1830 he was ap[iointed Third Assistant Alabama, 1836; sei ved in the army in the war\\nPostmaster-Creneral under Amos Kendall, and with Mexico; member of Board of Visitors\\nserved till -May, 18-11. to West Point; elected Judge of the Eighth\\nlie returned home ami resumed his practice Circuit of Alabama 1865; elected member of\\nat the bar, and in 1848, was elected by the 39th _ Congress, and in 1871, again elected\\nLegislature, Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Dis- judge.\\nCALDWELL COUNTY.\\nCaldwell County has no Revolutionary wor- Patterson, worthily enjoyed the regard and\\nthies to present, having been formed in 1841, respect of his country. lie died recently,\\nI rom the counties of Burke and Wilkes. But much regretted.\\nslie presents a nunilier of names worthy of James C. Harper, who represented the dis-\\nregard, trict in 42d Congress (1871- 73;) resides in\\nSamuel F. Pattersor. lived and died in this this county. He is a native of Pennsylvania,\\ncounty. He was highly esteemed, and tilled born in Cumberland County, 0th December,\\nmany positions of much rcsponsildlity with in- 1819; raised in (_)hio on a farm, and settled in\\ntegritv and honor. As a linancier he had few this county in 1840, which he represented in\\nsuperiors. He was, in 1836, Treasurer of the the Legislature in 180G and 1868. He in\\nState, and President of th.e Raleigh and Gas- Congress, as in the Legislature, was distiu-\\nton Railroad. He was averse to popular [U-o- gui.shed for his clo.se and faithful attention to\\nmotions, but was elected to the Senate of the his duties, never in the way in obstructing\\nState Legislature in 1864. useful legislation, and never out of the way iu\\nHe married a daughter of General Edmund opposing wild and extravagant measures.\\nJones, long a member of the Legislature from He married Louisa, daughter of Athan AIc-\\nWilkes, and universally respected for his Dowell, and the granddaughter of General\\nprobity and intelligence. His son, Rufus L. Charles and Grace Greenlee McDowell. The", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0198.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "CALDWELL COUNTY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CAMDEX COUXTY.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a099\\npatriotic charactor of Grace Greenlee has al-\\nread\\\\ been alluded to.\\nOne of .Mr. Harper s dani liters, Emma, mar-\\nried Clinton A. Ciily, who was, in 1868, one\\nof the Judsjes of the Superior Courts of North\\nCarolina. Judge Ciliy is a native of New\\nIlaiupshire, and was iui otiicei in tlie army of\\nthe United States during the whole war. lie\\nis a nephrw of the Hon. Jonathan Cilly.a dis-\\nrt tinguislied member of Congress, who fell\\nFebruary 24, 1838, at BJadejisburg, MaryUxnd,\\nin a duel with William J. Graves, of Ken-\\ntucky.\\nJudge Ciliy, having settled since the war in\\nNorth Carolina, is a standing reproof to the\\nidea that meritorious men of northern biith\\nare not welcome to tlie State, and an evidence\\nthat North Carolina appreciates and elevates\\nintegrity and talent wherever found.\\nGeorge Nathaniel Folk resides at Lenoir,\u00e2\u0080\u0094^\\nCaldwell County. He is a native of Isle of\\nWight County, Virginia; born in February,\\n18.31. He removed to Watauga County in\\n1852, and represented that county in 1856 and\\n1861. He entered the Confederate army and\\nserved two years in the 1st Regiment Xorth\\nCarolina Cavahy, and was proniote l to a colo-\\nnelcy of the 6th North Carolina Cavalry.\\nWounded at the battles of Chickamauga, Vine\\nVino, and in East Tennessee. He removed to\\nLe-ioir in 1866, and represented that district\\nin the Legislature in 1876. He is esteemed as\\nan able lawyer, and was Chairman of the Ju-\\ndiciary C ommittee.\\nCAMDEN COUNTY.\\nGeneral Isaac Gregor}- was born, lived and\\ndied in this county. He was a brave and\\npatriotic officer in the Revolutionary army,\\nand did some service in the cause of Inde-\\npendence. He was one of the Committee\\nof Safety in 177() for the Edenton district,\\nand by the rroviucial Congress that met at\\nHalifax, April 4, 1776, be was appointed\\none of the Held officers of one of the regi-\\nments of Pasquotank, of w-hich Camden\\nwas then a part.* He commanded a bri-\\ngade of St;ite troops at the ilUfated battle of\\nCamden, and was wounded severely. But. he\\nwas more of a politician than a soldier. He\\nwas the first Senator from Camden County in\\nthe Legislature, 1778, in which he was con-\\ntinued, with some intermission, until 1796.\\nWe regret our material is so scant of the\\nservices and the character of General Gregory.\\nHe left a sou, General William Gregory, that\\nAutobiography of Lemuel Siiwyer, page 7.\\nthat many rocolK. Ct, who was renuu kable for\\nstyle of dress and tine equipage, which won\\nfor biiu the sobriquet of Beau Gregory. His\\nresemblance to General LaFayette was a sub-\\nject of remark by all who knew them both.\\nHe was fond of gay life and pleasure,\\nbut not of labor, either mental or physiciil.\\nHe was a member of the Legislature frt)ni\\nI asquotank in 1828. Sheritt for some years,\\nand postuuister at Elizabeth City.\\nDempsey Burgess, who resided and died in\\nthis couut3% was also one of the field officers\\nappointed lieutenant-colonel with Genera!\\nGregory. He succeeded William Johnson\\nDawson as a member of Congress 1795 and\\n1797, and re-elected in 1797 and 1799.\\nHis brother-in-law, Lemuel Sawyer, born\\n1777, died 1852, was one of the moet eccentric\\nmen and successful politicians who entered\\npublic life about this time. He was elected\\na member of the Legislature iu 1800.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0199.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "100\\nWHEELER S KEMINISCENCES.\\nHe belonged to a large and distinguished wrote The Life of John Randolph, his own\\nfamily. His brother Enoch was the first col- biograiahy, Black Beard, and other produc-\\nlector of the customs, appointed in 1791 by tions. His easy disposition, his liberality, and\\nWashington, and filled this responsible office his social eccentricities, while they made him\\ntill his death, in 1827. many friends, brought him, at the close of life,\\nHe was hern in Carnden County in 1777. to sntfering, if not to want. His life was pro-\\nHe was educated at Flatbrnsh Academy, on longed beyond its usefulness, if he ever wa\u00c2\u00ab\\nLong Island, under charge of Dr. Peter Wil- useful in any capacity.\\nson, with such distinguished associates as Wil- His latter days were s|\u00c2\u00bbent in Washington\\nliamand John Duer, Troop and Telfair, of Geor- City. He was another of the many instances\\ngia. He studied law, but never made the pro- of persons who, charmed in more prosperous\\nfession his oi ject in life. He preferred the days by the glamor of this gay metropolis,\\ngiddy pursuits of politics and of pleasure. After feel, as did Madame Maintenon, that there\\nserving a session in the Legislature, he was were a hundred gates b}- which one nuiy enter\\nelected one of the electors in 1804 for Presi- Paris, Imt only one by which you sliould leave\\ndent, and voted for Jefferson, to whose prin- it. This he realized, fur he died 1852, aged\\nciples and jiolitics he was a constant follower. 75, in Washington, whore he had eked out a\\nOn the retiring of General Thomas Wynns, precarious existence from the salary of as-mall\\nof Hertford County, from Congress in 1807, office in one of the departments.*\\nMr. Sawyer was elected to the I3th Congress His autobiography draws the last melan-\\nover William H. Murfree, and from that date choly scene of his life, which, in his own lan-\\nto 1829 (with but few intermissions,) he was gusvge\\nre-elected by the people over the most prom- I have drained the bitter cup of existence\\ninent and powerful opponents; amon them ff the dregs. I have no earthly object to live\\n^-K, r- T 1 II t oi nor have I the mcaris to do SO with that\\nere Mr. Murfree, G..veraor Iredell and others, eomfort and ease which alone can recmS\\n\\\\V hat was the secret of this extraordinary superannuated infirmity.\\nsuccess of twenty years service it is difficult His nephew, Samuel T. Sawyer, lived in\\nto conjecture, for he was not gifted as a Edenton, son of Dr. Matthias E. Sawyer. He\\nspeaker; he was negligent of his duties, often was a lawyer by profession; often in the Le^jis-\\na whole session passing without liis appearing laturc (1S29 to 32, and in Senate, 1834,) and\\na single day in his seat; eccentric in his con- elected to Congress 1837- 39.\\nHe was appointed by Mr. Pierce collector of\\nNorfolk; he became the editor of the Argus,\\nand served as commissary in the late civil\\nwar. He died in New Jersey, 29th Noveui-\\nduct and private life, if not disreputable in\\nsome instances, as he himself confesses in his\\nautobiography. Doubtless his principles, as\\nhis votes and his speeches in Congress show,\\nwere of the straightest sect of Democracy, ber, ItOo, aged 65 years.f\\nand stern advocate of the rights of States.\\nHe commenced his political career by vt)ting\\nfor Jefferson, and ended it by advocating\\nJackson, Van Buren and Polk.\\nHe had a great fondness for literature, and\\n*Froin National Intelligencer, of lotli January, 1852:\\nDied.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Suddenly, on Friday, 9th January, 1852. at the\\nresidence of G. R^ Adams, 11th street, near F, (in Wash-\\nington City,) of a disease of the heart, Hon. Lemuel\\n.Sawyer, for many years a member of Congress from\\nNorth Carolina,\\ntl^aimian s Biographical Annals.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0200.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "CARTERET COUNTY. 101\\nClIAL TKli X.\\nCARTERET COUNTY.\\nTins .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0oiiiity has the honor of lu iiig t1ie first carved (^ii tlic l)ark ofa tree. I) )uhtlo-;s they\\nhuid sighted by the expedition s, lit out under had becouic anr,il\u00c2\u00ab-amatc d with the native\\nthe iUispiees (if Sir Walter Ra oii^h to this, con- Indians, for some of tliese had hhic eye-, and\\ntinent. Two sliips, one called the Tiger, said their parents could road from a hi ok;\\nand the other the Admiral, commanded by and there are names extant in Carteret .-orres-\\nPhilipAmadasatid ArthurBarlowc.afterenter- ponding with the names of White s colony.*\\ning the Ocracoelce Inlet, sailed up the sound, Suhseqnently 1712,) the Indians, csjicdally\\nand landed on Roanoke Island, viow in Dare tlic Cores and Tuscaroras, waged a. l)Ioo 1y and\\nCounty, in July, 1584. destructive war upon the whites in this region.\\nThG-i.atent from Queen Elizabeth to Sir Much property an.l many lives were destroyed,\\nWalter Raleigh, as well as the report of the /l -f f*\\nofficers, is recorded in Ilakluyt s Voyages, HI.,\\n301.\\nhistorian of the state. His work was pnb-\\nlislied in Eondon in 1709. and is considered as\\ngood authoritv, giving the best descri[iUon of\\nNo people have a clearer, and more perfect r i i i,;\\n_ ^North Carolina, its products and natui ai lus-\\nrecord of history than the people of our state\\nFrom thirj time to the pi-eseiit, it is p\\nin veritable and intelligilde languase.\\ntor v.\\nFrom tliirj time to the pi-eseiit, it is preserved i i i i- ii\\nLhwsou s liook has been so highly aiinre\\niated, that the legislature ordered it be re-\\nNo fabled fugitives from justice, no Norman pvinted. The original copies are very nsre.\\ntyrant with force of arms, no i izarro bent on ^j^, i^ives a particular account of the man-\\nspoil and plunder, Ibrmed the tir.st civilized \u00e2\u0080\u009eg,.,, .,,,^1 eustcuus of the different tribes of\\nsettlement of our country; but men, high- Indians of Carolina. The account he gives of\\nminded men, under the [leaceful commis- ti,,.;,. (.[-uelty to piisoners is graidiic and terri-\\n.sioii of lawful authorit}, and v/itii the cordial l)|^,^;,||d was most fearfully realized by LawsoU\\nconsent of the native inhabitants of the in his own iiersou. lie savs:\\nTheir cruelties to their i)risoners are\\nwere the first that ever burst sueli as none l)ut Devils out of Hell could\\nInto that silent scii/ invent. They never miss skniping of them,\\nwhich is to cut the- skin from tlie tem-\\nWli:it a proud record for our contemplation pies, and taking the whole b.cad of hair along\\nand pride f^O i ^^times they take the to[p of the\\nskull with it, which thev preserve and carefully\\nConnectcu with the name ol Carteret, is a j_.^^,^^ ^j^^,,,, j-^\u00e2\u0080\u009e. f^.;,pi,y ^,t their conquest\\ntradition th.it this was the refuge of the over their onemie-. Others keep tlieir enemy s\\ncolonv of White, who was the Governor of teeth which are taken in war, \\\\yhilst others\\nr 1 1 T ^1 i-n I 1 split i.iiie into splinters and stick them into\\nItoanoKC Island In the year l.-,y.), he returned j, ,i,o\u00e2\u0080\u009eer s body, yet alive, then they light\\nto Carolina, after a visit in England of over tliem which burn like so many torches, aud in.\\na year s duration, but his colony bad di.sap- this manner they make bim dance around a.\\nl)eared. iiiiwk s History ot North C aro .hia. I.. 100,\\nWhite only discovered the word Croaton tH)-.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0201.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "102 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ngreatfire, every one buffeting ;uid (leriiliiig him and she was full\\\\- armed and equipped with\\ntill he expires. caiinoii, guns, and men.\\nThis cruel fate was fearfully realized hy The swiftness of the vessel, the skill with\\nLawson and his negro servant, and would have which she was managed by Bums, his intimate\\nIjeen liy his associiito, the Bardu De Graaf- knowledge of the dreaded and dangerous coast\\nfcnreidf, whose life was only saved liy liis fine of Carolina, and the daring of a chosen crew of\\nappearance, and because ho wore a gold medal men, soon made the name of Otwa} Burns a\\nwhich the Indians thought was an indication terror to all the British in American waters.\\nof high rank. He captured and destroyed a large number\\nColonel Moore, of whom we have already of English prizes, and amassed fortunes for\\nwritten, idosed this \\\\\\\\ar by marching into himself and his compatriots.\\nCarteret, and coiiiph tely subduing the He brought into Beaufort heavy cargoes of\\nsavages in a decisive l attle near the pres- valuables, and established quite a market for\\nent ti wn of Beaufort. Here, witliin the the merchants of all eastern Carolina. His\\nsound of the cliurcli-going bells, oecured the house was bat a slnu t distance from the pres-\\nlast desperate struggle of the re l man in this ent Atlantic Hotel, on the top of which he\\nsectii.m fordoniinion over his nati\\\\ e soil, wliich estalilished an ol)sei vatory, from which he, by\\nhe could not, and ought not hold. aid of a spy-glass, commanded an extensive\\nIn 1712, a fort v/as built on Core Sound, view of the ocean. Here would the daring\\nnamed in honor of Governor Hyde, to protect sailor watch and wait, while his ship was kept\\nthe inhabitants. with a ready crew and anchor tri[)ped. When\\nThere are many names connected with Car- ever he espied a vessel sailing under English\\nteret worthy of record, as the Bells, Fullers, colors, he would hurry up the Snai Dragon\\nBordens,HeUens,Marsballs,Sheppard,Piggots, and pursue the prize. From the sailing quali-\\nWards, and otlaers. ties of his ship, Burns would soon overhaul and\\nOtwuy Burns, who represented this county capture the pursued vessel,\\noften, (1822 to 1834,) is worthy of oui mem- Such was the damage done by Captain\\nory. His name is more securely i)reserved in the Burns to the commerce of England, that the\\ncapital of the County ol Yancey. He repre- British Council held consultations to devise\\nsented Carteret County in the state senate, some meansforhiscapture. Finally, tliey order-\\nwhen (1834) Yancey County was erected, ed the construction of a fast sailing vessel, fully\\nDoubtless the C(un[iliinent secui ed his ready armed, with a large crew, but built as a mer-\\nadvocacy for its formation. chant ship. This ship met our gallant tar\\nHe came to Beaufort IVom Onslow County, heel on the coast, and by a ruse, captured\\nwhere lie was born, wlien (piite young, and him and his crew without firing a gun. The\\nengaged in a seafaring life. He became a cap- Englishman, rigged as a merchantman, with\\ntain lui a coasting vessel plying l)etween Beau- his guns concealed as well as his crew, suffered\\nfort and INew York. the Snap Dragon to run alongside, and\\nWhen the wa) of 1812 commenced, he oh- hauled down his colors in token of surrender,\\ntained from the Go\\\\ eriiment of the Cnited As Bui iis and his men commenced to board\\nStates, letters of marque and rejirisal, and the prize, her guns were run out and manned\\nbuilt, through the aid of several wealthy per- b\\\\ the crew, who suddenly appeared on deck,\\nsons, as a stock company, a fast sailing ship on and the harmless nierchantmaii was presto con-\\nher he bestowed the name of Snap Dragon, verted into a terrible man-of-war, with shotted", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0202.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "CASWELL COUNTY. 103\\ncannon ready to tire. 15nriis, with heai tfolt daring e.xploits at sea, (about which he was\\ncliagrin, was compelled to siii render. Thus he very fond of talking-.) made him a great favor-\\nand his crew were taken prisoners. ite of the [jcopie. He was sudden and inick\\nAfter the close of the war he was released, in quai rel, lull of frolic, fun and .fight, and\\nand he returned home. With the character- towards the close of his life became very dis-\\nistic extravagance of a sailor, lie squandered sipated. He died in 1849, while in command\\nhis propert} and was very poor in the declin- of a light hoaf. His eventful life was so in-\\ning years of his life. His generous qualities terosting that it otice formed the subject of\\nand social tcm})cramcnt, with the fame of his a lecture by Governor Swain.\\nCHAPTEK XI.\\nCASWELL COUNTY.\\nThis county having l)een formed since our represent them in the as.sembly in 175-i. So\\nDeclaration of Independence, her revolutionary acceptable were his services that he was con-\\nhistory is connected with that of Orange tinned until 1771, being chosen speaker during\\nCounty, from which it was taken. It preserves the last two sessii)Ms. He was the colonel of\\nthe name of Richard Caswell, who was one the county, and as such eomniiinded the riglit-\\nofthe most active and efficient patriots of wing of Tryon s army at Alamance, May 16,\\nthat eventi ul epoch. He was the first gov- 1771. This was his first appearance in the\\nernor after t!ie Ilo3 al governor had left, and profession of arms, which was congenial to\\ndid great service, not only as governor, but as Jiis iiature, and in which he was destined to\\na soldier and statesman. be so conspicuous.\\nHe was a native of Maryland; born in Cecil Lilce many other [latriots of that day, they\\nCounty on August 3-, 1729. The year in which forbore, as lung as patience n ould allow them,\\nthe Lord I roprietors of North Carolina sur- the cruelties of the mother country towards\\nrendered their charter to the Crown, George the colonies, but when the attempts of Eng-\\n11. then being King. laiid to subjugate the liberties of the people\\nMr. Caswell came to North Carolina when became too oppressive he did not hesitate to\\nquite a youth to seek fame and fortune. He advocate the rights of the many thus threat-\\nwas duly appreciated, and appointed clerk of ened by power and oppression.\\nOrange County, and dejiuty surveyor of the By the first Provincial Congress that organ-\\ncolony, ized in opposition to the Royal Government,\\nHe read law, and practiced it with great (August 2.3th, 1774, at New Berne,) he was,\\nsuccess. He settled in Lenoir County, then with William Hooper and Joseph Hewes, ap-\\nDobbs, where he married Mary Mcllweane, pointed delegate to the Continental Congress\\nand afterwards he removed to Johnston at Philadelphia, and attended for three years.\\nCounty. The people were not slow to dis- He was looked upon with great respect by\\ncern his abilities, and be was elected to the Royal Governor, Martin, and his course", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0203.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "104 WHEELER S KE.MI^N^ISCENCES.\\niiiivc Miirtin mncli .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0liuLrnn, ;i8 will ;ippe:ir iVoni Ann,t;-ent IkkI ln_ en dispatched to the iii-\\na ei.ja .t his di,-;p:itch, dated\u00e2\u0080\u0094 terior (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2(niiitics of North Carolina to raise\\nti- ),)ps ill tliceoniitry to meet tlie troops cxpect-\\nA (i ist -liitli, 1775. ?fl tVoiu ]i gland. Tiiree thousand men were\\nOx Bo.\\\\RD Ciit isi .K Sludp-of-wah. expeoted to he raised.\\nEv(m v device has l,ee;i practice.! l.v tiir sedi- 7 liadheen checked, ahont seventeen\\ntion-comniittee. to inflame the minds of the ilininoton, m an attempt to\\npe .ph.; and most of all i.v f he retniii ni lihhar.l l -tehruary 2 th Alter sns-\\nCasuell to tins provincJ, an,l no donl.t will in- Captain Donald .VlcLeod, a\\nflame it with the extravaij-anl siiiiil .-f that 1 t enty men killed\\ndarin- asseniMv at I hiladelphia. At New i l^V l^ ;K r forces were dispersed.\\nBerne I am eredihlv inf,M-med ii lia.i the in- nnlortnnate truth was too .soon con-\\nsolen. eto ivpielaald the cn\u00e2\u0080\u009ein,irtee of ,h:,t H l\\nlittle town n.r sntlVrin- iie^ to remove fi,,i\u00e2\u0080\u009e I l fH. -Mi. !^tuart, and .Mr. ^sichol, who,\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2]j(-,,,i.,. with great dirncnlty, toniid their \\\\vav to the\\nScoi niou, sloop-of-war, l\\\\ing ai J riinswiek.\\n1 his man. at his g.,ii,..- to the first eomn-ess. ^vas ahout 1,400 u^eii raised; hut tor\\nappear, to me t:. have .;nhark. l wilh re- W ^15^ i y-\\nliictancein the cause, that mn.h e.Ntenualed 1 to al.out ,00, ut them OOO were Iligh-\\nhisg::ilt. Xowhcshowshimself a mosi active\\ntooi ot sedition K ex[ircsscs the opinion that\\nthis little cheek which the loyadists received\\nOn his return from conuress in tlic sprin-of O ii t have a,ny extensive ill coiisefiuences,\\nI -i-^ Vet he sutfei s every anguish, nioititication\\nliib, his militarv aiidr was rraised at lie i r f j. r i.t i j- r i\\nand aisa[ pointmeut from the deteat ot his\\nalarming state of affairs at Ihmie. The gre.it endeavors.\\nfleets of England ho\\\\-ered around the coast\\nSome controversy- has in late years arisen as\\nto whom the honor of the victorv of ,Mo. )re s\\nwhile the whcile regi-n of the Tape E^ai\\nswarmed \\\\\\\\-ith disalfeeted and druire: o.i-\\n1 1 1 .1 7 Cre k l iidi;e helonfced, or, at least, whether\\ntones, v. ho had n athered m st roie.;- lorce t\\nunite \\\\\\\\-itli Ciinton in suhjugaiing i lie sVa^e\\nIn c njunction wiih Coh nel Ei ilinglon. ie\\nsuninioni- d the minute \\\\n n wt Doh i^ O Uir.iv,\\nthe honors shoidd not he divided. Iloeoralile\\n(ieorge avis aiid Professor Iluldiai d were\\n0|/pnsed on this question. This shiaild not\\n,1 i afl et the reputation of eithei- Lilline-ton or\\nand met the tones under (hnieral ,\\\\h J)ona,\\n1 1 Oasev ell; h t h \\\\\\\\ere hrave p;itiiois, and hotli\\nat \\\\!i ore s( re dv Jlridge. mi ehrnary -Jith,\\n1770. ;md coniplettdy routed them \\\\vith gi eat,\\nslaughter.\\nHe received the thanks of tlie I roviiicial\\nCongress (at Halifax. April 4th. 1776.) lor\\nthis lu-illi:iiit \\\\ietorv, :ind .^r it he was pro.\\n1 7. T I Cu.swell w:i,- president of tlie Provincial\\nmoted to the rank ot l)iig;nlier (.enei:d.\\nn,, ,r 1 1. 1 L- Ce im res.s (wlilcli mct at Halifax Kovemher\\nJhis hattle ot .Moore- r ek li idge \\\\vas ot\\n1-, 1770.) and was one of the (;ommittee tlis.t\\nlid theii d it^ The facts are that congress\\niluuiked Caswell, and in a iniisunic address\\nhy Fr. jicois X. .M;irtin, deliwred sotju after\\nthis batth at New Berne, he calls Caswell\\nthe g;illant commander of .Moore s Creek.\\ninlinite imp!irt;ince. as it pie\\\\eiited the ,ju!ie-\\ntion I f the Scotch loyaii-ts wilh the British\\nf.U ces, and the cause of gr. ;it illsMinfort r:\\n(ro\\\\ rimr M;irtin.\\nIn ;i dispat( h of Goverie r M;irtin lo E ei d\\n(4erm;iine,dated March 2, 1770. i i om die liolis\\n(_)flice ill Ei iidmi, never hcfoic [lahlished,)\\nG )Vcrnor -\\\\Eirtin says: *CoIonial Cocs., page 224\\nformed a state constitution. He w:is elected\\ntlie tiri^t governor of the state under the coii-\\nstitutioii. conducted the ship* of state in\\nits u.Urieil and perilous voyage with .singular\\nlidclity and nnitcliless sagacity during his\\nterm of office. After tliis expired, his active", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0204.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "CASWELL COUNTY. Hi.i\\naud patriotic spirit hrooked no ivpose. He iiiiindrr-in-Cliiof in and over the State of\\n1 .-fX fi v\u00e2\u0080\u009e,.i u Noitli ai olina, in wljicli ail rood and licirc\\ns;i\\\\v Ills country m daniror, and with tli o 2\\\\oilh f ,i\\nJ p ()[ile arc to tal o notice, and ii;ovcM-n tweni-\\nCarolina troops was cnga.ued in the battle ot selves accordinsilv.\\nCamden, Amjiist 16, 17S0. William Blouxt,\\nThe .lisordei-ed state of tlu financvs of the Speaker of the House of -Commons.\\n1,. n KiNSTONjTI/ /y 13, l/8o.\\nstate deninndcd attention, and governor Cas-\\nwell was elected coniptrolk r general, wliich With tiic ex ce|)tion of Caswell, Benjamin\\nduties he discharii cd with greiit ability until VViliianis, (Governor in 1799 and in 1807,) and\\n1785, when he wa-^ again elected governor of Governors lieid and Vance, no instance occurs\\nthe state, an unusual cirrnnistance \\\\\\\\hich in our hi-tory ()f the same person being twice\\njiroves the great acceptability of his services, oleeled to this elevated po.-ition.\\nand the grateful appreciation of them ijy the Clovernor Casweli was elected a member of\\nstate. the Convent ion to meet in Pbiladel[ hiu in\\nThe foUowina addi-ess on this occasion may .May, 17^7, to i orm the Constitution of the\\nbeint .resting,asshowing how such ceremonials United States. This he declined,\\nwere comlucted in the good old times of yore. His last public service was as Senator from\\nFrom the journals of the assi ini)ly of the Dobbs County (since divided into Greene and\\nState of Xoitb Carolina: Lenoir.) in tlie legislature, wliieli met at Fay-\\nctteville, 1780, of which he was elected\\n^The address of tlu Speaker of the House g.^i^^,.\\nof Conniions, William Blount, on the qualiti-\\ncation of Govern.or Caswell, .May UJ, 1785. W hile presiding m the senate he was .struck,\\nMk. IJicH.MU. Caswkll, November 5th, with paralysis, and he died on\\nSip.: Tb.e genera! assembly of the State of the 10th, of that year.\\nKorth Carolina, :it their last session, pro- Mr. Gaston informs us that once whilst on a\\nceeded to the choice of a chief magistrate visit to Boston, he called on the illustrious and\\nto nresicie over the r.vecaitive department t i i t\\nof the ^ei nment of this ^tate, when you venerable John Adams. In an .nter...ting\\nwere eleetel by a large majority of both conversation with him as to the revolutionary\\nhouses; and it uave- me -rcat pleasure that worthies of North Carolina, Mr. Adams asked:\\nit falls to nie as Speaker of the House of ^^here is the family of Richard Caswell?\\nCommons, in tlie name ot the rep.resentatives\\nof the freemen of the state, and in the -pres- for he was, sir, a model man and true patriot,\\nenee of tlu se honorable gentlemen, to call We always looked to Caswell for Morth Cai o-\\nnpon yor: to qualify, in pursuance of this, tlu-ir ,j,,.^ ^jj^ character is one of which bis\\nhiii-hest mark ot iiublic reii ard, wbn li can bv i v i -u-\\nthem, ie shown to the mo.^t worthy citizen. t T i\u00c2\u00aby ^^ell be proud. Not brilliant,\\n(The Ljovernor now qualities.) but solid: useful rather than showy; deliber-\\n^To yoi), sir. as the first chief magistrate of ;,te in counsel and decided in action. Mr. .Macon\\nthis state, we cennmit and deliver the Bill of fi .\u00e2\u0080\u009er^,.f,,i\\n4.-^ .1 dec are( him one ot the most powertui men\\nKi^ht- a! (I the Constitution; the one asserting\\nthe ciV! :,nd iiolitical rights of the freemen that ever lived in this or any other country.\\nof til MMiy, the other giving existence to In bis career be closelv resembled the father\\n:m(i the present happy form of gov- ^\u00e2\u0080\u009e^,\u00e2\u0080\u009et,,.; if Vi ,-inia be proud of her\\nernme r. nat the same under voui 2;nardi:in-\\nshipn, l^e sn.-tained,supporte l, maintained Washington, North Carolina may be ot her\\nand p -erved inviolate, and as an emblem of C asweU.\\nthat p.) \u00c2\u00abcr:md aui-hority with which you are Governor Caswell s will is on record in\\ninve:-ted. we present vou this sword, and do i i i t i o it^t\\nannou .cr .\u00e2\u0080\u009ed proclaiin you, Kichard Caswell, I^^noir county, and is dated July 2, 1(8/.\\nEsq., Co.eiuor, Captain-General and Com- He left one son and one daughter. Ot bis son", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0205.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "106 WHEELER S REMINISCEXCES.\\nWinston) but little is known to ns. His publican part} On bis retirin,\u00c2\u00a3f from congress\\ndang hter, Anna, niarrieil twice. First Fon- he resolved to devote himself to bis profession,\\nville and second to William White, who was but the people would not permit him to retire.\\nSecretary of State from 1778 to 1811. Mrs. The next year thi^y elected him to represent\\nWhite left three daughters:* the county in the senate, in which position he\\nI. Anna, wlio married Governor David L. was continued until his death. The senate\\nSwam. each year elected him unanimously its speaker.\\nII. Another married General Daniel L. Bar- No one piossessed more popularity. On some\\nringer. occasions he received nearly every vote in\\nIII. Another married General Boone Felton, Caswell County.\\nof Hertford County. (University Magazine As presiding ofRcer of a deliberate body\\nIV., 1772.) he was pre-eminent, and scarcely ever ri-\\nGeneral Felton was a mitive of Hertford valed. Blessed with a manly person, of\\nCounty, and a man of some wealth and cul- most engaging and bland manners, a (juick\\nture. He represented this county in 1809, and and well balanced mind, an accurate memory\\nfrequently afterwards. Ten years afterwards and clear and harmonious voice, he was pecu-\\nhe had a difficulty with his relative and col- liarly qualified for the duties of a speaker,\\nleague, which was the cause of much excite- As the journals will show, in Congress, the\\nment in the count} speaker (Mr. Clay) often supplied his own\\nThe capital town of the county preserves a place by the suljstitution of Mr. Yance} His\\nname equall} as illustrious as the nameof Cas- efibrts for the benefit of the state arc monu-\\nwell, it is that of Bartlett Yancey, who was ments of his greatness as a statesman. The\\nliorn, lived and dieil in Caswell County. He was organization of the judiciary; the system of\\neducated at the university, although his name finance in the treasury and comptroller s\\ndoesnot appear among the list of graduates, and offices as also of the common schools, and\\nfor a time was a tutor in that institution. He other public measures attest his sagacity and\\nstudied law, and attained great eminence in usefulness.\\nthe profession. But political life was his He died in the meridian of his life and use-\\njM-oper element, and there he shone conspic- fulness in 1828. This sudden and unexpected\\nuous. His first appearance in iiublic life was as a event caused a deep sensation of sorrow\\nmendier of the Thirteenth Congress, 1818, 15, throughout the state. All eyes were turned\\nand again in the Fourteenth, (1815,-17.) Here, to him as the .successor of Governor Branch,\\nby the solidity of his judgement, the suavity of in the United States Senate. He left five\\nhis manners, and the extent of his acquirements, daughters: Mrs. McAdden, Mrs. Giles Mebaue,\\nhe attained a high i)osition among such states- Mrs. Lemuel Mobane, Mrs. Thomas J. AVom-\\nmen as William Gaston, William K. King, mack and .Mrs. George W. Swep.son; and two\\nWilliam II. Murfree, Israel Pickens, Nathaniel sons: Rufns A., who graduated at the nniver-\\nMacon, all of whom were his colleagues. He sity, with great credit, in 1829, in the same\\nwas the firm and fearless supporter of the class with Burton Craige, William Eaton, Dr.\\nadnnnistration of Mr. Madison and the re- Sidney X. Johnston and others, he died in\\nRichmond, Va., aliout 18-35 and Algernon\\n*One of Goveruor Caswell s daughters married a flat- Sidney, who was a lawyer, died in 1840.\\nIni. -Ur. John (-iatlm.wlio was a surgeon ni the United\\n(States army, and was massacred at Dade s Defeat by Brobably there are few men, in either public\\nthe Seniinoles, in Florida, was a grandson of Caswell.\\nGeneial Gatlin was a brother of Dr. Gatliii. or private lite, who occupied during their", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0206.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "CASWELL COUNTY.\\n107\\nterm of life more of public notice than Komu-\\n1ns M. Saunders.\\nFrom the time lie entered the legislature,\\nin his 24th year, until his doatli, at which time\\nhe held the office of judge, he was either in\\noffice, or an applicant for otlice, or an aspirant\\nfor position, lie was the son of William\\nSaunders, horn in Caswell County, 1791. His\\nearly education was defective.* He studied\\nlaw, and practiced th.-it profession with suc-\\ncess. He early entered political life, which\\nwas more germane to his tastes than law. From\\n1815 to 1820, he was a member of the House\\nof Commons, and twice its speaker. In 1821 to\\n1827, he was in Congress. In 1828, he was\\nelected attorney general, which position he\\nfilled till 1833, when he was appointed a com-\\nniis-sioncr under the French Treaty, in which\\nhe served till 1835, when he was elected judge,\\nwhich he resigned on being, in 18-10, nominated\\n.candidate for governor, but was defeated by\\nJohn M. Morehead. In 1841, elected to Con-\\ngress, in which he served until 1846, when he\\nwas appointed Envoy to Spain, where he ser-\\nved till 1849; and in 1850, he was again elected\\na member of the House of Commons. In 1852,\\nelected to House of Commons, and again he\\nbecame Judge of Superior Courts, in which\\noffice he died, April 21, 1867.\\nA good story (says Moore I., 463) is told by\\nJudge Badger, of this extraordinary propensity\\nfor office. Mr. Badger was asked who would\\nbe the new Bishop, in place of Ives, on that\\nprelate s defection to Rome: I can t tell you\\nwho it will be, but I am certain Judge\\nwill be a candidate, a.s he wants everything\\nelse, replied the great lawyer.\\nFrom History of North Carolina, by J. W.\\nMoore, XL, page 98:\\nIn 1852- 53, the democrats had a majority\\n*From l^iilcigh Star, of March 20, ISl The trustees\\nof the university of Xorth Ciiroliiia. liave lieen obliged\\nto perform the [lainful duty of exi)ellius from the in\\nstitution John Allen, of Pitt, Horace B rton, of\\nGranville. Jiomulus Saunders, of Caswell Covuity.\\nPavid Stoke, President.\\nin the legislature, Init failed to elect a senator\\nto succeed Judge Mangnm. U. M. Saunders,\\nas usual, was a candidate. He was one of our\\nleading men but in.satiable in his thirst for\\noffice. He was equally profound and adroit\\nas a lawyer, greatly respected as a judge, and\\nunsurpassed as a stump orator. His four years\\nof acquaintance with the formal etiquettcof the\\nSjianish Com t had failed to I cmove his native\\naTul inherent roughness of manners.\\nHe was twice married; by his last marriage\\nwith a daughter of Judge William Johnson, of\\nthe Supreme Court of the United States, he\\nleft a son and tvv(.) daughters.\\nThat Judge Saunders possessed force of\\ncharacter and talents, the high positions he\\nheld are proof. But that he was seltish and\\nuncertain in his friendships is admitted. The\\nopinion expressed of Goldsmith by Dr. John-\\nson was realized by him: bis friondslii|)S were\\nso easily acquired, and so lightly lost, as ren-\\ndered them of JHit little consequence to any\\nperson. As a politician he was able and active,\\nbut even this character was obscured by the fact\\nthat he always hoped to be advanced personally-.\\nIn a memorable contest in 1852 for Senator in\\nCongress, when his part} with a majoi ity of\\nonly one or two, and he himself a member of\\nthe body, nominated James C. Dobbin, than\\nwhom a purer man did not exist, SaUiiders\\nrefused to co-o[)erato, bolted the caucus ami\\nwith his friends, defeated the election of\\nDobbin. t\\nIn a subsequent contest for the same post he\\nagain played the same role, and thus defeated\\nthe election of Bedford Brown, who was the\\nchoice of the democratic party in 1842- 43, and\\nso caused the election nf William H. Haywood,\\nwhose career as a senator not being successful,\\nhe resigned. Had Saunders followed the ad-\\ntThis has been disputed by some friends of .fudge\\nSaunders. We quote from History of North Carolina,\\nby John W. roore, page 227\\nMr. Dolibin succeeded Governor Graham as Sec-\\nretary of the Navy, Mr Dobbin was defeated for\\nthe United States Senate by the friends of Judge\\nSaunders, and Judge Manguni s term havmg expired,\\nthe state for the next two years had but one senator.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0207.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "108 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nvice of the great Girdiiial of Henry VIII. lie Colonel of a battalion raised in the Ilillsboro\\nWduhl have been a hajiiiier, if not a wiser and district. He was educated at t!)e Bingham\\nbetter man. acadcmv in Orange, and sjient one vear at the\\nI charge thee flmg away ambition. U i^ \u00c2\u00abity. when he conunenced reading law\\nBy tliat sin fell the angels ;uk1 how can man tlien\u00e2\u0080\u0094 with Judge Settle, his brother-in-law and\\nihe image of liis maker\u00e2\u0080\u0094 liope to win by it\\nfinisned nntler Judge Henderson. He was\\nAVe would fain have made this sketch more admitted to the Bar in 1827. His success in\\nfa\\\\i rable, but in pen pictures as in portrait tl [iractice was flattering, but his tViiiie re.sts\\njiaiutiiig the truth demands a faithful, not a more on his efforts in t he legislature than his\\nflattering, likeness. careei as a jurist.\\nRobei t AVilliams was a native of Cas- His flrst ap[iearaiice as a state.Mnaa was\\nwell County, distingiiish;.d I or his attain- ts a nicmber of the eonveiiiion of 1; J5 to\\nmeiits. He was adjutant-general of Noi th reform the constitution. This was an able\\nCariiiina, and a representative in Congress, body of iiractieed statesmen, aiiil af-\\n(Fiftli, Sixth and Seventh Congress) 1797 to forded an admiralde school for tlie young\\n18(Jo, and was appointed commissioner of land politician. I bis opjmiuinity was n ne-\\ntitles in Mississippi Tci ritory. He was also glected by .Mr. Graves In 1840 he was elected\\nthe govGrnor of the Tci ritory of Mi.ssi.ssippi a meinber of the Hou.se, and in 1842 wh mi iie\\nfrom 1805 to 1809. He died in Loui.siana.\\\\ was made speaker. In 1844 he was r,g,iin a\\nMarniaduke Williams, who succeeded his member, l)Ut the whig party having a iiuijority,\\nbrother in Congress, was a native of Caswell elected Mr. Stanley speaker. In 1846 ho was\\nCounty, born in 1772; married Mrs. Agnes returned as a member of the senate.\\nHarris, Payne. He was by profession a During this sessi(n) a party move of mueh sig-\\nlawyer. Ho represented Caswidl County in nificancc was made to re-distri ct the slate, and\\nthe state senate in 1802, and the district in opposed by .Mr. Craves. In 1848 he wa again\\n(the Eighth, Ninth and I eiith Congress) 1803 elected to the senate, when the parties\\n180ii. In IMO he removed with his family were evenly balanced, he was elected .-peaker\\nto Alabama. He w:is repeatedly elected to notwithstanding.\\nthe legislature of that state, and was a dele- This was an important session. The\\ngate fii.im Tuscaloosa Coui;ty to the eonven- lunatic a.sylum was constructed, and the\\ntion which formed the state constitution, lie proposition to make internal imprtn-oments by\\nwas a candidate for governor and defeated by a railroad connecting the mountains it!i the\\nWilliam W. Bibb. Fn 182( he was a commis- seaboard,invol ving an apiiropriation of -J^jOOOj-\\nsiouei to adjust the unsett led accounts between 000. The latter bill [lassod the lower House\\nAlabama and Mississippi. In 18:j2 he was hy a close vote, and after a warm and able\\nelected judge of the county court, whii h he discussion, which was maintained i.iy both\\nresigned, having attained the ivge of seventy, -ides with elo^ience and aliiiity, and listened\\nV\\\\Tiich the constitution declared a disqualiflca- to with breathless anxiety hy a cro\\\\\\\\ dcd gal-\\ntion in ajudge. He died October 29, 185n. lery, the vote was taken, and stood yeas 24,\\nC;d ,in Craves was lie,rn in Caswell County, nays 24. The vote was handed by the\\nin January, 1804. He was the son of Azariali clerk to the speaker, upon whom all eves were\\n(.^ra\\\\ es. His mother was the daughter of now turned; Mr. Graves arose froi.i his\\nCobniel John AVilliams, who took a decided chair, and in a clear and audible voice an-\\n[\u00e2\u0080\u00a2art ill the revolution, and was Lieutenant- noanccd the cote: The clerk reports twenty-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0208.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "CASWELL COUXTY. 10!)\\nfdur ill tlic affirniitivc aiul t\\\\vc nty-four ill the fnua public life, and moved to Mirisoiiri; hut\\nne ative. The speaker votes in the afRrina- at tvr a short time he returned to Nortli Caro-\\ntive: the hill has passed the senate. lina, and was again elected a meniher ^f the\\nThe plaudits were deafenini;, and the session state senate from 1858 to 1862, and in ISOS. He\\nof the senate hroken up, without adjourning; died at home December 6th, 1870, lamented\\ntumultuous joy came from one side, and sullen by tlie state and nation.\\nmurmurs from the other. Whatever views His character as a statesman wa-; like\\nmay now he entertained .if the pdicy of this Bayard s, without fear or reproach. He was\\nhnw,it was at the time an act of political suicide distinguished for his firmnchvs and unquestioned\\nby Mr. Graves; lie never again appeared in the integrity. ILs friends did n^t claim f .r him\\nlegislature. Like Coriolanus, when yielding an e iual rank in the intellectual power winch\\nto the entreaties of his mother, he might say: marked the career of many with whom ho\\nMother, you may have saved your country, but you was associated, but he was the peer of aiiy in\\nhave lost your son. integrity, patriotism and purity of life.\\nMr. Graves married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Thompson is a native of diswell\\nJohn C. Lea, by whom he had an interesting County; born May 15, 1810. His father,\\nfamily. He died some few years ago. Nicholas Thompson, was a respectabb and\\nBedford Brown was a native of Caswell, worthy man, wlio bestowed on his son every\\nwhere he lived and died; he was born advantage of education. His early .-^tudic-\\nin 1795, a farmer by profession, a patriotic were conducted by .\\\\Ir. Bingham at Hillsboro,\\nstatesman, and an unflinching advocate of the and finished at the university, where he grad-\\nri -hts of the state. uated in 1831, in a class with Thomas L.\\n^He early embarked on the sea of politics, Clingman, James C. Dobbin, and others; and\\nin which he bad a long and successful voy- he was for a time a tutor in the Cdllege. He\\nage. He entered ihe House of Commons in studied law with Honorable John .\\\\L Dick, and\\n1815. At one time (1817,) this county was licensed in 1834,\\nsent Bartlett Yancey to the senate, and Kom- The next year be moved to Pontotoc, Mis-\\nnlus M. Saunders and Bedford Brown to sissippi, and entered at once upon the practice\\nthe commons. This was a triumvirate of of the law.\\nability r.ot excelled in the legislators of any He was elected a member of congress from\\nother county in the state. Mr. Bn.wn entered Mississippi in 1839, and continued by suc-\\npublic life at an important epoch in our history, cessive elections in that position until 1851,\\nThe democratic principles he adopted then when he decline(i a re-uoinination. During\\nand there, he maintained through life. He this period he passed though many scenes of\\nwas elected frequently to the legislature, and extraordinary interest and excitement. Ques-\\nin 1828 and 1829 was chosen speaker of the i.ionsof importance were agitated, in which Mr.\\nsenate. In the latter year he was elected Thompson bore a distinguished part in defend-\\nI nited States Senator to succeed Governor ing the honor of the country and the interests\\nr ranch, who was appointed Secretary of the of his constituents. The sub-treasury, the\\nXavy. Here he served till 1840, when he re- Xew Jersey case, the Mexican war, Mississip^.i\\nsigned under instructions from the legislature, repudiations, and other questions agitated\\nHe again entered the legislature in 1842, the nation,\\nand was again a candidate for the senate, but He bore himself as a statesman and a\\nnot elected. He then withdrew for a time patriot.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0209.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "110\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nOn the resignation of Robert J. Walker mcnt. He and others were arrested by Georire\\nas senator, in 1845, to assume the duties of W. Kirk.\\nSecretary of the Treasury under Mr. Polk, he\\nwas ap))ointed Senator of the United States;\\n-but for some reason, he did not accept the\\ncommission.\\nIn 1857, he was appointed Secretary of the\\nUpon Ids ai plieation for a writ of liabeas\\ncor[:ius, I copy from the records the following:\\nBefore Chief Justice Pearson, cr-parte John\\nKerr, at chambers in the rooms of the supreme\\ncourt, August 2nd, 1870.\\nThe counsel for the petitioner, upon the re-\\nTnteri\\\\ir by .M Buchanan, over which depart- f,f marshal of the supreme court, and\\nment bo presided with unexampled integrity the communication from George W. Kirk\\nand abilit v, rntil tlie great civil war between ^f^ e^^^ contended that Kirk s response to\\nthe service of the writ of habeas corpus upon\\nthe states began, when he resigned, preserving i^;,,^ ^^hat lie held the prisoner under order of\\nthe resi)ect and regard of his associates When Governor lloldcn,) was insutiiuent upon sev-\\nMississipi.i sei-edod, xMr. Thompson deemed it era! grounds, and that he ought to be attached\\nn TT foi niakinsi it. Ilie counsel, thereiore, moved\\nhis duty to share her fortunes and her fate. He j.^,. to have the body of the peti-\\nwasemploycil l)v the Confederate government tioiier brouglit before the chief justice, c.\\nas a financial agent, and suftei ed deeply in the\\nwreck of his once princely estate. He now\\nresides nea Memphis, pursuing the vocation\\nof [ilanter.\\nHe married in 1838, Miss Jones, whose kind\\ndisposition and genial manners shed a charm\\nOn this the chief justice delivered the fol-\\nIdwiug decision:\\nTlie motion is not allowed. I can say no\\nmore tiian I have already said. The power of\\nthe judiciary is exhausted. I have no posse\\ncoinii)it(itt(s. In this particular, ray situation\\nover every circle. Their only son was in the iliffcrs from tliat of Chief Justice Taney, in\\nMerriman s case. He had a posic cotnmitntus\\nat his command, but considered the power of\\njudiciary exhausted. He did not deem it his\\nduty to command the marshal with n posse to\\nstorm a fort.\\nThe time has not yet come to comment upon\\nConfederate army, and fell in battle.\\nJohn Keri late one of the judges of the\\nsuperior courts, resided in this county. He\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was the son of t he lieverend John Kerr, who was\\n,in eminent Baptist preacher of great elo-\\nquence; h- lopresented the Lynchluirg dis- all these circumstances, yet some of the re-\\ntrict, Vii-ginia, in the Thirteenth and Four- corded facts may be detailed for future refer-\\nteenth Congress. Hi.s son, the subject of our ence. It was, indeed, a fearful epoch in our\\npresent sketch, was boi n on Febrniiry 10th, 1811, history wlien the lives and liberties of inno-\\nin Pittsylvania Ci)unty, Vii-ginia. Educated cent and wortliy citizens were exposed to the\\nat home and at Richniond, lie read law with tender mercies of lawless power.\\nJudge Pear.son. He was elected a member of TTiat the great writ of right was power-\\nthe Thirty-third Congress from this less and exhausted in the state struck the\\ndistrict; and vas the whig candidate for gov- whole country with dismay.\\neriior in 1S51, but was defeated by (jov^rnor It forcibly brought to mind the prophetic\\nReid. He represented Caswell C:-unty in the remarks of Lord Shelburne to Mr. Laurens, of\\nlegislature in 1 8.58 and ISGO. South Carolina, once our envoy to Holland and\\nDuring ilie civil war, he was employed in liis Pu esid-ent of Congress, who had Ijeen a prisoner\\nprofessional and agricultural pursuits. Wiien in the Tower 1779j for some time; after his re-\\nthe v.-ar clusod he suffered much tribulation lease, in au interview with England s Secre-\\nand in. lignity at the hands of those who were tary of State, the following conversation oc-\\natten.pting to reconstruct the state govern- curred:", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0210.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "CA8WELL COUNTY. Ill\\nI am sorry for your people, said Lord Shcl- to tlic bench of the superior court.-, which ilis-\\nhuriie, that thev liave gained their indcpen- tinsjuished post lie lield till Ids death,\\ndence. Why so asked Mr. Laurens._ We j^^^^ j^^.,.,. ,_^^,, -,,,,.0^ ,^^g\u00e2\u0080\u009e app-i itcd to\\nEnsjlish people cnmed it, by centuries ot wi 1\\nwrangling, years of battle and blood, and con- a seat on the bm,!; by the govcrMor, lark,)\\ntinned it hy at least fifty acts of parlianioiit, l,nt Judge Gilliaui was elected by tlit- Icgisla-\\nanswered his lord.^hip. All this taught the\\nnation its inestimable value, and it is so\\ningrained in their creed as to become the ^^^S^ Iv^-t, m the pahny day o. pohtic,\\nfoundation of our liberty and no judge or gained much reputation as a skiltul and elo-\\nparty will ever dare to trample upon it. quent debater; of a kind and social tempera-\\nYour people will pick it up, and attempt \u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009et, j,, ^^e who in the tilt and t u,rha-\\nto use It; but having cost them nothing, the}\\nwill not know how to appreciate it. At the mcnt of the political arena, so bore hnasult that\\ntirst internal feud you will have it trampled the (.pposer would beware of him. Hut the\\nunder foot by the lawless power of the major- ,\u00e2\u0080\u009eg]|,3,,.j, gft-^^.^ of i,ge lessened tbis trait, an l\\nity; the people will permit It to be done, and n i 1 1\\naway goes your boasted liberty. member ot the BaptKst church, he earned\\ngentle peace and good will of all. He was\\nAn application was tlieii made to Judge an earnest advocate of education, one of the\\nBrooks, of the United States District Court, trustees of the university, and the pre^ident\\non August 25th, 1870, for a writ. Tbis of the North Carolina Historical Society,\\nhe caused to be issued against Kirk, reqnir- He died on September 5th, 1870,. at hi\\ning him to bring before the court the prisoners home in Reidsville, after a lingering iUnoss\\ndetained in military custody. of several mDiitb-.\\nGovernor Graham, Judge Mcrrimon, and K. Connected with the memories of the past,\\nH. Battle, jr., appeared for the petitioners, it may not be improper to record the myste-\\nwhilst the Attorney-General Olds, and Messrs. rious mui der of John W. Stepli--ns, of this\\nJ. M. McCorkle and William H. Bailey, a[i- county, which occurred May 21, 1870. Stephens\\npeared for the detViidant. On the return made was a native of Guilford County, loru Octo-\\nto the writ, by Kirk, and after argument, the her, 1834; one of the disreputable waifs of cir-\\nprisoners were released. No case had everoc- cumstance whom the troubled waves of civil\\nurred that more excited the county. The war brought to the surface. He was of low\\ncourse of Judge Brooks was commended, not origin, of dissolute habitsand disreputable char-\\nonly by public meetings in the state, but in acter. He had been arraigned for petit Larceny\\nBaltimore and elsewhere. and other ofienses. His mother was found mur-\\nOn his return to his home in Elizabeth city, dered in his house in broad daylight, with her\\na perfect ovation by men of all parties awaited throat cut from ear to ear, and no one ever\\nhim. They expressed their appreciation of knew, nor did the coroner s jury deciile, by\\nhis fidelity in er.foiving the law. No con- whom or how the murder was done. Yet,\\n(lueringhero,returningfromthe field of victory, this man was, in 1868, elected senator over the\\ncould have received such applause. It was the Honorable Bedford Brown; and appointed by\\ntriumph of the law and of justice over misrule the governor, he served as a justice of the\\nand oppression. (See sketch of Judge Brooks peace, and was granted a license l practice\\nin Pasquotank County.) The sufferings and law by Judge A. \\\\V. Tourgee.\\ncontumely thus endured by Judge Kerr e.x- On Saturday, May 21st, 1870, a meeting\\ncited the sincere sympathy of the country, of the conservative party of Caswell County\\nand he was elected by the legislature, in 1874, was held in the court house at l^ auceyville to", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0211.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "112 WHEELER S REMINISCEXOES.\\nnominate candidates for tlie le^-islnturo. knife, two in the throat, tiie other stab on the\\nSpeeches were made by Samuel P. Hill, Bed- loft f the breast bone, penetrating the cavity\\nford lli own, and otliors. A large number at- of the chest, inflicted by the iiands of some per-\\ntended, among them M as Steiihens. At night sons unknown; of which wound the said John\\nhe was missing, and search was made. The W. Stephens died, on May 21st, 1870. between\\nnext morning, in one of the rooms in the Ijasc- the hours of four and seven o clock, p. m.\\nment of the court liouse, the dead lioily of A^arions surmises have been made as to the per-\\nStephens was found. The jury of inrpiest re- sons and motives of this mysterious murder,\\nported tlie death of John W. Stepliens was But no positive evidence was elicited, and per-\\ncausL (l 03 a small rope drawn around his neck haps it is only when the secrets of all hearts\\nin a noose, and by three stabs with a pocket are known, will the facts be ascertained.\\nM;5\\nCTTAPTER XII.\\nCHATHAM COUNTY.\\nThere lived in this county during the rovo- bon ::!.l M-ized the Governor (Eurke.) and\\nlutionai-y war, one of the most daring and des- other [,:ominent whigs, and carried them to\\nperate tories that those dangiu-ous times pro- AVilmington as piison crs of war.\\nduccd. by the name of David Fanning. lie I atlempted, in the history of K(U-th Caro-\\nwas born about 1754. in Wake County, and in linn, to give a brief sketch of this noted\\n1778 moved to Chatham. The occupation of marauder Viudcr tliC liead of Chathani C(mnty.\\nWilmington by the British troops afforded an Since writing this, I have been so fortunate\\nopportunity fu his nefarious depredations, as to find in manuscript, an ant -biography\\nOne of the earliest sufferers was Charles Shear- writter. by Fanning himself, which is very\\ninc, of Deep River, to whose house he went at lengtlir and minute; this has already l)een\\nnight, and shot him dead as he fled. His publifiiied. He was a refugee after the war\\nenergy and desperation were appreciated bj- closed, a.nd died in St. Johns, I rovinee of Kew\\nthe British authorities, and be was made col- Brunswiek, in 1825.\\nonel of the loyal militia, and Major Craig, at Ciiarles Manly, born 1795, died 1871, late\\nWilmington, presented him with a uniform Governor of Korth Carolina, was a native of\\nand pisti)ls. this county.\\nOne of his earliest successes was the capture llis father, Basil Manly, was born and raised\\nof Colonel Philip Alston, at his house. In July, in St. Mary s County, Mai yhmd. II removed\\n1784, be entered Canqibellton, now Fayette- to North Carolina before tlie revu!r,i-on, and\\nville, and ciirried oif Colonel P]imett, Captain seitled ir. Blailen Courity. He was bold and\\nWinslow, and others. On Septendier 12th, active partizan ofiicer, holding the cj iimission\\nfollowing, he, with a troop, entered Hills- of captain during that war.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0212.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "CHATHAM COUXTV\\n113\\nHe nianiod Elizabeth Maultshy. On iic-\\ncouiit of ill healtli, ho ixnnoved to Chathaiu\\nCounty, where he died in 18:24, much respectoil\\nI or his high moral eouragc, and his intlexilile\\nintegrity. Having had hut a limited eduea-\\ntion hiuiselt he felt its importanee and ad-\\nvantages, and he devoted all the energies\\nof an indnstrioiis and frugal life to the ho-\\nstowal of its benelits on his sons. Hl lived\\nto aeeomplish this cherished object of liis life,\\nand with liis pious and exemplary wife, a\\nwoman of great mental endo\\\\vmeMts, to rejoice\\nin the happy result of their joint efforts and\\npravers, the eminent success in life of their\\nthree distinguished sons, Charles Manly, Basil\\nManly, (who graduated at the Siuth Carolina\\nuniversity, with the tirst honors of the institu-\\ntion, liorn 1798- died at (Greenville, South\\nCarolina, 18G8,) and Matthias Evans Manly, of\\nNew Berne, late judge of the superior and\\nof the supreme courts in this state, also elected\\nsenator in congress, but denied his seat.\\nCharles Manly, the eldest son, was born in\\n-the County of Chatham, on May 13th, ITl .J.\\nHe was prepared for college by that excellent\\nclassical schohir, the late William Bingham,\\nat the Pittsboro academy, and graduated at t he\\nuniversity in 1814, with the tirst distinction in\\nall his classes. In this class was AaronV. Brown,\\nof Tennessee, (member of congress, 1839 to\\n1843; Governor of Tennessee, 1844, and Post-\\nmaster-General of the United States, 1857;)\\nHon.s. James Graham, and John Hill, both in\\nafter life members of congress, and others.*\\nThe treasurer of the state, the late John\\nHaj wood, attended this commencement, and\\nwas so attracted by the talents and proficiency\\nof this young man, that he engaged him as a\\nprivate tutor for his sons. This position \\\\va.-\\nhighly advantageous. For besides the advai,t;i^\\nges of enjoying the regard and society of Mr.\\nHaywoe)d, one of the most popular men at\\n*For much of this materi;il, I am indebted to a bio-\\ngraiihica! sketch by James M. Cleaveland.\\nthat time in the state, and an aseociation with\\nprominent and leading men, he was enabled\\nto ros(!cute the study of the law without\\neutrenehing upon the narrow income ot his\\nfather, lie was admitted to the bar in 1816,\\nand commenced the practice of law with great\\nsuccess.\\nOn the death of General Robert Williams,\\nin whose office he read law, he was appointed\\nhis successor as treasvirer of the boaril of\\ntrustees of the university, and in that capacity,\\nfor a series of years, rendered faithful and\\nsignal ser\\\\ ice to that venerable institution.\\nIn 1823, he was appointed, on the motion of\\nJohn Stanley, the reading clerk of the House\\nof Commons. The same year, (1823.) he was\\na[ipointed cderk to the commission under the\\ntreaty of Ghent, to examine the claims of\\nAmerican citizens for slaves and other proji-\\nerty taken y the British, during the war\\nof 1812. Langdon I heves, of South Car-\\nolina, and Henry Seawell, of North Carolina,\\nwere the American commissioners; George\\n.Jackson and John .McTavish were the\\nBritish commissioners. The board sat at\\nWashingtiin. This was a position m .-t de-\\nsirable and imiiroving to a young man. afford-\\ning a pa s-port to the best society at the capital.\\nBut its duties interfered so much with his\\nprofessional pursuits at home, that he soon\\nresigned.\\nThe Alumni a.ssoeiation of the university\\nresolved to have an annual address at each\\ncornnieneemeMt, and Mr. Manly delivered the\\nfirst in 1838, which was most acceptable,\\nand was considereil a model of chaste and pop-\\nular elocution.\\nIn 1830, he succeeded that tine specimen of\\nthe old sch.iol gentlemen, Pleasant Hen-\\nderson, as principal clerk of the House of Com-\\nmons, aiid remained, by continuous elections\\nin the san\\\\(, odice, with one intermission, until\\n1848, v.-hen he was elected governor of the\\nstate. He had never been ambitious in polit-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0213.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "114 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nical preferment. In 1S40, he was elected an ners, and nmgnetic humor. No or.e wasahetter\\nelector, and in the electoral college of that year, conversationalist,oi more abounded in anecdote\\ncast the vote of North Carolina for Wil- and reminiscences of men and times. His\\nliam II. Harrison and John Tyler. In 1S44, he keen sense of tiie ridiculous, and his inimita-\\nwas defeated as seiuitor foi VVake, Init he filled ble manner of narration, made him a welcome\\nvarious otlier oiKces of confidence and trust guest, and his flashes of men inient were wont\\nwith great credit to iiimself, and satisfaction to to set the table on a I oar; his wit was never\\nthe state. Among these positions were direct- used to wound, and left no sting behind. Pond\\nor of the state l)ank, a commissioner to sell and of society, his house was the r^ sort of friends\\ncollect the proceeds of the sale of Cherokee who partook of his unstinted iios[iit;dity. To\\nlands in the western part of the state, and the call of misfortune his hand was everopen.\\ntreasurer of the university-. As a counsellor he was an honest and safe one.\\nIn the campaign for governor in 1848, the Zealous in the interest of his client, and fair\\nelection being by popular suflrage, he can- in argument, respectful to the bench, and kind\\nvassed the whole state with great satisfaction and considei ate to the members of the bar,\\nto his friends, and with the respect of his op- especially to his younger brethren. But with\\nponents. He was elected by a handsome all his other admirable traits of character, and\\nmajority; inaugurated governor on January nbove a\\\\],he wasacliri. ^tiantjenllcm;//). He was\\n1st, 1849, and served the constitutional for years in fidl communion and membership\\nterm of two years. In 1850, he was again of the Episcopal church; an admirer of its\\nnominated by the whig convention tenets, and a follower of its pi-ecepts.\\nwas again op]iosed by that able and astute Such was Charles Manly. His latter days\\nstatesman, David S. Reid, and was defeated, were darkened by the cloud of civil war, and\\nAfterwards he retired to private life. With him, the hand of disease. His substance was dis-\\nthe sceptre departed from the whig party poiled, his farms ravaged by hostile hands, and\\nfor a long time, for after Governor Reid. came his health prostrated. He dieil at Raleigh\\n(Jovernors Bragg, Ellis, Clark and Vance. on May 1st, 1871. Like Wolsey\\nGovernor Manly married in 1817, Charity, Full of repentance,\\ndaughter of William H. Haywood senior Contin.iecl meditations tears and sorrows.\\nj^icij VI MDu, ^eijiui. He gave his honors to the world agam\\nBy this mari iage he because the brother-in- His blessed part to Heaven, aud slept in peace.\\nlaw of the late William H. Haywood, junior; Christopher Gale resided in Edenton\\nsenator in congress, (1843,) as also of E. B. and did such service in the defe.ise of the\\nDudley, the first governor of the state under colony that his name should be preserved.\\nthe amended constitution of 18:;5. We regret that neither traditi-u or record\\nAs might naturally be supposed, the promi- utfords much information as to his acts and\\nnent positions he bad held, especially his long services, and that the dust of time is fast ob-\\nconnection witli the young and rising genera- scuring the little information we possess, yet\\ntiou at the university, and with those in this should encourage others to rescue from\\nactive life in the legislature, as its principal oblivion bis life and character,\\nclerk, and as governor, that he was extensively He was a native of England, bur:i in York\\nknown to every man of prominence and shire, son of Miles Gale, rector of a church in\\ndistinction, especially those in the South. He Yorkshire. He came t.) America, and in 1709\\nwas univerally respected wherever known, and was appointed receiver general, and in 1723\\nbecame a great favorite with his genial man- was appointed one of the council of Governor", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0214.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "CHATHAM COUNTY,\\n115\\nGeorge rturrington, witli Tlioums I ollock, and Craii^c on tlic other, while Roncher circu-\\nFrancis Forster, John Lovick and otliers; hited quietly among the peojile, and gained\\nwhen he was at the same time chief justice of the votes. He was elected a nieniher of the\\nthe colony. In 1729, with Colonel John Tweiity-tirst, Twenty-second, Twenty-tiiird,\\nLovick, Edward Mosely, and William Little, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congress,\\nhe was appointed one of the commissioners to (1829 to ISSP.) He was again elected to the\\nrun the line hetween North Carolina and Vir- Twenty-seventh Congress, (1841 to 1843.) This\\nginia; Colonel William Byrd, Richard Fitz- was a stormy period of our political history.\\nWilliam and William nandri lge, being the Harrison died after being in the presidential\\ncommissioners for Virginia. The journal of chair one m(\u00c2\u00bbnth, and Tyler succeeded. The\\nthese commissioners has been preserved and friendsof the party calculated on Tylerpursuing\\nprinted.*\\nWilliam Little, chief justice, married a\\ndaughter of Judge Gale. He was active in\\nresisting the attacks of the Tuscaroras, and\\nwent to South Carolina for aid, which was\\npromptly furnished, and Colonel Moore was\\ndespatched with a sufficient force to subdue\\nthem.\\nChistouher Gale died in Edenton, where he\\nlies buried, and left a name that was never\\nmentioned but with respect. t\\nAliram Rencher resides in Chatham County,\\nbut was born in AYake about 1804. He fin-\\nished his education at the university where he\\ngraduated in 1822 In the same class was\\nBishop Davis, AYashington Morrison, and\\na course ditferent from the line he had marked\\nout. Mr. Clay and other leaders often assailed\\nhim with great bitterness. This was a fierce\\nand violent contest. A very few of the old\\nwhigs stood firm, and so they were called the\\ncorporal s guard. One of these was Mr.\\nRencher. After his term in congress had ex-\\npired he was appointed, in 18i3 eli trge de ajf aires\\nto Portugal, where he remained four years.\\nOn his return home he took an active part\\nin the election of Franklin Pierce, and was one\\nof the electors of the state.\\nHe was made governor of the territory of\\nNew Mexico, by President Buchanan.\\nJohn M. Mooring, speaker of the present\\nhouse of representatives of the North Carolina\\nothers. He studied law with Judge Nash, at legislature, (1879,) is a native of Chatham\\nIIillsbor(\\\\ County, born March 11th, 1841. He was edu-\\nIle early engaged in political life. In 1829, cated at Graham, and at the university, and\\nhe was a candidate for the state senate, and would have graduated in the class of 1863\\nwas defeated; but in the same year, a vacancy had not the civil war prevented. He joined\\noccuring in congress from this district, he be- the army as a private in company G, seventh\\ncame a candidate, with Judge Pearson and regiment, and was sergeant-major at the sur-\\nBurton Craige as opponents. This was a strife\\ninvolving much intellectual power, and the\\ngreat question as to the power of the govern-\\nment, and the rights of the state, and other\\ntopics, were argued b} Pearson on the one side\\nSee W estover Hss\\ntKeconls from Board of Trade; University Magazine,\\nvolume v., 221.)\\nrender of Johnson at Greensboro, 1865. He\\nstudied law, and in 1872 elected member of\\nthe legislature, and re-elected in 1874, 1876\\nand 1878, when he was chosen speaker. He\\nis a good speaker, and a laborious member.\\nHis even touiper, genial disposition, and quick\\npreception of jioints of order, render him an\\nadmirable presiding officer.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0215.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "116\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCHAPTER XIII.\\nCHOWAN COUNTY.\\nTills county, in tlio earlier days of the state,\\nwas the residence of the Ro\\\\ ul governors, and\\nits capital town preserves the name of Charles\\nEden, who was governor under the Lord\\nPropiietors, from 1713 to 1722. The adminis-\\ntratioii of Eden was eminently prosperous. His\\ngrave is still to be seen on Salmon Creek, in\\nBertie County, and tlie marble bears the in-\\nscription tliat he governed the province for\\neight years; that he dietl March 26th, 1722,\\naged forty -nine years. Dining his adminis-\\ntration a notorious pirate lived in North Caro-\\nlina, and whose name is preserved by Teach s\\nHole, near Ocracoke Inlet. Inasmuch as at\\nthis point be was in the habit of careening liis\\nvessel, the Adventure, and it was here, at\\nthe head of only seventeen inen, he met the\\nVirginia naval expedition sent out for his cap-\\nture, of M honi he killed and wounded thirty\\nbefore he fell gallantry and conduct worthy\\nof a better cause! The reputation of Governor\\nEden suffered by a, supposed intimacy with\\nTeach, and he was compelled to lay before the\\ncouncil an acc(.)unt of his conduct.\\nI copy from a very scarce woi k, A General\\nHistory of the 1 iratestrom their tii st rise and\\nsettlement to the present time, by Charles\\nJohnson, fourth edition: London 172G, referred\\nto in AValdic s select circulating library, i hil-\\nadelphia, 1883,1., 123;\\nEdward Teach, better known as Black-\\niteard, was born in Bristol, England. He was\\nengaged as a private sailor till 1716, when a\\nCaptain Hornsgold,a noted pirate, placed him in\\ncommand of a sloop which he had made prize\\nof. They sailed together for the American coast,\\ncapturing mnuy ships and plundering them.\\nAlter various cruises they were shipwrecked\\non the coast of North Carolina. Teach hear-\\ning oi a proclamation by which pirates who\\nsurrendered were to be pardoned, went with\\ntwenty of his men to the goveriKjr of the -tate,\\nand received certificates of pardon from him.\\nBut it does not appear that their submission\\nwas from any reformation, but rather to gain\\ntime and opportunity for a renewal of their\\nnefarious deeds. Teach had .succeeded in cul-\\ntivating the kind offices of the governor, and\\nsoon after brought in, as a prize, a merchant\\nship, which the vice-admiralty court of the\\nprovince awarded as a lawful prize to Teach.\\nIn June, 1718, he sailed for the Bermudas, and\\ntook many ships on his vo^-age, among them\\ntwo French .ships, one was loaded with sugar\\nand cocoa, and the other in ballast; the latter\\nwith both crews he released, and the other lie\\nbrought to North Carolina. Teach and his\\nofficers claimed them as lawful prizes, and\\nmade affidavits that they found the prize at\\nsea without a smil on board, and the court\\ncondemned her. The governor (Eden,) re-\\nceived sixty hogsheads of sugar for his part,\\nMr. Kniglit, his secretary, one, and the collec-\\ntor of the province twenty.\\nThus countenanced and protected. Teach\\nbecame most daring, desp crate and dangerous,\\nlie infested the whole coast, particularly the\\nwaters of Delaware, A^irginia, and the Caro-\\nlinas. In Novenilier, 1718, Governor Spotts-\\nwood, of Virginia, offered a reward of \u00c2\u00a3100\\nfor Teach, dead or alive.\\nOn the 17th of the same month, Lieutenant\\nMaynard sailed from Kicipietan, on the James\\nriver, in search of Blackbeard. On the 31st,\\nat the mouth of Ocracoke Inlet, he came in\\nsight of the pirate. Blackbeard had been ad-\\nvised of this movement by a letter from Mr.\\nKnight, Governor Eden s secretary. Ho im-\\nmediately prepared for a desperate resistance.\\nA terrible conliict ensued in which Blacicbeard\\nWas slain, fighting with great fury and desper-\\nation. Maynard sailed up to Bath with the\\nhead of the pirate nailed to the bowsprit of\\nhis vessel. A letter was found in the pocket\\nof the dead pirate from Kniglit, dated\\nNovember 17th, 1717, a copy of which is\\npreserved in Williamson s History of North\\nCarolina. When the lieutenant came to Bath\\ntown lie seized the sugar that the governor\\nand his secretary had received from Teach.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0216.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "(MIOWAN OrXTY. 117\\nThe statement goes oil to sav tliat the gov- 4tli, 1775, showing tliir si.irit. Tlie coniiiiit-\\nernoi-, aiiprehensive tliat hf iiiiii lit he called to j^,, ^-ere Kohort Ilaidy, (cliainnan.) Joseiili\\niK-eoant,hecamo ill of a fright ami died in a n^,^^.^,^ l^,l,oi-t Smith. Jasper Cliarlton, dulni\\nicw days. Kenihoiigh, William i .ennet, Chailfs Bonti.dd,\\nIII an autohiographical sketrh of i .eiiiaiiiin Thomas Jones, and John (^ree.,.^\\nFranklin, he sa\\\\s that at a very eariy age Kven die menihers of tliv Kpiscopal clinrch,\\n(ahout fourteen, he took a strange fancy for who have been charged hy some as being op-\\npoetry, and composed .several pieces, among P sed to it.dapendence, were iirm and open\\nthcm\\\\vrie tu-o ballads, one called tho Light- against the opiiressionn of the British Govern-\\nhon.^e Tragedy, which contained an account nuMit, and resolved to stajid by the Contiuen-\\nof the shipwreck of Captain AN^orthifake and tal C\\\\nigre^s.\\nhis two daughters, the other was a sailor s We present a recv.rd from the proceedings\\nsong on the capture of the noted pirate called of the vestry of St. Paul s P^piscopal Church, at\\nreach or BluckU nrd. When they had been Edenton, copied by the kindness of Major\\nprinted, Franklin s brother sent iiini an-und Henry A. Gilliam, now of Kaleiglu\\nthe town to sell tlieiiK They had a prodigious ii\\nWe, the undersigned, prote.ssing our alle-\\nsucccss, as the first event was then recent, and ^j^^ j^.,,^^^ acknowledging the\\ncreated much excitement. constitutional executive power of the govern-\\nFoUowino- the sound advice of his father meiit, do solemnly profess and declare, that we\\nT-i 1 1 fi ,.,;c.f^,.fn.,a do absolutely believe that neither the Parha-\\nthis great philosopher escaped the m.sfo.tune Britian, nor any member, or\\nof being a poor poet, tor the success of these constituent branch thereof, have a right to\\ntwo ballads had greatly elated his young impose taxes upon these colonies to regulate\\nmind, an.lliutlittle eucouragement was needed t .e internal policy thereof; and that all at-\\ntempt^s by fraud or torce to establish and ex-\\nto set him permanently to verse making. gj.^-^^ ^1.^-^^^^ 3^,^^ powers are violations of\\nIt is due to the truth of history to .say tlie peace and the security of the people, and\\nthat there was no evidence to implicate Gov- ought to be resisted to the utmost; and that\\nthe people of this province, singly and collec-\\nernor Eden in the nefarious transactions ot ^.^.^1^^,^ 1_.^ ,^^^^^^^j resolutions\\nTeach. As to the statement that he was so j^f ^f^g Continental and Provincial Congress,\\naiiprehensive, and was so frightened, that he because- in both they are fully represented by\\n1 ,\u00e2\u0080\u009e,\u00e2\u0080\u009ek f^,v Ki\u00e2\u0080\u009e iiersons chosen by themselves. And we do sol-\\ndiod ill a tew (lavs, is trrossJv m erroi, toriuis\\nuy emnly and sincerely promise and engage, under\\nwas ill 1717, and Giivernor Eden, as appears ^j^^ sanctions of virtue, honor, and tiie sacred\\nby the ilate on his tiMiibstone, died live years love of liherty and our countiy, to maintain-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ifterward-; support all tli acts and resolutions of the\\nTT i-i Ti 1 *i said Continental and Provincial Congress to\\nTradition points to Iloluday s Island, in the ^j^^ ^^^^^g^, .^^-y^^^,\\nChowan river, as one of Blaekbeard s haunts, i^ testimony whereof, we have hereunto\\nand the mouth of J otecasi Creek, where it set our hands, this 19th day of June, 1775. _\\n.1 .1 r.i \\\\r V. ..r;, n. tin^ Richard Iloskens, Wm. Boyd, David Rice,\\nenters the mouth ot the Meherrin n.vei, as the Benbury,t Aaron Hill, Jacob Hunter,\\n[loint where he buried his spoils. Felatiah Walton, John Beasely, William\\nThe people of this section were, in the revo- Ilinton, William Bennet, Thomas Bonner,\\niiition, the firm friends of independence, and William Roberts.\\nthe determined foes to oppression. The North\\nCarolina Gazdte, of February 24th, 1775, con- I ^se names are doubtless familiar with\\ntains the proceedings of the Committee of Records in Holls Office, copied by me.\\nSafety for the town ot Edenton, on February fThomas Eenbury was speaker in 1778 to 1784.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0217.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "118\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nmany yet residing in Edenton. llnw proml\\nnia} they be of glowing a record!\\nThe patriotism of the men was ef|Ualled by\\nthe self denial of the women.\\nThere was brought from Gibraltar, many\\nyears ago, a lovelj painting of a meeting of\\nthe ladies of Edenton destroying the tea, their\\nfavorite beverage, when taxed by the English\\nParliament. I saw this picture in the hands\\nof Mr. Ahmniug in 1S30.\\nThe following r,eeord is from Ftirce s Ameri-\\ncan Archives-.\\nAs wc cannot be inditf erent on any Occa-\\nsion that aftVets the peace and happiness of\\nonr count} and as it has been thought neces-\\nsary for the public good to enter into several\\nparticular reso lves Ijv a meeting of the depu-\\nties of tlie wliole provinice, it is a duty we owe,\\nnot oni}- to ourselves, hut to our near and dear\\nrelations, to do everything as far as lies in our\\npower to testify to our sincere adherence to the\\nsame; we, tlierefore, do subscribe this paper\\nas a witness to our tixed intention and solemn\\n.determinatioiii.\\nSign ?d b\\\\ fifty -six ladies of Edenton, North\\nCai-olina, October 2.3tii, 1771:.\\nThere are liut few s.x tinns of the states in\\nin which have resided men more illustrious\\nfor ability, or who have written their names\\nmore indolilily in the history of their country.\\nAmong the first of thes3 is Samuel John-\\nston; bill 11 lloo, licd Iblt). lie was a native\\nof Dundee, Scotland, the son of John John-\\nston and Helen Scrymsoui His father in\\n1736, followed Gabriel Johnston, who was his\\nhrother, and who was in I ^4 the governor of\\nthe province of North Carolina, and after\\nwhom Johnstmie Count} is called. He died\\nJuly 17tb, 17o2.\\nHe was a Scoteliman by birth, a man of\\nliberal views, and a iJiysician by profession.\\nHe married Tenelope, the only child of Gov-\\nernor Eden, and his gi andson, William John-\\nstone Dawson, distinguislicd for his acquire-\\nments and talents, in 1793 represented the\\nEdenton district in congress, and with Willie\\nJones, oseph McDowell, Thomas Blount and\\nJames Martin, was on the committee in 1791\\nto fi.x a permanent [)lace for the seat of gov-\\nernment. He died in 1798; an event universall}\\nregretted.\\nJohn, his brother, was appointed surve}\\nor-general of the province, and settled in\\nOnsk\u00c2\u00bbw County, whilst the subject of this\\nsketch was yet an infant. His advantages of\\neducation were the best the country afforded.\\nHe studied law in Edenton, under Thomas\\nBarker, ami resided at Ha^ s, near Edenton.\\nWhen only nineteen he was appointed one of\\nthe clerks of the superior court for the dis-\\ntrict, and afterwards deputy naval officer for\\nthe port.\\nAlthough holding this position, ho was the\\nardent and unflinching advocate of the rights\\nof the people.\\nIn 1773, he was appointed with Caswell,\\nHarnett and Hooper a committee of corres-\\npondence with the other colonies on the sub-\\nject of the conduct of England towards the\\ncolonies.\\nIn a dispatch from Governor Martin to tlie\\nEarl of Dartmouth, of September 1st, 1774, he\\ntlins speaks of the influence and the character\\nof Mr. Johnston\\nI have known the general a.ssembly to\\nsacrifice everything to a faction.\\nfour of them, namely Currituck. Perquim-\\nons, Pasquotank and Chowan, send each five\\nmembers; Tyrell, Bertie and Martin send eight,\\nbesides one tV r Edenton. These are always\\nled by a man or two. They are now aiisolutel}\\nunder the guidance of a Air. J(dmstone, who\\nis deputy naval officer, and was one of the\\nclerks of the superior courts while they existed\\nin the province, who, under the prejudices of a\\nNew England education, is b} no means a\\nfriend of the government, having taken a fore-\\nmost part in all the late opposition, joined with\\nthe Southern interest, which at pre--ent sup-\\nports a Mr. Ashe.\\nYour lordsbiji will not be surprised to hear\\nthat the people of this province have followed\\nthe example of the rest of the continent in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0218.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "CI low AX COUNTY.\\n119\\ncaballing ami fonniiis; resolutions against the\\nlueasuros of the Goveninient.\\nAs was to 1)0 expected, (Jovernor M-irtin\\nSLispemloil Mr. Johnston from office, which\\ndrew t nmi iiim the following dignitiod letter,\\nnow on tile in the Rolls Oflice in London:\\nEdenton, A^ovembcr 16th, 177.\\nSilt: L iiave this day had the honor of re-\\nceiving your e.xeellency s letter, signifying tiiat\\nyou had heen pleased to suspend me from act-\\ning as deputy- to Mr. Turner, in the Naval\\notHce, with the I easons for such removal, and\\nit gives me pleasure that I do not find neglect\\nof the duties of ni} ofHce iu tlie catalogue of\\nmy crimes; at the same time I hold m_yself\\nobliged to you for the polite manner iu which\\nyou are pleased to express yourself of my i)ri-\\nvate character. You will pardon me for saying\\nthat I had reason to complain of the invidious\\npoint of view in which you place my public\\ntransactions, when you state that the late\\nmeeting of the inhabitants of this province at\\nllill^boro, was a body of my own creation.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Your excellency cannot be ignorant tliat I\\nwas a mere instrument on this occasion, under\\nthe direction of the people; a people among\\nwhom I have long resided, wiio have on all\\noccasions placed the greatest confidence in me,\\nand to whom I am bound b} gratitude (that\\npowerful and inviolate tie in every honest\\nmiinl,) to render an^ service they can demand\\nof me, in defense of what they esteem their\\nriglits, at the risk of my life and property.\\nYou will further, sir, be pleased to under-\\nstand, that I never considered myself in that\\nhonorable light in which you place me om of\\nthe Kijitfs erv nils,^ being entiiely unknown to\\nthose who liave the disposal of the King s\\nfavors. I never enjoyed, nor had I right\\nto expect, ail}- office under His Majesty. The\\noffice I held, and for some years exercised under\\nthe depv.tation of Mr. Turner, was an hon-\\nest purchase for which I paid punctual!} an\\nannual sum, and which I shall continue to [lay\\nuntil the expiration of the term for which I\\nwould have held it, agreeably to our contract.\\ni ermit me, sir, to add that had all the\\nKing s servants in this province been as ^vell\\ninformed as to the disposition of tlie inbaiji-\\ntants, as they might have been, or taken the\\nsame pains to promote peace, good order, and\\nobedience to the laws, that I flatter myself I\\n*Coloni:il Documents, Rolls Office, p. 184.\\nliave done, tiie .source of your excellency s un-\\nceasing lamentations had never existed; or had\\nit existed, it would have been in so small a\\ndegree that e er this it would have been\\nnearl} exhausted.\\nBut, sir, a recapitulation of pasi errors,\\nwhich it is now too late to corroel, would he\\npainful to me, and might appear impertinent\\nto you; I shall therefore decline the ungracious\\ntasic, and by and with all due respect, subscribe\\nmyself,\\nYour excellency s most\\nobedient, bumble servant,\\n8.\\\\ .M U KL J IIXSTONE.\\nlie was a member from Chowan in 1775, to\\nthe provincial congri ss of the state, and suc-\\nceeded, on the death of .lohn Harvey, as moder-\\nator or [)i e.sident.\\nHe was present at Halifax at tiie formation\\nof the constitution in November, 177G, and\\nalthough not a member, afforded all the aid\\nof his experience iuid ability to develope the\\nconservative features of that instrument.. To\\nman} of the principles adopted, he was\\noi)i)Osed, fearing the depai tui e from the forms\\nlong established and practiced was too great\\nto be useful.\\nIn 1780 to 1782, he was a member of the\\nContinental Congress. f In 1787, he was elected\\ngovenor of the state. He was an ardent and\\nenthusiastic admirer of tlie constitution of the\\nUnited States, an l presided at the convention,\\nheld July 21st, 1788, to consider that instru-\\nment, hut it was rejected by that body.\\nIn 17j9, he and Benjamin Hawkins were\\nelected the first senators ?n m North Corolina\\nin the Congress of the United States: here\\nthey served till 1798.\\nIn February, 1800, he was appointed one of\\nthe judges of the superior courts of law and\\nequity, which he resigned in November, 1803.\\nHo died in ISltb\\nt While a meuiler of the outinenta! oii}i:css he was\\nelected to the hif, h honor of i)resiilent of tlKit IhhIv: but\\nhe was coui|.i 11p(1 to forego this (li tine(iiiii lucuuse of\\nthe condition of his fuKuices. This lonipelleil his re-\\nturn to North Carolina, and he had thus to forego\\nwhat was then the hitjhest civil function in America.\\n.Journal of Continental Consrcss-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0219.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "120 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nGovernor Jolinston wns mentally and lie left two children, Reverend Samuel J.\\nphysically eveiy inch a man. His intcllt ct Johnston, D.D., for years routor of St. Paul s,\\nwas of the highest order, cultivated hy learn- Edenton, and Sallie Anne, who married James\\ning and experience. His person was imposing, H. Wynns. E.sther Cotten, the only otlier\\nof a large and powerful frame, erect and stately child of Godwin Cotton, married in 1804\\nin his carriage, and of ii on will. He joined James Wright Moore, of Virginia. He was\\nthe graces of the scdiolar with the wisdom of the son of Captain William Edward Moore,\\nthe statesman.* and was noted for his manlj- and noble pres-\\nHe was a devoted advoca.to of masoniy, and cnce, and his devotion to field sports. He, too,\\nwas in 1788, grand master of the oi der in the died early, leaving one son, Dr. Godwin C.\\nstate. t Moore, and two daughters, Emeline, who mar-\\nHe married Frances Catln-art, and had issue, ried first, ])r. N. W. Fletcher, of Virginia; her\\namong them James C. Johnston, who lived .second husl)and was Mr. LeVert, of Alabama,\\nncai Edenton, and died during the war he- and Sarah Matilda, married to Turner F.\\ntweeu the states, al)ont 1804, one of the Westray, of Nash, since dead.\\nwealthiest men of tlie state. He was so de- The genealogy of the Johnston family:\\ncidedly opposed to secession tliat he disin- John Johnston, brotlier to Gabriel John-\\nIierited all his relatives, because they identified ston. Governor North Carolina 1734, married\\nthemselves witli this war, and left his Helen Scrymsour, and had seven children. I.\\nproperty, amounting to many nnllions, to his Samuel. II. John, married Miss Williams and\\npersonal friends. At the outbreak of the had the following children: [a] John, mar-\\nwar he freed his slaves. He was a great ried Cotton, of Hertford County; Samuel\\nadmirer of Henry Clay, whose debts, to a large Iredell, university class 182G, rector of St.\\namount, Mv J(din.ston discharged witliout Paul s, Edenton; (c) Sally Ann, married to J.\\nMr. Clay s knowledge; nor was Mr. Clay ever I Wynns ((i) Elizabeth, married to Philip\\nable to ascertain who was his benefactor. His Alston had .six children, and Anne, mar-\\nwill was contested by his legal heirs, on the ried to Hunter, no issue.\\nground of his biung nou coiiii o.s- uniitis. III. Penelope, mari ied to Parson Stuart, no\\nAbout this time John Johnston, who had, in issue. IV. ,lane, married to George Blair,\\n1787, 1788, 1789, represented P.ertie County and had {a) Helen, married to Tredwdl, had\\nin the senate, became a citizen of Hertford four children; {/i) William; (r-) Margaret,\\nCounty. He had married Betsey Cotten,daugh- married first to Dr. Hornier, and second to\\nter of Godwin Cotten, of Mullierr_ Grove, and Mr. Sawyer, and had seven children; Sam-\\nresided near there. He was of the same name uel, and (r) George, married Miss King, mem-\\nand nephew of Governor Johnston, of Chowan, bcr of legislature in 1829.\\nHe was a man of high culture, but died too V. Anne died unmarried. VI. Isabella died\\n3 Oung to attain the traditional prominence unman led. VII. Hannah, married to James\\nand usefulness of his family. Iredell, (Judge of the Supreme Court of the\\nUniversity Magazine, V!il., 1. United States, born 1750, died 1799,) and had\\nt -111 the loil -e room at E.lenton, .says Mr. Banks four children: 0 Thomas; (b) Annie-\\nmtheOb-erver, there is a remarkable chair of heavy t ^\u00e2\u0080\u009en\u00e2\u0080\u009e^\\nmahogany, carved with all tlic emblems of masonr.y, Helen, and James, born 1788. Governor of\\nwith the words, virtuleetsileuto. This chair is the tv- ,.i /-i r i oot t^ -i. i o^\\none which Genera] Washinstou occupied at miliains \u00e2\u0096\u00a0tl Carolina 1827, I nited States Senator\\n?^mf.Vv\u00e2\u0084\u00a2;v f ^^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0=*Vl l rr \u00c2\u00bbg t \u00c2\u00bbe revohi- 1828. died 1853, leaving issue.\\ntiouary war tor safety. It is a venerable relic, and f^\\npossesses the reverence and regard of all masons. It s stated that this family is a lu aneh of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0220.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "CI low AX COUNTY.\\n121\\nthe house of Aiiiiaiuhile of Scotland. An ilhi-\\nsion is made in McRoo s Life and Correspon-\\ndence of James Iredell, to the dorniant claim\\nto the Marquisitc of Annamlale, as existinic in\\nthe Johnston laniily vi North Carolina nor\\nis this claim a myth.\\nFrom a work on genealogy, reliable and \\\\al-\\niiahle, (the Peerage of Scotland, containing an\\nhistorical and genealogioid account of the no-\\nhility of that kingdom from their origin to\\nthe present generation, by Sir Kohert Douglas,\\nin quarto, 1813,) I extract the following:\\nGeorge, third Marquis of Annandale, died\\nApril \u00e2\u0080\u00a229th, 1792. He left an estate of \u00c2\u00a3415,000.\\nIt is understood that the title devolved on\\nJames, (third Earl of Hopetown,) who, how-\\never, did not a.ssume the title but took the\\nname of Johnstone in addition to that of\\nHope. It has not been determined whether\\nthe title of the Marquis of Annandale has\\nbecome extinct, or devolves on the beir male\\ngeneral of the family, or who is such heir male\\ngeneral.\\nThe motto of the f;unily is Ntmqiunn von\\nparatwi.^ Vol. I., 77.\\nThe Johnston es were a race of brave and\\nwarlike men, of great aower and authority on\\nthe borders. Vol. I., 70.\\nFrom Family Romance; or, Episodes in the\\nDomestic Annals of the Aristocracy of Great\\nBritain. A work by Sir Bernard Burke, au-\\nthor of the Peerage, c., fourth edition: Lon-\\ndon, 1876:\\nMargaret, Lady Ogiivy, (wife of David,\\nLord Ogiivy and daughter of Sir James Jq]ni-\\nstone,) Third Baronet of Westerhall and\\nDame Barbara Murray, was one of the keenest\\nsupporters of the unfortunate Prince Charles\\nEdwanl, when be raised his standard in Scot-\\nland in 1744.\\nWhen the fortunes of Charles apjiroached\\nits close, Lord Ogilv}- was unwilling to continue\\nliis su|iport, and as the only way of securing\\nher hn.sband s attendance at the battle of Cul-\\nloden. Lady Ogiivy rode herself with him at\\nthe head of the clan to the battle field, she\\nw:;s beautiful and graceful, and an admirable\\nrider. At the close of the day, her husband\\nrode breathless up to her, and told her the\\nbattle was lo.st. Tie escaped to France, where\\nhe entered the army, and attained the hiirb\\nrank of Lieutenant-General under Najjoleon.\\nLady Ogiivy was taken prisoner, tried, con-\\nvicted, and sentenced to be executed in Edin-\\nburgh. She made her escape, by a fearless\\nstratagem, to France, where she joined her\\nhusband; there she died at the early age of\\ntbirty-lhree. She left one son, David, who\\ndied without issue, and one daughter who\\nnmrricd Sir John Wedderburn, heir of the\\nlIou.se of Airlic.\\nShe had several talented, distinguished and\\nfortunate brothers. Her second brother, Wil-\\nliam, married Miss Pulteney, daughter of\\nDaniel Pulteney, sole heiress of the Earl of\\nP atb. In consequence of succeeding to her\\ninnnense fortune Mr. Johstone assumed the\\nname of Pulteney. He became Fifth Baronet\\nand claimant of the Marquisate of Annandale\\non the death of his eldest brother. Her only\\ndaughter was created Countess of Bath, died\\nwithout issue. Her vast estates were inherit ed\\nby her maternal relatives; the Duke of Cleve-\\nland, and Sir Richard Sutton; Sir William\\nJohnstone Pulteney, heir in the WeshrhuU\\nestate, the American possessicns, and the claimant\\nto the Marquisate of Annandale is Sir\\nFrederick, the Eighth Baronet, great grand\\nson of the third soli of Sir James and Dame\\nBarbara.\\nSir James s fourth son, John, went to India,\\nmade a fortune, and returned home, where he\\npurchased large estates in his native country.\\nAlva, ill the County of Clackmannan, and tiie\\nHanging Show, in the County of Selkirk. The\\nfamily of Mr. .lohnstone s only son are numer-\\nous and ju-osperous. Many of them emigrated\\nto America; pp. 108 to 173.\\nSome members of tliis family were engaged\\nin our late internicine war, and fell in batth-.\\nAlthough it is unquestionable as stated by\\nWhitman in his work on American Geneal-\\nogy, that any given family in our country,\\nclaiming to be descended from any distin-\\no-uished English familv of the same name is\\ndoubtful, and .such claims should be severely\\nscrutinized; yet en, ugh has been shown from\\nthe English authorities of unquestioned reli-\\nability, that the claim of the Johnston fam-\\nily in North Carolina to the title of the Mar-\\nquisate of Annandale of Scotland has some", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0221.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "122\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nfouHdution,aiul iiiiglit re\\\\v;n d the (lesceiidiuit.s\\nin prosecuting tiie claim.\\nJoseph Ilewes, horn 1735, died 1770, one of\\nthe signers of the Dechiration of Independence\\nof July 4th, 1776, from North Carolina, was\\nlong a resident of Edenton. lie was a native\\nof New Jersey, and a merchant.\\nHe was a member of the Colonial Congress\\nat New Berne in 1774, and in Ilillshoro in 1775;\\nolten a member of the House of Commons,\\nand a member of the Continental Congress at\\nPhiladelphia, 1774 to 1777, and 1779 to 1780.\\nHe died while in Congress at Philadelphia,\\non November 10th, 1779. He left a large for-\\ntune hut no children to inherit it. He was\\npossessing in person, and of great amenity of\\nmanners. His original miniature, beautifidly\\nexecuted, now in the possession of Miss Ire-\\ndell, at Charlotte, shows that he was very\\nhandsome and of amiable countenance.\\nMr. Ilewes was a man of exquisite delicacy\\nand retinement; he had been the accepted sui-\\ntor of Isabella, the sister of Samuel Johnston.\\nShe died just previous to her nuptials, and he\\nsoon followed her to the grave.*\\nIt is not very complimentary to our state\\npride that neitlier one of the signers of the\\nDeclaration, as delegates from the state, were\\nnative sons of North Carolina. William\\nIlouper was a Roston man, Ilewes, a New\\nJersey man, and John Penn, a Virginian.\\nHugh Williamson, born 1735, died 1811), one\\nof the signers of the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, from North Carolina, resided\\nfor a long time in Edenton.\\nHe was a native of Pennsylvania, born De-\\ncember 5th, 1735, at Nottingham, a phy-\\nsician by profession.\\nHe represented the town in 1782, and the\\nCounty of Chowan in 1785, in the legislature.\\nIn 1782, he was elected by the Provincial\\nCongress of Nortli Carolina, a member of the\\n*Moore s Historical Sl5;etches of Hertford Co. ntv\\nXL, 556.\\nContinental Congress at Philadelphia, and\\nserved till 1785, and again in 1787- 88. In\\n1787 he, with William Blount and Richard\\nDobbs Spaight, was delegate to the conven-\\ntion wiiich formed the Constitution uf the\\nUnited States, and their names are appended\\nto that immortal instrument.\\nFrom his advocacy of the constitution,which\\nwas not accepted by North Carolina, he lost\\nmuch popularity. But this was but momen-\\ntary, for he represented the Edenton district\\nin the Frst and Second Congress in the House\\nof Representatives, (1789 to 1793.)\\nHe served his country faithfully at home and\\nabroad; was appointed at the liead of the\\nmedical staff, liy Governor Caswell and was\\nwith him at the battle of Camden, 1780. He\\nwas literary in his tastes, and wrote (1812) a\\nHistory of North Carolina. He died suddenly\\nin New York, (where he had removed and\\nwhere he had married,) on May 22d, 1819.\\nStephen Cabarrus, born 1754, died 180S,\\nrepresented Edenton in the legislatui e from\\n1784 to 1787, and the county from 1788\\nto 1805, with some intermission, and was an\\nacceptable speaker of the House of Commons\\nfrom 1800 to 1805; from him Cabarrus County\\nderives its name. He resided and lied at Pem-\\nbroke, near Edenton.\\nHe was a nativu of France, and posse-sed the\\nusual great wit and vivacity of his countrymen.\\nThat he was popular is shown from the re-\\npeated elections of the people, and that he\\nwas a useful member is evident by his long\\nservice as speaker. He lies buried at Pembroke,\\na large marble slat marks the spot t f his last\\nresting place. It is thus inscribed:\\nIn memory of Stephen Cabarrus, who depiu ted this\\nlife ou the 4th of August. 18.8, aged fifty-four yeare.\\nHonorable Chailes Johnson was a useful and\\ndistinguished citizen of Chowan County. He\\noften represented the county- in the senate,\\n(1781 to 92,) and in 1782, 1789, was speaker\\nof the senate. He represeiited the district in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0222.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "CHOWAN COUNTY\\n123\\nthe Seveiitli Congress of tlie United States in\\n1801; he died in congress in 1802. His son,\\nCharles E. Johnson, represented tliis county\\nfrequently in the senate. 1817,- 19, 20, whose\\nson, Dr. Charles Johnson, was surgeon-general\\nof the state in the civil war, and who lived\\nand died in Ealeigh.\\nThomas Henbury an early and active\\nfriend to the cause of the people one of the\\nCommittee of Safety in 1775, was also a citi-\\nzen of Chowan. He often represented the\\ncounty in the legislature as early as 1774, and\\ncontinued till 1781. He was speaker of the\\nhouse in 1778,- 79,- 80,- 82. At one time\\nChowan County had her sons speakers of iioth\\nhouses of the asscmldy. One of his descend-\\nants I epi esented Chowan Count\\\\ in the legis-\\nlature in 18(52, f)4, with George M. L. Eure as\\ncolleague in the senate.\\nJames Iredell, born 1750, died 1799, one\\nof the associate justices of the supreme court\\nof the United States, resided in Edenton.\\nHe was a native of England.\\nHis father was a prosperous merchant at\\nBristol, eldest son of Francis Iredell, born at\\nLewes, in Sussex County, on October 5th, 1751.\\nHe came to North Carolina in the fall of\\n1708, when only seventeen years old, and held\\nthe office of deput} of the port of Edenton\\nunder his relative Henry Eustace McCullock.\\nHe was afterwards appointed collector, Feb-\\nruar}- 17th, 1774, by the Crown. He studied\\nlaw, under Governor San)uel Johnston, whose\\nsister, H.-innah, he July 10th, 1773.\\nHe was licensed ^^^B)er 14th, 1770, and\\nsoon rose to eniineW^^i his profession. In\\n1777, he was elected one of the judges of tlie\\nsuperior courts, which he resigned in 1777. In\\nJuly following he was made attorney general\\nb\\\\ Governor Caswell. In 1788, he was a\\nmember of the convention that met at Hills-\\nboro to deliberate on the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, and was the aide, l)ut unsuccess-\\nful, advocate of its adoption.\\nIti February, 1790, he was apjiointed I y\\n(Jeneral Washington, one of the justit-es of the\\nsupreme court of the United States.\\nFull of years and honors he died at Edenton,\\nOctober 20th, 1799.\\nHis name has been iiidelii)ly written on the\\nhistory of the state, by calling after his name\\none of the most lovely counties of the state.\\nJudge Iredell was, as expressed by Chief\\nJustice Marshall in a letter to Judge Murphy,\\n(October, 1S27,) a man of talents, and of great\\n})rofessional worth.\\nHe left two daughters and one son: his\\ndeath was hastened by his severe labors in\\nriding the southern circuit.\\nRepeatedly, sa3-s McCree in his biography,\\ndid this devoted public servant, in his stick\\ngig, traverse the wide and weary distances\\nbetween Philadelphia and Savannah. The\\nlife and correspondence of Judge Iredell, by\\nGriffith J. McCree, gives a full and accurate\\naccount of his character and services. This is\\nthe best work extract on North Carolina biog-\\nraphy.\\nJames Iredell, junior, born 1788 died 1853,\\nson of Judge Iredell, was born, lived and died\\nin Edenton. He was liberally educated, a\\ngraduate of Princeton in 180G, and studied\\nlaw. Both in his legal pursuits and in political\\nlife he attained great eminence.\\nIn the war of 1812, he raised a company of\\nvolunteers and became its captain. His asso-\\nciate and life long friend, Gavin IIogg,was one\\nof the lieutenants. He marched with his\\ncompany to Craney Island, near Norfolk, and\\naided in its defense against the Britisii. After\\nthe war he returned to his profession, of which\\nhe was a distinguished member. He entered\\npublic life in 1816 as a member from the town\\nof Edenton; (in 1817 and 1818 he was speaker.)\\nHe was returned to the legislature for many\\nyears. In March, 1819, he was appointed a\\njudge of the superior courts of law and equity,\\nwhich, in the May following, he resigned. In", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0223.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "124 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\n1S27. he was elected Governor of the State of practice embraced the counties of Chowan,\\nNorth Carolina, and the next year was elected Perquimons, Parqiiotatdc, Camden, P ertie,\\na Senator in Congress, sncceeding Nathaniel Hertford and Martin, T.nt this large and\\nMacon. He was succeeded by Judge Mangnm lucrative practice he was compelled to abandon\\nas senator in congress. on account of his health. Apprehensive of the\\nAi ter leaving the senate,where he was hn-ed consumption, he reimired to Philadelphia,\\nby his associates, and esteemed by the nation, and consulted Dr. Rush, who prescribed along\\nhe retired to the practice of his profession, sea voyage. This advice was followed and for\\nwhich the support of a young and increasing three years he was absent, visiting Calcutta\\nfamily deman led. He was for a time the able and other regions. He returned in restored\\nand accurate reporter of the decisions of the health, and resumed his pra.-tice at Edenton.\\nsupreme court, which are regarded by the pro- Here he continued until his deatli. Ho was\\nfession as models of their kind, and autluuity appointed surgeon in the army, which he soon\\nin all the courts of the country. declined. lie was one of the first men of his\\nFew men who knew Governt.a- Iredell that profession. He wrote much on medical sub-\\ndid not esteem him; and to his intimate jects, but only a few of his works have been\\nfriends he WHS an es[iecial favorite. Even in published. Among them were articles on\\nthe heat of political contests, he never forgot Tetanus, epidemic of 1816, on cholera, on\\nthe courtesy of life, or the dignity of agentle- scarlatina and on endemic fall and summer\\nman. His social habits afiected much of his fever. He was a public spirited citizen and\\nusefulness. christian patriot.*\\nHe married a daughter of Samuel Tread- Gavin Hogg was born in Orange County and\\nwell collector of Edenton, by whom he had an was distinguished as an advocate He corn-\\ninteresting and numerous family. One of his meueed the practice of the law in I3ertie\\ndaughters married Cadwallader Jones, now of County, and removed to Raleigh, where he\\nSouth Carolina; another Griffith McRee, of lived for a long time, and where he died. He\\nWilmington; anotlier Dr. Charles E. Johnson, had few equals and no superiors as a lawyer,\\nand another Honorable W. M. Shipp of Char- Hig family was distinguished in the revolu-\\njotte. tion. Governor Martin, the last of the Royal\\nGovernor Iredell died in Edenton on April Governors, in a dispatcli states: The council\\n13th, 1853. have maintained their loyalty, especially An\\nDr. James Norcum, one of the most skillful drew Miller, John Hogg, and John Curden. t\\nand successful physicians of the county, was Writing of Gavin Hogg, the Economist\\nborn and lived and died in Chowan County. (December 31st, 1878,) says that Windsor\\nHe was l)orii in 1778, educated at the was the starting place of his professional ca-\\nacademy in Edenton, and studied his profes- reer, where he entered the legal arena, where\\nsiou under Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia, he attained fame and f.jrtune; he was a great\\nwhere he graduated in his twentieth year, hiwyer but had no social affinities. He was\\nunder such medical celebrities as Rush, Wistar, stern and austere. The people respected him\\nShippea and others. He returned home, and for his talents but never loved him as a friend.\\nbv his skill and learning soon obtained an His learning and acumen gave him great\\nextensive practice. So extensive that he was power and influence His argument in the\\noften sent for in consultation from a distance of Dr. Norcum by Dr. S. S. Satchell,\\nof more than one hundred miles. His field of is.j2, tColonial Documents, 225.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0224.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "CHOWAN COUNTY.\\n125\\ncase of Gregoiy agaiiis^t Hooker s administra-\\ntor, is said to be one of the ablest aniong the\\nreports of the supreme court, and when lie\\nretired from the bar he left no superior.\\nJoseph Bloiuit Skinticr, born 1780, died\\n1851, distinguished as a lawyer and statesman,\\nlived and died in Edenton. He was the\\neldest child of Joshua and Martha Skinner, of\\nHarve^- s Neck. After .^pending some time at\\nPrinceton C(illege,he read law under Governor\\nSamuel Johnston, and attained distinction at\\nthe bar; so lucrative was his practice that in\\na few years he was the leading counsel in\\nevery case of importance in his circuit, and\\nfound himself possessed of ample competency.\\nAfter the labors of iiiore than twenty years,\\nhe retired from the bar to the more congonial\\npursuits of agriculture; he purchased a farm\\nnear Edenton where he lived and died. In\\nthis, as in his profession, he was eminently\\nsuccessful. He was a model farmer, and caused\\nthe waste places in that section to rejoice and\\nblossom as the rose. His large farm became\\nthe admiration of all in that section beauti-\\nful beyond any other in our state. In other\\npursuits he was equally successful and enter-\\nprising. He gave the first impulse in this sec-\\ntion to that valuable industry, the herring and\\nshad fisheries. Hitherto the fisheries had been\\nconfined to the Roanoke and Chowan rivers,\\nand their triliutaries. They were few in num-\\nber and small in extent. iMr. Skinner, with\\nhis characteristic energ}-, ventured on the ex-\\nperiment, then deemed visionary and imprac-\\nticable, and boldly launched his seines on the\\nbroad and oft vexed Albemarle itself, and suc-\\nceeded beyond his own expectations. His\\nexample has been followed; previously the\\nspring catch was confined to float nets and\\nweirs, now the northern shore of the sound is\\nliterally studded with fisheries, and there are\\nnumerous seines 2,000 yards long, worked by\\nwindlass and horse power, creating a large in\\ndustry, and adding annually hundreds of\\nthousands of dollars to the wealth of this\\nsection.\\nSuch a man may empbatioaily i)e styled a\\npublic benefactor; the people of Chowan re-\\ncognized his merits. In 1805 and 1807, be\\nwas elected a member of the legislature, and\\nagain in 1814 and 1815. He was a member of\\nthe convention in 1835 the most distin-\\nguished body of men ever assembled in tlie\\nstate.\\nHis course and po.sition in the public councils\\nhave thus been described by his friend, Judge\\nNash: Ilis mind and character placed him\\namong the ablest men of the legislature and\\nthere were many of the highest range of in-\\ntellect. Eminently practical, he brought to\\nthe discussions in that body a fund of knowl-\\nedge and facts, and was always listened to\\nwith profound attention.\\nlie died on December 23d, 1851. He mar-\\nried in early life Miss Lowtlier, the great grand\\ndaugher of Governor Gabriel Johnston, who\\ndied several years before him, leaving an only\\nson and a grandaughter. This son. Major\\nTristam Lowther Skinner, fell in the battle of\\nEllison s Mill. He had several brothers. Rev-\\nerend Dr. Thomas II. Skinner, distinguished\\nas a Presbyterian divine, and Charles W.\\nSkinner.\\nThomas J. Jarvis was born in this county,\\nJuly 18th, 183G, and graduated at Randolph,\\nMacon; he studied law and obtained his li-\\ncense to practice. During the war between\\nthe states he served as Captain in the Eighth\\nRegiment of North Carolina troops. In the\\nconstitutional convention of 1865, he served\\nas a member, as also in the lower branch of\\nthe legislature in 1808, in 1870 he was elected\\nspeaker of that body. Removing to Pitt, he\\nwas cliusen a delegate to the constitutional\\nconvention of 1875. In 1876 he was elected\\nlieutenant governor of the state for four\\nyears, 1877 to 1881, but on the election of\\nGovernor Z. B. Vance to the United States", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0225.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "126 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nSenate in 1879, he became tlie occupiuit of the We might extend our sketches by recording\\nExecutive Chair, and in 1880, h} the suffrages the character, and services of other distin-\\nof his people, became their chief magistrate for guished men of Chowan County, wlio have\\nfour years. done the state some service, as the Johnsons,\\nAugustus Moore, born 1803, died 1851, lived Benlmrys, Coffields, Brownriggs, Haskens,\\nand died in Edenton. lie graduated at the Warrens, IL-aths, and others, did the limits\\nuniversity in 1824, in a class distingui.shed for of our work allow. But before we close\\nability, compo.sed of B. B. Blume, John Bragg, our sketch we cannot refrain from presenting\\n(member of congress from Alabama 1851, and an amusing incident, which, by its humor,\\na judge in that state.) James W. Bryan, Mat- may relieve the dry detail imposed on our\\nthias E. Maidy, (judge of the supreme court kind readers. Tlie account is from th^ gifted\\nof North Carolina,) David Outlaw, (memiierof pen of Traveller. I will clo.se my letter\\ncongress 1747 to 1853,) and others; studied by relating a true story of one of Edenton s\\nLaw with Charles H. Kinny, of Elizabeth City, gifted sons, J)r. Edward Warren, surgeon-\\naud practiced with great success. general of the state during the war, and who\\nAs an advocate, he had no superior for has been serving a foreign power, and now\\nlearning, diligence, accumen, or address. He resides in Paris. General Winfield Scott ac-\\nwas appointed judge of the superior court in cepted an invitation to visit Xag s Head, on\\n1848, and presided with great acceptability, one occasion. Dr. Warren (than whom there\\nlenrning, and integrity, but resigned the same are few better speakers,) was elected to make\\nyear. lie died very suddenly at Edenton, in the reception address. As General Scott s\\nIS -^l. coming was doubtful, it was understood that\\nHe married Miss Armistead and left several if General Scott was on board, it was to be\\nchildren. One of them, William Armistead made known by raising a flag on the boat\\n.Moore, late one of the judges of the state, and when a short distance from the wharf at Nag s\\nwho wore with equal dignity and ability the Head, when the salute would commence. The\\nermine of his illustrious father. immense crowd on the boat at Blackwater,\\nWilliam Allen, a representative in congress and business caused General Scott to return to\\nfrom Ohio, 1832, senator from 1837 to 1849, Norfolk, and the steamer went on without him.\\nand Governor of Ohio in 1874, was born in Before reaching Nag s Head, it was suggested,\\nEdenton, in 1806. and determined to play a trick on the boys.\\nHe was the son of Nathaniel Allen, who Colonel John B. Odem, late of N orthanipton\\nrepresented the borough in the House of Com- County, now of Baltimore, the only living\\nmons, in 1802, and was much esteemed for his man in America who not only equalled, hut\\ngenial qualities and generous di.sposition. He surpassed General Scott in person, air, and\\nmarried a Miss Granbury, and their daughter tigure was .selected to personate cd interim the\\nmarried Mr. Thurman, a iMethodist minister, hero of Lundy s Lane. General Lawrence 8.\\nand was the mother of Allen Granbury Thur- Baker, who was also along, kindly furnished a\\nUian, kite a distinguished senator from Ohio, new uniform, epaulettes, chapeau, sword, sjish,\\nand president of the senate. c., to which chapeau was appended a flaming\\nAs a statesman and politician, Governor plume of red feathers. He looked every inch\\n.\\\\llen enjoyed a world wide reputation, and a King. Colonel Odem was squeezed in the\\nNorth Carolina is proud of her son. He died uniform, for he was a world too large for the\\nJuly, 1879, universally loveil and respected. war clothes of General Baker. He played his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0226.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "CHOWAN C^OITNTY.\\n127\\npart to perfection, with foliled arms lio was\\nstationed near the jiilot house and received\\nthe upturned sea of faces witii the dignity\\nof a hero. As the hoat neared the wharf tiie\\nflag was raised, loud cheers followed, and\\ncannon after cannon runj^ out a cordial\\nwelcome. When the hoat gained the wharf,\\nColonel Odeni took oft his chapeau and made\\na graceful and dignified ))0W. Then Dr.\\nWarren mounted a harrel on the wharf, and\\nwith a loud voice comnieneed; General\\nScott, we welcome you to North Carolina!\\nWe hail you with delight and glory, as the hero\\nof Chippewa, Cerro Gordo, Lundy s Lane, and\\nMexico, the greatest living representative of\\nthe warrior, and the hero of two glorious\\nwars. Like our Washingtoi:, without a model\\nand without an equal, none I ut thyself can\\nhe thy parallel. lie thus continued for ten\\nminutes, making one of the most beautiful\\nreception epieeches, which captivated his audi-\\nence. They expressed their admiration b} loud\\nand continued cheers. Now for General Scott.\\nColonel Odem, who stammers a little at times,\\nand was evidently overcome, replied as fol-\\nlows:\\nGent-gentle-nien; if, if, I, I, were Gen-\\nGeneral Scott; (which he pronounced Scart,\\nwitli a slight hiss,) I would make you a speech-\\na speech. But I am not General Scart, Scart,\\nI am only John B. Odem, -John B. Odem;\\nand I shan t do it.\\nThe crowd were furious, and madness ruled\\nthe hour; some were for throwing him over-\\nboard, unif n m, fcatlieis and all; some cried\\nkill him, kill him, for he has fooled us all.\\nBut Major Henry IL (William, who was the mar-\\nplot of the whole matter, and who knows very\\nwell how to get a fellow out of a bad scrape\\neither in court, or out of court, interpiosed.\\nHe said, boys, hold on, what are 3-ou mad\\nabout? Warren has given us as a good speech\\nas you ever heard. I propose to wash it down\\nin champagne: come up to the hotel, it is my\\ntreat. This was unanimously agreetl to, and\\nthe crowd went to the hotel; the first order\\nwas for six baskets, and how many more has\\nnot been ascertained. At any rate there was\\nnot a bottle to be found, until the next boat\\nfrom Norfolk brought a fresh supply.\\nThis section of the state suifered sadly from\\nthe ravages of warfare, for after the fall of\\nRoanoke Island the sounds and navigable\\nrivers were open to the enemy s gunboats.\\nThese coasted up and down, and bore oft the\\nmeans and necessaries of life, living freights\\nof t ugitive negroes, and the low and skulking\\nbutt aloes. These were shameless and mean\\nwhites, who turned traitors to their friends,\\nand betrayed tluun to their unrelenting foes.\\nThese were held in abliorence and contempt.\\nThey established a stronghold at Wingfield\\nthe lovely homesteatl for 3 ears of the Brow-\\nrigg family, previously occupied by Dr. Dillard,\\nbut the Buftaloes took possession, and the s[ia-\\ncious halls, once the scene of elegance and\\nbeauty, were occupied by a foul and cowardly\\ncrew, who became such an intolerable nui-\\nsance that the building was iired.\\nThese miscreants plundered all alike, tlie\\nplate and pianos of the rich, as also the poultry\\nand bread stuft of the poor.\\nThe conduct of the colored population con-\\ntrasted most honorably with tlie conduct of\\ntheir professed friends, and is recorded to\\ntheir und3ing credit. While every white\\nman capable of bearing arms was in the field,\\nthe colored men remained at home cultivating\\nthe crops for the support of the helpless white\\nwomen and their children. Although free-\\ndom, plunder, and every allurement was lield\\nout to them to leave their old homes and their\\nold masters, many of them utterly refused,\\nami nmny of them became warmly attached\\nto the cause of their struggling masters.\\nMoore, from whom I quote, states that in\\nDecember, 18C2, at Fort Warren, the humane\\nfederal commander. Colonel Dimmick, of-\\nfei ed to release two colored men from cap-\\ntivit} William, the servant of Captain\\nRaleigh Observer.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0227.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "128\\nWHEELER 8 REMINISCENCES.\\nClements, and Brooks, tlie servant of Cap- sent his man, Harvey, through the country,\\ntain Sparrow, upon their taking the oath of then swarminiz; with federal troops, to his\\nallegiance. wife with two valuable horses and a consider-\\nThey spurned the offer, and remained to able amount of money. Harvey had every\\nshare the fallen fortunes of their old friends indueeuient and opportunity offered to desert\\nand the playmates of their youth. Major his service, but he proved faithful to his trust,\\nMoore relates the fact that, when in command and returned to his master before his furlough\\nof the Third North Carolina Battalion, he had expired.\\nCHAPTER XIV.\\nCRAVEN COUNTY.\\nCraven County, like C^howan, contained\\nmany patriotic spirits of the early age of the\\nstate, and presents a glowing record of history.\\nAround its venerable metropolis, New Berne,\\nare clustered many memories of rare interest.\\nHere landed the J alatincs, led by the Baron\\nDeGraaffenreidt, from Switzerlatid. The name\\nof New Berne was bestowed by them in re-\\nmembrance of the vine clad hills of tb.eir na-\\ntive land.\\nHere, for a hmg tiriie, was the seat of the\\nRoyal government, and from here were the\\naffairs of the colony directed 1)y the long and\\ngentle rule of Governor Dobl)s, and here his\\nsuccessor, Governor Tryoii, held his vice-regal\\ncourt, and erected a mansion more palatial\\nthan any ever before seen on this continent.\\nA drawing of Tryon s palace and its ground\\nhas been preserved by Lossing, and it nnu,t\\nhave been a most magnificent structure. Time\\nand the accident of tire have efFa\u00c2\u00abed its\\nlieauties, but the stables are still in a good\\nstate of preservation, and are now used as\\nschool rooms^\\nJohn Hawks, the grand-father of Rev. I)r.\\nFrancis L. Hawks, was the architect of the\\nTryon palace. Martin, in his history of North\\nCarolina, states this building had at the time\\nno superior in America, and that he in 1783,\\nin compan} with Miranda visited it, and he\\nstated that it had no superior in South Amer-\\nica. In December, 1770, Governor Tryon, for\\nthe first time, received the legislature in its\\nprincely halls.\\nAfter the revolutionary war, the property\\nwas confiscated and sold. It was purchased\\nhy the Daves family. J. P. Daves donated\\ntlie stable buildings to the Episcopal church.\\nOne of Mr. Daves s daughters married Governor\\nJohn W. Ellis, and after his death J. E. Nash,\\nof I etersburg. Governor Tryon s clock is in\\nthe possession of Charles C. (Mark, and is still\\na good time keeper. His writing desk is the\\nproiierty of Z. Shide. It is of solid mahogany,\\nand in perfect state of pruservatinn.*\\nAbout the year 1709, Baron Christopher de\\nGraaffenriedt led a large colony from the Palat-\\ninate of the Rhine, and in September, 1710,\\nfounded the town of New Berne. He was\\nborn in 10^, and was made a land-grave of\\n*RecoIlections of New Berne, fifty years ago. By\\nStephen F. Miller; Living and the Dead, January, 1875.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0228.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUNTV^\\nT29\\nCarolina by the lords proprietors. The Baron,\\nafter many trials and snfi crings, nearly losing\\nhis life, became involved in pecuniarv difG-\\nciilties with Judge Gale, Governor Pollock\\nand others. I fcinid a letter from the Palatines,\\namong the records of the roll office, London,\\nwhich is as follows:\\nJnly 23d, 1747, letter received from the\\nPalatines in is ^orth Carolina, to his majesty the\\nKing, that six hundred of them had been sent\\nout under care of Christopher de Graaffenriedt\\nthat in 1711, an Indian war broke out; Graaffen-\\nriedt was taken a prisoner by tliem; that\\nThomas Pollock, acting as governor, sent Cap-\\ntain Bricc,and took everything they had, and\\nin 1747, the heir of said Pollock came and\\nturned them oif their lands, in order to settle\\nthe rebel soots.\\nMay 17th, 1748, letter from (Governor John-\\nstOTi that the statement of the Palatines is\\ntrue, that many of their relations were mur-\\ndered by the Indians, and they had been dis-\\npossessed as stated.\\nThej are verj- sober and industrious.\\nGovernor Johnston suggests that other\\nlands be given tiien:i. Baron DeGraatfenriedt\\nhad returned home.\\nM//r/, Wilt, 1748.\\nOrder of King in Council:\\nGovei nor Johnston shall n.ake a grant of\\nland to the Palatines as shall be equivalent to\\nthat that they have been di.spossessed of by\\none. Colonel Pollock, and his heirs.\\nJ^)eGraaftenriedt s son. and Lewis Michel, of\\nBerne, came with him to America. Some of\\nthe famii} are still in this country.\\nInquiry has produced a letter to Mrs. Mary\\nBa3-ard Clark, dated Columbus, Georgia, Jan-\\ntiary 18th, 1871, which shows the whereabouts\\not the American branch of the family:\\nChristopher de Graaffenriedt (son of Baron\\nChristopher de Graaffenriedt and Regina\\nTscharner, his wife,) married at Charleston,\\nSouth Carolina, on Felu uary 22d, 1714. They\\nremoved to Pliiladelphia, afterwards to Mary-\\n*N. C, No. 11, B. 88.\\nland, and linally to Williamsburg, Virginia,\\nwhere, on November 28t!i, 1722, Tscharner,\\ntheir son. was born, being the first of the\\nname born in America, and from whom all\\nthe family in this country arc descended.\\nThis Tscharner was twice married, and had\\nseven sons and four ilaughters. His oldest,\\nFrancis, the father of Dr. Edwin L. de Graaffen-\\nriedt, is now the sole survivor. lie had sev-\\neral uncles who served in the revolutioary\\nwar; two of them killed in battle. His father\\nwas a captain in the revolution on the Amer-\\nican side. His brother, William, of Lunenburg,\\nVirginia, was in the war of 1812. Matthew\\nFountaine, son of another uncle, was aid to\\nGeneral Jackson in the battle of New Orleans.\\nIn the late civil war there were many f\\nthe name in the southern army.\\nTwo of the daughters of Tscharner mar-\\nried brothers of John C. Calhoun, who were\\nwealth} planters, and lived on Broad river.\\nSouth Carolina.\\nChristopher died in 1742, in Lunenburg,\\nVirginia.\\nThese people were keenly alive to their\\nrights, and opposed to ever\\\\- form f oppres-\\nsion. It was in New Berne that the first\\njirovincial congress was held, in open opposi-\\ntion to tlie authority of England, (Augu.st 25,\\n1774,] whieh appointed deputies to the Con-\\ntinental Congress at Philadelphia, (Caswell,\\nIlewes and Hooper,) and sympathising with\\ntheir oppressed and plundered countrymen at\\nlioston, sent relief in the way of provisions\\nand necessaries, declaring the aiast- of Boston,\\nis (he came of all. What an illustrious cxam-\\n[ilo to many who would still further distract\\nand divide the people of our county! The com-\\nmittee of safety for New Berne, were Dr. Alex-\\nander Gaston, Richard Cogdell, John Easton,\\nMajor Croom, Roger Ormond, Edward Salter,\\nGeorge Burrow, James Glasgow, and others.\\nThe town of New Berne was incorporated in\\n1723, by the legislature then sitting at Eden-\\nton.\\nFrancois Xavier Ahtrtiu, born 17G2, died\\n184fJ, author of a bi.story of North Carolina,\\nand some legal works, was long a resident of\\nNew Berne.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0229.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "130\\nWHEELEirS REMINISCENCES.\\nHe was a native of France, born at .Mar-\\nseille^;, 1762. IIo was a iu lnterand editoi-, and\\nstudied law, in wliich be became learned luid\\ndistinguisbed.\\nIn 1806 and 1807, be was a member of the\\nHouse of Commons from tlie borough of New\\nBerne.\\nHe was appointed by Mr. Jefferson, a judge\\nThe rebellion was a deliberate contrivance,\\nsui)verting the govennnent, dis.solving the\\nparliaments, imprisouing the lordship s depu-\\nties, putting the president of the country in\\njail, seizing and carrying away the records,\\nassuming supreme power, convening assem-\\nblies, and last of all, a most horrid and treas-\\nsonable action, erecting courts to try cases of\\nlife and death without authority.\\nCaptain Valentine Bird, collector, exported\\nin tlie Mississippi Territory, and resided at 150,000 pounds of tobacco without paying any\\ndues. On hearing that Eastchurst was comim.\\nNatchez. So acceptable were his services that\\non Feliruary 1st, 1815, he was appointed one of\\nthe .supi eme court judges of Louisiana, which\\nelevated position he occupied till his death,\\nDecember lOtli, 18-16.\\nHe became entiiely blind in his later years,\\nbut continued to [ireside with great accept-\\nal)ility, and acknowledged ability. He wrote\\na histoiy of the State of Louisiana, as also of\\n\u00c2\u00bb-.-Nt)jrth Carolina.\\nThe Blount family in North Carolina have\\nbeen distinguished for more than a century for\\nintegrity, enterprise, intelligence and patriot-\\nism.\\nas governor, and Miller as collector, he took\\nup arms with the rest of the subscribers and\\nopposed Miller on his first landing, and drew\\nhis sword.\\nGeorge Durant contemned and opposed tiie\\ngovernor with a rebel rout.\\nCaptain James Blount, one of the deputy s\\nassistants, is one of the chief among the insur-\\nrectors. I wrote to him and theother bur-\\ngesses of Chowan precinct. When the sheriff\\ncame, he, with one Captain John Vernham,\\ntook the sheriff prisoner, and raised forces to\\noppose the governor.\\nSir Walter Blount s next son was:\\n4\\nII. Thomas: he had five sons. 1st, Tbo\\ni^ojj ias.\\nwho\\nhad five sons: [a) Thomas, who mflrried Eliza-\\nAccording to a genealogical table, prepared beth Reading, distinguished in the Indian\\nby the late Governor Clark, this family was of wars 1708: (A) James; (c) John; [d) Jacob\\nEnglish origin, and figured in the reigns of and (e) Esau, twins.t\\nCharles I. (1625,) and Charles 11. (1660.} IIL Thomas (.son of Thomas who married\\nThe head of the family was created a Baronet Elizabeth Reading,) had four sons: (a) Read-\\nin 1642, as Sir Walter Blount. ing; James, Captain in Second Continen-\\nHe left four .sons and four daugliters. The tal regiment; (e) John; (d) Jaco!\\nyounger sons sought their fortunes in America. IV. Jacob, son of Thomas, was at Inittle of\\nFrom them, this family can be clearly traced Alamance, 1771; a member of the provincial\\nin distinct lines to the present. congress, and an officer in the revolutionary\\nFrom Sir Waltei- Blount descended: war. He married first Barbara Gray, second\\nI.James; came to North Carolina about Mrs. Salter, was the progenitor of the family,\\n1664, and settled in Craven. -n ^^d ten children, viz:\\nHe was a member of the House of Burgesses, I. William, who was born in Craven County,\\nand was active in the Culpepper rebellion,\\nwhich, for a time, held and controlled the\\nprovince.\\nFrom the Rolls Office, in London, I copy a\\npaper directed to the Lords Proprietor, con-\\ncerning the rebellion in Carolina, from 1663 to\\n1687:\\nin 1749, married Miss Granger, of Wilmington.\\nElected member of legislature 1783,- 84; of the\\ncontinental congress, 1782- 83- 86- 87; in the\\nconvention which formed Constitution of the\\nUnited States, in 1787; appointed governor of\\n^Colonial Documents, London,\\ntSee Williamson s, Koith Carolina, I, 202.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0230.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUiSrTY.\\ni;n\\nten-itoric-- ot United States west of Ohio,\\n1790; senator in congress tVoni Tennessee,\\n179(5; expelled from senate in 17;i7; nieraber\\nof the convention that formed state constitu-\\ntion of Tennessee. Died in Knoxville, 1810.\\nHe left one son, William Granger, who was in\\ncongress from Tennessee, 1815 to 1819, and\\nwho died in 1827, unmarried and one daughter\\nwho was the first wife of General K. P. Gaines.*\\nII. Ann, daiigliter of Jacob, married Henry.\\nIII. John Gray Blount, sou of Jacob, was\\nhorn 1752. Married Mary Harvey; he was\\noften meiidjer of the legislature, from 1782 to\\n1796, from Beaufort County. lie was an ex-\\ntensive land owner and explorer. Often the\\ncompanion of Daniel Boone. He died in\\nJanuary, 1S33, leaving six children, viz:\\nThomas Harvey, son of John Gray; (6) Jolwi\\nGray, in war of 1812; (c) William Augustus,\\n(for sketch of whom see Beaufort County,)\\nwho died in 1867, leaving a son William, and\\na daughter who is the widow of General L.\\nO B. Branch, resides in Raleigh; Polly,\\nwho married Rodman; (r) Lucy, who married\\nGeneral Grimes; [f) Patsy Baker, (unmar-\\nried.)\\nIV. Louisa, who married to Richard l^ack-\\nledge.\\nV. Reading, who married Lucy Harvey.\\nVI. Thomas, born 1759, died 1807, was in\\ntiie revolutionary war, sent to England a pris-\\noner. He was a meiidjer of the legislature from\\nEdgecombe, 1798- 99, and a member of con-\\ngress in 1793 to 1799, 1805 to 1809, and 1811,\\nand 1812. He died at Washington, (without\\nissue) leaving a widow, the daughter of\\nGeneral Jethro Sumner, named Mary Sum-\\nner Blount, who died near Tarboro in\\n1822, made liberal bequests to Christ church\\nin Raleigh, from which chietly funds were\\nrealized to buikl the beautiful stone edi-\\niice in that city. When the will was\\ndrawn, feai ing that religious bodies could not\\n*MSS. letter of Honorable Case Johnson.\\nhold real estate against the clainjs of heirs at\\nlaw, a provision was inserteil that in case of a\\ncontest t ver the devises intended for Christ\\nchurch, of Raleigh, those devises fihonld vest in\\nJudge Cameron and Dr. Hooper in fee, to he\\ndisjiosed of as their consciences might dictate.\\nThe marl)le slab )narking her grave had been\\nbroken by the fall of a tree, or as scjmc say, by\\na stroke of lightning, and the \\\\-os(ry of\\n(yhrist s church, of Raleigh, determined to\\nreplace it, but these praise worthy intentions\\nwere frustrated by the inexcusable carlessness\\nin the pi eparation of the original epita[ili. It\\nis verlHitim, as follows:\\nSacred to the memory of\\nMaBY SuMNEK BLOUNT\\nrelict of Ri iil tliiinias lilount\\nlong a reiirt scntiktivc in Uongre\\nss from this district\\nand daughter of geul. jetliro hlount.\\nDied the ISth Dec 1822 in her -ISth year\\nMrs! Blount s father was General Jethro\\nSumner, not Idonnt. It must have been a\\ndifficult task to comiiress so many errors in so\\nsmall a space.\\nVII. Jacob; l)orn 17C0; imvrried Collins.\\nVIII. Barbara, born 1763.\\nIX. Willie, son of Jacob, born 1768, secre-\\ntary to his brother William, while governor of\\nterritory west of the Ohio. Judge of the\\nsupreme court of Tennessee when only twentj--\\ntwo years old, and the Governor of Teunesse\\nfrom 1809 to 1815, (.see Bertie County.) As\\ngovernor he tendered to the United States\\n2,500 volunteers in the war of 1812. He\\ndied near Na-shvilie, 1835, leaving two daugh-\\nters; one married Dr. J. T. Dabney, and\\nanother to Dortch.\\nX. Sharp, who married Penelope Little, of\\nPitt County, who left two sons, William Little\\nand George Little.\\nI have thus endeavored to present a genea-\\nlogical diagram of a family whose members\\nhave been distinguished in the field, on the\\nforum, and in legislative halls, as well as in.\\nsocial life.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0231.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "132\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe tnhle may be relied upon, as it has Iioeii\\nthe subject of imich labor and research. Their\\nlives and offices have been briefly ailiideil to,\\nfigures and dates given, leaving to other hands\\nthe pious duty of comtiienting in detail on their\\ncharacter and services.\\nAhner Na.sh was l orn in i rince Edward\\nCounty, Virginia. At an early ago he went\\nto New Berne, whei o he studied and practiced\\nlaw with great success.\\nHe was an able and active friend to the\\nrights of the people, and a member of [iro-\\nvincial congress in 1774.\\nIn the dispatcVi of Governor Martin, dated\\nMarch lOtli, 1775, he informs his govern-\\nment that tlie seditious Icatlei s of tlie peo-\\nple ha\\\\-e ti .o effectually pi evented the\\nKing s speech from operating to the extent he\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0wished. Instead of yielding the}- talk of re-\\nsorting to violence.\\nEnclosed is an advertisement of the com-\\nmittee at New Berne, \\\\\\\\liich he calls atro-\\ncious falsehoods, and the composition of\\na Mr. Nash, one of the subscribers, who is an\\neminent lawyer, but the most unprincipled\\ncharacter of the county.\\nIn another dispatch dated at Fort Johnston,\\nJune 30th, 1775, he writes:\\nSince I had the Ixjiior of representing to\\nyour lordship the state of this country, various\\ncircumstances have occuri-ed of which I think\\nit my duty to give the best account mj infor-\\nmation Gnal)les me to lay before 3 ou.\\nOn Tuesday, May 23d, 1775, a set of peo-\\nple calling themselves a committee, met at\\nNew Berne. A motly crew, without any pre-\\nvious notice of their purpose, appeared, coming\\ntowards my house; I supposed they were the\\nconnnittee of whose meeting I had heard. I\\ndirected my secretary to signif} mj resolution\\nnot to see them He soon came back, however,\\nwith a message that tliej- were the inhabitants\\nof tlie town of New Berne, who had come to\\nwait upon me, and requested to speak to me.\\nI directed them to be shown in, and I im-\\nmediately went down to them.\\nMr. Abner Nash, an attorney and oracle uf\\nthe committee, (of whom I have had occasion\\nto mention to j our lordship Iiefore as principal\\npromoter of sedition,) came forward out of\\nthe crov/d and said he had been choseii by the\\npeople of New Berne, then present, to repre-\\nsent that their purpose in waiting on me was\\nin consequence of a general alarm of the peo-\\nple of that place at my dismounting some\\npieces of cannon which occasionally had been\\nmade use of on rejoicing da^^s; that the Gov-\\nernor of Virginia had lately dejirived the peo-\\nple of that colon}- of arms and ammunition.\\nThe inhabitants therefore requested and hoped\\nthat I would order the cannon to be I en^ounted\\nand restored to their former cfuidition.\\nUnprepared, my lord, for such a visit, and\\ntilled with indignation at the absurdity and\\nimpertinence of the cause assigned by Mr.\\nNash, I am satisfied that it was a more pre-\\ntense to insult me. I replied that the guns I\\nhad dis7iiouiited belonged to the king, and I\\nwas only responsible to His Majesty for any\\ndisposition I made of them, c.\\nBut the next day, so precarious had his po-\\nsition became, that Governor Martin sent his\\nfamily to New York, and he himself went in\\nmuch haste on board of His .Majest^^ s sloop of\\nwar, the Cruiser, Captain Parry, commander,\\nnever to exercise again the functions of Gov-\\nernor of North Carolina.\\nIn the same dispatch, Governor Martin says\\nhe had received an account on April 20th,\\nbetween the king s troops and the people\\nnear Bostoii, which reached him a little more\\nthan two months after the event.\\nIn this dispatch, Governoi- Martin enclosed\\nthe resolves of the committee of Mecklenburg\\nin the Cap? Fair Mercury, a copy of which he\\nsays was sent by express to the congress at\\nPhiladelphia. This official dispatch would\\nsettle a (piestion, about which there never\\nshould have been any cavil, question, or doubt.\\nThese extracts from official sources prove\\nthe course which Mr. Nash pursued in perilous\\ntimes. He was nu)re of a statesman, however,\\nthan a soldioi-, yet he did the cause of his\\ncountr}- as much service as if he were in the\\nfield. He played a leading part in that great", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0232.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUNTY.\\n133\\ndrama in which men and guns are subordinate\\nappendages. lie was a member of the Pro-\\nvincial Congress in Novend)er 177*!, wiiicli met\\nat Halifa.x, and formed the constitution of the\\nstate; and was tlietirst speai^cerof the iirst House\\nof Commons that ever sat in tlie state. He was\\nspeaker in the senate in 1779, and was elected\\ngovernor at that session and served till 1781.\\nIn 1782 and 83, he represented Jones County.\\nHe was elected a member of the Continental\\nCongress in 1781, in which lie served till 178 j.\\nHe died at New ork while attending con-\\ngress, December 2d, 1780.\\nHe married the widow of Governor Dobbs.\\nHe was the brother of General Francis Nash,\\nand the father of Frederick Nash, late Judge\\nof supreme court of North Carolina, sketches\\nof whom may be found in the I ccord of Orange\\nCounty.\\nRichard Dobbs Spaight, of North Carolina,\\nborn March iJoth, 1758, died September 6th,\\n1802.\\nHe was born, lived ainl died in the\\ntown of New Berne. ]Iis family was dis-\\ntinguished in the early history of the coun-\\ntry. His father was the secretary and clerk\\nof the crown an office in dignity next\\nto that of the governoi His mother was the\\nsister of Arthur Dobbs, governor of the prov-\\nince from 1754: to 17GG. He lost his parents\\nat an early age. Blest \\\\\\\\ith a sound mind in a\\nsound body, his education was of the highest\\norder. He was sent to Ireland, when only\\nnine years of age, where he pursued his acad-\\nemic studies, his education being comjileted at\\nthe university of (;!lasgow. He returned to\\nhis native country in 1778, and found it in-\\nvolved in the fearful struggle.^ of the revolu-\\ntionar}- war, his immediate section was the\\nscene of lierce and l)loody conflict. His chiv-\\n*jixtrait from Colonial Records in Rolls office, Lon-\\ndon; Kichanl Spaight appointed secrrtary and clerk\\nof the Crown 111- seneral assenibly prefer\\ncharges again.st (Jovernor Dobbs, amonj; them, that lie\\nh A appointed his nephew, Richard Spaight, a pay-\\nmaster in the army.\\nalrous temper caused him to volunteer his ser-\\nvices to his country, and he was engaged in\\nthe disastrous battle of Cannlen, South Caro-\\nlina, August 16th, 1780, as aid-de-camp to\\nGovernor Caswell. Although brave and en-\\nthusiastic, there were fields otiier than those\\nof war, more suited to his genius, where his\\nservices and talents could be as beneiicial to\\ncountry s welfare and liberty, and in which\\nmen and arms are demanded, but not the most\\nim[)cH-tant elements of success. His country-\\nmen apiireciated this fact, and the next year,\\nhe was elected a member of the general assem-\\nbly from the borough of New Bjriie, and re-\\nelected in 1782 and 1783. By the latter body,\\nhe was elected a member of the Continental\\nCongress, (which met at Annapolis on the 13th\\nDecember, 1783,) with Benjamin Hawkins\\nand Hugh Williamson as colleagues. The war\\nhad ended, and he witnessed the resignation\\nby General Washington to that congress of\\nhis commission as commander-in-chief.\\nThe appreciation of the character and patriot-\\nism of Mr. Spaight, was evinced by being\\nselected as one of the committee of states;\\nin whom all the powers of the new govern-\\nment, (executive, legislative and judicial)\\nwere vested. When the convention was called\\nto form the Constitution of the United States,\\nwhich met at Philadelphia, (on May 1-ith,\\n1787,) lie was elected a memljei His name,\\nwith that of William Blount and Hugh Wil-\\nliamson, is ap[iended to the constitutn)n. He\\nwas a member of the state convention whit-li\\nmet at Hillsboro, on July 21st, 1788, to con-\\nsider the Federal Constitution, and advocated\\nwith all liis energies its adoption. In this lie\\nwas aided by such distinguished names as\\nSamuel Johnston, James Iredell, William U.\\nDiivie, Jolin Steele, Ste[iben Caliarrus and\\nothers.\\nBut the active opposition of Willie Jones,\\nDavid Caldwell, Eiisha Battle, C. Dowd,\\nGriffith Rutherford, and others, caused its re-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0233.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "134 WHEELER 8 REiVIINISCENCES.\\njection, and the State of North Carolina, from public life, hut private circles. Governor\\nJuly, 1788, to November, 1789, (when the Cm- Spaight was the acknowledged leader of the\\nstitution of the United States was ratified,) party which supported Mr. Jefferson and Mr.\\npresented the extraordinary attitude of a sov- Stanly, its active adversary. Led on by the\\nereign state, independent and self-governing, maddening and malignant influence of party\\nwith no confusion within or coercion from spirit, on September 5th, 1802, Mr. Stanly\\nwithout. This instructive page of history challenged Governor Spaight to tiglit a duel, in\\nexpresses the truth, tliat political reunion, like a note taunting in its terms, and very oppiobri-\\nsocial union, can best be secured by concession, ous. They fought (.)u the same day. Gov-\\naffection, and justice. ernor Spaight was mortally wounded, and died\\nIn 1792, Mr. Spaight was again returned to on the following day. This tragic event, from\\nthe general assenddy. and by that body was hislong, varied, and illustrious service, causoda\\nchosen the governor of the state, which he deep sensation thi oughout the state, and even\\nheld for three years, when he was succeeded by at this day is felt with sad regret.\\nSamuel Ashe. Such were the [)ublic services of Richard\\nHe was the first native born son of North Dobbs Spaight. These are inscribed in the\\nCarolina elected as governor. He served records of our nation. Of his private cliarac-\\nwhile governor as presidential elector. ter we are not loft to conjecture. Cue who\\nIn 1797, he took his seat in the House of knew him long and well has informed us that\\nRejiresentatives, elected from North Carolina, as a private citizen he v/as upright in his\\nto lill the vacancy occasioned by the death of intentions, and sincere in his declarations.\\nHonorable Nathan Bryan, (second session of Methodical aiul even mercantile in his busi-\\nihe Fifth Congress,) and re-elected a mendjcr ness; no errors of negligence or ignoran-e in-\\nof the Sixth Congress, 1797 to 1799. This was volved him in litigation with his neighbors,\\nan important epoch in our government. The Uniform in his conduct, resiioctful to author-\\ntwo great parties (then called Federal and ity, and influential in his example. Hospitality\\nRepublican,) fought tierce and furious for was a conspicuous tiait of his character. The\\npower. Governor Spaight voted with his re- stranger was welcouie, treated with cordiality,\\npublican colleagues, Willis Alston, Nathaniel and entertained with kindness. His cliarity\\nMacon, David Stone, and others. It wasdur- was universal For the tale of sorrow lie ever\\ning this congress that Governor William had a tear and relief. He was an atfeetionate\\nBlount, Senator from Tennessee, was im- husiiand, an indulgent fatliei-, and a eompas-\\npeached, (or threatened with impeachment,) sionate nuistei consistent in his hours of study\\nand for the first time the election of a presi- and recreation, no ii regularities disturbed his\\ndent was made by the house. After these course, or improper indulgence his repose.\\nexciting scenes, Governor Spaight sought re- No one, as a public man, could have iield foi-\\ntirement and repose. His health was seriously along and unintei-i-upted series of years, the\\nimjiaired, and he sought relief in the milder affections, counten.nice, and support of his\\nclimate of the West Indies. But the people countrymen, without any effort on l;is part,\\ncalled liim again to duty, and he was, in 1801, unless he possessed substantial merit aiid un-\\nelected a senator in the general assendily. spotted integrity.\\nThis was destined to be his last public service.\\nParty politics were never more active and *Reverend T. P Irvings^funeral discourse on the\\ndeath of Governor Richard Dobbs bi aight, delivered at\\nbitter. These animosities pervaded not only Kew iierue. isuii.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0234.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUNTY.\\n135\\nLike him of Scotland it may be truly said:\\nilus Dunciin\\nIlath borne his faculties so meek, liatli been\\nSo clear in liis great office, that his virtues\\nWill plead like angels, tnuupet tongued, against\\nThe deep damnation of liis taking off.\\nBy his marriage with Miss Polly Leach he\\nhad four children.\\nI. William, who died \\\\ouiig.\\nIL i\\\\ichard Dohbs, a leading statesman in\\nthe state; for years in the legislature; in con-\\ngress from 1823 to 1825; governor in 1835;\\ndied unmarried.\\nIIL Charles, who (TumI nnmarricd.\\nTV. Margaret, wlio mai ried Honorable John\\nR. Donnel, one of the judge.s of the state from\\n1819 to 183G, who left four children.\\nAn accurate portrait of Governor Spaight\\nhangs in one of the rooms of Independence\\nHall, rhiladelphia,\\nDUELS IN NORTH CAROLINA.\\nThe kind dispositions of the people of the\\nstate, tlieir nnan)bitious tempers, together witli\\naversion to acts of violence and blood, have\\ndone much to discourage the practice of duel-\\nling. Of late years there have been but few\\naffairs of honor, so called. In our readings,\\nhowever, we have niet some cases of a custom\\nmore honored in the breach than in the ob-\\nservance. Doubtless other cases have occurred\\nthat we have never heard of.\\nHonorable John Baxter, (United States\\njudge in Tennessee,) about 1850, met Colonel\\nMarcus Erwin; exchanged tire, and Baxter\\nslightly wounded; ca\\\\ise, political.\\nBynum Jesse and Jennifer of Maryland,\\n(same cause,) neither hurt.\\nHonorable Duncan Cameron, and William\\nDutl y, met near Ilillsboro; Judge Cameron\\nwounded. Duffy represented Fayetteville in\\nthe legislature of 180G.\\nHonorable Samuel Carson and Dr. R. B.\\nYi.iice, (see sketch of Carson.)\\n*See sketch of Judge Dounel.\\nHonorable Thomas L. Clingman and Wm L.\\nYancy, (see sketch of Clingman.)\\nJoseph Klaniier and Walker, near Wilming-\\nton; latter killed.\\nLouis D. Henry ami Thomas J. Stanly, 1812,\\nlatter killed.\\nGeneral Robert Howe and (iadsden, of\\nSouth Carolina, fought May 13th, 1778, in\\nSouth Carolina, neither hurt.\\nHonorable J. J. Jackson and Jose^ih Pearson\\npolitical, 1812, at Washington.\\nThomas F, Jones and Dr. Daniel Johnson\\nat Bladensburg, 1840, latter killed.\\nLaw and Blanchard, (Bertie County.)\\nScattervvaite and Kennedy.\\nStrong and Holmes, (Sampson County.)\\nJohn_JStiHj.ly__and Governor Spaight, (see\\nsketch of Spaight.\\nEdward Stanly and Samuel W. Inge, of\\nAlamance; political neither hurt.\\nMontford Stokes and Jesse A. Pearson,\\n(Roward County.) Governor Stokes wounded.\\nAlexander Simpson and Thomas White-\\nhurst, in 1766; latter killed.\\nYellowby and Harris.\\nJohn Stanly, born 1774^ died 1834, was a\\nnative of New Berne. The son of John Wright\\nSianl^. He was educated for the law; strong\\nin mental as well as personal gifts, he attained\\nhigh distinction in his profession. Blessed\\nwith a clear and musical voice, with rnanneis\\nat once graceful and dignified; bold and fear-\\nless in his elocution, sarcastic and severe in ex-\\npression, he was in his day an advocate of great\\npower and success.\\nHe early entered the stormy arena of ptJities,\\nand took satisfaction in mingling in its fierce\\nand furious strife. At an early age, (in 1798,)\\nhe was elected a member of the House of Com-\\nmons, of which he was elecied speaker, ami in\\nwhich he continued, with intermis.sions, until\\n182ij, when he, whilst debating, was struck\\nwith paralysis and never recovered. He was\\na member of the Seventh Congress, 1801- 3,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0235.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "136\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand ayiiin of tlie Eleventli Coiiyress, 1800- ll.\\nHis aiiplication to Govei iinr Williams for par-\\ndon, lias been published; and is ailniired as\\nbeing eloquent and dignitied.\\nI have in my possession, tlie original peti-\\ntion of the niendiers of the legislature to tlie\\ngdvernor, asking this pardon, signed by iJiincan\\nCameron, Calvin Jones, John Allison, Peter\\nHoyle, David Tate, Daniel Glisson, Durant\\nHatch, John G. Scull, W. Lord, Peter Forney,\\nEphin. Davidson, George Outlaw, Robert Wil-\\nliams, and others.\\nIn his political campaigns, in discussions in\\nthe legislature, and in debate at the bar, and\\neven in j)rivate life, Mr. Stanly s course to-\\nwards his opponents was marked with vio-\\nlence. Speaking of the unamiable trait in his\\ncharacter, Mr. Miller states: Judge Donnell\\nwas an able, quiet, obstrusive, upright gentle-\\nman. He bore with great equinamity the\\nbiting sarcasm which Mr. Stanly was in the\\nhabit of thrusting at the court, wliere Judge\\nl) iniell presided, whenever it suited his\\nl.oliL-y. Judge Donnell was the son-in-law\\nlI the first Governor Spaight. The same\\nwriter, speaking of Mr. Siiaight, the second,\\nsays:\\nilichard D. Spaight held a license to\\npractice law,l)ut was wealthy and diffident, lie\\nwas not destitute of talents and learning.\\nI always suspected that Mr. Stanly was an\\nobstacle to the professional success of Mr.\\nSpaight, as Stanly was a man of imperious\\ntemper, and not satisfied with killing tlie\\nfather of Mr. Spaight, he seemed to deliglit in\\ntortui ing the son, by looks and gestures, and\\nintonations of his voice, when other methods\\nwere not used.\\nMr. Stanly married a daughter of Mailin\\nFrank, of Jones County, whose handsome\\nestate laid the foundation of his fortu?je. Put\\nit was not permanent. In the Recollections of\\nNew Berne lifty years ago, the writer says:t\\n*See our Living and our Dead, November, 1S74.\\ntStephen F. Miller, iu our Living and Dead, No-\\nvember, 1874\\nMrs. Stanly was a country heiress, with-\\nout cultivation or opportunity. Their na-\\nnatures and habits were incompatible; she was\\na shouting Methodist, he a staid vestryman of\\nthe orthodox Episcopal church. His affairs\\nbecame so embarrassed, that debts and judg-\\nments pressed him. To the kindness of a per-\\nsonal and political frieml, he owned the house\\nin which he li\\\\-ed and died. Here harrassed\\nl)y creditors, witli a liody heljJess from disease,\\na mere wreck of his former self; he died\\nAugust 3rd, 1835. We may well recall at\\nsuch a scene, the words of Ophelia:\\nO, wliut a uolile mind is Iiere o er thrown,\\nThe courtier s, soldier s, scholar s, eye, tongue\\nsword.\\nNow see tliat noble anil most sovereign reason,\\nLike sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.\\nMr. Stanly left one daughter, who married\\nWalker K. Armstead, then an officer in the\\nUnited States army, against Mr. Stanly s\\nwishes. Mr. Miller says he never forgave hei\\nWhen this worthy officer attained rank and\\ndistinction, in her old age Mrs. Stanly found a\\nhome under his hospitable roof, where she\\ndied. Mr. Stanly also died under General\\nArnistead s roof.\\nHis descendants, a number of sons, wore:\\nI. John, idiotic from liirtb.\\nII. Alfred, resided in Fairfax C(.unty. Vir-\\nginia.\\nIII. Frank, became a Methodist preacher.\\nIV. Edward, was a member of the house\\nfrom Beaufort, 1844 to 1847.^\\nV. Alexander.*\\nVI. Faliius, United States navy (retired\\nadmiral,) resided in Washington.\\nVII. Cicero.\\nVIII James.\\nDr. Isaac Gnion,of New Perne, was surgeon\\nto the First liegiment North Cart)lina Conti-\\nnentals, commanded by Colonel James Moore.\\nFrom neglect of duty he was suspended.\\nOn July 6th, 1776, he was appointed com-\\nJFor his sketch see Beaufort County.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0236.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "CliAVEN (BOUNTY. 1;!7\\nmissary to an iiHle[iendont company under rliildron, a son, tlicn only three years i lil, 1 ho\\nCaptain Selby JIarvey, stationed on tlie sea snhject ol t his sketrli, an l a. dan^ihter, who, in\\ncoast.* after years, hucanie the wife of Chief Jastire\\nWilliam (Taston,boni September 19th, 1778, Taylor,\\ndied January 23d, 1844, was the son of Dr llis early education was conducted under\\nAlexander Gaston, wiio was one of the most the guidance of a pious ami patient mother,\\nearnest and stevidfast friends of the people. In the fall of 1791 he was sent to the Catho-\\nand one of the committee of safety for C!ravcn lir collc,i, e at (leorgctown, where lie remained\\nCounty. He gave up his lite to the cause of for two years, hut under the severe disci-\\nliberty; for, as the tOAvn of Xew Berne was piine and rigors of a variahle climate, his\\nattacked by the tories on August \u00e2\u0080\u00a220th, 1781, health gave away, and !)y advice of his physi-\\nhe escaped with his wife and children, lie cian, he returned to the inihl climatr.if his\\nliad only time to pusli oft in a boat, leaving nat ive land and the comforts of home. Under\\nhis wife and children on the wharf. One of the care of Reverend Thomas P. Irving, he\\nthese miscreants levelled his gun over the was prepared for Princeton, and where he cn-\\nshoulder of Mrs. Gaston and tired. Her pa- tered the junior class. At the early age of\\ntriotic husband was shot. eighteen, he graduated with the tirst honors ot\\nThis tragic event has been graphically de- that icnovvned institution. lie returned home\\nscried by a resident of this section of our and entered the law otHce of Judge Francois\\nstate, who states that Dr. Gaston and Colonel Xavier Martin. He was admitted to the bar\\nJolin Green were dining at Dr. Gaston s house, before reaching the age of twenty-one, and\\nwhen an alarm was given that the tories were soon attained greet eminence in his profession,\\ncoming. Ga.ston and Green arose from the In 1799, he was ele^-ted to the state senate,\\ntable, hastened to the wharf only a few steps and LSU8 to the House of Commons, by which\\noft and jumped into a canoe; when off Cornel s body he w-as chosen speaker.\\nwharf a platoon of the tories tired np m them, In 131 0, he was a candidate for congre-s, and\\nand both fell. The tories then retraced their was defeated by William Blackledge, but was\\nsteps. The canoe was the property of an old ne- elected to the Thirteenth Congress, from 181.5\\ngro, John, (vho, after some delay, procured aid to 1817, and tlie Fourteenth Congress, from\\nand started in search of his canoe, which was 1817 to 1819.\\ndrifting about at the mercy of the winds and Hei e be occupied a position as the peer of\\nwaves. On reaching it, he found lying at the Calhoun, Clay, Lowndes, Kandol^.h and Web-\\nbottom of his boat Green, as he supposed dead, ster. His speeches on the loan bill and the\\nand Gaston dying. He carried them back to previous question present some of the finest\\nthe wharf, and then to Dr. Ilazlin s house, specimens of reasoning and eloipience which\\nThe doctor pronounced Green mortally the country has ever furnished. He retired\\nwounded, and Gaston seriously. Just the con- fi om congress to pursue his law practice.\\nverse of this ojiinion turned out true, for the I 1824, he was elected to the House of (\\\\)ni-\\nlatter soon died, and the former lived thirty mons, and in 1827- 28 and 1831.\\nyears afterwards. Dr. Gaston was buried in Here he rendered efficient and invaluable\\nCedar Grove, tlie city cemetery. services to llie state. The perfect orgauiza-\\nHe left a disconsolate widow and two little tion of our then judicial system, and some of\\nthe best statutes of North Carolina, are the\\n^Force s American Aichives. result of his sagacity and labor.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0237.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "138 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nIll 1834,011 tlie death ot -liulyo nciKlevsni, was no sopliistr3- to mislead, no nieretvicious\\nlie was elected one of the judges of the supreme ornament to beguile; his person seemed almost\\ncourt, wliich eleviited position was so germane inspired, and his countenance expressed a be-\\nto his talents and his tastes that he declined nignty of soul which ninrkod liis whole life and\\na seat in the Senate of the United States, which character.\\nwas tendered to iiim. Only once more did The writer (Dalton,) already quoted, says of\\nlie appear as a statesman. lie was a member Jud^e Gaston: lie was a great man in every\\nof the convention of 1835, which liody was, sense of the word, (^ne was never tired of\\nwithout doubt, the ablest that ever sat in the his compaiiv. His conversation was always\\nstate. Tlie tirst men from every section in the interesting and instructive. He did not pos-\\nstute, of the highest positions, and of tlie sess the excursive genius of Mr. Badger, nor\\nlargest knowledge, were selected. the wit of Mr. Stanly. But his store of learn-\\nIle allied the conventinn in making health- ing and well balanced mind, added to his un-\\nful reforms, modified the thirty-second article sullied character, made him greatly their su-\\ndisfranchising Catholics, and opposed tlie prop- perior- He had more matter of fact than\\nosition to deprive free colored people of the romance in his character. He would have\\nright to vote. Until this time they had pos- made a better historian than a novelist, and\\nsessod the right in North Carolina. The perhaps, too, a great actor.\\ncharacter of Judge Gaston asastatesmaii,pure His last days were bright and glorious, and\\nand iiatriotic, is inscribed in the annals of the his end triumphant and happ}\\nnation, and the state, llis ability and learn- On Januaiy 23d, 1844, while sitting on the\\ning as an advocate, none can question; and his bench of the supreme court at Raleigh, he\\njiatience with witnesses and suitors, his coiiqilained of a chilly sensation, attended with\\n(irbanity to his associates, and Iiis respect to fainting feelings, and was carried from the\\nuntbority rendered him universally impular. court room to his chamber. On that evening\\nHis manii.er of aildress in a court or the he was better, many friends called wiio were\\nlegi dature was pM3culiar. charmed with his conversation and when relat-\\nIt was my fortune to sit two sessions of the ing an account of a convivial party at Washing-\\nlegislature in the next seat to. Judge Gaston, as tun, he spoke of one who avowed himself a\\nalsooii thecommitteeon thejiidiciary vvithhim, free thinker in religion.\\nand I had good opportunitiesof tibserving him. From that time, be said, I regarded that\\nHe had, or seemed to have, when he first arose man with distrust. I do not say that sucli a\\nto speak, a modesty that was as embarrassing to man niaj* not be an honorable man, but I dare\\nhimself as it was to bis audience. He trembled not trust him. A Ijelief in an all ruling\\npercepitibly at first, but after a few monjents providence who shapes our deeds is necessary,\\nhis emphatic and deliberate manner and sub- We must believe and feel that there is a God,\\nducd times commanded profound silence and all wise and almighty\\nattention. He Ijecame [lerfectly possessed, and As lie pronounced these words, he raised\\nhe commenced his argument with matchless himself up from. his couch to give eni[ihasis to\\nand thrilling elcxpience. As be [ir.igressed, the his expression, in a moment there seemed to\\ngrandeur of liis exiiression seemed to increase, be a rush of blood to the brain, and he fell\\nwhilst his illustrations were as Inminons as a backacor[ise. The spirit fied from the scenes of\\nsunbeam, and his arguments carried conviction earth, to meet that God in whom he trusted,\\nto the minds of his entranced auditors. There and whose name last vibrated on his tongue.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0238.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUNTY\\n139\\nTruly ilid his able associate, Judge Kuffin,\\nsay on the occasion of his death that he was -a\\ngood man and a groat judge. His remains\\nwere deposited in the cemetery at New Berne.\\nA ho.ivy hlock of marble, resting on the\\ngranite, surmounted b}- a cross, bears simply\\nthe name of William Gaston and the date of\\nbirth and death.\\nI saw, says the writer already quoted,\\none morning, before the snn has risen Edward\\nP^verett and John R. Doniiel standing together\\nat tlie tomb of Gaston. Mr. Everett removed\\nhis hat, saying: This eminent man had low\\nequals and no superior.\\nOf sucli a man s memory- the state may Ije\\njustly [irond. She has written his name on\\nhei towns and counties, and as long as talent\\nis admired, cr virtue appreciated, so long will\\nthe name of Gaston be cherished.\\nJudge Gaston was thrice married:\\nI. Miss Ha}-, of Fayetteville; no issue.\\nII. Hannah McClure,who died suddenly, in\\n1814, from alarm at the incoming of the Brit-\\nish fleet. She left i) Alexander F. Gaston,\\nwho was in the legislature in 1830, and who\\nmari ied [Jini) Miss Jones, and (second) Miss\\nMurphy of Burke, where he died; (h) and two\\ndaughters, one of whom was the first wife of\\nJudge Manlj she left one child, Hannah, who\\nmarried a son of the Rev. Dr. Francis L. Hawks;\\nshe has since died leaving several children.\\nTlie second daughter of Judge Gaston by this\\nmarriage was the wife of Robert Donaldson,\\nof New York.\\nIII. MissWorthington, of Georgetown issue\\n(r/) Mrs. Graham, who died recently near Marl-\\nboro, Maryland; (6) Kate, single.\\nJohn R. Donnel, born 1791, died 1864, a\\nnative of Ireland, and a mau of letters, was\\neducated at the university of North Carolina,\\nand graduated in 1807, in the same class with\\nGavin Hogg, and others. He studied law and\\npracticed that profession with great success.\\nIn 1815, he was elected solicitor of the dis-\\ntrict, and in 1819 be was elecied judge nt tin-\\nsuperior courts of law, the duties of which be\\ndischarged with dignity and ability far st-ven-\\nteen years.\\nHis extensive [U operty suffered severely from\\nthe tumults and depredations of civil war.\\nHe died at lialeigb, October 15th, ISfU, a\\ni-efugec from his large estates and i)rincely\\nhome.\\n.ludge Doiinel married .Margaret, daughter\\nof Governor Spaiubt, who left five children:\\nI. Richard Spaight Donnel, distinguished as\\na lawyer.*\\nII. Mary, who marrried Clnirles B. Sbep-\\npard. Mr. Sbeppard as in congress 1839 to\\n1841, and who died 1843, leaving two chil-\\ndren; 0 Margaret, who married Samuel S.\\nNelson; (li) Mary, who mari-ied James A.\\nBryan.\\nIII. Anne, single.\\nlY. Fannie, who married James B. Shep-\\npard; Mr. Sheppard died in 1870, leaving ;m\\nson, John R. D. SlRq pard, now in Paris.\\nY. C. Spaight Donnel, married Thomas M.\\nKeerl, of Baltimore, where they reside.\\nJohn Sitgreaves, late United States judge,\\nwas a resident of New Berne. The first United\\nStates district judge for the District of Kortb\\nCarolina, was John Stokes, f ajipointed b\\\\\\nGen e ra I ^Yash i ngt on\\nHe was succeeded i)y Jolm Sitgreaves in\\n1790, a[ipointed by Jefi erson. He was suc-\\nceeded by Henry Potter in 1803, who held the\\nposition until his death, December 20th, 1859.\\nHe was succeeded by Asa Biggs, apjioiuted by\\nBucb:inan; the war suspended his functions.\\nGeorge W. Brooks was appointed August 9th,\\n1865.\\nThe state has been divided recently into two\\ndistricts, and Robert P. Dick| was appointed\\nfor the Y estern district by General Grant.\\n*For sketch of whom see Beaufort Coimty.\\ntFor sketch, see Stokes County.\\ntSee sketch of Judge Dick, Guilford County.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0239.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "140\\nWHEELER S REMINISCEXCES.\\nJnd^-e Siticreavcs, was like his predecessor, a\\nsoldier of the revolution.\\nIt is a remarkable historical fact tliat after a,\\nwar, whether foi-eign or domestic, that the pop-\\nular feeliiiy centers on those who have done\\nthe state sduie service in the field. The re-\\nmark (if Ldi d Bacon is verified liy facts. In\\nthe ycnth of a nation, the profession of arms\\nHoiirish; in its middle age, the useful arts; and\\nin its old ai^ o, the tine arts. See America,\\nEngland, and Italy to prove the truth of tliis\\ndictum.\\ndudge Sitgi i\\\\aves was apiiointe l by the Pro-\\nvincial Congress in ITTH, an officer in Captain\\nCassell s company, and was in the l)attle of\\nCamden, August, 1780.\\nlie was a member of the fjontinental Con-\\ngress in 1784, and a member of the House of\\ncommons (1780 to 1789) from the borough of\\nNew Berne.\\nMr. Jefferson s diary contains the following:\\n1789, Hawkins recommended John Sit-\\ngroaves, as a very clever gentlemen, of good\\n;deportinent, well pkilled in the law for a man\\nof his age, and if he lives long enough, will be\\n.an ornament to Ids profession. Si aight and\\nIjlount concurring, he was nominated.\\nHe .iied at Halifax, March 4th, 1802, where\\nhe lies buried.\\nJohn Herritage Bryan, born 1798, died May\\nloth, 1870, was a native of New Borne.\\nIn the J rovincial Congress of Xovember,\\n177(3, at Halifax, three of this name were\\nmeuibers. His early education was conducted\\nby the Reverend T. P. Irving, and he gradu-\\nated at the university in 1815. in the same\\nclass with Isaac Ci oom, Edward Hall, Francis\\nL. Hawks, Willie P. Mangum, Ricliard Dobbs\\nSpaiglit, and othei s. He read law and at-\\ntained high rank in !iis profession.\\nHe was elected to the state senate in 1823\\nand 24, and in the next year also, and at the\\nsame time he was elected a member of the\\nNineteenth Congress, from 1825 to 1827; an\\nunprecedented event, and the more so as he\\nwas away from home when elected to both of\\nthese popular positions. He accepted the seat\\nill congress, and he was elected to the Twen-\\ntieth Congress. He declined a re-election,\\nthe care of a young and increasing familj\\ndemanding his services. He removed to Ra-\\nleigh, where he lived many years, loved and\\nrespected li}- all who knew him, ami where he\\ndied, universally regretted, in 1870.\\nHe married the daughter of William Shep-\\nard, of New Berne, and leaves a large and\\ninteresting family. One of his sons, Francis,\\ngraduated at West Point, and was distin-\\nguished in liattles in Mexico.\\nF](hvard Graham, born 1765, died 1833, son\\nof Edward Graham, (who came from Argyle-\\nshire, Scotland,) was born in New York city,\\ngraduated at Princeton 1785, read law with\\nChief Justice Jay, and settled in New Berne.\\nHe was a member in the legislature from\\nNew Berne, in 1797 his only public service.\\nHe was the second of Mr. Stanly in his fatal\\nduel with Governor Spaight. He died in New\\nBerne, March 22d, 1838.\\nHe married Elizabeth, the daughter of Ed-\\nward Batchelor, and had two children:\\nI. Elizabeth, born 1804, who married John\\nP. Daves.\\nII. Jane Frances, married to William II.\\nHaywood, late United States senator.\\nFrancis Lister Hawks, born W died LSOfi,\\nthe son of John Hawks, was a native of New\\nBerne, and distinguished as a writer and pul-\\n[)it orator.\\nOne of his ancestors was the architect and\\nsuperintended the building of the governor s\\nresidence at New Berne in 1771. Among the\\nColonial Records in London, I find that in\\nJune 20th, 1771, at a meeting of the eoancil,\\nhe suhmitted his accounts of expenses for\\nbuilding the palace.\\nHe graduated at the university in 1815, in\\nthe same class with Mr. Bryan, and others, as", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0240.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "CRAVEN COUNTY.\\n141\\nalluded to in the sketch of Mr. Bryiin: studied\\nIhw and was the reporter of tlie decisions of\\ntiie supreme court for five years, (1820 to 26.)\\nIn 1821, he was elected a mcndjer of the\\nHouse of Commons from Xew Berne, l)ut he\\nresolved to devote himself to the ministry,\\nand was ordained hy Bishop Ravenscroft He,\\nin 1827, was assistant minister of Dr. Harry\\nCroswell, of New Haven, Conne .:ticut. In\\n1829, he was the assistant of P.ishop ^Yhite,\\nat St. James, Philadelphia, and from 1832\\nto 1834, was the rei:tor of St. Stejihen s\\nchurch, New York; during which period he\\nvisited Europe, with an introduction to Ihe\\nArchhishop of Canterbury, to collect material\\nfor a history of the Episcopal church in the\\nUnited States, a fragment of which may be\\nseen in his biography of Bishop White.\\nFrom St. Stephen s he passed to St. Thomas\\nin 1832, aud continued his connection with this\\nparish until he removed to Mississippi in 1844.\\nHe was elected bishop of the diocese; which\\nhe declined, as also his election to be bishop of\\nRhode Island. At the close of 1844, he took\\ncharge of Christ church in New Orleans, where\\nhe continued for iive years, during which time\\nhe gave his aid to the establisl)mont of a .state\\nuniversity, of wliich he was made tho, presi-\\ndent. But he was called to fill the pulpit of\\nCavalry church, and he returned to New York\\nand continued in this charge until 1861; he\\nthen resigned because lie sympathized with\\nthe soutli, and took clnirge of a Baltimore\\nchurch. One of his sons was major in the\\nConfederate army. After the war was over\\nhe returned to and preached in tlie Cliurch of\\nthe Annunciation, New York, where he died\\nSe[itember 27, 1666.\\nHe married a la ly in Connecticut, by v/hom\\nhe had. several children.\\nDr. Hawks was true to North Carolina and\\nproud of her glorious history.*\\nThis sketch ia compiled from origiuiil doeuiuente\\nand from a memorial of F. L. Hawk-, Di). LL1\\nAs a divine, his merits were brilliant and\\nunsurpassed. An agreeable address, an amia-\\nble and placi l countenance, a deep toned\\nvoice, expressive of pathos and feeling, modu-\\nlated and eloquent in all its utterances, a warm\\nsouthern sensibility and all markeil with\\nmaidy frankness, distinguished Dr. Hawks as\\none of the first pulpit orators of hia age.\\nAs an author he exhibited great learning\\nand laborious research; the most voluminous\\nour state has ever produced. Among his most\\nimportant works are:\\nI. Reports of Supreme Court of North\\nCarolina, (182(1- 26,) in four volumes.\\nII. Digest of all the cases decided and re-\\nported in North Carolina.\\nHI. Contributiotis to the Ecclesiastical Ilis-\\ntor}- of the United States, two volumes, em-\\nbracing New York, Maryland, and Virginia.\\nIV. Egypt and her Monuments, (1849.)\\nV. Auricular Confession in the Protestant\\nEpiscopal Church, (1850.)\\nVI. History of North Carolina, two volumos,\\n(1857.)\\nVII. Antiquities of Peru, (1854.)\\nVIII. OtReial and Other Papers of Alexan-\\nder Hamilton, (1842.)\\nIX. Romance of Biography.\\nX. Appleton s Cyclopedia; of Biography.\\nXL Journal of General Conventions (1856)\\nof the Protestant Episcopal church of the\\nUnited States, from 1785.\\nXII. Under the pseudonym of Uncle Philip,\\nseveral juvenile works for Harper s Boys and\\nGirls Library.\\nXIH. He compiled from Perry s original\\nnotes the Narrative of Commodore Perry s\\nExpedition to the China Seas and Japan,\\n(1S52.)\\nXIV. Lecture on Sir Walter Raleigh.\\nby Everitt A. nuyckinck, read before Kew York\\nHistorical Society, May, 1867.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Cyclopedia of American Literature.\\nDictionary of American Biography by I raucis.S.\\nDrake, 1876.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0241.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "142 WHEELER S KEMINISCEXCES.\\nX^.^. Lecture estaMishiiig tiie authenticity appearance, of _ij;reat geniality of temper he\\nof the Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Declara- was a favorite witii all liis associates,\\ntion of Independence of May 2G th, 1775. descended to the ludicrous. Of fine personal\\nAt the time of his death he was preparing But his transcendent powers as an advocate\\na work on the Ancient Monuments of Cen- did iu)t detract from his usefulness; not unlike\\ntral and Western America, and a Physical Erskine, the giant lawyer, they did not dwarf\\nGeography. the aide statesman. It was liis custom wlien\\nGeorge Edmun l Badger, horn 1795, died entering the senate, to linger in the morning\\n1866, was a native of New Berne. His fathei and have a pleasant word with neai ly ewuy\\na devoted patriot, was a native of Connecticut, mend/er, lud ore he took lii.^ seat. This he\\nHis mother was a daughter of Richard Cog- would not retain long, for he was less frerpient\\ndell; who was one of the council of safety in in liis own seat than in that of other niend^ers.\\n1775. He was educated at Yale College, grad- Yet, with liii^ aiiparent carelessness, he would\\nuated in 1815, and studied law witli John catchaiid remoudru-cveiT word, whether trivial\\nStanly, who was his relative. or important, uttered in debate, and ready to\\nHe was elected a inendier of the legislature answer any ((iiestion. He had a I ertain kind\\n1816; and in 1820, at the early age of 25, elec- of hunioi- to riilicule, in a jileasant way, even\\nted one of the judges of the superior courts, tlie most digiiitied of that distinguished hody\\nwhich he resigned in 1825. He then settled al.iout any little mistake or blunder, either in\\nin Raleigh and pursued with great success his their speeches or conversutiiju.\\nprofession. He was appointed Secretary of (Mi one nc^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2asion, when a senator was con-\\nthe Navy in 1841, but resigned on Tyler s ve- cludinga long and Iaboi-ed speech, (J. P. Hale)\\ntoing the re-charter of tlie United States he remarkcMl: I guess I baves.iid enougli; Mr.\\nBank.* Badger who was just behind him said I know\\nFrom 1846 to 1855 he was United States you have. This descent from the sublime to\\nSL-natoi the ridiculous created a pleasant smile.\\nIn 1851, he was nominateil one of thejudges On another occasiMii, when he had moved\\nof the Supreme Court of the United States, that the senate adjnni u over ne.\\\\t day,\\nbut was not confirmed by the senate. l eing Good Friday, the metion was lost.\\nIn 1861, he was a member of the convention Weil, lie said, I submit, but this is the\\nand signed the ordinance of secession. His only judicial body that has ev(r sat on (.-iood\\nadniiralde letter to Mr. Ely, already presented, Friday, since the days of Puntius Pilate, who\\n(see Eeaurfort) gives the form and jires- tried and condemned our Saviour. Mr. AVeb-\\nsure of those unhappy times. The attendant ster was present and remarked: That Badger\\ncalamities (hiubtless shortened bis days. is the greatest tiifler I ever knew; we are all\\nAs an advocate he had few equals, and no afraid of him; he can make more out of a\\nsuperior in the highest tribunals f the country, trifling occurrence than any man I ever knew.\\nAs an orator he waseloquent, learned and able; But there ^vas pith and point in all he said\\naliounding in wit and humor, which sometimes and did. He had no ^n}leriol\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 or eipial in his\\nmatchless ability for winnowing cliatl from\\nIt is singular that North Carolina has rarely been i \u00e2\u0080\u00a2ii-\\nhouored by liaviiig one of her citizen.s inade a cabhiet wheat, or tlie most brilliant flowers oi elo-\\nS ea a ence from the dry detail of sophistry; and\\nI. John IJranch, 1829; II. f^eorge E Badger, 1S41 wdiile he indulged in the humorous or ludicrous.\\nlA. \\\\Mlluim A. Graham, tSoO IV. James C. Dob-\\nbill. 1S53. he wielded his arguments with the force of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0242.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "CKAVEN (X)UNTY. 143\\naTilaii. ills iiiiiid seemed so construeteil, lie sttulii il law with (Joveninr Manly and\\ntliat like the proboscis of the elephant, it could settled in Xew i xTne. lie entered the House\\npickup with etiual faeility the nnnutest oh- of Commons in 1S;!4, as the mend)er fnnn New\\nject or the most weighty subject in its course. Bcnie and re-elected in 1835, was last repre-\\nlle would often treat theliiiht and feeble ar ?u- sentative from New Berne, for in that year the\\nmetit with great seriousness, while he struck convention abolished tiie borough membeis.\\nwith ponderous blows the more weighty. His He was elected in 1840 one of the judges of\\ngreat power as a lawyer was acknowledged l)y the sujicrior courts, which he held until 1860,\\nboth bench and bar and the whole community, when lie was elected one of tlie justices of the\\nHe had no taste for mathematics, as he supreme court; this he r^^signed when\\nused to say him-self he was never skilled in war and violence exhausted the judiciary.\\narithmetic; his stnuig forte was his power of After the war Wius over, and the state re-\\nanalysis, bnrningeloquencc, his deep and vaiied eoustrncted, Judge Manly was elected senator\\nknowledge of ids pi-ofes. ion. Whatever argn- in congrers, but was not allowed to take his\\nmenl was made adversely to his cause, with a seat.\\nwizard wand, he would transfurm the object He then, with commendable pa :ri( tism, pre-\\nto his tastes and wishes, and impress the nund sided as one of the county judges of Craven,\\nof the court, jury, and audience with the sound- devoting his learning and abilities to the good\\nness of his position. ol his country.\\nIs not this genius, and v/as not Badger There are few men of our state who posses.-ed\\npre-eminently a genius in Xiu-th Carolina? to a greater e.xtent the sincere regard of their\\nHe was a consistent memhei of the Kpisco- countrymen tlum Judge Maidy.\\npal church, and strictly conrormed to its usa- Charles Randolph Tliomas, who resides in\\no-es. Tiiis ehurch, in 1853, had much troidde; New Berne, is a native of Carteret County;\\nits bishop (Ives) had shocked the diocese bj^ born in 1827, he graduated at the university\\nan apostasy to the church of Rome. Judge 1849, in same class with Kemp P. Battle, Wil-\\nBadfer had for some time iirevious resisted the liam B. Dortch, Forney George, Charles E.\\nstealthy stei. s i)f the recreant jirclate, and by Lowtiier, William G. Pool, James P. Scales\\nhis efforts counteracted his sinister influence, and others. He studied law and settled in\\nJudge Badger was nuirried three times; New Berne. In IHtU, lie was elected secretary\\nlir.st a daughter of Governor Turnei second, of state, and in 18tj8 elected one of the judges\\nadauuhtcrof Colonel William Polk; third, a of the superior courts, which lie resigned on\\ndau -hter of Mrs. Williams, y\u00c2\u00abfe Haywood. being elected a member of the Forty-secMid\\nHe died of paralysis, at Raleigh, on .May Congress, 1871-73, and re-elected to the Forty\\n11th 18G6. third Congre.ss, 1873 and 187o. he served\\nMatthias Evans Manly, whose distinguished most acceptably and faithfully as a membei Mf\\nbrother. Governor Charles .Manly, we have al- the committee ow elections. He was not re-\\nready sketched, (see Chatham) iived and died nominated to the Forty-fourth Congress, but\\nin New Berne, Julv 2, l ^81. He wa.sa native in hisstead agentlciiian of African descent was\\nof Chatham county; giadu.ated at the elected\\nuniversity in 1824, in a class of great merit; William J. Clarke rcsidesiii New Bcrno; hois\\nWilliam A. (-.raham, Augustus .Moore, David anativeof Wake ounty; he was liberally ed-\\nOutlaw. and Thomas Dews, were among its ueated,aiidgradu:ited at the univer.sityin 1841,\\nmembers. i the same class with R. R. Bridgers, John F.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0243.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "144 AVHEE LEE S REMINISCENCES.\\nHoke, Moiitt ord McGehee, Charles iuid Samuel mother was the grand-daughter of the cele-\\nF. riiillips, Horatio M. I olk, Jesse G. Shop- brated Jonathan Edwards, distinguished as a\\nherd, and otliers. metaphysician, the president of the Frince-\\nHe studied law, and was very laborious and ton College. The early education of Mrs.\\nujef\\\\il. Clarke was liberal, for blest with ample means.\\nIn 184(1, he volunteered for the Mexican war, every advantage that wealth could bestow was\\nand was appointed captain of company I., 12th lavished upon her. Her genius early displayed\\nregiment of United States Infantry, with itself in prose and poetry; but her productions\\nJohn F. Hoke as first lieutenant and Junius were then mere pastime. The civil war brought\\nB. Wheeler and others as privates. At the adversities to all, and unusual disaster added\\naction at the National Bridge he was severely to this, her bealtli began to fail and she\\nwounded. He was also in the battles of Pasa sought the mild climate of Cubix for its resto-\\nOvejas and Cerro Gordo. For his gallantry he ration. With renewed health she commenced\\nwas promoted. This war being ended, and his her career as an authoress. Some of her\\ncommand disbanded, he returned home to his poems were cidlected and published in a\\nprofessional practice. volume. Mosses from a Rolling Stone, The\\nIn 1850, he Avas elected by the legislature of Idle Moments of a Busy Woman, and many\\nNorth Carolina as comiitroUer of tiie state, other gems. Her many war pieces as The\\nwhich.after fouryears service, he resigned, and Battle of Manassas; Battle of the Hampton\\nwas succeeded by George W. Brooks. Roads, and her Rebel Sick, are calculated\\nWhen the civil war began he was apiiointed to rouse the feelings, while the simple touches\\ncolonel of the 24th North Carolina regiment, of nature in her Mothers Dream, My\\nand did much and varied service endured Cliildren, and Smiles and Roses, awaken\\nmuch suffering and encountered the tender sensibilities of the heart. The\\nMost disastrous chances, Reminiscences of Cuba, and Of noted\\nOf moving accidents by flood and field; North Carolinians, show her skill and power\\nOf hair breadth escapes in tlie inuninent deadly breacb.\\nOf being talceu by the insolent foe, and placed into as a pen painter of genius. In 1S.J4, Mrs.\\ncaptivity Clarke published Wood Notes; in 1871,\\nfor at one time, like Governor Vance, he was Clytie and Zenobia; or, the Lily and the\\nan inmate of the prison at Washington. I alm.\\nAfter the war was over, he returned to his William Edwards Clarke is the son of the\\nprofession, and was made one of the judges of above. He was born in Raleigh on March 7,\\nsuperior courts of law and equity, in which posi- 1850.\\nhe was succeeded by Judge A. S. Se\\\\-niour. He was educated at Davidson College, and\\nJudge Clarke married Maiy Bayard, daugh- read law at Columbia College, New York,\\nter of the late Thomas Pollock Devercux, who He was elected in 1876 a member of the\\nwas (listinguished as a la\\\\A 3 er,and a successful legislature by 1.500 majority. lie was a tutor\\nand extensive planter on the Roanoke river; his in the Deaf and Dumb Institution.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0244.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 145\\nClTAPTiat XV.\\nCUMBERLAND COUNTY.\\nWith tliis county is aBsocinteil the natne of Another character appears in the onrl.y his-\\nFlora Mai Doiiakl, born at South Uist, Scot- tory of this county, and as he was snniewhat\\nland in 1720, and died Marcli 4th, 1790. notorious, his name is presented\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Farrpiard\\nShe is celebrated for having aided and ac- Camiibell.\\ncomplished the escape of Charles lidward, the lie was a slirowd and active politician, and\\nyoung pretender, after the battle of Culloden, tried to make favor with both sides, but as in\\nApril 16, 1746. all similar efforts, the favor of both sides was\\nIn 1750, she married Alexander .MacDonald, lost,\\nwith whom she came to North Carolina in I find from a di-^patch of Governor Martin\\n1773, and settled near Fayetteville in this to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated on boaril of\\ncounty. He was a captain of the Royal the Cruiser, October 16th, 1775, the following:\\nHighlander.s, and was engaged in the battle of ..i n-i a f t u; i\\nlam sm iu ised tohear that the Scotcn Hu -li-\\nMoore s Creek Bridge, where he was taken |;^\u00e2\u0080\u009eders have. leclaicd themselves neutral. Tins I\\nprisoner, and confined in Halifax jail Flora atti ibute to the influence of a certain Far(inar l\\nreturned to Skye, Scotland. She was of much Campbell, an ignorant man who has settle,!\\nfrom Ills childhood in this county, an old\\npersonal beauty, and ot great energy and de- ,\u00e2\u0080\u009ee,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,er of the assembly, and has in,bii,ed all\\ntermination of character. On the voyage the American prejudices. By advice of somo\\nhome an attack on the ship was made by a of my countrymen, I was induced to coni-\\nT^ 1 1- f 1 \u00e2\u0080\u009e,u^., fi. TT,. ,.i;m, .1,;,. niunicato with him, and sound him, in case mat-\\nFrench sun ot war, and when tlie English ship -i- 1 1\\nr i fame to extremities, and was assured ot\\nwas aljout to be taken, she rushed on the deck, his ioy:dty. lie expressed to me his abhor-\\nand by her examule and courage drove the ence of the violence done at Fort Johnstone,\\nenemy ..fi In the contest herarm was broken. J ^^i^r i.ista.nccs and discovered so much\\niealousv and apprehension or the ill designs\\nSeveral of her sons were odicers in the army. ;,i- the leaders in .edition, giving n,e at the\\nOne of them was a colonel, and a Fellow of the same time so strong assurances of his loyalty,\\nKoval Society. and of the good dispositions of his country-\\nj; Tj,, ^f TV II men, that I, never suspecting his dissimulation\\nThe character and lite ot Hora MacDonald treachery, was led to impart to him the\\nhave excited the imagination of Sir Walter encouragements I was authorized to hold out\\nScott, Mrs. Ellett and others. A more full to lis Majesty*s loyal subjects, which he re-\\n1 -1 1 1 i 1 r u 1-j.- 1 1 t ceived with much auiirobation. From the\\nand dotal ed sketch of her lite and character t i i ti i\\ntime ot this conversation, in July last, i heard\\nmaybe found m the History ot the Jacobites, nothing from Mr. Campbell, until the late con-\\nand in the History of North Carolina, II., 126. r vention at llillsboro, when he appeared as a\\nShe died in 1790, and luu- name is still re- cU legate from the County of Cuinberland, and\\nT, ,1. there, according to my mtormation, umisked\\nmembered by the old folks about hayetteville ,,,j^j unsolicited, and without provocation of\\nwith reverence and regard, any sort, he was guilty of the base treachery\\nFoote hassaid of this amiable and illustrious of promulgating all I had .said to him^ in confi-\\n,.17 1 1 1 V i. i- 1 fi -v-- dential secrecy, which ho had promised sacredly\\ncharacter, England has her Eli^.abeth, ,r- J^^ aggravating the crimeof false-\\nginia her Pocahoritas, and North Carolina her i\u00e2\u0080\u009e,m| i,y adding his own invention, in de-\\nFlora MacDonald. daring he had rejected all my propositions.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0245.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "146 WIIEELEirs REiMINISCENCES.\\nTliis shows the opinion of Govornni- Maitin. oliiia deh .t^ation in the house who sniiported\\nCumiibell reeoiveil as little favor tVoni the the sedition law, wlneh passed the house\\nother side, for the next fall he was seized y Max 21, 1798. He supiiorted Jay s British\\nColonel Folsoine in his own liouse, while en- Treaty, so universally reiiiidiated hy the south,\\ntertaininu- a party of Iligiiland loyalists, and He was joined by Govei iior Martin in su[iport\\ntaken to Halifax jail. of these Fedei al irieasures, which was the death\\nThe following lettei from Colonel Moore wai rant of l oth in tlieir politieal lives. Gov-\\nwill show the status of Mr. Canipl.iell with thu ernor Miu tin in 1801, was succeeded by Gover-\\nwhig side. nor Franklin and (ilrove hy Samuel 0. Purvi-\\nCamp at Moore s ureek, anee of Fayetteville.\\nFcbrwirn 21ll,, 1770. ji^ nmrried Sarah, daughter of Egbert llay-\\nSir: I have thought proper to send down ^^.o,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei .\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009ei g.,i|y ^yj,,.^.^ ^(-,3 .^\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009et ^j- Honorable\\nMr. Farqnard Camijbell to be examined Ity -,,r-,i- o 1\\nilliam S. Ashe,\\nyour committee.\\nlie has been accused of aiding and abett- Mi Moore says that he was prompt, viva-\\ning the tories in their late schemes, and was eious and a devoted advocate lor the adoption\\nairied a prisoner to Colonel Casw.-irs can,p ^,j. ^j^^ constitution: that he and John\\nlie has now fallen into my liauds, and I send\\nhim to on to deal with him asyoutbiidsproper.\\nIlav had married the daughters of C olonel\\nA Daniel Williams, of Duplin, who was a Kowan, l)oth residents of Fayetteville.\\nprisoner among the tories, says that ho heard j^,).,,, Louis Taylor born March l,17C9,died\\nCai)tain McCloud say that they intended to ,\u00e2\u0080\u009e^,_, -r,\\ngo to the governor hy the way of Kocklish; uiary, 18211, resided lor many years ,n Fay-\\nhut that Mr. F. Canipl ell advised them to etteville. lie was born in London, of Irish\\ntake the route they have done, and that in a parents; he was deprived, at an early age, of\\nfew hours, by liis means they might have 1 ,1 i 1 1 4. ^i i,\\nhis tathei and was brought to this country by\\nnotice ot anything that was transacted m our\\ncanni I ain, sir. i elder brothei when he was only twelve\\nY(Uirvery humble servant, years old. I .y the aid of this brother, he en-\\n.Iamks Moore. joyed the advantages of education, and spent\\nTo the chairman of the connnitte of Wil- William and Marv college in Vir-\\nmingt i!, js. C.\\nginia. He then came to this state, studied\\nE\\\\er strong upon the stiongei side, when law, and settled at Fayetteville. His success\\nthe revolution ended in our indepen lence, at the bar was complete. His gentle and un-\\nCampboll was claimed to lie a wliig, and was obstrusive bearing, bis deep learning, and kind\\nsenator in 1791- 02- 9?., fVom Cumbei land. temper soon gained him practice and troops\\nWin. IJarry Grove, resbled in Cundieilaiul of friends. He was elected in 1792,- 93,- 94\\nCounty, and represented it in tlie legislaini-e to represent the town of Fayetteville in the\\nin 1788- 89, and this district in c(uigress 1791 House of Commons. During this last year,\\nto 18*);!. He was in congi-ess during the sting- the oflice of attorney -general became vacant;\\ngle bet ween Jefferson and I urr, and suiipoi-ted be with Messrs. Blake Baker and Itobert\\nthe latter for presidency. Williams were nominated for the office, and\\nWe have been able to gathei- but little IVom Mr. Baker was electc l.\\nthe annals (d congress or from private sources, He now tlevoted all bis talents and time to\\nif the life and character of Mr. (-Jrove, and his profession and even with such competitors\\nleave this duty to some son of the Ca-c Fear as Hay, Dntfy, Williams, and others, he had a\\ndistrict. large and lucrative practice. He removed to\\nHe was the onlv mend.ier of the North Car- New Berne in 1796.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0246.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "Cl MBEKLAXJ) COUNTY. 147\\nIn 17i 8, lie was elected a judge of the .hu- I5y tlie -.xri nf 1817, he whs aiipoiutcd with\\nporior ciiurts of law and equity. .\\\\t this time iloury I ly-ter and Bartlett Yancey to revise\\nthe slate was divided into eight judiidal dis- the statute law of tho state, ami the stat-\\ntricts,Edenton, Halifax, New Berne, Wilniiiig- utes of Enghiiul iii force in the state. This\\nton, Fayetteville, ilillshoro, Salishui-y, and work was coiniiieted and [Hildished in 1 S21.\\nMorgantoii. Court was held twice a year, at in 1H25, .(udgo Taylor continued this work.\\nwhich two of the four judges had to [iresido. lie, ahoiit the same time, puhlishcd a, treatise\\nThese courts had .^u^ireme jurisdiction, for -on the Duties of Executors and .\\\\dniinistra-\\ntliere was no court of appeals, and their deci- tors,\\nsions were tinal. This obvious defect was en- This devoted loyalty to his profession did\\ndeavored to be I eiiiedied by the act of 1799, not prevent .Judge Taylor from worshipping at\\ndirecting the judges to meet together at Uu- the shrine of the muses. There was not, per-\\nleigh twice a year to settle questions of law ha[is, a b^^tter hd/.s- lellres scholar in bis day.\\nand equity arising on the circuits. In ISUl, While at the Inir he possessed a singular\\nthe act of 1799 was continual for three years, felicity \u00e2\u0096\u00a0.)f e.Npression, wliich always seized the\\nand the meeting of tlie juilges was called the most apjjropriate word suited to the thought.\\ncourt of conference. His eiiorls were distinguished by a playful, he-\\nIn 1804, this was made a permanent tribu- iicvolent humor, great ingenuity and skill in\\nnal, and its name changed in the following argment, a)id a ni.ost retentive memory.\\nyear to that of the Supreme Court. In Always polite to his assoi-iates, and res[iectful\\n1808 the judges were authorized to appoint to the court, witli high and generous feelings,\\none of their number chief justice, and Judge ho was lo\\\\ed and respected. Of the mode in\\nTaylor was selected. In 1818, tlie supreme which iie exercised the functions of a judge of\\ncourt was established, and John Lewis Taylor, this highest tribunal in our laud, his recorded\\nJohn Hall and Leonard Henderson were ap- o])inion3 will demonstrate, and these are\\npointed to hold it. Judge Taylor continued models of eloquence and logic, whilst thev are\\nas chief justice until his death, which oc- admired for their research and classic beautv.\\ncuvred at Raleigh, January 29, 1829. As a neig!il)or, no one bad a more benevo-\\nSoon after liis appointment, Judge Taylor lent disposition, moie .sincere in his friendships\\nbegan to take notes of the cases decided by or nuu-e affectionate in all the relations of\\nhim and his associates; and in 1802 he puli- life. Ilistiibute to the memory of the late\\nlished Ca.ses Determined in the Sqerior James F. Taylor, who died in 1H28, is credita-\\nCourts of Law and Equity of the State of ble alike to his liead and heart.* This gen-\\nNorth Carolina. tleman, though bearing the same name, was no\\nIn 1814, he published anonymously the fiist, blood relation, and was only connected by\\nand in 1816 the second volume of the Caro- having married his adopted daughter, Eliza\\nlina Repository; also another volume of re- L. .Mannmg. Judge Taylor was twice mairiel.\\nports from 1816 to 1818, known as Taylor s His tirst wife was .fulia Rowan, by wliDin he had\\nTerm 1-Jcports. His charge to the grand oue daughtci who married .Major Snjcd, a\\njury of Edgecombe, in 1817, was published at son of whom was attorney -general of Teuues-\\nthe request of the grand jury, and is a model see. The second wife was Jane Gaston, a\\nof its kind, showing the various oftences that sister of Juilge Gaston, by whom he had one\\ngrand juries are bound to notice, and a general daughter, who married David E. Sumner, of\\nsummary of their duties. i 7 r^ i^\\nrins may be found 111 1 Devereux Reports, o27.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0247.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "J 48 WHEELER S RKMINISCEXCES.\\nllerlfurt Countv, un.l a son, John Loni., who not elected by the legislature. In 183G, he\\ndie.] yen-, a.-o/unmarried. ^vas again on the superior court bench which\\nIlonry Potter born 17u5, died 1857, was he resigned fron, ill health in 1840. He v. as\\nforvaor e than half a century judge of the an eloquct advocate, a learned judge, a writer\\nTTnited States District Court for the state of of great literary attainments, and an accom-\\nNorth Carolina, appointed in 1801 by Mr. Jef- plished and urbane gentleman. He died m\\nfe.-son He resided in Fayettevillo; he was a Pittsboro in 1856.\\nuptivJof Granville Countv. Louis D. Henry, born 1788, died 1816, re-\\nOf his early education we have no in forma- sided for years in this county. He was a\\ntion But he was for years a trustee and an native of New Jersey, educated at Princeton,\\nactive friend of the university. Kind and where be graduated in 1809. He read law\\ncourteous in his manners, upright and patient with his uncle, Edward Grahan m New\\nas a ju.lo-e,he iK)s.sesf=ed abilities of a reputa- Berne, and practiced with great success. He\\nble order- but to preside as the associate was distinguished for his courteous manners,\\nof Marshal, Daniel, and Wayne, demanded no bis finished eb.cution, and bis accurate and\\nordinarv powers. In the latter days of bis extensive memory. His genial temper and\\nlife be was fond of narrating the events of his popular manners were duly appreciated by bis\\nvoutb He bad known Washington, and lieard fellow citizens. He represented the county\\nhim deliver his first address to congress at 1821 and 1822, and the town in 1830- .31 and\\nPliiladelpbia. He knew Adams. Jefferson, 32, and in the latter year was chosen speaker.\\nMadison, Monroe, Hamilton, Charles Carroll. In early life, when .luite young, he beoame\\nRufus King and other celebrities of the revo- involved in a duel with Thomas J. Stanly,\\nlution, a. well Richard Caswell, Judge Iredell, (about 1812) which terminated m the death\\nGovernor Johnstone, Nash, Burke, Spaight, of the latter.\\n.Xshe Davie and others of our own state, and He was appointed .Minister to Belguim by\\n.uch -iants as Cameron, Gaston Toomer, the President (VanBuren,) which mis.sion he\\nMeans^ Dutty and Strange bad practiced before declined, but he accepted the appointment of\\nhim; a ll of whom prccede I liim to the grave, commissioner to settle claims against Spain,\\nllad be written tlie rendn^sceiiees of his times. In 1842, he nuide an unsuccessful campaign\\nHow agreeable would such a work have been r,s candidate for governor of the state. This\\ntooura -e! is bis last appearance in political life, tor\\nHe wi te a work on the Duties of a Justice four years after be died suddenly at bis resi-\\nof the Peace, and with Yancey and Taylor re- dence in Raleigh.\\nvised our statute laws. He died J)ecemher Mr. Henry was no ordinary man. Gifted\\n2Q ig57 l)y nature with high mental endowments, cul-\\nJohn D. Toomer was a native of Wilming- tivated by education, of a most agreeable pre-\\nton; educated at the university but diil not sence, an exquisite taste for poetry and music,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2raduate. if ost melodious voice, he was a welcome\\nHe reiu-esented this eoiinty in the senate of and favoured guest wherever be mowd.^\\nthe state le-islature in IS^H and 1832, and Mr. Henry was twice married. By bis last\\nsu. ceeded Jud..e Strange, in the house in 183tJ. wife, who survived him, he had several chil-\\nlle had been a judge of the su^ierior ronvt.\\ndren. One of whom married Duncan K.\\n1818, an.l was on the supreme court l..neb in .McUae. another John H. Manly, and another\\n1829, by ai.pointment of the governor,but was was the first wife of R. P. Waring, of Charlotte.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0248.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "cr.\\\\nM^:RLAXD county. 149\\nRobert Strange, born 1796, died February llaiiylitoii, di-itingnised as a statesman and\\n19th, 1854, who lived and died in Fayette- advocate; Cadwailader Jones, late attorney-\\nville, was a native of Virginia. lie was edu- general of the state; Richard II. Smith, and\\ncated at Hampden Sydney, stndied law and otlicrs, composed the class,\\nsettled at Fayetteville, from which town he His gentle and genial mannera, and frank\\nwas elected a representative to the legisiatnre and gentlemanly deportment made him a nni-\\n1821; re-elected, with two intermissions, nntil versal favorite with the faculty and students,\\n1836, when he was elected one of the judges and so won upon the aiFections of the vener-\\nof the superior courts, in which position he able president, Dr. Caldwell, that he was often\\nwas .so acceptable that in 1836, he was elected heard to say: it would gladden his heart to be\\nUnited States senator. Here he shone con- the father of such a son as James C. Dobbin.\\nspicuous for the suavity of his manners, his He read law with -ludge Strange, then one\\nafFalile demeanor, and his brilliant abilities, of thejudges of tliesu[)erior coui ts, with whom\\nUnder instructions from the legislature, he was a special favorite.\\nelected in the pbrensy of the Log Cabin lie wasadmitted to the bar in 1835, and de-\\ncampaign of 1849, he resigned, glad to escape voted all of his enei giesto the [irofession. In\\nfrom the peltings of the storm of political it he was eininiently successful; this, too, at a\\nlife to tiie more germane and profitable pur- b.ir adorned by Toomei Eccles, Henry, asid\\nsuits of the law, which lie practiced with great others.\\nsuccess until his death. He was twice married. He was often solicited to represent his\\nHis second wife, .Mrs. Nelson, survived him countj l)Ut he invariably declined, alledging\\nbut a sliort time. that he felt more satisfaction in the discharge\\nJames Cochrane Dobbin, horn 1814, died of his professional duties, and in the quiet eon)-\\nAugust 4, 1857, was born, lived, and died in forts of his family thati in the contests of\\nFayetteville. He was the son of Johti .VI. political warfare.\\nDobbin, and Abiiess, daughter of James Coch- But such talents and merit could imt re-\\nrane, after whom he was named, and who main unappreciated. In 1845, unsolicited and\\nrepresented the Orange district in the Twelfth unexpectedly to him, he was nominated for\\nCongress, 1811 and 1S13. His father, a sue- congress by a convention in the Raleigh dis-\\ncessful merchant in Fayette\\\\ille for thirt} trict. The district was a doubtful one, and\\n3 eai s, died in 1837 univei sall}- loved and la- had previously only been cariied by a small\\nmented. majority for the democratic ticket.\\nMr. Dobbin was prejiared for college by The opposition was able and active, and his\\nWilliam J. Bingham, of Hillsboro; in 1828 he com[ietitor, John H. Haughton, a practiced\\nentered the freshman class. His course in col- and successful politician. Yet such was the\\nlege was marked by a faithful discharge of gallant and genial bearing of Mr. Dobbin a.nd\\nevery diuy. Though much thcyoungest mem- liis captivating and svinning cbK|uence, that\\nber of the chiss, during the whole collegiate he was elected by a majority of two thousand\\ncoarse, he was among the first, and graduated votes. His fame preceded him to congress,\\nwith high honors in 1882, and tliis was no idle and he was placed on the coiximittee of elec-\\niind empty compliment, when it is stated that tioiis, a most important and trying position for\\nsucli minds as Thouias S. Ashe, (now one of the a youngandinex[)erienced member. But bei e\\njudges of the supreme court,) Thomas L. Cling- he so bore himself as to win the approbation\\nman, late United States s.^nator; John H. of his associates, by a close attention to Ins", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0249.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "150\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ndnties, deciding according to the justice of\\neach case, and his own convictions of right\\nalthough frequently to the prejudice of his own\\nown party.\\nHis speech on the Oregon question; the\\ntliree niillion bill; Mexican war; public lands;\\nthe tariff, and other questions, established for\\nliiin the reputation of a sagacious and honest\\nstatesman. After his term expired he de-\\nclined a re-election to congress, intending to\\ndevote himself to his profe.ssion, in which he\\nnow stood in the foremost rank. But the\\npeople did not allow him to retire from their\\nservice; he was returned from the ciunty in\\n1848, 1850 and 1852, to the legislature. He\\nwas chosen the speaker of the house in 1848\\nand 1850. His course, so patriotic and yet so\\nmodest, commanded the respect and regard of\\nall. His efibrts in behalf of the Insane Asy-\\nlum, on the memorial of that white winged\\nmessenger of peace, Miss JHx, is the monu-\\nment of his patrotism and his pliilanthrophy.\\nThe memorial was referred to a select commit-\\ntee, on motion of John W. Ellis, and a bill\\nwas reported by him appropriating one Imn-\\ndred thousand dollars. In the mean time,\\nMr. Ellis, -n being elected judge, resigned,\\nthe laboring oar was then allotted to Hon.\\nKenneth Rayner, who, in a speech of great\\npower and of impassioned eloquence, advoca-\\nted the measure; hut it was lost by a vote of\\n66 to 44, and the measure seemed to be irre-\\ntrievably lost.\\nMiss Dix felt deeply the failure of a measure\\nno dear to her heart and to humanity; she\\ncalled on Mr. Doljbin, who had not been pre-\\nsent at the discussion, his lovely wife having\\nonly a day or so previously died; Miss Uix\\nreminded him of his wife s earnest request to\\nsupport this bill. The appeal did not fall un-\\nheeded. Tlie next day the bill was reconsid-\\nered. Mr. Dobbin, in the language of the\\nRaleigh Register, delivered one of the most\\ntouching and beautiful etforts ever heard in\\nthe legislature. The bill passed almost unan-\\nimously.\\nThe stranger, wandering in our midst, as he\\ngazes in pride on the cloud capt turrets of\\nthis splendid edifice, erected at our capital, may\\nwell pause iind breath a benediction and\\ntliaid :s to the names of Doi athea Dix, Ken-\\nneth Rayner and James C. Dobbin.\\nMr. Dolibin s ne.\\\\t public service was as a\\ndelegate to the convention at Baltimore to\\nnominate candidates for president and vice-\\npresident. He was elected the chairman of\\nthe North Carolina delegation. After a pro-\\ntracted and animated canvass, it was found\\nimpossible co nominate Buchanan, Marcy,\\nCass, or I ougla8, or any one acceptable to the\\ncontending factions. It was apprehended that\\nthe convi. ntiiin ^Nould adjourn in confusion,\\nand witliout any nomination. At this crisis\\nMr. Dobbin arose, and in a modest, unobstru-\\nsive manner, and with matchless eloquence,\\nLike the sweet Soutli,\\nJ5re:itlihig on a bank of violets,\\nStealing and giving odor,\\nspoke as follows:\\nMr. President: I ai don me for obtruding otie\\nwi)rd before North Carolina casts her vote.\\nAVe came to jiander to no factions artiiices ufve,\\nto enlist under no man s banner at the hazard\\nof principle; to endiark in no crusade to\\njirostrate any aspirant for the sake of sec-\\ntional or personal triumph. We came here\\nto select one of the ariuy of noble spirits in\\nour ranks to be our leader and champion in the\\nglorious struggle for the great principles of\\ndemocrac}\\nAgain, and again, have we tendered the\\nbanner to tlie Noi th. Save our h lpiij/ Union,\\nguard well the rights of the states, say we,\\nand you can have the honor of the standard\\nbearer. Zealously and sincerely have we pre-\\nsented the name of Buchanan, the nobe son\\nof the Key Stone state, around whom the af-\\nfections of our hearts have so long clustered.\\nWe have turned to the Empire State, New\\nYork, a!id sought to honor one of her distin-\\nguished sons. We now feel that in the midst\\nof discord and destruction, the olive branch, if\\ntendered once more, cannot be refused. We", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0250.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "CLTMBERLANI) COUNTY. 151\\n{eel the hour now has conv wheu tlie spirit of lots Mr. Dobbin I eeeiveil witliiii one or two\\nstrife must be banished, and the mild, gentler ^f enough votes to eleet bini. All of us who\\nand holier siiirit of patriotism reign in its l- i i\\nstead! Come then, Mr. President, let us go were members ot that legislature can remem-\\nto the altar and make sacrifices for our beloved ber the intense excitement of the time. The\\ncountry. We now propose, with other friends, opposition was able, active, and not over scru-\\nthe name of one wlio was in the field just 1 oiig n^u, ,,i i ,\u00e2\u0080\u009ej. \u00e2\u0080\u009ei\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,. u ;i .p\\n1 11- M 11- T Milous. Ihey couki not elect; but bv aid ot\\nenough to prove himself a j;ailant soldier, and i\\nwho was long enough in \\\\he councils of the one or two meddling marplots of tlie other\\nnation to demonstrate that he is a statesman side they could [irevcnt the election of the\\nof the stnnij mivd and honeM heart; who has democratic candi.iate. Amid all this excito-\\nexbibited in the career ot leijislation, that he ,r ta i i i i i i\\nknew the rights of the South, while he re- ^i Dobbin appeared the only calm and\\nspected those of the North, as well as of the considerate person among us. After some\\nEast and the West; whose principles of de- fo,,ty ballotings, he requested that a caucus\\nmocracv are as solid and en luring as the n i -.i n.- i. t\\n1 -n fi- x Tj 1 ebould be caled, and with unaffected sincerity\\ngranite hills of Ins own iSew Hampshire iia-\\ntive land\u00e2\u0080\u0094 General Fnmkliii fierce. and glowing eloquence he requested his name\\nCome, friends and brothers, let us strike to be withdrawn and some other person voted\\nhands now; now tor harmony and conciliation, ^^.j^,^ ^,,g di.ti-acted\\nand save our cherished principles and our be-\\nloved countrv jealousies, and a fearful chasm of disorder\\nbad been opened, engulphing its unity, if not\\nThis i^peecu was cheered with the wihlest its very existence. He withdrew his nam.\\nenthusiasm. Several states, as Vermont and but it was in vain. If he could not be elected\\nNew Jerse} changed their votes to Pierce, no other person should be, and the state had\\nThe delegations from New York, Pennsylva- only one senator for a long time.\\nIlia, Indiana and other states, retired for con- On the accession of General Pierce, without\\nsulfation, but soon returned and joined their any effort of friends or himself, and une.x-\\nvoices in the general pean of joy. Dispatches peeted to all, for he had recommended another,\\nand eongratnlations on the event wei c received he was tendered the position of Secretary of\\nfrom J)ouglas, Houston, and others. Thepresi- the Navy. The manner of his successful dis-\\ndent of the convention then announced the charge of these important duties, his pure and\\nvote (two hinidred and eighty-three) for unspotted integrit\\\\ gave more strength to this\\nFranklin Pierce. branch of the public service than it has ever\\nIt was ackiK)wledged that the address of received before or since. His decided and\\nMr. Dobbin had done much to secure this re- frank course, his gentle and knightly courtesy,\\nsuit. He was selected as one of electors with his frank and open demeanour won theheartsof\\nBurton Craige.L.O B. Branch, Thomas Bragg, those in the service, and he left the depart-\\naiid others, and made a gallant campaign for inent without an enemy in or out of the navy,\\nthe ticket and cast the vote of the state for He possessed in a lugii degree the faculty\\nPitrce and King. of reading men, and the talent of discern-\\nAt this time (1852,) the legislature liad to ing merit. He granted with pi oin[itness any\\nelect a senator in congress. The democratic reasonable rettuest, while lie could refuse with\\np;iit\\\\ in caucus, with much unanimity, nomi- delicacy and t ict, any improper application.\\nluited Mr. Dobbin. The parties (democrat Whilst his health was ahvaj^s delicate, yet he\\nand whig) wei e nearly equally divided. The attended laboriously every duty of tliis import-\\nselfish ambition of one or two aspirants pre- ant position. It is a singular fact, already al-\\nvented an election; although on several bal- ludcd to, that our state has rarely been h(ni-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0251.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "152\\nWHEELER S REMINISCEXCES.\\nored by ;i caWiiiet appoiiitineiit, but when it has\\nit was the Navy Department.\\nIt is also sinji;ular tliat the cabinet of Pierce,\\nwhich has had no superior in the history ofthe\\nrepublic for integrity, ability, or usefulness, is\\nthe only ca!)inet that ever existed, in whicli\\nthere was, during its legal existence, perfect in-\\ntegrity, with out resignation or change. These\\ndistinguished men seemed to be as united in\\ntheir social and official relations, as they were\\nfor the welfare and honor of their country.\\nThis terminated, the public life of .Mr.\\nDobbin, a career so brilliant and yet so short.\\nIn private life his character exhibited it-\\nself still more lovely. As a son, he was\\nobedient and docile; as a husband, tender; as a\\nfather, proviilent and affectionate, and as a\\nfriend sincere, fiaid-c, and unselrish.\\nI trust it will not bo deemed ostentations\\nwhen I say of Mr. Dobbin, as did Antluniy of\\nCivsar: He was my friend, faitiiful and just,\\nto me earnest and sincere. He sustained my\\ncourse, when absent from the country under\\npeculiar circumstances, when assailed by pre-\\njudice and sectional jealousy. I allude to the\\ncourse [mrsued by me in -ntrul America. To\\nthe la-t hour of his life he continued his\\nkinilly offices.\\nAs I was leaving the country, I received the\\nfollowing letter, which bettei expresses his\\nfriendship and generous, noble nature tiian any\\npossible language of miiie:\\nWashikgtox, Ociobtr Bnl, 1854.\\nDear Wheeler:\\nThe beautiful painting has arrived, and\\nshall conspicuously adorn my parlor.\\nI prize it highly. It is the picture of the\\nl;eloved Washington. It is one of Sully s\\nV aiutings too. It comes to nu_ from the warm\\nheart of a true friend, and therebj seems to\\niiave borrowed a richer touch, which lends it\\nadditional l.ieauty.\\nI shall remember you, when j-ou are far,\\nf::raway; and when you return, aiul see my\\nlittle folks, tell them how warm was the\\nfriendship between yourself and their father,\\nwhose life was so hopeful and yet so short.\\nShould, however, the scene be changed and\\notherwise, let your better-half and your boys\\nknow that Mr. Dobbin is one that they may\\napproach and find their steady friend. But\\nperhaps we may meet in years to come, and\\nthen v. hat friendly chats, Shakespeare, poli-\\ntics. Good-bye. G-od preserve and bless you,\\nJames C. DuuiiiN.\\nBut if the life of Mr. Dobl)in was one con-\\ntinued exercise of the noblest functions of our\\nnature, and his career as short as it as bril-\\nliant, it was eclipsed by the sublime manner\\nof hi-, death.\\nIlis beidtb never strong, was exhausted by\\nhis (ifHcial labors at Washington, and he re-\\nturned home only to die. We are Informed\\nl)y Rev. Mr. Gilchrist, wlio was with him in\\nhis last moments, that Mr. Dobbin was con-\\nscious for some tin .e of his approacliing disso-\\nlution, and when t!ic ii-y band of death touched\\nhis hcai t, lie did not shrink fi-oni its a,pi)i oa.ch\\nbut calmly bade his little children and his\\nweeping friends adieu; and with fixed liands,\\ncomi osing himself in his bed, he was heard to\\nwhisper, praise the Lord, oh my soul! and\\nwith these words his spirit departed.\\n-Sure the last eiiil\\nOf the iiooil man is peace How calin liis exit;\\nNigiit dews fall not more gently to the groimd\\nfor weary worn o t winds expire inoro soft.\\nMr. ])obbin left th-.-i-o children; two sons,\\nboth since dead, and a (hinghter. Tlie sad\\nfate of his lu othei John V. Doljbin, who per-\\nished at sea, in tlie steam ship Central America,\\nhas already been allinled to. (See Beaufort\\nCounty\\nWaircn Winslow, born 1810, died 18t)2,\\nwas I orn, lived and died in Fayettevilie. He\\nwas educated at the rniversity-wf ]N o th Car-\\nolina, and graduated in 1827, in s-iiue class\\nwith. Judge A. 0. P. Nicholson, of J eiuiessee,\\nCharles B. Shcphard, Lewis Tlionip.-on and\\nothers.\\nHe studied law, and (uitered public life as\\nsenator in the state legislature the s.r.no ycai-.\\n(1851,) and was chosen speaker. In the election", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0252.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 153\\nof Governor Reid as senator in cong-rcss he a Imvvor, luit nliaiidoned (lie [irofession and\\nbecame ex officio governor of tlie state. The joined tlie ministry. As a writer siie has at-\\nnext year he was elected a member of the taiiied s^feat succe;;s. Many of lier [jrodnctions\\nThirty-fonrth Congress, l855,- o7, and was show the tire of genius.\\nre-elected to the Thirty-fifth, 1857, 59, and Tiie Presbyterian lioard of iiuljliration havo\\nThirty-sixth Congress, 1850,- G1, when the issncd several of her works as Sunday-sclidol\\nstate secceded. books, and her i)0( ms in (ho North Carolina\\nHe (in 1854) was sent on a s[\u00c2\u00bbevial mission l^-osliyterian and the Central Trosliytorian,\\n1 y Mr. Pierce to ]\\\\hulrid, in reference to [lulilisheil at Pichmond, Virginia, have at-\\ntlie lack Warrior affair. taincd celehritv, and snch happy conceits, as\\nAVhen the civil war commenced he took an that of Linda Loe address alike the fancy\\nactive i)art. lie died in Fayettevilie in 18()o. as the heart.\\nGovernor Winslow had many genial and A few of her poems are preserved in Wood\\ngenerons qualities, and was much loved by his Notes, a collection of North Carolina poety,\\nfriends. The troubles of the country hurried made by .Mrs. Clai ki\\\\ and published in 1854,\\nhim to an early grave. but most of them have appeared only in the\\nDuncan Kirkland MacKae, born Au -nst\\nnewspapers.\\nl()th, 1820, is a native of Fayettevilie, son of Henry Washington Ililliard, mentioned in\\nJohn MacUae, Esq. lie was educated at the the same work The Living Writers of the\\nUniversity of Virginia, and at William and South, is a native of Cumberland Countv,\\nMary; studied law with Judge Strange, and born ISOS. lie has been distinguished as a\\nwas a successful andeloquent advocate. ?]leeted lawyer, a di[il()mist, a ditieian, and a divine,\\nto the legislature in 1842. He was educated at Columi)ia, S mtb Caro-\\nHe was an unsuccessful candidate lor gov- linn; studied law and settled at Athens,\\nernor in 1848, being defeated by Governor Ellis. Geoi gia. In JSal, he was elected a professor\\nOn the accession of General Pierce, he was in the University of (Jeorgia; and in 1838, was\\nappointed Consul of the LTnited States at a member of the legislature. Three years\\ni aris, where he remained only a few years. later he was appointed rhnrrjc (V /frklres to\\nOn his return he removed to Memphis, Ten- Belgium. From 18i5 to 1852, he was a rep-\\nnessee, then to Chicago, and recontl3M-eturned res -ntative in congress from Georgia, subse-\\nto his native state, and is now residing at (piently he l ecame a Mi thodist preacher.\\nWilmington. He became envoy ext)aordinary and minis-\\nHe married Virginia, daughter of Louis D. ter plenipotentiary of the United States to\\nHenry, and has several children. Brazil.\\nMrs. Mary Aver Miller, is mentioned among His litei ary productions are\\nthe living female writers of the south. I. Speeches and Addresses, which contain\\nShe was born in Fa3 etteville, and on tlie death his speeches delivered in congress and some\\nof her father, General Henry A3-er, removed literaiy addresses.\\nwith her mother, when she was oidy eight II. DeVane, a storv of Plebeians and Patri-\\nyears old, to Lexington, North Carolina, to be cians, (1866,) which exhibits the highest evi-\\neducated by her uncle, the Kev. Jesse Rankin dence of scholarship, and a high appreciation\\nof the Pi-esb^-terian church, who had a school of the true, the beautiful and the good,\\nat that place. She married a j oung lawyer, Wesley Clark Troy pjsides in Fayettevilie,\\nWillis M. Miller, who gave great jiromise as but is a native of Randolph County, where he", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0253.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "154 WIlEELP^ll S RP1MINISCP]NCP]S.\\nwas horn ou July 30. 1833. His father was a a native North Carolinian, and has many warm\\nreiiresentative from Randoliih m 1827. Ills friends. He now resides in the city of New\\nmotlier was a danghter of Colonel Andi ew York, and as a hook puhlisher has been greatly\\nBalfonr, whose atrocious murder is recorded heneticial to southern literature.*\\nunder the head of Randolph County. Many other names worthy of record are pre-\\nMr. Troy was a meudjer of the liouse in sented in the history of Cumberland, as\\n187G. Bethurn,in congress 1831,- 33; Cameron, judge\\nEdward J. Hale, who for a long time con- in Florida, Davis, Duffy, Eccles, Jordan, Mil-\\nducted the Fayetteville Observer with iudc- ler, Porterfield, S. D. Pnrviance, and many\\nfatigalile industry and unsurpassed ability, is others; but to those who have accurate infor-\\na native of Moore County, boi-n in 1802. Ilis mation as to their lives and services we must\\npress was the leading one of the state, and con- leave this pleasing task, and especially as more\\nducted at times with much violence, which space has been devoted to this interesting\\ndoubtless age and time have corrected. He is county that the limits of our work justify.\\n.^1^J^..\\nCHARTER XVI.\\nCURRITUCK COUNTY.\\nDr.. Henry Marchand Suaw, burn Novem- several sharp and heavy engagements at Roan-\\nber Jiitli, 1819, died February 1st, 181)4, oke Island, Now Berne, and other places, in\\nresided in this county, whbdi he re[iresentcd which he boi e himself with coolness, gallantry\\nin the senate of the state legislature in 1852; and enterprise.\\nand tlie Edenton district in the Thirty-third On February 1, 18t)4, he became engaged in\\nCongress, 1853,- 55, and Thirty-tifth Congress, a skirmish with some advanced troop s at\\n18o7,- 50 Batchelor s Creek, near New Berne, was mor-\\nHe was one f the electors in 1857 on the tally wounded, and died immediately on the\\nBuchanan ticket. field. His fall was deeply lamented by his\\nHe was born in Newport, Rhode Island; -oinrades and his country. He died the death\\nthe son of Rev. William A. Shaw, a minister be had often expressed a wish for the death\\nof the Baptist church. Ho graduated as a of a soldier in defence of his country s rights,\\nphysician in I lnladelphia, in 183ij, and came ^I l^l bis country s honor.\\nwith his father to North Carolina, and settled Tre, vero felix Agricohi; non vit?e tantum\\nin this county. claritate, sed etiam opportunitate mortis. t\\nWh. U our civil war commenced, be cast Ins Emerson Etheridge, was born September 28,\\nfortunes witli the destiny of his adopted 1819, in tins county, and, when thirteen years\\nUate, and was appointed colonel of the eighth\\nsgiment of North Carolina troo^is, and diil\\noo,.,.;,./^ fi.; u- tt from the l)rilliaiicv of yoiir life, but in the ch cum-\\njtive sen ice m this po.-ition. He wa, m stancesof your death.\\n_,. -.Moore n., 411\\nregiment ot North Carolina troo^is, and did t Thou truly art happy. Aarieola, not so much", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0254.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "DAVIDSON AXI) DUPLIN COUNTIES. loG\\ncihl, i-noved to Tennossoe, iuid hecamo a ineiii- by few persons in tlii.s or any other country.\\nher of congress from Tennessee in the Thirty- Many other names chister around this aii-\\nthirtl (1853,- 55) Thirty-fourth, (1855, 1857,) cient county, the memories of whom deserve\\nalso, Thirt^ -sixth Congress, (1859, 60.) On to be cherished. The Baxters, Bells, Doziers.\\nthe meeting of the Thirty -seventh Congress the Etheridges, (Willis, Caleb and Joseph\\n(1861, 63) he was elected clerk of tiie house, W.) Ferrebees, Halls, Jones, Lindsays, Salyear\\nthe dutiesof which he discharged with fidelity Simmons, and otiiers; hut our limits do not\\nand ability. He is a lawyer by profession, of allow the space, and we leave this duty to\\nlarge observation of men and measures, and some son of Currituck to rescue these materials\\npossesses rare conversational powers equalled from the carroding tooth of time.\\nCHAPTER XVII.\\nDAVIDSON COUNTY.\\nThe revolutionary history of this count} is In the war he entered the confederate army,\\nconnected with that of Rowan County, from and served as colonel of the eleventh regiment\\nwhich it was taken in 1822. of North Carolina troops. But on being elec-\\nJames Madison Leach I esides in tliis county, ted a member of the confederate congress, 1864,\\nHe is a native of Randolph County, born 1821, 65, he resigned his commission in the army,\\neducated chiefly at home. He was for a time Since the war he has served as a member of\\na cadet of the military academy at West Point, the Forty-second and Fort\\\\--tliird Congresses.\\nHe read law with his brother Julian E. Leach, 1871,- 75.\\nand attained nmch distinction at the bai- as an The political career of General Leach ha.~\\nable, astute, and successful advocate. But his been brilliant and successful. In no instance\\nfame is chiefly based upon his success as a has he ever been defeated in an election be\\nstatesman. In 1848, he was elected to the fore the people. His shrewdness as a politician,\\nlegislature, and continuously to 1856, and his powers as an orator and logician, conil)ined\\nin 1856 he was one of the Filmore electors, with a pleasing address, render him invincible.\\nHe was elected to the senate in 1865,- 66,- 67, He married iti 1846, Lizzie Montgomery\\nand again in 1879. He was elected a member Lewis, and has an interesting famil} of three\\nof the Thirty-fourth Congress, 18o9,- 61, liis sons, Wilmont, Henr}^ Archer and James M.\\nopponent being General A. M. Scales. to inherit his name and reputation.\\nDUPLIN COUNTY,\\nThe men of this ancient county in revolu- ration in 1777, the original is on file in the\\ntionary times, proved their devotion to the clerk s olHce ofthe county, they held that, The\\ncause of liberty. They united in wresting King of England, nor an} other foreign power,\\ntheir independence from England, in a decla- iiad anv right to the sovereignty of this state:", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0255.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "1.56 AV^HEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand they reiioniR ed all allegiance to the same, A nionunient marks his grave in the Gotl-\\nand resolved to support and maintain th. in- gressional hurying ground,\\ndependence of the state against the said Owen Rand Keenan, son of Thomas, was\\nKin^ born March 24, 1806. Studied medicine, and\\nThis is siirned by H^nry Cannon, William afterwards law. Member of the legislature\\nDickson, Alexander Gray, Samuel Houston, 1834,- 35,- 36, and of the confederate con-\\nJames Lockhart, Michael Keiinon, James Ken- gress, 1862.\\nnon, James Sampson, Edward Toole, and Cliarles Hooks, a native of this county, often\\nothers. represented it in the legishitui e. In 1817, he\\nJames Oillaspie was a native of this county, succeeded William R. King in congress, and\\nWe know but little of him, except from the was re-elected to congress in 1821,- :^3. He\\npul !ic records, which inform ns that ho was also moved to Alabama.\\noften a member of the legislature, and amemiier Thomas Ke^nan,also a native of this county,\\niVom this district in the Third Congress, (1703, and frcun whose family the county town de-\\n95;) Fonrtii Cvingress, (1795,- 97;) Fifth on- rives its name, was, in 1804, in the senate of\\ngivss, (1798,- 99;) Eighth Congress, and until tlie legislature, and from 1805 to 1811, repre-\\nliis death, which occurod while he was in con- sented this district in congress. He removed\\ngress, January, lSij5, at Washington city. to Alabama, whore he died near Selma, in 1822.\\nDAVIE COUNTY.\\nCiiAELKS Pkice, late speaker of the house John E. Iltissey, represented Dulphin in 1815,-\\n(1876,) resides at Mocksville. He was born K^- ^j- lS, in the house, and from 1833 to\\nin AVarren County, July 2(!, 1847. He read 1836, in the senate.\\nlaw with ,hidgo J earsoii; and after obtaining John B. Hus ey received all the educational\\na lit cnse settled at Mocks\\\\ille, where he soon advanta:xes of tlie day. He was educated at\\nby bis attainments, his pileasant address, and the Kenansville academy, the Cablwell insti-\\nbigb moral character, won troops of friends. tute, and the university. The war prevented\\nSucli was the appreciation of the people that his graduating, and at the eai ly ago of fifteen\\nin 1872, they elected him to the senate. He he entered the army in the thirty-eighth\\nwas also a member of the constitutional con- North Carolina regiment, and was in several\\nvention of 1875, and a member of the house in engagements around Richmond. In 1863, he\\n1876. of which body, over members of more was assigned to the signal service at Smith-\\nyears, he was chosen S[ie:iker; a just conipli-- ville, and was the signal officer of The Helen,\\nment to his genius, talents and aldlity. a Liveriiool blockade runner, in which capacity\\nWe would do injustice to modest and sub- he made many successful trips to Nassau, Ber-\\nstantial merit, and solid ability, were we to mndas and Halifax. After this service hewas\\nomit in our sketches the name and services of assigned to duty on the Cape Fear, and was\\nJohn Bryan Ilussey. wounded at the fearful b.ittle of Fort Pislier,\\nHe is a I .ative of Dr.lplii Co mty, boi-n Jan- taken pri-^onor and confined at Fortress Mon-\\nuai-y 1, 1846. His family is well known for roe and Fort Delaware. The war being over,\\ntheir abilit, and integi ity. A near relative, be was released. He studied law with Wil-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0256.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "EDGE(X)MBE COUNTY.\\n157\\nliaiii A. Allen, iui d was liceiisod in 1868. lie ville, and 8nbse(|uently conducted he News at\\nremoved to Newton, and thence to Hickory, Kaleigh. He was appointed librarian to the\\nwhere he established the Piedmont Press, house of representatives in 1879, which position\\nIn 1874, he started the Landmark at States- he now occupies with great saiisFaction to all.\\nEDGECOMBE COUNTY.\\nALTiioroii this county, from its inland po.si-\\ntion, was not exposed to the dangers of attack\\nin the revolution, yet no section of the state\\nwas more sensitive of its duty, or sent more\\nwilling and patriotic sons to do battle in the\\ncause of the country.\\nAmong these, conspicuously stands the name\\nof Henry Irwin, killed in battle 1777. He had\\nfor a long time been a resident and merchant\\nof Tarboro, much esteemed i or his integrity,\\npatriotism, and cournge, and very popular.\\nHe was a member of the provincial congress,\\nat New Berne, in 1775, also of the congress at\\nHalifa.x, in 1776, and by that body appointed\\nlieutenant-colonel of the second regiment,\\nof which Edward Buncombe was colonel.\\nThis gallant regiment marched to join the\\narmy of tlie north, and on the fatal field of\\nGermantown, (October 4th, 1777,) both he\\nand his commandcr.fell.\\nColonel Irwin left one son and two daugh-\\nters. One of his daughters married Lovatt\\nBurgess, who.se only son.Thonuii Burgess, dis-\\ntinguished as a lawyer, die l in Halifa.x a few\\nyears since. Another daughter married Gov-\\nernor Aionford Stokes, whoso only child l)y\\nthis marriage was Mrs. William B. Lewis, of\\nNashville, Tennessee, whose only daughter\\nmarried Monsieur Pageot, the French Min-\\nister.\\nThe battle of Germantown brought sailness\\nand sorrow to manv a hearthstone of North\\nCarolina, for in it the p.atriotic generals, Nash,\\nTurner, Lucas, and many others, gave up their\\nlives for their country, and here the veteran,\\nColonel William Polk, received a severe and\\ndangerous wound. With a patriotism de-\\nserving all praise, a marble monument has\\nbeen erected over their graves by the lili-\\nerality of J. F. Watson, of Philadelphia.\\nA sister of Colonel Irwin married Lawrence\\nToole, whose son, grandson, and great grand\\nson, bear the same name Henry Irwin Toole,\\nall distinguished for ability- and influence.\\nThe first took a connuission in the war, and\\nwas in the battle of the Great Bridge, ir-\\nginia.\\nIt would be unpardonable on this oc-\\ncasion says an able article on the County\\nof Edgecombe in 1810, by Dr. Jeremiah Bat-\\ntle, (see University Magazine, April, 1861,)\\nnot to mention the merits and services of\\nColonel Jonas Johnston, born 1740, died Jul}\\n29th 1779, who rose from obscurity and\\nacted a conspicuous part in our revolution-\\nary struggles. Ho was born in the year\\n1740, in Southampton County, Virginia,\\nand came when a youth with his father to\\nthis county. He was raised a plain indus-\\ntrious farmer, without education. But he\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2possessed native talent, and unflinching\\npatriotism. At an early day he embarked in\\nthe cause of liberty, and ever proved himself a\\ntrue patriot, hero and statesman. From time\\nto time, he filled every office in the county\\nboth civil and military. He repiresented the\\ncounty in the convention, 1776, and was ap-\\npointed majoi by the provincial congress. Ho\\nwas a member of the commons in 1777,- 7S.\\nlie was a natural orator. After one of his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0257.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "158\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nspeeches in the general assemhly, more remark-\\nable for sound sense, tlian for granniiatieal\\nstj le, he was asked liy a professional gentle-\\nman where he got his education. He replied,\\nat the plough handles. He was modest, yet\\ndetermined, prompt, yet cautions. From the\\ndate of ills commission to his death he was\\nconstantly employed. He was at thehattleof\\njMoore s Creek Bridge, and in 1779 in com-\\nmand of a regimeut, he went to the assistance\\nof South Carolina. He was in the battle of\\nStono, where he bore himself with the intrep-\\nedity of a veteran, receiving a wound. His\\ncare and tenderness of the soldiers under his\\ncommand are remembered to this day with\\naffect I m and gratitude y those who served\\nunder him.\\nFrom the privations of war, and the de-\\nbilitating effects of a soutiiern climate, bis\\nhealth gave way, arid he died, on his return\\nhome, at the house of Mr. Amis, on Drowning\\nCreek, near the South Carolina line, on July\\n29, 1779.\\nHe left- several children, one of whom was\\nthe nuiternal grand-motiier of the late Richard\\nHiues, member from this district to the Xine-\\nteenth Congress, (1825,- 27.)\\nThe Haywood family, one of the most nunj-\\nerous, also one of the most distinguished in\\nthe state, had its tirst origin in North Caro-\\nlina, iu this county.\\nFor the genealogy of the Haywood family\\nsee ajipendix.\\nTliis genealogical table was the work of\\nmuch research, and is for the first time printed.\\n!t was compiled chiefly by the late Governor\\nHenry T. Clarke, one of this numerous family,\\nand may be useful in tracing lines of relation-\\nship that would otherwise be obliterated by\\ntime. Of the progenitor, John Haywood, lit-\\ntle infoi iuation of his life and services are\\npreserved.\\nOf his son, William Haywood, died 1779,\\nwe liave more information. He was a mem-\\nbei- of the committee of safety for the Hali-\\nfax district, 1775; a member of the pi ovincial\\ncongress at Halifax, in A[iril, 1776, also of\\nthe same body at the same place in ^November\\nfollowing, and was one of the committee to\\nform the state constitution, and by that body\\nappointed one of the council of the state. He\\nwas the father often children, most of wiiom\\nreared families to usefulness and distinction.\\nThese will be severally iKiticed in the coun-\\nties in which they resided.\\nThere are few families in the state with\\nwhom are connected names better kno^vn.\\nAmong them are two United States Sena-\\ntors, William Haywood and George E. Bad-\\nger; three Governors, Dudley, Clarke, and\\nManly; two Judges, Badger and John Hay-\\nwood, the historian of Tennessee; four mem-\\nbers of congress, William S. Ashe, E. B. Dud-\\nley, Sion II. Rogers, and Thomas Ruffin; army\\nofficers. General Junius Daniel, Colonel Wil-\\nliam H. Bell; navy officers. Admiral H. II.\\nBell; lawyers, Badger, Burgess, Hogg, McRae,\\nEdward G. Haywood, and others.\\nThomas Bloiiut who resided in this county,\\nand re[.resented this district iu congress, and\\ndied while in congress, February 7th, 1812?\\nhas already been noticed.\\nHenry Toole Clark, born 1808, died April\\n14th, 1874, .son of Honorable James W.\\nClark, was l)oi n on Iiis father s farm, Wal-\\nnut Creek, about nine miles above Tarboro,\\non the banks of Tar River.\\nHis early education was conducted at a\\nschool in Tarlxu o, kei t by George Phillips, and\\nthe Louisburg academy, and when only four-\\nteen years old hewasseiit to the university at\\nChapel Hill. Among his class mates were Hon-\\norable Daniel M. Barringer, Rev. Samuel Ire-\\ndell Johnstone, and othei s. At this time this\\nveneralde institution contained a body of young\\nmen unsurpassed at any period of Its history.\\nGraham and Manly (both afterwards govern-\\nor) Folk, and others, were on its rolls.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0258.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "EDGECOMIJE COUNTY.\\n159\\nAfter gi-adnating in 182(i, he read law in\\nRaleigh under the guidance of his kindsman\\nWilliam II. Haywood, jr., who was his iiestor\\nin politics, as well as in law. Ho was admitted\\nto the !)ar, Imt never iirarticed, nor did ho\\ntake much interest in politics until 1850, when\\nhe was elected senator in the legislature from\\nEdgecomhe, and continued to occupy this\\nposition without intermission until 18G1. In\\n1858, ho was chosen speaker which he occupied\\nuntil early in the summer of 1801, when he\\nsummoned to IJaleigh, upon the illness of Gov-\\nernor Ellis, and on his death he iiecamo gover-\\nnor of iliG state. Tliis was a perilous period of\\nour history and demanded the exercise of pru-\\ndence and sagacity; Governor Clark discharged\\nhis duties to the host of his ability.\\nAt the close of his administration he retired\\nto his iioine. near Tarlior, whore he was near\\nbeing captured by a raid of Federal cavalry.\\nHe escaped, but his house was plundered, the\\njewelry and watches taken from the ladies\\nof his family, and all the stores for their sup-\\nport carried off or destroj ed.\\nAfter the war closed, Governor Clark was\\nagairi elected to the senate (ISiJG) under\\nJohnson s reconstruction acts. This was his\\nlast public servic.\\nHe had been for years the presiiling justice\\nof the peace for the cmmty.\\nDuring the whole course of his life he was\\na laborious and devoted student of the history\\nof his -state. As a local chi-onicler of tlie\\npresent, or a jiatieut antiquarian of the past,\\nhe was uiirpiestionabie authority, recognized\\nas sucli by all. It was for many yea.rs the\\nearnest wish of his heart to have printed the\\nearly journals of the assembly and such docu-\\nments in theoifice of the secretary of the state,\\nas illustrated the early b.istory of our state, but\\nin vain. A distinguished statesman of South\\nCaroliiui, Waddy Thompson, was wont to say:\\nNorth Carolina has a [ir.iud and glorious\\nrevolutionary history, far superior to any of\\nher sister states, but has had none since. It is\\nbecause we have had so few like Governoi\\nClark, who wisli to [iroserve these precious\\nmemorials, and\\nl?e((U( atli tlicm\\nAs a rich legacy unto tlieir issue\\nThcue were few men in North Carolina bet-\\nter posted iis to hoi men, families and sections.\\nGnly a year or two before his death, ho pro-\\nposed to mo t(j uiiito in a periodical, devoted\\nto history and genealogy, lie left on his table\\nat the time of his death, a letter on this sub-\\nject to the Honorable Kemp P. Battle.\\nNVe do not claim for Governor Clark the\\nrenown of the accomplished statesman, or tho\\nthrilling eloipience of the orator, but he v^ a-\\nan honesi man, and always oqual to any duty\\nassigned to him by his country; never above\\nor below, but just equal to the duties of his\\nstation.\\nSimple and unart ectod and unassuming in\\nhis manners, modest in his demeanor, a gen-\\ntleman by birth and education, as well as by\\ndisposition and natui e; warm in his attach-\\nments and sincere in his friendships, he lived\\nhonored, respected, and trusted in life, and\\nenjoying the esteem, respect, and regard of\\neveryone who knew him.\\nHe departed this life on April 14th, 1874.\\nOn the day of his burial all business was sus-\\npended, and the town and surrounding coun-\\ntry united in the last tribute of resjiect to his\\ncharacter.\\nHe was married m February, 1850, to Mrs.\\nMary \\\\V. Hargr.iye, daughter of !?heophilus\\nI arker, who, with two sons and throe (laugh-\\nters survive him. Truly to him miy be ap-\\nplied the exquisite lines of Bryant:\\nHe so lived, that whea the s nuiaous came to joiu\\nThe innumerable caravan, that moves\\nTo that mysterious realm, where each shall take\\nHis cuambei- in tlie halls of death.\\n.Sustained and soothed\\nBy an unfaltering trust, he approached the grave.\\nLike one tliat draws the drapery off his couch\\nAbout him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0259.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "160 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe Battle family, one of the most mimerous oiul edition of the first volume of Haj wood s\\nand distinguished families of the state, had Reports, greatly enhanced in value by the ad-\\nits origin in this county. Elisha Battle, the dition of notes showing the changes made in\\nprogenitor of the family, was born in Nanse- the course of forty j^ears legislation, and new\\nniond Cwunty, Virginia, Januar}- 9, 1723. lie decisions construing the law. This edition\\nmoved to Tar River, in this county, in 1748. was received by the profession with great\\nAbout 17(]4 he joined the Baptists, was chosen commendation, and gave Mr. Battle su -h a\\ndeacon, and continued a consistent and zeal- reputation that he was appointed by the gov-\\nons member of tliis denomination until his ernor, with other able jurists, to revise the\\ndeath. Equally useful was he in the affairs of statutes of the state. After the labor of three\\nstate; he was elected for twenty years sue- years, these Revised Statutes were submitted\\ncessively to represent this county in the leg- to the legislature for ratification, and adapted,\\nislature; he was also a member of the provin- Mr. Battle had been associated with Mr.\\ncial congress at Halifax, which formed the Devereux as reporter of the decisions; of the\\nstate constitution, and a member of the con- supreme court. On the resignation of his\\nvention at Ilillsboro, to deliberate uiion the associate in 1830, Mr. Battle became the sole\\nratification of the Constitution of the United reporter. The fidelity and accuracv with\\nStates. In 1742, he was married to Elizabeth whicli he discharged the duties of this post,\\nSumner; in 1799 (March 6th,) he died, leav- won for him the approbation and applause of\\ning eight children. the profession on the bench and at the bar,\\nWilliam Horn Battle, late one of the judges and, therefore, upon the resignation olMudire\\nof the supreme and superior courts of North Toonier, bs^ was appointed by Goveruor Dud-\\nCarolina, was a native of this county, born ley, in August, 1840, one of the judii es of the\\nOctober 17, 1802. lie was tlie son of Joel superior court, which ap[iointnient .vas con\\nBattle, and grandson of William, the fifth firmed at its next session by the Icgi.sla-\\nehild of Elisha liattle, ju-^t mentioned. His ture.\\neducation was received at the university. In 1843 he removed to Cluipel Hii!,nndin\\nwhere he graduated in 1820, delivering the 1845 was elected, by the trustees of the uni-\\nvaledictory, then the prize of the scholar sec- versify, Professor of Law, conferring upon him,\\noud ill rank. This was no small distinction at the same time, the degree of LL.D. On\\namong such scbolai-s as Bartholmnew F. ^Moore, the death of Judge Daniel, be was appointed\\nBisliop Otey, Charles G. Spaight, and others (May, 1848.) by Governor Graham, one of the\\nof that class. He read law with Judge Hen- justices of the supreme court of tlie state,\\nderson, and M-as licensed to practice in 1S24. but this appointmenc was not confirmed by\\nFrom his modest and retiring demeanor, Ids the legislature, although, by the same body,\\nsuccess was but slow, and gave I)Ut little pro- upon the resignation of Honorable Augustus\\nnnse of future eminence, and for years but Moore, one of the judges of the superior\\nfew bi-iefs engaged his services. But he per- court, he was elected to fill that vacaiicj,-. He\\nsevered, and finally attained the highest lion- liold this position for sonjc time. I:: Decem-\\nors of his profession. This example should ber. 1852, he was elected by the legislature\\ncertainly afi ord encouragement to young and one of the justices of the supreme court. The\\nbriefiess lawyers. His time was occupied in circumstances, so gratifying and honorable,\\nconstant study, and in laying deep and broad connected v/ith this appointment are best ex-\\nhis knowledge of the law. He prepared a sec- plained by the following correspondence:", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0260.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "EDGECOMBE COUNTY.\\n](J1\\nCiTV OF Raleigh,\\nHouse of Commons,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2December Serf, 1852.\\nSiK: The general assembly of the State of\\nNorth Carolina, now in session, on yostonlay,\\nwith an unaniniitj seldom equalled in the\\nconncils of the state, have elected you to the\\nelevated position of judge of the supreme\\ncourt.\\nThis will be doubtless unexpected to you,\\nbut we trust that it will be gratifying. Tt\\nwas done without any caucus or convention\\narrangement; but both of the great pnrtius,\\nnow so equally balanced in the legislature,\\nhave with patriotic unaiiiniity thrown aside\\nthe shackles of party, and offer to 3 our hands\\nthe highest ofKce in their gift.\\nIn the languageof oneof your distinguished\\ncompeers, we can say: To give a wholesome\\nexposition of the law, to settle the flnotn;i-\\nting and reconcile the seeming conflicting\\nanalogies of judicial deci-sious, to administer\\njustice in the last resort with a stead} hand\\nancTupriglit purpose, are among the highest\\ncivil functions that in our republic a citizen\\ncan be called upon to discharge. This post we\\nnow tender to you. In this case the office has\\nsought the man, and not the man the olHce.\\nWe sincerely hope that you will ace ;pt it.\\nWith assurance of our personal regards fur\\nyour health and happiness, we are faithfully\\n3 our friends,\\nJxo. II. Wheeler, J. G. iM.wDuuald,\\nJxo. Baxter, W. K. Martin,\\nA. M. Scales, H. Sherrill.\\nJ. A. Waugii, Tv. a. Russell,\\n0. H. Wiley, R. G. A. Love,\\nJosiAH Turner, jr., B. L. Durham,\\nW. J. LoNc.\\nTo Hou. Wm. H. Battle,\\nRaleigh, N. C\\nChapel Hill,\\nDerember 10, 18.52.\\nGentlemen: Your note, directed to me at\\nthis place, informing me that the general as-\\nsembly had elected me to the office of judge\\nof the supreme court, and asking my accept-\\nance of it, did not find me here, for the\\nreason that I had not then returned from my\\ncircuit. You are aware that upon my arrival\\nin Raleigh, on my way home, I addressed a\\ncommunication to the honorable body, of\\nwhich you are members, in whicli I signified\\nmy acceptance of the post which their partial-\\nity had assigned me. This would seem to\\nrender unnecessary an}- re|)ly to your note, but\\ntlie kind and frionrlly spirit which dict:ited it,\\nand the highly complimentary terms in which\\nit is couched, forbid my leaving it unnotice I.\\nI do not pretend to be exempt from the\\nambition of standing fair in the estimation of\\nmy fellow-citizons, nor can I receive with in-\\ndiif.M ence any manifestation of their I avor. T\\naccept with a grateful heart the high and rc-\\nspon.qhle office whi jh they, by their represen-\\ntatives, have onferred ujion me I aoc^ pt it\\nwith a deeper feeling of gratitude because it\\nwas bestowed spontaneously and without dis-\\ntinction of party. I know full well that its\\nduties are of the gravest and most important\\ncharacter, and that the successful pei formance\\nof them demands the highest attributes of\\nthe head and heart; attribute- Vvhich distin-\\nguished and illustrated the i fficial life of him\\nwhose vacant place I am now called upon to\\noccupy. I sometimes fear that I may not be\\nequal to the task which I have consented to\\nassume. I might shrink from the attempt\\nwere I not cheered on b} the reflection tlnit\\nmy labors for twelve years in a scarcely L ss\\nresponsible ])osition have beea approved by\\nthe i)res jnt action of your honorable body.\\nWith thisauimating refl ction, and trusting in\\nthe beneficence of tlnit Providence which h:is\\nhitherto upheld and supported me, I enter\\nupon the discharge of the duties of rny pres-\\nent offic3, determined to spend m^-self in the\\nservice of my native state, which has so\\nhighly honored me. 1\\nFor the kind and flatteringmanncr iti which\\nyou have thought [)roi)er to aihlress me, please\\naccept the assurances of my most grateful ac-\\nnowledgments.\\nI am, with sincere regard, very truly oiirs,\\nWilliam H. Battle.\\nTo Messrs.\\nJohn H. Wheeler, J. G. MacDu IALd,\\nJohn Baxter, W.m. K. Martin,\\nAlfred M. Scales, II. Sherrill,\\nJ. A. Waugh, R. a. Ru.ssej.l,\\nCalvin H. Wiley, R. G. A. Lo\\\\ e,\\nJosiah Turxee, jr., B. L. Durham,\\nW. J.Long.\\nRaleigh, N. C.\\nlie hell] this high position until th.e civil\\nwar closed the courts, and in 1868 he returned\\nto Raleigh. The siiace allowed for this sketch\\ndoes not pjrmitany exteuded comments upon\\nthe judicial decisions of Judge Battle. Ha", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0261.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "1(32 WIIEKLER S KEMlNISCEXCES.\\nwon. liv lung 3-ears of diligence and lalior, a the i)rofessor8 in the ITiiitcd States Ohserva-\\nrepatation of the highest or(hjr for modest toiy at Wasliington eitj Colonel W. L.\\ninerit, extoiisivc learning, ass:ieiated witli a Saundci s, Colonel Juiii us C Wheeler, (Profes-\\nfirni and steady administration of justice. sor of Engineering at West Point,) Alexander\\nHis moral character was spotless; he was a Mclver, Hon. A. M. W^addell, Joseph A. En-\\nconsistent member of the Episcopal church, glehard, W illiain and Eobert Bingham, and\\nHis death occurred at Chapel Hill, March 14, many others. The classes of Mr. Battle were\\n1879. He was married June 1, 185 to Lucy, remarkable for their order, attention, and ap-\\nsecond daughter of the late Kemp Plummer, a i lication. He resigned this post in 185-1, and\\ndistinguished lawyer of Warrenton she died having ali cad} been licensed, opened a law\\nFebruary 24, 1874, bived and appreciated by offic Mn Raleigh, and practiced with much sue-\\nall who knew her, for her ai.-complishments cess.\\nand \\\\irtncs. The childi en of tiiis distin- On the organization of the Bank of North\\ngui lied couple are ])r. Joel D. (deceased,) Carolina, Mr. Battle, young as he was, was\\nSusan C. (deceased,) Kemp Plummer, Dr. chosen one of the directors with such veteran\\nWilliam Horn, who mniried Miss Lindsay; financiers as George W. Mordecai, Gef)rge E.\\nKicliai-d Henry, married the daughter of Judge Badger, ,r ilin H. I5ryan,and others. In 1800,\\nTiiomas S. Asbe; Mary (deceased,) married he was candidate for the legislature, and\\nto William Van Wyck, of New York; Junius, failed of an election by tlireo votes,\\n.killed at South Mountain, 1862; Lewis, killed In the .stirring and exciting scenes that\\n:at Gettysburg, 18G3. followed, Mr. Battle was for the Union,\\nKemp Plummer Battle, the eldest living and the President of the Union Club of\\npon of Judge William Horn Battle, was liorn Wake. But when Lincoln called for men to\\nnear Lnuisbni-g, in Franklin County, De- sul.ijugate the south, he cast his fortunes with\\ncember 10, ]8:_)1. He was educatcil at the his state, and l.iecame a member of the con-\\nbest schools in the country, and graduated at vention of 1861. and with Mr. Badger and the\\ntlie university in 1849, rec.-i\\\\ing the first dis- other members, signed tlie ordinance of seccs-\\ntinetion in all bis studies. His companions in si n He united with the conservative [larty\\ntbesc honors were Petei ^1. Hale and T. J in electing Goverrioi- Vance b\\\\- a large major-\\nRobiitson. Mr. Battle was made tutor of ity, and during the whole war was th,j warm\\nLatin and Greek immediately aftei graduat- supporter of his measures.\\ning; and after serving in that capacity for one In 18()0, he became a candidate for treasurer\\nsession, be was chosen tutor of mathematics, of the state, at the I eque^t of Governor\\nThis position he held ior four years, during Wcu-tli. ami was almost unanimously elected,\\nthe palmiest days (if this ancient and renowned His official ro[ioi t.s are considered models of\\nin-tirution. He -cems peculiarly lifted by na- financial ability, conciseness and accuracy, lie\\nturo and education for this oceU[)ation; his shared the fortunes of the conservative party\\nmind is clear and discriminating, cultivated to v-itii Govei nor Worth and other officials, ami\\na liigh degree, apt to l.^arn, and patient in ini- was depiived of his office in Julj-, 18(58, by the\\nparting iiistructioii, kind and generous in bis mandate of militarj- power. This is the last\\ntemper, he had much success as a tutor. This ost of [)olitical [irerernient which .Mr. Battle\\nis e\\\\inced by his training to usefulness such iield.norwas he sorry to quit the excitement\\nmiiids as those of \\\\V. L. DeRo.ssctt, I)uBrut7. and contests of such a life, since they were not\\nCutlar, Major A. W. Lawrence, (late one of germane to his tastes, although he discharged", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0262.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "EnGEr( )M1^ K COUNTY.\\n163\\nthe (Infills (lovolviiiii; u[i(iii liiiu with talent\\nand fidelity.\\nBut the gre.it mission of his life is the res-\\ntoration of the nniversitj of the state. It is his\\nalmn mitcr wx very truth, from wliich he imhihed\\nthe knowledge and usefulness he liad taught in\\nher halls, and to huild up the hroken walls of\\nthis literary Zion, he has devoted his time, all\\nhis attention, and his private fortune. He was\\nelected a trustee of the university in 1S !2, and\\nserved on the executive committee until 1868;\\nhe made an elahorate and exhaustive report of\\na plan to reorganize the imiversity. Tliis\\nplan was not completed in consequence of a\\nchange \\\\n the hoard, hut when the appninr-\\nment of trustetis became vested in the legis-\\nlature, he was elected one of the trustees, and\\nat the first meeting of the board was unani-\\nmously chosen secretary and treasurer. Here\\nwas a field of labor demanding constant exei--\\ntion, unflinching zeal, and intelligence. All\\nkinds of legal obstructions presented them-\\nselves, and the destitution of all financial\\nmeasures seemed to render the mission well\\nnigh hopeless. But Mr. Battle seemed a very\\nHercules in this work, and threw himself with\\nsuch devotion into the cause, that success\\nsmiled on liis efforts. The pa\\\\ nient of inter-\\nest on the land scrip by the state, his elo-\\nquent ai^ieals to the Alumni and others for\\naid, the attendance of a goodly number of\\npupils, prove liis work to have been successful.\\nHe is now the president of the university,\\nand we trust, under his guidance and his able\\ncorps of co-adjutors, its usefulness and fame\\nwill rival its former renown. Mr. Battle mar-\\nried, in 18.5.5, Martha, daughter of James S.\\nBattle. Three of his sons have been stu leuts in\\nthe classes of the university the fourth gener-\\nation of this family who have joined this in-\\nstitution.\\nThe genealogy of the Battle family:\\nElisha Battle, born January 9, 1723, died\\nMarch C, 1799, married Elizabeth Sutuuer\\n1742, had eight children, to-wit: Sarah, John,\\nElizabeth, Elisha, William, Denqisey, Jacob\\nand .letlu o.\\nI. Sarah married (first) Jacol) Ililliard, and\\nhad Elizabeth Ililliard, (who married \\\\Vm.\\nFort, and had Sarah who was married to\\nOrren Battle; 1 also .raeob, James, Maiw and\\n.Teremiah; and to Sarah and Jacoi) ITilliard\\nwore also born Jeremiah, who married Xaney\\nIlilliard. Sarah also marrie l (second) Henry\\nHorn, and had I iety, Charity, who married\\nT nrweII Bunn, to whom were born .Teremiah,\\nWilliam, Henry and Celia Bann, who was\\nmarried (first) to Sngg, and (second) Doctor\\nFort; to Sarah and Henry Movn were lioi n\\n(their last child) llenr^y.\\nn. John (ilied 1700,) marrieil France-!\\nDavis, to whom were born Mary, married to\\nAllen Andrews, to whom were horn Elizabeth\\nAndrews, mari-ied to John Cotton; John mar-\\nried Miss l o[)e and.Fesse married Miss Battle.\\nITT. Elizabeth married to Josiah Crndup,\\nmember of Congress, 1821,- 2:i, to \\\\\\\\h,)m were\\nborn George, maia ied Leah VMU; Josiah mai\\nried Ann I)avis, who had Martha, -\\\\rchibald\\nDavis, James, Eilward, Alston, and CuHeii\\nmarried .Miss Jones; to Elizabeth and Josiah\\nC^ruilup Were born two moi G cliihlren, Chloe,\\n(married Joseph 1 Leo, their (hiugbter Eliza-\\nbetli married nlieii Andrews,) and Bethesdii\\nmarried to Fowler.\\nIV. Elisha Battle, dunijor, horn 1749, mar-\\nried Mary, daughter of Benjamni Bunn, had\\nAmelia, married Ross, Doctor Jeremiah, died\\n1824, WiUiam married Laraond, Jesse mar-\\nried Vick, Bennett married Hiiiton.and Sarah,\\nmarrieil Andrews.\\nV. William, died 17^1, married Charity\\nHorn, had Isa:ie, married -Mary; Ann married\\nRoss, (to whom were born William, .Tames B,,\\nand Charity who married Ilines;) Joel l)orn\\n1779, died 1820, married Mary, daughter of\\nAmos Johnson. These last had Laura married\\nto Phillips, Susan married to McKee, GhristOr", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0263.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "164 AVIIEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npher Columbus, Benjamin Dnssey, Cathovine, was member of eitber one or the other\\nmarried Ooctor Lewis, Richard, Amos John- l)ranches of the legishnture.\\nson, and William IIoili, (see his slvetoii for He was a member of that distinguished con-\\nbis descendants vention of 1835, t(^ amend the constitution of\\nVI. i)em[isey, born 1758, died 1857, married the state. The meed of exalted statesmanship,\\n-Tano Andrews, had Amelia, married to Cuth- or of brilliant eloquence, or of deep philoso-\\nbert of Georgia, Andrews married Duggan, phical research, cannot be claimed for him.\\nCuUcn married (tir.-t) P]lizalietb, dauglitor of Yet he was honest in his principles, and sin-\\nJacob Rattle, and (second) Jane Lamon. cere in his convictinns, and a laborious and\\nVII. Jacob, born 1774, died 1S14, married useful man, rather than pretentious or showy,\\n.Mrs. Edwards, bad Marmaduke, Elizalietb, but of great popularity.\\nmarried in (1802) to Doctor Cullen Battle; After more than thirty years in the civil\\nCullen, Thomas, Lucy, James S., born 1786, service of his state, in the war between the\\ndied 1854, married (tirst) Tempy Battle, and United States and Mexico, he joined the army,\\n(second) ILirriet Westray;to James S., were and as captain of tlie line, and marched to the\\nborn Marmaduke, William S., married seat of war. Without any application or\\nDancy, T nrncr Westray married daughter of knowledge on his part, he was made C(~)lonel of\\n.Fudge Daniel; Cornelia married John S. Dan- the twelfth regiment of infantry. While su-\\ncy; Mary E. married (iirst) to W. F. Dancy, perintending a forward movement of this\\n(second) to Dr. N. J. Pittman, Martha married regiment from Vera Cruz, the visissitudes of\\nto Kemi) P. Battle, and Penelope married to war, the dangerous climate, with the weight\\nW. R. Co.x. of three score years, proved too much for his\\nVIII. Jethro married Martha Lane, died constitution. He was seized with the fever\\n1813, bad Joseph S., married (first) r. unn, of the country, and died on May 12, 1847.\\n(second) Horn, to whom was born Temper- He was never married. By his will his\\nance. married to .Marriott; H. L. Battle, ]^)i-. patrimonial estate, (land and slaves,) was be-\\nJames, John, George, Mai y Ann married queathed to his next of kin, (a nephew and a\\nBridgers, Marcus and Martha; to Jethro and neice.) and the residue, about $40,000, to the\\n.Martha Battle was also born Orren, married poor of Edgecombe County.\\nFort, and moved to Teriuessee; and Alfred, Tlie county court of Edgecombe has ordered\\nwho bad -jethro: this Jetliro ilied in the Mex- the erection of an appropriate asylum as one\\nican war; James L., M:u-y married to Tillory; of the first investments of the fund.\\nElizabeth married, to Fort. This nolde chailty. as also the ei eetion of a\\nThe above table is i rom a geneological county called after his name, perpetuates his\\npaper drawn by Governor Henry T. Clark, and ito bmg services in the councils of the state,\\nmay therefore be relied upon as being aecu- kI Ids hiinented death, leading the columns\\nrate. of his troops to subdue the enemies of his\\nLouis Dickson Wilson, born 1789, died Au- country will keep his memory ever fresh in the\\ngust 12, 1847, was born, raised and lived in beart of every North Carolinian The end of\\nthis county. his life was just as he could have wished it:\\nHis education was not classical. He was Whether on the scaffold high,\\nplaced in a coimting-honse, and became\\nOr in the hattle s van,\\nThe fittest pl^^ce for man to die,\\nstudent of men rather than of books. He was\\nsueces-ful in business. From 1815 to 1846, he The brilliant eulogium [ironounced by Gov-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0264.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "KI )G1 :C().MI5E COUNTY.\\n165\\ncnior Brogdoii in con, ?ress, in muniory of (Jeu-\\neral Wilson, was worthy of the theme.\\nLouis I). Wilson was one of nature s no-\\nl)lenien, and his s3-mpathie.s was ever on the\\nside of justice and humanity.\\nlie was a man of strict integrit_y of cliarac-\\nter, a friend of the poor and needy, and pos-\\nsessed many of the best traits and qualities of\\nhuman nature. lie was aifahie and social in\\nhis maimer, the embodiment of patriotism and\\nthe soul of lionor.\\nStudiously- neat in his person, he was a\\nfavorite- in all circles; he won the sohriquet\\nfor years of the Chesterfield of the senate.\\nDuncan Ijamond Clinch, born 1798, died\\n1849, late brigadier-general in the United\\nStates ;irniy, was a native of this count}\\nHe was the sou of Joseiih Clinch, by a\\ndaughter of ])uncan Laniond, a colonel in tlie\\nrevolutionary wai and a terror (otlie tories\\none of these tie hung in Nash County.\\nGeneral Clinch had attained the rank of a\\nbrigadier-general. When the Seminole war\\nbroke out in Florida, in 1835, he was in com-\\nmand of that district, and at the battle of\\nOnithlecooche (December 31st, 1835,) dis-\\nplayed tlie most ir.trepid coui-age. He re-\\nsigned his commission the next year, and from\\n1848 to 1845, was a member of congress from\\nGeorgia.\\nHe married a Mi.ss Mcintosh. He died at\\nMacon, Georgia. November \u00e2\u0080\u00a227tli, 1849, leaving\\nseveral (children; one of his daughters married\\nGeneral Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter\\nfame. A son. John Houston Mcintosh Clinch,\\ngraduated at the university in 1844, in the\\nsame t-lass with William A. Blount, Joseph\\nM. Graham. I hilemon B. Hawkins, Thomas\\nRuffin, and others.\\nAnotlier son, with his father s name, gradu-\\nated at the same university in 1847, in the\\nsame class with James J. I ettigrew, John\\ni ool, Matthew W. Ransom, and others.\\nThe genealogy of this family is connected\\nwith tliat of the Bellamy s, which see.\\nWilliam Dorsey Tender was a native and\\nresident of this county. He was educated at\\nthe United States Military Academy at West\\nPoint. One of the earliest and most enthusi-\\nastic in the cause he deemed just, he was made,\\nMay 27, 1861, colonel of sixth regiment of\\nNorth Carolina troops, and such were his ser-\\nvices that he soon became a brigadier general.\\nHe was universall_y regarded as one of the\\nbravest and most eflUcient officers in the army.\\nGeneral A. I Hill pronounced him one of\\nthe best officers of his grade he ever knew.\\nGeneral Lee, in his report on the Pennsyl-\\nvania campaign, dated July 31, 1863, thus\\nwrites:\\nGeneral Pender has since died. This\\nlamented officer has borne a distinguished part\\nin every engagement of this army, and was\\nwounded on several occasions, wliile leading\\nhis command with conspicuous gallantry and\\nability. The confidence and admiration in-\\nspired by his courage and capacity as an officer,\\nwere only equalled by the esteem and respect\\nentertained, by all with whom he was associat-\\ned, for the noble qualities of his modest and\\nunassuming character.\\nUniversally lamented and loved, he fell on\\nthe bloody iiebl of Gettj sburg, and his remains\\nnow lie in the cemetery of Calvary church in\\nTarboro.\\nAn appropriate memorial window erected\\nl3y liis brother, Mr. David Pender, bears this\\ninscription\\nIII Meraoriain,\\nI liave fought a good tight; I have kept the faith\\nMajor General VVilliarn Dorsey Pender,\\nborn Febiuary 6th, 1834, died July 18th, 1863.\\nHis name, so dear to every patriot, has been\\npreserved by calling a county after him, and\\ncauses his gallantry and [latriotism to fie\\ncherislied in our hearts.\\nThe battle of Gettysburg, enduring the first\\nthree days in July, 181)3. was the bloodiest en-\\ncounter of the whole war, and proved the\\nWaterloo of the unhaitpy contest. For here\\nthe flag of the confederacy fell never to ri.se", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0265.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "166 WHEELER S EEMINISCEXCES-\\nno-nin. Es[)ecially did the loss fall on North in all the hattles fought hy this noble arrny of\\nCarolina, for here thousands of her bravest, Northern Virginia, until the curtain foil at\\nnoblest sons found a soldier s grave. Not Appomattox, on tlie bloody drama,\\nonly did General Pender, full of gallantry and After the war. Major Englehard rcsum-d the\\nspirit, but Colonel Isaac E. Avery, J. K. Mar- practice of the lawatTarboro, and in addition\\nshal also fell in this battle, General Pettigrew to his professional duties, exercised those of the\\nwas wounded, a few days afterwards, died, clerk and master in ei-juity.\\nGeneral Scales, Colonel Lowe, and others of He purchased, in 1865, James Pulton s in-\\nequal merit, were wounded. Of the ten terest in the Wilmington Journal, and became\\nthousand men lost by the confederates, the the successor, from March, 1866, of that able\\nlarger portion were North Carolinians. Of editor, and so became a citizen of Wilmington,\\nColonel Burgwyn s command, who was killed, then wielding a powerful influence throughout\\n(the Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment,) the state.\\nfive hundred and forty were killed out of In June, 1876, he was nominated at Kaloigh,\\neight hundred. The heavy loss of the union by the democratic state convention for secre-\\narmy could lie easily replaced, but the great tary of state. He entered with energy and\\ngaps in the confederate ranks could never ability into the canvass. He stood before the\\nbe closed again. people almost every day, and with a po ver of\\nIn reply to a recent letter of General Scales elocution rarely surpassed, and an oratory iire-\\nand Captain J. J. Davis, Colonel John B. sistable, so urged the cause that, on Noveni-\\nBachelder has given a graphic account of this her 7, the whole ticket was elected, and he\\ndesperate conflict, which, with the diagram?, the first in the number of votes received,\\naffords an intelligible and reliable account. He performed all the duties of his position\\nJoseph A. Englehard, the only son of Ed- with satisfaction and intelligence, e.itablished\\nward Englehard, was born at Monticello, Mis- order out of chaos, and system iVoin ccuiiusiun.\\nsis.sippi, September 27, 1832. Major Englehard was a devoted friend\\nHe was an educated man and graduated at to the cause of education. He delivered\\nthe University of North Carolina, with the the Alumni address at the university, wiiere\\nfirst honors, in 1854, in the same class with his son had recently graduated. But this\\nWilliam L. Saunders, and others. He then usefulness was soon to end, and after a short ill-\\nstudied law at the Harvard law school, and ness he died on February 15, 1879, at tht;\\nwith Judge Battle; in 1856 lie was licensed to Yarboro House, Raleigh. His death was the\\npractice. He settled at Tarboro, where he regret of his friends, and an irremediable loss\\nhad married in 1855, Margaret, daughter of to the state.\\nJohn W. Gotten. Robert Rufus Bridgers, is a native (-f this\\nHe entered the army in May, 1861, as captain county. He was born on Town Creek, No-\\nand quarter-master of the thirty-third regi- vcndier 23, 1819.\\ninent, and the next j ear he was promoted to His early education was conducted by Ben-\\nquarter-master of General Branch s brigade, jamin Sumner, and finished at the uni\\\\er,sity\\nwith the rank of major. He was transferred in in 18-11, when he graduated in tlie sam- class\\nDecember, 1862, to Pender s brigade and be- with Governor Ellis, Samuel F. and Ih-.\\ncame adjutant-general, and in May following Charles I hillips, Judge Clarke, Vi illi:::ii F.\\nhe was made adjutant-general of Pender s, Dancy, John F. Hoke, and others. To receive\\nafterwards Wilcox s division, and participated honors in sueii a class was no light praise.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0266.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "FOKSYTII COUNTY.\\n167\\nHe reail law, while pursuing his collegiate gress, aud was an active, useful, and able\\nstudies, witli Governor Swain, and was licensed member.\\nby tlie supreme court to [iractice the week After the war he was elected president of\\nafter he graduated, and soon entered upon an the Wilmington and Weldon railroad corn-\\nextensive and lucrative practice. He entered pany, and is distinguished for the ability and\\nthe legislature in 1844. and was re-elected in fidelity with which he manages this important\\n18o6,- 58 and 60, trust.\\nAfter the state joined tlie confederacy, he lie married Mi.ss Margaret Johnston and\\nwas elected a member of the confederate con- has an interesting family.\\nCHAPTER XVIIl.\\nFORSYTH COUNTY.\\nThis county presents the name of Colonel\\nBenjamin Forsythe, a native of this section,\\nwho fell in l)attle in the war of 1812. He\\nresided at Germantown, was a native of\\nStokes, and represented that county in the\\nlegislature in 1807 and 08. He received a\\nlieutenant s commission, April 2-3, 1808, in the\\nregular arm} and marched to Canada. In\\nSeptember, 1812, he crossed at Cape Vincent,\\nattacked the British, and routed them. He\\ntook many prisoners and much ammunition and\\nstores, with the loss of only one man.\\nIn February following, he left Ogdensburg,\\nand crossed at Morristown, sur[)rised the Brit-\\nish, and took tifty-two prisoners, among them\\na major, three captains and two lieutenants,\\nwithout the loss of a man. In 1813, he was\\ndistinguished at the capture of Fort George,\\nUpper Canada.\\nFor his gallant conduct he was rapidly pro-\\nmoted, and attained the rank of colonel.\\nOn June 28, 1814, General Smyth formed a\\n[ilan for ambuscading the British near Odel-\\nlowii. Colonel F(M sytbe had orders to luake\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6Xiles Uegistt-r, III.. 408.\\nthe attack and then retreat; so as to draw the\\nenemy into the snare. He made the attack, but\\ninstead of falling back as ordered, his personal\\ncourage tempted him to made a stand on the\\nroail within fifteen rods of the enem\\\\ In\\nthis exposed and perilous position he received\\na fatal wound, which broke his collar bone.\\nHe fell, mortally wounded, exclaiming with\\nhis last breath: Boys, rush on! He was the\\nonly person killed; several were wounded. The\\nenemy lost seventeen killed. His loss was uni-\\nversally lamented, and he was buried the next\\nday with the honors of war.\\nBy his intrepid courage and his fearless dar-\\ning, he became the idol of his troops, and the\\nterror of the enem^ He was one of the best\\npartisan officers that ever lived. t\\nThe legislature of North Carolina, in 1817,\\nwith patriotic philanthrophy, adopted the\\nonly son of Colonel Forsythe, and the only\\ndaughter of Captain Blakel}^ of the navy, as\\nchildren of the state, and made provision for\\ntheir education at the public expense. James\\ntSoe Gardiner s Diet, of the Army; Drake s Biogra-\\nphy Sketches: siles Register, ill., 48.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0267.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "168 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nX. Forsvthe, tlie son, entered the freshman with the command of Captain George Moft ett,\\nclass at the universitj in 182i, and suljse- (maldng sixty men altogether.) they pnrsued a\\nquently, with the acqniescoiice of Governor party of Indians between Forts Yonng and\\nBurton, he was appointed a midshipman in the Dinwiddie, and were drawn into an ambuscade\\nUnited States navy. He was on l oard the on September 30, 1703. They were fired on\\nsloop of war, tlie Hornet, wliich was lost at from both sides of the trail, but maintained\\nsea.* the fight for a considerable time; at length\\nThe c.unty seat of Forsyth preserves the tliey wei e overpowered by numbers and were\\nname of Joseph Winston. forced to give awa\\\\-, scatteiing as best they\\nHe was born June 17, 1746, in Louisa County, could.- Se\\\\eral were killed; young Winston\\nVirginia; a branch of tiie family, originally had his horse killed under him and was him-\\nfrom Yorlcshire, England, settled in Wales, self twice wounded in the body and through\\nand thence migrated to Virginia, where, says the thigh, making him well nigh helpless.\\nAlexander H. Everett, they were the most He managed, however, to conceal himself un-\\ndistinguished in the colon}-. til the Indians had gone in pursuit of the\\nTwo hundred years ago, says the bio- fugitives, when a comrade fortunately came\\ngraphical sketch of William Winston Seaton, to his aid, cari-ied him upon his back for three\\n(of the firm of Gales Seaton,) five broth- days, living upon wild roseberries, until at\\ners, Winston, from Winston Hall, Yorkshire, length they reached a friendly frontier caljin.\\nEngland, gentlemen of fortune and family, Although he in time recovered, yet the ball\\nemigrated to the colony of Virginia. These in his body was never extracted, ami occasion-\\nbrothers were men of comely statue and ap- ally caused him exquisite jiain.\\npearauce. They settled in Hanover County, Early trained to arms, ibr he was in Brad-\\nstocking Virginia with a stalwait and pro- dock s defeat in 1755; in the rcvoluti(ni he\\nphetic race, extending to Kentucky, Mis- was the earl}- and devoted friend to the cause\\nsissippi, and North Carolina, in which states, of independauce, and co-operated with the\\nto this day, they are noted for their fine patriots of that period in the meetings of the\\npersonal appearance. The family of Win- people.\\nstons, says Mr. Sparks, was among the most In 1769 we fin l that Joseph Winston and\\ndistinguisiied of the colony, and the genius others petitioned the Virginia authorities for\\nand eloquence of Patrick Henry nuiy be sup- a grant of 10/)00 acres of land on the south\\nposed to have been transmitted through this side of the Gnyandotte river; failing in this^\\nline, from which he desceiuled. The fiery he emigrated to North Carolina, and settled\\nspirit in words that breathed and thoughts on the town fork of the Dan, in that part of\\nthat burned, lighted the flame of liberty in tlie state, now Forsyth County. In 177 he\\nthe hearts of his countrymen and relations, ^y^s a member of the Hillsboro convention.\\nAmong them his cousin, Joseph Winston, who which met on August 21, 1775, and erected v.\\nwou renown by his military career. provisional form of go\\\\ernment for the state,\\n.roseph Winston received a. fair education, all hopes of reconciliation with the Royal\\nbut at the age of seventeen, joined a com- government having been eudeil. Tlie .-word\\npany of rangers, under Captain Phelps, who ^as drawn and the scabbard thrown away. In\\nmarched from Louisa County to Jackson February, 1776, he was in the expedition\\nriver, on the then frontiers, v\u00c2\u00bb-here, uniting against the Scotch tories on Cross creek. In\\n^MSS. letter of Governor Swain. this year he was created ranger (jf Suriy", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0268.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "F0K8YT1I COUXTY. 1^,9\\nCounty, luid major of militia, serving in lluth- two-hundroil paces tliey wore again hailed and\\nerford s oxpeditiou against the Cherokee shown their true line of march, and wire then\\nIndians. In 1777, he was a meiid)er of the assured they were yet a mile from their posi-\\nIlouse of Commons from Surry, and with tion in the alignment for the battle. They\\nWaightstill Avery, William Sliarpe and Rob- tlien lan down the declivity with great pre-\\nert Lamer, placed u[H n that commission cipitation to their horses, and mounting them,\\nwhich made a treaty with the Cherokees rode, like so many fox-hunters, at almost a\\nat Long Island on the Ilolston, a treaty break-neck s[ieed, through rough woods and\\nmade without an oatli and yet one that has brambles, leaping branches and crossing ridges,\\nnever been violated. In 1780, lie served without any guide who had a personal kuowl-\\nwith Colonel Davidson in pursuit of Bryan s edge of the country. They soon came upon\\ntories, and was with Cleaveland in his move- the enemy, and, as if directed by the Provi-\\nments against the loyalists on New River; lie dence itself, at the very point of their intend-\\nwas in a skirmish on the Alamance, and com- ed destination, where they did great havoc in\\nmanded a portion of the right wing at King s that bloody fray.* Li a few minutes the\\nmountain, October 9, 178i\u00c2\u00bb. action became general and severe, continuing\\nAt King s mountain he was a major of the furiously for three-fourths of an hoar, when\\nNorth Carolina line, ser\\\\ing with Colonels the enemy being driven from the east to the\\nMcDowell and Cleaveland. The battle was west end of the mountain, surrendered at dis-\\ntierce and bloody, i:i wliich the Americans cretion. Ferguson was killed with two hun-\\ndrove the British and tories from their lofty dred and six oi his officers and men, and eight\\nposition, whence their commander. Colonel hundred and ninety-nine of tlie British were\\nPatrick Ferguson, had impi.iusly declared captured. Tlie Americans had eighty-eight\\nthat (iod Almighty could not drive them. killed and wounded. The whole mountain\\nIn tlie plan of battle adopted by the colonels was covered with smoke and seemed to thun-\\npreseut on that occasion, Winston s battalion der. For his distinguished .services on that\\nhad to make a lengthy detour of the mountain day the legislature of the state voted Joseph\\nfrom a [loint at the junction of King ^s Creek, Winston an elegant swonl.\\nand the (Quarry Koail, and thence to move to CoU.uel John Campbell, of Abington, in pre-\\nthe east .-ide of the battle field and so reach a paring his .Memoir of the Military Transac-\\npoiut where his men were to move up the tions of We.st Virginia, says:\\njuountain s side, an l make part of the wall j..,^^,^ Mountain,\\nof lire around Ferguson. The several corps Col^,\u00e2\u0080\u009eel Winston played a conspicuous part,\\nwere put in motion for the posts they were He led the right wing on this- Bunker Hill ot\\nassigned in the day s operation. Both the the south, and contributed greatly to. that\\nmomentous victory, ot which the battle ot\\nright and left wmgs were .somewhat longer in (j^^^pg^^^ Guilford, and the surrender of Corn-\\nreaching their designated positions than had wallis at Yorktown, were the direct conse-\\nbeeu expected. Winston s party had marched quences.\\nabout a mile, when they reached a very steep ^j^. Jefferson, in a letter now before me,6ays:\\nascent, which they took to be the point where ,e,acmbered well the deep and grateful\\nthey were to move up to the enemy s lines. ^,^^^^,^,35,3,^ 1,^ t,,;,t memorable vict.uw.\\nSome men came in view and directed them to j^ ^j^^ .^^^,,.,^1 ;\u00e2\u0080\u009e(\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e.i.^f,o\u00e2\u0080\u009e of the first turn\\ndismount and proceed, as being at the point of\\nattack assigned them, but before they had gone *Wlieeler s History of Kortli Carolina, II., 106.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0269.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "170 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nof the tiilo of f?iK cess that euded the war with sister, who had a babe a month old, called to\\nthe s iil (if our independence. visit the mother, and proposed to adopt one\\nIn Febrnarv, 1781,iieh d a pa rtj- against a of the trio, and thus each would practically have\\nband of tories, had a running fight with them, a set of twins to rear. Mrs. Winston regarded\\nkilled some and dispersed theresiduo; he then the proposition favorably-, and, asshe sat up in\\njoined General Greene with one hundred rifle- bed, carefully e.xamined all three to determine\\nmen, and took part in tlie l)attle of Guilford which to part with and which to keep for her\\nCourt House, .March 15, 1781; in which, al- own; at length she exclaimed: I cannot, for\\nthough Lord Cornwallis held the battle field, my life, decide; you cannot have either of\\nyet his losses were so great, and the shock he them, sister! As God has given them to me,\\nreceived so severe, that he afterward avoided He will give me strength to nurse them\\nbattle, which before he so anxious!} sought. And so He did, all of them lived and were\\nCrippled and wounded, he retired to Wil- well educated. One of thorn became a major-\\nmington, drew his slow length along, hoping general, another a judge, whilst the tliii d be-\\nto meet Arnold, if not Clinton, but from the came a state senator and lieutenant-governor\\neffects of his barren victory at Guilford, he of Mississippi a brother of th ese triplets, who\\nnever recovered, and tinally was compelled to remained in North Carolina, fought in the war\\nsnn-endei at Yorktown, October 19, 1781. of 1812, became a major-general and a member\\n111 1711-3 and in 1803, Joseph Winston was a of the legislature,\\nmemlier of congress. In 1800, he was a pre.si- Israel G. Law, born 1810, died 1878, at\\ndential elector, voting for Jefferson, ami again Bethania, (then in St(.ikes,) worked on a\\nin 1812, voting for Madis(m. farm till manhood, and then engaged in mer-\\nFor three temns he represented Snrry chandizing, mannfactnring, and banking, in\\nCounty in the state sen.ite, and when Stokes all of which he was eminently successful. He\\nCounty was erected, he was appointed lieuten- was, in 1847, president of the branch bank of\\nant-colonel, and for fi\\\\-e terms represented Cape Fear, at Salem, and at the close of the\\nthat county in the state senate, between 1700 war. obtained a charter for the First National\\nand 1812; in was during this last service that Bank at Salem.\\nhe Was [ir.isented witli the sword for military He was a member of the state convention in\\nser\\\\ices in 1780,- 81 The county seat of For- 1865, with Judge Starbuek, and of the Fortieth\\nsyth county derives its name from him. He and Forty-first ongress, 1867 to 71.\\nis its patron saint. He was a man of large v. ealth, and well\\nHe was a man of stately form, old school known as a sagacious financier. He died\\nmanners, and of a commanding presence. His April 7th, 1878.\\nhome was witinn the lofty mountains of Stokes We should do injustice to the trutli of his-\\nand Surry, whose cloud eapit summits seemed tory to make no reference to the M M-avians,\\nwithin a squirrel s jump of heaven. Here he located in this county.\\ndied April 21, 1815, leaving many worthy de- There is not, says Williamson, a more\\neendants. He was the uncle of AVilliam Win- industrious and temperate bodj of people than\\nston Seaton.of the Ndtio/hil ltitdliijfi)cn\\\\ Wash- the Moravians, who live lietween the Dan and\\nington city. Yadkin Rivers.\\nl r. Di aper, in his King s Mountain In 1740, the British Parliament passed an\\nHeroes, adds the following incident: He left act by which the Uiiitas Fratuni, was acknowl-\\ntiiree sons, born at a single birth. A married edged as a Pi-otestaiit Episcopal Chureh. By", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0270.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "FORSYTH COUNTY. 171\\nthis act, the free exercise of all their rights as called from Wach, the principal creek; and uxr\\na church was secured throu^jhout Englaiul meadow,) aud made the savvey. In 1782,\\nand her colonies, which rigiit was denied to the legislature of Xorth (Carolina vested in\\nthem in other countries. Hence it was de- F. W. Marshal, and his heirs and assigns\\nsirable to make settlements, where this liberty forever, the Wachovia tract, and all the lands\\nof conscience could be enjoyed. Offers of in North Carolina acquired by tlie brethren,\\nland were made from various quarters; but Of the thirty thousand Germans who left their\\nthe most acceptable was that of Lord Gran- native land for the far west, eighteen thou-\\nville, the owner of large posse.ssions in North sand eventually settled in North Carolimi.\\nQ.,,.^li,i., The colony of Moravians sutlered all the trials\\nThe Lord Proprietors, under charter of Charies and tribulations incident to a settlement in a\\nII., (March 24th, 1663,) on account of the new country. Their salt was Ijrought from Vir-\\nexpenses incident to a distant colony, and ginia; and the first bee hive, (an emblem of\\nthe small revenue derived, in 1729, surren- their industry,) from Tar River. The Indians\\ndered their claims to the Crown, receiving for a while committed depredations and mur-\\nin return X2,o00 steriing each only Lord Gran- ders. The war of the Regulation, and that of\\nville retained his eighth part, which was laid the revolution iM-onght many troubles to these\\noff for him in 1743. He continued to receive peaceful and industrious non combatants. Hos-\\nrents, and have his agent and land office tile troops ravaged their fields and plundered\\nuntil the revolution. In the present century their property. But tlie mild character of\\nhis heir brought suit in the circuit court of their people, their peaceful and indnstrions\\nthe United States to assert his rights. Mr. lives, their patient labor, and indefatigable\\nGaston was his counsel. The suit went on industry triumphed eventually. lu 1791,\\nappeal to the Supreme Court of tiie United they were visited by Geneial Wasliington,\\nStates, and there was dismissed for want of i^ id the brethren of Wachnvia addressed him\\nan appeal bond. \u00c2\u00abte of welcome, to wbi.h he responded as\\nLord Granville ottered to Count Zinzendorft to. low?:*\\n100,000 acres on reasonable terms. At a con- y^ ^j^^ Brd/nvn of Wu.!,orl\\nference of the brethren, held in London, No- Gentlemen: I am greatly indebted to your\\nvember 29, 1751, the otter was accepted, and respectful and att ectionate expression of per-\\non August 9, 1753, John, Earl of Granville, sonal regard, and I am not le.^s obliged by the\\n4. t I xi patriotic sentiment contained in your address.\\nconveyed the title to a tract lying m the 1 a j^^.^n, a society whose governing principles\\nforks of Gargalee, or Muddy Creek, Rowan .^YQ industry aud love of order, much may l)e\\nCountv, to James Hutton,of London, Secre- expected towards the improvement ami pros-\\ntaryot-the UrdUis Fratnu, By the repeated Parity of the country, in which these sUtle-\\n1 ments are tornied; and exi)erience autiiorizes\\ndivisions of Rowan, this tract has been sue- the belief that much will be attained.\\ncessively in Rowan county; in 1770, in Surry; Thanking you with grateful sincerity\\nin 178!K in Stokes; and in 1848, in Forsvth. foi y^u^ P -ayers in my behalf, I desire to\\nassure you of mv best wishes tor your\\nAn agent was sent out (Bishop tepangeu- social and iudividurd happiness,\\nberg,) in 1752, who, with Churton, the Sur- Gicorge Washington.\\nvey or General and Agent of Lord Granville,\\nBishop Ravenscroft, in his letters, describes\\natter enduring incredible suflering and many\\nprivations, reached the Wachovia tract, so The Moravians: For this vahuilile information we\\nare iudelited to the work of Rev. I.evin T. Reicliel, of\\n*Swaiu s Lecture on the Regulations: Moure I., 71. Salem, N. C, published in 18.57.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0271.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "172 WHEELER S REMINISCEXOES.\\nat great length, a visit he made in August, 1827 wick, Ann and Elizabeth Kirkland, and Mary\\nto this benignant settlement how cheerfully he riiillips.\\nwas received, communed with the church, and We have not been favored with any recent\\nreceived with greatest cordiality and brotherly statistics of this academy, but up to 1S56 there\\nicreeting. had been three thousand four-hundred and\\nTlie great feature of usefulness, and the seventy scholars entered; and in evidence of\\nmost enduring monument of the societj is the the healthfulness of the place, only twelve had\\nSalem Female Academy. The ancients were died while at school.\\naccustomed to inaugurate their rulers on the The founders and the principals, (all are\\nbanks of a pure stream, hoping that their rule, M(.)ravians,) have rendered this service to the\\nlike the pelucid stream, would refresh and country. They may well rejoice in their work,\\nfructify the v/hole land by its benign influ- and feel\\nenccs. So has this institution for nearly three- The warrior s name!\\nf \u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009et\u00e2\u0080\u009e,.,, \u00e2\u0080\u009e,,,t r,^,.fii i;,.;.wi. of,.n..,^i. Tho iiealert aiul cliimert on every tongue of fame,\\ntnurths ot a century sent toi th In ing stieamb g,^\u00e2\u0080\u009e,^^\\\\^ j^^^ h:u-monioas to tlie grateful mi.ul,\\nof virtue and beauty to delight, purify, and Than he who fashions and ira.n-oves manldml\\ninvigorate our land It was established in Thomas Johnson Wilson, is a native of this\\n1804, therefore it is one of the oldest literary county. Lorn December 81, 1815. Studied\\ninstitutions in the south, and is held in grate- law, and was licensed 1874; elected solicitor\\nful remembrance by many Christian mothers of Stokes and of Davidson Counties. He was\\nwho here received their elementary education a member of the convention, 1861. and advo-\\nand the holy impressions of eternal truth, and cated the propriety of sulnnitting the question\\nliad the satisfaction of seeing their daughters of secession to the people,\\nand grand-daughters, educated at the same He was elected in 1874, judge of the eighth\\nplace, connected with such pleasing and useful judicial circuit, and held the courts for six-\\nremembrances of their earlier days, months until the supreme court decided that\\n.The tir.st pupils connected with the Salem his predeces-or. Judge Cloud, was entitled to\\nacademy, from Hillsboro,were Elizabeth Strud- hold over.\\nCHAPTER XIX.\\nFRANKLIN COUNTY.\\nThe origin of lynchlav,- i During the revo- had a daughter, beautiful and accomplished,\\nlution there was a noted tory, (and thei e were Iiy whose charms Beard was captiviited; and\\nbut few.) in that portion formerly called Bute the tradition runs, that the hamlsome figure and\\nCounty, now embraced within the counties of commanding air of Beard had its effect on the\\nFranklin and Nash, called Major Beard, young lady, notwithstanding the difi ereijce in\\nMajor John H. Drake lived near Hilliardston politics between him and her father. On one\\nhe and his family were decided whigs. He occasion. Beard encam[)ed for the night near", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0272.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "KKAXKLIN COUNTY. 173\\na mill on Swift Ureek. This became known son committeil any offence of magnitude, that\\nto Major Drake and other whigs, and they or- he ought to be taken to Lynch Creek; and so\\nganized a force to capture him. They came the word Lynch law became a tixture iu\\nupon the tories early in the morning while at the English language.\\nbreakfa-st, surprised and dispersed tiiem in Joseph J. Davis was born and l)red in Frank-\\ngreat confusion; they leaving their breakfast liu County. He is the sou of Jonathan Davis,\\nand horses. The whigs pursued them with great and his wife, Mary Butler; was born in 1828.\\nearnestness. Britton Drake, brother of the His early education was conducted by John\\nvoung lady, of powerful frame and strength, B. Bobbib, and finished at Wake Forest Col-\\naraied with a rifle led the chase, and came sud- lege. He received the degree of batchelor of\\ndcnly on Beard, who wa.i hid behind some law, at the university in 1850, and after re-\\nsmall pines. He did not move until Drake, ceiving a license to practice, settled in Oxford,\\nwho wa.s not aware of his position came right In 1852, he moved to Louisburg. In 1866, he\\nupon him. Beard was armed only with a was elected to the legislature, receiving every\\nsword; he sprang upon Drake, who was too vote in the county. When the civil war began\\nnear and closely pursued, to shoot. He cLub- he entered the army as captain of the forty-\\nbed his rifle and felled Beard to the ground; seventh regiment, commanded by the late\\nand as Drake thought he was dead, for he was Sion H. Rogers. His i-ompany was ordered to\\nsenseless, Drake left him for dead and went in New Berne, where he received his first bap-\\npursuit of other fugitives. When the pursuit tism of tire, at Banrington s Ferry; and\\nwas over, he returned to the place of rencounter again at Blount s Creek. At the bloody bat-\\nwith Beard, and found that he was not dead, tie of Grettysbury, his regiment was in the\\nAfter some consultation it was resolved to heaviest of the tight, and Captain Davis was\\ntake him as a prisoner to headquarters of woundedand taken a prisoner; he v^as confined\\nColonel Seawell, commanding in camp at a at Fort Delaware and at Johnson s Island for\\nford on Lynch Creek, in Franklin County, twenty months, during this period, the curtain\\nabout twenty miles oft Ho was tied on his fell on the scene of war and he was discharged\\nliorse and carried under guard. After reach- on parole. He returned home and resumed\\ning camp, it was determined to organize a his profession.\\ncourt-martial, and try him for his life. But He was selected as one of the electors in\\nbefore proceeding to trial, a report came that 1868, on the Seymour and Blair ticket, and was\\na strong body of tories were in pursuit to res- nominated in 1874, and triumphantly elected\\ncue him; this created a panic, for they knew to congress; again in 1876, and again in 1S78.\\nIns popularity and power, so they hung him. He married Kate, the daughter of Robert J\\nTh j^ reported pursuit proved a false alarm, and Shaw, and has an interesting family.\\nit lieitig suii-ge^ted that as the sentence had been We might say much of Mr. Davis course in\\ninflicted, before the judgment of the court had congress, but this speaks for itself. No one\\nbeen pronounced therefore it was illegal. The was more attentive and faithful, and earnestly\\nbody was then taken down, the court reorgati- esteemed by all who knew him. Much to tao\\nized, he was tiied, condeuined, uid re-hung by loss of the nation and the regrets of his associ-\\nthe neck until he was dead. ates, he declined a re-nomination to congress.\\nThe tree on which he was hung stood not\\ns- -R^-.Vv Vovl r v.uOr^ CiPPk- -md *The Hon. B. F. Moore coiumuuicated the afore-\\nfar from Koclcv J^oia,on J.ynchs L.,ee^, ana g^j\u00e2\u0080\u009eg tradition to me, he received it froiu the L r\u00c2\u00bbke\\nit became a saying in Franklin, when a per- family.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0273.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "174\\nWIIEELER .S REMINISCENCES.\\nThomas Person, who died in November,\\n1799, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Tom Tay-\\nlor, in Franklin County, was a native of Gran-\\nville. He was distingniished for his enter-\\nprise, his devotion to tlie cnnse of liberty, the\\nfoe of oppression, and the friend of the down\\ntrodden and persecuted.\\nHe sympathized deeply with the RegiUa-\\ntors, suffering from the opi)ressive measures of\\nthe public officers. I find in the journals of\\nthe Colonial Assembly in the Public Records,\\nin London, as follows:\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a01770, December 6, Mr. Husbands presented\\na petition of the in habitants of Orange\\nCounty, complaining of sundry grievances;\\nand praying for relief.\\nMr. Person pres nted a i etition from the\\ninhabitants of Bute County, complaining of\\nthe many exhorbitant and oppressive meas-\\nures practiced by the public officers.\\nFor this independent course General Per-\\nson received severe treatment from General\\n7. ryon; and was for a time confined in prison,\\nand at other times in prison bounds or on his\\nparole. When on parole, he boarded at the\\nhouse of Rev. Mr. Micklejolm, who preached\\nin Hillsboro. Soon after the battle of Ala-\\nmance, six of the Regulators were hanged\\nby order of Tryon, in sight of the Court\\nHouse.\\nAt one tinie his life was m eminent peril\\nfrom the choleric Tryon, who in 1771 issued\\nhis proclamation offering pardon to those who\\nwould come in and take the oath of allegiance\\nto the King, except Thomas Person, and some\\nothers.\\nThe reverend divine, on one occasion, in\\nregard to his prisoner, is said to have dodged\\nthe truth, or clearly equivocated. It was\\nsuspected that the general had broken his parole\\nby passing the bounds of Hillsboro. In fact he\\nhad much money and bonds at his home at\\nGoshen, exposed to marauders and thieves.\\nColonial Documents. 180\\nWith the connivaTice of his friend, at night,\\nhe mounted his fleet mare, rode to Goshen,\\nsecured his valuables in a l)rick kiln, and re-\\nturned by dawn of day to Hilhboro. The\\nofficers of Tryon demanded of the parson:\\nIf General Person had not left bis prison\\nlionds the night before. I supped and break-\\nfasted witn the general, was the delphic\\nrejily.\\nThe University Magazine, IV,, 2.i)0, says:\\nA faithful biographical sketch of tbe Rev-\\nerend George Micklejolm is greatly to he de-\\nsired. He resided in Hillslioro before and\\nmany j cars after the revolution. ii tlie first\\nattempt at organization of tbe university in\\n1794, be among others was named fur tliepresi\\ndency.\\nBishop Meade in bis work Old Churclies,\\nMinisters and Families in Virginia stat es that\\ntbe successor of the Revei end Johti Cameron,\\n(father of Judge Duncan Cameron) as the\\nrector of (himberland Parish in A ii-ginia, at\\nhis death 1815, was the Rovei end John Mickle-\\njolm, but not as tlie regul-ir minister. He\\nwas then at an advanced age, and probably\\ndied there.\\nBut severe as liis trials were. General Per-\\nson was ready to take up arms in 1774, for\\nthe cause of the people and against tlio pow-\\ners of royaUy.\\nHe was a member from (liranville, in 1774,\\nof the first colonial asseml)Iy tliat met at New\\nBerne, in open defiance of tbe royal governor.\\nHe was also a mendjer of tbe pro\\\\iiicial con-\\ngress that met at Halifax, April 1-5, 1776, and\\nagain on November 12th following, which\\nbody formed the constitution, and with Cor-\\nnelius Harnett and others was appointed one\\nof the council of state. This pnivos tli. confi-\\ndence entertained for iiis patri )ti.--iii and in-\\ntegrity.\\nHe was elected to the first legislature under\\nthe constitution (1777,) and continued in the\\nservice of the [leople, enjoying their regard", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0274.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "GASTON COUNTY. 175\\nand confidence till the day of his death. He two years old, and educated him at Sprig .s\\nwas a surveyor by profession and was an ex- college near Willianishoro, in Granville County,\\ntensive land owner. His deeds covered 70.- where John Hay wood, Sherwood IIayw(^od and\\n000 acres. He gave largely to the university, Robert Goodloe Ilarjier,* were educated,\\nand a hall called by his name hoars testimony lie died in 1799, and was buried at Persoutnn\\nto his ability. He gave his friend, who had in Warren County, five miles from Littleton,\\nstood by him in his troubles. Parson Mickle- Judge Henderson, of our supreme court,\\nJohn, his Goshen place in Granville, where always spoke of General Person with the\\nhe lived, which is called to tiiis day the fondest afi ection, (and acted as his counsel,\\nGlebe. wrote his will, which was, however, not found\\nGeneral Person was never married. He after his death,) and often declared that he\\nleft two sisters, one of whom, Martha, married was one of nature s noblemen. His services\\nMajor Thomas Taylor, in Franklin, at whose and his sufferings demand our respect, and his\\nhouse he died; and Mary, who married George patriotism our gratitude. His memory is very\\nLittle;and one brother, William. He adopted appropriately preserved by calling one of the\\nWilliam P. Little, his sister s child, when only best counties of the state after his name.t\\n^yPJ^\\nCHAPTER XX.\\nGASTON COUNTY.\\nTuE character and services of Kev. Hum- with credit and honor. He also served in a\\nphrey Hunter, born 1755, deserves a place in campaign against the Indians, umler Colonel\\nour record and renieml rances,a3 a true christian Robert Mebane. He also served as lieutenant\\nand a patriotic citizen. lie was a native of in Captain Given s company, under General\\nIreland and a man of letters, born near Lou- Rutherford, and was in the battle of Camden,\\ndonderry; he combined in his character all the (August, 1780,) where he was taken prisoner,\\nelements of that Scotch-IrisU character, so After some time spent in confinement, he es-\\nconspicuous a type in our struggles for liberty, caped and returned home. After remaining at\\nWith a widowed mother he came to America his mother s residence afew days heagain joined\\nand settled near Poplar Tent, then Mecklen- the army, under General Greene, as a lieuten-\\nburg County, and here he was raised. When ant under Colonel Henry Lee, and was\\nthe orders were ottered for a convention, at woundeil in the severe battle of Eutaw\\nCharlotte, whieli met on May 19 and 20, 1775,\\nhe attended, and his testimonv is clear on the -Mr- Harper acquired great distinction iu after\\nlife. There is a tradition that lie was born m this state,\\nsubject of the celebrated dechiration of inde- and many have so stated. Dr. Hawks and Mr. Drake\\n1 1 ir\u00e2\u0080\u009e think d iff erentlv.\\npendence at that timj an.l place, lie soon tTIio sketch, meagre as it is, is collated from the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009ef ,.i- o\u00e2\u0080\u009eliii-,.fl -1 iirivfitp ii I corus of cav- journals of the colonial assembly iu London, our own\\naftei eniisted as a pi u ate u. a coip^ or ca\\\\ iegislative journals, and from a recent article in the\\nairy, commanded by Charles Polk, and served iiiileigh Observer.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0275.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "176\\nWHEELER S REMINISCEXCES.\\nSprings. This closed his military ca.reer. He\\nreturned home and renewed hie classical\\nstudies. In 1787, he graduated at Mount Zion\\nCollege, in Winnsboro, South Carolina. He\\nthen studied theology, under the care of the\\npresbytry of South Carolina, and was licensed\\nto practice. In the tirst years his services\\nwere confined to South Caroliim. In 1805,\\nhe accepted a call from the Steel Creek\\nchurch, in Mecklenbui-g County, and here he\\nlabored successfully and acceptably for many\\nyears, and there he died on August 21, 1827,\\nin the peaceful hope of a glorious immortality.\\nlie left several children, one of whom, Dr. C.\\nL. Hunter, is distinguished as an author and a\\ngentleman. He lies in the church yard of\\nSteel Creek church, and on his tombstone is\\nrecorded the inscription:\\nSacred to the memory of the Reverend Humphrey\\nHunter, who departed this life August 21, 1827, in the\\nT3d year of his age. He was a native of Ireland and\\nemigrated to America at an early period of his life. He\\nwas one of tliose who early promoted the cause of lib-\\nerty in Meclilenbnrg County, May 20. 1775, and subse-\\nquently bore an active part in securing the independ-\\nence of his country. For nearly thirty -eight years he\\nlabored as a faithful and assiduous embassador of\\nClirist, strenuously urging the necessity of repentance,\\nand pointing out the terms of salvation. As a parent,\\nhe was kind and affectionate; as a friend, warm and\\nsincere; as a minister, persuasive and convincing.\\nOn tlie heights of King s Mountain, in the\\nsouthern part of this county, stands a plain\\nheadstone bearing these words:\\nSacred to the memory of Maior William Chronicle\\nCaptain WilIiHui Mattocks, William Raljb, and John\\nBoyd, who were killed iiere figliting in defense of\\nAmerica, on the 7tli of October, 17S0\\nWilliam Chronicle lived near Armstrong s\\nford, on the south fork of the Catawba river.\\nHis mother was first married to a Mr. McKee,\\nand by this marriage she had one son, the late\\nJames McKee, who was a soldier of the revo-\\nI ltion, and the ancestor of several families of\\nt!iat name in this neighborhood. After his\\ndeath she married Mr. Chronicle, by whom\\nshe had an only son, the gallant soldier of\\nKing s Mountain. The universal testimony of\\nall who knew Major Chronicle is, that he was\\nan intrepid soldier and an earnest advocate of\\nliberty. His fii-st appearance in the war was\\nin South Carolina in 1779, after the fall of\\nSavannah. In the fall of 1780, a call was made\\nfor a regiment from Lincoln, (then Tryon\\nCounty,) to repel the enemy marching from the\\nsouth, and flushed with victory. Of this regi-\\nment William Graham was colonel, Frederick\\nIlambright, lieutenant-colonel, William Chron-\\nicle, major. Major Chronicle was peculiarly\\nfitted for the life of a soldier. Brave to a\\nfault, energetic in movement, and calm in\\naction.\\nColonel Graham, on account of illness, was\\nnot at the battle of King s Mountain, and the\\nconmiand of the regiment devolved on Lieu-\\ntenant-Colonel Hambright and Major Chroni-\\ncle. Onward these brave men marched with\\ntheir leaders, and approached within gunshot\\nof the etiemy, when a volley was fired by the\\nenemy, who then retreated. The brave\\nChronicle fell, pierced through the heart by a\\nrifle ball. At the same time fell Captain\\nMattocks, William Rabb, and -lohti Boyd.\\nThis battle of King s Mountain, from its lo-\\ncation and other causes, has never had the\\nimportant place in history that it deserves\\nThere is no difiiculty in declaring, that if\\nFerguson had not fallen at King s Mountain,\\nCornwallis would not have surrendered at\\nYorktown. It was the pivot on which the\\nrevolutionary war in the south turned. It\\nis in many respects, the most important, the\\nmost glorious battle fought in tlie great con-\\ntest for liberty. It was fought on our side\\nexclusively by volunteers, without the pres-\\nence or advice of a single regular officer. It\\nwas won by raw militia, never before under\\nfire, over trained troops, commanded by a vet-\\neran officer of approved and desperate courage,\\nwho had no superior in the English army.\\nFrederick Hambright, born 1740, died\\n1817, was also one of the gallant heroes of\\n*Ujnversity Magazine, February, 1858, VH., p. 245.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0276.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "GATES COUNTY.\\n177\\nKing s Mountain. He wa3 a native of Ger-\\nmany; emigrated to America in 1727, and\\ntinally settled on Long Creek, then in Tryon\\nCounty, where he lived when the hattio of\\nKing 8 Mountain took phice. lie early em-\\nharked in the cau.so of independence; in 1777,\\nwas appointed lieutenant-colonel, and was\\nthroughout the war an active and fearless offi-\\ncer. At the battle of King s Mountain,\\nColonel William Graham, who had command\\nof the Lincoln regiment, on account of sick-\\nness in his family, was absent, and the com-\\nmand devolved upon Colonel Hambright.\\nNobly did he sustain this perilous charge; in\\nthe conflict he was severely wounded by a\\nlarge rifle ball passing through his thigh; but\\ntie refused to leave the field, and continued\\nencouraging his men, he led them to battle\\nand to victory. The effects of this wound\\ncaused him to falter in his walk, during the\\nremainder of his life.\\nHe was twice married, and left a large\\nfamily to emulate his patriotic example. He\\ndied in 1817, and was buried at Shiloh, in the\\nlimits of the present county of Cleaveland.\\nHis tombstone bears this inscription:\\nIn memory of Colonel Frederick Hambright, who\\ndeparted this life March, 1817, in the 90th year of his\\naffe.\\nRobert Hall Morrison, D.D., resides at Cot-\\ntage Home, near the line between Gaston and\\nLincoln Counties.\\nHe was educated at the university and grad-\\nuated in 1818, in the same class with James K.\\nPolk, Robert Donaldson, William D. .Mosely,\\nHamilton C.Jones, Hugh Waddell, and others.\\nHe studied for the ministry, and has spent a\\nlife long service in this iioly calling.\\nHe has had the charge of several Presbyterian\\nchurches in the state; has been president of the\\nDavidson college, and until recently the loved\\nand venerated pastor of Unity church, near\\nBeattie s Ford. It has been my privilege to\\nsit for many years under the teachings of this\\nmost excellent man. I can sa} that I never\\nmore truly felt the influence of religious\\ntruth and its importance, than as it fell from\\nhis lips, as also the force of the example of one\\nWhose doctrine and who.se life\\nUo-incident exhibit lucid proof,\\nThat he is honest in the sacred cause.\\nHe is now near the close of a long and v/ell\\nspent life; possessing the esteem of all who\\nknow him.\\nHe married Mary, the third daughter of\\nGeneral Joseph (Jrahani,* by whom he had\\nseveral children:\\nL Isabella, married to General D. H. Hill.\\nII. Ann, married to General T. J. Jackson\\n(Stonewall.)\\nIII. Margaret, married to .lames $rwin.\\nIV Eugenia, married to General Rufus Bar-\\nringer.\\nV. Joseph, married to Miss Davis.\\nVI. Alfred.\\nVII. Laura, married to John E Brown.\\nVIII. Robert.\\nIX. Susan, married to Alphonzo C. Avery.\\nGATES COUNTY.\\nWilliam Paul Roberts is a native of this moted to a captaincy, and in a short time, al-\\ncounty, born July 11, 1841. though the junior captain, was made major;\\nHis occupation is that of a farmer, but his war and in that same year was promoted to a col-\\nrecord is brilliant. Entering the army in June, onelcy. In the next year, 1865, he was comrais-\\n1861, as a non-commissioned officer in the sec- sioned brigadier, then only in his twenty-\\nond North Carolina cavalry, he was soon pro- S^or whose geueaology, see Lincoln County.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0277.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "178 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nfourth year, the 3 onngost lirigaclier in the ser- leading a retired life. But in 1875 his\\nvice. His brigade was one of the best known friends and admirers elected him to the consti-\\nand mo.st highly appreciated in the army of tutional conventioti, and in 1876 he waselected\\nNorthern Virginia. a member of the house. Here his services were\\nAfter the war closed, General Roberts, like so appreciated that the state democratic con-\\nCiiiciniiatus, went to the plough and sought vention in 1880, without his knowledge or con-\\nrepo.-e in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, sent, nominated him as auditor of the state.\\nGRANVILLE COUNTY.\\nJohn 1 knn, born 1741, died 1788, one of John Williams, who lived and died in this\\nthe signers of the declaration of independence county, was a native of Hanover County, Vir-\\nof July 4tli, 177 5, lived and died in this ginia. In April, 1770, while attending court\\ncounty. Mo was born in Caroline County, at Ilillsboro, he was set on by the regulators,\\nVii ginia, the only son of Moses Penn and and severely lieaten b}- them. His early edu-\\niCaroline, his wife, who was the laughter of cation was neglected, as he was raised to the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Jobn ^laylnr of Caroline, distinguished as a trade of a house carpenter. But he possessed\\npolitician and a political writer. His father strong native sense, and was chosen one of\\ndied whilst ho was only a youth, and his educa- the first judges, in 1777, with Samuel Spencer\\ntion was defective. He read law with Ed- and John Ashe as associates. He was elected a\\nrnuiid I endleton, and displaj-ed much genius member of the continental congress in 1778,\\nand eloquence. He moved in 1774 to Granville, and died in October, 1799.\\nand the next year succeeded Ricluird Caswell The Hicks family were distinguished among\\nas ii (leb gate to the continental congress at those worthy of remembrance in Granville.\\nPbiladelpbia. which sat from 1775 to 1780. Captain Robert Hicks lived abruit a mile\\nHe was iippointed receiver of public taxes for from Oxford, in 1770.\\nNorth Carolina by Robert Morris this posi- The family is English, and settled in Brook-\\ntion he soon resigned. He died September, lyn. New York, in the locality now known as\\n1788. Hicks street. The family was distinguished\\nJames Williams, who fell in jjarttle at King s in England for its courage and ability, and\\nMountain on October 7,17S0. was a native of one of them was knighted for his deeds of\\nGranville County. He moved (1773) to Laurens daring.\\ndistrict, South Carolina; became active in Robert Hicks entered the revolutionary\\nthe partisan warfaie in that state, and dis- army, and was in the battle of Guilford,\\ntinguished himself in the l)attle of Mu.sgrove with the North Candina militia, where these\\nMill. After that engagement he went to I aw and undi.sciiJined troops were placed by\\nIlillsboro, whore he raised a troop of cavalry, General Greene in the front line, and there,\\nand returned to South Carolina. He fell at overwhelmed by the British, fled; young-\\nKing s Mountain, at the same moment tliat Hicks stood his ground, and fought sinyde\\nthe k ader of the British forces was slain, and handed, until nearly surrounded, and after his\\nwas liuried on the battle held.* men had gone a considerable distance, he then\\nescaped and shared, during the remainder of\\n*L(issing; University Magazine, VII., 24.5. the war, its dangers and its glories.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0278.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "GRANVILLE COUNTY.\\n170\\nHe died sndfleiily of a disease of the heart,\\nand left a large family, some of whom still\\nlive in Granville.\\nOne of his sons is a prv)fessor of a medical\\ncollege in New Orleans, and another moved to\\nArkansas, another, Dv. John K. Hicks, one of\\nthe best and purest of men, died not long\\nsince, near Williamsboro in this county. Tiie\\nold homestead is now owned bj a colored man,\\nwhose wife once belonged to one of Captain\\nHicks daughters. Iler hus!)and now owns the\\nhome from which her young mistress went\\n3 ear8 ago as a bride. How stiaijge is the rev-\\nolution of time and circumstance!\\nCaptain Benjamin Norwood, like Robert\\nHicks, was one of the revolutionary lieroes of\\nGranville. On the approach of Cornwallis he\\nrecruited a companj and was prctent in the\\nbattle of Guilford, and, like Captain Hicks,\\nbehaved with great personal gallantry. He\\nfought for some time after his men had\\ningloriously fled. The conduct of these two\\npatriots should condone the conduct of their\\nmen, who unused to the pom(), jiride and cir-\\ncumstance of war, utterly undisciiilined, were\\nopposed from tlie first to regular veterans.\\nCaptain Norwood did good service in the war,\\nand died lamented and loved. He had two\\nbrothers who lived in other portions of the\\nstate. One in Lenoir, Caldwell County, and\\nthe other in Orange. His wife was a sister of\\nGovernor Aiken, of South Carolina, and Mrs.\\nCicero W. Harris, of Wilmington, is one of his\\ndescendants.\\nRoljert P.urton, born 1747, died 182.5, lived\\nand died in this county. He was born in\\nMecklenburg County, Virginia, and moved\\nto Granville about 1775; here he was appointed\\nan officer in the army. He was a member of\\nthe Ciuitinental Congress, 1787, and one of the\\ncommissioners to run the line between North\\nCarolina and South Carolina in 1801, and\\nGeorgia.\\nHe was distinguished as a successful fanner.\\nHe married the only daughter of Judge\\nWilliams, and died in 1825, leaving nine chil-\\ndren surviving, among whom wtjretho Unrtons\\nof Lincoln, (Hon. Robert H. Burton and A.\\nM. Burton.)\\nThe Henderson family, has been long\\nfavorably known in North (larolina as one of\\ndistinguished ability. Its name has been in-\\nscribed on a count} on a town, and on a\\nvillage; the talents of its members have besn\\ndisplayed at the liar, in the pulpit, on the\\nbench, and in the halls of congress. The\\nprogenitor of this family in North Carolina was\\nRichard Henderson^ who came from Hau-\\nover county, Virginia, about lT 7^f1xnd settled\\nin this county.\\nI found in the Roll s oiiico, London, among\\nthe records of the Board of Trade, these en-\\ntries-\\n1769, March 1st. At a meeting of the\\nCouncil present, Go\\\\ernor Tryon, John Ruth-\\nerford, Benjamin Heron, Lewis Do Rosett\\nand Samuel Strudv/ick.\\nRichard Henderson, Esq., was appointed\\nAssociate Judge, c., as also Maurice Moore,\\nEsq. \\\\iy Henderson, Governor\\nL rN on reports, is a gentleman of candor and\\nability, born in Virginia, and lives in Hills-\\nboro, where he is highly esteemed. The Gov-\\nernor stated that ho wished to have hppointed\\nto these two places, Mr. Edmund Fanning\\nand Mr. Marmadnke Jones, but thev de-\\nclined\\nI found among the papers of the Board of\\nTrade, on file in the Rolls Office, London, a\\nletter from Judge Henderson to Governor\\nTryon, dated September 24th, 1770, at Hi lls-\\nboro, stating, on that day, Herman Husbands,\\nJames Huv.ter, William Butler, Ninian Bell\\nHamilton, Jeremiah Fields, .Matthew Hamil-\\nton, Eli Branson, Peter Craven, John Fruit,\\nAbraham Teague, and Samuel Parks, armed\\nwith cudgels and cowskin whips, brokeup the\\ncourt and attempt ed to strike the judge, Hen-\\nder.-ion,) and made him leave the bench. They\\nassaulted and beat John. Williams severely,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0279.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "180\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand also Edmund Faiinintj, nntil he retreated\\ninto the store of Messrs. Johnstone and Thack-\\nston; they demolished Fanning s house. Not\\nonly were these beaten, imt Thomas Hart,\\nJoliM Luttrel, (clerk of the crown.) and many\\notliers. were severely whijiped.\\nAnother entry, Januar}^ 2.5th, 1771, ordered\\nthat Richard Henderson, who appeared as\\nprosecutor of the several charges against\\nThomas Person, should pay all costs.\\nAnother record: Proclamation of Governor\\n.Martin, dated Pebruaiy 10th, 1775, issued as\\ngovei nor and as agent and attorney of Lord\\nGranville, forbidding Richard Henderson\\nfrom purchasing or holding anN lands from the\\nCherokee Indians.\\nExtracted from Governor Martin s dispatch:\\nI enclose a copy of Lord Dunmore s procla-\\nmation, also Richard Heiider.son s plan of set-\\ntlement of a largo tract of hnid on the waters\\nof the Kentucky, the Cumberland, the Ohio,\\nand the Tennessee.\\nThese extracts prove the entei-jirise and\\ncharacter of Judge Hender.son, under the royal\\nrule. After independence had been declared,\\nand the state government organized and es-\\ntablished in North Carolina, he was elected\\none of tliree judges of the coui t, which he de-\\nclined to accept, or resigned in a few months.\\nThe chief reason tiiat caused this, was that\\nJudge Henderson was at that time the chief\\nmanager of the Transylvania Land Com-\\npany. He and hia associates had bought, for\\na fair considei ation, of the Cherokee Indians,\\nwho had offered their lands for sale, a rich\\ntiact of country, in which was embraced a\\nconsiderable jioi-tion of Kentucky and Tennes-\\nsee. The treaty by which this purchase was\\nmade was concluded in 1775, on the Watauga\\nriver, at which Daniel Boone was present.\\nThe states of Virginia and North Carolina de-\\nclared this void.\\nHis tissocinles in this transactions were John\\nWilli:uns, Leonard Ilenly lUillock, of Gran-\\nville, William Johnston, James Hogg, Thomas\\nHart, of Orange.\\nThe company took possession of these lands\\non April 20th, 1775.\\nThe Governor of North Carolina, (Martin,)\\nby proclamation, declared this purchase ille-\\ngal; the state of Virginia did the same, and\\nthe state of Tennessee claimed these lands;\\nbut the states of North Carolina and Virginia\\neach subsequently granted to the company\\n200,000 acres as remuneration.\\nIn 1779, Judge Henderson was appointed\\nwith Oroondates Davis, John Williams, of Cas-\\nwell, James Kerr, and William Baily Smith,\\nto run the line between Virginia and North\\nCarolina into Powell s Valley.\\nThe same year he opened a land office at\\nthe French Lick, (now Nashville,) for the sale\\nof the company s lands.\\nJudge Henderson had several brother^, the\\nyoungest of whom was Major Pleasant Hen-\\nderson. He was born in 1750, and served in\\nthe war of the revolution. In 1789, he suc-\\nceeded John Haywood, as clerk of the House\\nof Commons, which position he held for forty\\nyears, continuously. He married. (1780,) a\\ndaughter of Colonel James Martin, of Stokes\\nCounty, and settled at Chapel Hill, where he\\nresided for man} years, and reared a large\\nfamily. He moved in 18-31 to Tennessee,\\nwhere he died in 1842, in the 85th year of his\\nage, leaving Dr. Pleasant Henderson, of Salis-\\nbury, born 1802; Dr. Alexander Martin Hen-\\nderson, born 1807; Mr.s. Hamilton C. Jones,\\nof Rowan County.\\nJudge Henderson married Elizabeth Keel-\\ning, a step-daughter of Judge; Williams, and\\nhad six children.\\nI. Fannjf, born 1764; married to -ludge\\nSpruce McCay, of Salisbury.\\nII. Richard, born July, 176(:!.\\nIII. Archibald, born 17tJ8.\\nIV. P]lizabetli, bora 1770; married William\\nLee Alexander.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0280.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "GRAX\\\\ 1LLK COUXTY. 181\\nV. Leonard, born 1778. lii\u00c2\u00ab element. It wn^^ in the profession of the\\nVI. Jolm Lau sou, born 177Cl. biw tliat lie attained liis niateidess reputation,\\nJudge liiehiird Henderson returned home and was pronounced In- one qualified tojudge:*\\nfrom Tennessee in 1780, and surrounded by Tiie most perfect model of a lawyer the bar\\npeace and plenty, esteemed and loved by all of Xorth Carolina has ever produced.\\nwho knew him, he departed this life on Jaun- lie contributed, says Judge Murphey,\\nary 30. 1785. more to give dignity to the profession than\\nHis .laughters, intelligent and accomplished, any lawyer since the days of General Davie,\\nmarried men of ability and high reputation, and Alfred Moore.\\nEach of his sons studied the profession of the Ho looked, as did Hooker, with reverence\\nlaw, in which their father was distinguislied, on the scienc(! of the law, for with him, he\\nand they did his name no dishonor. thought, that her voice was the harmony of\\nRichard Henderson, first sou of Richard, was the world and her seat the bosom of God. By\\nhiii-hly educated, graduated at university in the teachings of the law, men are taught the\\n1804, read law, and gave every promise of dis- great less(uis of obedience to rules and rever-\\ntinction; but he died at an early age. enee for their administration. No one under-\\nArchibald Henderson, b.)rn 17(38, died 1822, stood this better than did Ai chibald Ilcuder-\\nthe second sou of Richard and Elizabeth son, and in his practice no one more studiously\\nKeeling, lived and died in SalisbiiiT; and was observed it. Mr. Henderson has often said\\nthe acknowledged head of the profession in that ho knew but few men fitted for the\\nWestern X orth Carolina. He was eilucated bench. He had known many good lawyers, but\\nat the schools and a cademies of the county, few good judges. The qualifications requisite\\nfor his name does not appear among the gradu- for a good judge, are rarely combined. Many\\nates of the university. He studied law with esteem legal learning, the first qualification,\\nhis relative, Judge Williams, and settled in Mr. Henderson thought xtroiiff roiDinon sense,\\nt^alishury. He was a member of the House of tlic first (pialification; an intimate knowledge\\nCommons from Salisbury,iu 1807 to 1809,1814, of men, particularly of the middle or lower\\n181.5,1819; 1820, and a member of congress classes, their pa.ssions and prejudices, modes of\\nfrom 1799 to 1803. These were exciting thoughts, was the .swr\u00c2\u00bb?d; good moral character,\\nlimes in congress. Our limits do not allow us subdued feelings, without prejudice or par-\\nto detail the exciting questions of that day, tiality, was the /A/zc^; independence and energy\\nb;it lie may be alluded to. For the first time of will the fourt/i, and legal learning the last.\\nin ..ur history the election of president de- Lord Mansfield gave this advice to a brave\\nvolv,;d on the bouse of representatives, and old admiral, who, for his gallantry and services,\\nthe foundations of our republic were severely h-xd been appointed a judge by the crown, to\\ntested. Mr. Henderson, with William Baiay some distant point, and at once went to hiin,\\nGrove, Joseph Dickson, William H. Hill, to procure some law books to qualify himself,\\nvoted for Aaion Burr, whilst Willis Alston, You do not need any such aid, said Lord\\nXathaniel Macon, Richard Stanford, Uichard Mansfield. Go t.^ your post; hear both\\nDoid)\u00c2\u00ab tSpaigbt, David Stone, and Robert Wil- si(los patiently, and then decide with energy\\nliams, supported Thomas Jefferson. .Mr. Heu- id firmness, according to your own views; but\\nderson was a decided federalist, and was able .i. ive few or no reasons for your opinion.\\nand eloquent But, although be shone as a It has been said tliat one of the best at-\\nbright, peculiar star in politics, this was not *Judge A. D. Murphey.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0281.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "182 WHEELER S KEMLNISCENCES.\\ntorney -generals the state ever hud, never the circuit courts, was estahlished to be hekl\\nopened a law liook until lie had l eeu appointed, by the same judges twice a ye.ir, at Rnieigh,\\nBy his marriage with Sarah, daughter of Wil- in the intervals of the ridings ol the superior\\nHam Alexander, and the sister of Governor courts, tliis was called the court of confer-\\nNathauial Alexander, Mr. Henderson had euce. Two vacancies occurred, occasioned by\\nArchibald and iMrs. Boyden, the relict of the death of Judge McCay and the elevation\\nHonorable Nathaniel Boyden; he died October of Judge Stone to the office of governor; to\\n21, 1822, and in the Lutheran church yard, in one of those Mr. Hender.son was elected. He\\nSalisbury, an appropriate monument marks his discharged the duties of judge in a maimer\\ngrave, erected by the members of the bar. highly creditable to himself and satisfactory\\nLeonard Henderson, born 1772, died August to the public for eight years, then he resigned,\\n12, 1883. was the third sou of Richard and doubtless because of the laborious duties and\\nElizabeth Keely; he was not the least talented, meagre compensation received, onl) i?l,(jOO a\\nand in many respects the most distinguished, year was [laid.\\neven more than his able brother, of whom In 1810, the legislature, ap[ireciatingtlie evils\\nwe have just written. He was born Octo- of this judicial system, and the inadequate\\nher 6, 1772, on ISIutbush Creek, in Granville compensaticui to the judges, organized the pre-\\nCouutv. He lost his father when a youth, sent supreme court, with its pi esent powers\\nand his mother survived her husband only and more liberal salaries. On December 12,\\nlive years. It is stated, as au evidence of the 1818, John Hall, Leonard Henderson and John\\nsimplicity and frugality, as well as of the in- Louis Taylor were elected to this l)ench.\\ndustry, of the matrons of tliat day, that his These were the right men in the light place,\\nmother taught her sons, as well as her daught- It was peculiarly the sphere in which Judge\\ners, to card and spin. Henderson was destined to achieve his great\\nThe early education of Judge Leonard Hen- reputation. He possessed unquestionably\\nderson was obtaiiied in the country schools, genius of the highest order; above all he had\\nHe read the Latin and Greek classics under au honest as well as a strong mind. His\\nthe Reverend Mr. Fatillo, a Presbyterian knowledge of the great principles of jurispru-\\nclergyman, who married a sister of Robert deneo was deep and clear, in all his ()[jinions\\nGoodloe Harper, and with this limited stock of a search for the truth seemed t j be the pre-\\nlearning, which was as much as his finances dominant idea. He was impatient when he\\nwould allow, he commenced the study of the found himself opposed by precedents, which\\nlaw with liis relative, Judge John Williams, to his mind were not supported by principle,\\nwhose sister his paternal grandfather had His maxim was bivcirlnn out fcici-nit liam,\\nmarried. After his admission to the bar he held, that is, if he could not find a straiglit, clear\\nfor several years, tlie pla(-e of clerk of the dis- path, leading to truth, he would ni, ike one.\\ntrict court at Hillshoro, a position of much This, sa^s Judge Battle, who was his jjupil\\ndignity and emolument. At this time, the and friend, and from whose admirabJe mem-\\nstate was divided into few districts, and in oir, I extract these memoranda, was the only\\neach district court was held twice a year. In fault he had as a judge. He had for years a\\n1806, this system was abolislied, and a su- law school where many listened with pleasure\\nperior court was held in each county twice a and profit to his lucid and learned teachings. In\\nyear; these were divided into six circuits. A early life his mind had been tincturoil with\\ncourt of appellate jurisdiction, distinct from infi(_lelity, but a short time before iiis death", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0282.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "GRANVILLE COUNTY.\\n]88\\nlie professed a belief in Jesus, as the saviour of\\nsinners. Uo died at his residence near Wil-\\nliamsboro, in Auajust 13, 1833. A widow, iiec\\nFarrar, a niece of Jnilij^c Wiillianis, and five\\nchikh\\\\ii survived him.\\nI. Archil)ahl Krskine, (since dead,) married\\nAnne, daughter of Richard Bullock.\\nII. Dr. William Farrar Henderson, married\\nAgnes Hare, of Wiliiamsboro.\\nIII. John Henderson, died unniarrit d.\\nIV. Fanny, luarriod Dr. William V. Tayh)r,\\nwho lived in Memphis.\\nV. Lury, married Dr Kicliard Sneed.\\nJolin Lawson Henderson, son of Riciiard\\nand Elizabeth, born 1778, died about 184-1,\\nwas the youngest son, and if equally gifted as\\nhis distinguished brothers, acquired le- s fame\\nas a lawyer and statesman, although more\\nliberally educated. He graduated at the uni-\\nversity in 18G0, in the same class with Wil-\\nliam Cherry, senator from Bertie. He studied\\nlaw, but from his retiring temper, modest\\ndemeanor and indolent disi osition, he did not\\nsucceed in tiie practice. He was blessed with\\na clear, dis(riminating mind, high and gene-\\nrous impulses.\\nHe represented Salisbmy in the House of\\nCommons, 1815,- 16,- 23, and 24.\\nIn 1827, he was elected the comptroller of\\nthe state, and subsequently, the clerk of the\\nsupreme oui t, in which office he died, at Ra-\\nleigh, 1844. He was never married.\\nRol)ert Ballard Gilliam, born 1805, died Oc-\\ntober 17, 1870, was l)orn, lived and died in\\nGranville County.\\nHe v,-as the sou of Leslie Gilliam, who was\\na wortliy and respectable citizen, and for a long\\ntinic tlie sheriff of this county.\\nHe was liiierally educated, and gi-aduated\\nat tlie university in 1823, in the same class\\nviith Daniel W. Courts, George F. Da.vi(lson,\\nIsaac Hall, Richmond M. Pearson, Alfred M\\nScales, and others. He read law, and com-\\nmenced the practice at a bar composed of gen-\\ntlemen of great power and eloquence. Among\\nthese were the late Chief Justices RufKn and\\nXasli, Governor Iredell, Geoi ge E. Ihulger,\\nWillie P. Manguni, Samuel Hillman, William\\nii. Haywood, Hugh Waddell, and others. In\\nthis galax}- of talent and learning, Mr. (.iilliam\\nshone conspicuous.\\nHe was a member of the convention in 1835,\\nthe most distinguished body of statesmen ever\\nassemiiled in the state.\\nlie was a member of the commons in 183G,-\\n38 and 40, and again in 1846,- 48 and 1862,\\nwas elected speaker of the house. In 1863, he\\nwas elevated to the bench, where he remaine l\\ntill the close of the late war between the\\nstates. Upon the restoration of the Federal\\nauthority, be was again i)laeed on the bench,\\nwhere he remained until 1808.\\nA few months before his death, lie was\\nelected a memljer of congress, (October 17,\\n1870,) but before he took liis seat he died. As a\\nstatesman he was a pure and pati iotic as a law-\\nycv, he was learned and able, and his ability\\nwas only equalled bj^ the kindly qualities of\\nhis heart. Such were the conspicuous traits\\nof his character, which endeared him to all who\\nknew him. He was twice married, first to\\nMiss Noble, of Virginia, and second to Miss\\nKittrell, hut left no issue.\\nAbram Watkins Venable, born 1799, died\\n1876, w as the son of Samuel Venable, and the\\nnephew and name sake of Abram B. Venable,\\nwho was a mend\u00c2\u00bber of congress from Virginia,\\n1791 to 1799, and United States senator 1803\\nand 1804; was detailed by the Jelfersonian\\nparty, on account of his financial abilities, to\\nbe the president of the Bank of Virginia. He\\nperished in the burning of the Kiclunond\\nTheatre, December 2iith, 1811.\\nA. W. enable was born in Prince Ed-\\nward County, Virginia, October 17tb, 1799.\\nHis niotlier was a daughter of Judge Carring-\\nton. Educated at Hampden Sydney College,\\nwhere he graduated in 1816, he studied medi-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0283.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "184\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ncine for two years, and then went to Princeton, failed to pass. Such had been the course of the\\nwhere he.sjraduated in 1819. He then studied banks that great prejudice existed against them\\nhiw, and was admitted to the bar in 1821. amongst the people. Mr. Potter was elected to\\nHe settled in Oxford, and in 1832 was elee- the Twentieth Congre.ss the next year, and re-\\ntor on the Jackson ticket, and again in 183G elected to the Twenty-second Congress. But\\non the VanP)Uren ticket, with Nathaniel Ma- this brilliant career was brought to an ignom-\\ncon and others. This was the last public act inous close by Potter himself. He committed\\nof Macon s long and eventful career in politics, a brutal nia3-hem upon two of his wife -s rela-\\nMr. Venable was elected, in 1847, a member tions, for which he was fined and imprisoned,\\nof congress, over Judge Kerr; and again in He then went to Texas and there was killed\\n1849, elected over Henry K. Nash, and re- in a private brawl,\\nelected in April, 1851. Memu.-an Hunt was born in this county.\\nHe was again a candidate for congress in He served in the provincial congress at New\\n18.53, but from some dis.satisfaction of his party Berne, August 25, 1774, and at Halifax, April\\nas to Cuba and other questions, another demo- 4, 1776, and November 12, of that year. He\\ncrat (Lewis,) was put in nomination, and Hon- was treasurer of North Carolina from 1777\\noi-able Sion H. Rogers was elected.\\nto 1787, senator in the legislature in 1788,\\nDuring the civil war, Mr. Venable was a and was a man of distinction and much useful-\\nmember of the confederate congress; when ness.\\nthis clo.sed he retired from public life. His William Hunt, bis son, a distinguisliL-d otli-\\nhealth had tor some time failed, and he died ccr in the revolution, was ajipointed major in\\nat Oxford, February 24th, 187(J, leaving a son, Colonel Philip Taylor s regiment of state\\nMajor Thomas B. Venable, antl other children, troops. He was the father of xMemucan Hunt,\\nto inherit his fame and virtues. who was sent by the Republic of Texas as\\nRobert Potter was a resident of Granville Euvoy to Washington city,\\n(.bounty. In early life he was a midshipman There are many other names connected with\\nin the navy, from which he resigned; studied Granville worthy of memory and record, as\\nlaw and entered the legislature in 1826, as a Amis, Bullock, Eatons. Hargrave, Hillman,\\nmember from Halifax, and in 1828 he was elec- Hunt, Littles, Littlejolm, Pulliam, Robards,\\nted from Granville. His course in the legisla- Sueed, Taylor, Wyclie, Yancey, and othei-s; but\\nture was marked by a violent and vindictive want of sufficient material to form a sketch,\\nassault on the banks of the state, which he and the limits of our work, compel us to leave\\npursued with such adroitness, that his bill to this pleasing task to some son of Granville,\\nto raise a committee to prosecute the banks was who will gather up the rich memorials of\\ncarried by one vote, but the speaker, Thomas this grand old county, and present her sons in\\nSettle, sr., voting with the minority, the bill their true light to the admiration of posterity.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0284.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "GREEXE AND GUILFORD COUisTIES. 185\\nCHAPTER XXI.\\nGREENE COUNTY.\\nGenkhal .Jesse Si icuiHT, Imrii Septeinher 22, Congress; then lie dcelinoil ;i ro-oleetioii, and\\n1795. (lieil 1847, was a native of Greene removed to f\\\\)luinl)ns, Mississippi.\\nCounty. He was the son of Rev. Scth Speight, ?Ie here entered again thepoiitieal arena, with\\na Methodist preacher. Ills education was not brilliant success. He was sent to the legisla-\\nthorough, iiut his career in all the vicissitudes ture, elected speaker, and in 184-1 was made\\nof public life, proves that books are not al(Mie senator in congress, which post he occupied at\\nindispensible for success. lie possessed great the time of his death: this occurred at Col-\\nshrewdness of character, ambition, and un- umbus. May 1, 1847.\\ntiring perseverance, united to a warm and Witliout any extraoi-dinary endowments of\\ngenerous heart, to these iiualitirs were added niind,(-r advantages of liberal education, his\\na commanding and comely person, (he was brilliant success was due to his simple-\\nthe tallest man I ever saw.) He entered the hearted honesty, his energy of character,und his\\nHouse of Commons when in the prime of life, devotion to tlie pi-inciples of the constitution,\\n(the twenty-seventh j ear of his age,) the next Joseph Dixon Wiis born in Greene County\\nyear, 1823. lie was elected senator in thelegis- April 29, 1828, and re[U esentcd the con.-.ty in\\nlature, of whicli he was speaker in 1828, and in the legislature in 181)8. On the death uf David\\nthis he continued until 18:^9, when he was Hcaton, who died June 25, 1870.) Mr. Dixon\\nelected a mend)er of the Twenty-first Congress, was elected to serve tiie unex[iired term in\\n1837, ami served until the Twent^ -fourth the Forty-first Congress, 18C9,- 71.\\nGUILFORD COUNTY.\\nIn this county one of the most important -n estern Carolina. These were met at the\\nbattles of the revolution was foaglit, March King s Mountain, October 7, 1780, and de-\\n15, 1780. important in its consequences, for it feated, then came the glorious victory of the\\nforuied a link in the chain of events that led Cowpens, of Morgan over Tarieton, with the\\nto the final independence of our country. fiower of the British army, (January 17, 1781,)\\nAt this time the English authority was these, with the battle of Guilford, in March,\\nsupreme in the south. Georgia was in their all presaged the final defeat and surrender of\\nundisputed power, Charleston had surrendered, Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781.\\nGates had been defeated at Camden, (1780) This triad of victories scaled the fate of the\\nand Lord Cornwallis advanced in all the ro^-al power of England in America, for had\\npride, nnip and circumstance of glorious war, cithei terminated diflerently, different, [icr-\\nand had taken position at Charlotte; here he haps, iiad been the fate of our counti y s liberty,\\nheld his lieadquarters. He had dispatched an An official reptnt nf the battle of Guilford,\\nexperienced and approved officer with a strong b} Lord Cornwallis, and also by General\\nforce to intimidate and subdue the people of Greene, have been published, and will repay a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0285.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "18(3\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ncnret ui [lernsnl,* they ai c too long to be re-\\npublii-lied ln re; imt it may be well to present\\nsome sketches of the lives and services of\\nthose who tigiirod su [iroiuinently on that\\noccasion.\\nFrom an authentic work we extract the fol-\\nlowing:!\\nEarl Cornwallis, (viscount Bronie) was\\nborn ill Governor Square, London, December\\n31, 1738, and died October 5, 1805.\\nHe was educated at Eton. While at col-\\nlege playing at hockey, he received a blow\\nwhich produced a slight I Ut permanent obli-\\nquity of vision. The boy who accidently\\ncau.sed this was Shute Barrington, afterwards\\nBishop of Durham. Ai ter finishing his edu-\\ncation ho chose the army as his profession.\\nHis first conmiission as Ensign in the Foot\\nGuards, is dated December 8th, 1756. His\\nfirst lesson in war was as aid to the Marquis of\\nGrandhy, in the contest between England and\\nFrance in 1761. He had been elected a mem-\\nber of jiarlianient i rom Eye, and upon the\\ndeath of bis father tlie following year, took\\nhis seat in the House of Lords. When in par-\\nliament he was strongly opposed to the scheme\\nof taxing Aujcrica, hut when the war came, as\\nan officer of the arm^ he accejited active em-\\n[iloyment against the colonists. In February\\nlOtli, 1771). he emiiarked for America in com-\\nmand if a division.\\nTo all human sagacity this vrar at first would\\naii[)c:ir t(_) prove but a holiday excursion, con-\\nsidering the paucity of the forces engaged.\\nLord Ooinwallis gives the following as the\\nforce of the two armies:\\nBritish. Americans.\\nAugust, 1776. -24.000, 16,000,\\nNovember, 1776 26,900, 4,500,\\nDecember, 1776 27,700, 3,300.\\nHe was at the liattle of Brandywine, in\\n1777, where he disiilaycd mucli coolness and\\n*AVhee]er s History of Korth Carolina, II., 175.\\nICoiresiioiuleiice of diaries first, marquis of Corn-\\nwallis. by C. Hoss in tliree vohuiies, London, 1859.\\nAll accurate likeness of Lord Coniwallis, in my posses-\\nsion, sliows tliis defect. I have heard old men say,\\nwho had liiunvn Lord Cornwallis, tliatbe was blind\\nin one eye.\\nICornwallift orrespondeiice, I.. 29.\\nbravery, and was then sent south, and there\\ndefeated General Gates at Camden, August\\n15, 1780.\\nThe battle of Guilford was his last general\\nengagement, for he was compelled by Wash-\\nington, to surrender at Vorktown, October\\n19th, 1781.\\nHe returned to England, and his mischances\\nin America did not seem to lessen his reputa-\\ntion, for lie was appointed Governor of the\\nTower, and in 1786, he was 3ent to the East\\nIndies as Governor and ascommauder-iu-chief.\\nHere he was distinguished for liis gallantry in\\nthe war against the Sultan of Mysore, and on\\nhis return to England, in conse |uenee of liis\\nfaithful and honorable services, he was made a\\nprivy counsellor, created a marquis, apipointed\\nmaster-general of ordnance, and sent as lord\\nlieutenant to Ireland. He was made min-\\nister plenipotentiary to France, and as such\\nsigned the treaty of Amiens. In 1804, he\\nsucceeded the Marquis of Wellesly as Gov-\\nernor General of India; in this situation he\\ndied, to Ghazepoore, October 5th, 1805.\\nColonel Banastre Tarletou, born 1754, died\\n1833, accompanied Lord C^ornwallis in his\\ncampaign in the south, and commanded the\\ntwenty -first regiment of dragi.iins.\\nHe was born in Liverpool, August 21, 1754.\\nStudied law, but on tlio revolt of the colonist\\nof America, joined the army. He was dis-\\ntinguished for his daring, intrepidity, indomi-\\ntalde energy, and sanguinary disposition. The\\nardor of his temjier received a severe check\\nat the Cowpens, from (leneral Inrgaii. lie\\nsurrendered at Yorktown, and released on\\npai ole he returned to England. He married,\\n1798, Priscilla, the natui al daughter of the\\nDuke of Ancaster, but he lived for some time\\nwith Pei dita, (Mrs. Robinsoii,) the former mis-\\ntress of the Prince of Wales; from whom he\\nreceived considerable sums of money.\\nHe was a member of parliament from Li\\\\er-\\npool, from 1790 to 1806, and from 1807 to", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0286.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "GUILFORD COUNTY.\\n187\\n1812. lie was iiot Tions tor liis criticisms on\\nmilitary matters. In one of liis works sev-\\nerely lilamed L ir(l Oornwallis for the fail-\\nure of the British arms in America, and he\\nassumed to criticise the military character of\\nthe Dnke of Wellington.\\nlie (lied January 25, 1833, without i.ssue.*\\nOn the iicld of (;iiilfon!,fell Colonel Wilson\\nWehster, one of tlio most gallant and efHcient\\nofficers in the Bi itish army, lie came to\\nAmerica with Lord Cornwallis, and was very\\nactive in the operations in New Jerse_y in 1777.\\nIn 1779, he commanded at Verplanek s Point,\\nand resisted succes.sfully the attack of General\\nKohert Howe. He cfimmanded the right wing\\nof the Bi itish army at the battle of Camden,\\nSouth Carolina.\\nlie was severely wounded at tlie liattlc of\\nGuilford, and died a few days afterward, at\\nElizabeth town, in Bladen County, where he\\nwas buried. His remains, a few years ago,\\nwere disinterred; of this event an interesting\\naccount was given at the time, from the gifted\\npen of Mrs. Hugh Waddell.\\nHis father was an eminent physician of\\nEdinboro, Scotland. The following letter to\\nhis father, from Cornwallis, does justice to his\\nmerits, and credit to head as well as the heart\\nof the writer:\\nWiLMiN(iTON, North Cakolina,\\nApril 23d, 1781.\\nMv Dear Sir:\\nIt gives me great concern to undertake a\\ntask, which is not oidy a bitter renewal of my\\ngrief, but must be a violent shock to an afi ec-\\ntionate parent.\\nYou have for your support the assistance\\nof religion, good sense, and an e.xperience of\\nthe uncertainty of all human happiness. You\\nhave for your sat isfi .ction that your son died\\nnobly for the defense of his country, lionored\\nand lanirnted by his fellow soldiers, that he\\nled a Hie of honor and virtue, which must\\nsecure him everlasting happiness.\\nCornwallis Correspondence. 54 I have a ijerfect\\nA gem of art iu a full length portrait of this ollJcer, by\\nC- Sir J3lh\u00c2\u00ab iieynolds, copied by Sully from the original\\nin London.\\nWhen the keen sensibilities of the p:is-;ions\\nbegin a little to subside, these eon.-iiderations\\nwill give you real comfort.\\nThat the Almighty may givcyou fortitude\\nto bear this severest of trials, is the earnest\\nwish of 3 our companion in affliction, and your\\nfaithful servant,\\nCornwallis.\\nDavid Caldwell, D. D., born 172. died 1824,\\nwas so pati iotic and so distinguished in his\\nday and generation, that he richly deserves\\nour remembrance and gratitude.\\nHe was a native of Pennsylvania; I)orn in\\nLancaster County, March 22,1725.\\nHis early education was neglecti. d, his father\\nhaving apprenticed hiin to learn the trade of\\na iiouse carpenter, and this he folliwed for\\nfour 3 ears after his term of apprenticeship hail\\ne.xiiired. He was moral, studious, and early\\nliecame a member of the Presbyterian church.\\nHe resolved to becomea minister of tlie gospel,\\nand after being prepared for college, he entered\\nPrinceton, where ho gi aduated iu 17 n. He\\nwas sent by the Presbytery of Pliiladel[ihia, in\\n17G5, to North Carolina as a missiunary; which\\nwas to be tlie ti(;ld of his labiu s and usefulness;\\nhe settled in this county. He was a sincere\\npatriot and so decided in the cause of bis\\nadopted home, that he was severely peisccuted\\niiy the tories and the British in 1781. They\\nravaged his farm and burned his hnusos.\\nHe studied medicine and combined the two\\ncharacters of the divine and the physician. In\\nthe unhappy times of the Regulation troubles,\\nhe did all in his power to alleviate the op-\\npressions imposed on this impoverished people\\nby the hands of cruelty and extortion. Pie\\nwas a member of the provincial congress at\\nHalifax, which foi-ined the state c(nistitntion,\\nand of the convention at Hillsboro, called to\\nconsider the Constitution of the United States,\\nJuly 21, 1788. These were the only offices he\\never held of a political nature. For years he\\nconduc ted at his house a classical school, at\\nwhich some of the tirst men of this a e were", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0287.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "188\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\neducated. Judge Murpliey, Judge McCiij\\n(jovcniiir M()[-oliL ail, and otliers, received tVom\\ntliift excel lent teachei their eai lv education.\\nlie married in ITC i, Rachel, the third\\ndaughtoi of Rev. Alexander fraiiiiiead, of\\nMecklenhiii g Count}-. After a long life of\\nusefulness and honoi ,he died August 25,1824.\\nAle.\\\\aiuler Martin, died in 1807, who for a\\nloug time resideil in this county, was born in\\nNew .Jeisey. lie was liberally educated. His\\nIn other, C Jonel Jaujes Martin, who resided in\\nStokes, \\\\va.-! a colonel in the revolution, and\\nthe father of tlie late .Tudge .lames Martin of\\nSalisbury, \\\\vlio mo\\\\ed to Alabama and thei e\\ndie(b Another brother, riiomas, was an Epis-\\ncopal uiinister, a graduate of rrinceton, and\\ntaught school in Virginia. Another brother,\\nSauuicl, was a captain in the revohitionary\\nv. ar, and was at the battle of Eataw. He\\nmai ried in Charlotte, where he died.\\nAlexandei the subject of this sketch, moved\\nto irginia, and ihence to Guilford County;\\nin 1772, he was its re[iresentai.ive in the col-\\nonial assembly.\\nlie was a member of the tirst provincial\\ncongress that mot at New Berne, 1774, in\\nopposition to tiie royal government, and again\\nin 1775. Tie provincial congress that met at\\nIlaiifa-x, (Apiil 4, 1776) ap^iointed him col-\\nonel of the second regiiiient in the conti-\\nnental ser^ ice. with .lobn I atton as lieutenant-\\nciilonel. lie juinrd the grand army of the\\nnorth, under General Washington. He was\\nat the battles of Brandywine, Septendier 11,\\n1777, and at Gern}anio\\\\\\\\n, ctober 4, 1777,\\nwhere his brigade commander, Nasli, was\\nkilled.*\\n*Tlie following is extracted fniui tlie University Mag-\\nazii.e, V ofiS:\\nOvu b; igade from Noilli C yri Iiua was inspected;\\nthe H xen regiments, wliicl; had been two years in ser-\\nV ce. were a.-certiJr.ed to be too small for their comple-\\nment of officers, the brigade was reduced to three regi-\\nments, t e surplus ollb ers were discliar-cd and sent\\nhome. The first regiment was coiiniianded by j.homas\\nClarke, of Hanover to which the (ith was attached; the\\nsecond wns commanded l.iy Colonel i atton, to whicli\\nthe -Ithreginunt whs attached; the tliii d rigiment was\\nThis battle terminated his military career.\\nDegraded by the court martial, he returned\\nhome, and the magazine, from which we have\\nquoted, adds that these officers who wero\\ndismissed proved very useful. On their re-\\nturn they found the state in great confusion;\\ntories were very abundant; robberies and\\nmurders frequent. These oflicei-s used their\\ninfluence and experience in quelling and tak-\\ning these tories lu-isoners and hanging many\\nof them; thus proving themselves in their own\\nstate more useful than they could ba\\\\-e been\\nto the country Ijad they been retained in the\\narmy.\\nThis sentence of the coui t martial did not\\naffect, as it is siiown by subsequent events, the\\ncharacter, usefulness or popularity of Colonel\\nMartin, for, in 1779, lie was elected senator\\nfrom Guilford, and re-elected in 178b.- 81,- 82,\\n1787, 88, and was chosen speaker of the sen-\\nate during all these years.\\nOn the capture of Governor Burke, 1781, by\\nthe tories, under David Fanning, at Hills-\\nboro. then the seat of government, a? speaker\\nof the senate, he became cx-offido governor\\nof the state, and exercised the functions of\\nthat offi e.\\nIn 1782, and aga.in in 1789, he was elected\\ngovernor of tlie state, and was sjiiator in con-\\ngress from 1793 to 1799.\\nGovernor Martin, by his su[iport of John\\nAdams and the alien and sedition laws, fist\\ncommanded by Jethro Sumner, to which the otli regi-\\nmi nt was attached. The oldest captain of each n gi-\\nment, that was broken up was retained in t e new regi-\\nment, with the priviledge of select ng the men who\\nsliould compose their company from the regiment\\nto wluch they tirst belonged.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Alexander Martin, colonel of t e second regiuieiit,\\nat the battle of Germantown, seeing a soldier slip into\\na hollow of a gum tree, ordered him out, threatening to\\nrun bini through with his sword. The soldier obeyed,\\nand our gallam colonel took shelter from danger by\\ngetting into his place. Ibis was proved next diyiu\\ncourt-martial, and he was sent home to rjillsboro wth\\na wooden sword.\\nAt the same court. General Stevens, of the irginia\\nline, was sentenced to go home to liis phuitation also\\nwith a wooden sword, for drunkenness and disobedi-\\nence, and to never ajiiear again in tlie American\\nservice.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0288.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "GUILFORD COUXTY.\\n189\\nhis long enjo) e(l popularity-, and was defeiitcil\\nfor the senate In- Jefferson Franklin, of Surry.\\nGovernw Martin had been, theretofore, uner-\\nring in his campaigns in that perception of the\\npolitic and prudent course to pursue; but here\\nhe made a political blunder, which Talle^-rand\\npronounced worse than a crime. He lingered\\nabout like some superfluous actor of the\\nstage, when his day had passed, and he no\\nmore luul the honors and troops of friends,\\nhe once enjoyed.\\nSuch long, laborious and continued services\\nin the political field should condone any errors\\nin his militar} career.\\nHe was fond of literature, and was for awhile\\nat Princeton College. He was one of tlie most\\nactive and useful trustees of our university\\nfrom 1790 to the date of his death. As gov-\\nernor, in his messages, he warmly advocated\\nthe claims of the institution to the patronage\\nof the state. He was vain of his lilerar3- at-\\ntainments. His ode on the death of General\\nNash, in 1777, and his eulogy on the death of\\nGovernor Caswell (November 10, 1789} have\\nbeen printed, and may be considered as more\\npatriotic than poetic. He died at Danbury,\\non the Dan River, in 1807, unmarried.\\nXewton Cannon, born 1781, died September\\n29th, 1841, soldier and statesman, at one time\\ngovernor of Tennessee. He was a native of\\nGuilford C^iiunty, removed to Tennessee.\\nHis grandfatliei-, Kichard Thompson, was the\\nfirst man who fell at Alamance, (in the battle\\nbetween the regulators and Governor Tryon, in\\n1771.) Mr. Thompson was also the ancester of\\nKobert Cannon, of Shelby ville, Jacob Wrigh,\\nof lUuherford Count} John ThcMiipson, of\\nDa\\\\i(Ucn, and Andrew Hynes,of Nashville.*\\nHe was a member of the legislature of Ten-\\nnessL e, 1811,- 12, and of the state constitu-\\ntional convention of 1824.\\nIn 1813, he was appointe l colonel of a regi-\\nment of Tennessee mounted riiics, and coi.i-\\naruther s Life of David Caldwell. l. )3.\\nmanded the left wing in the bi.ttle of Talla-\\nbatcbie, Novcmlior Jd, 181-?, whore be dis-\\nphu cd mu(di valor and skill.\\nHe was elected twice a member of congress\\nfrom Tennessee, and served from 1814 to 1817,\\nand from 1819 to 1823.\\nHe was a[)pointed l y Monroe, one of the\\ncommissioners to treat with the Chickasaws in\\n1819. He was Governor of Tennessee from\\n1835 to 1839, and died at Nashville on Sep-\\ntember 29th, 1841. He was a man of great\\npurity of character; of strong common sense\\nand of indomitai^le courage.\\nHe married the eldest daughter of General\\nJames Wellborn, of Wilkes County, who.se\\nmother was the daughter of Hugh Montgom-\\nery, of Rowan.\\nGeneral James Wellborn was a member of\\nthe state senate fn.nu Wilkes County for\\nmany years, from 1796 to 1829.\\nHe was active, patriotic, and useful in the\\nlegislature, and often spoke on various ques-\\ntions, always with great vehemence and earn-\\nestness. He was blest with a stentorian voice,\\nand when excited used it with great force. In\\nthe legislature of 1805, says Moore in his his-\\ntor}-, (page IIC,) the most remarkable feature\\nof this session was General James Wellborn s\\nproposition for the state to construct a great\\nroad from Beaufort to the mountains. The\\nsenator from Wilkes ounty was prophetic in\\nbis fore cast and entitled to be considered,\\nthe first to propose the great railway inaugu-\\nrated in 1848.\\nJohn Motley .Morehead, born July 4, 1790,\\ndied August 27, 1866, .son of John Morehead\\nand Obedience Motley, was born in Pittsyl-\\nvania County, Virginia. He was educated at\\nthe school of Dr. David Caldwell, and at the\\nuniversity,* wh^re he graduated in 1817 in\\n*.Iudge Kerr in his oration on the life and character\\nof fioveruor Morehead at Wentworth. states that\\n(Jovenior Morehead gave evidence of his future emi-\\nnence hy the laurels he won in competition with such\\nclass mates as .John Y. ilasou. of Virginia, and James\\nK. I olk. They were never classmates.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0289.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "190 WHEELER S KEMINISCENCES.\\nthe siiuie class with Richard II. Alexaiidor, a knowledge of their modes of ;iL lion and\\nHardy B.Croom, and otliers. After leaving the thnught. His clients leane l on hiiu for ad-\\nunivrrsity, hi; studied law with Jnd; e Archi- vice, for sni i.ioi t, and for comfort. lie com-\\nbald D. .\\\\Iur,.hev, and came to the bar in 1819. Lined brilliant, genius, labor and t:;ct, together\\nHe was elected to the legislature in 1821 as a witli an energy and force that made him in-\\nmemher from Rockingham, and after one evitably successfid. He rarely lost a casein the\\nyear s service, he removed to Greensboro, civil docket, and although employed in every\\nwhere ho spent his long,useful and eventful life, important case he never had a client capitally\\nIn 182G, he was elected to represent Guil- exe. uted. Otiier advocates had doubtless\\nford Cnunty, as also in 1827. It was here my a deeper knowledge of the law, but none had\\ngood fortune to become well acquainted with greater success. In the force a!ul the very\\nhim, f.u we were members of the same body, whirhvifnl of his fiussion he often v,-on!d vio-\\non the same committees, and lived in the late some rule of rhetoric or grammar; but it\\nsame hntel. He had an open Imarted and w.as amply supi.lied by the power of his logic,\\nopen banded manner that was magical and the point an.d force of his illustration, and his\\nirresistible. His person, then in the prime of imi.assionate elocution. Such was Mr. More-\\nlife, was commanding and symmetrical, his head as an advocate.\\nconversational powers were unerpialled, Hut so devoted was he to his profession, that\\nabounding in humor, and anecdote, as well as he avoided the enticom.ents of politics. Hur-\\niii kindness and sense. Such was his keen ing the period in which he iiraclicd law,\\nsense of the ludicrous that be (twenty-one years,) he had cons \u00e2\u0080\u00a2nted to rep-\\nWas wout tosettlietrtWe in aroar, resent the people only thrive times. His pro-\\nand was tlie charm of our little circle, which fe.ssion was his idol, and to this he devoted all\\neven to this day is remeudjei-od with mom-n- bis time and all the powers of bis intellect,\\nful pleasure, for not one of that party (save and he was richl} rewarded, for he acliie\\\\ ed\\none) is left: Bailey, Jleares, Croom, Eccles, distinction in tliat high science, which Coke\\nIredell. Walker, .Morehead and Owen all gone, pronounces the perfection of rcas m.\\nAfter serving two years in the legislature Circumstances, bowevr, so ruled his destiny,\\nhe declined to beagain a candidate; hisprivate that he was frequently forced to liecome a\\nand professional duties denmndingall his time prominent actor in theiield of i)olitics. In 1840,\\nand attention, and truly in that profession, he was nominated for governor, and many ill\\nihere Aero giants in those daysat the Guilford recollect, and all have heard of ti;e log cabin\\nIjar, and with them he had to wrestle for fame campaign. The (piiet state of North Carolim\\\\\\nand fortune. Strong in intellect, astute in v\\\\ as jarred to her very founcbitions, was shaken\\nperce[ition, they wei c very athletes in their with nnexam[iled excitement fVfini the ocean\\nefl orts; it was no holiday excursion to encoun- to the mountains. From his attention to his\\nter in the legal tournament such knights as profession, .Mi Morehead was not as well ver-\\nBartlett Yancey, James Martin, Thomas Settle, sed in political history as his astute and prac-\\nSr., AVm. A. Graliam, Richmond I earson, Hugh tieal opponent, Romulus M. Saundeis, whose\\nWaddell, and others. To win laurels in such life had been spent in legislative and congres-\\ncompctition was no light duty. The forte of sional duties, ai .d to whom every point and\\nMr. Morehead lay in his great amount of sound guard of [lolitical warfare was familiar. This\\ncommon sense, familiarity with the peojile, bis was an occasion of great interest. C roM ds of\\ns} mpathies with their troubles and trials, and people met them at every appointment, from", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0290.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "GUILFORD COUNTY\\n]91\\ntlio sandy shores of Currituck, to the blue\\nuiouutaiiis of Cherokee, to witness these\\nghidiatorial contests. Both were in tlie prime\\nof life hoth ambitious Saunders was dex-\\nterous and well informed; .Morehead was apt\\nto perceive, quick to learn, and alwaj s read} as\\nGavin Hogg- said of him on this occasion, he\\nlearned taster than any man ho ever knew,\\nand he was elected over his able and inde-\\nfatigable opi)i nent by about 8,000 majority.\\nThe manner in which he discharged the\\nduties of the executive ofUce has passed into\\nhistorv. He has written his name in characters\\nmore durable than monumental brass in the\\ninstitutions of the state. Every engine as it\\nshrilly sounds in its progress along the ii on\\npathway, announces his zeal for the cause of\\ninternal improvement. Every school-house\\nthat decd s our hills or valleys, preserves his\\nmenior\\\\- as the friend of education, and the\\nstately charities near our metropolis proclaim\\nhis name as the protector and the fiiend\\nof the deaf and dumb, and of the unhapi^y\\ninsane.\\nHe was a candidate for governor a second\\ntime and was opposed by the learned and elo-\\nquent Louis J). Henry; but the health of Mr.\\nHenry was feeble, and although he made an\\naide canvass, he was defeated by Governor\\nMorehead.\\nAfter bis second term as governor had ex-\\npired, he returned to the quiet comforts of\\nBlandwood, as bis home was called near\\nGreensboro, determined to devote liimself to\\nprivate pui suits, for he could not be idle.\\nHe bad elected, before entering political life,\\ncommodious and extensive buildings for a\\nfemale seminar;, u hich he called Edgewood,\\nfrom which eilucated and accomplished young\\nladies were sent forth annually. His energy\\nand enterprise established large cotton fac-\\ntories, thus competing with the Lowells of the\\nnorth.\\nHe was also large! v eiu agcd in the various\\nrailroad interest of the state, and received\\nmuch vituperation from those opposed to his\\nenergetic and vigorous views. He was the\\nfirst president of the North Car(dina railroad;\\nunder his auspices it was put into opei ation\\nanil conducted successfully for man} years.\\nHe retired from its pi esidencj in 1855.\\nIn 1848, he presided over the convention\\nthat nominated General Tayloi for the presi-\\ndenc\\\\ in 1858, he was elected to the com-\\nmons, and in 1800, he represented Guilford\\nCounty in the senate, with Cyrus P. Menden-\\nhall, G. Vu Shober and J. J. Gorrell as col-\\nleagues in the comtvions.\\nThe first national position which Governor\\nMoreliL-ad ever filled, was that of a doiea ate\\nfrom North C arolina, t the i eace congress,\\nAvhich assembled at Washington, early in\\n18G], with George Davis, Thomas Rufnn,\\nDavid S. Keid, Daniel M. Barringer as col-\\nleagues. The hope of peace was delusive, and\\nall efforts were idle. He went there the de-\\nvoted friend of the union, and left the con-\\nvention ready to follow the destinies of his\\nstate.\\nWhen the southern confederacy was estab-\\nlished, he was chosen by the legislature of the\\nstate toreiiresent his district in the provisional\\ncongress, but he had approached\\nThe seal and j ellow leaf of Iff e\\nThe des(dating effects of the war had seri-\\nously injured his estate. He not only lost his\\nslaves, of which he had a great number, but a\\nconsiderable amount invested in confederate\\nbonds, nor were these all the saddening effects\\nof the war on Governor Morehead. Hh\\nhealth gave way; and with the hope of re-\\nstoring his shattered constituuim, he repaired\\nto the Rock Alum springs of N irginia, where\\nhe died on Augu.st 27, 180(j, full of years, and\\nloved and regrerteil by the people of North\\nCarolina.\\nHe married in 1822, Eliza, the eldest\\ndaughter of the late Colonel Robert Lindsay.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0291.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "192 AVIIEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nHe left the folloTving issue- P. Henderson, John W. Lancaster, Thomas D.\\nI. Letitia, who married Walker. McDowell, S. J. Person, and others.\\nII. John M., who married P]vans. He read hiw witli liis father, and George C.\\nIII. Loiiisa. who married W. W. Avor3 Mendeidiall, and was admitted to the hai in\\nIV. Another daughter, married Kufus 184.5.\\nPatterson. He was appointed United States district\\nV. Emma, who married Julius A. Gra} attorney In- President Pierce, in 185-3, which\\nVI. James Turner. po.sitioa lie held until 18G1.\\nVII. Eugene. He was a delegate to the democratic na-\\nGeorge C. Mendenhall was a native and tional convention, at Chariest (in and Balti-\\nresident of this county, well connected and iuoi-e, in April and June, ISdO, and acted with\\nhighly esteemed. the union democrats after the state delegates\\nlie was a law^-er by profession, patient, had seceded. Ho was elected without be-\\njiersevei ing, and skilful in the practice; faith- ing a candidate to the state convention, May\\nful and honest in all his dealings. 20th, 1861, and used his efforts to have the\\nHe represented this county in the legisla- ordinance of secession submitted to a vote of\\nture in- 1828,- 29, and 80, and again in 1840 t!ie people,\\nand 41. He was a member of the state senate, (1SG4)\\nHe opposed Honorable Edmund Deberry for and was active in ailvocating peace measures\\ncongress, and was defeated by a small majorit} In 1865. lie was appointed by Presi-\\nHis death was unexpected as sad. On his dent Johnson, judge of the United States dis-\\nreturn home from Stanly superior court, trict court of North Carolina; but, as he could\\nin February 1860, in an attempt to cross at not take the test oath, declined. He was\\nFuller s ford, on the Uharee river, which also appointed provisional judge Ijy (governor\\nhad been swollen by recent rains, ho was Ilolden, which he declined. He was a member\\ndrowned. of tlie state convontion of 1865, and assisted\\nJohn M. Dick was also a native and resi- in framing a constitution, which was rejected\\ndent of this county. He was born about 1791, by a pt)pu!ar vote.\\nstudied law, and represented this county in the In 1868, he was elected one of the justices\\nlegislature in the senate in 1819,- 20, 29, and of the supreme court of the state; and when\\n31, and in 1832 was elected one of the judges the United States court for the western dis-\\nof the superior courts of law and equity-, which trict North Carolina was created. Judge Dick\\nbe held until his death, this occurred while was appointed by President (Jj-ant to the\\nhe was riding the Edentv-n circuit, at the position of judge therein. In 1S4S, Judge Dick\\nhouse of Aliram Keddick. in Hertford County, married Mary E. Adams, of Pittsylvania\\nHis character as a judge was distinguished County, Virginia,\\nfor integrity and patience; he was the father John A. Gilmer, born November4, 1805, died\\nof Robert Paine Dick, now judge of the United Ma} 14, 1868, wasa native of Guilford County.\\nStates district court for western North Caro- His family were of Scotch-Irish decent. His\\nlina. He is a native and resident of tids father. Captain Robert Gilmer, was a man of\\ncounty, born October 5th, 1823. He wiis liber- simple habits, of excellent common sense and\\nally educated, and graduated with the second inflexible integrity. He wasa wheelwright by\\nhonors of his class at the university in 1843, trade; by his wife Anno, ;/tc Forties, he liad\\nin the same class was John L. Bridgers, Philo twelve children, of wbomthe subject of our", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0292.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "GUILFOKI) COUNTY. 193\\nsketch was the (ilde^t. His early eaueatioii gross, 1857,- 59, and re-elected to tlie Thirty-\\nwas such as couid be imparted l.y tlie county sixtli Coni,n ess in l859,- Gl,in whicii in; was\\nschools and liis own application; for, until he chairman of tlie committee on oleeti uis. On\\nwas seventeen, he worked on liis father larm tlie accession of Lincoln he was offered a seat in\\nin the summer, and attended school in tlie the cabinet as secretary of the treasury, but\\nwinter. He entered the grammar school declined.\\ntausilit by Kev. Kli W. Caruthers, who was the Although at all times opposed to the doc-\\nsucces-or of Rev. J)r. C.ddwcll, whei-o he con- trine of secession, yet when the state seceded\\ntinned for two years. His progress was rapid, and the war came, he went with his state, and\\nand he became a good scholar in the onlinary embraced the cause of the south with all his\\nbranches of an English education, and in the native force of character, and, like Abiaham,\\nhigher In-auches of mathematics, also well he offered np his only son niion the altar if\\nversed in Latin and Greek. He went then to his country, and sent him forth to battle, his\\nLaurens County, South Carolina, where he only injunction being, to discharge all the\\ntauii-ht the Mount Vernon Orammar School duties of a soldier with energy and lldelity;\\nfor three years. nobly diil that son ol ey this mandate.\\nIn Dec .unber, 1829, he returned home and He succeeded James Robert McLean as a\\nstudied law with Judge Murphey; and 188:!, member of the confederate congr,}ss, and sat\\nwas licensed as counsellor and attorney at law. until its termination.\\nWith no friends to advance his fortunes, with His son, John Alexander Cilmer, has re-\\nno capital but industry and good habits, and ccntly been ap[Kiiiited one of the judges ot\\nsurroimded by such legal luminaries as John the supeiior courts, and wins golden opinions\\nM. Morchead, William A. Graham, Settle, from all sorts of men, by his learning, pa-\\nNash, Mendenliall, and others, his prospects tience, and fidelity. He was born about 183 J\\nwere gloomy and progress painful an.d slow, or 1837; gi aduated at the university in 1858;\\nBut hv energy and perseverence he was soon read law with his father, and practiced with\\namong the most successful, and in the course success. Of his war recoi-d we have but little\\nof a few years was considered a leader of the information, but wo know that he was in the\\nprofession. army ami nobly did his duty; that after the\\nFame and fortune followed his footsteps, war closed he returned to his practice, and on\\nBecause of his abilities and his genial disposi- the death of Judge Kerr, (December 7th,\\ntionhewas[H)pularwiththepeople. Iul846 was 1879,) he was ai.pointed by the governor\\nelected to the legislature as senator from Guil- judge of the sujierior court..\\nford County, and continued without any sue- He married a daughter of Joseph il. Lind-\\ncessful opposition to 1854. His course in the say.\\nlegislature was liberal, patriotic, and pliilan- The father married on January 3d, 1832,\\nthrophic. Juliana, daughter of Kevereiul William Parish,\\nHe was the advocate of the construction of and the grandau\u00c2\u00bb;hter of Colonel John Paisley,\\nthe insane asylum, and as also of a liberal an ofHcer of the revolution, as also of General\\nsystem of internal improvements. Alexander Mebane, whose sketch will ijc\\nLi 1356, he was the whig candidate for gov- found in the Northampton County section.\\nernor, hut was defeated by Governor Bragg, He died at Greensboro, on May 14th, 1868.\\nwhose majority was over 13,000. Hi 1857, he The melancholy effects of tlie unhappy intes-\\nwas elected a member of the Thirty-fifth Con- tine war preyed heavily on his spirits, uatur-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0293.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "194 WHEELER S REMINISCEXCES.\\nally elasiic. p.nd on hi-; rohust constitution, and John A. Lilling-toii, Jmlo o Slaipn, and others,\\nso brort2, lii liis lii e to a pi-eniature close. He read law and was admitted to [iractice.\\nJohn ILunry Dilhird, horn 1825, late one of In 1850, he was elected a niciiiher of the\\nthe associate justi -es of the snpremo court of House of Commons, and aorain in 1852, and\\nthe state, resides in this county. He was born was elected by the legislature superintendent\\nin Rockingliani County, in 1825. He was a of common schools for a term of two years.\\nstudent at the univoi sit_y, whei e he tinishcd He was so approved in his liio-h and important\\nhis sopliMui ire year, and then he went to the position that he was re-elected si.x times.\\nWilliam and Mary, Virginia, wh.ei e be ,\u00c2\u00a3;Tadu- In 185G, he was licensed to preach by the\\nated. After studying law, and being admit- Orange Presbytry.\\nted to piactb-c in North Carolina, he settled So efficient was the system he inaugurated,\\nin I atriclc C Unty, Vii-ginia. In a few years that the schools were kept in regular operation\\nbe retiirncd to J-!ocki :g!iam and devoted him- during all of our long and l)!oody civil war.\\nself to bis profession. He was elected county His literary labors are Alamance; or, the\\nattorney, and. was remarkal:)!e for his diligence Great and Final Exporiment publislied by\\nand accnraiy in the f n ms he used. He was Harpers in 1847, which described the stirrino-\\nappoiiitcd. clerk and master, which position he scenes in this region in 1770, and was a very\\nWas well calculated to make him an admiralile successful book.\\nequit}- di-aftsinan, for wliicb, in his practice, he In 1850, lie published Roanoke; or, where\\nbecame distinguished. is Utojiia? likewise, an historical uiivel, pub-\\nHis war record is short. He was captain in lished I y Petersmi. He published, in 1851,\\na company in the 45th North Carolina regi- tlie North Car(diiia Reader, which work\\nment, ;!nd did his duty faithfully. Aftei the is admiraljly calculated to make oni- state bet-\\nwar was over, he renev.-ed the practice of his ter known and our own [)eo[ile more familiar\\nprofession with such success tliat be was pro- with our glowing history.\\nnounced by Chief Justice Pearson to l)e tlie In 1805, during tlie war, be jiulilisbed, at\\nablest equity lawyer in North Carolina. He Greensboro, Scriptual iews of National\\nremoved iVonj Rockingliam County to Gieens- Trials. Mr. Moore, in Hi-itory of North Caro-\\n1) iro in 18(;s, and became one of the firm of lina, says of Mr. Wile\\\\, that iiis achieved\\nDillanl. Ruffin and Gilmer. success as an author is more than excelled by\\nIn connection with Judge Dick, he estab- his great efforts in the cause of public educa-\\nlished a law school, whitdi sup[)lied the vacancy tion.\\noccasioned by the closing of the one so long Alliion W. Tonrgoe, who resided in Greens-\\nearrie l on by thelnte Chief Jtistieo I eai son. boro, is prominent as a [lolitician, writer and\\nHe married Anna J., daughter of Colonel advocate. He cariie to this state fVom Ohio,\\nMartin, of Henry ounty, A irginia. Ilewasan and as Moore sa^ s, is r-ne of the few ^iiose\\nelder ol the I lesbytenan tdiurcb, and a faith- advent has been licneticial to his adojjted\\nful f ilb wer of its exem[ilary teachings. state. He is a lawyer by profession, learned\\nCalvin H. Wiley,* was Imrn in in Guilford and laborious, and as a iiolitician, active and\\nCounty, -lanuary 2, 1819, and graduated at the alile.\\nuniversity in 1840, in same class with Judge He was a member of the convention of\\nDavid A. Darnes, Governor Tod R. Cadwell, i^GS, Calvin J. Cowles, president, and, in 1870,\\nJnlm \\\\V. Cunningham, William Johnston, succeeded D. G. Fowle as a judge of the\\n^Froiu the lavhig Writers of the South. superior courts. Hisjudicial appointment was", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0294.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "GUILFOUD COUNTY. 193\\nopposed by Governor Wortli, who alle.u eil Wlieelor Moore, J. L. .Morelieiul, S;ilonioii\\nsome diium^ing evidence iigainst hiin, but his Pool, and otliers.\\ncareer as ajiidiLCe,iiK\u00c2\u00abpite ofal)nndant caliunny, lie read law with .liidL^o I tvuv-m; Married\\nredowned to liis credit. Uis literary ;j;if t.s are Effie, daughter ot Colonel A. Ilendcr.-^oii; rcp-\\nof a high order, aiicl much respected. resented xVlaniance (bounty in 1857; removed\\nlie iiad for some time previous been chair- to Mississipjii in 18(j1, and entered the army\\nman of tiie republican central committee of from that state; waselected colonel ol the 30th\\nthe state, and is now secretary of the national Mississippi; was wounded at Chicamauga, and\\nrei)ubliean committee, and ardent and active imprisoned at Johnson Island until 18U5. This\\nin support of the republican party. Perhaps familj did ^-eoman s service in the war, for\\nfew men have been more souiidly berated by there were si.x brothers, and throe l)rother3-\\nhis political opponents, and none who seemed in-law in the field, and of these the most fell\\nto care less for such al}use. by wouiuls and e.\\\\[iosnre. Ho returned to\\nGovernor Worth, in a letter to Genera! North Carolina after the war, and was elected\\nCanby protesting against the appointment of a member of the state senate in lS7(i. He\\nJudg Tourgee said: died of heart disease on July 11. l -i.i, in tlie\\nT 1 I rn Presbyterian Hosiiital, New York. His last\\n1 do not know loui gee [lersonallv, but\\nknow that he was a delegate to a political hours were soothed by the attention of kind\\nconvention iield in Philadelphia, in 186(), and fi iends and relatives; amoni;- them was his\\nhis speech reported in the New York Herald, jitlectionate bn^thrr, Honorable A. M. Scales\\nenlii;;hteiiing the north as to the temper of the t i t\\npeople among whom ha had sett led, speaking ^o ^^t=U l^ vsi.lcs m Gn.ensboro.\\nof the loyal me:; selling everything tliey hall He is a native of AMrginia, born in Patrick\\nat a nominal value, an cl tbat^twelve hundred County, Juno 13, 181(j. He was educated at\\nof these men liave been diiven from the n i,i i r t i-*. \\\\.i\\nthe franklin Institute, Mont romerv Countv,\\nstate. o J\\nAlabama, and at Trinity College. He left\\nI was told, said Tourgee, by a qnaker in college to join i umming sl)attery,13th North\\nNorth Carolin.a, as I was coming here, that he Carolina, and served in it until the end of the\\nhad seen the bodies of 1,500 mr.rdered negroes civil war. He then studied law and was\\ntaken from one [lond. Moore .says in his his- licensed to practice in 1868.\\ntory {II., 328) that time has not changed He was elected to the House of Commons in\\nthe drift of his feelings, as hi- late work of lS75,- 7ti, ami accpiired prominence. He was\\nfiction, the P ool s Errand, is conceived in chairman of committee on the insane as3dum;\\nthe same spirit of miarepreseutation of the active in the advocacy of the Morganton\\npeople of X(U th Carolina. and colored asylum. He has been an ener-\\nJunius Irwing Scales resided in Greens- getic and useful mendjer of every di,-.trirt and\\nboro, but is a native of Rockingham County, state democratic convention sin.je 1870, and\\nHe was born June 1, 1832; educated at Chapel has gathered laurels in the literary as well as\\nHill, and graduated in 1858, in the same class the political field. His addresses before the\\nwith Vine A. Allen, William 11. Battle, B. A. Methodist centennial in 187t), and on educa-\\nCapeheart, DeBrutz Cutlar, John W. Holmes, tional, and other topics, have won for him an\\nAlexander Mclver, Walker Meares, John enduring reputation as an orator and scholar.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0295.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "196 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCHAPTER XXII.\\nHALIFAX COUNTY.\\nThe County- of Halif:iX, in its early liistory, ceiitni-_v has covered the grave of any one, it\\nis ili.stin;;-ni ^lieil for its rlevotion to liberty, and is diftieiilt to collect extensive information.\\nfor tlie patriotism of lior sons. I found among the colonial records in the\\nAmong the most aeti\\\\ e and useful men in Rolls Oiliee in London, page 22, the following;\\nthe early times of this county was Willie 1689, instructions for Colonel Cadwallader\\nJones. Jones, our governor of Providence and the\\nThe progenitor of this large and patriotic rest of the P)ahama Island, also the tVdlow-\\nfaiidy was lioliin Joiios. He married, tirst, ing despatch of Governor Dobhs:\\nSarah, daughter of Rev. William Allen; sec-\\nond, Miss Eaton of Halifax. He had four -March 20, 17G1. Thomas Falkner, ap-\\npointed hy order of the king and council,\\nchihlren, two sons and two daughters. secretary and clerk to the crow^,, vice Henry\\nI. Allen, horn 173!\u00c2\u00bb, married, first, Mary McCullock; and Robert Jones, Jr., attorney-\\nIlaynes, an l had three children: Reliecca general, vice Childs.\\nTr.i\u00e2\u0080\u009e-..,i \\\\T ,*i 1 c 1 1 i 1 17Ci!, Mr. Marniaduke Jones, Mr. Charlton\\nE(n\\\\ar(ls, Mai-tliu and ^aiali second, Rebecca i Vx i. i i\\nand Ml Dewey, appointed judges\\nEilwards, and had tiiree children: Kohin, April 21. The Tuskaroras will move from\\nRebecca, Kobei-t; third. Miss p];iton, had no- Bertie tliis week to New York on in vitation\\nissue S^ William Johnson, to unite with his\\n-ivir jieople. Ml J(uies, the attorney-general, ad-\\nU.^ Wiihe, married Mary Monttord, and vanced \u00c2\u00a31,200 to aid in huying Wagons and\\nhad five children: Sally, .Martha, Anne Maria, provisions, on the credit of tlieir land.\\nWillie and Robert.\\nIII. Elizabeth, married Thomas Gilchrist, and The legislature in 1802 enacted, that as the\\nhad Giissy, who married Colonel Thomas Polk. Indian Chief Sacarusa, and others of the\\nI\\\\ -Mary, m;ii-ried (-Jovei nor Williams, and Tuscaroras of Bertie County, had requested\\nhad two chililrt n: Allen and Willie. tlie concurrence of the assembly in the leases\\nFrom these four branches have sprung one they had m;;de preiiai-atory to tlieir depart-\\nof the largest families of the state, the mem- ure, the legislature consented. General Davie,\\nbers of which ]i:ive lieen distinguished for their for the United States, made a treaty with\\ncourage ill the field, their sa j;acity in council them, and just ninety-eight years after the\\nand their virtues in domestic life. Vv^ith much ci-eation of their reservation, the descendants\\ncai-e a geneab gica! talde has been collected, and people of old King Blount left their\\nwhich is reliable lor its accuracy. Written ancient Iiunting grounds and joined (heir kiiis-\\nhistoiy, tradition, and the results of Colonel men, the Iro piois or Six Nations of New York.\\n:il(hvallader .bines, of Rock Hill, South Caro- A small remnant of the Tuscaroras yet sur-\\nlina, luive been called into requisition in its vive, and undei their chief. Mount Pleasant,\\nc ni[iilation. live on their reservation near Niagara Falls.\\nUf Robin Jones, the ancestor and founder of The jiresent King of the Sandwich Islands\\nthis family, we regret that so little at this day is the grandson of Sacarusa, under whose lead\\nis known. When the dust of more than a the exodus of 1802 was accomplished.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0296.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY.\\n197\\n17(17, p. 162, Governor Tr3 oii informs the\\nboard of trade of the death of Robert Jones,\\non October 2nd, and that he had appointed\\nMarniaduke Jones, who had hmg been a resi-\\ndent, of the first credit and capacity, about\\nforty years old; educated in Eriijland, and\\ncousin to Sir Marniaduke Wyvil.\\nFrom these records Qi. 165) it appears that\\nthisfamily was at this early day liighly reputed,\\nand from Willie and Allen being sent to\\nEngland for their education, must have been\\nof considerable wealth.\\nTlie tradition of the family is that Robin\\nJoiies came to Norfolk from Wales, England,\\nin the early part of the last century, as tiie\\nboatswain of u man-of-war; that while at Nor-\\nfolk he fell in love, and failing to get a dis-\\ncharge from service, as the ship sailed out of\\nthe harbor, he leaped overboard as\\nLeaiider swam the Ilelle-pout,\\nHis true love for to see.\\nThe lady reciprocated his affection and\\nrewarded his daring adventure with lier hand.\\nThis wedded couple survived only about a\\nyear, when both died leaving a son, called for\\nhis father Robin. Thus friendless and un-\\nprotected, he relied on his own exertion, and\\nby good manners and industrious habits, ac-\\nquired the means of education. When quite\\na youth he returned to England, studied law\\nand was admitted to the bar. By good\\nfortune he gained the esteem of Lord Gran-\\nville, one of the Lords Proprietors of North\\nCarolina, who appointed liim his agent and\\nattorney. lie settled at Occaneeche Neck,\\non the Roanoke. By means of his profession\\nand this agency he soon reaped fame and\\nfortune.\\nOf the patriots of the revolution, none were\\nmore distinguished than Willie and Allen\\nJones, sons of Robin Jones. Together they\\nacted in defence of the rights of the people,\\nand together were the active opponents of\\noppression.\\nWillie, educated at Eton, England, was\\nmore distinguished as a writer than as an ora-\\ntor; of his legislative talent it is recorded that\\nhe could draw a bill in better language than\\nany other man of his day. lie was the presi-\\ndent of the committee of safety for the whole\\nstate, and as such was virtually the governor\\nin the interval between the retreat of Governor\\nMartin, and the inauguration of Governor\\nCaswell. lie succeeded his brother Allen as\\nmember of the continental congress in 1780,\\nand was elected a member of the convention\\nthat formed the constitution of the United\\nStates, (1787) but declined the appointment,\\nand Dr. Hugh Williamson received the same.\\nHe was a mem!)er of the convention that\\nmet at Ilillsboro, July 21, 1788, to deliberate\\non the constitution of the United States, and\\nby which convention the constitution was re-\\njected. He was its decided opponent, and\\nwith Dr. Caldwell, General Joseph McDowell,\\nand others, defeated its adoption, although it\\nwas advocated by such able men as General\\nDavie, Governor Johnston, Judge Iredell, and\\nothers. It was rejected by one hundred ma-\\njority in the votes.\\nWillie Jones was often a member of the\\nlegislature from Halifax, from 1776 to 1780,\\nand in 1788.\\nHe married a daughter of Colonel Montford,\\nand died in 1801, near Raleigh, where he was\\nburied.\\nMrs. Jones survived her husband for many\\nyears; and died in 182-3. She combined great\\nbrilliancy of mind with exquisite beauty of\\np erson.\\nMany anecdotes are narrated of hor wit and\\namiability.\\nWhen the British army was on route to\\nVirginia, in 1781, says Mrs. Ellet, in her\\nWomen of the Revolution, they remained\\nseveral da^ s on the banks of the Roanoke, and\\nthe English officers were quartered among the\\nfamilies of the neighborhood. A passage of\\nwit occurred between Mrs. Jones and tlie", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0297.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "198 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ncelelirate l Colonel Tarleton, who was severely tary services. lie married Miss Edwai ils, the\\ncut hy thesahreof William Washington. On sister of Isaac Edwanls, the secretary i. f the\\nTarleton exitressing in In^r presence some op- colony under Governor Tryon. He was, like\\nprobrious remarks as to Washington, tliat he his distinguislied hrotlier, educated at Eton,\\nwas an illiterate fellow, hardly alile to write in England, and like liim, devoted to the\\nhis name. Ah! cidoncl, you ought to know cause of his country. He was appointed a\\nbetter, for you liear [.roof on your person that brigadier-genera! by the legislature in 1776,\\nat lea~t he knows very well bow to make his and a member of the ci.mtiuental congress at\\nmark. Tarleton concealed his mutilated hand rbiladulpbia, 1779, SO. Erom 1784 to 87, he\\nand changed the ciuivcr ati(ui. repre-^enteil Northampton County in the sen-\\nTlie daring and celebrated John Paul Jones, ate of the state, and in the next year he was a\\nwhose real name was John Paul, of Scotland, memlier of the convention, that met at Iliils-\\nwheu piite young visited Mr. Willie Jones at boro, to consider the constitution. On this\\nHalifax, and laecame so fascinated with him occasion, and in political matters, he differed\\nand his charming wife, that he adopteil this from his l)rother, lie inclining to the federal\\nfamily s name. In this name (.John Paul Jones) piirty, and advocating a strong federal gov-\\nhe offered his services to congress, and was ernment, while Willie was the sturdy advo-\\nniadea lieutenant, ecendjer 22d. 1775, on the cate of state rights; he died in, 1798.\\nrecommendation of Willie -Tones. He became Cadwallader .Jones, for a long time a resi-\\nso highly distinguished that he was soon dent of Hillsboro, was the son of Cadwallader\\nplaced in comiuantl of a man-of-war, and did Jones and Mary Pride, of Virginia. He mar-\\ngreat damage to the English fleets and coast- ried Rebecca Edwards Long, daughter of Lans-\\ning trade. In one of his encounters, whilst ford Long, the son of Nicholas Long, and the\\ncommanding the ]]on Homme Richard, lie granddaughter of Allan Jones, son of Robin,\\nattacked The Seiapis and captured her, He was universally beloved for his kindly-\\nafter one of the most sanguinary sea liattles on disposition and generous bearing. Although\\nrecord. Congress voted him a gold medal po[)ular, he seemed to have avoided the en-\\nfor his services, and. the French King, Louis tigements of politics, as I do not find his name\\nXVI.. invested him with mi litai y orders and among the members of the legislature or of\\na sword. congress, and yet from his abilities and ac-\\nHe was born in Scotland, 1747, and died in rpiirement-^, he would have been an orriament\\nParis, 17!t2. to either body.\\nThe star spangled banner of our nation In bis younger days he served as a midship-\\nwas tii st displayed by Jones, on the Alfred, man in the United States Navy, and was on\\nin the Delaware, and to North Carolina be- board the Chesapeake when she was attacked\\nlongs the honor of bringing his merits and by the Leopard, ^vhich brought on the war of\\ngenius into tl e service of our navy.* 1812 with En-Jaml. He exchanged the navy\\n(general .Vllan Jones, who lived at Mount for the army and attained the raidc of major.\\nCallaiit, in Northampton County, near Cas- After the war be ilevoled himself to ngri\\nton, was a l)rotlier of Willie Jones, and was culture, and was useful to the state as a mem-\\ndistinguished for bis civil as well as his mill- ber i.f the board of internal imi-rovements.\\nMr. Cadwallader .bn;es. jr., was born at\\n*.See his life by Jolni II. Slierlmnie. pnlilisi.f.,1 i,, \\\\fr.\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009ef c ,n t v n 4- 1\\nWasliiii-ton, 1825; also by liisneice .MisslXvlor is i ^^il ^H f.- -\\\\ortliampton County, and\\nand by A. S. Maclcensie, iS4.5. \u00e2\u0080\u009e..^s Hijerally educated. He graduated at the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0298.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "ILALIFAX COUNTY. 199\\nuniversity ill 1832, iii tlio same class with career, he joincil the Army of tlic Xortli us\\nThomas S. Asho, now one of the justices of a vohmteer.\\nthe supreme court, General Thomas L. Clitig- The campaign heiiii^ over, lie again roturniMl\\nman, James C. Dohbin, and others, lie died to college and graduated in 177t) with high\\non February 5th, 1861. honors. He then returned to Noi th Carolina,\\nHis .sou, Cadwallader, who now lives at Uock and aided in raising a troop of lior.se, of which\\nHill, South Carolina, v. as distinguished as a he was elected lieutenant. His commission is\\nstatesman and politician. He was in the leg- .signed by Richard Caswell, governor, and\\nislatnre from Orange County, in 1840, with dated April 5, 1779.\\nJudge Manguni and Governor Crahain, as col- It would e.veeed the limits of our work to\\nleagues; re-elected in 1842,- 48, and 50. record the military career of General Davie,\\nHe was elected solicitor of the fourth cir- from the battle of Stoiio (in 1779, wheix he\\ncuit, and served his native state faithfully, commanded the right wing of Lineoln sarmy,\\nFor fourteen coHseeutive years he was in her and was severely wounded,) to Kocky Mount\\ncouncils. He moved in 1857 to South Caro- Hanging Rock, Charlotte, and elsewhere.\\nliua, where he now resides, and where he He accompanied General Greene in his whole\\nlived when the civil war lu-oke out. He en- campaign in the soutli, and was present at\\ntered the military service of his adopted the battle of Guilford C(nirt-bouse, (March,\\nstate, and was in the tight at Hilton Head, 1781,) Hobkirk s .Mill, and the evacuation of\\nin 1861, and in the seven daj-s tight around Camden.\\nRichmond. His health failing, he was forced The records of the country abound in evi-\\nto resign, but he left four sons in his place, deuce of the brilliant career of General Davie,\\ntwo of them in the ranks, one oi them was The war being over, and the country liberated,\\nseverely wounded. On his return home he General Davie returned to his legal studies,\\nwas elected state senator from the York dis- If his success as a military man had been\\ntrict, South Carolina, gi t at, his professional career was even more so.\\nHe represented South Carolina in the Rich- The courts at that time were so arranged that\\nmond convention of 18C0, and in the ta.v a lawyer could attend every superior court in\\npaying convention of 1864. the state. This was an arduous dut} and in-\\nJolin Sitgreaves, who married Martha, volved great personal inconvenience and labor;\\nwidow of Allen G. Green, has been already General Davie was employed in every case of\\nnoticed.* imiiortance. He was elected to the convention\\nAVilliam Richard.son Davie, liorn 1756, died which met at Philadel[ihia, in May, 1787, but\\n1820, wlio married Sarah, daughter of Allan was called home before the close of its labors,\\nJones, was a native of Egremont, in England, and therefore his name iloes not ap] ear upon\\nWhen quite young his father, Archibald the federal constitution there adopted. He\\nDavie, brought him to America, and he was was a member of the state convention at Hills-\\nadopted by his maternal uncle, William Rich- boro, 1788, to consider tiiis pajier, and he was\\nardson. His early education was conducted its ardent and able advocate.\\nat Cliarlotte, Xcu tli Carolina, and he entered He was a meml)erof the Ilou.-e ol Commons,\\nrrinceton college. But the v/ar for a time 1785, 1786, 1787, 1789, 1791, and 1798.\\nclosed the halls of that institution, and with His efforts in the legislature for the ad-\\nthat ardor, so conspicuous in his subsequent vaneement of the state, especially in the cause\\n*Seepage 140. of education, were constant. I was present,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0299.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "200\\nAVIIEELER S RExMINISCEXCES.\\nsaid .liulge Murphey, in the ILnise of Com-\\nliions when Davie aildresseil the lioiiso for a\\nk^an of money for the university, anil althoni^ h\\nthirty years have elapsed, I have a most vivid\\nrecollectiou of the greatness of his manner,\\nand the power of his eloquence. In the House\\nof Commons he had no rival. His eloquence\\nwas irresistahlo.\\nHe was a member of the board of trustees,\\nand as a grand niaster of the masons, he laid\\nthe corner-stone of the university; to the day\\nof his death lie was its steady friend and bene-\\nfactor. In 1798, he was appointed a brigadier-\\ngeneral in the army of the United States, and\\nprepared a system of cavalry tactics, which\\nwas printed and used in the service. In Au-\\ngust of this year, he was elected to the legis-\\nlature, aud, in December following, elected\\ngovernor of the state.\\nThe next year, Juno, 1799, he was appointed\\nwith Oliver Eilswortli, then chief justice of\\nthe supreme court, and Mr. Murray, (vice Pat-\\nrick Henry, declined,) embassadors to France,\\nand in November of that year they sailed in\\nthe frigate United States, on this mission.\\nlie remained abroad two years. lie was ap-\\npointed by Mr. Jetfcrson, in June, 1801, to\\nnegotiate with the Tuscarora Indians as to tlie\\ntreaty between them and the state of North\\nCarolina. By this treaty the Indians extended\\ntheir leases until 1816, at which time their title\\nended, and their lands reverted to the state.\\nHe was a candidate for congress in 1803, and\\nwas defeated by Honorable Willis Alston.\\nHe removed in 1805 to Landsford, South\\nCarolina, where he died in 1820, leaving three\\nsons aud three daughters.\\nIn the old grave yard at Halifax there are\\nmany graves of the distinguished dead of\\nNorth Carolina.\\nAmong them we copy the following four:\\nSarah Davie, daughter of General Allen Jones, liorn\\nSeptember 23, 1762, married William K. Davie, April\\n11, 1782, died 1802, leaving three sons, Allen Jones,\\nHyrter A., and Frederick William, and anions: others\\nthese three daughters: Mary, Surah and Rebecca.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Thomas Amis died Xovt inber 25, 17!)7. Erected\\nby his friend, llicliard liruneulian, of Orange.\\nJohn Sitgu :ues. jiid,L;e, c died March -Ith, 1802.\\nJohn Boylau of Xew .Jersey, died October 7, 1799,\\nerected by his affectionate brother, William Eoylan.\\nIlutchins G. Burton, who married Sally,\\ndaughter of Willie Jones and Mary Montford,\\nand the granddaughter of Rolnn Jones, was a\\nnative of Granville County. He studied\\nlaw, and settled at Cliarlotto, Mecklenburg\\nCounty, which county he represented in 1810,\\nand by this legislature was elected attorney-\\ngeneral of the stace. He then moved to Hali-\\nfax, aud in 1817 was elected to the legisla-\\nture from that county*.\\nIn 1819, he represented this district in the\\nSixteenth Congress, and was re-elected in\\n1821 to the Seventeenth Congress. In 1824,\\nhe was elected governor, and in 1826, he was\\nnominated, by John Q. Adams, as governor of\\nArkansas; but this appointment was not con-\\nfirmed by the senate.\\nHe was of social and genial manners, and\\nwherever he went was universally popular.\\nHe died in Iredell County in 1836, and lies\\nburied in the Unity church yard, near Beat-\\ntie s ford.\\nAndrew Jo3 nei who married the widow of\\nGovernor Burton, was born, reared, and died\\nin Halifax County. His son, an old school\\ngentleman, was much esteemed, and of great\\npopularity.\\nHe represented this county in the senate,\\nfrom 1835 to 1852.\\nJohn W. Eppes, who married Martha,\\nilaughter of Willie Jones and Mary Montford,\\nwas a native of Virginia. She was his second\\nwife, his first was a daughter of Thomas Jef-\\nferson. He was a representative in congress\\nfrom 1803 to 1811; and again from 1813 to\\n1815, and a senator from 1817 to 1819, when\\nhe resigned on account of ill health; he died\\nnear Richmond, September, 1823, age fifty.\\nPride Jones, son of Caldwallader Jones, re-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0300.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY.\\n201\\nsides in Ilillsboro, mucli estoeinod as a gcntle-\\nmau and a scholar; has often been in tlie leg-\\nislature, and served in the confederate service\\nas lieutenant -colonel.\\nHis son, Halcot Pride, did good service m\\nthe War as captain of cavahy.\\nHe has been twice married; lirst to a daugh-\\nter of .fudge John A. Cameron; and second,\\nto a daughter of William Cain, Esq.\\nWilliam Polk, born .July 9th, 1758, died\\nJanuary 14th, 1834, wlio married Grizzle Gil-\\nchrist, the daughter of Robin Jones, was born\\nin Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He\\nearly drew lessons of patriotism from that ar-\\ndent and devoted people, and has testilied\\nthat he was a spectator, (as the Reverend\\nHampton Hunter has also testified,) at the\\nconvention, assembled on May 20th, 1775, at\\nCharlotte, which declared their independence\\nof all allegiance to the British crown.\\nThe tiles of the Pension Bureau, at Wash-\\nington, presents his declaration I oi a pension,\\nand it tells in his own simple and unadorned\\nlanguage of his military services and sufferings\\nendured to obtain the liberty we now enjoy.\\nColonel Polk represented the count} of\\nMecklenburg from 1787 to 1791.\\nHe wa.s appointed, in 1812, a general in tlie\\nUnited -States army, but age and other causes\\ncompelled him to decline.\\nHe removed to Raleigh, and wa.s for a long-\\ntime president of the bank of the state. He\\nwas grand master of the free mason lodges of\\nthe state, and died Januarj- 14th 1834, pos-\\nsessing the esteem of all who knew him.\\nExtracted from the declaration of Colonel\\nWilliam Polk, on file in Pension office, Wash-\\nington, 1). C. He was born on July 9, 1758,\\n(seventy-five years old on July 9th, 1833.)\\nlie entered into service in war of the rev-\\nolution, in April, 1775, as second lieutenant of\\na company commanded by Captain Ezekiel\\ni olk, third regiment of South Carolina State\\nTroops of Mounted Infantry, Colonel Wil-\\nliam I liompson, Major .Mason, coninuuiding;\\nrendezvoused at York, South Carolina, and\\nmarched to Ninty-si.\\\\ to oppose tlie tories,\\nthence to Dorchester, and thence to Granby.\\nAn engagement took place at Canehrake, on\\nBeecndjer 22nd, 1775, where he was severely\\nwounded in the left shoulder, rr.)ni which he\\nwas conKnod eight or nine months and from\\nthe ett ects of winch he still sutlers.\\nOn November 26th, 1776, he was elcct-jd by\\nthe Provincial C(n)gress of North Carolina,\\nMajor of the Ninth North Carolina Continen-\\ntal P)atta]ion, and joined his regiment at Hali-\\nfa.K. He did duty by command of General\\nMoore, at Charleston. South Carolina, and at\\nWilmington. This regiment was under com-\\nmand of Colonel John Williams, John Luttrel\\nbeing Lieuteiiant-Colojiel. From absence of\\nthese officers, the command of the regiment\\ndevolved on himself, and he marched with the\\nregiment to Georgetown, then in Maryland,\\nnow in the District of Columbia, thence to\\nTrenton, where his regiment joined the grand\\narmy under General Washington; was in the\\nbattle of Brandywine, September 10, 1777,\\nand Gerraantown, October 4, 1777, where he\\nwas wounded by a musket ball in the cheek.\\nHe went into winter quarters at Valley Forge,\\nwhen the regiment was reduced, and he re-\\nturned to North Carolina to superintend the\\nrecruiting service for the purpose of filling up\\nthe regiments. In the fall or winter of 1780,\\nhe was appointed a lieutenant colonel by John\\nRutledge, Governor of South Carolina, and\\nhad command of the Fourth, and then the\\nThird regiment of the State. He first must-\\nered his regiment under General Thomas\\nSumter, on Broad river. South Carolina. The\\nfirst active service was an attack on a block\\nbouse near Granby, on the Congaree, which\\nwas carried hy his and Colonel Wade Hamp-\\nton s regiment; was at the siege and reduc-\\ntion of Forts Mott and Orangeburg. He was\\npresent at the battle of Eutaw Springs, Sep-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0301.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "202 WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nteinlior 8, 1871, wliere liis lidi-se was killed 1. Rnl)in, died in 3 onth. (See Uni. Mag.)\\nunder liiiii, and where his lirotlier was killed) 11. Martha, mai-ried first, James Green,\\nat the reduction of Matthas Foi t, and battle second, Judge John Sit.ijreaves; third, Ezekiel\\nofQninhy. He held the rank of lieutenant Hall, horn 1762, died 1803.\\ncolonel at the close of the war. He served in III. Sarah, married Willi.am R. Davie, born\\n177!h as volunteer aid to Governor Caswell in 1756, died 1820. (See his sketch.)\\nbattle of Camden, August 16, 1780. Colonel IV. Rebecca Edwards Jones, born 1770, only\\nPolk died at Raleigh, January 14, 1834. daughter by his second wife, married Lunsford\\nGeneral Lucius J. Polk, sou of ^ViHiam J. Long, .son of Nicholas Long, who was com-\\nPolk, and his wife, Mary L(uig. was a gallant uiissary general of the North Carolina foi-ces\\nofficer in the late civil war. He was horn at in the revolution; in state senate, 1784,\\nSalisbury, on .luly 10th, 1833. He entered 1785 and 1787-, in the provincial congress of\\nthe army as a private iu Genera! Cleburne s North Carolina, 1774,-75; married first, Mary\\ncommar d, and was sodii made a first lieuten- McKiuny, 1704; second, Mary Copeland, 1799.\\nant, an l as such was in the b:ittle of Shiioli, Issue to the above as follows:\\nwhere he received a wound in the face. He IV. Pebccca Edwards Long, born 1795,\\nWas jiromoted to be a brigadiei -geiieral under inarried Colonel Cad\\\\vallader Jones, son of\\nCleburne, and joined his brigade in time for Major Cadwallader Jones, aid to Lafayette,\\nthe fight at .Murfreesboro, where his ciuiimaud a grandson of I eter Jones for whom I eters-\\nmade a brilliant charge on the enemy. burg is named, and Mary Pride, of Virginia;\\nHe was complimented in General Bragg s resided in Ilillsboro, in the United States\\nreport d this battle. He was engaged in nav_\\\\ and iu the army as major, (1812.) died\\nmany other l.)attles, at Ringgold Gap, and 1861, (li) Mary Lunsford Long, married Dr.\\nKennesaw Mountain, where he was badly W. J. P(ilk.\\nwounded by a cannon ball, whicli effectually II. Allen Jones Green, married Lucy\\ndisal)led him from future service in the field. Pride Jones, sister of Colonel C. Jones.\\nHe married ihis cousin, Sally Polk, and re- III. {n) Allen Jones Davie, perished en\\nsides in Maury County, Tennessee. route to California; (b) Hyder Ali, married\\nWe have now finished the sketches of this Betsy Jones; (r) Sarah, married V/illiam F.\\nextensi\\\\-o and distinguished family lio for DeSaussure, of South Carolina; (d) Mary\\ngenerations have [iroxed our asseition at the Ilaynes; (c) Relieccn, married Churchill Jones;,\\ncommencement of this sketch, as lieiug the Frederick William married first, Octavia\\nmost active and useful men in tlmse eaiiy DeSaussure, and second, Mary P razier.\\ntimes of the country. Issue to the above as follows:\\nGenealogy- of the Jones family. II. (a) had issue following: Mary, nuirried\\nAllen, son of Rdbin Jruios. linrn 1739, died Walter Izard; fifth, Allen, married Sallic\\nlSi 7, married fiist, Mary Ilaynes, second, Scott si.xth, Halcott married Virginia Taylor;\\nRebecca Edwnnls, and third, Eaton; educated seventh, Lucy eighth, John Sitgreaves Greene\\nat Eton, England, lived at Mt. Gallant, near of Columbia, South Carolina; ninth, Fred.\\nGaston, Northampton County, Xorth :irolina; Lafayette married Virginia Colelough.\\nmember of provincial congi-ess 1774, 177.3, and IV. ((f) had issue following: First, Allen C,\\n1776; brigadier-general in revolution, 1776; lives at Greensboro, Ala., Colonel in civil war,\\ncontinental congress, 1779 and 1786; conven- married Catherine Erwin second Cadwallader,\\ntion 1788. Issue as follows: married Annie Isabella Iredell, daughter of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0302.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY. 203\\ntJovoriiorJanu s Iredell, to tln sc liist wore iHtrii Mai V, niarriod to h\\\\U[ llolliiig; (A) f-ianih,\\nFi-;inces Iredell, inarried to George Erwin married to E. W. 1 liiMiard. in coniiress from\\nof Alal)ama; Iredell married (first,) Klleii, Virginia, from ISll to 1S47; (r) Willie, mar-\\ndaiighter of Governor Adams; (second) Laura ried (tirst,) Co-x, (second,) Jovner; -Tohn,\\nMcMalion; Cadwalluder married Emma, dicnl unniainied.\\ndaughterofltr. Charles E. Johnson; Allen, To Willie Jones and Mary Montfort were\\nmarried Augusta Porclier; Johnston, also born: Anne Maria, marrieil to Joseph\\nattorney general of North Carolina, married I Littlejohn; Willie, died single; (c)\\nElizaheth Watters Miller; Annie Isabella; Robert A., died single; Itgislatiire LS20.\\nmarried Dr. Thomas C. Robertson, of South Miirtlia, daughter of Robin Jones, married\\nCarolina; Willie; llalcot Pride; Judge Thomas Gilchrist;, issue, Griselda Gil-\\nHelen, married J. Strieker Coles. clirist, who married Colonel William Polk, of\\nIV. also had issue, thisd. Dr. Pride- Jones. Raleigh, to- whom were born, (n) General\\nmarried first, Mary E. A. Cameron, daughter of Thomas G. i olk, married Mary Eloise Trotter;\\nJudge John Cameron; and second. Martha Dr. William J. Polk, who married Mary,\\nCain; fourth, Mary Rebecca, married to P. 13. daughter of Lundsfoid Long and Rebecca\\nRuffin; fifth, Robin, married Sarah Polk, killed Kdwards. To General Thomas G. I olk were\\nin battle of Brandy Station; sixth, Sarah Ijorn, Jane, married to Dr. Bouch(!lle; {h)\\nRebecca, married to Josiah Collins, jr. Mary, who was the tinst wife of Honorable\\nIV. (M had issue following: First, Griselda, George Davis, of Wilmington; (r) Vv illiani;\\nmarried to Judge Russell Houston, Louisville, Richard; (r) Emily; Thos. G.\\nKentucky;second,Allen Jones, born 1824, mai Colonel AVilliam Polk married a second\\nried first, Clendinin; second, Ann;i L. Fitz- time, Sarah Hawkins, issue- Lucius J.\\nhugh,-lIelen:i,Arks; third, Thomas G., married Polk; (J) Bishop Le uiidas Polk; (e) Mary,\\nLavinia Wood, in 1825; fourth, Mary Jones, wife of Honorable George E. Badger;\\nborn 1831, at Salisbury, married to Joseph Rufus K Polk; (A)- Alex. Hamilton; Georg.e\\nBranch, brother of General L. O B. Branch, W. Polk; (j) Susan, wife of Honorable Kenneth\\nGeneral Lucius J., born 1833, at Salisbury ;fi,fth Rayner; Andrew J.\\nenlisted as private, became General [C.S. A.,] Elizabeth Eaton, only daughter of Robin\\nmarried Sally Polk and lives in Maury County, Jones by his serond wife, married Governor\\nTennessee; sixth, Cadwallader of Helena Ark, Benj:unin Williams, vf Moore County, Gov-\\nmarried Carrie Lowry; seventh, Rufus, born in ernor of North Carolina in 1799 and 1807;\\nTennessee, 1839, married Cynthia Martin. issue:\\nWillie, son of Robin Jones, married Mary I. Allen William, educated at Eton.\\nMontfort, educated at Eton, England; presi- fiiE Ckowell f.\\\\mily.\\ndent of council of safety, 177t!; in legislature. It has lieen truly oljserved that truth is\\n1776 to 1779; continental congress, 1780; cou- stranger than fiction.\\nvention at Hillsboro, 1788; died at Raleigh in After the do.ith of Cromwell, and the ac-\\n1801, had issue as follows: cession of Charles II.. feai-iug pror-eeution\\nI. Sally, married (first,) Governor H. G. from the crown, John and Edward, two of\\nBurton; (second,) Colonel Andrew Joyner. the brothers of the Protector, in the same\\nII. Martha, married to John W. E}.pes, year, left Kngland for America. They settled\\n(wliose first wife was a daughter of Thomas first in Woodbridge, New Jersey. On their\\nJefferson,) to the last named were born, (r/) voyage, more etlectually to avoid the storm", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0303.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "204\\nWnEELER 8 REMINISCEXCES.\\ninipeiiding, tliej-, with nuich solemnity, oiiel iiiuler General Greene, and was i^^ the\\nchanged their name to Crowell.* hattle of Entaw Springs, whioh decisive hattle\\nJohn, who emigrated from Now Jerso} to closed his military career.\\nHalifax, married a Miss Lewis. He died He was a member of the legislature in 178(3,\\nearly leaving several children. Joseph, one of and of the continental congress in 1787, and\\nhis sons, married Miss Barnes. One of his in the First Congress, 1790, and re-elected to\\ndaughters married Colnnel Monfort, whose\\ndaughter was the wife of Willie Jones. Jlis\\nsketch we have already presented. A son of\\nEdward, the other hrotlier, settled in Georgia,\\nand married a sistei of Governor Rayburn-.\\nAnother son of Edward, Samuel, married\\nMiss radford, daughter of Colonel Bradford\\nof the British army. He (Samuel) was in the\\nrevolutionary war, aiul served as a major,\\nunder General Greene.\\nHe live-d on Flint River, in retirement, and\\nwas distinguished for his modest, unobstrusive\\nthe Second Congress, 1791,- 93.\\nIn 1795, he was a member of the legislature\\nfrom Halifax town. On November 20, 1802,\\nhe was chosen governor of the state, but died\\non 27th of November, of the sanie year before\\nhis inauguration. One son, Samuel Porter\\nAshe survived him, who died near Browns-\\nville, Tennessee, leaving three chihh cn, John\\nAshe, of Mississippi; Shepard Ashe, of Ten-\\nnessee; and a daughter, who married Holmes.\\nWiUis Alston was born, reared, and died in\\nHalifax County. He was distinguished as a\\ncharacter. He had several children; among politician, and entered public life as a member\\nthem Colonel Jolin Crowell, who was a dele-\\ngate in congress, when tiie territory of Ala-\\nbama was established in 1817, and when the\\nstate constitution was formed; was the fii st\\nrepresentative in congress from that state,\\nserving till 1821. Soon after he was appointed\\nagent for the Creek Indians, then occupying\\nlarge portions of Alabama and Georgia, until\\nthey were removed west of the Mississip[ii in\\n1836. He died near Fort Mitchell, in Ala-\\nbama, .June 25th, 1846.\\nJohn Baptista Ashe, (born 1758, died 1802,)\\nlived and died in Halifax. He was son of\\nGovernor Samuel Ashe, born in 1745; M as a\\ncaptain, at the battle of Alamance, in (gov-\\nernor Tryon s army, 1771, and with ,lohn\\nWalker suffered at the hands of the regr.lators.\\nHe was at tlie battle of Moore s Ci eek\\nBridge, a captain in Coilllonel Lington s regi-\\nment.\\nHe was promoted to rank of lieutenant eol-\\n*IIere iu the quiet retreats of North Carolina, the\\nrestless and asiiiring blood of Cromwell found repose,\\nand the exquisite lines of Gray were realized:\\n.Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest-\\nSome Cromwell guiltless of his country s blood\\nof the House of Commons in 1790, and served\\ntill 1792, he became senator in 1794, serving\\nuntil 1796. He w^as elected to the Sixth\\nCongress, 1799, and served till 1815, and\\nin the Nineteenth Congress from 1825 to\\n1831. During the war he was chairman of the\\ncommittee of waj s and means; at that time\\na most important position. Without great\\nabilities, he was a man of consummate tact, and\\nsuccessful in all of his enterprizes. He was\\nconsistent and uniform as a statesman. He\\ndied April 10, 1837.\\nJohn Haywood was born, reared and lived\\nin this county. He was the son of Egbert\\nHaywood, who represented the county in the\\nprovincial congress in November, 1776, at Hal-\\nifax, which adopted the state constitution, and\\nin the house of commons in 1777, and 1778.\\nFrom the distracted condition of the\\ncountry at this time, the opportunities to ac-\\nquire education were few; but young Hay-\\nwood entered the profession of the law, in\\nwhich he was destined to become distin-\\nguished, under many disadvantages. To\\nthe want of a systematic intellectual culture,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0304.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY. 205\\nwas adiK cl an mii;ainl_v [torson, ami an lui- luil History nf IV iuK ssoe, aiul tlio secoiiil,\\npleasant harsh voice. But possessing, great The Civil and Political llistor} of Tennessee,\\n(letei nunation of character, an ardent love of from its Earliest Sottlenieiit to 1796. The\\nstud} and a loft} ambition, he overcame those style of these works, however, i.s fiot elegant,\\ndisadvantages, and soon rose to the iiead of and the reading is nnintere-^ting. It is chiefly\\nhis profession. His succi ss was manifested upon the fact of Ids Itoing one of the mo~t\\nby his election, in 1791, by the legislature as learned and profound lawyers of the nation,\\nattornev general, the successor of Avery, Ire- that tlie fame of Judge Haywood rests.\\ndell and Moore, allshining lights in the law. He married early in life Martha Jvlwards,\\nHe held this office until 1794, when he was from which union have sprung numerous de-\\nelected one of the judges of the superior scendeuts, many of whom live in Alal)ama\\ncourts, in place of Judge Spencer, deceased, and Tennessee.\\nSuch was the estimate of liis associates, that When in North Carolina he resided on a\\nJudge Hall decided in 1828, (in S|iier s case, farm he owned, about six miles north of Louis-\\nDevereux 496,) as follows: With no disre- b rg, in Franklin County.\\nspect to the memory- of the dead or to the .John Henry Eiton, (born 1787, died 1856.)\\npretensiuus of the living, a greater criminal senator in congress, secretary of war, governor\\nlawyer, than Judge Haywood never sat upon of Florida, and envoy to S[iain, was a native\\nthe bench in North Carolina. of Halifax County He was educated partly\\nIn 1809, he resigned the ofiice of Judge, to at tiie uuivei sity, but never graduated. After\\ndefend James Glasgow, against the charge leaving the university, he studied law, and\\nof fraud in issuing land warrants while he was emigrated to Tennessee. Here he entered\\nsecretary of state. successfully into politics, and so became, at\\nThe defendant was convicted, and Mr. Hay- the early age of thirty-one, by selection of\\nwood incurred a degree of odium, for jiis the governor, one of the senators in con-\\ncourse in defending him, that induced him to gress from Tennessee, which position he\\nleave the state. He sought new fields of ser- held from 1818 to 1829. During the first ses-\\nvice in Tennessee, Here betook rank with sion of his service, the invasion of Florida liy\\nthe ablest advocates, and soon was elevated General Jackson, was an important and excit-\\nto the sui reme court bench, in the place of ing question. The communication of the\\nJudge Cooke, and where he remained until president on the subject, was refei red to a\\nhis death, in Decemljer, 1826. committee, upon which was Mr. Eaton, Mr.\\nIn addition to his labors at tiie bur and on King, of New York, Mr. Forsyth, of Georgia,\\nthe bench. Judge Hajnvood, while in this state, and a member from Pennsylvania. Tiie\\nprepared A Treatise on the Duty and Office majority of this committee submitted a report\\nof Justices of Peace, Sheriffs, c., A Man- strongly condemning Jackson, froni which re-\\nnal of the Laws of North Carolina, and two poit Eaton and King dissented. Eaton never\\nvolumes of re[torts; all works of high merit. during his life for a moment swerved in his\\nHe also published several theological and devotion and fidelity to the Hero of New Or-\\nhistorical works. He was a firm believer in leans. His letters, signed W^ oming, in\\nghosts, and of the reappearance of departed favor of Jackson were considered models of\\nspirits\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the great weakness of a great mind, classical diction, and cogent reasoning. These\\nHe published in 1823, two volumes of his- contributed much towanls elevating Jackson\\ntory. The first, On the Natural and Aboiigi- to the presidency. He further signalized his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0305.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "20G\\nwheelp:r s reminiscences.\\nattachment to him, by writing and publishing\\nan elaborate and voluminous life of Jackson.\\nOn the accession of this chief to the presi-\\ndency. Eaton was appointed secretary of war,\\nwhich position he held from 1829 to 1831,\\nuntil his Diarriage with Mrs. Timberlake, the\\nthe fair and fast widow of Purser Tim-,\\nberlake of the navy. There was scandal con-\\nnected with this lady. The wives of Calhoun,\\nIngham. Branch and Berrien refused to call\\non her; Jackson took her part, and a dissolu-\\ntion of the cabinet was the result. Mr. Eaton\\nwas governor of Florida, 1834,- 3G, and envoy\\nto Spain from 183(5 to 1840.\\nGovernor Eaton was of commanding pre-\\nsence; his literary alii lit ies respectable, his\\nelocution graceful, and his voice remarkably\\ntine. He was social and generous in his inter-\\ncourse with his friends, and much esteemed.\\nHe died in Washington City, November,\\n18o6. His widow married again, a!id recently\\ndied in Washington.\\nJ. J. Daniel, bora 1783, died 1848, one of the\\njustices of the supreme court. Born, reared and\\n(lied in Halifax. His early education was de-\\nfective; he studied law under General William\\nIv. Davie.\\nHe was a member of the legislature in 1807\\nand again 1812.\\nIn 1816, he was elected one of the judges of\\nthe superior courts, which ho held until 1832,\\nwhen he was elevated to the supreme court\\nbench; which exalted position he occuj)ied\\nuntil his death, February, 1848.\\nJudge Daniel was remarkable for his deep\\nand varied knowledge of his profession^ and bis\\naccurate and extensive stores of historical in-\\nformation. These were never ostentatiously\\ndisj.layed, for he was as artless as innocence\\nitself. The appropriate language of his as-soci-\\nate. Judge HutBn,on the occasion of his death,\\ndescribes his character in true and vivid col-\\nors:\\nJudge Daniel served his country through\\na period of nearly thirty years acceptably,\\nably, and faithfully. He had a love of learn-\\ning, an inquiring mind, and a memory uncom-\\nmonly tenacious; he acquired and retained an\\nextensive and varied stock of knowledge, es-\\npecially in the history and principles of the\\nlaw; he was without ari ogance or ostenta-\\ntion even of his learning. He had the most\\nunaffected and charming simplicity and mild-\\nness of manners, and had no other purpose\\nthan to execute justice, and maintain truth,\\ntherefore he was patient in hearing argument,\\nlaborious and earnest in investigation, candid\\nand instructive in consultation, and impartial\\nand firm in decision.\\nSo appropriate .in eulogium from so compe-\\ntent a source was well deserved.\\nHe married Maria Stith, whom he survived,\\nand by whom he had several children.\\nJohn K. J. Daniel was a native of Halifax.\\nHe was educated at the universitj wliere he\\ngraduated in 1821, in the same class with Hon-\\norable Anderson Mitchell and others, taking\\nthe first honors. He read law and practiced with\\nmuch success. In 1831, he entei-ed political\\nlife as a member of the House of Commons,\\nand served till 1884, at which session he was\\nelected attorney general of the state, which\\nposition he held till 1841, when he was elected\\na member of Twenty-seventh Congre.-s, and\\nre elected continuouslj* till the Thirty-second\\nCongress (1851.) For many years he was the\\nchairman of the committee on claims, for\\nwhich his unquestioned integrity, clear and\\ndiscriminating mind and patient industry,\\nrendered hira a model chairman. After leav-\\ning congress, he removed toShreveport, Louis-\\niana, where he died In 18G8.\\nJunius Daniel, born June 27, 1828, killed\\nin battle May 12, 1864, son of the precccding,\\nwas born in the town of Halifax. Ilis early\\neducation was conducted by J. M. Lovejoy,\\nRaleigh. He entered the military academy at\\nWest Point in 1846. After graduating, he\\nwas ordered to Newport, Kentucky. In 1852,\\nlie went to Mexico, where he remai:;e.i four\\nyears repressing the Indiaris, with whom he", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0306.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY.\\n207\\nhad frequent ekinnishes. On his return from\\nNew Mexieo, his father havitii^ piir( haseil\\nlands in Louisiana, induced him to resign his\\ncommission in the army and aid in cultivating\\nthe soil. He was thus engaged, when Sumter\\nfell. His military education, and iiis exem-\\nplary character induced the authorities of\\nLouisiana to offer him a command, but ho pre-\\nferred serving his own state. He came to\\nNorth Carolina and tendered iiis services to\\nGovernor Ellis, they were promptly accepted,\\nand he was appointed colonel of the fourth,\\nafterwards fourteenth, regiment of North Car-\\nolina troops, with which he remained until\\nthe expiration of the twelve months term of\\nservice. He was then elected colonel of the\\nforty-third and also of the forty-tifth regi-\\nments, both of which had enlisted for the\\nwar, and aliout the same time he was tend-\\nered the command of the second cavalry.\\nHe accepted the command of the forty-\\nfifth regiment. In October, 1862, he was\\ncommissioned brigadier. As a disciplin-\\narian he had no superior; in attention to the\\ncomforts and wants of his men, and handling\\nhis troops in action, as was proved at Gettys-\\nburg, and Spottsylvania, he was the equal of\\nany officer in the army. His brigade con-\\nsisted of the thirty-second regiment, com-\\nmanded by Colonel Brabble, who was killed at\\nSpottsylvania; the forty-third, commanded by\\nKeeuan, who was wounded and captured at\\nGettysburg, and afterwards by Cary Whita-\\nker, killed at Petersburg. The forty-fifth,\\ncommanded first by Morehead, (who dietl at\\nMartinsburg,) and then by Boyd, who was\\nwounded and captured at Gettysburg, and was\\nexchanged, to be killed at Spottsylvania; the\\nfifty-third by W. A. Owens, killed at Win-\\nchester, and the twenty-second North Caro-\\nlina battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Col-\\nonel Andrews who was killed at Gettj-sburg.\\nWhat a sad record! How loudly does it speak\\nof the heroic gallantry of these devoted men!\\nGeneral Daniel sfient the fall of 1802, with\\nhis brigade at Drury s Bluff, and in Decem-\\nber of that year, he was ordered to Norih\\nCarolina, under General D. H. Hill. Shortly\\nafter the battle of Chancellorsville, he was\\ntransferred to Lee s army, Rliodes division,\\nattached to EwcU s corps, during the Peunsvl-\\nvania campaign, the division being the advance\\ncolumn. When Carlisle, the extreme point of\\nadvance, was reached. General Ewell made an\\naddress to hia men, congratulating them on\\ntheir success. Turning to Daniel s brigade,\\nrecently attached to his corps, said: They\\nhave shown themselves so obedient to all or-\\nders, so steady and regular in their march, that\\nhe entrusted to them the charge of bearing the\\ncorps flag, confident that its honor would not\\nsuffer while in the keeping of such troops.\\nThe conduct of General Daniel at Gettysburg,\\nthe first real opportunity he had had to dis-\\nplay liis militar} skill, won for him the esteem\\nand admiration of his associates in arms. His\\nbrigade never faltered a moment on that dis-\\nastrous field, but moved with the precision of\\na machine. We have to pass the intervening\\nperiod to the closing scenes, the battles of the\\nWilderness, and Spottsylvania Courthouse,\\nThe morning of May 5th, 1864, was an au-\\nspicious day in General Daniel s career. He\\nwas then in the reserve, supporting the Stone-\\nwall and other brigades. General Joucs was\\nkilled, and all gave way before the impetuous\\ncharge of the enemy. At this critical mo-\\nment, when to hesitate was to be lost, Daniel\\nordered his brigade to charge, and he drove the\\nenemy back. On the same night, (May 5th,\\n1864,) Daniels brigade was ordered to the ex-\\ntreme right, and was kept constantly engaged.\\nGrant had driven Johnson from his piosi-\\ntion, Raraseur and Harris had gone to retake\\nthe works, the enemy were trying to break\\nLee s second line, pushing the right of Daniel s\\nbrigade heavily. He was a fe v paces in the\\nrear of the Forty-fifth regiment; while giving", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0307.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "208 WHEELER S EE.MINISCENCES.\\norders to one of his couriers he was strnek iu lie studied hwv with Judge John Haywood,\\nthe abdomen by a niinie Ijall, which, in a few but he never pursued the profession. lie pve-\\nhours, proved his deatli wound. ferred the more excitino- career of politics, in\\nA short time before his dissohUion the doc- whicli he was omineutly successfuL His first\\ntors informed him that he was dying, and iisked appearance in public life was in 1811, as sena-\\nif a minister of the gospel might be called in tor in the legislature from Halifax County,\\nlie readily assented, and a minister was sent He was elected continuously until 1817, when\\nfor. All knelt down iu prayer; after prayer he he was chosen governor of the state.\\nwas very quiet, and requested to be raised up After serving the constitutional term, he\\nin bed; tluit being done he breathed once or was again elected a senator in the legishiture,\\ntwice freely. Now lay uie down, he said, in 1822, and tlie next year lie was elected sen-\\nand folding his hands across his breast, and at or in the Congress of the United States,\\nclosing bis eyes, on May l-l!th, 18(34, the spirit and re-elected to the same distinguished post\\nof Junius Daniel departed for another and in 1827. He resigned on being selected by\\nbetter world. General Jackson as secretaiy of the navy.\\nHis remains were taken to the place of his On the dissolution of the cabinet in conse-\\nbirth; he was buried under venerable oaks quence of affair of Mrs. Eaton, already refer-\\nin the old cliureli yard at Halifax, wliere red to in the sk tcli of Governor Eaton, Gover-\\nuianv of liis honored r-.dativcs sleep, that nor Branch returned to his home, and was\\nsleep that knows no waking. elected a nieniber of the house of representa-\\nHe left no children. His atfectionate wife, tives in 1831. .In 1834. he was again elected\\nEllen, the daughter of the late John J. Long, to the state senate, and in 183-t, a nicndier of\\nstill survives to ciierish with devoted affection the convention to revise the constitution of\\nhis stainless reputation, his daring valor, and the state. In 1838, he was the democratic\\nhis devoted patriotism. candidate for Governor of North Carolina,\\nBenjumin MeC ullock, also a native of Hali- and was defeated by Governor Dudley. In\\nfax, was killed in the liattle of Elkhorn. He 1843, he was appc intcd by the president\\nwas the grandson of a man by the same name; Governor of Florida, after which he retired\\nthese names are frequently mentioned in the from the arena of public life.\\nColonial History of North Carolina He died at Enfield, on January 4th, 18(33.\\nHenry McCullock was, by order of the King, By his first wife, Miss Fort, he raised a large\\nappointed secretary, vice Kice, deceased. His ^nd lovely family. He married a second time\\ndifficulties with Governor Johnston for sev- ii-^. Bond, of Bertie County, (/(ce Jordan,)\\neral vcars created great confusion in the col- who did not long survive her distinguished\\noiiy.* hnsliand.\\nJohn Branch, born 1782, died 1863, was James Grant, of Iowa, was born and reared\\nborn, raised, and die l in Halifax County. His in Halifax County. His grandfather emigrated\\nancestors were of true revolutionary stock, from Scotland. His father, whose name he\\nHe was born November 4,1782; educated at bears, was boi n in same county (17 Jl.) He\\nthe university, where he graduated in 1801, in was elected a mci/iber of the legislature in\\nthe same class with Thomas G. Amis, Thomas 1814, an l in 1827, comptroller of the state.\\nD. Bennehan, Francis Little Dancy,and John He married Elizabeth, daughter of .^hltthew\\nDavis Hawkins. C. Whitaker, who represented Halifax in the\\n^i^iu-dof Tnide;KonsO\u00c2\u00abice,l2. state senate in 1807 to 1810. He died in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0308.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTY. 209\\n1834, U iiviii^- four sons, of wlioia Jaiae.s, the Nash Comity, otio of thf most i;-ifte(l hiwyors\\nsul)joct of our preseut slcotch, was the eldest, of his day, and was ru-nisod in 182;J. He set-\\nAfter his academic course, lie entered llie tied first in Xaslnille, and then removed to\\nuniversity, and grailuated in 18:51, in tliesame Halifax, where lie resided for many years, uti-\\nclass with Giles Mehaiio, Calvin Jones, Jaeoh til he moved to KMleij;h, where lie lived until\\nThompson, De B. Hooper, and others. As a his death.\\nscholar, young Grant was among the lirst of He was elected a iiieniher of the legislature\\nhis class; and gave early presage of that high in 188 40, 4-i and 44. He was defrated hy\\norder of ahility which has since achieved for one vote, in 1888, in conseiiueiice of the sup-\\nhim friends, fortune and fame. port he had given t.i aid in the construction of\\nHe read law, and with that enterprise which the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. In\\nmarks his character he left his native state, 1846, he declined lieing a candidate, and never\\nand sought his fortunes in the growing west, again appeared as a politician. His course in\\nHe first settled in Hlinois, and suhsciuoiitly the legislature was marked hy intelligence, in-\\nremoved to Iowa, whilst it was yet a territory, dependence, and integrity. Never did tlu^ state\\nIn 1846, he aided in organizing tin; constitution lia\\\\ e a more devoted and selfsaeritii-ing iti-\\nof the emhryo state, and thus hecame identi- zeii. A mere politiciaii he ne\\\\-er was. (Jlearin\\ntied with its history. Here he pursued with his convictions of right, ontsjiokeii in his views,\\nenergy, integrity, and success, a career of pro- and firm, decided and fearless in his opinions,\\nfessioiiul labor and attained the highest he was little fitted for p. !i t ics. Highly as he-\\njudicial honors, he has also amassed a princely apjireciated the confidejice and regard of his\\nfortune. He now occupies a rofessional posi- eountrymen, he never courted popular ap-\\ntion second to no lawyer in the groat noi th- plause at tlie expense of i)riiiei[)les. This was\\nwest. During the troubles of the civil war a p pnlarity that f)Iiowed him, but never was,\\nhis generous character was shown in oontribnt- iiursiied by him. Therefore, in the law aird its\\ning to the comfort and relief of the unfort- study, his great faculties found ani[jlo and\\nunate confederate prisoners. At the late ap[iropriate exercise, and in its prat-tice he\\ncomnieiicement he gave to his Almx. muier sul)- had no sujierior. His reputation \\\\vas fixed on\\nstaiitial proofs of his munificent liberality, a high and permanent foundation by a brief\\nHe delivered, at the ccminiencement of ]878, tiled in thecase of State r. ill, (1st Devereux.\\nan address before the Alumni society, dis- and Battle.) That argument, then, was with-\\ntinguished for its ability, research, path;)sand out a superior in the leg:d history of the s.ate,\\neloquence. and so stands to this (hiy. It is, indeed, a\\nBartholomew Figures ^loore, born January model without a rival.\\n29, 1801, died November 29, 1878, was a native In May, 1848, he was appointed by Gov-\\nof Halifax; born near Fishing Creek, in the ernor Graham, attorney general of the state,\\nupper part of the county; the fifth son of (and in December, he was elected to t lie posi-\\nJames Moore, a revolutionary soldier. tion b} tlie legislature) which he resigned in\\nHaving been prepared for college, he en- consequence of lieing aii[) )inted on a commis-\\ntered the Sopiiomore class, and graduated in- sion to revise the statute laws of the state.\\nJune, 1820; in the same class with William H. His associates in this work was Asa Biggs\\nBattle, Bishop Otey, Archibald G. Carter, and K. M. Saunders. They performed this\\nand others. duty in an able manner and submitted their\\nHe read law with Thomas N. Mann, of work to tlie legislature of 18.54,- 55.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0309.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "210\\nWHEELER S RExMINISCENCES.\\nMr. Moore was the outspoken and fearless\\nfriend of the uuion, and the bitter opponent\\nof tlie doctrine of secession. These opinions\\nhe exprcssod openly, under all circumstances.\\nMany dillerod from him in these views, but\\nall respected his sentiments foi they believed\\nin the purity of his convictions.\\nImmediately after the war closed, Mr.\\nMoore, with Governor Swain and William\\nEaton wore invited by the president to Wash-\\nington for conference and consultation as to\\nthe best mode of restoring North Carolina to\\nthe union.*\\nNo Roman tribune stood forth more fearless\\nand bold, than did Mr. Moore on this occasion,\\nfor the rights of the people and the citizen.\\nHis sagaci. us advice, had it been followed by\\nMr. Johnson, would have saved muoh anxiety\\nand suffering to the counti-y; but it was\\nunheeded. Mr. Moore subsequently in (1867,)\\nwhen negro suffrage was forced on the South\\nstrongly opposed it, and he predicted the very\\ncalamities of which its friends now complain,\\nand suffer. He also opposed the military rule\\nimposed by congress on the south, maintain-\\ning that the people ought to be allowed\\nto choose their own rulers, and be governed\\nby their own laws, not inconsistent with\\nthe constitution and laws of the United\\nStates.\\nProfound as was Mr. ^[oore s reverence of\\nthe law. and his respect for its ministrations,\\nhis spirit of justice and the instinct of his\\nnature opposed any official interference of the\\nbench with popular rights.\\nOn the enforcement of the Canhy constitu-\\ntion, which, by general orders from these\\nheadquarters, set up governors and judges,\\nappointed members of the legislature, and\\ndisplaced others, duly elected, in defiance of\\npopular will, political excitement throughout\\nthe state was intense. The judges of the\\nsupreme court openly took part in the can-\\n*See .ketch of Governor Sv.uii;, p. o j\\nvass. It was against such participation that\\nMr. Moore took a bold stand. He drew up a\\nprotest signed by many prominent members\\nof the bar throughout the state, which was\\nthe foundation of the notorious contempt\\nproceedings, in 1869. The ermine of the\\nhighest legal tribunal in the state received a\\nstain from which that court, as it then existed,\\nnever recovered.\\nAlthough Mr. Moore held no ofhcial posit-\\nion, for he never sought it; yet, from his long\\nand eventful life, his opinion had much weight\\nand it needed no official place to give his\\nopinions power with the people of North\\nCarolina. His ability, his acquirements, his\\nunblemished reputation and the candor of his\\nconduct, his fearless courage in declaring and\\nmaintaining liis opinions, gave him a strong\\nhold on the confidence and regard of his\\ncountry.\\nThe state may well place him high on her\\nroll of illustrious dead, as he was for a long\\nwhile one of her purest patriots.\\nI Ir. Moore was the devoted friend of educa-\\ntion. In his will he bequeathed five thousand\\ndollars to the university, one thousand dollars\\nto the Oxford orphan asylum, and the same\\nsum to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.\\nHis devotion to the union is elo([uent]y ex-\\npressed in his will, for\\nE en in his ashes lived their wonted fires,\\nhis will speaks thus:\\nI had i)een taught under deep conviction\\nof my judgement that there could be no\\nreliable liberty for my state, without the\\nunion of the states; and being devotee! to my\\nstate, I felt that I should desert her whenever\\nI should aid to destroy the union. I could\\nnot imagine a more terrible spectacle than\\nthat of beholding the sun sliining tin the broken\\nand dishonored fragments of states, dissevered\\ndiscordant and belligerent, and a land rent\\nwith ei\\\\ il feu ls and drenched in fraternal\\nbloo,!.\\nI was truly happy when I saw the sun of\\npeace rising with the glorious promise to shine\\nonce more on states equal, fi ce, honored and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0310.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "HALIFAX COUNTS\\n211\\nunited. Although the promise has been loni?\\ndelayed hy an unwise policy, and I myself\\nmay never live to see the full orbed sun of\\nliberty yjiine on my countiy as once it was,\\nyet I have sti oir^ hopes that my countrymen\\nwill yet be blest with that ;lorious sigiit.\\nOver his remains, one who knew him long\\nand knew hira well, uttered these eloquent\\nand truthful words:\\nHere lies one who reposes after a long\\nfeast, where much love has been. Hero\\nslumbers in peace and patience, a veteran,\\nwith all his wouuds in front, and not a blot\\non this scutcheon, after four score years of\\nduty well done in the fierce and ceaseless\\ncampaign of life.\\nMr. Moore was twice mnnied. In 1S28,\\nhe married Louisa, the daughter of George\\nBoddie, of Nash, and, in 1835, Lucy, another\\ndaughter of the same.\\nLawrence O Biyan Branch, son of Joseph\\nand Susan O Bryan Branch, was born in the\\nvillage of Enfield, Halifax County, A orth Car-\\nolina, on November 28, 1820. His grand-\\nfather was a distinguished patriot of the revo-\\nlution of 1770, and the historj- of liis state af-\\nfords evidences of his daring and patriotism.\\nHis father was a gentleman in atHueut circum-\\nstances, who died early. His uncle and guard-\\nian had been the governor of North Carolina,\\nsenator in congress, secretary of the navy un-\\nder General Jackson, and governor of Florida.\\nWith him young Branch went to Washing-\\nton city, and his early education was conducted\\nby S. P. Chase, afterwards Chief Justice of\\nthe Supreme Court of the LTnited States, then\\na teacher in Washington. On his return\\nto North Carolina, his studies, preparatory for\\ncollege, were directed by that weil known\\nteacher, W. J. Bingham, in Orange County.\\nIn January, 1835, he was martriculated at the\\nuniversity of the state, and passed with great\\n*Mucli of the material of this sketch is from an able\\narticle in the Observer at lialeigh published at ti.e\\nlime of his death.\\ncredit through the freshman clns-, but from\\nsome difficulties in whicli his brother.^ became\\ninvolved at college, he was withdr;iv.-ii by his\\nguardian, and sent to Nassau Hall, linceton,\\nwhere he graduated in September, 18-38, with\\nthe first honors, in one of the first classes of\\nthat renowned institution. He delivered at\\nthis commencement the English salutatory ad-\\ndress, being then only eighteen year- old.\\nHe commenced the study of the law with\\nJohn Marshall, at Franklin, Tennesson During\\nthe period of his studies, the political cam-\\npaign, so well known as the Log Cabin Cam-\\npaign Opeiied; and it is believed that his\\nmind and pen were more active in tlio exciting\\nscenes of politics than in the grave studies of\\nthe law. He early commenced political life,\\nthe firm advocate of state I ights, ai;d never\\nfor a moment, under any circimstances,\\nswerved friim such teachings.\\nAfter his studies of the law were enniiileted\\nlie settled at Tallahassee, Florithi but not\\nbeing of age, such were the genial manners of\\nthe youthful stranger, that the legislature of\\nFlorida passed a special act, allowing him to\\nbe examined, atid if pronounced quii ified on\\nexamination by the judges, to allow !iim to\\npractice. He was admitted, and pi.icticed\\nwith great success during the years r.f 1841,-\\n42 and 43.\\nHe early evinced a fondness for lailitar}\\nlife, and served as aid to General Leigh Reed,\\nin a campaign in Florida against the L Srainole\\nIndians.\\nHe married in April, 1844, Miss Sv.iicy H.\\nBlount, only daughter of General V\\\\ i;liam A.\\nBlount, of North Carolina; and this and other\\ncircumstances caused his removal to that state,\\nand he settled at Raleigh. His meiits were\\nsoon appreciated here. He was select .d as a-\\nmember of the literary board, direct ;r of the\\nbank of the state, elector on the presidential\\nticket (Pierce and King,) and in 18.^2, presi-\\ndent of the Raleigh and Gaston railroad.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0311.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "212 WIIEP]LER S KEMINISCEXCES.\\nIt nl(l exceed the limit prescrilied for this as nnfjiiestioned and reliable authority on a\\nsketch, to detail tiie ahility and fidelity with snhject,. which in the future, may again be-\\nwhiuli he discharged all these iin[iortant come an important question in national poli-\\ntrusts. But justice to Irnth and nnjiaralleled cics. Such a powerful sentinel nt our very\\nenergy compels the olisei vation, that to iiim post gate, should, by either stratageni, force\\ndoes tlie country owe the usefulness, if not the or purchase, be brought witliin our lines,\\nexistence of this I ailroad, so iTiiportant, and Loved by many and respected by all of\\nthen so vital to the state, as tlie only one his associates in congress, his influence in\\nleading to tlie capital. It had become dilapi- the house was unbounded. Such was his\\ndated; it had injured tlio state, and mined stern sense of justice, his unsuspected integ-\\nnuiny of its innocent stockholders. Under rity and vigilant sagacity that those\\nhis active suiierinteudency, it sprung at once twin Cerelnis of the treasury, John Letcher\\ninto activity, usefulness and profit, while his and George W. Jones, often asked his advice,\\ngenial and fi aidi manners, his pronijit and heeded his opinion and followed his counsel,\\nstern sense of right, won the respect and af- On the death of Aaron V. Brown, post-\\nfection of all with whom its multifarous con- master-general in Mr. Buciianan s cabinet, he\\ncerus bi ouglit him in contact. Here he felt was telegrajihed as to his inclination.s to oc-\\nand tiinuglit was the a[ipropriate sphere of his cupy that impoi ta.nt department, but being\\nusefulness. fr(.)m home, no answer was returned. On the\\nBut the congressional district had become resignation of Honorable Howell Cobb, as sec-\\ndisorganized. Private feud and personal am- retary of the treasury, lie was, on December 2,\\nbition had lost to (Uir national councils a re[i- 18G0, appoitited by the president to succeed\\nresenti\\\\e from the metropolitan district, wiio hini. This was also declined. The clouds had\\nreflected the voice of a mai(nity of the people, become dark and heavy in our southern sky,\\nWithout any solicitation on his jiart and and Mr. Branch had resolved upon his course,\\nagainst his inclinatioiis, be was nominated, in lie joined the standard of the south as a pri-\\n1855. as a candidate for congress. Tb.e ojipo- vate in the ranks of the Baleigh volunteers,\\nsition was well organized and run theirstrong- The governor of the state solicited him to\\nest man, w ho was well and favoraldy known, of take the position of quartermaster and pay-\\nacknowledged genius, and of indefatigable master-general of the North Carolina forces,\\nenergy. Mr. Branch was elected by a hand- These troublesome and intricate duties he dis-\\nsome majoi-ity. Such was the acceptaliility of charged with energy and fidelity. But he\\nhis conduct that he was again elected in 1S.t8, preferred more active service, and was ap-\\nwithout opposition, and again in 1859, by an pointed colonel of the thirty-third regiment\\noverwhelming majority. and after organzing it with great energy, went\\nBid the limits of this sketch allow, ample at its head into the field. He was soon pro-\\nmatei ial is affoi-dcd by the records of the moted by the president to the command of the\\nnation, to show his imiusti y, ability, fidelity 4th lu igadc, in the confederate army, and as-\\naud usefulness, ;is a niend)er of tiie national signed to duty at New Berne. Here on March\\ncouncils. Important and delicate positio;is 14, 18r 2, with an inadequate force, some of\\nwere occu|)ieil by liim. As a member of the tliem raw-militia, with hastily ami ill-eon-\\ncommittee on foreign affairs, his celebrated structed fortifications, he withstood for more\\nI ejiort on Cnlia mai ked him as one of the than four hours the well appointed and fully\\nstatesmen of the age, and is referred to now equip[icd forces, under General Burnsidc, more", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0312.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "HAIJFAX COUNTY.\\n213\\ntliau doulile his iiuiiiliors, iiiflictiii heavy loss\\non tlieni, and I etiriiii;- in i;-oiid ordei with his\\nconinuuid. Tliis was far from iiiipairinsi liis\\nmilitarv reputation; for. witii his hriijadc, ho\\nwas ordered to the l)attle fields of Virj^inia.\\nThe battles of Hanover Conrt-honse, Mochan-\\nicsville, Cohl Harbor, Fraser s Farm, Malvern\\nHill, Ce lar Uun, Manassas, Fairfax Court\\nhouse, Harper s Ferry and Sharpsl)nri attest\\nthe valor of the brigade and the chivalric\\nbearing of its chief. More than fifteen l)attle\\nfields have been stained b}- their blood their\\nforce reduced more than a tliird in killed and\\nwounded. For its bravery at the battle: of\\nHanover Court-house, it received tlie a[)[)ro-\\nl ation of the general Commanding-geneial,\\nRobert E. Lee, ami tlie gallant bearing\\nI. f General Branch was particularly alluded to.\\nIt was the first body of troops that crossed\\nthe Chickahonnny, and engaged the heavy\\nforces of the enemy, dro\\\\e tliem back and\\ntook the first battle fiag from them. Of its\\nilve colonels, two fell on tlie field of battle, two\\nwounded, the other taken prisoner; and its gal\\nlant general was killed for at Sharpsburg^ on\\n-September 19, 1862, after the heat of this se-\\nvere battle was nearly over, General Brancli\\nwas struck by a minio ball in the head, and in-\\nstantly died, falling into the arms of his aid.\\nThe ferocity and bloodthirsty disposition\\ndisplayed by the ommandei s of varii)us de-\\ntachments in the southern campaigns of thi^\\nrevolutionary war, has been often lemarked;\\nthis has been accounted for in many ways,\\nmore or less rational. The population was\\nsmall and widely scattered, and whilst the\\nBritish commanders seemed to be determined\\nto crush resistance by every means available,\\nyet they seemed also desirous to terrify l)y the\\natrocity of those means. And yet, on the\\nother hand, some movements and engage-\\nments of Marion, Sumter, and others, might\\nfairly be offset against the terrible massacre, of\\nTarleton and Feri^uson.\\nThe~e terrible scenes were only added to by\\nthe fact that the population itself was more\\nequally divided in their adherence to the\\ncrown, or to the cause of colonial indepen-\\ndence, than in anj of the other i)rovinces. and\\nthis brought about a mutual animo-;ity and\\ndeadly hate terrific to conteiuplate such\\nscenes are alwa3 s suppiised to accompan} civil\\nwars, but on this occasion, owing to the [iro-\\ntracted struggle, thv.y became a systematie?\\nseries of assassiniition, rapine, and extermina-\\ntion. Neighbors were arraigned against neigh-\\nbors, brothers against brothers, and even\\nfathers against sons. When a distinguished\\nman was slain, it was proven by the size of the\\nmissile and th dir. etion in which it sped,\\nexactly who slew him, and the boast was made\\nacciii dingiy.\\nBut if the war of the .south was blackened\\nin its aspect, and the conduct thereof carried\\non with an ardor asul urged by a foi ce inci-\\ndent to a southern [ias-;ii)n, et there were not\\nwanting many instances of individual proiv-\\ness, of partisan valoi and of hor Mc entei prise.\\nTo piesent an accurate sketch of Marion s and\\nSumter s plots and counter-plots; fiecpiently\\npassing into those deej) and dreary solitudes,\\nwhere it was as useless as it was dangerous for\\nan enemy to pursue; but wiiere the opportu-\\nnit} [)resented itself, fiasliing upon the enemy\\nlike a meteor fi om the skies, with a sudden-\\nness in their movements which astonished and\\nconfounded; and with a desperation in the\\nvalor displaj ed w liich could seldom lu; re-\\nsisted. A combination of rare and valiant\\nqualities that repeatedly gained a victory ovei-\\nforces tenfold the number imder this command.\\nThe daring exploits of these twin gods of\\nwar, would make a picture that the pencil of\\nfiction itself could not surpass.\\nIf we place opposite the names of Marion\\nand Sumter for skill and bloody deeds, the\\nnames of Tarleton and Ferguson, we must add\\nand m dee lieavy and exceedingly dark the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0313.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "214\\nWIIEP]LEK S REMINISCENCES.\\nlines to represent rapine, robbery, and cold- high living. He enjoyed the respect of all\\nblooded bntchery in the pen portraits of the parties, and was of a genert)ns, kind disposition.\\ntwo last named. Against this picture we set the character of\\nWe therefore turn to characters moving in a William Richardson Davie. None were more\\nhigher pLiiie, and at the bare mention of John\\nHamilton s name we have brought before us\\nou the camera a character noted for brave ac-\\ntion in the tield, generosity to a fio when\\ndistinguished feu- galianti y and enterprise.\\nHe was tall, well made, and remarkai)le for\\nhis manly beauty and the dignity of his man-\\nners, lie was studious in his habits, and of\\nfallen, and all t!ie nobler qualities typical of a most refined tastes. He was a typical soldier\\nsoldier, although he was a loyalist and so fro- of the southern patriots. He excelled in feats\\nquently denounced for serving against the lib\\nerties of his adopted colony.\\nof horsemanship, and his eloquent and sonor-\\nous voice, so distinct in articulatiii-.i and so\\nMoore tells ns (History of North Carolina, commanding in delivery, could be heard over\\nI., 249,) that after the battle of Moore s Creek a wide field. So heartily di+l he espouse the\\nthe tories no longer dared jpen emitodiment, cause of liberty that in oi-ganizing his corn-\\nbut Lieutenant Colnnel John llamiltDii, a maud for the field, he expended the whole of\\nscotch merchant, late of Halifax, repaired to his patrimonial estates. To his daring cour-\\nSt. Augustine, in Florida, and established a age, his extreme vigilance, and unrelenting\\ncamp, where a regiment of loyalists was organ- activity, the cause of American independence,\\nized. He soon raised a disciplined force is deeply indebl-ed. The terror with which\\nwhich proved to be a firmidable aid to the he inspired the tories prevented their forming\\nroyal arms in America. Colonel Hamilton i any considerable bodies, until Lord Corn-\\nhad seen much nulitary service. He bad wallis approached the .Mecklenburg section,\\nfought at CuUoden; a man of large fortune and his lordship found in Colonel Davie and\\nand of fine social qualities, he was beloved\\nby his troops, and resjiocted by his opponents,\\nto whom he was uenerous and humane.\\nhis gallant command, as obstinate an enemy\\nas he met in any of his canipaigns. Man} are\\nthe incidents of his gallantrv in the field.\\nEven Governor Burke acknowledii ed his and the graphic description of the defence of\\nkindness to him while a prisoner. In the\\nattack on Savannah, December 2( 1778, he\\nwas coni ronted by (ieneral Howe, gallantly\\nsustaining the brunt of this battle, and ilowe\\nwas defeated.\\nHe came to North Carolina at the same time\\nwith James Frazer, who settled at Frazer s\\nCharlotte, Septumber 26, 1780, where, with\\nhis celebrated corps, he ciiecked the advance\\n(if the whole of Cornwallis army, has so fre-\\nquently been recited as to become familiar\\nas household words. It was b^- such heav}-\\nblows as this that he severely ci-ippled the\\nenemy, and made their march so tedious and\\nCross Roads, in Hertford County,and who had irksome as to break the spirit of their troops\\nserved under him as captain, at CuUoden, and and make the subjugation of North Carolina\\nthey were life long friends. Dr. G. C. Moore an impossibility. Not the creature of circum-\\nstates that he knew Colonel Hamilton, who was stance, but an elegant soldier, ever brave\\nfor a long time after the war the British consul i the defence of his country s liberty, was\\nat Norfolk, Virginia; that he was a short, William Richardson Dave,\\nred faced man, full of gaiety, and fond of *Wheeler s History of North Carolina. II., 19,i.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0314.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "HERTFORD COUNTY.\\n2IJ\\nCHyXPTER XXXIII.\\nHKRTFORD COUNTY.\\nThe year 1767, .says Moore in liis chronicles of\\nHertford County, .saw the nucleus of a beautiful\\nvillage, perched on the lofty banks of the Meher-\\nrin River, in this county. For years previous, it\\nhad been a favorite shipping point, from which\\nCaptains Meredith and Anderson had conducted,\\nin their own vessels, a steady and lucrative trade\\nwith different foreign sea-ports. In 1768 the Leg-\\nislature incorporated the town of Murfreesboro,\\nwith William Murfree, Patrick Brown, Redmond\\nHackett, William Vaughan and John Parker as\\nCommissioners.\\nThe first house erected, was the residence of\\nWilliam Murfree, whicii stands near the landing,\\njust beside the church-yard. The venerable and\\nuseful Aunt Peggy Weaver was long the occu-\\npant of this ancient edifice. She, too, has doubdess\\ngone, and, as with the original Commissioners,\\nEach in his narrow bed forever laid.\\nThe rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.\\nThe Murfree family is of English origin. Wil-\\nliam Murfree, born in 1730, was the founder of\\nthe famil}-. He was a man of influence and re-\\nspectability, and took a decided stand in defence\\nof the liberties of the country, when threatened\\nby royal authority. He represented the county\\nin the Provincial Congress that met at Halifax in\\nNovember, 1776, which body formed our State\\nConstitution. He married Mary Moore, by whom\\nhe had several children Hardy, the founder of\\nMurfreesboro in North Carolina, as also of a vil-\\nlage of the same name in Tennessee James,\\nWilliam, Sarah, who married Samuel Cryer\\nPatty, who married Benjamin Banks Betty, who\\nmarried Richard Andrews, and Nancy, who mar-\\nried Jonathan Roberts.\\nMajor Hardy Murfree, son of the above, was\\nborn June 5, 1752, and was in the prime of ilife\\nwhen the revolution commenced.\\nOn the earliest organization of the military-\\nforce of the country, he was appointed by the\\nProvincial Congress, at Hillsboro, on August 21,\\n1775, a Captain in the 2d Regiment of State\\ntroops of the Continental Establishment, (Robert\\nHowe, Colonel), and joined the grand Army of\\nthe North, under Washington.\\nUnder his eye he was engaged in the battles\\nof Brandywine, Monmouth and elswhere. He\\nwas promoted to the rank of Major, and was se-\\nlected to lead the desperate and successful attack\\non Stony Point, July 16, 1779.\\nAt this period, the affairs of the colonies were in\\na most desperate condition. Washington, in a\\nletter to Col. Harrison, of Virginia, states that,\\nthey were more distressed, ruinous and deplora-\\nble than at any time since the war commenced,\\nand on the brink of ruin. t\\nWashington determined to strike the enemy,\\nand projected the attack on the strong fortress at\\nStony Point. He directed Mad Anthony\\nWayne to execute his plans. The attack was\\nmade at midnight the British were surprised\\nand defeated. Two companies of North Caro-\\nlina light troops made the attack, led by Major\\nMurfree, whose bravery and gallant conduct is\\nmentioned in General Wayne s official dispatch\\nto Congress.\\nBoth of these companies were of the Second\\nNorth Carolina Continentals, and led, with un-\\nloaded muskets, the forlorn hope in this desper-\\nate enterprise. General Wayne was severely\\nwounded, and Captain John Daves, of New\\nBerne, second in command to Major Murfree s", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0315.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "2l6\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nBattalion, was also badly wounded, but their\\nvictory was complete.*\\nThis brilliant affair had a most exhilarating ef-\\nfect upon the spirits of the patriots, and cheered\\nthem to renewed exertion in the cause of liberty.\\nMajor Murfree continued in the service until the\\nclose of the war, when he returned to his home.\\nHe married Sallie,the daughter of Col. Matthias\\nBrickell, who was a pattern of modesty, as of\\nbeauty, and by whom he was blessed with a large\\nfamily of children. He removed to Tennessee,\\nwhere he ended his days.\\nHis son, William Hardy Murfree, (born 1781,\\ndied 1827), was born and lived for a long period,\\nin Murfreesboro. He was educated at the Uni-\\nversity, where he graduated in 1801, in same class\\nwith Ams, John Branch, Francis L. Uancy, and\\nothers.\\nHe studied hard, and stood high in his profes-\\nsion.\\nHe entered public life in 1805, as a member\\nof the Legislature. In 1813 he was elected a\\nmember of the XIII Congress, and re-elected at\\nthe XIV, 1815-17; afterward, he declined a re-\\nelection. He was able and eloquent, and sus-\\ntained the war measures of Mr. Madison s ad-\\nministration. In 1825 he removed to Tennessee,\\nand died in Nashville, January 18, 1827, leaving\\none son, William Law Murfree. .V;\\nThomas Wynns, from whose family name the\\ncounty town of Hertford is derived, (Winton),\\nwas a distinguished citizen of this county. Here\\nhe was born, lived and died. He was possessed\\nof great enterprise, of unspotted integrity, and\\nof great personal worth. He lived near Winton,\\nat Barfields.\\nHe was the youngest of four brothers Ben-\\njamin, William, George and Thomas soldiers of\\nthe Revolution, except Thomas, who was too\\nyoung to take an active part. While still a\\nyouth, in 1 780, he was captured at sea in a vessel\\n\u00c2\u00bbSee Wayne s Assault on Stony Point, by Dawson, Mor-\\nrisiana, 1863; Wayne s Dispatch, nth July, 1779, Marshal\\niv. 123; Campbell s Memoirs of Hull, 163 Armstrong s\\nLife of Wayne, Sparks Am. Bio.,iv. 46.\\ncalled the Fair American, with others, and\\ncarried to England. His good sense and accom-\\nplished manners, made his stay in London a\\npleasant one.\\nThe rigorous blockade did not entirely deter\\nour people from their long established maritime\\nhabits. Our vessels traded with the West Indies\\nand elsewhere.\\nOn July 24, 1782, Captain Lewis Meredith ar-\\nrived at Edenton,from Bordeaux, with Lady Anne\\nStewart, the daughter of the Earle of Bute, and\\nher husband. Baron de Polnitz.\\nWynns early embarked in political life, and was\\nelected in 1 788, a member of the Convention at\\nHillsboro,toconsidertheCon.stitution. In 1790 he\\nwas elected to the State Senate, until 1 8 1 7, with the\\nexcepticm of the period (from 1802 to 1807) when\\nhe was a member of Congress, from this (the\\nEdenton) district.\\nThis was the first time in her history that Hert-\\nford County saw one of her citizens in Congress.\\nHe was elected, to succeed Charles Johnson (who\\ndied about 1 801), over Colonel Dempsey Burgess,\\nof Camden County, who had been an officer in\\nthe Revolutionary war. After his service in Con-\\ngress, he declined a re-election, and returned to\\nthe service of his native county, and was elected\\ncontinuously from 1808 to 181 7, a member of the\\nState Senate. Unspotted in public life, he was\\na most useful and beloved citizen.\\nHe married Susan, daughter of James Manning,\\nbut no issue, and died June 8, 1825. His neph\\news, William B. Wynns and James D. Wynns,\\nwere highly respected and useful citizens.\\nHenry W. Long was an eccentric and able\\nlawyer, a native of Hertford County, but never\\nin political life. He often aspired to popular favor,\\nbut failing to receive it, devoted himself to his\\nprofession. His innocent absence of mind was\\nthe cause of much amusement to his brethren of\\nthe bar, with whom he was very popular. He\\nmarried the only daughter of the popular and\\npolished Harry Hill, who often represented the\\ncounty from 1790 to 1795.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0316.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "HERTFORD COUNTY.\\n217\\nHis only daughter married Richard I. Cowpcr,\\nlong the Sheriff of Hertford, and a representative\\nin the Legislature.\\nIt may be well to preserve the foct in our nicm\\nories, that the Court House of Hertford County\\nhas twice been burned once in 1S30 by an in\\ncendiary, instigated by Wright Alien, who h( i)C(l\\nby this means to destroy the evidence against him\\nof uttering a forged paper and again in March\\n20, 1862, by the Federal forces, under Captain\\nAllen Thomas, with his Massachusetts troops.\\nIn 1 79 1, along with General Wynns and Harry\\nHall, of Manney s Neck, as members of the Leg-\\nislature, appeared James Jones, of Pitch Landing.\\nHe was the son of Colonel James Jones, and was\\nborn in 1765. His father entertained much of the\\nta.stes and ideas of the English people as to pri-\\nmogeniture, and left to his son the bulk of his\\nestate. He was fond of high living, elaborate\\ndress, and the accumulation of wealth. His son\\nwas a member of the Legislature from 1792 to\\n1806, until his increasing business compelled him\\nto decline. He waxed richer and richer, until\\n1815, when he hazarded a bold speculation, to-\\nwit he purchased all the naval stores in Eastern\\nNorth Carolina. Peace came, produce fell, and\\nhe was ruined. His proud spirit could not brook\\nhis fallen fortunes, and he sank under the blow.\\nHe died in 1816.\\nHe married Anne, the sister of Isaac Walton,\\nwho lived near Nashville, Tennessee, and left a\\nlarge family. Among them was James Sidney\\nJones, who stood at the head of the Bar, the peer\\nof Gavin Hogg, Gov. Iredell, and others. He\\nbecame very wealthy, and removed to Alabama.\\nThomas Manney was born in Manney s Neck,\\nin this county, and was long one of its honored\\ncitizens. He was the son of James Manney, a\\nwealthy and influential man, who represented the\\ncounty in 1778 and 1785.\\nHis son read law with William H. Murfree\\nsettled in Murfreesboro, and practiced for some\\nyears with great success. In 1817 he represented\\nthe county in the Legislature. In 1820 he acted\\nas Secretary to Governor Franklin.\\nAbout 1825 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee,\\nand practiced the law was elected one of the\\nJudges of the Superior Courts of that State, which\\nhigh office he held with the respect and esteem\\nof the whole country. He married in Murfrees-\\nboro, Rebecca, daughter of Rev. Daniel South-\\nall, and raised a large and distinguished family,\\namong them General Manney, and others.\\nHe died at Na.shville, April 15, 1864.\\nThe Gotten family and their descendants have,\\nfor nearly two centuries, been inhabitants of the\\nSt. John Section, in this county.\\nCaptain Arthur Gotten, the progenitor, came\\nfrom England early in and about 1750; made\\nvoyages as commander of a ship between Eng-\\nland and North Carolina. He became wealthy,\\nretired from the sea, and in his old age built the\\nfirst brick house that was ever erected in Hert-\\nford he was quick in temper, sudden in quarrel,\\nalthough a staid vestryman in the Church. He\\nbore undying hatred to the English, arising from\\nthe barbarous murder of his father s kinswoman,\\nthe gentle and loving Lady Alice Lisle, at the\\nhands of George Jeffries. His eldest son, Jesse,\\nlived and died in Northampton County Cullen,\\nin Hertford, and Godwin, (already referred to, 44)\\nat Mulberry Grove, where his great-grandson. Dr.\\nG. C. Moore, resided.\\nHis oldest daughter married James Moore, of\\nVirginia another married Cornelius Moore, of\\nNorthampton another. Dr. James Usher an-\\nother, Samuel Bell, and the youngest married\\nPowell, and afterwards, Moses Tyler, father of\\nthe late Perry Tyler, of Bertie County.\\nOne of the Lords Proprietors, who joined in\\n1729 in the surrender of the Charter of North\\nCarolina to the Crown, was an English Barrister,\\nJohn Gotten, of the Middle Temple, London. He\\nrepresented the district originally granted to Lord\\nAshley. He was the grandson of the Rev. Thomas\\nGotten, the father of Lady Lisle. Under his pro-\\nprietorship, several of his kinsmen and his name,\\nemigrated to Bertie and the surrounding precincts\\nMoore, 11, 53.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0317.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "2l8\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nWith the exception of the Church of St. Paul\\nat Edenton, and the Quaker settlements of Pas-\\nquotank and Perquimans, there was scarcely a\\npoint in the Albemarle region at which, in the\\nearly days of Gov. Johnston, religious services\\nwere held. Soon after the creation of Bertie pre-\\ncinct, as early as 1739, the Rev. Matthias Brick-\\nell became rector of St. John s parish. He was\\nthe first clergyman, west of the Chowan, who had\\na parish. Much of the character for morality and\\nintelligence of the people of St. Johns, was owing\\nto the efforts of this godly man. He possessed\\nhigh social qualities and culture, and remarkable\\nfor men of his cloth, created in the minds of the\\npeople love and confidence. His church at Ahos-\\nkie saw, on each Sabbath, the people collected to\\nlisten to his advice and instructions.\\nParson Brickell died years before the Revolu-\\ntion, but left descendants.\\nHis oldest son, Colonel Matt. Brickell, was a\\nleading man in the county, previous to 1775. He\\nwas a member of the First Provincial Congress,\\nand died in the midst of the gigantic .struggle for\\nindependence. One of his daughters married\\nMajor Hardy Murfree; the other was the wife of\\nJohn Brown, and the great-grandmother of the\\nlate John A. Anderson, and Dr. Godwin C. Moore.\\nHis two sons, Thomas and John, were often mem-\\nbers of the Legislature. Thomas, 1781 to 85,\\nand John in the Senate, 1782.\\nFor a full century the name of Brickell was\\nknown and honored in this county, but during\\nthe last fifty years has disappeared.\\nHe was the brother of Dr. John Brickell, one\\nof the earliest historians of the State, who came\\nfrom England to North Carolina with Governor\\nBurrington, in 1724. (Moore s Hist. i. 50.)\\nDr. Brickell lived at Eldenton, where he prac-\\nticed medicine. He went with a joint commis\\nsion to the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee.\\nIn sketching the men of Hertford, this record\\nwould be marred were the merits of that most\\nexemplary gentleman, Godwin C. Moore, passed\\n*Moore s Hist. Sketches, xiii. 559.\\nunnoticed. He was born in this county, about\\n1 806, at the same homestead where his ancestors\\nhave lived for several generations. He was edu-\\ncated at the Hertford Academy in Murfreesboro,\\nand at the University studied medicine and grad-\\nuated at the Pennsylvania University, and en-\\njoyed a long and successful career as an able and\\nacceptable physician. His skill in the healing\\nart was only surpassed by his genial and generous\\ndisposition.\\nHe entered publiclifeasamember of the House\\nof Commons, 1831, in the Senate of 1842;\\nand again in the Commons in 1866. Modest\\nand retiring in his disposition, he never was am-\\nbitious of political favor his was the popu-\\nlarity that sought him, not that which was pur-\\nsued. In 1837 h^ ^^^s urged, and did become a\\ncandidate for Congress, against Hon. Samuel T.\\nSawyer. And again, against Hon. Kenneth Ray-\\nner the canvass was irksome, and no one regret-\\nted his defeat less than himself.\\nIn 1832 he married Julia, daughter of John\\nWheeler, Esq. who realizes in her lovely char-\\nacter, her unstinted kindness, womanly modesty\\nand affectionate disposition, every virtue that\\nadorns her sex. Numerous children have grown\\nup around them, and among them, not the least,\\nis Major John W. Moore, the author of a History\\nof the State, and of Historical Sketches of Hert-\\nford County.\\nDr. Moore was an exemplary member of the\\nBaptist Church, and for forty years continuously\\nelected Moderator of the Chowan Association.\\nHe died May 26, 1880.\\nIn addition to Captain Frazer, (See ante, page\\n214) the general restoration of peace in the Revo-\\nlutionary war, brought no joy to John Brown, of\\nCuttawiskey Mansh. He was an ardent Tory.\\nHe was of gentle lineage and some culture, and\\nhad been for many years, during the reign of\\nGeorge II., an officer in the army. After the\\nColloden Campaign, di.sabled by wounds, he re-\\ntired on half pay.\\nHe came to America and sought repose among", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0318.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "HERTFORD COUNTY.\\n219\\nhis kindred near St. Johns. He married Sarah,\\neldest dau jhter of Matthias 15rickell. When the\\nRcvohition commenced, liis children had reached\\nmaturity, but the)- differed in their sentiment.s.\\nHis son John left the paternal roof and joined a\\nVirginia Corps, the command of General Lafay-\\nette, and attained distinction.\\nHis daut^htcr Sarah married Cioilwin Gotten,\\nwho was in the army under Howt.\\nYet in spite of politics he wa.s hitjhly respected,\\nand unmolested by those opposed to him in sen-\\ntiments.\\nKenneth Rayner long resided in Hertford\\nCounty, and represented the county in the Leg-\\nislature. He also represented this district in Con-\\ngress. He is a native of Bertie. His father was a\\nworthy and exemplary minister of the Baptist\\nChurch, a soldier of the Revolution in his youth.*\\nMr. Rayner, after a partial classical education\\nat Tarboro Academy, studied law with Chief Jus-\\ntice Ruffin, but his active and ambitious temper\\nseemed rather to prefer the excitements of politi-\\ncal life, than the quiet pursuits of the law. His\\nfirst appearance in public life, was as a member\\nof the Convention of 1835, to revise the Consti-\\ntution. At this time, it had been more than forty\\nyears since the State had formed her first Consti-\\nstution, and in the minds of many, some changes\\nwere needed to enable her to keep pace with the\\nmarch of improvement in other States. Although\\nthe youngest man in this body, Mr. Rayner made\\nan indelible impression. An abler body of men\\nnever met in the State: It was presided over by\\nNathaniel Macon. The Governor of the State,\\nthe Judges of the Supreme Court, and the first\\nminds of the State composed this body.\\nThe speech of Mr. Rayner, on Abolishing\\nthe religious tests for office, which our puritan\\nfathers had inserted in the first Constitution, was\\nthe speech of the Convention. The State felt\\nthe magnetism of its power, and it placed him at\\nMr. Rayner, in the 76th year of his age, died March 4,\\n1884, at the National Hotel in Washington City, the incum-\\nbent of the important position of Solicitor of the Treasury\\nDepartment. Ed.\\nonce among the leading men of iiis age. Its\\nimpassioned tones aroused the State all acknowl-\\nedged its power and its truth all predicted from\\nthis gallant beginning, a brilliant career in the\\nfuture.\\nThe next year he was elected to the Legisla-\\nture, and continued until 1839, when he was\\nelected a Member of the 26th Congress.\\nWilliam Nathan Harrell Smith, Chief Justice\\nof the Supreme Court of North Carolina, is a\\nnative of this county.\\nHis father. Dr. William L. Smith, was a native\\nof Connecticut, a graduate of Yale College and\\na physician by profession. In 18 10 he came to\\nHertford County where he settled, and married\\nAnn Harrell; he died in 18 13.\\nHis son was born in Murfreesboro, in Sep-\\ntember 24, 1812; here his early education was\\nconducted at the Hertford Academy. After\\ngraduating at Yale College in 1834, he studied\\nlaw at the Yale Law School, and returned to\\nhis home to practice. He soon rose by his\\nsolid acquirements and attention to his profes-\\nsion, to its highest rank. He was elected, in\\n1840, a member of the Legislature, and in 1848\\nhe was elected Senator from this county, and at\\nthe same session Solicitor of the Judicial Dis-\\ntrict for four years he was re-elected to the\\nsame position. In 1857 he ran for Congress,\\nand was defeated by Dr. H. M. Shaw but was\\nelected a member of the next Congress, (36th,\\n1859-61.) In 1858 he was again returned to the\\nLegislature. The sections of the North and the\\nSouth were arrayed in hostile attitude, and civil\\nwar seemed then imminent. The South after\\nmany ineffectual struggles to elect a Speaker,\\nput Mr. Smith forward as its candidate, and\\nhe was elected. But before the result was\\nannounced E. Joy Morris and some others\\nchanged their votes to Mr. Pennington, of New\\nJersey, who was accordingly declared Speaker.\\nHe served through the exciting and harrassing\\nscenes of this Congress, and witnessed the inau-\\nguration of Mr. Lincoln. He then returned", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0319.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nhome and joined his fortunes with those of his\\nnative State.\\nHe was a member of the Confederate Con-\\ngress at Richmond, during the continuance of\\nthat body. In 1865 he was again elected a\\nmember of the Legislature and aided in the\\nreconstruction of the State under the plans of\\nPresident Johnson. In March 1870, he was\\ninduced to move to Norfolk, Virginia, where he\\nformed a law partnership with Hon. Asa Biggs,\\nstill keeping up his practice in his native dis-\\ntrict. Two years experience satisfied him that\\nthere was no place better for a North Carolinian\\nthan North Carolina itself. He returned to\\nspend the remainder of his days within her\\nborders, and settled at Raleigh.\\nOne of he most famous cases in which Mr. Smith\\nwas engaged was the defense of Governor Holden\\nin January, 1871, when he was impeached before\\nthe Senate. It was no small compliment to his\\nintegrity and ability to have been selected as\\nthe advocate of one, to whom he had been\\nalways opposed, and against whom were em-\\nployed such counsel as Governors Graham,\\nBragg and others. His efforts displayed such\\nability and legal learning as stamped him one of\\nthe first advocates of the age. Could Governor\\nHolden have been acquitted, such efforts had\\ndone it. He might have said as did Hector:\\nSi Pej gama dcxtra dcffendi posscnt,\\nEtiain hac dcfcnsa finssent.\\nBut it was all in vain. Governor Holden was\\nfound guilty and still lies under the ban of this\\nsentence.\\nOn the death of Chief Justice Pearson, Gov-\\nernor Vance in January, 1878, appointed Mr_\\nSmith his successor\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and this appointment was\\nratified by the people of the State at the polls\\nin the fotTBwing summer.\\nChief Justice Smith is now in the maturity of\\nlife his countrymen have great confidence in\\nhis integrity and learning and a brilliant as\\nwell as useful career has been his.\\nHe married, in 1839, Mary Olivia, the daugh-\\nter of William B. Wise, of Murfreesboro.\\nTristram Capehart lived at Murfreesboro he\\nwas born in Bertie County, September 16, 1796.\\nHe was one of the great and good men of his\\ngeneration, a philanthropist of the purest nature.\\nMany years prior to the civil war, he emanci-\\npated a large number of his slaves, sending\\nthem to Liberia, and giving them a large part of\\nhis estate to aid them in life.\\nHe was too young to serve in the war of 18 12,\\nbut without consulting with his parents, he en-\\nlisted his parents sent a substitute for him in\\nthe ranks and had him return to his home. He\\nsoon effected his escape and again enlisted him-\\nself Another substitute was sent to supply\\nhis place, and yet a third, but his liberty-loving\\nheart could not be satisfied with the quiet of\\nhome whilst his country was endangered from\\nforeign invasion. A braver soldier never wore\\nthe American uniform.\\nHe married Emily, daughter of Daniel South-\\nall of Virginia, a descendant of the Norfleets.\\nHe died March 3, 1859, leaving two sons:\\nArchibald Ashbourne and Thomas.\\nHis only brother, Cullen Capehart, born\\nMarch 17, 1789, on the shores of the Albemarle\\nSound in Bertie County, long lived in that sec-\\ntion at his grand old home, Avoca, where\\nancient southern hospitality was extended to\\nthe brave and the fair. His maternal ancestors\\nwere French Huguenots, the Razeures, the\\nfather s descent being from the Ogilvies of\\nScotland and the German Capeharts. He was\\npossessed of a noble soul, a brilliant intellect,\\nand a princely estate, and with all he was a true\\npatriot, sacrificing much for public good. He\\nmarried a great belle and beauty, Milly Stanley,\\na daughter of William Stanley Rhodes, who\\nwas descended from the Earls of Derby, the\\nRhodes and the Averetts. He died at his resi-\\ndence, Avoca, November 22, 1S66, leaving\\nthree children: Washington Capehart, Mrs.\\nWilliam Anthony Armistead, Mrs. Thomas\\nGoode Tucker of Virginia.\\nDr. William Anthony Armistead was a de-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0320.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "HERTFORD COUNTY.\\nscendant of the Armisteads of Gloucester, Vir-\\nginia. His genealogy is traced back to the Lees\\nof that State, and to the Harramonds, the Jor-\\ndans, the Blounts, the Spaights, and the Hills\\nof North Carolina. He was born in Plymouth,\\nNorth Carolina, October ii, 1808, and died\\nJanuary 17, 1856, in Virginia.\\nHe was an eminent physician, |at the head\\nof his profession in Plymouth, and during the\\nsummer months the resident physician of the\\nsea shore.\\nHe was as great in heart as in mind, as nobly\\ndidhe fill the station in life that he attained,\\nadding honor to the honored line of his ancestry.\\nHe left only one child, Meeta Armfstead, who\\nmarried Archibald Ashbourne Capehart.\\nJudge David A. Barnes long resided at Mur-\\nfreesboro, but was a native of Northampton\\nCounty the son of Captain Collin W. Barnes,\\nwho was a most worthy man and greatly es-\\nteemed, the representative of his county in 1829\\nand 1830 in the Legislature.\\nDavid A. Barnes was educated at the Uni-\\nversity and graduated in 1840 in same class with\\nGovernor Caldwell, John W. Cunningham, Lu-\\ncius J. Johnson, William Johnston, Judge Shipp,\\nC. H. Wiley, and others. He studied law, and\\nwith such success that in 1865 he was made one\\nof the Judges of the Supreme Court. He was\\nelected a member of the Legislature in 1844,\\n1846 and 1850. During the war he was one of\\nthe Military Council of Governor Vance. In\\n1873 he was a candidate for Congress and de-\\nfeated by C. L. Cobb. He married Betty, the\\ndaughter of Colonel Uriah Vaughan of Mur-\\nfreesboro to which place he removed by his\\ngeneral manners and acquirements he always\\nenjoyed the regard and esteem of his fellow-\\ncitizens.\\nJesse J. Yeates was born and raised in this\\ncounty. His father, James Boon Yeates, was a\\nfarmer, an enterprising and useful man, and his\\ngrandfather, Jesse Yeates, served in the Revolu-\\ntionary war.\\nTl:( subject of our sketch was born in 1829;\\nreceived a collegiate education, read law with\\nChief Justice Smith and was Solicitor of the\\ncounty from 1855 to i860 this latter year he\\nwas elected a member of the Legislature.\\nWhen the Civil war commenced he raised a\\ncompany and was elected Captain he was ap-\\npointed Major of the 31st North Carolina Regi-\\nment at the battle of Roanoke Island was taken\\nprisoner. He was Solicitor of the Judicial Dis-\\ntrict from 1861 to 1866; and a member of t\\\\ie\\nGovernor s Council. In 1871 he was elected to\\nthe State Constitutional Convention elected a\\nmember of the 44th Congress, 1875-77, and\\nre-elected to the 45th Congress.\\nMajor Yeates is much esteemed for his talents\\nand ability. He has been twice married; his\\nlast wife is a daughter of James Scott, by whom\\nhe has an interesting family.\\nRichard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the\\nGatling gun, is a native of this county, born Sep-\\ntember 12, 18 18. His father, Jordan Gatlin,\\nwas an energetic, enterprising, and skillful\\nfarmer. He died in April 1848. The primitive\\nlog house where his son was born still stands,\\nin Manney s Neck, near Murfreesboro.\\nHe received an old-field school education\\nand was himself a teacher for a while, in one of\\nthose rudimental institutions. In 1844, he went\\nto St. Louis, Missouri, and was employed as\\na clerk in a dry goods establishment. In 1849,\\nhe studied medicine and attended a course of\\nlectures at the Indiana University, as also at\\nthe Ohio Medical College, and received a di-\\nploma as a physician. He located at Indian-\\napolis, where he married in 1854, the youngest\\ndaughter of Dr. John H. Sanders.\\nThe crowning act of his life and of his many\\ningenious inventions, was the production of the\\nmachine battery gun, which bears his name,\\ntheidea of which he conceived in 1861. In 1866\\nafter repeated trials at Frankford Arsenal, at\\nWashington and at Fortress Monroe, this\\nweapon was adopted by the United States.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0321.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nSince its use in the service of his own govern-\\nment, Russia, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Egypt,\\nEngland, China, Japan, and other nations, have\\nalso recognized its great utility and invested\\nlargely in its purchase.\\nBy his inventive genius he has raised himself\\nfrom an obscure log cabin in the wilds of Caro-\\nlina, to become an associate of emperors and\\nwarriors and has revolutionized the world of\\narms as effectually as the railway has sup-\\nplanted the stage-coach, or the telegraph the\\none-horse mail line. This affords a lesson to\\nthe humblest of our nation, that by honest and\\npersistent labor he may be the associate as also\\nthe peer of princes.\\nBy his genius and industry he has acquired\\nfame and fortune. Dr. Catling now resides in\\nHartford, Connecticut, (where his establishment\\nis), full of loyal love for the land of his birth,\\nand delights to see and talk with any one hailing\\nfrom the old Niuth Sta/t:\\nConnected with the reminiscences of this an-\\ncient borough, occurred a notable event that\\ndeserves to be recorded.\\nIn 1825, General Lafayette on an extended\\ntour through this country, entered our State and\\nhis first public reception was at Murfreesboro.\\nHe was no ordinary visitor, and was the Nation s\\nguest. He had aided America to gain its inde-\\npendence, by contributing his substance, enter-\\ning her army, and shedding his blood in\\nbattling for her cause. Every preparation was\\nmade to receive the war-worn veteran with open\\narms and hearts. Thomas Manney, then a\\nprominent lawyer and since a Judge in Tennessee,\\nmade the address of welcome. After resting\\nhere for two days, he passed on to Jackson,\\nNorthampton County, where he was met by\\nChief Justice Taylor and his companion in arms.\\nColonel William Polk, and by them escorted to\\nRaleigh thence to Fayetteville, and thus from\\nState to State. After his tour, he returned to\\nhis French home, in the new frigate Brandy-\\nSee Potter s Am. Mag., May, 1S79.\\nwine, so called in compliment to Lafayette.\\nCongress voted him two hundred thousand dol-\\nlars and twenty-three thousand acres of public\\nland.\\nWe should do injustice were we not to notice\\nthe Chowan Baptist Female Institute, located at\\nMurfreesboro in this county, which fosters with\\nso much assiduity the real interests of society\\nand annually sends forth living streams of sci-\\nence, beauty and morality to gladden and\\nimprove our State. The building was erected\\nin 1850-51, it is four stories high, containing a\\nspacious chapel, parlor, library, and rooms suf-\\nficient for one hundred pupils. In addition an\\nadjacent building for the steward s family, music\\nroom, and an art gallery.\\nIt is chiefly patronized by North Carolina\\nand Virginia, but occasionally it has had pupils\\nfrom various other States, from Maryland to\\nTexas. It has graduated nearly two hundred\\nladies. Rev. A. McDowell, D. D., was placed\\nfirst in charge and was succeeded by Rev. M.\\nR. Forey of New York, who, aided by Dr. G.\\nC. Moore, rendered substantial aid in collecting\\nfunds. In 1854 Dr. Forey was succeeded by\\nRev. William Hooper, who, after remaining a\\nfew years, was, on account of his health, com-\\npelled to resign, and Dr. McDowell again took\\ncharge. Under his guidance and aided by an\\nable corps of teachers, this excellent institution\\nwill continue to be a blessing to our country,\\nand an ornament of its section.\\nNear the town of Murfreesboro in the adja-\\ncent county, Southampton, Virginia, on August\\n21, 1 83 1, a fearful and bloody insurrection of\\nslaves occurred. Nearly one hundred white\\npersons were ruthlessly murdered. The negroes\\nwere led on by Nat Turner, who pretended to\\nbe a preacher, and under the assumed inspira-\\ntion of religion, perpetrated a series of wanton\\nmurders and robberies. These atrocities quickly\\naroused the whites, and armed forces from North\\nCarolina and Old Point were rapidly raised and\\nthe insurrection subdued. Many of them were", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0322.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "IIYDK COUNTY.\\n223\\ntaken and executed on the gallows not, how- resisted the attack, and Hark was shot by him,\\never, until many, from the aged matron to the when his followers retreated. For his gallantry on\\nlielpless infant, had fallen victims to the be- this occasion, he was honored by General\\nsotted blacks. This first attack was led b\\\\ a Jackson with a commission in the Navj\\ncolored man named Hark, on the house of .Si- A sketch of the Wheeler family, who were\\nmoil ]i!ount, who was, at the time, a helpless long residents of this county, will be found in a\\ncripple. Young lilount, his son, a mere j outh, Memoir of the Author immediate!)- after the\\nPreface.\\nCHAPTER XXXIV.\\nHYI3K COUNTY.\\nDavid Miller Carter was a native of this\\ncounty, though much of his early life was spent\\nin Raleigh. He was prepared for college by\\nMr. Lovejoy, and graduated at the University\\nin 185 1. He studied law and settled in the\\ntown of Washington, and formed a partnership\\nwith Hon. E. J. Warren. He pursued the pro-\\nfession with great success. He was a Whig in\\npolitics, and strongly opposed to the doctrine\\nof secession. But when the Federal Govern-\\nment announced the intention to coerce the\\nStates, he raised a company to serve during the\\nwar, which formed a part of the 4th North Caro-\\nlina Regiment. At the battle of Seven Pines,\\nhe was severely wounded, so that he was never\\nagain able to serve in the field. He was\\nassigned to duty as one of the three Judges of\\nthe Military Court of Longstreet s Corps, with\\nthe rank of Colonel, in which capacity he contin-\\nued until he was elected (1864) by the people of\\nBeaufort County to represent them in the House\\nof Commons.\\nAfter the war was over he returned to the\\ncare of his large farming interests and the\\npractice of his profession in Washington, where\\nhe remained until his removal to Raleigh.\\nColonel Carter was a public spirited man.\\nHe devoted much of his time and energy to\\nthe cause of education, and especially to the\\nUniversity of which he was a steady friend and\\na liberal benefactor, and to the management of\\nthe Penitentiary, of which he was one of the\\nDirectors.\\nHis health gradually failing, he repaired to\\nBaltimore for medical aid but in vain. He\\ndied at Baltimore on January 7, 1877. He\\nmarried twice, first a daughter of D. P. Perry,\\nand second, a Mrs. Benbury, one of the most\\namiable ladies of the State.\\nCHAPTER XXXV.\\nTRKDELL COUNTY.\\nHugh Lawson White, (born 1773, died\\n1840,) who became a Judge of the Supreme\\nCourt of Tennessee and a Senator in Congress,\\nwas a native of Iredell County. He was of\\nIrisli descent. His grandfather immigrated to\\nthis country about 1742, and left si.x sons: James,\\nMoses, John, William, David and Andy many\\nof whose descendants now reside in this county.\\nJames, the father of Judge White, was a soldier\\nof the Revolution. He moved to Knox Coun-\\nty, Tennessee, in 1786, served as a General in\\nthe Creek War, was distinguished for his integ-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0323.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "?24\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nrity, ability and bravery. He bestowed on\\nhis son every advantage of education. Judge\\nWhite s early education was conducted by Rev.\\nSamuel Carrick, Judge Roane, and Dr. Robert\\nPatterson of Philadelphia. In 1795, he studied\\nlaw in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the office of\\nJames Hopkins. After completing his studies,\\nhe returned home to Tennessee where he soon\\nacquired fame and fortune in the practice of his\\nprofession, and at the early age of twenty-eight,\\nhe was elected Judge of the Superior Court,\\namong such compeers as Andrew Jackson,\\nJenkins Whiteside and GeorgeW. Campbell by\\nno means an empty honor but in 1807, he re-\\nsigned this position. Two years afterwards,\\nwhen the Supreme Court was established he was\\nunanimously chosen one of the Justices thereof,\\nwhere he presided for six years with great satis-\\nfaction to the country and honor to himself\\nAt this time Tennessee severely suffered from\\nthe hostile devastations of the Creek Indians.\\nAt this dark and perilous period, when the he-\\nroic Jackson was in the midst of a wild territory,\\nsurrounded by savages, his scanty force dis-\\naffected and mutinous, Judge White left the\\nBench, and with only one companion, sought,\\nand after great peril and exposure, found tlie\\nveteran, Jackson to whom he volunteered his\\nservices, which were gladly accepted.\\nIn 1 820 he was appointed by President Mon-\\nroe, (with Governor Tazewell of Virginia and\\nGovernor King of Maine as colleagues,) a Com-\\nmissioner, under the Convention with Spain,\\nwhich position he held for four years. In 1825\\nwhen General Jackson resigned his seat as Sena-\\ntor in Congress, Judge White was unanimously\\nelected his successor. He was re-elected in\\n1827, and in 1832, when hewas chosen President\\nof the Senate. In 1836 he was a candidate for\\nPresident.\\nHe resigned his seat in the Senate in 1839,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Tile vote was as follows VaiiBuren, 170 Harrison, 73\\nWhite, 26 (Georgia and Tennessee); Webster, 14; Mangum,\\nhaving received instructions from the Legisla-\\nture of Tennessee to vote for measures that his\\njudgment did not approve. He returned to his\\nhome at Knoxville, and in the next year, (1840,\\nApril, ioth,)fuIl of years, honored and esteemed\\nfor his virtues, universally loved and respected,\\nhe died.\\nWilliam Sharpe, (born 1742, died 1818,) re-\\nsided and died in this county. He was the old-\\nest son of Thomas Sharpe, and was born in Ce-\\ncil County, Maryland. At an early age, he re-\\nmoved to Mecklenburg County, where he mar-\\nried a daughter of David Reese, one of the de-\\ncided patriots of that day, and a member of the\\nConvention of May 20th, 1775.\\nMr. Sharpe was a Lawyer by profession. I\\ncopy from the records of Lincoln County: At\\nJanuary Term, 1785, William Sharpe, Esq., pro-\\nduced in opeti Court his license to practice as\\nAttorney-at-Law, and was admitted to the\\nBar accordingly. He removed to Iredell\\nCounty, then Rowan County, and was zealous\\nand active in the cause of the people. The\\nrecords of the Committee of Safety for Rowan\\nCounty prove his patriotism and courage. He\\nwas a member of the Provincial Congress which\\nmet atNewBerne, April, 1775, and at Hillsboro\\nin August following, also at Halifax in 1776;\\nhe was aid to General Rutherford the same year\\nin his Campaign against the Indians, and the\\nnext year with Waighstill Avery, Robert Lan-\\nier and Joseph Winston, he was appointed by\\nGovernor Caswell to treat with them.\\nHe was appointed a member of the Conti-\\nnental Congress at Philadelphia in 1779,\\nserved till 1782.\\nHe died in July, 18 18, leaving a widow and\\ntwelve children. His eldest daughter married\\nW. W. P \\\\vin, of Burke, who was Clerk of the\\nSuperior Court of that County for many years,\\nand the Agent of the State Bank. She was the\\nmother of fifteen children. The second, Ruth,\\nmarried Andrew Caldwell of Iredell, who was", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0324.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "IREDl-.LL COUNTY.\\noften a member of the LcLjislaturc, and the\\nfather of Judge David F. Caldwell, Hon Joseph\\nP. Caldwell, and Dr. Elam Caldwell of Lin-\\ncolnton.\\nDr. Charles Caldwell, an extensive and pop-\\nular writer, professor in Transylvania Univers-\\nit\\\\-, and one of the Founders of the Medical\\nSchool at Louisville, was a native of this sec-\\ntion. He resided for a time, in his early age,\\nnear Mount Mourne, in Iredell County. He\\nwas a man of gigantic proportions and capable\\nof great labor, physical and mental. He wrote\\nvaluable papers on Malaria, Quarantines, Phys-\\nical Education and Phrenology. In the last he\\nwas an enthusiastic a follower of Combe, Spur-\\nziem and others, and lectured extensively on the\\nsubject in different sections of the country.\\nHis tribute to Fisher Ames, in Rees Encyclope-\\ndia, is unrivaled, He wrotea paper on Leibig s\\nTheory of Animal Heat, which utterly refut-\\ned the learned German s theory.\\nIn 1819, while filling the Chair of Natural\\nHistory in the University of Pennsylvania, he\\npublished Life of General Nathaniel Greene,\\nwhich was mercilessly criticized in the North\\nAmerican Review, (January, 1825.) He died\\nat his residence in the city of Louisville, Ken-\\ntucky, in July, 1853. He was probably at the\\ntime of his death the oldest practicing physi-\\ncian in the United States, being 90 years of\\nage.-\\nDavid Franklin Caldwell, born 1790, was a\\nnative of this county, educated at the Univers-\\nity and studied Law with Archibald Henderson\\nat Salisbury. He was a Member of the House\\nof Commons from this county in 1816, 17, 18\\nand 19, and represented Rowan County in the\\nSenate in 1829, 30 and 31, of which he was\\nchosen Speaker. In 1844 he was elected\\nJudge of the Superior Court, the duties of\\nwhich office he discharged with dignity and\\nsatisfaction.\\n-N. C. Uni. Mag. II., 297.\\nHe died after a short illness, respected and\\nesteemed by all who knew hiin. He was twice\\nmarried, first to Miss Alexander, and secondly,\\nMrs. Troy.\\nHis brother, Hon. Jos. Pearson Caldwell, born\\nin 1808, died 1853, was also a native of this coun-\\nty, where he lived and died. He was educated at\\nBethany Academy, and studied Law with Judge\\nCaldwell. He was elected Senator in the Leg-\\nislature in 1833, 34, and in 183S, 40 and 42 he\\nwas a Member of the House of Commons.\\nHe was elected a member of the 31st Con-\\ngress, (1849, S re-elected to the 32nd\\nCongress, (185 i and 53.) He was a useful and\\nworthy member, universally esteemed for his\\nabilities and genial temper. He died suddenly,\\nJune 30, 1S53.\\nRobert Franklin Armfield was born July 9th,\\n1S29, near Greensboro, and educated at Trinity\\nCollege, North Carolina. He read law with\\nJohn A. Gilmer, and has been in the continu-\\nous practice of his profession.\\nHe was a member of the State Convention\\nof 1861, which passed the Ordinance of Seces-\\nsion, but resigned and went into the arm} as\\na subaltern in the 3Sth North Carolina Regi-\\niment, of which he afterwards became Lieu-\\ntenant Colonel. He was wounded at the Battle\\nof Shepherdstown, (1862). Whilst at home on\\nfurlough, wounded, he was elected Solicitor for\\nthe State in the Sixth Judicial District, in\\nwhich capacity he served until removed by\\nGovernor Holden, in 1865. He has avoided\\npolitical office, declining several nominations to\\nthe Legislature. He was elected however to\\nthe Legislature in 1874, as Senator from the\\ncounties of Iredell, Alexander and Wilkes, and\\nhere was chosen President of the Senate, and\\nex-officio Lieutenant-Governor of the State.\\nHe married Miss Mary A. Denny of Guilford,\\nand is blessed with a large family.\\nDavid Moffit Furches, Judge of the Superior\\nCourt, resides in this county. He is a native\\nof Davie County, born April 2nd, 1832. Edu-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0325.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "226\\nwhep:lkr s reminiscences.\\ncated at Union Academy, he read law with\\nJudge Pearson, and settled at Mocksville. He\\nwas a emmber of the Constitutional Conven-\\ntion in 1865, and 66. He removed to Stater-\\nville and was once a candidate for Congress, but\\nwas defeated by Major Robbins. He was made\\nJudge, August, 1875, to fill the vacancy occa-\\nsioned by the resignation of Judge Mitchell.\\nCHAPTER XXXVI.\\nJOHNSTON, JONKS AND LKNOIR COUNTIKS.\\nThe same spirit of resistance to the illegal\\nexactions of authority, which subsequently ter-\\nminated in the battle of Alamanie, was early\\nevinced by the bold men of this county.\\nI extract from the Public Records in London,\\nthe following, contained in a dispatch from\\nGeneral Tryon to the Earl of Hillsboro\\nBrunswick, N. C, Dec. 24, 176S.\\nI will mention another affair which happened\\nin August last. A body of about eighty men\\ncame to the Court in Johnston County, with the\\nintention to turn the Justices off the bench, as\\nhad been done in the spring before, in Anson\\nCounty The Justices thought it prudent (al-\\nthough the first day of the court) to adjourn the\\ncourt for the term. Upon the notice of their\\napproach they collected some gentlemen who\\nwere friends to the Government, and attacked\\nthe insurgents with clubs and after a smart\\nskirmish drove them from the field.\\nWilliam A. Smith resides in Johnston county.\\nHe has only an old field school education, but\\npossesses such force of character and common\\nsense that has enabled him to attain positions\\nof importance and power. He was born in\\nWarren County, January 9, 1 828 worked on the\\nfarm till fourteen years of age, when he engaged as\\na hand on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad.\\nHoping to better his fortunes, he went to Lou-\\nisiana, and settled at Shreveport, but he soon\\nreturned to his native State and settled in\\nJohnston County. The people soon discov-\\nered his merits. In 186 1 he became a mem-\\nber of the (Secession) Convention. In 1S64\\nelected to the Legislature. In 1865 he was a\\nmember of the Convention called by Governor\\nHolden. In 1868 he was chosen President of\\nthe North Carolina Railroad. In 1870 he was\\nelected by the people a member of the Senate,\\nof the Legislature, but was unseated. He was\\nelected to represent the Raleigh district in (the\\n43rd) Congress (1873-75). After serving in\\nCongress for one term he declined a re-election.\\nNathan Bryan represented this, the Newberii\\nDistrict in (the 4th and 5th) Congress 1795-99,\\nand was a man of great usefulness and piety.\\nHe was prominent in the Baptist denomination.\\nHe died while in Congress, at Philadelphia, in\\n1798, and was succeeded by Richard Dobbs\\nSpaight, Sr. Moore says that he was wealthy\\nand talented.\\nHardy B. Croom (born 1798 drowned Octo-\\nber, 1837) was long a resident of Lenoir County.\\nHe was born 1798 educated at the University,\\nwhere he graduated in 18 17, in the same class\\nwith John M. Morehead and others. He read\\nlaw with Judge Gaston, and was distinguished as\\na scholar and a gentleman. He represented\\nthis county in the Senate in 1828. He married\\nMiss Smith of NewBerne. On a voyage from\\nNew York, on the steamer Home, he and\\nhis famil) were drowned, October 9, 1837.\\nAn interesting question of law arose from this", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0326.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n227\\ntragic event. If Mr. Croom survived lii.s cliil-\\nciren only for a moment, tlien a large estate went\\nto certain heirs if not, then, to other heirs.\\nWilliam D. Mosely, late Governor of Florida,\\n(1845-49) was a native of Lenoir County. He\\nwas educated at the University, and graduated\\nin same class with Robert Donaldson, Thomas\\nJ. Green, Hamilton C. Jones, Rev. Robert\\nHall Morrison, James K. Polk, Hugh Waddeli,\\nand others. He represented the county in the\\nSenate for many years, and in 1832 to 1835 was\\nelected Speaker of the Senate, and presided with\\ngreat dignity and satisfaction. His ancestors\\nare well known in our early History. Edward\\nM sely was the Surveyor General of the Provi-\\ndence in 1723 and charges against him for\\nmalfeasance in ofifice were preferred by Sir\\nRichard Everhard as also Burrington the\\nGovernor. He was one of the Commis-\\nsioners with Christopher Gale, William\\nLittle and Colonel Lovick, to run the divid-\\ning line between Carolina and Virginia. Colo-\\nnel Byrd, I itz Williams and Danridgc, being the\\nVirginia Commissioners.\\nHon. George Davis in a late lecture (Novem\\nber, 1879), Study: Colonial History,\\nspeaks of Edward Mosely as one of the ances-\\ntors of Governor Mosely, as being one of the great\\nmen of North Carolina; that of all men that\\nwatched and guided the tottering footsteps of\\nour infant State, there was not one, who, in\\nintellectual ability, in solid and polite learning,\\nin scholarly cultivation and refinement, in cour-\\nage and endurance, in high Christian morality,\\nin generous consideration for the welfare of\\nothers, in all true merit, in fine, in all that makes\\na man among men, could equal Edward\\nMosely.\\nIn 1707 he was Chief Justice, and in 1709,\\nbeing then Surveyor General, was appointed\\nwith his deputy, John Lawson, to run the\\nnorthern boundary line.\\nAbout 1840 Mr. Mosely removed to Florida,\\nwhere he was much esteemed, and was the iirst\\nGovernor of the State, from 1845 to 1849.\\nCHAPTER XXXVII.\\nI.INCOLN COTINTV.\\nThere are few portions of North Carolina,\\naround which the halo of chivalric deeds and\\nunsullied patriotism clusters more brilliantly,\\nthan this section. The battle of King s Moun-\\ntain, Ramsour s Mill, the passage of the Ca-\\ntawba by Cornwallis, and the gallant resistance\\nand the lamented death of General Davidson\\nall shed a flood of memories around this region,\\nalike interesting and patriotic. But our present\\nduties are confined to biographical sketches,\\nand we leave this fair field of history for other\\nand more competent laborers.\\nAmong the patriots of our Revolution, none\\ndeserves our gratitude more than Joseph Gra-\\nham, (born 1759 died 1836); he was the founder\\nof this family in North Carolina. He was a\\nnative of Penns}lvania, born in Chester Count)-,\\nOctober 1 3, 1 759. His mother was left a widow\\nwith si.x small children and but slender means.\\nHe removed to North Carolina, when her son,\\nJoseph, was about ten years old, and settled\\nnear Charlotte. His early education was con-\\nnected at the academy in Charlotte, he was\\ndistinguished for his assiduity and good conduct.\\nThere studies made him acquainted with the\\nhistory of events and prepared his mind for the\\nrevolutionary struggle which soon ensued. He\\ntestified that he was present in Charlotte, May\\n20, 1775, when and where the first declaration\\nof independence was made, and speaks of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0327.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "228\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nimpression made on his mind by the solemn and\\nheroic decisions of that day.*\\nHe enHsted at the age of nineteen years and\\nserved in the 4th Regiment of North CaroHna\\ntroops under Colonel Archibald Lytle, and in\\nCaptain Goodsen s Company. They were\\nordered to rendezvous at Bladensburg in Mary-\\nland. On this month they received intelligence\\nof the battle of Monmouth and that the British\\nhad gone to New York, so their services would\\nnot be needed. He returned home on furlough.\\nHe was again called into service under General\\nRutherford in 177S was in the battle of Stono,\\nJune 20, 1779. The next year he was seized\\nwith fever, and after two months severe illness,\\nwas discharged near Dorchester, and returned\\nhome. After recruiting his health, while en-\\ngaged in endeavoring to aid his mother in\\nsupport of the family, and was ploughing in\\nthe field, he heard that the British had defeated\\nColonel Buford at the Waxhaw, and were ap-\\nproaching Charlotte; he joined the Mecklen-\\nburg Regiment, and was appointed Adjutant of\\nthe Regiment, which was ordered by General\\nDavidson to Charlotte and there join General\\nDavie.\\nThe British Army entered Charlotte, Septem-\\nber 26, 1780, and General Graham was ordered\\nto cover the retreat of General Davie. A sharp\\nconflict took place about four miles on the road\\nto Silisbury, when General Davie s force was\\nnot within supporting distance. Colonel Locke\\nof Rowan was killed and General Graham\\nsEx ract from Declaration of General Joseph Graham,\\nsworn to in open C jurt in Lincoln County, North Carolina,\\nOctober 30, 1832, and now on file in the Pension Bureau at\\nWashington, D. C in order to obtain the benefit of the act\\nof Congress pafsed June 7, 1S32.\\nThe deponent stat s he has a record of his age; that he\\nwas born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, on October IJ,\\n1759\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that he removed to Mecl lcnburg Cnunty, North\\nCarolina, when about ten years of age, that he was present\\nin Charlotte on the 20th day of Miy\\\\ I775. hen the com-\\nniittee of the County of Mecklenburg made their cehhrated\\nDeclaration of Independenee of the British Crown, upwards\\nof a year b;fore the Congress of the United .States did at\\nPhiladelphia\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that he resided in Mecklenburg County,\\nuntil June, 1792, and since that time in the County of Lin-\\ncoln. Let the doubters of this event read this affidavit\\nreceived nine severe wounds, the scars of which\\nhe carried to his grave.\\nHis life was preserved by a large stock buckle\\nwhich broke the violence of the blow from a\\nsabre. He was for two months disabled from\\nservice. As soon as he recovered from his\\nwounds he again entered into the service of his\\ncountry he raised a company of mounted rifle-\\nmen, and joined General Davidson s command,\\nwhich disputed the advance of Lord Cornwallis\\nat Cowan s Ford on the Catawba river. His\\ncommand was the first to commence the attack\\non the British troops, which was continued\\nuntil they had crossed.\\nIt was here, on February i, 1781, that General\\nDavidson fell The North Carolina troops under\\nGeneral Graham continued to harrass the Brit-\\nish as they proceeded towards Virginia. Gen-\\neral Graham attacked the guard at Hart s Mill,\\nnear Hillsboro. The same day he was united\\nto General Lee s forces and was in that action\\nwhere a large number of Tories, under Colonel,\\nor Doctor, Pyles, were defeated. After being\\nin several other severe skirmishes, the British\\nretired to Wilmington. General Rutherford,\\nwho had been for some time confined at St. Au-\\ngustine as a prisoner of war, taken at Gates\\ndefeat, returned to duty and ordered General\\nGraham to raise a legion of cavalry, of which\\nRobert Smith was Colonel, and Graham the\\nMajor, and to march on Wilmington. Near\\nFayetteville, he made a gallant and successful\\nattack on a body of Tories commanded by the\\nnoted Tory, McNeil, at McFall s Mill on the\\nRaft Swamp, completely defeated him and dis-\\npersed his forces, twenty or thirty being killed\\nor wounded by the sabre only.\\nHe surprised and defeated at Alfred Moore s\\nplantation, a mile below the ferry at Wilming-\\nton, a band of Tories, and killed and wounded\\ntwelve of them. He made an unsuccessful\\nattack on a British garrison in a brick house\\nwhich covered the ferry opposite Wilmington.\\nHe was detached by General Rutherford, to a\\nplace called Seven Creeks, near the South Caro", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0328.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n229\\nUna line, when he was attacked at midnight by\\nthe noted Tory, Colonel Gainy. The Tories\\nwere repulsed by General Graham s forces.\\nThis detail of the services of General Graham,\\nis collected from his declaration, filed October\\n30, 1833, in the records of the Pension Bureau\\nat Washington to obtain a pension, (No. 17953)-\\nThis campaign closed the military services of\\nGeneral Graham in the Revolutionary War, and\\nhe retired to private life. He was elected the\\nfirst Sheriff of Mecklenburg County and from\\n1788 to 1794, with but few intermissions, rep-\\nresented this county in the Senate of the\\nLegislature.\\nIn 1 8 14, the war with the Creek Indians was\\nraging. General Graham was appointed to\\ncommand a brigade, and marched to the seat of\\nwar. They arrived just as the final battle of the\\nHorse Shoe was fought, which ended the war.\\nHe was for many years. Major General of the\\n5th division of the State Militia.\\nIn 1802 he addressed the Legislature on the\\nsubject of organizing the Militia, and on apian\\nfor a Military Academy, for which he received\\nthe thanks of the Legislature. This address\\nwas printed by order of the Legislature. He\\nremoved in 1792 to Lincoln County, and en\\ngaged in the establishment of iron foundries\\nfor more than forty years he conducted this im-\\nportant interest with energy and success.\\nBy a life of industry and temperance he\\nenjoyed a green old age. He died on No-\\nvember 12, 1836, and was buried at McPelah,\\nin Lincoln County. Over his grave is the fol-\\nlowing inscription\\nSacred to the memory of Majok General\\nJoseph Graham, who died November 12, 1836,\\naged J years. He was a brave, distingushed\\nand intelligent officer in the Revolutionary War,\\nand in various campaigns from May, 1778 to\\nNovember, 1781 commanded in fifteen engage-\\nments with signal courage, wisdom and success.\\nOn September 26, i78oafter a gallant defense\\nof the ground first consecrated by the Declara-\\ntion of American Independence, hewaswounded\\nnear Charlotte. In 1814 he commanded the\\ntroops of North Carolina in their expedition\\nagainst the Creek^ Indians. His life was a\\nbright and illustrious pattern ol domestic, social\\nand public virtue. Modest, amiable, upright\\nand pious, he lived a noble ornament to his\\ncountry and a rich blessing to his family, and\\n(lied with the hope of a glorious immortality.\\nGENEALOGY OF THE GRAHAM FAMILY.\\nJames Graham emigrated from County Down.\\nin Ireland, at the age of 18 years, and settled\\nin Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the early\\npart of the eighteenth century. He also ap-\\npears to have resided for a time in Berks and\\nLancaster Counties. The tradition is that he\\nwas of the family of the chieftain and hero of the\\nsame name, who bore such a conspicuous part in\\nthe military annals of Scotland* in the century\\n-The expressirn niilit.iry .innals of Scotland is used in\\npref rence to history, for the very good reason tliat the his-\\ntories, \u00c2\u00a30 far, have never done him justice. He lived in tlie\\nlegends of Scotland, a prcrtotype of that herci (Stonewall\\nJackson) (f a later day, who with a corps but half-armed,\\ndrove more numerous and finely (quipped foes from the\\nfield, and. with the captured supplies and arms, so prepared\\nhis troops for further and greater conquests. Finally yield-\\ning to supfrior resources, he was told by the executioner,\\nthat after death he was to be drawn and quartered. He\\ncalmly replied that he would cheerfully submit to the\\nmore general distribution of his body, as it might teach\\nmankind iluUe et ih-corum fro patria mart, and as a testimo-\\nny of the cause for which he suffered.\\nWhilst Cromwell comiuered England against the Stuarts,\\nthe Marquis conquered Scotland for them, but disgusted\\nwith the cant of the Praise God Barebones he soon lost all\\nsympathy (or them and became their most active foe. The\\nStuarts lost their sceptre by the Revolution of 1688, and\\nthe memory of James Graham has since then received the\\nscant justice allotted to heroes of lost causes He was\\ntruly a Christian and a gentleman, and well deserved to\\nhave his memory preserved and celebrated amongst the\\nmost illustrious persons of the age in which he lived.\\nClarendon s History f the Great Kebellior. Hook XII, 367.\\nJohn Graham, of Claverhouse was of a very difierent char-\\nacter, and the odium justly altaching to his name, unre-\\ndeemed by any marked talents or manly virtues, has misled\\nthose historiaris, who did not take the trouble to gather\\nthe evidence from the traditions among those with whose\\nancestors he acted, therefore they pass him over in silence,\\nor unjusly condemn him. In these pages we cannot give\\nhis life, nor does it become important to establish the\\ntruth of the tradition of the Pennsylvania and North Caro-\\nlina Grahams. T5y the table of iheir geneology we find\\nthat a son of the Pennsylvania J ames Graham called a son\\nRobert Montrose, and in thene.xt generation we find |ames\\nMonirose Graham and Junius Montrose Graham. John\\nDavidson, jr who died about 1870, aged over ninety years,\\nfrequently spoke of General Grahams s connection with the\\nDuke of Montrose, and the name Montrose was greatly\\nrevered by General Graham. These and other things we\\nmention as famiiy traditons and reminiscences. The New\\nBerne family of Grahams have a similar tradition, but the\\nfamilies are unable to trace back to a common ancestor.\\nThey are believed, however, to be of the same house.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0329.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npreceding, and finally illustrated the sincerity of\\nhis faith in the conservative princ ples for\\nwhich he had gained many a brilliant victory in\\nthe open field, by a death upon the scaffold.\\nMay 2 1 St, 1650. With the spirit of the pion-\\neer, the young man made his way to the new\\nworld, relying entirely upon his own exertions.\\nHe was twice married in Chester. We are\\nnot informed of the descendants of the first mar-\\nriage.\\nHis second wife was a Mrs Mary Barber, nee\\nMcConnell, who was remembered by the last\\ngeneration as a lady of culture and piety. She\\nsurvived him, and in 1769, joined the tide of\\nemigration southward, with her six children,\\nand settled in Mecklenburg County, North Car-\\nolina. She was accompanied by her brother in-\\nlaw, Charles Moore, who settled in the adjoin-\\ning county of Lancaster, South Carolina, he\\nwas the grand-father of the late Governor\\nMoore, of Alabama. She was not a disinter-\\nested spectator of the Revolution, which soon\\nengaged the attention of the country, but like\\nall the other women, about the Hornets Nest,\\nupheld its principles from first to last with un-\\nflagging zeal. She died July 19th, 1791, and\\nwas buried at Sugar Creek Church.\\nHer children were John George Joseph\\nSarah, married to Allison Anne married to\\nRobert Barnctt, who died Septtmber 9th, 1830,\\naged So; and Esther Barber who married Cathey.\\nI. John wasagraduateof Liberty Hall, formerly\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0He enlisted under Ji sepli Craham, when a call for vol-\\nunteer cavalry was made to nieei the liritish invasion of 1 7S0,\\nand was with Davie s rear-guard which successfully repelled\\nthree charges of Tarleton s Legion (September 26,) on In-\\ndependence Square, in Charlotte, North Carolina. During\\nthe fight, he insisted upon dismounting to t:et a steady aim\\nat an offiier, wh ni he believed was Cornwallis, and was\\nonly deterred from doing so through the peremptory order\\nto keep the saddle, enforceil by the Cap-ain drawing\\nhis \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0word up n him. Nearly a half-century afterwards, so\\nGovernor William A. Graham was wont to tell, he would\\nspeak about his disappointed shot with as much feeling as\\nif it had but ju-t occurred.\\nAn hour or -o later, a little beyond Sugar Creek Church,\\nthe Captain himself was left for dead on tl e field, with\\nnine wounds received whilst endeavoring to rescue his gal-\\nlant lieutenant, George Locke who had lingere 1 too long\\nin maintaining this parthian contest against overwhelming\\ncalled Queen s Museum, in Charlotte; was after-\\nwards at Princeton, and received the degree of\\nM. D., under Dr. Rush in Philadelphia. He\\nwas a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and\\nleft an interesting diary, which is in the hands\\nof the Historical Society of North Corolina.\\nHe moved to South Carolina, had charge of a\\ncollege on Black River, married a Miss\\nCooper and died without issue.\\nBelow we present a copy of his diploma at\\nLiberty Hall, as a matter of historical interest\\nState ok North Carolina, 1\\nMecklenburg County. J\\nThis is to certify that Mr. John Graham hath\\nbeen a student in the Academy at Liberty\\nHall, in the State and county above-mentioned,\\nthe space of four years preceding the date\\nhereof, that his whole deportment during his\\nresidence there was perfectly regular, that he\\nprosecuted his studies with diligence, and made\\nsuch acquisitions, both in the Languages and\\nScientific Learning, as gave entire satisfaction to\\nhis teachers.\\nAnd he is hereby recommended to the friend\\nly notice and regard of all lovers of religion and\\nliterature wherever he may come.\\nIn testimony of which this is given at Liberty\\nHall, this 22nd diyof November, 177 S.=\\nIsc Alexander, President.\\nEph. Brevard, j^ustees\\nAbr m Alexander, j\\nII. George (see sketch), twice married, first to\\na Miss Cathey, second to a Mrs. Potts. He was\\nan ensign in the First North Carolina Regiment,\\n(James Moore, Colonel,) appointed Sept 1st,\\n1 he exact date of changing the name would be a preg-\\nnant fact. It is certainly improbable that, after that time\\nwhen in the year 1775, after our Revolution began and\\nthe principal characters in Mecklenburg County met on\\nsundry days in ,)ueer.s s Museum, in Charlotte, to digest\\nArticles of a State Constitution in anticipation that the\\nprovince would proceed to do so, the trustees would much\\nlonger continue to carry the royal name upon an institution\\nof learning to which British authority had refused a charter.\\nThe Articles bear date September 1st, 1775. and were given\\nto the public in the same year, (1S37), that Mr. Force discov-\\nered the full copy of the whole proceedings, (declaration,\\nmilitary order, and all in one) as attested and signed by or-\\nder of the committee This was four years before Dr.\\nMcNitt s death, and it was Mr. Force s publication, which\\ndoubtless, brought out his. R. D. G.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0330.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n231\\n1775. Issue were Polly, married to Geo. Cor-\\nrith, and Jennie married to Wm. E. McRce. He\\nwas one of the party of thirteen, who, (in Oc-\\ntober 3, 1780, at Mclntire s Creek, seven miles\\nnorth of Charlotte, successfully ambuscaded and\\nstampeded a British foraging party of four hun-\\ndred and fifty infantry and sixty cavah}-, with\\nabout forty wagons. Their names are worthy\\nof individual mention and are as follows James\\nThompson, Captain Francis Bradley, George\\nGraham, James Henry, Thomas Dickson, John\\nDickson, George Houston, Hugh Houston,\\nThomas McLure, John Long, John Robinson,\\nGeorge Shipley and Edward Shipley.\\nIII. Joseph (see sketch) married Isabella\\nDavidson. Issue (a) John Davidson (b) So-\\nphia; (c) James; (d) Polly; (e) George Frank-\\nlin; (f) Violet Winslow Wilson; (g) Mary; (h)\\nRobert Montrose; (i) Joseph; (k) Alfred, (1)\\nIsabella, married to William Alexander.\\n(a) John D. married, first, Elizabeth Conner,\\nsecond, Jane Johnston. Of the first marriage,\\nwere Mary Anne, married to James H. Orr, of\\nCharlotte; Isabella; Chas. C. married Mary E.\\nMebane, of Greensboro moved to Memphis;\\nMalvina S. married John A. Young; Joseph\\nMontrose married Mary Washington, of New\\nBerne moved to Camden, Arkansas; Henry\\nW., Martha C. married P. K. Rounsaville; Eliza\\nD. married John S. Sloan, of Greensboro, North\\nCarolina, later of Brenham, Texas; James F.\\nHamilton A. married Louise Mason, of Lam-\\npasas, Texas, and Julia A.\\nOf the second marriage (a) Robert Clay (b)\\nSophia married Dr. John Witherspoon, of Ala-\\nbama\u00e2\u0080\u0094issue John; Robert Sidney, M. D., mar-\\nried Mrs Mary Bratton nee Torrence Thomas\\nmarried Kate Hatch; Alfred married Tariffa\\nCocke; Graham; Eliza married Judge Henry\\nGoldthwaite, Alabama; Mary married Charles\\nDickey, of Brown Brothers, New York City;\\nLouisa married W. H. Anderson, of Mobile;\\n(c) James, born in 1793, University in 1814,\\nLegislature in 1822-24-28-29, United States\\nCongress 1833-45-47-49, died in 185 i. (c) Geo.\\nFranklin, University, and M. D., settled in\\nMemphis, married Martha Conner\u00e2\u0080\u0094 issue; Anne\\nEliza married William Johnston, of Charlotte,\\nNorth Carolina; (f) Violet married Dr. Moses\\nWidslow Alexander\u00e2\u0080\u0094 issue, James G. Junius\\nMontrose, Hamilton L. Wistar Winslow, Syd-\\nenham Benoni married Emma P. Nicholson,\\nCaptain of Infantry C. S. A., Legislature 1879,\\n1S83 Dovey married Rev. Mr. Cunningham Isa-\\nbella Louisa married Dr. William J. Hayes; Em-\\nily; Eliza Rosinda; Mary Sophia; Julia Susan\\nmarried Thomas McGehee Smith; and Alice\\nLeonora.\\n(g) Mary married Rev. Robert Hall Morrison\\n(see sketch) (i) Joseph moved to Tennessee,\\nmarried Kimbrough issue, George C, married\\n(i) Alabama Record, (2) Mrs. Perkins, (3)\\nMiss Daniels; Albert married Marshall; Joseph\\nmarried Mrs. Alston Lydia and Sophia mar-\\nried Rutland.\\n(m) William A. married Susan, daughter of\\nJohn Washington, of New Berne\u00e2\u0080\u0094 issue, Joseph,\\nmarried Elizabeth Hill, (University and M. D.,\\nCaptain and Chief of Division Light Artillery,\\nand Surgeon C. S. A.) John Washington mar-\\nried Mrs. Rebecca Anderson, nee Cameron,\\nLieut, and A. D. C, Captain and Major of\\nInfantry, C. S. A. in State Convention from\\nOrange in 1868, Legislature in 1871-1876; an\\nattorney.\\nWilliam A. Jr. married Julia Lane, Univer-\\nsity and Princeton, Captain of Cavalry, C. S.\\nA., Major and A. A. G. of North Carolina;\\nLegislature from Lincoln County in 1874-79.\\nJames Augustus married Elizabeth Webb,\\nUniversity, from private to Captain of Infantry,\\nC. S. A.; A. A. I. G., Cooke s Brigade,\\nLegislature from Alamance County in 1871-72,\\nan attorney.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0331.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "232\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nRobert D., University, from private to Cap-\\ntain of Infantry, C. S. A., occasionally acting\\nAdjutant, and commanding Regiment after the\\nwar finished his university course, and admitted\\nto the bar.\\nGeorge W., married Sally Shaver, University\\nand M. D. Augustus W., married Lucy Horner,\\nUniversity, an attorney.\\nSusan W. married Walter Clark, an attorney\\nat Raleigh.\\nWm. A. Graham, (born Sept. 5, 1804, died\\nAugust II, 1875). Of his father we have already\\ngiven a faithful sketch, many of the Revolu-\\ntionary incidents of which were obtained\\nfrom his statement, when applying for a pen-\\nsion for his military services, which discloses\\nhis patriotic character. His mother was distin-\\nguished for her personal accomplishments and\\nbeauty*\\nHe received his early education at the com-\\nmon schools of the county and commenced his\\nclassical education at Statesville, under charge of\\nRev. Dr. Muchat here he was noted for his thirst\\nfor knowledge, and aptitude for learning. Such\\nwas his desire for books that one of his class-\\nmates at the time, says of him, he was the\\nonly student I ever knew who would spend his\\nSaturdays in reviewing his studies of the past\\nweek.\\nAfter careful preparation he was sent to the\\nUniversity, where he graduated in 1824. This\\nwas one of the largest and ablest classes ever\\nsent forth by the University. It was one of which\\nProfessors Olmstead and Mitchell declared that\\nYale might have been proud. Many of them\\nafterward won high distinction in political and\\nprofessional life among these was John Bragg,\\nJudge and a Member of Congress from Ala-\\nbama; James W. Bryan, eminent as an advocate\\nand statesman; Thomas Dews, of Lincoln, a\\nson of genius and misfortune Mathias E. Manly,\\nJudge of Superior and Supreme Courts of North\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Much of the material of tliis sketch h.is been g.-ithered from the\\nmemorial oration on Tlie life and character of Mr, Graham, by\\nMontford McGhee (1876;.\\nCarolina, (who divided with Governor Graham\\nthe highest honors of the class) A. D. Sims,\\nmember of Congress from South Carolina,\\n1845-48; and others. His collegiate career was\\nmarked by obedience to rules, and habits of\\ndiligent study.\\nHe read law with Judge Ruffin and was ad-\\nmitted to its practice in 1826. He selected Hills-\\nboro as a residence and here he came in compe-\\ntition with such legal athletes as Ruffin, Murphy,\\nMangum, Nash, and Badger, all of whom at-\\ntained positions as Judges. Against such giants\\nin the profession Mr. Graham had to contend,\\nand such was his assiduity, his high mental ac-\\nquirements, his perseverence and labor, that he\\narose to the front rank, and was retained in all\\nthe most important cases in this circuit. For\\nforty years he maintained this high position.\\nAs an equity lawyer he was pre-eminent. In\\n1833-34-35 he was a member, from Hillsboro,\\nof the House of Commons, and from 1834 to\\n1840, elected from the County of Orange, and\\nfor the two last years was elected Speaker. His\\nlabors were incessent, as were his efforts for the\\nwelfare of his country. But his talents were\\nsoon to be transferred to the National Legisla-\\nture. A political revolution in the State in 1840\\nbrought about vacancies in the representation of\\nthe State in the Senate of the United States.\\nJudge Strange, under instructions of the Leg-\\nlature had resigned his seat, as did also\\nBedford Brown. Mr. Mangum and Mr. Gra-\\nham were elected their successors. This was a\\nperilous time in political warfare. Mr. Graham,\\nalthough among the youngest members of the\\nSenate, bore himself with such dignity as to se-\\ncure the attention and the respect of this distin-\\nguished body composed of such illustrious men\\nas Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Buchanan, Wright,\\nand others. His speeches on the Loan Bill,\\nthe Apportionment Bill, and other measures,\\nattracted the attention and the admiration of the\\ncountry.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0332.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n233\\nOn the expiration of his term (March 3,\\n1843) another revolution in politics occurred and\\nMr. Haywood was elected his successor.\\nIn 1844, he was nominated by the Whig\\nparty as a candidate for Governor of the State.\\nHis opponent was Michael Hoke of Lincoln\\nCounty. They were both natives of the same\\ncounty both in the prime of manhood, both of\\nfine address, of large political experience, and\\nboth stood high in the forum and at the bar,\\nas also in the affections of their party. The\\ncampaign was actively carried on, with unsur-\\npassed ability Mr. Graham was elected. His\\nadministration was so acceptable, that he was\\nre-elected by an increased majority over Louis\\nD. Henry. During his two terms, the State\\nmade large and important progress in all her\\nsubstantial interests.\\nIn 1848 he delivered an address, before the\\nLiterary Societies at the University, remem-\\nbered as a solid and practical production.\\nIn 1852, he addressed the New York Histor-\\nical Society on the British invasion of North\\nCarolina, in 1780-81, which was an able and\\naccurate exposition of the services and suffer-\\ning of North Carolina, in that perilous ordeal.\\nIn i860 he delivered an address, at Greensboro,\\non the life of General Nathaniel Greene and the\\nRevolutionary events of the State, in aid of\\nthe erection of a monument at that place, to\\nGeneral Greene.\\nIn 1866 he delivered a discourse in memory\\nof the life and character of Hon. George E.\\nBadger, which was an able and faithful portrait\\nof that distinguished advocate and statesman.\\nHe also delivered an address upon the life of\\nHon. Thomas Ruffin. In 1875 he addressed\\nthe citizens of Charlotte, on the Mecklenburg\\nDeclaration of Independence of May 20, 1 775\\nan exhaustive, unanswerable argument, proving\\nto the candid reader, beyond all cavil or question,\\nthe authenticity of that memorable and patri-\\notic document, and that no historical event is\\nbetter established. Upon these, chiefly rests\\nhis fame as a writer and as an author. It is to\\nbe regretted that he did not leave a more ex-\\ntended record of his researches and knowledge\\nas a historian. No one was more familiar with\\nevery event connected with the history of the\\ncountry than was Governor Graham. He was\\nat the time of his death, the President of the\\nNorth Carolina Historical Society.\\nAfter his term as Governor had expired, he\\nwas tendered by the President, the Mission to\\nRussia, or to Spain but as he had no desire to\\nleave the country, these were declined.\\nOn the accession of Mr. Fillmore to the\\nPresidency (1850) he was tendered a seat in his\\nCabinet, which he accepted. His first report,\\nas Secretary of the Navy, is dated November\\n20, 1850, and received the admiration and sanc-\\ntion of the country. He projected and carried\\nout the expedition to Japan under Commodore\\nPerry. Its success has marked an epoch in the\\nhistory of the age. It opened to commerce a\\ntrade, before closed to the world, and established\\nfriendly relations of an enduring character with\\nthat extensive empire.\\nAnother expedition was sent out in 1851,\\nunder Governor Graham s administration of the\\nNavy Department the exploration of the\\nvalley of the Amazon, by Herndon and Gibbon.\\nThe labors of Governor Graham as Secretary\\nof the Navy, were closed by his nomination, in\\nJune 1852, as Vice President, on the ticket with\\nGeneral Winfield Scott as President but the\\nelection was in favor of General Franklin Pierce.\\nGovernor Graham was again a member of the\\nSenate in the- Legislature of 1854. The ques-\\ntion, known as Free Suffrage, was the great\\nquestion of the session. Governor Graham\\nwas opposed to the manner of the change by\\nlegislative enactment, and advocated a conven-\\ntion.\\nThe close of Mr. Buchanan s administration\\nbrought signs ominous to the tranquility of the\\ncountry. The clouds had been gathering, dark\\nand heavy and were ready to burst. The elec-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0333.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "234\\nwhf:eler S reminiscences.\\ntion of a sectional President was considered by\\nmany, and specially by South Carolina, a reason\\nfor secession, and on December 20, i860, that\\nState held a convention which declared the con-\\nnection of that State with the Union dissolved,\\nand proceeded to place the State in an attitude\\nhostile to the United States. This example\\nwas followed by other States south of her.\\nNorth Carolina s Legislature directed the\\nquestion of calling a convention to be submitted\\nto the people. The press, and the people were\\nmuch exercised on this momentous question.\\nThe meeting of the people was largely attended,\\nand addressed by the ablest statesmen, as Mr.\\nBadger, Governors Morehead, and Graham,\\nin opposition to secession. The people with\\njust unanimity declared against calling a con-\\nvention. But when (April 19, 1861) Sumter\\nwas fired upon, and surrendered to the Confed-\\nerate Army, the Northern heart was fired.\\nOn the 15th Lincoln had called for 75,000\\ntroops then the whole Southern section became\\naroused, the glorious summer time of peace gave\\nplace to the wintry blasts of war and discontent.\\nVirginia seceded. This placed North Carolina\\nin such a position that she must cither join in a\\nwar against her neighbors and sisters, or unite her\\nfortunes with them and share their fate. She\\ndid not now hesitate in her decision. Influ-\\nenced by their views, a convention was called,\\nwhich met on a day memorable in her history\\n(May 20, i86i). and passed an ordinance of\\nsecession from the Federal Union, by a unani-\\nmous vote; the 20th of June of that year saw\\nNorth Carolina a member of the Confederacy.\\nTo this measure Governor Graharn made a strong\\nbut fruitless opposition. He wished the State\\nto hold her destinies in her own hands, that she\\nmight act as the exigencies of the hour should\\nrequire. He was eminently conservative in his\\nviews. He it was who opposed an ordinance to\\ndefine and punish treason, in a speech of great\\npower and matchless eloquence.\\nHe was calm and considerate whilst the tem-\\npests howled around him, and the signals of war\\nburned in every beacon height.\\nIn December, 1863, Governor Graham was\\nelected to the Confederate Senate by a majority of\\ntwo-thirds of the Legislature, and took his seat\\nin May, 1864. This was a perilous period for the\\nConfederate cause, and it needed all the counsel,\\ncomfort and support that could be afforded.\\nThe brilliant success of early years of the war\\nhad been followed by a succession of defeats\\nand disasters. The battle of Gettysburg, that very\\nWaterloo of the war, had been fought and lost\\nto the Confederates Vicksburg had fallen, and\\nthe armies of the North had cut the South in\\ntwain. Sherman had made his march to the\\nsea, his track was marked by rapine and deso-\\nlation. Ihe force opposed to the South, was\\nas seven to one.* It had become plain that the\\nwar could not be longer successfully prosecuted\\nby the South.\\nIn this cloud of gloom, a ray of hope appeared\\nin the form of a conference at Hampton Roads,\\nbetween Lincoln and the Confederate Commis-\\nsioners this took place on February 3, 1865.\\nThe terms offered by Mr. Lincoln were, that\\nthe seceded States should return to the Union,\\nwith slavery as it was but that slavery was\\nliable to be abolished by an amendment to the\\nConstitution. The Southern Commissioners\\ndemanded independence. There could be no\\ncompromise reached, and the conference ended.\\nOn their return, the commissioners, Mr. Davis\\nand Mr. Benjamin, made speeches to the public,\\nbut they seemed fiat, almost insipid. The tenor\\nof the speeches rriade by Mr. Davis and Mr.\\nBenjamin, showed that they were not based upon\\na realization of .the facts of the case, but Mr.\\nGraham did realize the true condition of affairs\\nin all its force. His letters, published in The\\nLast Ninety Days of the War, show how clearly\\nhis vision swept the political horizon. The Con-\\n*The whole number of Confederates surrendered, includ-\\ning Lee s command, amounted to 150,000. The whole\\nnumber of Federals amounted to 1,050,000. (Stephens Hist.\\nU. S., p. 161).", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0334.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n235\\ngress of the Confederacy adjourned March i6,\\n1865. Governor Graham returned home, and\\nhad a long conference with Governor Vance.\\nHe laid before the Governor the views of the\\nPresident, the state of the Army, and recom-\\nmended that the Legislature be convened. He\\nstated that Richmond would soon fall, and that\\nLee s Army would be disbanded for want of\\nfood, if for no other cause. The Governor\\nagreed to summon his council, but the advance\\nof Sherman into North Carolina, hastened the\\ncollapse of the Confederacy and decided events.\\nOn Saturday, April 8, 1865, Governor Swain\\nwrote to Governor Graham to meet him at\\nRaleigh to confer with Governor Vance. Gov-\\nernor Graham replied on the same day in a long\\nletter. Some difference of opinion as to the\\ntrue version of this interview between Governor\\nVance and Governor Graham, exists up to this\\ntime; in this we take no part. The Last\\nNinety Days of the War, gives the corres-\\npondence on this subject.\\nThe surrender left the State under tne control\\nof the Federal Generals. Governor Vance was\\narrested and brought to Washington as a pris-\\noner. A provisional Governor was appointed\\nwith power to call a convention. A constitu-\\ntion was prepared, but it was not accepted by\\nthe people. Mr. Graham opposed its ratifica-\\ntion. The Reconstruction Measures were\\nnow passed and suffrage was adjusted on a new\\nbasis all the black adult males were enfran-\\nchised, and a large portion of the white race was\\ndisfranchised. Under this adjustment, a new\\nconvention was called, and a new constitution\\nadopted. In this disordered state of affairs, a\\nconvention of the Conservative party of North\\nCarolina, was called. It met in Tucker Hall,\\nRaleigh, on February 10, 1868 Governor Gra-\\nham presided and spoke at length on the state\\nof the country.\\nHe denounced the Reconstruction Meas-\\nures, as outside the constitution, and with\\ndauntless spirit maintained the true principles\\nof government. The effect of this address\\nwas to arouse the people from their despondency,\\nand infuse new life within them. From that\\nday the Democratic Conservative party dates\\nits existence. In a short time, this party gained\\npossession of the Legislature, and has retained\\nit ever since.\\nThe Convention of 1865, had directed that\\nthe Legislature should be called, and so it met in\\nthe winter of that year. Governor Graham was\\nelected from the county of Orange, but not\\nbeing enfranchised, was not allowed to take his\\nseat. He was, however, elected by that Legis-\\nlature to the United States Senate, by a large ma-\\njority. He repaired to Washington and offered\\nhis credentials which were laid on the table.\\nHe presented a respectful and manly memorial,\\nbut was not permitted to take his seat.\\nThe State of North Carolina, in 1870, was\\nthe theatre of scenes, unparalleled in American\\nHistory. The authority of the reconstructed\\ngovernment had been in existence for two years\\nand peacefully submitted to. Acts of a\\nwild species of justice, occurred in the coun-\\nties of Alamance and Caswell, but they were\\nfew, and no where took the form of resistance\\nto law. These were deplored by all prudent,\\nthoughtful men. The Governor by proclama-\\ntion declared these counties in a state of\\ninsurrection. He sent troops into these coun-\\nties, who arrested and imprisoned leading\\ncitizens, without charge, or without process of\\nlaw. Measures were commenced to organize\\nCourts Martial for their trial.\\nRecourse was had to the //a/vas corpus, the\\ngreat writ of right among all English speak-\\ning people. The Chief Justice (Pearson) was\\napplied to and he promptly issued the writ, but\\nowing to the action of the Governor, he (Pear-\\nson) declared the power of the Judiciary\\nexhausted. A petition for redress was then\\nmade to Judge Brooks, of the United States\\nDistrict Court, who ordered the writ to be\\nissued, the prisoners were brought before him,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0335.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "236\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nafter hearing, patiently, argument on both sides,\\nwere discharged. The question of jurisdiction\\nwas argued by Governor Graham. Judge\\nBrooks action did much to re-kindle the affec-\\ntion of the people towards the National Gov-\\nernment. For his course in this unhappy event,\\non December 14, 1870, a resolution was passed,\\nimpeaching the Governor, W. W. Holden, of\\nhigh crimes and misdemeanors; on December\\n22, the Senate was organized as a court, and sat\\nfor^forty days, Governor Graham being the first\\ncounsel on the part of the Managers. Holden was\\nfound guilty, was deposed from office and dis-\\nqualified to hold any office of profit or trust in\\nthe State. The first State to rid herself of a\\nGovernor in this way.\\nIn 1867, Governor Graham was selected by\\nits munificent donor, one of the Trustees to\\ndistribute the princely charity of George Pea-\\nbody, for educational purposes.\\nGovernor Graham, although selected as one\\nof the almoners of the Peabody educational\\nfund, had always been the constant and devoted\\nfriend of education. Especially was he unre-\\nmitting in his efforts in favor of the University.\\nHe attended all its commencements, and was\\nactive in its behalf.\\nSome time after this he received an additional\\ntestimonial of the high esteem in which he was\\nheld by States, as well as by individuals. The\\nboundary line between Maryland and Virginia,\\nhad been undefined, and he was selected by\\nVirginia as one of the arbitrators. Several\\nmeetings took place between him and the arbi-\\ntrator selected by Maryland, but the matter\\nwas unsettled at the date of his death.\\nA meeting of the boundary commissioners\\nhad been appointed to take place at Saratoga\\nSprings in New York, in August, 1875. From\\nhis constant and severe labors at the bar, his\\nfriends felt that he was overtaxing his strength.\\nSymptoms developed themselves showing a\\ndisease of the heart, and created serious appre-\\nhensions. He went to Saratoga accompanied\\nby Mrs. Graham and his youngest son. For\\nseveral days he appeared in his usual health,\\nbut he was attacked with great severity at night,\\nand all that science and affection could suggest,\\nproved unavailing. He expired on August 11,\\n1875.\\nThe intelligence of his death created a pro-\\nfound sensation throughout the country. His\\nremains were borne in sorrow to his home at\\nHillsboro. Meetings of the bar, of States, of\\npolitical opponents as well as friends in Mary-\\nland, Virginia, Washington City, and elsewhere,\\nwere held, to express their great estimate of the\\nillustrious dead, and the deep regret at his loss.\\nHis knowledge of men and books was deep\\nand varied. Whatever he professed to know he\\nknew thoroughly, and what he wished to know,\\nhe rapidly acquired and exhausted. In the\\ncharacter of his mind he was more solid than\\nshowy. His imagination never run riot with\\nhis judgment. In his addresses or speeches,\\none may look in vain for any gay and gorgeous\\nflowers of literature scattered around his path,\\nbut his power lay in solid argument and in the\\nbroad and plain road of reason. He possessed\\nbut little of that power which is often indulged\\nin by an impassioned speaker and which passes\\nlike an electric shock, to the minds of his hearers,\\nbearing them along in the very torrent, tempest,\\nand whirlwind of passion. He rather let dis-\\ncretion be his tutor, and he never overstepped\\nthe modesty of nature, in his addresses. This\\nmoral and mental equilibrium, was doubtless\\nattributable to the Scotch-Irish blood that he\\ninherited. As an orator, he resembled rather\\nthe massive solid Doric column, with but little\\nor no Corinthian ornament.\\nSuch was William A. Graham.\\nWe have now endeavored to trace the career\\nof Governor Graham from his cradle to his\\ngrave. Most of our people have seen, known,\\nand admired him. In person he was of a tall\\nand commanding presence, as Mr. McGehee\\nexpresses it, the ideal of the patrician. His", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0336.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n237\\nface and figure were so agreeable that nature\\nbestowed on him, as Lord Chesterfield expresses\\nit, a perpetual letter of recommendation.\\nHis manners, always modest, were kind and\\ngenial, and friendly, yet forbidding any famili-\\narity he was always dignified and self possessed.\\nOf the large family left by Governor Graham,\\nmany have already made their mark among\\nthem, his son William A. Graham, Jr. He\\nwas born in Hillsboro, on December 26, 1839\\neducated at the University, and at Princeton,\\nwhere he graduated in 18C0.\\nHe entered the Army as a First Lieutenant\\nof Company K, Second North aCrolina Cav-\\nalry, and in May, 1862, was promoted to a\\nCaptaincy, and was at Gettysburg, July 30, 1863,\\nwhere he was wounded. After this he was\\nAssistant Adjutant General, in which capacity\\nhe served during the war. In 1874, he was\\nelected to the State Senate from Lincoln and\\nCatawba counties receiving every vote cast in\\nthe two counties, and was re-elected from the\\nsame district, August, 1876. His name was\\ncanvassed for Congress as a suitable successor\\nof Honorable Walter L. Steele.\\nMajor Graham married in 1864, Julia, daugh-\\nter of John W. Lane, of Amelia County, Vir-\\nginia, by whom he has an interesting family.\\nJohn Washington Graham, son of William\\nA, Graham, was born in Hillsboro, July 22,\\n1838. He was educated at the Caldwell Insti-\\ntute and the University, where he graduated in\\n1857, in same class with A. C. Avery, George\\nM. Duskin, William H. Jordan and others.\\nHe served for two years as tutor, at the same\\ntime studying law under Judge Battle and S. F.\\nPhillips. He entered the army as a subaltern in\\nthe 27th North Carolina Regiment, and was pro-\\nmoted to the rank of major. He was wounded\\nand taken prisoner at Petersburg. In 1S65 he\\nwas Solicitor of Orange county, and served for\\nthree years. He was elected in 1878 to the\\nConstitutional Convention, and to the Senate in\\n1868-70-76. In 1872, was the unsuccessful\\nnominee of the Democratic party for Treasurer.\\nHe married Rebecca, daughter of Paul C. Cam-\\neron, Esq.\\nGeneral George Graham (born 1758 died\\n1826), was a brother of General Joseph Gra-\\nham, and the uncle of Governor William A.\\nGraham. lie was a native of Pennsylvania,\\nand came with a widowed mother and four\\nothers to North Carolina, when only six years\\nof age,\\nHe was educated at Charlotte and was distin-\\nguished for his assiduity and noble traits of\\ncharacter. He was devoted to the cause of his\\ncountry s freedom in 1775 he with a few others\\nrode all night to reach Salisbury, there seized the\\nTory lawyers, Dunn and Koothe, and carried\\nthem to Camden, South Carolina, where they\\nwere imprisoned.\\nHe was, while the British were encamped at\\nCharlotte, active in attacking their foraging\\nparties, and rendered their^^supplies precarious\\nand hazardous.\\nHe was a Major General of the Militia, often\\na member of the Legislature, and for a long\\ntime Clerk of the Court of Mecklenburg\\nCounty. He died, March 29, 1826, and lies\\nburied in Charlotte. The marble that covers\\nhis grave bears the following\\nSacred to the memory of Major General\\nGeorge Graham, who died March 29, 1826, in\\nthe sixty-eighth year of his age.\\nHe lived for more than a half of a century, in\\nthe vicinity of this place, and was an active and\\nzealous defender of his country s rights in the\\nRevolutionary War and one of the gallant\\ntwelve, who dared to attack and actually drove\\n400 British troops at Mclntire s, seven miles\\nsouth of Charlotte on October 3, 1780. George\\nGraham filled many high and responsible public\\ntrusts, the duties of which he di.scliarged with\\nfidelity. He was the people s friend, not their\\nflatterer, and universally enjoyed theunlimited\\nconfidence of his fellow-citizens.\\nGenealogy of the Brevard Family.\\nThe Brevard family, this name was distin-\\nguished in the RevolutionaryjWar, for its devo-\\ntion to the cause of liberty. It is of Huguenot", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0337.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "2.^8\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\norigin. The Edict of Nantz, which granted\\ntoleration in religion to France, was repealed in\\n1685, by Louis XIV, letting loose the blood-\\nhounds of persecution thereby. Thousands\\nfled to America for safety and freedom of con-\\nscience. Speaking of one of these refugees\\n(Pierce Bowdoin) in a lecture before the Maine\\nHistorical Society at the commencement of\\nBowdoin College, in 1849, Mr. Robert Win-\\nthrop says\\nHe was one of that noble set of Huguenots\\nof whom Caspar de Coligny, the gallant admi-\\nral who filled France with the glory of his\\nname, was one of its most devoted disciples, and\\none of its most lamented martyrs which race\\nhas given to our land, blood every way worthy\\nto be mingled with the best that has ever flowed\\neither in the veins of Southern cavaliers, or\\nNorthern puritans. He was of that noble stock\\nthat gave three out of the five Presidents to the\\nold ongress of the Confederation; and_ which\\ngav_ to South Carolina, her Lawrences, her\\nMarions, her Hugers, and her Marigalts her\\nJays to New York her Boudinots to New Jer-\\nsey and her Dexters, and Faneuil, with the\\ncradle of liberty to Massachusetts.\\nAnd he might have added, her Brevards, with\\nthe first declaration of independence to North\\nCarolina. Of such stock sprung the Brevards\\nof our State.\\nThe first of this family, of whom much is\\nknown, left his native land, on the revocation\\nof the Edict of Nantz (16S5) and went to the\\nnorth part of Ireland where he became intimate\\nwith the family of McKnitts.\\nHe is the first to whom the name can now be\\ntraced; was a Huguenot, who fled from France\\nin the revocation of the Edict of Nantz in 1685,\\nand settled among the Scotch-Irish in the north\\nof Ireland. He came to Elk river, in Maryland,\\nin company with the family of McKnitts, one of\\nwhom he subsequently married- issue, i. John,\\n2. Robert, 3. Zebulon, 4. Benjamin, 5. Adam,\\nand 6. Elizabeth.\\nThe three elder brothers with their sister\\ncame to North Carolina, between 1740 and\\n1750.\\nI. John married a sister of Dr. Alexander\\nMcWhorter, from New Jersey, and settled near\\nCenter Church in Iredell County, issue, (a)\\nMary, (b) Ephraim, (c) John, (d) Hugh, (e)\\nAdam, (f) Alexander, (g) Robert, (h) Benja-\\nmin, (i) Nancy, (k) Joseph, (1) Jane, (m) Re-\\nbecca.\\n(a) Mary, Married General William Davidson,\\nwho was killed in the Battle at Cowan s Ford,\\nFebruary i, 1781 issue, William Lee Davidson,\\nwho married Betsy, daughter of Major John\\nDavidson (q. v.). Margaret married Rev. Finis\\nEwing, to whom were born, Hon. Ephraim Bre-\\nvard Ewing, (Judge of Supreme Court of Mis-\\nsouri a large connection still living, to which\\nbelongs the wife of Senator Francis Marion\\nCockrell), and George Davidson married\\nMushat.\\n(b) Ephraim, author of a more formal de-\\nclaration than the Davie copy of the original,\\nmarried a daughter of General Thomas Polk,\\nand is buried beside his wife in Charlotte. He\\nwas a graduate of Princeton and a member of\\nthe medical profession, issue, Martha married\\nDickerson of South Carolina believed to be\\nthe same that was killed in a duel by Andrew\\nJackson, to whom were born, James P.\\nDickerson, Lieutenant Colonel, Palmetto Regi-\\nment, fell in storming a fort in the attack upon\\nCity of Mexico.\\n(d) Hugh, Legislature from Iredell, 1780-81.\\n(e) Adam, an attorney at Statesville, married\\nSally Harper went with the first troops from\\nNorth Carolina to Washington s army, where\\nhe served a year afterwards in battle of Ram-\\nsour s Mill, c. had issue, (i) Rebecca married\\nMcRea, to whom was born Rev. J. M. Mc-\\nRea, now of Salem, Indiana. (2) Sally mar-\\nried John, son of Major John Davidson (q. v.)\\nand father of Matthew, whose son is Hon. R.\\nH. M. Davidson, the Member of Congress from\\nFlorida.\\n(f Alexander married Rebecca, daughter of\\nMajor John Davidson issue, (i) Eliza married", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0338.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n239\\nWm. Edward ILij-nc of South Carolina, who\\nhad Colonel Isaac llayne, of Charleston, At-\\ntorney General, Commissioner from South Caro-\\nlina to Washington City, 1861; a daughter,\\nmarried Judge Butler of South Carolina a\\ndaughter married Martin and a daughter who\\nmarried Taylor.\\n(2) Ephraim.\\n(3) Franklin married Margaret Conner.\\n(4) Robert married Harriet Davidson, and to\\nthem were born Ephraim Jr. and Alexander F\\n(5) Harriet married Major Daniel M. Forney,\\n(see Genealogy of Forney family). To these were\\nborn Eloise married to General Jones Withers of\\nMobile, Alabama Mariah married Judge\\nMoore of Alabama; Alexander B,; Harriet;\\nMason Susan, wife of Dr. B. C. Jones of Ala-\\nbama and Emma, wife of Col. M. Smith of\\nAlabama.\\n(6) Theodore married Caroline Mays, and to\\nthem were .born, Theodore Jr., Brigadier Gen-\\neral, Confederate States Army, a lawyer at Tal-\\nlehassee, married Mary, daughter of Governor\\nCall of Florida, and had Caroline and Robert\\nEphraim, a surgeon. Confederate States Army\\nRobert, M. D. married Mary Stoney.\\n(7) Joseph married Hopkins of South\\nCarolina, no issue.\\n(8) Mary married Professor Brumby of South\\nCarolina College, aad had Alexander Brevard,\\nMrs. Russell, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Dr. Gaston,\\nHaywood Glover, Ephraim, Mrs. married\\nMcConnell.\\n(i Nancy married Jtidge Davidson, and both\\nwere killed by Indians at the head of the Ca-\\ntawba river.\\n(k) Joseph married Rebecca, (daughter of\\nCaptain Ely Kershaw, 2d South Carolina Reg-\\nulars in war of 1776, captured at Charleston,\\nand died, a prisoner at Bermuda in 178 1), a\\nLieutenant of the Continental line, at the age of\\nseventeen, and served until the close of the war\\nof 1776; settled in Camden, South Carolina,\\nAttorney, Judge, and author of Digest of Stat-\\nute Laws of South Carolina. He had issue: Mrs.\\nKershaw, to whom were born, J. B. Kershaw, a\\nMajor General, Confederate States Army\\nAttorney, and Judge Superior Court in South\\nCarolina, (now of Camden, South Carolina).\\nJoseph had also the following children\\n(1) Dr. Alfred Brevard, who married the\\ndaughter of Duncan McRea, and died in 1836,\\nissue, Edward; Alfred (C. S. A.), and Harriet\\nMcRea, of Camden. Alfred left one daughter,\\nHarriet, also resident of Camden.\\n(2) S.irah Taylor married Benjamin T. Elmore,\\nbrother of United States Senator, issue, Au-\\nrora (wife of Colonel Jones, Treasurer of the\\nUniversity of the South, Suwanee, Tennessee);\\nSarah F. wife of Charles S. Richardson, son of\\nGovernor John P. Richardson of South Caro-\\nlina and Edward Brevard Elmore of Alabama\\n(3) Eugene (4) Edward and (5) Joseph).\\n(1) Jane married Ephraim, a brother of Ma-\\njor John, and son of Robert Davidson of Chest-\\nnut Level, Chester County, Pennsylvania.\\nThough only a boy, was courier to General\\nWilliam Davidson, in the Cowan s Ford cam-\\npaign.\\n(m) Rebecca married Jones, and moved\\nto Tennessee.\\nJohn Brevard was too far advanced in years,\\nwhen the Revolutionary War commenced, to be\\nin active service, yet he possessed, and instilled\\nin his children, that great love of liberty and\\nthe rights of the people which possessed his soul.\\nSo public and notorious was his attachment to\\nthe cause of Independence and his opposition\\nto tyranny, that when the British Army came\\nto his house, and they found no one there except\\nhis wife, an old lady, his house and every out-\\nhouse was burned to the ground. No other\\nreason was given for such outrage, than that\\nshe had eight sons in the Rebel Army.\\nWe regret that we have not been enabled to\\nobtain more extended information as to the\\nhead of this family. The best efforts we have\\nmade have been to secure information and more", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0339.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "240\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\naccurate genealogical knowledge of date of\\nbirths, deaths, and services of the different mem-\\nbers of this distinguished family. The name has\\nbeen worthily bestowed one of our loveliest\\nmountain villages, the capital of Transylvania\\nCounty.\\nWe have from a reliable source, the names of\\neach of the descendants, and have presented\\nthem to our readers, and now shall take them up\\nin these sketches, with such information as we\\nhave been able to procure.\\nI. Mary Brevard the oldest daughter of John\\nBrevard, married General William Davidson,\\nborn 1746 killed, February i, 1781, whose\\nname is worthy of the memory and gratitude of\\nevery true North Carolinian, for he sealed with\\nhis life blood, his devotion to the cause of lib-\\nertj and independence.\\nHe was a native of Pennsylvania, born in\\nLancaster County, and immigrated to North\\nCarolina in 1750.\\nHe was educated at the Academy at Char-\\nlotte. When the war of the Revolution began,\\nthe Provincial Congress at Halifax on April 22,\\n1776, placed the State on a war footing, by\\nraising four additional regiments to the two\\nalready in the Continental service. Of the\\n4th, Thomas Polk was madeColonel,and William\\nDavidson, Major; and forming a part of a brig-\\nade which marched under command of Briga-\\ndier Nash to join the Grand Army of the North\\nunder Washington it was for three years under\\nthe eye of that great chief, and participated\\nin the battles of Brandywine, September, 1777,\\nGermantown, October, 1777, and Monmouth,\\nJune, 1778.\\nThe North Carolina troops were sent in No-\\nvember, 1779, to reinforce the Southern Army,\\ncommanded by Major General Lincoln at\\nCharleston.\\nThere are no particulars recorded of the ser-\\nvices of Davidson in the actions of Brandywine,\\nMonmouth, or Germantown, and such has been\\nthe carelessness or neglect, as to North Caro-\\nlina, that the student of history may look in\\nvain, for any statement or notice of the troops\\nof North Carolina, except that General Nash\\nwas killed at Germantown, and that Colonels Polk\\nand Buncombe were wounded. But the brigade\\nof North Carolina troops was, unquestionably,\\na part of the Army, and bravely performed its\\nduty.*\\nPrevious to this event, he had been promoted\\nto the command of a regiment. As he passed\\nthrough North Carolina, Davidson obtained\\npermission to visit his family, which he had not\\nseen for nearly three years. The delay pro-\\nduced by this visit, saved him from captivity,\\nfor on his arrival at Charleston, he found it so\\nclosely invested that he was prevented from join-\\ning his regiment. Lincoln surrendered May 12,\\n1770. Davidson returned home and raised troops\\nto suppress the Tories, who, encouraged by the\\napproach of the British, had become daring,\\ndesperate and dangerous. At Calson s Mill, he\\nencountered a strong force of Tories, gave them\\nbattle and a severe engagement occurred in\\nwhich Davidson was dangerously wounded by\\na ball passing entirely through his body this\\nkept him from the field for two months. On\\nhis recovery he immediately went into active\\nservice, now promoted to be a Brigadier in\\nplace of General Rutherford, who was taken\\nprisoner at Camden. He was active with Sum-\\nter and Davie, in checking the advance of the\\nBritish troops. To that intent he posted his\\ncommand at Cowan s Ford, on the Catawba.\\nAt daybreak, February i, 1781, the British\\nArmy, under Lord Cornwallis, commenced\\ncrossing. The picket of General Davidson,\\nchallenged the enemy, and receiving no answer,\\nfired.\\nLord Cornwallis had his horse killed under\\nhim Colonel Hall was killed, also three privates,\\nand thirty-six wounded. General Davidson, in\\n2M;imiscript letter of Governor Graham, 1823; supple-\\nment to Lee s Memoirs Washington s papers Letters\\nDecember, 1779-1 780 to Lafayette.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0340.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n241\\nriding from the point where he expected the\\nenemy to cross to the place where they did,\\nwas fired upon, a rifle ball passed through\\nhis heart and he fell dead from his horse. As\\nthe British only had muskets, and the Tories\\nrifles, and he was slain b_\\\\ a rifle shot, it is be-\\nlieved he fell by the hand of a Tory.\\nGeneral Henry Lee in his Memoirs of the\\nWar, says:\\nThe loss of General Davidson would have\\nalways been felt at any stage of the war. It\\nwas particularly detrimental in its effect at this\\nperiod, as he was the chief instrument relied\\nupon, by General Greene for assembling of the\\nmilitia.\\nA promising soldier, was lost to his country,\\nin the meridian of life, and at a moment when\\nhis services would have been highly beneficial\\nto her. He was a man of popular manners,\\npleasing address, active and indefatigable.\\nThe Congress of the United States in 17S1,\\npassed a resolution to erect a monument to his\\nmemory, but it has never been done. Tradi-\\ntion says that Richard Barry, one of the signers\\nof the Mecklenburg Declaration, and David\\nWilson bore his body away and buried it by\\ntorchlight, in the graveyard o^ Hopewell\\nchurch\\nWe buried iiini darkly at dead of night,\\nThe sod with our bayonets turning,\\nBy the str.iggling moonbeam s misty light,\\nAnd our torches dimly burning.\\nMany of General Davidson s descendants still\\nlive in this region, honored and respected. A\\ncounty embalms his name, and a flourishing\\ninstitution of learning perpetuates his memory.\\nII. Dr. Ephraim Brevard was the eldest son of\\nJohn Brevard. When a boy, he had the mis-\\nfortune to lose one of his eyes. His education\\nwas not neglected, however, and after a course of\\npreparatory studies, he entered Princeton Col-\\nlege, New Jersey. He studied medicine, and\\nsettled in Charlotte as a practicing physician.\\nHere by the amiability of his manners, his\\nsuperior qualifications and principles, he ac-\\nIt is said, and the tradition is, that a Tory l)y the name of\\nHager, shot General Davidson.\\nquired friends and influence. The war for inde-\\npendence had commenced, and the blow had\\nbeen struck at Lexington.\\nIt was clear to all that Elngland thought the\\ncolonies had to submit to any measures she\\nthought necessary. The spirit of the people\\nwas aroused, and a meeting was called composed\\nof delegates from each captain s district for con-\\nsultation, to meet at Charlotte. This conven-\\ntion was organized by appointing Abram Alex-\\nander as chairman, and John McKnitt Alexander\\nand Dr. Brevard as secretaries, and a committee\\nwas appointed who drafted resolutions, one of\\nwhich declared themselves free and independ-\\nent people, and are, and of right ought to be,\\na sovereign and self-governing association under\\nthe control of no power other than that of our\\nGod and of the general government of the Con-\\ngress to the maintenance of which they pledg-\\ned their lives, their fortunes and their most\\nsacred honor.\\nThese resolutions were drawn up by Dr. Bre-\\nvard, who, with two others, was a committee\\nfor that purpose, and they were read and unani-\\nmously adopted.\\nCopy of a manuscript in the handwriting of\\nAdam Brevard, the brother of Dr. Ephraim\\nBrevard, the author of the Mecklenburg Dec-\\nlaration of Independence, from the copy in the\\npossession of Rev. J. M. McRea, of Salem,\\nIndiana\\nIredell County, N. C, July 13, 1824.\\nJuly 4, 1776, a mere speck on the great and\\nfleeting current of time, but from which emana-\\nted the most important decision of the com-\\nbined hnm.an intellect I mean the Declaration\\nof Independence an era which will grace the\\nhistoric page, while freedom and liberty, with\\ntheir concomitant blessings, are the porticn of\\nthe human race. The inquiring mind sponta-\\nneously traces so rich a stream in a retrograde\\ndirection in order to reach the fountain from\\nwhich it issued. What section or particular\\nportion of the United States may claim the\\ngreatest, or some minor share in the above cele-\\nbrated instrument, is immaterial to the following\\ndisclosure, which fell under the observation of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0341.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "242\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nthe writer, when all the organs of both body\\nand mind were in their free and uncontrolied\\nexercise. I mean the Declaration of Mecklen-\\nburg County, of May 19, 1775. A detail of\\nfacts with some collateral incidents (observed as\\nabove), will rest the matter upon a basis in\\nwhich the rational mind may justly infer the\\nauthenticity and truth of the whole matter.\\nIn the month of either June or July, 1775,\\nbeing in Salisbury at a court of Oyer, when the\\nlate Governor Martin as Judge, a gentleman, a\\ncitizen of Mecklenburg County, arrived in town,\\nthen on his way to Philadelphia, where Con-\\ngress was then in session, as delegate or bearer\\nof said Declaration from said county. His\\nidentity and business soon transpired, and as\\nSalisbury was then inhabited by a number who\\nwere Loyalists or Tories, (to use the then new\\nphrase) and timid Whigs, who had not embarked\\nin the Revolutionary struggle, the bearer, who\\nwas a man of spirit, which he fully manifested in\\nthe subsequent struggle, was treated by the\\nabove persons as the tool of a precipitous and\\nunenlightened mob, who were rushing head-\\nlong into an abyss where Congress had not\\ndared to pass. This intemperance was, how-\\never, very suddenlj arrested by a gentleman\\nfrom the same county, who had entered with\\nall his powers into the impending contest, and\\nwho offered to rest the propriety and justness\\nof the proceedings, both of Mecklenburg and\\nthe delegate, upon a decision by the arm of\\nflesh, with any one inclinable to abide the re-\\nsult. Matters were soon hushed and the Dele\\ngate retired to rest, and resumed the journey\\nthe next morning.\\nIn the autumn of the year 1776, the writer\\nbeing one of the number who composed the\\ncollege, or academy of the Queen s Museum,\\nlived with a brother, Dr. Ephraim Brevard, into\\nwhose possession the letters, orations, and\\nother exercises (usual in such institutions),\\nwere handed over for wrapping paper and other\\nuses in his professional line. My curiosity\\nfrequently led me to ransack and examine the\\nseveral contents for aid and assistance in my\\nown task, when I came across a Declaration of\\nIndependence by Mecklenburg County. Upon\\nrequiring an explanation from the Doctor, he\\ninformed me that it was the mass, or rudiments\\nout of which he had, some time before drawn\\nthe aforesaid instrument, which had been dis-\\npatched to Congress, as before noticed. The\\nwhole of the above proceedings then opened\\nto view.\\nBeing in Philadelphia in the latter part of the\\nyear 1778, and of the year 1779, till May, dur-\\ning that space Mr. William Sharpe, then of\\nRowan County, North Carolina State, arrived\\nin that city a delegate from the aforesaid State.\\nThe officers and soldiers of the States then gen-\\nerally, and of North Carolina in particular,\\nwere extremely straitened, and some almost,\\n(I might safely say altogether) beggared by the\\ndepreciation of their pay. The writer took\\nevery proper opportunity within his sphere of\\nmixing in these occasional and (manuscript\\nhas here become illegible) companies, when their\\nmutual wants, complaints, privations their\\nseveral situations, forsaken and desolate for love\\noi country, for which nakedness and starvation\\nwere like to be their final reward.\\nAmongst a variety of topics the Declaration\\nof Independence became a subject of remark\\nthe company was large, composed of a number\\nof the higher officers and members of Congress.\\nAmongst the former was, particularly. General\\nCharles Lee -recently plunged into disgrace for\\nmisconduct at the battle of Monmouth, and\\nTom Payne, you may say infidel Tom Payne,\\nif you please, but to come to the point\\nThe Declaration of Independence of Meck-\\nlenburg County in the State of North Carolina,\\nsomehow floated into notice. In a variety of\\nremarks and observations, which were promis-\\ncuously thrown out, Mr. Penn of North Caro-\\nlina, and some others, (whose names cannot\\nnow be recollected), declared themselves highly\\npleased with the bold and dignified spirit which\\nso enlightened a county of the State he had the\\nhonor to represent, had exhibited to the world\\nand furthermore that the bearer of the instru-\\nment had conducted himself very judiciously\\non the occasion by previously opening his busi-\\nness to the delegate of his own State, who\\nassured him that a very short lapse of time\\nwould bring all the provinces, or new States\\ninto the same situation as Mecklenburg county.\\nDr. Ephraim Brevard was born in Maryland,\\nin the year 1744, was brought to North Caro-\\nlina in 1746 or 1750, and was sent with his\\ncousin Adlai Osborne on the conclusion of the\\nIndian War in 1760 or 1761 to Prince Edward\\nin Virginia, to a grammar school under a certain\\nWilliam Cupples.\\nAdlai Osborne, Ephraim Brevard, and Thomas\\nPolk, went to Princeton College in 1766. Eph-\\nraim Brevard and Thomas Reese taught a school\\nfor some time in Maryland, which enabled him\\n(Ephraim Brevard) to put himself under Dr.\\nRamsey, to qualify himself as a physician.\\nThey lived for some time in Philadelphia,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0342.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n243\\nthen moved to Somerset County, Maryland.\\nDr. Ramsey was invited to Charleston, South\\nCarolina, and Dr. Brevard practiced in Char-\\nlotte, as before hinted then married, lost his\\nwife, entered the Southern Army, and was cap-\\ntured in the fall of Charleston, and I believe\\nthere caught a disease which baffled all the skill\\nof medicine, as I, myself, heard Dr. Reid, the\\nPhysician General to the Southern Army, de-\\nclare, as I rode with him from Charlotte to\\nJohn McKnitt Alexander s, where Dr. Brevard\\nexpired. He was buried in Charlotte beside\\nhis wife. See Sonf/iim //o /u-, o( ]i\\\\\\\\y S 1S75,\\nfurnished by Dr. J. M. Davidson, of Ouincy,\\nFlorida.\\nA more extended notice of this immortal\\npaper will be presented under the head of Meck-\\nlenburg County.\\nDr. Brevard served in the army as Surgeon,\\nand was taken prisoner at the surrender of\\nCharleston, May 12, 1780. From confinement\\nand unwholesome diet he was taken so seriously\\nill that he was permitted to return home. He\\nproceeded as far as the house of John McKnitt\\nAlexander, his friend and compatriot. It was\\nthere he breathed his last, in 1781, but he lies\\nburied by his wife in the lot now occupied by A.\\nBrevard Davidson, in Charlotte. On this same\\nlot was located the Queen s Museum, before\\nthe Revolution, its name was changed to Lib-\\nerty Hall.\\nIn the words of Dr. Foote in his admirable\\nSketches of North Carolina, he thought clearly,\\nwrote well, fought bravely, and died a martyr to\\nthat liberty which none loved better, and few\\nunderstood so well.\\nHe left only one child, a daughter, who mar-\\nried Mr. Dickerson of South Carolina, whose\\nson. Colonel James P. Dickerson, was Lieuten-\\nant Colonel of the South Carolina Regiment in\\nthe Mexican War, and fell in battle near the City\\nof Mexico.\\nWe have seen that John Brevard s other chil-\\ndren were\\nIII. John, who served as Lieutenant in the\\nRevolutionary War.\\nIV. Hugh, also an officer and in battle of\\nRamsour s Mill.\\nV. Adam was a blacksmith, served one year\\nin the army and afterward became distinguished\\nas a lawyer, wit, and writer.\\nVI. Alexander Brevard entered the army of\\nthe Revolution as cadet, was promoted to cap-\\ntaincy in the Continental Army and engaged in\\nthe battles of White Plains, Trenton, Princeton,\\nBrandywine, Monmouth and Germantown.\\nThe severity of this service, broke down his\\nhealth, and he was sent into the country for its\\nrestoration. After a short absence he reported\\nin person to General Washington, who seeing\\nhis delicate figure, reduced by suffering and war,\\nremarked to him that he was unfit for duty in the\\nservice and advised him to return home.\\nHe did so and his native climate soon improved\\nhis health, he then joined the Southern army un-\\nder General Gates, by whom he was assigned to\\nthe duties of Quartermaster in his command,\\nand as such served in the battle of Camden, Af-\\nter Gates defeat, and General Greene had suc-\\nceeded to the command of the Southern army,\\nBrevard saw much active service before the close\\nof the war. In the hard-fought battle of Eutaw,\\n(the hardest in the South), he behaved with\\ngreat gallantry.\\nThe war being ended, he returned home and\\nentered into the iron business with his father-in-\\nlaw, Major John Davidson, and General Graham,\\nwho also had married a daughter of Davidson.\\nThis business he continued until[his death, No-\\nvember I, 1829.\\nHe left seven children. Among them were\\nEphraim, an extensive iron manufacturer\\nJ. Franklin, in Legislature from Lincoln (1818);\\nRobert, an iron manufacturer Alexander Jo-\\nseph M., in Legislature (1827); Theodore, moved\\nto Alabama, there elected Judge, moved to Flor-\\nida afterwards; Harriet, married to Daniel M.\\nForney Mary, and others.\\nVII. Joseph, the youngest son of John Bre-\\nvard, held the commission of Lieutenant in the\\nContinental Army when only seventeen years\\nold. He was, as many of the family now are,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0343.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "244\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ndelicate and small. A brother, Alexander, said\\nthat he was always sorry when Joe had to go on\\nguard duty, for he was so small. He was de-\\ntailed by the commanding officer at Philadelphia\\nas his Secretary, and continued until he was ap-\\npointed a Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Southern\\narmy, in which he served until the close of the\\nwar. He then studied law and settled in Camden,\\nSouth Carolina. Here he attained distinction in\\nthe profession and was elected Judge of the Su-\\nperior Courts. He wrote a Digest of the Laws\\nof South Carolina, and several volumes of Re-\\nports. He was elected a member of Congress\\nfrom his district 1819 to 1821, and died in Cam-\\nden, South Carolina.\\nThe Forney family were among the early set-\\ntlers of Lincoln county. The founder was Jacob\\nForney, sen., who was (born 1721, died 1804)\\nthe son of a French Huguenot; he fled from\\nFrance on the revocation of the Edict of Nantz,\\nand setded at Alsace on the Rhine. At the age\\nof fourteen he came to Amsterdam, thence to\\nAmerica; settled first in Pennsylvania, and in\\n1754 he moved to Lincoln county, North Caro-\\nlina. In the first years spent in this settlement he\\nwas greatly harrassed by the Indians. When the\\nEnglish were in pursuit of Morgan, their progress\\nwas impeded by the high waters of the Catawba.\\nLord Corriwallis made his headquarters in For-\\nney s comfortable house for three days, consum-\\ning his entire stock of cattle, hogs, poultry, c.\\nThe early records of the county exhibit the fol-\\nlowing Ordered b} the Court that Jacob\\nForney and his two sons pay no taxes for 1780.\\nHe was too old to do much service in the Revo-\\nlution, but his sons, James, Peter and Abram,\\ndid their duty as unwavering Whigs. He died\\nin 1804, near the place where he first settled in\\nLincoln county.\\nPeter Forney, (born April, 1756, died Febru-\\nary, 1834), was the second son of Jacob Forney,\\nsen. He was born in Lincoln county. During\\nthe war of the Revolution his services were cheer-\\nfully rendered in defense of his country. After-\\nward he devoted his attention to the manufacture\\nof iron, then a new and lucrative employment.\\nIn it his industry, prudence and sagacity soon\\nmade him prosperous, and he acquired fortune and\\ncomfort. His home was the resort of many who\\nalways found it Mount Welcome, as it was ap-\\npropriately named. There rich and poor were alike\\ncared for. His unstinted hospitality and genial\\nmanners, as well as the high and honorable conduct\\nwhich marked all his dealings with his fellow men,\\nrendered him the object of their regard, and even\\naffection. He was elected in 1794 to the House,\\nand in 1 801 02 to the Senate of the State Leg-\\nislature, and (in 1813 to 181 5) a member of\\nCongress. He served also as Elector on the\\nJefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson tickets.\\nWith these repeated evidences of the partiality\\nof his friends, and with the weight of three score\\nand ten years pressing upon him, he declined\\nall further public service. After a short illness,\\nwithout pain or suffering, he quietly departed\\nthis life February 1st, 1834.\\nHe married on March 4, 1783, Nancy Aber-\\nnathy, by which union he had twelve children\\nI. Mary, married Christian Reindhart.\\nII. David M. married Harriet Brevard.\\nIII. Jacob, married Sarah Hoke, from whom\\nsprung (1) David Peter, born 1819 (2) Joseph\\nB., born 1821 (3) William H., born 1823 ed-\\nucated at University, an officer in Mexican War,\\nlawyer, member of Legislature, General in Civil\\nWar, elected to the 44th Congress (4) Barbara\\nAnn, born 1826, married Rowan; (5) Emma,\\nborn in 1832, married Rev. Thomas A. Morris;\\n(6) John H., born 1829, West Point; (7) George\\nH., born 1835, killed in battle of Wilderness (8)\\nAmelia, married J. M. Wylie (9) Maria Louisa,\\nmarried Williams.\\nIV. FAha., married first, Webb, and afterward,\\nDr. John Meek, of Alabama.\\nV. Susan, married Bartlett Shipp, from whom\\nsprung (i William, M. (Judge of Superior Court,\\nmarried (1) Cameron, (2) Iredell, Legislature,\\nSenator from Henderson 18G2 (2) Eliza, mar-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0344.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n245\\nried W. V. Hjiiiim, Judge of Supreme Court\\n(3) Susan, married S. L. Johnson.\\nVI. Lavinia, married first John Fuienwider.\\nVn. Nanc)% married Dr. Wm. Jolinson, from\\nwhom sprung: (i) Ann, married Dr. Calloway;\\n(2) Martha, married Huntl} {3) James I rank-\\nlin (4) Robert; (5) WilUam (6) Jo.seph, mar-\\nried Hooi cr (7) Susan (8) Mary (9) Bartlett\\nS., of Baltimore.\\nVIII. Caroline, married Ransom H. Hunley.\\nIX. Sophia, married Dr. C. L. Hunter, whose\\ndaughter married John H. Sharp, of Norfolk, Va.\\nX. James M., married Sarah Fuienwider.\\nA son, Moses, the third child, died unmarried,\\nin iMabama whilst the fifth child, Joseph, died\\nin youth. They should have been included in\\nthe foregoing. Ed.\\nDaniel M. Forney (born 1771, died 1847) was\\na native of Lincoln county, the first son and the\\nsecond child of General Peter Forney, whose\\nsketch we have just given. His education was\\nsuch as the country schools afforded, but clear\\nand excellent judgment, and his genial manners,\\nearly marked him for public usefulness. He\\nwas in the prime of manhood wlien the War of\\n18 1 2 commenced, and he was appointed Major\\nin the United States Army. He served in that\\ncapacity until the war closed, with gallantry and\\ncredit. He was elected a member of (the 14th)\\nCongress 18 15- 7, and re-elected to the 15th,\\nbut resigned and was succeeded by Hon. Wil-\\nliam Davidson, of Charlotte. From 1823 to 26\\nhe was elected to the Senate of the State Legis-\\nlature. He removed in 1834 to Alabama, where\\nhe spent his remaining days at his adopted home\\nin Lowndes county. He died in October, 1847.\\nMajor Forney married Harriet, daughter of\\nCaptain Alexander Brevard, by whom he had\\nseveral children.\\nAbram Forney (born 1758, died 1849) was\\nthe youngest son of Jacob Forney, sen., and a\\nnative of Lincoln county. He entered the Rev-\\nolutionary army early, and was engaged in the\\nbattles of Ramsour s Mill, King s Mountain and\\nelsewhere. He lived to a good old age and de-\\nlighted to talk of the spirit-stirring events of the\\nwar. He was the father of Captain Earheart\\nForney, now of Lincoln.\\nMichael Hoke (born 18 10, died 1844)\\nnative of this county, the son of Colonel John\\nHoke. He was educated at Captain Partridge s\\nMilitary Acadcmj^ Middletown, Connecticut,\\nand read law with Robert H. Benton. He was\\nblessed with an agreeable person, brilliant ora-\\ntorical ability, and attractive manners. This\\nwon him troops of fricnd.s. In 1834 he was\\nelected a member of the House of Commons,\\nwhich position he held until 1842, when he de-\\nclined a re-election. In 1844 he was nominated\\nas the Democratic candidate for Governor, in\\nopposition to Hon. William A. Graham, but,\\nafter a campaign conducted with great ability, he\\nwas defeated. It was a contest long to be remem-\\nbered in North Carolina. The dignified and\\nmajestic presence of Graham was formidably\\nrivalled by the matchless manner and ready hu-\\nmor of Hoke. It was a war of giants. The\\nexposure to the malaria of the low country, and\\nhis continued and earnest efforts, cost Colonel\\nHoke his life. For within a month after the\\nelection, to the great grief of sorrowing friends,\\nhe died at Charlotte on September 9th, 1844,\\nafter a short illness, certainly brought on by the\\nexposure and fatigues of the campaign. He\\nmarried I rancis, .daughter of Robert H. Bur-\\nton, and left several children, among them. Gen-\\neral Robert Frederick Hoke, born 27th of May,\\n1837, who was educated at the Kentucky Mili-\\ntary Institute. He entered the army in the late\\nCivil War as a Lieutenant, and was engaged in\\nthe first battle of the war, which occurred at\\nBethel, and he was also in the last contest. He\\nwon by his firmness, ability and gallantry, the\\nrank of Major General, and was several times\\nseverely wounded. To record all the hair-\\nbreadth scapes, and the .services of General\\nHoke would be to well nigh write the history of\\nthe Army of North Virginia.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0345.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "246\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nJohn Franklin Ilokc, son of Colonel John\\nHoke, and the brother of Colonel Michael Hoke,\\nis a native of this county. He is liberally edu\\ncated a graduate of the University in 1841, in\\nthe same class with Thomas L. Avery, R. S.\\nBridgers, Robert Burton, W. J. Clarke, William\\nF. Dancy, John W. Ellis, Montford McGehee,\\nCharles and Samuel F. Phillips, Thomas Ruffin,\\nRobert Strange, Horatio M. Polk and others.\\nHe studied law. In the Mexican War he was\\nappointed by the President a Captain, and com-\\nmanded his company with much gallantry in the\\nseverely contested battles of Cerro Gordo, Tol-\\nema and National Bridge.\\nIn the late Civil War he commanded a regi-\\nment of North Carolina troops, and discharged\\nevery duty with gallantry and fidelity. He is\\none of the few field officers in that unhappy\\ncontest from North Carolina who passed un-\\nscathed. He is now in the quiet practice of his\\nprofession at his native place.\\nDr. William McLean was a Surgeon in the\\nRevolution. He was a native of Rowan county\\nborn April 2d, 1757, and was educated at Liberty\\nHall College in Charlotte. He studied medicine\\nunder Dr. Joseph Blythe; was appointed a Sur-\\ngeon s Mate in the Urst North Carolina Regi-\\nment on January i, 1782, commanded by Colo-\\nnel Archibald Lyde, and served in Charleston,\\nJames Island and elsewhere, to the close of the\\nwar.\\nHe then settled on his farm in the South\\nPoint neighborhood, and engaged in an exten-\\nsive practice, in which he was eminently suc-\\ncessful.\\nIn 1 8 14 he was elected Senator from Lincoln,\\nand in 181 5 he delivered an address at King s\\nMountain commemorative of the battle, and\\ncaused to be erected, at his own expense, a head\\nstone of dark slate rock, with appropriate in-\\nscriptions on both sides. On the east side the\\ninscription is, Sacred to the Memory of Major\\nWilliam Chronicle, Captain John Mattocks, Wil-\\nliam Robb and John Boyd, who were killed here\\non the 7th of October, 1780, fighting in defence\\nof America. And on the west side is inscribed\\nColonel Ferguson, an officer belonging to His\\nBrittanic Majesty s service, was here defeated\\nand killed.\\nOn the 19th of June, 1792, he married Mary,\\ndaughter of Major John Davidson, and died in\\nLincoln, October 25, 1828, leaving several chil-\\ndren, among them Dr. William B., John D. and\\nRobert G, McLean.\\nJames Houston (born 1747, died 18 19) resided\\nand died in this county. He was born in 1747,\\nand was the early and devoted friend of his\\ncountry s liberty he took an active part in the\\ncause. In the battle of Ramsour s Mill, near\\nthe present town of Lincolnton, between the\\nWhigs and Tories, he took an active part, and\\nby his undaunted courage contributed to the\\nsuccess of the Whigs on that occasion. In this\\nengagement he was severely wounded in the\\nthigh, from the effects which he never recovered.\\nSeeing the man who inflicted this painful wound,\\nhe shot him in the back, and killed him as he\\nran. A copy of the muster roll of Captain\\nHouston s company is preserved. (See Dr. C. L.\\nHunter s Sketches of Western N. C. 197.)\\nHe was the father of a large family, distin-\\nguished for their manly appearance and bodily\\nstrength. Dr. Joel Brevard Houston was one\\nof his sons. Captain Houston died on August\\n3, 18 19, and was buried in Center Church-yard.\\nDr. C. L. Hunter, who has already been no-\\nticed in the sketch of his father. Rev. Hum-\\nphrey Hunter (see page 176), resided in this\\nneighborhood.\\nIn the holocaust offered on the altar of South-\\nern rights, during the late unhappy Civil War,\\nthere was no purer or devoted oblation than that\\npatriotic son of North Carolina. Stephen Dod-\\nson Ramseur (born May 31, 1837, fell in batde\\nOctober 19, 1864). He was the son of Jacob A.\\nand Lucy M. Ramseur, and was educated at the\\nMilitary Academy at West Point, where he\\ngraduated in i860. He was commissioned as", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0346.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n247\\nSecoiul Licutcnaiil of .Arlillcr} and was sta-\\ntioned at l ortress Monroe. W lien the war be-\\ntween the States commenced, he felt it was his sa-\\n.sacrcd duty to stand by liis State; he therefore rc-\\nsitjned his commission in the United States A rnn-,\\nand tendered his services to the newh- formed l^on--\\nernment at Montgomery, Alabama, by which he\\nwas appointed First Lieutenant of Artillery, and\\nordered to the Mississippi. While on his way\\nto his post, he received a telegram announcing\\nhis election to command the Ellis Light Artil-\\nlery then being formed at Raleigh. He re-\\npaired in haste to this new dut} and in a \\\\ery\\nshort time secured the necessary complement of\\nmen, guns, horses and other equipments. After\\ndrilling and practicing his battery in the summer\\nof 1861, he proceeded to join the army in Vir-\\nginia. He was stationed near Southfield,\\non the south side of the James River, where he\\nspent the fall and winter. This battery was\\ncomposed of the flower of the youth and man-\\nhood of the State, and by its excellence in evo-\\nlutions and perfection in drills, was the c} nosure\\nof attention and gained for its j-outhful com-\\nmander the encomiums of all reviewing gene-\\nrals. In the spring, when Richmond was men-\\naced by McClellan, Captain Ramseur was or-\\ndered to report to General Magruder at York-\\ntown. Before any serious fighting on the Pen-\\ninsula occurred, Captain Ramseur was promoted\\nto the command of the 49th Regiment of\\nNorth Carolina Infantry. This regiment was\\ncomposed of raw troops, but by the exertions of\\nits practiced commander, it was soon prepared\\nfor the front. It received its first baptism of\\nfire in the skirmishes which preceded the terri-\\nble battles around Richmond. Encouraged and\\ninspired by the fearless intrepidity of its com-\\nmander, it participated with gallantry in the\\nseven da)-s battles. In the last of these, at\\nMalvern Hill, July i, 1862, while leading a vic-\\ntorious charge. Colonel Ramseur was wounded\\nin the right arm above the elbow, so severely\\nthat some time elapsed before he was able to\\nreach his home. While at home he was given a\\nBrigadier s commission, and in October, 1862,\\nalthough far from recovered from his wound, he\\nrepaired to Richmond and explained to President\\nDavis the reluctance he felt in accepting the e.x-\\naltetl rank offered him. Its acceptance was\\nurgc:d, and he was atlvised to return home until\\nhealth was restored. General Ramseur, instead\\nof returning home, sought out the army and as-\\nsumed the command of his brigade, which had\\nbeen left without a General since the death of\\nGeneral George B. Anderson. This brigade\\nwas composed of the Second, Fourth, Four-\\nteenth and Thirtieth Regiments of North Caro-\\nlina troops, and, although General Ramseur was\\na stranger from another branch of the service,\\nand succeeded an officer of great ability, well\\nskilled in the art of war, commanding the confi-\\ndence and affections of his men yet he dis-\\narmed all criticism by his high professional at-\\ntainments and his amiability of character, inspir-\\ning his men by his own enthusiastic temper with\\nthose lofty qualities which distinguish the sol-\\ndier. The brigade was attached to Jackson\\\\s\\ncorps, and at the battle of Chancellorsville (May\\n3, 1863), while leading a charge, General Ram-\\nseur was again wounded by the explosion of a\\nshell. This second wound did not take him\\nfrom the field. He continued with his brigade\\nthrough the Pennsylvania campaign, and in the\\nbattle of Gettysburg/July, 1863), he led it with\\ndistinguished courage. On the return of the\\narmy from Pennsylvania, there seemed to be a\\nlull in the terrible din of war, and the division was\\npreparing to go into winter quarters, near Or-\\nange Court House, when he obtained a leave of\\nabsence, and on October 27, 1863, he was mar-\\nried to Ellen F. Richmond, of Milton, North\\nCarolina. After spending some time at home,\\nhe again repaired to his command. The next\\ngeneral engagement in which he bore a part was\\nat the Wilderness (fought from 5th to 12th of\\nMay, 1864), and Spotsj lvania Court House\\n(lOth to 1 2th of May), in which his brigade be-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0347.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "248\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nhaved with such desperate courage as to win the\\nunstinted applause of the whole army. In the\\nlatter battle General Ramsour was again wounded\\nin his disabled arm, and had three horses shot un-\\nder him still he never left the field, but con-\\ntinued to lead his brigade in the charge. He was\\ncomplimented on the field by Generals Ewell\\nand A. P. Hill, and thanked by General Lee.\\nThe next month he was promoted to a Major\\nGeneral s rank, and assigned to the division for-\\nmerly commanded by General Early. Early s\\ncorps, composed of Gordon, Rhodes and Ram-\\nseur^s divisions, was detached from Lee and sent\\nto repel Hunter, who was threatening Lynch-\\nbvu-g. Early reached L) nchburg in time to save\\nthe city, and after the repulse of Hunter, marched\\nfor the third time into Maryland. No serious\\nfighting occurred until the army reached Mon-\\nocacy Bridge, where (June 9th) Ramseur and\\nGordon defeated General Wallace. The Army\\nof the Valley then marched within five miles of\\nWashington (July, 1864), and but for timely re-\\ninforcements the Capital would ha\\\\-e been cap-\\ntured. General Early, in The Southern Mag-\\nazine, Baltimore, has given a full account of the\\ncondition and consternation of the Federal Capi-\\ntal at that time.\\nThe addition to the Federal forces caused\\nEarly to hold a consultation with Generals Breck-\\nenridge, Gordon, Ramseur and Rhodes, and a\\nretreat was ordered to the lower Valley of Vir-\\nginia. At the battle of Winchester (September\\n19, 1864), General Ramseur sustained the brunt\\nof battle from daylight until 9 or 10 o clock,\\nwhen the other divisions came to his relief In\\nthis fierce combat the gallant Rhodes was killed.\\nGeneral Ramseur was transferred from Early s\\nold division to the division left without a Major\\nGeneral by the fall of Rhodes. He commanded\\nthis but one month, when he too met the death of\\na gallant soldier at the battle of Cedar Creek, on\\nthe 19th of October, 1864.\\nIn his report of this battle. General Earh-\\nstates\\nMajor General Ramseur fell into the hands of\\nthe enemy mortally wounded, and in him not\\nonly my command, but the country, suffered\\nheavy loss. He was a most gallant and energetic\\nofficer, whom no disaster appalled, but his cour-\\na Te and energy seemed to gain new strength in\\nthe midst of confusion and disorder. He fell at\\nhis post, like a lion at bay, and his native State\\nhas reason to be proud of his memory.\\nJames Pinckney Henderson (born in 1808,\\nand died 1858), the son of Major Lawson Hen-\\nderson, was born, raised, and educated in Lin-\\ncoln county, in the town of Lincointon, He\\nstudied law and was admitted to practice, about\\n1829. At this time, his health was prostrated\\nby a severe hemorrhage from the lungs; he\\nsought the mild climate of Cuba for relief,\\nwhere he spent the winters of 1833-34. He\\nreturned, much improved; and, in hopes of\\neffecting a full restoration of health and the\\nimprovement of his fortunes, he moved in 1835,\\nto Mississippi, Here he remained until the\\nTexas troubles commenced, and in common\\nwith Houston, Lamar, and other brave spirits,\\nhe drew his sword in the service of the Lone\\nStar, republic, and spent the remainder of his\\nlife under her flag.\\nFor more than twenty years of his life, he\\nwas spared to participate in the stirring events\\nof that eventful period. His brilliant career as\\nher Attorney General, her Secretary ofState.and\\nher first Governor Major General of her forces\\nin the Mexican War, (distinguished at Mon-\\nterey) her Minister Plenipotentiary to France\\nand England, and finally her Senator in the\\nCongress of the United States, all now has\\nbecome historical. These rapid strides of suc-\\ncess are due to his high sense of honor, his\\nintegrity of character, his indomitable energy,\\nand to his deep knowledge of men and events.\\nHe fell a victim to consumption, so fatal to\\nhis family, and died while a member of the\\n\u00c2\u00abSee Land we Love, May, i86S.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0348.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "LINCOLN COUNTY.\\n249\\nUnited States Senate, at Wasliington City, on\\nJune 4, 1858, leaving a widow [lur Frances Cox,\\ndaughter of John Cox of Philadelphia) and\\ntiiree children to mourn his loss.\\nBartlett Shipp (born March 8, 1786\u00e2\u0080\u0094 died\\nMay 26, 1869) resided and died in this county.\\nHe was the son of Thomas Shipp, who immi-\\ngrated from Virginia and settled on Dan River\\nnear Danbury, where his son Bartlett was born\\nwhose mother was a Joyce.\\nThe early education of Mr. Shipp was defect-\\nive and acquired by his own exertions. How-\\never, from an inquiring mind and a literary\\ntaste,he mastered the English, and acquired a fair\\nknowledge of the classics. In his early days\\nhe taught school, which tended to fi.x this rudi-\\nmental education. He realized the truism of the\\nLatin philosopher, disco docfiuio.\\nEnterprising and patriotic, when the war be-\\ntween England and the United States began,\\nhe enlisted as a volunteer in 1812, and marched\\nwith a company from Stokes county.\\nAfter his service ended he returned and stud-\\nied law, under Joseph Wilson, one of the most\\nbrilliant and successful advocates of the day.\\nAfter obtaining his license, he settled in Wilkes\\ncounty. Li 18 18, he removed to Lincoln\\ncounty, where he married Susan, daughter of\\nPeter Forney, and where he resided for the bal-\\nance of his life. As a lawyer, he was remarkable\\nfor his strong common sense, his familiarity\\nwith the elementary principles of his profession,\\nhis stern advocacy of justice, and unspotted\\nintegrity.\\nHe grasped with intuitive perception the strong\\npoints of a case, and used them in argument with\\ngreat ability and yet perfect frankness and sin-\\ncerity. These qualities made him popular with\\nhis associates. But he was quite as fond of the\\nallurements of politics as the pursuit of his pro-\\nfession. He was often a member of the Legis-\\nlature (1824-26-28-29-30). He was po.ssessed\\nof strong convictions, and was not very choice\\nof terms in which he expressed them. But no\\none had less vindictive feelings or was more\\nhonorable or generous towards those who dif-\\nfered in opinion from him.\\nTo his friends, whose merits he recognized\\nand whose sincerity he had tested, his attach-\\nment was strong, no matter to what party they\\nbelonged. Yet in the convictions of policy, he\\nwas consistent, firm, and unyielding.\\nHis last public service was as a member\\nof the Convention of 1835; tlie ablest body\\nof men that ever assembled in the State\\nwhich body amended our Constitution. Here\\nhis experience and sagacity were universally\\nconceded.\\nHe died at Lincolnton, on May 16, 1869,\\nthe eighty-fourth year of his age respected\\nand loved by all who knew him. (Dr. Hunter s\\nSketches, 275).\\nHe left, by his marriage with Miss Forney\\nI. William M. Shipp, graduated at Univer-\\nsity 1840, Judge of Superior Court, 18G3, who\\nnow resides in Charlotte one of whose sons is\\nnow a Cadet at West Point.\\nII. Eliza married William Preston Bynum,\\nlate one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.\\nIII. Susan married Johnson.\\nRobert H. Burton (born 17S1 died 1842)\\nson of Colonel Robert Burton of Granville\\ncounty, was long an honored citizen of Lincoln\\ncounty educated at the University and studied\\nlaw. He applied himself with such assiduity\\nand fidelity, that he soon rose to the front rank\\nof the profession, and in 18 18, was appointed\\none of the Judges of the Superior Courts of\\nLaw, which, after riding one circuit, he re-\\nsigned. In 1830, he was elected Treasurer of\\nthe State, which he also declined. He was\\nmuch respected as a sincere Christian, an able\\ncounsellor, and an honest man. He died in\\n1842, leaving a numerous family to mourn his\\nloss, and emulate his example.\\nDavid Schenck, one of the Judges of\\nthe Superior Courts of the State, is a native\\nof Lincoln.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0349.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "250\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe Schenck family is of Swiss extraction.\\nIn 1708, Henry, John, and Michael Schenck,\\nwho were Mennonites, where driven out of\\nSwitzerland by religious persecution, and being\\ninvited by William Penn, they with a number\\nof other colonists, emigrated to the vicinity of\\nwhat is now Lancaster City, Pennsylvania.\\nIn 1729, these colonists were naturalized by\\na special act of Parliament on account of their\\nindustry and their peaceable and religious\\nconduct.\\nMichael Schenck who sprung from one of\\nthese threebrothers.was born February 28, 1737,\\nand Michael Schenck, his son, was born near Lan-\\ncaster, February 15, 1771. He immigrated to\\nNorth Carolina about the year 1795. He was\\nmarried. May ii, 1 801, to Barbara, daughter of\\nDaniel Warlick, who was killed in a fight with\\nthe Indians, on the Ohio frontier.\\nIn the year 1815, Michael Schenck erected a\\nCotton Factory on Mill branch, two miles east\\nof Lincolnton.\\nWe were shown two spindles which were used\\nin this, perhaps, the first cotton factory erected\\nsouth of the Potomac river.\\nIt was rather a rude structure, compared with\\nour modern machinery. The whole consisting\\nof only seventy-five spindles, the iron shafts of\\nwhich were made in a blacksmith shop, by Da-\\nvid Warlick, who was a superior workman in\\nhis day and the spools and other wood work\\nwere made by Michael Beam, a neighbor of\\nWarlick. The house containing the machinery,\\nwas a simple log structure twenty-five feet\\nsquare.\\nThe spinning was done by means, of what\\nmachinists call a mule the thread being drawn\\nout horizontally and then wound on broaches.\\nIt was then reeled, and sold as fast as it could\\nbe manufactured at fifty cents per pound in\\nspecie.\\nThis factory was erected and put in operation\\nby Michael Schenck, who had emigrated to this\\ncounty from Pennsylvania. It was placed on\\nMill branch two miles east of Lincolnton, and\\nthe first yarn was made in the year 1815.\\nThis proved profitable enough to justify Mr.\\nMichael Schenck in sending to Providence, Rhode\\nIsland, for more improved machinery, which\\nwas put in operation on the same site in 18 18.\\nThis, in its turn, was laid aside, and Mr. Schenrk,\\nin copartnership with the late Colonel John\\nHoke, Sr., of Lincolnton, and Dr. Bivings,\\nerected the large factory, on the south fork of\\nthe Catawba, two miles south of Lincolnton,\\nbut this was burned in 1863.\\nHis son, Dr. David Warlick Schenck, son of\\nMichael, was born at Lincolnton, February 3,\\n1809, and was educated at the Academy of that\\ntown. He studied medicine with Dr. James\\nBivings, and afterwards attended lectures at\\nJefferson College, in Philadelphia. He married\\nSusan Rebecca Bevens, daughter of Simeon\\nand Eliza Bevens, November 8, 1882, by whom\\nhe left two children, Barbara and David. He\\nwas eminent as a surgeon and one of the best\\nread men in the State. He died at Lincolnton,\\nDecember 26, 1861, a very encyclopedia of infor\\nmation.\\nHis son, David Schenck, the subject of this\\nsketch, was born at Lincolnton. March 24, 1835,\\nand was educated at the Academy, principally\\nby Silas C. Lindslay, an eminent teacher of that\\nday.\\nHe read law two years with Haywood W.\\nGuion and obtained his County Court license in\\nJune, 1856. He then went to Judge Pearson s\\nLaw School, at Richmond Hill, till June, 1857,\\nwhere he obtained his Superior Court license,\\nand settled immediately in Dallas, Gaston county,\\nNorth Carolina. He was elected County Solic-\\nitor, and enjoyed a lucrative practice at once.\\nOn August 25, 1859, he married Sally Wil-\\nfong Ramseur, daughter of Jacob A. and Lucy\\nD. Ramseur, and sister of Major General S. D.\\nRamseur.\\nIn November, i860, he returned to Lincoln-\\nton, his native place, and in 186 1, on the elec-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0350.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "MACON COUNTY.\\n251.\\ntion of Hon. Wm. Lander to the Confederate\\nCongress, he was elected to tlie State Conven-\\ntion to fill his place.\\nThis was the only political office he ever held\\nand he always refused to hold any other.\\nHe practiced his profession in competition\\nwith such lawyers as William Lander, W. V.\\nBynum, Haywood Guion, and J. I* Hoke, and\\nreceived his full share of business.\\nIn 1874, he received the Democratic nomina-\\ntion for Judge of the Ninth Judicial District,\\nand was elected by a majority of 2,100, nearly\\ndouble the former Democratic majority. His\\nterm expired in 1882. He has a large family,\\naiidlike old Chuckey, he is spreading him-\\nself to take care of them.\\nCHAPTER XXXVHL\\nMACON COUNTY.\\nJames Lowrie Robinson was born in Franklin,\\nMacon county, September 17, 1838. His fa-\\nther, James Robinson, came to North Carolina,\\nfrom Tennessee, was a merchant of note and\\ncharacter, and died in the village that was the\\nbirth place of his son, June, 1843. His early\\ntraining was only what the common schools of\\nhis county and the village Academy afforded;\\nand a year at Emory Henry College, was\\nadded to his education by his own hard-earned\\nwages and the kind assistance of a friend and\\nrelative.\\nWhen armed men sprang vp in every hamlet\\nof North Carolina, at the call of her authorities,\\nhe volunteered as a private foot soldier in Com-\\npany H, 1 6th North Carolina troops, and\\nbecame Quarter-master Sergeant in the same\\nregiment. At the re organization he was\\nelected Captain of the Company of which he\\nwas a member and its triumphs became a part of\\nhis history. Wounded at the Battle of Seven\\nPines, he led his men over the fields of Manassas,\\nwhen it was baptized with blood a second time.\\nParticipating in the engagement at Chantilly\\nI arm, he was present at the terrible struggle\\nthat decided the Maryland campaign at Sharps-\\nburg.\\nWhen he had laid aside his sword and returned\\nto peaceful vocations, his people recognized in\\nhim the deliberate courage and solid qualities of\\nmind that are valuable in civil employments,\\nand chose him to be their Commoner in 1868.\\nHe was returned without opposition in 1S70.\\nNo mark of confidence could have bestowed\\ngreater honor upon him. He had been one of\\na bold and true minority that had withstood the\\nseductions of a reckless and extravagant admin-\\nistration, and had rendered success for the\\nDemocracy possible. When chosen a repre-\\nsentative in 1S72, he was almost by common\\nconsent, elevated to the highest honor of the\\nbody of which he was a member, and when the\\nSpeaker s gavel was again tendered him in 1S74,\\nit came as a palm of merit that he had no right\\nto put aside.\\nThe retribution in the history of North Caro-\\nlina came in 1876. The ruined places were restor-\\ned. The counties, bearing names conspicuously\\nNorth Carolinian, and composing his Senatorial\\nDistrict, called him to serve them in the Upper", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0351.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "252\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nChamber of the State s councils. He came\\nwithout opposition, and was chosen President\\nof that distinguished body. Long experience\\nand great familiarity with the duties of a pre-\\nsiding officer over a deliberative body, made it\\neminently fit that he be chosen to fill this high\\nposition. His conduct of the business of the\\nSenate, from the assembling of the Legislature\\nuntil the promotion of Lieutenant Governor\\nJarvis added to his growing reputation as a leg-\\nislator and parlimentarian. No man ever had\\nmore loyal constituents and no people ever had\\na more faithful servant. His Senatorial services\\nwere endorsed by a re-election unsought and to\\nwhich no opposition was offered.\\nHis elevation to the second place in the State,\\nis a natural result of unselfish services done his\\npeople, of devotion to the tenets of his political\\nprofession, and of the determination of North\\nCarolinians to call to command, men who have\\nbeen faithful in the ranks. In the flush of a\\nstrong manhood, under his honors and delicate\\nduties, he will be found modest and simple, a\\nworthy Lieutenant stands ready to command.\\nSilas McDowell is placed among the Living\\nWriters of the South, as possessing energy and\\nan original Franklin like genius, eminently\\nworthy of consideration. He has long resided\\nin Macon county, although a native of York\\nDistrict, South Carolina, when he was born, in\\n1795. His education was scanty; he was for\\nthree sessions a student at the Newton Academy\\nat Asheville, working morning and evening and\\non Saturdajs, to pay his board.\\nAt an early age, he was apprenticed to the\\ntrade of a tailor, in Charleston, South Carolina,\\nand after his time had expired he worked for ten\\nyears at his craft in Morganton, and four years\\nat Asheville, where he married the niece of\\nGovernor Swain.\\nIn 1830, moved to Macon county. For si.x-\\nteen j-ears he was Clerk of the Superior Court\\nof Macon Count) and for five years Clerk and\\nMaster in I lquit)-. He w.is alwaj s a hard stu-\\ndent, especially in practical mineralogy, geology,\\nand botany, not so much from books as from\\nthe great volume of nature that this wild and\\nunexplored county presented to his inquiring\\nmind.. When asked by a learned professor,\\nwho was struck with his original and correct\\nviews of science, recently, at what college he\\nhad graduated he pointed to the broad and\\nbold mountains around his homestead: These\\nwild mountains are the only college at which\\nmy name has ever been entered as a student\\nLike the great poet of nature, he did not need\\nthe spectacles of books to read the great history\\nof nature.\\nMr. McDowell has a pleasingly happy faculty\\nof describing scenery, the lofty cloud-capped\\nmountains, the weird craggs with their nestling\\nvalleys. These first brought him before the\\npublic, and his sketch Above the Clouds,\\nwas extensively copied in the papers of the\\nday(i829). This called for others, and they\\ncame. His pen pictures of the Table Rock,\\nCasar s Head, Hawkbill Peak, Hickory Nut\\nGap, and other sketches, have attracted thou-\\nsands to visit the wild and weird scenery in this\\nregion of enchantment.\\nThe most prominent work of his pen, is his\\nTheory of the Thermal Zone, which has\\nattracted so much attention and has been pub-\\nlished in the Agricultural Reports of the United\\nStates. The utility of this discovery is this\\nwhen mountains enclose a valley, the thermal\\nbelt or no frost stratum does not lie more than\\ntwo hundred and fifty feet above the level of\\nthe valley. This is the true home of the grape,\\nas it is a warm and dry atmosphere that fully\\ndevelops all those luscious qualities, without any\\ndanger of frosts killing the young germs.\\nAn enthusiastic admirer of scenery, here will\\nfind ample subject, while the health-inspiring\\nclimate, so genial and salubrious, ever renders\\nexistence a luxury.\\nMr. McDowell died at his home in Macon\\ncounty, on July 1.4, 1S79.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0352.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "M/\\\\RTIN COUNTY.\\n253\\nClIAl ll R XXXIX.\\nN4AKTIN COUNTY.\\nWliitniill Hill lived and died in this county.\\nFor sketch of whom, see Bertie county.\\nAsa Biggs (born 1811 died 1878) was born,\\nreared and hv^ed for a long time, in Martin\\ncounty. He was born on February 4, 181 1.\\nAfter receiving a classical education, he studied\\nlaw, and was licensed in 1831. His first appear-\\nance in the political theatre, in which he was\\ndestined to perform a prominent part, was as a\\nmember of the Convention, to amend the Con-\\nstitution, in 1835, the first convention called\\nsince the adoption of the Constitution in 1767.\\nThis was an admirable school for a young man,\\njust then twenty-four years old, and taking his\\nfirst lessons in political knowledge; for the\\nmaster minds of the State, as Macon, Gaston,\\nBranch, Daniel Outlaw, Carson, Spaight, Gil-\\nliam Morehead, Rayner, Meares and others,\\nwere members of that illustrious body. How\\nwell he improved this opportunity, his subse-\\nquent success in political life fully demon-\\nstrated.\\nIn 1840, was the log cabin campaign, when\\noverwhelmingadversitybefelhis(the Democratic)\\nparty. Mr.Biggs, however,survivcd this disaster\\nand was elected a member of the Legislature\\nHe evinced such sagacity and foresight that gave\\nhim prominence and influence. He proposed\\n(adverse tothe views of the Democratic party)that\\nwise measure of internal improvement of con-\\nstructing a railroad from the mountains to Beau-\\nfort Harbor, at the expense of the State,\\nrequiring all branches to be built by individual\\nenterprise. Had his views been adopted, our\\nrailroad system would not have presented the\\nconllict of interest, or confusion of routes, all\\ntending to swell the importance of the com-\\nmerce of other States only to our detriment. He\\nwas re elected in 1842, to the House, and in\\n1S44 a member of the .State Senate. He was\\nelected a member of the 39th Congress,\\n1845-47, succeeding Hon. Kenneth Rayner, and\\ndefeating Hon. David Outlaw, who in turn\\ndefeated him for the next Congress (1847-49).\\nHe was appointed one of a Commission (with\\nB. F. Moore, and R. M. Saunders) to revise the\\nLaws of the State, which work is a monument\\nof his patience, ability, and legal knowledge.\\nFor the second time, Mr. Biggs was returned\\nto the Legislature (1854) a member of the\\nSenate. He was, unquestionably the leader of\\nthe Democratic party in the Legislature. He op-\\nposed the proposition of the Whig party, led by\\nGovernor Graham, to call a Constitutional Con-\\nvention, by a majority of the Legislature. Al-\\nthough this measure was supported by the\\nprestige and power of the ablest men of the\\nWhig party, such was the force of the argu-\\nments and the power of the speeches of Mr.\\nBiggs, that the measure was defeated.\\nBy this Legislature, he was elected a member\\nof the United States Senate here he served\\nwith credit to himself and satisfaction to his\\nState, until he resigned in 1858,10 accept the posi-\\ntion of United States District Judge, made vacant\\nb) the death of Judge Potter. He was succeeded\\nin the Senate by Hon. Thomas L. Clingman.\\nFor the place of Judge, he was well suited, by\\nhis unsullied integrity, his patient research, and\\nextensive acquirements. But the war came on,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0353.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "254\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nthe State seceded, and he resigned the United\\nStates Judgeship, and accepted a similar posi-\\ntion under the new (Confederate) Government,\\nwhich he held until the close of the war.\\nDuring the troubled times of the war, he was\\na relugce, with his family, to Tarboro. As soon\\nas hostilities ceased he returned to his profes-\\nsion, which he pursued with success, until 1869.\\nHaving been one of the signers of the protest,\\nby the Bar against the partisan conduct of\\nMembers of our Supreme Court, in the Presi-\\ndential campaign of 1868, and feeling outraged\\nat the oppression of the Court in disbarring the\\nsigners, he removed to Norfolk and became a\\npartner in the house of Kedar Biggs Co.\\nIn 1870, he formed a law partnership with\\nHon. Wm. N. H. Smith, and continued in the\\npractice with Judge Smith until the removal of\\nthe latter to Raleigh. In the Counting House,\\nJudge Biggs evinced the same sagacity and\\nprobity, combined with labor, caution, and en-\\ndurance for work, as he showed in the other\\nwalks of life, and stood as high in this new field\\nof labor, as he had at the Bar or in the Senate\\nChamber. He was an active and useful Mem-\\nber of the Board of Trade of Norfolk, and\\nesteemed for his enterprise and public spirit.\\nWhile attending to his mercantile duties at liis\\ncounting house, on March 6, 1S78, he was struck\\nwith a disease of the heart, carried home and\\nin spite of all the skill of science and the kind-\\nness of affection, he suddenly expired.\\nJudge Biggs left a wife and six children, three\\nsons, and three daughters, to mourn their loss.\\nThe eldest of his sons, Captain William Biggs,\\nis the editor of the Oxford Lance.\\nJudge Biggs was a fair sample of a North\\nCarolina gentleman, solid rather than showy in\\nhis acquirements, retiring and modest in his\\nopinions, but tenacious and firm when assailed.\\nConsistent and conciliatory in his course. As a\\nstatesman he was pure and patriotic; as a law-\\nyer he was learned, able, and successful; as an\\norator he did not rank or aspire,\\nThe applause of listening Senates to command,\\nBut his addresses were replete with good sense,\\nand practical wisdom. Whatever position he\\noccupied, he was equal to his duty never above\\nnor below it. As a gentleman, he was always po-\\nlite, yet zealous and tenacious; he possessed that\\nchastity of honor, that regarded the slightest\\nimputation upon it, as a wound. As a parent\\nand a husband he was provident and affectionate,\\nand as a Christian, he was a devote member of\\nthat much misrepresented, but pure and sincere\\ndenomination, the Primitive Baptist, and\\nin their faith he died.\\nJoseph John Martin is a native and resident of\\nWilliamston, in this county. He was born No-\\nvember 21, 1833 educated at the Williamston\\nAcademy, and read law with Judge Pearson.\\nHe has served as Solicitor for the Second\\nJudicial District, for several years. He was a\\ndelegate to the National Convention at Cincin-\\nnati, and was elected a Member of Congress to\\nthe 46th Congress, as a Republican, receiving\\n12,125 votes, against 12,084 for J- J- Yeates,\\nDemocrat. His seat was contested by Mr.\\nYeates.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0354.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "meckli:ni5urg county.\\n255\\nCHAITI^R XL.\\nMECKLKNBURO COUNTY.\\nWith the Centennial City of Charlotte, the\\nCapital of Mecklenburg are associated glowing\\nrevolutionary remembrances. It was here that\\nthe first Declaration of Independence was pro-\\nclaimed, on May 20, 1775. The heroic battle\\ngrounds of King s Mountain, Cowan s Ford,\\nRamsour s Mill are in its vicinity. It was here\\n(September 20, 1780) with a handful of troops.\\nthat General Davie held the forces of Cornwallis\\nin check, in whose retreat Colonel Lock was\\nkilled, and General George Graham seriously\\nwounded. It was here, on December 3, 1780,\\nthat the Fabius of America, General Greene,\\ntook command of the Southern Army.\\nOf illustrious men, says Thucydides, the\\nwhole world is their sepulchre. But there are\\nsome sacred spots which have been specially\\nconsecrated in the memorials of all ages of\\nmankind by the holy halo which surrounds the\\nillustrious acts of patriots and martyrs. Of\\nthese is Maranthon, Bannockburn and Lexing-\\nton. History may well add Charlotte.\\nAll hail to thee, thou good old Slate, the noblest of the\\nband\\nWho raised the flag of Liberty, in this our native land\\nAll hail to thee, thy worthy sons were first to spurn the\\nyoke.\\nThe tyrant s fetters from their hands, at Mecklenburg they\\nbroke.\\nOne of the great landmarks in North Caro-\\nlina history, especially that touching the Meck-\\nlenburg section, was the Queen s Museum, after-\\nward called Liberty Hall, to which reference\\nhas been made heretofore, (see Brevard and\\nGraham Genealogies in Lincoln county). We\\nextract from Caruther s Life of Caldwell, the\\nfollowing:\\nThe history of Liberty Hall Academy is\\ninteresting to the friends of literature, as a bold\\nand vigorous effort made for its promotion at\\nthat early day, and under the most discouraging\\ncircumstances, and it is especially interesting to\\nPresbyterians, as being one in a series of efforts\\nmade by the people in that region, to establish\\na literary institution, not only of a high order\\nbut on Christian principles, and under Christian\\ninfluences. Both before and after its incorpora-\\ntion, the Presbytery of Orange exercised a\\ndegree of supervision over Liberty Hall, as\\nthey probably would have done over Queen s\\nCollege, if it had gone into operation but pre-\\ncisely on what grounds and to what extent, does\\nnot appear. For this purpose the Presbytery\\nmet, during its existence, much oftener in Char-\\nlotte, and Sugar Creek, than in any other part\\nof their bounds. They appointed committees\\nto examine the students, and they co-operated\\nwith the Trustees in securing the services of Dr.\\nMcWhorter. They sometimes held part of\\ntheir session in one of these places, and the\\nremainder in the other. Thus having met in\\nCharlotte, October i, 1775, they adjourned in\\nthe evening to Sugar Creek, where they trans-\\nacted the rest of their business, and among\\nother things, they appointed Messrs. Caldwell\\nand Reese to examine the school in Charlotte.\\nAgain Fourth Creek, April 10, 1778, Messrs.\\nMcCorkle, Hall, and McCaule, are hereby ap-\\npointed to write a letter to Dr. McWhorter,\\nconcerning the Acadeni} in Ciiarlotte.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0355.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "256\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nAgain the same writer says: As the pop-\\nulation between the Yadl in and Catawba rivers,\\nwas almost wholly Presbyterian, except the\\nGermans, the act for incorporating Queen s\\nCollege at Charlotte, was of course obtained\\nthrough their influence, and the institution, if\\nit had gone into operation, would have been\\nsustained by them, though it was not chartered\\nas a Presbyterian college, for they had not then\\nfelt themselves compelled, as they have done\\nsince, to take that ground.\\nIn April 1777, the first year of American In-\\ndependence, an act was passed by the Legisla-\\nture of North Carolina, incorporating Isaac\\nAlexander, President; Colonel Thomas Polk,\\nColonel Thomas Neal, Abraham Alexander,\\nWaightstill Avery, Adlai Osborne, John Mc-\\nKnitt Alexander, Dr. Ephraim Brevard, Rev.\\nDavid Caldwell, Rev. James Hall, Rev. James\\nEdmonds, Rev. John Simpson, Rev. Thomas\\nReese, Rev. Thomas Harris McCaule, as Trus-\\ntees of Libcity Hall Academy. These gentlemen\\nhad various powers, such as corporations of\\nthis nature usually possess. The first meeting\\nof this respectable body was held in Charlotte,\\nJanuary 3, 1778.\\nSo the change of name to Libcity Hall was\\ncertainly determined on cforc April, 1777, and\\nin less than two years after the culmination of\\nthe meetings, that had been held within its\\nwalls, in the Declaration of Independence in\\nthe name of the citizens of Mecklenburg\\ncounty. The Revolutionary War closed its\\nhalls, and they were desecrated by Cornwallis\\ntroops, who burned them, when his retreat\\nupon Wilmington commenced.\\nThe same author (p. 140) speaks of the early\\neducational advantages of North Carolina, as\\nfollows (see on this subject, Wheeler s History\\nof North Carolina, I. p. 116).\\nWhen the Orange Presbytery was organized\\nthe summer before the Regulation Battle, it\\nLife of Cildwell, pp. 194-95.\\nconsisted of seven ministers, and these all lived\\nin North Carolina. They were all men of class-\\nical education, and most of them were graduates\\nof Princeton College. There seems to have\\nbeen, as already stated, a classical school in\\nCharlotte probably another in Granville or\\nOrange and Dr. Caldwell s school which had\\nnow been in operation about five years, since\\n1766, and had prepared several young men for\\ncollege, some who became distinguished minis-\\nters of the gospel. (Foote says Five of his\\nscholars became Governors, a number Judges,\\nabout fifty were ministers of the gospel, and a\\nlarge number physicians and lawyers. The\\nnumber of pupils averaged fifty or sixty.)\\nThere were several English schools within\\nthe limits of what is now Guilford county, and\\nthe people generally understood the value of\\neducation. The Rev. Mr. Beuthahn (pronounced\\nnearly as if written Bittaun) who, as I am\\ninformed, organized the German Reformed\\nChurches, in Guilford and Orange, taught a\\nGerman school for several years, about this time,\\nin the southeast corner of the former county\\nand the Lutherans had their preachers, who,\\nbeing from Germany, were educated men. In a\\ncommunication just received, from Bishop Van-\\nvleck, of Salem, he mentions the Revs. Nussman\\nand Arnt, who, having been sent out at an early\\nperiod, labored faithfully in poverty and priva-\\ntions, until, on their urgent application, the\\nRevs. Charles A. Storh, Roschau, and Bern-\\nhard, were sent to to their assistance.\\nThe German Reformed Churches had several\\nministers, some of whom were devoted and use-\\nfull men and the Moravians were well supplied.\\nThere were several Baptist ministers in the\\nProvince, but of their character I know nothing.\\nPeople in these circumstances could not be so\\ngrossly ignorant, as they have been represented,\\nand the Quakers although they differ from most\\nothers in their views of the iniiiistry, have al-\\nways advocated and maintained a high degree\\nof English education.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0356.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "AFICCKLI -NBURG COUNTY.\\n257\\nA writer in tlic Kalci^ h Ohscivcr, says of edu-\\ncation in the colony of Carolina: McMas-\\nter s History of the People of the United\\nStates, is a work which has met with a very\\nfavorable reception from the public. Rut it\\nwould be remarkable if a work of that nature\\nshould not have here and there some coloring\\nto which just and reasonable exception might\\nwell be taken. And so we are not surprised to\\nfind that what McMaster says of education in\\nthe Southern colonies, has met with a warm\\nreply. Indeed it is not strange that Northern\\nwriters deal unfairly by the South, because\\nSouthern men have hardly dealt justly with her\\nthemselves. They have not put the facts on\\nrecord. We ourselves have therefore been\\nsomewhat to blame. But yet that does not\\nexcuse a writer of history for taking it for\\ngranted that things do not exist merely because\\nhe has no information of them. McMaster is\\nquoted as saying in his history In the South-\\nern States, education was almost wholly neg-\\nlected, but nowhere to such an extent as in\\nSouth Carolina. In that colony prior to 1730,\\nno such thing as a grammar school existed.\\nBetween 1731 and 1776, there were five. Dur-\\ning the Revolution there were none. Indeed if\\nthe number of newspapers printed in any com-\\nmunity may be taken as a guage of the educa-\\ntion of the people, the condition of the South-\\nern States as compared with the Eastern and\\nMiddle, was most deplorable. In 1775 there\\nwere in the entire country, thirty-seven papers\\nin circulation. Fourteen of them were in New\\nEngland, four in New York, and nine in Penn-\\nsylvania in Virginia and North Carolina there\\nwere two each, in Georgia one, in South Caro-\\nlina three. The same is true of to-day.\\nMr. McCrady, of Charleston, has replied\\nvigorously on behalf of South Carolina, and we\\ntrust that some one will likewise compile the\\nstatistics of schools in the colony of North Caro-\\nlina, and give them to the public. In the mean-\\ntime we will contribute our mite. It is true\\nthat there were but few towns in this colony\\nand that rendered impossible the village schools\\nwhich existed in PLngland, and which came\\nnaturally enough in the thickly settled parts of\\nMassachusetts. But education was not wholly\\nneglected. Gentlemen living in the country\\nhad tutors for their children, and there doubt-\\nless were schools in the more thickly settled\\nneighborhoods, o( which no record now exists.\\nThere was higher education and that is an evi-\\ndence of the existence of grammar schools.\\nOn the Cape Fear it seems to have been the\\ncustom from 1740 to the Revolutionary War to\\nsend the young men to Boston. We have\\nheard that Mr. William Hill, the father of Hon.\\nWilliam Hill, came from Boston to the Cape\\nFear to attend the wedding of one of his class-\\nmates. This was before 1750. He remained\\non the Cape Fear and married there. A will\\nin our possession, dated 1735, directs the edu-\\ncation of the testators s children, and says that\\nthey shall be taught F rench perhaps some\\nFrenchman on the Peedee might be engaged.\\nWe think it was the general practice in that\\nsection to patronize Boston rather than England,\\nalthough we remember to have heard a tradi-\\ntion, that a vessel carrying a considerable num-\\nber of young men to England to finish their\\neducation, was lost at sea. Foote says that in\\n1760, Rev. James Tate opened at Wilmington,\\nthe first iiassua/ school ever taught there. At\\nthat time Wilmington could have had but a few\\nhundred inhabitants. There were chartered\\nacademies at Edenton and at New Berne but\\nthis does not signify that grammar schools were\\nlacking wherever the population was sufficient\\nto justify them. That there were not more\\nchartered academies was doubtless due to the\\nfact that the Royal governors insisted on a\\nclause in the charters requiring the masters\\nto belong to the established church and giving\\nthe governor power to appoint them. That\\nwas the settled policy to extend the influence\\nof the established church, and as it was distasteful", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0357.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "258\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nto the people, so chartered academies were\\nnot popular.\\nIt would seem that while the Cape Fear\\nlargely patronized Boston, the northeastern\\nsection sent her sons to England and the Pres-\\nbyterians of the interior sought higher educa-\\ntion at Princeton.\\nAbout 1767, says P oote, Joseph Alexander,\\na fine scholar, in connection with Mr. Benedict,\\ntaught a classical school of high excellence and\\nusefulness this was at Sugar Creek, in the\\nvicinity of Charlotte.\\nIn 1766, Dr. Caldwell opened his classical\\nschool in Guilford. This, says Foote, was the\\nsecond permanent classical school in the upper\\npart of Carolina that at Sugar Creek being the\\nfirst, and that of Mr. Pattilo, in Granville, the\\nthird. Five of his scholars became Governors,\\na number Judges, about fifty were Ministers of\\nthe Gospel, and a large number physicians and\\nlawyers. The number of pupils averaged fifty\\nor sixty and came from different parts of the\\nState. About the same time, Dr. Pattilo taught\\nin Granville; in 1761, Rev. William Richardson,\\nthe uncle of General Davie, located at the Wax-\\nhaws, and doubtless he also taught school.\\nLarge Scotch-Irish settlements in central\\nCarolina, began probably in 1747, and continued\\nup to the Revolutionary War. Says Foote\\nalmost invariably as soon as a neighborhood\\nwas settled, preparations were made for the\\npreaching of the gospel by a regular stated\\npastor and wherever a pastor was located, in\\nthat congregation there was a classical school\\nas in Sugar Creek, Poplar Tent, Centre, Bethany,\\nBuffalo, Thyatira, Grove, Wilmington, and the\\nchurches occupied by Pattilo in Orange and\\nGranville. And when we consider the very\\nconsiderable number of well educated men who\\nlived in this western section, and the number\\nwho patronized Princeton college, we are pre-\\npared to say that this part of Carolina must\\nhave had a good record in regard to education.\\nAbout the same time the Moravians settled\\nSalem, and they early established a boarding\\nschool for girls, which has continued in exist-\\nence to this day, and is still youthful in vigor.\\nIt is freely admitted that in the matter of\\nschools a great difference is observable between\\nthe colonies of Massachusetts and of North\\nCarolina. For that difference there were sev\\neral causes. Massachusetts was settled by colo-\\nnies North Carolina was occupied by individ-\\nual families. The people of Massachusetts\\nwere forced by circumstances to remain in com-\\nmunities those of North Carolina being under\\nno such pressure, lived apart. In the former\\nthe establishment of towns was coeval with the\\nsettlement in North Carolina, there was no\\ntown until Bath was located in 1704 probably\\nfifty years after lands were first taken up in the\\nprovince. Ihe people were scattered sparsely\\nhere and there along the shores of the sounds\\nand on the banks of water-courses. Again,\\nthe people were not all of the same religious\\nfaith, while in Massachusetts the local preachers\\nwere the teachers. From letters printed in\\nHawks history, we obtain a fair view of the\\ncondition of North Carolina in 1709. The sec-\\ntion north of Albemarle Sound was, at that date,\\ndivided into four precincts Currituck, Pasquo-\\ntank, Perquimans and Chowan. Currituck had\\na population, children included, of 539, whereof\\n97 were negroes. Pasquotank had 1,332, of\\nwhom 2 1 1 were negroes. It was closer seated\\nthan the other and better peopled in proportion\\nto its bigness.\\nPerquimans probably had about the same popu-\\nlation. Chowan was the largest but thinnest\\nseated. There were no inhabitants on the\\nroad, for they plant only on the river, and they\\nare planted in length on these rivers, at least\\ntwenty miles. The Albemarle section proba-\\nbly had at that time about 3,500 inhabitants.\\nImmediately across the sound there seemed to\\nhave been no settlers but there was anew\\ncolony of Pamplico, to reach which there are\\nabout fifty miles desert to pass through without", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0358.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "Ml-.CKI.KNHURG COUNTY.\\n259\\nany human creature inhabiting it. This was\\nBath. The settlement was on the Pamlico river\\nand its branches. They have begun to build\\na town called Bath. It consists of about twelve\\nhouses, being the only one in the whole province.\\nThat settlement probably did not contain 500\\ninhabitants. In 1709 a few Huguenots removed\\nfrom the banks of the James river and settled\\nbetween Pamlico and the Neuse. It was about\\nthat time that Beaufort was laid out as a town,\\nand a little later the Swiss located at New\\nBerne.\\nUnder these circumstances, with families far\\nremoved from each other with religious dis-\\nputes flagrant, and indeed all the politics of the\\ncolony turning on religious dissensions it is\\neasy to see why there was but little progress\\nmade in establishing schools. Yet we find that\\nat Sarum, on the dividing line between Virginia\\nand North Caroh na, there was a flourishing\\nschool kept by a Mr. Mashburn that a Mr.\\nGriffin had a school in Pasquotank that the\\nQuakers themselves sent their children to his\\nschool; that Mr. Adams took Mr. Griffin s\\nplace in Pasquotank and he went to Chowan.\\nThese schools are mentioned only incidentally.\\nThere were doubtless schools at Bath and else-\\nwhere. In the colony there resided men of\\nlearning, culture and refinement; men of means\\nwho contributed to found libraries, to erect\\nchurches, and to promote the welfare of the\\npeople. Mosely, Hyde, Swann, Porter, Lil-\\nlington, Harvey, Saunderson, Pollock, Lowe,\\nthe son in-law of Governor Archdale, and others\\ntoo numerous to mention, were men who were\\nnot indifferent to education. If the facts could\\nbe unearthed, it would probably appear that\\nthere were many good schools in the province.\\nMen of education and intelligence, who were\\ninfluenced by the possession or prospect of\\noffice, were with the Regulators in principle and\\nspirit, but not in measures, or not in their ultra\\nmeasures, just because they believed that the\\npeople were not prepared for a conflict with the\\nestablished government. See Life of Caldwell,\\npp. 140-41. Jones mentions Maurice Moore,\\nThomas Person, and Alexander Martin, as of\\nthis sentiment.\\nIn the uprising of the Regulators, it is be-\\nlieved that Mecklenburg took a decided part.\\nWe extract from the Life of Caldwell, (p. 136)\\nby Caruthers, the following statement:\\nAs it had been found very difficult to pun-\\nish any of the Regulators in their own county,\\nthe Attorney General was authorized to prose-\\ncute them in any Superior Court, or Court of\\nOyer and Terminer, in the Province; and on an\\nindictment being found, the Judges were directed\\nto issue a proclamation against the defendant,\\ncommanding him to surrender himself and stand\\nhis trial and on his failing to do so, he was held\\nto be guilty and outlawed, and his lands and\\nchattels forfeited. The Governor was empow-\\nered to make drafts from the uiilitia to enforce\\nthe execution of the laws and any persons\\nwho were found embodied and in arms, with in-\\ntention of opposing the military force, if they\\nrefused on command of a Justice or Sheriff to\\nlay down their arms and surrender themselves,\\nwere to be treated as traitors. To diminish the\\nstrength of the Regulators by division, four new\\ncounties were established one by taking a part\\nfrom each of the counties of Orange, Cumber-\\nland, and Johnston, which, in compliment to\\nMiss Esther Wake, a sister of Tryon s lady,\\nwas called Wake another was formed from the\\ncounties of Orange and Rowan, which was called\\nGuilford a third was formed out of the south-\\nern part of Orange, to which the name of Chat-\\nham was given and the northern part of Row-\\nan was erected into a county called Surry.\\nMecklenburg seems to have had no confidence\\nin the leaders o{ the Regulators, and a righteous\\ndisgust for many of their excesses. As Rev.\\nFrancis Cummins, the neighbor of Captain\\nJames Jack, has expressed it, they wanted\\nstrength, eoiis/sfei/ey, a Congress, and a Wash-\\nington at their head. Immediately after the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0359.jp2"}, "360": {"fulltext": "26o\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nBattle of Alamance (which wasin May i6, 1771),\\nGovernor Tryon took steps to cure this more\\nmethodical madness by swearing her whole\\nmilitia companies together. So well did his\\nprescription work upon the consciences of a Bible-\\nreading community that when a convention of\\ndelegates from these same militia companies\\nassembled in Charlotte on Alay 19, 1775, with\\nthe common sentiment that the cause of Bos-\\nton is the cause of all, to take such measures\\nas might be thought best to be pursued, and\\nindcpoidcncc was boldly proposed as the only\\nremedy, quite a scene was produced by the dele-\\ngate, who replied, I should be glad to know\\nhow gentlemen can clear their consciences after\\ntaking that oath. The same argument that\\nsatisfied him, and made the vote unanimous,\\nwas effectually used by Dr. Caldwell in his con-\\ngregations in Guilford, and was a triumph of\\nsound reason and righteousness over the mach-\\ninations of tyrants.-\\nThe same author, who, from the mouth of\\neye witnesses, has given elsewhere, many un-\\npublished incidents connected with the battle of\\nGuilford Court House, March 15, 1780, and the\\naffair on the Alamance, May 16, 1771, in speak-\\ning of the six prisoners hung by Tryon at Hills-\\nboro, says: Nor will the fjte of Captain Merrill\\nexcite much less regret. He was from the Jer-\\nsey settlement, according to McPlierson or as\\nothers say, from ^fcckliiiburi^- county. He was\\nregarded as a pious man was much esteemed\\nwherever he was known. He was within an easy\\nda) s march of the place of meeting, with three\\nhundred men under his command, when he\\nheard of the defeat, and if he had got there in\\ntime, the result would have been very different.\\nHis men immediately dispersed but he was\\ntaken prisoner, and his life was the forfeit.\\n*Kev. K. W. Caiuthti s Life of Rev. Ur. Daviil Cald-\\nwell, p. 136.\\nDr.Caldwellwasa most influential character, and, althougli\\nnot so mentioned Ijy the historians of the adjacent States,\\nfigured conspicuously in connection with the battles, lioth\\nof Alamance, and of Guilford Court House.\\nTo get pflsitivf information on this head, as\\nwell as of a prior rebellion in Mecklenburg,\\nwhich arose out of British land titles, would\\nnow be about as difficult as obtaining access\\nto the archives of an invisible empire.\\nUnder the head of Wake County, we will\\npublish documents to refute the siiwphi^ assump-\\ntion made by a critic in the A\\\\ rth Amciicaii\\nRcvic-a of April 1S74, that in the year 1819,\\nthe Raleigh Register surprised its readers, etc.,\\nwith the announcement of a Mecklenburg\\nDeclaration of Independence, dated May 20,\\nI775-\\nThe Polk Family.\\nRobert Polk was born in Ireland. The name\\nis a corruption of Pollock. He came to America\\nin 1735. Had eight children six sons and two\\ndaughters and settled in Somerset county,\\nMar\\\\land. Three sons of Robert Thomas,\\nEzekiel, and Charles in 1750, came to Meck-\\nlenburg count) then Anson county (Mecklen-\\nburg was formed in 1762 from Anson). John,\\nson of Robert, was the father of William.\\nWilliam Polk, grandson of Robert had (i)\\nCharles, (2) Susan (married Alexander), (3) John\\n(4) Ezekiel, (5) Thomas, (6) Margaret (married\\nMcRee).\\nEzekiel Polk, son of William, married, first,\\nMiss Wilson second Mrs. Lennard, and was\\nthe father of Samuel Polk, who married Jane\\nKnox, and so became the father of James Knox\\nPolk, (born November 2, 1795\u00e2\u0080\u0094 died June 15,\\n1S49) who was the eldest of his children. He\\nwas born eleven miles south of Charlotte, near\\nlittle Sugar Creek church. When he was about\\neleven years old, his father moved to Tennessee.\\nHe was educated at the University, where he\\ngraduated in 1818, in the same class with Rob-\\nert Donaldson, Thomas J. Green, William M.\\nGreen, now Bishop of Mississippi, Hamilton C.\\nJones, Edward J. Mallett, Rev. Robert H.\\nMorrison, William D. Mosely (since Governor\\nof Florida) and Hugh Waddell. He took the first\\nhonors of his class. He never missed a single", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0360.jp2"}, "361": {"fulltext": "MICCKLENBURG COUNTY.\\n261\\nrecitation during his whole course. lie read\\nlaw with Felix Grundy, and was admitted tj\\nthe bar in 1820. He was elected a Member of\\nCongress in 1825 in 1835 was Speak T which\\nhe held for five sessions. After fourteen years\\nservice he declined a re-election. During this\\nlong service he never was absent a day from the\\nHouse.\\nIn 1839, he was elected Governor of Tennes-\\nsee. In 1844 he was elected President of the\\nUnited States, by a majority of sixtyfive votes,\\nover Henry Clay. His cabinet was one of trans-\\ncendant ability. Mr. Buchanan in the State\\nDepartment, Robert J. Walker in the Treasury,\\nWilliam L. Marcy in the War Department,\\nJohn Y. Mason, Clifford, and Toucey as Attor-\\nney Generals, Cave Johnson as Postmaster\\nGeneral, and George Bancroft as Secretary of\\nthe Navy.\\nThe events of his administration are recorded\\nin history. The war with Mexico enlarged the\\nlimits of our Republic, and general prosperity\\nsmiled on our country. His administration was\\nprosperous and glorious. In his letter accept-\\ning the nomination, he declared that he would\\nserve only one term, and in a letter to Dr. J. G.\\nM. Ramsey of Tennessee, he reiterated this\\ndetermination, when many thought his name\\nwas the only available means of success. He\\ndied at Nashville on June 15, 1849. On his\\ntomb is inscribed this sentence\\nBy his public policy he defended, estab-\\nlished, and extended the boundaries of his\\ncountry. He planted the laws of the American\\nUnion on the shores of the Pacific. His influ-\\nence and his councils tended to organize the\\nNational Treasury on the principles of the Con-\\nstitution, and to apply the rule of Freedom to\\nnavigation, trade, and industry.\\nThomas Polk, son of William Polk and Pris-\\ncilla Roberts, was the grand-uncle of President\\nPolk.t\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0See Lrfe of James K. Polk, by John S. Jenkins, Au-\\nburn, James M Alden, 1S50.\\ntLossing s Field Hook of the Revolution, 11, 617, 624.\\nHe was, originally, a survej or in the early\\ndays of the colony, uniformly popular and re-\\nspected. He was the Colonel of the county,\\nand represented Mecklenburg in thc^Colonial\\nLegislature.\\nHe was with Abram Alexander a Member of\\nAssembly, in 1771 and 1775, from Mecklenburg\\nand appointed by the Provincial Congress in\\n1775, Colonel of the 2d Battalion of Minute\\nMen, with Adam Alexander as Lieutenant\\nColonel, and Charles McLean as Major.\\nHe succeeded General Davidson after the fall\\nof that officer at Cowan s Ford.\\nThe first opportunity for showing his zeal, in\\ndefense of his country, was in South Carolina,\\nin 1775. The Tories had embodied themselves\\nunder Fletchal, Cunningham, and others, by\\nthe inducement of Sir William Campbell, the\\nlast of the Royal Governors in South Carolina.\\nThey attacked the Whigs under General Wil-\\nliamson, at Cambridge, and at Ninety Six and\\nforced him to capitulate. The Council of Safety\\nordered out General Richard Richardson s bri-\\ngade, supported by Colonel William Thompson s\\nRegiment of Rangers, and called upon the\\nWhigs of North Carolina, to aid in crushing the\\nRoyalists. They promptly responded, and\\nmarched with nine hundred men, under Colonels\\nPolk, Rutherford, Martin, and Graham. In a\\nsevere battle they vanquished the Royalists.\\nThe clouds of the Revolutionary War had\\nnow begun to lower, and the brave spirits of\\nMecklenburg were preparing for the fearful\\nstorm to burst upon them. They were\\nMen who understood their rights,\\nAnd knowing, dared maintain\\nColonel Thomas Polk issued orders to each\\ncaptain of his Regiment, to send delegates to a\\nmeeting at Charlotte, to be held on May 19,\\n177s which met, and on the 20th issued a\\nDeclaration of Independence, avowing them-\\nselves a free and independent people, under\\nthe control of no power other than that of God\\nand the General Government of the Congress,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0361.jp2"}, "362": {"fulltext": "262\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nto the maintenance of which they solemnly\\npledged to each other their mutual coopera-\\ntion, their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred\\nhonor.\\nThis is the proudest page in the history of\\nNorth Carolina, and is full of patriotism, moral\\ngrandeur and sublimity. That some who\\nhave never risen to the height of this\\ngreat argument, should endeavor to throw some\\ndoubts on this sublime act, is not to be won-\\ndered at, as the doubting Thomas would not be-\\nlieve in his Savior s resurrection unless he had\\ntangible and visible proof; yet to all fair\\nminds its verity safely rests on the dispatch of\\nthe Royal Governor Martin, dated Fort John-\\nson, North Carolina, 30th June, 1775, to the\\nEarl of Dartmouth, in which he says:\\nThe resolves of the Committee of Meck-\\nlenberg, which your Lordship will find in the\\nenclosed newspaper, surpasses all the horrid\\nand treasonable publications that the inflamma-\\nble spirits on this continent have yet produced,\\nand your Lordship may depend its authors and\\nabettors will not escape my due notice, when-\\never my hands are sufficiently strengthened to\\nattempt the recovery of the lost authority of\\nthis government. A copy of these resolutions,\\nI am informed, was sent off immediately by\\nexpress to the Congress at Philadelphia.\\nI have copied the whole dispa ich, the original of\\nwhich is extant, in the Rolls Office in London.\\nThe dispatch is in the handwriting of Gov.\\nMartin. Endorsed upon it are these words\\nEnclosures.\\nI. Minutes of the Council.\\nII. Resolves of the Committee of Mccklen-\\nberg County.\\nIII. Printed Proclamation.\\nThese Resolutions were sent ofi (as Governor\\nMartin states he was informed) to the Congress\\nat Philadelphia, by Captain Jack, and referred\\nto a committee, who reported on the first of\\nSeptember, that the present Association ought\\nto be further relied on for bringing about a rec-\\nonciliation with the parent State. No fur-\\nther notice was taken, and this brilliant spark\\nwas lost in the blaze of the Federal Declaration\\nof Independence, published the following year.*\\nThere were Resolves of Mecklenberg passed\\non May 31, 1775, which were equally patriotic.\\nTheir authenticity has never been questioned.\\nTherefore, it was very essential to obtain the\\nenclosure of Governor Martin. This paper was\\nmissing from the files of the British rolls office.\\nTo produce this would settle the doubts of all.\\nMr.Jefferson, in a hasty letter to Mr. Adams, dated\\nJuly 9, 1 8 19, had pronounced the whole affair a\\nmyth, f Mr. Bancroft, when Envoy to England,\\nhas searched in vain for this newspaper en-\\nclosed in Governor Martin s dispatch, and\\noffered a reward for its recovery.\\nThe following note was then addressed to\\nthe Deputy Master of the Rolls, who has charge\\nof these papers\\nXi). 28 liuRY St., St, James London, 1\\n28 Jan., 1864.\\nTo Hon. Sir Thomas Hardy Duffiis,Dep. Master\\nof the Rolls House, Chaiieer} Lane, London\\nSir: Under instructions of the Duke of\\nNew Castle, you have allowed me full and free\\naccess to all the papers in your office relative\\nto the Colonial History of North Carolina.\\nIn Vol. 222, the official dispatch of Josiah\\nMartin, (No. 34) then the Royal Governor of the\\nProvince of North Carolina, dated 30th June,\\n1775, enclosed several papers.\\nOne of these, The Cape Fear Mercury,\\nstated by Governor Martin to contain the Meck-\\nlenburg Resolves of the Independent Com-\\nmittee has been removed, and in the place\\nthereof is this endorsement in pencil\\nA paper taken Old by Mr. Turner for Mr. Ste-\\nvenson, 13 Aug., 1837. t\\nLo5sing ii., 621.\\ntMr. Stevenson, of Virginia, was at the time Envoy fioni\\nthe United States at London.\\ntAs it is now settled that Mr. Jefferson at the time was\\nopposed to independence, the North Carolina delegates may\\nnot have apprised him of the Mecklenburg dispatch, and in\\nsuch a frame \\\\he piitlitation which he must have seen made\\nno lasting impression on his mind.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0362.jp2"}, "363": {"fulltext": "MI .CKLKNHURG COUNTY.\\n263\\nI wish very much to examine the newspa-\\nper in question, and will be obliged if you will\\ntake such steps as you may conceive necessary\\nto have it restored to the Volume from whence\\nit has been removed, or ascertain its where-\\nabouts.\\nI have the honor, c.,\\nJNO. H. WHKICLKR.\\nThe following answer was received by me:\\nPublic Rolls Oi-fice, London, 1\\n2- Feb., 1864.\\nSir: With reference to your letter of the\\n28th January, I am directed by the Master of the\\nRolls to inform you, that he has communicated\\nwith the Colonial Office on the subject, and has\\nthis day received an explanation to the follow-\\ning effect That, in the opinion of the Libra-\\nrian of the Foreign Office, whatever papers\\nwere removed by Mr. Turner in 1837, were\\nsubsequently replaced in the Volume, and that\\nthe omission to rub out the pencil memoranda\\nof their being taken out by Mr. Turner, has\\nled to the supjiosition that they have not been\\nrestored.\\nI have the honor to be, sir,\\nYour obedient servant,\\nT. DUFFUS HARDY.\\nCol. John H. Wheeler, St. James, London.\\nThis, if not satisfactory, showed that this\\nimportant paper was not in place if not lost.\\nHon. John W. Stevenson, late United States\\nSenator from Kentucky, who is executor of\\nMr. Stevenson, his father, has promised to look\\namong his father s papers for this newspaper.\\nHut this paper is not indispensable to establish\\nthe verity of the Mecklenburg Declaration.\\nThe sivom statanent of General Joseph Gra-\\nham, who was present at the place and time,\\n(see page 228), uncontradicted and uncoiitra-\\ndictable, states all the facts in a lucid, and im-\\npregnable manner. The masterly and unan-\\nswerable argument of Governor Wil iam A.\\nGraham, at Charlotte, Feb. 4, 1875, exhausts\\nthe question, to say nothing of the researches\\nof Rev, Francis L. Hawks (see page 141) and\\nothers.\\nOf this meeting Thomas Polk was a promi-\\nnent member. Associated with him in this\\nband of patriots was Abram Alexander, who\\nwas the Chairman of the Convention, born\\n1718. He had been the Chairman of the Inferior\\nCourt before and after the Revolution, and a\\nMember of the Colonial Legislature 1774-75.\\nHe died April 23, 1786, and is buried in the\\ncemetery of Sugar Creek Church He was grand-\\nfather of Dr. Cyrus Alexander, now of Cabar-\\nrus county. His eldest son, Dr. Isaac Alex-\\nander, was at the Convention, but not a mem-\\nber he graduated at Princeton, N. J., in the\\nclass with James Madison and Aaron Burr, and\\nwas the first President of the Queen s Museum\\nat Charlotte, N. C.\\nAdam Alexander was also a member of\\nthe Convention; he was born in 1720;\\nwas Lieutenant Colonel of a battalion of\\nMinute Men, appointed thereto by the Provincial\\nCongress at Johnston Court House, in 1775,\\nwith Thomas Polk, as Colonel, and Charles\\nMcLean as Major. He was appointed Colonel\\nof Mecklenburg county, with John Phifer as\\nLieutenant Colonel, and John Davidson and\\nGeorge A. Alexander as Majors, by the Pro-\\nvincial Congress at Halifax, on the 4th of April,\\n1776. He was the father of Hon. Evan Alex-\\nander, who was educated at Princeton, and\\nmember of 9th Congress from the Salisbury\\ndistrict (i8o5- 09), elected vice Nathaniel Al-\\nexander, elected Governor. He was the grand-\\nfather of Adam Alexander Springs, the common\\nancestor of all the Springs family of the two\\nCarolinas.\\nAdam R. Alexander, who was a member of\\nCongress from the Memphis district, Tennessee,\\nwas another grandson. Ezra Alexander, was\\nalso a member of this body. He was a Cap-\\ntain in the Revolutionary War, and in 1780\\nfought the Tories in Lincoln county, when\\n-See declaration of James Knox, on file in Pension Office.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0363.jp2"}, "364": {"fulltext": "364\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nthey were suppressed at the battle of Ramsour s\\nMil\\nHe died in 179O, aged 70, and is buried in\\nSharon Graveyard.\\nHezekiah Alexander was also a member.\\nHe was more of a statesman than a soldier.\\nHe was born in 1728, in Pennsylvania. By the\\nProvincial Congress at Hillsboro, (21st of Au-\\ngust, 1775) he was appointed with Griffith\\nRutherford, John Brevard, Benjamin Patton,\\nand others, a Committee of Safety for the Salis-\\nbury District. In April, 1776, with William\\nSharp he was appointed on the Council of\\nSafety. In April, 1776, he was appointed Pay-\\nmaster of the Fourth Regiment North Carolina\\nContinentals, of which Regiment Thomas Polk\\nwas Colonel, James Thackston Lieutenant Col-\\nonel, and William Davidson Cajor. In Nov-\\nember, 1776, he was elected a member of the\\nProvincial Congress from Mecklenburg county,\\nwith Waighstill Avery, Robert Irwin, John\\nPhifer and Zaccheus Wilson as colleagues, which\\nAssembly formed the first Constitution of the\\nState. He died and was buried in Sugar\\nCreek Churchyard.* The head-stone placed\\nover his grave has the following\\nin memory\\nof\\nHEZEKIAH ALEXANDER,\\nWho departed this life July i8th, 1801.\\nJohn McKnitt Alexander was one of the\\nmembers in this celebrated Convention. He was\\nborn in Pennsylvania in 1733, and when twen-\\nty-one years of age came to North Carolina.\\nHe was elected to Provincial Assembly in 1772;\\nalso as a Delegate to Hillsboro on the 21st of\\nAugust, 1775 at Halifax in April, 1776. As\\nwe have stated, he was an active participator in\\nthe Convention of May 19th and 20th, 1775, and\\npreserved for 25 years the record of this proud\\nevent, and sent copies thereof to General Wil-\\n*Called from a creek 011 which it is built, named liy the\\nIndians Siiga, or rather, Sooya Creek.\\nliam R. Davie, Dr. Hugh Williamson and oth-\\ners. The original was consumed by fire in 1800,\\nwhen Mr. Alexander s house was burned. He\\nwas the first Senator elected under the Consti-\\ntution from Mecklenburg county. Waighstill\\nAvery and Martin Phifer were his colleagues\\nin the Commons.\\nRobert D. Graham, Esq., a member of the\\nCharlotte Bar, whose researches have shed much\\nlight upon the details of the organization, and\\nthe several manuscripts of the Independent\\nCommittee of Mecklenburg, writes of John\\nMcKnitt Alexander as follows\\nHe was a man of great versatility of talent\\nthorough end successful in whatever he under-\\ntook. Put to the trade of a tailor when a boy,\\nhe soon became widely known among his\\ncotemporaries as a surveyor, and long after\\nthe war, was often a witness in land suits in the\\nwestern counties. He was an elder in his\\nchurch, and also Treasurer of the synod of the\\ntwo Carolinas, a member of the Royal, and\\nafter the 20th, of the Independent County\\nCourt, and several times a delegate in the Pro-\\nvincial Congress. His paper of the 19th of\\nMay marks him as a statesman of the first order.\\nHis advanced sentiments of patriotism were\\nacknowledged by making him a secretary of the\\nconvention of delegates of the citizens of\\nMecklenburg county two from each militia\\ncompany which met on May 19, 1775, re-\\nsolved upon independence, and on the next day,\\nmade a more formal declaration from the\\nold court house steps, together with a long\\nstring of grievances, a military order for\\npurchasing ordnance stores and bylaws.\\nAt the same time they also formed a County\\nCommittee which does not appear to have\\nbeen previously done, in propria foniia\\nalthough the leading spirits were on the alert,\\nand had had frequent meetings at Oncc/i s\\njMusnmi whose duty defined in the last para-\\ngraph of the Declaration, was as Justices of the\\nPeace in the character of committee-men, to", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0364.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "AI laKLlCNHURG COUNTY.\\n265\\nissue process, hear and determine all matters of\\ncontroversy, according to said adopted laws\\nand to preserve peace, union, and harmony in\\nsaid county and to use every exertion to spread\\nthe love of country and fire of freedom through-\\nout America, until a more general and organized\\ngovernment be established in this province.\\nNo publication of these (5) bold resolves was or-\\ndered, and the committee went into office, not\\nto glorify themselves, or their county, as the\\ntirst in the race, but to discharge a specified\\nduty. How well they did that, may be .=een in\\nthe Resolves which they proceeded, it seems, to\\nprepare for publication to spread the love of\\ncountry and fire of freedom. They bear date in\\nprint May 31, but has the newspaper publication\\ncorrectly copied the ti^ o fgiircs from the manu-\\nscript? They begin with this significant clause\\nThis day t/tr Coiniiiittir of tliis Coiody met and\\npassed the following resolves, etc. A county\\ncommittee was a body duly acknowledged, au-\\nthorized, and provided for, by the last Congress,\\nwhich had met in the Province, the Fall preceding.\\nThe manner of forming such committees was not\\nprescribed, nor the number of constituent mem-\\nbers. Once formed, it was a lawful body, and\\nmight communicate with other lawful bodies\\nthroughout the country. It was natural, there-\\nfore, that its resolves should be published by\\nthe newspapers in preference to the original\\nDeclaration of the convention of delegates which\\nformed it, and the evidence of participants is\\nthat Captain Jack bore a copy of all the proceedings\\nwith him to Philadelphia probably as digested\\nby Brevard.\\nThe Convention s Resolves had declared the\\ncounty independent, )wt of Congress, but of\\nGreat Britain. The committee s resolves\\nevidently recommendatory went much far-\\nther, and declared all the colonies indepen-\\ndent\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all commissions, civil and military,\\nheretofore granted by the Crown to be exercised\\nin the colonies, are null and void. The con-\\nvention had expressed themselves to the people\\nin a paper of five resolves adopted just after the\\nheated debate of the night before. To these\\nthe more formal declaration added a sixth,\\nauthorizing a dispatch to Congress. The com-\\ntec set forth in a duly attested paper of XX Re-\\nsolves all that had been done on the 19th and\\n20th by way of Declarations, a long string of\\ngrievances, the military order on ordnance\\nsupplies, and even the principal argument that\\nhad then secured unanimity of action. Resolve\\nXVIII, showed a decent respect for the opin-\\nions of those, elsewhere, who still abhorred\\nthe idea of independence, (as did the prudent\\nWashington, until the month of May, 1776,\\nand preferred dependence on Great Britain,\\nproperly limited, than on any nation on earth,\\nor than on no nation, as the sage of Monticello\\nexpressed himself to John Randolph, August\\n-5. 775) By its authors it was well understood\\nto be at once a defiance of the Crown, and a\\njustification before the world.\\nAfter the utter rout of the cavillers, who\\nquestioned the fact of any declaration of inde-\\npendence at all emanating from this county, a\\nrecent spirit of criticism has arisen which tells\\nus that this committee certainly deserved well\\nof their country, but that their consolidated\\nresolves of May 31st, are glory enough for\\nMecklenburg. The doubting Thomases, who\\ncould not be convinced, until they had found\\nthe proceedings of a meeting, several days after\\nthe feast, which, therefore, made so little im-\\npression, that it was soon entirely forgotten, are\\nhardly fair judges.\\nOn July 5, 1824, Dr. M. W. Alexander in a\\npublic address at Hopewell church, in which he\\ngave a detailed statement from the secretary of\\nthe proceedings, on May 19 and 20, 1775, used\\nthis language: These are transactions with\\nwhich you, together with the citizens of this\\nand the adjoining counties, have long been fa-\\nmiliar these have been the frequent topics of\\nconversation amongst us for nearly fifty years\\nthese were the proceedings, of our relatives, of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0365.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "266\\nWHEPXER S REMINISCENCES.\\nour fellow-citizens, every individual of whom\\nhas descended to the silent tomb; but these\\narc their living deeds of patriotism, which mis-\\nfortune cannot now tarnish, and which the ma-\\nlignant breath of envy dare not now assail to\\nblast.\\nAnd now at the end of nearly three score\\nyears more, there are still some living who have\\nconversed with the participants, and eye wit-\\nnesses of the proceedings of this county con-\\nvention, who smile at the suggestion that the\\nold patriots, in recounting the adoption of the\\noriginal county declaration of five resolves,\\nmight, possibly, have imagined it, and formu-\\nlated in their old age in the sincere belief that\\nit was a rcpivductioii of a paper containing XX\\nResolves, with no allusion to the Battle of Lex-\\nington, but covering much more ground, and\\nnot signed by the delegates, but by the clerk,\\nby order of the committee.\\nThe attention of the reader is called to the\\nfollowing language in this oration of Dr. Moses\\nWinslow Alexander at Hopewell, July 5, 1824.\\nOne paragraph we quote\\nA full copy of the whole proceedings was\\nthen made out and attested, and Captain James\\nJack, of Charlotte, was deputied as express to\\nCongress, then sitting in Philadelphia, accom-\\npanying said proceedings with a letter addressed\\nto Richard Caswell, Wm. Hooper, and Joseph\\nHewes, then our representatives from this Prov-\\nince enjoining it on our said representatives to\\nuse all possible means to have said proceedings\\nsanctioned and approved by the general Con-\\ngress.\\nOn the return of Captain Jack, the delegation\\nlearned by a joint letter from said three repre-\\nsentatives, that their proceedings were individu-\\nally approved by the members of Congress, but\\nthat it was deemed premature to have them be-\\nfore the House recommending perseverence,\\norder, energy, etc.\\nThe Committee of Safety (mark you, not the\\nDelegation) of which Abraham Alexander was\\nchairman, held their regular and stated meetings\\nalternately at Charlotte, at James Harris and\\nJohn Phifer s. This was a civil court founded\\non military process. Before this Judicature all\\nsuspicious persons were made to appear, who\\nwere formally tried, banished, or bound to good\\nbehavior. Its jurisdiction was unlimited as to\\nToryism, and its decrees as final as the confi-\\ndence and patriotism of the country. Several\\nwere arrested and brought before them from\\nTryon, (now Lincoln,) Rowan, and the adjacent\\ncounties.\\nThe point that I make is this the above is\\nthe conclusion of that part of the Doctor s\\nspeech which was in quotation marks, as pub\\nlished. He prefaced it with these words:\\nYou will now permit me to read the proceed-\\nings of that meeting, as drawn up and certified by\\ntheir clerk, and deposited in the safe keeping of\\nGeneral W. R. Davie, for the benefit of some\\nfuture historian. Here then we have the\\nforegoing statement (covering the transac-\\ntions of the Delegation on two days, 19th and\\n20th) as to which the old secretary had certified\\nthat though fundamentally correct, might not\\nliterally correspond with the record, but contain-\\ning nevertheless the original Declaration, which,\\nbut shortly thereafter he assured Judge Cam-\\neron, he knew to be correct. Here, too, with-\\na microscope, I think we may find the iiieiitio?i\\nof the tliree declarations, which have appeared to\\nvex the historiographers. After detailing the\\ntransactions of May 19th, the .y/^^/^ wr;// proceeds\\nthus:\\nMay 20th, Delegation met. The select\\ncommittee reported a formal Declaration of In-\\ndependence (believed to be drawn by Dr. Eph-\\nraim, chairman of said committee) which was\\nunanimously approved and signed and which\\ntogether with the foregoing resolves, was pub-\\nlicly read and proclaimed from the Court House\\ndoor, by Colonel Thomas Polk, to a large and\\napproving concourse of citizens, who had con-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0366.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "Jill XKLKNHUKG COUNTY.\\n267\\nvened to sanction the proceedings of their dele-\\ngates.\\nSo that independence was resolved upon by\\nt\\\\\\\\Q delegation on the 19th of May; reiterated\\nby a more formal Declaration on the 20th,\\nwhich was read by Colonel Polk, to the people,\\nand t/ien, (why not on the 31st?) a full copy of\\nthe whole proceedings (plural) was made out and\\nattested for Congress. The Delegation had\\nmet on Thursday, the more formal Declara-\\ntion was made and a county committee ap-\\npointed on Friday, and time was still left for the\\nfull copy of the whole proceedings to be\\nmade out, the attestation being placed thereto\\nupon Saturday, in these words:\\nSigned by order of the Committee,\\nEph. Bkevaku,\\nClerk of the Committee,\\nThis Saturday was the 21st of May, and I\\nbelieve that a sleepy devil mistook the 2 for\\na 3. and thus has enabled Ephraim so long to\\nvex Manasseh with the 31st May.\\nThe resolutions thus quietly drawn off and\\nattested the day after the feast, were pub-\\nlished in full, on June 13, 1775, in Timothy s\\nCarolina Gazette, and in Tlie South Carolina Ga-\\nzette, diwd Conntry Jonrnal oi ]\\\\\\\\ne, 1775, No.\\n498, printed at Charlestovvn by Charles Crouch,\\non the Bay, corner of Elliott street, and also\\nin .Vc-^c York Jonrnal diwd General Adveitiser\\nof June 29, 1775. They appeared, partially,\\nin the Massachusetts Spy of the next month.\\nBesides these, publication was made in the Cape\\nFear Merenry of June 30, 1 775, either of this\\nfull copy of the zohole proceedings, or else\\nthe simple Declaration itself.\\nHere the presumption of a negative is very\\nstrong, viz: that each Gazette was w/ furnished\\nwith a manuscript from the committee. In its\\nabsence they accepted as correct the 13th of\\nJune edition of the attested copy. As un-\\nderstood by the delegation, and by the commit-\\ntee, there is not a word of compromise in either\\npaper. The committee s document was a sub-\\nstantial copy of all tiiat concerned the colonics,\\ngenerally to be found in the several papers,\\npassed upon and adopted in the two preceding\\nda}-s by the convention. Governor Martin, if\\nit was the latter which he saw, evidently under-\\nstood it as DKCLARiNG the entire dissolntion of\\nthe laws, government, and constitution of this\\ncountry. He properly appreciated the i8th\\nResolution, as at once a modestly expressed\\njustification, and a defiance.\\nNothing could have more disgusted the subject\\nof this sketch than the suggestion that he had\\ngiven a certificate to the effect that the Davie\\ncopy of the Declaration itself might not be\\ncorrect.\\nGeneral William R. Davie was about the most\\nprominent man in the State at that day, and\\nwas still residing at Halifax. With the Declara-\\ntion, Alexander sent him a statement of the\\ntransactions attending its adoption, which may\\nbe found in the speech at Hopewell, alluded to\\nabove. Of this statement, he conscientiously\\nwrote It may be worthy of notice here to\\nobserve that the foregoing statement, though\\nfundamentally correct, yet may not literally cor-\\nrespond with the original record of the trans-\\nactions (plural) of said delegation and court of\\ninquiry, as all those records and papers were\\nburned, with the house, in April 6th, 1800.\\nBut previous to that time (1800) a full copy of\\nsaid records, at the request of Dr. Hugh Wil-\\nliamson, then of New York, but formerly a\\nrepresentative in Congress from this State, was\\nforwarded to him by Colonel William Polk, in\\norder that those early transactions might fill\\ntheir proper place in a history of this State,\\nthen being written by .said Doctor Williamso 1\\nof New York.\\nBut on this certificate he has placed his con-\\nstruction beyond cavil. He gave it September\\n3, iSoo. Within a year, he met Judge Duncan\\nCameron at the .Salisbury Court and told him\\nthat he had sent to General Davie a copy of the\\nDeclaration which he hne-w to be correct, and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0367.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "268\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntherefore the docimiciit is safe. Judge Cameron\\nmet him there at a subsequent term, when he\\nsays his language was that the Davie copy is\\nperfectly correct.\\nThe Martin copj may be that of the day pre-\\nceding, or the alteration may have been other-\\nwise made in inadvertance in transcribing, etc.\\nIn this connection we will state that the Cen-\\ntennial celebration brought out the fact that\\nthere is still in existence, a copy of the Declara-\\ntion, drawn off by Adam Brevard, the attorney,\\nand younger brother of Ephraim. See Soutli-\\ncni Home, July 5, 1875.\\nYours truly,\\nR. D Graham.\\nDr. J. G. M. Ramsay, the eminent historian\\nof Tennessee, writes that the Declaration of In-\\ndependence mentioned by Governor Graham in\\nhis address on page twenty-five, as shown by\\nGeneral Andrew Jackson at thg Hermitage in\\nthe year 1828, to the Hon. Theodore W. Bre-\\nvard, Comptroller General, and Colonel Isaac\\nW. Hayne, the Attorney General of the State\\nof South Carolina, the declaration being printed\\non satin and in a gilt frame, with the signatures\\nof the signers attached thereto, was undoubt-\\nedly a copy of the resolutions of May 20, 1775.\\nGeneral Jackson unquestionably treated the in-\\ncident as a well known fact in the history of\\nthat region of the State, the memory of which\\nhe thus perpetuated. And as Governor Gra-\\nham says Let it be noted that at the time of\\nthe conversation, the Legislature of North Car-\\nolina had never noticed the matter of the Dec-\\nlaration (it remained for subsequent cavillers to\\ndoubt its authenticity) and no publication had\\nbeen made touching it, except the original com-\\nmunication by John McKnitt Alexander, in\\n1819, the evidence collected by Colonel Polk,\\nin 1820, and two or three letters collected by\\nMr. Macon neither had Martin s History yet\\nappeared, for its publication was in 1829.\\nAlexander Genealogy.\\nJohn McKnitt Alexander is buried at Hope-\\nwell church, ten miles north of Charlotte not\\nfar from the grave of General William Davidson.\\nHis tomb bears this inscription\\nSacred to the memory of John McKnitt\\nAlexander, who departed this life, July 10,\\n1817 aged 84.\\nBy his side is his wife, Jane Baine, who died\\nMarch 16, 1798, aged 30. (The name is spelled\\nBean on the tombstone\\nHe left two sons, (a) Joseph McKnitt Alex-\\nander, M.D., and (b) William Baine Alexander.\\nThe first married Dovey Winslow, who died\\nSeptember 6, 1801, aged 25, leaving one son,\\nMoses Winslow Alexander, M. D. See the\\nGraham genealogy.\\n(a) Dr.Joseph McKnitt Alexander was born in\\nI774,and died October 18, 1841. His son, Moses\\nW., was born May 3, 1798, and died February\\n27,1845. Both were well known throughout\\nthe country for integrity and skill in their com-\\nmon profession, and in death, as is seen above,\\nwere only divided by the space of four years.\\nTo distinguish them, the elder was oftener men-\\ntioned as Dr. McKnitt, than as Dr. Alexander,\\nand thus came to attest his written communica-\\ntions by the well known abbreviated signature\\nof/ McKnitl.\\nThe Greek name of Alexander had long been\\nthe most common patronymic in Mecklenburg,\\nand was borne by no less than seven of the\\ndelegates to the convention, or committee,* that\\nassembled on May 19, 1775.\\nOn the other hand, the ancestral name of\\nMcKnitt was held by no family in the county,\\nand he accepted the soubriquet from the mouth\\nof those who held him in the highest esteem\\nboth in Church and State.\\nA record of fourteen children, thirteen of\\nwhom married and left issue, reminds us of the\\nearly days of Israel. Such a people were not\\ndependent on the historians of the adjacent\\nThe lerm coiiiiiiittee in those e.nr y days was sometime.^\\napplied even to ihe Conlinental Congress (see Ji nes De-\\nfence and ihe veteran John .Sinieson, speaker of tl)e au-\\nthorized County Committees or Congresses.)", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0368.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "M EC K L]-: N B U RG CO U NT Y.\\n269\\nStates, or the memory of Mr. Adams (wlio\\ncertainly forgot the issue of the Massac/tiisctts\\nSpy, of July 12, 1775) for the preservation of\\ntheir traditions.\\n(b) William Baine married Violet Davidson\\nissue, fourteen children.\\n(1) Joseph married Nancy Cathey.\\n(2) William married Clarissa Alexander.\\n(3) Robert D. married Abigail Caldwell is-\\nsue, (a) Rev. S. C. C. Alexander married Mary\\nBrown, (b) J. B. Alexander, M. D., married\\nAnnie Lowrie, (c) William Davidson Alexander\\nmarried Susan Ramsay, (d) Agnes married to\\nDr. W. Fewell.\\n(4) Benjamin married Violet McKoy.\\n(5) James McKnitt married Mary Wilson.\\n(6) George Washington married, first, Gilles-\\npie second, Jelton.\\n(7) John married Harriet Henderson.\\n(8) Jane married John Sharpe.\\n(9) Margaret D. married David R. Henderson.\\n(10) Rebecca married Marshall McKoy.\\n(11) Sally D.\\n(12) Abigail married flenderson Robinson.\\n(13) Betsy married Dr. Isaac Wilson.\\n(14) Isabella married Dr. Calvin Grier.\\nJohn McKnitt Alexander in 1801 gave to\\nGeneral William R. Davie, to preserve for\\nhistorical use a copy of the Mecklenburg\\nDeclaration of Independence of May 20,\\n1775, which in the same year (iSoi) he\\nassured Judge Duncan Cameron he knew to\\nbe correct. Of the statement accompanying it,\\nas to list of delegates, sequence, etc., he gave\\nthe following certificate It may be worthy\\nof notice here to observe that the foregoing\\nstatement though fundamentally correct, yet\\nmay not literally correspond with the original\\nrecord of the transactions of said delegation\\nand court of inquiry, as all those records and\\npapers were burned with the house on April 6,\\n1800; but previous to that time (1800) a full\\ncopy of said records, at the request of Dr.\\nHugh Williamson, then of New York, but\\nformerly a representative in congress from this\\nState, was forwarded to him by Colonel William\\nPolk, in order that those early transactions\\nmight fill their proper place in a history of this\\nState, by said Dr. Williamson in New York.\\nCertified to the best of my recollection and\\nbelief this 3d day of September, 1800, by J.\\nMcK. Alexander, Mecklenburg county, N. C.\\nDr. Samuel Henderson states that the copy\\nof the declaration in John McKnitt Alexander s\\nhandwriting, was found in the possession of\\nGeneral William Richardson Davie, after the\\nGeneral s death.\\nGeneral Davie was the foremost man of his\\nday, in North Carolina. The idea is perfectly\\nabsurd that such a man could be imposed upon,\\nor that any one wouid dare impose upon him,\\nb} the fabrication of the declaration only\\ntwenty- five years after its date, when his facul-\\nties were so well preserved that several years\\nsubsequently, his friends considered him their\\nmost available candidate in the Halifax district,\\nto ovjercome their opponents then in the ma-\\njority. Just after this, in 1 805, he removed to\\nSouth Carolina and the anonymous article,\\nwhich Dr. Welling {North Avurican Kcviru\\\\\\nApril, 1874) attributes to Prof. Phillips, erro-\\nneously locates him in South Carolina, when\\nMcKnitt Alexander sent him a copy, which he\\nrepeatedly declared was correct.\\nThe fate of the original of this document,\\nshould that be of any historical importance, is\\nnot without its parallel in history, for in an arti-\\ncle by W. L. Stone in the July number of Har-\\nper s Magazine (1883) we find the following\\nrecited on the subject of the signing of the Dlx-\\nlaration of Independence, of July 4, 1776:\\nIn thinking of that instrument, one is apt\\nIt is worthy of notice that Williamson s History of\\nNorth Carolina, terminated with ihe events of the year\\n1771 in his preface he says that he intended to continue\\nhis history to 1790, but it was not done, and Mr Jefferson\\nmay well say Williamson s History affords no record of the\\nDeclaration of 1775. (kivernor Stokes unqualifiedly asserts\\nthat he saw this copy in the possession of Dr. Williamson,\\nill 1793. \u00c2\u00abntl li-it it wrs in ihe handwriting of John Mc-\\nKniit Alexander. (Graham s Centennial Address, p. 80)", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0369.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "270\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nto call up before liim an august assemblage\\ngravely seated around a table, with the Decla-\\nration spread out upon it, and each member of\\nthe Continental Congress in turn taking a pen\\nand with great dignity affixing to it his name.\\nNothing, however, can be further from that\\nwhich actually took place, very few of the dele-\\ngates, if indeed any, signed the original docu-\\nment on the 4th, and none signed the present\\none now in Independence Hall, for the very\\ngood reason that it was not then in existence.\\nOn July 19th, Congress voted that the Decla-\\nration be engrossed on parchment. Jefferson,\\nhowever, says that New York signed on July\\n15th. Consequently, New York must have\\nsigned the original Declaration before it had\\ngone into the hands of the engrosser. On what\\nday the work was done by the copyist, is not\\nknown. All that is certainly known, is that on\\nAugust 2d, Congress had the document as en-\\ngrossed. This is the document in existence\\nnow in Independence Hall. It is on parchment\\nor something that the trade calls parchment.\\nOn that day(August 2d) it was signed by all the\\nmembers present.\\nThe original Declaration is lost, or rather was\\nprobably purposely destroyed by Congress.\\nAll the signatures were made anew. When the\\nbusiness of signing was ended, is not known.\\nOne, Matthew Thornton, from New Hampshire,\\nsigned it in November, when he became a mem-\\nber for the first time and Thomas McKean,\\nfrom Delaware, as he says himself, did not sign\\ntill January, 1777. Indeed, this signing was,\\nin effect, what at the present day would be\\ncalled a test oath. The principles of many\\nof the new delegates coming into Congress\\nfrom the different States, were not known with\\ncertainty some of them might be Tories in\\ndisguise and thus each one was required, on\\nfirst entering Congress to sign the Declaration.\\nIn January, 1777, an authenticated copy, with\\nthe names of all the signers, was sent to each\\nState for signatures a fact which may have put\\na stop to the business of signing. It shows,\\nhowever, the little importance that was attached\\nto this ceremony, that Robert R. Livingston\\nwas one of the committee of five that reported\\nthe Declaration, and yet did not sign it, unless\\nhis signature is lost with the original docu-\\nment-\\nThe truth is the Declaration of Independence\\nwas considered at that time, of much less im-\\nportance than now, nor did the signers dream\\nof its becoming a shrine almost of worship at\\nthe present day. It was like the Scottish Cove-\\nnants of the previous century, which so strongly\\ntinctured the Mecklenburg Declaration of May\\n20, T775.\\nAnother distinguished member of this Com-\\nmittee or Congress was Waighstill Avery. We\\nhave already recorded his biography. (See p. jG.\\nRev. Hezekiah James Balch was also a mem-\\nber of this body. He was a native of Deer\\nCreek, Harford county, Maryland, born 1748.\\nHe was the uncle of Rev. Stephen B. Balch,\\nlate of Georgetown, D. C. He graduated at\\nPrinceton, in 1766, in the same class with\\nWaighstill Avery, Oliver Ellsworth, Luther\\nMartin, and others. He studied for the minis-\\ntry and was appointed by the synods of New\\nYork and Philadelphia, a missionary to North\\nCarolina. He was the first pastor of Rocky\\nRiver and Poplar Tent churches, and so con-\\ntinued until his death. He was as an exem-\\nplary Christian as he was a devoted patriot.\\nHe combined great enthusiasm with unques-\\ntioned firmness. He died in 1776, and lies\\nburied in the churchyard of Poplar Tent. The\\nfollowing inscription is over his remains\\nBeneath this marble are the mortal remains\\nof the Rev. Hezekiah J. Balch: the first pastor\\nof Poplar Tent Congregation, and one of the\\noriginal members of the Orange Presbytery.\\nHe was licensed a preacher of the Everlasting\\nGospel by the Presbytery of Donegal in 1766,\\nand rested from his labors in 1776, having been\\npastor of Poplar Tent and Rocky River about", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0370.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "M I :CKLEN BU RG COUNTY.\\nseven years. lie was distinguished as one of\\nthe committee of three, who prepared the Dec-\\nlaration of Independence, and his eloquence,\\nthe more effectual from his acknowledged wis-\\ndom, purity of motive, and dignity of character,\\ncontributed much to the unanimous adoption of\\nthat instrument on May 20, 1775.\\nJohn Davidson, another member of this body,\\nwas born December 15, 1735. in Chester county,\\nPennsylvania. He was the son of Robert Da-\\nvidson of Chestnut Levels, in that State. He\\nwas much esteemed and popular. He was a\\nmember of the Colonial Assembly in 1771.\\nHe was appointed by the Provincial Congress\\nin April 1776, a Major in the Army, with Adam\\nAlexander as Colonel John Phifer, Lieutenant\\nColonel, and George A. Alexander, Second\\nMajor, and as such served in the campaign of\\n1776, under General Rutherford, against the\\nCherokee Indians.\\nHe was with Sumter in August, 1780, at the\\nbattles of Hanging Rock and Rocky Mount.\\nHe vvas enterprising and successful in business.\\nWith Joseph Graham and Alexander Brevard,\\nhe established Vesuvius Furnace, Terza Forge,\\nand other Iron Works in Lincoln county.\\nPrior to the Revolution he came to Meck-\\nlenburg, in North Carolina, and settled on\\nthe Catawba in Hopewell congregation. He\\nwas a delegate to the county convention\\non May 19, 1775, signed the Declaration\\nof Independence, which was proclaimed in the\\nname of the citizens of Mecklenburg count}\\non the next day, and afterward told his grand-\\nson, A. B. Davidson, Esq., of Charlotte, North\\nCarolina, (now living), that in coming to the\\nnext meeting, that he was apprehensive that\\nsome Tory might attempt to way-lay him on\\nthe big road, which he ordinaril} travelled, and\\ntherefore, beingalone, came to Charlotte by the\\nbridle-paths.\\nHe was well informed as to the merits of the\\nquestion in dispute between Great Britain and\\nthe American Colonies, and uncompromisingly\\nadvocated independence as the only solution of\\nthe controversy. He was appointed by the\\nProvincial Congress, a Major in the Mecklen-\\nburg Regiment, under Thomas Polkas Colonel,\\nand vvas re commissioned on the reorganization,\\nbut then accpted a transfer of service to the staff.\\nHe had, prior to the Revolution, entered the\\nmilitary service against the Indians, and won his\\nway from the ranks as a private to the commis-\\nsion of Major. He declined to accept the same\\nrank under an officer who had never seen ser-\\nvice but nevertheless, he was one of the most\\nactive Hornets. Besides his service with\\nGeneral Sumter, he was in the battles of Hang-\\ning Rock and Ramsour s Mill. He furnished the\\ntransportation to General William Davidson for\\nthe Cowan s Ford expedition, February i, 1781.\\nHe was of a very prepossessing appearance,\\nand preserved his mental faculties to the last. A\\ngenerous host, he often found an interested\\naudience among the rising generation, as he\\nrelated to them many transactions of the\\nolden time, of which the historians of the\\nadjacent States had not yet taken the pains to\\ninform themselves.\\nHe died, January 10, 1832 in the ninety-\\nseventh year of his age, at the house of his son-\\nin-law, Wm. Lee Davidson. His wife was Vio-\\nlet Wilson, a sister of Samuel Wilson, and half-\\nsister of Captain James Jack. She died Decem-\\nber 3, 1 8 18, in the seventy-seventh year of\\nher age. Issue\\nI. Robert, born April 7, 1769, died June\\n14, 1853; married Mrs. Margaret McQuirtcr,\\ndaughter of Colonel Adlai Osborne of Rowan.\\nShe was born April 7, 1776 and died January 9,\\n1864, without issue.\\nII. Wilson married Betsy Latta issue, (a)\\nRobert F. married Eliza McCombs, (b) John\\nR. married Eugenia Conneghay, (c) James mar-\\nried Sarah Springs, (d) William Lee married\\nPagan, S. C, (c) Joseph married Mary\\nCaldwell, (f) Benjamin (killed in C. S. A.) mar-\\nried Kate Landon of Connecticut.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0371.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "2/2\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nIII. John married Sally Brevard (daughter of\\nAdam Brevard, the attorney and one of the\\nseven rebels died in 1S70 in the ninety-first\\nyear of his age issue, (a) Matthew, (b) Adam\\nBrevard, (c) Robert, (d) William Speight Mc-\\nLean, (e) Augustus, (f) Eugene Constantine,\\n(g) Isabella married J. W. Moore, (h) Violet,\\n(i) Mary.\\nOf these children, the following were issue\\n(a) Matthew married Mary J. Sylvester issue,\\nRobert H. M. Davidson, Member of Congress,\\n1882-83, from Florida, and had eight children,\\nto wit (i) Joseph (M. D.) married, first,\\nBlake; second, Laura Springs; (2) Edward (3)\\nWilliam, (4) Egbert, (5) Juliamarried Stockton,\\n(6) Sally married Milligan, (7) Mary mar-\\nried Drisdale, (8) Alice married\\nStark.\\n(b) Adam BrevarJ married, first, Mary\\nSprings;* second, Cornelia, daughter of Hon.\\nFranklin H. Elmore, United States Senator from\\nSouth Carolina. Of the first marriage, issue is\\nas follows: (i) John Springs married Minnie Cald-\\nwell, (2) William, (3) Robert, (4) Richard Aus-\\ntin, (5) Adam Brevard, jr., (6) LeRoy, (7) Bax-\\nter daughters, (8) Laura married Rev. A. Sin-\\nclair, (9) Sally, (10) Jenny married Dr. J. M.\\nMiller, (i i) Isabella married C. G. Montgomery,\\n(12) Amanda married A. J. Beall, (13) Julia\\nThe Springs Family. The father of Hon. Joliii Springs,\\ncame from Germany and settled on an island in the Dela-\\nware Bay, a few miles below Philadelphia. He removed to\\nSouth Carolina, and married Jane Baxter, daughter of the\\ndistinguished Judge of that name. By purchase from the\\nCatawbas, he became a large land-owner, to which his son,\\nJohn Springs, added largely by purchase from the same\\ntribe of Indians. The son, in this way, became a man of\\nprominence in the State of South Carolina, whilst his high\\ncharacter, enlightened and liberal spirit, added to attractive\\nmanners, commanded universal esteem. An elder in the\\nPresbyterian church, he was a liberal contributor to all in-\\nstitutions of learning; never emulous of political preferment,\\nhe nevertheless, at the solicitation of neighbors, frequently\\nserved in the Legislature.\\nOn January 9, 1806, he was married to his first cousin,\\nissue as follows (a) Richard Austin Springs, born January\\n19, 1807, died 1874; (b) LeRoy Springs, born November\\n24, iSii, died 1863; (c) Mary Laura, born Novemder 3,\\n1813, died October, 1872, wife of Hon. Adam Brevard Da-\\nvidson (d) Andrew Baxter Springs, born October 21 1S19;\\n(e) Sophia Convert, born Decemlier 30, 1821, wife of Hon.\\nW. R. Myers, a distinguished politician and banker in\\nNorth Carolina.\\nmarried Rev. T. J. Strohecker, (14) Blandina,\\n(15) Fanny, (16)\\n(c) William Speight McLean, M. D., married\\nfirst, Jane Torrence issue, James T. second,\\nRebecca Reid, no issue; third, Mary Johnston.\\n(e) Augustus, died while a cadet at West\\nPoint, monument erected by his classmates.\\n(f) Engene Constantine, Lieutenant United\\nStates Army, in Mexican War, married Jane\\nHenderson issue, (i) Egbert, (2) Sinclair, (3)\\nJohn, (4) Mary, (5) Sarah.\\n-(g) Isabella married J. \\\\V. Moore issue, (1)\\nRobert, killed in C. S. A., (2) John married\\nSally Erwin, (3) Harvey B. married Lucile Hall,\\n(4) Sally married Rev. Pharr, (5) Augusta, (6)\\nCatherine married R. A. Bost, (7) Laura mar-\\nried Dr. F. H. Glover.\\n(h) Violet married Joseph H. Sylvester of\\nFlorida.\\n(i)Mary married George Doby of South Caro-\\nlina.\\nIV. Polly married William McLean, M. D.,\\nan Assistant Surgeon in the Revolutionary\\nArmy, at the battle of Stono and King s Moun-\\ntain. He was the orator of the day on the\\noccasion of the semi-centennial of the battle of\\nKing s Mountain. Mrs. Polly McLean sur-\\nvived until 185-, the ninety-sixth year of her\\nage.\\nIssue: (a) Richard Dobbs Spaight married\\nJane Adams. To them were born Joseph A.\\nof Yorkville, South Carolina, married, first,\\nCrenshaw second, Clara Dargon.\\n(b) Eliza married William Campbell issue,\\n(t) George married, first, Sarah Sandifer sec-\\nond Ellen Guthrie, (2) Eliza married William\\nPitts, (3) William,\\n(c-d)John and Augustus Alexander (twins\\nJohn married, first, Jane, daughter of Ephraim\\nDavidson second, Martha Bigger to John\\n(c) and Jane were born, John married An\\nnie Erwin; Augustus Wm. Spaight; Martha\\nJane married Dr. R. S. Adams and Robert\\nAlexander.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0372.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "m1 :cklI :nhurg county.\\n273\\n(d) Augustus Alexander married Catherine\\nSchenck issue, Mary married Dr. John Mc-\\nLean (son of Thomas); Violet married to Ur.\\nGeorge Hoke.\\n(e) William Baine married, first, Amanda\\nHill sec )nd, Mrs. Stringfellow ncc Hope third,\\nMrs. John D. Graham nee Johnston by first\\nmarriage he had William Lee Mary married\\nRev. Parks, M. D. Jane and Harvey by\\nthe second marriage he had Robert, M. D.,\\nand Amxnda married Henry Pitts of Alabama;\\nViolet married, first, Samuel Lindsay, and had\\none daughter who married Rufus Adams and\\nsecond, to John Hart.\\n(g) Rebecca married Dr. Wilson no\\nissue.\\n(h) Thomas Brevard married Harriet Pegram\\nand had John, M. D. who married, first, Mary,\\ndaughter of Augustus A. McLean second El-\\nmira Salmon, and had Alice, Lizzie, Annie and\\nCharles.\\n(i) Mary married Randolph Ervvin, M. D.\\nissue, Sarah; Violet; Margaret; and Randolph.\\n(k) Robert Graham married, first, Emma Mc-\\nNeal no issue second, Catherine Sandifer\\nissue, Lucius Spaight James Graham married\\nSabina Holland Sally Charles William\\nThomas Robert Brevard and John Augustus.\\nV. Elizabeth married Wm. Lee Davidson,\\nson of General Wm. Davidson, who was killed\\nat Battle of Cowan s Ford, February i, 1781.\\nVL Isabella married General Joseph Gra-\\nham. (See page 231.)\\nVn. Violet man led Wm. Baine Alexander\\nand had Moses Winslow Alexander, who mar-\\nried Violet Graham. (See Graham genealogy.)\\nVHL Sally married Rev. Alexander Cald-\\nwell, son of Rev. David Caldwell, of Guilford\\nissue, (a) John, father of Mary Caldwell, who\\nmarried Joseph Davidson, M. D., (b) David\\nAlexander married Mrs. Martha Caldwell ncc\\nBishop issue, (i)Sally married Dr. Edward\\nWhite, Surgeon C. S. A., and (2) Edward. M.\\nD., (3) Patsy married Davidson of Alabama.\\nIX. Rebecca married Alexander Brevard, one\\nof the eight rebel sons of John Brevard, for\\nwhose zeal Cornwallis s troops burned his house\\non the march from Cowan s Ford issue, (a)\\nRobert who had (i) P^phraim, (2) Alexander;\\n(b) Theodore married Caroline Mays of Florida\\nissue, (i) Theodore, Jr. married a daughter of\\nGov. Call, of Florida, Brigadier General C. S.\\nA.; (2) Ephraim, M. D a Surgeon C.S.A., and\\n(3) Robert, M. D., married Mary Stoney.\\nX. Peggy married James Harris issue, Vio-\\nlet who married Hayes.\\nWilliam Graham was another signer of this\\nDeclaration. He was Irish by birth, but no\\nway connected with the distinguished family of\\nthe same name mentioned in Lincoln county\\nsketches. In the spring of 1776, he raised a\\nregiment in Lincoln county, then Tryon, and\\nmarched to Fort McFadden, in that portion\\nnow, Rutherford county, against the *Schoffold-\\nite Tories, and again he marched to Charles-\\nton. His command was at the battle of King s\\nMountain under Colonel Di.xon. He died\\nwithin the bounds of the Hopewell Congrega-\\ntion, a wealthy member of that church (see letter\\nof Wm. S. Harris). Another authority, Dr. C.\\nL. Hunter, states he died in Rutherford county,\\nvery wealthy, and at a good old age. One of\\nhis sons lived in Augusta, Georgia, where he\\nwas a merchant of great wealth.\\nHenry Downs was from the Providence settle-\\nment, and John Ford from the Clear Creek\\ncounty.\\nJohn Flenniken was also a member of this\\nbody. He was, by birth, an Irishman, and\\ncame first to Pennsylvania and finally settled in\\nNorth Carolina on the Catawba river, below\\nBeattie s Ford, where some of the name still\\nreside.\\nRobert and James Harris were both born at\\nHarrisburg, Pa.\\nSchoft oUl or SchopIiot,a Tory Colonel of militia.a man\\nof bome influence, but a stupid, ignorant blockhead.\\nMoultrie s Revolution in North and South Carolin;i.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0373.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "274\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nRobert owned much land near the Harrisburg\\nDepot, in Cabarrus county, and is buried at the\\nSpear graveyard, near Rocky River Church.\\nJames Hved in the Clear Creek country. He was\\nthe great-grandfather of Dr. Jno B. Harris and\\nWilliam A. Harris. Others came to the State\\nin 1 74 1. Some of the descendants of Robert\\nare still living. The late William Shakespeare\\nHarris of Davidson College, was the grandson\\nor the youngest brother of this family.\\nRobert Irwin was a prominent politician and\\nan active member of this meeting of May 20,\\n1775. He was with Sumter in August, 1780, at\\nthe battle of Hanging Rock, and his military\\nreputation was high. He was a General in the\\nState militia. He was popular with all classes,\\nand was a Member of the Provincial Congress,\\nfrom Mecklenburg, at Halifax, October, 1776,\\nwith Waighstill Avery, Hezekiah Alexander\\nand Zacheus Wilson, as colleagues, which body\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0formed the first State Constitution. He was a\\ndelegate to both conventions (the first at Hills-\\nboro, and the second at Fayetteville,) which\\nconsidered the Federal Constitution (the first\\nrejecting, the latter approving) with General\\nJoseph Graham as a colleague. He was long a\\nSenator in the Legislature from Mecklenburg,\\n(from 1778 to 1783,-1797 to 1800.) He was an\\nexemplary elder of the Presbyterian Church.\\nHe died, leaving seven children, and lies bur-\\nied in Steel Creek churchyard. One of his\\ndaughters married Washington Morrison an-\\nother daughter married McDowell the father\\nof Robert Irwin McDowell, Esq., who now re-\\nsides in Charlotte. General Irwin married a\\nsecond time, Miss Barry of Hopewell.\\nWilliam Kennon, whose name appears among\\nthe Mecklenburg men as one of the Convention\\nof May 20, 1775, was active, intelligent and\\nzealous. He was Chairman of the Committee\\nof Safety of Rowan county, in 1774, whose\\nrecords have been preserved and published.\\nHe resided in Salisbury, was a practicing law-\\nyer, and with his brother-in-law, Mr. Willis,\\nAdlai Osborne, and Samuel Spencer, seized\\nJohn Dunn, also a lawyer, as a person dan-\\ngerous to liberty, and sent him to South Caro-\\nlina. He was a Member of the First Provincial\\nCongress that met in direct opposition to the\\nRoyal Government at New Berne in August,\\n1774, and was appointed Commissary to the First\\nRegiment in 1776.\\nV Matthew McClure was also one of this band\\nof heroes. He was born in Ireland, came to\\nMecklenburg quite young, settled six miles be-\\nlow Davidson College; died in 1808. The\\nKerns are his wife s relatives.\\nNeil Morrison was a member of this Conven-\\ntion. He has three grandchildren now living,\\nJames H. Morrison and Mrs. Margaret Wilson,\\nnow residing in Mecklenburg county and Mrs.\\nMargaret Osborne of Corinth, Mississippi.\\nBenjamin Patton, another signer, was a man\\nof iron firmness and indomitable courage. De-\\nscended from the stern C6venanters, he had\\ntheir inflexibility of purpose, and their purity\\nof principle. He was elected to the Provincial\\nCongress in 1774, a stirring epoch in the history\\nof the State, for it was already in open contempt\\nof the royal power in North Carolina.\\nThe Governor fulminated a furious proclama-\\ntion declaring the meeting as against legal au-\\nthority and in open defiance of the Royal Gov-\\nernment. The Council was summoned on this\\noccasion the Governor laid before them the\\nalarming condition of affairs. But this Council,\\neither alarmed at the threatening aspect of\\naffairs, or tinctured themselves with the inde-\\npendent spirit of the times, declared that the\\npowers of the E.Kecutive were exhausted and\\nthat nothing could be done.\\nTradition states that such was the zeal of Mr.\\nPatton, that when he could not get a horse, or\\nany conveyance, that he walked from Charlotte\\nto New Berne, rather than not join these patriots,\\ndetermined on liberty or death. He lived in\\nthat part of Mecklenburg which is now Cabarrus.\\nJohn Paul Barringer, Martin Phifer, and Iknja-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0374.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "mecklI :nbukg county.\\n27s\\nmill Patton formed the Committee of Safety for\\nthis section, with very full powers. They held\\ntheir meetings at the Red Hill, on the Salisbury\\nroad, and were truly a terror unto evildoers,\\nand a defense to those who did well. He\\ndied near Concord, on the banks of the Irish\\nBuffalo.\\nJohn Query was also one of this Convention,\\na native of Scotland, came this country and set-\\ntled on Clear Creek, in this county. He was a\\nman of good estate and of literary tastes. He\\nleft one son, Cyrus, who died in this county\\nsome few years ago.\\nOf John Phifer, one of this immortal band\\nof worthies a sketch has already been pre-\\nsented. (See page 96.)\\nDavid Reese, another signer, was of Scotch-\\nIrish descent, a native of Pennsylvania, who\\nsettled near Poplar Tent. He was an extensive\\nlandowner on Coddle Creek. He had three\\nsons and three daughters. One of his sons was\\neducated at Princeton studied for the ministry,\\nand died at Pendleton, South Carolina. One of his\\ndaughters married Hon. William Sharpe, whose\\nbiography we have given. She was the grand-\\nmother of Judge David F. and Hon. Joseph P.\\nCaldwell.\\nGeorge Reese, one of his grandsons, lived at\\nWest Point, Troop County, Georgia.\\nZaccheus Wilson was one of this band of pa-\\ntriots. He was much esteemed for his worth\\nand patriotism. He was a member of the con-\\nvention that met at Hillsboro in 1788, to delib-\\nerate on the Federal Constitution.\\nWe have now in a rapid manner attempted to\\ngather up the fleeting traditions that patriotism\\nand affection, have preserved of these immortal\\nmen who declared the independence of the\\nColony of North Carolina, on May 20, 1775,\\nmore than a year in advance of the Declaration\\nof Congress at Philadelphia.\\nBoth papers are equally true and authentic.\\nThe one is the unanimous declaration of thirteen\\nStates, pledged to mutual support and co-opera-\\ntion the other without any prompting or hope\\nof support made equally as bold and daring a\\ndeclaration. The one challenges our admira-\\ntion, the other our veneration. Botli are intiiwr-\\ntill. If the one was destined to become the\\nSavior of the Country, the other was its fore-\\nrunner, for it was truly as the voice of one\\ncrying in the wilderness, preparing the way, and\\nmaking the paths straight.\\nTo the memory of Rev. Alexander Craighead,\\nwhose influence in this behalf was greater,\\npossibly, than that of any other one man, the\\nfollowing is written\\nThis eminent divine belonged to a race dis-\\ntinguished for their love of liberty. He was\\nthe son of Rev. Thomas Craighead, who came\\nto New England in 1715, and the grandson of\\nRev. Robert Craighead of Dublin, Ireland, one\\nof the thirteen ministers who constituted the\\nPresbytery of Lagan he became one of the\\nsubjects of a most unrelenting persecution was\\ncompelled to preach in barns and administer the\\nholy sacrament at night. The death of Charles\\nI. only dissuaded them from emigration to Amer-\\nica as far back as 1649, but the ascendency of\\nJames I. renewed the former persecutions of all\\nProtestants, with increased vigor. The memory\\nof the horrid scenes of 1641, is familiar to all,\\nand the bare mention of the seige of Derry\\nis sufficient to make the cheek blanche and the\\nheart s blood turn cold.\\nBut, although the arbitrary counsels of James\\nI. were defeated and the Crown secured to Wil-\\nliam of Orange, yet the warfare waged upon\\nthem in Ulster, suppressed Protestant worship\\nand the ministers were compelled to flee for the\\ntime. On their return to their former parishes\\nthey took every occasion to express their loyalty\\nand devotion to the Crown, nevertheless they\\nbecame the objects of unfriendliness on the part\\nof the Established Church, and in their desire\\nto seek freedom in religious matters, such a vast\\nemigration to Pennsylvania took place as to be-\\ncome a subject of investigation on th part ol", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0375.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "2/6\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nthe Crown officers; it was 1780 before a repeal\\nof the Test Act was obtained, however, and not\\nuntil 1782, were marriages solemnized by Dis-\\nsenters pronounced valid, and consequently,\\nbetween 1713 and 1782, the tide of emigration\\nto America was constant and full. The records\\nof the English Rolls Office mention tliis as re-\\nsembling a contagious distemper, and the\\nPresident of the Proprietary Council of Penn-\\nsylvania, James Logan, in 1729 voiced the\\ncommon fear that if the Scotch-Irish continued\\nto come, they will make tiiemselves proprietors\\nof the province. It is estimated that from\\n1729 to 1750 about twelve thousand annually\\ncame from Ulster to America a few went to\\nNew England.\\nThe tide of emigration into South Carolina,\\nsettled on the fertile lands of North and South\\nCarolina, and meeting the influx from Pennsyl-\\nvania, flowed in a health giving body, over be-\\nyond the mountains into what is now known as\\nKentucky and Tennessee. They have left their\\nname and mark in almost every State of this Un-\\nion. Chambers, in his Trish and Scotch Set-\\ntlers in Pennsylvanii, rightfully claims for these\\npeople a tendency to reform and elevate public\\nsentiment and morals, being men of intelligence,\\nresolution, energy, and of a religious and highly\\nmoral character, devoted to religious and civil\\nfreedom. They brought with them the West-\\nminster Confession of Faith, with its catechisms\\nand its Directory of Worship, endeared to them\\nby years of fierce trial and persecution. Tiiey\\ncertainly were not the cut throats and villians\\nsupposed to have emigrated from England by\\nlegal compulsion, nor yet was their heroism and\\nattachment to liberty, of the Bob Acres stamp,\\nas charged by a writer in the Xorth Aimrican\\nReviciv, of April, 1874.\\nIt is to these same men that we are indebted\\nfor the germs of our civil liberties, for, as Ban-\\ncroft says The first public voice in America\\nfor dissolving all connection with Great Britain,\\ncam e not from the Puritans of New England\\nthe Dutch of New York, nor the Planters of\\nVirginia, but from Scotch-Irish Presbyterians.\\nThe subject of this sketch, Alexander Craig-\\nhead, was certainly educated in all the elements\\nconsidered necessary for the discipline of a\\nPresbyterian Clergyman, to which sacred calling\\nhe was licensed in 1734. He was an earnest,\\nand fervid preacher, a zealous promoter of re-\\nvivals, a great admirer and friend of George\\nWhitefield, whom he accompanied in some of\\nhis tours.\\nAs early as 1743 he evinced his ardent love of\\npersonal liberty and freedom of opinion by pub-\\nlishing a pamphlet that was denounced as calcu-\\nlated to foment or encourage sedition or dis-\\nsatisfaction with the civil government that we\\nare now under, or rebellion, treason, or any-\\nthing that is disloyal, and history records the\\nfact that upon complaint made to the Synod of\\nPhiladelphia, in the name of the Governor,\\nagainst this pamphlet, they declared their ab-\\nhorrence of the paper, and inasmuch as it was\\npublished anonymously, the Synod denied any\\nknowledge of Mr. Alexander Craighead being\\nthe author thereof. It was evidently premature\\nin its denunciation of George II. as an unchristian\\nking.\\nOn November 11, 1743, at a meeting at Mid-\\ndle Octorara in Pennsylvania, after various relig-\\nious services, Mr. Craighead and his congregation\\nrenewed the covenants, the national and sol-\\nemn league, and after formally denouncing\\nGeorge II. as an unfit king, then and there swore,\\nholding their swords in their uplifted hands\\naccording to the custom of their ancestors and\\nof soldiers ready to conquer or die, to keep their\\nbodies, property, and consciences, against all\\nattacks, to defend Christ s Gospel and the na-\\ntional liberty, from foes within or without. This\\nmovement greatly troubled the political as well\\nas the religious waters, for in 1745 we find that\\nGovernor Morris, in his message to the Assem-\\nbly, denounced certain people for their aspira-\\ntions and machinations to obtain Independ-\\nency.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0376.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "Mi;CKLKN15URG COUNTY.\\n277\\nI\\\\Ir. Craighead found in this attack upon him,\\none of the causes for leaving the confines of\\nPennsylvania, and in 1749 we find him* in Vir-\\nginia, on Covvpasture river, joined to a settle-\\nment of farmers who came from Pennsylvania,\\na few years before, This was then on the fron-\\ntier of the colony. The failure of Braddock s\\nExpedition (i/SS) had laid the whole country\\nopen to the devastation of the Indians and\\nFrench.\\nDuring the six years of his residence in Vir-\\nginia, Mr. Craighead found little sympathy in\\nhis yearnings for civil and religious liberty; he\\nbecame excctdingly restive under the tithings\\nand other exactions of the Established Church,\\nand in the autumn of 1755, we find him and\\nmost of his congregation seeking peace and lib-\\nerty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.\\nHenceforth, we can plainly see the influence\\nof this man of God, for the good of man.\\nHe received a call from the Sugar Creek\\nChurch, three miles northeast of Charlotte on\\nthe road to Salisburj-, and became its first pastor.\\nHe was installed in September, 1758, by Rev.\\nMr. Richardson, (hisson-inlaw, and the patron\\nof that noble hero, General VVm. Richardson\\nDavie,) in charge of this, which was the oldest\\nchurch in the upper countrj-. It was organized\\nin 1756, and to a great measure became the/rtr-\\nent of the seven churches so largely represented\\nin the Convention of 1775 at Charlotte. f\\nOver twenty of the members of the Conven-\\ntion at Charlotte, who on May 20, 1775, pro-\\nnounced the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde-\\npendence, were connected with the seven Pres-\\nbyterian churches of the county two of which\\nwere Rocky River and Sugar Creek. From\\nthese two the other five took life and being.\\nSuch were the men, who, wheti informed of the\\n*Foote s Sketches of North Cai olin.i, p. 189.\\ntFoote. In this charge he was succeeded liy tlie Kev.\\nJohn Alexander, afterwards by Rev. Thomas Ciaighead, but\\nthe latter only temporarily next by his grandson, Rev.\\nSamuel Craighead Caldwell who was ihe beloved past r\\nof Hopewell and Sugar Creek Churches for Ihirlvlive\\nyears; then by Rev. Ur. Robert Hall Morrison.\\ntroubles to the eastward, rallied to the cry:\\nThe cause of Boston is the cause of all!\\nWith Craighead they held that the rights of the\\npeople were as divine as the rights of Kings,\\nfor their fathers, and they themselves, had often\\nlistened in rapt attention to his thrilling elo-\\nquence, and felt as if himself were he on whose\\nsole arm hung victory.\\nAbram Alexander, a ruling Elder of Sugar\\nCreek Church, was chairman of this conven-\\ntion. It was addressed by Rev. Hezekiah James\\nBalch, pastor of Rocky River and Poplar Tent,\\nwho was also one of the committee of three to\\ndraft the more formal declaration, and nine\\nother ruling elders, of these seven churches,\\nwere active participants in the proceedings.\\nAlthough Mr. Craighead died before the con\\\\ en-\\ntion of May 20, 1775, at Charlotte, )-et the whole\\nAmerican Nation should re\\\\-ere his memory as\\nthe fearless champion of those principles of civil\\nand religious freedom, which they now enjoy\\nand which first found expression from his old\\nCDnn-ades in the immortal Declaration, the true\\ndate of which, in the language of another, has\\nbeen as clearly established as the given name of\\nany citizen then living in the count)\\nA w riter in the A cic York Rcviezv, reviewing\\nthe Life of Jefferson, by Tucker, clearly shows\\nthat the preamble to the Bill of Rights, the\\nMecklenburg Declaration and the Virginia Bill of\\nRights contain nearly everything of importance\\nin the Declaration of Independence of July 4,\\n1776, upon which rests so much of Mr. Jeffer-\\nson s fame. Of this latter instrument and the\\nMecklenburg Declaration, Judge Tucker .says:\\n(Vol. 2, p. 627) Every one must be per-\\nsuaded, at least all who ha\\\\e been minute ob-\\nserxers of style, that one of these papers had\\nborrowed from the other.\\n(See also the observations in the writings of\\nThomas Jefferson, by H. Lee, Philadelphia,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0839-)\\nThe spirit which moved Craighead to the use\\ni)f expressions frequent in documents prepared", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0377.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "278\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand used on similar occasions in Scottish history,\\nevidently influenced the mind of Jefferson, when\\nhe indited the Declaration of Jul)- 4, 1776. He\\ntells us in his autobiography that when engaged\\nin preparing that National Declaration, he and\\nhis colleagues searched everywhere for formulas,\\namong the writings of the Puritans, as well as else-\\nwhere. The greatest interest had attached to the\\nproceedings at Middle Octorara, so that a re-\\nprint of those proceedings was demanded and\\nappeared in Philadelphia and we must see that\\nmost naturally a similarity of expression would\\noccur in these documents where they most\\nprobably had a common origin, whose aid\\nwas inx oked to gi\\\\-c \\\\ehemence to their denun-\\nciation of an unchristian king, and to give\\npledges of mutual faith and declarations of sacred\\nduty, and thus similar phrases are found in these\\ntwo great American Declarations to give firm\\nand presence to kindred thoughts.\\nThe Rev. Dr. A, W. Miller in a sermon, de-\\nlivered at Charlotte on May 14, 1876, most truth-\\nfully used the following language\\nIf to the people of Mecklenburg count)-,\\nProvidence assigned the foremost position in the\\nranks of jxitriots, a century ago, let them never\\ncease to hallow the memory of that illustrious\\nhero, the Rev. Ale.xander Craighead, who pre-\\npared them for it, at so great toil and pains, and\\nfor years and years diligently sowed the seed that\\nproduced the glorious har\\\\-est. No ordinary\\nwork was given him to do, and no ordinar\\\\ train-\\ning and discipline fitted him for it.\\nDeeph- imbibing the spirit of the Scottish\\nCovenant, contending earnestl} for the descend-\\ning obligations of those covenants upon all whose\\nancestors were parties to the same, and insisting\\nuppn making the adoption of the Solemn League\\nand Covenant a term of communion for members\\nof the church in the colonial as well as the mother\\ncountr)-, testifying continually to the Head.ship\\nof Christ over the State, and the responsibility\\nof all kings and rulers to Him, a failure of whose\\nalletriance to Him would forfeit the allegiance of\\nthe people to them proclaiming everywhere\\nthese good old doctrines, with a fidelity, and a\\ncourage, and a zeal, and a constancy, that ought\\nto have secured sympathy and commanded admi-\\nration. Instead of this, he experienced the\\nusual fate of those who are in advance of the\\nage. He was opposed, resisted, denounced as an\\nextremist and ultra reformer, calumniated as an\\nagitator, and even censured by the General Synod\\nof the Presbyterian Church! It was not until he\\ncame to North Carolina, that he found a conge-\\nnial element which he could mould and train\\nsuccessfully in devotion to principles bearing fruit\\nin splendid achievements, which now, at this an-\\nniversary season, in another city, are command-\\ning the homage of the representatives of the\\nworld so siicicssfiil/v tiaincd, that Charlotte oc-\\ncupied the front rank more than a year in advance\\nof Philadelphia the latter on May 20, 1775,\\ncounselling submission, the former declaring in-\\ndependence, and so Mecklenburg became the\\nleader of the land.\\nSpace forbids the recital of further facts which\\nwould but serve to justify the grandeur of this\\npen portrait, nor can we incorporate herein all\\nthe distinguished members of this Craighead\\nfamily, but must content ourselves with a bare\\nreference to several of them.\\nNancy, a daughter of Rev. Alexander Craig-\\nhead, was married to Rev. William Richardson,\\npastor of Waxhaw Church, South Carolina,\\nalmost on the Mecklenburg line. They had no\\nchildren born to them, but brought up as their\\nown, his nephew, William Richardson Davie,\\nand under this training he became a great\\nman in the age of great men, a patriot, a .sol-\\ndier, a jurist, a statesman and a diplomatist.\\nThe second daughter, Rachael, in 1766, was\\nmarried to Rev. Dr. Caldwell of Guilford, the\\neducator of a large number of the most eminent\\nmen of the South, divines, statesmen, lawyers,\\nand physicians. His log cabin served for many\\nyears to North Carolina as an academy, a college,\\nand a Theological Seminar}. Wheeler i,p. 1 17.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0378.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "MKCKLlCNliURG COUNTY\\n279\\nThe Uiird il;uiL;litcf, Jane, niaiTicd Patrick\\nCalhoun wlio by a second wife, a Miss Caldwell\\nof Abbeviiie, became the father of tlie renowned\\nJ dim Caldwell Calhoun.\\nThe sister of Rev. Alexantler Crait^head,\\nnamed Jane or Janet, married the Kc\\\\ Adam\\n]^o)-d, October 23, 1725, and their son, l\\\\c\\\\-.\\nAdam Boj-d (born November 25, 173S, died in\\nNatchez, Mississippi, 1800) was the true friend of\\nthe liberties of our colony he became editor of\\nthe Cape Fear Mercury, and one of the Commit\\ntee of Safety in Wilmington, North Carolina, in\\n1775. Could the copy of the Cape Feai Merciiiy,\\nloaned from the Rolls Office in London, to Mr.\\nStevenson, the United States Minister, as men-\\ntioned by the author, be found, it would cither\\ngive us the original text of the Da\\\\ie Williamson\\ncop)-, or show thaf the royal governor consid-\\nered the copy of the whole proceeding as good\\nas the original declaration, or in his own language,\\nas declaring an entire dissolution of the laws.\\nA nephew, Colonel George Craighead, born\\n.Ma\\\\- 10, 1733, lived near Wilmington, Delawaie.\\nHe was a man of great wealth, and in the Indian\\nWar, prior to the Revolution, cquii)pcd his own\\nregiment for that service.\\nHe was the intimate friend of George Wash-\\nington, dining at the same table, and calling\\neach other by the familiar name of George.\\nThe oldest son of Rev. Alexander Craighead,\\nthe Re\\\\ Thomas B. Craighead, was born in\\nMecklenburg county, in 1750. He was a gradu-\\nate of Princeton, 1775, and admitted to the I res-\\nbyterian ministry in 1 780. Subsequentlj he\\nremoved to Hay.sborough, Tennessee, six miles\\neast of Nashville, and there established the first\\nPresbyterian church, in the middle division of\\nthe State. He married Miss Elizabeth Brow n\\nof Frankfort, Kentucky, and so became allied to\\na family distinguished for high social standing,\\nintellect, and national reputation. The descend-\\nants of this marriage are still numerous in Ten-\\nnessee, and in several other States of the South\\nand Southwest. In 1785 he became the first\\nPresident of the Board of Trustees of Davidson\\nAcademy. Among the board were Senator\\nSmith, General Robertson, and General Andrew\\nlackson. This academy became merged into the\\nCumberland College in 1806. In the latter part\\nof his life he had some difficulties that hindered\\nfor a time, his usefulness, but which served to\\ndraw forth the friendly influence and uncjuali-\\ntied approbation of (ieneral Jackson.* This\\nfriendship is accounted for, by Dr. Ramsey, as\\niuHuenced b\\\\- a sense of gratitude as well as af-\\nfection toward all who bore the name for when\\nhe was talccn jji-isoner at Waxhaw, after Buford s\\ndefeat b) Tarleton, and carried to the prison-\\nship in Charleston harbor, his mother found a\\nrefuge, and home, and kind friends, in Mr. Craig-\\nhead s father s congregation, at Sugar Creek,\\nNorth Carolina, and when Mrs. Jackson visited\\nCharleston to see her son, she was accompanied\\nb)- Mrs. Nancy Dunlap, who had married again\\nafter the death of her first husband. Rev. Wm.\\nRichardson. She was the oldest daughter of\\nRe\\\\-. .Alexander Craighead. The General s\\nnidther died of fever at the Quarter House, six\\nmiles from Charlest(.)n, and was cared for to the\\nList by Mrs. Dunlap. The kindness showii his\\nmother b)- the famil)-, in this trying period, was\\nnever forgotten by General Jackson, and was the\\nmotive assigned to the writer b)- President James\\nK. Polk, for the strong personal regard and at-\\ntachment which existed, and for the fact that\\nwhen Mr. Craighead was arraigned b)- the Synod\\nof Kentuck)-, Jackson appeared as his Judge\\nAdvocate.\\nP urther, the General was descended from the\\nsame Scotch-Irish stock, born in the southern\\npart of Mecklenburg, as the line is now estab-\\nlished, spent his bo\\\\-hood in this count)-, a. id\\nbegan the practice of law at Salisbui His\\nmother was a member of Waxhaw church, and\\nhad her son baptised there, with the hope that\\nhe might some day become a minister. The\\nimpressions received at home, and in his earlier\\n*Parton s Jackson, II p. (155.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0379.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nyears, never were wholly lost. The faniil)\\nBible, covered with check cloth, as hi.s mother s\\nwas, lay on the stand at the Hermitage, where he\\nended his days; and he died at last the death of\\na Christian, in the communion of the church of\\nhis mother, a member in full of the Presb)-terian\\nChurch. Howe s Churches of South Caro-\\nlina, 539.\\nSamuel Craighead Caldwell, son of Rev. Ur.\\nDavid Caldwell, died, June 3, 1825 and Rachel,\\n(second daughter of Rev. Alexander Craighead,\\nwho was married 1766); married, first, Abigail\\nBaine Alexander issue, (a) David Thomas and(b)\\nJane, (a) David Thomas married Harriet David-\\nson, and to them were born Samuel Craighead,\\nWilliam Da\\\\-idson, 1 homas, Sarah Jane, Robert\\nBaxter, Minnie and Alice married second, Ad-\\neline Hutchin-son, and had one child, Addie.\\n(b) Jane married Rev. Dr. Walter Smiley Pharr,\\nwho first married Miss Springs; (2) Samuel Craig-\\nhead Caldwell married Elizabeth Lindsay and had\\n(a) Robert Lindsay, graduate of Universit} of\\nGeorgia, and of Union Theological Seminary of\\nVirginia, pastor at Statesville, North Carolina,\\nmarried Martha Bishop, and died aged twent)--\\nseven, leaving one son, John Rice (b) Abigail\\nB., married to Robert D. Alexander and had\\nissue, Agnes, Brevard, Davidson, Lottie, and\\nSamuel Craighead Caldwell. The last, born\\nFebruary 24, 1830, graduate of Davidson Col-\\nlege, 1848, Columbia Theological Seminary,\\n1853; pastor of Th)atira and Black Creek\\nchurches, married Mar)- Holmes Brown, Ma\\\\ 21,\\n1857, and had Samuel, Bettie Brown, Robert\\nC^wen, Mary Abigail lived at Wadesboro, North\\nCarolina; (c) Samuel Craighead born 18 10,\\nmerchant at Grenada, Mississippi, lost on the\\nThe .lullinr acknowleilyes his obligations to a goiunlrg-\\nical memoir of the Craighead family (1658-1876) printed\\nfor the descendants in Pl.iladelpliia, 1S76, by Tlioma Co.\\nan exceedingly inlereslirg compilation containi-g one\\nhundr(d and seventy-three pagep, which shows in the con-\\ncise and beautiful language of the distinguished au.lior,\\nKev. Dr. Jpmes Clfddcs Craigh\u00c2\u00abad, who, f.rfour ten years\\nedited the New York Evang elist, the great inlluence and\\nability of this distinguished fondly, new sowidcly scattered\\nover the whole United Slates.\\nPathfinder, on the Mississippi Ri\\\\er, unmar-\\nried; (d) John McKnitt Madison, born 1812,\\ngraduate of University of Georgia and of Union\\nTheological Seminary of Virginia, licensed 1835,\\nordained 1836, pastor of Sugar Creek church\\n1837; at Rome, Georgia, in 1845; pro]3rietor oi\\nRome Female College in i860. He married\\nCaroline li. Livy and had eight sons Thomas\\nParsons born November, 1851, died April, 1852,\\nEdwin Harper, born 1853, died 1872; Samuel\\nCraighead, born 1846, graduated (1S6S) at Prince-\\nton Professor of Natural Science, Rome, Geor-\\ngia married Kate Pearson (1870) and had two\\nsons; Alfred Shorter born 184S, married Lizzie\\nHtitchinsnii, 1874, and had one daughter; John\\nLiv) born 1850, graduate of Princeton, 1870,\\nand at Princeton Seminar} 1874; pastor at Pleas-\\nant Hill, Mo.; I ranklin Hawkins, bcrn 1857,\\nmerchant in R(_iine, Ga. and two who died in\\ninfimcy\\n(g) Andrew Harper, born 1S14, graduate of\\nCentre College, Ohio, and of Union Theological\\nSeminary of Virginia, married Sarah Ann Wil-\\nliamson, and had issue as follows: John, Samuel\\nCraighead, Sarah Elizabeth, Willie Dobie, Wal-\\nter Lindsay, and Anna; (f) Seled, born 1816, a\\nBaptist preacher, lived in Texas, has three chil-\\ndren (g) Septemus, born 18 18, an eminent law-\\nyer of Grenada, Mississippi, killed by accident\\n(h) Cyrus Kingsbury, born 1821, graduate (184 1)\\nat Davidson College and Union Theological Semi\\nnary, Virginia, 1846, ordained 1847, married\\nI aimie A. McKinley, 1S50, and had issue as\\nfollows: Ida Lindsay, Anna Hope, P annie Ma-\\nria, Bessie Morrison was pastor of Buffalo and\\nBethel churches at Pittsboro and Denmark, Ten-\\nnessee, where he died, March 1876; (i) Walter\\nPharr, born 1822, a lawyer at Greensboro, North\\nCarolina, married Nannie Weatherly, and had\\nissue, P^arnest, Maggie, Mamie, Carrie, Nannie,\\nDaisy, Abby Wood.\\nThe editor of these reminiscences in acknowl-\\nedging the invaluable aid contributed by Captain\\nRobert D. Graham, a member of the Bar of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0380.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "MECKLKNHURG COUNTY\\n281\\nCiiarlotte, in execution of his woik, tlccnis it a\\ndut\\\\- til notice the articles prepared bj- that f^en-\\ntleniaii on tlie sul)ject of tiic Meckienburt:;-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Afanuscripts.\\nTlicsc articles have attracted er\\\\ Ljeneral atten-\\ntion, as they present this subject in a new and \\\\er\\\\-\\nstrong lij^ht. Some of his salient points are, in\\neffect, as follows\\nThe 20th of May is fount! to ha\\\\ e been\\nconfirmed by an oath. That should be the\\nend of controversy as to that date, when consiil-\\ncred with the additional fact that no participant\\nor eye-witness of that impressive occasion, c\\\\xr\\nnamed a different day for the throwing up of\\nhats. No one doubts that every witness who\\ncertified to it on honor, was prepared unhesitat-\\ningly to swear to it. On the other hantl, the\\nCharleston printer s date of the Mecklenburg\\nResolves as subsequent!} found in their digest-\\ned form, has never iiad a single witness to testify\\nin its favor. It is a iiiilUiisfiliits, brought to the\\nattention of the people of Mecklenburg for the\\nfirst time in 1837 Ishmacl with whom Isaac\\ncan make no division of the inheritance. He\\ncalls for the 21st May, a day after the feast,\\nwhen the committee, for this special work, from\\ntlie |)receding manuscripts, and without the\\nfurther attendence of the ])opular assemblage\\ndigested the system which formed in effect a\\ndeclaration of independence, as well as a com-\\nplete system of government. Accepting the\\nabridged statement of Mr. Bancroft as a Delphic\\noracle, Mr. Graham cjuotes his emphatic oj)inion\\nin confirmation of this conclusion. Hist. U. .S.\\nVII. .370-374-\\nT!ie printed Mecklenburg Resolves, as intended\\nb\\\\- tlie parties who had enacted and witnessed\\nthe ])romulgation of the sev.eral papers from\\nwhich they are digested, as construed by the two\\ncotemporary royal governors, and as accepted by\\nthe great historian, contain the true sentiment\\nand suiistancc of the Davie copy of the first\\npaper unanimous!}- adopted and signed b}- the\\ndelegate:;, after an e.\\\\hau.sti\\\\e ilebate to .satisfy\\nevery conscientious scru[)!e, at 2 a in. the\\nmorning of the 20th Ma}-.\\nThe 2 1st Ma} would have been Sunda}- by\\nour calendar, but Mr. Graham has presented an\\narray of incontestable facts showing thnt it was\\nnot Sunda}- with the ancient Mccklenburgers,\\nbut that the 31st, instead, tlid fall on Sunday by\\ntheir calendar.\\nAi.sf),Tn.vr -niicKi-; wkketiikee MSS. in Mi-:ck-\\nI r.NBi Kn i.\\\\ M.w, 1775 (.\\\\Li. rn-:ci..\\\\Ri\\\\(; indkphnd-\\nKNCE,SPECL\\\\L OR GE.NER.M., OF GkK.\\\\T HkIT.AIN, BUT\\n0T OF CON GKESS, -rH.\\\\T NEITHER ALLUDED, IN SO\\nM.\\\\NY WORDS, TO A PRECEDING PAPER OF THE SAME\\nKIND,ANDNErriIEROF THEM WAS DATED MaY 3I.ST.\\nWhile the several papers of the 20th of May,\\nwere the only documents in this connection ever\\ntalk ed of at home among tlie people, that which\\nwas least heart! of there, was for reasons gi\\\\-cn\\n.i- imo ouiiies disccs the onl}- one whicli the offi-\\ncers sent out for publication. The issue is\\nsquarely stated tliat either the date of the actors,\\n(the 20th), or else that of the printer {the 31st)\\nis an error and such facts, as he remarks, have\\nhitherto been overlooked, by both sides, in the\\nheat of debate. His work as to the dates and\\nnumber of papers will fill the onlygap that seems\\nto ha\\\\-e been left open by the many able advocates\\nof the original declaration. Several of the arti-\\ncles have appeared in the Charlotte Home and\\nPcinocrat, and in the I aniiei and Meehanic of\\nRaleigh. The latter pertinently obser\\\\-es\\nOthers had suggested that the difference be-\\ntween the O. S. and N. S. might disprove the\\nexidence of the e}-e-witnesses, or demonstrate\\nthe fallacy of their memories as to ///(-document\\nand the day, but lie is tlie first to establish the\\nfacts, and tlieycorroljorate the signers in e\\\\-ery\\nparticular. He shows that Mr. Bancroft has\\nbeen as much misunderstood on the (|uestion of\\ndates, as on that of the absolute character of the\\nDeclaration of Independence.\\nGeneral Thomas Polk, witli whose biography\\nthis article on tlie Declaration of 20th May,\\n1775, was commenced, read the resolves, from", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0381.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "28;\\nwheelp:r s reminiscences.\\nthe steps of the Court House to the people.\\nWe propose to conthnie his biography from\\nthat time.\\nBy the Provincial Congress, which met at\\nHalifax, April 4, 1776, the State was placed on\\na war footing Thomas Polk was elected Colonel\\nof the 4th Regiment in the Continental service,\\nwith James Thackston as Lieutenant Colonel,\\nand William Davidson as Major. Tradition as\\nwell as history is silent as to the military ser-\\nvices of Colonel Polk, during the excitingscenes\\nof Gates advance and defeat, through this part\\nof the State when Lord Cornwallis advanced,\\nflushed with the victory at the battle of Camden,\\nfought August 16, 1780, over Gates, to Charlotte,\\nhundreds who were true patriots accepted protec-\\ntion for they saw no alternative but that, or the\\nruin of their families and destruction of their\\nsubstance.\\nAmong (jates papers in the New York His-\\ntorical Society is the following\\nFrom a number of suspicious circumstances\\nrespecting the conduct and behavior of Colonel\\nThomas Polk, Commissary of Provisions for the\\nContinental Troops, it is our opinion that the\\nsaid Colonel Polk should be ordered to Salisbury,\\nto answer for his conduct, and that the persons\\nof Duncan Ochiltree, and William McAferty,\\nbe likewise brought under guard to Salisbury.\\nGiven unanimously as our opinion this Novem-\\nber 12, 1780.\\nHoR.vno Gates,\\nIsaac Huger,\\nAllen Jones,\\nJohn Butler.\\nThis was doubtless produced by the panic\\nwhich followed the defeat of Gates (in the Au-\\ngust previous) while Gates was flying with speed\\nbefore the British forces. That whatever sus-\\npicious circumstances respecting the conduct of\\nand behavior of Colonel Thomas Polk may\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Jolinson s Trc\\\\i-lilions anil Keininisceiices of tlie .\\\\mer-\\nican Revolution, 77.\\ntLossing II, 624.\\nhave excited in the distempered mind of Gen-\\neral Gates and others, history shows no record\\nof any investigation or coiidoiiitatioii of his con-\\nduct, or any condemnation of his course, public\\nor private, and that any distrust of the loyalty\\nof Colonel Polk, was not the opinion of General\\nGates, and made no impression on his mind, is\\nshown by the following letter, written soon after\\nhe took command at Charlotte, North Caro-\\nlina\\nCamp Charlotte, Dec. 15, 1780.\\nTo Colonel Polk\\nSir I find it will be impossible to leave camp\\nas early as I intended, as Colonel Kosciusko has\\nmade no report yet, respecting a position on\\nthe Pedee.\\nI must therefore beg you to continue the\\ndaily supplies of the 7\\\\rmy and keep in readi-\\nness three days provisions beforehand. I have\\njust received some intelligence from General\\nNash and from Congress, which makes me wish\\nto see you. I am c.\\nNathaniel Greene.\\nThis letter proves the confidence which the\\ncommanding General had in the energy and pa-\\ntriotism of Colonel Polk, who owned extensive\\nmills near Charlotte and stores in the town.\\nHe had been appointed Commissary of Pro-\\nvisions for the Continental Troops in this region,\\nthat had been stripped to destitution by an in-\\nvading army, and this was a position at once\\nperplexing, arduous and ungracious. In a let-\\nter, the original I have in my possession, he\\nresigned the irksome office.\\nCharlotte, 13th Dec, 1780,\\nOn my Informing General Greene of my\\nresignation, he maid menshun of Col. WilhiL\\nDavie, which I think will do exceeding well,\\nwill be always in Camp; I think him clever in\\nbusiness. If it should meet your approl:),uion I\\nshould be happy in releasment.\\nI am, Sir, with great respect,\\nTo the Hon. Your humble serv t,\\nB d of ar j Thos. Polk.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0382.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "MECKLENRURG COUNTY.\\n283\\nThat his resignation was not produced by any\\nabatement of his zeal for the cause of his coun-\\ntry, is shown by the following, the original of\\nwhich is in my possession:\\nCamp Yadkin Rivi:k,\\nOct. nth, 1780.\\n(iENTLEMKN\\nI have the pleasure to inform you that on Sat-\\nurday last, the noted Colonel Ferguson with\\n150 men fell on King s Mountain, Soo taken\\nprisoner, and 1,500 stand of arms.\\nCleaveland and Campbell comniaiulcJ. A\\nglorious affair. In a few days we will be in\\nCharlotte, and I will take possession of my house\\nand his Lordship take the woods.\\nI am Gentlemen,\\nwith respect your humble scr\\\\ ant,\\nThomas Polk.\\nHe was appointed in 17.S1, Brigadier General\\nto succeed the lamented General Davidson, who\\nfell at Cowan s Ford, in battle.\\nHe died in Charlotte in 1793, and lies buried\\nin the churchward of the Presbyterian Church.\\nHe married Susan .Spratt and left several chil-\\ndren.\\nI. Ezekiel.\\nH. Charles married Miss Alexander, whose\\nson Thomas Independence Polk, so named b\\\\- his\\nfather because born on the 20th of May, (prinr\\nto 1790^) married Sarah Moore, and was the\\nfather of Horace M. Polk and Charles Polk.\\nIII. William Polk, whose biography we have\\ngiven (see page was another son, killed at\\nFutaw or Cane Creek.\\nIV. James.\\nGeneral Polk, after the Revolution, purchased\\nof the disbanded soldiers the land warrants issued\\nby the State for military services, and died pos-\\nsessed of princely estates, which his sons inher-\\nited, but did not improve. They loved fun and\\nfrolic better than stud)- or work. Two of them\\nsettled in Sumter District, South Carolina; mar-\\nried and died there, leaving no family.\\nHis son, Ezekiel Polk, who was also a member\\nof the Convention of May 20, 1775 (see certifi-\\ncate of Captain Jack, who was present, and\\nbore the proceedings of the Convention to Phil-\\nadelphia American Archives, 4th series, jd vol-\\nume, 858), and although partaking of the wild\\nand frolicsome spirit of the age in which he\\nlived, was brave and patriotic. 1 le commanded\\na company in 1775, in the 3rd Regiment, South\\nCarolina State Troops, Colonel William Thomp-\\nson, and marched to subdue the Tories at 96,\\nand was in a severe engagement on December\\n2jd, 1775, at Cane Creek. His nephew, Wil-\\nliam, was an official in this company, and was\\nseverely wounded (see declaration of Colonel\\nPolk). Here his brother was killed.\\nHe was elected a Member of the Legislature\\nfrom Mecklenburg, in 17^2-93-94 with General\\nJoseph Graham, and William Graham, as col-\\nleagues. Ezekiel was reckless as well as frolic-\\nsome.\\nI heard, says Dr. Joseph Johnson, in his\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Traditions and Reminiscences of the Ameri-\\ncan Revolution in the South (page 85) of one\\ninstance told by himself: I was driving my\\nwagon with another young man, a friend. We\\nhad just finished our dinner and had each taken\\na good stiff drink, when a gentleman rode up in\\na sulky. We concluded to havesomefuii. We\\nasked him to alight and take a drink. He did\\nso. We then told him that it was a wa we\\nhad to make strangers dance for us. Then we\\ncommenced cracking our whips about his legs,\\nfor music to cheer him up. As he seemed to\\ntake it gently and when we stopped the music,\\nhe stopped the dance. He then said after such\\na jig, we must have another drink with him,\\nthis time and while he was opening his sulky-\\nbox we dropped our whips, preparing to join\\nhim, instead of producing a bottle, he drew a\\npair of loaded pistols, and cocking them, pre-\\nsented them at us, with a look of earnestness\\nthat showed he meant //s///iSS. He said that\\nwe must dance for him, or pay the piper. At\\nit we went while he whistled a rapid time, a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0383.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "284\\nWHEELER S REIMINISCENCES.\\nVirginia reel, that kept lis active. I ne\\\\ er had\\nsuch a sweat in all my life, and was glad when\\nhe stopped. He told us that it would not al-\\nways do to play tricks upon travellers. He\\nthen offered us, politely, a drink of brandy,\\nwhich we took, shook hands, and parted friends.\\nWe had the lead, he followed suit, beat us with\\nour own cards, and won the odd trick. l^ut all\\nwas fair.\\nIn the fall of 178J, saj-s Dr. John.soii, al-\\nready just quoted, I remained two or thr e\\nmonths at Charlotte, and saw much of icncral\\nPolk and his sons. The GenenJ wa.s plain and\\nunassuming in his deportment more like an old\\nf.ir.ner or miller than a soldier or General.\\nHis sons, Ezekiel, William. James and Ptvil\\nCharity Polk, were wild and frolicsome,\\nand in their fun, did not even spare their father.\\nOn one occasion the General, speaking of high-\\nway robberies committed bj one nian, as im-\\npossible and ridiculous, that no one ma;! c^uild\\nrob him that he never was robbed, n r wouli\\nany one man dare attempt it.\\nCharley who by his mad cap freal;s had won\\nthe sobri iuet, throughout the wliole countr) of\\nPivi/ CV/iir/ii heard all this and lie resolved\\nto try the pluck of the (jeneral. Hearing that\\nhis father was going on some by road to rec i\\\\e\\na sum of monc} he way-laid him and demanded\\ninstant delivery of all he liatl. The Gen iral\\ngrasped at his pistols, but Cliarles was too qiiick\\nfor him, and the General seeing a pistijl aimed\\nat his breast, surrendered the mone)-. He went\\nhome, fretted and mortified at the result i he\\nyoung men condoled with their father, and in\\nquired the cause of his depression. He, then\\nnarrated his mishap that he had been ri bbed\\nof a large sum of money on the public road.\\nThey all expressed surprise that he had not\\ngonearmedon theoccasion. He acknowledged\\nhe was armed and had pistols, but bail no time\\nto use them. They then with much increaseu\\nsurprise as they stated concluded that there\\nmust have been several men who attacked him\\nbut the General acknowledgi d tlat there was\\nonly one but he adiled lie w as taken by surprise\\nand was off his guard. Cliarle) then returning\\nthe mone) acknowledged that he had taken it\\nfrom him.\\nWhat! said the (.ieneial, and did }ou\\nendanger and threaten our old f .llu r s life\\nNo sir said Charles\\nDid ou not present a [ii l(_)l a my breast?\\nNo, sir, said Charles.\\nHow can you say that? said the fatiier.\\nI assure you sir, it was only mother s brass\\ncandlestick tliat I took off from our own mantle-\\npiece, said Charles produ;cing them.\\nOf his son William, we have alread)- written.\\nLeonidas Polk, son of William Polk and Sa-\\nrah Hawkins, was a Christian, a soldier and a\\nscholar.\\nHe was educated at the United States Mili-\\ntary Academy, at West Point, and graduated\\n18:7; one year before Jefferson Davis, and two\\nyears before Generals Lee and Johnson. After\\na few years service, he exchanged the sword for\\nthe gown, and became such a shining light in\\nthe church, that he attained the position of\\nliishop in the Episcopal church for his piety,\\nzeal antl abilit)\\nThe Civil War aroused liis military instincts\\nimplanted by a long line of ancestry, and by his\\nown predilectionsand education. He tendered his\\nsu-.iccs in defence of his home; he was\\ncouunissioned a RLajor (jeneral in the Confed-\\nerate Army, ordered to command at Memphis.\\nHe achieved a decided victory at Belmont (No-\\nvember 27, i86[) over General Grant.\\nAt the battle of Murfreesboro, December 31,\\n1862, between Pragg and Rosencrans, General\\nPollc, commanded the le t wing; General Bragg\\nin his ofiicial report coinmcnded him for his skill\\nand abilit} in that sanguinary engagement. In\\nTliis St.Uc lias riirai-,he l lilitiallv. her pi.ition of rJiility\\ntollic i.lui).;li\\nIlisliop I .cckwith to (teoiyia; Uisliop Uavis to South\\nCaruli a; liisliop Ch- en to Missouri; Bishop Cicero II iwks\\nto .Mi.s.si .sippi Bis-liop Polk to I.ousiana.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0384.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "AII .CKLl NBURG COUNTY.\\n285\\nVII.\\nVIH.\\nm my oilier battles General I olk did good ser-\\nvice. In liigh position which exempted him\\nfrom military duty, with ample fortune and ever}-\\ncomfort of life, he left all, to serve the cause he\\ndeemed just, and laid down his life in its defense.\\nHe was killed on the 14th day of June, 1864.\\nHe married Frances Davcreu.x, of Raleigh,\\nby whom he had eight children\\nI. Hamilton married Miss Buck.\\nU. Catherine married \\\\V. Gale.\\nHI. Frances married P. Skipwith.\\nIV. Sally married Blake of South Carolina.\\nSu.san married Pr. Joseph Jones.\\nI. Lilly married Wm. Huger.\\nWilliam married Miss Lyon.\\nLucia liiarried Ed. Chapman.\\nWilliam Polk, son of John, who was the\\nson of Robert, had among others the following\\nchildren, Ezekiel, Thomas, and Margaret who\\nway married to McRee. P rom these have sprung\\nall the Polks in our State.\\nEzekiel, son of William Polk and Priscilla\\nRoberts, married, first. Miss Wilson secontl.\\nMiss Leonard, had eleven children, as follows:\\nL William m irried Elizabeth Dodd issue,\\n(1) Clarissa, married to Taylor, had (a) Isaac,\\n(b) Caroline, (c) Claris.-^a, (d) Thomas, and (e)\\nLaura (2) Olivia married to D. D. Berry is-\\nsue, (a) Elizabeth, (b) Clari.ssa, (c) Mary E.,(d)\\nJohn T., (e) David D., (f) William, (g) Olivia,\\n(h) Louisa and (i) Laura; (3) Thomas; (4) Jo-\\nseph (5) Caroline married to John Wirt and had\\n(a) Catherine, (b) Caroline; (6) Jackson issue,\\n(a) Ann, (b) Oscar, (c) Virginia, (d) William;\\n(7) Mary married to Howard issue, (a) Sarah,\\n(b) William; (8) Laura married, first, to Manlj\\nsecond, to Taylor issue, (a) Clarissa Manly,\\n(b) Elizabeth, (c) \\\\Villiam.\\nII. Louisa married, first, to Niely second,\\nto D. C. Collier issue, (1) Rufus P. married\\nMiss Lea, had (a) Harriet, (b) Kate, (c) Charles,\\n(d) Mary, (e) James, (I) Prudence, (g) Loui-sa,\\n(h) William; (2) Thomas Collier issue, Wil-\\nliam; (3) Fanny; (4) Jackson Niely; (5) Adela\\nBell (6) Mary Atwood\u00e2\u0080\u0094 issue, (a) Adda, (b)\\nJosephine.\\nHI. Mary married to Hardeman issue, (i)\\nMonroe, (2) Mary Fentress issue, Thomas\\n(3) Leonidas, (4) Owen married S. M. Berry\\n(5) William.\\nIV. Charles P.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 i.ssue. (i) Charles E., (_\\nEugenia, (3) IVrr)-, (4) Ann C, (5) James K.\\nV Bcnigna marriid Wood issue, (i) Be-\\nnigna, who had Marj- and Bcnigna.\\nVL l^ugenia married Nelson issue, (1) Sa-\\nrah, (2) Ada, (3) Sophia, (4) Charles, (5) Wil-\\nliam (6) Hugh.\\nVII. Clarissa married to Thomas McNeal\\nissue (a) Jane married to Brown, had (i) Mary,\\n(2) Clara, (3) Co/ elia, (4) Lycurgus, Albert,\\n[6) James (b) Clara married to Fulton, (c) Mary\\nmarried to Mark R. Roberts issue, (i) Jane\\nJewett, (2) Prudence McRay, (3) Evelina, (4)\\nMary, (5) Ann, (6) Samuel, (7) Mark, (8) Albert,\\n(9) Eliza, (10) Napoleon, (11) Thaddeus, (12)\\nMary Baker, (13) Thomas P F^velinaL. married\\nPeters i.ssue, (i) Arthur, (2) Clara, (3) George\\nW (4) Thomas ;(e) Prudence married John H. Bells\\nhad (i) Leonidas, (2) ilson, (3) P clina, (4)\\nClara, (5) Mary Wood issue, P anny.\\nAmong the notable celebrities of Mecklenburg\\ncounty, was Susan Smart wcvBarnett, remarkable\\nfor her great age, and her accurate and vivid\\nrecollections of the events of the Revolution.\\nHer father was John Harnett, who emigrated\\nfrom Ireland, and who married Ann, thedaugh-\\ntcr of Thomas Spratt, one of the earliest settlers\\nof this county. Thomas Spratt was the first\\nwho crossed the Yadkin River with a wagon\\nand the first court ever held in Mecklenburg\\ncounty, was convened at his house.\\nHer brother, William Barnett was but ayouth\\nin the Snow Campaign of 1776, and did good\\nservice. Her grandfather on the mother s side,\\nThomas Spratt, had two sons, Thomas and Wil-\\nliam, and six daughters. Thomas served in the\\nRevolutionary War under Davie. Jane, one of\\nthese daughters married Colonel Thomas Neil.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0385.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "286\\nWHEELER S R1-:MINISCENCES.\\nOne of lier sons fell most gallantly at the battle\\nof the Rocky Mount, commanding a regiment,\\nand another at Wright s Bluff; another daugh-\\nter, Susan married Colonel Thomas Polk, on\\nwliom we have written.\\nSusan Barnett, the subject of this sketch, was\\nborn in 1761 and her sister Mary was the first\\nwhite child born between the two rivers, the\\nCatawba and the Yadkin. She married Captain\\nJames Jack, of whom, and whose genealogy, a\\nfull and accurate account is given in the sketches\\nof North Carolina by Dr. C. L. Hunter (1877).\\nCaptain Jack was the bearer of the Meck-\\nlenburg Declaration of May 20, 1775, to\\nthe Continental Congress at Philadelphia.\\nMrs. Smart was present at Charlotte on this\\nglorious occasion and man)- now alive have\\nlistened with great pleasure to her glowing and\\ngraphic accounts of the enthusiasm which\\npervaded the whole communit} It was truly\\na day of the throwing up of hats, many of\\nwhich she stated, fell on the roof of the Court\\nHouse.\\nMany interesting incidents of the horrors of\\nwar, were narrated by her.\\nAfter the surrender of Ceneral Lincoln to\\nSir Henry Clinton at Charleston (May 12,1780),\\nTarleton was sent by Lord Cornwallis to repel\\ntroops approaching Charleston, under Colonel\\n]5uford. These were surprised at Wa.xhaw and\\nmercilessly sabred. In this bloody affair Cap-\\ntain John Stokes was severely wounded, losing\\none of his arms. General Sumter narrowly es-\\ncaped capture at another point. He fled, how-\\never, and came to her father s home.\\nWhen asked how the defeat happened, Sum-\\nter said: It was a complete surprise. The\\nenemy crossed the creek and before we knew of\\ntheir presence, was in the middle of our camp.\\nI was in the marque asleep at the time, and was\\ncarried out in the rear of the tent, mounted a\\nhorse and escaped with the loss of my hat and\\nplume.\\nThere we^e many others who fled to Char-\\nlotte. Among them a lad, who appeared much\\njaded his face careworn and sunburnt. She\\nasked him where he was from. He replied,\\nthe Waxhaws.\\nDo yo know Major Crawford?\\nTo be sure I do, he is m}* uncle. Who\\nare you\\nI am A iidiezv Jackson.\\nWhat is the news about the British\\nThey are on their way to Charlotte.\\nAnd what have 0u been doing down\\nthere\\nWe air pop[ iug thciit ociasioiially.\\nHis long and slender face was then lit up with\\na smile, and with grace and ease, he bid her\\ngood-morning.\\nWhen the British came, they plundered the\\nhouse and then burned it.\\nShortly before they left Charlotte, an express\\nwas captured by the Whigs, from Lord Corn-\\nwallis to Camden. His Lordship wrote that\\nhe was going to leave Charlotte, for its inhab\\nitants were so inimical that they killed his men\\nfrom every bush, in cold blood, while engaged\\nin collecting forage for his army.\\nMiss Susan Barnett married in 1775, George\\nW. Smart, who died in May, 1S09. The house\\nshe occupied for years was built by him. She\\nhad been always in the habit of entertaining\\ntravellers, as she lived on the public road.\\nWilliam H. Crawford always stopped at iier\\nhouse on his way to and from Washington, and\\nwas highly esteemed by her. She used to saj-\\nT have rarely been from home, but I have known\\nwell, two of our Presidents, Andrew Jackson\\nand James K. Polk. Little Jimmy Polk used\\nto pass along this road often to his school bare-\\nfooted, with his breeches rolled up to his knees.\\nHe was a mighty bashful little fellow.\\nMany of the connections of Aunt Susan\\nSmart still reside in this region. One of them,\\nGeorge W. Smart, represented the county in\\nthe Legislature in 1808.*\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Mucli in tliis is gathered from an article in the C/u-skr\\nPjltiutlu Standard, October I, 1851, signed B. G. S.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0386.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "MECKLENBURG COUNTY.\\n287\\nMrs. Susan J. Hancock is a native of New\\nBerne born 1819 //(vBlaney. Herfatherwas\\na prosperous merchant, and bestowed on her\\nthe best possible education.\\nShe wasalways of a romantic turn ofmind, but\\nnever wrote a line until she was thirty-five years\\nold, when she wrote articles for various South-\\nern periodicals, which were well received. Her\\npoetry is impromptu and written to elicit much\\nof joy as well as sorrow.\\nNew Berne at an early period fell into the\\nhands of the Union troops, and Mr. Hancock\\nwas sent with many others over the lines without\\nprovisions or protection. Her son fell in battle\\nnear Richmond. He was a member of the 2d\\nNorth Carolina Regiment, comnKiuded by Col-\\nonel Tew. After the war was over she returned\\nto New Berne, there remained until she moved\\nto St. Paul, Minnesota.\\nShe says, if anything could make me forget\\nthe unhappy past and my beautiful Southern\\nland, beautiful even in her desolation, it would\\nbe the warm-hearted kindness with which I have\\nbeen welcomed to my new Western home.\\nSamuel Lowrie (born 1756, died 1818) lived\\nand died in Charlotte. He was born in Wil-\\nmington, State of Delaware, August 12, 1756,\\nand came with his parents to Rowan county,\\nN. C, when he was fifteen years old. He was\\neducated in Iredell county at the Clio Academy,\\nunder charge of Rev. James Hall. When the\\nRevolutionary War came on he entered the\\narmy, and was in the Battle of Kings Mountain\\n(October 7, 1780), and at the surrender of\\nCornwallis at Yorktown (October 19, 178 1).\\nAfter the war closed he studied law, and was\\nadmitted to the bar at Camden, South Carolina,\\nwhere he lived until his marriage in 1788, to\\nMargaret, daughter of Captain Robert Alexan-\\nder, who had served in the war as a Commis-\\nsary, and whose wife was the sister of Captain\\nJames Jack, who bore the proceedings of the\\nMecklenburg Declaration to Philadelphia.\\nMr. Lowrie, on his marriage, settled in Char-\\nlotte in the practice of his profession.\\nLi 1804 he was elected a member of the Leg-\\nislature from Mecklenburg county, with Gene-\\nral George Graham, George W. Smart and\\nThomas Henderson as colleagues. He was re-\\nelected in 1805-06. This last year he was\\nelected one of the Judges of the Superior Courts\\nfor the State, which elevated position he held\\ntill his death (December, 1818).\\nHe was twice married. By his first wife he\\nhad\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nL Mary, married Dr. David Dunlap.\\nn. liliza died unmarried.\\nHL Margaret same.\\nIV. Lillie, married Brawley Oats.\\nV. Robert Jack Alexander.\\nVL Samuel M.\\nBy his second wife, Mary, daughter of Mar-\\nmaduke Norfleet, of Bertie county, he had one\\ndaughter, who married Rev. Mr. Henderson, of\\nlluntsviUe, Alabama.\\nAndrew Jackson.\\nWe have alluded to the interview between\\nMrs. Smart and Andrew Jackson when he was\\nquite a youth.* It seems to be settled in the\\npublic mind that he was born in South Carolina,\\nbut there is no certainty of the fact.f\\nHis early life was very obscure and he himself\\nwas uncertain of his birthplace. He remembered\\nmany incidents of the Revolution more especially\\nthese that transpired in North Carolina. Unques-\\ntionably he was of Irish descent, and lead law\\nwiht Judge McCoy in Salisbury, judge Alex-\\nander Porter, of Louisiana, was an Irishman,\\nand from the same neighborhood where were\\nborn and raised the parents of Jackson.\\nJudge Porter visited Europe a short time be-\\nfore his death, and made dilligent search into\\nthis matter. He was satisfied that Andrew\\n*The Memories of Fifty Years, liy William H. Sparks,\\nPhiladelphia. 1870.\\ntCiOveriior Swain one of the most accurate genealogists\\nof the country, in his TucVer Hall address, states positively\\nthat General Jackson was born at the house of George Mc-\\nCamie, in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, in the\\n15th of March, 1767. The line was not asaerlained on that\\nlocality until long after Jackson had removed to Tennessee.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0387.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "WHEFXER S REMINISCENCES.\\nJackson was born in Ireland, and brought to\\nthe United States when only two years old.\\nThis was also the opinion of Thomas Crutchfer,\\nwho came with General Jackson to Nashville,\\nand it was the opinion of Dr. Boyd McNairy,\\nand his elder brother, Judge McNairy, who\\ncame with him (Jackson) from North Carolina.\\nHis early education was very limited, and so\\ndefective that his orthography was almost ludi-\\ncrous, and his general reading amounted to\\nnothing. So far as his legal knowledge was\\nconcerned, at no time was he a respectable\\ncounty court lawyer, so far as mere legal train-\\ning was concerned. It is wonderful how the nat-\\nural vigor of his mind supplied the absence of\\nlearning.\\nThe triumphs of mind, unaided by educa-\\ntion, are no more astonishing in the case of\\nGeneral Jackson than others, says Mr. Sparks.\\nThe great Warwick of England, the King\\nMaker, never knew his letters. Marshal\\nSoult, one of France s greatest Marshals, could\\nnot write a court sentence and Stevenson, the\\ngreatest engineer the world ever saw, the in-\\nventor of the locomotive, did not know his let-\\nters at twenty-one. The Duke of Marlborough\\ncould hardly write his own name. But Jackson\\nwas naturally great. He did not need, as says\\nJohnson of Shakespeare, the spectacles of\\nbooks to read the great volume of human na-\\nture. As a Judge, his greatest aim was to get\\nthe facts of a case, and decide all points upon\\nthe broad principles of justice. He never\\nseemed to reason, On the presentation of any\\nsubject to his mind, it seemed, with electrical\\nvelocity, to cut through to a conclusion, as if\\nby intuition. He was more correct in his con-\\nclusions than any man of his age. His opin-\\nions were formed at the first glance, arid rarely\\nor never changed. He was eminently self-reli-\\nant. In all matters concerning himself he was\\nhis own counsellor he advised with no man\\ncool and quick in thought, he seemed to leap\\nat a conclusion, from which he took no back-\\nward step. His knowledge of men, from his\\nintimate and extended intercourse with all\\nclasses of society, had so educated his faculties\\nthat in a few moment s intercourse he meas-\\nured the very inmost nature of a man. That\\nhe was sometimes deceived is but natural, and\\nwhen the deception was ascertained he was\\nfierce and furious in his resentments. He was\\nquick and irascible in his temper, and when\\nangry was exceedingly violent in manner and\\nwords his passion towered in proportion to\\nthe provocation, and at times he was almost\\nsavage. In the affair with Dickerson, after\\nhe had received his adversary s shot, which\\nfrom his ski l had been well nigh fatal, he stood\\nimmovable, deliberately fired, and Dickerson\\nfell dead. He is said to have remarked, had\\nhis shot killed me, I would have, in dying,\\nkilled him. But in private and social life, and\\nin the company of ladies especially, his man-\\nners were as urbane and polished as any knight\\nof chivalry. This was the emanation of his\\ngreat soul which marked every movement in\\nthe presence of ladies, and which brooked no\\nindignity from men.\\nTo the froward he was as fierce as fire.\\nBut to the kind as gentle ns a lamb.\\nIn his attachments he was almost fanatical.\\nTo any one, however humble, who was his\\nfriend and had proven it, he went to any length\\nto serve and protect him. His course toward\\nDr. Gwinn and thousands of others prove the\\ndevotion of his friendship. Rather than desert\\nthe good name of his Biographer and Secretary\\nof War, Eaton, he dissolved his Cabinet a\\nstep that no other President would ever have at-\\ntempted. This devotion to his family, his friends,\\nand to his conceived duty, was not assumed,\\nor counterfeited, but bubbled up from his mag-\\nnanimous heart as naturally as does pellucid\\nwater spring from the crystal fountain. His\\nprinciples, his undaunted courage, his frank\\nand outspoken temper, his sincerity in private\\nas well as public life his unsullied patriotism.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0388.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "meckl1 :nburg county.\\n289\\nmade him the clierished idol of the nation, and\\ncaptivated the hearts of admiring miUions. He\\nwas one of tliose rare creations of nature, which\\nappear at long intervals to astonish and delight\\nmankind.\\nNo attempt has been made in this sketch to\\ngive facts and dates as to General Jackson s\\ncareer or services, for these are all recorded and\\nhere become part of the nation s history, but we\\nopened this sketch to show the claim of our\\nState to this offspring of patriotism and genius.\\nIt has been my fortune to see and read of the\\nillustrious men of our own and other times, but\\nno one that I have ever seen or read of, exceeded\\nAndrew Jackson in all those qualities that can\\nadorn or dignify our nature.\\nJoseph Wilson (born died Au-\\ngust, 1829), who resided in Charlotte, was\\ndistinguished as an advocate and criminal law-\\nyer.\\nHis ancestors on the paternal side were\\nScotch, and settled in 1730 near Edenton, and\\nin Perquimans county. On the maternal side\\nthey were English, and settled on Nantucket\\nIsland. His father moved first to Guilford\\ncounty, North Carolina, and then to Randolph,\\nwhere he married Eunice Worth. His parents\\nwere of the Society of Friends.\\nHis early education was directed by Rev.\\nDavid Caldwell, and he studied law with Reu-\\nben Wood, whose daughter he married. He\\nwas licensed to practice law in 1804; he came\\nto the bar at the same time with Israel Pickens.\\nHe settled in Stokes county, and by force of\\nhis talents, application to his studies, and force\\nof character he soon rose to the uppermost\\nra,nks of his profession. He was elected to the\\nLegislature in i8io- i i- i2, and was distin-\\nguished as a firm and constant advocate of the\\nwar. He was elected the latter year Solicitor\\nof the mountain circuit, then embracing nearly\\nthe whole western portion of the State. The\\nunsurpassed ability, fearless zeal, and unflinch-\\ning courage with which he discharged his du-\\nties as Prosecuting Attorney, are still remem-\\nbered by the people of this section, which was\\ninfested by many lawless men, who defied the\\nrestraints of justice. He continued in the faith-\\nful discharge of these duties until his death.\\nHe left several children. One of them Cath-\\narine married William J. Alexander; Rox-\\nanna married Dr. Pinkney Caldwell another\\nmarried Marshal Polk.\\nWilliam Julius Alexander, who married a\\ndaughter of Mr. Wilson, was long a resident of\\nCharlotte, born in Salisbury in March, 1797.\\nHis early education was conducted by Rev. Dr.\\nRobinson, and he graduated at the University\\nin 1 8 16, in same class with John Y. Mason,\\n(afterwards Attorney General of the United\\nStates, Secretary of the Navy and Envoy to\\nFrance), and others. He studied law with his\\nrelative, Archibald Henderson. He settled in\\nCharlotte, and was distinguished as an advo-\\ncate and politician. He was a member of\\nHouse of Commons from Mecklenburg county\\nin 1826, re-elected in 1827-28, at which session\\nhe was chosen Speaker, and in 1830 he was\\nelected Solicitor of the mountain circuit, made\\nvacant by the death of Mr. Wilson. In 1846\\nhe was appointed Superintendent of the Branch\\nMint at Charlotte. He died leaving a widow\\nand several children, one of whom, Catherine,\\nm.arried Colonel John F. Hoke, of Lincolnton.\\nThe United States Branch Mint was located\\nat Charlotte, by act of Congress of 1835. It is\\nnow used only as an Assay Office and is in charge\\nof Calvin J. Cowles, Esq. Its first superin-\\ntendent was John H. Wheeler, who was suc-\\nceeded (in 1 841) by Burgess S.Gaither; Greene\\nW. Caldwell, William J. Alexander, and James\\nW. Osborne.\\nCalvin J. Cowles is now in charge of this in-\\nstitution as Assayer.\\nGreene W. Caldwell lived and died in this\\ncounty. He was born April 13, 1811, in Gas-\\nton county, near the Tuckasege Ford on the\\nCatawba River. He studied medicine with a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0389.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "290\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nDr. Doherty near Beattie s Ford, but became\\ndissatisfied with this profession and abandoned it\\nfor the law. But his element was political life,\\nand he was eminently successful as a politician.\\nIn 1836, he was elected a member of the Legis-\\nlature. He was re-elected to each Legislature\\nuntil 1841, when he was elected a member of\\nthe 27th Congress (1841-43). In 1844 he\\nProfessor in the Virginia Military Institute, re-\\ngarded as superior to any other work in the\\nsame branch of science.\\nIn i860 he delivered a lecture in several places\\nin this State, complaining. of the gross injustice\\ndone to the South, by the Northern historians, and\\nasserted that all the battles gained by the North\\nwere insignificant compared with those of the\\nwas appointed Superintendent of the Mint at South which did all the open, real, and hard fight-\\nCharlotte, and in 1846 he was nominated by the\\nDemocratic Convention as Governor, but de-\\nclined. He resigned his place in the Mint and\\nwent to Mexico as a Captain of Dragoons. On\\nhis return (1849) he was elected Senator, with\\nhis two Lieutenants (E. C. Davidson and Harri-\\nson) as colleagues in the Legislature. In 1861\\nhe was defeated for Congress by Hon. Alfred\\nDockey..\\nGeneral D. H. Hill, long a resident of Char-\\nlotte, is a native of South Carolina, but his ser-\\nvices and fame are shared by North Carolina.\\nHe was educated at the United States Military\\ning. This feeling with General Hill is intense and\\nhas characterized his whole life and has become\\nas near a passion as his nature permits. He\\nhas quiet and determined manners not genial,\\nbut reserved, it gives the impression to strangers\\nof one who is content to mind his own business\\nwithout concerning himself with the business of\\nany one else.\\nHaving served with distinction in the Me.xican\\nWar rising to the grade of Major by brevet,\\nhe entered with great zeal into the cause of\\nthe Confederacy, and took a conspicuous part\\nin our Civil War. To detail all the military\\nAcademy at West Point, at which he graduated movements and battles in which General Hill\\nin 1842, in same class with Generals Newton, bore a conspicuous part, would be to write a\\nRosecrans, Rains, Whiting, Longstreet and history of this war which is not the aim of\\nothers, and was commissioned a Lieutenant of these sketches. The correspondence between\\nArtillery. In 1S47 he was promoted for gallant\\nand meritorious conduct in the battles of Con-\\ntreras and Churubusco, and the storming of Clia-\\npultepec, in the Mexican War. He resigned in\\n1849 and accepted a Professorship of Mathe-\\nmatics in Washington College, Lexington, Vir-\\nginia. This he subsequently resigned and\\naccepted a similar position in Davidson College,\\nin this State, which he resigned to accept the\\nSuperintendency of the Military Institute at\\nCharlotte, of which flourishing school he was\\nthe head, when the Civil War began.\\nHe is esteemed as an admirable and able pro-\\nfessor, thoroughly versed in the studies of his\\ndepartment, and possessing the faculty of stim-\\nulating his students to their greatest efforts.\\nHe published in 1858 a text-book on Algebra,\\nwhich Stonewall (T. J.) Jackson, then also a\\nGeneral Hill and Edward Stanley, Military Gov-\\nernor of North Carolina (March 1863) is one of\\nthe keenest specimens of invective since the\\ndays of Junius.\\nAfter the war was over he edited a magazine\\ncalled the Land ivc Love, and weekly paper at\\nCharlotte called the Southern Home. In these\\nperiodicals the future historian will find rich\\nmaterials for his task. He is eminently and\\nsincerely religious in his temperament, an elder\\nin the Presbyterian Church, exemplary, con-\\nscientious, and zealous; and has written several\\nessays on Theology.\\nHe removed to the Southwest, a few years\\nsince and is the head of the University of\\nArkansas, at Fayetteville in tnat State.\\nHe married Isabella, the eldest daughter of\\nRev. Dr. Robert Hall Morrison whose sister", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0390.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "MECKLENBURG COUNTY.\\n29I\\nAnna is the widow of Tliomas J. Stonewall\\nJackson.\\nThe Osborne family is distinguished in the\\nannals of North Carolina for integrity, patriot-\\nism and talents.\\nTwenty years before the Mecklenburg Decla-\\nration of Independence, the Rev. Hugh\\nMcAden made a tour through the western\\npart of North Carolina and found it a settled\\ncountry, with churches located here and there.\\nHe kept a diary, and records that in September\\n1755, he was entertained at the house of Cap-\\ntain Alexander Osborne, and preached at a\\nchurch near there.\\nThe Osbornes settled at an early day in New\\nJersey. Alexander Osborne was the founder of\\nthe family in North Carolina, he came to this\\nprovince sometime previous to 1755, and settled\\nin the county of Rowan.\\nCaptain Osborne was at that time, forty-six\\nyears of age. When Governor Tryon reviewed\\nthe troops in Salisbury in 1768, the Major Gen-\\nerals were John Ashe and Thomas Lloyd. The\\nColonels were Alexander Osborne, Edmund\\nFanning, Robert Harris, James Sampson, Sam-\\nuel Spencer, James Moore and Maurice Moore.\\nIn 1768 he marched to Hillsboro, with a reg-\\niment of Rowan troops, under orders of Gov-\\nernor Tryon, to aid in suppressing the regula-\\ntors.\\nColonel Alexander Osborne married Agnes\\nMcWhorter, sister of Rev. Alexander Mc-\\nVVhorter, President for a time of Queen s Col-\\nlege in Charlotte.\\nColonel A. C)sborne s name is found on the\\nCommittee of Safety for Rowan count} in\\n1775. This was the last year of his life; he\\ndied in 1776. In the graveyard at Centre\\nChurch, his grave is seen marked by a slab, on\\nwhich are two panels, one for his own epitaph\\nand one for his wife, Agnes, who had died two\\ndays before Colonel Osborne. He was buried\\nat Centre Church in the county of Iredell, only\\na short distance from his home. Previous to\\nthe erection of a church at Centre, the early\\nsettlers congregated at his house for worship, a\\nfact mentioned in McAden s diary.\\nColonel A. Osborne s onlj son Adlai, gradu-\\nated at Princeton at the same time with his\\ncousin, ICphraim Brevard, who was a nephew of\\nMrs. Alexander Osborne.\\nColonel Alexander Osborne left four daugh-\\nters Rebecca, who married Mr. Nathaniel\\nEwing their son. Rev. Finis Ewing, married\\na daughter of General William Davidson, who\\nfell at Cowan s Ford. Their descendants are\\nfound in several of the northwestern States, as\\nalso in Kentucky, and Ohio. Mary married John\\nNesbit, the family of that name in Georgia,\\nare descendants, the late Chief Justice Euge-\\nnius Nesbit, being one of the family. Jean\\nmarried Moses Winslow and Margaret married\\nMr. John Robinson of Providence township,\\nMecklenburg county.\\nColonel Adlai Osborne was born June 4,\\n1744; he graduated at Princeton in 1768; mar-\\nried in January 30, 1771, Margaret Lloyd, and\\nsettled in Salisbury. He studied law, was ap-\\npointed Clerk of the Court for Rowan under\\nthe Crown, and continued until 1809. He was\\na man of fine literary attainments, the firm\\nfriend of education, and one of the first Board\\nof Trustees for the University. He died in\\n181 5, leaving a large family.\\nHe participated in all the various meetings\\nheld in Rowan during the Revolution, as will\\nbe seen in reference to the journal of the com-\\nmittee, which has been preserved.\\nFour of Colonel Adlai Osborne s sons gradu-\\nated at Chapel Hill. The two elder, Thomas\\nAlexander and Edwin Jay, were in the first\\nclass ever graduated there, (in 1798.) Adlai\\nLaurens, in 1802, and Spruce McCoy, in 1805.\\nEdwin Jay Osborne married Harriet Walker,\\ndaughter of Captain John Walker of Wilming-\\nton, North Carolina; studied law and settled in\\nWilmington afterwards removed to Salisbury.\\nHe was a man of many gifts and varied acquire-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0391.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "292\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nJ\\nments. He was distinguished as a fine conver-\\nsationalist.\\nHis family consisted of three dau^jhters and\\none son. Harriet Osborne who married Alex-\\nander Duncan Moore of Wilmington, North\\nCarolina; Julia who married Mr. Frank of New\\nLondon, Connecticut Charlotte married Mr.\\nHolman of Alabama and James Walker Os-\\nborne. James W. Osborne, only son of Edwin\\nJay and Harriet Osborne, was born in Salisbury,\\nNorth Carolina, on December 25, 181 1 settled\\nin Charlotte, North Carolina married Mrs. Mary\\nA. Moore, daughter of John Irwin of Charlotte,\\non April 5, 1842. Mrs. Osborne was the widow\\nof Thomas, J, Moore of South Carolina, by\\nwhom she had one son, his namesake.\\nThomas Jefferson Moore is a native of this\\ncounty, born April 30, 1843. He is the son of\\nthe late ColonelThomas J. Moore of Madison\\nCounty, Mississippi, a native of Spartanburg,\\nSouth Carolina, who died at the early age of\\ntwenty-six, yet left behind him an enviable\\nreputation as a lawyer and advocate.\\nHis grandfather was General Thomas Moore,\\nof South Carolina, a soldier of the Revolution\\nand served his State as a General of brigade in\\nthe war of 1812-15. He was a Member of\\nCongress from South Carolina from 1800 to 18 12\\nand again from 1 8 14 to 18 16, holding the posi-\\ntion at the time of his death. His mother was\\nMiss Mary Irwin, daughter of the late John\\nIrwin of this county, who after the death of her\\nfirst husband, married Judge Osborne, a sketch\\nof whose life is given in this volume.\\nDr. Moore received his academic education at\\nthe University of Louisiana; served during the\\nlate war in the Confederate Army, going out as\\na private in the first North Carolina Infantry,\\n(six months volunteers) (D. H. Hill s regiment)\\nand at the disbandment of the regiment\\nwas appointed to a staff position, serving\\nfor some time as one of the aid-de camps\\nof General D. H. Hill. After the war he stud-\\nied medicine at the University of New York,\\nwhere he graduated with distinction in a class of\\nseventy-two, delivering the valedictory of his\\nclass. He represented Mecklenburg in the State\\nSenate during the session of 1876-77.\\nJudge Osborne s family consisted of four sons\\nand three daughters. Three sons survived their\\nfather, Robert D. Osborne, who served as a\\nprivate soldier in the late Civil War, was noted\\nfor coolness and courage studied law, but died\\nin the prime of life. Frank Irwin Osborne, a\\nlawyer practicing law in Charlotte Solicitor\\nof6thN. C, Judicial District, and James W.\\nOsborne, a graduate of Davidson College, also\\na lawyer, residing in New York City.\\nThese data of this able and estimable man\\nmight seem ample, yet we preserve a more ex-\\ntended sketch from the pen of General D. H.\\nHill, at the conclusion of the sketch of this\\nfamily.\\nColonel Adlai Osborne, born June 4, 1744.\\nMargaret Lloyd Osborne, born June 23, 1754,\\nmarried January 30, 1771.\\nColonel A. Osborne, died 18 15.\\nMary Lloyd Osborne, oldest child of Colonel\\nAdlai and Margaret Lloyd Osborne was born\\nSeptember 6, 1774.\\nMargaret McWhorter Osborne, born April 7,\\n1776.\\nThomas Alexander Osborne, born February\\n14. 1778.\\nEdwin Jay Osborne, born March i, 1780.\\nAdlai Laurens Osborne, born October 19,\\n1782.\\nSpruce McCoy Osborne, born December 14,\\n1784.\\nEphraim Brevard Osborne, born February 21,\\n1786.\\nNancy Cecilia Osborne, born April 21, 1788.\\nEliza Tabitha Osborne, born July 7, 1790.\\nPantheaL. Houston, born December i, 1793.\\nFranklin Washington Osborne, born January\\nI. 1795-\\nMary Lloyd Osborne married, first, Mr.\\nSharpe, a lawyer who lived in Statesville. Af-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0392.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "MECKLENBURG COUNTY.\\n293\\nter his death she married John Young of Iredell\\ncounty, and General John Young of Charlotte,\\nis their son.\\nI Margaret McWhorter married Robert David-\\nson died without children.\\nThomas Alexander graduated at Chapel Hill,\\nin 1798; studied medicine; went to South\\nAmerica, and died lighting in one of their wars.\\nEdwin Jay Osborne graduated at Chapel Hill\\nin 1798; studied law; settled in Wilmington,\\nNorth Carolina, married Harriet Walker by\\nthis marriage left three daughters and one son\\nHarriet (Mrs. Alexander Duncan Moore), Mrs.\\nJulia Frank, Mrs. Charlotte Holman, James W.\\nOsborne.\\nSpruce McCoy Osborne graduated at Chapel\\nHill in 1805; studied medicine; entered the\\narmy as surgeon was killed at the massacre of\\nFort Mimms.\\nEphraim Brevard Osborne studied medicine\\nmarried in Alabama settled in Texas left a\\nlarge family one of whom, Colonel Edwin Os-\\nborne, distinguished himself in our late war\\nanother is Ezekiel Knox Polk Osborne an at-\\ntorney at Charlotte, N. C. and a third is Frank\\nJ. Osborne a civil engineer.\\nCol. Osborne has taken orders and is now an\\nEpiscopal minister, settled in North Carolina\\nhe married Fanny Moore, his cousin, in the\\nsecond degree, a daughter of Harriet and Alex-\\nander Duncan Moore, of Wilmington, North\\nCarolina they have five children.\\nNancy Cecilia Osborne married Mr. Byers of\\nIredell county left a large family.\\nEliza Tabitha married Mr. Alexander Hogan\\nleft no children.\\nPanthea L. Osborn married Colonel Houston\\nlived in Alabama has one descendant, Thomas\\nHouston, twenty one years of age; studying\\nfor the Methodist ministry at the Vanderbilt\\nUniversity, Tennessee.\\nFranklin Washington Osborne studied medi-\\ncine; died in Mobile, Alabama, a victim of yel-\\nlow fever, whilst devoted to his practice.\\nWe have met among the memoirs, published\\nat the time of the death of Hon. Jame.s W.\\nOsborne, one of the most distinguished members\\nof this family, whose memory is still warmly\\ncherished, an obituary notice so just and so\\nfull, that we here insert it. It is from the pen\\nof General D. H. Hill.\\nThe nations of the earth, the most distin-\\nguished in history for prowess in the field, wis-\\ndom in legislation, progress in science and art,\\npurity of taste in polite literature, and refinement\\nin the social circle, are precisely those which\\nhave most cherished the memory of their heroes\\nstatesmen, scholars and patriots. It has been\\nwell said that the land which erects no monu-\\nments to its illustrious dead, will soon cease to\\nproduce men worthy of a place in history. To\\nneglect departed greatness is to degrade living\\neminence.\\nThe Bible, with its wonderful adaptation to\\nthe wants of our race, sanctions cherishing ten-\\nder recollections of the saints of the Lord.\\nThe righteous shall be in everlasting remem-\\nbrance. The memory of the just is blessed.\\nHere we have a prophecy and a command, both\\ninvolving a high obligation and a glorious priv-\\nilege to keep fresh and green in the minds of\\nmen the memory of those who died in the full\\nhope of a blessed immortality. And thus the\\nfriends of the late Hon. J. W. Osborne, feel that\\nin attempting a tribute to his exalted worth,\\nthey are discharging a sad but gracious duty.\\nIt is meet that we should revere the memory of\\na man of mighty intellect, of profound scholar-\\nship, and of matchless eloquence, who brought\\nall his rare and varied gifts and accomplishments\\nand laid them as an humble offering at the foot\\nof the Cross. There remains nothing now of\\nhis manly person and noble mein, of his vast\\nlearning and attainments, but\\nThe knell, the shroud, the coffin and the grave.\\nThe deep, damp vault the darkness and the worm.\\nHis simple faith in Christ was worth a thou-\\nsand-fold more than all his talents and acquire-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0393.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "294\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nments, and the lesson of his life comes home to As an instance of the multifariousness of his\\nevery bosom, With all your getting^;, get un- learning, it may be mentioned that long before\\nderstanding. We can now think with grateful the Civil War, he had been a profound student\\nsatisfaction that those great powers of mind, of military history and science. During the\\nwhich were our pride and astonishment on earth, siege of Yorktown, he gave a Division Corn-\\nare ever expanding in knowledge, ever getting mander such masterly reasons for its evacuation\\nnew revelations of Divine love and ever attain- and so supported by authority and precedent,\\ning new degrees of holiness. that he went to General Johnston and repeated\\nThesaddestsighton our afflicted earth is that them. Again, when the battle was in progress\\nof a man of great gifts, culture and refinement, Mechanicsville on the first of the seven days\\nliving out of Christ and deliberately choosing f^ around Richmond, the same officer re-\\nto spend his eternity with the coarse, the brutal\\nand the depraved. With heartfelt gratitude we\\nadore that distinguishing love which made our\\nillustrious countryman choose that good part\\nwhich shall not be taken away.\\nceived a letter from the Judge suggesting the\\nvery movement that our troops were making.\\nJust after the battle of Chancellorsville, he\\nwrote Lee has crushed Hooker with one wing\\nof his army. Let the other be thrown rapidly\\nTudsje Osborne was born in Salisbury, North r -i -i la\\nto Murfreesboro, annihilate Rosecranz and seize\\nCarolina, on the 25th of December, 1811, and\\ndied in Charlotte on the i ith August, 1869, so\\nthat he had hardly passed the meridian of life,\\nand until a short time before his death, his\\neye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.\\nHe took his degree at Chapel Hill in June,\\n1830. At the University he specially delighted\\nin mathematics, and his success in that study\\nwas eminent. His logical mind peculiarly fitted\\nhim for the exact sciences. Hence, a distin-\\nguished lawyer said of him, that he had the first\\nlegal mind in the State, though his varied and\\nextensive reading kept him from being as famil-\\niar with the formula and technicalities of the\\nthe waters of the Mississippi above Grant at\\nVicksburg. There is every reason to believe\\nthat many Confederate officers thought that this\\nwould be a wiser move than the advance into\\nPennsylvania.\\nFluency of speech was a natural gift with\\nJudge Osborne, and this, combined with his\\nvast acquaintance with books, made his language\\nthe very choicest Anglo Saxon. His warm-\\nhearted, genial, pleasant manner, and bright,\\nkindly face added a charm to the whole, which\\nwas absolutely irresistible. He had no equal as\\na conversationalist, and his intimate friends can\\nnever forget the grace and fascination of his\\naddress. And so his ready command of the\\nbest words, his learning, his enthusiasm, his\\nsonorous voice and graceful delivery, made him\\none of the very first orators in the land. We\\nconfess that we have been more impressed by\\nlaw, as were some of the routine lawyers. But\\nhis keen perceptions and accurate judgment\\nmade him know 7i /iai tlu- laiv miffht to be in any\\nnew case presented.\\nThe extent and variety of his reading was\\ntruly marvelous. There was scarcely a subject\\nwhich he had not looked into, if indeed he had him than by Mr. Clay.or even by Mr. McDuffie.\\nnot thoroughly mastered it. Few clergymen The magic spell thrown around Judge Os-\\noutside of our Theological Seminaries were so borne in the social circle and on the hustings\\nwell read in theology. He said to the writer of was his imperturbable good temper, and that\\nthis, that there was a charm about the study of proceeded from his large hearted humanity, his\\ntheology which no other reading possessed for sincere and unaffected love for his race. He\\nhim and he devoured huge volumes of theo- had a kind word and a pleasant smile for every-\\nlogic lore with the most eager relish. body, simply because he loved mankind. He", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0394.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "MECKLENBURG COUNTY.\\n295\\nneeded not a veil of charity to cover their crimes\\nand frailties; in his own simple guilelessness he\\ndid not see their faults. Those who had known\\nhim for thirty and forty years, say that they\\nnever saw him angry. He had not an enemy\\namong the people with whom he has lived since\\nearly manhood. We doubt whether he has one\\nin the world, notwithstanding the many impor-\\ntant trusts committed to him, the duties of which\\nhe discharged faithfully and fearlessly. We\\nhave seen liis antagonists quail beneath his bold,\\nyet courteous, advocacy of the truth. Yet the\\nmost remarkable thing in the career of this great\\nman, was the hold he had upon the hearts of\\nmen of every creed and party, although in his\\nofficial capacity he had often been opposed to\\nthe interests and wishes of many.\\nA brief summary of the incidents in his life,\\nand of the positions held by him, will show how\\nuniversal must have been the confidence in his\\nintegrity, and how great must have been the\\nfascination of his amiability and philanthropy,\\nsince he was enabled to discharge all his duties\\nconscientiously without giving offense and with-\\nout making an enemy.\\nHe studied law at Hillsboro,with Hon. W m.\\nA. Graham, and was admitted to the bar at\\nCharlotte, in 1833. He took a high stand in\\nhis profession at the very outset and maintained\\nit always. This was not due merely to his gen-\\nius, his learning, and his eloquence, but in a\\nlarge degree to his unselfish and sympathetic\\nnature, which made him adopt his client s cause\\nas his own and identif)- himself thoroughly with\\nthe interests, the views, and the feelings of the\\nclient.\\nHe was twice Elector for the State at large,\\nfirst in the Clay campaign, and then in the con-\\ntest between Seymour and Grant. He was ap-\\npointed by President Fillmore, Superintendent\\nof the United States Mint at Charlotte, which\\noffice he held for four years. He was chosen\\nby Governor Ellis to fill a vacant Judgeship in\\n1859, and the General Assembly confirmed the\\nselection November 26, i860. His decisions as\\na Judge, were eminently wise, and just, and no\\nbreath of suspicion ever soiled the spotlcssness\\nof his ermine. At the time of his death he was\\na Senator in the General Assembly, as Meck-\\nlenburg still honored her own eminent men and\\nwas not disposed, like some other counties, to\\ntrust her interests to ignorant and incompetent\\npersons or greedy adventurers from abroad.\\nBut it is as the Christian gentleman, we love\\nto think of our illustrious statesman. He was\\nsincerely and unaffectedly devout; a lover of\\nGod and man. The Bible was a lamp to his feet\\nand a light to his path. For near twenty years\\nhe was a ruling elder in the church at Charlotte.\\nIn the last trying scenes of life his faith in Christ\\nwas firm and unshaken. He could then say\\nwith the Psalmist: My flesh and my heart\\nfaileth, but God is the strength of my heart and\\nmy portion forever.\\nIt has been a favorite theory with Christian\\npoets and divines, that the characteristics of\\nthe saints on earth will be preserved in Heaven,\\nennobled, elevated and purified from all carnal\\ntaint. Jeremiah in glory will be distinguished\\nfor his pensive meditations, Isaiah for his re-\\nsearches into the mystery of redeeming love,\\nJohn will carry his loving disposition with him,\\nPaul will retain his zeal and his energy. The\\nrefined nations of antiquity held similar views,\\nand hence the classic allusions to death as an\\neclipse, obscuring for a season, but afterward\\nallowing the same luminary to delight and to\\ndazzle.\\nWc who were in the belt of the late total\\neclipse, observed a black spot projected on the\\nlower liirb of the sun. Gradually, the dark\\nshadow crept higher and higher. The great orb\\nsent out sickly and more sickly rays. The cat-\\ntle came lowing home. The bewildered fowls\\nof the air sought their roosts. The black spot\\ncrept higher and yet higher, until darkness cov-\\nered the sky, with here and there a star sending\\nforth a ghastly and unnatural light. Then the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0395.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "296\\nWHEFXER S REMINISCENCES.\\nsun, like a mighty giant, threw off the black\\nmantle and came forth in all his strength, beauty,\\nand majesty, rejoicing our hearts with the saiiic\\nglorious beams that had been hid for a time.\\nAnd thus, as our friend was a star of the first\\n(1876) a member of the Legislature from Meck-\\nlenburg county, by 821 majority.\\nRobert Payne Waring is one of the worthiest\\ncitizens of Mecklenburg county. He was grad-\\nuated at the University of Virginia, and became\\nmagnitude, we contemplate his death as a tern- a commonwealth s attorney from 1855 to 1859\\nporary eclipse, and believe that when the\\nshadows of earth have passed away, the brilliant\\nintellect that dazzled us below, will shine out\\nwith renewed effulgence above. We cannot\\nbut think, too, that a man of his rare sweetness\\nof temper and forgetfulness of self, will find con-\\ngenial companionship, amid the rejoicing and\\nunselfish hosts of Heaven throughout the cease-\\nless ages of eternity.\\nRandolph A. Shotwell, represented Mecklen-\\nburg county in 1876. He is a native of Vir-\\nginia born in West Liberty, December 14,\\n1844. He was at school in Pennsylvania when\\nthe war commenced; and determining to unite\\nhis fortunes with those of his native land, ran\\nthe blockade through Washington and the\\nFederal lines, and joined the 8th Virginia Vol-\\nunteers, in time for the battle of Leesburg,\\nand was engaged in many battles and skirmishes\\nincluding among them Gettysburg.\\nIn 1864 he was captured while scouting, and\\nheld as a spy, and suffered many privations and\\nhardships. After the war was over he came, in\\n1866 to North Carolina, and started the Joiinia!\\nof Comiitoxc with Col. S. D. Pool. In 1868\\nhe started the Vindicator at Rutherford. In\\n1870 he established the Citizen at Asheville.\\nHe was arrested and carried to Raleigh, where\\nhe was tried before Judge Bond for an alleged\\nconnection with the Invisible empire, and con-\\ndemned. He was sentenced to six years im-\\nprisonment in the Albany Penitentiary and a\\nfine of ^5,000. At the intercession of Colonel\\nMoseby, Plato Durham, and others, a pardon\\nwas issued by President Grant.\\nOn his return (November 1872) he became\\nassociated with General D. H. Hill as editor,\\nand acted as such until 1877. He was elected\\nhen he was appointed United States Consul to\\nSt. Thomas Island in the Danish Indies. He\\nfilled this responsible and honorable position\\nwith signal ability, reflecting great credit upon\\nour government. In June, 1861, he returned\\nto the United States where he was arrested and\\nheld as a prisoner of state, in New York, until\\nOctober following. After the most thorough\\ninvestigation, no charge could be presented\\nagainst him. He had only, with his usual ur-\\nbanity, lifted his cap in passing a vessel on the\\nwater which bore the emblem of the infant\\nConfederacy.\\nUpon his release, he returned to North Caro-\\nlina, raised a company in June 1862, served as\\ncaptain till April, 1865, when he was captured\\nand kept at Camp Chase until July of the same\\nyear. He then returned to his home in Char-\\nlotte, North Carolina, and became editor of the\\nDaily liiiios.\\nSo fearless and outspoken was his condemna-\\ntion of the polititico military administration,\\nthat he was arrested by the military command-\\nant, in time of peace, and tried before a court-\\nmartial where he was defended by Hon. B. F.\\nMoore, and Ed. Graham Haywood. Conviction\\nwas a foregone conclusion, and he was offered\\nthe alternative of paying a fine of $300, in three\\ndays, or suffering six months imprisonment in\\nFort Macon.\\nSuch treatment gave him notoriety and his\\npaper a wider circulation. It was by his able\\neditorials he contributed largely to the change\\nof administration at the ballot box. Mr. War-\\ning had been elector on the Buchanan ticket.\\nIn 1870 he was sent to the Legislature, where\\nan important and novel question met him at the\\nthreshold Should North Carolina place her-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0396.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "MI .CKLICNBURG COUNTY.\\n297\\nself on record as the first American State to\\nexercise the power of impeaching a Governor?\\nTroops had been raised by this Governor, osten-\\nsibly to ferret out the perpetrators of two mys-\\nterious murders, but without a resort first to the\\nposse comitatiis worst of all, this was done on\\nthe eve of a general election. The best citizens\\nof the State, in two counties, had been arrested\\nwithout the pretense of indictment, or informa-\\ntion, and incarcerated as common felons to\\nawait trial by a contemptible militia court-mar-\\ntial and this, too, in a time of profound peace.\\nShould such conduct, at the suggestion of prob-\\nable F ederal interference be overlooked, or\\nshould an example be made for posterity\\nCriminals who had robbed the state of millions\\nhad escaped, whereas the intended defendant\\nwas never suspected of sharing in their spoils.\\nMr. W aring s position was not doubtful. Lib-\\nerty is more valuable than money, and eternal\\nvigilance is its price. His influence was ac-\\nknowledged in appointing him on the committee\\nwhich prepared the articles of impeachment, and\\nwhich selected Messrs. Graham, Bragg, and\\nMerrimon, prosecutors. Messrs. Smith, Boy-\\nden, Conigland and McCorkle appeared for the\\ndefendant. (See sketch of W. Holden, in\\nWade county section.) He has since been re-\\nturned by increased majorities, generally, to\\nthe State Senate, serving in that body on the\\nJudiciary Committee, and chairman of that on\\nInternal Improvements.\\nHe has borne himself worthy of his anteced-\\nents, and is ever alive to anything that touches\\nthe dignity of the State. He is a strict con-\\nstructionist of the Constitution as also of the\\nobligations of a gentleman. He has been twice\\nmarried first to a daughter of Hon. Louis D.\\nHenry, and second, to the daughter Rev. N.\\nAldrich, of whose charming society he has re-\\ncently been bereft. Since the organization of\\nthe present Inferior Court of Mecklenburg\\ncounty, he has been unanimously chosen as\\nchairman at every election, a terror to evil\\ndoers and a praise to those who do well.\\nCHAPTER XLI.\\nMOORE AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.\\nHon. Archibald McNeil resided in Moore\\ncounty. The records show that he represented\\nthis county in the House in 1808-09, and in the\\nStale Senate in 181 i-i 5-20-21-22, and was\\nelected a member of Congress (27th) 1821-\\n23, and re-elected (29th) 1825-27.\\nHon. Archibald McBryde, also a resident of\\nthis county, was a member of Congress (Xlth),\\n1809-11, and a member of the State Senate in\\n1813-14- I\\nGovernor Benj. WilliamsMooreo^ county was\\nelected a member of Congress (3rd) 1793-95,\\nand Governor of the State, 1799 and re-elected\\nin 1809. In 1807-09 elected a member of the\\nState Senate. As General Davie had accepted\\nthe Mission to France, Benjamin Williams was\\nchosen his successor as Governor. The new\\nGovernor was a plain man of small pretensions.\\nHe was simple, modest, and of irreproachable\\ncharacter. He died in Moore county at his\\nresidence, recently occupied by Dr. Charles\\nChalmers.\\nHe married Mary Eaton Jones, daughter of\\nRobin Jones of Halifax, by whom he had two\\nsons, Allen and Willie both of whom were edu-\\ncated in Eton College, England.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0397.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "298\\nWHEFXER S REMINISCENCES.\\nDr. George Glasscock, during the early days\\nof our State, resided in this county at Cross\\nHill. Dr. Glasscock was a native of Virginia.\\nHis mother was the sister of Mary Ball, the\\nmother of Washington. Dr. Glasscock during\\nthe march of Cornwallis and the raids of Fan-\\nning, was with the Whigs as Surgeon.\\nHe married Martha Howard and raised a fam-\\nily of ten children, five sons and five daughters,\\nand his descendants are among the most enter-\\nprising and useful of our citizens. Dr. Glass-\\ncock was murdered in 1787 at the instigation of\\nColonel Philip Alston\\nA cluster of houses soon acquired the character\\nof a town on the Cape Fear River, about 1730,\\non the site now occupied by the town of Wil-\\nmington. Lots were surveyed and the village\\nwas known as New Liverpool. In 1735, John\\nWatson obtained a grant for 640 acres of land\\nincluding the embryo city, and changed its\\nname of Newton. In 1 739, this name, by an act\\nof the assembly, was changed to Wilmington,\\nin honor of Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilming-\\nton, the patron of Governor Gabriel Johnston.\\nSir Spencer Compton, third son of Earl of\\nNorthampton, was created Baron of Wilming-\\nton, January 5, 1727; Viscount of Pevensy in\\n1730; Member of Parliament and Speaker of\\nthe House of Commons. He was for some\\ntime President of the Privy Council, and upon\\nthe resignation of Sir Robert Walpole in Feb-\\nruary 1742, was appointed first Lord of the\\nTreasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.\\nHe died July 2, 1742. (Martin s History,\\n294; Collins Peerage, III., 257; Uni. Mag.,\\nv., 242.)\\nThere is no portion of the State that was\\nmore devoted to the cause of liberty during the\\nRevolution, than the Cape Fear section none\\nthat more readily contributed its men and means\\nto its support. These glowing records exist, and\\nthe fearless acts and heroic devotion of her sons\\nare written on the pages of history, and if gath-\\nered, would form an imperishable monument to\\ntheir valor and patriotism.\\nWill not some son of New Hanover from this\\nembarrassment of riches, preserve, and pre-\\nsent these memorials in gratitude to worth and\\nvalor? They would form a volume of thrilling\\ninterest and greatest value.\\nThe bold action of the New Hanover people\\nduring the Stamp Act trouble was unsurpassed\\nby that of any other community. They seized\\nthe Stamp Master in the Governor s Mansion,\\nand forced him to swear not to execute his office.\\nIn consequence of their action, particular re-\\nstrictions were laid on the Commerce of Wil-\\nmington, and the people embodied under the\\nleadership of John Ashe, marched to Ft. John-\\nson, where the Governor was, and demanded\\nredress, which was accorded.\\nIn 1774 when the bill shutting up the Port of\\nBoston, was enacted by the British Parliament,\\nthe citizens of Wilmington declared by public\\nresolutions The cause of Boston to be the covi-\\nuioii cause of Aiuei-ica; and the next month sent\\nby Parker Quince a ship-load of provisions to\\ntheir suffering and beleaguered countrymen.\\nThe patriotic people of New Hanover\\nformed a Committee of Safety, with which\\nthepeople of Brunswick, Bladen, Duplin, and\\nOnslow united and when the Royal Governor\\n(Martin) summoned his Council to meet him in\\nJanuary, 1776, on board of a Sloop of War, in\\nthe Cape Fear River, this committee informed\\nthe members of the Council that the safety of\\nthe country would not allow them to attend the\\nGovernor.\\nThe proceedings of this committee from No-\\nvember, 1774 to October, 177S, have been\\nprinted from the original records, (Raleigh,\\nThos. Loring, 1844), and prove the fearless con-\\nduct of the people.\\nThe first conflict of arms after the military\\norganization of the State, occurred in this county\\nat Moore s Creek bridge, February 27, 1776,\\nwhen the colonists, under Caswell and Lilling-\\nton met the royal forces, under MacDonald\\nand routed them with great loss.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0398.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "MfietefcWfBWRG COUNTY.\\n299\\nAmong those devoted to the cause of the\\npeople and whose life was laid down in the\\nstruggle, was Cornelius Harnett, of whom a\\nbiographical sketch has been presented (page\\n46). He is buried in Wilmington.\\nThe Ashe family, whose services and whose\\nsacrifices in the cause of our country deserve\\nto be held in the perpetual memory of pos-\\nterity, is identified with this county.\\nJones in his Defense of North Carolina,\\nsays:\\nThe Ashe family contributed more to the\\nsuccess of the Revolution than any other in the\\nState. General John Ashe and his sons. Cap-\\ntain Samuel Ashe and his son William, Gov-\\nernor Samuel Ashe and his son Samuel, Colonel\\nJohn Baptista, were all in constant service.\\nEvery member of the Ashe family able to\\nbear a musket was in the army.\\nSome of this family have been already alluded\\nto, in sketches of Judge Thomas S. Ashe and\\nJohn B. Ashe.\\nWe now present a genealogical table of this\\ndistinguished family, followed by sketches of\\nsuch others as particularly deserve attention.\\nThe family is of English origin and long set-\\ntled in Heightsbury, an ancient borough on the\\nriver Willy in Wiltshire, England.\\n*John Baptista Ashe, the founder of the fam-\\nily in North Carolina, was the friend of Lord\\nCraven, one of the Lord Proprietors of the\\nProvince, and on this account visited the shores\\nof the new world.\\nHe was prominent, active, and decided in the\\naffairs of the colony.\\nIn 17725 he appeared as Counsel for Governor\\nBurrington who was then indicted for sedition\\nand treasable practices. I copy from the Rolls\\nOffice, London, the following\\nJ: 1730, Dec. 14. Instructions issued to\\nGovernor Burrington with his commission as\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Memoir of General lohn Ashe by A. M. Hooper, Wilnig,\\n1S54; Uiii Mag III, 366.\\nKecorils of Board of Trade, London Proprieties, N. C,\\nNo. 22, p. 37.\\nGovernor of North Carohna, under the great\\nseal. William Smith, Nath.^Ricc, James Ten-\\nour, Robert Hatton, Edmund Porter, John Bap-\\ntista Ashe, Jas. Ilallard, Matthew ;^Rowan,\\nRichard Eyans, Cornelius Harnett, and John\\nPorter, Sen., named in the instructions as\\nCouncil:\\nI copy from the same office, the following\\nextract from a Dispatch to the Duke of New\\nCastle, from Governor Burrington, dated Febru-\\nary 20, 1732.\\nImmediately before the Assembly met, Mr.\\nPrice, the Secretary, and Mr. Ashe, came to-\\ngether from the Cape Fear to Edenton, the scat\\nof Govcinmcnt. Mr. Ashe when qualified, began\\nimmediately to oppose me in the council. He\\ngained Mr. Smith and Mr. Porter to join him.\\nMr. Ashe is altogether bent on mischief I\\nhave been a great friend to him. My benefits\\nhe has returned with ingratitude.\\nHe is a great villian, and is unworthy of\\nsitting as Councillor in this Province.\\nThe Governor adds, in the same dispatch that\\nCornelius Harnett, another of the council,\\nwas bred a merchant in Dublin, and settled at\\nCape Fear in this colony: I am humbly of\\nopinion that Harnett s sitting in the council is a\\ndisgrace toit, (page 63).\\nOn November 10, 1732, on the complaint of\\nGeorge Burrington, Governor, to Wm. Owen,\\none of the Justices of the General Court, that\\nJohn Baptista Ashe, did write and publish cer-\\ntain scurrilous libels to defame said Governor,\\nwas committed to goal, until he gave bond and\\nsecurity to appear before the Justices of the\\nGeneral Court of the province. (See page\\n78.)\\nMr. Ashe filed information, in return, which\\nthe General Court, (William Little, Chief Jus-\\ntice William Owen, Macrora Scarborough, Jus-\\ntices) held at Edenton, last Tuesday in October,\\n1732, having duly heard and considered, decided\\nas their unanimous opinion, that the said infor-\\nmation being a prosecution against the said", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0399.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nGeorge Burrington, Esq., now Governor, for a\\ncrime or offense alleged to be done by him\\nwhilst Governor; which by act of Parliament is\\nordained elsewhere to be heard, and for that\\nthe said court cannot compel the said Governor,\\nhere to appear or answer thereto they cannot\\nhear or determine the same, and will not pro-\\nceed in judgment. William Little, Chief Jus-\\ntice (page 79).\\nThereupon Mr. Ashe, Nath. Rice, Secretary,\\nand John Montgomery, Attorney General, ad-\\ndressed a memorial to the Lord Commissioners,\\nat home, of great power, charging and impeach-\\ning Governor Burrington of public misdemean-\\nors and private wrongs, and praying protection\\nagainst oppression and relief against wrongs.\\nI copy further from the Rolls Office in Lon-\\ndon, the following letter of Governor Burring-\\nton, to Duke of New Castle.\\nNorth Carolina,\\nJune 5, 1734.\\nMay it please your Grace\\nHaving lived in this Province for some years\\nwithout receiving any money from the King, or\\nthe country, I was constrained to sell not only\\nmy household goods, but even my linen, plate\\nand lands and stocks. The many sicknesses\\nthat seized me and their long continuance have\\ngreatly impaired my constitution and substance.\\nMy affairs and health being in a bad condition,\\nI humbly desire my Lord Duke, will be pleased\\nto obtain His Majesty s leave for my return to\\nEngland.\\nI am with profound duty, My Lord Duke\\nYour Grace s most humble and most devoted\\nservant. George Burrington.\\nHe was allowed to return, and he died a mel-\\nancholy death rioting as was his custom all\\nnight, he was found dead in the streets of Lon-\\ndon, one morning in the Bird Cage Walk, St.\\nJames Park.\\nGabriel Johnston succeeded Burrington 1734.\\nHe died in 1735, leaving issue I. John, H.\\nSamuel, and III. Mary.\\nGenealogy of the Ashe Family, -f-\\nJohn Baptista Ashe, the progenitor of the\\nfamily, was a lawyer practicing in the colony of\\nNorth Carolina, early in the eighteenth century.\\nHe married Elizabeth Swann, the sister of Col-\\nonel Samuel Swann, and eminent lawyer, com-\\npiler of the Acts of the Assembly (1752) known\\nas Yellow Jacket, and speaker of the Assem-\\nbly, and along with Swann and others settled on\\nthe Cape Fear. He was a man of wealth and\\nof culture. His literary abilities are attested by\\nhis correspondence with the Home Government\\narraigning Governor Burrington for his excesses\\nin the administration of the affairs of the colony.\\nHe was the Speaker of the Assembly in 1727,\\nand Member of the Council in 1730.\\nHe was fearless in his denunciation of Burring-\\nton, who procured his imprisonment by a sub-\\nHe lies buried at Gravely, four miles south of\\nWilmington, now in possession of Marsdcn\\nBellamy.\\nI. General John Ashe was born in North\\nCarolina, in 1 720; educated at Harvard College, a\\npopular leader and an eloquent speaker. Was\\nspeaker of the Assembly from 1762 to 1765.\\nHe opposed the Stamp Act, and from that time\\nuntil his death, in 1781, was the active and\\nconstant champion of the cause of the colo-\\nnists.\\nMarried Rebecca (sister of General James\\nMoore, and Judge Maurice Moore). To them\\nwere born (a) John, a Major in the North Caro-\\nlina line (b) Samuel, commanded a troop of\\nlight horses at the North during the war of 76;\\n(c) Harriet, married, first, to Davis second to\\nLaspiere; (d) Eliza, married to William H. Hill,\\nMember of Assembly 1794, of Congress 1799;\\nUnited States District Attorney and appointed\\nto the Federal bench by President Adams. To\\nthem were born Joseph Alston Hill, an orator\\nof great brilliancy, died, at an early age, in 1830,\\nand among other descendants may be mentioned\\nWm. Henry Wright, United States Engineers\\nGriffith J. McRee; Judge Samuel Hall, of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0400.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "!tft^\u00e2\u0082\u00actet.l Nl}UR-\u00e2\u0082\u00ac COUNTY.\\n301\\nSupreme Court of Georgia (e) Mary, married\\nto William Alston of Waccamaw, South Caro-\\nlina, whose son, Joseph Alston, was Governor\\nof South Carolina, 1812-1S14, and married\\nTheodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr; (f) Wil-\\nliam, lost at sea on a privateer, during the Rev-\\nolution (g) A Court (h) Anna. None of\\nGeneral Ashe s sons left issue.\\nII. Governor Samuel Ashe, was born on the\\nCape Fear, 1725 educated at Harvard; studied\\nlaw with his uncle, Samuel Swann; became an\\nearly, active and zealous adherent of the cause\\nof the colonies appointed by the Provincial\\nCongress, one of the Council of Thirteen to\\ngovern the State, before the adoption of the\\nConstitution, and acted as its president Speaker\\nof the Senate, 1777, and one of the three judges\\nfirst chosen under the Constitution. He re-\\nmained on the bench until 179S, when he was\\nelected Governor, which office he filled three\\nterms. He died in 18 13. He married, first,\\nMary, (daughter of John Porter who was one of\\nthe incorporators of the town of Wilmington,\\nwho when an infant in 171 1, was rescued by his\\nmother, a daughter of Governor Lillington,\\nfrom an Indian then in the act of dashing his\\nbrains out against the house), by whom he had\\n(a) John Baptista, (b) Cincinnatus, and (c)\\nSamuel.\\nAfter the deatli of his first wife, he married\\nElizabeth Merrick, by whom he had several\\nchildren, only one of whom, Thomas, arrived\\nat maturity (a) Colonel John^ Baptista Ashe,\\njust mentioned (also see page 204 served\\nthroughout the war of 1776, was Lieutenant\\nColonel of the North Carolina line; Speaker of\\nthe House 1785; Member of Continental Con-\\ngress 1787 and of the United States Congress;\\nelected Governor in 1802, he died however, be-\\nfore qualifying. He married Miss Montford,\\na sister of Mrs. Wilie Jones, whose famous\\nrepartee to Colonel Tarleton will long be re-\\nmembered. Their son Samuel Porter Ashe\\nmarried Mary, a daughter of Colonel William\\nShepperd issue, John B. and Stephen.\\n(b) Cincinnatus was lost at sea in a privateer\\nwith his cousin William.\\n(c) Samuel, born 1763, entered the army at\\nthe age of sixteen, captured at Charleston, with\\nGeneral Lincoln suffered terribly on prison-\\nship after exchange served with Lafayette and\\nafterward with General Greene. He died in\\n1835 he married Elizabeth, a daughter of Col-\\nonel William Shepperd issue, (a) Betsy, wife\\nof Owen Holmes, (b) Mary Porter, wife of Dr.\\nS. G. Moses of St. Louis, (c) John B., Member\\nof Congress from Tennessee, who married Eliza\\nHa)- and moved to Texas, (d) William S. born\\n1813 died 1862, Member of Congress, 1849-55\\nmarried Sarah Ann Green, and had Samuel\\nA Court (^Vrti 5 Ohscivcr, Raleigh), John Grange\\nand others, (e) Thomas married Rosa Hill, (f Dr.\\nRichard Porter of San Francisco, married Lina\\nLoyall, (g) Susan, married to David Grove,\\n(h) Sarah, married to Judge Samuel Hall of\\nGeorgia.\\nThomas (the son of Governor Samuel Ashe\\nand his second wife, Elizabeth Merrick) married\\nSophia Davis and had issue (i) Pascal Paoli,\\nwho married Elizabeth Strudwick, a daughter of\\nColonel W. F. Strudwick by Martha, the sister\\nof Colonel William Shepperd, and had many\\ndescendants, among them Dr. William Cincin-\\nnatus Ashe of Alabama Hon. Thomas S. Ashe\\n(see page 6) of the Supreme Court of the State,\\nand Dr. Edmund F. Ashe of Wadesboro. (2)\\nRichard, who married Anna Moore and left\\nissue Richard J. Ashe of California. (3)\\nThomas, who married Elizabeth, sister of Ad-\\nmiral Bell, United States Navy, who left issue\\nresident in Alabama.\\nHI. Mary, born 1723, married George Moore\\nand left issue.\\nGeneral John Ashe (born 1720 died i78i)son\\nof John Baptista, and his wife, Fllizabeth Swann,\\nwas born at Gravely, Brunswick county, in 1720.\\nHis education was liberal and was, it is believed,\\nfinished at an ICnglish University.\\nMemoir cf Clener.nl |ohn Ashe of the Revolution, by\\nA. M. Hooper and GiifTithMcRec, Wilmg. 1S54.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0401.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": "302\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nHe entered public life in 1762, as a Member\\nof the Colonial Assenably, and was chosen\\nspeaker of this body.\\nHis uncle, Samuel Swann, had filled this im-\\nportant position for nearly twenty years, with\\ngreat dignity. The speaker of the popular\\nbranch of the Assembly held a commanding po-\\nsition, and was looked upon as the hereditary de-\\nfender of the rights of the people. In this high\\nplace he in 1765 opposed the Stamp Act, and\\nresisted its enforcement. He so informed Gov-\\nernor Tryon openly and fearlessly. As soon as\\nColonel Ashe was informed of the approach of\\nthe vessel containing the stamps, supported by\\nthe efforts of Colonel Waddell, he embodied a\\ncompany of New Hanover militia, and prepared\\nfor an open conflict.\\nWhen the Proclamation of the Governor,\\n(issued January 6, 1765) announced the arrival\\nof the stamps. Colonel Ashe demanded an in-\\nterview with the Stamp Master (Houston) who\\nwas the guest of the Governor, which was re-\\nfused. Ashe threatened to burn the house, and\\nproceeded to execute the threat. The Governor\\nyielded, and Houston was surrendered. He\\n(Houston) was taken to the Market House and\\nmade to sign a written pledge never to perform\\nthe duties of his office.\\nIn 1770-71 Colonel Ashe was again elected\\nto the Lower House by the people. The trou-\\nbles with the Regulators now commenced, and\\nColonel Ashe with Caswell, and others equally\\ndistinguished in after days in the cause of the\\npeople, felt it a duty to sustain the Government.\\nThese have been already alluded to.\\nColonel Ashe with his regiment was in the\\nbattle at Alamance, and demonstrated that he\\nwas not led by any factious opposition to the\\nGovernor, but stood prompt and willing to sus-\\ntain the power of the Government. This may\\nhave been an error, but Colonel Ashe thought\\nhis course was in the line of duty.\\nIn 1773, he was elected to the Assembly, and\\nwas with John Harvey, Hcwes, Harnett, Howe,\\nJohnston, and Vail, a committee of correspond-\\nence with the sister colonies, relative to the\\nproceedings of the British Parliament, and in\\n1774 he was with Caswell, Edwards, Harnett,\\nHewes, Howe, Allen Jones, and Samuel John-\\nstone, a committee to reply to Governor Mar-\\ntin s speech.\\nThis Assembly of March, 1774, was prorogued\\nby the Governor to May 26, and dissolved on\\nMarch 30, by Proclamation. Colonel Ashe and\\nothers entered an Association this year, by\\nwhich they bound themselves by every tie of\\nreligion, honor, and nature, to be ready to go\\nforth and sacrifice their lives, and fortunes in\\nresisting force by force, to secure the safety and\\nfreedom of their country.\\nWhen it was ascertained that the Governor\\n(Martin) did not intend to call another assembly.\\nColonel Ashe with John Harvey, Wm. Hooper,\\nWillie Jones, Samuel Johnston, and James Ire-\\ndell, projected a Provincial Congress, causing\\ndelegates to be elected to meet at New Berne on\\nAugust 25, 1774.\\nThe Governor issued a proclamation on Au-\\ngust 15, 1774, condemning all elections and\\nassemblies of the people, and warning all offi-\\ncers of the King to prevent such illegal meet-\\nings.\\nThe Provincial Congress did meet at the time\\nand place designated.\\nIn 1775, Colonel Ashe was appointed on the\\nCommittee of Safety at Wilmington, and re-\\nsigned his commission as Colonel, which ht held\\nunder the Royal Government, and accepted the\\nsame rank by election by the people. This is\\nthe first instance of the acceptance of a military\\ncommission under the authority of the people.\\nApprehending that Martin meditated plans\\nto extend the fortifications of Fort Johnson, on\\nJuly 17, 1775, he attacked it with a force of 500\\nmen and reduced it to ashes.\\nThis overt act of violence was denounced by\\nGovernor Martin in a Proclamation of August\\n8, 1775, as a most treasonable outrage. In", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0402.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "MOORl AND NI IVV HANOVER COUNTIES.\\n303\\nthe same proclamation, ho denounced the in-\\ntended meeting of the Provincial Congress at\\nHillsboro, on August 20, 1775.\\nThe Provincial Congress held a second session\\nat New Berne on April 4, 1775, in defiance of\\nthis proclamation, and proceeded to place the\\nState under military organization.\\nColonel Ashe and his brother in-law, Colonel\\nMoore, were rival candidates for the command\\nof the 1st Regiment. To the command Colonel\\nMoore was elected, with Francis Nash as Lieu-\\ntenant Colonel and Thomas Clark as Major.\\nOf the 2d Regiment, Robert Howe was elected\\nColonel, with Alexander Martin as Lieutenant\\nColonel, and John Patton as Major.\\nWith patriotism and unabated zeal. Colonel\\nAshe returned home and raised a regiment at\\nhis own expense, on a pledge of his estate. So\\nenthusiastic was the feeling, that his recruits\\nunhesitatingly received the promissory notes of\\nColonel Ashe in lieu of pay.\\nThis Congress (at Hillsboro, August 20, 1775)\\nalso substituted a form of civil rule (the Gov-\\nernor having fled) administered through\\nL A Provincial Congress.\\nn. District Committees of Safety.\\nHL County and Town Committees.\\nB\\\\ the Provincial Congress that assembled at\\nHalifax on April 4, 1776, Colonel Ashe was\\npromoted to the rank of a Brigadier General,\\nand took immediate command of the detach-\\nments ordered for General Moore.\\nIn 1779 he marched to the defense of Geor-\\ngia, and took post at Briar Creek. Here, on\\nMarch 3, 1779, he was surprised and defeated\\nby a superior force of British Regulars.\\nAt the request of General Ashe, General\\nLincoln ordered a Court Martial to examine into\\nthis unhappy affair.\\nThe Court Martial decided that General\\nAshe did not take all the necessary precautions\\nwhich he ought to have d ne, to secure his\\ncamp, and to obtain timely intelligence of the\\nmovements, and approach of the enemy. But\\nthey entirely acc^uit him of every imputation\\nor a want of personal courage, and that he re-\\nmained as long on the field, as prudence and\\nduty required,\\nIn 1 78 1, General Ashe returned to his resi-\\ndence at Rocky Point, broken down in body\\nand mind, by misfortune and disease. Wilming-\\nton was at this time a British Post, commanded\\nby Major Craig, (afterward Sir James Craig) and\\nAshe was obliged to conceal himself in the re-\\ncesses of Burgaw Swamp,and only visit his family\\nby stealth.\\nHe was betrayed to Major Craig by Manuel,\\nhis confidential servant. A party of Dragoons\\nwas sent to capture him. In his attempt to es-\\ncape, he was shot in the leg, and captured. He\\nwas taken as a prisoner to Wilmington and finally\\nparoled. He died October, 1781, at the house\\nof Colonel John Sampson, in Sampson county,\\non his way to the back country where he was\\nremoving his family.\\nGeneral Ashe was five feet, ten inches in\\nheight, of olive complexion, brown hair, dark\\nhazel eyes, aquiline nose; features clear and\\nwell defined, figure not large but rather slender,\\nand graceful in his carriage.\\nHe married Rebecca, the daughter of General\\nMaurice Moore, sister of General James and\\nJudge Maurice Moore, by which union he had\\nseven children, one of whom, Mary, married\\nMr. Alston of South Carolina, whose son Joseph\\nwas the Governor of South Carolina (18 12-14)\\nand who married Theodosia, the only daughter\\nof Aaron Burr.\\nAnother daughter of General Ashe, Elizabeth,\\nmarried Hon. William H. Hill, who represented\\nthe Wilmington district in Congress, from 179910\\n1803. He was the son of William Hill, the ancestor\\nof the distinguished family of that name on the\\nCape Fear. William Hill, the father, was a\\nnative of Boston; a graduate of Harvard in 1756,\\ncame to North Carolina on account of his health\\nand settled at Brunswick where he taught school.\\nA full account of this Ceurt is to be found in Moultrie.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0403.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "304\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nHe married Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel ble pen to preserve the memory of the services and\\nMoore, and the grand-daughter of James Moore, talents of this distinguished man.\\nGovernor of the two Carolinas by the daughter His oldest son, Charles, was a genius in fun\\nof Sir lohn Yeamans. His eldest son, John, and quite an amateur in the Drama. He gradu-\\nwas a Lieutenant at the battle of the Eutaw ated at the University in 1817, and studied law.\\nSprings, and his son William the subject of this He possessed great vivacity, quick apprehension,\\nsketch, was distinguished in public life. He fluent and eloquent. He was the President of\\nstudied law and was an eminent advocate. Wil- the Wilmington Branch Bank of the State, and\\nliam had a fine voice, and was fluent, eloquent, was esteemed, useful and intelligent, of a genial\\nand impressive. He was appointed by General temper and great hilarity. He bid fairto become an\\nWashington, United States District Attorney able advocate and useful citizen, but his untimely\\nfor North Carohna; was in the Senate of the State death in 182 1, at the early age of 31, destroyed\\nin 1794 and represented his district in Congress such hopes. His son, William Henry Wright,\\n(6th and 7th) 1799 to 1S03. It was his for- of United States Army, whose early education\\ntune to have served in Congress in troubled was conducted by Rev. Adam Empie (whose\\ntimes. Party feeling ran high and bitter. The wife was Anne, the daughter of Judge Wright)\\nelection of President (in 1801) for the first time and by whom he was prepared for William and\\ndevolved on the House. William Hill voted Mary College, where he graduated with honor,\\nwith Dickson, Grove and Henderson for Burr, He studied law with his uncle, Joseph A. Hill.\\nagainst Alston, Macon, Stanford, Stone, and\\nSpaight for Jefferson.\\nHe was a decided Federalist. He married\\nElizabeth, daughter of General John Ashe.\\nFrom this union sprung\\n1. William Henry Hill.\\n2. Marry, who married Dr. James F. McRee,\\nand had Griffith J. McRee and others.\\n3. Julia, who married Dr. Ezekiel Hall, and\\nHe soon abandoned this study and was appointed\\na Cadet, at the United States Military Academy\\nhere he was diligent and studious, and after grad-\\nuating was selected by Colonel Thayer as his\\nassistant in the construction of F ort Warren.\\nIn 1844, Lieutenant Wright published a\\nTreatise on Mortars.\\nIn November, 1S45 he obtained a furlough to\\nvisit Wilmington, where he was taken ill, and\\nhad Judge Samuel Hall, of Georgia, and others. died at the residence of his uncle Dr. J. F.\\n4. Joseph Alston Hill, who died young, but McRee, on December 28, aged 31.\\nnot until he had developed talents of peculiar\\nbrilliancy. He was a member of the bar. In\\nthe Legislature 1826-27-30; born 1800 died\\n1830.\\n5. Anna, one of the daughters of W. A.\\nHill, married Mr. Charles Wright, a son of\\nJudge Joshua Granger Wright,* born 1768; in\\nHe married Eliza, daughter of J. R. London,\\nEsq., by whom he had two children.\\nWilliam A. Wright, (born 1807\u00e2\u0080\u0094 died Ma\\n1878) third son of Judge Joshua G. Wright,\\nwas educated at the University, and graduated in\\n1825 at the early age of 18. He studied law, to\\nthe faithful and laborious practice of which, he\\nLegislature from 1792 to 1800: Speaker of devoted the energies of his life. Mr. Wright\\nHouse 1800; elected Judge 1809; married Su- was the early and devoted advocate of Internal\\nsan Bradly died 18 1 1, leaving eight children. Improvements. He was one of the original\\nIt is to be regretted that more has not been corporators of the Wilmington and Raleigh, now\\nrecorded of Judge Wright, but the data given of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road elected\\nhis public services will enable some more capa- g^ Director in 1836, and continued so until his\\n*3ee Uni. Mag., May 1S53. II., 187. death. He married Ann Eliza, daughter of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0404.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "IMOORK AND NEW HANOVI-:!^ COUNTIES.\\n305\\nWilliam Hill, who survi\\\\-cs him, with two mar-\\nried daughters and a son.\\nGovernor Samuel Ashe, son of Joiin l^aptista\\nA.shc, (born 1725 died 1813) was educated at\\nHarvard, and studied law. He, however, served\\nthroughout tiie Revolutionar}- War, in \\\\arious\\nijiilitary and civil capacities.\\nHe was a Member of the Pro\\\\incial Congress\\nat H iilsboro, on August 21, 1775, and one of\\nthe council of thirteen to whom the government\\nof common wealth was committed. He was also\\na member of the convention that met at Halifax,\\non April 4, 1776, and also of the same, in Novem-\\nber, 1776, which formed the State Constitution.\\nIn 1777 he was chosen one of the three Judges\\nunder the State Government, John Williams and\\nSamuel Spencer, being the others, which he re-\\nsigned on being elected Governor of the State,\\n1795-\\nAs a Judge he was firm, upright in character,\\nclear-headed and progressive. In the case of Bay-\\nard and wife against Singleton, the idea was first\\nenunciated by him that the courts had the power\\nto pronounce a Statute of the Legislatiu e uncon-\\nstitutional. To those who had been trained to\\nassertthe omnipotence of the British Parliament,\\nthis seemed little short of treason; but it is now\\nsettled law and considered as one of the bulwarks\\nof liberty.\\nHe married first Mary Porter, and afterwards\\nMrs. Elizabeth Merrick, by whom he had\\nThomas, who married Davis -whose son,\\nPascal Paoli was the father of Judge Thomas S.\\nAshe whose biography we have already gi\\\\en.\\nBy his first wife he had\\nI. John Baptista Ashe.\\nII. Samuel, Hediedin 18 13, and was buried\\nat the Neck Plantation, where many of the de-\\nscendants of the name, now\\nSleep the sleep that knows no waking.\\nJohn Baptista Ashe (born 1748 died 1795,)\\nson of Governor Samuel Ashe, was distinguished\\nas a soldier and a statesman. Early in the Revo-\\nlution, he was appointed a captain in the 6th\\nRegiment of Continental Troops (Colonel A.\\nLillington s). He had previously been under\\nfire at Alamance in 1771, and was badly treated\\nby the Regulators. I Ic was with General Greene\\nat the hard fought battle of the Eutaws (Septem-\\nber 1 781).\\nAfter the close of the war he was elected to\\nthat august body, the Continental Congress, in\\n1787, and a member of the First Congress of the\\nUnited States 1789 to 91, and re-elected to the\\nnext Congress, 1791-93.\\nDuring his career in the Continental and United\\nStates Congress he displayed the same imtiring\\nopposition to sectional power, that had charac-\\nterized the name of A.she. I isher Ames of\\nMassachusetts, was a Member of Congress with\\nAshe, and their views were antagonistic. One,\\nintensely northern; the other, southern. On\\ncalling the roll, this became so noticeable that\\nsome one wrote\\nFisher Ames and others say Aye,\\nJohn Baptista Ashe says Nay.\\nIn 1795, he was elected from Halifax to the\\nLegislature, and b that bod\\\\ elected Governor,\\nbut died before being inaugurated, leaving one\\nson.\\nSamuel Ashe, the son of Governor Samuel\\nAshe, (born 1763 died 1835), was brave, mod-\\nest, and unobtrusive. He early entered the\\narmy, and served to the close of the war. The\\nfollowing is copied from the records of the Pen-\\nsion Bureau, which relates in a brief and modest\\nmanner his militar) ser\\\\-ice.\\nSamuel Ashe, on June 10, 1828, filed an ap-\\nplication under Act of 1822 and declared that he\\nwas an officer of the Continental Line of the\\nRevolution as Lieutenant, and served as such\\nto the end of the war, (sworn to before Thomas\\nE. Da\\\\is, Clerk of Coint of Pleas for New\\nHano\\\\ er count)-, North Carolina.)\\nA letter is on file with this application by Mr.\\nAshe, which states he in the early part of 1779,\\nbeing about seventeen )-ears of age, received a\\nsubaltern s commission in the 6th Regiment of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0405.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "3o6\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nNorth Carolina Line. He joined the North Caro-\\nlina Line at Charleston, and by orders of Briga-\\ndier General Hogan and he was appointed a\\nLieutenant in ist North Carolina Regiment,\\ncommanded by Colonel Thomas Clarke. At\\nthe surrender of Charleston on May 12, 1 780,\\nhe was taken prisoner at Haddull s Point, where\\nhe remained until Summer of I 78 I, when he was\\nexchanged and sent under a flag to Jamestown,\\nVirginia. There he joined the army under the\\nMarquis De La Fayette. In August or Septem-\\nber, with certain North Carolina troops he joined\\nthe Army of the South under command of Gen-\\neral Greene, under whose command he continued\\nuntil peace.\\nHe married Elizabeth Shepherd, by whom he\\nhad\\nI. John B. Ashe, who moved to Tennessee,\\nand was a representative in Congress from that\\nState in 1843-45.\\nII. William Shepard Ashe, born 1S14; law}-er\\nby profession, rice planter and farmer.\\nElected to State Senate in 1846-48, and elected\\nMember of Congress (31st,) 1849, and re-\\nelected to 32nd and 33rd, when he\\ndeclined a re-election and in 1855 became Presi-\\ndent of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,\\nin which position he continued until his death.\\nHe was a man of indomitable energy, and perse-\\nverance of irresistible personal popularity. As\\nevidence of this he urged and procured the pas-\\nsage of the North Carolina Railroad b)^ a Demo-\\ncratic Legislature which was not favorable to\\nsuch improvement. Another instance of his\\ngreat influence over his associates and his mag-\\nnetic power in controlling men occurred in 1854,\\nin procuring an appropriation of $150,000 for\\nthe Cape Fear River, from a Democratic Con-\\ngress. Finding some of his Democratic friends\\ndecidedly against the work, he persuaded them\\nto retire for awhile and they did so. Soon the\\nHouse was without a qucirum, and it became\\nnecessary to go out to get a quorum, to take the\\nvote, and they were called in. The bill passed.\\nIn the war (1861) he was of pronounced\\nSouthern feelings and was in charge of the trans-\\nportation of the Confederacy with the rank of\\nMajor.\\nHe met a tragic death returning from Wil-\\nmington on a hand-car, on September 14, 1862,\\nto his home, the mail triin near the bridge over\\nthe North I ^ast River, ran o\\\\-er the hand-car, in-\\nflicting such injuries on him that he died the next\\nday.\\nHe married Sarah Green; and of a once large\\nand happy family, only two now remain Capt-\\ntain Samuel A. Ashe of Raleigh, and Willie, his\\nsifter.\\nWilliam Swann was the eldest son of Samuel\\nSwann and his wife, Sarah, daughter of Governor\\nWilliam Drummond. This Samuel Swann was\\nthe first of the name in North Carolina.\\nHis grandfather, William, had been Collector\\nof the Royal Customs in Virginia, and he held\\nthe same office at Edenton.\\nSamuel was Speaker prior to 17 15. He had\\nnine children by his first marriage two of these,\\nWilliam and Thomas, were Speakers of the\\nLower House. He was born May 11, 1653.\\nHe married a second time, Elizabeth, daughter\\nof Major Alexander Lillington, and the widow of\\nColonel John-^ahdal. By this marriage he had\\nSarah, the wife of Frederrick Jones,\\nElizabeth, wife of John Baptista Ashe Samuel\\nwho was also Speaker, and the greatest man of\\nthe name, and Major John Swann. The second\\nSamuel, born October 31, 1704, married and left\\nthree children.\\nEdward Mosely married Anne Lillington,\\naunt of Samuel and John Swann, who was the\\nwidow of Henderson Walker.\\nOn July II, 1787 Samuel Swann fell in a duel\\nwith John Bradley. Moore s History Vol. I.,\\nWilliam Hooper, who was one of the signers\\nof the Declaration of Independence, (born 1 742\\ndied 1790), was a resident of Wilmington.\\nHe was a native of Boston, the son of Rev.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0406.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "IMOORI AND Nl .W IIANOVI-.R COUNTIKS.\\n307\\nWilliam Hooper, a member of a Congregational\\nchurch in Boston. He was liberally educated,\\nand graduated at Cambridge 1760. He studied\\nlaw, under James Otis, and settled about 1767\\nin Wimington, to practice his profession. He\\nsoon became Jistinguished for eloquence, and\\nlearning. In the case of the heirs of Governor\\nDobbs, to recover a landed estate of Abner\\nNash who married the widow of Dobbs, he ex-\\nhibited extraordinary power. In 177.3 he rep-\\nresented the town, and in 1774 the county in\\nthe General Assembly.\\nFrom 1773 to 1777, he was a Member of the\\nContinental Congress, and during this period\\nappended his name to the Declaration of Inde-\\npendence of July 4, 1776.\\nOn his return to private life, he resided at his\\nseat at Masonboro Sound, about eight miles from\\nWilmington, but the occupation of that place\\nby Major Craig, compelled him to seek safety in\\nflight.\\n-After the evacuation by the enem)- (in No\\nvember 17^1) he returned and shortly afterward\\nremoved to Hillsboro. Hisdays were soured by\\npolitical collisions, and the disgust he felt and\\nexpressed for some measures of legislation. He\\ndied at Hillsboro, October, 1790, leaving a widow\\n{lice Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark of Boston)\\ntwo sons and a daughter. One of his sons,\\nWilliam, was the father of the late Dr. William\\nHooper, Professor of Languages in the Univer-\\nsity, the best prose writer of his day also of\\nThomas, a Lawyer, and of James, who was a\\nmerchant.\\nAn article in a Raleigh Journal, says that\\nthere is a street called Blood worth, in that\\ncapital, and asks, who was Blood worth for,\\nit adds, we never heard of this distinguished\\nman. This proves the evanescence of all hu-\\nman honors, and of popularity, and the impor-\\ntance of preserving the names and fame of those\\nwho have done the State some service.\\nIt is but little that we could gather, but that\\nmay be better than nothing.\\nIlewasa Member from New Hanover, in 1779,\\nto 1794, with some intermissions. He was in\\nthe Continental Congress, 1786, and of the First\\nCongress of the United States, 17S9 to 91,\\nand a Senator in Congress from 1795 to 1801,\\nand afterwards collector of customs at Wilming-\\nton. He died August 14, 18 14.\\nWhen the question as to locating the seat of\\nGovernment for the State, came up in the Gen-\\neral Assembly, and the contest was narrowed\\ndown to Fayetteville or Raleigh, it was by his\\nvote the latter was selected by this act he sac-\\nrificed his popularity.\\nIn gratitude to him, the Commissioners, who\\nlaid out the city of Raleigh, perpetuated his\\nname by calling one of the streets after him.\\nHe was not higliK educated, but like Judge\\nWilliams was a devoted patriot and of much\\nusefulness in the State Councils. Few men of\\nhis day possessed broader views or a stronger\\nwill. He was intensely radical, almost a red\\nRepublican in his views and as intolerant of oppo-\\nsition as was General Thomas Person. (Moore\\nI. 246)\\nEdward Jones (born 1763 died 1842) was\\nbrother to William Todd Jones, the Irish patriot.\\nBorn near Belfast; a merchant; settled in Wil-\\nmington, but failed as a merchant. He then\\nstudied law, and attained high distinction. His\\ncommanding talents, his genial manners, and\\nbenevolent temper rendered him a universal fa-\\nvorite. He was elected a Member of the As-\\nsembly from Wilmington, in 1788, and by re-\\npeated elections to 91, when he was elected So-\\nlicitor General of the State. In this capacity\\nMr. Jones displayed great learning and talents.\\nIn prosecution of the great frauds in 1796, he\\ncompletely eclipsed the pretentious Blake Baker,\\nthen the Attorney General. (Moore I. 13.)\\nHe died in Piltsboro, August 8, 1842. He\\nwas the friend and patron of Johnson Blakely,\\n(born October 1781 lost at sea 18 14) who was\\nthe son of an Irish emigrant; born at Seaford in the\\nCounty Down, Ireland, in October, 1781. His", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0407.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "W8\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nfather came to Wilmington with his wife and\\ntwo small children, and in a short time after his\\narrival, he died. Colonel Jones with the spon-\\ntaneous generosity of an Irishman, took charge\\nof the boy, fed, clothed and educated him. He\\nwas sent to the University. He felt that this\\ncharge on his patron was not proper, and his\\nfriends procured for him, February 5, 1800, an\\nappointment as Midshipman in the United States\\nNavy. He sailed under Commodore Preble to\\nthe Mediterranean for his activity, assiduity,\\nand exemplary conduct, he soon was promoted.\\nIn 18 14, he sailed from Portsmouth, New Hamp-\\nshire, in command of The Wasp, for the\\nEnglish coast; h^ encountered, on July 28,\\n18 14, the sloop of war Reindeer. An action\\nensued and the Reindeer was captured. Her\\nCaptain and First Lieutenant were killed, as also\\nmany of the crew. This won for Captain Blakely\\nthe applause of the nation and the thanks of the\\nState.\\nHe fell in with the Avon, in August fol-\\nlowing, which ship, after a severe action, sur-\\nrendered to Blakely.\\nFrom the 1st to 15th August, Blakely took\\nfifteen ships from the English. One of these,\\nthe Atlanta, he placed under a Prize Master,\\nand sent home with dispatches. This is the last\\nauthentic intelligence ever received from Cap-\\ntain Blakely.\\nHis ship may have been sunk in a sea fight,\\nor foundered. And so perished, at the early\\nage of thirty three, this gallant officer.\\nHe married (December 1813) Jane, daughter\\nof Mr. Hooper of New York left one daugh-\\nter, Udney. In December, 1816, the Legisla-\\nture adopted her as the child of the State,\\nand ordered that she be educated and maintained\\nat the expense of North Carolina.\\nThe widow of Captain Blakely married a sec-\\nond time, Dr. Abbot of Santa Cruz, and\\nremoved to that place, taking the daughter with\\nher. The daughter married in 1841, when\\nabout twenty-six yeais old and died in 1842,\\nwithout issue. (Uni. Mag., February, 1850.)\\nJames Innes of Wilmington. Much interest is\\nconnected with this name, since from his will, duly\\nproven in 1759 before Governor Dobbs, the\\nInnes Academy had its origin. In April of\\nthat year, the Legislature passed an act incor-\\nporating the Academy with Samuel Ashe, A.\\nMcLain, William Hill, and others as Trustees.\\nBefore the Academy building was completed a\\ntheatrical corps had been organized in Wilming-\\nton, and an arrangement was made between\\nthem and the trustees, that the lower part of\\nthe building should be fitted up and used ex-\\nclusively as a Theatre. This arrangement was\\ncarried out, by a perpetual lease made to the\\nThalian Association.\\nThe name of Colonel Innes is frequently met\\nin the accounts of the State. He was born in\\nScotland, and lived at Point Pleasant, on the\\nNorth East Branch of the Cape Fear River,\\nabout seven miles from Wilmington. He had\\nbeen an officer of rank in the British Army, and\\nwas distinguished in the expedition against Car-\\nthagena, in South America. He was consid-\\nered a man of mark and possessed of consider-\\nable estate.\\nWhen Governor Dinwiddle of Virginia, ap-\\nplied to President Rowan, then acting Governor\\nof North Carolina, for aid to check the French\\nand Indians on the Ohio, Colonel Innes marched\\nat the head of the North Carolina troops to\\nWinchester, Virginia. This was in 1754.\\nWashington Irving, in Life of Washington,\\ngives an account of this campaign, and states\\nthat the North Carolina troops rendered no\\nservice.\\nThe Legislature ofNorth Carolina voted sixty\\nthousand dollars for subsistence of the forces\\nunder Colonel Innes, but this was soon exhausted\\nand such was the feeling at Williamsburg that\\nnot a dollar was voted to retain the force sent\\nto defend them. The North Carolina troops had\\nto return to prevent starvation. Col. Innes\\nwas appointed Commander in-Chiel of the entire", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0408.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "MOORE AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.\\n309\\nforces by Gov. Uinwiddie, of Virginia, and re-\\ntained this position until the arrival of Gov.\\nBraddock in 1755. He died shortly afterwards\\nat Winchester, Virginia.\\nWe further discover that after the death of\\nColonel Innes, his widow, Jean, married Fran-\\ncis Corbyn, Lord Granville s agent, who lived\\nbelow Edenton, and who was seized in 1759. by\\nthe people, taken to Enfield, compelled to give\\nbond to produce his books, and disgorge his\\nillegal fees.\\nFurther research of some patient investigator\\nof history may discern more of the life and ser-\\nvices of Colonel Innes, which, as he was one of\\nthe early settlers of the Cape Fear, would be of\\ngreat interest.\\ny Genealogy of the Davis Family.\\nFour brothers, Jehu, John, William, and\\nRoger Davis emigrated from South Carolina, to\\nthe Cape Fear about 1723.\\nI. Jehu Davis, married Miss Assup, an Irish\\nlady and had issue four children (i) Jehu (2)\\nThomas (3) Ann, and another daughter.\\n(i) Jehu Davis (son of Jehu the elder) mar-\\nried Elizabeth Eagles and had issue two daugh-\\nters: (a) Jane, and (b) Elizabeth.\\n(a) Jane married John Pugh Williams and had\\nissue: (i) Rebecca, who married Alfred Moore\\n(son of Judge Alfred Moore) and had issue\\nSusan, who married Hugh Waddell, and Eliza-\\nbeth who married Francis N. Waddell.\\n(2) Elizabeth E. who married John Haywood\\n(Treasurer of North Carolina) and had issue\\nFabius J., Elizabeth Rebecca, Francis, and E.\\nBurke.\\n(3) Mrs. Hall, who had issue, Mildred who\\nmarried Alfred Waddell.\\n(b) Elizabeth married Maurice Jones, and had\\nissue: (i) Margaret, who married Richard Ea-\\ngles, and had issue: Richard W. Eagles; Nancy,\\nwho married Jacob Brewster and Margaret, who\\nmarried John Brewster (2) Sarah Jones, who\\nmarried Dr. Nath. Hill, (his second wife) and\\nhad issue: Nath. M. Hill.\\n(2) Thomas Davis (son of Jehu the elder)\\nmarried Mary Moore, daughter of George\\nMoore (who was the son of Old King Roger\\nMoore, the chief gentleman in all Cape\\nFear, and grandson of the first (iovernor James\\nMoore of South Carolina) and had issue: (i) Jehu,\\n(2) George, (3) Rebecca, (4) Sophia, (5) Jane, (6)\\nAnn, and (7) Thomas F. Davis.\\n(i) Jehu married Jane Quince and had issue\\nThomas I. Davis (who married Mary Elizabeth\\nWatters,and had William W. and Fred S. Davis,\\nMary Quince, Annie W. Miller, Rebecca, Jane,\\nSallie, Kate, and Julia Davis) and Mary Davis\\nwho married John Poisson and had issue Jehu\\nD. and Louis J. Poisson.\\n(2) George, married Mildred Watters, no\\nissue.\\n(3) Rebecca married James Moore (son of\\nGeneral James Moore) and had issue Junius A.\\nwho married Eliza Clitheral, and Sophia mar-\\nried Samuel Strudwick.\\n(4) Sophia married Thomas Ashe (son of\\nGovernor Samuel Ashe) and had issue: Thomas\\nAshe, Richard Ashe, and Pascal Paoli Ashe\\n(father of Hon. Thomas S. Ashe, Justice Su-\\npreme Court of North Carolina Cincinnatus,\\nEdmunds and others).\\n(5) Jane married Dr. Nath. Hill (his first wife)\\nand had issue (i) Mary, who married John A.\\nLillington, and had John A., Margaret H.,\\nMary and Sarah Jane; (2) Jane, who married\\nParker Quince (3) Sarah, who married Lewis\\nToomer (4) Margaret married, first, Evan\\nJones; second, Dr. Jas. Henderson.\\n(6) Ann Davis married Richard Quince and\\nhad issue Nancy, died unmarried.\\n(7) Thomas F. Davis married, first, Sarah\\nIsabella Eagles, and had issue: (a) Thomas F.\\nDavis (Bishop of South Carolina), (b) Junius\\nDavis, (c) Eliza, (d) George and (e) Joseph;\\nmarried, second, Anna Cutlar and had issue:\\nHoratio Davis.\\n(a) Thomas F. Davis (Bishop of South Caro-\\nlina) married, first, Elizabeth Fleming and had", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0409.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "3IO\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nissue: Thomas F., who married Mary McCaa\\nmarried, second, Ann Moore and had issue: (i)\\nAnn F.., (2) Sallie married John S. Porcher, (3)\\nJames M. married Miss De Saussure, (4) John,\\n(5) Bruce married Miss Reynolds, (6) Junius\\nmarried Sallie De Saussure.\\n(b) Junius married Ann Swann and had issue\\nGeorge, Josephine, Annie.\\n(c) Eliza married Dr. Louis J. Poisson and\\nhad issue: (1) Frederick D. who married Luc\\\\-\\nAnna Cutlar, (2) Marianna married Du Brutz\\nCutlar.\\n(d) George Davis (Senator and afterward At-\\n.torney General C. S. A) married, first, Mary A.\\nPolk (daughter of General Thomas G. Polk)\\nand had issue Junius, Mary E., Emily P. mar-\\nried John E. Crow, Louis P., Isabel E. married\\nS. P. Shotter, Meeta A. married, George\\nRountree second, Monimia Fairfa.x, and had\\nissue Mary F. and Monimia C.\\n(3) Ann Davis (daughter of Jehu the elder)\\nmarried Richard Quince.\\nII. John Davis (brother of Jehu the elder)\\nmarried a daughter of John Moore (son of James)\\nand had issue: Jessie, who married, first. Gov-\\nernor Dobbs, and second. Governor Abner\\nNash.\\nIII. Roger Davis (brother of Jehu the elder)\\nmarried a daughter of Nathaniel Moore (brother\\nof Old King Roger Moorf) and had issue:\\nJohn (who married Harriet Ashe), William and\\nRoger.\\nBishop Thomas Frederick Davis (born 1804\\ndied 1871) was a native of Wilmington he was\\ncarefull) educated and graduated at the Uni-\\nversity in 1822, in same class with Lucius Polk,\\nGov. A. Rencher and others. He studied law,\\nand practiced for a time with success. But his\\ntastes and feelings led him to advocate higher\\nand more important interests than those of a\\nworldly chaiacter; he relinquished the bar to\\ntake Holy orders. He was most acceptable as\\na teacher of religion, and his public utterances\\nwere marked with sincere piety and glowing\\neloquence. He was chosen Bishop of South\\nCarolina and consecrated in 1853, in New York,\\nand for nearly a quarter of a century adminis-\\ntered to his loving congregations in holy things.\\nPhysical infirmity (the loss of eyesight) clouded\\nthe later days of hislife. He died in December\\n1 87 1, leaving the church, his country and his\\nfamily, to mourn his loss.\\nHis brother, Hon. George Davis, (born March,\\n1820) now resides in Wilmington. His early\\neducation was conducted by W. H. Harden and\\ncompleted at the University, where he gradu-\\nated in 1838; he studied law and was admitted\\nto the bar, in 1841, of which he is at this time,\\na well deserving pillar, and stands in the\\nfront ranks of the profession. His efforts as an\\nEssayist and Lecturer, have been most success-\\nful. His address at the University in 1835*\\nand recently An Episode on Cape Fear His-\\ntory, display his accuracy as a historian, and\\nhis style as a writer.\\nHe was a delegate to the Peace Congress at\\nWashington in 1861, to devise some plan by\\nwhich the evils of civil war might be averted.\\nWith such able coadjutors as Barringer, More-\\nhead, Reed and Ruffin, Mr. Davis might well\\nhave hoped for an honorable peace. But all\\nwas in vain and his counsel was unheeded.\\nHe was elected a Senator from North Caro-\\nlina, in 1862, to the Confederate Congress; in\\n1S64, was succeeded by Hon William A. Gra-\\nham. He was then appointed Attorney Gen-\\neral of the Confederate States, which he held\\nuntil the war closed. Since that time, he has\\ndevoted himself to his profession, with an assi-\\nduity that nothing can divert.\\n?^Ir. Davis has been twice married; first, to\\nMary, the daughter of the late General Thomas\\nG. Polk, and secondly to Miss Fairfa.x, daugh-\\nter of Dr. Orlando Fairf.i.K of Richmond, Vir-\\nginia.\\nHugh Waddell (born 1799\u00e2\u0080\u0094 died 1878; re-\\nSoutli .\\\\llanlic. Mis. Ciccio W. Hauls, January 1879\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094245.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0410.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "MOORI-: AND NKVV HANOVER COUNTIKS.\\n3\\nsided at the time of liis deatii in Wilmington;\\nhe was born at Newfield, his father s plantation\\nin Bladen county, on March 21, 1799. He was\\nthe grandson of General Hugh Waddell, of the\\nRegulation War, as also of General PVancis\\nNash, who fell in battle, at Germantown, Octo-\\nber 4, 1777.\\nOur annals do not present any name of a\\nmore illustrious ancestry. His father, John\\nWaddell who married ]\\\\Iiss Nash, spared no\\npains to prepare his promising son for the great\\nbattle of life. He graduated at the University,\\n(18 1 8) in the same class with James K. Polk,\\nBishop Greene of Mississippi, Dr. R. H. Mor-\\nrison, General Thomas J. Green, Hamilton C.\\nJones, and others. He, forawhile, studied medi-\\ncine but abandoned it for the law, of which pro-\\nfession he became a distinguished member.\\nHe settled in Hillsboro, and there spent a\\nlong and laborious life. He went, after the war,\\nto Wilmington and there remained with his son,\\nHon. A. M. Waddell, until his death.\\nHe was fond of public life and was a favorite\\nwith the people. He represented Orange county\\nin 1828 in the Commons, and in 1844, and 46\\nin the Senate, of which he was, in 1836-37 the\\nSpeaker. He was a gifted debater, a warm par-\\ntisan (for he lived in party times) and very\\ndecided in his views. In private life he was\\ngenial, generous and gentle.\\nHe died at W ilmington on Saturday, Novem-\\nber 2, 1878. He was the third of five brothers\\nof whom three survived him Maurice O. Wad-\\ndell of Chatham county; Francis N. Waddell of\\nOrange, and Alfred M. Waddell of Louisiana.\\nHis sons are Dr. Douglas Waddell of Chat-\\nham Hon. Alfred M. Waddell; Hugh Waddell\\nnow of Washington, and Cameron Waddell of\\nMarion, South Carolina.\\nAlfred M. Waddell, son of Hugh W^addell, of\\nwhom we have just given a brief sketch, was\\nborn in Hillsboro, September 16, 1834. His\\neducation was conducted at Bingham s school,\\nthe Caldwell Institute at Hillsboro, and at the\\nUniversit} where he graduated in ICS53. He\\nstudied Law was Clerk of the Court of Equity\\nfor New Hanover county; delegate in i860 to\\nthe National Convention which nominated John\\nBell for President, and Edward Everett for Vice\\nPresident of the United States Editor of the\\nW ilmington Daily Ihia/ii for one year,\\n1S60 served in the Confederate Army as Lieu-\\ntenant Colonel of Cavalry; elected to Congress,\\n(42nd, 43rd, 44th) 1871-79, and served\\nas Chairman, in the latter Congress, of the\\nCommittee on Post Offices and Post Roads,\\nthe duties of which he discharged with singular\\nability, and unspotted integrity. He was a\\ncandidatefor the 46th Congress, but from over-\\nconfidence on the part of his friends in his suc-\\ncess, and unusual zeal on the part of the oppo-\\nsition, he was defeated by Daniel L. Russell.\\nColonel Waddell, however, possesses quali-\\nties that well fit him for public stations scrupu-\\nlous integrity, high qualifications and laborious\\nhabits, combined with an amiable disposition\\nand an accommodating temper. He has been\\ntwice married and has an interesting family.\\nOwen Holmes (born 1796 died 1841) was\\ndistinguished as a lawyer and statesman he was\\nElector for President in 1826 and voted for Van\\nBuren. He was elected one of the Judges of\\nthe Superior Courts in 1836, by the Legislature,\\nwhich elevated position he declined to accept.\\nHe died at Wilmington, June 1841, of appo-\\nple.xy.\\nJohn Cowan was the eldest son of Colonel\\nThomas Cowan, one of the old settlers of Wil-\\nmington. He began life as a merchant, but soon\\nabandoned this to accept the position of Cashier\\nof the Wilmington Branch of the State Bank,\\nwhich position he held at the time of his death,\\nbeing then but thirty-five. He was much es-\\nteemed for his amiable qualities, his courtly man-\\nners, and his admirable business talents.\\nEdward B. Dudley long resided in Wilming-\\nton, but he was a native of Onslow county,\\nwhere his father was a wealthy planter. In spite", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0411.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "312\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nof the defects of his early education, by his en-\\nterprise and force of character, he arose to high\\ndistinction. He entered public life as a Member\\nof Legislature from his native county, Onslow,\\nin 1811-13; he then moved to Wilmington,\\nand was elected from the town in 18 16- 17 and\\nagain in 1834. He was the last representative\\nfrom this ancient town, for the Convention of\\n1835 abolished the borough representations.\\nHis course was distinguished in the public\\ncoucils as one devoted to the cause of the inter-\\nnal improvement of the State he was liberal and\\npatriotic; he subscribed $25,000 to construct the\\nWilmington and Weldon Railroad, and became\\nits first President.\\nIn 1829, he was elected a Member of the\\ntwenty-first Congress after one Congress he de-\\nclined a re-election, for the reason, as he stated\\nhimself, that Congress was no place for an honest\\nman.\\nThe amended constitution of 1835, gave the\\nelection of the Governor, to the vote of the peo-\\nple and without any action or solicitation on\\nhis part, he was nominated and elected the first\\nGovernor of North Carolina elected by the peo-\\nple. At the expiration of the second term.\\nGovernor Dudley retired from public life, and\\nreturned to his home in Wilmington, where he\\ndied, October 30, 1855.\\nGovernor Dudley was in person of the first\\ntype of our race of large, commanding presence\\nof genial manners and pleasant address. He\\nwas a statesman of enlarged and liberal views, of\\ngenerous impulses, and of unspotted integrity;\\ntrue to party and friends, in which his zeal\\nat times carried him beyond the bounds of pru-\\ndence his speeches and addresses evince no\\nsuperior ability, but are marked by good sense\\nand patriotism his ample fortune enabled him\\nto give expression to the generosity of his na-\\nture he was a charitable and obliging neighbor;\\na devoted husband, an indulgent father, and a\\nsincere friend.\\nHe married Elizabeth, the daughter of Wil-\\nliam H. Haywood, of Raleigh the sister of\\nWilliam H. Haywood, Jr., Senator in Congress\\n(1843-46) and sister of the wife of Governor\\nCharles Manly, by whom he had several children,\\namong them\\nI. Christopher.\\nII. Eliza, married Purnell.\\nIII. William H., married Baker.\\nIV. Margaret, married Mcllhenny.\\nV. Jane, married Johnson.\\nRev. Adam Empie, who lived and died in\\nWilmington, was Rector of the Parish of St.\\nJames, for a long time discharging his sacred\\nduty with great fidelity. He married a daughter\\nof Judge Wright.\\nOn his election to the Presidency of William\\nand Mary College in Virginia, in 1827, he re-\\nmoved to Williamsburg with his family; he\\nresigned this position in 1835, and accepted the\\nRectorship of St. James Church in Richmond,\\nwhich had been built expressly for him, and\\nnamed in compliment of his old parish in Wil-\\nmington, and here he officiated, until increasing\\nyears and declining health compelled his resigna-\\ntion. He then returned to the scene of his early\\nlabors to die among the people with whom he\\nhad passed so many years, having finished his\\ncourse on earth he calmly passed away leaving\\nbehind him a record of a well spent life.\\nRt. Rev. William M. Green resided for a long\\ntime in Wilmington.\\nThe venerable Bishop of Mississippi is still\\nliving distinguished for his wisdom, the kindness\\nof his nature, the earnestness of his piety, and\\nthe almost saintly purity of his life. The soldier\\nof the Cross from early manhood, he has ever\\nwalked in an atmosphere of love lavishing upon\\nall around him the bounties of his goodness, and\\nthe warmth of his affections. Holding the most\\ne.xalted position in the Church, he is always the\\ndevoted, unaffected, humble man of God so\\ngentle, yet so wise; so loving, yet so firm so\\nmodest, yet so influential, long may he be spared\\nto the people of his diocese, his hosts of friends,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0412.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "MOOR] AND NEW IIANOVKR COUNTIES.\\n313\\nand to the cliurch of which he is an honored\\nruler.\\nHe graduated at the Univcrsit}- in iSiS, and\\nfor a time was a professor in tlie Institution.\\nNorth Carohna was early the scene of evan-\\ngelization on the part of the Episcopal Church.\\nAs early as August 13, 1587, at Raleigh s\\nColony, on Roanoke Island, the chieftain, Man-\\ntec, was admitted into the fellowship of\\nChrist s flock by holy baptism, (Ander-\\nson s Colonial Church, I., 75,) and five days\\nafter that event Hakluyt (III. 341) gravely in-\\nforms us that Eleanor, daughter of the Gov-\\nernor, and wife of Ananias Dare, one of the\\nassistants, was delivered of a daughter in Roan-\\noke and the same was christened the Sunday\\nfollowing, and because this child was the first\\nChristian borne in Virginia she was named Vir-\\nginia Dare. And so around Roanoke Island as\\na nucleus is formed the County of Dare, and its\\ncounty seat is named Manteo Although this\\nsettlement so soon passed away and the success,\\nful colonization of this portion of the State was\\nleft for other days and less pious hands, still the\\nchurches, as the minutes of the General Con.\\nvention show, attained no little strength in\\nNorth Carolina prior to the Revolutionary war.\\nAfter the Revolutionary war the affairs of the\\nchurch were naturally at their lowest ebb.\\nErom 18 1 7 to 1823 Bishop Richard Channing\\nMoore, of Virginia, was in charge of the Epis-\\ncopal churches of North Carolina; until at a\\nconvention in 1794, held at Tarboro, the Rev-\\nerend Charles Pettigrew was elected Bishop,\\n(see the sketch of this prelate under head of\\nTyrrell County,) and the convention applied for\\nhis consecration. Bishop White in his memoirs\\n(p. 172) states that Mr. Pettigrew set off to at-\\ntend the Convention, but was unable to reach\\nPhiladelphia in time, abandoned his efforts and\\nsoon afterward died. From 1794 to 18 17 all\\nwas dreary then the coming of Reverend Adam\\nEmpie and Reverend Bethel Judd, the one at\\nWilmington and the other at Fayetteville, laid\\nthe foundation of the restoration of the ICpisco-\\npal Church in North Carolina. In May 22,\\n1823, John Stark Ravenscroft, D. D., (see his\\nsketch under head of Wake County,) was conse-\\ncrated Bishop of the diocese; he died in 1830.\\nOn September 23, 1831, Levi Silliman Ives,\\nD. D., was consecrated, (see his sketch under\\nhead of JVa/cc County,) but on his defection\\nwas deposed October 11, 1853, when the Right\\nReverend Thomas Atkinson, D. D. LL. D.,\\nassumed the Episcopal chair to which he was\\nconsecrated October 17, 1853.\\nKIGHT REVERNED THOMAS ATKINSON, D. U. LL. D.\\nThere have been more brilliant men in public\\nservice men of more marked characteristics\\nwho have stamped their individuality upon the\\nage in which they lived, and men of more extra-\\nordinary genius, but it is seldom that a character\\nis found so complete, so harmonious, so evenly\\nbalanced and so thoroughly rounded in all of its\\nproportions, so symmetrical and beautiful in the\\nessentials of a godlike man as that of the late\\nvenerated Bishop of North Carolina, Thomas\\nAtkinson, D. D., LL. D.\\nThe influence for good of such a character\\nand of such a life as his cannot be over-esti-\\nmated. As the refreshing dew falls alike upon\\nthe delicate plant and the coarser fibre of the\\nweed, causing each to bloom and blossom, so\\ndoes such a life shed its influences around. The\\nmere man of the world, and even the thought-\\nless and the dissolute could not but feel their\\nbetter nature stirred within them by the force of\\nsuch an example and the beauty of such a life.\\nWe cannot contemplate too frequently such a\\ncharacter, and we should be thankful that there\\nis virtue enough still left among men to enable\\nthem to recognize the embodiment of so much\\ngoodness in human nature. Though dead, he\\nyet speaks to us by his e.xample an e.xample\\nof such holiness of life that it should excite us\\nwho still survive, to strive earnestly to imitate it.\\nIt has been thought that a brief sketch of this\\ndistinguished divine could not fail to be of inter", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0413.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "314\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nest, and not inappropriate to the Reminiscences.\\nThe grandfather of Bishop Atkinson was the\\nson of a clergyman of the Church of luigland.\\nHe was himself born, baptized and brought up\\nin the church, and never belonged to any other\\nreligious body. He came to this country in\\nearly youth, and after his marriage to IVIis.s\\nPleasants, of Curls Neck, on the James River,\\nVa., settled near Petersburg, in Diiiwiddie\\nCounty, on a farm known as IVIansfield, named\\nafter tlie great Elnglish jurist, Lord Mansfield.\\nThe Bishop s parents were Robert and Mary\\nTabb Atkinson, who inherited the family seat\\nMansfield, and to them eleven children were\\nborn. Thomas, the subject of this sketch, being\\nthe sixth in order, was born on August 6, 1807.\\nUpon reaching the age of sixteen he was sent to\\nYale College, but remained there not quite a\\nyear, owing to a difficulty in which he became\\ninvolved with the faculty and which was strik-\\ningly illustrative of his character even at that\\nearly age.\\nSome of his college companions, in the exu-\\nberance of youth and without the least malice\\naforethought, indulged on one occasion a little\\ntoo freely in the juice of the grape, and became\\nboisterously mischievous, not maliciously so,\\nbut recklessly as boys frequently are even in the\\nabsence of any stimulant. Young Atkinson was\\nnot one of the rioters nor was he connected in\\nany way with the frolic, but knew all the parties\\nwho were engaged in it. He was summoned\\nbefore the faculty and called upon to disclose\\ntheir names. This he respectfully but firmly\\nrefused to do, stating that he was incapable of\\nacting the part of a spy or informer. He was\\nthen told that his refusal would result in his ex-\\npulsion from college. They little understood\\nthe character of the youth who stood before\\nthem when they supposed that a threat, or a\\nfear of punishment would cause him to do that\\nwhich his high-toned sense of honor forbade,\\nand he was consequently dismissed and returned\\nto his home. His conduct in that matter\\nmet the entire approval of his parents, and\\nbut a few years before his death it happened\\nthat on one occasion, in the freedom of social\\nintercourse while narrating some incidents of his\\nearly life he referred to that episode, quietly re-\\nmarking in connection with it that he had never\\nfelt any regret for the course he pursued.\\nIn 1825 he entered Hampdcn-Sidney College,\\nVa. joining the junior class, and graduated at\\nnineteen years of age with distinction in a class\\nthat numbered among its members the eloquent\\nJohn S. Preston and Wm. Ballard Preston, the\\nlatter Secretary of the Navy during the admin-\\nistration of General Taylor. He married in\\n1828 Josepha G., a daughter of John and Jane\\nWilder, of Petersburg, and she and his immedi-\\nate family, two sons and a daughter, still survive\\nhim.\\nAbout the time of his marriage he was licensed\\nto the bar and practiced his profession with\\ngreat success, and would, without doubt, have\\nrisen to distinction as a jurist, had it not pleased\\nGod to call him to a different sphere of action.\\nNovember 18, 1836, he was admitted into the\\norder of Deacons in the Protestant Episcopal\\nChurch by the Right Reverend William Meade,\\nBishop of Virginia. He entered immediately\\nupon the duties of his sacred office in the city of\\nNorfolk, first as assistant to Rev. Dr. Parks, then\\nminister of Christ Church. Within a year after\\nhis ordination to the Deaconate he was elevated\\nto the Priesthood by the Right Rev. R. Channing\\nMoore, D. D., and accepted a call to St. Paul s\\nChurch, Norfolk, May 7, 1837, where he re-\\nmained about twelve months. He then removed\\nto Lynchburg in the latter part of the year\\n1838. Here he labored with great acceptability\\nas rector of the parish of St. Paul s until 1843,\\nwhen he was called to Baltimore to succeed the\\nRev. Dr. Henshaw, in the rectorship of St.\\nPeter s Church in that city. Dr. Henshaw having\\nbeen elected Bishop of Rhode Island.\\nHis abilities were at once recognized, and such\\nwas the rerard felt for him that Grace Church", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0414.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "MOORK AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.\\n315\\nwas built for him and he was made its rector\\nin 1852. His connection with that parish was of\\nshort duration, however, for in 1S53 the Diocese\\nof North CaroHna called upon him to be its\\nBishop. He accepted the call October 17th, and\\nwas consecrated the same year in St. John s\\nChapel, in the city of New York, at the same\\ntime with the Rev. Thomas E. Davis, D. D.,\\na native of Wilmington, N. C, who had been\\nelected Bishop of South Carolina. Bishop\\nBrownell, of Connecticut, presiding, assisted by\\nBishops Mcllvaine, of Ohio; Doane, of New\\nJersey; McCoskry, of Michigan, and Otey, of\\nTennessee. On that occasion the lines of En-\\nglish and American succession were reunited,\\nBishop Spencer, of Madras, and Bishop Med-\\nley, of Eredericton, taking part in the act of\\nconsecration. After his consecration he resided\\nin Raleigh for a short time and then took up his\\nabode in Wilmington, wliich city continued to\\nbe his home until his death on January 4, 1881.\\nHe received the degree of Doctor of Divinity\\nfrom Trinity College, Hartford, 1846, and that\\nLL D. from the University of North Carolina,\\n1862, and also from the University of Cam-\\nbridge, England, 1867.\\nBishop Atkinson assumed charge of the Dio-\\ncese of North Carolina at a very trying time in\\nits history. Bishop Ives, the successor of the\\ngreat Ravenscroft, had abandoned his charge\\nand had joined the Roman Catholic commun-\\nion. There was great anxiety throughout the\\nDiocese as to the effect upon the Church in North\\nCarolina of the defection of their chief pastor\\nand it was feared that he who should be called\\nto that high office would meet with more than\\nordinary difficulty in calming the troubled waters\\nand bringing order out of chaos. It required\\nadministrative ability of a high order, firmness\\nwithout obstinacy, self reliance and fearlessness\\nin the discharge of duty, a personal magnetism\\nand a character unimpeached and unimpeacha-\\nble. Dr. Atkinson upon whom the choice fell\\nwas personally known to but few in the Diocese.\\nThe hand of God was evident in the selection,\\nfor under his wise administration, dissensions\\nceased, confidence was restored and the Diocese\\nremained true to the teachings of the uncom-\\npromising Ravenscroft and to the faith once\\ndelivered to the saints.\\nBishop Atkinson was a singularly prospered\\nman in every way, a fact brought prominently\\nforward by Bishop Lay of Easton, in his admi-\\nrable memorial sermon before the Diocesan con-\\nvention at Raleigh in May 1881, a discourse\\nfrom which most has been drawn in the prepra-\\ntion of this article. Said he, I would set in\\nthe forefront of this discourse the expression of\\nour devout gratitude to Almighty God for the\\ntenderness of his life long dealings with Thomas\\nAtkinson, late 15ishop of North Carolina. Few\\nlives have ever been so even and prosperous, so\\nladen with substantial blessings, so shielded from\\ncalamnity. Though never a wealthy man, the\\nBishop had enough for the gratification of his\\ntastes, enough to enable him to practice a liber-\\nal hospitality and to avoid debt which he would\\nnever incur, for he would not owe any man any-\\nthing but love enough to aid a friend and to\\nassist the needy, and hie charity was large. In\\nhis domestic relations he was peculiarly blest.\\nHe had fifty three years of wedded happiness\\nand children were born unto him and yet, dur-\\ning all that time there was never a death in his\\nimmediate family. Surely God blessed Thomas\\nAtkinson.\\nIn his personal endowments also he was\\ngreatly favored. It is told of the late Bishop\\nI Llliott of Georgia, who was one of nature s no-\\nblemen in every way, that once at a country tav-\\nern where he had stopped for the night, a poor\\ninebriate was recklessly bantering the bystanders\\nwhen his attention was arrested by the appear-\\nance of the stately Bishop. Awed and sobered\\nfor the moment by his commanding look and\\ntowering form he turned to him and exclaimed\\nwho are you; are you a Judge, a member of\\nCongress or Governor of the State? Well, if", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0415.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "316\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nyou aint any of these you ought to be. Very\\nsimilar to the feehng expressed by that poor\\ncreature towards Bishop Elliott, was that felt in\\nthe presence of Bishop Atkinson. He was em-\\ninently dignified and commanding, yet cour-\\nteous and affable in manner, with a sensitive de-\\nference for the opinions and feelings of others,\\nyet with a full and steady reliance upon himself.\\nHe would attract attention in any assembly and\\nwould be at once recognized as a leader of men.\\nAs he passed along the crowded thoroughfares,\\nmen would involuntarily turn to gaze upon so\\nnoble a specimen of manly dignity. He was\\nintensely intellectual yet keenly alive to all the\\nkindly impulses and more gentle virtues of our\\nnature, a truly great man and remarkable in\\nthis, that in whatever circle he moved whether\\nin the church, in society, or in the ordinary du-\\nties of life he exercised a mighty influence for\\ngood. His example was the refle.x of the pre-\\ncepts he inculcated. He was a devout lover of\\nthe truth for the truth s sake, had no conceal-\\nments but was open as the day, was true to his\\nconvictions, to his friends and kinsfolk, and\\nabove all, to his God. While gentle unto all\\nmen, he was never pliant; ruling his Diocese\\nwith firmness, yet with mildness, and temper-\\ning justice with the benign influences of mercy;\\nthough a leader of the hosts of God, yet child-\\nlike in submission to the will of his heavenly\\nFather; kindly in his nature, warm in his affec-\\ntions, active in good works.\\nHis mind was more massive than brilliant or\\nimaginative and its operations were marked with\\na degree of intellectual energy which ever com-\\nmanded attention. As a pulpit orator he was\\ndistinguished for keen powers of analysis, sound\\nlogic and effective reasoning. His style was\\nchaste, not florid, and more conversational than\\ndeclamotory, not disdaining ornament but using\\nit simply by way of illustration, and yet his ora-\\ntory was often fervid. But his great power lay\\nin the faculty he possessed of impressing all who\\nheard him, with his sincereity, no one could\\ndoubt it, and this had an overpowering influence\\nupon all with whom he came in contact. He\\nwas strong in debate, a close reasoner and if the\\npremises he laid down were admittted, there\\nwas no escape from his conclusions. He had\\nnaturally, a clear insight into character, was a\\nsearching preacher and could track sin through\\nall its hidden ways with unerring skill and so\\nGod blessed his work and the labor of his\\nhands.\\nIn the House of Bishops his influence was\\nvery great and we have been told that he never\\nrose to speak without commanding the atten-\\ntion of the members. This influence was shown\\nin a marked manner in the General Convention\\nof the Church held at Philadelphia in 1865, im-\\nmediately after the close of the war. Bishops\\nAtkinson and Lay thinking that no time should\\nbe lost after the fall of the Confederacy in seek-\\ning a resumption of our organic relations with\\nthe portion of the church from which we had\\nbeen separated, attended that convention not\\nknowing how they would be received. We\\nagain quote from the memorial sermon, already\\nreferred to; says Bishop Lay:\\nWe came into a community exultant with\\nvictory and enthusiastic in loj-alty, disposed to\\ntake for granted that to return, was to ask\\nforgiveness. To the tact, the gentleness, the\\nmanly out-spokenness of Bishop Atkinson the\\nChurch is indebted for the favorable result of\\nthis venture. After considerable discussion the\\nmatter was referred to a committee consisting\\nof the five senior Bishops. After two days this\\ncommittee reported a preamble and resolutions.\\nIn these we could not possibly concur. All\\neyes were upon Bishop,Atkinson as he answer-\\ned the appeal made to him. He knew that he\\nhad that to say which must needs be distastful\\nto men full of exultation at the Southern down-\\nfall. With no diffidence and with no temper,\\nrather with the frankness of a child uttering his\\nthoughts, he opened all his mind. We are asked,\\nsaid he, to unite with you in returning thanks", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0416.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "MOORE AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES.\\n317\\nfor the restoration of peace and unit)-. The for-\\nmer we can say, the latter we cannot saj W c\\nare thankful for the restoration of peace, but we\\nare not thankful for the unity described in the\\nresolution, n-establisliing tJic autlwrity of tlic Nat-\\ntional Goverivnent over all tlic land. We acqui-\\nesce in that result, we will accommodate our\\nselves to it and will do our duty as citizens of the\\ncommon government, but we cannot say that we\\nare thankful. We labored and prayed for a very\\ndifferent termination, and if it had seemed good\\nto our Heavenly Father would have been vciy\\nthankful for the war to result othoiuisc than it\\nhas resulted. I am willing to say that I am\\nthankful for the restoration o^ peace to the coun-\\ntry, and unity to the Church. His language\\nin consideration of the return of peace to the\\ncountry and unit} to the Church, was adopted\\nby a vote of sixteen to seven, the Southern\\nBishops being excused from voting. Thus by\\nhis promptitude, by the frankness with which\\nhe met the immediate issues, by his calm de-\\ntermination to allow no censure to be cast upon\\nthose with whom he had been associated, he se-\\ncured a speedy adjustment of all possible differ-\\nences and promoted no little the spirit of tolera-\\ntion and kindness.\\nThe Diocesan Convention of North Carolina,\\nwhich was appointed to be held at Raleigh on\\nthe second Wednesday in May, 1865, did not\\nassemble in that city until the 13th of Septem-\\nber, having been postponed by the Bishop until\\nthat time.\\nEvery delegate to that Convention, will remem-\\nber that period of doubt and anxiety when the\\nproposition to renew friendly relations with\\nthe Northern portion of the Church was sub-\\nmitted. Some were strongly averse to taking\\nany action in the matter and were opposed to\\nthe Bishop s attending the Convention at Phila-\\ndelphia. We were a conquered people, at the\\nmercy of an exultant and arrogant foe, and the\\nindignities which had been heaped upon us in\\nmatters political warranted the assumption that\\nthey would be continued even in our spiritual\\naffairs. We were soured by defeat and its ruin-\\nous results and were in no mood to court the\\nfavor of those whose shouts of triumph were\\nstill sounding in our ears. Besides, we feared\\nthat the amiability of the Bishop s nature, his\\nconservative temperament, the strong ties of\\naffection existing between himself and his asso-\\nciates in the Episcopate and his anxiety to renew\\nfraternal relations with Northern brethren might\\ne.xercise a controlling influence over him at the\\nsacrifice of his better judgment. The result\\nshowed that we had been unjust in thought to-\\nwards our Northern brethren, and also how\\ngreatly we had underestimated the grandeur of\\nour Bishop s character. His bearing was worthy\\nof himself and of the high position he held as\\nthe peer of those in whose presence he stood.\\nRather than have surrendered a principle or com-\\npromised his self respect he would have gone to\\nthe stake without hesitation.\\nBishop Atkinson was a man of large brain,\\na just man, fair minded and liberal, a lover of\\nbooks and a thinker, and notwithstanding the\\ncares and responsibilities of his office found\\ntime to keep up with the best literature of the\\nday, and frequently in the lecture-room delighted\\nlarge audiences from the rich stores of his varied\\nlearning. But it was as an expounder of divine\\ntruth, as a ruler in the Church that he was most\\ndistinguished. He was conservative by nature,\\nnot timid and yet not aggressive. His prudence\\nand his wisdom were manifest to all. When\\nthese are combined as they were in him, with a\\nsincere and unselfish piety, they are irresistible.\\nThe flourishing condition of the Diocese over\\nwhich he presided for more than a quarter of a\\ncentury, shows how faithfully and well he did\\nhis work. Few men were more honored and\\nbeloved than he, not only by his own flock but\\nby all classes and conditions, for this Duncan\\nhad borne his faculties so meek, had been so\\nclear in his great office that all peoples did do\\nhim reverence.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0417.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "318\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nSurely we have great cause for thankfulness\\nfor the example of such a life, prolonged as it\\nwas beyond the period assigned b)- the Psalmist\\nas the limit of human existence, for it is such\\nmen as he was, men of pra) er and men of truth,\\nwho constitute the strength and power of a State.\\nEor more than forty years he was a faithful min-\\nister of the Gospel, but the time at length ap-\\nproached for the aged warrior of the cross to\\ncease from his labors. To him death had no\\nterrors, for his life had been but a preparation\\nfor eternity. His house was in order, for length-\\nening shadows had long been gathering around\\nhim, and so at last when the summons came on\\nthe evening of January 4, 1881, it found him\\nready and he gently fell Lsleep a peaceful,\\nblessed sleep, and bishops and priests, the high\\nand the low, the rich and the poor, a vast multi-\\ntude gathei ed around his bier with bowed heads\\nand stifled sobs as he was borne onward to the\\ngrave for he was a good m.in. On the 7th of\\nJanuary, 188 1, he was interred under the altar\\nof St. James Church, Wilmington, North Caro-\\nlina, of which jxarish he was once rector.\\nThe aforegoing sketch is nearly vcrhaliin the\\nsketch prepared b) Colonel James G. I^urr, and\\npublished in the New South, edited and pub-\\nlished at Wilmington by Edward A. Oldham.\\nColonel William McRee of United States En-\\ngineer Corps, (born 17S7 died 1833), is the sub-\\nject of a memoir written and published in Wil-\\nmington by it our attention is called to a wortliy\\nand almost forgotten son, whose military talents,\\naccording to the testimony of Mr. Calhoun,\\nGeneral Scott and others, was of the highest\\norder.\\nHis father was Collector of Customs and an\\nofficer in the Re\\\\ olutionary War, and died in\\n1 80 1. He was born in 1787 educated at West\\nPoint, in 1803, and was made, in 1807, a Cap-\\ntain of Engineers, and promoted to Major in\\n1812. In the. war of 18 12 he was engaged on\\nour Northern borders, under Scott, Brown,\\nGaines and others, and was particularl)- distin-\\nguished in the battles of Lunday s Lane, and\\nFort Erie, and won from General Scott the eulo-\\ngium, that in his opinion and perhaps intheopin-\\non of the whole army, that he combined more\\ngenius with high courage than any officer in the\\nwar of 1 8 12. Shordy after the battle of Eort\\nlirie, he was promoted to Colonel by brevet.\\nIn 18 1 5 he was sent to Europe for the purpose\\nof examining the military schools and fortifica-\\ntions and on his return made an able report.\\nIn 1 8 19, indignant that a foreigner General\\nBernard should be appointed in the Engineer\\nCorps, he resigned. He died of cholera in May,\\n1833, and was buried at St. Louis, Missouri.\\nHis name is preserved on a beautiful fort at\\nPensacola.\\nHe left two brothers. Dr. James F. McRee of\\nWilmington, and Major Samuel McRee, United\\nStates Army. Uni. Mag. X. 196.\\nDr. James F. McRee married Mary Ashe,\\ndaughter of W. H. Hill. He was the father of\\nGriffith J. McRee, who married Penelope, daugh-\\nter of Governor Iredell the author of the Life\\nand Correspondence of Judge Iredell.\\nWilliam B. Meares (born December 8, 1787,\\ndied October II, 1841), deserves to be remem-\\nbered among the distinguished men of this coun-\\nt\\\\- successful as a Lawyer and Planter.\\nHis first appearance in public life was as\\nMember of the Legislature in 18 18, from the\\nborough and as a Member in the State Senate in\\n182S-29-30-33.\\nHe was of great force of character, inde-\\npendent, decided in his opinions, and bold and\\nfearless in expressing them. His mind was more\\nsolid than brilliant, and more practical than im\\naginative. He never, at the bar or in the Legis-\\nlature, or on the hustings, attempted to influence\\nhis hearers by any appeal to their feelings but\\nrelied solely upon the strength of argument\\nclear and concise statements, and sound logic.\\nHe was, when in the Legislature, a candidate\\nfor the Senate of the United States, and had he\\nlived, would have risen to high distinction in the\\nNational Councils as he had already occupied in\\nthe State Legislature. But he died suddenly in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0418.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "MOOUK AND NEW IIANOVKR COl NTIMS.\\n819\\ntho luuridiau of his life and the full maturity\\nof his powers. (Thalian Association.)\\nLewis II. Marsteller (born May 6, 1794, died\\nMarcli 3, 1860) was a native of Virginia hut\\nwas long a resident and tlie Representative of\\nNew Hanover in the Councils of the State, and\\nprominent in the politics of the country. He\\nrepresented Xew Hanover in the Commons in\\n1833-34. and in the Senate in 1835-36. He\\nwas also a Member of the Convention of\\n1835. Modest and retiring in his disposition,\\nhe was a close observer of men and meas-\\nures, and distinguished for his prompt at-\\ntention to every duty. Tliese (pialities, with\\na clear head and amiable temper, gave him un-\\nbounded popularity. He was at one time the\\nmost popular man in the country and was never\\ndefeated for any position for which he was a\\ncandidate before the people.\\nHe was a decided politician of the Demo-\\ncratic faith. He was appointed Collector of\\nthe Port of Wilmington, by Mr. Van Buren,\\nand, until his health gave way, Clerk of New\\nHanover County Court.\\nHe was a useful citizen and honest and faith-\\nful in every relation of life. (The Thalian As-\\nsociation.)\\nJoseph C. Abbot, Senator in Congress, and\\n.Member of the Legislature, resided in New Han-\\nover County. He was a native of New Hamp-\\nshire born in Concord in 1825; received an\\nAcademic education and studied law, and was\\nEditor of the M m.chester American and other\\npapers. Entered the United States Army in\\n1861, raised a Regiment and was elected Col-\\nonel. In 1865 was brevetted Brigadier Gen-\\neral, for gallant conduct at Eort Fisher.\\nIn 1867, was elected to the State Constitu-\\ntional Convention, and in 1868 a Member of\\nthe Legislature, by which body he was chosen\\nSenator in Congress. His term expired in 1871.\\nHe has been extensively engaged in Agricul-\\ntural and Manufacturing pursuits at his home\\nnear Wilmington, and for a time was ccdlcctor\\nof the port of Wilmington. Ho died on Octo-\\nber!), 1881.\\nDaidcl Lindsay Russell resides in Wilming-\\nton. He was boi-n in Brunswick County, Au-\\ngust 7, 1845; he was educated at the Bingham\\nSchool in Orange County and at the University.\\nRead Law and was licensed to practice in 1808.\\nHe was elected to the Legislature in 1864, from\\nBrunswick County, and re-elected in 1865. He\\nwas elected one of tho Judges of the Superior\\nCourts in April, ISiiH, and served six years in\\nthis responsible and elevated position. In 1871,\\nho was elected to the Constitutional Conven-\\ntion, from the County of Brunswick, and in\\n1876 a Member of the Legislature. He was\\nelected a Member of the 46th Congress as a\\nNational Republican, receiving 11,011 votes\\nagainst 10,730 for Alfred M. Waddell.\\nColonel Henry K. Burgwyn resided in this\\nCounty. He was the eldest son of an intelli-\\ngent and wealthy gentleman on the Roanoke\\nriver, bearing the same name, who, with Thomas\\nPollock Burgwyn and Thomas Pollock Dever-\\neux, were heirs of the late Thomas Pollock.\\nThomas P. Devereux was long a distinguished\\nmember of the Bar, reporter of the Su]ireme\\nCourt, and greatly esteemed as a man of learn-\\ning and culture.\\nThe\\\\^ are lineal descendants of Governor\\nThonuis Pollock, who is referred to on page 29.\\nTheir father resided in New Berne, and their\\nuncle George, on the Cape Fear. The immense\\nRoanoke o states of George Pollock descended\\nto them. Young Harry Burgwyn was worthy\\nof his lineage. He was only twenty-two years\\nold when he commanded the 26th Regiment.\\nTo gallantry and courage in the field, he united\\na gracious demeanor and inviting manner, with\\npeerless personal beauty. His appearance at\\nthe head of his Regiment realized the descrip-\\ntion of his namesake at Agincourt:", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0419.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "320\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nI saw young Harry,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 witli Ids beaver ou,\\nHis cuisses on liis tliiglis gallantly arm d\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nLeap from the giountl like feather d Mercury,\\nAnd vaulted with such ease into Ills seat.\\nAs if an angel dropp d down from the clouds\\nTo turn and wind a tiery Pegasus,\\nAnd witch the world with noble horsenianshiii.\\nHe led hia Regiment ou the fatal field of\\nGettysburg, and out of 800 men tliere fi ll,\\nwith their chivalric young leader, 54!\u00c2\u00bb in that\\ndesperate battle; all the iield ofKeers being\\nkilled or wounded.\\nRobert Strange was the second son of Hon.\\nRobert Strange, at one time one of the Judges\\nof the Superior Courts of Law and Equity, and\\nsubsequently in the Senate of the United States\\nas a member from our State. See Wheeler II,\\n130. Mr. Strange was born in Fayetteville,\\nJuly 27, 1823; graduated from tlie University\\nat the early age of 17, and adopted the profes-\\nsion of the Law. Shortly after his admission\\nto the Bar he removed to Wilmington and\\nsoon became a prominent actor in public af-\\nfairs. He represented the County of New Han-\\nover in the Legislature from 1852 to 1854, and\\nwas regarded as one of the most influential\\nmembers of that body. He was also State So-\\nlicitor and for many years a director in the\\nBank of Cape Fear. To mental capacities of\\na high order he added great culture and unus\\nual stores of varied and accurate knowledge.\\nAs a profound lawyer lie occupied a most en-\\nviable position anu)ng his professional brethren,\\nand as a sound jurist and eloquent advocate he\\nwas second to none within the limits of the\\nState. Few men possessed in so great a degree\\nthe confidence of the public and few\\nso well deserved the same, for his integ-\\nrity was spotless. Gentle and unobstrusi\\\\-e\\nin manner, yet firm and decided in his convic-\\ntions, with a natural dignity that inspired re-\\nspect and a chivalric sense of honor that re-\\ncoiled from, the faintest approach of things\\nunworthy, he was at all times and under all\\ncircumstances the high-toned gentleman, and\\nof him was truly said by the Right Reverend\\nThomas Atkinson, as he stood by his bier,\\nHere lies the most spotless man I ever knew.\\nHe was true to his fellow men, to his friends,\\nto his family and kin, and as true as mortals\\ncan be, to his God! A christian gentleman who\\nto the grace of this life added those of the\\n[lurcr life to come. A brilliant future lay be-\\nfore hini; positions most gratifying to laud-\\nable ambition and which he would have emi-\\nnently adorned; but suddenly, in the midst of\\nthe argument of a case in Court, he received\\nIns summons to a higher trijjunal, to appear be-\\nfore that Great Judge from whose decision\\nthere is no appeal. He died January 24, 1877,\\nin the 53d year of his age, cut down in the\\nfull meridian of his powers. Amicus usqar at\\naras.\\nMr. Strange s first wife was Sarah Caroline,\\nthe second daughter of Thomas Henry Wright,\\nwho was the second son of Judge Joshua Gran-\\nger Wright (see p. 304,) and one of the most\\nnoted financiers of the State, President of the\\ncelebrated Bank of Cape Fear from its origin\\nuntil his death. This was a man of man} accom-\\nplishments, but especially distinguished for\\nhis financial ability and his devotion to the\\nchurch. He was one of the founders of St.\\nJames church in Wilmington, the oldest parish\\nin the State.\\nMr. Wright married Maiy Allan, daughter\\nof a Scotch merchant, who survived him with\\na family of four sons and four daughters.* The\\neldest daughter Anne Eliza, married Hon. 0.\\nP. xMeares, son of W. B. Meares, a distin-\\nguished lawyer. He is now Judge of the Crimi-\\nnal Court of New Hanover.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Tlieir sons were Dr. Adam E. Wright, t n|itaiu\\nJames A. Wright killed iu the war) Lieiiten.int Josiiua\\nU. Wright and M;i.i. Thomas C. Wright, (als,) killed\\nm the war) and the daughters were, Auue Eliza, Sarah\\nCarohne, Susan and Mary Augusta. The third daugh-\\nter married Dr. W. H. Hall, of Now York and the\\nvouugest married Mr. Clayton Giles, a merchant of\\nWilmington.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0420.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "NORTHAMITON COUNTY\\n321\\nBy his first marriago Mr. Strange had throe J). Hawkins, Esq., of Warren County. To them\\nsons; Thomas Wright, Rev. Kobert,an(lJosepli were born two daughters, the older of whom\\nIluske, a merchant in New York City. His was named for his tir:5t wife, Caroline Wright,\\nsecond wife was Bettie Andrews, a sinter of Col. and the second was named Jane Hawkins.\\nA. B. Andrews, and a grand-daughter of Joiiii\\n^^^M4\\nt\u00c2\u00ae-\\nCHAl TEU XLH.\\nNORTHAMPTON COUNTY.\\nAmong the revolutionary worthies distin-\\nguished for virtue and patriotism who lived\\nin this County was General Allen Jones, whose\\nservices we have recorded with those of his\\ndistinguished brother, Willie Jones. 8ee p. 190.\\nMatt. Whitaker Kansom was born in War-\\nren County, North Carolina, October 8,1826.\\nHis father Robert Ransom, was a nuxn of su-\\nperior intelligence, the son of Seymour Ran-\\nsom, who was a half-brother of Nathaniel\\nMacon On the maternal side Senator Ransom\\nis descended through his mother Priscilla\\nWhitaker, from tlie distinguished family of\\nthat name in Halifax County. He was from\\nhis boyhood ambitious of acquiring knowledge\\nand distinction and having passed through the\\npreparatory course of studies at home and at the\\nWarrenton Academy, he was sent to the Uni-\\nversity of the State, where he graduated in\\n1847 in a class which embraced a number of\\nyoung men who afterwards achieved reputation\\nin the world. Among these was the late Gen-\\neral James Johnston Pettigrew, with whom he\\ndivided the tirst honors. Mr. Ransom made\\nthe study of Law a part of his collegiate course,\\nunder the instruction of the late Judge Battle,\\nand was thus prepared while still in his twenty-\\nfirst year, to take his place at the Bar upon\\nleaving the University. His father was an\\nearnest Whig, and young Ransom was tlius a\\nWhig by iidieritunce, in the midst of a County\\nwhich was Democratic in the proportion of\\nnearly ten to one. These circumstances, how-\\never, had no tetidency to keep down the ambi-\\ntious aspirant to popular favor. His numerous\\nand influential family connections were nearly\\nall Democrats and faithful friends; so that\\nwith superior talents and attainments far be-\\nyond his years, with the aid of a fine person,\\ncaptivating maimers and an eloquent tongue,\\nhe at once took high rank at the Bar. Politi-\\ncally he was in a hopeless minority in the\\nCounty of Warren but his brilliant debut at the\\nBar attracted tlie attention of the Whigs in\\nother parts of the State, and in 1852 his name\\nwas placed on the Whig electoral ticket. In\\nDecember of that year, when only twenty-six\\nyears of age, he, a Whig, was elected Attorney-\\nGeneral of the State by a Democratic Legisla-\\nture, in competition with the Hon. William\\nEaton, a Democrat and lawyer of high stand-\\ning and character, against whom there was not\\nand could not have been a serious ground of\\ncomplaint. General Ransom attributes these\\nearly successes to the judicious counsels of his\\nfather; but they attest at the same time his\\nown superior talents, his address, and knowl-\\nedge of men, for which his later life has been\\ndistinguished.\\nIn 1855 General Ransom resigned the office", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0421.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "322\\nWIIEELEK S REMINISCENCES.\\nof Attorney-General. During the years that he\\nhehi it new political issues had arisen to divide\\nparties, upon which ho felt constrained to differ\\nfrom his Whig friends, though never to be alien-\\nated from them personally and socially. He\\ncould not follow them in their denial of or ef-\\nforts to curtail the political right.s of Roman\\nCatholics and Foreign-born citizens, and he thus\\nnaturally drifted into association with the Dem-\\nocratic party. The fact is well remembered by\\nmen who have passed the meridian of life that\\nthese short-lived political issues had much to\\ndo with the final overthrow and dissolution of\\nthe Whig party; and now for many years p;iBt,\\nGeneral Ransom has been re-united under the\\nDemocratic banner, with the great majority of\\nhis old Whig friends.\\nIt was during his incumbency of tlie Attor-\\nney-Generalship that General Ransom married\\nMissExum, a daughter of Joseph Exum, Esq.\\nof Northampton, a lady of rare excellence who\\nhas blessed and adorned her husband s house-\\nhold and career in life. It was about this time\\nthat he moved his residence to that County.\\nIn 1858 he was elected to the Legislature, and\\nagain in 1860, in the County of his adoptii n.\\nAlthough deeply attached to the South l)y all\\nthe ties of patriotism and personal interest, he\\nwas a pronounced Unionist, from a conviction\\nthat Southern rights and welfare would be im-\\nperilled by secession, and could only be preserved\\nwithin the Union. But when secession became\\nan accomplished fact, against his earnest pro-\\ntest and opposition, av.d when it became a ne-\\ncessity to take sides in the impending conflict,\\nhe hesitated not a moment in espousing the\\ncause of the State and of the Soutli.\\nIn 1861 he was selected by the State as one\\nof three Peace Commissioners, sent to Mont-\\ngomery, Alabama, in the hope of averting the\\ncalamities of civil war. His associates were\\nEx-Governor Swain,|l re.sident of the Univer-\\nsity, and the late John L. Bridgers, Esq. Fail-\\ning in this peaceful mission, he returned home,\\nand entered the military service.\\nThe fact is interesting to note that General\\nRansom volunteered as a private soldier, but\\nwas immediately appointed by Governor Ellis\\nto the honorable and responsible rank of Lieu-\\ntenant Colonel of the 1st North Carolina\\nInfantry, with which he marched to the seat\\nof war in Virginia. He was afterwards chosen\\nby the otHcers, Colonel of the 35th Infantry,\\nand was soon promoted to a Brigadier General-\\nshiii. In 1865 he was again promoted, to the\\nrank of Major General,and was entrusted with\\ncommand as such; but in that supreme crisis of\\nthe Confederacy he failed, however, to receive\\nthe formal commission. General John B. Gor-\\ndon has written a letter to General M. J.\\nWright, compiler of the Confederate records,\\naffirming that General Ransom was promoted\\nto the rank of Major-General for most distin-\\nguished gallantry.\\nThe limits appropriated to this brief sketch\\nrender it impracticable to enter upon a narra-\\ntive of General Ransom s military services.\\nIt must suffice to say that they were distin-\\nguished and important, and served to place\\nhim among the foremost leaders of the people\\nin North Carolina in that disastrous struggle.\\nWhile yet a Colonel, he was seriously wounded\\nin the breast and right arm (from which he\\nstill suffers,) in one of the battles before Rich-\\nmond and Petersburg. His gallantry on\\nthis occasion led to his rapid promotion. But\\nhis achievements when clothed with higher\\ncommand, on wider fields of action, must be\\nleft to the historian, or to the more preten-\\ntious biographer.\\nAt the close of the war General Ransom ad-\\ndressed himself to the elevated and patriotic\\ntask of restoring true peace, liberty and union,\\nby instilling in the minds of the people the\\nidea that the disastrous results of the struggle\\nwere irreversible. He saw clearly that ^there", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0422.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.\\n323\\nwas no hope for the South in the iiulcfiiiito\\nfuture that lay before us all, but in a frank\\nrecognition of this truth; and his was the\\nhonor, in virtue of superior sagacity and cour-\\nage, to take the lead in the statesman-like\\nwork of reconstructing popular sentiment.\\nThere were man} able men in North Carolina\\nat that day who had ardently participated in\\nthe struggle for Southern independence sound\\nlawyers, practical statesmen, skilled in affairs\\nbut it remained for Matt. W. Ransom to con-\\nfront the people with the unwelcome truth,that\\nthey had passed through a revolution which\\ncould never go backward, and that all their\\nhopes for the future must turn upon their un-\\nreserved acceptance of the results of that revo-\\nlution and adaptation to them. At Hender-\\nson in 1869, he delivered an eloquent address\\nto the thousands who were assembled at the\\nAgricultural Fair, and it is not too much to\\nsay that all thoughtful men present were\\nstartled and delighted by his bold utterances.\\nHe was listened to with attention by all, and\\nthe salutary truths that day proclaimed hj a\\nman who had been a gallant soldier in the ser-\\nvice of the confedei acy had their echo returned\\nfrom every part of the State.\\nIt was in tins spirit that in a memorial ad-\\ndress at the dedication of the Confederate Sol-\\ndier s Cemetery at Raleigh, he uttered the\\nbeautiful sentiment, I thank God that there\\nare flowers enough in this beautiful land of the\\nSouth to strew alike upon the graves of those\\nwho fell in the Grey and in the Blue; and\\nthat there are hearts large enough, and hands\\ngentle and generous enough to perform this\\nholy duty.\\nIn -lanuai v 1872 General Ransom was elected\\nto the United States Senate. In December,\\n1876, he was re-elected; and again, for the\\nthird time that hc^ior was accorded him, in\\nJanuaiy, 1883. His career in that body has\\nbeen one of great usefulness to the State and\\nto the country. He; speaks rarely, but always\\neffectively. In 187/) he made an elaborate\\nspeech, the printed copy of which is entitled,\\nThe South faithful to her duties. It at-\\ntracted wide attention liy its liroad, liberal\\nand unsectional spirit, and by many passages\\nof true eloquence.\\nPerhaps no man who has ever represented\\nthe State has been so successful in procuring\\nappropriations for its rivers and harbors, and\\nfor public buildings. As a member of a body\\nin which his party is in a minority, his success\\nin carrying out his purposes has been remark-\\nable. Without the sacrifice of principle, in the\\nslightest degree, his habitual courtesy inspires\\nconfidence and wins favor with men of the\\nmost diverse views, while his knowledge of\\nmen often enables him to bring them over to\\nhis own. As a Senator, the purpose of General\\nRansom has been to develope his State and the\\nSouth, and to pacificate the country.\\nIt is worthy of mention that General Ran-\\nsom has associated his name permanently with\\nthat t)f the nation s capital, by his success in\\nprocuring large appropriations for removing or\\nfilling up the unsightly, pestilence-breeding\\nflats, or marshes that have accumulated in the\\nPotomac river, in front of the city. The su-\\npervision of this important work has been very\\nproperly entrusted, by his political opponents,\\nthe Republican majority of the Senate, to a\\nsub-committee of which he is the Chairman.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0423.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "324\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nORANGE COUNTY.\\nThe Capital of this County was in 1753, called\\nChilds, after the Attorney C4eneral of the\\nColony, and in 1765, its name was changed\\nto Ilillsboro by Governor Tryon, in honor of\\nhis illustrious patron the Earl of Ilillsboro to\\nwhom in a despatch, Tryon predicted its early\\nprosperity and renown. His own name, and\\nthe name of his accomplished wife and sister\\nstill give locality to its streets. It is a lovely,\\nhealthful and a fomhul phicc; has not grown\\nmuch, l ut is about the same as it was a cen-\\ntury ago. It has been always distinguished\\nfor the intellectual and social qualities of its\\nhospitable inhabitants. The centre of stirring\\nevents in our early struggles for liberty, its\\ncitizens were leaders in the war of the Reg-\\nulation. Here the Royal standard was dis-\\nplayed by Cornwallis and here he rested,\\ngathering strength to give battle at Guilford\\nCourt House. It was here the Governor of\\nthe State (Burke) was seized and carried to\\nCharleston by Fanning. It was here the Con-\\nvention met in 1788, to consider the Consti-\\ntution, which was rejected by that body.*\\nIt is distinguished still as the home of those\\ngiants in intellect of the State Distin-\\nguished too for the eloijuence and piety of\\nits clergy, as also for learning and ability of\\nits Bar, the excellence and perfc tiou of its\\nschools and the morality and decorum of its\\ncitizens.\\nIts resident citizens of anti-revolutionary\\nhistory were Edmund Panning, Ralph McNair,\\nJames Hogg, Francis Nash, Thomas Burke\\nGovernors Caswell and Nash, William Hooper\\nand Judge Moore; names all connected with\\nOue cause of its rejection by tlii Conveution was\\na letter of Mr. Jeti ersoTi, wliicli v a.s read iu tae Con-\\nvention; tliat wliile tiienio ^t jiliildsopliic ot onr state.s\\nmrii were ilcsirons (liat niiM stiit s slionlil laviiy, and\\ntlms si ciiif tile new ^dVeiiMnent, still Ik- i-ecDninicntled\\nthat four slioukl reject, and thus insure tlie proposed\\nameuduieuts. Moore XVI.\\nmany interesting events, befoi e, during and\\nsubsequent to the Revolution. During the\\nRevolution President Monroe, Gov. Rutledge\\nof South Carolina, Col. Williams of King s\\nMountain, Generals Gates and Smallwood, Col.\\nLee, Lord Cornwallis, Col. Wilson Webster,\\nCol. Tarleton and others, were sojourners dur-\\nii)g a brief period.\\nHenry E. Gotten, Esq., some years ago pub-\\nlished in the Southern Literary Messenger a\\nsketch of the history of this town. But it has\\ndisappeared from our libraries, and we have\\nmade frequent ineffectual efforts to obtain a\\ncopy from Richmond. This on a more extended\\nscale is a tribute eminently due from a grate-\\nful population to their illustrious dead.\\nUni. Mag. (1801,) X., 374.\\nThe early history of the men of Orange\\nCounty proves the sturdy spirit of her son in\\nopposing unlawful power.\\nThe troubles as to taxes and extortions by\\nthe Crown Officers, which began as early as\\n1771, culminating in the battle of Alamance,\\nhave already been alluded to. (See page 1.)\\nThe chief cause of their troubles was the con-\\nduct of Edmund Fanning, (born 1737, died\\n1818,) who was the son of Col. Phineas Fan-\\nning, born in Connecticut. He was an accom-\\nplished scholar, a graduate of Yale, (in 1757,)\\nwhich college conferred on him the degree of\\nLL. D. in 1803.\\nHe studied law and settled in Hillsljoro in\\n1763; and was appointed Clerk of the Court\\nand Register of the County. He was elected\\na member of the Colonial Assembly. By his\\nthirst for wealth, his exorbitant charges for\\nfees, and his intemperate zeal in regard to the\\nunfortunate regulators, he became odious to\\nthe people in so much that they bm-nt his house,\\nwhich stood where the Masonic Hall now is\\nh", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0424.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY\\n325\\nin Hillsboro and l)eat liini severely. To escape\\ntheir anger, he accompanied Governor Tryon\\nto New York,* as secretary, in 1771. He raised\\na regiment and became its commander. Ac-\\ntive and vindictive he served in several bat-\\ntles and was twice wounded. In 1775 he was\\ndriven from his house in New York bj- the\\npeople and his effects seized, and he retreated\\non board of the Asia, a man-of-war, for\\nsafety.\\nLi 1794 he was appointed Governor of Prince\\nEdward s Island, and in 1808 was commissioned\\nas General. He took up his residence in Eng-\\nland in 1815 where in 1818 he died, leaving a\\nson Fredrick and two daughters. The cele-\\nbrated lawyer, John Wickham, of Richmond,\\nwas his nephew, and who under tlie advice of\\nGenl. Fanning accepted a Commission for a\\ntime in the British Army. The late Col. Alex.\\nFanning, of the U. S. A., Capt. Edw. Fan-\\nning and Nathaniel Fanning, late of the U. S.\\nNavy, were nephews of Genl. Fanning.\\nThomas Burke, born 1747, died 1783, lived\\nand died in this County and had an eventful\\nand romantic career.\\nHe was a native of Ireland and a man of\\nletters Son of Ulrick Burke, of Galway.\\nHe was highly educated, and studied medicine;\\nemigrated from Ireland in 1764, and came to\\nAccomac County Virginia, where he engaged in\\nthe practice of his profession. He became dissat-\\nisfied with medicine and studied Law; removed\\nto Norfolk and in 1774 finally settled in Hills-\\nboro The next year, being a ready and enthusi-\\nastic speaker, he became prominent in politics,\\nand his generous temper made him popular\\nwith the people. He represented the County\\nwith Thomas Hart in the I rovincial Congress\\nat New Berne, the 4th of April 1775, and at\\nHalifax in November 1776. He took an active\\n*Drake in his Dictionary of Am. Biography, says\\ntliat Col. P. married a daugliter of Governor Tryon.\\nSabine makes the same statement.\\npart in framing the State Constitutidn. In De-\\ncember he vvas,with William Hooper aiidJoseph\\nllewes, appointed delegate to the Continental\\nCongress at Philadelphia where he served until\\nJuly 1781, wlien he was elected by the Legis-\\nlature Governor of the State, by acclamation.\\nHe wasvery popular with the Whigson account\\nof bis patriotism, and consequently as odious to\\nthe Tories. On the 13th of September, 1781, a\\nband of Tories led by David Fanning, before\\nday-break seized Governor Burke, tied him on\\na horse, and carried him to the British head-\\nquarters at Wilmington; from thence he was\\ntaken to Charleston, where he was placed on\\nJames Island, as a prisoner on parole. John\\nIluske, of Fayettevillc, his private secretary,\\nwas also captured and imprisoned with Gov-\\neiior Burke and was placed with many desper-\\nate characters. Fearing for his life, as he was\\nvery obnoxious to them, he escaped after an\\nimprisonment of four months. In April\\n1782,he resumed bis place as Governor at Salem\\nIn December he was defeated by Alexander\\nMartin for Governor.) Zt\u00c2\u00ab.\\nThis was the severest blow of misfortune\\nafter all his trials, sacrifices and sufi erings, to\\nbe discarded by those for whom he had done\\nso much and suifered so much, was more than\\nbis nature could bear. Borne down by such\\nfeelings of sorrow he died at Hillsboro a few\\ndays before Christmas, beloved and mourned\\nby a large number of admiring friends. His\\npatriotic services and bis imdeserved misfor-\\ntunes should have condoned far greater faults.\\nThere is but little doubt, says Moore I., page\\n358,) that disappointment and mental anguish\\ncaused his premature death.\\nHe married Mary Freeman, of Norfolk, Vir-\\nginaand left one daughter surviving,who moved\\nto Alabama, where she resides. In a letter she\\nstates of her father s personal appearance, that\\nhe was of middle stature, well formed, much\\nmarked by the small pox,which caused the loss", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0425.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "32G\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nof his left eye. The remaining eje was an ex-\\npressive mild blue.\\nHe was a brother, or near kinsman of Judge\\nEdamus Burke, of South Carolina, equally ec-\\ncentric, and like Edamus Burke full of genius,\\nfun and frolic, of whom many anecdotes are\\nstill remembered.\\nCol. William Shepperd, of Long Meadows,\\n(his ancestral home, near Hillsboro, N. C.,) was\\na conspicuous member of the State Senate; he\\nwas an oificer of the North Carolina line during\\nthe revolution of 1776 a terror to The\\nTories.\\nMany are the legends of his prowess, which\\nenlivens the blazing pine knots of the Old\\nNorth State, but sweeter far are the memories\\nof his benevolence.\\nLet one instance for each characteristic suf-\\nfice for this sketch. One to show that bread\\ncast upon the waters will return after many\\ndays, and the other to remind a wavering pa-\\ntriotism and hesitating honesty of that great\\nself-sacrifice and stern devotion to principle,\\nwhich were the secrets of the success of our pa-\\ntriotic grandfathers, and which not only were\\nrewarded, but will descend in mantles of glory\\nto the third and fourth generation Colonel\\nShepperd had married Miss Elizabeth Hay-\\nwood, sister of Judge Haywood, of North Car-\\nolina, then I emoved to Tennessee. Her sister\\nmarried a lawyer named Captain William\\nBell, clarum ct L-cncndiilc nomai. He ilied,\\nleaving a lovely family without support, and\\nalthough Colonel Shepperd s family was nu-\\nmerous, yet he adopted the orphaned family\\nas his own. They are since known to his-\\ntory, as Captain William H. Bell, of the\\nUnited States Army; Admiral Henry H. Bell,\\nU. S. N.; Captain John Bell, U. S. N.; a daugh-\\nter married to Mr. McNair, of Edgecombe\\nCounty; a daughter Elizabeth J., who married\\nThomas Ashe, grandson of Gov. Ashe, the\\nyoungest brother of I aoli Ashe, and another\\nmarried to Dr. Howell, of West Tennessee; an-\\nother Miss Haywood, a sister of Mrs. Col. Shep-\\nperd, married Mr. Johnstone, of North Caro-\\nlina, and moved to Tennessee; another married\\nMr. Duffie, au eminent lawyer of North Caro-\\nlina, and after his death Dr. Buchanan, of St.\\nStephens, Ala.; and after his death Mr. Adlai\\nOsborne; she left one son, Egbert. Judge Jas.\\nOsborne, the distinguished judge, was a son of\\nAdlai Osborne by his first wife, Miss Walker,\\nof Wilmington. A sister of Col. Wm. Shep-\\nperd Martha married Major Wm. F. Strud-\\nwick, of Hillsboro, a member of Congress. She\\nleft Sam Strmlwick, of Alabama; Dr. Edward\\nStrudwick, of Hillsboro, and Eliza, who mar-\\nraied Paoli Ashe, (grandson of Gov. Sam Ashe)\\nformerly of New Hanover, afterward removed\\nto Alabama; and Martha married to Col. Elisha\\nYoung; and Margaret, a famous beauty, wife\\nof Egbert Osborne. Captain William Bell (the\\nprotege of Col. Shepperd,) whilst a young lieu-\\ntenant in the army, invented a contrivance for\\nturning round heavj^ ordnance with great ra-\\npidity; for this invention, under a relief bill,\\nthe Government appropriated to him the sum\\nof \u00c2\u00a725,000, which money he invested in the\\ngrowing city of St. Louis, Missouri, and so be-\\ncame immensely wealthy. When about to die,\\nimmediately after the close of our civil war.\\nCaptain Bell added a codicil to his will, Janu-\\nary 11, 1866, distributing one-eighth of his mag-\\nnificent fortune, in the following significant\\nwords: To the descendants of my benefactor,\\nWilliam Shepperd, of Orange County, North\\nCarolina.\\nThe other incident is a legend of bloody war\\nduring the revolution. R. C. in the Farmer\\nand Mechanic most graphically writes as\\nfollows of Col. Wm. Shepperd:\\nHe was very short, spare built man, of plain,\\ninsignificant appearance, and the farther disad-\\nvantages of a very thin, piping voice, with one\\neye; no one in search of a hero would have", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0426.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n327\\np ivcn liiiii a second tlionirht, and _yct that spare\\nframe was knit together with joints as Hexible\\nas a politican s principles, and muscles like\\nbands of finely tempered steel; and through\\nthat solitary eye looked forth a spirit that no\\ndanger could anpul, no adverse fortune subdue\\nor dismay. A democrat of intcnsest dye he\\naffected the roughest costume, and in an age\\nwhen gentlemen never wore aught but purple\\nand fine linen, he clothed himself with home-\\nspun, woven on his plantation, and shoes made\\nby his own negroes.\\nHe had organized a partizan force of Minute\\nmen, some four or five hundred strong, men\\nwho dwelt peaceably enough at home, until a\\nrunner notified them that Sliepperd had work\\nfor them to do, when at the rendezvous would\\ngather a band of rough but resolute men reaily\\nto execute any plan, however daring and haz-\\nardous, of their idolized chief.\\nAn English officer named Patton was then\\nraiding through Orange and the adjoining coun-\\nties, carrying terror and devastation with him.\\nBorn a gentleman and a soldier, and of superb\\nphysical developement, he mocked at fear and\\nutterly devoid of con.science, staunch in his\\nloyalty to the king, and with a goodly scorn of\\nAmerican rebels, he showed no quarter; rapine,\\nviolence, and murder marked every step of his\\nonward progress, and none were able to stay\\nhis course.\\nCol. Sheppcrd and liis troopers returning\\nhome after the disastrous battle of Briar\\nCreek found Patton devastating the country,\\nand riding rough-shod over the people. Plan\\nafter plan to capture him was devised, but Col.\\nPatton was as wary a soldier as he was brutal\\nas a man, and time and again he slipped through\\nSliepperd s toils, and laughed him to scorn.\\nFinalh Sheppcrd was ordered on some expe-\\ndition that withdrew his forces from the neigh-\\nborhood, and i atton getting wind of it, came\\ndown into the lion s don, quartered at Long\\nMeadows for a iiiglit and a da} and although\\ntreating Mrs. Sheppcrd witli extreme courtesy,\\n(for Patton, though absolutely without hu-\\nmanity to women as women never failed to\\ntreat a lady of his own rank with the most fin-\\nished courtesy of manner) appropriated the\\nColonel s stock, provender, and plantation sup-\\nplies like the frcc-bootcr that he was.\\nCol. Shepi)erd returning one night to visit\\nhis wife, whom he passionately loved, discov-\\nered that Patton was in the neighborhood, and\\nlaid a plan to capture him.\\nSummoning his immediate body-guard of\\ntwenty picked men, he stationed thirteen of\\nthem in an old deserted school house to lie in\\nwait, while he and the others reconnoitcrcd.\\nReturned to the school house, what was his an-\\nger and astonishment to find the building\\nempty, swept and garnished, and a card\\ntacked up by Col. Patton to tell the reason why.\\nPatton also had been out reconnoitering, and\\ncame to the school house, where a pack of carde\\nand jug of whiskey were helpingthe ambuscade\\nto forget their duty. All the muskets were\\npiled near the dooi and their owners sitting\\ncross-legged on the fioor were deep in the mys-\\nteries of card playing, while the sentry lifted\\nthe jug to his head a time or so too often.\\nStepping lightly to the door, Col. Patton\\nseized one of their own muskets, and levelling\\nit at the absorbed card-players, cried out in his\\nringing voice of irresistable command: Sur-\\nrender to Col. Patton of his Majesty s forces,\\nor I will shoot every man of you. Half drunk,\\nwholly surprised, and with instinctive obedi-\\nence of soldiers to a born commander, they at\\nonce surrendered. Still holding his musket at\\npoint blank range, Patton made one of the men\\nadvance and hand him the nmskets one by one,\\nstock foremost. Then lie was required to tie\\nhis comrades, each man with his own halter,\\nthe horses were in turn secured to tlieir mas-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0427.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "328\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nters, and thus yoked together man and beast,\\nthe crest fallen thirteen were marched ahead\\nof their captor to the British camp. A sorry\\nenough spectacle, truly!\\nA tiery, passionate man, Col. Shepperd s rage\\nand mortitication were indescribable. His de-\\nsire to capture Patton became a perfect frenzy,\\nand he bent all his energy to its accomplish-\\nment.\\nIf a man will, he ciw, generally; and Col.\\nSheppard s hour came at last.\\nNot very long after the disgraceful capture\\nof his men, there was to lie a sale in the neigh-\\nborhood. People had submitted, if they were\\nnot subdued, Patton rode or walked through\\nthe land a very Lord Paramount, and none\\ndared gainsay or resist. He was going to at-\\ntend the sale, not as a bidder, but to take vi et\\nartiiis whatever he saw tit. Shepperd stationed\\nsome of his men below, and above the point\\nof attack that he had selected, eai ly on the\\nday of the sale, and then dressed like a com-\\nmon farmer, as he always did, and with a loose\\nhalter over his arm, he mounted his horse and\\ntook a bridle path through the woods that\\nwould bring him out into the road tluit Patton\\nmust take to reach the sale. A house occu-\\npied by a man t:amed Smith was on the left\\nof the road, above the lower anibuseadc of\\nShepperd s men.\\nDown the road came Patton riding a superb\\nblack mare, dressed in full British uniform, and\\npresenting a very briilant and splendid appear-\\nance, lie was tall, large, and superbly hand-\\nsome, and in courage and high soldierly quali-\\nties fully Shepperd s equal. As he rode gal-\\nlantly on in all the pride of conscious beauty\\nand power, out of a bridle path to his right\\nrode a small ill-favored man, who saluting him\\nawkwardly, as he rode alongside, said I\\nbought some colts not long ago front a man\\nnamed Smith, who lives somewhere on this\\nroad, and they have strayed away, and I expect\\nthey have gone back to their old home, so I\\nam looking for them. Can you tell me where\\nSmith lives\\nOh, yes, said Patton carelessly, raising his\\nI ight arm and pointing across the road, he\\nlives across the road yonder. He had turned\\nhis face as he spoke, and in that instant a pair\\nof why arms were clasped around him like a\\nvice, and a small piping voice cried out, Col.\\nPatton, you are my prisoner, sir. Patton was\\na stammerer in his speech, and he stuttered\\nout, angrily. It is a damned lie, sir. I am\\nno man s prisoner; struggling desperately to\\nloose himself. He had not reckoned on the\\nimmense strength hidden away in the small\\nbody of his captor, and his efl cu-ts availing\\nnothing. Drawing his sword with his left\\nhand he essayed to cut himself loose, but Shep-\\nperd was 80 small, and so close to him that the\\nslashes did not touch him. Patton shortened\\nhis sword, and cut and thrust mei cilessly until\\nthe arm that pinioned him was gashed and\\nstabbed in a dozen places, l)ut the resolute lit-\\ntle Colonel never flinched. This, though long\\nin the telling, occupied only a moment, and\\nthe horses feeling loose bridles on their necks\\nbroke and ran, landing both riders in the road.\\nPatton being the heaviest fell underneath, and\\nwhen Shepperd s troopers came hurrying up,\\nattracted by the riderless horses passing them,\\nfor everybody knew Patton s black mare, a\\nsuperb English thoroughbred, they found the\\nstubboi n little Colonel holding his prostrate\\nfoe in an embj ace that seemed riveted like\\nbands of steel.\\nThe arrival of reinforcements made the con-\\ntest hopeless for Patton, who had been badly\\nhurt by his heavy fall, and he said: I surren-\\nder, and claim the usage of a soldier and a\\ngentleman. Shepperd at once relieved him,\\nand when Patton was helped to las feet, he\\nheld out his sword and said: To whom do I\\nsurrender? Col. William Sliepperd, sir, an-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0428.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n32d\\nswored tlic Colonel with a ring ol triuinph in\\nhis voice.\\nColonel Sheppord! exclaimed Patton, in\\nthe utmost amazement and chagrin as he\\nlooked at the small, insignificant speaker.\\nYes, sir. Col. Sliepperd, who has promised to\\nhang Col. Patton whenever he caught him,\\nsaid Shepperd, drawing from his pocket a pair\\nof handcuffs which he had carried for months\\nfor the purpose of hraceleting Patton if ever\\ncaptured.\\nWith a spring like a tiger Patton sliook him-\\nself free from the troopers that surrounded\\nhim, and catching up a limb of a fallen tree he\\nput his back against a large oak, and ex-\\nclaimed, Col. Shepperd, you shall never sub-\\nject me to the disgrace of handcufls; I will\\ndie first. I claim the usage of war, to be\\ntreated like an officer and a gentleman. I will\\nnever submit to be handcuft ed.\\nYou are a robber, and a murderer, and\\nhave forfeited all the consideration due a sol-\\ndier, sir, answered Shepperd, bitterly. I\\nwear the uniform of a British officer, sir, and\\nI demand to be treated like an officer of his\\nMa-jesty s army. I give you my word of honor\\nto make no effort to escape. I will go alone\\nwith you, or any one else to headquarters. I\\nwill consider myself your prisoner and deport\\nmyself accordingly without constraint, but I\\nnever submit to pei sonal indignity, and no\\nman will handcuff me alive.\\nShepperd was no fool; and he saw plainly\\nenough that Patton would make a desperate\\nresistance, in which he would have to be either\\nkilled outright, or so badly hurt that he would\\nbe unfit for travel, so the plan of handcuffing\\nhim was abandoned, and accepting his parole,\\nShepperd made ready, and both men mounted\\ntheir horse. and set off alone for Gates s head-\\nquarters near Asheville, eating, sleeping, and\\nriding together like brothers until they reach-\\ned the American camp where Shepperd turned\\nhis prisoner over to the authorities, and lie\\nwas tried by drnndiead court martial, con-\\ndemned, and executed.\\nlion. Augustin Shepperd, a member of Con-\\ngress for thirty years, was his nephew, and\\nhe was the father of William and Mrs Gen-\\neral Pender; Captain Frank Shepperd, of\\nGeorgetown, and Hamilton Shepperd, Esq., of\\nWarrenton, Va., are his near kinsmen. One of\\nhissisters Pamela, married Col. Paoli Ashe, from\\nwhom descended Hon. Thomas S. Ashe, of the\\nSupreme Bench of North Carolina, and other\\nbrilliant men. Col. Shepperd left three sons,\\nWilliam, Egbert and Henry, all of whom after-\\nwar dmoved to the Western District of Ten-\\nnessee.\\nTwo of his sons mari-ied daughters of Mar-\\nniaduke Johnson, Esq., a wealthy gentleman,\\nof Warrenton, Va., William, his eldest son,\\nwas most happily married to Mary Haywood,\\nand their daughter, Mary, is the wife of John\\nL. T. Sneed, Chief Justice of Tennessee, who\\nwas a nephew of the illustrious Judge William\\nGaston, of North Carolina. Col. Shepperd s\\ndaughters were equally fortunate in tlieir alli-\\nances. Of his daughters two were married to\\nthe two Governors, Ashe of North Carolina,\\nthat is Elizabeth married Col. Sam. Ashe,\\nson of Gov. Sam. Ashe, and had WiUiam S.\\nAshe and others; Mary married Samuel Porter\\nAshe, son of Col. John Baptista Ashe (the old-\\nest son of Gov. Sam. Ashe, a U. S. Senator,\\nelected Governor, but died before qualifying.)\\nHe was a citizen of Fayetteville before be re-\\nmoved lo Tennessee, his oldest daughter, Sarah\\nmarried Wm. Barry Grove, a member of Con-\\ngress and a banker in Fayettesville; Susan mar-\\nried David Hay, Esq., a gentleman of fortune,\\nwhose sister, Susan, was the first wife of Judge\\nWm. Gaston.\\nDavid Grove, a .son of Wm. Barry Grove\\nand Sarah, married Susan Hay Ashe, a daughter\\nof Sam. Ashe and Elizabeth. John Baptista", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0429.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": "330\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nAshe a soil of Col. Sam. Aelie and Elizal:)eth, (he\\nwas a meniher of Congress from Tennessee)\\nmarried Elizabeth Hay, daughter of David and\\nSusan llay.\\nThe youngest daughter, Margaret Lucia, mar-\\nried to Dr. John Rogers, several years after\\nthe death of Col. Shepperd, who died at Ilills-\\n))oro. Dr. Rogers was an Irishman by birth, and\\nfor a short time in the United States Navy; a\\ngraduate of Geoi-getown, D. C, came to Wil-\\nmington about 1815, and became a teacher\\nt-here, for Rev. Dr. Empic, and afterwards Col.\\nUill\u00e2\u0080\u0094about 1822 to 1826 had charge of the\\nAcademy of ilillsboro. To these was born Dr.\\nJ. Webl) Rogers, July 11, 1822, at Long\\nMeadows, the old North Carolina homestead\\nof his grand-father, a graduate of the College\\nof New Jersey at Princeton.\\nHe became an Episcopal clergyman, built six\\nchurches in Tennessee; and Ijecoming a con-\\nvert to tlie Roman Catholic faith, returned to\\nthe profession of the law, which he had stu-\\ndied in early life. He is an author oi several\\ntheological and poetical works. The children\\nof Dr. J. Webl) Rogers have already attained\\nsuch distinction as to entitle them to much\\nmore than passing notice.\\nTwo sons, J. Harris Rogers and Wm. Shep-\\nperd Rogers are both electricians. By the\\nmiddle name of the older son named, the alli-\\nance of the two families is noted. Arthur\\nHarris, his maternal ancestor, was the bosom\\nfriend of William Shepperd, and served with\\nhim in the State Legislature. The names of\\nHon. Ishani G. Harris, U. S. Senator, Hon.\\nWm. R. Harris, Gen. Buckner Harris, Elisha\\nHarris, a wealthy planter before the late war,\\nDr. George C. Harris, dean of St. Mary s Cathe-\\ndral, Dr. G. Whitson Harris, the famous sur-\\ngeon, and many other names not unknown to\\nlame, are all grouped around this family centre.\\nThese descendants, the Rogeis, have by their\\npatents in connection with electricity, obtained\\ngreat reputation and have become immensely\\nwealthy.\\nThe Mebane family have been very well\\nknown and esteemed in Orange County, and\\nits descendants have not only been distinguished\\nin this section, but have pervaded Tennessee\\nKentucky, Missi8sippi,Indiana, Arkansas, Louisi-\\nana, Texas and other sections. (Revo. Incidents\\nin the old .Morth State, by E. W. Caruthers.)\\nColonel Alexander Mebane, the founder of\\nthe family in North Carolina, came from the\\nNorth of Ireland, emigrated to America and\\nsettled in Pennsylvania, where he remained\\nfor several years. He removed to Hawfields, in\\nOrange County, before the revolution, lie was\\nan industrious, upright man, thrifty in worklly\\nmatters, and soon acquired considerable wealth.\\nUnder the Royal Government he received a\\nconimission as Colonel and was made a Justice\\nof the Peace. When the revolution began he\\nand all of his sous were decided and became\\nactive defenders of the rights of the people,\\nwhen opposed to the oppressions of the Crown.\\nOn this aceount the British and Tories devas-\\ntated his property. He was too old to be an ac-\\ntive soldier himself, but his sons were brave and\\nzealous defenders of the cause of independence.\\nHe had six sons 1st William, 2nd Robert, 3d\\nAlexander, 4th John, 5th James, 6th David.\\nWilliam Mebane was a captain in the rev-\\nolution and a member of the Senate in the State\\nLegislature in 1782; married first to Miss Rainy,\\nsecond to Miss Abercrombie, but had no issue.\\nRobert was the soldier of the family, a Col-\\nonel in the Continental army. He was with\\nGeneral Rutherford in his campaign in 1776\\nagainst the Overhill Cherokee Indians and in\\nman^ battles with the British and Tories, in\\nwhich he displayed unflinching courage. In\\nthe battle of Cane Creek, in an endeavor to in-\\ntercept the fierce marauder Fanning, who had\\nseized the Governor, Colonel Mebane displayed\\ngreat valor, and when General Butler had or-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0430.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "ORANGK COUNTY.\\n331\\n(Icred a retreat, Colonel Mebane rushed be-\\nfore the retreating party, stopped them and\\nturned the defeat into victory. Towards the\\nclose of the Ijattle ammunition becoming scarce,\\nho passed along the line bare headed, carrying\\npowder in liis hat and distributing it among\\nthe men, urging them to coiitinuc the figlit_\\nlie WiXri afterwards, witli his Keginient on the\\nCape Fear, lighting the Tories T5ut he was\\nnotified that his services were needed in the\\nnorthei-n part of the State and he set out, ac-\\ncompanied only by his servant. On his return\\nhe came upon a noted Tory and horse thief,\\nHenry Hightower, who was armed with a\\nl ritish musket. Fearless of the consequences\\nMebane pursued him; when within striking dis-\\ntance and with his arm uplifted, Ilightower sud-\\ndenly wheeled and shot him dead. He was the\\nmodel of a soldier, brave, fearless, of active and\\nconmianding presence.\\nAlexander Mebane was the statesman of the\\nfamily, born in Pennsylvania, 26th of November,\\n1744. He was a member of the Provincial Con-\\ngress at Halifax, 16th December 1776, that\\nformed the State constitution, and of the con-\\nvention at Hillsboro which rejected the consti-\\ntution of the United States. He was a mem-\\nber of the Legislature from Orange County,\\nfrom 1783 to 1793 and in the latter year was\\nelected a member of the United States\\n(3rd) Congress and re-elected, but died be-\\nfore taking his seat on 5th of July, 1795. He\\nwas distinguished for sound practical sense,8terii\\nintegrity and indomitable firmness. He was\\nmarried, first to Mary Armstrong, of Orange\\nCounty; second, to Miss Claypole, of Philadel-\\nphia.\\nHe left several children,, lames, William and\\nDv John A. Mebane, of Greensboro His son,\\nJames Mebane, inherited his father s talents\\nas a statesman, was one of the first students\\nwho entered the University and the founder\\nof the Dialectic Society, which perpetuates\\nhis memory by his lil e-sizo portrait that may\\nstill be seen in their hall. He was a mend)er\\nof the Legislature in 1808,- 9, 10, 11, 22, 23\\nand 28. In 1821 he was elected Speaker of\\nthe House.\\nHe married Klizul)ctli, the only child of\\nWilliam Kinchen, by which union he had six\\nchildren, five sons and one daughter. Among\\nthese is Giles Mebane, the faithful and able\\nSenator in the Legislature (1877-78) from\\nOrange, Person and Caswell. Kinciien, an\\nolder son, was a Presbyterian clergyman. The\\nyounger sons were James and Lemuel.\\nDr. Alexander Wood Mebane, a son of Wil-\\nliam, was born in this County, liberally educa-\\nted, graduated in Philadelphia and settled in\\nBertie County on the Chowan river, wliere lie\\nbecame one of tlie successful and enterprising\\nmen of that section. He was a man of unblem-\\nished reputation, faithful to every duty, active\\nand energetic in every good work and enter-\\nprise. These qualities and abilities were duly\\nappreciated, for in 1829 and 1830, he was elected\\nmember of the House of Commons and in 1833,\\n34, 35, and 36, he was in the Senate; and in\\n1848 he was a candidate for Elector on the\\nCass ticket in opposition to Kenneth Payner.\\nThis was his last public service.\\nHe married Mary Howe, a lady of fine es-\\ntate, by whom he had several children, one of\\nwhom was the wife of the Hon. John Pool.\\nGrandison and Howe were brothers; Mai v\\nFrances and Mrs. Jordan were sisters of Dr.\\nMel ane.\\nColonel John Mebane, son of Alexander .Me-\\nbane, senior, and brother of Alexander Mebane,\\njunior, resided in Chatham. He was a mem-\\nber of the Legislature from 1790 to 1811.\\nAbout the close of the war of 76 he married\\nMrs. Sarah, widow of William Kinchen, by\\nwhom he had two children, John Brigga Me-\\nbane, who was a member of the Legislature\\nin 1813; and Mr. Thomas Hall, of Rockingham\\nCounty.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0431.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "332\\nWnEELP]R S REMINISCENCES.\\nCaptain James Mebaiie was active in the\\nrevolutionary struggles. He married Margaret\\nAllen, of the Hawfields.\\nDavid Mebane, the youngest son of the pa-\\ntriarch of this family, was not old enough to be\\nof much service in the war of the revolution,\\nlie, however, served in two campaigns and did\\nall in his power. lie represented the County\\nof Orange in the Legislature in 1808, 1809- 10.\\nlie married Ann Allen, of the Hawfields and\\nleft a large family, among them George A.\\nMebane of Mason Hall, merchant and Post-\\nM aster.\\nBrig. Genl. Francis Nash was the brother of\\nGovernor Abuer Nash, whose biography we\\nhave recorded. (See page 132.)\\nHe was much respected, and in the colonial\\nperiod of the state, was a member of the Su-\\nperior Court under the Royal rule.\\nWhen the revolution commenced he was on\\nthe 22(1 of April, 1776, appointed Lt. Colonel of\\nthe first Regiment of North Carolina troops in\\nthe Continental e8tablishment(.Tas. Moore,CoI.;\\nand Thos. Clark, Maj.;) upon the death of Col.\\nMoore, he became Colonel. He was subse-\\nquently promoted to be a Brigadier-General,\\nand ordered to join the Grand Army of the\\nNorth under Washington.* He commanded a\\nbrigade at the battle of Germantown Oct. 4,\\n1777,) where he received a mortal wound. His\\nthigh was shattei ed by a spent cannon ball\\nand the same shot killed his aid, Major With-\\nerspoon, son of Rev. Dr. Witherspoon, Presi-\\ndent of Princeton College.\\nHe was buried at Kulpsville, Montg(jmery\\nCounty, Pennsylvania, twenty-six miles from\\nPhiladelphia. By the patriotism and liberality\\nof John F. Watson, a monument has been\\nplaced over his remains.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Extract from Journal, of theCoiitineutal Cougress,\\nJuly 14, 1775, Resolvcc] tliat General Nash proceed\\nimmediately with the Vii.\u00c2\u00abiiiia and North Carolina\\nti oops, together with rolimcl I rocter s corps of artil-\\nlery to join General Washington.\\nThe Continental Congress on Nov. 4th 1777,\\npassed the following:\\nResolved, that his excellency Governor Cas-\\nwell, of North Carolina, be requested to erect\\na monument of the value of five hundred dol-\\nlars, at the expense of the United States, in\\nhonor of the memory of Brigadier-General\\nFrancis Nash, who fell in the battle of Ger-\\nmantown on the 4th day of Oct. 1777, bravely\\ncontending for the independence of his coun-\\ntry.\\nThis pledge is yet unredeemed. P)v jxuior]\\nGeneral Nash married Sally, daughter of\\nJudge .Maurice Moore, leaving one daughter,\\nSally, who married John Waddell and who\\nhad ten children, viz: I, Ilaynes married Fan-\\nning; II, Frank mai ried Moore; III, Hugh\\nmarried Susan Moore; IV, Maurice; V, Sally\\nmai-ried DeRossett; VI, John; VH, Alfred;\\nVIII, .Mary; IX, Claudea; X, Fanny married\\nJohn Swan.\\nFrederick Nash, (born 1781, died 1858,) son\\nof Governor Abner Nash and nephew of Gen-\\neral Francis Nash, was born on the 9th Feb-\\nruary, 1781, in the old colonial palace at New\\nBerne, his father then being Governor, the\\nsuccessor of Richard Caswell, first governor\\nelected under our State constitution.\\nHis education was conducted by Rev. M.\\nPattillo, a Presbyterian minister of piety and\\nlearning, at Williamsboro, Granville County,\\nand he was prepared for college by Rev. Thomas\\nP. Irving, of New Berne, a divine, and scholar\\nof eminent attainments he graduated at\\nPrinceton, in 1799, in same class with .John\\nForsythe, of Georgia; Jas. C. Johnston, of Ed-\\nenton, and others. He returned home and com-\\nmenced the study of the Law, in the practice of\\nwhich from his ability, learning and assiduity,\\nhe attained high distinction. It was natural,\\nfrom such qualifications, that his fellow citizens\\nshould look to him as a suitable representative\\niu the halls of Legislation. Li 1814-15 he rep-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0432.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COITNTY.\\n333\\nresented New Benie in the Logislature, where,\\nfrom his ability and i\u00c2\u00bbiirity of character, he\\nwielded great influence. lie continued to\\nreside at New Berne in the practice of his\\nprofession until 1808, when he removed to\\nllillshoro and purchased the residence of\\nhis friend, Judge Cameron, where he resided till\\nhis death. In 1814-15 and 1816-17 he repre-\\nsented Orange County in the Legislature, and\\nin 1818 was elected one of the judges of the\\nSuperior Courts. lie possessed those qualities\\nwhich Lord Campbell has designated as essen-\\ntial to a good judge: Patience in hearing,\\nevenessof temper, and kindness of heart. He\\nserved eight years in this laborious and impor-\\ntant position when he resigned; and in 1827-\\n28 represented llillsboro in the House of Com-\\nmons. He was again elected in 1830 to the\\nSuperior Court Bench, and in 1844 succeeded\\nJudge Gaston as one of the justices of the Su-\\npreme Court. On the resignation of Judge\\nRulhn he was made Chief Justice. Here was\\na field where his extensive learning, his amenity\\nof temper and his even-handed justice had\\nfull employment. He occupied this important\\npost till his death, which occurred at llillsboro\\non 5th Decend:)er, 1858.\\nHe married Mary Kallock, of Ehzabethtown,\\nNew Jersey, and left a lai ge family.\\nAmong them: I, Frederick; 11, Henry K.;\\nIll, Shepperd; IV, Sally; V, Maria.\\nFor much of this sketch we are indebted to\\nthe Memoir of Judge Nash, by the late Hon.\\nJohn 11. Bryan. Uni. Mag., X., 257.\\nArchibald Debow Murphey, (born 1777, died\\n3rd February, 1832,) son of Colonel Archibald\\nMurphey, was born in Caswell County, near\\nMilton. His early education was conducted by\\nRev. Dr. David Caldwell, and finished at the\\nUniversity, where he graduated in 1799, in the\\nsecond class graduated at that institution. In\\nthis class were Francis Nash, William Benton,\\nJohn Phifer and others. Such was his reputa-\\ntion as a scholar, that he was appointed to the\\nchair of Ancient Languages in the Uiuversity,\\nwhich he filled acceptably for three years, when\\nhe resigned and studied law under William\\nDuffy, then residing in Hillsboro. lie rapidly\\nadvanced in his profession, at that period,\\nadorned by the ability of such legal celebrities\\nas Camei on, Norwood, Nash, Seawell, Yancey,\\nRulfin, Badger and others. Among these he\\nheld a high position, and which fully justified\\nthe remark of Pinkney that the Bar was not a\\nplace where false and fraudulent reputation for\\ntalents can be maintained. His practice for\\nyears was not exceeded by that of any lawyer\\nin the State; and his success was equal to its\\nextent. Particularly did he excel in the Equity\\nbranch of the profession and in the examina-\\ntion of witnesses. In 1818 he was elected one\\nof the judges of the Superior Courts, and in\\nthis elevated position he well sustained his rep-\\nutation for learning and ability which had been\\nso well established at the Bar He commanded\\nthe admiration of the prc^fession and the peo-\\nple, by the courtesy, patience, dignity and jus-\\ntice of his rulings. After riding the circuit\\nfor two years he resigned, and returned to the\\nless laborious and more germane practice of his\\nprofession. From 1812 to 1818 he was a Sen-\\nator in the Legislature from Orange County\\nIn this new arena he was more conspicuous than\\nhe had been at the Bar, or on the Bench, and\\nwielded a larger influence than any other mem-\\nber in the Councils of the State. In 1819 he\\npublished A Memoir of Improvements Con-\\ntemplated, and the Resources and Finances of\\nthe State, dedicated to Gov. Branch, which\\nwill I ank with the efforts of a Clinton or a Cal-\\nhoun, and which elicited from the North Amer-\\nican Review, high commendations. With his\\nmind absorbed in the gigantic schemes of in-\\nternal improvements, at the same time he as-\\nsiduously labored in his profession and literary\\npursuits. Judge Murphey conceived the pm--", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0433.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "334\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npose of writing the History of the State. He\\nknew her resources; he was familiar with her\\nearly records; he had studied her interets; he\\nhad visited every section from the mountains\\nto the seaboard he knew personally every lead-\\ning man of eminence or intelligence in the\\nState. He had gathered material from every\\nsource, public and private, at home and abroad.\\nHe fully felt the importance and tlie necessity\\nof a good history of the State. In a letter to\\nGeneral Joseph Graham, (20tli July, 1621,) he\\nsays:\\nWe want such a work, we ncitiier know\\noutsiders; nor are we ktiown to others. We\\nwant pride; we want independence; we know\\nnothing of our State and we care nothing al)out\\nit.\\nAt his instance, the Legishiture througli Mr.\\nGallatin our Envoy in England caused the offi-\\nces of the Board of Trade in the Rolls offices in\\nLondon, to he explored, a rich mine never de-\\nvelo[ted; he corresponded with Mr. Jefferson,\\nMr. Madison and other literary men of other\\nstates, and with tlie families of Govs. Burke,\\nCaswell, Jolmston,and witli many revolution-\\nary officers then living, as Generals Gi aluim\\nLenoir, Col. Wm. Polk and ntliers all uf whom\\ncontributed their treasures of knowledge freely\\nto him.\\nThe Legislature in 1826, upon liis applica-\\ntion, granted authoiity to him to raise liy a\\nlotter}^, a sum sufficient to carry out his pa-\\ntriotic intentions. But beyond publishing one\\nor two chapters on the Indians, ill health and\\ndecayed fortune arrested this great enterprise;\\npoverty and adversity clouded the evening of\\nhis days. He died at Ilillsboro February 3rd,\\n1832, and is buried in the Presbyterian grave\\nyard, a few feet from the front door of the\\nchurch. He left two sons, Dr. V. Vloreau\\nMurphey,of Macon, Missis8i[)pi, and Lieutenant\\nP. U. Murphey of the Navy (since dead,) and\\nseveral grand children, among whom Judge\\nArchibald Murphey Aiken, who worthily sus-\\ntains the high reputation of his illustrious pat-\\nronomic and ancestor.\\nWe acknowledge our indebtedness for much\\nof the material of this truthful memoir to the\\nable address of Gov. W. A. Graham. (N. C.\\nUni. Mag. Aug., 1860.)\\nWilliam Norwood, born 1707 died 1840, one\\nof the Judges of the Superior Courts of North\\nCarolina, was a native of Orange county. lie\\nwas elected a member of the Legislature from\\nIlillsboro in 1806, and re-elected in 1807.\\nHe was elected one of the Judges of the\\nSuperior Courts in 1820 and after serving with\\ngreat aeceptaliility for sixteen years, he re\\nsigned in 1836, on account of his ill health;\\nhe died in 1840.\\nDr. William Montgomery, born 1791, died\\n1844, long a resident, and a representative\\nfrom this county, entered public life in 1824,\\nas a Senator from Orange count}^ in the Leg-\\nsilature, and served till 1834, when he was\\nwas elected a member of the 24th Congress\\n(1835- 37) and continued to the 25th and 26th\\nCongress, 1841 where he declined further pub-\\nlic life. He was distinguished for the inflexi-\\nbility of his political principles, and his fidelity\\nto his party.\\nWillie Person .Mangum, born 1792, died\\nSept. 14th, 1861, a native and resident of this\\nCounty was born in 1792, and educated at tlie\\nUniversity where he graduated in 1815, in the\\nsame class with John H. Bryan, Isaac Croom,\\nFrancis L. Hawks, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr.\\naud others. He studied law, and became so\\ndistinguished in the profession that in 1819 at\\nthe early age of 28 he was elected one of the\\nJudges of the Superior Courts. He had been\\nthe previous year, elected a memher of the\\nLegislature. In 1823 he was elected a mcmljcr\\nof the 28tli Congress (1824) and re-elected\\nto the next Congress, after 1826 he was again\\nelected a Judge of the Superior Courts. In", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0434.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n335\\n1829 he was elected and voted for Jackson;\\nin 1831, he was elected Senator in Congress\\nand served till 1836 wlien, under instructions,\\nhe resigned. His party came again into\\npower, and 18-11 he was again elected Senator\\nand re-elected in 1847 and served till 4th\\nMarch, 1854. He lived in high party times,\\nand his political life was chequered with alter-\\nnate success and defeat. Yet he hore the one\\nwith dignity and moderation, and the other\\nwith calmness and resignation.\\nIn 1837 he received the electoral vote of\\nSouth Carolina for President. On the death\\nof Gen. Harrison (1841) and the accession of\\nMr. Tyler to the Presidency, he was elected as\\npre.siding officer in the Senate, and through the\\nterm of Mr. Tyler s administration held this\\ndignitied position.\\nHe now retired from the husy theatre of pol-\\nitics in which he had been so prominent an ac-\\ntor, to his country home at Red Mountain. His\\nlatter days were clouded by sorrow at the loss\\nof a favorite son in battle. He died at home\\non Sept. 14th, 1861.\\nHe married Miss Cain of Orange.\\nThomas H. Benton, (born 178^, died 1858,)\\nwas born near Hillsboro, N. C.,at Hart s Mills,\\nMarch 14th, 1782. He was educated at the\\nUniversity, but never graduated. He studied\\nlaw under St. George Tucker at William and\\nMary College, Va. He entered the United\\nStates Araiy, but soon resigned his commis.sion\\nas Lieutenant Colonel; and in 1811 settled\\nin Nashville, Tenn., where he commenced the\\npractice of law. After a short time he emi-\\ngrated to St. Louis, Missouri, and became con-\\nnected with the press. He soon arose to posi-\\ntion and influence, and in 1820 was elected to\\nthe Senate of the United States. To the Sen-\\nate he was repeatedly re-elected for thirty\\nyears, and there was no public measure from\\n1821 to 1851 in which he did not take an active\\npart; every subject he discussed was exhausted\\nby his research and powers of investigation.\\nHe was a decided democrat, and the chief sup-\\nporter of Jackson and Van Buren in the Sen-\\nate. His long term of service caused others,\\nwho wished his place, to supplant him, by strong\\nefforts they were finally successful. He was,\\nhowever, returned to 33rd Congress (1853-55)\\nas a member of the House. He then retired\\nfrom public service and devoted the balance\\nof his life to the compilation of his Register of\\nDebates. He died at Washington (Mty April\\n10th, 1858.\\nGeneral Geo. B. Anderson, (born April Iz,\\n1831, died Oct. 16, 1862,) was the son of Wil-\\nliam E. Anderson, born near Hillsboro. His\\nmother was Eliza, daughter of Geo. Burgwyn,\\nof New Hanover.\\nHis education was conducted by William\\nBingham, and at the Caldwell Institute, imtil\\n1848, when he was, on the recommendation of\\nHon. A. W. Venable, appointed a cadet at the\\nUnited States Military Academy, where he\\ngraduated in 1852. He was then appointed\\nLieutenant of Dragoons. After spending six\\nmontlis in the Cavalry School, at Carlisle, he\\nwas appointed assistant to Lt. Parke of the En-\\ngineers and ordered to locate the route for a\\nrailroad to California. This duty performed,\\nhe joined his regiment in Texas, and marched\\nover to Fort Riley, Kansas, where the troops\\nwere constantly engaged in arresting predatory\\nparties, headed liy Lane and Ossawatomie\\nBrown, or Missouri mobs. When the war of\\n1861 began he resigned his commission in the\\nUnited States Army, and hastened to North\\nCarolina to share the fortunes of his native\\nState. He was the first officer of the old army\\nwho tendered his sword and services to North\\nCarolina. He was appointed on May 18, 1861,\\nby Gov. Ellis, colonel to the 4th Reg t, N. C.\\ntroops; John A. Young, of Charlotte, was the\\nLt. Col., and Bryan Grimes, of Pitt, Major.\\nThe Regiment after being organized at Garys-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0435.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "336\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nbvu-g, marched to the front. Though engaged\\nin slight skirmislies at Williamsburg, the 4th\\nRegiment did not receive its real baptism till\\nMay 31, in the bloody battle of Seven Pines.\\nHere, in the absence of General Featherston,\\nColonel Anderson commanded a Brigade, con-\\nsisting of the 49th Va., Col. (Ex-Gov.) Wm.\\nSmith; 27th and 28th Georgia, and the 4th N.\\nC The latter went into this battle with 520\\nmen and 27 officers. It lost 86 men killed, 376\\nwounded and 24 officers. Such was the gallant\\nbearing and skillful conduct of Colonel An-\\nderson, that lie received the highest encomiums\\nfrom his commander, Gen. D. H. Hill, and was\\npromoted on .June the 9th to be a Brigadier-\\nGeneral, and the 2n(l, 4th, 14th and 20th regi-\\nments of North Carolina troops were assigned as\\nhis brigade.\\nIn the series of battles around Richmond\\nthe brigade earned an immortality of renown.\\nAt Malvern Hill, Gen. Anderson was wounded\\nin the hand. At the liattle of Sharpsburg,\\nSept. 17th, he occupied a priniiiticnt position\\non slightly rising ground. While thus exposed\\nhe was struck by a niinnie ball near the ankle\\njoint and fell. He was carried with diffi-\\nculty and danger to the rear, and subsequently\\nacross the Potomac to Sheperdstown. Ac-\\ncompanied by his brother. Lieutenant Robert\\nWalker Anderson, who was afterwards killed,\\nMay 5th, 1864, in the Wilderness, he was car-\\nried in a wagon up the valley to Stanton, thence\\nby rail to Raleigh. Here at the residence of\\nhis brother, Wm. E. Anderson, he received\\nevery attention that science and affection\\ncould offer. After a fortnight of intense suf-\\nfering, mortification set in, and amputation\\nwas resorted to, as the last hope, but he sank\\nunder the operation. On the 16th of Oct.\\n1862, his pure and noble spirit departed for\\nanother and better world.\\nHe was buried in the city cemetery with\\nobsequies suitable to his gallant conduct, and\\nhis heroic death. He married Nov. 8tli, 1857,\\nMiss Mildred Ewing, of Louisville.\\nWhile endeavoring to sketch the heroes,\\nstatesmen and patriots, the patient and labo-\\nrious educator of our day should not be ne-\\nglected. We extract from the Living Writers\\nof the South, the following tribute to the\\ncarefulness and merits of one of our most dis-\\ntinguished men in that useful profession of edu-\\ncation William Bingham.\\nHe is of the third generation of a race of\\nteachers teachers who have always main-\\ntained a prominent place in that lion()ral)le\\ncalling. Colonel Bingham was born a school\\nmaster. He was born on July 7th, 1835, and\\nhas followed like the pacr Ascamuf of Virgil\\nin the jyi.ssibas iqtds of his illustrious sires,\\nhis father and grand father. After due prep-\\naration by his father, he entered the Univer-\\nsity and graduated in 1856 in the same class\\nwith Clement Dowd, (Mr. Dowd s thesis at\\nthis commencement was the corrupting in-\\nfluences of political controversy, John T. Gil-\\nmore, Thos. B. Slade and others, attaining the\\nfirst distinction throughout the course.\\nThis nursery of so manj^ distinguished youths\\nof our State, the Bingham School, was estab-\\nlished by the Rev. William Bingham in 1793,\\nit was removed from New Berne to Hillsboro\\nand still survives in undiminished usefulness\\nthe pride and ornament of the State. He com-\\nmenced teaching at 12 years of age,and in 1861\\nwas an author of a text book in Latin.\\nHe has published:\\n1. A Grammar of the Latin, with exercises\\nand vocabularies, Greeiusboro, 1863.\\n2. Ca?sar s Commentaries with notes 1864.\\n3. A Grammar of the English language,\\n1867, which is pronounced to be the best gram-\\nmar ever published in the United States.\\nCol. Bingham is preparing an edition of\\nSallust s Jugurthine War, and Conspiracy of\\nCataline", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0436.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n337\\nWithout some reference to this nlmn mnttr,\\nthe University of North Carohna, a hook of\\nroininiscetisee of eminent North Carolinians\\nwouhl he incomplete.\\nWhen we consider the extended list of her\\nalumni, who have risen to eminence and to he-\\ncome ornaments of their native land, hoth at\\nhome and in other States; so many of that\\nband of i^radiiates have become laurel crowned\\nand honored in every sphere of life s duties,\\nthat their (dmn nutter cannot but feel elated\\nwith much of the same pride, whicli the poet\\nsays, swelled the breasts of the mother of the\\ngods on Mount Olympus, as she looked upon\\nher children-\\nSpo all her procciiy, illustrious siglit!\\nBehold and count tlicni ;isthcy rise to sight,\\n.She sees around her in the blest abode,\\nA hundred sons, and every son a god!\\nTherefore, I have extracted from apulili^hed\\naddress of the late Hon. William 11. Battle,\\ndelivered June, IStio, the following reminis-\\ncences:\\nIt is the boast of our State that in its or-\\nganic law, provision is made for the instruction\\nof her youtli in all useful learning. By the\\n4l8t section of the Constitution it is declared\\nThat a school or schools shall be established b}\\nthe legislature for the convenient instruction\\nof youth, with such salaries to the masters, paid\\nby the public, as may enable them to instruct\\nat low prices and all useful learning shall be\\nduly encouraged and promoted in one or more\\nuniversities. The merit of those who adopted\\nthis wise provision cannot be duly appreciated,\\nwithout adverting for a moment to the time\\nat, and the circumstances under which it was\\nnuidc. The war of the Revolution had but\\nfairly commenced, and the Declaration of In-\\ndependence had only a few months before been\\npromulgated, when a convention of the people\\nmet at the town of Halifax for the purpose of\\npreparing a constitution or form of govern-\\nment for the State. The country was poor.\\nthe people generally but slightly educated, and\\nthe war then raging was of douljtful issue, yet\\nthe members of the convention were resolved\\nthat their posterity should enjoy the advanta-\\nges of education which had been denied to the\\nmost of them. There can be no doubt that a\\nlarge majority of those members had been in-\\nstructed only in the plain rulesof reading, writ-\\ning and arithmetic, but destitute as they were\\nof book learning, the} had, in the business of\\nsocial and political life, improved their mental\\nfaculties, and had thereby educated themselves\\nto a due appreciation of the rights and privil-\\neges to which, as free men, they were entitled.\\nA few, and but a few of them, were men who\\nhad been more favored by fortune, and were\\nwell instructed in all the branches of a classical\\nand scientific education. Prominent among\\nthese were Richard Caswell, Thomas Burke,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lohn Ashe, Samuel Ashe, Abner Nash, David\\nCaldwell, Joseph Ilewes, Thomas Jones, Allen\\nJones, Willie Jones, Cornelius Harnett, Archi-\\nbald McLaine and VVaightstill Avery. Richard\\nf^aswell was president of the convention, and\\nTliomas Burke was chairman of the committee\\non the constitution. They were both eiuinent\\nlawyers, and it is to them and their enlightened\\ncompeers that we are indebted to that section\\nof the constitution from which have emanated\\nour University, our Colleges and our noble sys-\\ntem of Common Schools. The constitution was\\nratified the 18th day of December, 1776, and the\\nwar ceased by a definite treaty of peace which\\nsecured our independence in September, 1783;\\nbut was not until the year 1789 that the finan-\\ncial condition of the State justified the legisla-\\nture in making the necessary expenditures for\\nthe foundation of a University. In that year\\nthe charter of this institution was granted, and\\namong the patriotic and enlightened members\\nwho advocated it, no one stood more conspicu-\\nous than Gen l William R. Davie. Of his\\nefforts on that occasion, the late Judge Mur-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0437.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "338\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nphey, who delivered the first animal address he-\\nfore your Societies, tlms spoke in that address:\\nThe General Assembly resolved to found our\\nUniversity. I was present at the House of\\nConnuons, Avhen Davie addressed that body\\nupon the bill granting a loan of money to the\\nTrustees for erecting the building of this Uni-\\nversity, and although more than thirty years\\nhave since elapsed, I have the most vivid recol-\\nlections of the greatness of his manner and the\\npowers of his eloquence upon that occasion.\\nAfter the grant of the charter, the iirst object\\nwhich engaged the attention of the Trustees,\\nwas to fix upon a site for the institution. The\\nfirst Board consisted of forty menibei s who re-\\nsided in various parts of the State, and were\\nall men distinguished for position and influence.\\nThe committee appointed by them for the pur-\\npose, after a careful examination of many places\\nwhich had been suggested them as suitable, se-\\nlected Chapel Hill. This place was so-called\\nfrom its being the site of one of the anti-revo-\\nlutionary churches of the English Establish-\\nment. The church building is said to have\\nstood on the lot now occupied by Capt. Rich-\\nard S. Ashe. It may not be uninteresting to\\nrevert to the terms in which the location was\\nspoken of in one of the public journals of that\\nday\\nThe seat of the University is on the sum-\\nmit of a very high ridge. There is a gentle\\ndeclivity of 300 yards to the village, whi^i is\\nsituated in a handsome plain considerably\\nlower than the site of the public buildings, but\\nso greatly elevated above the neighboring\\ncountry as to furnish an extensive landscape.\\nThe ridge appears to commence about half a\\nmile directly east of the college buildings,\\nwhere it rises abruptly several hundred feet.\\nThis peak is called Point Prospect. The\\nflat country spreads oft below, like the ocean\\ngiving an immense hemisphere, in which the\\neye seems to be lost in the extent of space.\\nThe building committee, having in the year\\n1793 secured a competent contractor in the per-\\nson of Mr. James Patterson, of Chatham Coun-\\nty, the 12th da} of October in tliat year was\\nfixed upon for laying the corner stone of the\\nfirst building. The following account of the\\nceremony subsequently appeared in the journal\\nto which we have already referred: A large\\nnumber of the brethren of the Masonic order\\nfrom Hillsboro Chatham, Grrauville and War-\\nren attended to assist at the ceremony of plac-\\ning the cornerstone, and the procession for this\\npurpose moved from Mr. Patterson s at 12\\no clock in the following order: The Masonic\\nbrethren in their usual order of procession, the\\nCommissioners, the Trustees not commission-\\ners, the Hon. Judge McKay and other public\\nofficers; then followed the gentlemen of the\\nvicinity. On approaching the south end of the\\nbuilding the .Masons opened to the right and\\nleft,and the Commissioners,etc., passed through\\nand took their place. The Masonic procession\\nthen moved on round the foundati ou of the\\nbuilding, and halted with their usual ceremo-\\nnies opposite the southeast corner, where Wil-\\nliam Richardson Davie, Grand Master of the\\nFraternity, etc., in this State, assisted by two\\nMasters of Lodges and four other officers, laid\\nthe corner-stone, enclosing a plate to commem-\\norate the transaction.\\nThe Rev. Dr. McCorkle, a member of the\\nBoard of Trustees, then made an appropriate\\nand eloquent address to his fellow members and\\nthe spectators, which closed as follows: The\\nseat of the University was next sought for, and\\nthe public eye selected Chapel Hill, a lovely sit-\\nuation, in the centre ,of the State, at a conven-\\nient distance from the capital, in a healthy and\\nfertile neighborhood. May this hill be for reli-\\ngion as the ancient hill of Zion; and for litera-\\nture and the muses may it surpass the ancient\\nParnassus! We this day enjoy the pleasure of\\nseeing the corner stone of the University, its", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0438.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n339\\nt ouiulatioii, its material, and llie arrliitcct of\\ntlie buildings, and we hope ere long to see its\\nstately walls and spire ascending to their siuii-\\nniit. Ere long we hope to see it adorned with\\nan elegant village, accommodated with all the\\nnecessaries and conveniences of civilized so-\\nciety. This address was followed by a short\\nprayer, which closed with the united Anioi\\nof an immense concourse of people.\\nThe building, since called the East, having\\nbeen suiHciently prepared, Mr. Hinton James,\\nof Wilmington, the first student, arrived on the\\nHill the 12th day of February, 1795, and the\\nexercises of the institution were soon after com-\\nmenced. The first instructor was the Rev.\\nDavid Kerr, a graduate of Trinity College,\\nDublin, who was Professor of Ancient Lan-\\nguages, and he was assisted by Samuel Allen\\nHolmes in the preparatory department. Shortly\\nafterwards Charles W. Harris, a native of Ire-\\ndell County, in this State, and a graduate of\\nPrinceton College in New Jersey, was ap-\\npointed Professor of Mathematics, but he held\\nthe office only one year, when he was succeeded\\nby the Rev. Joseph Caldwell, who was also a\\ngraduate of Princeton, and a native of New\\nJersey. The first commencement, at which the\\ndegree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred, was\\nheld in the year 1798, when seven young gen-\\ntlemen, among whom was Mr. Hinton James\\nreceived that degree.\\nFor several years after the erection of the\\nfirst building, the accommodations for the stu-\\ndents, both in the collegiate and the prepara-\\ntory department, remained nearly the same.\\nThe old Chapel and the East were the only edi-\\nfices, and the latter was then only two stories\\nhigh, and contained but sixteen rooms. The old\\nchapel was the Aula Personua in which the de-\\ngrees were for many years conferred.\\nThe South building was commenced, carried\\nup a story and a half, and then left for a long\\ntime in an unfinished state. We are told by\\n|)r. Hooper in his adniiralile address before\\nAlumni of this institution, entitled Fifty\\nYears Since, that the students who could not\\nwell prepare their lessons in the crowded dor-\\nmitories of the East, wore in the habit of erect-\\ning cabins in the corners of the unfinished brick\\nwalls of the South, where they could pursue\\ntheir studies to better advantage. But Dr.\\nCaldwell, who was then President, could not\\nlong endure this state of things; and by his ac-\\ntive exertions, the sum of twelve thousand dol-\\nlars was raised by subscription, which enabled\\nthe Trustees to have the South building com-\\npleted. This was done in 1812; and about the\\nyear 1824, the West building was erected and\\nan additional story was put upon the East.\\nShortly afterwards the new chapel was built;\\nand in 18-18 extensions were added to the East\\nand West buildings, which was done mainly for\\nthe accommodation of the two Literary Socie-\\nties, whose two rooms in the third story of the\\nSouth had become too small for the increased\\nnumber of members. The buildings since erec-\\nted have been the University library, and the\\nwings to the East and West. The two last were\\nfinished and prepared for occupation only a\\nshort time before the commencement of the\\nwar. The beautiful and commodious Society\\nHalls contained in them have been the admira-\\ntion of all beholders.\\nAt the commencement of the institution,\\nand for several years afterwards, the range of\\nstudies was very contracted. Greek was not\\nintroduced into the course until 1804, and in\\nthe year 1807, we learn that Morse s Geogra-\\nphy was one of the principal studies of the Soph-\\nomore class. The higher mathematics were not\\nintroduced until the Rev. Elislia .Mitchell came\\nhere as professor of that science in 1819. The\\nsame year witnessed the advent of Denison\\nOlmsted as the first Professor of Chemistry;\\nand in the year following, the Rev. Shepherd\\nK. KoUock, was in like manner the first Pro-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0439.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "340\\n\\\\yHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nsessor of Rhetoric and Logic. After that time\\nthe number and variety of studies were .2;reatly\\nincreased, and it is believed that the present\\ncollege curriculum is on as high a scale as any\\nin the United States.\\nThe University has, in the main, been for-\\ntunate in its governors and instructors. Dur-\\ning the first nine years of its existence, it had\\nno president, but was under the management\\nof a professor as a presiding otiicer; that otiicer\\nhowever, was, for the greater part of the time,\\nthe same distinguished gentleman who after-\\nwards became its first president. Of his emi-\\nnent merits in that respect it is unnecessary for\\nme to speak at this time and in this place. The\\nbeautiful monument erected to his memory by\\nthe Alumni of this institution, and which now\\ngraces and adorns the college campus, full} at-\\ntests his claim to distinction, not only as the\\nhead of the University, but as a learned divine\\nand an early and etiicient advocate of a system\\nof internal improvements and of common\\nschools in the State. His presidency extended\\nfrom his first appointment in 1804, until his\\ndeath in 1835, with the exception of an inter-\\nval of four years, from 1812 to 1816, during\\nwhich the unsuccessful administration of Dr.\\nRobert H. Chapman occurred. Of the present\\nincumbent,* I shall say nothing, except that he\\nhas filled the office with distinguished success\\nfor nearly thirty years. In administering the\\naffairs of college, and in businessof instruction,\\nthe presidents were aided by a succession of\\nmany learned and able professors. Of tliose\\nwho are now members of the faculty, it will not\\nbe expected of me to speak; and of those who\\nhave gone from us and are still living, I will\\nmerely refer you to Dr. William Hooper and\\nJohn DeBerniere Hooper, to Bishop Green, of\\nMississippi, to Professor Hedrick, and to Drs.\\nDeems, Wheat and Sbipji. Among the dead\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Hon. David L. Swain.\\nthere are several names which the friends of\\nthe University ought not to permit to be for-\\ngotten. There was Charles W. Harris, to whose\\nbrief sojourn here we were indebted for Dr.\\nCaldwell; there was Archibald D. Murphey,who\\nafterwards became one of the most distin-\\nguished jurists and statesmen of North Caro-\\nlina; the Rev. William Bingham, of whom\\nChief Justice Taylor said, that as a teacher of\\na school he was well qualified to raise its repu-\\ntation, by the extent of his acquirements, the\\npurity of his life, and the judgment by which\\nhe accommodated the discipline and instruc-\\ntions of the school to the various talents and\\ndispositions of the youth. There was Dr. Ethan\\nA. Andi ews, so well known for his classical la-\\nbors; and Dr. Olmsted, who, as Professor of\\nNatural Philosophy at Yale College, so gi-eatly\\nincreased the reputation which he had estab-\\nlished as Professor of Chemistry here there was\\nNicholas M. Hentz, a learned man, but not so\\nwidely known as his accomplished wife, Mrs.\\nCaroline Lee Hentz; there was Walker Ander-\\nson, who afterwards removed to Florida and\\nbecame Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of\\nthat State; and finally there was Dr. Elisha\\nMitchell, whose varied, extensive and profound\\nliterary and scientific acquirements were lost\\nto the world a few years ago by a tragical event\\nwhich sent a pang of sorrow to every votary of\\nscience throughout the land.\\nIn referring to the instructors of the institu-\\ntion, the tutors should not be passed over with-\\nout a notice. Among the living and the dead,\\nthey have very able and distinguished repre-\\nsentatives. Among the living are ex-Governor\\nMorehead, Hamilton C. Jones, Anderson\\nMitchell, Giles Mebane, Judge Manly, ex- Sec-\\nretary Jacob Thompson, and others whose\\nnames may yet swell the trump of fame. Among\\nthe dead, I would point you to James Martin,\\nafterwards a Judge of the Superior Court; to\\nGavin Hogg, long one of the ablest lawyers of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0440.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n341\\nthe State; to Lewis Williams, who was a nieiii-\\nberofthe House of Representatives so lonsi;tliat\\nhe aeijuired tlie name of father of the House;\\nto Williaii) I). Moseley, for many years Speaker\\nof the Senate in this State, ami afterwards\\nGovernor of Florida; to James II. Otey, tlie\\nable and learned Bishop of Tennessee; to the\\nRev. Josepli II. Saunders, whose earl\\\\ death\\ncut short a hi-ight career of usefulness iu his\\nchurch; to Edward D. Simms, whose growing\\nreputation as a professor in the University of\\nAlabama was closed by death before he had at-\\ntained the mei idian of his years; and to Al)ra-\\nham F. Morehead, the youngest member of a\\ndistinguished family ,who would doubtless have\\ngreatly increased the fame of that family, had\\nhe not died in tlie earliest dawn of manhood.\\nI name with peculiar sadness George P. Bryan,\\nGeorge B. Johnston, Iowa Royster and E.Gra-\\nham Morrow, who have so recently been cvn-\\nsigned to soldiers graves.\\nFrom this hasty and imperfect s ^etch of the\\norigin and history of the University, it appears\\nclearly and stroiigly that Vtie founders of our\\nrepublic and their successors, have always had a\\ndeep sense of the importance of a collegiate ed-\\nucation. The; enquiry is naturally presented,\\nhow far their hopes have been realized from\\nthis institution; in other wcn-ds, with what\\nnieaPjure of success has it been attended in pro-\\nm jting and advancing the weal of the State?\\nA practical solution of this enquiry may perhaps\\nbe obtained by ascertaining, if we can, what\\ninfluence the men who received their educa-\\ntion here have had in the management and di.\\nrection of the affairs of the General aud State\\ngovernments. It is unnecessary on this occa-\\nsion, to go into minute details on this subject,\\nbut we can say in general, and say with cer-\\ntainty, that there is scarcely an office or place\\nof profit or trust, or any position in the busi-\\nness of life, professional or non-professional,\\necclesiastical or lay, military or civil, which\\nhas not been filled, time and again, by some\\none who has received his education, in whole\\nor in part, at this University. To the general\\ngovernment it has furnished one President, at\\nleast five mend)ors of the cabinet and foui- min-\\nisters to foreign rourts, while of the number\\nwhich it has sent to the Senate and House of\\nRepresentatives it is difficult to make a reck-\\noning In the State government there is hardly\\nany office which has not been filled by those\\nwho have gone forth from these halls. It has\\nits representatives in the highest places of the\\nchurch, among the leaders at the bar, anil in\\nthe chambers where suffering humanity most\\nneeds the aid of educated science and skill.\\nIt has supplied banks and railroads with pres-\\nidents, clerks and superintendents. It sends its\\nAlurP .d to explore mines and to construct rail-\\nToads; and above all and best of all, it furnishes\\nto agriculture and commerce some of their mo.-t\\nenlightened, energetic and skillful votaries.\\nThe exciting times through which we have\\njust passed and are now passing, have prevented\\nme from bringing more particularly to your at-\\ntention the men whom our University has sent\\nforth to act their parts in the world. It is only\\nl)y the offices which they have filled, or the\\nplaces rhich they have occupied, that I have\\nrecalled them to your recollection. Many of\\nthem have paid the great debt of nature, and\\ngone to render to their Maker an account of\\ntheir stewardship. Others are still living to\\nperform, it may be, higher duties to their coun-\\ntry, and to obtain greater rewards for them-\\nselves. Of all these, dead or living, I have\\nnothing further to say. But with your indul-\\ngence, I will occupy a few more moments of\\nyour time in recalling from the dim recollections\\nof the past the names of a few men, each of\\nwhom was regarded as the college genius of\\nthe day, and who with well directed energies\\nand a longer life, might have left a name which\\nthe world would not willingly have let die.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0441.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "342\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nWilliam Cherry was a native of Bertie\\n-ouiity, and was graduated here in the year\\n1800. While in college he was not a very dil-\\nigent student, Init his aptitude for learning\\nwas so marvellous that, it was said, he could\\nprepare his lesson after the recitation hell had\\ncommenced ringing. Having selected the law as\\nhis profession, he had already attained an ex-\\ntensive practice and a high rank at the Bar,\\nwhen his career was cut short by death, caused\\nby intemperance, at the early age of twenty-\\nseven. Those who were engaged in practice\\nwith him could not but wonder at the admir-\\nable manner in which he managed his causes,\\nknowing as they did that the time which he\\nought to have spent in thepreperation of them,\\nwas passed at the card table and around the in-\\ntoxicating bowl. A story is still remein.^ered,\\nthat on one occasion, in the forgetfulness cause(3\\nby a deep debauch, he opened an important\\ncause by making a very aljle argument on the\\nwrong side; but being made aware of his mis-\\ntake just as he was about to close, he, immedi-\\nately, with admirable presence of mind, com-\\nmenced a reply for his own client, by saying\\nthat the argument which he had just made was\\nwhat he supposed would be urged by his oppo-\\nnent, and that he would proceed to answer it,\\nand expose its fallacy. Tradition, however, re-\\nports that his first argument was so masterly\\nthat he could not answer it successfully, and\\nthus lost his cause.\\nAbout fifteen years after Mr. Cherry left the\\nUniversity a young man from the County of\\nNash was, with many others, suspended from\\ncollege in consequence of what was long known\\nas the great rebellion of 1817, which resulted\\nin the expulsion of the leaders, Messrs. George\\nC. Drumgoole and William B. Shepard, and the\\nresignation of the President, Dr. Chapman.\\nThe expelled members both afterwards became\\ndistinguished men, but talented as they un-\\ndoubtedly were, they were decidedly inferior\\nin genius to their classmate and friend, Thomas\\nN. Mann. He became a lawyer, and at the\\ntime when he fell a victim to consumption,\\nwhile under thirty years of age, he was one of\\nthe best read and most profound lawyers in the\\nState. Though so young, he was appointed by\\nthe then President of the United States as\\nCharge iV Affaires to Central America and died\\nwhile on his way to the court of that country.\\nIn the year of 1824, Thomas Dewes, a young\\nman from the County of Lincoln, took his de-\\ngree of Bachelor of Arts, dividing with Prof.\\nSimms, Judge Manly and ex-Governor Graham\\nthe highest honor of the class. His parents were\\npoor, and it is said resorted to the humble oc-\\ncupation of selling cakes for the purpose of pro-\\ncuring means for the education of their prom-\\nising boy. After his graduation, he studied\\nlaw and commenced the practice with every\\nprospect of eminent success, when, unhappily,\\na morbid sensitiveness of temperament drove\\nhim to habit of intemperance, during one of\\nthe fits of which he came to an untimely end\\nHis name which ougi^t to have gone down to\\nposterity on account of gr^at deeds achieved by\\nextraordinary talents, will pr6 l ably be remem-\\nbered only in connection with a tappily turned\\nimpromptu epitaph. When ex-Gove r^of Svvain\\nwas at the Bar, he was, on a certain xpccasion,\\nat the same Court with Messrs. James R. Djdge\\nHillman and Dewes. Mr. Swain had seen son?\u00c2\u00ae\\nwhere a punning epitaph on a man namea\\nDodge, which ended with the couplet that\\nAfter dodging all he could,\\nHe couldu t dodge tlie devil.\\nThis he wrote on a piece of paper and handed\\nit to the other members of the Bar, whose\\nmerriment it very much excited. After a while\\nit reached the hands of Mr. Dodge himself,\\nwho, seeing from whom it came and supposing\\nthat Hillman and Dewes were participes erimi-\\nrds, immediately wrote on the back the follow\\ning:", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0442.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n343\\nHere lie a Hillraau anil a Swai\\nTli -ir lot let no man choose\\nTliev lived in sin and died in pain,\\nAnd the devil lias his Dews.\\nThose who are familiar with the playful and\\nhappy turn of thought and e.xiiresjsion which\\ndistinguish the lighter writings of Washington\\nIrving will not be surprised to learn that Mr.\\nJ)odge is his nephew.\\nThe next and last college genius to whom T\\nshall call your attention was the late Gen. James\\nJohnston Pettigrew. Born in the County of\\nTyrrell, he was prepared for college at the cel-\\nebrated school of William J. Bingham, a son\\nof the Rev. William Bingham already men-\\ntioned, and entered the Freshman class here in\\nthe year 1843. Ilis whole college course was a\\ncontinued series of literary triumphs. In a class\\ncontaining many members of more than ordi-\\nnary- talents he was among the best, if not the\\nvery best, in all his studies; but mathematics\\nwas his speciality. In that he was far ahead of\\nall his classmates. I well remember being pres-\\nent at the examination of the class on Astron\\nomy, when the learned Professor, after having\\nworried several members by putting questions\\nwhich they could not answer, called up Mr\\nPettigrew. As he did so one of the class, in\\na whisper loud enough to be heard half across\\nthe room, said, You can t stick him, and sure\\nenough he couldn t. After taking the Bach-\\nelor s degree, and after a short term of service\\nn the Naval Observatory in Washington city,\\nhe selected the Law as his profession, and went\\nto Europe to perfect himself in that depart-\\nment of it called the civil law. On his return\\nhe settled in Charleston and became connected\\nin practice with his distinguished relative, the\\nlate Hon. James L. Petigru, who was perhaps\\nthe ablest and most profound lawyer in South\\nCarolina. During his brief residence there he\\nbecame one of the representatives of the city in\\nthe Legislatureof the State. While a member\\nof that body he greatly distinguished himself\\nby .sending in from a committee a minority re-\\nport against a scheme then proposed for taking\\nsteps towards the reopening of the slave trade.\\nHe himself constituted the minority, and his\\nreport was so profound in its views, and so con-\\nvincing in its arguments, that the proposed\\nmeasure failed to secure the sanction of the\\nLegislature, though strongly urged in a icpurt\\nagreed upon by all the other members of the\\ncommittee.\\nWlien the war broke out between the North\\nand the South he espoused the cause of his sec-\\ntion of the country. After some service at Char-\\nleston he came to this State, was elected Colo-\\nnel of one of its regiments and was afterwards\\npromoted to the rank of Major-General. Of his\\nmerits as a soldier and an officer it is unneces-\\nsary for me now to speak. His untimely death,\\nin a slight skirmish near the banks of the Poto-\\nmac during General Lee s retreat from Penn-\\nsylvania, caused his friends and his country to\\ndeplore an event which extinguished the light\\nof his genius long ere it had attained its merid-\\nian splendor.\\nMy young friends, my task is done and no\\none can feel more sensibly than myself how im-\\nperfectly it lias been accomplished. No one\\ncan know more fully than myself how difficult\\nit has been to withdraw my thoughts from the\\nunhappy condition of our country and apply\\nthem to the work of attempting to prepare an\\noffering worthy of your acceptance.\\nIn the commencement of my address I had\\noccasion to refer to the low condition to which\\nthe war had suddenly reduced our beloved LTni-\\nversity. Its declension was as great as it was\\nsudden. Before the war it had attained, in a\\nvery few yeart^, a height of prosperity of which\\nscarcely a parallel can be found in any country.\\nIn the extent and variety of its studies, the\\nnund)er and ability of its instructors and the\\nnumber of its students, it surpassed nearly all\\nsinular institutions in our own section of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0443.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "344\\nWHEELEE S REMINISCENCES.\\ncountry, and was lieginiiing to rival the old,\\ntime-honored establishments of Yale and Har-\\nvard. In the year 1858 its catalogue showed a\\nlarger number of under gi-aduates than that of\\nany other college in the United States, except\\nYale. All this success was accomplished in a\\nvery short time. A glance at the rapidly in-\\ncreasing ratio of its graduates will illustrate the\\ntruth of my remark. For the first ten years\\nafter the date in which degrees were conferred\\nh\\\\ the University, the number of students\\nwho received the Baccalaureate was 53 for\\nthe second decade it was 110 for the third\\n259 for the fourth 146 for the fifth 308 for\\nthe sixth 448 and for the seventh the annual\\nnumber was going on at a rate which would\\nhave produced 882, nearly the double of that\\nwhich immediately preceded it.\\nAnother striking manifestation of the grow-\\ning fame and the wide-spreading influence of\\nthe University was afibrded by the honor of\\nhaving had among the visitors at each of the\\ncommencements of 1847 and 1859 the then\\nPresident of the United States and a part of\\nhis cabinet. On the first of these occasions\\none of her own sons came to greet his fair\\nmother, and on the second a stranger from a\\ndistant State came to do her honor.\\nThe editor deems that no apology to the\\nreader is needed for completing this sketch of\\nthe history of the University from the pen of\\nan illustrious father, by adding the following\\nfrom the pen of his illustrious son.\\nHon. Kemp P. Battle, the President, on\\nUniversity day 1883, in Gerrard Hall, gave a\\nmost interesting History of the Buildings of\\nthe University of North Carolina\\nThis anniversary day commemorates the lay-\\ning of the corner stone of the Old East Build-\\ning, on the 12th of October, 1793. I have al-\\nready recounted at length the celebration of\\nthat momentous event, when Wm. Richardson\\nDavie, in stately dignity, arrayed in his Grand\\nMaster s Regalia, with his silver trowel in the\\nhand which had weilded the warrior s sword,\\nsurrounded l)y Alfred Moore, W. H. Hill,\\nTreasurer .John Haywood, Alexander Mebane,\\nJohn Williams, Thomas Blount, Frederick\\nHargett, and other eminent men of that day,\\nincluding the generous donors of our land,\\nBenjamin Yergain, Colonel John Hogan, Mat-\\nthew McCauley, Christopher Barbee, Alexan-\\nder Piper, James Craig, Edward Jones, John\\nDaniel, Mark Morgan and Hardy Morgan, gave\\ntangible form to the institution, for which he\\nhad labored with such persistent energy and\\nwisdom, while Dr. Samuel E. McCorkle in-\\nvoked the blessing of Heaven on the enterprise.\\nThe building was of humble size, only two\\nstories high, with 16 rooms, designed for the\\noccupancy of four students each, but it sheltered\\nmany able young men struggling hard and\\nstruggling successfully for the inestimable\\nbenefits of diciplined minds such men as\\nJudge Archibald Murphey, Governor John\\nBranch and Francis L. Dancy, John L. Haw-\\nkins, Wm. Hardy Murfree, Judge John Cam-\\neron, Judge James Martin, Judge John R.\\nDonnell, Gavin Hogg and Chancellor Williams\\nof Tennessee, of the earlier students, not to\\nmention the names of great men who inhab-\\nited it in succeeding years.\\nThe Old East was intended only as the\\nSouth wing of a grander structure looking to\\nthe East, to front a wide avenue, nearly a\\nmile long, leading through the forests east-\\nwardly to the conspicuous eminence of which\\nGen. Davie speaks This peak, he says, is\\ncalled Point Prospect. The flat country spreads\\nout below like the ocean, giving an immense\\nhemisphere, in which the eye seems to be lost\\nin the extent of space. The name has by the\\nmutation of time become singularly inappro-\\npriate. The growth of trees and brushwood\\nhas shut out the prospect and the irreverent\\nsuccessors of Davie, not being able to see the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0444.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "OKANGE COUNTY.\\n345\\nPoint, have with tar-heel ol)8tinacy and tar-\\nheel appropriateness changed it into Piney.\\nIt will doubtless interest you to hear a few\\nsentences in Davie s own language, describing\\nthe laying of this corner stone. He says A\\nlarge number of the brethren of the Masonic\\nOrder from Ilillsboro, Chatham, Granville and\\nWarren attended at the ceremony of placing\\nthe corner stone and the procession for thin\\npurpose mo\\\\ ed from *Mr Patterson s at 12\\no clock, in the following order the Masonic\\nbrethren in tlieir usual order of i)rocession\\nthe commissioners the Trustees, not comnns-\\nsioners the lion. Judge Mackay and other\\npublic officers then followed the gentlemen\\nof the vicinity. On approaching the south end\\nof the building the Masons opened to the\\nright and left and the commissioners, c., pas-\\nsed tlu-ough and took their places. The Ma-\\nsonic procession then moved on around the\\nfoundation of the building and then halted\\nwith their usual ceremonies, opposite the\\nSoutheast corner,where VVm. Richardson Davie,\\nGrand Master of the Fraternity, c., in this\\nState, assisted by two Masters of Lodges and\\nfom- other officers, laid the corner stone, en-\\nclosing a plate to commemorate the transac-\\ntion.\\nThe Rev. Dr. McCorckle then addressed\\nthe Trustees in an excellent discourse suited\\nto the occasion. I give only a few sentences.\\nHe commenced by saying It is our duty to\\nacknowledge that sacred scriptual truth, Ex-\\ncept the Lord build the house, they labor in\\nvain who build it except the Lord watchcth\\nthe city, the watchman walketh but in vain.\\nHe then contended that the advancement of\\nlearning and science is one great means of en-\\nsuring the happiness of mankind.\\nLiberty and law call for general knowledge\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Note. Mr. Patterson was the architect. His tem-\\nporary dwelling was on Cameron Avenue East.\\nill the people and extensive knowledge in the\\nmatters of State and these demand public\\nplaces of education. How can\\nglory or wealth l)e procured and preserved\\nwithout liberty and laws?\\nKnowledge is wealth, it is glory, wlietber\\namong philosophers, ministers of State or Reli-\\ngion, or among the great mass of the people.\\nBritons glory in the name of a Newton and\\nhonor him with a place among the sepulchres of\\ntheir Kings. Americans glory in the name of a\\nFranklin, and every nation boasts of her great\\nmen, who has them. Savages cannot have,\\nrather cannot (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0diiadc them, though many a\\nNewton has been born and buried among\\nthem. Knowledge is liberty and\\nlav/. When the clouds of ignorance are dis-\\npelled by the radiance of knowledge, power\\ntrembles, but the authority of the laws remain\\ninviolable. And how this knowl-\\nedge, productive of so many advantages to\\nmankind, can be acquired without public places\\nof education, I know not. Dr. McCorckle\\nconcludes as follows The seat of the Uni-\\nversity was sought for, and the public eye se-\\nlected Chapel Hill, a lovely situation, in the\\ncentre of the State, at a convenient distance\\nfrom the capitol, in a healthy and fertile neigh-\\nborhood. May this hill be for religion, as the\\nancient hill of Zion and for literature and the\\nmuses may it surpass the ancient Parnassus.\\nWe this day enjoy the pleasure of seeing the\\ncorner-stone of the University, its foundation,\\nits material and the architect for the building,\\nand before long we will see its stately walls\\nand spires ascending to their summit. Ere\\nlong we hope to see itadorned with an elegant\\nvillage, adorned with all the necessaries and\\nconveniences of civilized society.\\nThe discourse, says Davie, was followed\\nby a short and animated prayer, closed with the\\nunited Amen of an immense concourse of peo-\\nple.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0445.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "846\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nThe hopes thus expressed so earnestly l y Dr.\\nMcCorckle, we on this day, ninety years from\\nthedelivery of his noble discourse fully realize.\\nWe see around us eight stately buildings, from\\nwhich have issued five thousand students, in\\nlong procession, dispersing over this broad\\nSouthern land to take their places among its\\nstrongest and wisest and best leaders, in peace\\nand in war. The great institution thus inau-\\ngurated has supplied with mental nourishment\\nour fathers and grand-fathers, sheds its lus-\\ntrous influence on us to-daj^, and will be an ed-\\nucational luminary to all the ages which are\\nto follow.\\nThe Old East was designed to be no\\nephemeral structure. The foundation is a\\nstone wall three feet thick. The mortar is of\\ntwo measures of lime to one of sand. The\\nsleepers are 3 by 10 inches and are only 14\\ninches apart. The timbers are of the best heart,\\nthe bricks carefully made on the University\\ngrounds and Inirnt hard as the imperishable\\ni-ocks. The lime was burnt likewise on our own\\nland from shells brought by boat from Wil-\\nmington to Fayettevdle and thence hauled by\\nwagon. Among the donations of this period I\\nfind 50 bushels of shells by Richard Bennehan,\\ngrand-father, as the royal charters say, of\\nour well-beloved cousin and trusted counsellor,\\nPaul C. Cameron.\\nThe Old East continued in its primitive con-\\ndition until 1824, when its roof was adorned\\nby another story nearer to the skies. At the\\nsame time the Old West was built of a corres-\\nponding size. In 1848 the length of both was\\nextended towards the north so as to admit new\\nSociety Halls and Libraries. I remember well\\nthe ceremonies of the inauguration of the new\\nHall, of which I was a member. I violate no\\nconfidence in describing them, because by gen-\\neral consent the seal of secrecy was removed.\\nThe Professor of Rhetoric, a graduate of the\\nclass of 1818, still surviving, the veneralde\\nBishop Green, of the Episcopal diocese of Mis-\\nsissippi, a classmate of President Polk, of Rev\\nDr. Morrison, now living, the first President of\\nDavidson College, and of our good old friend.\\nGen. Mallett, of New York, opened the exer-\\ncises with iirayer. A 3 oung lawyer of the class\\nof 1841, now regarded as one of the most cul-\\ntured members of that profession our Sia te\\nhas produced, who, notwithstanding he has at-\\ntained the honor of being the second law offi-\\ncer of a country of 50,000,000 people, has not\\nlost a particle of his early love for the Univer-\\nsity, Gen. Phillips, delivered an address, which\\nfor appropriateness and literary ability, I have\\nnever heard surpassed and seldom equalled.\\nThe first President of the Society in 1795 was\\nstill living, the venerable James Mebane, who\\nhad occupied the high office of Speaker of the\\nSenate. His father, Alexander Mebane, one\\nof the early members of Congress under the\\nconstitution of 1789, had been one of our early\\nTrustees, was one of the committee who selec-\\nted the site of the University and assisted in lay-\\ning the corner stone. As James Mebane had a\\ndistinguished father, so he had a distinguished\\nson, likewise Speaker of the Senate, one of the\\nbest of men, Giles Mebane, of Caswell. I had\\nthe eminent honor of sitting by the side of this\\nnoble father of the Dialectic Society, and pre-\\nsidingjointly with him over its deliberations.\\nI wish that I could produce the words of wis-\\ndom which fell from his lips on that night.\\nThe oil portrait over the President s chair in\\nthe Dialectic Hall is a perfectly faithful image\\nof the President of 1795. He was of stately\\nfigure, tall and ponderous. His bearing was\\nlike Washington s, grave and dignified, al-\\nways courteous, but repelling familiarity. He\\nwas seated on an elevated platform. In front\\nwere officers of the Society. I recall Thomas\\nSettle, the Vice President, who showed then\\nthe powers which have made him so eminent\\nsince, once a Judge of the Supreme Court of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0446.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "OKANGE COUNTY.\\n347\\nNorth CiiroliiKi, now Judge of the District\\nCourt of tlie riiited States for Florida. The\\nSecretary was Washington C. Kerr, tlie State\\nGeologist, one of the most eminent scientific\\nmen this University or the State lias produced.\\nThe President of the Society, a nmrkcd con-\\ntrast to the President of 1795, sat on tlie same\\nplatform, on his right. While the old Presi-\\ndent s weight was near 230, the new balanced\\nabout 100 jioiinds. lie was thin even to ca-\\ndaverousness. He was. conspicuous as one of\\nthe smallest hoys in college. Whatever dig-\\nnity he had was borrowed for the occasion.\\nHe was a hard student, but jokes and laughter\\nwere more natural to him in those days than\\nseverity or even gravity of demeanor.\\nHaving thus presided over the ])ialectic\\nSociety, jointly with the first President, I feel\\nthat I have a kind of Apostolic succession in\\nthat body.\\nHaving finished the story of the Old East\\nand West Iniildings, I return to iiiy starting\\npoint.\\nThe lots of the village of Chapel Hill were\\nsold on the same 12th of October, 1793, the\\nprice for all, about $3,000, being considered\\nhighly satisfactory. It was pressingly neces-\\nsary to provide a resideiice for the President,\\nor presiding Professor, and also a Steward s\\nHall, wherein the hungry students of the per-\\niod might turn hog and hominy, beef and po-\\ntatoes and the juicy collards into muscle\\nand bones and brains and nerves. The Presi-\\ndent s Mansion is the house on the Avenue\\nwest of the New West Building, which we\\nare now getting ready for the occupancy of\\nour Professor of Physics and any company\\nwhich he may bring with him from Bonny\\nMaryland. In that house were sheltered\\nDavid Kerr and Joseph Caldwell and Dr. Chap,\\nman, then it passed into the possession of Dr.\\nElisha Mitchell, who fell a martyr to his love\\nof scientific accuracy on the loftiest srmmit of\\nthe Rlack .Mountains. President Caldwell\\npreferred to rest under his own vine and fig\\ntree, the present residence of Pfof. Hooper,\\nwhich was purchased by the University after\\nCaldwell s death. The old President s house\\ncontained in the small room at the head of the\\nstairs, the library of the institution.\\nThe Steward s Hall was situate nearly oppo-\\nsite the New East Building in the centre of\\nCameron Avenue. It .was there that mo.st of\\nthe students for many years boarded at Com-\\nmons, paying for the first year $30, or $3 per\\nmonth, for the ne.xt four years |40 per year or\\n$4 per month, in 1800 rising to $.57 per year, in\\n1805 to $60, in 1814, under the inflated war\\nprices to $66.50, in 1818 to $95, or $9.50 per\\nmonth, in 1839 to $76, when the system was\\nabandoned and every man made his own con-\\ntracts for the supplies of life. It was in this\\nImilding that the Balls of the old days were\\ngiven, at which tradition hath it, venerable\\nTrustees and Faculty, even the great Presi-\\ndent himself, together with their pupils, with\\nhair powdered and plaited into pigtails and\\nlegs encased in tight stockings and knees re-\\nsplendent with liuckles, mingled in the mazy\\ndance with the beauteous damsels of the day,\\nwhose brilliant dresses and angelic beauty far\\nlie it from me to describe. I must for that\\npurpose call into my service the scientific pens\\nof my unmarried professors, glowing with\\nelectric energy and chemical forces, or of Dr.\\nManning s students, so well qualified by re-\\nsearches into the ancient laws, to give informa-\\ntion on such antiquarian matters.\\nAt the Commencement of 1881 wo had a\\nmost eloquent and instructive address to the\\nstudents by an excellent specimen of tiie old\\nschool, an octogenarian. Gen. Mallett, of New\\nYork, lately called to his final home. I intro-\\nduced him as having received his diploma 63\\nyears before that day, and stated that for 70\\nyears he had never taken a glass of ardent spir-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0447.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "348\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nits, and t her cf ore that he had still the inestimable\\nblessings of mens sana in eorporc sano, and that\\nother still g^i eater blessings, mens sibi conscia\\nrerti In his autobiography, printed only for\\nhis relatives a cop} being given our Historical\\nSociety at the urgent request of Mrs. Spencer,\\nwe find an account of the Ball given in com-\\npliment to his class, when graduating. I\\nmust extract a description of his dress:\\nThe style of costume, says Gen. Mallet,\\nand even the manners of the present genera-\\ntion are not in my opinion an improvement on\\na half century ago. The managers would not\\nadmit a gentleman into a l)all-room with boots,\\nor even a frock coat; and to dance without\\ngloves was simply vulgar. At Commence-\\nment Hall, (when I graduated, 1818,) my\\ncoat was broadcloth of sea-green color, high\\nvelvet collar to match, swallow-tail, pockets\\noutside with lapels, and large silver-plated but-\\ntons; wnite satin damask vest, showing the\\nedgeof a blue undervest; a wide opening for\\nbosom rutlies, and no shirt collar. The neck\\nwas dressed with a layer of four or five three-\\ncornered cravats, artistically laid, and sur-\\nmounted with a cambrick stock, pleated and\\nbuckled behind. My pantaloons were white\\ncanton crape, lined with pink muslin, and\\nshowed a peach blossom tint. They were\\nrather short, in order to display flesh colored\\nsilk stockings, and this exposure was increased\\nby very low cut pumps with shiny buckles.\\nMy hair was very black, very long and queued.\\nI should be taken for a lunatic or a harlei^uin\\nin such costume now.\\nI challenge Mr. Chief Manager Roberts to\\nproduce a dress as gorgeous as this on any stu-\\ndent of the Ball of 1883.\\nHaving provided dormitories for sheltering\\nthe students and food for their bodily susten-\\nance, and halls for their mental instruction, the\\nTrustees next addressed themselves for provi-\\nsion for the religious and moral training. The\\nold ante-revolutionary Chapel of the Church\\nof England, from which the place took its\\nname, originally New Hope Chapel, the place\\nbeing likewise New Hope Chapel Hill, had\\ngone to decay. A building under the control\\nof the Trustees must be erected. When it\\nwas barely above the ground the treasury ran\\nlow; when the strong box was tapped it gave\\na hollow sound. An old bachelor, one of that\\nclass, which having no immediate claims on its\\nbounty, sometimes redeems by beneficence to\\npublic objects their failures in social duty, came\\nto their releif. His name was Thomas Person.\\nHe had been an ardent lover of liberty, had sym-\\npathized with the Regulators in their abortive\\netibrt to shake off colonial oppressors, and had\\nsuffered from the ravages of Tryon s army.\\nHe was prominent in resisting the exactions of\\nthe British Government, which led to the war\\nof Independence. He appeared at Newbern as\\na delagate from Granville to the first Assem-\\nbly held in defiance of the royal authority\\nin August, 1774, of which that noble patriot,\\nJohn Harvey, was moderator. He was one of\\nthe thirteen Council of Safety which was the\\nsupreme Provisional Government, after the end\\nof the lioyal authority. He assisted in 1776,\\nas a memijer of the Congress at Halifax, in\\nforming our State constitution, in which alone\\nof all others was a provision requireing the es-\\ntablishment of a University. He was the first\\nBrigadier General of the District of Hillsboro.\\nHe was among the band of forty of the greatest\\nmen the State had in 1789 the first Board of\\nTrustees of the University, among whom were\\nsix Governors; eight Judges, of whom two\\nwere Judges of the Supreme Court of the Uni-\\nted States; fifteen members of Congress, of\\nwhom three were Senators, besides able men\\nlike Archibald Maclaine, Frederick Hargett,\\nStephen Cabarrus, Wm. Lenoir, Joel Lane,\\nJohn Haywood, Joseph McDowell, Joseph Gra-\\nham, and others, who were great in war, or as", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0448.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n349\\ntrusted officers or legislators of our State, or\\nin the pursuits of private life. With these\\nI ersou was a fit associate. As Senator from\\nGranville he gave his vote for the new institu-\\ntion. He did more. He put his hand into\\nhis pocket. He pulled out and dropped into its\\ntreasury shining gold. In grateful memory of\\nhis services to the State the General Assem-\\nbly gave his name to a gallant little county\\ncarved out of old Orange. In gratitude for\\nhis generous gift the Trustees called the new\\nChapel after him Person Hall or as it still\\nappears on the diploma, Aul/i Pirsonici.\\nIn this Hall our ancestors worshipped for\\nnearlj fift} years. On its platform veidant\\nFreshmen and sapient Sophomores and dignified\\n.luniors spouted about They tell us, sir, that\\nwe are weak, and Blind old Bard of Scio s\\nRock} Isle, and Boys standing on Burning\\nDecks, and Lindens when the Sun was low,\\nand on grand Commencement occasions most\\npotent, grave and reverend Seniors made Latin\\nSalutatories, in which every allusion to /o/--\\nmom-v ma puelh: Septentriowilis Carolimvi^ (all\\nthe Latin the boj s understood), was greeted\\nwith tumultuous applause, delivered valedicto-\\nries loaded with mournful farewells, and disser-\\ntations in Literature, Science and History,\\nworthy to live forever or at an}- rate to til! the\\npages of a UnirtTsiti/ Montldy,\\nAlthough this building is named Person Hall,\\nyet, because of its use as a church on Sundays\\nand for morning and evening prayers, it gained\\nthe name of the Chapel, and when Gerrard\\nHall was built, the former was called and is so\\nknown to this dav by old students as the Old\\nChapel. I have heard recent students speak\\nof Physics Hall, but that is a desecration.\\nThrow Physic(s) to the dogs I would as\\nsoon steal the old General s monument and\\nconvert it into a door-step, as purloin his\\nname from his building. So whenever a visi-\\ntor asks you where is Dr. Venerable s Indust-\\ntrial Museum, which he has collected and ar-\\nranged with such intelligent skill, carry him\\nstraight to person hall.\\nA larger Hall was needed for the growing\\ninstitution. The building where we now are\\nassembled was begun in 1822. It was called\\nafter another revolutionary hero not a bach-\\nelor, but childless. He was a native of Carteret,\\nbut long a resident of Edgecombe. Major Chas.\\nGerrerd. He served in the war of the revo-\\nlution from the beginning to the end. As a\\nsoldier he was brave, active and persevering.\\nHis character asa citizen,husband,father, friend\\nand neighbor was justly admired by all who\\nknew him. His rank in the army (Lieutenant\\nentitled him to a grant of 2560 acres, which\\nhe located at the junction of Yellow Creek\\nwith Cumberland river, not far below the city\\nof Nashville. I hold in my hand the original\\ngrant sealed M ith the great seal of the State.\\nThis tract, the fruit of his toil and suffering and\\nblood, he regarded with peculiar affection, and\\nwhen he bequeathed this, with some 10,000\\nacres additional which he had purchased,\\nhe requested in his will that it should perpetu-\\nally remain the propierty of the University.\\nFor 35 years the Trustees regarded this wish\\nas sacred. But after this long experiment,\\nafter losses from neglect and perfidy of agents\\nand the onerous charges of high taxes, while\\nthe black cloud of debt hung over the institu-\\ntion, they concluded with sorrow to authorize\\nits sale. Two of their ablest lawj-ers, Gaston\\nBadger, after examination reported the fol-\\nlowing resolution,\\nWhereas, The Trustees of the University\\nof Norih Carolina have been compelled to di-\\nrect a sale of a valuable tract of land, be-\\nqueathed by Major Charles Gerrard, with the\\nrequest that the same might be perpetuall} re-\\ntained by the University, and\\nWhereas, They are solicitous not only to\\nmanifest their own sense of the liberality of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0449.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "350\\nWHEELER S KEMINISCENCES.\\nthe donor, Init as far as may be practicable to\\nperpetuate its remembrance,\\nResolved, Therefore that |2,000, part oftlie\\nl^urchase money of said land shall be applied\\nto the tinishing of the new Hall at the Uni-\\nversity, and that the same shall be called by\\nthe name of Gerrard Hall.\\nFive years afterwards this resolution was\\ncarried into effect. I wish you to note [lar-\\nticularly the spelling of the name of the old\\nhero. The original will and the orliituary\\nnotice in the Norl/i Cuniliii i JoNni il, puldislied\\nat HaUfax, by Hodge Wills, Oct. 16th, 1797,\\ngive the name Gerrard. Judges Gaston and\\nBadger in their resolution have the same speh\\nling, which I am particular about, because un-\\nfortunate carelessness has often coni nunded\\nour benefactor s name with that of Stephen\\nGirard, the benefactor of rhiladel[iliia. I am\\nquite sure that in every respect, except m\\nwealth and money-making cunning our gallant\\nlieutenant of the revolution was vastly the\\nsuperior of the Philadelphia trader.\\nI witnessed once in this Hall one of those\\nexhibitions of uncontrolable, unreasoning\\nfright, whicli sometimes hajipen to crowds and\\nwhich the ancients attributed to temporary\\nmadness, inspired by the God, Pan. A cry\\nwas raised the Gallery is falling There\\nwas a rush of the crowd amid screams of ter-\\nror. There was for a moment imminent\\ndanger of trampling to death in the narrow\\nstair-cases. I recall vividly bow tiriu and se-\\nvere was the attitude of President Swain, of\\nMorehead, Graham, Battle, and other Trustees,\\nwho sat on the rostrum. There was no serious\\ndamage done. Some gallant young men, who\\nwere on the outside, displayed their heroism\\nby catching in their arms the frightened dam-\\nsels leaping from the windows, but I heard no\\ncomplaints on either side. A |100 reward\\noffered on the s[)ot failed to detect the giver\\nof the false alarm.\\nAn architect s examination proved that not\\nSampson, in all his long-haired glory, could have\\npulled down the galleries, even if they were\\nloaded with bad Philistines, instead of good\\nNorth Carolinians, but still additional pillars\\nwere inserted and other alterations made to\\ngive public confidence and afford larger room\\nWhen this Hall was l uilt it was intended\\nto have a broad avenue running along the\\nSouthern wall, East and West. Hence the\\nporch on the South side of the building. The\\nmerchants of the village claimed that tins\\nwould injure their trade by diverting travel\\nfrom Franklin Street, and the plan was aban-\\ndoned to the mystiiication of all who do not\\nknow this veracious history.\\nWe will now return to what we call the\\nSouth, but what was known for manj years as\\nthe .Main Building, the old plan of grand\\nstructui-es to face the East, just as the capitols\\nat Washington and Kaleigh, were faced under\\nthe intiuence of orientalization was soon aban-\\ndoned, and the European plan of a quadrangle\\nin old times a veritable prison in which the\\nstudents were locked at night, giving rise to\\ntlie expression being in quad, was adopted,\\nprobably at the suggestion of Dr. Caldwell and\\nProf. Harris, who were educated at Princeton.\\nIts corner stone was laid in 1798. Its walls\\nreached the height of a story and a half, and\\nthen remained roofless for years. Dr. Wm.\\nHooper in his 50 Years Since, a most inter-\\nesting and amusing production, tells how the\\nstudents of that day packed in the East Buil-\\nding four in a room, built cabins in the corners\\nof the South in order to secure greater privacy\\nfor devotion to their books, and how, as soon\\nas si ring brought back the swallows and the\\nleaves, they emerged from their den and chose\\nsome shady retirement, where they made a\\npath and a promenade, like the Peripatetics of\\nancient Greece. He states moreover, what\\nsounds strange to us, that holidays were some-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0450.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n351\\ntimes given for the curious reason that the\\ninclemenc} of the weather prevented stiuh/.\\nTo finish this buildiui;: was the ijreat problem\\nof the young University. Tlie Trustees in de-\\nspair did not hesitate toprai tit-e what was com-\\nmon in old time, even for Imildiiig churches\\nand dcniiminatioual schoids, hut which tlie\\nsounder morals of our day make a crimiiuil of-\\nfence; the raising of mone} hy lotteries. I have\\ntheir circular of 1802, announcing witli sanc-\\ntimonious gravity tluit the interests of the\\nUniversity of North Carolina and of learning\\nand science generally, are concerned in the im-\\nmediate sale of these tickets. The highest\\nprize was $1,500, and was drawn by Gen. Lavv-\\nreuce Baker, of Gates. The lucky number,\\n113S, was announced as an important item by\\nthe Metropolitan Journal, the Raleigh Rir/ister.\\nStill the building was unfinished, and still\\nthe intellectual squatters of the University sat\\nshIj diro, as the Professor of Latin would say.\\nPresident Caldwell mounted with heroic en-\\nergy his stick-back gig and painfully traveled\\nover the State in 1809, and again in 1811, so-\\nliciting subscriptions.\\nIt would be interesting to contrast his jour-\\nneys with those of the present day, when one\\ncan dine in Goldsboro and breakfast next morn-\\ning in Asheville. The battle of New Orleans\\noccurred on the 8th of January, 1815. The\\nnews did not reach Raleigh until the 17th of\\nFebruary. Prof. Charles W. Harris writes in\\n1795 to Dr. Caldwell, at Princeton, that bis\\nbest way of reaching Cliapel Hill is to buy a\\nhorse and sulky and thus travel in his own\\nconveyance, selling the same at Chapel Hill.\\nHe is confident that the trip can be made\\nin tkirtij days.\\nLast week the President of 1883 left New\\nYork at a quarter before four o clock in\\nthe afternoon, in a luxurious coach, which\\nran so smoothly that reading and even\\nwriting was easy. So well lighted at night that\\nhe read with comfort and pleasure Anthony\\nTrollope s most interesting autobiography un-\\ntil bed-time at Washington, then went regu-\\nlarl\\\\ to bed, had a refreshing night s rest, and\\ndined next day at a quarter before two in the\\nafternoon at home less than twenty-two hours.\\nIt was doubtless the achings and weariness\\nof these journeys which caused Dr. Caldwell\\n20 years after to astonish the State by his elo-\\nquent and practical Carlton letters, advocating\\nthe N. C. Rail Road from the Tennessee line\\nto Beaufort. Ilis labors were successful. He\\nsecured about |12,000, and while our people\\nwere going crazy over the naval victories of\\n1814 the rejoicing students moved into the\\ncompleted South Building. The corner-\\nstone was laid the year when the gi eat Napo-\\nleon gained the first victory of the Pyramids,\\nthe year before he usurped the power of 1st\\nConsul; it was finished the year when he laid\\ndown the imperial title for a petty throne in\\nElba, the year liefore his fiual ruin at Water-\\nloo. When that corner stone was laid the\\nland was ringing with preparations for a war\\nwith France. The building was ready for oc-\\ncupancy while we were fighting England. It\\nhas lately sheltered cavalry of the conquering\\nUnion army in the great civil war.\\nIt was one of the grandest buildings in\\nNorth Carolina in those days. It afforded am-\\nple recitation rooms. It furnished for a third\\nof a century halls and libraries for the two so-\\ncieties, which before its erection were forced\\nto meet by turns in Person Hall. I have\\nthought that it should have been called in honor\\nof the Father of the University, Gen. Davie.\\nThe omission thus to recognize bis great ser-\\nvices has been rectified by the happy thought\\nof a gifted lady, on whom the Muses of History\\nand Poesy have benignly breathed, Mrs. C. P.\\nSpencer, by calling the historical tree which\\nsheltered the venerable men, who under its\\nshaile located the site of the University, which", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0451.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "352\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nin spite of a century s storms and the fierce as-\\nsault of the thunderbolt, still rears its majestic\\nhead above the neighboring oaks, the Dav w\\nPoplar.\\nIn 1852 the Trustees did tardy honor to the\\nfirst benefactors of the University. T e char-\\nter was granted in 1789. The first meeting of\\nthe Board was held in 1790 at the flourishing\\ntown of Fayetteville. The President of the\\nBoard was a King s Mountain hero, Gen. Wm.\\nLenoir who has given his name to a county and\\ntown of our State-the last survivor of this illus-\\ntrious foi ty-dying in 1839 at the age of 88. Gen.\\nBenjamin Smith, of Brunswick, then a mem-\\nber, made the first donation for the cause of\\nhigher education in North Carolina. lie giad-\\nened the hearts of all present by the gift of\\n20,000 acres of land in Tennessee It is true\\nthey were not immediately available. They\\nwere afterwards surrendered to the Chicka-\\nsaws and subsequently repurchased b} the\\nGovermiient. It was forty years before they\\nwere made available. They were ultimately\\nsold for $14,000, after being shaken up by the\\ngreatest earthquake, which has afflicted Amer-\\nica since its discovery, into lakes and hills\\nThe proceeds went into the endowment and\\nwere swallowed up by the great civil war,\\nwhich with more terrible voracity than a hun-\\ndred earthquakes engulped so much of the\\nwealth and population of the Southern Coun-\\ntry.\\nBenjamin Smith was a man of mark. He\\nwas in youth an aide-de-camp of Washington\\nin the disastrous defeat on Long Island. He\\nwas conspicuous for his gallantry under Moul.\\ntrie. By his fiery eloquence the militia of Brun-\\nswick volunteered to serve under him in the\\nthreatened war against France. He was fifteen\\ntimes Senator from Brunswick. He was cho\\nsen Governor in 1810. IIis county called its\\ncapital, Smithville, in his honor. His name\\nsurvives too in the bleak and stormy island at\\nthe mouth of the Cape Fear. The land he\\ngave us, as was also the land of Gerrard, was\\nwon by valor and blood in the war for free-\\ndom. Their sacrifices were not useless. Their\\nmonuments are far more enduring than brass\\nor marble. Centuries will come and go.\\nFamilies will grow great and be extmguished.\\nFortunes will be made and lost. Offices will\\nbe struggled for and ambitious hopes realized,\\nbut the names of the contestants will vanish as\\nif written on the sea shore. Reputations blazing\\nin pulpit, or foruiu, and senate chamber will\\nfade as rapidly as the meteor s path. But the\\nblessings of the gifts of Person, Gerrard and\\nSmith will never cease. For nearly a century\\nthey have planted learning and sound princi-\\nples in the minds of men over all our Southern\\nland. In all the ages to come their work will\\ngo on. The thousand young men, who will\\nhave their mental panoply supplied from tlie\\nUniversity armory to engage in life s varied\\nconflicts, will hold their names in honor. As\\nlong as the University lasts they will never be\\nforgotten, and the. University will Inst forever\\nI will say only a few words of the New\\nWest buildings. Prior to 1850 the highest\\nnumber of students was 170. After the dis-\\ncovery of the California gold mines, and con-\\nsequent increase in the supply of the circu-\\nlating medium, there ensued wonderfully pros-\\nperous times for all the world, and especially\\nfor our Southern States. The old North Caro-\\nlina families who had carried their lares and\\npenates into the fertile regions of the South-\\nwest sent back their sons to their native State\\nfor education. Students swarmed into the\\nUniversity. They overflowed the old build-\\ning and were camped in little cottages all over\\nthe town from Couchtown to Craig s. In 1858\\nthere were as many as 456, of whom 178 were\\nfrom other States than North Carolina. The\\nNew East and New West were built for their\\naccommodation^ and finished in 1859. The two", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0452.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n358\\nsocieties aided in a considerable degree in the\\nconstruction and adornment of their beautiful\\nHalls and library rooms. Probably no Socie-\\nties in America have superior accommodations\\nin these respects, and I am bound to say that\\nin my opinion, no Societies, by intelligent and\\nhonest devotion to the purposes of their crea-\\ntion better deserve them. Long may they\\nflourish.\\nWe come at last to the Memorial Hall,\\nwhich though about to take a winter nap, will\\nin the spring, we hope, rise rapidly in all its\\nharmony and grandeur. I have already ex-\\nplained to the students that a miscalculation\\nas to the cost was made by the architect, and\\nhence a delay is necessary in order to replenish\\nour Treasury. I desire it to be understood\\nthat very experienced builders think that the\\nwork ought to be stopped for a while in order\\nto allow the timbers to dry. They are green\\nas yet, and greenness is a fault in architectural\\nas well as intellectual timbers. After being\\nsecurely covered so that the rain and snow\\nshall not reach them, the great rafters will by\\nthe end of winter shrink to their iiiial dimen-\\nsions and support their majestic roof with no\\nwai-pings or distortions.\\nSuch a Hall is necessary, in order to enable\\nus to accommodate our visitors the people of\\nNorth Carolina. We have gained much odium\\nby turning from our door the good citizens,\\nwho made long journeys in order to hear the\\neloquence of our Representatives and Gradu-\\nates. Every pereon, rich and poor, who desi-\\nres, should have, and shall have a comfortable\\nseat during our commencement exercises.\\nThis hall will supply all our needs. It will\\nhold 2450 seated without crowding, and if\\nneeded 4000 can be pleasantly cared for by\\nutilizing the aisles. You can gain a vivid idea\\nof its proportions by noting that the New\\nWest Building can be placed in it, centre to\\ncentre, and whirled around without touching\\nits walls.\\nIt will be a Memorial Hall, not alone of my\\npredecessor, who so long and so ably presided\\nover this institution, Gov. Swain, but of all the\\ndeparted good and great Trustees, Professors,\\nAlumini who have aided and honored the\\nUniversity. It will lie a Memorial of those\\ngallant Alumni who, at the call of our State,\\ngave up their lives in the great civil war.\\nThough God gave them not the victory, and\\nthough we will not question the wisdom of the\\ndecision of the All-Wise, yet we must always\\nhonor the courage, the devotion to duty, the\\nhigh resolve and the willing sacrifice of our\\nConfederate Dead.\\nA writer in the New. Obsirrer, buys the plan\\nof honoring the great and worthy men of the\\nUniversity of our State, trustees, professors\\nand students, by placing on the walls of Me-\\nmorial Hall tablets in their memory, has met\\nwith great favor. Such has been its reception\\nthat we are able to pronounce it crowned with\\nsuccess.\\nWe have not seen the list of all for whom\\ntablets have been pledged, but we have heard\\nof the following, who are certainly deserving\\nof the highest honor-for example, there is\\nSamuel Johnston, the first named of the board\\nof trustees, that of 1789; forty of the most ill-\\nustrious men of the day. Gov. Johnston was\\nthe first who held executive power in our State,\\nhaving been president of the provincial coun-\\ncil of 1775, which was our provisional govern-\\nment. He was president of the convention\\nwhich adopted the constitution of the United\\nStates; also one of the first Senators, where he\\nhe ranked with the ablest men of America.\\nHe was afterwards judge and governor.\\nTablets are also engaged for Gen. Wm. Le-\\nnoir, of King s Mountain fame, who was the\\nfirst president of the first board of trustees, and\\nand the last survivor of the board, dying in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0453.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "354\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\n1839; also to Benjamin Hawkins, one of the\\nlirst Senators of the United States; to Judge\\nArchibald Miirphej^, probably the most progres-\\nsive man in the annals of North Carolina; to\\nGov. Morehead, one of the ablest governors\\nany State ever had; to the great jurist and fi-\\nnancier, Judge Duncan Cameron; to the pure\\nand steadfast Gov. Worth; to the wise states-\\nman, Bartlett Yancey; to the distinguished\\nbotanist, Louis DeSchweinitz; to the active\\nrevolutionary patriot, Archibald Maclaine; to\\nour eminent fellow citizen, John H. Bryan;\\nto the scholar and eloquent divine, Dr. Wm.\\nHooper; to the gallant general, Bryan Grimes,\\nto Judge Battle, than whom no State ever\\nhad a purer judge or more upright citizen; to\\nBurtyn Craige, who as a publicman, and ardent\\nlover of North Carolina and a strong lawyer has\\nhad few equals; to Michael Hoke, who so well\\nillustrated our people by his manly characteris-\\ntics, whose brilliancy ranked him with the gi-\\nants of his generation. We mention these as\\noccurring to our minds just now, and hope to be\\nfurnished with a complete list at an early day.\\nThis memorial hall will be the grandest his-\\ntorical building in the South. Mr. P. C. Cam-\\neron, chairman of the building committee,\\npromises that the next commencement (1885)\\nshall be held in it.\\nAssociated with the University of North\\nCarolina is the name of Charles Force Deems,\\nD. D., L. L. D., who was an inhabitant, part\\nand parcel of her fame from 1842 to 1848.\\nHe was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Dec-\\nember 4th, 1820. He is a graduate of Dickin-\\nson College, Pennsylvania, in the class of 1839.\\nIn his twentieth year, he was made general\\nagent of the American Bible Society, and\\n(hose North Carolina as his field of labor, and\\never since he has claimed that State as his\\nhome though greatly honored in New York\\nCity and elsewhere, he always speaks of North\\nC arolina as home\\nHere he became adjunct professor in logic\\nand rhetoric in the University at Chapel Hill\\nin conjunction with Doctor, (now Right Rev-\\nerend Bishop) Green and remained for five\\nyears, when he accepted the chair of Natural\\nScience in Randolph-Macon College, Virginia,\\nwhich position he occupied for one year. Re-\\nturning to North Carolina, he was stationed\\nat New Berne, and became a delegate to the\\nGeneral Conference held at St. Louis it was\\nduring its session that he was elected president\\nof the Greensboro Female College; he had\\ncharge of this institution for five years. In\\n1854 he returned to the regular work of the\\nministry, and after preaching at Goldsboro and\\nat Wilmington, he was re-elected to the Gen-\\neral Conference, where he was chosen presi-\\ndent of the Centenary College of Louisiana He\\nhas been repeatedly invited to professorship\\nand presidencies of colleges, but it was in Dec-\\nember 1865 that Dr. Deems removed to New\\nYork City, and there engaged in literary labor\\nand in July 1866 began to preach in the chapel\\nof the University his congregation there as-\\nsembled soon crystalized into a new society\\nand became known as the Church of the\\nStrangers. In 1870, through the munifi-\\ncence of the famous railroad magnate, Cor-\\nnelius Vanderbilt, who became a devoted\\nfriend of Dr. Deems, this congregation found\\nits home by the purchase of the Mercer Street\\nPresbyteran Church, (No 4. Winthrop Place,)\\nwhere they were most solemnly installed Oc-\\ntober 9, 1870, and has since become one of the\\ngreat institutions of the great commercial me-\\ntropolis.\\nDr. Deems received his degree of doctor of\\ndivinity from the Randolph-Macon College\\nwhen he was only thirty years of age, and in\\n1877 the T^iiversity of North Carolina con-\\nferred upon him the honorary degree of L L D.\\nlie is the author of more than a dozen vol-\\numes of different religious works, among", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0454.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY,\\n355\\nwliich may 1)0 inentioued Tlie Hour Altiir\\nWhat Now Annals of Southern Metlio-\\ndiem Weights and Wings and Wlio was\\nJesus\\nHe is one of the Council of the University\\nof New York, a T)ireetor of the American\\nTract Society and a life ineinher of the New\\nYork Historical Society founded Ijy another\\nNorth Carolinian, Rev. Dr. F. L. Hawks. Dr.\\nDeems is tlie president of the American Insti-\\ntute of Christian i liilosophy, of which lie was\\nthe chief founder.\\nIn Patton s Lives of the Clergy, we iind\\nthe following, touching this eminent divine:\\nHe is impassioned even in argument, and\\nthere is in all that he writes and says the glow\\nof earnest and sincere feeling. In his preach-\\ning there is a display of the finest powers of\\nthe national orator and thorough scholar. His\\nthoughts are rapid and are all aglow with beau-\\ntiful sentiment and tender emotion, which can\\nonly be imparted by extensive learning.\\nDr. Deems enjoys great popularity at the\\nSouth, and was esteemed one of the foremost\\ntheologians and public men in the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church.\\nDr. Deems has shown his love of North Caro-\\nlina by founding a fund for the help of young\\nmen pursuing their education in the University\\nof North Carolina. It is a memorial to his son.\\nLieutenant Theodore D. Deems, who fell in\\nour civil war. Mr. William II. Vanderbilt s\\nmunificence and the accrued interest has car-\\nried the Deems Fund to over twelve thou-\\nsand dollars.\\nPaul Carrington Cameron, of Orange County\\nNorth Carolina, the second son of Hon. Dun-\\ncan Cameron and his wife Rebecca Bennehan,\\nwas born Sept. 25th, 1808 at Stagville, Orange\\nCounty, the residence of his gradfather, Richard\\nBennehan.\\nHe received his education partly at the Uni-\\nversity of North Carolina (1825-20) and partly\\nat what is now Trinity College, Hartford,\\nConn. At this latter Institution he gradu-\\nated, July 1820. He read law in Raleigh in\\nthe office of his father Judge Cameron, look\\ning forward to the practice of that profession\\nwith eager ambition. Like many other south-\\nern gentlemen, however, he was heavily\\nweigiited at the start by circumstances and re-\\nsponsibilities that could neither l)e delegated\\nnor ignored, and found himself compelled to\\nturn his energies and abilities into channels\\nwhere the sense of duty fulfilled alone must\\nbe his reward, where no hopes of laurels to\\nbe achieved, or the enjoyments that are found\\nin congenial studies would stimulate his eftort.\\nA large landed interest,and the guardianship\\nof numerous slaves demanded his care, and\\nhe became of necessity a planter, managing\\nnot only his own estate, but his fathers, and\\nthose of vai ious near relatives committed to\\nhis charge in the States of North Carolina, Ala-\\nbama and Mississippi.\\nMr. Cameron has exhibited in the conduct\\nof these responsibilities for more than fifty\\nyears, an administrative and financial ability,\\nan energy and an integrity which would have\\nsecured him high honors on any field of action.\\nHis career has been characterized by the simple\\nstraight -forward devotion to what he conceived\\ndutj/ in every relation of life. As a son, as the\\nhead of a family, as a citizen, and as the guar-\\ndian of nineteen hundred slaves, his course may\\nchallenge inquiry, and would doubtless repay it.\\nThe ver} mistakes of such men are instructive.\\nThat Mr. Cameron has never ei red, no one will\\natfirmjthathe has been able to please every\\nbody in the conduct of his wide and nmltifari-\\nous interests is equally doubtful; but his strict\\nsense of honor, of justice, and his unflinching\\nadiierence to what appeared to him right, at\\nthe time, have never been called in question.\\nHe engaged with great earnestness in all agri-\\ncultural improvements, advocated the early in-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0455.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": "356\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntroduction of all labor-saving machines, and\\nthe adoption of the best and most intelligent\\nsystems of farming. He was President of the\\nfirst agricultural society organized in the\\ncounty of Orange, North Carolina, and his ad-\\ndress at its first meeting is yet a model of prac-\\ntical suggestion aud sagacious forecast. Mr.\\nCameron has also been always an ardent sup-\\nporter of internal improvements and though in-\\ncuri ing losses occasionally as all pioneers in\\nsuch work do, has always been a large stock-\\nholder and contractor on our i-ail- roads. On\\nthe building of the North Carolina Central\\nRail-Road he was the first man to enter on the\\nwork and the first to complete his section.\\nSubsequently he succeeded Col. Fisher as its\\nPresident, and was for years one of its Direc-\\ntors. A director also for the last ten years of\\nthe R. G. and of the R. A. Air Line Rail-\\nroad s He was a member of the State Senate in\\n1856. Wherever an important committee could\\nprocure. Mr Cameron as its chairman, the public\\nhas long felt secure that the business in hand\\nwould be done, and well done. His conservative\\nattitude towards the old has always been ac-\\ncompanied by most intelligent and discrimining\\nliberality towards the new, and this fine spirit\\nkeeps him now in advanced life, still fresh and\\nindomitable, m rapport with all around him,ac-\\ncepting the new order of thing and making\\nthe best of the inevitable with unimpaired\\njudgment and sagacity.\\nMr. Cameron has never sought office, and\\nnever has accepted it but at the call of duty\\nand when he felt he could serve the State.\\nThe successful management of his large estates\\nand their complicated interests, the perform-\\nance of his duty to his own family, and large\\ncircle of friends, the exercise of an ample and\\ngenial and truly southern hospitality have sufli-\\nciently employed his energies. He was one of\\nthe very few southern planters whom emanci-\\npation found free from debt, so that he retained\\nhis landed property and reestablished his for-\\ntune on the new basis, with undiminished\\ncredit and success.\\nHis army of slaves had ever received strict\\nhumane attention. He took pride in the\\nknowledge that all his dependants were well\\nfed, clothed and housed, and that their con-\\ndition miglit challenge comparison with that\\nof any in the fifteen slave States of the Union.\\nWhen freed at the close of the civil war, they\\nparted from their master with kindly feeling,\\naud the elder ones greet him yet, whenever\\nthey chance to meet him, with the same exhi-\\nbition of attachment. He has a right to be\\nas proud of this record as of any other of his\\nlife s work s, and he probably is, for he tells\\nwith some zest in these latter days of a family\\nof negroes devised to him by a friend for\\nemancipation, whom he settled in Liberia\\nunder the care of the American Colonizaton\\nSociety, providing them with house and food\\nfor twelve months, and one thousand dollars\\nin gold as an an outfit. They returned from\\nAfrica and presented themselves at his door in\\nOrange County, begging him to take them back.\\nReviewing his life in a late letter to a friend,\\nMr. Cameron writes: Best of all I have been\\na trustee of the University of North Carolina,\\nsteadfast and true to its every interest at all\\ntimes, and anxious now to make it in the\\nfuture the best ornament of the State-\\nWhen the University was restored and re-\\norganized after the calamities that befel it\\nupon the death of Gov. Swain, he was made\\nChairman of the Committee on Repairs, and in\\nfact did all the work. Its speedy rehabilita-\\ntion, and re-occupation in 1875 were due to his\\nenergetic oversight. He has been since an ac-\\ntive and influential and most judicious member\\nof the Executive Committee to which is entrus-\\nted the practical conduct of the aflairs of the\\nInstitution. One striking evidence of the\\npublic estimation of the value of Mr. Cam-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0456.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "orangk county.\\n357\\neroii s services, is seen in the fact that he was\\nunanimously elected Chairman of the Alumni\\nAssociation and continued for a succession of\\nj ears against his earnest protest as not being\\na graduate.\\nMr. Cameron is a capital jMiMic speaker.\\nlie goes to the point, commands attention, and\\nis always effective. Those wlio have been so\\nfortunate as to hear his singularl}^ neat, elegant,\\nand impressive short speeches on various occa-\\nsions at the University Commencements will\\nremember them long as models of their kind.\\nHis frequent visits in term time to the Uni-\\nversity and short, unpremeditated addresses to\\nthe students, present him in a most amiable\\nand interesting light. His fine ruddy complex-\\nion and bright dark eye, surrounded by an\\naureole of snow-white curling hair, his air of\\nhabitual comuiand, conjoined with the tine\\ncourtesy of a through-bred gentleman of the\\nold school aftbrd a picture that our young peo-\\nple will do well to keep in mind.\\nOne aspect of Mr. Cameron s character\\nwhich should not be omitted in even a slight\\nsketch, is his benignant interest in young peo-\\nple, and in their pleasures. For years he has\\nmade a point of being a spectator at the Com-\\nmencement dances, giving them dignity, and\\nendorsing their claims to public respect by his\\npresence.\\nHe stands now representative to the rising\\ngenei ation of a class of men, the like of whom\\nwill never again be seen in our country. Their\\nfaults as well as their virtues have been the\\nproduct of a system of life now passed away\\nforever. The southern slaveholders will figure\\nin History, will adorn the pages of Romance,\\nand will be held up alternately to the admira-\\ntion, and the scorn of mankind as magnate, as\\ndespot, as tyrant or afl patriarch, according as\\nfriend or foe shall depict him. We who know\\nthem well, who recall the high-toned chival-\\nrous gentleman, the ardent and patriotic\\ncitizen, the generous friend anil noighlior, tlie\\ndevoted husband and father, the just and hu-\\nmane master we take courage when we\\nreflect that the Final Judge of all is not a man.\\nHe alone knows through what diflScultics the\\nsouthern planter went forward to his duty;\\nhow fearfully weighted by his inheritance\\nh(nv blinded, bow hampered, how weakened by\\ncircumstances which neither he nor his fathers\\ncould control.\\nKemembei ing what we do, we look with\\nreverence and afl ection on those who remain.\\nTheir failings have vanished from our vision\\nwith the system that brought them to light,\\nand we bid our young men take courage by\\nthe example of their virtues to go on in the\\npath of duty, self-sustained, fearless and per-\\nsevering.\\nMr. Cameron married, Dec. 20th 1832, Anne,\\ndaughter of Chief Justice Euffin at his resi-\\ndence on the Alamance. This union has se-\\ncured his domestic happiness now for more\\nthan fifty years. Seven of their children have\\nlived to maturity. Their home the centre for\\nman\\\\^ years of a large and amiable hospitality,\\nand interesting family connection was at Far-\\nintosh, their plantation in Oi ange county, but\\nof late they reside chiefly in Ilillsboro\\nJulian Shakspeare Carr was born at Chapel\\nHill the seat of the University of North Caro-\\nlina, in the county of Orange, October 12th,\\n1845. His father, John W. Carr, descended\\nfrom a Scotch family, is a gentleman of consid-\\neration in the county, who, before and since\\nthe war, has tilled the responsible stations of\\nMagistrate, Justice of the Inferior or county\\ncourt, and County Commissioner. His mother\\nis of the highly respectable family of Bullock,\\nof Granville county, and a sister of Colonel\\nRobert Bullock, a distinguished citizen of\\nFlorida.\\nMr. Carr acquired the rudiments of education\\nin the vicinity of his home, and was prepared", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0457.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "558\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nfor college under the tuition of J. L. Stewart,\\nEsq., now a prominent lawyer resident at Clin-\\nton. He spent nearly two years at the Univer-\\nsity, beginning in June, 1862, but in the early\\npart of 1864, before attaining to nineteen years\\nof age, he enlisted in the Third North Carolina\\nCavalry, which was then at Dinwiddle Court\\nHouse, and with little time for soldierly train-\\ning, he was brought face to face with the enemy\\nin some of the fiercest conflicts of the desper-\\nate and protracted struggle before Petersburg\\namong them Thatcher s Run and Burgess\\nMill. A wi-iter, Mr. II. V. Paul, with oppor-\\ntunities for obtaining correct information, states\\nthat the command to which Mr. Carr belonged\\nvery gallantly assisted in covering the retreat\\nof the army from Petersburg to Appomattox,\\nand during the engagement was cut in two at\\nFive Forks. He never lost a single day s duty\\nduring the entire period of his service, was a\\ngeneral favorite among his comrades, and pre-\\nferred to be simply a private, in order to be\\namong the boys, although he carried in his\\npocket a detail as an officer on the staff of Gen-\\neral Barringer.\\nAt the close of the war Mr. Carr returned to\\nhis college course at the University, but re-\\nmained only one session. He then engaged in\\nmerchandisining the town; but soon becoming\\ndissatisfied with his prospects in that small, se-\\ncluded community, he gave up the business, and\\nset out upon a tour of observation through the\\nSouth and West. Passing through Georgia,\\nTennessee and Mississippi, and at length reach-\\ning Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, he\\ndecided to locate in that thriving town, lleim-\\nmediatelj entered into business with an uncle\\nand a Mr. Kingsbury, under the name and firm\\nof Carr Kingsbury. This was in 1868. He\\ncontinued in this connection for aliout eigliteen\\nmonths, when the opportunity offered of his\\nengaging in a business near his birth-place,\\nwhicii was destined to eclipse in magnitude and\\nimportance, m the near future, anything his\\nimagination, or day dreams, could have con-\\nceived of.\\nIt seems that Mr. Carr is indebted to the\\nforesight of his father for the idea of quitting\\nArkansas to return home, and engage in the\\nmanufacture of tobacco. We are told by Mr.\\nPaul that after a residence at Little Rock for\\neighteen months, his father saw an opportu-\\nnity of purchasing a third interest in W T.\\nBlaclm-ell s tobacco factory, at Durham, ami\\nbeing anxious that his son should settle nearer\\nhome, insisted and prevailed upon him to re-\\nturn. Accordingly, in 1870, he joined that\\nfirm, and ever since had the entire control of\\nits mercantile and financial departments.\\nAnd this brings us to the original history of\\nthe greatest business enterprise which North\\nCarolina perhaps the South has ever known;\\na brief sketch of which will be presented.\\nAmong the several suits in which W. T.\\nBlack^vell Co. have been involved by the\\nnecessity of defending their business against\\nencroachments, is that of a party who applied\\nin 1877, to the Commissioner of Patents, for\\nthe Registration of the Durham Bull Trade\\nMark. This application was made more than\\nseven years after W. T. Blackwell had become\\nthe purchaser, at auction sale, made by Mager\\nGreen, the Executor of J. R. Green, of the said\\nTrade Mark and Factory. It is alleged,however,\\nthat the applicant brought suit in Iredell\\nCounty in 1875, as the assignee or partner of\\nJ. R. Green, against Blackwell Co. But this\\nwas five 3 ears after Blackwell s purchase, and\\nafter Blackwell Co. had raised the business\\nof the firm, under the Durham Bull Trade Mark\\nfrom a position of insignificance, and little\\nvalue, to one of world-wide fame and princely\\nrevenue.\\nFrom depositions taken in this case before a\\nJustice of the Peace in the Autumn of 1877, in\\nOrange County ,|the following facts ai-e derived.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0458.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n359\\nThey ai e of liistorical value and interest, since\\nthey leave no douht about the origin of this,\\nthe greatest southern business enterprise; an\\nenterprise wliich has inaugurated and given im-\\npulse to the grand career of industrial develop-\\nment upon which the State has entered.\\nMr. James R. Elacknall, a difterent name,\\nthe readers will notice, from the future propri-\\netor of the great Durham factory stated in\\nhis deposition that the first parties he ever\\nknew to manufacture smoking tobacco at Dur-\\nham were Morris Wright, in the year 1860.\\nThis firm was succeeded in 1861 and 1862 by\\nBlaeknall Morris, and during these latter\\nyears W. H. Bowles became a partner, when the\\nfirm took the name of Blaeknall, Morris Co.\\nIn June 1862, W. P. Ward bought out\\nBowles; and John R. Green in November\\nbought out Morris and Blaeknall, when the\\nfirm became Ward Green. They were equal\\npartners, and engaged in the manufacture of\\nchewing and smoking tobacco. This firm held\\ntogether until sometime in 1864, when, perhaps\\nin March, Ward bought Green out. Their busi-\\nness had been, mostly, the manufacture of\\nchewing tobacco. Ward continued it until\\nNovember 1865, when he in turn sold out to\\nGreen.\\nDp to this time there was but one tobacco\\nfactory at Durham, which place was little more\\nthan a way station on the North Carolina rail-\\nroad, twenty-six miles west of Raleigh. The\\nfactory had the appearance of a cow-house,\\nthe top of which was scarcely ten feet above\\nthe ground, while around it, within a distance\\nof a few hundred yards were perhaps a dozen\\nsmall dingy dwellings, a country store or two,\\na smithy, and, as may be supposed, a whisky\\nshop. Such was Dui ham, nineteen years ago,\\nand for some years later. A more dreary, in-\\nauspicious outlook one less calculated to in-\\nspire the hope of future developements cannot\\nbe imagined.\\nTlie frequent mutations in the pn)prictor-\\nship of the sole Durham tobacco factory, up to\\nthe close of the war, as above recounted, can\\nleave no doubt that the business was far from\\nbeing prosperous or remunerative.\\nBut it seems that in the spring of 1865, an\\nincident befell the establishment, such as, in\\nthe ordinary course of human affairs, is ac-\\ncounted a gi eat disaster, but which in this case\\nturned out to be a blessing in disguise, and the\\nsource of the greatest good fortune. In April\\nof that year, it will be remembered, at the close\\nof the war, and after the suspension of hostili-\\nties, the two armies of General Sherman and\\nGeneral Joe Johnson were encamped around\\nDurham station. Green, who was then the\\nowner of the factory, had stored away in his\\nware-house many thousand 2:tounds of the fin-\\nest smoking tobacco, which is grown no where\\nelse in such perfection, as in that vicinity. It\\nis not in the nature of soldiers, at such a time,\\nwith pay-day remote, to stand on ceremonies;\\nand not to put too fine a point upon it, they\\nhelped themselves bountifully to Green s to-\\nbacco. He had not at that time adopted the\\nfamous Trade Mark, and it is to be supposed\\nthat he had not arrived at the perfection in\\nthe manufacture which his successors have at-\\ntained to; but the inherent virtues of the old\\nGranville and Orange weed could not be mis-\\ntaken, or confounded with the inferior pro-\\nducts of other less favored regions of the earth.\\nThe opposing hosts lay encamped in the vicin-\\nity of Durham station only a few days, but long\\nenough to become familiar with the locality,\\nand with the name of the tobacconist whom\\nthey had so liberally patronized. They were\\nsoon mustered out of the service by the bellig-\\nerents and returned to their respective homes;\\nnot doubtless, without a pipe-full or two, in\\ntheir wallets, at any rate with a lively recollec-\\ntion of the fragrant Durham antidote to all\\nthe imaginary ills that flesh is heir to. The", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0459.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "360\\nWHEELER S EEMmiSCENCES.\\nconsequence was that from their distant homes,\\nfrom Maine to Texas, they sent their orders to\\nMr. Green for his unrivaled smoking tobacco.\\nThe} boasted of its virtues to their neighbors,\\nand regaled their senses with its odors; and\\nthus was laid the foundation of the world-wide\\ncelebrity of the Durham smoking tobacco.\\nThe introduction of the Durham Bull as the\\nconspicuous characteristic of the Trade Mark\\nwas not made until the Autumn of 1866. This\\nfact rests upon the testimony of more than one\\nwitness. James Y. Whitted, a manufacturer\\nof tobacco at Hillsboro and a man whose char-\\nacter is avouched by liis neighbors, deposed\\nthat he, in the year 1866, suggested to Green,\\nthe idea of adopting the Durham Bull as his\\nTrade. Mark, and that Green acted upon the sug-\\ngestion, in the Autumn of that year. Several\\nother deponents state that Green never used\\nthe Bull as a Trade Mark prior to that date.\\nBut the conclusive proof of this fact is the\\ncertificate of copy-right taken out by Green\\nin the Clerks Office of the Southern District of\\nNew York, May 2nd, 1866, which makes no\\nreference to the Bull. In this copy-right the\\nbrand is in the following words: Genuine\\nDurham Smoking Tobacco manufactured by J.\\nR. Green, the right whereof he claims as pro-\\nprietor in conformity with the act of Congress,\\nc.\\nWard deposed that up to the time he resold\\nto Green in November, 1865, there was no\\nrepresentation of a Bull, nor any part of a\\nBull used on packages of smoking tobacco, or\\nany sign by any one at Durham. The absence\\nof any reference to the Bull as a Trade Mark\\nin the above certificate of the copy-right,\\ncoupled with this testimony of Ward, a part-\\nner or sole owner in 1862, 1863, 1864, and\\n1865, is fatal to any claim founded on an al-\\nleged purchase of an mterest in the Trade\\nMark, at an earlier date. Indeed, Ward be-\\ncame a partner in the business before Green\\npurchased an interest, and could not fail to be\\nthoroughly informed in regard to its history.\\nIn 1869 J. R. Green disposed of a half in-\\nterest in his business to W. T. Blackwell and\\nJames R. Day. These gentlemen, up to that\\ndate, were engaged in the sale of manufac-\\ntured tobacco at Kinston in the lower part of\\nthe State. The terms of the contract are stated\\nin a paper signed by J. R. Green, and dated,\\nDurham, March 30, 1869. Green acknow-\\nledges the receipt from Blackwell and Day of\\nfifteen hundred dollars, to be used in the\\nmanufacture of tobacco for the present year,\\nand it is hereby agreed that the full amount\\nshall be used for the tobacco business exclu-\\nsively and for no other purpose, for twelve\\nmonths from date; and it is hereby agreed\\nthat J. R. Day, of the firm of Blackwell\\nDay, is to give all his personal attention to the\\nmanagement of the business; and that I agree\\nto give such attention to the busmess as my\\nhealth will admit, and at the expiration of\\ntwelve months we are to divide equally all the\\nprofits, if there be any, between myself and\\nBlackwell Day, after allowing me one thou-\\nsand dollars for the rent of factory and the\\nadvantages of my trade, and in case of loss\\neach party interested shall bear their propor-\\ntionable part.\\n[signed] J. R. Green.\\nThis contract is doubly interesting, as form-\\ning at once, an important link in the narra-\\ntive, and as illustrating the contrast between\\nthe small begining, and the vast progress made\\nwithin a few brief years, of this remarkable en-\\nterprise.\\nMr. Green s health was failing. Early in\\nJuly, 1869, he went to the Catawba Springs, in\\nthe hope of finding relief; but he continued to\\nsink rapidly, and died on the 21st day of that\\nmonth. He left a will, in which his father\\nMager Green, was named as Executor.\\nThe latter, in pursuance of the authority", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0460.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "OEANGE COUNTY.\\n361\\n(loiived from tlie will, in November, advertised\\nthe tobacco factory, tbe ground on which it\\nstood, the brand and Trade Mark for sale pri-\\nvately. The advertisement was published in\\nboth the Raleigh Sentinel and Standard, the\\nloading newspapers of the State, published\\nTiearest the property. The sale, however, was\\nnot effected under this advertisement, and the\\nExecutor again advertised the property for\\nsale, at auction, on the 9th of April, 1870.\\nThis advertisement was posted at various places\\nin Orange, and contiguous counties, and the\\nsale took place in accordance with its terms.\\nWilliam T. Blackwell became the purchaser.\\nThe price paid was two thousand two hundred\\nand ninety-two dollars. The conveyance was\\nmade to William T. Blackwell, without nam-\\nmghis partner, Mr. Day; but the latter appears\\nto have retained his interest.\\nMr. Julian S. Carr being produced as a wit-\\nness by Mr. Blackwell, deposed that in Sep-\\ntember, 1870, he connected himself with\\nMessers Blackwell and Day, who were manu-\\nfacturing both plug and smoking tobacco, in\\nDurham, under the lu-m name of W. T. Black-\\nwell. The term of co-partnership was for\\nthree years, during which they continued to\\noperate under the firm name of W. T. Black-\\nwell, and to use the Trade Mark, Genuine\\nDurham Smoking Tobacco, in connection\\nwith the side view of a Durham Bull. The\\nname on the labels was W. T. Blackwell, suc-\\ncessor to J. R. Green Co. Neither Mr.\\nDay nor Mr. Carr, by the terms of their part-\\nnership, acquired any interest in Blackwell s\\nbrand or Trade Mark. They only acquired a\\nright to use it during the three years of their\\npartnership. Mr. Carr states that he, on be-\\nhalf of Mr. Blackwell, paid the purchase\\nmoney for the property, including the Factory,\\nthe lot on which it stands, the brand and\\nTrade Mark, at Hillsborough, the county town\\non the 3l8t day of August, 1871.\\nMr. Carr, in response to a question, by\\nJilackwell s coiinsel explained his duties in\\nconnection with the establishment, as follows\\nI had he says, entire charge of the oiiice\\nduties of W. T. Blackwell, and of W. T. Black-\\nwell Co.; superintended and directed their\\ncorrespondence, managed their finances, lines\\nof credit, etc. The firm of W. T. Blackwell\\nexpired by limitation the 12th day of Septem-\\nber, 1873; immediately thereafter, on the same\\nday, the same parties, to wit: W.T. Blackwell,\\nJames R. Day and myself, associated ourselves\\nin business under tbe firm name of W. T.\\nBlackwell Co. and they continued to use the\\nsame Trade Mark as that used by the firm of\\nW. T. Blackwell, to wit: Genuine Durham\\nSmoking Tobacco, with the side view of a\\nDurham Bull, in gilt letters, on steel blue pa-\\nper; there was this change, however, made in\\nthe wording of the label used by W. T. Black-\\nwell Co.: where the label of W. T. Black-\\nwell read Successor to J.R.Green Co.,\\nthe label used by W. T. Blackwell Co. reads\\nSucessors to W. T. Blackwell.\\nMr. Carr, in reply to a question by the Re-\\nspondent s counsel, states that the year before\\nhe entered into the partnership Blackwell\\nmanufactured less than ninety thousand pounds\\nof tobacco, and employed, not exceeding one\\ndozen hands, and that in the course of the cur-\\nrent year, 1877 when the deposition was given,\\nBlackwell Co., had in one week shipped\\neighty odd thousand pounds of smoking to-\\nbacco, upon which they paid the United States\\nGovernment an Internal Revenue tax of more\\nthan nineteen thousand dollars. In the month\\nof April of that year they paid the Govern-\\nment sixty thousand dollars in taxes on to-\\nbacco, while their average monthly taxes were\\nforty thousand dollars, or nearly half a million\\nin twelve months. During this time they em-\\nployed in tbe manufacture of smoking tobacco\\nalone two hundred and twenty-five hands.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0461.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "362\\nWHEELER S REMmiSCENCES.\\nIll reply to the question to what is the in-\\ncrease and growth of your business attributa-\\nble Mr. CaiT replied that they attributed\\ntheir success to the superior quality of the to-\\nbacco grown in the adjacent country, to their\\ncareful selection of the best, to extensive ad-\\nvertising, and to the energy with which the\\nbusiness had been conducted.\\nThe peculiar fitness of Mr. Carr for the man-\\nagement of a great enterprise is best attested\\nl)y the extraordinary success which has at-\\ntended his labors. When he entered the firm\\nof W. T. Blackwell Co., the business was\\nsmall, insignificant, indeed, if compared with\\nwhat it soon became. The whole machinery\\nof administration was to be organized, and\\nadapted to the rapidly growing business, and\\nit required an organizing and directing talent\\nof a high order to meet the constantly recur-\\nring emergencies. The history of this country\\nhas shown that it requires no extraordinary\\namount of talent to fill the office of Secretary\\nof the Treasury, for instance, with passable\\ncredit. The new appointee, selected from con-\\nsiderations of his political standing and services\\nto the party; or with reference to the equitable\\ndistribution of honors among the States, steps\\ninto office, finding the machinery in motion,\\npolished and oiled; and for months, his great\\nduty is not to direct, but to learn from his\\nsubordinates. The experienced messenger who\\nbrings him a paper to sign, properly made out\\nby an obscure clerk, recorded by another,\\ndocketed by half a dozen others, and certified\\nby auditors, comptrollers, and other heads of\\nbureaus, becomes the new Secretary s first in-\\nstructor. What he fails to learn from the\\nmessenger, he ekes out day by day, and week\\nby week, from the chiefs of the several\\nbranches of his department. If he is an apt\\nscholar, he may, in the course of twelve months\\nbegin to understand the motive powers, and\\noperations of the department of which he has\\nbeen the nominal head, and which the country\\ngives him the credit of being the controlling\\nspirit. But persons who have had opportuni-\\nties of seeing and knowing how public affairs\\nare managed at the seat of Government, are\\nwell aware of the insignificant part played by\\nnew heads of departments. And such minute\\nknowledge of afl:airs is necessary to a just ap-\\npreciation of a genius like that of Alexander\\nHamilton, who at thirty-one years of age, or-\\nganized and successfully administered the\\nTreasury Department. His successors have\\nonly to learn their routine duties from their\\nsubordinates. He planned them, and adapted\\nthem to the situation of the country, under\\nan entirely new form of Government. And\\nakin to the great achievement of Hamilton\\nhas been the work of Mr. Carr. Beginning\\nfrom next to nothing, he has developed a vast\\nenterprise, involving the employment of many\\nhundred thousand dollars, and nearly a thou-\\nsand men, women and boys. He has wisely\\ndirected capital to the most useful applications;\\nhe has assigned to an army of laborers, their\\nseveral places and spheres of dutj and by the\\njudicious subordination of ranks and employ-\\nments, which are various and unlike, he pre-\\nserves order and co-operation, to the common\\nend of producing the best results.\\nAmong the most gratifying incidents connec-\\nted with this great and successful North Caro-\\nlina manufacturing enterprise, is the fact that\\nit originated with, and has been directed, in all\\nits stages of development, by natives of the\\nState. Taken in connection with many simi-\\nlar ventures in the manufacture of tobacco,\\ncotton and other articles, within the last few\\nyears, there is left no ground for longer hold-\\ning the idea that yankee, or northern genius\\nalone, is equal to such achievements. It is cir-\\ncumstances that develope men. Slavery absorb-\\ned all the active capital of the south, and applied\\nit almost exclusively to agriculture. Capital", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0462.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "ORANGE COUNTY.\\n363\\nwas thus applied for two reasons. In tlie first\\nplace, it required too great an out -lay of capi-\\ntal to engage in manufacturing with slave\\nlahor, in competition with the free labor of the\\nXorth. To realize this fact, it is only necessar}-\\nto imagine that the great firm of Blackwell s\\nDurham Toi)acco Companj in addition to their\\niialf a million of capital, invested in grounds,\\nliuildings, nuichinery, and raw material, were\\nnil (lor the necessity of owning as slaves, eight\\nhundred lahoi crs, worth an average of one\\nthousand dollars each.\\nHere, then, was the great obstacle to South-\\nern enterprise before the war. But the im-\\npediment being removed, we see in all direc-\\ntions the development of Southern genius for\\nbusiness enterprises of every kind nowhere,\\nhowever, with such astonishing results as at\\nDurham, North Carolina, and by the renowned\\nfirm of Blackwell Co., of which Mr. Carr has\\nbeen to a great extent the organizing and di-\\nrecting spirit.\\nThe businessof the company has grown stead-\\nily and rapidly from the time Mr. Carr became\\na partner and director of its affairs. We have\\nseen that, prior to that time, Mr. Blackwell,\\nby his sagacity and enteqjrise and with his very\\nlimited capital, had been able to turn out\\nnearly ninety thousand pounds of the manu-\\nfactured article in a year. The product of the\\nestablishment is now about four million of\\n2 ounds, or nearly a fifty -fold increase in four-\\nteen years. Mr. B. employed a dozen hands,\\nall told the company last year employed seven\\nhundred and fifty; and still the work goes on\\nincreasing. Before the considerable reduction\\nwhich was made in the tobacco taxes, in May,\\n1882, the company paid for stamps, in a single\\nyear, \u00c2\u00a7645,601.33. And who must not be\\namazed at the statement in view of the fact\\nthat thirty-five years ago, and prior thereto,\\ntlie whole revenue of the State Government\\nwas only about eighty thousand dollars! Kany\\none had predicted at that time that the 3 oung\\nmen and women, and many who had reached\\nmiddle life, would live to see the day when a\\nmanufacturing company on North Carolina soil,\\nto be located at a place which then had no\\nname, would pay taxes to the United States\\nGovernment dght times greater than the State\\ntax; he might have escaped arrest and confine-\\nment as a harmless lunatic, but on no other\\ngrounds.\\nThe flourishing town of Durham, now con-\\ntaining 4,000 industrious irdiabita!its, owes its\\nexistence to the Blackwell-Durham Tobacco\\nCompany. It is true that similar and dissimi-\\nlar industries have grown up all around it,l)nt\\nthey all owe their success to the world-wide\\nrenown achieved by this great establishment.*\\nIn 1882 Mr. Blackwell sold his entire inter-\\nest in the company; and in January, 1883, the\\npurchasers obtained a charter under the laws\\nof the State. The authorized capital is one mil-\\nlion; and a half million was paid in at the time.\\nMr. .Julian S. Carr became the President of the\\ncompany, and a principal share-holder Mr. M.\\nE. McDowell, Vice-President, and Mr. Jno. A.\\nMcDowell,Secretary; Sam l H.Austin, jr.,Treas-\\nurer.\\nBy genuine goodness of heart and afi ability\\nof manners, by integrity and liberality Mr.\\nCarr has endeared himself to all classes of the\\npeople; to rich and poor; to those to whom he\\nemploys, and to those with whom he deals,\\nand has social intercourse. He takes an active\\npart in the benevolent movements of the day,\\nis a firm and efficient supporter of religion, and\\n*Since tlip Author of tliese Reminiscences wrote liis\\naketcli of Durlijini, the county of Durliam lins been\\nerected by an act of tlic Lcf^islatuic, dated Fcliiiiary\\n38tli, 1881. And one of flic luiiss! ihosmtohs coiiiities\\nof tlie State owes its nauic and sudden :i( \\\\vtli to the\\nenterprise inaugurated by W. T. BlackweU and Com-\\npany.\\nWhether the County should be established or not\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was left to a vote of the iicoplc embraced in the terri-\\ntory. The election was lield on tlie 3iid I liMisday in\\nA])iil and the Justices of the Peace met on the Isl Mon-\\nday in May. The act of the Legislature authorizing\\nthis action was ratified February 38th, 1881.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0463.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "364\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nhas been made a trustee of the University and\\nmember of the Executive Committee, and\\ntrustee of Trinity College. He is also President\\nof the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Fe-\\nmale Seminary at Durham; and doubtless its\\nbest patron; President of the Board of Trustees,\\nGreensboro Female College, Greensboro. He\\nis Vice-President of the Durham Cotton Man-\\nufacturing Company, and holds the same rela-\\ntion to the companies organized for the manu-\\nfacture of wool and of wooden wares. He is\\nVice-President of the North Carolina State\\nExposition, and a member of the Executive\\nCommittee of the National Tobacco Associa-\\ntion.*\\nMr. Carr was married, in 1873, to Miss Nan-\\nnie Graham Parish, daughter of the late Col.\\nD. C. Parish, a gentleman of high standing and\\nfor a number of years mayor of the new and\\nthriving town of Durham.\\n*In politics Mr. Carr is a Democrat. He was a dele-\\nsate to the late Dciiiuriatir National Convention at\\nChicago, and wa.s honoieil by the State Delegation\\nwith tne position on the Committee of Resolutions, or\\nPlatform.\\nHe is still a young man, but has already at-\\ntained to a high place in the regards of the\\npeople. In spite of his^manifold duties as the\\nhead of a great manufacturing establishment,\\nhe has found time to store his mind with a\\nknowledge of literature, and to keep abreast of\\ncurrent events in the political world. If his\\nambition should lead in that direction, he is\\ndestined to fill a still higher place in the public\\neye, and to applj his remarkable talents for\\nbusiness to the business of the people.\\nNote. The heartfelt tribute to the memory\\nof Chief-Justice Thomas RutBn, so long a resi-\\ndent of this County, will be found in Ala-\\nmance County, page 3. That of Governor\\nWilliam A. Graham, also a resident of Hills-\\nboro will be found in Lincoln County, page\\n232.\\nTwo more illustrous characters cannot be\\nfound; the glory of our race, the inheritance\\nof our State, their fameprevaded the civilized\\nworld.\\n-^Vi^\\n[gilf5EE^IMd", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0464.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "PASQUOTANK COUNTY.\\n365\\nCHAPTER XLIII.\\nPASQUOTANK COUNTY.\\nConnected with memories of the County is\\nthe name of John L. Baily, born August 13th,\\n1795; died June 30th, 1877 late one of the\\nJudges of the Superior Courts of the State\\nwlio was tlie son of Gabriel Baily and born\\nill Pasquotank Count} He was educated at\\nCliapel Ilill, and studied law with Governor\\nIredell, at Edenton. In 1824 he represented\\nthis County m the House of Commons and was\\nelected to the Senate in 1827 and 1828; he was\\nelected one of the Judges of the Superior Courts\\nill 1836, which position he filled with honor\\nto himself and the great satisfaction of the\\ncountr} He resigned in 1863. As a Judge he\\nwas patient, impartial, kind and learned; as a\\ncitizen, just and loyal; as a friend, sincere and\\ngenial. Preferring the bracing climate of Bun-\\ncombe County, even to that of his native Coun-\\nty, he removed to Asheville some years ago,\\nwhere he died. His amiable wife, daughter of\\nThomas Brownrigg, of Chowan County, had\\ndied a few years before him. lie was the father\\nof Thomas B. Baily and Wm. II. Baily, Esqs.,\\nof Charlotte, as also of Mrs. Caine.\\nWilliam Biddle Shepard, born 1799 died\\n1832; resided and represented this County. He\\nwas born in New Berne; the son of William\\nShepard, who was the father of a family noted\\nfamily for their talents and eloquence. He\\nmarried Mary, daughter of John Blount, by\\nwhom he had ten children, viz:\\nI. Ann, married Ebenezer Pettigrew; H.\\nJohn, who first married Maria Long, second,\\nGamble; IH Wm. Biddle; IV. Mary,\\nmarried John II. Bryan; V. Frederick Blount,\\nVI. Hannah, single; VU. Penelope,8ingle; VHI.\\n(Jharles, in Congress, who married first, Jones,\\nsecond, Donnel; IX. Richard; X. James B.\\nWilliam, the subject of our present sketch,\\nwas the second son. and was educated at the\\nUniversity, where he stood high for scholar-\\nship, but he never graduated because of an un-\\nfortunate difRculty which occured at the time;\\nbe studied law and practiced with success; his\\nfirst entrance into public life was as a member\\nof the twenty first Congress (1829-31) and he\\nserved till 1837 when he declined a re-election.\\nHe was a member of the State Legislature for\\nseveral sessions, from 1838 to 1850, and was\\nvery popular from his decided state-rights\\nopinions, and the ability and firmness with\\nwhich he maintained them.\\nHe died in Elizabeth City, in 1852 he was\\ntwice married, first to Miss Cazenove, of Alex-\\nandria, and second to Miss Collins, of Edenton.\\nGeorge W Brooks, was born March 16, 1821\\nin this Count} his father, Wm. C. Brooks,\\nwas an eminent merchant of Ehzabeth City,\\nwho came from Gates County. His ancestors\\nwere amongst earliest settlers in the Albemarle\\nregion of the State and emigrated from Vir\\nginia. Branches of the same family are still\\nin Virginia and at one time were one of the\\nleading families of Essex and the adjacent\\nCounties.\\nHis mother s maiden name was Catha-\\nrine B. Davis, of Pasquotank. She first mar-\\nried Captain Hugh Knox. After the death\\nof Captain Knox, she married Mr. Brooks,\\nand so was the mother of Judge Brooks.\\nHer ancestors were also amongst the earliest\\nsettlers in Pasquotank County and were", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0465.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "366\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nprominent in tlieir Conntj% many of them\\nfilling important positions in the Legislatm-e of\\nthe State and the local posts of trust at home.\\nJudge Brooks was mostly educated at Bel-\\nvidere in Perquimans County, North Carolina.\\nThe Society of Friends in that section, as early\\nas the year 1834, had founded an Academy at\\nthat place, which from the foundation to tlie\\npresent, has taken high rank amongst the best\\nschools of the country. At the school many\\nof the men now prominent in Eastern Nortli\\nCarolina were educated and some, distin-\\nguished for practical worth, in other States.\\nIn 1844 he was licensed to practice law in\\nthe County Courts of the State and in 1846 was\\nadmitted as an attorney in the Superior Courts.\\nFrom his first entrance at the har he was\\nsuccessful. The numerous friends of his father,\\nmade so by his kindness, rectitude and fidel-\\nity, flocked to the support of the son, and\\ngave him at once a start in life. His first\\nappearance was not flattering. He was slow\\nand almost painfully awkward from eml. arrass-\\nment and diffidence l)ut still, amidst the\\ntribulation which a young lawyer endures at\\nfirst 111 the presence of a critical audence, he dis-\\nplayed a power of endurance and pertinacity,\\nthat was at once recognized as the talisman of\\nsuccess. He was penniless when he came to the\\nBar, and in 1861 at the beginning of the war he\\nhad accumulated a large estate, which was ad-\\nmitted by all to have been justly and lionora-\\nably acquired.\\nAt the beginning of the war he owned a\\nlarge number of slaves, all of them purchased\\nby him and nearly all purchased at their own\\nrequest to save them from the hands of the\\nnegro-buyer. For some years before 1861, he\\npredicted their emancipation and often when\\n^asked to purchase a negro he refused upon tlie\\nground, that the tenure of ownership was in\\nthe near future to end.\\nHis arguments upon this subject were dis-\\ntasteful to public sentiment and grew to be\\nthe subject of harsh criticism amongst the\\nleading democrats of his region many of\\nhis personal and warmest friends frequently\\nremonstrated with him, against his utterance\\nof opinions so widely at variance with the\\nwishes and convictions of the public.\\nHe made no political speeches and no haran-\\ngues to the public but he claimed the, right\\nto express his private opinion upon public\\nmatters, and he never yielded that right to\\npublic clamor or private remonstrance. In\\n1852 he consented to represent his native\\nCounty in the Legislature of the State. He\\nonly consented to prevent a division in the\\nWhig Party in his county. He served with\\nperfect acceptability to his constituents one\\nterm, but positively refused to accept a re-\\nnomination. He has always refused to mingle\\nin the strife of politics.\\nHe was a firm adherent of the Whig Party\\nup to the civil war. During that war he was an\\navowed LTnion man; though his conduct was\\ncalm and quiet, and showed his actions to be\\nthe result of conviction, produced by reflection\\nrather than mere sentiment, the result of the\\npassions of the hour.\\nDuring the whole civil war he was the same,\\ntrue to his conviction of the ultimate tri-\\numph of the Federal Government, yet kind to\\nopponents and always ready to succor the dis-\\ntress of Federal or Southern sufferers.\\nIn August 1865, he was appointed Judge of\\nDistrict Court for the District of North Car-\\nolina, and his nomination was confirmed by\\ntlie United States Senate in January 1866.\\nIn 1866 he was elected a delagate to the Con-\\nvention which met to frame a Constitution for\\nNorth Carolina. He stood high in that body,\\nbut with the close of that Convention his re-\\nlation with the public ceased except as a judge.\\nThe business in the federal Courts of North\\nCarolina before the war was nominal. The", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0466.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "PASQUOTANK COUNTY.\\n367\\nterms of the Circuit Courts rarely coiisumefl a\\nweek, and a few liours sufficed to dispose of\\nthe dockets of the District Courts.\\nSince the war the Circuit Courts have usually\\ncontinued for several weeks at each term and\\nthe labor of the judges has been severe and\\nconstant. Hundreds of cases have been tried\\nin open court at each term, and the busi-\\nness at chambers has been quite as laborious\\nas in the court room. The district courts have\\nalso been crowded since 1867 with cases in\\nbankruptcy, besides a large accession of other\\nquestions upon the Revenue Laws of the United\\nStates and questions of private right.\\nNo judge performed more labor since 18G6\\nthan Judge Brooks; and in the discharge of\\nhis duties he won and retained the highest re-\\nspect of the Bar of North Carolina, for learn-\\ning, for courtesy and practical good sense. His\\ndecisions are rarely questioned and the people\\nregarded him as an honor to the bench.\\nBesides the ordinary business of the Court\\nin which he presided, he was called upon to\\ndetermine questions under the recent amend-\\nments to the Constitution of the United States\\nat a time of intense excitement, when there\\nwas serious alarm felt lest a fearful strife should\\nbreak forth, growing out of the points upon\\nhe was called to adjudicate.\\nIn the year 1870, Governor Holden declared\\nseveral Counties of North Carolina in a state\\nof insurrection and sent troops who arrested\\nand held in custody a number of citizens of\\nthose Counties. These sued out writs of ha-\\nbeas corpus from Chief-Justice Pearson, of tlie\\nState Court. The writs were issued, but by\\ndirection of the Governor the prisoners were\\nnot returned. An act of the Legislature of\\nNorth Carolina had been passed, empowering\\nthe Governor upon good cause to declare any\\nCounty in insurrection and to employ the\\nmiltia force to repress such insurrection.\\nWhen the Governor refused the prisoners\\nin obedience to the writs issued by Chief-Jus-\\ntice Pearson, that Judge declared that he had\\nno power to proceed and that the power of the\\njudiciary was exhausted. The prisoners still\\nremained in military custody.\\nImmediately they procured writs from Judge\\nBrooks, returnable before him at Salisbury in\\nAugust, 1870. The questions arising upon\\nthese proceedings were of the gravest kind,\\ninvolving the construction of the 14th amend-\\nment to the Constitution of the United States\\nand the act of February fifth, 1867, passed in\\npursuance thereof. The prisoners were sup-\\nposed to be Democrats, seeking relief at the\\nhands of the federal government from the\\nwrongs of their own State officers; the coun-\\nsel for the prisoners, all leading Democrats,\\nfiled argument upon argument to convince the\\nCourt that the Federal arm ought to interfere.\\nThe Judge was easy to convince; he had com-\\nmon sense, the text of the Constitution, the\\nwritten statute and the bias of a life-time on\\nhis side. He extended the ^gis of the Fed-\\neral Constitution over the citizen of the Uni-\\nted States and proclaimed to eternity that the\\nUnited States is a nation charged to vindicate\\nthe wrongs of the subject in every corner of\\nits domain and armed with power to resist the\\ntyranny of any or either of the several States.\\nHe granted the writ of habeas corpus and\\nextended the federal jurisdiction to the case\\nThe prisoners exulted in their liberty and a\\nshout of triumph went up from the people and\\nthe press over the result. The Judge enjoyed\\nan ovation such as seldom honors the bench,\\nand at the time, no honor would have been too\\ngreat for the State to lay at his feet.\\nThe decision referred to, although it did\\npresent at the time only a local aspect, is, in\\nfact, a national one. and may one day form the\\nbasis of an opinion of as wide notoriety as the\\nDred Scott case. It in fact ranks with it in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0467.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "368\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ninterest, and like it must form the departure\\nfor olaslung- political creeds hereafter.\\nJudge Brooks married Margaret, daughter\\nof James Costin, of Gates County, on June 20,\\n1850, and he had five children: Three sons,\\nWilliam, George and James, and two daugh-\\nters; Margaret and Sally. lie died at his home\\nin Elizabeth City on January 6th, 1882, amid\\nthe regrets of the Country at the loss of so\\npure and good a man.\\nGen. James Green Martin, born 1819, died\\nOctober 1878, was a native of this county.\\nHe was educated at the United States Mili-\\ntary Academy and graduated June 30th, 1840,\\nin the same class with Sherman, Thomas and\\nothers. He was assigned to the Artillery and\\nperformed the varied duties of that service,\\nat home and abroad with credit. He was en-\\ngaged in the war with Mexico; and was sever-\\nely wounded at the battle of Cherubusco, on\\nthe August 20th, 1847, from which he lost\\nhis right arm. He was brevetted Major for\\ngallant and meritorious conduct in the battle\\nof Contrereas and Cherubusco. On the com-\\nmencement of the civil war, he was stationed\\nat Fort Riley. He promptly resigned his com-\\nmission in the United States Army, and tend-\\nered his services to his native State. The\\nGovernor appointed him Adjutant General of\\nthe State, a mo.st important position, and well\\ndid he fill it, for it was unc.er his provident\\ncare that the troops of the State were or-\\nganized, equipped and amply provided for.\\nIt was his suggestion that the blockade run-\\nnino; ships were first employed to bring cloth-\\ning and supplies from Europe for the troops and\\nthe people. In 1862 when he had accom-\\nplished his duties as Adjutant General, he was\\ncommissioned Brigadier General and labored\\nfaithfully, zealously and gallantly to the close\\nof the war; which found him at Asheville.\\nPleased with the advantages of climate, and\\nthe salubrity of this section, he resolved to\\nmake it his home; here he remained, till his\\ndeath. He was the law partner of Hon. John\\nL. Baily, whose genial and generous temper\\nwas so germain to that of Gen. Martin. He\\nwas twice married. By his first wife. Miss\\nReed of New Castle, Delaware, he had four\\nchildren. His second wife was the daughter\\nof the late Hon. Charles King, who was the\\nson of Rufus King.\\nJohn Pool* is a native of Pasquotank County,\\nborn June 16, 1826, educated at the Univer-\\nsity at which he graduated in 1847. Studied\\nlaw and practiced it successfully. Elected to\\nthe State Senate in 1856 and again in 1865.\\nHe was a member of the State Convention in\\n1865 and was the Whig candidate for Gover-\\nnor in 1858, but was defeated by Governor\\nEllis.\\nHe was elected Senator in Congress in 1868\\nand served till March, 1873.\\nMr. Pool s course in public life has been\\nmarked b} a strict adherence to his views of\\nright; never pandering to party or persons to\\nsecure popularity. This devotion to duty has\\ndoubtless, while it secured him friends, pro-\\nduced some political enemies. He has retired\\nfrom the arena of politics and devotes his time\\nto the duties of his pi ofession.\\nNo further seek his merits to disclose,\\nOr draw his frailties froui their quiet abode.\\nHe has been twice married; first to Miss\\nSawyer, by whom he has one daughter [Mrs.\\nMills;] and second to Mary, daughter of Dr.\\nA. W. Mebane, by whom he has a sob and two\\ndaughters.\\nLuciau D. Starke, long a resident of Eliza-\\nbeth City, was raised in Suffolk, Virginia.\\nHis native ability is excelled by his cultivated\\n*Mr. Pool died in Washingtou City on August 16th,\\n1884.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0468.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "PERQUIMANS COUNTY.\\n369\\niiuiniiers. He edited the Pioneer, a dem- Port. lie entered tlie iirmy duriiii^ the Civil\\nocratie paper at Elizabeth City, with much War, Eerviiig on the Stall of the late lamented\\nability, and was for a time Collector of the Col. William F. Martin.\\n^^^^^.5^^;^^:^^7\\nPERQUIMANS COUNTY.\\nJohn Harvey is a name that should ever be\\ncherished in the early annals of our history.\\nHe was a prominent leader in the Assembly,\\nand was for a long time Speaker in the House\\nand was Moderator of that band of heroes\\nw ho met at New Berne m 1774, in open defi-\\nance to the Royal Governor as advocates of\\nliberty and independence. Unfortunately, he\\ndied before independence was secured; but\\nhis name and his elFcrts are entitled to our re-\\nspect and _ofi-atitude. His name is still, pre-\\nserved by many families in this region, and\\nhis patriotism duly remembered.\\nJosiah T. Granburj^ was long a useful and\\nhonorable citizen of this Coun^-y. He was\\ndistinguished for his success as a farmer one\\not the most extensive in this fertile section of\\nthe State. But his means and fortunes were\\nwrecked by the vicissitudes of the civil war,\\nand his active spirit sunk under its calamities.\\nIn his viewsof statenianshiphe was a devoted\\nadmirer of the tenets of Jetferson and Jack-\\nson; so strong and fixed were these opinions\\nthat they tinged his whole life.\\nHis only child married Lucius J. Johnson,\\nwho shared with Mr. Granbury his political\\npreferences, his high intellectual acquirements\\nand his devotion to duty. Mr. Johnson, says\\nMoore, was of that stock of men which made\\nthe upper portion of Chowan celebrated for a\\ncentury past, fc r its patriotism and intelli-\\ngence. He was greatly beloved as a man, and\\nrespected as a faithful and able advocate. He\\ndied, Major of the 17th N. C. State Troops,\\nwith his face to the foe in the last battle of\\nKinston in March 1865.\\nJ. W. Albertson is a native of this county;\\nof Quaker parentage, born September 9, 1826.\\nEducated at Belvidere Academy and at the\\nFriends Boarding School in Guilford County.\\nHe studied law and was licensed to practice in\\n1849. Elected to the Legislature in 1852. In\\n1856 he became a Democrat on principle.\\nElected Solicitor in 1868, and was so accepta-\\nble and faithful that he was appointed Judge\\nof the Superior Court in April, 1872.\\nOn the resignation of Richard C. Badirer, in\\n1878, he was appointed by the President Dis-\\ntrict Attorney for the eastern district of North\\nCarolina, which position he discharged with\\ncredit to himself and satisfaction to his coun-\\ntry.\\nWilliam H. Bagley, is a native of Perquimans\\ncounty, born July 5th, 1833, son of Col. Willis H.\\nBagley, long the Sheriff of this county, a pop-\\nular and useful citizen. lie was liberally ed-\\nucated under John Kimberly, at the Hertford\\nAcademy. For a time he was editor of the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0469.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "370\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nSentinel in Elizabeth City; studied law and\\nwa8 licensed in 1859. Although opposed to\\nsecession,yet when the State actually embarked\\nin the war, he felt it to he his duty to share\\nher fortunes, and so entered the Confederate\\nservice as a private, but was soon made a First\\nLieutenant in the Eighth Regiment N. C.\\nTroops. He was in the battle of Roanoke Is-\\nland, where he was taken prisoner. After his\\nexchange he was appointed Captain of his com-\\npany, and subsequently promoted to be Major\\nof the 66th Regiment where he served on the\\ncoast defenses in North and South Carolina,\\nand Georgia, until his resignation in 1864.\\nHe hud been elected to the Senate, from the\\nfirst Senatorial District, composed of the co-\\nunties of Perquimans and Pasquotank in Aug.\\n1862, and was re-elected in 1864. In Jui^^ 1865\\nhe was appointed by President Johnson Super-\\nintendent of the Mint at Charlotte; but being\\nunable to take the test oath he was prevented\\nfrom filling that position. In December of that\\nyear he was Private Secretary of Gov. Worth;\\nat the close of which service he was elected\\nClerk of the Supreme Court of the State, which\\nelevated position he n jw holds. He is a prom-\\ninent member of the order of Odd Fellows\\nand has been M. W. Grand Master, and held\\nthe highest honor of the order in his State.\\nHe married (March 1st 1866,) Adelaide, daugh-\\nter of Gov. Worth, for whose biography see\\nRandolph County.\\n^b^V^^^^:7^^\\nPERSON COUNTY.\\nGeneral Henry Atkinson, of the U. S. Army,\\nborn 18-Q2, died 1842, was a native of this coun-\\nty. He was appointed a Captain in the 3rd\\nRegiment of Infantry, 1808; Colonel of 45th\\nInfantry, 1814, and a Brigadier-General 1820.\\nHe was a gallant and active officer and com-\\nmanded the Western Army at the defeat of the\\nSioux Indians, and took their celebrated Chief,\\nBlack Hawk, prisoner near Bad Axe River, 2d\\nAugust, 1832.\\nHe died at Jetierson Barracks, Missouri, 14th\\nJune, 1842. Ilis brother, Richard Atkinson,\\nwas a Member of the Legislature fro;n Person\\nCounty, from 1807 to 1820, except 1815- 16.\\nLike his distinguished brother, he was of mili-\\ntary tastes, and was Colonel of a North Caro-\\nlina Regiment in the war with the Creek In-\\ndians, in 1815- 16. He died in Person County\\non 3rd December, 1821.*\\nEdwin Godwin Reade, son of Robert and\\nJudith A. Reade, was born November 19, 1812,\\nat Mt. Tirzah, in Person County, in which\\ncounty he has always resided. His father died\\nwhile he was a child, and his early advantages\\nwere few.\\nHis mother s means were limited, but she\\nwas a wise, christian woman and guided her\\nsons, of whom she had three, with much care.\\nEdwin was liberally educated by Rev. Alex-\\nander Wilson, D.D. Studied law under Benja-\\nmin Sumner; obtained his license to practice in\\n1835, and practiced with profit and honor. In\\nDictionary of Am, Biography by Thomas S. Drake,\\nBoston, 1872.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0470.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "PERSON COUNTY.\\n371\\n1855 he was elected a Member of the\\n(34tli) Congress. He declined a re-election,\\nand determined to retire from public life.\\nIn 1861 he was prevailed upon by friends of\\nthe Union to be a candidate for a seat in the\\nconvention to oppose the secession of the State.\\nHe was elected by a large majority, but the\\nconvention was defeated by a popular vote.\\nWhen another convention was soon after call-\\ned, and wlien it was apparent tliat tlie State\\nwould secede, he was not a candidate. After\\nSecession was accomplished by a vote of the con-\\nvention, he cast his lot with his State. Judge\\nReade was elected to the Confederate States\\nSenate, and served therein during the war.\\nIn December, 18G3,in his absence, and with-\\nout his active solicitation, he was elected by\\nthe legislature a judge of the Supreme Court.\\nAt the close of the war in 1865 he was ap-\\npointed a judge in the Provisional Govern-\\nment.\\nIn the fall of 1865 he was unanimously\\nelected to the state convention, called to form\\na constitution, and was chosen President of\\nthat body by acclamation.\\nThe legislature that met in Dec. 1865 elect-\\ned him one of the Justices of the Supreme\\nCourt. In 1868, under the new government,\\nhe was nominated by buth parties and elected\\nby nearly a unanimous vote to the office of\\nAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court; his\\nterm of office expired in 1878. Ue returned\\nto his practice in Roxboro, where he resides.\\nHe was married December, 1836, Emily A.L.\\nMoore, daughter of Phillips Moore.\\nHe was always a Whig and as opposed to\\nsecession has been a Unionist.\\nHe is a clear, chaste and forcible writer, and\\nwas distinguished as an acute lawyer, and an\\neloquent and persuasive advocate and public\\nspeaker, lie has been a member of the Pres-\\nbyterian church from his youth and is now a\\nruling elder. He has discharged ably and well\\nthe duties of all the positions which he has\\never occupied.\\nThere lived near Roxboro, a Scotchman\\nnamed James Williamson. His first wife was\\na daughter of Dempsey .Moore. Of this mar-\\nriage was born John Gustavus Adolphus Wil-\\nliamson, one of the most prominent sons of Per-\\nson, a lawyer by profession, and an eminent\\nstatesman; represented his county in the House\\nof Commons in 1823, was afterwards Consul to\\nVenzucla and later appointed Chargt; d Affaires\\nat Caraccas.\\nHis second wife was Susan Paine, daughter\\nof Major Paine, who lived at Paine s Ornery.\\nOf tliis ir.arriage were born three sons, Robert,\\nJames and Alexander; and four daughters,\\nMary,Parthenia, Annie and Madrid [named for\\nthe Capital of Spain.]\\nMary married Mr. Donaho, who died in Mil-\\nton. Parthenia married Judge Dick, father of\\nthe present Judge R. P. Dick. She is still liv-\\ning in Greensboro Susan married a brother\\nof Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin, formerly of\\nHillsboro Madrid married a young lawyer by\\nthe name of Jones, and moved to Tennessee.\\nDr. Robert Williamson, the oldest son of his\\nsecond wife, was a prominent physician in Rock-\\ningham County, where he he died about the\\nyear 1843. James M., second son by same mar-\\nriage, moved to Tennessee, and followed the\\nlaw, represented this County in the State Leg-\\nislature, 1834.\\nAlexander, the third son by the same mar-\\nriage, was a successful merchant in Memphis,\\nleft a large estate.\\nThe fiist we learn of the Barnett family is\\nthat, .John Barnett, of Scotch-Irish descent,\\ncame to America and settled in Pennsylvania.\\nHis son John married Miss Carrie of that\\nState. He lived at Bailey s Bridge, on the line\\nof Person and Halifax counties. This was then\\nthe famous place* to settle questions of honor\\nby the pistol. Immediately upon the Virginia", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0471.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "372\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand North Carolina line the officers of the law\\nin either State could be evaded by passing from\\none State to the other. It was here that Judge\\nCameron once vindicated the code.\\nJohn Barnett was summoned to cut out a\\ndirect road from Halifax C. H., in Virginia, to\\nto Hillsboro Commencing at Halifax he came\\non by Adam s Creek. At this fqrd he was re-\\nminded by the red land of that in Pennsylva-\\nnia. And fancying a similarity in its fertility he\\nimmediately went to the land-office and took\\nup a large number of acres of land located\\nhere. This land fell into the hands of John\\nW. Williams, as the heir or executor of one\\nTowler.\\nA brother-in-law of this John Barnett,\\nnamed Currie, also settled upon these lands,\\nnow occupied by J. M. Barnett, Esq., who also\\nowned the Towler place. Thus we trace the\\nCurrie family of Caswell County.\\nRichard Stanford, was a Member of Congress\\nfrom 1797 to 1816 continuously, nearly twenty\\nyears. He died in Washington City, in April,\\n1816, during the session of Congress, and lies\\nburied in the Congressional Cemetery. He was\\na prominent politician of his day, and was the\\nconfidential friend of the distinguished John\\nRandolph of Roanoke. Mr. Stanford s unex-\\npired term was filled by Hon. Samuel Dickens,\\nwho often represented Person in the State Leg-\\nislature, he removed in 1820 to West Tennes-\\nsee, which was then called the Chickasaw pur-\\nchase; he died there many years ago, full of\\nwealth and the good will of his countrymen.\\nHon. James Cochran, (the maternal grandfather\\nof James Cochran Dobbin,) was a native of Per-\\nson, and a Member of Congress from 1809 to\\n1813; he lies buried at Lea s Chapel, five miles\\nwest of Roxboro\\nHon. Robert Vanhook was a native of Per-\\nson, he served in both branches of the State\\nLegislature and was elected twenty-two times,\\nfrom 1807 to 1834, the last year he had no op-\\nposition, and died before the convening of the\\nLegislature. Major Isham Ed\\\\yards [father of\\nCol. L. C. Edwards,] was elected to fill the va-\\ncancy. Mr. Vanhook was a politician of the\\nJefl:ersoniaii school, he was not a great man\\nmentally, though highly gifted in procuring the\\ngood will of the people and retaining it.\\nHon. Thomas McGhee, [father of Montford\\nMcGhee, Esq.,] was a wealthy farmer onllyco,\\nand served five sessions in the State Legislature\\n[lower branch] 1826- 29- 30- 31- 33, and was\\nGovernor s council during the administrations\\nof Dudley and Morehead and was many years\\npresident of the bank at Milton.\\nHis son, Montford McGhee, born in this\\ncounty, on December 4, 1822, was educated at\\nthe University; graduated in 1841, in the same\\nclass with Thos. L. Avery, R. R. Bridgers, Wm.\\nJ. Clarke, John W. Ellis, John F. Hoke, Charles\\nand Samuel F. Phillips. He studied law with\\nJudge Butler, and spent some time at Harvard\\nCollege. He removed to Caswell County, and\\nwas a delegate to the Convention in 186.5, and\\nas Representative in 1862 and 1866. Elected\\nto the Legislature in 1879, and since continued\\nto 1882 with great acceptability. He has\\nattained high distinction as a writer, and his\\neulogy on Governor Graham ranks him with\\nthe most polished writers of the State.\\nHe is at present a prominent member of the\\nLegislature and of the bar. Highly esteemed by\\nhis friends and his associates as a gentleman and\\na scholar. He has recently been appointed by\\nthe State Board of Agriculture, Commissioner\\nof Agriculture, succeeding Col. L. L. Polk,\\n[1880.]\\nHe married a daughter of Judge Badger in\\n18.54.\\nJohn W. Cunningham, resides in this Coun-\\nty. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia on\\nFeb. 6th, 1820; educated at Bingham Acad-\\nemy, and at the University, where he grad-\\nuated in 1840, in the same class with David A.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0472.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "PITT COUNTY.\\n373\\nBarnes, Tod K. Caldwell, C. C. Graham. Lucius Govrs. Ellis juid Clark, and member of the\\nI. Johnston, Wm. Johnston, 0. H. Prince, Will- Convention of ISTo. These manifestations of\\niam M. Shipp, Calvin A. Wiley and others.\\n,r.rr^ public conndenco and reaiard.evmce the proper\\nHe was elected to the Senate in 1852- 4- b\\nand 8 was a member of the Convention 1861, appreciation of Mr. Cunningham s integrity and\\n(scccfsion.) Keelected to the Senate in 1864, ability. He married xVliss Sue Somerville of\\n66- 72 and 1876. Councillor of State under Warrenton.\\nmmM^\\nCHAPTER XLIV.\\nPITT COUNTY.\\nDr. Robert Williams of Pitt County, was dis-\\ntinguished in the Revolutionary War, as a de-\\nvoted Patriot, a skilful Surgeon and able Phy-\\nsician. He served as surgeon during the whole\\nwar, and after the war was over he devoted\\nhis services to his extensive practice. He was\\nselected by the people to fill many positions of\\nhonor and trust. He was a member of the\\nConvention that met at Hillsboro, July 21st,\\n1788, to consider the Federal Constitution;\\nand was repeatedly elected to the Legislature\\nof the State for nearly thirty years, [from\\n1786 to 1814.] He was also a member of the\\nConvention of 1835, that met at Raleigh to re-\\nvise the State Constitution.\\nHe died in Pitt County on November 12,\\n1842, aged 83, much esteemed and much re-\\ngretted.\\nByran Grimes, Major-General C. S. A., born\\nNov. 2, 1828; died Aug 14, 1880.\\nHe was not born to shame;\\nUpon his blow .slianie was ashamed to sit,\\nFor it was a ihione where Honor raitrht be crownerl\\nSole monarch of the universal earth.\\nThe tragic death of General Grimes, and the\\nassassin-like mode by which it was accom-\\nplished, produced a thrill of sorrow through-\\nout the State, and added interest to the exalt-\\ned traits that adorned his character. He was\\nborn, lived, and died in Pitt County.\\nThere are few counties in North Carolina\\nwhose early record is more distinguished by\\ndevotion to liberty than tlie county of Pitt_\\nIts inhabitants, as early as July, 1775, under\\nthe ties of religion, honor and regard for pos-\\nterity, resolved to execute the measures of\\nthe General Congress, then sitting at Phil-\\nadelphia, and to oyipose the execution of the\\narbitrary and illegal acts of the British Parlia-\\nment. These resolutions were signed by John\\nSimpson, chairman, and ninety-two others.\\nAmong these signers was the great-grand\\nfather of General Grimes. His grand -father\\n[William] was a leading and influential pat-\\nriot, and represented Pitt ounty in 1793 and\\n94, the date of hie death. His father, whose", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0473.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "374\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\npatronymic he bore,wasamost upright, honest,\\nand enterprising farmer, and raised his sons to\\nthat useful and honorabie avocation. On these\\nsons he bestowed every advantage that wealth\\nand education could present. General Grimes\\nwas born November 2d, J828; and graduated\\nat the University of North Carolina in 1848,\\nin the same class with Victor Clay Barnnger,\\n[now a judge in Egypt,] Oliver H. Dockery,\\n[in Congress 1867, 68, 69, 71,] Seaton Gales,\\nlate Document Clerk to the House of Rep-\\nresentatives; Willie P. Mangum, Jr., [now\\nConsul of the United States in China,] Judge\\nOliver P. Mears, and others. Averse to polit-\\nical excitement and public position, he embraced\\nthe pursuit of agriculture, and was disting-\\nuished for his success and enterprise in a sec-\\ntion of the State distinguished for its fertility\\nand prolific productions. lie, however, in the\\nexciting times of 1861, was a member of the\\nconvention at Raleigh that seceded from the\\nUnion. Witii his characteristic sincerity he sus-\\ntained his opinions and convictions of duty by\\nhis deeds. He entered the Confederate service,\\nand was appointed by Governor Ellis, major of\\nthe 4th Regiment of North Carolina State\\nTroops, commanded by George B. Anderson as\\ncolonel, and John H. Young as lieutenant-colo-\\nnel. He served throughout the whole war.\\nHe was among the first to enter tbe field and\\nwas the last to quit it. Such was his gallantry\\nand devotion to the cause that he was distin-\\nguished in every prominent battle in Northern\\nVirginia. He was with LeeatSharpsburg and\\nGettysburg, and was severely wounded at\\nSouth Mountain. For his gallantry he was\\npromoted through the several grades of service\\nand attained the position of Senior Major-\\nGeneral of Stonewall Jackson s corps. In these\\nfearful ordeals his brave spirit had never quail-\\ned, and he gallantly led his troops in the des-\\nperate and furious strife. Like Henry, of Nav-\\narre, at Ivry,he was ever foremost in the fray,\\nand, like Henry, urged his troops to combat.\\nPress where you see my white plume shine amidst\\ntlie ranks o( war,\\nAudbeyouroriflanime to-day tlie helmet of Navarre.\\nThis poetic idea was realized by General\\nGrimes, for his division made the last charge\\nAppomattox. The history of that last effort\\nof the Lost Cause tells us that General Lee,\\nseeing the last gallant and fruitless chargd\\nasked What troops are those? When told\\nthat it was a North Carolina division, his\\nplacid face brightened and he exclaimed,\\nGod bless North Carolina! She is the first and\\nlast in every charge.\\nI add, God bless Pitt County! Her son,\\nHenry Wyatt, was the first ottering on the\\naltar of his country at Bethel in 1861, and her\\nson, Grimes, led the last charge at Appomattox.\\nPitt, glorious Pitt, the alpha and omega of the\\ncivil war!\\nThe war ended, General Grimes returned to\\nhis home and to its peaceful pursuits. But\\nhis active and useful career was soon to be ter-\\nminated by a tragic end. On Saturday evening,\\nthe 14th, of August, 1880, General Grimes\\nwas returning from Washington to his home\\nin his buggy. A lad, about twelve years of\\nage, named Bryan Sattherwaite, was with\\nhim. When about two miles from his resi-\\ndence, near Bear Creek, about six o clock in\\nthe evening, ho was fired upon by some mis-\\ncreant in ambush and killed. His death oc-\\ncurred in a few moments after the fatal shot\\nwas fired. Thus perished one of the purest\\nand best men of the State.\\nProminent in his character was his devoted\\npatriotism, his modest and decided conduct,\\nhis devotion to truth, and his abhorrence of\\nan} kind of artifice or intrigue. Decided,\\nhonest and firm in his opinions, he expressed\\nthem with dignity, firmness and courtesy. His\\ngallantly in the field was only excelled by his\\nkindness to and scrupulous regard for his troops.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0474.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "PITT COUNTY.\\n375\\nIlislife .VIS /Miilr, anil fli( cli iiuMitM\\nS mixed ill liim, tli:it Natiiie iiii^ lit sfuiiil ii|)\\nAll I s ly to all tlie wdi-IiI, TIuk iv is a mnn\\nGeneral Grimes was the ready and devoted\\nfriend of every movement to advance the well-\\nfare and prosperity of his State. lie was the\\nsteady and consistent advocate of all inipmve-\\ninonts and of eliicition. lie was the constant\\nfriend and [)atron of luis Alma Mater, in so\\nnuich so, that one of the literary societies (the\\nIMiilaiithropic) has procured his portrait, ex-\\necuted by that faithful artist, Wm. Garl\\nBrowne, to whose s^enius and talent our State\\nis deeply indebted for the preservation of the\\nfeatures of so many of her distinguished sons.\\nThe following letter to .Mr. Browne, post-\\nmarked on the same day he was killed, is prob-\\nably the last letter that General Grimes ever\\nwrote.\\nW.-vsHixuTON, N. C, Aw/ust 12, 1880.\\nW. G.\\\\RL Browne, Esq.,\\nWa.shin /ton C iti/, IJ. C.\\nMy De.vr Sir Your letter torwarded\\nthrough Mr. Cowper to hand. When the por-\\ntrait is completed, please put it in a suitable\\nframe and write in paint colors and small let-\\nters on the liack of the canvas, Bryan Grimes,\\nMajor-General Provisional Army Confederate\\nStates, also 3 our own name as artist. Have\\nit boxed and addressed to the Philanthropic\\nSociety, Chapel Hill, N. C, cai e of Messrs.\\nJames Pender, C. B. Aycock and Locke\\nCraige, committee. Prepay the frefght by ex-\\npress, at same time notify the gentlemen that\\nyou have, by my request, shipped the box to\\ntheir address. Send original portraits back to\\nKaleigh, care of Pulaski Cowper, and send\\nyour bill for it all to me. I will not insult\\nyou by asking if the portrait is well done, for\\nT know otherwise it could not come from your\\nhand.\\nVery trul} yours,\\nBryan Grimes.\\n(Postmarked 14th August, 1880, the day he\\nwas killed.)\\nThe perpetrator of his foid as-iassination\\nwas never convicted; the alleged cause was\\nthat General Grimes became an important\\nwitness in some criminal matter, and the par-\\nti(^s took this means to [irevcnt his testimony\\nfrom lieing giveti.\\nGeneral Grimes was twice married; first to\\nMiss Bettie Davis, and second to .Miss Char-\\nlotte Bryan, daughter of the late Hon. .John\\nH. Bryan, (member of Congress 1825-27,) and\\nleaver a large family to deplore his untimely\\nfate.\\nIn Moore s History of North Caroliiui is\\nthe following tribute to General Grimes: In\\nthe disastrous, final retreat there were many\\nbrave deeds done by the troops of North Caro-\\nlina. Especially did Major-General Bryan\\nGrin^es and Brigadier General William K. Cox\\ndistinguish themselves. General Grimes had\\nwon his way to the proud position he then held\\namid the few immortals, surviving the many\\nglorious conflicts waged by the Army of North-\\nern Virginia. His bravery and devotion were\\nsupervised by an intelligent and scrupulous re-\\ngard for his command, and no officer rendered\\nfuller or more patriotic duty to the Southern\\ncause. General Grimes furnished the histo-\\nrian with a most interesting sketch of the clos-\\ning scenes of the conflict in Virginia. From\\nthis narrative I make a number of extracts\\nAbout 9 o clock, saj s General Grimes, I\\nheard the roar of artillery in our front, and in\\nconsequence of information received, I had ray\\ncommand aroused in time, and passed through\\nthe town of Appomattox Court House before\\ndaylight, where, on the opposite side of the\\ntown, I found the enemy in my front. Throw-\\ning out skirmishers and forming a line of bat-\\ntle, I reconnoitred and satisfied myself as to\\ntheir position, aud awaited the arrival of Gen-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0475.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "376\\nWHEELER S KEMINISCENCES.\\neral Gordi)ii for instrnctioiis, who, awhile he-\\nfore day, aeeonipaiiied I)} General Fhz Lee,\\ncame to nij position, when we held a council\\nof war. General Gordon was of the opinion\\nthat the troops in our front were cavah-y, and\\nthat General Fitz Lee should attack. Fitz Lee\\nthought that they were infantry, and that\\nGordon should attack. The} diseus-ied the mat-\\nter so long that I became impatient, and said\\nit was the duty of some one to attack, and\\nthat too immediately; and I felt satisfied tliat\\nthey could be driven from the cross-roads oc-\\ncupied by them, which was the route it was\\ndesirable our wagon train should pursue, anj\\nthat I would undertake it. Whereupon Gor-\\ndon said: Well drive them off; I replied, I\\ncannot do so with my division alone, but re-\\nquire assistance. He then said, You can\\ntake the other \\\\wo divisions of the corps.\\nAbout this time it was becoming sufficiently\\nlight to make the surrounding localities visible.\\nI then rode down and invited General\\nWalker, who commanded a division on m}-\\nleft composed principally of Virginians to ride\\nwith me, showed him the positioti of the en-\\nemy, and explained to him my views and plan\\nof attack. He agreed with nie as to its ad-\\nvisability. The enemy, observing me\\nplacing these troops in [KisitidU, opened upon\\nme with four pieces of artillery. I then gave\\nthe signal to advance; at the same time Fitz\\nLee charged those posted at the cross-roads,\\nwhen my skirmishers attacked the breast-\\nworks, which were taken without nnichlosson\\nmy pai t; also capturing sevei al pieces of ar-\\ntillery and a large numlxn- of prisoners, I at\\nthe same time moving the division up to the\\nsupport of the skirmishers oi crhdoit. by lu ig-\\nades, driving the enemy in confusion for three-\\nquarters of a mile beyond a range of hills cover-\\ned with oak under-growtlu I t nen sent\\nanorticer to General Gordon announcing our\\nsuccess and that the Lynchl)urg road was open\\nfor the escape of the wagons, and that I awaited\\nordei s. Thereupon 1 received an order to\\nwithdraw, whi.-h I declined to do, su[ip,)sing\\nthat General Gordon did not uiulorstaiid the\\ncommanding position which my troops occu-\\npied, but he continued to send me orders to\\nthe same effect which I still disregarded being\\nunder the impression that he did not compre-\\nhend our favorable location, until finally I re\\nceived a message from him with an additional\\none as coming fVom General Lee ti) fall back.\\nAs my tn.)ops approached their position\\nof the morning, I rode up to General Gordon\\nand asked where I should form line of battle.\\nHe replied, Anywhere you choose.\\nStruck by tne strangeness of the repl^ I\\nasked an e.xplanation, whereupon he informed\\nme that we would be surrendered. I expressed\\nvery forcibly my dissent at being surre idered\\nand indignantly u.ibraided him for not giving\\nme notice of such an intention, as I could have\\nes^-aped with my division, and joined General\\nJo. Johnston, then in North Carolina; further-\\nmore, that I should then inform my men of\\nthe purpose to surrender, and wh:)m3 ever\\ndesired to escape that calamity could go\\nwith mc, and galloped off to carry this idea\\ninto effect. Before reaching my troops, how-\\never, General Gordon overto.ik me, and [fac-\\ning his hand on my shoulder, asked me if I was\\ngoing to desert the army and tarnish my own\\nhonor as asoldier; that it would be a retlection\\nupon General Lee and an indelible disgrace to\\nme that, I, an ofhcer of rank, should escape\\nunder a flag of truce which was pending. I\\nwas in a dilemma and knew not what to do,\\nbut finally concluded to say nothing to my\\ntroops on the subject. We were then\\nbeyond the creek at Appomattox Court House,\\nand stacked arms amid the bitter tears of bron-\\nzed veterans, regretting the necessity for cap-\\ntulation.\\nDr. Richard H. Lewis, the most distinguith-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0476.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "PITT COUNTY.\\n377\\n(uH-nlisl :ui(l iuirist in Xnrtli arDliiKi, was\\nl nni oil tlic ISth of Febmaiy, 1850, iu I itt\\nCouiitv; the son of K i eh lud Henry Lewis, ot\\nHtlgeconibe, wlio was the son of Erwiii Lewis,\\nof tliat County, wliose father, Erwin Le\\\\vis,\\nmoved to Edgeeombe from Brnnswiek County,\\nirginia, and wasa deseendant of Henry Lewis\\nnne of the throe brothers who came to ii-jjinia\\nfrom Engl;ind in KjO and who settled in\\nl5runswiek,Cliarles settling in Augusta County,\\nand John on the James Kivor.\\nlie entered the Freshman elass at the Uni-\\nversity at Chapel Hill in July 1806, and re-\\nmained there until the republicans broke it up\\nin 18(58, having completed his sophomore year.\\nI le obtained his first distinction the second ses-\\nsion of the Freshman, and during the wh le\\nSophomore 3 eai From Chapel Hill he went\\nto the I niversity of Virginia, and there re-\\nmained for two years, the last in the study of\\nmedicine. The first was devoted chiefly to\\nthe study of belles lettres, and he received a\\ndiplonui in Moral Philosophy and French. He\\nentered the Medical Department of the Uni-\\nvcreity of Maryland, in Baltimore, and grad-\\nuated there in the following spring, March\\n1871. After graduation lu; was apiiointcd as-\\nsisitant physician of the [University Hospital\\nand the following year was elected Resident\\nl^h^^siciau. Devoting hiiuself exclusively to\\none branch of tlie profession namely, disea.ses\\nof the eye and ear, he became fitted for it by-\\ntaking a course under Prof. J. J. Chisolm of\\nBaltimore, and afterwards at the Koyal Lon-\\ndon ()[ihthalmic Hospital, Moorsfield, Lon-\\ndon. He first settled in Savannah, in the\\nspring of 1875, and was elected Professor of Dis-\\neases of the Eye and Ear, in the Savannah\\nMedical College.\\nMarried to Miss Cornelia V. Battle, daugh-\\nter of Hon. Kemp P. Battle, on February 13th,\\n1877, he gave up a successful pi actice in Savan-\\nnali and returned to North Carolina to settle.\\nHis license to practice in this State was obtained\\nfrom the State Board of Medical E.xaminers\\nand he joined the State Medical Society at\\nSalem in the following May. At the meeting\\nof the Society in Wilmington in May 1880, he\\nlie was elected a member of the State Board\\nof Medical Examiners, Dr. Hicks vie, of Gran-\\nville, resigned.\\nRANDOLPH COUNTY.\\nJonathan Worth, son of Dr. David Worth,\\nwas born in (luilford Count} N. C, Novcmlier\\n18th, 1802. He died in 1809. He received a\\nfair English education, at the neighboring old\\nfield schools, being much indebted to William\\nReynolds for the .solid training he there receiv-\\ned. At the age of 18 years ho was sent to the\\nacademy at Greensboro where he remained for\\ntwo and a half vears. His conduct there was\\nnuvrked for his diligence and proficiency in his\\nstudies. His father being unable to continue\\nhim longer at the academy, he took charge of\\na school, near the re.sidenceof Hon. A. D. Mur-\\npliey, in Orange County, and commenced read-\\ning law under the direction of that learned\\nand distinguished lawyer. On April 20th, 1824,\\nhe married Martitia Daniel, a niece of Judge\\nMurphey,and in January, 1825, he obtained his", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0477.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "878\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nlicense to practice law. Soon afterwards lie ^or Cons^ress, Mr. Worth charging that certain\\nsettled at Ashehoro Randolph County, and political acts of his opponent indicated, on his\\ncommenced the practice of his profession, part, a meditated defection from the support\\nOwing to extreme ditRdence and the total ab- of Mr. Clay. Mr. Worth was defeated,\\nsenceof anything like oratorical display, others lie again applied himself diligently to the\\nnot more, (and perhaps less,) learned, took the practice of his profession, with success, until\\nlead of him in practice. Notwithstanding his in 1845, when a convention of delegates from\\ngreat need of professional gains, at this peiiod, the Counties composing his Congressional dis-\\nhe has been often heard to remark, that he trict nonunated him for Congress. He accepted\\nwould rather lose a fee than make a speech, the nomination and entered the tield, but was\\nAfter lingering at the bar for several years, defeated by his competitor. Gen. Alfred Dock-\\nwith few clients, he determined as a means of ery.\\novercoming this diffidence, to become a candi- After this he devoted himself assidiously to\\ndate for the Legislature, hoping the canvass to the practice of his profession until 1858,\\nmight give him more assurance. He was elec- ^vhen he was elected to the State Senate from\\nted (18.30,) ahead of his competitors. The ne.xt Randolph and Alamance Counties. In the\\nyear, (1831,) he was again a candidate and re- Session of 1 858^.59, he introduced resolutions\\nelected. At this session, he distinguished him- raising a Joint Select Committee to investigate\\nself by the introduction of resolutions denounc. the management of the N C. Railroad, of\\ning nullification, which, after an able but which Committee he was made Chairman,\\nstormy debate, in which he participated, passed His report upon this subject, and the debates\\nthe House by a large majority. After this tei-m which grew out of it, were, by far, the most\\nin the Legislaturehe seems to have withdrawn important topics before that Legislature; and\\nfrom politics and devoted himself to his profes- a controversy, through the newspapers, resulted\\n8ion,a8 wefind him busy at the courts in his cir- between Mr. Worth and .Mr. C. F. Fisher, the\\ncult, and surrounded by clients. This atten- the President of the Road, the severity of\\ntion to his profession brought such success and ic ly surpassed by the ability dis-\\npecuniary ease, as that he was again induced P ayed. It is believed that good to the State\\nby his friends, to becon,e a candidate for the ^^-i^ the result of this investigation and con-\\nLegislature in 1840, on the Harrison ticket, troversy, an.l it cannot be unjust to his lament-\\nand was elected to the Senate l)y an over-\\nwhelming majority.\\nAt the session of 1840, the leading legisla-\\ntive measure was the putting in operation of\\na system of Public Schools. He was made\\nChairman of the .Joint Committee on Educa-\\ntion and, as such, drew up and reported a bill\\nwhich passed both Houses, all the prominent\\n^jrovisions of which remained unchanged until\\nthe system of Public Schools was broken up\\nby the civil war.\\nHe was always an admirer of Henry Clay;\\nand, in 1841, he opposed the Hon. A. Rencher\\ned competitor, to say that Mr. Worth, through-\\nout the contest, more than met the expect-\\nation of his friends.\\n.Mr. Worth was re-elected to the Senate in\\n1860-61. This period is made memorable by\\nthe secession of the Southern States from tiie\\nUnion. Having always disbelieved in the\\ndoctrine of secession, .Mr. Worth was among\\nthe foremost and the most active in resisting\\na disruption of the Union, and in endeavoring\\nto prevent his own State from throwing her-\\nself into the vortex of revolution. In the Leg-\\nislature, he voted against submitting the ques-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0478.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "PITT COUNTY.\\n379\\ntioii of calling a conveution to the [leople, and\\nthe Legislature deciding against liini, lie ad-\\ndressed a circular letter to his constituents ad-\\nvising them to vote against the convetition as\\ntiie surest way to defeat secession. His advice\\nwas heeded, not only 1)\\\\- his own constituents,\\nhut hy tlie people of the State. Suhsequently,\\nhowever. a convention was called and the ord-\\ninance of secession passed. Mr. Worth declined\\nto he a candidate for this conveution. With\\nthe other })roniinent Union men of tlie South,\\nafter secession was accomplished, he gave his\\nadhesion to the /i,/(^( /o government, and acted\\nin good faith towards it.\\nIn 18(J2-(;3, he was elected to tlie lower\\nHouse of the Legislature, and at the session\\nof 1862 was elected Puhlic Treasurer of the\\nState, over lion. D. W. Courts, the popular in-\\ncumbent of that office. He was re-electe ^l\\nwithout opposition, in 1864, and held the pos-\\nition until the State government was over-\\nthrown hy the Federal forws in 1865,\\nIn the sanie year he was appointed to the\\nsanie position under the provisional government\\norganized by President Johnson hut resigned,\\nin a short time, and became a candidate for\\nGovernor against Provisional Governor Hol-\\nden,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Mr. Worth was elected b} a large majority,\\nand entered upon the discharge of E.xecutive\\nduties on the discontinuance of the Provision-\\nal government, which took place Decemljer\\n2Sth, 1865.\\nHe was re-elected Governor in 1866, by an\\niucre.ised majority, defeating, in turn, his old\\ncom[ietitor for Congress, Gen. Alfred Dockery.\\nHe continued in the Executive office until\\nJuly, lo68, when the then government was\\nsuperseded by that organized under the Recon-\\nstruction Acts of Congress\u00e2\u0080\u0094 surrendering the\\nposition, under a protest, denying the consti-\\ntutionality of the.se acts of Congress, and the\\nlegality of his removal.\\nThe following eloijueut and able [protest of\\nGovernor Worth is preserved to show the\\nhigh liandod cour.se of the powers that be,\\nat this time and the supremacy of the military\\nover the civil government:\\nState of Noitli Caroliiiii,\\nKxecutivo Depiirtiiicnt.\\nHai.kkjei, July 1st, 1888.\\nGov. W. \\\\V. HoMeii,\\nKuli-iffli, N.\\nSir; Yesterday iiiontiiift I was verbally notilliMl by\\nCliief Justice Pear.soii, that, in obedience to a tele-\\nKraiii troiii CiMi. auby, he woald, to-day, at 10 A. M.,\\niidiiiiiii.sler Ici you Ilii- oath leijuired preliiuinnry to\\nyoiu ciileriiiij; upon I hi disc liai ;;c of the duties of\\nCiril (iariTitor n( theStiitf; and thai, thereupon, you\\nwould diiiiaiid possession of my ollice.\\n1 intimated to ibi .Induce my opinion that such i)ro-\\ncecdiM.i. uas premature, even iimler theieconstiuetion\\nle^ islation of t oii tress, and that I should probably\\ndecline to Nuricniler the otiiee to you.\\n.\\\\t sundown, yesterday veuius:, 1 received from\\nCol William- Coinuiandaut of this military post, an\\nextract from the General Order, No. 120, of (general\\nt anby, as follows;\\nHeadquarters 2ud Military District.\\nCh.\\\\klkston, S. C, June 30th, 18(58.\\nGeneral Order,\\nNo. 120. S\\n(Extract.)\\nTo facilitate tlie organization of the new State\\ngovernmoiits, the following appointments are made:\\nTo be Governor of North; Caroliaii, VV. W. Holdeu,\\nelect, Jonathan Worth removed; to beLieutenant\\nGoveruor of North Carolina, Tod R. Caldwell, Lieu-\\ntenant liovernor elect, to fill an original vacancy to\\ntake ettect July 1st, 18G8, on the meeting of the Gen-\\neral Assembly of North Carolina\\nI do not recognize the validity of the late election\\nunder which you, and those co-operating with you,\\nclaim to be invested with the civil government of the\\nSta e. You have no evidence of your election, save a\\ncertiticate of a Major-General of the United States\\nAnny.\\nI regard all of you as, in eft ect, appointees of the\\nmilitary power of the United States, and not as de-\\nriving your powers from the consent of those you\\nclaim to govern. Knowing, liowever, that you are\\nbacked by military force here, which I could not re-\\nsist if 1 would, I do not deem it necessary to offer a\\nfntle opposition, but vacate the office, without the\\nceremony of actual eviction, offering nofurtlier oppo-\\nsition than this my protest.\\n1 would submit to actual expulsion, in order to\\nbring before tlii Sni)renie Court of the United States\\ntlie nuestion as to llie coLKtitiifionality ot the legisla-\\ntion under which yuii claim to be the riglUful Govern-\\nor of the State, if the past action ol that tribunal fur-\\nnished any hope of a speedy trial. 1 surrender the\\notfice to you under what I consider military duress,\\nwithout sloi)piiig, as the occasion wouUl well justify,\\nto comment upon the singular coincidence, that the\\npresent State (government is surrendered irillioutle-\\n(jdliti/, to liiin, whose ow?i otlicial sanction, but three\\nyears ago, declared it rtilid\\nI am, very respectfully,\\nJONATHAN WORTH,\\nGovernor of North Carolina.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0479.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "3 80\\nWHEELER S REMrNISt EN( ES.\\nHe continned to reside at tlic city of Raleigh\\nuntil his death, which occurred September 5th,\\n1869, in the 67th year of his age.\\nIn the space allotted to the distinguished\\nsons of the Oitl North State in this volume, it\\nis impossible to do justice to so long, eventful\\nand well-spent a life.\\nGov. Worth was a good lawyer, a faithful\\nlegislator, an expert financial officer, and an\\nable governor. In nothing that he ever did\\nwas there any attempt at display, and ho made\\nno speeches for Buncombe. Indeed, he was\\nthoroughly pnictk-ul, and most remarkable for\\nthe accuracy of his judgment ami the sound-\\nness of his conclusions; which, alter all, is the\\nnearest approach to the perfection of human\\nwisdom. The State may have produced more\\nbrilliant sons, but none of sounder judgment\\nor who, from their stand-point, labored with\\nan eye more single to her liest interests. It\\nwas his fortune to adnnnister the aflairs of the\\nState amid a period of delicacy, danger and\\nexcitement. But such were the purity of his\\nmotives and the fidelity of his conduct that\\nduring his administration as Governor not a\\nsingle instance occurred in the State when a\\nSheriff had to summon either civil or military\\naid to execute the process of the law. Be-\\nginning life without fortune, but industrious,\\npractical, prudent, honest, receiving from his\\nnative State the noblest reward she had to be-\\nstow, liis success and example may well be\\npointed to the young men of the State for en-\\ncouragement and imitation.\\nThe characteristics which marked liis public\\ncoiuluct, governed him in his private relatioivs.\\nTt these may be added intense affection for\\nhis family and friends, to whom he was kind\\nand indulgent, and for whoni he could not do\\nenough. He niarried (1824) Martita iJaniel,\\na niece of Judge Murphey, whom he left a wid-\\now with six children, one son and five daugh-\\nters. He lived to see allot his children mar-\\nlied. One of his daughters married .Maj. Wil-\\nliam II. Baglcy, Clerk of the Supreme Court.\\nand his only son, David G. Wcu th, is now the\\nmost prominent commission merchant in the\\ncity of Wilmington.\\nCol. Andrew Balfour was a resident of this\\nCounty. He was a native of Scotland, and\\ncame to this country in 1772, and settled, first\\nat New Port, R. I Among those whose lives\\nwere sacrificed to the cause of freedom, says\\nCaruthers, in liis admiral)lo little work;* and\\nwhose patriiitie services deserve to be remem-\\nbered, was Andrew Balfour. The first notice\\nwe have of him, in North Carolina, is a letter\\nto his wife, dated Salisbury, July, 1774; that\\nhe had bought a plantation in Randolph coun-\\nty, at the headwaters of the Uharee. When\\nthe Revolutionary war came, he determined\\nto join the defenders of his adcpted Country,\\nand was appointed Colonel of the County, and\\nbecame active and prominent. He was elected\\na member of the Legislature (the first after\\nRandolph County was created), in 1780. In\\nthe fall of that year he and Jacob Shepherd,\\nwho was a prominent Whig, were captured by\\na party t f Tories from the Peedee, but were\\nrescued by Captain Childs, from Montgomery.\\nOne of the victims, Shepherd, left the neigli-\\nl\u00c2\u00bborhood, but Balfour remained only, to meet\\nan untimely fate. A narrative of Judge .Mur-\\nphey fui-nislu d forthe Uni. Mag., by Gov.Swaim\\ngives an account of this most bloody affair:\\nIn one of his predatorv excursions, he (Fan-\\nning) went on Sunday, the 9th of March, 1782,^\\nto the house of Andrew Balfour, which he had\\nplundered three years l)efore. One of Bal-\\nfour s neighbors (Cole), rode at full-speed to\\n*Kevoliitioiiary Incidents, c., by Kev. E. W, Ciir\\nuthers, PliiUi., 1854, p. 397.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0480.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "RANDDLPII COirS^TY,\\n381\\nBalfour s lioiiso, and wariu d liiia nt I lie daiigiT.\\nBalfour had hardly irot out of his house, before\\nhe saw Fan iiiug galloping up. lie ran, l)ut one\\nof Fanning s part^ (named Authrey) fired at\\nhim and broke his arm. lie returned to his\\nhouse and entered it; his daughter and sister\\nclung to him iu despair. Fanning and his\\ntroop immediateU entered, tore the women\\naway with violence, and threw them on the\\ntloor, and held them under their feet I ill they\\nhad shot Balfour. As he fell Fanning shot\\nhim through the head, and he died instantly.\\nAn indictment Wiis found against Fanning,\\nat the Superior Court at Ilillsboro for this\\nmurder, but he was ne\\\\er aiiiirehended.\\nA sketch of this desperado (Kanniiiir) is re-\\ncorded on page 11\u00c2\u00b1\\nHis sister and her aunt Margaret went to Sal-\\nisbury to reside; Mrs. Balfour, who had not\\nci-me from Rhode Island as yet to join her\\nhusband, with her two little children, now\\ncame to this State and joined them their mis-\\nfortunes met with cordial sympathy from the\\nkind people of that place. In a few ycai s an\\narrangement was made, by the intluence of\\n(Jen. Steele, to appoint her post-mistress, the\\nj)rofits of which yielded a comfortable support.\\nThe duties of this position she discliai ged\\nwith fidelity and s itisfactiou for many years\\nHis daughter, Tibby, married John Troy, and\\nliad John Balfour Troy (in Legislature Iroia\\nRandolph in 1827), and Rachel, who nuirrieil\\nLewis Beard, now of Mississippi.\\nCol. Balfour s son, Andrew, married Mar\\\\-,\\ndaughter of John Ilenly, who was a member\\nof the Society of Friends, and had nine children\\n^-ali of whom removed west, except Eliza,\\nwife of Col. Drake, of Asheboro\\nThe third and onl\\\\- remaining child of Col.\\nBalfour, Margaret, married Hudson Hughs, of\\nS disbury, one of wh se daughters married\\nSamuel Reeves.\\nHerman Ilusliands, who resided for a long\\ntime on Sandy Creek, in this County wascon-\\nsiiicuous in the Regulation troubles. (See page\\n1-)\\nHe was a native of Pennsylvania and is said\\nto have been a relative of Benjamin Franklin.\\nHe was a man of indomitable firmness, great\\nshrewdness, and of strong luitive intellect.\\nHe enjoyed the confidence of the people, who\\noften elected him to the Legislature before\\nthe Revolution. But his independent course\\nrendered him obnoxious to the friends of\\nRoyalty.\\nI extract from the Journals of the House of\\nAs.sembly at New Berne: 20 Dec, 1770. On\\nmotion the House resolved itself into a Com-\\nmittee of the Whole, to take into considera-\\ntion the conduct of Herman Husbands, a mem-\\nber of this Hou.se.\\nAfter some time spent therein the Chairman\\nreported:\\n1. That Herman Husbands is one of the\\nRegulators and principal mover in the late se-\\nditions and is unworthy of a seat in this\\nHouse, and that he be immediately expelled.\\nThis resolution was agreed to by the House\\nand whereupon Husbands ap])eared at tlie bar\\nof the House, and the Speaker pronounced the\\nsaid sentence. -C Olonial Doc. 174.\\nThe same day the following restlution was\\nl)assed Thonuis Pearson is charged by Mr. Mc-\\nKnight as guilty of extortion and usury, and\\nunworthy of a seat in this House. Maurice\\nMoore and Mr. Locke, and others appointed a\\ncommittee to enquire into the facts.\\n25 Jan, Resolved that Richard Hender-\\nson, who ajipeared as prosecutor of several\\ncharges against Thomas Pearson, pay all costs\\n31 Jan. Hu.sbands arrested by order of\\nGov. Tryon for a libel and juit in the Xew\\nBerne jail. Ih. 175.\\nAfter the battle of Alamance (lU .May 1771)", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0481.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "382\\nWHEELER S EEMINISCENCES.\\nhe retreated to Marylaiul, and thence to Penn-\\nsylvania.\\nIn a letter in the Rolls office, in London,\\nfrom President Ilassell. dated 9th of Aui^ust,\\n1771, is this extract.\\nIn a letter I received by express from Governor\\nEden, ot Maryland, dated 9tli ult lie liad received in-\\nformation tliat IIci iiian Husbands, with eifflit or ten\\nof ins associafts wcii there, and he could not arnst\\niiim, ashe couhi not identity him. I answereil liy tlie\\npame express, and sent a yoiuif; man wlio could swear\\nto the i(lentity of Hiisliailds; I scut also a copy of a\\nF reclamation ottVi luir lar^ c rewards for takin.i^ them,\\nwrote also to President .Nelson, of Virginia, and\\nPresident Hamilton, of Pennsylvania, requesting\\nthem to aid in Husbands ai)piehen8iou. Col. Doc. 178.\\nA reward was c ffered for him by Gov. Tryon.\\nHe was the read} and determined opponent\\nof illegal oppression. He was concerned with\\nGallatin and Breckenridge in the whisky insur-\\nrections in 1794, apprehended and taken to\\nPhiladelphia. By the influence of Dr. David\\nCaldwell, who happened to be im Philadelphia\\nat the time, Dr. Rush and others, he was re-\\nleased, and died on his return home.\\nHon. John Long was horn in Loudon County\\nVa., but long a resident of Randolph County,\\nHe was a man of uiiljlemished reputation, of\\nstrong native intellect, and of much public\\nspirit. He was Senator from Randolph in the\\nLegislature in 1814-15; and elected a member\\nof 17th Congress, (1821-23,) and re-elected\\nto 19th and 20th (1825) Congresses. His death\\nwas the result of a singular accident. He was in\\nfeeble health for some time, and on the day pre-\\nvious to his death, he walked out on his farm;\\nwhilst attempting to climb a fence, he fell, the\\ntop rail falling upon him. He was enabled by\\ngreat exertion to walk back to his house, but\\ndied on the next day. He left several child-\\nren.\\n^t^^5 ^^tV^^^:\\nCHAPTER XLV.\\nRICHMOND AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES\\nAlfred Dockery,bt)rn December 11, 1797, died\\nI)ecember3, 1873, in Richmond County; he was\\nburn within a mile of the residence at which he\\nlived and died. His father, Thos. Dockery,\\nwas a poor man. He reared a large famil} of\\nchildren, but one of whom is now living, Dr.\\nHenry Dockery, ot Hernando, Mississippi.\\nThos. Dockery was unable to give his children,\\neven at that early day, the simplest elements\\nof an education. Alfred was the eldest of the\\nchildren, and the heavy burden of providing\\nthe means of subsistence for his younger bro-\\nthers and sisters devolved on him. Hence, his\\neducation fn early life was entirely neglected,\\nand he was often heai d to say tliat he had never\\nattended school for three months consecutively\\nin his Hfe. Li 1823 he married Sallie Turner,\\nof Anson County, with whom he lived in un-\\ninterrupted felicity until his death, which oc-\\ncurred December 3d, 1873, leaving seven child-\\nren surviving him. General Dockery, as he\\nwas familiarly called, began life on a small\\nscale as a farmer, and by industry and energy\\namassed quite a handsome estate. He lost much", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0482.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": "KICIIMOND COUNTY.\\nm?,\\nof this by the hvtc wiir, l ut hy unconquoriihle\\nenergy he retrieved his fortunes, and died \\\\h- s-\\nsessed of a fine property.\\nGeneral Dockery made his first appearance\\nin public life as a member of the House of Com-\\nmons from the Cou ity of Riehmtrnd, in 1822.\\nHe was then twenty-five years of age. Hav-\\ning devoted some thirteen years to laying the\\nfoundations of his fortune, during wiiicii time\\nhe had made much progress in the acquisition\\nof useful knowledge, he consented to serve the\\npeople of Richmond in the Convention of 1835,\\nwhich was called to remodel the old Constitu-\\ntion ado|)ted by the Congress at Halifax in\\n1776. In this body, of which lie was an in-\\ndustrious and faithful member, he was governed\\nby liberal and generous views, and no doubt\\ngathered rich lessons of knowledge and exper-\\nience from such men, his associates, as Gaston\\nMacoii, Toomer, Seawell, Meares,. Edwards and\\nothers. The AVhig party, which was formed in\\n1833, carried the elections in North Carolina\\nin 1836. A strong Whig influence, based on\\na demand for a general reform in federal aflairs\\nand for a system of internal improvements by\\nthe State government, swept the old Jackson\\nDemocratic party from power, and Edward B.\\nDudley, of New Hanover, was elected Gov-\\nernor. General Dockery was elected to the\\nSenate of the State Legislature from Richmond,\\nin 1836, as a Whig, and he continued to serve\\nthe County in the Senate up to 1844 inclusive,\\nmaking a continuous service of ten years in\\nthat body. In 1845 he was an independent\\nWhig candidate for Congress in the Randolph\\nDistrict, against the regular nominee, Hon.\\nJonathan AVortli, and was elected liy more\\nthan nine hundred majority. In 1847 he de-\\nclined a re-election; but, in 1851, impelled hy\\na strong love for the Union, which he believed\\nto be in peril, he boldly bore the Whig Union\\nflag against the organized power of secession\\nled by Hon. Green W. Caldwell, of Mecklen-\\nburg, and after one of the most animated can-\\nvasses that ever occurred in the State, he was\\nelected to Congress b} twelve hundred ma-\\njority. At the peril of his life in this canvass,\\n(for his District ran along the Soutli (^arolina\\nline,) he boldly proclaimed everywhei e his un-\\ndying attachment to the Union, even declar-\\ning tliat, if elected, he would vote men and\\nmoney to whip South Carolina back into the\\nUnion, if she attempted to secede. The excite-\\nment was intense, and ho was in (constant\\npersonal danger, yet nothing could deter him\\nfrom a stern and fearless performance of duty.\\nIn 1854 he was the Whig candidate for Gov-\\nernor of the State against Governor Bragg,\\nand was defeated by only about 2,000 majority.\\nThe State, which had gone Whig in 1836 by\\n6,000 majority, in 1840 13,000, in 1842 by 5,000\\nin 1844 by 3,000, in 1846 by 8,000, began to\\npass into the hands of the Democrats in 1848,\\nthe Whig majority that year being only 875,\\non account of the strength with the people of\\nthe Free Suffrage issue broached by Governor\\nReid. In 1850 the State went Democratic by\\nnearly 3,000 majority, and in 1852 by nearly\\n6,000. It was under these circumstances, with\\nthis large majority against him, that General\\nDockery took the field as the Whig candidate.\\nThe exhibition of mental power and physical\\nendurance on the part of both candidatcji,\\nBragg and Dockery, mark this as ^/if campaign\\nof campaigns in this State.\\nThe people of Western North Carolina cher-\\nish his memory with much aftection. They owe\\nno small debt of gratitude to the man who did\\nso much in ]854 to coerce the reluctant Democ-\\nracy of the east and centre into a more active\\nsupport of internal improvements, without\\nwhich the Western portion of the State are shut\\nin from the world and deprived of the means\\nand advantages which are indispensible to their\\nprogress and prosperity.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0483.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "381\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nGreiiei-iil Doekery was ahvaj-s a Union Whig.\\nHe deplored the di.S3 hition of that grand old\\nparty, which he regarded as the strongest link\\nin the chain which held the States together.\\nWith Washington, Hamilton, Webster and\\n\u00c2\u00a9lay, he held the Union to be iudissoUible.\\nHe, of coui se, profoundly deprecated secession,\\nand faithfully and earnestly warned the people\\nto the last moment of the awful, far-reaching\\ncalamities which must tiow from it; yet, when\\nthe issue was joined in battle Iietweeu the two\\nsections, his sympathies were with his native\\nSouth, and he gave without a murmur si.x sons\\nto the army, one of whom, John Morehead\\nDoekery, a noble youth, fell a victim to camp\\ndisease. After the war, never having lost his\\ningrained conviction of the neeessit3 of one\\ngreat common government for all the States\\n_\\nhe earnestly advised reconciliation and har-\\nmon3^, and lived to see the Union reconstruct-\\ned on the basis of the equal rights of all, with\\nno star on its ensign erased or polluted, and\\ndestined, as he fondly hoped, to endure for all\\ntime. After the war his participation in pub-\\nlic affairs was not so active or constant as it\\nhad previously been, yet such was the confi-\\ndence reposed in his judgment and patriotism\\nby his fellow-citizens of the County of Rich-\\nmond, that in 18*jo they elected him unani-\\nmously to the State Convention called under\\nthe Pro.isional Government then m operation.\\nThe duties of this position he discharged\\nwith his accustomed intelligence and honesty;\\nand in 186(3, much against liis wish, he was\\nnominated by the original Union men of the\\nState for the office of Governor. There was\\nno prospect whatever of his election. He de-\\nclined to canvass in the then unsettled condi-\\ntion of the country, as he could not perceive\\nthat any good would result from a canvass.\\nThe vote he received would have been doubled\\nif he had taken the field and addressed the\\npeople in the different sections of the State.\\nHe evinced on this occasion his usual disregard\\nof self when a high public duty was to be per-\\nformed, first, in consenting to the use of his\\nname when his defeat was known to be inev-\\nitable, and secondly, in endorsing the so-called\\nHoward amendment, under which he was him-\\nself with many of his Union friends, debarred\\nfrom office.\\nUnder the new State government General\\nDoekery occupied for a time the position of\\nPresident of the Board of Directors of the\\nState Penitentiary.\\nMuch of the success of the Board in its man-\\nagement of the affairs of the Penitentiary, is\\ndue to his prudence, honesty, firmness and\\nstrong common sense.\\nGeneral Doekery was a zealous member of\\nthe Baptist Church, and was deservedly influ-\\nential in its Conventions and Associations, and\\nwas for many years a trustee of Wake Forest\\nCollege. His benevolence was proverbial.\\nThe poor and needy of all races always found\\nin him a friend. No one really in need of\\nhelp was ever turned away empty from his\\ndoor. His contributions during his lifetime to\\nthe churches and to different institutions of\\nlearning, aggregate a large sum.\\nOliver H. Dockeiy, son of the above, was\\nborn on August 12th, 1830, reared and re-\\nsides in Richmond County. He has been care-\\nfully educated; graduated at the University in\\n1848, in the same class with Victor C. Barrin-\\nger, Seaton Gales, Strange, and others; he then\\nread law, but never practiced it. He was\\nelected a member of the Legislature 1858 and\\n1859, and an elector on the Bell and Everett\\nticket in 1860, and made a gallant but unsuc-\\ncessful canvass; under the force of circum-\\nstances he was for a time a captain in the Con-\\nfederate service, but soon took a decided\\nstand for the re-establishment of the national\\ngovernment, and the re-construction of the\\nState. He was elected to fill an unexpired", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0484.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "RICHMOND COUNTY.\\n385\\nterm in tlio40tl. Congress, (18tJ7) over Thomas\\nC. Fuller, and re-elected to the 41st Con-\\ngress, 1809-71. lie was a candidate for the\\nnext Congress, but was defeated by A. M.\\nWaddell.\\nCol. Dockery has been twice married; his\\npresent wife is a daughter of the late Judge\\nSettle, and sister of Judge Settle, of the U. S.\\nDistrict Court in Florida.\\nHe was the Republican candidate for Con-\\ngress in 1882, before the people of the State at\\nlarge, and was defeated by Judge Risden T.\\nBennett, by a small majority.\\nGov. Joseph Roswell Hawley is a native of\\nRichmond County; born Oct. 31st, 1826; re-\\nmoved to Connecticut in 1837; graduated at\\nHamilton College, New York in 1847; read law\\nand was editor of the Hartford Evcnhyj\\nPress, iu 1857; entered the army in 1861 as\\nCaptain in the 1st Reg. Connecticut Volunteers;\\nattained the rank of Brigadier, and was brev-\\netted Major-General. In 1866 was elected\\nGovernor of Connecticut; President of the Na-\\ntional Republican Convention in 1868, and\\nwas elected a member of the 42nd Congress,\\n(1873,) and re-elected to the 43rd and 46th\\nCongresses. He was made President of the\\nCentennial Commission in 1876.\\nWalter Leak Steele, was born April 18th,\\n1823, at Steele s Mills on Little River in the\\nnorthwestern part of Richmond County. His\\nfather was Thomas Steele, who was a Member\\nof the House of Commons, and his mother was\\nJudith Mosely Leak. His paternal grand-\\nfather came to this country from England\\nnear Carlisle, in the army of Lord Coruwallis\\nand surrendered at Yorktown. He settled\\nfirst iu Granville, where he was married and\\nthence removed, successively to Montgomerj\\nand Richmond; in the latter County he died.\\nHis maternal grandfather was Walter Leak,\\nwho was born in Buckingham County, Va., but\\nremoved with his fatlu r to Anson iiimty,a\\nfew 3-oars pi-ior to the war of the Revolution\\nand settled on the Peedee I ivcr. He was a\\nrebel soldier in that wai-. The subject of this\\nsketch, after attending Ihc ordinary country\\nschools, until he was fourteen years old, went\\nto the Preparatory Department, at Randolph\\nMacon College, then located at Boydton, Ya.\\nAfter entering college and remaining but part\\nof a session, he left and matriculated at Wake\\nForest College. Ho remained there but one\\nsession, and in January 1840, entered the\\nFreshman class at f hapel Hill, at which place\\nhe graduated in June 1S43, with the second\\ndistinction; liut for what he thought a slight\\nviolation of college law, but which the Faculty\\nviewed, no doubt properly, in a diti erent light\\ncausing his exodus from the Institution, he\\nwould have graduated in 1843. Three months\\nafter leaving college he was married to Harriet\\nA. Crawford the youngest daughter of Thomas\\nCrawford of Paris, Tennessee.\\nIn 1846, after a bitter personal contest, he was\\nelected to the House of Commons from the\\nCounty of Richmond, re-elected in 1848 and\\n1850. In 1852 he was Senator from Richmond\\nand Robeson In 1854, was again a member\\nof the House. In 1856, having determined to\\nsupport Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency, re-\\ngarding the contest as solely between the\\nDemocrats and the Republicans, which latter\\nparty had absorbed the Whig Part^^, at the\\nNorth. He was a candidate for the Senate,\\nand defeated by Gen. Alfred Dockery. In\\n1858, he was again a candidate, and elected.\\nIn 1861, he was the Principal Secretary of the\\nConvention which passed the ordinance of se-\\ncession, or separation, as it is called in the jour-\\nnals of that body. He was for a short time in\\nthe army, as a private in the 3d Regt. of State\\ntroops, but never in any engagement. He of-\\nfered to raise a cavalry company, but the tender\\nwas refused by Gen. Holmes. His wife hav-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0485.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "386\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ning died, leaving a family of small ciiildren, he\\nwas again married in 18G4, to Mary J. Little\\nof Anson County, a daughter of hie cousin,\\nThomas S. Little.\\nIn 1868, he took the stump, in opposition\\nto the Reconstruction Acts, deeming them a\\nflagrant violation of the Constitution. In 1872\\nhe was on the Greeley electoral ticket, for the\\n6th District, canvassing it in company with\\nJudge Thos. S. Ashe, who was then the Dem-\\nocratic candidate for Congress.\\nIn 1852, while a member of the Senate, he\\nwas elected by the Legislature one of the\\nTrustees of the University, and continued as\\nsuch until a change in the Constitution, by\\nAct of Congress, when he was displaced by\\nGov. Holden. The Constitution having been\\namended, he was again elected in 1872, and\\ntook an active part in resuscitating the Insti-\\ntution, and is now a memlier of the Board.\\nIn 1876 he was elected a member of the\\nHouse of Representatives of the U. S. for the\\nterm beginning March 4th, 1877, and re-elected\\nin 1879, without opposition. In 1878, he de-\\nlivered the address before the Alumni Asso-\\nciation of the University, at the annual Com-\\nmencement. During this Congress he was a\\nmember of the committees on Agriculture and\\nRevolutionary Pensions and on Railway and Ca-\\nnals. His course was quiet and modest, seldom\\nparticipating in debates. lie made two some-\\nwhat elaborate speeches, one on silver cur-\\nrency and the other upon taxation. He is a\\nfree-trader, so far as it is practicable, believing\\nthat Peter ought not to be robbed for Paul s\\nbenefit. He is a strict constructionist, and be-\\nlieves that, that is the best Government which\\ngoverns the least. He regards the Consti-\\ntution as the only bond of union, thinks it the\\nSupreme Law, as are all acts passed in pursu-\\nance of it. He regards the Government as one\\nof limited powers and all those powers are enu-\\nmerated in the Constitution nt\\\\ exprinsio unius,\\nest cxditsio alterius. Even when a State ii\\ninhibited the use of a power, the United States\\ndo not have it, uiilese it is granted.\\nAlfred .Moore Scales was born Novemlier 26,\\n1827, at Ingleside, the old homestead, in this\\ncounty. He is the son of Dr. Robert H. Scales,\\nwho married Jane W. Bethell. His grand-\\nfather, Nathaniel Scales, was for several years\\na member of the Legislature, his wife was\\nnamed Annie Allen. The matei nal grand-\\nfather was General William Bethell, also a\\nmember of the Legislature, his wife was\\nnamed Mary Watt. Beyond this little is\\nknown of his ancestors. There is a tradition\\nin the family handed down from father to son\\nwhich says that the first Scales who came to\\nthis country was quite a youth, not more than\\ntwelve years of age; that he come from Eng-\\nland, and not until after the ship had lost\\nsight of land was he found in the cabin. The\\ncaptain of the vessel was much enraged and\\nthreatened to throw him overboard. The lit-\\ntle fellow was not intimidated, but entreated\\nthe captain not to molest him and that upon\\nhis arrival in America he might sell him to pay\\nhis pa.s8age money, and he would stand by the\\ncontract. To this the captain agreed, and so\\non their arrival in America he was sold. His\\nmaster proved to be an unfeeling, hard-hearted\\nman, who fed him badly, clothed him slightly,\\nand worked him hard. But the lad was active,\\nindustrious and faithful. He attracted the at-\\ntention of a humane man in the neighborhood,\\nwho saw the sufferings of the youth, and\\nkindly furnished him with warm clothing, for\\nwhich young Scales paid him when he became\\nof age, as he had promised. He fulfilled his\\ncontract to serve until he became twenty-one,\\nand the first money he made for himself was\\nused to pay for the clothing so kiiidly furnished\\nby the neighl^or. From this boy the Scales\\nfamily in Rockingham had its origin, such an\\nancestor is certainlj more creditable than the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0486.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "RICHMOND COUNTY.\\n387\\npi-(\\nul, aristocratic\\n.loo.l,\\nThat lias crept tliroiii. h scoiuidn-ls ever since the\\ntlood.\\nDr. Scales, tlie father of General Scales, liad\\nseven sons and three dauijjhters. Every son\\nwas in the civil war, except one who was dis-\\nahled, three sons and one son-in law died of\\nwounds and diseases incurred and contracted\\nin the war.\\nGeneral Scales was educated at the Caldwell\\nListitute and fitted to enter the junior class at\\ncollege.\\nThen he entered at Chapel Hill in 184G, hut\\nonly remained for one session. He sought em-\\nployment, and was placed in charge of a free\\nschool with the pay of $15 per month, and be-\\nfore the first month ended was offered double\\nthe amount to continue the school as a subscrip-\\ntion school, with the promise of an increase of\\nsalary. The ofter was accepted and at the end\\nof the year, the salary was again increased.\\nHe was then made tutor in the Caldwell Insti-\\ntute, hut resigned after one year s service to\\nbegin the study of law with Judge Settle, af-\\nterward with Judge Battle, and so he paid his\\nown way until he was located in the practice\\nof his profession. He was made County So-\\nlicitor in 1852 and as such M as most acceptable\\nto the people and the bar. He became a mem-\\nber of the House of Commons for 1852-53, and\\nstood as candidate for Congress in the District\\nin 1854, which had always given the Whigs a\\nmajority of at least one thousand. His com-\\npetitor, Col. R. C. Puryear, was very popular\\nand an able man. He had already served one\\nterm in Congress, but his majority was veiy\\nmuch decreased by General Scales. In 1854\\nGeneral Scales was again sent to the Legisla-\\nture, where he served as Chairman of the Com-\\nmittee on Finance. He was nominated for\\nCongress by acclamation in 1857 against his\\nformer competitor and was elected to the 35th\\nCongress by a nuijority of seven hundred. Af-\\nter two vears service he was unanimously fe-\\niiominated and canvassed the District against\\nGeneral Jas. M. Leach. The contest was ex-\\nciting their friends were well-satisfied with\\nthe champions chosen. The District was Whig\\nin sentiment and General Leach received a\\nmajority of the suffrage.\\nHe was made Clerk and Master of the Court\\nof Ecjuity of Rockingham County in 1858, and\\nthis he held until the civil war began.\\nlie was nominated with Governor D. S.\\nReid on the ticket in favor of the Convention\\nof 1860, opposed by Dr. E. T. Brodnax and\\nThomas Settle. The discussion was made by\\nSettle and Scales, as Governor Reid was in\\nWashington City, serving on the Peace Con-\\nference. General Scales did not favor immed-\\niate secession; several States had already sev-\\nered their relations with the General Govern-\\nment, and he took the ground that a conven-\\ntion was necessar} to place our State in a con-\\ndition to act as she might deem best, and she\\ncould only be heard by her convention. He\\nwished to save the Union of the States; if\\nthis failed, then we should not hesitate to de-\\nclare our intentions and act with the other\\nSouthern States, and share one common fate.\\nThe opponents made the contest a question of\\nunion or dissolution, and when the contest be-\\ngan at least two-thirds of the people were\\nagainst any convention. They had only one\\nweek in which to discuss the points, and Scales\\nwas beaten b}- only 150 majority.\\nIn 1861 he was one of the electors of the\\nState at Large on the Breckenridge and Lane\\nticket. In this, as in every othev act of his\\npolitical career, he evinced his firm, undeviat-\\ning devotion to democratic principles, which\\ncan be said of very few in these times of pol-\\nitical tergiversation. Many, it is true, have\\nsince joined the Democratic ranks, but General\\nScales is one of the original panel, not a tales-\\nman or time-server in any sense.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0487.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "WHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nShortly after this Mr. Lincohi issued his call\\nfor troops. A convention was called and Gen-\\neral Scales was pnt forward as a candidate but\\nhe dechned, saying: That every man who was\\nalile should go to the field and that there might\\nhe perfect unanimity at home, he advised the\\nelection of Dr. Brodnax and Governor Reid,\\nsince their age would prevent their service in\\nthe iield.\\nGen. Scales volunteered at the beginning of\\nthe war as a private, but was at once elected\\nCaptain of his company. lie was subsequently\\npromoted to be Colonel, and then to be Brig-\\nadier-General. He was in the battle of Will-\\niamsburg, those around Richmond, the battle\\nof Fredericksburg (in which Gen. Pender was\\nwounded and Gen. Scales, as senior Colonel\\ntook command of the brigade.) He was also\\nin the battle of Chancellorsville, where he was\\nseverely wounded, and for his gallantry and\\ncoolness on that iield received a high tribute\\nfrom the gallant General Pender. He took\\npart in the battle of Gettysburg and was again\\nseverly wounded and again received the en-\\ncomiums of his division commander, General\\nPender, who died from wounds received in\\nthat battle. In the same ambulance they\\nwere borne to Staunton, Va. He was in the\\nbattles from Orange C. II. to Petersburg, and\\nin many skirmishes. Ilereturnei to his pro-\\nfession when the civil war had ended, and was\\na candidate for the convention called to change\\nour State Constitution, and was elected, but\\nthe convention was not ordei ed by a majority\\nof the people. In 1872 he was prominently\\nurged to make the canvass for the Governor-\\nship, but was compelled to decline, because of\\nhis disabilities. He was elected a member of\\nthe 44tb, 4.5th, 4Gth, and 47th Congresses,\\n(1874 to 1881.) In the two last named he has\\nserved as chairman on Indian Affairs.\\nWe have thus given a faithful detail of the\\nservices of General Scales. The advice of the\\nRoman philosopher to the historian, is that it\\nis not lawful to extol too much, because some\\nfuture act may mar the record, but we sin-\\ncerely say that a more sincere, patriotic and\\npure public man does not exist in this or any\\nother country. No one doubts where to find\\nhim; he is in the foremost van, when his coun-\\ntry, or her interests, or honor is at stake. Cau-\\ntious and courteous, he is calm and considerate\\nin council, and when resolved is as firm and\\ndevoted in action. No one has a firmer seat\\nin the affections of his constituents, or could\\ncommand greater respect of his colleagues in\\nCongress, and when he speaks is listened to with\\nproper respect. His reports on various im-\\nportant questions are valuable state-papers,\\nshowing eminent ability, research and the\\nearly training of a judicial mind\\n[He was re-elected to the 48th Congress,\\nreceiving 12,532 votes to 9,932 votes for Win-\\nston, lilteral.\\nAt the election held Novemljer 4th, 1884,\\nGeneral Scales was elected Governor of the\\nState, receiving 143,249 votes against Dr. Tyre\\nYorke 8 123,010, a majoity of 20,239.]\u00e2\u0080\u0094 \u00c2\u00a3ti", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0488.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.\\n389\\nROCKINGHAM COUNTY.\\nHon. Thomas Settle, sen r. born 1791; died\\n1857; was bora in this County. He was distin-\\ngiiishoil for bis ability as a statesman and as a\\njudge, and esteemed for his virtues, learning,\\nand deportment. He entered public life as a\\nmember of the House of Commons from\\nRockingham in 1816 and in 1817 succeeded\\nBartlett Yancey as Representative in the 15th\\nCongress, and was re-elected to the Itith Con-\\ngres (1819-21,) when he declined re-election.\\nHe was succeeded by Romulus M. Saunders.\\nIn 182(i he was again returned to the Legisla-\\nture, and re-elected in 1827-28. During the\\nlatter years he was Speaker of the House.\\nHis course as a member of the Legislature was\\nmarked by patriotism, consistency, and dignity.\\nWhen the iievy crusade of party was directed\\nagainst the banker s institutions of the State,\\nled by the unscrupulous energy of Robert Pot-\\nter, the bill was carried by one vote to prose-\\ncute and crush the banks, as Speaker, Judge\\nSettle voted with the minorit and prevented\\nits passage.\\nIn 1832 he was elected one of the Judges\\nof the Supreme Court, which elevated\\nposition he held for nearly a quarter of a cen-\\ntury with great satisfaction to the country\\nand credit to himself. Increasing 3 ears caus-\\ned his resignation. His health, from the labor\\nof a long life, failed, and, universally lamented,\\nhe died in August, 1857.\\nHe married Heni ietta, the daughter of Az-\\nariah, and the sister of Hon. Calvin Graves.\\nWe give a correct genealogy of this family\\nfrom reliable and authentic sources. It is sel-\\ndom that a family less numerous can show\\nmore distinguished members. In this table\\nthere are the names of two Senators in U. S-\\nCongress, and four members in the House of\\nRepresentatives, three judges, a governor, and\\na formidable aspirant for the Presidency, be-\\nsides others distinguished for their ability in-\\ntegrity and virtues.\\n(For the genealogy of the Settle family, see\\nafter sketch of Gov. Reid,page 391.)\\nThomas Settle jr., son of the above, whose\\nsketch has just been presented, was born Jan.\\n23rd, 1831.\\nHe was liberally educated, and graduated at\\nthe University in 1850, in the same class with\\nJohn Manning, W. C. Kerr, and others. He\\nread law with Judge Pearson, and was licensed\\nto practice in 185-1. During the administration\\nof Gov. Reid, who had married his sister, he\\nwas for a time the private secretary of the\\nGovernor.\\nThis was his first entrance on the storms-\\nsea of political life, which was germane to his\\ntastes, and in which he has had a prosperous\\nvoyage. He was elected a member of the\\nLegislature, from 1854 to 1859; the latter year\\nhe was chosen Speaker of the House. He was\\none of the Electors in 1856, and cast with\\nothers the vote of the State for Mr. Buchanan.\\nIn 1860 he advocated the claims of Stephen\\nA. Douglas, for- the Presidency. How far\\npersonal preferences iniluenced his judgment\\n(for they were closely connected by marriage),\\nis not known, but doubtless the matchless\\ngenius and brilliant eloquence of this distin-\\nguished statesman greatlj moved his support-\\ners.\\nIn February 1861, he was the candidate of\\nthe Union party for a seat in the Convention,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0489.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "390\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nand he was triuiiiphaiitlj elected over an active\\nand able opposition. But the Convention, de-\\nfeated by the popular vote, never met. Al-\\nthough a Union man, and opposed to the doc-\\ntrine of secession, yet when the war actually\\ncommenced, he joined his fortunes with those of\\nhis State and entered the army as Captain of a\\ncompany in the 3rd Reg. of Volunteers to\\nserve for twelve months. Upon the expiration\\nof his term of erdistment, Mr. Settle returned\\nfrom the army, and was elected Solicitor of\\ntlie 4th Judicial Circuit and won much praise\\nby the vigorous and faithful performance of his\\nduty. He was elected in 1865amemlier of the\\n(Ilolden) convention, held at Raleigh, October\\n12th, 1865, and in the same year to lie a Sen-\\nator in the Legislature, of which liods he was\\nchosen Speaker. A rare instance in the his-\\ntoiy of the State, where the same person so\\nyoung was honored with the Speakership of\\neach House. He took an active and promin-\\nent part in the convention in devising manner\\nto reconstruct tlie liroken down walls of our\\npolitical Zion. Li April, 1868, he was elected\\none of the judges of the Supreme Court of the\\nState. This elevated position he held until\\n1871, when on February 18th, of that year, he\\nwas commissioned Envoy Exti aordinary and\\nMinister Pleni[iotentiary to Peru. He was also\\nrresident of the National Convention that\\nnominated Grant. After a short residence\\nabroad, he returned home, and in 1872 he was\\niioniinated as a candidate for Congress, in the\\nFifth Congressional District, opposing General\\nJames M. Leach. This was a contest involving\\nfierce and frequent contests, but General Leach\\nwas elected by 268 majority. Leach received\\n10,735, Settle 10,487.\\nHe was re-ajipointed one of the Associate\\nJustices of the Supreme Court of the State,\\nwhicli beheld until he was nominated as the\\nRepublican candidate for Governor in 1876,\\nand was defeat \u00c2\u00abd by Governer Vance, by more\\nthan 13,000 votes; Vance receiving 123,307\\nvotes, and Settle 110,178. This closed Judge\\nSettle s career for the present in our State, as\\nhe was appointed Judge of the United States\\nDistrict Court for the northern district of Flori-\\nda, Jan. 30th, 1877, and now resides at Jack-\\nsonville, in that State. Judge \u00c2\u00bbSettle married\\n(as the genealogical diagram shows) Mary,\\ndaughter of Tyre Glenn, and has many chil-\\ndren to inherit his genial disposition and many\\nkind qualities.\\nDavid Settle Reid is a native of this County\\nthe son of Reuben Reid; born April 13th, 1813.\\nHe was educated in the schools of the County\\nand studied law. But he was more distin-\\nguished as a faithful and frank statesman than\\nas a lawyer. Bold and intrepid, he often led\\nwhere the timid doubt, and when success had\\nfollowed his eftbrts all conceded the sagacity\\nand justice of his plans. Ilisiirst appearance\\nin public life was in 1835, as Senator from\\nRockingham County. Such was the wisdom\\nof his course, that he was continuously re-elec-\\nted by the people until 1840. He was then\\nelected a member of the 28th Congress (1843-\\n45), and re-elected to the 29th Congress (1845-\\n47). In 1848 he was nominated for Governor\\nby the Democratic State Convention, without\\nhis knowledge or consent. The opposition had\\ntriumphed and was jubilant over victory won\\nin a hundred fields, and defeat seemed to be\\nthe certain prospect of the Democrats. The\\nopposition was well-organized and their leader\\nCharles Manly, able, genial and popular.\\nBut Mr. Reid felt it to be his duty to at-\\ntempt what his friends felt certain he could\\naccomplish. He did make a gallant canvass,\\nand so reduced the majority, that their\\nleaders felt and knew, as the English at Guil-\\nford, that such another victory would ruin\\nthem. At the next convention, although he\\nhad written a decided letter that under no\\ncircumstances could he be again a candidate, he", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0490.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "KOCKINCTTAM (^OUNTY,\\n391\\nwas nominated and elected Governor ol tlie\\nState.\\nIn 1858 he was elected to tlie Senate ct the\\nUnited States, and served continuously until\\n18: !i.\\nThe great lever whit h moved tiio incuhusof\\nthe Whig party, used by Governor Reid, was\\nthe question of free suffrage. It may be tiiat\\nGovernor Reid and his many friends may see,\\nand that too not in the far future, that they\\ncouunitted a blunder.\\nGovernor Reid was keenlj alive to the great\\ntroubles then aiiproacbing. lie had been long\\nin Congress, anil most observant of the affairs\\nof the nation. lie felt that tlie ship of state,\\ni)uilt by our fathers, and wliieb was freighted\\nwith all our hopes and happiness, was drifting on\\na lee-shore, and in peril lie would have bad\\nthis bitter cup to have [lassed from him, and\\nwith this hope, he was a delegate with the\\nsage and the wise of our country to the Peace\\nCongress, at Washington in the year of 1861.\\nBut futile were its etforts. The storm had\\narisen,aiid no human power could avert its fury\\nYet Governor Ueid viewed wi h calm phil-\\nosophy and resignation these sad occurrences\\nand though priviledgecl by age from going to\\nthe tield, still he contributed by his counsels in\\nthe Confederate Congress, to urge such meas-\\nures as would enure to the benefit of his coun-\\ntry.\\nSince the war he has remained at his home\\nattending to his family, his farm and his prac-\\ntice.\\nThere are few men in tlie State who enjoy\\nmore of the respect, regard, and the affection\\nof the people than Governor Reid, for unatlec-\\nted simplicity of character, stern integrity,\\nand unsullied purity of life. The most promi-\\nnent trait ill the character of Governor Reid\\nis the consistency and uniformity of his politi-\\ncal career. Cautious and circumspect in form-\\ning his opinions, and when once formed, his\\ntirniiicss and ability in maintaining them. No\\none who knows him. or who has observed hia\\nlong, successful ami i)rilliant career, can ever\\ndoubt where to liiid him the unwavering sup-\\nporter of popular rights and democratic |irin-\\ncipl\u00c2\u00abs.\\nlie married, as wilJ be seen by the genealog-\\nical diagram, Henrietta, daughter of Judge\\nThomas Settle, sen i-.\\nJosiali and .lohn Settle, twn brotlicrs, came\\nfrom Kngland. .lohn Settle located in Vir-\\nginia. Josiah Settle located in what is iiovt\\ncalled Rockingham county, 2\\\\ oitli Carolina.\\nlie was the father of David Settle, who mar-\\nried Rhoda -Mullins, and had issue: I Thomas,\\nborn 1789. He entered public life as a mem-\\nber of the House of Cunimons in ]81(J; was\\nelected in 1817 and 1819 a member of Con-\\ngress, when he declined re-election. Apiieaicd\\nagain in pulilic life in 1820 as a member of tlic\\nHouse of t ommona, and was re-elected in\\n1827-28. The last year he was Si^eaker of the\\nHouse. In 1882 elected Judge of the Suiier-\\nior Court. .Married Henrietta Graves; died\\n1857. To whom were born: 1. Thomas, born\\n1831. Elected to Legislature in 1854-55-of],\\nduring the last two years was S^Deaker of the\\nHouse. Elected to the Senate and made\\nPresident of the Senate in 18t!5-()6. Elected\\nSolicitor of the Fourth Judicial Circuit in 1859,\\nheld this position for nine years with the ex-\\nception of one ycai when be was in the Con-\\nfederate army. Klected Judge; Associate\\nJudge of the Supreme ourt of N. C. in 18tJ8.\\nApjiointed Envoy Extraordinary and .Minister\\nPlenipotentiary to Peru 1871:; resigned in\\nthe spring of 1872. Was appointed Associate\\nJustice of the Supreme Court of N. C. in the\\nfall of 1872 by Gov. Caldwell.\\nResigned in 1876 to accept the Republican\\nnomination for Governor; was appointed Dis-\\ntrict Judge of Federal Court for northern dis-\\ntrict of Florida in 1877, by President Grant.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0491.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "392\\nWIIEELEK S REMINISCENCES.\\nMarried Mary (Tlenn; had (a) Nettie, (h)\\nMary, (c) Thomas, (d) Douglas, (e) Elizabeth,\\n(f) Caroline, (g) David, (h) Florida, (i)\\nJulia.\\n2. David, born 1841; elected to Legislatur*\\n1870-72. 3. Henrietta, married David Settl*\\nReid, and had Thomas Settle Reid and Reuben\\nDavid Reid. 4. Caroline, married Hugh K.\\nReid. 5. Fanny, married let to John W.\\nCovington, and had Fanny and Nettie, 2nd to\\nO. II. Dockery, and had Olivei- and Carrie\\nMay.\\nII Josiah, III Benjamin, Legislature 1831-\\n34; IV Elizabeth, married Reuben Reid and\\nhad David Settle Reid, born 1813; in the Leg-\\nislature 1835-40; Congress 1843-47; Governor\\n1850-ti4; before his second term as Governor\\nexpired was elected U. S. Senator 1854-5f\\nV Maiy married Robert Martin and had\\nMartha Drenen Martin, who married Stephen\\nA. Douglas, born 1814 in Vermont, Judge in\\nIllinois 1841; Congress 1843; Senator 1847;\\ndied 18(il. They had Robert and Stephen A;\\nVI Lucinda, married John W. Ellington; VII\\nMatilda, married James Patrick; VIII Frances,\\nmarried John Dilworth, had Andrew Dilworth\\nat one time comptroller of the State of Missis-\\nsippi.\\nJohn Henry I)illard, one of the Associate\\nJustices of the Supreme Court, is a native of\\nRockingham county, and not having the [)leas-\\nure of an intimate acquaintance, we adopt a\\nwell-written sketch giving the dates of his life\\nand 8ervices,.from the RnLi.c/h Oiscrro which is\\nperhaps more acceptable than any sketch we\\ncould prepare.\\nHe was born near Leaksville in Rockingham\\ncounty in 182.5. He was a student at the Uni-\\nversity of JNorth Carolina, and after complet-\\ning his sophomore year went to William and\\nMary College, Virginia, where he graduated\\nwith high distinction. He was admitted to\\npractice law in North Carolina at the age of 21;\\nmoved to Patrick county, Virginia, and was\\nelected Commonwealth s Attorney, which\\notHce he filled with high credit to himself for\\nseveral years. He married Anna J., diaughter\\nof the late Col. Martin, of Henry county, Vir-\\nginia After a few years he returned to the\\ncounty of Rockingham, North Carolina, and\\ndevoted himself to the practice of his profes-\\nsion with great diligence and success. He was\\nelected County Attorney of Rockingham, and\\nserved in that capacity for several years,, and\\nwas always noted for the accuracy with which\\nhis bills of indictments were framed, so much\\nBO that his forms, passing into the hands of\\nother prosecuting attorneys, have been used\\nwith unvarying success by them. Having been\\nappointed Clerk and Master in Equity, he be-\\ncame, at an early age, enamored of and de-\\nvoted to Equity Jurisprudence, in which, in\\nthe after years of his practice he has become\\npre-eminently distinguished.\\nAt the commencement of the late war, he-\\nwas elected Captain of a companj of volunteers\\nfrom his native county, and served the Con-\\nfederacy with fidelity in the 45th Regiment of\\nN. C. Troops. At the close of the war, he re-\\nsumed the practice of his profession with the\\ngreatest zeal and diligence, and with renewed\\nsuccess and ability, that he attained such emi-\\nnence, both at the Bar of the Circuit and Su-\\npreme Court, as to merit from the late Chief\\nJustice Pearson the compliment of being the\\nablest equity lawyer in North Carolina.\\nHe removed from Rockingham county to\\nGreensboro in 1868 and associated himself in\\nthe practice of law with Col. Thomas Ruffin,\\nof Orange, then a resident of Greensboro, and\\nCol. John A. Gilmer, of Greensboro the style\\nof the firm being Dillard, Ruffin Gilmer.\\nSince the death of Chief .Justice Pearson, in\\nconnection with Judge Dick, he has established\\nand conducted with success a law school in the\\ncity of Greensboro, at the same time maintain-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0492.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "KOCKINGIIAM COUNTY.\\n393\\nini^a large aiuUucrative praotit C iiitlic several atUKiU of Mississippi. ITaniiltoii, his second son\\ncounties in the 7th and Stli Judicial Districts, was graduated at the University oi Miss-\\nMr. Dillard is a man of imposing personal issippi 1853, read law at Jackson in the law\\nappearance, great simplicity and geniality of office of his relative, Hon. O. Glenn,\\nmanner, and remarkably courteous, especially then Attorney General, and one of the most\\nto the younger members of the legal profes-\\nsion, who always receive from him the hearti-\\nest sympathy and encouragement and enter-\\ntain for him a respect and admiration ainonnt-\\ning often to the warmest affection, lie has\\nalways been decidedin his political views, and\\na faithful member of the Democratic juirty,\\nthough never a partisan nor an aspirant for\\npolitical preferment.\\n^Ir. DiUard is an elder in the Presbyterian\\nChurch at Greensboro, and a gentleman of un-\\nimpeachable character and incorruptable integ-\\nrity, devoted to the institutions of the State,\\nand ardently attached to every enterprise that\\ntends to the moral and material growth and\\nprosperity of North Carolina.\\nllamilton Henderson Chalmers; at present\\nbrilliant orators in the State. He resided for\\na short time in New Orleans, and there stud-\\nied the civil law and was admitted to the bar.\\nOn the outbreak of the civil war he returned\\nto Miss., and during the war served upon the\\nstatr of bis brother. Gen. J. R. Chalmers, and\\nof Gen. P. 15. Starke Settling in Hernando,\\n.Miss., at the close of hostilities, he devoted\\niiitnself with great vigor to the practice of hi*\\nprofession and rose rapidly to its front rank.\\nHe was au ardent and active participant in the\\npolitics of the period, and though seeking no\\noffice became a prominent leader in the Demo-\\ncratic party of the State. Upon the accession\\nt)fthe Democracy to the control of the State\\nin 1875, in obedience to the almost unanimouB\\nwish of the bar of his section, lie was appointed\\nAssociate Justice (1878) of the Supreme Court to his present seat upon the Suiireme bench at\\nthe early age of forty, being, with the e.xcep-\\ntion of Judge Starkey, the youngest man who\\never occupied the position in .Miss. Judge\\nChalmers married Emily H. Erwin, daughter\\nof Sidney Erwin and Caroline Carson, his wife,\\nof Burke County, North Carolina, and is thus\\nby marriage connected with two of the most\\nof Mississippi, was born in Rockingham County,\\nN. C, Oct. 15tli, 1835. He is the son of Joseph\\nW. Chalmers, and Fanny Henderson his wife,\\na niece of Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.\\nJoseph W. Chalmers resided in Halifax County,\\nVa., but Hamilton was born at the residence\\nof his maternal grandfather in North Carolina.\\nShortly after his birth, the father removed prominent and extensive families of AVest-\\nwith his family from Virginia, first to Tenn-\\nessee, and subsequently to Holly Springs, Miss.,\\nwhere Hamilton grew to manhood. Joseph\\nW. Chalmers, soon became one of the fore-\\nmost lawyers of his adopted State, and was\\nsuccessively Chancellor and elected State Sen-\\nator, being the successor in the Senate of Hon.\\nRobt. J. Walker, upon the accession of the lat-\\nter to the Secretary-ship of the Treasury. Sen-\\nator Chalmers died at the early age of forty-\\neix years, and was cut off in a career which\\nbade fair to make his name illustrious in the\\nern North Carolina. His older brother, Ji-s.\\nR. Chalmers was a general officer of great dis-\\ntinction in the Confederate army and is now\\n(1878) a prominent and influential member\\nof Congress from Mississippi.\\n[On Jan. 4tb, 1885, Judge Chalmers died, at\\nJackson, Miss. Ed.]\\nJames R. Dodge died at the residence of bia\\ndaughter, Mrs. Chalmers Glenn, in Rocking-\\nham County, on the night of February 24th,\\n1880. He was bright and cheerful to the last,\\nand though in good health and spirits, for the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0493.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "394\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nast few years he liiid always expressed himself\\nas only waiting for his Master s call. His quiet,\\npeaceful death was certainly in accord with the\\nproverh that had l)een his guide through life.\\n^Keep iniiocency, and cleave to the thing that\\nis right, and that will give a man peace at\\nlast.\\nThe following sketch of his life is in a great\\nmeasure gleaned from a manuscript written\\nby himself only three months before his death,\\nand given to his wife to keep for the benefit of\\nhis children and grand-children. It was, of\\ncourse, never intended for publication, but\\na part of it is co[iied by permission, feeling it\\nwould be of great interest and that, as he says\\nit \u00e2\u0080\u00a2may aid the young by showing that energy\\nand strict integrity will after many vicissi-\\ntudes, lead to a peaceful old age, and if joined to\\nchristian faith, may lead to something better.\\nI fear, snys he, I have not profited much by\\nhis advice, (all that my excellent father, after\\nhis misfortunes, had to give,) except in one\\nthing: be striclii/ honest, and in this respect, I\\nam now, in 7iu/ old wje, nvl/ini/ to fnvc thr morhV\\nMr. Dodge was born October 27th, 1795, in\\n-lohnstowii, a village on the Mohawk, in the\\nState of New York, famous as the residence\\nof Sir William Johnson, the former Governor\\nof all the Indian tribes in the North. Full of\\nlife and vivacity, and fond of all field sports,\\nhe received a good Academic education, and\\nalthougb his father vvishe l him to iiuish at\\nUnion C illege, his great desire was to see un-\\ndiscovered lands, and to join Western expedi-\\ntions. When he was seventeen years old the\\nwar of 1812 began, and as his father was a\\nBrigadier-General, and in command at Sack-\\nott s Harbor, he was with him as an aid. Full\\nof glee and perfectly happy, he there saw com-\\npany and sights that he enjoyed; Commodore\\nChauncey and Captain Woolsey of the Navy,\\nand Col. McComb, afterwards commander-in-\\nchief of the army, were guests at his father s\\ntable. This life suited him so well that after\\ntheir discharge and the return of his father to\\nAlbany, where he then lived, he joined as a vol-\\nunteer in a company called the Alban}^ In-\\ndependent Volunteers, Capt. Judson, and they\\nmarched to Brooklyn Heights, to meet Gen.\\nPackenham, and remained there until Gen.\\nPackenham changed his course for New Orleans,\\nwhere he met Gen. Jackson and defeat.\\nAfter peace he became a clerk in his uncle s\\nstore, in New Yoi k city, and passed some years\\nin his family. Enjoying the most refined so-\\nciety, with a promise and prospect of getting^\\ninto business through hisuncde s aid, he yet be-\\nlieved he could achieve a more splendid success\\nin the South, and embarked in the brig John, in\\nOctober 1817, for Charleston, S. C.,recomended\\nin the best letters from New York that the\\ncity could afford. When off the coast of Vir-\\nginia they encountered a most terriffic storm\\nwhich kept all hands and the passengers at the\\npumps for thirty-six hours, and the} finally put\\nin at Norfolk, Va. Here he met an old friend,\\nHiram Paulding, afterwards an Admiral, then\\na midshipman on tlie Macedonian, which was\\ndismantled and partially wrecked in the same\\nstorm. While (I quote his own words,) in\\nNorfolk during the repairing of the brig, I\\nmade an excursion to Petersburg, Va., to see\\nsomething of Southern life. But my fate was\\nsealed, for better or worse; the brig John was\\ncondemned, my Charleston trip and hopes\\ndestroyed, and I made a speculation, the cause\\nof all my future misery and happiness. After\\nstruggling for two j-ears, ruin came, and in the\\nyear 1820, still full of hope and armed with\\nthe kindest letters ftom all who had known\\nme in PcterslMirg, and also with a license to\\npractice law in Virginia,given me, I fear, more\\nof favor than desert, like Christian in the Pil-\\ngrim s Progress did his sins, I strapped on my\\nback my now debt of many thousand*, Jumped\\ninto the stage, then our only conveyance, and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0494.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "KK()CKIX(HiAM COT NT V\\n?,9[:\\nlaiuKMl in the streets of Raleii;li, tint kimwint;;\\notic huiiiaii lieiiig in North Carolina, ami not\\nhavinij fifty doUars. But Rufiin ami otluMs to\\nwhom my letters were directed, gathei ed\\naround me. That noble court, Taylor, Hend-\\nerson and Hall, repeated my license. Badjjer,\\nArchibald Henderson and Gaston honored me\\nwith a friendship that lasted durint:: 1 heir lives.\\nThe\\\\ are now no more, and wiMi .Manl\\\\- and\\nGuion, and a nund)er more known afterwards,\\nnow,although of different denominations, all fill\\nchristian graves. Soon collections that had been\\ngiven me in Petersburg, brought me to old\\nStokes, and at the County court at German ton I\\nfound the same reception from John Morehead,\\nThos. Settle, Augustine H. Shepperd, Nicholas\\nL. Williams, and others, now all gone except\\nthe last He was my fate; througli him I be-\\ncame acquainted with liis niece, then a small\\ngirl, but of a family famous for excellent wives.\\nHer uncle Lewis Williams was in Congress\\nwith luy uncle William Irving, of New York,\\nand in process of time she became my wife.\\nMr. Dodge was a member of the Episcopal\\nchurcli, and as a delegate to the Episcopal\\nConvention that elected him, voted for Bishop\\nRavenscroft. During liis life lie filled numv\\nplaces of honnr and trust, as Solicitor of the\\nSuj^erior Court for the liincolnton district; for\\ntwelve or fourteen years Clerk of the Legis-\\nlature; and also for many years Clerk of the\\nSupreme Court in Morganton. He was mar-\\nried to Miss Susan Williamson May 24th,\\n182fNand resided in Wilkesboro for eight years.\\nAfter he was elected Solicitor he removed to\\nLincolnton. where he resided four years. He\\nwas succeeded by his old friend Hamilton C.\\nJones, as Solicitor; and then, upon consulta-\\ntion with my sympathizing and truly pious\\nwife, we retired to the banks of the Yadkin,\\nour cottage and farm. She managed at home,\\nand I labored night and day at Court, at Ra-\\nleigh and at Morganton. At home we were al-\\nwaj s happy; care or troul le never entered our\\ndoor, and these yeais were far the happiest of\\nmy life. After many years of toil had passed, I\\nwell remember the look of my old friend Rufiin,\\nthen Chief Justice, when I handed to my old\\nfriend Jacob Ramsour $700.00, which was the\\nlast del)t I owed on earth. He was paid, and\\nit is still the last.\\nThe moral of this sketch is, persevere and\\ndo not look back, and our apparent misfortunes-\\nmay be blessings in disguise.\\n-^^i^i^^ ^i^f^^^\\nROWAN COUNTY.\\nIn a dispatch from the Royal Governor, Ar-\\nt hur Dobbs, now on file in tlie Rolls Office, Lon-\\ndon, dated 1754, the population of Rowan\\nCounty is stated to be l,4in whites and 54\\nblacks. He states:\\nSalisbury, then ju.st laid out, had seven or\\neight log houses. We have fixed on a place for\\nfort, (called Fort Uobbs,) on Third Creek\\nivhere it falls into the Yadkin. Col. Docs. 125\\nJudge Murphey, (Uni. Mag. 293,) states:\\nThe first settlers of Rowan, near Salisbury,\\nbefore 1751, were Paul Biffle and John White-\\nsides, on Grant s Creek to the north; John\\nDunn, John Gardiner, Alexander Douglas, oi\\nCrane Creek to the south ;Matthew Locke,Frai\\ncis Locke, John Brandon, Alexander Cathey\\nand James Graham on the west. James Car\\nter and Hugh Foster owned the land uiion", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0495.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "^96\\nWIIEKLER S REMINISCENCES.\\n(y\\\\.\\nwhich the town was built. Elias Brock aiul\\nJohn Whitesides I)nilt the first court-house.\\nThis commences the record of tliis veneralile\\nCounty, ah urbe eonclitii.. From tliat time and\\nthrougli all the trials of the revolution to the\\npresent da^ the people of Rowan have Ijeen\\ndistinijuished for their patriotism and devotion\\nto liberty. They were decided in opposition t(i\\nthe illegal exactions of the crown officers, which\\nproduced on the ResTulation troubles; the jour-\\nnal of tiieir Committee of Safety (from 1774 to\\n1776,) proves their sturdy resistance to wn-ong\\nand their ardent support of justice. This journal\\nhas been preserved and{irinted. (Wiieeler II,\\n3(50.)\\nProminent among the names of this commit-\\ntee is the name of Hugh Montgomery; he was\\na native of Ireland. At an early age he fell in\\nlove with a Miss .Moore, who was of noble birtli.\\nThis was strongly opposed by her friends,but the\\nattachment was reciprocated and she was con-\\nveyed secretly on board of a ship, where she met\\nher lover, and was married; the youthful p:iir\\nescaped in safety to America. He was himself of\\na goodly stock, a near relative of General Rich-\\nard Montgomery, who fell in the battle of Que-\\nbec, (Dec. 1775). lie settled tirst in I enn.syl-\\nvania and afterward removed to Salisltury,\\nNorth Carolina. He was constant and active\\nan promoting the cause of independence and\\nwas one of the most fixed and forward of the\\ndaring spirits of that day. Among whom were\\nGriffith Rutherford, John Brevard, Matthew\\nLocke, John Louis Beard, William Sharp, .Max\\nwell Chambers, Wm. Kennon, Geo. Henry Bar-\\nringer, John Nesbit and Charles McDowell.*\\nBy his enterprise and industry he amassed\\na handsome fortune. He died at Salisbury\\nDec. 23d, 1779, leaving one son and seven\\ndaughters. His son, Hugh i utgomery jj-.\\nMr. M was A proniiuniil member of tlie Provincial\\nCoagre.ss from Kow;ni, t,,,, met, iit llillsuu o August\\n8l8t, 1775. Aut,usi\\nmarried Miss Parnell of Virginia, and by her\\nhe had several/children; one of whom Lemuel\\nP. Mimtgomery was Col. of the 39th Regiment\\nU. S. Infan,try. He fell in the battle of the\\nHorse-Shoe March 27th, 1814, in the 25th year\\nof his age the first to mount the breast-works\\nand wa^pierced by a ball through the head.\\nTlie eldest daughter married Dr Anthony\\n-J\\nNewipau, who settled in Nashville, and whose\\nson, Lemuel Daniel Newman, was born in North\\nCarolina, then moved to Georgia; was a Lieu-\\ntenant in the 4tli Regiment U.S. army and com-\\nmanded the Georgia vjolunteers in the action\\nwith the Florida Indians, distinguished himself\\nin an atack on the Creek Indians in Autossee\\nTowns in Dec. 1813, and was severely wounded\\nat Camp Defiance Jan., 1814. He was a member\\nof Congress from Georgia, from 1831 to 1833.\\nHe died in Walker County, Georgia, in 1851.\\nThe second daughter married Mr. Stewart,\\nwho settled in Greensboro Tenne.ssee, where\\nhis family now reside.\\nThe third daughter married Mr. Blake,\\nwhose graud3(Mi, James Blake, distinguished\\nhimself in the war with Mexico under General\\nTaylor.\\nThe fourth daughter married Captain Edwin\\nIngram, of Richmond County, who entered the\\narmy of the Revolution as a private and rose to\\nthe rank of captain. He was the Marion of\\nthe State, daring and active in the cause. He\\nwas tendered on account of his services and\\nlosses, five hundred pounds by the General\\nAssembly of North Carolina which he declined\\nto accept. He was the grandfather of Maj. San-\\nders .M. Ingram, of Richmond, who behaved so\\ngallantly under Taylor and Scott in Mexico.\\nThe fifth daughter, married Colonel David\\nCampbell, distinguished at the battle of King s\\nMountain; he moved to Tennessee and estab-\\nlished Campbell Station. Several of his sons\\nwere distinguished in the Indian wars, under\\nJackson and Harrison; especially William B.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0496.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "UOWAN COUNTY\\n3:)7\\nCainpl)ell, wlio was born in Tennessee. He\\nWHS Attorney General of the State, served in\\nthe Cherokee and Creek wars; elected to Con-\\n;ress from Tennessee, from 1837 to 1843. lie\\nwas Colonel of the 1st Regt. of Tennessee Vol-\\niinteer.s in the Mexican war, and distiiif^uished\\nhimself at the battles of Monterey, National\\nBridge and Cerro Gordo. From 1850 to 53^\\nhe was elected Governor of the State of Tenn-\\nessee, and in 1857 waff chosen by a unaninions\\nvote of the Legislature, Judge of the Circuit\\nCourt. In 1862 he was appointed by Lincoln\\na Brigadier-General in the Union army, which\\nhis health caused him to decline. At the close\\nthe war he was again elected a member of\\n39th Congress, (1865- 67,) and died at Leb-\\nanon, Tennessee, Aug. 19th, 1867.\\nThe sixth daugliter married General James\\nWellborn, of Wilkes County, whose eldest\\ndaughter married Newton Cannon, Governor\\nof Tennessee (for sketch of whom see page 189.)\\nThe seventh daughter married Montford\\nStokes, who was Governor of North Carolina,\\n(for sketch of whom see Wilkes County.)\\nConnected with Kowan and her disting-\\nuished personages is the name of Elizabeth\\nSteele. It was at her house in Salisbury on\\n:he evening of February 1st, 1781, that the\\nabius of America, General Nathaniel Greene\\narrived, after a hard day s ride through the\\nvain, alone, fatigued, hungry, penniless and\\ndown-hearted; as he expressed himself to Dr.\\nlieikd who had charge of ihe sick and wounded\\nprisoners at this place. Mrs. Steele heard this,\\nind the fire of patriotism was augmented by\\n:he deep sympath} wliich is ever the promi-\\nlent feeling in a true v.-oman s heart. Hardly\\nhad the General seated himself at a well-spread\\ntable, before a eheerful fire, when Mrs. Steele\\n3ntered, and I eminded her distinguished guest\\nthat she had overheard his desponding remarks,\\nshe drew from under her apron two small bags\\nof s[ie(ie, her earnings for years. Take them\\nshe Said for you will want them, and I can do\\nwithout them. -Nevei says his biographer,\\ndid relief couie at a more needed moment.\\nThe hoi o i-csumod that night his dangerous\\njourney, for the Hritisb ai uiy under Lord\\nCornwallis, had that day cro.ssod the Catawba\\nand Wins advancing oti Salisbury.. This scene\\nhas booii made the subject of both painting and\\nsculpture. On the wall hung a picture of\\n(ileorge the 3d,which had been sent as a present\\nfrom England to Mrs, Steele, by some friends\\nat Court Filled with the painful memoriea\\nof the sufferings of his country, and of the\\nblood that even that day had been spilled in\\nits defence by the myrmidons of power, Gen-\\neral Greene took the picture from the wall and\\nwrote on its back Oh George, hide thy face\\nand mourn, and replaced it with its face to\\nthe wall.\\nMrs. Steele died in 1790. She was twice\\nm;irried. By her first husband she had a daugh-\\nter, who married Kev. Sanmel McCorkle; by\\nher second husband, William Steele, )8he had\\nGeneral John Steele (born Nov. 1st, 1764, died\\nAug. 14th, iai-27)vvho was born in Salisbury.\\nlie was educated as a merchant, but as soon\\nas he arrived at manhood he devoted himself\\nto agriculture and politics.\\nIn 1787 and 1788, he was elected a member\\nof the Legisliiture from the borough of Salis-\\nbury. In the- latter year he was also a mem-\\nber of the Convention at Hillsboro,(July 21st,\\n1788,) to consider the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, and with Davie, Iredell, John-\\nston and others made active but fruitless ettbrts\\nfor its adoption. His course on this occasion\\ndid not affect his popularity, for the next year\\nhe was elected a mend^er of the first Congress\\nof the United States (1789-91) and was re-\\nelected to the next Congress, (1791-93.) In\\n1794 he was again elected a member of the\\nLegislature, and re-elected in 1795. On July 1st", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0497.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "898\\nWHEELP]R S EEMINISCEXCES.\\nwas elected to the House in November 1876, by\\n1006 majority.\\n[At the election held November 4th, 1884,\\nhe was elected to the House of Representa-\\ntives from the seventh Congressional District,\\nreceiving 14,262 votes, against 10,851 for Mr.\\nRamsay.\\nWilliam Kennon appears among the leading\\npatriots of the County. We regret that the\\nrecords of the County give so little informa-\\ntion as to his life and services.\\nThe proceedings of the Committee of Safety\\nfor Rowan County, of which he was often chair-\\nman prove his vigilance and activity in the\\n;ause of independence. He was a member of the\\nProvincial Congress, which, in opposition to\\nthe Royal Government, met at New Berne in\\nAugust 1774, and also in the same place in 1775.\\nHe was one of the Convention or Committee,\\n.that met at Charlotte on May 20, 1775. The\\nmemorial of John Dunn shows that he, (with\\nAdlai Osborne,SamuelSpencer, and Mr. Willis,\\nKennon s brother-in-law, )were active in appre-\\nhending said Dunn and expatriating him. He\\nresided in Salisbury and was an attorney.\\nDunn, as shown by his memorial was a man\\nof al)ility, and of character, but of mistaken\\nviews. Murphey tells us that he was a native\\nof Ireland, and in consequence of some private\\nfeud, suddenly left his native land, and came\\nto America, where he settled on Reid s Creek,\\nand married Mary Reid. He followed, for a\\nlivelihood, teaching and shoe-making. He stud-\\nieil law and removed to Salisbury where he\\n1796, he was appointed by General Washing-\\nton first Comptroller of the Treasury, which\\nhe held throughout the remainder of Washing-\\nton s administration, all of Adams and re-\\nsigned in 1802, in opposition to the wishes of\\nMr. Jefferson. In 1806, he was again in the\\nLegislature, and that year succeeded Gen.\\nDavie as Commissioner to adjust the bound-\\naries between North and South Carolina. This\\ndelicate, protracted and difficult negotiation\\nwas managed by him with singular address\\nand abihty. In 1811-12 and 13, he was again\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0elected to the Legislature and in 1811 was\\nSpeaker of the House. On Aug. 14th, 1812,\\nhe was again elected, and on that day he died.\\nFrom the varied and important positions\\nheld by General Steele from his early man-\\nhood, to the day of his death is seen the warm\\nattachment and contidonce of his countrymen\\nfor him, and their high appreciation of his ser-\\nvices and aliility.\\nHe married in 1783, Mary Nesfreid, who\\nsurvived him many years, by whom lie had (I)\\nAnn, who married Jesse A. Pearson; (II) Mar-\\ngaret who married Dr. Stephen L. Farrand;\\n(III) Eliza, who married Col. Robert Mac-\\nNamara.\\nA daughter nf Dr. Fcrrand, married to A.\\nHenderson, recently died. Their son, John S.\\nHenderson has entered the theatre of public\\nlife,enjoying the contidence and hopes of a large\\ncircle of admiring friends. He is quite young;\\nbeing born June 6tli, 1846. He has been liber-\\nally educated, at Dr. Wilson s Academy and\\nthe University. At the age of eighteen he practiced with much success. He was the Col-\\nentered the army as a private in company B,\\n10th North Carolina Regiment and served as\\na private to the close. He was elected as the\\n^conservative candidate to the Cotistitutional\\nConvention of 1871, though the Convention\\nwas not held. He was elected to the Conven-\\ntion of 1875, and took a leading position. He\\nonel of the Rowan iMilitia, and in 1771 march-\\ned to Hillsboro to protect the Court against the\\nintimidations of the Regulators.*\\nAfterthe war was over, Dunn returned to Sal-\\nisbury where he ended his days, and lies buried\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2See Uiii. Mug. I. 204.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0498.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "ROWAN\\nwithin three miles of thaL^lace. lie left two\\ndanshters, one of whom married a son of .lohn\\nLouis Board, of whom John Beard of Fh rida\\nis a son. The other dangliter married Mr. Kishor\\nwlio wasthe mother of the Hon. Charles Fisher,\\nof wliom we sliali soon hear.\\nJolin II. Steele, (born 1792, died 18(35), was\\nhorn in North Carolina, a relative of General\\nSteele. He was Governor of the State of\\nNew Hampshire in 1844 to 1846, and died at\\nPetersboro New Hampshire, July 2, 1805. We\\nknow but little beyond this, and the fact that\\nwhile onr State has jjiven Senators and Gover-\\nnors to the south and southwest, she has also\\nojiven Governors totwoof the Yankee States\\nJoseph R. Hawle} of Connecticut and John H.\\nSteele, of New Hampshire.\\nGriffith Rutherford was long a resident of\\nRnwan, lived in the Locke settlement and was\\ndistinguished in the Indian and Revolutionary\\nwars for his valor and enterprise.\\nlie was a native of Ireland and first appears\\nin North Carolina history as a memlier of the\\nLegislature from Rowan in 1775, at New Berne.\\nHe served as Senator, and was re-elected, with\\nsome interuiiseions, till 1786. His first essay\\nin arms was in 1776, when he commanded an\\narmy of 2400 men, raised to subdue the\\nOverhill Cherokee Indians; this he did most\\ncompletely and with great slaughter. He was\\nan active member of the Committee of Safety\\nand on April 22, 1776, was appointed one of\\nthe six Brigadier-Generals by the Provincial\\nCongress at Halifax. He commanded his bri-\\ngade at the ill-fated battle of Camden, (Aug.\\n1780,) where he was taken prisoner. He wsis\\nsent to C;harleston,and from thence to Augus-\\ntine with Col. Elijah Isaacs, taken also at Cam-\\nden; Lieut. Col. Stephen Moore and Col. Hen-\\nderson; on June 22, 1781, they were exchanged.\\nHe again took the field, and took command at\\nWilmington, when that phiee was evacuated\\nCOUNTY\\n390\\nby the British. After the war was over he re-\\nmoved to Tennessee and served in the Councils\\nof that State.\\nHis name is preserved both m North Caro-\\nlina and Tennessee, by calling counties after\\nhim, and we regret that so little is known of his\\nservices and character.*\\nBlanche, daughter of Gereral Rutherford,\\nmarried a son of General Matthew Locke\\nThe Locke family was once a large, influen-\\ntial and patriotic family in Rowan. The first\\nof this race came from Ireland to America in\\nthe 17th century, and settled in Lancaster,\\nennsylvania. From thence, three brothers:\\nMatthew, Francis and George, came to North\\nCarolina. Matthew and Francis settled in liow-\\nau and George in Iredell Count}-.\\nGeneral Matthew Locke, (boi-n in 1730. died\\n1801,) washy nature energetic, public spirited\\nand popular. The determined foe to every torm\\nof oppresion, fraud or peculation. In the excite-\\nment as to illegal fees exacted by the Crown offi-\\ncers and wrung from an oppressed people, he was\\ntheir friend and adviser. He was in 1771\\nwith Herman Husbands appointed by the peo-\\nple to receive the fees due the sheriti ami\\nClerk of the Court. He was elected in 1776\\na meml)er of the Provincial Congress at Hali-\\nfax, and to the .same body in Nov. 1776, which\\nformed our first State Constitution. He was\\ncontinued a member of the Legislature under\\nthe Constitution in 1777 to 1792. He was\\nelected a Brigadier-General of State troops.\\nIn 1793 he was elected a member of 3rd, 4th\\nand 5th Congre.sses, 1795 to 1799, and was suc-\\nceeded by Archibald Henderson. He died Sep-\\ntember 7, 1801. He married Mary, daughter\\nof Richard Brandon, a name distinguished in\\nthe annalsof those troubled times, for devotion\\nto popular rights and the cause of freedom, and\\nleft a family of thirteen cliildren, eight sons\\n*A listoItlieprisoncr.ssiMit to St. Ausrustincis found\\nill Johnson s Traditions of tlie Kevoliition, 81S.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0499.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "400\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENSES.\\nand five daughters. Four of liis sons were at\\none time in tlie Revolutionary army; among\\nthem was:\\nGeorge Locke, who contended bravely and\\nfell in the cause of his country. He was active\\nin harrassing the advance of the Britisli arniy,\\nunder or-iwallis. in 1780.\\nWhile the British were encamped at Char-\\nlotte, Col. Wm. R. Davie ordered Capt. John\\nBrandon, and Lieut. Joseph Graham, with\\ntwenty -five men to reconnoitre their camp;\\nwhen they marched within fifty yards of their\\nlines, Brandon proposed to advance and de-\\nliver a voUej which they did. Tarleton s troop\\ngave chase and pursued the Americans; when\\nGraham, Locke and others had seen that their\\ncapture was imminent they turned oft from the\\nmain road; Graham was sabred, and left for\\ndead; Locke was killed and Brandon owed his\\nlife to the fleetness of hie horse, and was chased\\nat full speed to Davie s camp. Tliisstatement\\nof this melancholy aftair is from a son of Col.\\nBrandon, (A. W.,) whose father had narrated\\nthe facts to him.\\nAnother son of Gen. Matthew Locke, John,\\nmarried Blatiche, the daughter of Gen. Grif-\\nfith Rutherford; another son married Marga-\\nret, daughter of Caleb Phifer; and a daughter\\nof Gen. Locke married Martin Phifer. Another\\ndaughter, Ann, married Andrew Beard, of\\nBurke County, and anothei Jane, married\\nGen. Robt. Weakly, of Tennessee.\\nThe following is a copy of the inscription of\\nthe head -stone over his grave in the graveyard\\nof Thyatira church:\\n111 Mriiioiy\\nof\\nMatthew Locke, Esq.,\\nDied Till iSf]it., 1^01; ag (l 71.\\nA iiioiiioter i f civilization, a Legislator and n patri-\\notic friend ot liis country; in his jirivate character a\\na tender liusliand, an atiectionate parent, and an in-\\ndulgent master, ever a friend to the poor; and attentive\\nto his luippiness in that state, where we eonteniphite\\nhis existence, leaving memorv to retain him here.\\nCol. Francis Locke, a brother of Gen. Mat-\\nthew Locke, though not a statesman as was\\nhis distinguished brother, was a true and tried\\nsoldier in the perilous period of our revolution-\\nary struggles. He commanded a detachment of\\nmen in the revolution, and on the 22d of June\\n1780, attacked at Rainsour s Mill, near the\\npresent town of Lincolnton, a superior^force of\\nTories under the command of Cols. Bryan and\\nMoore, and routed them with great slaughter.\\nA full account of this battle from the pen of\\nGeneral Graham may be found in the history\\nof North Carolina. [Wheeler II, 227.]\\n^He married (the sister of Gen. Matthew\\nLocke s wife,) the daughter of Richard Bran-\\ndon, and left four sons and three daughters.\\nAmong them were, (I) John, who was a Major\\nin the Revolutionary war, died April 1833,\\naged eighty-two years. (II.) Francis, born in\\nRowan County 1766, appointed Judge Dec.\\n1803; resigned 1818; elected Senator in Con-\\ngress, 1816, and resigned without taking hia\\n.seat as Senator; Presidential Elector 1809.\\nDied, (unmarried,) in 1823.\\nHon. Spruce McCay, was born, lived and\\ndied in Rowan County. He was educated by\\nthe Rev. David Caldwell; studied law, and\\narose to eminence and usefulness. He was ap-\\npointed Judge of the Superior Courts in 1790,\\nand died in 1808.\\nHe married i^ anny, daughter of Richard Hen-\\nderson. \\\\JVilliam S. McCay was the only son\\nof this union.\\nJames Martin, was the son of Col. James\\nMartin and resided for many years in Salis-\\nbury. He graduated at the University in 1806,\\nin the same class with Judge John A. Cameron^\\nDurant Hatch and others. He read law and\\nsoon attained such rank in the profession that\\nin 1826 he was elected one of the Judges of\\nthe Superior Courts. He resigned in 1835. He\\nmarried Miss Alexander, and removed to Mo-\\nbile, Alabama, where he died.\\nGeorge Mumford represented this County in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0500.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "1U)WA\\\\ COUNTY.\\n401\\nIS 10 anil ill isll, and tliis district in ContrresB\\nill 1S17. Ilo attc iiile l a hall at \\\\Vasiiin,ii;ton\\nCity in tiie (load of winter; tlie i X[H)siire\\nliroui^lit on diptheiia, and Doceinber 31, 1S15,\\nit terminated his life, lie was succeeded by\\nHon. Charles Fisher.\\nTiie in-o^enitor of tiie Pears m family was\\nl\\\\ii-]iiii(iii(l I earson, horn 1770, died 1819, who\\nwas a native of Dinwiddle Count} Virginia,\\nand came, when only nineteen years old, to\\nXortli Carolina and settled in the forks of the\\nYadkin.\\nWhen the Revolutionary war came on, he\\njoined the arm\\\\ and was appointed a Lieu-\\ntenant in Captain Bryan s Compati} the\\nfirst muster that occurred after the Declaration\\nof Independence. Pearson requested some of\\nhis men to load their guns. Bryan came ou\\nthe ground and ordered those men into ranks.\\nI earson declined, and tendered his resignation\\nto Br3-an, who immediately ordered his arrest,\\nwhich was resisted. They then came to a par-\\nley, and as Bryan advocated the cause of the\\nLoyalists, and Pearson the rights of the people,\\nit was finally agreed by all parties, that on a\\nday fixed, the question between the opinions\\nshould be settled by a fair fist fight, and which-\\never whipped, the company should be com-\\nmanded by the victor. The} met, they fought,\\nthe lieutenant was conquered; so the Fork\\ncompany was for liberty, and Bryan s party on\\nDutchman s Creek, was for the King. This\\ncircumstance was narrated to me by Chief-\\nJustice Pearson, and shows by what slight\\ncircumstances, events of magnitude are often\\ninfluenced. Captain Pearsun and his company\\ndid good service in harrassing the advance of\\nCornwallis columns, and was at the passage of\\nthe Catawaba on July 1, 1781, when General\\nDavidson was killed. He was a successful plan-\\nter and an enterprising merchant. He died in\\n1819, leaving one daughter, Betsy, who mar-\\nired Judge John Stokes, a Colonel in the Rev-\\nolutionary war; severely wounded at Hiiford s\\ndefeat, where ho lost, an arm. He was ap-\\npointed United States District Judge in North\\nCarolina by General Washington. He vasthe\\nI) rother of Governor Mont ford Stokes. Stoke\\notinty was called in honor of iiim. He died\\nin Fayetteville, October, 1790.\\nJesse A. Pearson, the son of Richmond, rep-\\nresented this County in the House of Commons\\nin 1808, 9,- 14 and 15. He commanded a regi-\\nment in 1814, in General Graham s brigade, and\\nmoved against the Cherokee nation, to repress\\ntheir hostilities; afterwards he was electedMaj-\\nor-General of the militia of the State. He was a\\nsoldier, sudden and quick in quarrel; he fouglit\\na duel with General Montford Stokes, near\\nSalisbury, in which Gen. Stokes was wounded.\\nHe married first a daughter of General Steele,\\nand secotid Mrs. Wilson, whose daughter, by a\\nformer husband, married Archibald G Carter,\\nof Davie County. He died in 1823 and left no\\nissue.\\nJoseph Pearson, also a son of Richmond, was\\na native of Rowan County. He was a lawyer\\nby profession and a politician. He represented\\nthe borough of Salisbury in 1804 and 5 and\\nthis District in the 11th, 12th and 13th Cong-\\nresses,1809- 15. Like his brothers he was ready\\nto make good his words by his acts. About\\n1811, whilst in Congress, he fought a duel on\\npolitical grounds, with Hon. John J. Jackson,\\nof Virginia. He died in Salisbury on Oct. 27th,\\n1834. He was thrice married, first to Miss\\nMcLinn; second Miss Ellen Brent; and third\\nMiss Worthington of Georgetown, D. C.\\nRichmond Pearson, son of Richmond, and\\nbrotlier to the above was active and enterpris-\\ning, but never in public life. He was devoted to\\nagriculture and the internal improvements of\\nthe State. He, with George Fisher, in a boat,\\npassed the falls of the Yadkin.\\nBy his second marriage he left:\\nI. Sarah, who married Isaac Crooni.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0501.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "402 WHEELER S ^llEMINISCENCES.\\nII. Eliza, who married W. G. Bentley of erenx boiny his eoiiipetitor, in 1S48 lie was elo-\\nBladeii; vated to the Supremo Court Bench, (to till\\nIII. liichinond M. [8ee sketch holow.) the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judj;e\\nIV. Giles, who died 1847. Daniel,) Robert Strany-o and Wm. II. Battle\\nV. John Stokes Pearson, who married Miss were his opponent.s.\\nBeatti^f Bladen County in 1848. In 1858 on the death of Chief Justice I^ashhe\\nRichtnond M. rcarsi)n,(I)orn -June 1805, died was appointed his successor. In 18(j5 he was a\\n1878,) Chief Justice of the Supreme C ourt of candidate for the Constitutional Convention\\nthe State, was a son of the last named and the held that yoar,aiid was defeated by .\\\\Ir. Ilaynes,\\ngrandson of the progenitor of the family; he but the same year was (under the new Consti-\\nbore the patronimic of both. His early educa- tutiou,) a^i^ain elected Judge of the Supreme\\ntion was conducted by John Mii.shat of States- Court and by his associates, (Justices Battle\\nville and at Washington city under the care of and Reade,) again a})pointed Chief Justice,\\nhis uncle Joseph Pearson. Ho graduated at the In 18G8 upon a I oorgauization of this Court,\\nUniversity m 1823, in the same class with Dan- ho v/as by the people elected Chief-Justice,\\niel W. Courts, Robert B. Gilliam, Isaac Hall and being nominated on lioth tickets, and this\\nothers. He studied law with Judge iieiider- elevated and responsible position he held until\\nson, and was licensed to practice in 182G. He his death Jamiary 5th, 1878; his life ended in\\nentered p)ublic life as a member from Rowan paralysis of the brain, at Winston, as he was\\nin the Plouse of Commons m 18211, and con- going to Raleigh to attend the January term\\ntinuecl until 1832; with David F. Caldwell, of the Supreme Court.\\nThos. G. Polk and Charles Fisher, as colleagues. He married first Miss Williams, daughter of\\nWe pause to admire the distinguished delega- Col. John Williams, by whtmi he left several\\ntion then representaing this County and Bor- cliildren, and second Mrs. Bynum, relict of\\nough, rarely equalled and never excelled. Pi e- Gen. John Gray Bynum, ?u:t; McDowell, daugh-\\nsenting Speakers to both houses,(ii i 1830,)Cald- tor of Capt. Charles McDowell of Burke Coun-\\nwell in the Senate, and Fisher in the House. ty. We have sketched in an accurate manner\\nIn 1835, he was a candidate for Congress, the public services of Judge Pearson in chrono-\\nHis opponents were Abram Reneher and Burton logical order. As a Judge he was uncjuestionably\\nCraige. Mr. Rencher was a State-rights Demo- one of the ablest of his day. Judge McKoy\\ncrat, Mr. Craige a nullifying southern states- M ho presided at a meeting of the Bar in Ra-\\nman ami Mr. Pearson an old line Whig, or loigh, on tlio occasion of Judge Pearson s death.\\nFederalist. The address of Mr. Pearson, to the stated As perhaps the great connnon-law law-\\nfreemen of the 9tli Congres.sional district, was jqv of his age and time,I would say in my opin-\\na powerful document, an early demonstration ion nogreater has ever lived. His loss will be felt\\nof his acute reasoning powers for which he be- and deeply deplored by those long accustomed\\ncame so distinguished. Ho wasopposed tonulli- to look for the productions of hisbrain and pen\\nlication as a doctrine dangerous to the exist- to illumine their journey through the mazes and\\nence of the government. Mr. Reneher was elect- labyrinths heretofore marked by no guide save\\ned;Mr. Pearson accepted his defeat with that principle, and no beacon save the hghts of legal-\\ncalmness which was characteristic of his nature, lore.\\nIn 183G Mr. Pearson was elected one of the He taught the young to reason, and when\\nJudges of the Suiierioi Courts, Thomas P. Dev- once a conclusion was arrived at by the stu", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0502.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "KOWAX COirXTV\\n403\\n(lent, it was siu li a I oiiclii.sioii as satisliod (lie\\nim-csti^^ atiiii;: iiiiiid in its soarcli of truili; and\\ndid li nor to tlie teai-lior wlio [ilannod ami led\\ntlie yonni;- mind alonir tlie cliannel of patirnt\\ntliouii lit and tiiorou,ii:h invcsti, ution. Aitliontjli\\nit was nr.t in\\\\ fortune, said Joseph .\\\\1oKo\\\\ to\\niiavc availed myself of his ndmirahle tniinini^,\\nvet as often as I met in aririiniont tliose mental\\nathletes, trained hy his master hand, I have le-\\ni^retted that fate which denied to me similar\\nadvantages.\\nFor many years Judge Pearson held at his\\nhome, at Richmond Hill, a law-school, where\\nhundreds of young men have been trained,\\nwho now adorn the profession.\\nlUusti-ious as is his fame as a Judge, yet it\\nis due to the integrity of history to say, that\\nhis course, to the minds of many, in the excit-\\ning and troubled scenes of 1871, shows more of\\nthepartizan than the patriot, and it was not\\npassed unnoticed by the representatives of the\\npeople. His course in virtually denying the\\ngreat writ of right, the habeas corpas, in the\\ncases of Moore and Kerr, was the subject of\\nmuch complaint, and tarnished the judicial er-\\nmine, that should always be worn pure, un-\\nstained and without reproach.*\\nCharles Fisher, (born 1789, and died 1849,)\\nwas born in Rowan County. His father re-\\nmoved from Shenandoah County, Virginia, be-\\nfore the Revolution, and served as a Captain\\nin that war. lie was educated by Rev. J)r.\\nJohn Rojjinson, of Poplar Tent, Cabarrus\\nCouuty, and by the Rev. Dr. .McPheeters, of\\nRaleigh; then read law, but never practiced.\\nlie entered public life as a Senator, in the\\nLegislature of 1818. The next year he Avas\\nelected over Dr. W. Jones, a member of the\\n1.5th Congress, to fill the vacancy occasioned\\nby the death of Hon. Geo. Mumford, and was\\n*See pages 110 and 367 as to opinion of Judge Pearaon,\\nin the Kerr case.\\nre-elected to the ne.\\\\l ,1(11 h, IS|!I- 21) C-mgress\\nover II !i. .lohii Long, when he declined a re-\\nelertioa. He was suciM ed. d by llenrv W in-\\nner. He determined to ajiply binisi-lf to his\\n[trivate business and the care of his young and\\nincreasing family, iiut the people elected him\\nin 1822, to the House of onimons, and with\\nfew interruptions, he was re-elected till IS.Ki;\\nin IS.JI he was -hos(Mi Speaker. II was a\\nmemhcr ot tin; CJonvcntioii of IS;]; to amend\\nthe C )iist,itiition of the State This, as has\\nbeen often before observed, was the ablest body\\never as3erni)led in the State, and amid the ga-\\nlaxy of talent there displayed, Mr. Fisher shone\\nconspicuous. Primal Inter jares. His efi orts\\non religious toleration, freculom of suffrage,\\npopular rights, and other subjects were much\\napproved and marked him as an astute states-\\nman. He was one of the committee who\\ndrafted the Constitution, and was one of the\\nmost useful and active members of the Conven-\\ntion. In 1839, he was again brought forward\\nas a candidate for Congi ess; liis paity was in a\\nhopeless minority, the opposition was active\\nand the candidate Dr. Pleasant Henderson was\\nexceedingly popular. Mr. Fisher was elected\\nby 183 votes. After serving this Congress,\\n(the 26th,) he declined being a candidate.\\nIn 1845, while absent from the State, he was\\nnominated again for Congress. At first he re-\\nfused to he a candidate on account of his pri-\\nvate affaii s, as the district was then repre-\\nsented by a popular man( Hon. D. M. Barringer,)\\nand the Whig party predominated. Mr. Fisher\\nagainst his wishes and interests, was neverthe-\\nless persuaded to be a candidate. He entered\\ninto this canvass, as he did everything else,\\nwith determination, zeal and activity. Mr. B.\\nwas elected by 27 votes. This was the only\\nelection in which Mr.Fisher was ever defeated\\nbefore the people.\\nHe was tlie choice of his party in 1846, as\\nGovernor of the State, but by a letter to the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0503.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "404\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nCdnvention, (ho lieing al)seiit from the State,)\\nhe informed them that he was forced h_v his\\nhis private atfairs to docline. This dedinatit.)!!\\nproduced great ooiifusiiin. Gi-een W. Cahlwell\\nwas then nominated, but he declined, and\\nJames B. Shepard was nominated by the Cen-\\ntral Committee, and defeated. Mr. Fisher s\\nprivate business forced him to frequent visits\\nto the West. On his return from one of these\\ntrips he was taken ill at Hillsboro ,Scott County,\\nMississippi, where after an illness of ten days\\nhe died on May 7th, 1849.\\nHe married Christiana.the daughter of Lewis\\nBeard, by whom he had several children, one\\nof tliem, Charles F. was Senator in the Legis-\\nlature HI 1854, and President of the Central\\nRailn)ad. In 1861 he was appointed Colonel\\nof the 6th Regiment North Carolina Troops and\\nmarched to Virginia. He fell July 21st, 1861,\\nin the battle of Mannassas. No purer ottering\\nwas made in the cause of his country ,thaii this\\nexcellent and gallant man. A letter from Gen.\\nThos L. Clingman to Col. S. D. Pool, published\\nin Our Living and Our Dead, dated at Ashe-\\nville, 1878, describes his heroic death: Colonel\\nFisher moved his regiment by the flank, into\\nthe pines. About sixty yards from the woods\\nRickett s battery was stationed; Colonel Fisher\\ndid not see the battery until he had passed it.\\nCaptain Isaac Avery s company was just oppo-\\nsite the battery. Finding themselves in this\\ndangerous proximity, they flred into the bat-\\ntery at only sixty yards distance, this fire killed\\nmost of the cannoneers and their horses. The\\nmen ran down on them and finished the sur-\\nvivors with their muskets and bowie knives.\\nImmediately after this. Colonel Fisher liaving\\npassed the battery, received a ball which [icne-\\nt rated his brain and he fell dead about thirty\\nyards to therearof the battery they had taken.\\nCaptain Avery stated to me that while he was\\nfor a moment, on one of the captured pieces, he\\nsaw Colonel Fisher, who had moved forward\\nto reconnoitre, waving his rifle aliove his head\\ntriumphantly. There was a regiment, they\\nthought from Alabama, about two hundred\\nyards to their rear, which continued to fire\\nupon them it was this fire that killed young\\nMangum and several others. Many think it\\nprobable that Colonel Fisher was thus killed.\\nHis regiment had advanced so far to the front\\nand was on the ground so lately occupied by\\nthe enemy in heavy force, that the mistake\\nwas natural.\\nThe services of Colonel Fisher and his regi-\\nment cannot be overestinuited on this occasion.\\nNeither then, nor at any time since, have I\\ndoubted that this movement saved the day to\\nthe Confederacy.\\nColonel Fisher was of indomitable energy,\\nof enthusiastic temperament, brave and bold as\\na lion, and gentle and as pure as a woman. A\\nmore gallant and chivalric knight never\\ncouched a lance, or wore a sword. His pure\\nand unselfish character, his irreproachable life\\nhis high sense of honor, his devotion to hig\\nduty, his manly courage tempered by a gentle-\\nness and courtesy, as rare as it was winning,\\nwas seen and felt by all who knew hiin.\\nHe fell at his post of duty, in a cause in which^\\nafterwards many thousands ottered up their\\nlives; but never was there a nobler or purer\\nspirit, than Charles F. Fisher. lie died, as his\\nbrave spirit would have desired had he had the\\nchoice; on the field of victory, happy in the\\npurity and l rilliancy of his life and in the cir-\\ncumstances of his death. He could say as\\nCicero of Agricola. -Tu vero felix non vitoe\\ntantum claritate, sed etiam opportunitate mor-\\ntis.\\nHistory informs us, in the early part of\\nthis century a great battle was fought on the\\nbanks of the Danube. A determined charge\\non ihe Austrian centre gained the victory for\\nFrance. The courage and example of one sol-\\ndier, who tliere fell, contributed to the success", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0504.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "ROWAN COUNTY.\\n4i)i\\niif the clmrgo. Ever since at the parades of\\nhis battalion, the name of Latour d Auvergne\\nwas first called; when the oldest Sergeant step-\\nped to the front and presenting arms, answered\\nDied on the field of honor. When in Spirit-\\nLand, beyond the grave, where the shades of\\nthe gallant dead assendile, when the gloi-ious\\nroll-call is made, and the name of Fisher is\\nreached, it will be for the majestic spirit of a\\nJackson, ora Lee to advance and pronounce the\\nproudest eulogy of our race. Died on the\\nfield of duty.\\nColonel Fisher married a daughter of Hon.\\nDavid F. Caldwell, by whom he hadhislovttly\\na!id accomplished daughter. Miss Frances C.\\nKisher, author of many interesting works,\\namong them Valarie Aylmer, Morton House\\nand others, under the nom de plume of Chris-\\ntian Reid. Of her first work, which has placed\\nher high among the writers of fiction in this\\ncountry, Mr. Leon of the Mobile Register says:\\nBefore Cooper, Si nmis, Hawthorne and other\\npens had made light literature respectable, pro-\\nduction of home works of fiction had dwindled\\ninto a mere farce. Since tlie war, novels by\\n.American authors that have attracted atten-\\ntion can be counted ou the fingers of one hand.\\nThree of these are of Southern birth. One of\\nthese is Valarie Avlmer. No work has called\\nforth more general and more honest criticism\\nand the result has been highly favorable. The\\nstyle is pure, clear and free from affectation\\nand pedantry, which gives promise of a vigor\\nthat can but grow into a brilliant future.\\nThis work is one of graceful and pleasant\\ndescription not without rare strength in char-\\nacter outlining, but with the promise of\\npowerful shading in society picturing.\\nThe A ei\u00c2\u00ab York Evening Post, reviews that\\nbook: Valarie Aylmer is undeniably quite\\ncharming and as a literary work is worthy of\\npraise.\\nGen. Richard Taylor on Jackson.\\nChristian Rcid, the pseudonvinous author,\\nsliows on every jiaiic a wide acquaintance\\nwith literature, not that encyclopedic ped-\\nantry which is so manifested liy certain nov-\\nelists, and ranges fmni Talmud to Tenny-\\n.*)ii, but an easy familiarity with the best au-\\nthors, and a love for all they have in them,\\npure and lovely and of good report. No reader\\nof Valarie Aylmer will lay down the book\\nwithout sharing in our own desire to hoar from\\nChristian Reid iigain.\\nJohn W. Ellis, (born 1820; died 18G1,) late\\nGovernor of North Carolina, son of Anderson\\nEllis, was a native of Rowan County, of that\\nportion now known as Davidson County. His\\nearly education was conducted by Robert Alli-\\nson, at Beattie s Ford; continued at Randolph\\nMacon, and finished at the University, where\\nhe graduated in 1841, in the same class with\\nThos. L.Avery, R. R. Bridgers, Robert Burton,\\nWm. J. Clark, Wra. F. Dancy, John F. Hoke,\\nV. Mc. Bee, Montford McGehee, Richmond\\nN. Pearson, Charles I hillips, Saml. F. Phillips,\\nThos. Ruffin,Jas. G. Shepherd, Robert Strange\\njr., Jas. F. Taylor and others. A large class\\nand distinguished in after life for their abil-\\nity and usefulness. He read law under Judge\\nPearson and was admitted to the bar in 1842;\\nwhen he opened a law office in Salisbury; and\\nthere he practised with great success.\\nIn 1844 he was elected a member of the\\nHouse of Commons from Rowan, with Hon.\\nNathaniel Boyden, and Maj. John B. Lord as\\ncolleagues, with a constituency opposed to his\\npolitical views, as were his distinguished asso-\\nciates.) This proved the early and just appre-\\nciation on the part of the people of his worth\\nand of their confidence in his character as a\\nstatesman; he was re-elected in 1846; and in\\n1848. His course in the Legislature was mark-\\ned by candor, liberality and philanthropy. To\\nhis political opponents he was tolerant and can-\\ndid, and his liberal support of the internal", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0505.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "401)\\nWHEELEK S REMTNISCEXCES.\\niniprovenient.s of t)ie State, in sin)[iiii tiiio; the\\nCentral anil other rail roads in tlie country;\\nand his support of the hill whicii ho ofiered for\\nthe erection of an Asylum for the Insane (on\\nthe memorial of that White Winged Messen-\\nger of Mercy, Miss Dix,) will perpetuate his\\nphilanthropy to the last syllable of recorded\\ntime So highly were his services appreciated\\nthat at this session(1848)he was elected one of\\nthe Judges of the Superior Courts of the State.\\nAmong the yfiungest men (iicingonly 28,)ever\\nelected in the State, to so high a position. Plis\\ncareer as Judge received the approiiation of the\\nbar and the press, and the country justified the\\nwisdom of this selection.\\nAs a Judge he was quick to perceive, prompt\\nto decide and tirm to act. Patient and polite,\\ngenial in private intercourse and easy of access\\nwithout hauteur or levity, he bore his higli\\nhonors to tlie satisfaction ot the whole people\\nof the State, and was so universally esteemed\\nthat iu 1S5S, he was elected the Governor of\\nthe State, by the people by more than 16,000\\nvotes over the eloquent and gifted, McRae.\\nlie was re-clocted Governor, by a large ma-\\njority over lion. -Inhn Pool. His administra-\\ntion fell u[ion troubled times. The civil war\\nwas inaiiguiate(l,and he,as Governoi was called\\nupon by the President to furni.sb troojis t(^\\ncarry it on. This he promptly refused.\\nOn 15th of April, 1861, the President issued\\nhis |iroclamatio!i for seventy five thousand men\\ninordoi-to siqipress combinations opposed to\\nthego. crnineMt and to cause the law to lie duly\\nexeciiiedjto suppi ess wrongs already committed\\nto re[)o.ssess the foils, places and property which\\nhave been seized from the Union; orders more\\nparticularly to Ite sent thn.mgh t!ie WarDept.\\nTo t lis ({o.criior Ellis, replied on the same\\ndate: Your (lcspat(h is received and if genuine,\\nwhi li its extra.ordin.ary character leads me to\\ndt ubr, I have to say in reply that I regard\\nthe levy of troops made b} the administration\\na usui pation of power. I can be no party to\\nthis wicked violation of the laws of tlie coun-\\ntry, and to this war upon tlie liberties of a\\nfree peo[)le. You can get no troops from North\\nCarolina.\\nI will reply more in detail when your call\\nis received by mail.\\nThe health of Governor Ellis, never robust,\\nunder the pressure of these fearful events so\\nrapidly accumulating, completely gave way,\\nand he died July 1861, at the White Sidjihur\\nSprings, amid the regret of his friends and to\\nthe great loss of the State.\\n(tov. Ellis had been twice married, first to a\\ndaugliter of Col. Philo White, in 1843; and\\nsecond to Miss Daves of New Berne.\\nNathaniel Boyden (born 1795, died 1873,)was\\nlong a resident and a representative of Rowan.\\nHe was a native of Massachusetts, educated at\\nthe Williams College and graduated in 1821,\\nand at Union College, Schenectady ,N ew Y^ork.\\nHe came the next year to North Carolina, and\\ntook up his abode in Guilford Comity. He had\\nstudied law before he came south, and ob-\\ntained his license in this State to practice in\\n1823 and removed to Stokes County near Ger-\\nmantown where he resided till 1832, teaching\\nschool, when he removed to Surry Countv,\\nwhicli he represented in 1838 and 1840. In\\n1842 he removed to SalislMuy where he resided\\nuntil his death. He represented Rowan in the\\nSenate 1844, and in 1847 was elected a mem-\\nber of the 30th Congress. In 1865 he was a\\nmember of the State Convention. In 1868 he\\nwas elected to the 40th Congress, and in 1871\\none of the Associate Justices of the Supremo\\nCoui t of the State, this elevated position he\\nheld until his death, which occurred at Salis-\\nbury on Nov. oth, 1873.\\nJudge Boyden was possessed of a st ong and\\nwell balanced mind, highly cultivated and ot\\nan oxtraor linary memory. Ilis professional ca-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0506.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "liOWAN COUNTY.\\n407\\nreoi was markeil liy untiriiiLC iii liistry, recti-\\ntude of depdi-tiueut and scru[)ulona fidelity to\\nhis oliciits, witli stroiiiT moral couraii e that was\\nready for the diseharae of any duty devolv-\\ninic up;)u him, and a thorough knowlcdi^e id\\nIns profession. These ssential elenient.s ciowned\\nliis life with snecoss. During liis residence in\\nStokes he married liutli, dauiJ-hter of IIu.i;h\\nMartin Esq., by wh^ni he had several ehild-\\nren, aiid iu Dec. lS-t5 he niirried Jane, relict\\nd Dr .Mitchell, and the daughter of the late\\nArchibald Ilendersnn of Salisbury, whose char-\\nacter and lit e has bemi already sketched. (See\\npage LSI.)\\nBurton Craige (born ISil, dieii 1875,) was\\na native of Rowan County, the sou of David\\nCraige. He was educated by Kev. .Jonathan\\nOtis Freeman, and at the University, where\\nhe graduated in 1829. He studied law, and\\nin 1832 entered the Legislature as a member\\ntrom the Borough of Salisbury, and also in 1834\\nhe was elected to the 33th, 34th, SSth and\\n3(5th Congresses (1853 to 60.) He was a mem-\\nber of the State Convention of the 20th of\\nMay 1861, and introduced the ordinance of Se-\\ncession, which passed unanimously. He was\\na member of the Confederate Congress, and a\\nheart} .sympathizer in the Southern cause.\\n.Members of Ci)nfederate Congress:\\n1801. George Davis, William T. l)ortch,(Sen-\\niite.) Wra.N.H.Smith,Thomas KnUin of Wayne,\\nT. D. McDowell, A. W. Venable, John M.\\nMorehead, R. C Puryear, Burton Ciaige, A\\nT. Davidson.\\n1864. Wm. A.Graham, Wni. T. Dortcli, (Sen-\\nate.) Wm. N. H. Smith, R. R. Bridgers,Thos.\\nC. Fuller, James .M. Leach, J. T. Leach, of\\nJohnston, Josiah Tinnier, John A. Gilmer, Jas.\\nG. Ramsey, Burgess S. Gaither and Geo. \\\\V.\\nLogan.\\nMr. Craige was a man of warm feelings, and\\ngenerous impulses, of high sense of honor, and\\nat tinies rash, impulsive and impetuous. He\\ndied at Concord^ Cabarrus County, on Dec.\\n30th, 1875.\\nMr. Craige married Fli/.abet h, daughter of\\nCol. .faines Krwiii of Uurkc ounty. by whrtni\\nhf hud several children; among them Kerr\\nraige, who represented Rowan iu 1.S72, and\\nis now a i)racticing lawyer in Salisbury.\\nHamilton C. Jones, (born 17118,) ri sidcd for\\nmiuiy years and died in this County lie was a\\nnative of Greenville, Va.; libei ally educated.\\nHe graduated at the (Iniversity of N(n-tb Car-\\nolina m the same class in ISIS, with Bi-sliop\\nGreen, Roliert Donaldson, Robert II. .Morri-\\nson, Wm. D. Mosely, James K. Polk, Hugh\\nWaddell, and others. He read law with\\nJudge Gaston at New Berne, and after being\\nadmitted to the bar, settled at Salisbury, where\\nhe practiced with success. He entereil [lub-\\nlic life as a membci- i r.i-.n IJowan in 1827, and\\nwas re-elected in 18-JS, and iu 1838 and 1840,\\nIn the latter year he wa,s elected Solicitor of\\nthis Judicial District, and re-elected in 1844,\\nHe was a faithfuland active otlicer. From his\\npen originated the annisiug articles on Cousin\\nSally Dillard, and otiier proijuetions. He was\\nconsidered a genial companion, full of wit.\\nAll his efforts in the Legislature weve enlight-\\nened by his e.Kquisite genius and biunor.\\nFrancis E. Shober reside-; in Salisltury, but\\nis a native of Salem, where he was born, .March\\n15, 1S31. He was educated at a .Moravian\\nsjttlement, and at the University where he\\ngi aduated in 1851, in the same class with Da-\\nvid Miller Carter, Bartholomew Fuller, Benj.\\nS. Hedrick, Rufus L. Patterson, and others.\\nHe studied law, and w is licensed in 1853.\\nWiien the dark days of ISiJl came, Mr. Shober\\nopposed sece.ssion, and in 18;i2 was elected tj\\ntlui Legislature as a C.niservative a^d re-\\nelected in 1864. He was elected a nie:ubcr of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0507.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "408 WIIEELE Irs KKMIXTSCKXCKS.\\nCongress (lSij;)-71,) und re-elected to the and his piety, as his Icvvely tiaughtcr I s for ?ier\\nnext Congi ess. winning, manners and her vh-tues.\\nAt the opening of 4(3th Congress, he was This, fanulj is well known in North arolina,\\nelected Acting Secretary of Senate, wljiclt p distin-guisli.-d for talent, industry and integrity,\\nsition he now holds. Gotleih, (in Legislature 1S06,- 08,) estah-\\nMr Shober married May Wheat, daughter lished at Salem the iirst i)aper manufactory in\\nof Rev. Dr. Wheat, who is as distinguished in North Carolina; and Emanuel, who often re[ire-\\nliterary and religious society, for his learning- sented Stokes County from 1819 to 18i8.\\nCHAPTER XLVII.\\nRUTHERFORD COUNTY.\\nJohn I axton. resided for H long {ime in this ill-fated l.attleof Monoilgehala, (July 9, _755.)\\nCoimtv. lie was a native of Virgini;\u00c2\u00bb,an(t re- lie afterward removed to Lincoln, (then Tryon\\nm n-ed to this State, and settled at Morganton. C(vnuty,)and settled on Seipe s Creek,ahout ten\\nHere he became a merchant, but was not sue- niileseafst of Lincoln. About this time,the Cher-\\ncessful and failed. He was a candi.late for okee Indians committed many outrages. He\\nCongress in 1817, and defeated by Hon. Felix joined the army under Col. Grant and marched\\nWalker. He studied law late in life, in this against the Cherokees. A battle was fought\\nhe was more fortunate; and in 181S he was in the fall of 1762, in which Grant was repulsed\\nelected by the Legislature, one of the Judges by the Indians. On his return he settled on\\nof the Superior Couits, and was not excelled Crowder creek, about four miles from King s\\nfor integrity, patience and ability He died Mountain. He was a decided friend of Amer-\\nwhilst returning froni the Edenton Circuit in ican independence, and became a mend.er\\n182i:;, at Judge Hall s house in Warren County. of the first convention at Ilillsboro, in July\\n1775, and a member of the Provincial Congress\\nFelix Walker, born 1753, died 1828, resided 1^,1,1 pi^ce, Aug. 20th, 1775. All his\\na long time in this County, and was its repre- ^.pnwn g^ns were active in the war. In Aug-\\nsentative in the Legislature and of this Dis- 177,-, Jie was the tiist to sign a document,\\ntrict in Congress. He was a native or Virginia, ,^vbich was sigiied by every freeholder in Tryon\\nb irn in Hampshire County, on the 19th ot Qounty, agre .ang to unite in defense of na-\\nJulv, 175o, and was reared to mercantde [lur tional freedom.*\\nsuits. His grandfather, John Walker, emi- |[y ^ll^,^\\\\ ju i7()(5_ Hg j,.,,! eight sons and\\ngrated froai Deny, Ireland, in 1720, and set- ,10 daughters. The elde.st of these sons is the\\ntied in Delaware, where he married and where sni,ject of tliis sketch, (who was born, as already\\nhi s .a. J )hn, was b )rii, on arriving at the age ...jt^ted in Hampshire County, Virginia, on July\\nof ina;;ho id, his father went to Virginia, where\\n1 1 1 1 i- 1 f;,,w, TT,, This (liiLMiiii:iat was fouiiil aiuoas tlic papers ot\\nhe married and resided tor a long time, lie\\nCiiii. William Grah. I ll ot iiillicrloriltiiii. It wa,-; 110-\\nwas a volunteer in the Regiment, commanded ,^,,_,,^, ,,^.^..,,,..1., and. oi.ir.I in Wherba s lli.s-\\nby George Washington and was pre.ssnt at the t, i y of Xoitu Jamliiia. p. 11. 2:31;,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0508.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "lIUTIlKIiFOKD COrXTY.\\n409\\n19th, l7- )3.) ile was li uiml as an a|_i[)rentice\\nfor four yeui s, to a incM\\\\ liaiit. in Oharlostoii,\\n((Ta,)i-;;e L ar cer.) .Vftoi- lial ij; ro nwl fr.) u\\nfliis service, he wis placeil with Dr. .Iii.se;ih\\nOobson, where he roeeived all the education\\nho ever possossol. He went in IToo withOol-\\nonel Rif iard Henderson, to Koiitui ky, (then\\ncalled Louisa.) (A)h nol llendors )n had made\\n;i juirchase in that section, from the CluMMki c\\nIndians, at Lona; Island ou tlie ll:)lsti)n, they\\nunited their f)rces with Daniel 15 ic, wli\\nwas tlieir pilot to the promised land. The\\ncompany amounted to thii ty persons.\\nthis time tlie Indians in Westoi ii Carolina he-\\ncainc very t rouhhisome, and hii returned li )nio\\nas Captain of a Company of Lii^lit Drai^oonSjto\\nprotei t the frontier. He was stationed at Xol-\\nlachiickey. The Indians were suhdued; he re-\\nreturned to Watau j^a and resume 1 his duties\\nas Clerk of the C )urt.. When Rutherford\\nC luty was erected from Tryon, since become\\nLi;i-)ln (ill I77:t,) he was a[ip )inted Clerk of\\nthe C) U-t. He resided at Ci ie Creek f)r\\nminy ye.irs, attendeil to his firiu aul his du-\\nties as Clerk of tlie Court, which duties h dis-\\nchari^ed to the threat satisfaction of tlie eom-\\nAmong these were Captain William Twitty; muiiity and witli profit to himself.\\nSamuel Cohurn, James Bridges, Thomas John- In 1792 he was elected a niemlter of the\\nson, John Hart, William Hicks, James Peck, House of Commons from Rutherford County\\nand Felix Walker were of this company, from to the Legislature, then sitting at N ew Berne,\\nRutherford County. They were the first ex- and elected again in 1798 and LSOO, 1801,1802,\\nplorers of this section, and were charmed 1803 and 1804,\\nwith the l)rilliant prospects before them. A In 1817 he was elected a member of the\\nsad reverse however overtook them on tlieir 1.5th Congress, and was re-elected to the Kith\\nway. On March 25th, 1775, before day, they and 17th Congresses. In his first election the\\nwere fired nj)on by Indians. Captain Twitty Hon. John Paxton was his opponent. He was\\nwas killed. Walker was severely w.)unded,and succeeded by Dr. Robert 13. Vance. His course\\nthe camp dispersed. Mr. Walker s life was fir in C ingress was calm and sedate rather than\\na time in extreme jeipardy. By the unreiuit- showy. A devoted friend of Greueral Jackson;\\nting attention of C)lonel Boone, he recovered, he defended his ctinduct of the war with the\\nand in July returned to his farther s home in Seminoles. He was the author of the phrase that\\nRutherfordton. After remaining home some has become historical iu p;ilitics, Talkin for\\nmonths he went to the Watauga, a branch of Buncombe.\\nthe Holston, which heads in the mountains. He removed soon after leaN in Con. -ress to\\nopposite Ashe County. The County of Wash- Clinton, .Mississippi, where he died in 1828.\\nington had just been formed and he was a[i- General Walker was twice married- first\\npointed by the people, clerk of the first court Susan, daughter of Colonel Charles Robinson,\\never heard of in this section. He continued who died soon after her marriage- .second,\\nin office for four years. The war of the Revo- Isabella, daughter of William Henry, of York\\nlution then raging, his patroitic spirit caused District, South Carolina, by whom he had sev-\\nhim to go to Mecklenburg and Join the army, eral children. One of his grandsons (S. R.\\nOn recommendation of Colonel Thomas Polk Walker) now resides in New Orleans and with\\nhe was appointed Lieutenant in Captain Rich- whose aid, and the autobiography of Genera\\nardson s Company, in Colonel Isaac lliiger s Walker, this sketch is chiefly compiled.\\nRegiment. He marched to Charleston in May, Colonel Wm.Graham,born 1742,died 1835, was\\n177fJ, and was stationed on James Island. At long a resident of thissection of this State. He", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0509.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "410\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nwas born in Aa;j:;usta County ,Virj,-ini:i, in 1742,\\nftnd came to North Carolina previous to the Rev\\nohrtion. lie owned lands in Tryon County, lli^\\npatriotic principles were well known,and when\\nthe Revolution commenced, as Commanding-\\nofficer, he had the general snperintetidency of\\nseveral Forts on the frontier of the State.\\nHe Wa.ss a member from Lincoln County, of\\nthe Provincial Congress which met at Halifax,\\non Nov. 12th 1776, which formed the State\\nConstitution. He was in ciramand,in 1776, of\\nthe Regiment from Liiicjln and RutherfM-.l\\nCounties, which marched under General Rutli-\\nerford, against the Cherokee Indians.\\nIn the expedition of 1780, tiiat marched\\nfrom Charlotte for the relief of Charleston, he\\ncommanded a Regin:ke;it from Lincoln County.\\nOn their arrival at Charleston they found the\\ncity SI completely invested, that they could\\nafford no relief. The Regiment returned, and\\nunited with General Rutherford, in the attack\\nupon the Tories, under the command of Col.\\nMoore at Ramsour s Mill, Imt too late to ren-\\nder aid, aa the Tories ha I two hours before\\nbeen defeated.\\nIn Sept. 1780, he marched with his Reg-,\\niment to join Colonels Canipbell, Sevier and\\nShelby, at King s Mountain, but on account of\\nill health did not participate in that glorious\\nvictory\\nGeneral Graham full of years and full of\\nhonors, died in April 1805. He married .Mrs.\\nSusan Twitty, widow of Capt. Twitty, wlio\\nhad been killed by the Indians, when with\\nDaniel Boone in Kentucky, (vsee sketch of\\nFelix Walker page 408.)\\nJohn Gray Byaum, represented this County\\nin tlie Senate of the State Legislature in 1840,\\n18)0 and 1862, but was a native of Stokes\\nCounty. Graduated at the University in 1833,\\nhe studied law with .ludge Gaston, and prac-\\nticed with niuch success. lie was bold, incis-\\niveand aggressive in hi-* ch.UMcter as a politi-\\ncian and distinguisheii for his enterprise and\\nability. He remived from Rutherf trdton to-\\nWilmington where he died October 17th,\\n18.57.\\nHe left a son and a widow, n:e McDowell,\\nwho at terwards married Hon Richmond .M.\\nPearson. His brother, William Preston Bynum,\\nwas one of the Justices of the Supreme Court,\\nand distiiiguiished for his integrity, firmness,\\nand ability. Judge Bynum resided at Char-\\nlotte, and married Eliza, the daughter of the\\nlate Bartlett Shipp, of Lincoln County.\\nJohn Baxter, born March .5,1819, represented\\nthis County in the Legislature of North Caroli-\\nna 1842,and of the County of Henderson in 1852\\nand 1856, he now resides in Knoxville, Tennee-\\nsee. He read law with James E. Henry, of\\nSpartinburg District, South Carolina, and\\nwas admitted to the bar in 1841. In 1852 he\\nwas elected Speaker of the House of Com-\\nmons. He removed to Tennessee and contin-\\nued to practice his profession there. He is\\nat present Judge of the 0. S. District Court,\\nand resided at Knoxville, Tennessee.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0510.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": "SAMPSON COUNTY.\\n411\\nSAMPSON COUNTY.\\nGabriol Holmes, born 1709, died 182!), was\\na mail distiuijnislied in the service of the State,\\na native of this County. lie resided at Clinton.\\nHis classical education was conducted by Rev.\\nDr. McCorkle, of Iredell County, and finished\\nat Harvard University, he then read law with\\nChief-.Iustice Taylor, at Raleigh. He was a\\ngentleman of polished manners, of a kindly dis-\\nposition and of great po[ ularity with the peo-\\nple. At an early period of his age (1793) he\\nwas elected a member of the Legislature and\\neontined by successive elections until 1813.\\nIn 1821 he was elected by the Legislature\\nGovernor of the State; and in 1825 he was\\nelected a member of the 19th and re-elected to\\nthe 20th Congress (1827- 29). He died Sep-\\ntember 26, 1829, and his grave-stone in tlie\\nCongressional Cemeter}-, at Washington, marks\\nthis event\\nGeneral Theophilus Hunter Holmes was\\nborn in Sampson County in 1804, and was\\nthe son of Governor Gabriel Holmes, and\\nwas a grandson of Theophilus Hunter, of Wake.\\nHe married Miss Laura Wetmore, a niece of\\nHon. Geo. E. Badger, and sister of Mrs. P. A.\\nWiley, Mrs. Samuel J. Hinsdale, Rev. Dr. Geo.\\nB. and Wm. R. Wetmore. He was a brother of\\nLucius Holmes, an eminent lawyer of Sampson\\nCounty. He leaves a daughter and three sons.\\nHe graduated at West Point in the same class\\nAvith Jeiterson Davis and. served with distinc-\\ntion in the geminole war in Florida, and the\\nMexi. n war, in which he was breveted fo _\\ngallantry. He was for sometime Commander\\nof Governor s Island in New York. Hei e-\\nsigned early in 1801, and tendered his services\\nto his native State, was appointed Brigadier-\\nGeneral by President Davis and rose to the\\nrankof Major-General and Licutenant-General\\nin the Confederate army. He served two\\nyears in the trans-Mississippi department,\\nwhere he directed the movement of forty\\nthou.sand soldiers. He was one of the few\\nmen in the Confederacy who declined promo-\\ntion. While in Little Rock, Arkansas, without\\nany solicitation, President Davis tendered him\\na commission as Lieutenant-General. He de-\\nclined the promotion, and it was not until\\nPresident Davis again pressed it on him that\\nhe accepted. He died in June 1880, after a\\nlingering illness at his home in Cumberland\\nCount}\\nWilliam Rufus King,l:iorn April 7, 1786, died\\nApril 17, 1853; an illustrious statesman, was a\\nnative of this County. His ancestors were from\\nthe north of Ireland, and among the earliest\\nsettlers on the James River in Virginia. Hi.s\\nfather, William King, was an intelligent and\\nsuccessful planter and a popular and useful citi-\\nzen. He was a member of the State Conven-\\ntion ot Virginia, which adojjted the Federal\\nConstitution; removed to North Carolina and\\nbecame a member of the Legislature from\\nSampson Count}-. His mother was of Hugue-\\nnot descent. Mr. King was sent to the Uni-\\nversity of North Carolina when omy twelve", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0511.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "412\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nyears old. He entered the law-offiee of Win.\\nDuffy, of Fayetteville, and came to the bar in\\n1805. He was elected a member of the Legis-\\nlature in 1806 and re-elected in 1808 and 1809,\\nbut on Ijeingjduringthe latter year ,eleeted Soli-\\ncitor of this Judicial Circuit, he resigned his seat\\nin the Legislature. In August of the next year\\nhe was elected a mendier of the 12th Congress\\nwhen only twenty- -four years old, but did not\\ntake bis seat until the fall of that year, at the\\n1st Session of the 12th Congress, (1811 and\\n13.)\\nThe advent of Mr. King in Congress was at\\na period of unexample I excitement. The pow-\\ners of England and France seemed to rival each\\nother by orders and decrees in their efforts to\\ndestroy American commerce. Every attempt\\nthat reason could suggest to have them repeal\\nthese unlawful acts were in vain. The nation\\ndemanded at the bands of Congress decided and\\nvigorous action, even to the hazard of war\\nMr. King unhesitatingl} arrayed himself on the\\nside of the bold and patriotic spirits of the\\nHouse, who were determined to repel aggres-\\nsion l)j force and maintain the rights and honor\\nof the nation.\\nThe Berlin, Milan and Ramboulet decrees\\nwere repealed by Frani c, and indemnity\\nsubsequently granted; but England persisted\\nin carrying out her nefarious Orders in Coun-\\ncil. No alternative was left but an appeal to\\narms, the ultimu. raiio of nations. In June 1812,\\nwar with England was declared by the United\\nStates, Mr. King voting and advocating this\\nmeasure.\\nHe was re-elected to the 13th Congress,\\n(1813-15) and continued to support with all\\nhis influence every measure that would enable\\nthe government to prosecute the war to a suc-\\ncessful termination. The war being closed in\\n1816, Mr. King resigned his seat in Congress\\nto take the position of Secretary of Legation,\\nto Hon. William Finkncy, appointed Minister\\nto Naples and Russia. Mr. King spent two\\nyears in Europe studying the institutions of the\\nvarious governments and the condition of their\\npeople. On bis return home he moved (1818-\\n19) to Dallas, in the then Territory of Ala-\\nbama, and was a member of the Convention\\nwhich formed a Constitution for the State, and\\ntrom that State (with John W. Walker as a\\ncolleague) he was elected a Senator in Con-\\ngress. Ho was c^ontinued in this exalted posi-\\ntion by repeated elections till 1844, when he\\nwas appointed Minister to France; where he\\nremained until the summer of 1846, when he\\nreturned. In 1848, on the resignation of Hon.\\nArthur P. Bagbv as Senator, who was appoint-\\ned Minister to Russia, .Mr. King was appointed\\nby the Governor of Alabama his successor in\\nthe Senate, and in the next year he was elected\\nfor the full term, by the Legislature.\\nIn 1850, on the death of General Taylor, Mr.\\nFillmore succeeded him as President. By a\\nunanimous vote of the Senate, Mr. King was\\nelected to the Presidency of that illustrious\\nbody.\\nIn 1852 he was placed by the Democratic Con-\\nvention on their ticket as Vice-President with\\nGeneral Pierce as President. But his long and\\nsuccessful career was now brought to a close.\\nHis failing health had compelled him to seek\\nthe mild climate of Cuba, and he there took\\nthe oath as Vice-President before the Ameri-\\ncan Consul. He returned to his home at Ca-\\nhawba, Alabama, where he died on April 17,\\n1853.\\nMr. King never married. His long political\\ncareer was marked by acts of noble generosity\\nand patriotism; no stain ever effected his char-\\nacter. He was a fit type of the Chevaliers of\\nold, who were without fear and without re-\\nproach.\\nJames Martin, senior, who resided in this\\nCounty, was a native of New Jersey, and", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0512.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "SAMPSON COUNTY\\n413\\nmoved to North Carolina, May, 1774. lie was\\nbrother to Govei iior AlexaiKlor Martin, (al-\\nready mentioned on pa^e 188.) ilia military\\ncareer is best recoi ded in his own statement on\\noatli, tiled in tlie I^easion Bureau of tiie Go%\\nerijuient.\\n1-\\nStath of NoUTI! C.vrolin.v,\\nstokes County.\\nOn the 17tli day of October, AD. 1832, per-\\nsonally appeared in open Court before the\\nJudge of the Superior Court of Law for the\\nCounty of Stokes in the State of North Caro-\\nliiux, now sitting;, Jarnes .Martin, senior, aged\\nninety years in May last, who being tirst duly\\nsworn according to law, doth, on his oath make\\nthe following declaration in order to obtain\\nthe benefit of the .\\\\ctof Congre-s, pa.ssed Jan-\\nuary 7th, 1832. That he entered into the ser-\\nvice of the United States of America in the\\nKovdlutionari wai, and served as herein sta-\\nted.\\nIn .May. 1774, I removed from the State of\\nNew Jersey to (Tuilfoi-d County on the Dan\\nRiver, ami on the 22d day of April, 1774, 1 was\\nappointed Colonel-C nnmandant of the Guil-\\nford liesciment of .Militia by Samuel Johnsoti,\\nPresident in Congress, then .sitting, and after-\\nwards made Governor of this State, and soon\\nafter there was an insurrection of the Scjtch\\nTories in the year 1775, in and ab;)ut Fayette-\\nville. I was ordered by my brother., Alexan-\\nder .Martin, who was appointed Colonel of Sec-\\nond Regular Regiment to raise the Guilford\\n.Militia and march theuito Fayette, as ordered\\nbv Congress in order to suppress tlicui, when I\\naccordingly went, and marche;l to Fayette\\nwhere said C )lonel Alexander Martin was\\njdaced, having been made Colonel of the Sec-\\nond Regiment in the regular s avii-e of the\\nUnited Srates, but previous to my liaving\\nmarched there the Scotch T ories had embodied\\nand had started to Wilmington, but were met\\nliy an armed force of .\\\\lilitiu commanded U}-\\nCijlonel Caswell, and a battle ensued at a place\\ncalled Moore s Bridge, and he killed their\\nCommander as he attempted to cross said\\nbridge, and the rest took to tilght;and said Col-\\nonel Martin and myt.elf took m ist of theirhead\\nnieii and imprisoned them, and then I u-as or-\\ndered home with my Ucgimcnt. The ti:,ic I\\nspent in raising tbcm, until I returned lini,;c,\\nwas about two months as near as I can rt col-\\nlect, for I kept no written jom nal.\\nAbout the middle of Juiu 177(i, soon after\\nthe above campaign, I Wiis called upon and\\ncommanded b}^ General Rutherford, of IJowan,\\nto raise as many of the (Jnilford .Militia as I\\ncould muster, to march tiiem to join him at the\\nCatawba River, and to march thenc{! to the\\nCherokee towns of the Indians in order to de-\\nstroy them. Accordingly I marched with\\nabout 4000 Militiamen and joined the (leueral\\nas he ordered. Lieutenant-Colonel John Pais-\\nley assisted mo to raise the men, and marched\\nwith us, and thence he marched to the Tur-\\nkey Cove at the foot of the Blue Ridge, and\\nthence crossed over it to the Swanano to\\nPigeon River, thence to French Broad River,\\nand thence to Teimessee River where we came\\nto some of their towns, which we burnt, and\\ncut down their corn; moving f rom on(! town as\\nwe destro^ ed it and luarclied to another. Our\\nComnii.ssary had about 3000 beeves and pack-\\nhorses loaded with sacks of ftour, and where\\nwe encamped one night the beeves and pack-\\nhorses destroyed the whole of it to the veiy\\nstuiups, and destroyed the grass to the hare\\nground.\\nGeneral Rutherford took the pick of the\\nbetter half of the army and went to the -Over\\nHills, as they were called, and left me with\\nthe remainder of the troops to guard the pro-\\nvisions until ho came back. lie was gone\\nah )ut two or three weeks before lie returned,\\nbut had 111 skirmishes with the Indians, and I\\nbeliex e saw none, and destroyed some of their\\ntowns as he rep: rted; and while be was gone\\nto the Southern Army of the Militia on the\\nsame intention, we had marched through our\\ncamp and fell into an ambuscade the Indians\\nhad made ab )ut a mile and a half from my\\ncamp and had a smart skirmish with them. I\\nheard their guns tiring very i)lain, and the\\nCommander sent to me for assistance, and in\\nthe mean time I sent a Colonel Cleveland with\\nabout loO men for his assistance, but before\\nCleveland got to tlieni they had routed the In-\\ndians and killed about ten or twelve of them,\\nand they lost about as many of their .Militia\\nmen.\\nI had sent out scouts every day to recon\\niioitre the country but never haiipened to fa i\\ninto their ambuscades; and after having do\\nstroyed all their towns and corn we marchc I\\nfor home by orders from our (General. A i nw\\nof the rndia.s had skulked about our camp,\\nand a few of our men, when they caught ilicm\\nout single, they killed, but had lio battle with\\nthem. And from the time I received the or-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0513.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "414\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENSES.\\nders to raise tlie Militin, until we returned\\nhome, (the orders to raise the Militia eanie to\\nme aliout the middle of June, 1776, and we did\\nnot return until about the last of Oetolior or\\nfirst of November, 177(),) being about four\\nmonths in service in all.\\nAfter our return he had some little relaxa-\\ntion, until an express was sent to me from our\\nCourt House, that Tories in the south end of\\nthe County, now called Randolph County, were\\nin a state of insurrection with one William\\nFields, their head Colonel, and wished to go to\\nthe British at Wilmington. I repaired to the\\nCourt House directly and ordered out Samuel\\nGilaspie,our Captain of Light Horse Company\\nand to(jk b ields, tlieir leader and brother, and\\nthree or four more of their leaders, and brought\\nthem prisoners to the Court House, and our jail\\nnot being sutficieut I sent them to Hillsboro\\njail, and previously I had ordered all their guns\\ntaken from them and all tliey could find among\\nthe disaffected and bring them to the Court\\nHouse and give them (o the honest Wnig\\nparty that had none, and the time I spent at\\nthe Court House to order tlie suppression of\\nthe Toi ies in our County could not be less\\nthan six weeks, ofi: and on,and I returned home\\nto Dan River where I then lived; this is from\\nrecollection, as I said before, for I kept no\\njournal.\\nIn 1781, about the 1st of January or the last\\nof December, 1780, 1 was ordered and com-\\nmanded by General Green to raise and call\\nupon the Guilford Militia en masse, and to\\nequip themselves as the law d.rects,and for me\\nto come and join in his camp under the regular\\nservice and not to report without leave, but\\nguns were wanting by a number of the men,\\nand I had to have recourse to impress and l)or-\\nrow as many as I could get, and I could raise\\nonly al)out 200 to go with me to camp, and\\nthey hearing that the British were man-hing\\ntowards us in Guilford, it struck such a terror\\non them that some of that number deserted\\nbefore the battle at Old .Martinsville; however\\nI marched and joined General Green with what\\nI had, and we retreated before the British un-\\ntil we came to Roanoke and crossed the river\\nat Bo3 (rs Ferry and come to Halifax Court-\\nHouse in Virginia and encamped two or throe\\nweeks. The JBritish had followed us in sight of\\nthe river, and sometimes were facing our rear,\\nbut no skirmishes took place at that time and\\nthey returned again to Guilford County where\\nthey harrassed and plundered the inhabitants\\nas they pleased; an 1 General Green, in ILxli-\\nfa.x, had encamped more than three weeks, and\\nre-crossed the Roanoke River and marched\\nback in Caswell County and thence to part of\\nGuilford, just mannjuvering about until he\\ncould collect all the Militia of the different\\ncounties of the State, and also from Virginia,\\nto meet the enemy for battle. And I came\\na.nd marched with General Greene to the High\\nRock Ford on the Dan River and camped\\nthere on the east side of it, and the British\\nmanoeuvering on the west side of the County,\\nand General Greene after halting there about\\nthree weeks thought he had collected all the\\nforces from Virginia and lower counties of the\\nState resolved to move toward the British to\\ngive them battle, as he did.\\nHe came to Guilford s old Court-House\\nwhere he made a halt, and hearing that the\\nBriti.sh was moving towards him he drew up\\nhis men in three lines about 100 yards behind\\neach other and waited the advance of the\\nBritish. I was posted in the front line with\\nscarce a C(nnplete Captain s company, com-\\nmanded by Captain Forbes, a brave, undaunted\\nfellow. We were posted behind a fence and\\nI told the men to set down until the British,\\nwho were advancing, came near enough to\\nshoot; when they came in about 100 yards, a\\nBritish ofiicer with a drawn sword, driving up\\nhis men. I asked Captain Forbes if he could\\ntake him down; he said he could for he had a\\ngood rifie, and asked me if he should shoot\\nthen; I told him to let him come in 50 yards\\nand then take him down, which he did. It\\nwas a captain of the British army, and at that\\ninstant General Greene sent his aid-de-camp for\\nme to go to him, and I went and asked him\\nhis command. He told me as he had begun\\nbattle, and I had not a complete regiment, he\\nwished me to go with Major Hunter to the\\nCourt House in case of a defeat, to rally the\\nmen, which we did, and collected about -500,\\nand was marching them to the battle ground\\nwhen I met General Stephens, of the Virginia\\nCorps, retreating. 1 asked him if the re-\\ntreat was by General Greene s oi ders. He said\\nit was. I then retreated with him and or-\\ndered the men to repair to the Troublesome\\nIron Works to outfit as General Greene had or-\\ndered me, which we obeyed The British then\\ntook possession at the Court-IIouse, and after\\na few days they moved off towards Wilming-\\nton. General Greene hearing of their move-\\nments, started after them, but our Militia of\\nthe country being so disheartened I could not\\nbring any to join him again. This was in 1781;", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0514.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "SAMPSON COITNTY.\\n415\\nthe time I spent then from the time I re-\\nceived orders, was about two months.\\nIn 1778 or 177t I forijet which, a party of\\nTories commanded l)y one Bryan, their leader,\\non the Yadl in River, rose in a Ixxly in Surry\\nCounty, and started to join the Britisliat Wil-\\nmington, and l)eing informed ot it by e\\\\-[)ress,\\nI ordered out Captain Gilaspie witli his Light\\nHorse Company, anil I went witli tliem; I got\\non their track, pursued as far as Warry Creelc\\nand found tliey had got out of our reach and\\nreturned back again. Tiie time we spent then\\nuntil we returned home, was about six weeks,\\nthat is one month and fifteen days.\\nWe had then some relaxation until the year\\n1781, of better than two months, when about\\nthe 1st of July I was ordered by General Ruth-\\nerford, of Rowan, to raise part of my Kegi-\\nmeut. and to join him on his way to Wilming-\\nton to try to dislodge a British Major Craig\\nstationed there. 1 raised about 200 Militia\\nmen and niarcbed and joined hiin at the Raft\\nSwamp, and hearing a numlicr of Tories had\\ntaken refuge in it, General Rutherford took\\nabout one-half of the army and myself the\\nother; he entered the north end of it, and I\\nthe south end. We made our way with much\\nditHculty through bogs and morasses, and some\\nof the men and horsemen mired, (but got out\\nagain,) but found no Tories nor anyliody else,\\nsave several camps wbich we supposed had been\\nmade by them. Hence we proceeded towards\\nWilmington, but battled at a small stockade.\\nFort Roslea. about 20 miles from Wilmington\\nof the southeast branch of the Cape Fear\\nRiver,near Fred k Jones,and near a bridge over\\nit, and our army camped on the north side of\\nit. While we contemplated to storm the said\\nFort we were saved the trouble and danger\\nwithout fighting by their vacating, which\\nwe supposed was ordered by Maj. Craig, posted\\nat Wilmington. At this time we heard of\\nthe captureof the British General Cornwallis,\\nbeing taking l)y General Washington at York-\\ntown, near the mouth of James river. We\\nmarched then to the town of Wilmington\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0which we found was vacated by the British\\nMajor Craig, and supposed it was by the order\\nof his Britisli General I think his name was\\nClinton, to leave the State and come to him,\\nand we thought it very lucky by their vaca-\\nting the town we were released from the\\ndanger of fighting, so we were ordered home\\nagain. And the time we spent on this cam-\\npaign was from about the 1st of July until we\\ngot home again, the 25th November, the same\\nyear, 1781, was about four months. The whole\\ntime I was in the service was sixteen months\\nand eleven days; this from my best recollec-\\ntion of memoiy, for I kept no written jour-\\nnal.\\nJAS. MARTIN.\\nSworn and suliscribed in open Court the\\nyear and dav aforesaid, this 17th day of Octo-\\nber, 1832.\\nTIIOS. ARMSTRONG,\\nCLrk\\nThis terminated his luilitary career. He rep-\\nresented Stokes County in the Legislature in\\n1791 and 1792. He left an interesting family;\\none of them was Judge James Martin, alreadv\\nmentioned, page 400.\\nJohn Martin, a native of Essex County, Vir-\\nginia, moved to North Carolina, in 1768. He\\nwas active in Revolutionary times, subduing\\nthe Tories, and making forays on them. In\\npolitics as in war, he was active, spirited, and\\nsuccessful. He represented Stokes County in\\nthe Legislatures of 1798, 1799, 1811 and 1812.\\nHe, like Yorick, was a fellow of infinite jesr,\\nof most excellent humor. He died in April,\\n1822, and left many children to inherit his gen-\\nial wit and humor. The mother of General\\nJohn Gray Bynum and of Judge W. Preston\\nBynum was his daughter.\\n[Sketch of Joseph Winston will be found\\non page 168, that of Benjamin Forsythe on\\npage 167. Both illustrious residents of this\\nCounty.]\\n=^;^;^iv", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0515.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "416\\nWHEELER S EEMINISCENCES.\\nSURRY COUNTY.\\nIn 1775 this was a frontier County and was\\nconsidered to extend with the territorial limits\\nof North Carolina to the Mississippi. Its earl}\\ninhabitants were the devoted friends of Amer-\\nican liberty. In that year(l 775 )her heroic men\\nformed a Committee of Safety; its journal has\\nbeen preserved, as also are names worthy of\\nrecord. Benjamin Cleveland was the Chair-\\nman, William Lenoir its Secretary, Joseph\\nWinston, Jessie Walton, John Hamlin, Sajm-\\nuel Freeman, Benjamin llerndon, Charles\\nLynch, John Armstrong, James Thimpton,\\nRichard Goode, George Lash, David .Martin,\\nCharles Waddle and others, were Hb mend)ers.\\nTheir resolutions lireathe a determined resis-\\ntance to oppression and formed a government\\nsimple and effective for the protection of the\\ncitizen.\\nBenjamin Cleveland, the chairman of this\\ncommittee, was one of the most active and\\nresolute heroes of the Eevolution and worth-\\nily is his name preserved in one of the most\\nbeautiful counties of the State. He devoted\\nhimself to the cause of liberty. He was in\\nthe Provincial Congress wliichmet at Hillsboro\\nAugust 21,1775 and he was appointed an Ensign\\nin the 2nd. Continental Regiment, raised by the\\nState, commanded by Robert Howe. His luanie\\ndoes not appear in the rolls of this regiment,\\nwhich service was long and active,but we have\\nabundant proof that Colonel Cleveland was an\\nactive, resolute and usefu. officer, and a terror\\nto the Tories. On one occasion two men,\\n(Janes and Coil), abandoned and atrocious\\ncharacters, were brought before him. Cleve-\\nland, after consulting some of the leading men\\nof tlie community, hanged them. For this act\\nhe was indicted in the Superior Court of the\\ndistrict at Salisbury for murder, but on a pe-\\ntition to the Legislature he was pardoned.\\nSoon after this event he was taken prisoner\\nby some Tories at the Old Fields, on JSTewRiv-\\ner, to which place he had gone alone on private\\nbusiness. They took him some distance into a\\nsecluded portion of the country, and first re-\\nquired him to give them passes to protect them\\nfrom the Whigs. He knew when this was ac-\\ncomplished they would kill him. He was some\\ntime in writing the passes, as he was but an\\nordinary pensman, and he was in no particular\\nhurry. While thus engaged, his brother, Cap-\\ntain Robert Cleveland, with a party of men,\\nknowing the peril ot his brother, pursued and\\nfired upon them. They incontinently fleil; and\\nso Colonel Cleveland s life was saved. Several\\nmonths after this, one of these same Tories,\\nRiddle, his son and another man, were captured\\nand brought before Cleveland. He hanged all\\nthree of them at the Mulberry Field Meeting\\nHouse, where the town of Wilkesboro now\\nstands. Such resolution and promptness was\\ncalled for liy the dariug and desperate conduct\\nof the Tories.\\nHe was, although daring and rash, a most\\nuseful officer. He commanded the left wing\\nof the Americans at the battle of King s Moun-\\ntain, October 7, 1780, and was engaged in the\\nbattle of Guilford Court House.\\nWhen Wilkes County was taken from Surry\\n(1777) he was one of the first members elected\\nto the Legislature; and in 1779 was elected to\\nthe Senate. He had an impediment in his\\nspeech, which prevented any efibrt at oratory;\\nhut he was as brave as he was patriotic. For", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0516.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "SUKllY COUNT V,\\n417\\nsometime he was the surveyor of Wilkes\\nCounty.\\nIt is related of Col. Clevehmd that he owned\\na copy of a very remarkable book, entitled,\\nThe Life and Adventures of Mr. Cromwell,\\nthe natural son of Oliver Cromwell, written\\nby a man who was the son of a great beauty,\\nnamed Elizabeth Cleveland, a daughter of an\\norlicer of the palace of Hampton Comt, who\\nhad attracted the attention of the King.\\nCharles I, and who, when Oliver Cromwell\\nassumed the reigns of government, won his\\nsympathies; and the author of that book was\\ntheir offspring. The mother subsequently\\nmarried a Mr. Bridge and disappeared from\\nfurther notoriety. This book was published\\nafter tlie author s death in 17-31; a French\\ntranslation appeared in 1741, and again it was\\nprinted in 1760. To this book Col. Benjamin\\nCleveland attached great store, asserting that\\nthrough Its author he rightfully claimed de-\\nscent from Oliver Cromwell.\\nIn his work on the Cromwell family. Noble\\ndenounces this book as too marvelous to be\\ntrue, and whilst Noble, Guizot and others, who\\nliave written of Cromwell, assert that he most\\nprobably had natural children, yet the e.\\\\tra-\\nordinary adventures recited in that book make\\nit appear to be a fictitious narrative\\nA most singular vanity and quaint c )nccit!\\nWe know that the Clevelands derive their\\nname from a tract in the North Riding of\\nYorkshire, England, yet called Cleveland.\\nJohn Cleveland came early to Virginia and\\nsettled in Prince William County, on that since\\ncelebrated stream. Bull Run. Here Benjamin\\nwas born. May 26, 1738; subsequently he re-\\nmoved to Orange County, Va., and there mar-\\nried Miss Mary Graves and in 1769 removed,\\nwith his father-in-law and family to North\\nCarolina, settling on Roaring creek, in that\\npart of Rowan afterwards Surry, and later\\nWilkes County. In 177o (Sept. 1), he be-\\ncame an ensign in Co\\\\. Robert Howe s regi-\\nment. He was in the Cross Creek expedition\\n1775; in the Cherokee war under Gen. liuth-\\nerford, 1776; at Brier Creek in 177 S-79. At\\nRamsour s .Mill, and chased Bryan s band from\\nthe State; he was also in the expedition to\\nNew River. The brightest laurels won by\\nCleveland were gathered on King s .Mountain.\\nIlayne 8[)eaks of him tlius\\nNow by God s grace, wo have thorn, cried Cleveland,\\nmy noble colonel he,\\nResting to pick a Tory off, quite cooly, on his Icnee;\\nNow by God s grace, we have them, the snare is subtly\\n.set,\\nThe game is baggetl: wo hold them safe as pheasants in\\na net.\\nHe was ever a source of terror to the Tory;\\nhis subsequent career was a terrible ordeal and\\nhis. adventures were most thrilling.\\nBut they were incidents of the time. Cleve-\\nland s Heroes or Cleveland s Bull Dogs,\\nwelcome names to the patriots, became Cleve-\\nlani s Devils to the Tories.*\\nWilliam Lenoir, born 1751, died 1839; the\\nSecretary of the Committee of Safety for Surr^\\nCounty, just alluded to; was born in Bruns-\\nwick County. Virginia, on April 20, 1751, the\\nyoungest of a family on ten children. When\\nhe was only eight years old, his father moved\\nto Tari)oro North Carolina. His education was-\\nlimited, and was obtained by his own personal\\nexertions. When about twenty years of age he\\nmarried Ann Ballard, of Halifax, and in March,\\n1775, moved to the County of Surry(since erec-\\nted into Wilkes County) and settled near Wil-\\nkesboro He was early an active and decided\\niigent favoring the cause of independence. In\\na private diary of his, of which I have a copy\\nin manuscript, he says: I was a member of\\nthe Committee for Suriy County, and clerk\\nthereof for about eighteen months, and duly-\\nattended its regular meetings at a distance of\\n*Draper s King s Jlouutain.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0517.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "418\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENSES.\\nfifty miles from home, without reward or fee. The Williams family is one of the moi^t ex-\\nI was appointed Justice hy the Congres-i and tensive as well as most talented families of om-\\nwas one of the iirst appointed hy the General State. Its branches have extended to the West\\nAssembly, and under which I still act.\\nHe served in the Indian war as a Lieutenant\\nunder General Uutherforl, in Captain Cleve-\\nland s C impany, where he suffered great hard-\\nships. After this campaign was over, he was\\nconstantly engaged in subduing the Tories, who\\nwere daring and dangerous. In the battle of\\nKing s Mountain he was a Captain in Colonel\\nCleveland s Regiment, and in this desperate\\nand bloody victory was wounded in the arm\\nand side He was also at the defeat of Pyles,\\nnear Haw River, and in the engagement his\\nhorse was killed under him. He raised a com-\\npany and endeavored to unite with General\\nGreene at the battle of Guilford, but did not\\nsucceed. After tbe warhe returned home, and\\nwas an active and useful citizen. He was the\\noldest magistrate in the County; a Trustee of\\nthe University; member of the Senate from\\n1781 to 1795, and for years Speaker of the Sen-\\nate. He was a member of the Convention that\\nsat at Hillsboro to consider the Constitution\\nof the United States, and took an active part\\nin its discussion.\\nThe latter part of his life was devoted to\\nreading and retirement, and he manifested\\nmucli anxiety for the destiny of our Republic,\\nthat at a day, in the near future, from abuse\\nand the Southwest and wherever they are they\\nhave marked their career b} enterprise and in-\\ntellect.\\nThe annexed diagram will explain more fully\\nand the descriptive statement will enal)le us to\\nknow all about the Williams family.\\nThe progenitor of this family was Nathaniel\\nWilliams, a native of ILmover County, Vir-\\nginia. He had four sons and one daughter: I,\\nRobert; II, Betsy; III, John; IV, Nathaniel,\\nand V, Joseph. I, Robert settled in Pittsyl-\\nvania County, Virginia; a lawyer; marrie l\\nSarah Lanier; issue: (a) Nathaniel, Judge of\\nSuperior Courts in Tennessee; (b) Polly, wife\\nof Matthew Clay, member of Congress 1797-\\n1813; (c) Lucy, wife of Robert Call; (d) Patsy,\\nwife of John Henry; (e) Sarah, wife of James\\nChalmers, (they lived in Halifax, Virginia, the\\ngrand-parents of Gen l Jas. R. Chalmers, mem-\\nber of Congress from Mississippi;) (f)Elizabeth,\\nwife of Rev. John Kerr, member of Congress,\\nfather of John Kerr, also a member of Congress\\n1853-185.5, and of Mary Mary G. Kerr, wife of\\nNicholas L. White, (see V. j. below,) and of\\nMartha, wife of Dr. Frank Martin; (g) Frances,\\nwife of Thomas D. Connally, of Tennessee to\\nthem was jjorn Rev. John Kerr Connally, (who\\nmarried Alice C.,a daughter of James Thomas,\\nand corruption, and the wild theories of politi- of Richmond, Va.,) Mary E,, wife of James\\ncians it would follow tbe fate of the republics Turner Morehead, son of Governor J. M. More-\\nof other days, and so utterly fail. head, and Fannie, married to C. W. Gnerrant,\\nHis character was one of great moral worthy of Rockingham, N. C; (g) Frances, wife.of\\nand [lure patriotism ;his friendships were sincere Gen. Barcilia Graves,\\nand ardent; his hospitality, open and unbound- 11, Cetsy, married to Hicks; III, John mar-\\ned. Full of years and full of honors he de-\\npart eil this life May ti, 1839, at his home. Fort\\nDefiance, Wilkes County. He married, as al-\\nready stated, Ann Ballard, of Halifax The\\nCounty of Lenoir worthily preserves his name\\nin grateful menioiy.\\nried Williain.son, settled in North Carolina; is-\\nsue: (a) hristopher II., member of Congress\\nfrom Tennessee 1837-1843 and 1849-1853; (b)\\nEliazlieth, married to General Azeriah Graves,\\ngrand-parents of Judge Thomas Settle. IV,\\nNathaniel, married and had issue: (a) Robert,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0518.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "SURRY COUNTY.\\n419\\nappoiiitod Governor of Mississi[)i)i by Fresiclcnt\\nJeiferson; (I)) Nathaniel, and (c) Elizabeth,\\nmarried to J5aldwin, of Louisiana. Jo.seph, llio\\nfourth and youngest son of Nathaniel Williams,\\nof Hanover, Virginia, when he came to North\\nCarolina was employed to aid his cousin Joseph\\nin mercantile pnrsuits. He was in the Revolu-\\ntionary War, and attained the rank of major\\nwas engaged in several severe skirmishes with\\nthe Tories, who were desperate and daring in\\nthis section, and to whom Major Williaius was\\nespecially obnoxious. He made many narrow\\nescapes. He raised ten children eiglit sons\\nand two daughters. He was elected Clerk of\\nthe Court in Surry County, and continued in\\nthat position until his death in 1828. He mar-\\nried Rebecca Lanier, of Granville. Issue: (a)\\nRobert, who, Lanman says, was born in Cas-\\nwell County he was highly endowed by na-\\nture and of a cultivated mind; the friend of\\neducation and of every improvement in thewel-\\nfiire of the State. He was the indefatigable\\nTreasurer of the University, and for years one\\nof its most earnest and faithful trustees; dur-\\ning the war he resided in Raleigh, and became\\nthe Adjutant-General of the State, and to this\\nday the records of that office, as kept by him^\\nare models of accuracy and neatness the only\\nperfect copy of all the acts of the General As-\\nsembly from 1776 were collected through his\\nlabor and industry he was a Representative in\\nCongress from 171)7 to 1803, and iu 1805 was\\nappointed Commissioner of Land Titles in Mis-\\nsissi[)[)i Territory, and there served for four\\nyears he then removed to Tennessee o.nd\\nthence to Louisiana, where he died he was a\\nlawyer by prolession married Rebecca Smith,\\nof Granville, (b) Joseph, Clerk of Surry Supe-\\nrior Court married Susan Taylor issue (I)\\nSusan, wife of James R. Dodge, (see page 393,)\\nto them were born (1st) Richard Irwin Dodge,\\nCol. U. S. A.; (\u00e2\u0096\u00a02d) Annie, wife of Chalmers L.\\nGlenn, of Rockingham (3d) Mary H. Dodge,\\nof Winston, Forsythe County, N. C. Col.\\nRichard Irwin Dodge has one son, Frederick P.\\nDodge, of New York City; Mrs. Chalmers L.\\nGlenn has three eliildren James D., of Rock-\\ningham, in Legislature of 1881-83; Robert 13.,\\nan attorney in Stokes County, in Legislature of\\n1881-83 and Edward T. B., of C. F. and Y. V.\\nR. R.\\nTo Joseph and Susan Taylor Williams were\\nalso born (II) Rebecca, wife of Frank Dedrick,\\nand (III) Midshipman John T. Williams, of\\nWarrenton.\\n(c) John, the tliird son of Josei)li Williams,\\nmoved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he com-\\nmenced the practice of the law and was very\\nsuccessful. During the Seminole War he\\nraised a troop of volunteers, composed of intel-\\nligent and high-toned gentlemen among them\\nwere Hugh L. Wliite, Thomas L. Williams,\\nand others. After a victorious campaign he\\nreturned home, where he found a commission\\nappointing him colonel of the 39th Regiment\\nof Infantry, U. S. A. He was ordered to the\\nCreek Nation, and iu the engagement of Tolio-\\npeka, or the Horse-Shoe, his regiment bore the\\nbrunt of the battle. The report of General\\nJackson on this sanguinary conflict did not, in\\nthe opinion of Colonel Williams, do justice to\\nhis regiment, and hence the long enmity be-\\ntween them. From 1815 to 1823 he was a\\nSenator in Congress, highly respected for his\\nintegrity and ability. In 1825 he was ap-\\npointed by Mr. Adams, Envoy to the Central\\nAmerican States. He married Melinda, daugh-\\nter of General James White and sister of Judge\\nHugh L. White, the candidate against Martin\\nVan Buren for the Presidency of the United\\nStates. He was the father of Joseph L. Wil-\\nliams, member of Congress from 1839 to 1843;\\nof Colonel John Williams, of Knoxville, and of\\nMargaret, first wife of Chief Justice Pearson, of\\nNortli Carolina. He died at Knoxville, Au-\\ngust 7, 1837.\\n(d) William, a successful merchant and\\nfarmer, lived at Strawberry Plains, East Ten-\\nnessee. He married Sarah, daugliter of Colo-\\nnel King, of Virginia; issue: Sarah, married\\nto Rev. Thomas Stringfield.\\n(e) Lewis, who lived and died iu political\\nstrife. He was born about 1782, educated at\\nthe University, wliere he graduated in 1808.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0519.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "420\\nWIIEELER .S REMINISCENCES.\\nHe entered political life as a lueniber of the\\nHouse of Commons in 1813, and was re-elected\\nin 1814. He became a Representative in Con-\\ngress in 1815, and continued a member as long\\nas he lived. Whilst attending Congress he\\ndied on February 23, 1842. Greatly esteemed\\nfor his sterling independence and his integrity,\\nhis abilities were such tliat by common consent\\nlie was styled the Father of the House.\\nMr. Adams oration on the occasion of his deatli\\nwas a beautiful tribute to liis worth, as was also\\nthe brilliant efl ort of Mr. Rayner. He never\\nmarried.\\n(f) The twin-brother of Hon. Lewis Williams\\nwas Thomas L. W^illiams, long the Cliancellor\\nof Tennessee; he married Folly McClung, a\\nniece of Judge Hugh L. White. The following\\nare their issue: (1st) Rebecca, wife of tlie son of\\nGov. Shelby, of Kentucky (2d) Melinda, wile\\nof Ciiief Justice Naptou, of Missouri (3d)\\nMargaret,, wife of Hon. Jolin G. Miller, Slem-\\nber of Ccmgress from Missouri, and atterward\\nof H. W. Douglas, of Nashville, Tennessee,\\nand (4tli) of Mrs. Dr. J. Walker Percy, of\\nHuntsville, Alabama.\\n(g) Rebecca, married Colonel John H. Wim-\\nbish, of Virginia; issue: Rebecca, wife of Dr.\\nPleasant Henderson, and afterward of Hon.\\nCJloger Q. Mills, Member of Congress from\\nie.xias.\\n(h) Dr. Alexander, who marrie l Catherine\\nDixon, only daughter of Colonel William Dix-\\non, first Postmaster (1782) of Greenville.\\n(i) Fannie, married Colonel John P. Erwin,\\nof Nashville, Tennessee.\\n(j) Nicholas Lanier, the last and youngest\\nson of Joseph Williams, is now in his 70th\\nyear resides at Panther Creek, enjoying a\\ngreen old age, and preserving the respect and\\nregard of all who know him. He was a mem-\\nber of the Council of State and also a Trustee\\nof the University. He married Mary G. Kerr\\nissue: (1st) Bettie, wife of John A. Lillington\\n(2d) Joseph, a Trustee of University, 1875,\\nmarried M. Lou, daughter of Tyre Glenn, of\\nYadkin County issue: Glenn and Mary (3d)\\nLewis, who lives in the old homestead in Yad-\\nkin; married Sarah A., daughter of Colonel\\nWm. G. Smith, of Anson County issue: Mary\\nG., Eliza Helms, William Smith, Lena Pearl,\\nand Lanier Williams.\\nJesse Franklin, born 1760, died 1824, the\\nson of Bernard and Mary Franklin, the third of\\nseven sons, was born in Orange County, Vir-\\nginia, March 24, 1760. His education was lim-\\nited. His father removed to Surry County just\\n])revious to the commencement of the war.\\nTlie Tories were so troublesome, ])hHidering the\\nWhig families of everything valuable, tliat a\\nIbrt was built near Wilkesboro in which they\\nsecured themselves and families when actively en-\\ngaged away from home. Troops were raised to\\nsuppress these outrages, when Jesse joined Colo-\\nnel Cleveland, his maternal uncle, to disperse\\nthem. Of Colonel Cleveland as a partisan\\nleader and his severity toward the Tories w(!\\nhave already written. Franklin was in tlie\\nbattle of King s Mountain as Adjutant of Colo-\\nnel Cleveland s battalion, and displayed great\\ncourage. When the enemy was conquered, tlie\\ncommanding officer, after the fall of Ferguson,\\ndelivered the sword of that soldiei- to Franklin,\\nsaying, You deserve it, sir! This was pre-\\nserved for a long time in the ilimily as an heir-\\nloom. He was also at the battle of Guilford\\nCourt House. He performed some further un-\\nimportant military services, in partisan warfare\\nagainst tlie Tories, who formed a large part of\\nthe population in this section. After the war\\nmost of these Tories left this part of the State.\\nAfter discharging a .soldier s duty in the\\nfield, Mr. Franklin then became useful as a\\nrepresentative of the peojile. He entered the\\nHouse of Commons as a member from Surry in\\n1793, re-elected 1794, and in 1795 he became a\\nMember of the 4th Congress. In 1797 he was\\nagain elected to tlie Legislature, and in 1799 he\\nwas elected a Senator in Congress, and served\\nuntil 1805. In 1804 he was chosen President\\nof tlie Senate. It is worthy hei e to remark\\nthat at this date the President of the Senate\\nand the Speaker of the House (Nathaniel Ma-\\ncon) were both of the delegation iVom Noi th\\nCarolina. Proud days for the old North State!\\nIn 1805 and 180G he was elected Senator of\\nthe State Legislature; and in 1807 he was\\nagain returned to the Senate of tlie United\\nStates, and there served until March 4, 1813.\\nGovernor James Turner, of Warren, was his\\ncolleague in the Senate. His course in this\\nhighest legislative body of the world was\\nmarked by profound sagacity and elevated pa-\\ntriotism. The high appreciation of his abilities\\nand his integrity is shown by his election as\\nPresident of the Senate and his appointment as\\nleading member on the most resjionsible com-\\nmittees. He was placed on the committee on\\nthe celebrated ordinance of 1787 also on the\\ncase of Smith, of Ohio, implicated in the trea-\\nson of Burr, and in other important positions.\\nHe was a warm advocate of Mr. Madison and\\nof his war measures and as violently opposed", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0520.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "TYRRELL COUNTY.\\n421\\nto all monopolies and banks. At tlie close of\\nhis term he declined a re-election, hopinj^ to\\nS[)end the balance of iiis days in repose and re-\\ntii-ement; but he accepted the appointnii. iit, at\\ntlie special request of General Jackson, of com-\\nmissioner to treat with the Cliickasaw Indians\\non tlie Bluff where Memphis now stands.\\nIn 1820 he was elected by the Legislature to\\nsucceed (irovernor John Branch and, after this\\nduty, he retired from tlie (oils and excitements\\nof public life and in 1824 his long, eventful\\nand useful career was terminated. He was dig-\\nnified and commanding in person, clear and de-\\nci led in his opinions, and displayed great sa-\\ngacity and common sense in all his actions.\\nMeshach Franklin, the brother of Ciovernor\\nJesse Franklin, was distinguished as a states-\\nman and politician in Surry County. He en-\\ntered public life as a member of tlie House of\\nCommcitis in 1800, and was elected a I^leniber of\\ntiie 10th Congress (1807) and served till 1815\\nafterward became a member of the State Senate\\nin 1828-29. He died in December, 1841.\\nJesse Franklin Graves, one of the Judges of\\nthe Superior Court, a native of Surry County, is\\nthe grandson of Governor Fi anklin, whose\\nsketch we have just given. He was Ixun Au-\\ngust ;n, 1829. He read law under Judge Pear-\\nson, and was a member of Governor Ellis coun-\\ncil. He served in the Legislature in 1870-77,\\nbut has wisely preferred the quiet practice of\\nthe law to the varying fortunes of politics.\\nCHAPTER XL VIII.\\nTYRRELL COUNTY.\\nMention has been made of Colonel Edward\\nBuncombe. Josepii Buncombe, the uncle of Col-\\nonel Edward Buncombe, the namesake of Bun-\\ncombe County, came from the Island of St.\\nKitts, West Indies, (where there were several\\nof the same name, John among the number,)\\nand purchased from the Moseleys the farm now\\nknoy.n as Buncombe Hall, in that part of\\nTyrrell which is now Washington County, North\\nCarolina. One of the Moseleys was Secretary\\nof State for a long time, and as all entries of\\nland were made in his office, he was aware of the\\nlocation of all the unentered lands in the State,\\nand wa.s thus enabled to make large entries for\\nhimself. At wliat dale Joseph Buncombe came\\nover to this country cannot be go.thered from the\\nrecords or the memorj of the oldest inhabitant.\\nHe resided for several years at Buncombe Hall,\\nand the cellar of his house is still visible not far\\nI rom the creek, in close proximity to an Indian\\nfort, Tin the margin of the swamp of him, at\\nthis day, little seems to be known. He returned\\nto the West Indies on a visit, where he died,\\nand devised Buncombe Hall to his nephew, Col-\\nonel Edward Buncombe.\\nOn the death of Joseph Buncombe, Dr. Lenox\\nand Robert West, of Bertie, went to the West\\nIndies for the purpose of making a speculation\\nout of Colonel Buncombe, and offered to pur-\\nchase his estate in Carolina. His wife, Eliza,\\nadvised against a sale, and remarked that the\\nland must be valuable, or those gentlemen would\\nnot have come so far to purchase, and prevailed\\nupon him to go and see it first himself, which he\\ndid in 1765, or thereabouts. On viewing the\\nland, he was pleased with it, and returned to\\nSt. Kitts in 17f fi for the juirpose of moving his\\nfamily to Carolina. On his return he found a\\nnew accession to his family in the person of\\nEliza Taylor Buncombe. When this child was\\ntwelvemonths old theColonel I emoved his fiiniily\\nto Buncombe Hall he then being twenty-four\\nyears of age. Between his first and second visits,\\nthe old Hall, with fifty-five rooms in it, was\\nbuilt for him by Colonel Lee. He brought with\\nhim a chaplain, a physician, two or three ladies,\\nfriends of Mrs. Buncombe, a shepherd for his\\nsheep, a flock of two hundred, a hind for his\\ncattle, and upward of two hundred negroes,\\nthinking to cultivate sugar. The maiden name\\nof Mrs. Buncombe was Eliza Taylor. At the\\nage of six j ears the little girl, Eliza Buncombe,\\nwas sent to New York to boarding school, and\\nboarded with the foniily of Mr. A brain Lott, at\\nthat time Treasurer of the State, and a consignee\\nol Colonel Buncombe, and a ver} wealthy man.\\nWith thi.s fjimily she remained for ten years.\\nThe other children, Hester and Thomas, were", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0521.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "422\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nplaced under the tutelage and protection of Cul-\\nlen Pollock, Esq., of Edenton, I presume, after\\nthe death of Mrs. Buncombe and after the Col-\\nonel went into the army. The former event\\nseems to have taken place not many years after\\nher arrival in tins country. On attaining wo-\\nmanhood, (sixteenor seventeen,) Eliza Buncombe\\nwas married to John Goelet, Esq. of New York,\\nand was regarded, generally, as a most beautiful\\nwoman, and, from various accounts, not far short\\nof Scott s apostrophe\\nNe er did Grecian chisel trace\\nA nymph, a naiad, or a grace.\\nOf lovelier form or finer face.\\nWhen the colonists were in open rebellion\\nagainst tlie mother country, on account of the\\noppressive stamp and tea acts, the revolution in\\nits full blaze, and the British forces on our\\nshores, Edward Buncombe, having become some-\\nthing of a politician, and being a brave, chival-\\nric gentleman, of a sanguine temperament, and\\nburning with patriotic ardor to bare his bosom\\nto the battle s rage in defense of his adopted\\ncountry s rights was appointed by the State Pro-\\nvincial Congress, which met at Halifax April 4,\\n1776, colonel of the Fifth Regiment of North\\nCarolina troops he immediately conceived the\\nidea of raising, by enlistment, a regiment of sol-\\ndiery, principally from the counties of Washing-\\nton and Tyrrell, and sent out recruiting officers\\nto others. He soon succeeded in raising a regi-\\nment, at Ms oivn, expense, which he quartered\\nand drilled at Buncombe Hall for about one\\nyear, preparatory to joining the army under\\nWashington. By a simple computation it may\\nbe seen that the raising and quartering of a\\nregiment which, probably, at that time consisted\\nof from 500 to 700 men, for about one year, by a\\nprivate individual, was a matter of no small ex-\\npense hence the magnitude and justice of the\\nunliquidated claim- which tlie heirs of Colonel\\nBuncombe have, from time to time, asserted as\\ndue them by the Nation. Full of ardor, and\\nenjoying, to an unlimited degree, the confidence\\nof his troops, with his blushing honors crowding\\nupon him in anticipation, young and buoyant,\\nhe sallied forth to the scene of war and joined\\nGeneral Washington s army, hut at what point\\nthe writer has not been enabled to discover.\\nHe served in the Revolutionary War to the date\\nof the battle at Germantown, (1777,) at which\\ntime and j)lace he received his mortal wound.\\nAs a wounded officer, he was put on his parole,\\nand on one occasion, being at the house of one\\nof Washington s generals, he remained stand-\\ning. At length, being asked by the Generg.1\\nwho he was, the Colonel made a response, char-\\nacteristic of the man, I am Colonel Edward\\nBuncombe, Fifth tlegiment of North Carolina\\ntroops, of Buncombe Hall, North Carolina, and\\na gentleman, and if a gentleman should come\\nto my house, I would ask him to take a seat and\\na glass of wine. At this rebuke the General\\nsmiled, and accordingly invited him to both.\\nThe Colonel, being somewhat convalescent of\\nhis wounds, went to an evening party at a friend s\\nhouse in the city, and while descending the\\nstairway, by some means or other fell over tlie\\nrailing, which fall, together with his wounds,\\nresulted in his death. He died in Philadelphia\\nat the age of thirty, leaving Cullen Pollock and\\nDr. Lenox executors of his will. His wife, Eliza,\\ndied anterior to the war, and her remains were\\ndeposited in the middle aisle of St. Paul s\\nChurch, Edenton. The Colonel s sister, Mrs.\\nAnn Caines, and Mrs. Buncombe s brother, the\\nRev. Samuel Oakes Taylor, have frequently writ-\\nten to the family in Carolina, and their letters\\nare still extant. When the Colonel left for the\\nwar, he made Cullen Pollock his agent, who\\nleased out Buncombe Hall and the negroes there-\\non to one Cook for $800 per annum for four years.\\nThis Cook was cousin to the Colonel, but pos-\\nsessed a name of not very genteel memory,\\nand of him, in connection with the Buncombe\\nfamily, might be said what Coriolanus said of\\nRome\\nThou hast lost the breed of noble blood.\\nImmediately on the death of the Colonel, this\\nCook broke open a closet almost hermetically\\nsealed with wax, and surreptitiously abstracted\\ntlierefrom all the silverwai-e and plate, wliich\\nwas afterward seen in possession of his heirs,\\nwith the initials E. E. B. on them. He cut\\ndown, for firewood, the left-hand side of the\\nbeautiful avenue leading from the gate to tlie\\nhouse, and finally paid the price of his lease,\\n$3,200, by a certificate of discharge in bank-\\nruptcy at Edenton. This agent, Cullen Pollock,\\nwas so negligent that he permitted a large por-\\ntion of the Buncombe Hall tract to escheat for\\nthe non-payment of taxes. Colonel Buncombe s\\nestate was sued to pay for Eliza Buncombe s\\nboard for ten years, and several negroes were\\nnecessarily sold.\\nColonel Buncombe s popularity seems to have\\nbeen commensurate with his hospitality as\\nproofs conclusive of the former the foUovring in-\\ncidents may suffice His repeated elevations to\\nthe State Legislature, his appointment by the", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0522.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "TYRRELL COUNTY.\\n423\\nLegislature to the Colonelcy, taking his horses\\nfrom Ills carriage three miles from tlie Court\\nHouse, tlien situated near the mouth of Scuji-\\n]iernong River, at Mrs. Bateman s, anil thepop-\\nulace hearing him upon their sliouhlers to and\\nfrom tlie Court House. Wlien liis friend, Culleu\\nPollock, foisiding with the Loyalists, was tarred,\\nfeathered, and shot at through iiis windows, his\\ncarriage thrown over the dock, etc., so indig-\\nnant was Colonel Buncombe that he huckled on\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0his arms, took his bodyservant with him, manned\\na boat and went to Edenton, and dared the man\\nor set of men who were at the liead of the as-\\nsault to sliow themselves. The instigator was\\nNat. Allen, who, tliough regarded at the time as\\na Hots[)ur, thinking with Falstaif that discre-\\ntion was the better part of valor, secreted him-\\nself in his house until the Colonel had left town.\\nTheir object undoubtedly was to drive Mr. Pol-\\nlock away and confiscate his estate. Buncombe\\nCounty, in selecting a name for their County,\\nduly appreciated the memory and eminent mili-\\ntary services of Colonel Buncombe, and did them-\\nselves great credit.\\nAs an illustrationof his proverbial hosjiitality,\\nhe often entertained most sumptuously a great\\nmany friends after the true style of a West India\\ngentleman, his table being spread with the\\nrichest viands, which palled not on the most\\nfastidious epicurean taste his door-latch was\\nalway hanging on the outside, and when he had\\ngentlemen at his house whose company he par-\\nticularly appreciated, to prevent their leaving\\nlie had the bridge taken up and hid in the swamp\\ntill he was willing they should leave. On his\\ngatepost, according to tradition, and the fact is\\nmentioned in Jones Defense of North Caro-\\nlina, was inscribed this distich\\nWelcome all\\nTo Buncombe ILill.\\nNoble generosity, hospitality unparalleled\\nHis particular associates and friends were Cul-\\nlen Pollock, Dr. Lenox, Judge Ledell, Gov.\\nJohnston, Mr. Ilia, of Norfolk, Mr. Donaldson,\\nof Petersburg, Va., and others. And for such\\na voluntary sacrifice of life and fortune in the\\ncause of his adopted country did he, during his\\nlife, or have his Aem since iiis immolation upon\\ntlie altar of that country, received at her hands\\nanything like fair indemnification or even ade-\\n(juatc compensation. All history tells us of the\\ningratitude of Republics. It has become\\nmerged intoa political aphorism. Wliatashame-\\nful commentai y //ii s upon the text deduced from\\nthe preceding notes. Another instance of his\\ngiving succor to the opjjressed, against an infu-\\nriate majority, may be found in the caseof jjoor\\nDavidson, a Tory, who, when his life was in\\njeo])ardy from the Republicans, found a refuge\\nin the carriage of Colonel I uncombe, who carried\\nhim to his house and thus protected him from\\nlawless violence. His reward is not of earth,\\nhut of heaven, for military ])rowess and chiv-\\nalric valor on the tented field, and for gen-\\ntlemanly deportment and urbanity of manner in\\nprivate life have been permitted to pass away,\\nby an ungrateful country, without its suitableancl\\nmerited requital. Sic transil (jlorlri. mundi.\\nOil pity if thy holy tear\\nIiiiniortal declis the wini; of lime;\\nTis when the soldier s hoiiorM ))ier\\nDemands tlie glitt ring drop siiblhiie.\\nFor who from busy life removed\\nSuch glorious, daiig roiis toil h.as prov d,\\nAs he who, on tlie enil)attled plain,\\nDies bravely fightinj; or nobly slain?\\nOnc! of his (laughters married Dr. Goelet, of\\nWashington another, Mr. Clark, of Bertie\\nCounty.\\nColonel Buncombe was distinguished for his\\nundaunted courage, his martial appearance, and\\nhis open, nnstinted hospitality worthy is his\\nname preserved in one of the most lovely Coun-\\nties of our State.\\nThe Pettigrew family is of French origin, but\\nat an early period branches settled-in both Scot-\\nland and Ireland. James Pettigrew, of the\\nIrish branch was an officer in Ki ng James army\\nat the battle of the Boyne, (ir/JO) between Will-\\niam and James II. He emigrated to Amcn-ica in\\n1740,* and rested for awhile in Pennsylvania;\\nthen \\\\vent to Virginia, thence to North Carolina,\\nand finally settled in Abbeville, South Carolina,\\nwhere he lived to a good old age. When he re-\\nmoved from North Carolina he left his third son,\\nCharles, who had been born in Pennsylvania in\\n1 743. This gentleman s early education was, in\\npart, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Waddle, (Wirt s\\nfamous Blind Preacher, and in 1773 he was\\nmade Master of the Public School at Edenton\\nby (lovernor Martin. In 1775 he went tt) Eng-\\nland to be admitted to holy orders, and was or-\\ndained by the Bishop of London. He returned\\nto North Carolina and devoted himself to his\\nfield of labor. For years he was Rector of the\\nChurch at Edenton. He married Mary, daugh-\\nter of Col. John Blount, and thus became con-\\n*For many facts and mnchof tliis sk leh,seo Memorial\\nof J. .lolinston l tli!;n W, r.riyadicrCii ncral in Confeder-\\nate aniiy, bv \\\\V. H.Trescott, Charleston, 1S", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0523.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "424\\nWHEELEE S REMINISCENCES.\\nnected with an influential ianiily. His sym-\\npathies with his countrymen were not confined\\nto his priestly relations, for in 1780 he accompa-\\nnied the troops called into service for a Soulliern\\ncampaign. Soon after tlie Revolntion efforts\\nwere made tohuild up more efficiently the broken-\\ndown walls of the Church, and in 1794 he was\\nunanimously chosen, by tlie Convention, Bishop\\nof the new Diocese but ho died before liis ou-\\nsecration.\\nBishop Pettigrew Iwt one son, Hon. Ebeiie7.er\\nPettigrew, who inherited not only tlie estate,\\nbut the genius, energy and excellence of charac-\\nter of his father. He was born near Edenton\\nMarch 10, 1783, and took charge of the estate,\\non Lake Phel])?, draining and improving that\\nnoble plantation by skill, science and enterprise.\\nFor years he devoted himself entirely to agricul-\\ntural pursuits, avoiding politics and public life.\\nHe was elected to the Senate of the State Leg-\\nislaturein 1809 and 1810, and was nominated\\nas a candidate for the twenty-fourth Congress,\\n(1835-37,) in op^iosition to Dr. TliomasH. Hall,\\none of the most popular and influential men of\\nthe then dominant party, (Jackson Democrat,)\\nand was triumphantly elected. As an evidence\\nof the regard and confidence of liis neighbors,\\nhe received every vote but tliree in Tyrrell\\nCounty.\\nSuch v.-as the acceptability of liis jmblic\\nservice in Congress that he could Inive been\\nre-elected witliout opposition, but he percnip-\\ntorily refused to serve. He now devoted him-\\nself exclusively to the pursuits (if agriculture.\\nUnder his example and advice the country was\\nvastly improved. He (aught his neighbors how\\nto drain and cultivate tlie soil, and how to lay\\noff their canals and ditches. His own iarm^ on\\nthe margin of his beautilhl lake, was tiie sub-\\nject of universal admiration. Strangersfroni a dis-\\ntance visited it to viewits beantiesand the magni-\\ntude of the work. His life was one of labor and\\nusefulness, and he left behind him the impress\\nof his energy and intellect. He certainly did\\nmore to build up the County, to improve and\\nenrich it, tlian any man of his age. He mar-\\nried. May 17, 1815, Anne, eldest daugliter of\\nWilliam Shepard, Esq., of New Berne. Mr.\\nSiicpard was the lather of Hon. William B.\\nShepard, Hon. Cimrles B. Shepard, and James\\nB. Shepard, and of Mrs. Jolm H. Bryan. He\\ndied at Magnolia, in Tyrrell County, July 8,\\n1848, leaving several children, amoif g tliem (the\\nthird son) was\\nJ. Johnstiui Pettigrew, who was born at Lake\\nScuppernong, Tyrrell County, North Carolina,\\non July 4th, 1828. The earlier part of his life\\nwas passed with his maternal grandmother from\\nhis seventh to his fiftecntir year he was at the\\nschool of Mr. Bingham, in Hillsboro in May,\\n1843, he entered the University of North Caro-\\nlina, then under the charge of that eminent\\nand successful preceptor. Governor D. L. Swain\\nhis collegiate career was so brilliant as to have\\nbecomeacoUege tradition. When hegraduated in\\n1847 the faculty, the trustees and the press were\\nexultant, and predicted for him a future of\\nbrilliant success the event of his graduation\\nis an era in the history of that ancient iustitu-\\nti(m. Nor were his classmates ordinary com-\\n])etitors, they were powerful in tlie generous\\nstruggle for knowledge, which Bacon says- is\\npower. Their success in after life is evidence of\\ntheir mental superiority. Among them were\\nAlfred Alston, Duncan L. Clinch, Eli W. Hall,\\nJohn Pool, Matt. W. Ransom, Charles E. Sho-\\nber, and Thos. G. Skinner, and others. That\\nthe universal acknowledgment of his merits was\\nnot confined to the partiality of friendship may\\nbe inferred from the fact that Mr. Polk, then\\nthe President of the United States, himself a\\ngraduate in 1818 of the University, who was\\npresent at the commencement, and accompanied\\nby Commodore Maury, at his suggestion, ten-\\ndered to Mr. Pettigrew tlie position of Assistant\\nProfessor in the National Observatory, at Wash-\\nington City. Crowned with the honors of his\\nalma mater, and promoted by the appreciation\\nof the Chief Magistrate of the Republic, with\\nthe regard of liis teaciiers and the atfection and\\nadmiration of his associates, and a large and\\ninfluential connection, who were proud of his\\npromise and powerful to sustain him in the\\ncareer of anibition with great mental gifts\\nhighly cultivated, tke vista of life opened\\nto Mr. Pettigrew bright and promising. His\\npositiiui at Washington was one that af-\\nforded access to the best society, as well as\\nopportunities of distinction in the scientific\\nworld.\\nThe oflices of the Observatory were eminently\\nfilled by Maury, iNevvcome, and otliers. But\\nfrom a restless disposition, so often the coin-\\npaniiui of genius, wliich prefers conflict with\\nmen in the battle of life rather than the se-\\ncluded pursuits of science, he remained only\\nfor a sliort time at tlie Observatory. He felt\\ncribbed, cabined, and confined in the clois-\\nters (d that institution. Accordingly he entered\\nthe law office of James Mason Camiibell, of\\nBaltimore, and commenced the study of law\\nupon tlie invitation of liis distinguished relative,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0524.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "TYURELL COUNTY.\\n425\\nJiiiiies L. Pottij^rcw,* lie comjileteil liis law stud-\\nies ill Ills office. Alter his udiuission to the bar,\\nat the instance of his I riends, who wished him\\nto have every advantage that a finislied educa-\\ntion could present, he eniharked in 1850 on a\\ntour in Europe, where he spent two ycirs in\\nvisiting England, Ireland, Germany, Hungary,\\nItaly, IS|iain, and Switzerland, studying their civil\\nand military institutions, their laws, and their\\nlonns of goverunient. While at Madrid he was\\ntendered the post ot Secretary of Legiition hy Mr.\\n13arringer, then our envoy to Spain; this he\\ndeclined. He returned home and comuienced\\nthe practice of lii-s profession at Cliarlestou, in\\nconnection with his relative, James L. Petti-\\ngrew. Although he enjoyed great success,\\nyet his connection Avith the bar was but of short\\nduration, for the excitement of politics had\\nsui)erior charms. Me took an active interest iu\\nthe couvcntiou of the State to send delegates to\\nthe Uincinnati convention, and in October, 1856,\\nhe was chosen a member of the Legislature from\\nthe City of Cliarlestou. Ilis career as a politi-\\ncian was hiief, but bi illiaut and useful. He\\nwas del eated in the October election of 1858.\\nThis disappointment enabled him to carry out\\na i)urt)ose long cherished by him. Ho felt an\\nirrepressible desire for military service when\\na student at Berlin he had endeavored to pro-\\ncure admission into the Prussian Army. He\\nagain went to Europe and offered his services to\\nthe Sarilinian Government; his ai)plication was\\nsuccessful, but on Ids way to join the army he\\nmet the news of the peace of Villa-Franca,\\nwhicli put an end to his journey. He devoted\\nto study a few months in Spain, and returned\\nhome at tlie ck se of 1859, when he wrote a\\nbook, Spain and the Spaniards a book of\\nthe greatest interest and the sole memento left\\nof his taleuts as an author. Mr. Pettigrew re-\\nturned from Europe and was convinced, as he\\nlong had feared, that the conflict between the\\nsections of our country was only a question of\\ntime, and that, too, not very remote. With\\nthis ccHivictioU he had been desirous of expe-\\nriencing active military service abroad on a\\nlarge scale therefore he closely studied works\\non military science in various modern languages.\\nOn his return he devoted himself to the ira]nove-\\nment of the militia organizations. He was\\nelected Captain of a i-ifle company, which ho\\ndrilled iu the zouave tactics its efKciency he\\nhad seen exhibited in Paris. Events of great\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6This should be spollcfl Pcttio;ni tho South Carolina\\nbranch kept tho French teniiiiial in their name. Ed.\\nimportance now crowded upon each other. Tiic\\nStale of South Carolina seceded from the Union,\\nand called upon her sons to rally to the sup-\\njxirt of that government which they had been\\ntaught to love and obey. Major Anderson had\\nsmldenly evacuated Fort Moultrie and secured\\nFoit Sumter under cover of tho night. Fort\\nSumter was fired ujjon and surrendered, and\\nwe were in the presence of civil war. The nn-\\nex[)ected occupation of Fort Sumter precipitated\\nevents. Pettigrew was ordered by Governor\\nPickens to demand of Anderson the evacuation\\nof that fort. Tho result of that demand wo\\ngive 111 Pettigrew s own words:\\nTo F. W Pickens, Governor.\\nSir: I have the honor to report that |iur-\\nsuant to the instructions of your Excellency, I\\nproceeded this morning to Fort Sumter in com-\\npany with Major Ellison Copers, Acting Adju-\\ntant of my regiment. We were courteously re-\\nceived by Major Anderson, the commanding\\notHcer. I stated to him in the presence of all\\nhis officers that you had been astonished at the\\nreception of the news of his having transferred\\nhis garriscm to Fort Sumter that by the under-\\nstanding between the State of South arolina\\nand the President the })roperty of the United\\nStates was to be respected, and on the other\\nside the military posts should remain in an un-\\nchanged condition. In a word, the question\\nwas to be considered a jiolitical, not a military\\none. I enforced strongly that we had per-\\nformed our part of this agreement that we\\nhad discountenanced and repressed every attempt\\nof the people upon the ])roperty of the United\\nStates, and I demanded iu your name that af-\\nfairs should be restored to tiieir previous condi-\\ntion. He replied that he was a Southern man\\nin his feelings upon the question at issue, and\\nhad so informed the Department when ap-\\npointed that he knew nothing of the agree-\\nment mentioned; that he was the military\\ncommander of all tho forts in tho harbor, and\\ndid not consider that he had reinforced them\\nin merely transferring his garrison from one to\\nanother that he had been informed that he\\nwouM be attacked in case the report of our\\nCommission was unfavorable that Fort Moul-\\ntrie was indefensible against an ordinary skill-\\nful attack that he had acted entirely on his\\nown responsibility. He declined to yield to my\\ndemand.\\nVery respectfully,\\nJ. Johnston Pettiurew.\\nAll hopes of peace were ended, and each sec-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0525.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "426\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ntion prepared to take })art in the bloody arbi-\\ntrament presented. The feeling of the South\\nwas well expressed by Colonel Pettigrew, who\\nin July, 1861, received a stand of colors for his\\nregiment, (to which he had been appointed,)\\nand on receiving tliem said: The flag of the\\nRepublic is oui s no more. That noble stand-\\nard wliicli so often has waved over victorious\\nfields now threatens us with destruction. In\\nall its former renowns we participated Soutli-\\nei n valor bore it in its proudest triumphs, and\\noceans of Soutliern blood have watered the\\nground beneath it. Let us lower it with honor\\nand lay it reverently upon the eartli. Col-\\nonel Pettigrew was offered tlie position of Adju-\\ntant-General under the belief that his adminis-\\ntrative ability could accomplish more good in\\norganizing the forces of the State than by re-\\nstricting him to a single regiment. But he\\npreferred the active duties of the field, and de-\\nclined. At the request of General Beauregard,\\nand witli tlie approbation of the Executive, he\\nproceeded to organize a rifle regiment. Com-\\npanies were rajiidly raisetl and tendered to iiim,\\nand his selection of field and staff officers\\nagreed on. The regiment was tendered to tlie\\nSecretary of War, at Montgomery, then the\\nseat of the Confederate Government. The\\nviews of the War Department were not to re-\\nceive organized regiments, but only companies,\\nreserving to itself the selection of field officers.\\nThis was not agreeable, and the several comj)a-\\nnies composing the regiment, unwilling to ac-\\ncept officers unknown to them, sought and ob-\\ntained admission into other regiments. This left\\nColonel Pettigrew without a command, but his\\nardent temperament would not allow him to be an\\nidle spectator in the fearful strife then imminent.\\nHe went to Riclimond, to whicli place the Con-\\nfederate Government had been removed, and\\ntendered his services. He was only in Rich-\\nmond a few days when he received a letter\\nfrom the Governor of North Carolina, inform-\\ning him he had been ajipointed and commis-\\nsioned Colonel of the Twelfth Regin.ient of\\nNorth Carolina troops. On the next day he\\nstarted to his command at Raleigh. He was\\nsoon ready for tlie fray, and marched with his\\ntroojis to the front only a few days too late to\\njiarticipate in the first battle of Manassas.\\nDuring the winter of 1861-62 he was encamped\\nat Evansport, on the Potmnac, and then at\\nCharleston, where his high military attainments,\\nhis untiring devotion to duty, so won the ad-\\nmiration and esteem of all associated with him\\nthat without his knowledge he was apixjiuted\\nBrigadier. He called on the President, and to\\nhis surprise he declined the appointment on the\\nground that he had never been under fire, never\\nhandled troops in action, and that no man who\\nhad never been seriously tried in battle should\\nbe appointed to be a Brigadier-General. The\\nPresident replied that he was fully satisfied\\nwitli General Pettigrew s qualifications; that\\nhe had been besieged by applications for briga-\\ndiership upon every conceivable ground this\\nwas the first instance of an officer refusing pro-\\nmotion. Neither yielded, and Colonel Petti-\\ngrew returned to Fredericksburg and remained\\nthere a few days. At the expiration of that\\ntime General French, his brigade commander,\\nwas ordered to Wilmington. Major-General\\nHolmes, commanding at Fredericksburg, sent\\nfor Colonel Pettigrew and urged his acceptance,\\nand said: Colonel Pettigrew, it is important\\nto this command and to the country that you\\ntake this office. I regard it as your duty to do\\nso. Pettigrew yielded his own convictions,\\nand wrote a letter of acceptance.\\nSoon after this General Pettigrew was ordered\\nto Yorktown, and with Whiting s Division was\\nengaged in the battle of Seven Pines while\\nthe battle was raging he was instructed to drive\\nthe enemy from a position in the woods, where\\nthey were strongly posted. Tlie position had\\nbeen before attempted by a regiment, which had\\nfiiiled. In making the attack the regiment was\\nexposed to a fire of a batter} of artillery on the\\nflank. Pettigrew, leading one of his regiments,\\nwas attem[)ting to carry the ])Osition byassault_\\nwhen he was wounded. An attempt was made\\nto remove him from the field exhausted from\\nthe loss of blood, he enquired how the lay had\\ngone, and when told that it was against us, he\\ninsisted that the men should leave him and go\\nto tlie front to join their company. It was re-\\n])orted that he was killed, and his friends\\nmourned for him as if dead he liad been taken\\nprisoner and was sent to Fort Delaware. When\\nexchanged still sufferin g from his wounds, he re-\\npaired to his command, near Petersburg, and\\njoined his brigade in the army of Northern Vir-\\nginia, under General Lee. He took part in the\\nliattle of Gettysburg. In the first day s figlit,\\nPettigrew and his brigade were in the thickest\\nof the battle, and proudly bore his banner\\nagainst the retreating foe. His bravery was\\nConspicuous his cool and heroic conduct was\\nmagnetic it inspired his decimated command to\\naction and daring.\\nI never realized before, said Capt. Jos.\\nDavis, the worth of one man. His presence", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0526.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "TYRKKLL COUNTY.\\n427\\nand liis cheering coiuniauds nerved the arms of\\nall.\\nOn the second day his comiuand was held in\\nreserve. On the third day Pettigrcw was placed\\nin cliarge of Heth s division, and in that I atal\\nand gallant charge, on Cemetery Hill, he was in\\nthe line on the left of Piekett s command. His\\nwas not a snpporting column. Pickett reached\\nthe crest of the hill and held it awliile. Petti-\\ngrew iiaving greater obstructions did not reaeli\\nthat j)oint. Both were rcj)ulsed by an over-\\nwhelming force wliich occupied an impregnable\\n])Osition. Pettigrew fell iiainfully wounded\\nBurgwynn, l\\\\Iar.s]iall, McCrea and Iredell, all\\nsons of Nortli Carolina, here gave up tlieir lives,\\nanil ])roved tliat Nortii Carolina had followed the\\nConfederate banners to the fui-tliest point. Tlio\\nin ij;ht, warm bcjams of the sun on tlie 1st day\\nof July, ISf)!), shone on 3,000 as gallant men in\\nPettigrew s brigade as ever shouldered a mus-\\nket on the morning of the 4th only 825 v. erc\\nleft.\\nThe Coni ederate army fell back upon Hagers-\\ntown without any annoyance from theenemy, and\\ncrossed the Potomac at Williamsport and Falling\\nWaters. General Longstreet s corps, of which\\nHeth s division formed a part, crossed at the latter\\njdace. On the morning of the 14th of July,\\n18fi3, this division, after a weary night s march,\\nstopped for rest and breakfast about a mile and\\na quarter from the bridge, at Falling Waters.\\nFor some inexplicable reason General Heth had\\nnot thrown out any pickets about 9 o clock,\\nwhile he, General Pettigrew and several other\\noificcrs were walking to the left of the division,\\ntheir attention was attracted by a small squad\\nof cavalry riding out of a wooded valley about a\\nmile off. Their small number, (about twenty-\\nfive,) and tlieir jiroximity, led General Heth to\\nsuppose they were a Confederate troop, and be-\\nfore the error was discovered they had reached\\nthe group of officers, when a few scattered shots\\nwerefired by these reckless troopers in sightof the\\nwhole division. They made their escape as rap-\\nidly as they had made their attack. General Pet-\\ntigrew was shot through the bowels and mortally\\nwounded. He was carried to the house of Mr.\\nP oyd, half-way between Martinslnirg and Win-\\nchester, where, on tlie ITth of July, 1863, three\\ndays after being wounded, in tlie early stillness\\nof a summer morning, his gallant spirit rested\\nwith his God. He died as he had lived, a brave\\nand noble man.\\nThe Bishop of Louisiana, who was with him\\non the sad ajid solemn occasion, declared that\\nin a ministry of near thirty years, I never\\nwitnessed a more sublime scene of Christian\\nresignation and of hope in death.\\nWhen we study his earnest, nolde and self-\\nsacrificing character, his modest and reticent\\ndemeanoi his brave and daring courage, his\\nsolid and extended acquirements, we can realize\\nthe loss to our country and our State in his death,\\nand with Burke exclaim: When death, by\\none stroke, makes such a disj)ersion of talent,\\nvirtue and accomplishments, we feel the vanity\\nof all eartldy pursuits. What shadows we are,\\nand what shadows we pursue\\nJohn Hooker Haughton, eldest son of John\\nand Mary R. Haughton, was born in Chowan,\\nAugust 29, 1810. He received his academic edu-\\ncation in the town of Edenton, and was gradu-\\nated from the University, in 1832, with Thomas\\nL. Clingman, Thomas S. Ashe, James C. Dob-\\nbin, William F. Davidson, Robert B. Burton,\\nThomas B. Hill, and others. He read law with\\nhis distinguished kinsman, Thomas B. Haugh-\\nton, of Chowan, and settled in Tyrrell, to which\\nCounty liis parents had previously removed.\\nThere he practiced his profession until 1837,\\nwhen he removed to Chatham, and located at\\nPittsboro In this large County, populated by\\na thrifty and intelligent people, he soon ac-\\nquired a lucrative practice, and became a leader\\nat the bar in this and adjoining counties. In\\n1857, having purchased a plantation in the\\nCounty of Jones, he removed to New Berne,\\nwhere, following his profession with unabated\\nzeal and vigor, he soon ranked among the fore-\\nmost lawyers at that bar, distinguished in the\\nhistory of the State for its able advocates and\\njurists. Mr. Haughton was thrice married. His\\nfirst wife was a daughter of that influential,\\nlios])! table and genial gentleman. Dr. Robert\\nWilliams, of Pitt. His second wife was Miss\\nEliza Alice Hill, whom he married in 1838.\\nMiss Hill was a daughter of Col. Thomas Hill,\\nof the Gape Fear section, a gentleman of wealth\\nand high social position. By this marriage\\nMr. Haughton became connected with many of\\nthe prominent families of the lower Cape Fear.\\nMr. Haughton s third wife was Miss Martha\\nHarvey, of New Berne, whom he married in\\n18r)8. She died May 26, 187G, and he survived\\nher only four days. Jlr. Haughton belonged to\\ntlie Whig party, and, until his removal to New\\nBerne, was the acknowledged leader of that\\nparty in the County of Chatham. He repre-\\nsented Chatham both in the House of Cotnmons\\nand in the Senate, and he was, during his whole\\nlife, prominently connected with all the political\\nmovements in the State. He was nominated for", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0527.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "428\\nWHEELER S REMINIRCENCES.\\nCongress, but the district being largely Demo-\\ncratfc, was defeated by tlie Hon. James C. Dob-\\nbin. As a public speaker, Mr. Haugbton was\\nclear, logical and ibrcible. As a lawyer be was\\nlearned, laborious and zealous, and always com-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0nianded a leading practice in tbe Courts be at-\\ntended. Mr. Haugbton was cheerful and social\\nin liis disposition, fond of anecdotes and told a\\nstory well. In all tbe domestic relations he was\\nkind, alfectionate, tender and true. He dis-\\ncharged all bis duties with intelligence and\\nfidelity to his counti-y and State. In iiict, he\\nwas a man of unusual public spirit and liberality,\\nand by bis large subscriptions to works of in-\\nternal improvement greatly impaired his estate.\\nThe war between tbe States deprived him of his\\nample fortune and brought, with increasing\\nyears, much trouble and anxiety yet be main-\\ntained bis cheerfulness to the last, illustrating\\nbow a good man could bear adversity as well as\\npros[)erity witli equanimity.\\nDr. Edward Ransom resides at Columbia, in\\nthis (Tyrrell) County, lie is a native of Vir-\\nginia, born in Gb)ucester County on tbe ]2tbof\\nFebruary, 1833. He was educated at tbe Uni-\\nversity of Virginia and graduated at Hampden-\\nSidney. He was first elected to the Senate in\\n1873, and in 1874 was elected an Elector on tbe\\nGrant ticket. In 1875 he was elected on an In-\\ndependent platform from Tyrrell Countyto the\\nConstitutional Convention. The position of\\nparties and of tbe State was critical in tbe ex-\\ntreme. On the preliminary question of adjourn-\\nment tbe parties were so evenly divided that upou\\nhis vote depended whetlier tbe body should or-\\nganize. Dr. Ransom was elected President and\\nturned tbe scale by which tbe State was re-\\ndeemed. Dr. Ransom s course was apjiroved\\nby the State and by bis own constituents, for\\nbe was elected to the Legislature tbe next year.\\nA biographical .sketch of that eminent North\\nCarolinian, Dr. Edward Warren, (Bey,) will be\\nfound in tlie article immediately following tbe\\npreface, page xlix.\\nWAKE COUNTY.\\nBeneath the rule of men\\nEnth-ely great, the pen is greater than the sword.\\nIk-lioUrtlie arch m.igioian s wand In itself tis notliing,\\nRut rateliing sorcery from a nia.ster s liand,\\nAnd aided hy the gigantic power of tlie press.\\nIt paralyzes the tiu ones of nionarchs.\\nJiii!wer.\\nFew persons have ever lived in North Caro-\\nlina, says an editorial in tbe North Carolina\\nUnlvcrsilii Macjazine, February, 1854, whose\\nbiograpliy would be more interesting than tliat\\nof tbe late Joseph Gales, born 1761, died 1841.\\nIt is deemed proper to prelace tbe sketch now\\nattempted by some historical memoranda of the\\npress in our State.\\nMartin informs us in bis History of North\\nCarolina (vol. II, 54) tbata printing press was,\\nin 1749, imported into tbe Trovince, and setup\\nat New Berne, by James Davis, from Virginia.\\nThis was greatly needed, for from the want of\\nsuch an establishment the laws were in manu-\\nscript, scarce, defective and inaccurate.\\nThe first book printed was A Revisal of tbe\\nLaws, by Edward Moseley and Samuel Swan,\\nand, from its homely binding, was familiarly\\nknown as Tlie Yelloiv Jacket. A copy of this\\nedition is in the Library of Congress, presented\\nby Hon. Samuel F. Phillips. Wlien the Gov-\\nernment was moved from New Berne to Wil-\\nmington, in 1764, Andrew Stuart set up a press\\nin the latter town, and issued tbe first number\\nof the North Carolina Gazette cmd Weekly Post-\\nBoy. Tliis was followed by the Cape Fear\\nMercury, in 1769, which was countenanced and\\nsustained by tlie Committee of Safety, but ilis-\\ncontinued at an early period of the Revolution.\\nIt was in this paper that Gov. Martin first saw,\\nas he expressed it, tbe most infamous publi-\\ncation of a set of people, styling tliemsclves a\\nCommittee for the County of Mecklenburg, most\\ntraitorously declaring tbe entire dissolution of\\nthe laws, government and constitution of this\\ncountry. A copy of this ])aper was_ ibr-\\nwaided in tbe dispatch of Gov. Martin to\\nhis Government, dated 20th of June, 1775,\\nwhich paper was withdrawn for Mr. Stevenson\\non the 15th of August, 1837, and has since iiever\\nbeen recovered. There was no newspaper in the\\nState from this date until the 28th of August,\\n1783, when Robert Keitli issued, at New Berne,\\nthe first number of tbe North Carolina Gazette,\\nor Impartial Intelligencer and Weekly General\\nAdvertiser. This was followed by tbe North", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0528.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n429\\nCarolina Gazette, printed by F. X. Martin, at\\nNew Berne, 1794. The li.st of nevv.spajier.s\\nestablished before the publication of tlic Ralei j;li\\nJ crfifilcr, by Joseph Gales, in 17 J1 may be\\niound in the Universiti/ Magazine, III, 46.\\nThe family of Gales came from Eckington,\\nEngland, where Josej)!!, the subject of our pres-\\nent sketcii, was born. With no patrimony save\\nprobity, aided by capacity and industry, he\\ncomnienced the great battle of life, receiving as\\ngood an education as the country afforded. At\\nthe age of tliirteen lie was bound for a term of\\nseven years to the trade of book-binding and\\npiinting, and he became master of the cral t.\\nfie married, ill 1TS4, Winifred Marshall, daugh-\\nter of John Marshall, of Newark-upon-Treut,\\nand established himself at Sheffield, Yorkshire,\\nas printer and publisher. In 1787, with little\\ncapital, but with what is more valuable tlian\\nmoney, the character of an honest and in-\\ndustrious business man, he is.sued the first\\nnumber of the Sheffield licgisl T, which, by its\\nhigh tone, ]n obity of purpose and ability, had\\nan unprecedented circulation. His lines had\\nfallen in pleasant places, and he prospered.\\nThe hajjpiness of his domestic circle was en-\\nhanced by the birth of several children, among\\nthem were Joi^cpli, born at Eckington, April 10,\\n1786, died at Washington, July, 1860, and\\nSarah, born at Sheffield, 1789, alter ward the\\nwife of W. W. Seaton. Mr. Gales was aided,\\nas an assistant editor, by a prepossessing youtli\\nwho became an invaluable friend, and finally his\\nsuccessor as editor of his journal. This youth\\nwas James Montgomery, tlie poet.\\nThe troubled waves of the Erencli Revolution\\nreached the shores of England and excited the\\nwhole country. No district was more convulsed\\ntlian Sheffield. Mr. Gales and his co-editor\\nsympathized with the cause of reform. Riots\\ntook place. Dr. Priestly s hou.se was attacked.\\nHamilton Rowiui escaped to America, as did\\nPriestly. Emmet was hanged. The habeas\\ncorpus act was suspended. The printing of an\\ninsurrectionary letter to the London Club was\\ntraced to Gales printing office, and Mr. Gales\\nwas only saved from arrest and tlie jail by plac-\\ning the German ocean between him and his per-\\nsecutors. He safely readied Amsterdam and\\nwent thence to Hamburg. Tiiere he was joined\\nby his family, and in September, 1794, tliey em-\\nbarked for America, landing in Philadelphia,\\nthen the .seat of Government. Here tlie steno-\\ngraphic skill of Mr. Gales found ready emiiloy-\\nment, as the art of short-hand, in which Mr.\\nGales was well versed, was tlien almost un-\\nknown in the United States. He soon purchased\\na jKiper, the Independent Gazetteer, from the\\nwidow of Col. John Oswald. Years of pros-\\nperity now followed the dark days that they had\\npassed. Tiiey met a warm welcome, and found\\nmany of their old English friends, as Dr. Priestly\\nand others, refugees from oppression. Tiie yel-\\nlow lever, in 1799, again visited Pliiladelphia,\\nand Mrs. Gales was one of the victims. Mr.\\nGales yielded to the inducements jiresented by\\nsome of the members of Congress from North\\nCarolina, and decided to remove to Raleigh. He\\ndis[)osed of his [lajier to Samuel Harrison Smith,\\nwho, in 1800, accompanied the Government to\\nWasliington, where his journal was rebaptized\\nas the National Intellujcneer.\\nWitli the characteristic kindness of a pure\\nand simple-hearted people, Mr. Gales found a\\ncordial welcome in North Carolina, and he at once\\nestablishedajournal,reviving the name and motto\\nof the one with wbicli he had fouglit so brave a\\ncontest in Sheffield, the Raleigh Itcijinter. Here,\\nat tills kind and genial capital of a noble old com-\\nmonwealth, more than an ordinary lifetime was\\npassed, tranquilly and happily, by Mr. Gales,\\nwho enjoyed in its lovely climate the blessings\\nof health and the respect of a generous com-\\nmunity. Surrounded by warm friends and a\\nfamily of aflectionate and gifted children, the\\nautumn of life came to him with its mellow influ-\\nences, and Mr. Gales sought repose from the\\nconstant labors of prolonged and active employ-\\nment. Mr. Gales decided to remove to Wash-\\nington, where his son, Jo.seph, and his daughter,\\nthe wii e of Col. Seaton, resided, to spend the re-\\nmainder of his days. This announcement pro-\\nduced some excitement in the place where Mr.\\nand Mrs. Gales had so long resided, and were\\nso warmly respected. They could not be parted\\nfrom silently and without emotion. A public\\ndinner, at which every respectable citizen was\\njiresent, was prepared, and over which Governor\\nSwain jiresided guests from a distance, among\\nthem Chief Justice Mar.shalland Judge Gaston,\\nunited to pay tribute in expressions of respect\\nand aflection to their venerable iind beloved\\nfriend.\\nGovernor Swain, in his address, June A, 1867,\\nat Raleigh, on the erection of a monument to\\nJacob Johnson, father of Andrew Johnson,\\noffers this grateful tribute to tiie memory of\\nJoseph Gales Tlie venerable Joseph Gales\\nwas the senior of the editorial fraternity in years\\nand journalistic experience. No one that knew\\nhim ever thinks of him butas the impersonifica-\\ntion of kindness, benevolence and charity. His", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0529.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "430\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\neldest son, Joseph Gales, jr., at Washington,\\nwas joined by W. W. Seaton, who had married\\nhis sister. Col. Seaton liad edited a paper at\\nRaleigh, and thenames of Gales and Seaton were\\ntransferred from the head of the Register to the\\nNational Intelligencer, the Register returning to\\nits original status, with Joseph Gales, sr., as\\neditor, continued the assurance so familiar to\\nnewspaper readers of the last generation\\nOurs are the plans of fair delightful peace, un-\\nwarp t hy party rage, to live like brothers.\\nRaleigh thus gave to Washington city abi ace of\\neditors, trained in the office of the Raleigh Reg-\\nister, who published, for nearly a half a century,\\na paper that, for ability, fairness, courtesy, dig-\\nnity, purity and elegance of style, was pro-\\nnounced by a competent judge to compare favor-\\nably with the London Times, and certainly\\nsecond to no gazette in this country.\\nJoseph Gales, sr., came to Washington, and\\nin his declining years found congenial occupa-\\ntion for his generous nature in managing tlic\\naffairs of the African Colonization Society and\\nsurrounded by respect, friendshi]) and affection,\\nwere the last days of Joseph Gales on cartli\\nspent. He died in 1841. His venerable wife,\\nwhose genius had aided liis labors, and whose in-\\ntelligence had brightened his checkered life, had\\nalready preceded him by two years to that\\nBourne from whence no traveler returns.\\nThe Register passed into the hands of his third\\nson, Weston Raleigh Gales, who edited it until\\nhis death, July, 1848, and was succeeded by his\\nson, Seaton Gales, bt)rn 1828, died 1878, wliose\\npremature death all who knew him so deeply\\nregret. We trust a short slcetch of him will\\nnot be unacceptable to our readers. He was\\nborn in the city of Raleigh, May 17^ 1828, and\\ngraduated at the University in June, 184S. On\\nthe death of his father, in tlie following raontli,\\nhe took charge of the Register, and, although\\nonly twenty years of age, conducted it with\\nability and dignity.\\nOn the commencement of tlie war he entered\\nthe army, and served four years as Adjutant-\\nGeneral of a brigade in Northern Virginia, and\\ndid a soldier s duty in nearly all the battles\\nfought by that army. After the war be con-\\ntinued his editorial duties, and was associated\\nfrom ISGfi to 1809 with Rev. William E. Pell in\\nthe management of tlie Raleigh Sentinel, which\\nunder their joint efforts acquired great popu-\\nlarity and influence. He was nominated in\\n1875 as a candidate for the Convention to amend\\nthe Constitution. His canvass was able, elo-\\nquent and active but his party was defeated.\\nAs an orator he was fluent, ready, and eloquent\\nand as a lecturer, instructive, jileasing, and\\nlearned. His addresses on Odd-Fellowship, in\\nbehalf of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and at\\nCharlotte on the Centennial celebration, were\\nvery appropriate and exceedingly graceful. He\\nwas apj ointed Superintendent of the Document\\nRoom of the House of Representatives at tlie\\nopening of the Forty-fifth Congress, which\\nposition he held at the time of his sudden and\\nunexpected death, on December 2, 1878. He\\nleft a wife and children to mourn their irrepar-\\nable loss.\\nHenry Seawell, born 1772, died 1835, lived\\nand died in Raleigh. He was a native of Frank-\\nlin County a man of strong native intellect,\\nbut qf little education. He often represented\\nWake County in the Legislature from 1790-\\n1800, 1801-2, 1810-12 in the Commons and\\nlS21-2f), 1831-32 in the Senate. In ISlO he\\nwas ajipointed by the Governor one of the\\nJudges of tlie Superior Courts, but the Legisla-\\nture did not ratify the appointment. In 1813\\nhe was elected Judge, which he resigned in\\n1819. In 1832 he was again elected Judge,\\nwhich he held until his death, 11th October,\\n1835. About 1820 he was appointed by the\\nPresident one of the Commissioners under the\\nTreaty with Ghent. He married the daughter\\nof Colonel Jolin Hinton, and left a large family.\\nA few men of the State were better known\\nand more highly appreciated as an advocate,\\njudge, statesman, and financier than Duncan\\nCameron, born 1777, died 1853. He was a\\nnative of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Bishop\\nMeade in his work, Old Churches, Ministers,\\nand Families in Virginia, says:\\nThis family was ancient and highly respect-\\nable. There were four brothers (two of them\\nministers) who came to America from Scotland.\\nRev. John Cameron, one of these, succeeded\\nMr. Craig. He was educated at the King s\\nCollege, at Aberdeen. His first charge in\\nAmerica was St. James Churcli, in Mecklen-\\nburg County, Virginia. In 1784 he went to\\nPetersburg, and after spending some years there\\nhe went to Nottaway Parish. He taught school\\nand was made Doctor of Divinity by the Col-\\nlege of William and Mary. As a teacher Ire\\nwas thorough and methodical, stern and au-\\nthoritative, but he made good scholars. He\\ncontinued Rector of Cumberland Parish until\\nhis death in 1815. His successor was theRev. Jno.\\nMicklejohu, whose name often occurs in North\\nCarolina history, but not as a regular minister.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0530.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "Wake county.\\n431\\nRev. John Starke Ravenscroft succeeded him,\\nwho ill 1823 was consecrated Bishop of tlie\\ndiocese of North Carolina. Dr. Cameron mar-\\nried Miss Nash in Cliarlotte, Virginia, hy whom\\nlie had several children, who inherited liis\\nvirtues, piety and abilities. Among these was\\nthe distingnislied subject of our present sketchy\\nwho was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia,\\nin 1777. lie studied law with Paul Carrington\\ncame to the bar of North Carolina in 1798 and\\nsettled in llillsboro and there commenced the\\npractice. By his assiduity and acquirements he\\nsoon attained fame and fortune. In 1800 lie\\nwas appointed Clerk of the Court of Conference,\\n(then the court of last jurisdiction,) and prepared\\nand published the reports of cases decided in\\nthat court. It was entitled, Reports of Cases\\nDetermined by the Judges of the Superior\\nCourts of Law and Equity of the State of North\\nCarolina, at their meeting on the lOtli June,\\n1800, held pursuant to an act of Assembly for\\nsettling questions of law and equity arising in\\nthe circuit, by Duncan Cameron, Attorney-at-\\nLaw, Raleigh, from the press of Hodge Boylan,\\nPrinters of the State, 1800. This was an octavo\\nof 108 pages. In 1804 this court, which had\\nbeen styled the Court of Conference, was made\\na court of record. The judges were required\\nto reduce their opinions to writing, and file\\nthem, and deliver the same viva voce in open\\ncourt. The following year (1805) the name\\nwas changed fjoni the Court of Conference to\\nthe Supreme Court, and converted from a tem-\\nporary to a permanent tribunal. Chief Justice\\nTaylor, the Mansfield of North Carolina;\\nJudge Hall, proverbial for integrity, amiability\\nand sound common sense, and Judge Henderson\\nwho in genius, judgment and power of fasci-\\nnation in social intercourse, was without a peer,\\nwere, says Governor Swain, the three Judges\\nin 1822. ^Francis L. Hawks was the reporter,\\nwho had not yet attained his 25tli year, but gave\\npromise of that distinction he afterward attained\\nin another sphere as a brilliant writer, a learned\\ndivine, and eloquent speaker, who enjoyed a\\nhigher transatlantic reputation than any other\\nAmerican in tlie line of his ])rofession. Wil-\\nliam Drew, of Halifax County, standing on\\nthe thin partition which divides great wit\\nand ph rensy was Attorney-General. Of the bar\\nwere Wm. Gaston, facile princeps, Archibald\\nHenderson, Joseph Wilson, Judges Murjdiey,\\nRuffiu and Seawell; Hogg, Mordecai, Badger,\\nDevereux and James F. Taylor. In 180G, 1807,\\n1812 and 18i:J he represented Orange County\\nin the House of Commons. In 1814 he was\\nelected Judge of the Superior Court, vice Ed-\\nward Harris deceased, which he resigned, after\\npresiding with satisfaction to tlie bar and the\\ncountry, in 1816. In 1819, 1822, and 1823 he\\nwas in the Senate of the Legi.slature. In 1819\\nhe was chosen President of the State Bank. His\\ncoui se in the Legislature was marked by dig-\\nnity, urbanity and patriotism especially in\\nthe exciting ])eriod of tlie war with England\\nhe was a leading and unflinching advocate for\\nits active prosecution. He was the devoted\\nfriend of internal improvement, and of all\\nschemes to develop the resources of the State,\\nwith whicli subject no one was more familiar.\\nHe was a member of the Board of Internal Im-\\njirovement, and tliere was no one in whose\\njudgment and opinion people had more confi-\\ndence and respect.\\nAs a financier he was unrivaled, not only by\\nthe clearness of his judgment as from the in-\\ntegrity of his character and the proverbial cau-\\ntion of the race from whicli lie came. For\\nyears he presided over the largest banking iu-\\nstitution of the State, the Bank of the State of\\nNorth Carolina, whose affairs he conducted with\\nunparalleled skill and success. He was elected\\nits President in September, 1831, and resigned\\nin January, 1840, and was succeeded by the\\nlate George W. Mordecai, who married his\\ndaughter. In private life he was a sincere\\nand unshrinking friend, a kind neighbor,\\njust and charitable. But, yet in his younger\\ndays at least, he observed the advice of Polonius\\nBeware of eiitniiico into quarrel,\\nBut Ijeing in, so l)ear tlij self tliat tlie oppo-ser\\nWill beware of thee.\\nAbout 1804 he had an affair of luuior with\\nWilliam Duffey, E.sq., in which Judge Cam-\\neron was wounded. But in the course of his\\nlong life, and especially its close, his career was\\nmarked by Christian sincerity and benevolence,\\nand he was a devoted and humble member of\\nthe church. He mairied, in 1803, Rebecca,\\ndaughter of Richard Bennehan, by whom he\\nhad several children.\\nMoses Mordecai was a native of Warren\\nCounty, and the eldest of the large and talented\\nfamily. He read law with George Fitts, and\\nsettled in Raleigh, and became one of the most\\nable lawyers of tlie State. He died at Raleigh\\nat an early age. His brothers were:\\nSamuel, studied medicine under Dr. Stephen\\nDavis, graduated at I hiladelphia and moved\\nto Mobile, where he acquired fame and fortune.\\nAlfred, giaduated at West Point, was sent", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0531.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "432\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2with McClellan to Europe to report upon tlie\\nimprovements in warfare. On the commence-\\nment of the Civil War lie resigned his commis-\\nsion\\nGeorge W. who was a lawyer, President of the\\nRaleigh and Gaston Railroad, and also of the\\nBank of the State of Nortli Carolina. He died\\na few years ago universally respected and re-\\ngretted.\\nEdmund B. Freeman, was horn at Falmouth,\\nin the State of Massachusetts, in 1*795, and\\ndied in 1848. In 1805 he was hrought to this\\nState by his father, the Rev. Jonathan Otis\\nFreeman, who for many years was at the head\\nof many classical schools of a liigh cliaracter\\nas Murfreesboro Salisbury, and elsewhere The\\nson, after completing his education, devoted\\nhimself to the study of the law, and after due\\npreparation was admitted to practice. He, liow-\\never, never attended much to the profession.\\nIn early life he became editor of tlie Halifax\\nCompiler, a paper publislied in tlie town of\\nHalifax. About tlie year 1830 he was elected\\nreading clerk of the House of Commons, and\\ncontinued to fill tliat office by successive elec-\\ntions lor several years. In 1835 he was cliosen\\nprincipal clerk to the Convention whicli was\\nthen called to amend tlie Constitution of the\\nState. About the same time lie was appointed\\ndeputy clerk of the Supreme Court, and con-\\ntinued to act as such, witli a short intermission,\\nuntil the death of his principal, John L. Hen-\\nderson, Esq., in 1845. He was then appointed\\nby the judges principal clerk of tlie court, and\\ncontinued in the oflrce until his duath, wliich\\noccurred on July 3, 1848, tlie very day on which\\nthe court itself expired, being abolished by tlie\\nadoption of tlie new Cnustitution. As clerk of\\ntheir court, the judges had tlie most exalted\\nopinion of Mr. Freeman s eminent integrity and\\ncapacity, and the members of tlie bar with\\nwhom be was brouglit into contact and close re-\\nlations had not onlj the most implicit confi-\\ndence in him, and regard i or him, as an officer,\\nbut also affection for him as a man. Indeed, it\\nhas been truly said of him that he was honest,\\ncompetent and laithful in evei-y ]mblic duty\\nwhich he was ever called upon to discbarge, and\\nthat in all the relations of private life he was\\nkind-hearted, generous and true. He was\\ntwice married: first to Miss Mary McK. Stith,\\nof Halifax, by whom he bad one child, and\\nthen to Mrs. Fiireman, the widow of Wm.\\nForeman, of Pitt County, who died many years\\nbefore him, without leaving any children by\\nhim. His only child, a daugliter, married Ham-\\nden S. Smith, Esq., of Raleigh, who died a few\\nyears ago, leaving bis widow and three sons,\\nwho are still living.\\nWe should do injustice to merit and to long\\nand i aithful pulilic service were we not to record\\nthe character and services of a servant of the\\nState, William Hill, who for nearly forty years\\nwas Secretary of State, and died in this respon-\\nsible position.\\nWilliam Plill was born in Surry (now Stokes)\\nCounty, N. C, on the 23d of September, 1773,\\nand died in Raleigh on the 29th of October,\\n1857, being eighty-four years, one month and\\nsix days old.\\nOf his early life little is known beyond the\\nfew brief reminiscences occasionally narrated by\\nhimself. His father, who removed from Caro-\\nline County, Va., was a Baptist minister, a\\nsterling patriot and an honest man. During\\nthe war of the Revolution his stirring appeals\\nstimulated the Whigs of this section. He was\\nChaplain in the American army at the battle of\\nGuilford Court-house. His son William was\\nthen about eight years old, and he well recol-\\nlected hearing the roar of the artillery, being\\nonly four miles distant from the field of battle.\\nHe has been heard to relate that a short time\\nprior to this battle a band of Tories called at his\\nfather s house, where he and his mother were,\\nand inquired for his father. On being told that\\nhe was not at homethey departed, avowing their\\nintention to hang him if they found him. He\\nhad incurred their hate by his devoti(m to the\\npatriot cause. He was a member of the con-\\nvention tliat met at Ilillsboro in August,\\n1775, to imjirovise a system of government for\\nthe State. The maiden name of his wife, the\\nmother of the subject of this memoir, was Eliza\\nHalbert. She was a native of Caroline County,/\\nVa.\\nThe late Secretary had in youtli but lim-\\nited educational fiicilities. He followed the plow\\nfor several months during the year to obtain\\nmoney sufficient to pay his tuition at school the\\nremainder of the year. At the early age of six-\\nteen he taught school, thus improving his mind\\nwhile he earned a livelihood.\\nIn the month of July, 1795, having obtained\\na letterof introduction from Major Mark Hardin,\\nof Chapel Hill, to James Glasgow, then Secrc-\\ntaiy of State, he came to Raleigh and entered\\nhis (Glasgow s) office as a clerk. Associated\\nwith him in the like capacity was William\\nWhite, Esq., who succeeded Glasgow in office\\nin 1798. He continued in the same position\\nunder Secretary White until aliout Januarv,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0532.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "WAKK COUNTY.\\n433\\n1803, when he was niiirriod to Miss Surah,\\nihiiigliter of Col. John (ileihly. Col. Geddy\\nwas a stauncli Wlii;; He was captured l)y tlio\\nBritish and imprisoiu d for a lonj:; time in\\nCharleston. S. C. lie was a member of the lirst\\nconvention of the people lield in tiie State on the\\n25t]i of Auf^iist, 1774, at New Berne; also of\\ntlio convention held at liillsboro on the 21.st\\nof Awgnst, 177 and he represented Halifax\\n(_,\\\\)unty in tiie State Ijej^islatnre from 177-1 to\\n18:i5.\\nA son and four daughters, all now living,\\nwere tlie fruits of this marriage. His wife died\\non February 14, 1833. A short time after his\\nmarriage ho engaged in the mercantile business\\nat Haywood, Chatham County, wliere he re-\\nmained but a short time, returning to Raleigh\\nduring the year 1804. Here, for a while, he fol-\\nlowed tlie same ])ursuit, at Riciiard Smith s old\\nstand, Mr. Smith being then his clerk. At the\\nsession of the Legishiture of 1804-5 he was ap-\\npointed Jlagistrate for Wake County. At the\\nFebruary term of the court of pleas and quar-\\nter sessions in the year 1806, lie was elected\\nRegister of the County and at February term,\\n1807, he was elected County Court Clerk, which\\noffice he held until he was elected Secretary of\\nState in November, 1811, succeeding William\\nWhite, who died in October, 1811.\\nIn the year 1834 or 1835 he again married.\\nHis second wife was Mrs. Frances C. Blount,\\nrelict of Joseph Blount, Esq., of Chowan\\nCounty. Her maiden name was Connor. Sbe\\nis a lineal descendant from John Archdale, a\\nQuaker, .wlio succeeded Philip Ludwell as Gov-\\nernor of Carolina in the year 1694. Uy this\\nmarriage there was no issue.\\nAt the burning of the old Cajjitcd in 1831,\\nMr. Hill succeeded, by strenuous efforts, in pre-\\nserving the records of his office, and had them\\nremoved to what is now the site of the Deaf and\\nDumb A.sylum. By laboring incessantly he\\nsucceeded in arranging all his papers before the\\nmeeting of the Legislature.\\nHe held tire office of Secretary of State,\\nthrough all the mutations of party, to the day of\\nhis death.\\n.Mr. Hill joined the M. E. Church in 1811,\\nwhen Bishops Asbury and McKendree jireached\\nin the old State-house. He was baptized jni-\\nvately, by immersion. There was then no\\nchurch building in Raleigh. The first church\\nbuilt here was that of Rev. Mr. fTlendening, a\\nUnitarian, and the building is now used as a\\nshop. It is situated on Hargett street, near the;\\nshop of David Royster, sr. The next church\\nwas the Presbyterian, and the next the Metho-\\ndist. The only person now living in Raleigh\\nwho joined the church with Air. Hill is Wesley\\nWhitaker, sr.\\nMany years ago he journeyed to Tennessee,\\nthen a!i almost unbroken forest. At that time\\nit was a perilous undertaking. Robberies were\\nby no means uncommon, and Indian outrages\\nwere of frequent occurrence. The passage of the\\nmountains, too, was fraught with danger, as\\nthere were but few roads, and they almost im-\\npassable. While there he met a widow lady\\nwith an infant, lelt by her husbatid s death in a\\nland of strangers, friendless and alone. She\\nwas endeavoring to make her way back to her\\nrelatives in Carolina. Obedient to the generous\\nimpulses of his nature he endeavored to secure\\nlier conrlbrt and to shield her as far as he could\\nfro)n the hardships incident to the journey, fre-\\nquently carrying her infant for hours in his\\narms. In 1811, when a candidate for the office\\nhe so long and worthily filled, he was oj)posed\\nby a gentleman of deserved poimlarity and pow-\\nerful family influence. Twice they received each\\nan e(iual number of votes. Several membeis of\\nthe Legislature were confined to their rooms by\\nsickness, and a committee was appointed to visit\\nthem and obtain their votes. One of these gen-\\ntlemen, a brother of the widow above mentioned,\\nhut an entire stranger to Mr. Hill, ree(dlected\\nhearing his sister speak of the kindness shown\\nher by him, and cast his vote, on that account,\\nfor William Hill. That one vote secured his\\nelection.\\nJlr. Hill had two brothers, one of whom is\\nstill living. The other was at the battle of the\\nHorse Shoe, under Gen. Jackson, and was called\\nby the Indians Captain Big John Hill. He\\nluis been dead several years.\\nIn conclusion we append an article, ])ublished\\nseveral years ago in the Asbeville Messcnijcr, and\\nsupposed to have been written by the late Gen.\\nJohn G. Bynum\\nWilliam Hill Secretary of State. Perhaps\\nthere is not a gentleman in North Carolina who\\nhas held office as long, or given as general satis-\\nfaction to the whole State through its represen-\\ntatives and private business intercourse, as the\\none whose name stands at the head of this ar-\\nticle. James Glasgow was the first Secretary\\nof the State of North Car(dina after the declara-\\ntion of Independence. He held that ofliee until\\n1798, and was succeeded by William White,\\nwho held it till removed by death in 1811, when\\nthe present Secretary took possession of an office", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0533.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "434\\nWHEELER-8 REMINISCENCES.\\ntliat lie has held without interruption over forty\\nyears ever foithful, ever at his post. Mr. Hill\\nwas born in Sorry County, on Dan River, in\\n1773, we believe; his fatherwasa Baptist, and was\\nfirst recommended to consideration by a letter\\n(now in the Secretary s office) from Mark\\nHardin to Glasgow. Amid all the changes of\\npolitical strife, the contention, ascendency and\\noverthrow of parties in the State, and the\\nconsequent scrambling for office, the finger of\\nproscription has never been applied to our now\\nvenerable citizen and faithful public servant. In\\nglancing at the order in which he has the books\\nand papers pertaining to his office arranged,\\nwhile paying him a visit in June last, we were\\nstruck with the order, precision and methodical\\narrangementofeverytliing belonging to this im-\\njjortant public office. After years of labor, he\\nlias just com])leted the arrangement of every\\nbook and pajier in his office in alphabetical order.\\nHe begins with the counties commencing at A\\nand going through, then he takes up the names\\nin the same order then in the file of his -papers,\\nhe takes up the years beginning with the first\\nrecords at 1(J94. The counties are arranged\\nfrom 1735, and State papers from 1776. A refer-\\nence may be now had by him to anything per-\\ntaining to the history of the State and the Col-\\nony that has been preserved, in a moment s\\ntime, for the last 150 years, now shrouded in tlic\\ngloom of by-gone days, and many and singular\\nand woeful are the musty records that are now\\nimprisoned and speechless upon his shelves.\\nThe first grants given by the State of North\\nCarolina were dated in 1777. Mr. Hill is now\\nin a green old age, and little to hope from the\\npleasures of this fleeting world more than that\\nconsciousness, which is of m jre value than gold,\\nof having honestly and faithi uUy performed his\\npai-t upon the stage of human action, with an\\neve single to truth, honesty and the glory of his\\n(iod.\\nHis probation upon the confines of this\\nearth is fast ap])roaching that point where the\\ngood man meets his fate, and evinces to the\\nworld the excellence of religion and the blissful\\nreward of a virtuous and consistent course of\\nconduct. Such men are a blessing to the world\\nin life, glorify their Creator in death, and leave\\nthe world the better tor having lived in it, and\\ntheir friends not without hope. Mr. Hill lias\\nlong been a faithful attendant, a sincere wor-\\nshiper and a consistent luember of the Metho-\\ndist Church. Long may lie live to adorn her\\ncommunion, and spread abroad in society the\\nsweet influences of virtue, honor and religion.\\nand when he dies may his exit bo calm, tri-\\numphant and peaceful, for\\nDeath i.s the crown of life\\nWere death denied, poor man would live in vain.\\nDcatli wounds to cure we fall, we rise, we reign,\\nSprinf; from our fetters, hasten to the sliies,\\nWliere hlooming Eden withers from oiu sight.\\nThe King of Terrois is the Prince of Peace.\\nHis son. Dr. William G. Hill, was long a\\nresident in Raleigh, and much respected as a\\ngenerous and kind friend and skillful jihysician.\\nHe died a few years since universally esteemed.\\nHis son, Theophilus H. Hill, is named among\\nthe Living Writers of the South, by James\\nWood Davidson, A. M., ISG J. He is also a na-\\ntive of the vicinity of Raleigh, born 1836. He\\nis a lawyer by profession, and at one time edited\\nthe Spirit of the Age. He wrote verses early in\\nlife, always under impulse or inspiration, with-\\nout system or object. A small volume of Mr.\\nHill s production appeared in 1861, entitled\\nHespor and other Poems, full of fire, ir-\\nregular, hasty and crude. His later poems.\\nNarcissus, A Gangese Dream, The Pit and the\\nPendulum and Sunset, give proof of the poetic\\ngenius he possesses, when regulated by study\\nand system. Rev. Dr. Craven, the President of\\nTrinity College, pronounces Tiie Song of the\\nButterfly one of the finest of tliis kind of poetry\\nin tlie English language. Much may bo hoped\\nin the future of Mr. Hill. The critic in\\nThe Living Wi iters of the South, on Mr.\\nHill s productions, says that he has been too care-\\nless of the gift he possesses, trusting too much\\nto tlie inspiration of genius, rather than to re-\\nflection and study tliat there is something of\\nthe moody style of Poe and not enough of clieer-\\nful romance is his poems.\\nMrs. Betty M. Zimmerman was a native of\\nNorth Carolina, the daughter of Rev. Thomas\\nMeredith, an eminent divine of the Baptist de-\\nnomination, and who resided near Raleigh, ed-\\nitor of the Baptist Recorder Some years ago\\nshe married R. P. Zimmerman, of Georgia. For\\nseveral years she resided in Augusta, but the\\nshadow of death there fell upon her life and\\nclouded its brightness, for there sleeps her boy,\\nto whom she alludes in the beautiful jioems,\\nThree Years in Heaven and Christmas Tears.\\nSince the war she has lived in Atlanta. Her\\nwritings display genius and taste, and with\\nstudy and application she would rank among\\nthe best of The Female Writers of the South.\\nAndrew Johnson, born 1808, died 1875, was\\na native of Raleigh. He })resents a notable in-\\nstance of a man rising from the humblest ranks", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0534.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n435\\nof socioty, rciiroil in igni)nuice uinl iiuligonco,\\nwlio by integrity, energy and j)erseverauce at-\\ntained tlie highest positions of Iionor and dis-\\ntinction. His father, Jacob Johnson, lived and\\ndied in Raleigh his death was hastened by\\nexertions in saving tlie liil of a friend from\\ndrowning.\\nIn the Raleigh Star of January 12, 1812,\\nthe following obituary notice appeared\\nDied, in this city on Saturday last, Jacob\\nJohnson, who for many years occupied an hum-\\nble but useful station. He was the city con-\\nstable, se.xton and porter to the State Bank.\\nIn his last illness lie was visited by tiie piiuci-\\nj)al inhabitants of tlie city, by all of whom he\\nwas esteemed for his honesty, sobriety, industry,\\nand his humane, friendly dis[)osition. Among\\nall by wliom he was known and esteemed,\\nnone lament him, except perhaps his own\\nrelatives, more than the publisher of this paper,\\nfor he owes liis life on a particular occasion to\\nthe kindness and humanit} of Johnson.\\nHis son Andrew was left an orpiian at a ten-\\nder age. He was apprenticed to a tailor, and\\nworked at the trade until he was seventeen 3 ears\\nold. He never had the advantages of school.\\nIt is said that he was taught to read by his wife,\\nbut this is doubtful. He told me that he was\\nwhen a boy delighted to hear Dr. William G.\\nHill read, as he often did, to the boys at woik\\nfrom the speeches of Burke, Pitt and others\\nfrom the Columbian Orator, but he did not\\nknow a letter of the alphabet. Dr. Hill, see-\\ning the interest he took in the book, gave the\\nbook to him. This was the first book he ever\\nowned, and from this book, by application and\\nindustry, he, unaided by any one, learned to\\nread. He felt the importance of knowledge and\\nresolved\\nWitli such jewels\\nAs (lie aspiring iiiiiid brings from tlio caves of linowledge\\nTo win liis ransom from tliose twin jailers of the daring\\nheart.\\nLow birth a ^d iron fortune.\\nAmi in this fearful and unequal contest his\\nelforts wc^re successful. He moved to Grreenville,\\nTennessee, and nutrricd here his conduct\\nwas so exemplary that in 1830 he was chosen\\ntnayor of the place in 1835 he was elected to\\ntlie State Legislature, and from 1843 to 1853\\nwas a Representative in the Congress of the\\nUnited States. Here, says Forney of the\\nPress, in his flowing, expressive style, we\\nknew him well, a calm, quiet man, usually,\\nwho bore the reputation among the members of\\nbeing too radical and fond of imiiracticable re-\\nforms. l ut when roused he was impetuous,\\nrash and dogmatic. He took no advice from any\\none, neither from the precepts of history nor the\\nexamples before him. He never yielded his\\nopinions or condescended to explain them, or\\nask other persons for their opinion. He seemed to\\ndelight in alarming the timid or irresolute by\\nthe rapid advance of his theories and ultraisms.\\nHis land system and judiciary reforms were so\\nultra to tliem that it was predicted that he\\nwould be slii[)wrecked in the storm he had him-\\nself evoked, and swallowed up by the waves of\\nradicalism. I ut he knew tiie workings of the\\npoj)ular tide intimately and thoroughly. The\\nstorm came upon him and his opponents. It\\nelevated him and cruslied them forever. The\\npeoj)le had confidence in him, for he sprung\\nfrom the people they loved him because ho\\nfirst loved them. In 1853 they nominated\\nhim for Governor (when tlie State had first been\\ncarried by the Whigs against General Pierce)\\nin opposition to Gustavus A. Henry, an able,\\nactive and pi acticed statesman, whose eloquence\\nwon for him the title of The Eagle Orator,\\nyet, with these odds, Johnson fearlessly entered\\nthefield,and byargurnentand truth overcame the\\nelegant and ornate Henry. But the campaign\\nof 1855 was most critical in the political wars\\nof Governor Johnson, as it was the most impor-\\ntant. The canvass commenced with the meteoric\\nadvent of the American party which was visible\\nin the political hori2\u00c2\u00bbu. It had just begun\\nits career of unparalleled and brilliant success,\\nand had swept within its orbit men of all par-\\nties and of all jjrinciples. This new organiza-\\ntion, called the Know Nothing party, a most\\nappropriate name, was so called from the secrecy\\nand mystery of its rites, binding its votaries\\nby oath to oppose the election of all foreigners\\nand Catholics, and to so amend the Constitution\\nthat all foreigners should remain for twenty-\\none years, after reaching this country, before\\nthey should be permitted to vote. Never did a\\ntask appear more hopeless than any op])osition to\\nthis powerful and progressive party. Yet John-\\nson buckled on his armor for the fray the more\\nformidable the advance the heavier was his\\nresistance and the heavier were his blows. The\\nelection of Mr. Gentry, his opponent, seemed\\nso certain that Jolinson s friends invited him\\nto witlidraw, or at least begged him to be more\\nmoderate in his declamation and less hostile and\\naggressive in his attacks. But he spurned their\\ntimid counsel, and opened his campaign by\\nheavy and stalwart blows, which fell heavier as\\nthe contest thickened victory perched on John-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0535.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "43r.\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nson s baiiuer, and lie obtaiiieil a trimni)liaiit\\nmajority. In 1857 lie was elected a Senator of\\nthe United States, which he resigned in 1862 on\\nbeing ajipointed Military Grovernor of Tennes-\\nsee. These were troublous and jierilous times,\\nbut Governor Johnson bore himself as became\\na man of courage and discretion. In 1864 ho\\nwas elected Vice-President, and on the death of\\nLincoln (Aiiril 15, 1865,) he became President\\nof the United States: His course as President\\ndid not please tlie dominaat party, and on Feb-\\nruary 22, 1868, the House of Representatives\\nado])ted resolutions of imj)eachiuent, founded\\nchiefly on alleged misconduct under the ten-\\nurc-ot-office act. He was tried by the Senate,\\norganized as a high court of impeachment, and\\nacquitted. After his term as President expired\\nhe returned to his home in Tennessee, and was\\nelected again Senator in Congress for the term\\ncommencing 1875, and sat during the extra\\nsession. He died soon after this at his residence,\\nJuly 31, 1875. The verdict ol the country was\\nthat he was an honest and remarkable man.\\nThree brothers, Joel, Joseph and Jesse Lane,\\nremoved from the County of Halifax, on the Roa-\\nnoke, more than one hundred years ago, to\\nWake County, (formed 1770,) then Johnstun,\\n(1746.) Colonel Joel Lane built on Hillsboro\\nstreet, in Raleigh, the residence of the late\\nWm. Bojdan, and was one of the wealthiest and\\nbest known of these brothers. He was a mem-\\nber of the Provincial Council, which met at\\nHillsboro August 21, 1775. The General\\nAssembly in June, 1781, met at his house;\\nColonel Lane was at this time Senator from\\nWake, and continued to represent the County\\nup to the date of his death in 1795. On April 4,\\nl7y2, lie conveyed one thousand acres of land\\nto the State immediately contiguous to his resi-\\ndence, at Wake Court House, upon which the\\nCity of Raleigh now stands.*\\nGeneral Joseph Lane, Governor Henry S.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Lane, Senator and Governor of Indiana, and\\nthe late George W. Lane, Judge of United States\\nCourt of Alabama, were cousins, the grandsons\\nThe coimiiissiouers to whom this conveyance was made\\nwere Frederick Ilargett, Willie Jones, Josepli McDowell,\\nThomas Blonnt, AVm. Johnson Dawson and Jas. Martin.\\nThe place was fixed by an ordinance of the convention\\ntliat met at Hillsboro Auo;nst, 1788. The corner stone\\nof tlie State House was laid in December, 1792, and in\\nDecember, 1794, the General Assembly met in it for the\\niirst time. It was consumed by accidental tire on June\\n21, 1831, and on July 4, 1833, the corner stone of the pres-\\nent State House was laid. The first Legislature of North\\nCarolina met at the house of Ricliard Sanderson, on Lit-\\ntle River, in Perquimans County, in 1715. Up to tliis\\ntime the Legislature had no local habitation.\\nof Jesse and great nephews of Colonel Joel\\nLane.\\nJosepli Lane was born in Buncombe Ciiunty,\\nNorth Carolina, on Ueceinber 14, 1801. In\\n1804 his father migrated to tlie West, and\\nsettled in Henderson County, Kentucky.\\nThence, in the year 1816, his son went into\\nWarwick County, Indiana, where he became a\\nclerk in a mercantile house, a position in which\\nhe remained some years. Having married and\\nfixed his ai)ode, as he then thought, ibr life, in\\nVanderburgh County, young Lane soon gained\\nthe confidence and esteem of the people, and at\\nthe election of 1822 was chosen by the voters\\nof that County and Warwick a member of the\\nIndiana TiCgislature. He was barely eligible\\nwhen he took his seat, and though at that early\\nage a man of family, he seems, from the\\nacc(.uints of his contemporaries, to have pre-\\nsented at his entrance into public life the appear-\\nance of quite a juvenile legislator. Hon. Oliver\\nH. Smitli, for several years a United States\\nSenatoi-, and a political opponent of General\\nLane, in a work recently published, thus de-\\nscribed his appearance at tiie opening of the\\nLegislature, of which body ho himself was also\\na new member The roll calling progressed\\nas I stood by the side of the clerk. The\\nCounty of Vanderburgh and Warwick, said the\\nclerk. I saw advancing a slender, freckled-faced\\nboy, in appearance eighteen or twenty years of\\nage. I marked his step as he came np to my\\nside, and have often noticed his air since it\\nwas General Lane, of Mexican and Oregon\\nfame in after years.\\nThe youthful representative of Vanderburgh\\nand Warwick was subsequently freijuently re-\\nelected by the voters of those Counties, and con-\\ntinued to serve them, at intervals of one or two\\nyears, in one or the other branch of the Legis-\\nlature, from the year 1822 to 1846, a period of\\ntwenty-four years. To any one who knows the\\nfidelity of General Lane to tlie high and re-\\nsponsible public trusts confided to him, it is\\nneedless to say, that as a member of the Indiana\\nLegislature he was vigilant, active and eflicient.\\nTenacious of the rights and zealous to promote\\nthe interests of his constituents, he was at the\\nsame time just and liberal in liis views on all\\nquestions affecting the rights and interests of\\nother portions of the State. At a time when it\\nwas thought that Indiana, over-burdened with\\ndebt, would be compelled to repudiate, he\\nlabored untiringly to save the State from this\\ndeep disgrace, and had the satisfaction at last\\nof seeing his efforts crowned with success.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0536.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n437\\nAlways capable of expressing his views clearly\\nand lorcibly ou every subject of legislation,\\nGeneral Lane jnstly thouglit tiiat too much of\\nthe time of all legislative bodies was consnined\\nin idle and unjjrofitable debate. He accordingly\\ndid not obtrude his opinions on the body of\\nwhich he was a member, on all occasions,\\nwhether suitable or unsuitable but strove to\\ndischarge his legislative duties in a way which,\\nif not ([uite so ostentatious, lie well knew was\\nfar more editable to himself and useful to his\\nconstituents.\\nAn ardent supporter of the administration of\\nGeneral Jackson and Martin Van Buren as long\\nas the latter ibllowed in the ibotsteps of his\\nillustrious predecessor, General Lane took an\\nactive part in the struggles between the Demo-\\ncratic and old Whig parties, and by his great\\nweight of character and frcijuent and laborious\\ncanvassing, he infused a spirit like liis own into\\nthe Democracy of his State.\\nIn the spring of 1840 tlic war commenced\\nbetween the United States and Mexico, and a call\\nwas made ui ou Indjana for volunteers. Among\\nthe first to respond to this call was Joseph Lane.\\nWithout waiting for a commission from the\\nPresident, regardless of every consideration of\\nself interest or self aggrandizement, looking\\nonly to the ftxct that his country required his\\nservices, he enlisted as a private in Captain\\nWalker s company, Second Regiment of Indiana\\nVolunteers. His fellow-soldiers, however, had\\nno idea of permitting to remain in the ranks\\none whom nature had so obviously endowed\\nwith the qualities of a commander. He was\\naccordingly, on the completion o1 the regiment,\\nunanimously elected Colonel. Soon after, on\\nthe recommendation of the Indisma delegation\\nin Congress, and witliout any solicitation on his\\n])art. President Polk sent him a commission of\\nBrigadier-General.\\nThe first .service, if service it can be called,\\nrequired of General Lane, after his arrival in\\nMexico was extremely irksome and disagreeable.\\nStationed by order of the commanding-general,\\nwith his brigade, in a swamp on the banks of\\nthe Rio Grande, lie was compelled to remain\\ninactive several montlis. Here, under the\\nswelting lieats of a tropical sun, his troops were\\ndecimated by the diseases peculiar to tliat\\npestilential climate. He, himself, was almost\\nthe only man belonging to the brigade who was\\nnot prostrated at some period during their\\nlong confinement on that fatal spot. At length\\nthe welcome order came to advance to Saltillo,\\nol which place, on his arrival, he was appointed\\nby General Butler civil and military Governor.\\nHere, however, lie was not long permitted to\\nremain, being ordered, with his command, after\\nthe battle of Monterey, to join General Taylor.\\nOn February 22 and 23, 1847, was fought\\nthe great battle of Buena Vista, which in noth-\\ning, save the number of the C(unbatants, falls\\nshort of the most famous of modern times.\\nTlie disposition of the American troops by tlie\\ncommanding-general was such tliat, luriug the\\nengagement, the brigade of General Lane was\\nin the hottest of the fight from the beginning\\nto the end. The hostile operations of the op-\\nl)osing armies, resulting in the great battle of\\nthe 23d, commenced on the heights around\\nBuena Vista on the 22d. On the afternoon of\\nthat daj the Mexican lines being sufficiently\\nadvanced, a sliell thrown i roiii a howitzer, by\\norder of Santa Anna, was the signal for the\\nattack. Immediately a heavy fire, in continued\\nrolling volleys, was opened by the Mexican light\\ntroops under Ampudia, upon the American\\nskirmishers on the opposite ridge of the moun-\\ntain. The Americans replied with spirit, and\\nthe firing was kept up with much animation on\\nboth sides, but without any definite result,\\nuntil darkness put an end to the combat, and\\nboth parties retired, to await a renewal of the\\nstrife on a more extended scale on the following\\nday.\\nOn the morning of the 23d the battle was re-\\nnewed, and raged with the greatest fury through-\\nout the day. Tlie first movement of Santa Anna\\nwas to turn the lett flank of the Americans.\\nFour companies, under Major Gorman, were de-\\nspatched by Gen. Lane to intercept tliis move-\\nment. Soon after, three companies of the Second\\nIllinois, and three of Marshall s Kentucky regi-\\nments, were sent to Gorman s assistance. While\\nthese troops were engaged with the enemy on\\nthe brow of the mountain, a large body of Mexi-\\ncans, six thousand strong, advanced to the plain,\\ntoward the position held by Gen. Lane. He im-\\nmediately formed his little band, now reduced\\nto 400 men, into line, to receive the onset of\\nthis immense force. Hardly was this movement\\ncompleted when the Mexicans opened a tre-\\nmendous fire from their entire line, which was\\nreturned by the Americans with ])romptness and\\ngood eftect. Nothing, says an eye-witness,\\ncould exceed the imposing and iearful appear-\\nance of the torrent of assailants, which, at this\\nmoment, swept along toward tlie little band of\\nLane. The long lines of infantry delivered\\na continued and unbroken sheet of fire. But\\ntheir opponents, though few in number, were", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0537.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "438\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nundismayed, and defended tlieir position with a\\ngallantry worthy of the highest praise. Several\\ntimes I observed the Mexican lines, galled by\\nthe American musketry, and shattered by\\nthe fearful discharges from O Brien s battery,\\nbreak and fall back, but their successive forma-\\ntions beyond the ridge enabled them to force\\nthe men back to their position, and quickly re-\\nplace those who were slain.\\nThus commenced the battle on the plain of\\nBueua Vista on the morning of the 23d, and-\\ncontinued to rage with unabated fury and vary-\\ning success to that close of that memorable and\\neventful day. In j)roportion to the violence and\\nimpetuosity of the assaults of the Mexicans on\\nthe American lines, was the steady and unshaken\\nfirmnesswith which those assaults were received.\\nIf at any time a regiment, overcome by superior\\nnumbers, was compelled to give way, another\\nquickly advanced to the rescue, drove back the\\nenemy, and enabled it to regain its former posi-\\ntion. In this way the Mexican General was\\nkept at bay, his strength defied, his most skill-\\nful combinations and manceuvers baffled and de-\\nfeated by his vigilant and active foe. Late in\\nthe afternoon, finding stratagem and force alike\\nunavailing, the day drawing to a close and no\\nchasm yet opened tor his legions in the ranks ot\\nthe eneniy, Santa Anna determined, bj assailing\\nthe weakest part of the American line with an\\noverwhelming force, to make a last desperate\\neffort to win the day. Collecting all his infantry,\\nhe ordered them to charge the Illinois and Ken-\\ntucky regiments. Tiiese brave troops made a\\ngallant resistance against the fearful odds op-\\nposed to them but, seeing their leaders fall, and\\noverpowered by vastly superior numbers, they\\ngave way and began to fall back. Gen. Lane,\\nat this critical moment, hastened forward with\\nliis brigade, and opening a destructive fire upon\\nthe Mexicans, checked their advance, and en-\\nalded the retreating regiments to form and return\\nto the contest. This was Santa Anna s last\\nstruggle on that hotly-contested and bloody field.\\nNight spread her mantle over the scene of con-\\nflict. The weary Americans sank to repose on\\na gory bed, expecting a renewal of the strife on\\nthe following day. Morning came but no\\nenemy appeared. Silently during the night,\\nSanta Anna, with his shattered legions, had re-\\ntired, leaving the victorious Americans masters\\nof the field.\\nGen. Lane, having been transferred in the\\nsummer of 1847 to the line of Gen. Scott s\\noperations, reached Vera Cruz in the early part\\nof Septemlier. On the 20th of that month he\\nset out toward the City of Mexico with a force\\nof about two thousand five hundred men, con-\\nsisting of one regiment of Indiana and one of\\nOhio volunteers, two battalions of recruits, five\\nsmall companies of volunteer horse, and two\\npieces of artillery. This force was subsequently\\naugmented at Jalapa by a junction with Major\\nLally s column of one thousand men, and at Pe-\\nrote its strength was further increased by a com-\\npany of mounted riflemen and two of volunteer\\ninfantry, besides two pieces of artillery. Several\\nsmall guerrilla parties appeared atdifferenttimes\\non the route and attacked the advance and rear\\nguards, but were quickly repulsed and the\\ncolumn continued its advance unmolested along\\nthe great road leading through Puebla to the\\nCity of Mexico.\\nAt this time Col. Childs of the regular army,\\nwith a garrison of five hundred effective troops\\nand one thousand eight hundred invalids, was\\nbesieged in Puebla by a large force of Mexicans\\ncommanded by Santa Anna in person. This\\ngeneral, notwithstanding his many defeats, with\\na spirit unbroken by misfortune, and an energy\\nthat deserves our highest admiration, however\\nmuch we may reprobate the cause in which he\\nwas engaged, had collected the remnant of his\\nbeaten army, determined, if possible, to wrest\\nPuebla from the gi asp of the American general,\\nScott, and thus cutoff his communications with\\nthe sea coast. The gallant Childs well under-\\nstood that the maintenance of his post was of\\nthe utmost importance to the success of the cam-\\npaign. Every officer and soldier under his com-\\nmand seemed also to comprehend the immensity\\nof the stake and both officers and soldiers ex-\\nhibited the loftiest heroism, and the most un-\\nyielding fortitude, in meeting the dangers and\\nenduring the fatigues and privatio ns of a jiro-\\ntracted siege. Aware that a strong column,\\nunder Gen. Lane,- was marching from Vera Cruz\\nto their relief, the great object to be gained by\\nthe garrison was time. Santa Anna, also aware\\nof Gen. Lane s approach, redoubled his exer-\\ntions to carry the place by storm, superintend-\\ning the ojierations of the corps in person, direct-\\ning the guns to such parts of the defenses as\\nappeared most vulnerable, and watching with\\nintense anxiety the effect of every shot. Con-\\nvinced at length by the obstinate resistance of\\nthe besieged, and the lessening distance between\\nhim and his advancing and dreaded foe, that he\\nmust abandon his position and encounter the\\nMarion of the war in an open field, he\\nsilently and cautiously withdrew, and with the\\nmain body of his troops moved in the direction", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0538.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n439\\nof Huciitla, iiitentling, wlien Gon. Lane liad\\npassed tliat point, to iiiake an attack upon liis\\nroar, wliik anotlier strong force sliould assail\\nhim at the same time from tlie direction of Pu-\\nehla. Gen. Lane heing informed of Santa Anna s\\nmovements, at once penetrated liis designs.\\nWitli tlie promptness of decision disphiyed in all\\nliis milifary operations, he djvided his force,\\nleaving tlie Ohio volunteers and a battalion of\\nrecruits, with two field guns, to guard the wagon\\ntrains. With the remainder of his column lie\\nmarched, by a route diverging from the main\\nroad, directly toward Huentla.\\nOn the morning of October 9th the people\\nof Hnamantla were startled and dismayed to\\nbehold the formidable and glittering array\\nspread out over the neighboring hills. White\\nflags were immediately hung out in a token of\\nsubmission, and tlie place seemed to have sur-\\nrendered without a blow from its panic-stricken\\ninhabitants. But suddenly the advanced guard,\\nunder Captain Walker, having entered the town,\\nwas assailed on every side by volleysof musketry.\\nHe immediately ordered a cliarge upon a body of\\n500 lancers, stationed witli two pieces of artillery\\nin the plaza. A furious and deadly combat en-\\nsued. Gen. Lane advancing at the head of his\\ncolumn encountered the heavy reinforcement or-\\ndered up by Santa Anna, who had now arrived\\nwith his whole force. Soon the roar of battle\\nresounded through every street, and street and\\nplaza were reddened with blood and covered\\nwith heaps of the slain. The Mexicans, for\\na short time, combated their assailants with\\nthe energy and fury of despair. But tlie steady\\nand well-directed valor of the soldier of tlie\\nRepublic of the North, bore down all oppo-\\nsition. The Mexican ranks were broken and\\ntlirown into disorder the order to retreat was\\ngiven and the American flag waved in triumph\\nover the treacherous city of Huentla.\\nThis was the last field on which Santa Anna\\nappeared in arms against the United States.\\nTliis remarkable man, universallyacknowledged\\nto be able and active, was never a successful\\nCommander. Wliether tliiswant of success is to\\nbe ascribed to the superior generalship of tlie\\nleaders and prowess of the troops opposed to\\nliim, or to his own instability of purpose in the\\nvery crisis of battle, when vigor and decision\\nare most re(iuire(l, we will not stop to ini^uire.\\nHaving, during the progress of the war, col-\\nlected several large armies, and led them to de-\\nfeat, he had determined with that which re-\\nmained to him to make a last effort to retrieve\\nhis fortunes, and Huentla was selected as the\\nWaterloo, wliere his waning star should shine\\nout in cloudless effulgence, or sink to rise no\\nmore. If he did not encounter a Wellington on\\nthat field, he encountered one wiio, with Well-\\nington s courage, united many of the higher\\nqualities of a military commander. Perhaps ho\\nrelied upon Gen. Lane s want of exjierience\\nbut the courage and conduct of the latter at\\nBuena Vista should have admonished him of the\\nhopelessness of a contest in an open and equal\\nfield with such an officer, at the head of troojis\\ncomparatively fresh, in high spirits, with full\\nconfidence in the skill and courage of theif\\nleader, and burning to rival the heroic deeds of\\ntheir countrymen at Chapultepec and Cerro\\nGordo. Although Santa Anna from this time\\nwithdrew from an active jiarticipation in the\\ncontest between the belligerent nations, the\\nbloody drama in which he liad played so con-\\nspicuous a part was not yet closed. Much re-\\nmained to be done to complete the conquest so\\nauspiciously begun on the banks of the Eio\\nGrande and prosecuted with such vigor by Scott\\nin the valley of Mexico. Many bloody fields\\nwere yet to bo won many desperate bands of\\nguerrillas yet to be defeated and dispersed, to\\nrender the subjugation of the country complete.\\nDefeated at Huentla, the remnant of the\\nMexican force fell back on Atlixo, where, on\\nOctober 18th, a large body, with munitions\\nand supplies, and two pieces of artiller} were\\ncollected, under the orders of Gen. Rea. Gen.\\nLane hearing of the concentration of the enemy s\\ntroops at that point, hastened with the small\\nforce at his disiiosal to attack tliem. Al ter a long\\nand fatiguing march on a hot and sultry day,\\nhe encountered the enemy strongly jiostcd on a\\nhill-side, vvitliin a mile and a half from Atlixo.\\nThe Mexicans made a show of desjieiate resist-\\nance, but being vigorously assaulted by the cav-\\nalry, closely followed by the entire column, thej\\ngave way and fled in confusion toward the town.\\nIt was not until after night-fall that the whole\\ncommand of Gen. Lane reached Atlixo, having\\nmjirched ten Spanish leagues since eleven o clock\\nin the forenoon. Disposing his troops in such\\nmannei- as to command the approaches b} the\\nmain roads, he opened a vigorous cannonade\\nfrom a heiglit which commanded the town.\\nThe guerrillas, however, had fled, and the aii-\\ntliorities having soon after surrendered tlie place\\ninto his hands, his weary troojis entered the\\ntown and sought the repose they so much\\nneeded.\\nIt is impossible, within the limited space al-\\nloted to this sketch, to present a detailed account", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0539.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "440\\nWHEELER S REMmiSCENCES.\\nof all Gen. Lane s military operations at this\\nperiod. In authentic histories of the war and\\nofficial documents filed in the archives of gov-\\nernment, the reader will find tiie record of his\\nachievements his long and toilsome marches\\nby niglit and by day over a wild and rugged\\ncountry, full of narrow defiles and dangerous\\npasses his frequent surprises of the enemy his\\nsudden incursions far away into remote valley\\nand plain liis fierce combats and glorious vic-\\ntories. At Tlaxcala, Matamoras, Jalapa, Tu-\\nlancingo, Zacuata})lan, as at Huentla and\\nOlintla, Mexican valor yielded to the force of his\\nimpetuous and well-directed assaults. On every\\nfield tlie ranks of tlie enemy went down before\\ntlie tliundcring charge of his cavalry, the fierce\\nonset of his resistless infantry. The faTne of\\nhis achievements soon spread tlirougli Mexico,\\nand the terror with which the enemy was in-\\nspired by his deatli-dealing blows and almost\\nubiquitous presence, was equaled only by the un-\\nbounded confidence and enthusiasm infused into\\nhis followers by bis gallant bearing, and tlie\\nprestige of a name ever relied on by them as tlie\\nsure guarantee of victory. For one quality as\\nmuch as any other, perhaps more than even his\\ndauntless courage. Gen. Lane was distinguished\\nthroughout tlie war humantfyto thevauquisJied.\\nHis bright fame was unsullied, his escutcheon\\nuntarnished bya single act of wanton outrage or\\ncrnelty during tlie wiiole time lie bore a commis-\\nsion in the American army. Wlien the figlit\\nwas over and the victory won, tlie field of car-\\nnage where a short time before foeman liad met\\nfoeman in deadly conflict, presented the specta-\\ncle of stern and swarthy warriors imbued with\\ntlie liumano spirit of their leader, bending over\\ntlie lieajis nf the dying and tlio dead, selecting\\nnow a i riend and now a foe. iVom wliom tlie\\nvital spark had not yet fled, staunching his\\nwounds, and if the sufferer had not yet passed\\nbeyond tlie jiower of liiiinan aid to save, restor-\\ning him l)y tlieir kind ministrations to life and\\nhealth, tlimily, home and friends. An officer\\nthus distinguished Cor courage and Immanity\\nunyielding f)rtitiide under tlie severest priva-\\ntions; an originality and promiitness in the for-\\nmation of his plans, surpassed only by the bold-\\nness and rapidity of their execution a celerity\\nof movement which annihilated time and dis-\\ntance with a power of endurance that defied\\nhunger and thirst, heat and cold such an\\nofficer, never for a moment relaxing his exer-\\ntions, and daily adding some new name to the\\nlist if his conquests, could not fail to attract the\\nattention and excite the admiration of fhearmv,\\nand win the approbation and applause of his\\ncountrymen in all parts of the United States.\\nThere was a tinge of romance in his exploits\\nwhich possessed on irresistible attraction, and\\nciptivated the imagination of all classes of ad-\\nmirers. But imagination has had little to do\\nwith tlie final judgment which his countrymen\\nhave pronounced upon his conduct. The paral-\\nlel traced at the time between his deeds and\\ncharacter and those of an illustrious hero of the\\nRevolution, suggested to his countrymen a suit-\\nable way of testifying their appreciation of his\\nservices and admiration of his character and\\nthey have, with a unanimity whicb shows that\\nthe parallel is not altogether imaginary, be-\\nstowed upon him a title,prouder than any ever con-\\nferred by a patent of nobility from jirince or po-\\ntentate\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the title of The Marion of the Mexi-\\ncan War.\\nOn March 10, 1848, the treaty of peace\\nbetween the United States and Mexico was\\nratified by the Senate. General Lane remained\\nsome months in Mexico after peace was con-\\ncluded, directing the movements and superin-\\ntending the embarkation of troops returning\\nlunne.\\nReturning to the United States in duly, a\\nfew days after he reached home he was ap-\\npointed by President Polk Governor of the\\nTerritory of Oregon. This appointment, en-\\ntirely unsolicited. General Lane, against the\\nwishes of many of his friends, concluded to\\naccept and having made the necessary prepa-\\nrations, started across the plains in September,\\nwith an escort of twenty men. After a journey\\nacross tlie plains and mountains, full of peril\\nand hardship, he ari ived in Oregon in March,\\n1849, and immediately organized the Territorial\\nGovernment.\\nOf the ability with which he performed the\\nduties of Governor, no better testinnmy could\\nbe given than is furnished by the fact that\\nwhen superseded by Governor Gaines, on the\\naccession of General Taylor to the Presidency,\\nhe was elected by the people of Oregon Delegate\\nin Congress, a position which he long held.\\nThe military career of General Lane did not\\nclose with the termination of hostilities between\\nthe United States and Mexico. In Oregon he\\nwas destined to add other laurels to those\\nalready won. The Indians of that territory\\ngave the whites much trouble, destroying lives\\nand jiroperty, and thereby greatly impeding\\nthe progress and retarding the settlement of\\nthe country. In 1853 occurred a formidable\\noutbreak on Rogue river, in the southern part of", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0540.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "WAKE OOllNTY.\\n441\\nOrcgun. (u lu ral Lane iimiK diaf(. ly coUectcil\\nii I urco, composed of settlors, iniiiers iuul a lew\\nofficers ami soliliers of the regular army, at-\\ntacked tlie Indians near Table Rock, and after\\na desperate conflict, in whicli lie was severely\\nwounded, drove them from their position.\\nFollowing uj) tliis success with great vigor, he\\nadministered such chastisement that they soon\\ngave up the contest, and were glad to accede to\\nany terms of peace.\\nHo continued in Congress till the admission\\nof Oregon as a State, when lie was chosen\\nSenator in Congress until 1801.\\nIn 1800 he was nominated as Vice-President\\nwith i\\\\[r. Breckearidge, but defeated. He has\\nsince retired from public life, but his gallant\\nson, Lafayette Lane, born 1812, elected a mem-\\nber to tiie 44th Congress, 1875-77, worthily\\nbears his name and his honors the worthy son\\nof a gallant father.\\nWilliam Woods HoUleu resides in Raleigh,\\na native ol Orange County, where he was born\\nNovember 24, 1818. His early education was\\nat an old field school until he was sixteen\\nyears old, when ho was employed at Dennis\\nHeartt s j)rinting office, in Hillsboro N. C.\\nAt the ago of eighteen he went to Raleigh and\\nwas employed in the office of Thomas J.\\nLema_y, Esq. He read law and was admitted to\\nthe bar in 1841. But his appropriate element\\nwas the press. In June, 1843, he purchased\\nof Thomas Loringthe Raleigh Siandard, which\\nhe conducted for twenty-five years with un-\\nparalleled ability and success. No ])ai)erin the\\nState ever wielded a more powerful influence in\\nNorth Carolina. It killed and made alive. Al-\\nthough it was thought at the time to be an un-\\nmeaning and empty boast, yet history records\\nthat its favor did make the political fortunes of\\nmany, while. its frowns withered, with upas-like\\ninfluence, the hopes of others. In 1846 Mr.\\nHolden was elected a member of the House of\\nCommons from Wake County, but this was not\\nthe arena suited to his character or his tastes,\\nand he declined a re-election. He served several\\nyears as a member of the Literary Board, un-\\nder the administrations of Governors Bragg and\\nEllis. He was also one of t!ie commissioners of\\nthe Deaf and Dumb Institution and of the Insane\\nAsylum. He was a member of the Secession\\nConvention in 1801, and signed the ordinance\\nseparating North Carolina from the Union.\\nDuring the war Mr. Holden was a sufferer, and\\nhis office was ravaged by violence. On May 29,\\n1805, he was appointed by the President Pro-\\nvisional Governor of North Carolina under the\\nroconstruction plan of I rosidt ut Johnson. In\\n1800 he was ollered the mission to San Salva-\\ndor, whicli lie declined.*\\nIll A{)ril, 1808, he was elected Governor of\\nthe State for four years by popular vote over\\nJudge Thomas S. Ashe, which stood 92,235\\nfor Holden and 73,594 for Ashe. Parties\\nwere now arrayed in angry antagonism, and\\nmadness and misrule marks this era. Mat-\\nters came to such a crisis that the House of\\nRepresontativos on December 20, 1870, pre-\\nsented eight articles of impeachment again.st\\nGovernor Holden lor high crimes and misde-\\nmeanors to the Senate, wliich as a high court\\nof impeachment jiroceoded to try the same.\\nChief Justice Pearson presided the managers\\nappointed by the House were Thomas Sparrow,\\nchairman; James G. Scott, of Onslow Wm.\\nG. W elch, of Haywood; T. D. Johnston, of\\nBuncombe; G. A. Gregory, of Martin Jno. W.\\nDimham, of Wilson C. W. Broadtbot, of Cum\\nberland. Governors W. A. Graham and Thomas\\nBragg and Judge A. S. Merrimon were coun-\\nsel for the managers. Nor were the counsel for\\nthe respondent obscure or less able. They were\\nHon. W. N. H. Smith, now Chief Justice of\\nthe Supreme Court Nathaniel Boyden, J. M.\\nMcCorkle, Edward Conigland and Richard Bad-\\nger, Esquires. After a patient examination of\\nthe testimony and arguments by both sides, the\\nSenate did, iilarch 22, 1871, by a vote of two-\\nthirds of the members, pronounce W. W. Hol-\\nden guilty of the charges contained in six of\\nthe eight articles, and pronounced the sentence\\nthat iie be removed from the office of (lov-\\nernor and disqualified to hold any office of trust,\\nhonor or profit under the State of North Caro-\\nlina the first of the United States to get\\nrid of a Governor in this way. After this\\nevent Governor Holden, (succeeded by Todd\\nR Caldwell as Governor.) came to Washington,\\nand for a time was tlie editor of the National\\nliepuhVican: After being for a time in this\\nposition he returned to Raleigh and was aj)-\\npointed Postmaster of that place. Gov. Hol-\\nden is now in the sear and yellow leaf of life.\\nlie lias been twice married: first to Miss A.\\nYoung in 1841, and second to Louisa Virginia\\nHarrison, by whom he has an interesting family.\\nIn this sketch we have tried to state only ac-\\nknowledged facts, without extenuation or set-\\nting down aught, in malice. History will\\nHis defeat by Governor AVorth in 1865 is recited in\\ntlie sketch of tluit gentleman under head of Randolph\\nCounty.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0541.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "442\\nWHEIiLEE S REMINISCENCES.\\nisliow tliat lie was uioro sinned against than\\nsinning.\\nJudge Daniel Gr. Fowle resides in Raleigh.\\nHe was born and raised in Washington, Beau-\\nfort County, the son of the late Samuel R.\\nFowle, a prominent merchant at that place, a\\nnative of Boston, and a useful citizen. He\\nstudied law and has attained eminence in his\\n]irofession. He served in the army as Lieutenant-\\nColonel of the Thirty-first Regiment and as\\nAdjutant-General of the State. In 1865 he was\\najjpointod by Governor Holden one of the judges\\nof the Superior Court. He is now in the suc-\\ncessful jtractice of his profession and a promi-\\nnent candidate for Governor, and known as the\\nsilver-tongued orator. He has been twice mar-\\nried first to a daughter of Judge Pearson, and\\nthen to Mary, daughter of Dr. Fabius J. Hay-\\nwood, of Raleigh.\\nJohn Watrous Beckwith is now the Episco-\\njial Bishop of Georgia. He is a native of Ra-\\nleigh, son of Dr. John Beckwith, and graduated\\nat Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. He read\\nlaw and jiracticed for a time, but exchanged, as\\nHawks and others, tlie bar for the pulpit. He\\nwas ordained as a deacon at Wilmington in\\n1854, and a priest at Warrentou in 1856. He\\nwas residing in Maryland at the opening of the\\nwar, and, as his brother Polk^ felt it a duty to\\nGod and his country to join the suffering South.\\nHe entered as Chaplain, served through Missis-\\nsippi, South Carolina and Georgia until the war\\nended. He then took charge of St. John s\\nChurch at Savannah, and in 1868 was conse-\\ncrated Bishop of Georgia. He is a fluent speaker\\nand blessed with winning eloquence.\\nThe Right Reverend John Stark Ravenscroft,\\nD. D., Bishop of the Protestant E[)iscopal\\nChurch in the North Carolina diocese from the\\ndate of his consecration^ Ajiril 22, 1823, to the\\ndate of his death, March 5, 1830, was during a\\npart of his episcojiate a resident of the city of\\nRaleigh. We collate from a memoir by Mr.\\nWalker Andersim, attached to the edition of\\nhis Works, the following: Bishop Ravens-\\ncroft, born in the year 1772 upon an estate near\\nBlanford, County of Prince George, Virginia,\\nlong a ])ossession of his family. He was the\\nonly child of Dr. John Ravenscroft, a gentle-\\nman of fortune, educated for the practice of\\nmedicine the mother was a daughter of Mr.\\nHugh Miller, a Scotch gentleman resident of\\nthe same County, both parents being descended\\non the mother s side from the extensive and re-\\nspectable family of Boilings Hesays: Though\\na native of Virginia, of which State ray pro-\\ngenitors, as far back as I have been able to trace\\nthem, with tlie exception of my maternal grand-\\nfather, were also natives, yet my first recollec-\\ntions are of Scotland, my parents having re-\\nmoved there from Virginia the same year in\\nwhich I was born and after an interval of\\nabout two years sjient in the north of England\\npurchased and settled finally in the south of\\nScotland, where my mother and two sisters still\\nreside. Here his father died, 1780, and his\\nmother availed herself of the excellent opportu-\\nnity which Scotland afforded of giving her son a\\nclassical education after he had finished his\\ncourse at one of the most respectable grammar\\nschools in that country, she placed him at a\\nseminary of somewhat higher grade in the north\\nof England, where, besides continuing his clas-\\nsical studies, he was instructed in matheniatics,\\nnatural philosophy and other sciences. He left\\nScotland and reached Virginia in January, 1789,\\nthen just seventeen years old. He came to look\\nafter the remains of his father s property. In\\nthis he was so far successful as to be subsequently\\nin easy if not affluent circumstances. He en-\\ntered William and Mary College, intending to\\ndevote himself to the study of the law, of which\\nMr. Wythe was then the professor, but owing\\nto the extreme laxity of discipline in the col-\\nlege, joined to the large pecuniary allowance\\nmade by his guardian, habits of extravagance\\nand dissipation were induced, and he did not\\nderive any great benefit from the lectures of\\nthis eminent lawyer. This fact is frankly con-\\nfessed in the autobiographical sketch referred to.\\nIt does not appear that he was ever licensed in the\\nprofession, but in Williamsburg he formed the\\nacquaintance of a lady, whose lovely character\\nappears from that time to have exerted an in-\\nfluence over his wayward disposition sufficiently\\npowerful to counteract the advei se influence of\\nhis former bad habits and want of religious\\nI)rinciples, and to make him the estimable and\\nrespectable man he afterward became, until the\\nmore powerful operation of Divine grace brought\\nhim into God s ministry. About the year 1792\\nhe visited Scotland for the last time, converted\\nhis inheritance into money, which justified him\\nin marrying the estimable lady just referred to,\\non his return to Virginia. This event occurred\\na short time previous to his coming of age, when\\nhe married the daughter of Lewis Burwell, of\\nMecklenl)urg County, Virginia, and settled in\\nLuneuburgh County, not far from Mr. Bur-\\nwell here he devoted himself to the usual pur-\\nsuits of a country life. As a husband, a master\\nand a member of society, Mr. Ravenscroft was", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0542.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n443\\nevcrvtliiiig tliat was ostiniublc, and tlie absurd\\nstoi ies of iiis loudness for gaming and other low\\nvices are utterly groundless. It is true that\\nhis good ]unlities were all obscured by a more\\nthan ordinary neglect and ])erliaps contempt\\nof religions obligations. And it is tlii.s that\\nled him, when afterward connected with the\\nchurch, to loathe himself to the degree which\\nwas so remarkable a trait of his religious char-\\nacter. But many a mere moralist has built his\\nclaims for acceptance with his God upon a\\nfoundation far more sltmder than tlie morality\\nwliicli Mr. Ravenscroft practiced during tins\\nperiod of his life, though without any reference\\nto his accountability. Some groundless stories\\nrespecting the immediate causes and manner of\\nhis conversion have been related, and even j)ub-\\nlished, but it is well for Mr. Ravenscrol t s own\\nreputation that he left in writing an excellent,\\ninteresting and detailed account of the rise and\\nprogress in his heart of th at great rchange by\\nwhich he put off, concerning the former con-\\nversation, the old man and put on the new man.\\nUp to that time that he lived without God in\\nthe world, as he himself was ever most ready\\nto acknowledge, and his life had been the mere\\ndetails of an ordinary irreligious life, passed iu\\nthe obscurity of the country, possessing neither\\nnovelty or instruction.\\nThough blessed in many ways, more espe-\\ncially with a wife who seems to have found her\\nhappiness in promoting his with an estate\\nthat was equal to his utmost wishes, and with\\nthe respect and affection of a large circle of\\nfriends, he yet experienced that truth which\\nenters so largely into the experience of every\\nman, that the happiness of this world is empty\\nand unsatisfying, and his well-informed mind,\\nafter a night of delusion, was brought to the\\nconviction that here was not his rest. This\\nhe tliought he found in a body of Christians\\nthen called Republican Mdliodists and influ-\\nenced by a personal attachment for one of their\\npreachers, Mr. John Robinson, of Charlotte\\nCounty, he and his wife, who opened her\\nmouth with wisdom, and whose tongue was\\nthe law of kindness, t.jok membership with\\nthat body. This was in the year 1810 in\\n1815 he became much exercised on the subject\\nof the ministry, believing he was called thereto,\\nand was earnestly solicited by his brethren to\\nassume its duties. He was compelled, after\\nthoroughly canvassing the matter, to look to\\nthe Protestant Episcopal Church for that de-\\nposit of apostolic succession, in which alone is\\nthe verifiable power to minister in saci ed things,\\nto be found in the United States. On Fc^jruary\\n17, 1810, Bishop Moore gave him letters of\\nlicense as a lay-reader, and on April 25, 1817,\\nin the Monumental Ciuirch at Riclimond he was\\nmade deacon, and, for reasons satisfactory to the\\nBisliop and standing committee of the dioce.se,\\nat the same time he had conferred upon him the\\norders of priesthood, being ordaiued thereto on\\nMay 6, 1817, at Fredericksburg he returned\\nto his parishes of Cumberland, in Lunenburg,\\nand of St. James, in the County of Mecklenburg.\\nHaving lost his wife in 1814, he was married to\\nhis second wife in 1818, a Miss Bufbrd, of Lu-\\nnenburg County, whose consistent Christian\\ncharacter was at once a comfort and an aid to\\nhim during their union.\\nIn 1823 he received an invitation to take\\ncharge of the large and floiu-ishing congregation\\nat Norfolk, but not conceiving that any call of\\nduty accompanied this invitation, he promj)tly\\ndeclined it, as notliing in the shape of emolu-\\nment could move him from where he was, and\\ninduce him to sacrifice his predilections and\\nattachment to his own flock. He was shortly\\nafterward called to the Monumental Church,\\nin Richmond, to be the assistant of that venerable\\nprolate. Bishop Moore. For the good of the\\nchurch, Mr. Ravenscroft was preparing to yield\\nto what he considered as an imperative call of\\nduty and to accept this invitation, when a call\\nof a yet more imperative nature reached him\\nfrom North Carolina, coming under circum-\\nstances which at once forbade a rejection.\\nThe churchin North Carolina had shared the\\nsame fate during the Revolutionary war that\\nhad involved all other portions of it in this coun-\\ntry in so much gloom and depression. The vio-\\nlent prejudices, to the injustice of which it is\\nhardly necessary to recur, which had brought\\nodium and persecution upon its ministers else-\\nwhere, existed here in their full vigor. The\\neffect, indeed, of these prejudices seems to have\\nbeen more remarkable in North Carolina than\\nany where else, the churcii being identified as\\none of the concomitants of royalty. The cry of\\ndown with it, down with it even to the ground,\\naccomplished the wishes of the enemies of the\\nchurch and long after this Zion had arisen\\nfrom tlie dust and put on her beautiful gar-\\nments, in other [jortions of her borders, her\\nchildren here had still to weep when they re-\\nmembered her. It was not until the year 1817\\nthat tiiree clergymen who had been called to the\\ntowns of Fayetteville, Wilmington and New\\nBerne, encouraged by some influential laymen\\nin the two last-mentioned towns, proposed a.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0543.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "444\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nconvention for t-lie inirpose of orgcanizing the\\nchurch in this State. A convention was accord-\\ningly held in New Berne, June, 1817, attended\\nby three clergymen and six or eight lay dele-\\ngates. The second convention was more num-\\nerously attended, and the church irom that\\ntime continued rapidly to increase, or, to speak\\nmore propeidy, to revive from her long and\\ndeadly torpor. At a convention held in Salis-\\nbury, attended by all the clergy and an unus-\\nually full delegation of laymen, in the year\\n1823, Mr. Ravenscroft was unanimously elected\\nbishop of the diocese, and fuinished with the\\nrequisite testimonial he received his high com-\\nmission in the city of Philadelphia, April 22,\\n1823, where he received his consecration at the\\niiands of the venerable Bishop White, Bishoj)s\\nGriswold, Kemj), Croes, Bowen and Brownell\\nbeing also present and assisting.\\n]3ishop Ravenscroft was only required to de-\\nvote one-half of his time to tlie diocese, tlie other\\nportion was used in the pastoral charge of the\\ncongregation at Raleigli. He set out on his\\nEpiscopal tour in June, within one month after\\nhis consecration.\\nHis devotion to both his diocese and parish\\nalways continued unremitted, besides the care\\nof all the churches, which to a mind so solic-\\nitous as his, respecting every thing that con-\\ncerned their well being, was a source of constant\\nand corroding anxiety. The mere physical labor\\nof hisannual visitations wasanimmensestrain on\\nhis system. The farthest western County was\\nmore than three hundred miles distant from the\\nmore eastern, and yet long after disease had\\nestablished itself in his enfeebled body he punc-\\ntually and resolutely made his yearly visits to\\nboth sections, and these were only discontinued\\na short time previous to his death, when he had\\nbecome utterly incapable of travel.\\nIn 1828 he was compelled to give up his pas-\\ntoral duties in the congregation at Raleigh; im-\\nmediately the large congregations of New Berne\\nand Wilmington both sought his services, in-\\nterrupted and hindered as they were, but these\\nhe declined, and selected the village of Will-\\niamsborough (now in Vance County) as the place\\nof his residence, the congregation of that parish\\nbeing small and never had the benefit of regular\\nservices. About this time he lost the whole of\\nhis worldly substance by a surety debt, the issue\\nof which was his utter financial ruin and yet\\na greater misfortune befell him, for, in January,\\n1829, he lost his faithful spouse by death. Yet\\nwas he willing to meet the will of God, and so\\nconfiding in that blissful hope of immortality,\\nhe lingered until Mareii 5, 1830, the date of his\\ndeath. His remains were deposited beneath the\\nchancel of Christ Church at Raleigh.\\nIn person. Bishop Ravenscroft was large and\\nconimanding, with a countenance; in its general\\naspect, perhaps, austere, but susceptible of the\\nmost benevolent expression. His manner cor-\\nrespfinded with his person, especially when ex-\\nercising his ministerial functions, being ren)ark-\\nably dignified, and so solemn and impressive as\\nto inspire all who had witnessed it with rever-\\nence. As a man he was liberal in his views,\\nindependent in his principles, just almost to\\npunctiliousness, honest in his intentions, warm\\nand kind in his feelings, bold and fearless in the\\ncause of truth, and remarkably regardless of\\nself in all he said or did.\\nAs a citizen he was warmly attached to the\\nfree institutions of our country, and was often\\nheard to rejoice thatthe church, of which lie was\\nan overseer, was unttauimeled by any alliance\\nwith the civil power.\\nAs a neighbor, he was kind and charitable,\\nbeing considerably skilled in medicine he was,\\nwhile resident in Virginia, the chief physician\\nin his neighborhood, and performed the laborious\\nduties attached to this beneficent species of\\ncharily with cheerfulness and alacrity.\\nAs a minister of the divine word, Bishop\\nRavenscroft was faithful, diligent and zealous.\\nHe loved to proclaim the goodness of God and\\nthe glad tidings of the gosi el and liis appeals\\nto the hearts and understanding were fervid and\\nanimated. He preached the gospel in its utmost\\npurity. His success as a preacher no doubt\\narose in part from the familiarity which his\\nearly experience had given liim with all the re-\\ncesses of the unconverted heart, and the search-\\ning fidelity with which he jiortrayed its utmost\\nsecret workings. Not like the spy who had\\nmerely discovered the outward defenses of the\\nenemy s camp, but like one who had been born\\nand bred within its precincts, he knew every as-\\nsailable point, every defenseless outpost, and\\nbearing down upon it wirh impetuous force^ it\\nwas impossible to withstand the assault.\\nHis solemn and impressive manner, his finely\\nmodulated voice, his commanding figure, and\\nevident earnestness in the sacred cause in which\\nhe was engaged, never failed to command the at-\\ntention and to move the hearts of his auditory;\\nall were constrained to admit his zeal and sin-\\ngleness of purpose. Long may the mild influ-\\nence of his pious example continue to bless the\\nchurch which he so dearly loved, and may she ever\\npay a gratefaland merited tribute to his memory.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0544.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n445\\nLevi Silliraan Ives, D. D., LL. D., was born\\nin Meriden, Conn., September 16, 1797, but at\\na very early age removed witli his parents to\\nTurin, Lewis County, New York, where lie\\nlived until he attained his fif teentli year, and\\nwas then entered at the academy in Lowville.\\nDuring the later months of the war witli Great\\nBritain iie was in the military service of the\\nUnited States, but upon the return of peace lie\\nbecame a student once mo: e, and joined the\\nclasses at Hamilton College in 1810.\\nAt first lie studied for tlie Presbyterian min-\\nistry, but belbre he was ordained was compelled\\nto leave tlie college by a very serious illness,\\nand when health was restored he changed his\\nreligious views and united himself to the Prot-\\nestant Episcojjalians. He removed to New\\nYork city in 1820, and studied theology with\\nBisliop Hobart, by whom he was ordained in\\nAugust, 1822 tliree years afterward he married\\nEcbeeca, a daughter of the bishop. His first\\nmission was to Batavia, in Genessee County,\\nNew York subsequently he was called to\\nTrinity Cliurch, Philad el])hia, where he was\\nordained to the, priesthood by Bishop White,\\nand in 1827 removed to Lancaster, Penn., where\\nhe had cliarge of Christ Churcli. In tlie next\\nyear he served as an assistant minister at Christ\\nChurch, New York city, for about six months,\\nwhen he became rector of St. Luke s in that\\ncity here ho remained until he was consecrated\\nbishop of tlie diocese of North Carolina in Sep-\\ntember, 1831. In North Carolina he became\\npo])ular for his efforts in behalf of education,\\nand his success in providing foi the spiritual\\nwelfare of the slave population.\\nHis works on theology, entitled tlie Apostles\\nDoctrine and Fellowship, New York, 1844, and\\nthe Obedience of Faith, New York, 1849,\\ngained him great distinction as a theologian.\\nWhen the excitement as to the Oxford tracts\\nbegan in the Episcopal Church, he made a\\nstrong eflort in favor of that movement, and so\\nalienated from himself the confidence of his\\ndiocese.* From that time his position became\\nexceedingly uncomfortable and most unhajiiiy,\\nand while in Kome in 1852 he ojieiily allied\\nIt is uii error to s:iy tliat Bisliop Ivt S iii:nli; a stroii;;\\neflViit ill favor of the O.xfoid uiovemoiit, and so alienated\\nfrom liiniselt tlie coiilidctice of Ids diocese. Bishop Ives\\nin conmion witli pciliaps a largo majority of his clergy\\nheartily sympathized with that movement, as it w;is only\\ncarrying out tliosc chinch principles for which Bishop\\nKavenscroft had contended Bisliop Ives alienated the\\nconfidence of his diocese by endeavoring to introduce\\nRomish practices, especially auricular confession, and to\\nmaintain that they were authorized by the church. J.\\nB. C, jr.\\nhim.self with the Church of Rome. Such an act,\\nas might be expected, received the severe de-\\nnunciations of the Protestant religious papers,\\nand Doctor Ives defended his course in the pub-\\nlication of a book, entitled The Trials of a\\nMind in its Pi ogress to Catholicism, (London\\nand Boston, 1834.) On his return to America\\nhe became professor of rhetoric in St. Joseph s\\nTheological Seminary, and lectured in the con-\\nvents of the Sacred Heart and of the Sisters of\\nCharity, in New York city. He also occasion-\\nally .lectured in jiublic, and became active in\\nthe cause of the Church of Rome as president of\\nthe conference of St. Vincent de Paul. To\\nhim the City of New York is indebted for the\\nestablishment in 1858 of the Catholic Male\\nProtectory, and the House. of the Angels,\\na home for vagrant and orphan children bf\\nCatholic parentage both of these were emi-\\nnently successful, and were subsequently re-\\nmoved to West Chester County, in that State.\\nUntil his death, in 1868, he was i^resideut of\\nthese institutions. Dr. Ives was a very able\\nbut strangely erratic gentleman, and a most\\neloijuent speaker his conversion to the Romish\\nChurch was an exceedingly unfortunate circum-\\nstance, and without honor or profit on the con-\\ntrary, it drew upon him a great amount of\\nobloquy, and will give his name for ever here-\\nafter a notoriety most undesirable, over which\\nhis sincerest friends lament as over a premature\\ndeath\\nRev. Richard Sliar]) Mason, D. D., was for a\\nlong time a resident of Raleigh, and the rector\\nof the Episcopal Church, iVom 1840 until his\\ndeath in 1875. He was a man of deep and\\ndiversified learning, and of exemplary and\\nagreeable manners. A native of the Island of\\nBarbadoes, one of the P^nglish West India\\nIslands, where he was born December 29, 1796,\\nlie was brought to this country when quite\\nyoung by his ]iarents, and educated in Phila-\\ndelphia. He was admitted by Bishop White in\\n1817 as deacmi of the Episcojial Church, and\\nbecame rector of Christ Church, New Berne.\\nIn 1820 he was received into the order of priests\\nby Bishop Moore (Rich d Channing) in St.\\nPaul s Church, Edenton. Dr. Mason remained\\nsome ten years in New Berne, a faitlil ul, active\\npastor, and an earnest, self-denying missionary\\nfor t!ie church had then scarcely any foothold\\nI think the (h st words most accurate. Bishop Ives\\nfriends could not have felt his death a sad event, except\\nthat it would have jiarted them. They felt his defection\\nto Kome ninch inoie deeplv than they could have felt his\\ndeath.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .T. B. jr.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0545.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "446\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nin this diocese beyond the limits of New Berne,\\nWilmington and Fayetteville to these Dr.\\nMason rejoiced to minister.\\nIn 1828 he was elected ]iresident of Geneva,\\nnow Hohart, College, New York, which he ex-\\nchanged in 1835 for the presidency of Newark\\nCollege, in Delaware. There he trained many\\npupils who became distinguished in after lii e\\nhe remained for five years, when he became the\\nrector of Christ s Church, at Raleigh, and here,\\nfor the space of an ordinary lifetime, he dis-\\ncharged ins sacred duties with zeal, integrity\\nand great usefulness. All who knew Dr.\\nMason can testify to the purity of his life and\\nthe sincerity of liis character. Ke died 1875\\nuniversally loved and res})ected, leaving a wife\\nand several children. Mrs. Mason is quite an\\nauthoress, and is named among Soutliland\\nWriters, and one of theLi ving Female Writers\\nof the South, (by May T. Tardy, Pliiladel-\\nphia, 1870,) for possessing great merit as a\\nwriter, and genius as an artist in sculpture\\nhad she devoted her life to art, she would have\\nrivaled Harriet Hosraer or Viniiie Ream in ex-\\ncellence. Her head of General Lee, cut in\\ncameo, is said to be an exquisite work.\\nJames Saunders, son of William Saunders\\nand Bet.sy Hubbard, his wife, daughter of\\nThomas Hubl)ard, was horn April 25, 1765, in\\nLancaster County, Vii-ginia, where the Saunders\\nfamily had been established for near a century.\\nOn February 16, 1790, he left tlie old home-\\nstead intending to go to the then far West, but\\nby the persuasion of relatives was prevailed\\nupon to remain for near three years in the\\nCounty of Brunswick, Virginia, when having\\nabandoned liis purpose to go West, he came to\\nNorth Carolina and settled in the Edenton dis-\\ntrict. On January 7, 1798, he marrie l Hannah,\\nwidow of Jacob Simons, of Chowan County, and\\ndaug]]ter of James Sitterzen, of Perquimans\\nCounty, who, with Zebulon Clayton, Richard\\nSanderson, James Sumner, Thomas Doctar,\\nJacob Chancey, Joseph Sutton, Nathaniel\\nCarrutliers, John Stephey, Marmaduke Norfleet,\\nJohn Stephenson and Thomas West, were on\\nMarch 23, 1734, a^qjointed by Governor Gabriel\\nJohnston, by and with the advice and consent\\nof His Majesty s council, justices of the peace\\nfor the precinct of Perquimans, to set and hold\\na court on the third Monday in the montlis of\\nApril, July, October and January yearly.\\nThe only child of tliis marriage was Joseph\\nHubbard Saunders, who was born in Chowan\\nCounty on December 26, 1800. He was educated\\nat home in the country and in the town of\\nEdenton until he was about fifteen years of age,\\nwhen he was sent to Raleigh to school, where\\nhe remained until January, 1819, when he\\nentered tlie University of North Carolina, join-\\ning the sophomore class, half advanced. In\\nJune, 1821, he graduated with distinction,\\nbeing, as his contemporaries said, the best\\nwriter in the college. After his graduation he\\nremained at the university as a tutor and as a\\nstudent at law with Judge Nash. Abandoning\\nthe study of the law for the study of tlieology\\nwith a view to entering the church, he resigned\\nhis tutorship upon the death of his father in\\n1824, and returned to Edenton, and for several\\nyears was in charge of tlie academy at that\\njilace.\\nOn February 6, 1831, in Richmond, Virginia,\\nhe was ordained a deacon by Bishop Mooie, and\\non Blarch 18, 1832, at Warrenton, North Caro-\\nlina, he was made a priest by Bisliop Ives of\\nthe Episcopal Church. In 1832 and 1833 he\\nwas in charge of the Episcopal Church at War-\\nrenton, pi-eacbing also at stated periods at\\nLouisburg, Williamsboro Halifax and Scotland\\nNeck. On April 25, 1833, he married Laura\\nLucinda Baker, daughter of Dr. Simmons\\nJones Baker, of Martin County, North Carolina.\\nIn 1834 he removed to Raleigli in consequence\\nof the establishment of the Episcopal school, of\\nwhich institution lie was one of the principal\\npromoters, and had been appointed chaplain.\\nIn spite of the favorable auspices under which\\nit was managed the attempt to establish a\\ndiocesan school for the education of boys in\\nNoi th Carolina proved, for causes unnecessary\\nhere to mention, unsuccessful, and in the fall\\nof 1836 he moved to Pensacola, Florida, hav-\\ning received a call to the charge of tlie parish\\ntliere. mainly through tlie instrumentality of\\nJudge John A. Cameron and Judge Walker\\nAnderson, then citizens of the phice, but formerly\\nof North Carolina. On October 24, 1839, lie\\ndied of fever, t!ie yellow fever being epidemic\\nat that time, and was buried under the vestry\\nroom of his church.\\nA man of great learning united with rare\\npractical sense, of deep and unaffected piety,\\nand of tireless energy, it was his fortune to\\ntake a prominent part in shaping the destiny of\\nthe church he loved so well, botli in his native\\nand in his adopted State. Wiien lie entered\\nits ministry in North Carolina it had no bishop\\nand but a handful of clergy before he left it\\nan impetus had been given that is felt to this\\nday. That day was the seed time, the present\\nis the harvest. How he accomplislied so much", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0546.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "WAKE COUNTY.\\n447\\nin so short a time is a wonder to every one who\\nrecalls that he died ere he was yet forty years\\nof age. To this day even he is always referred\\nto in North Carolina as the Reverend Mr.\\nSaunders. In what esteem he was held in\\nFlorida will he shown hy an extract from a\\nletter i rom Hon. Walker Anderson, afterward\\nchief justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, to\\nRev. W. M. Green, then professor at the Uni-\\nversity of North Carolina, now the venerahle\\nhishop of Mississippi\\nPensacola, Florida, October 27, 1839.\\nMy Dear Sir: It has heen a long time since\\nwe interciianged a letter, and it is, a sad occa-\\nsion that ])rotnpt8 me now to renew our cor-\\nrespondence. We have lost a beloved and\\nvalued friend, and I know it will aiford you a\\nmournlhl })leasnre to learn some particulars of\\nhis last JiDurs. Our excellent jiastor, the Rev.\\nJlr. Saunders, has been removed from his labors\\non (larth to his reward in heaven, and left a\\nwhole community in tears. He died on Thurs-\\nday morning, the 24th instant, after a distress-\\ning illness of eight days with malignant brain\\ni ever. You iiave heard doubtless of the terri-\\nble scourge witli vvhichournearneighbor. Mobile,\\nhas been visited this fall. Among the fugitives\\nfrom that phace many came here, and, bringing\\nthe seeds of disease with them, they came only\\nto linger and die among strangers. There\\nwere, therefore, many calls upon the sympathy\\nof all none responded to such calls more freely\\nthan our dear friend. He was continually\\nabi oad day and night with the sick and dying,\\neximsing himsell fearlessly to the sun and the\\ndews. On the Sunday before his illness com-\\nmenced he preached at the request of the Com-\\nniodor.e of the squadron here on board of the\\ntlagsliip, and on his return complained that, he\\nfelt the sun beating powerfully on his head as\\nhe was preaching for the service was on deck,\\nand his being elevated brought his head near to\\nthe awning, which was between them and the\\nsun. Though he felt his liead affected from\\nthis time, he did not complain much of it, and\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2on Tuesday niglit, being called up at midnight\\nto visit a young lady who was dying with yel-\\nlow fever, he went, having to walk near a half\\nmile in a high, keen wind. He was up the\\nwhole night, and spoke to me afterward of the\\nr.cvei-e trial of feeling he underwent from the\\npainful circumstances of the death-bed he at-\\ntended. On Wednesday morning at 9 o clock\\nhe was taken with a chill, followed by high\\nfever. From the first he had the best mediital\\nadvice, the fleet surgeons from both the Ameri-\\ncan and French squadrons being assiduous in\\ntheir attention, and I need not say he was\\nnursed as faitiifully as the most devoted love\\ncould dictate hy his anxious and sorrowing peo-\\n])le. His disease at first seemed to be a common\\nbilious fever, such as has prevailed lately to\\nsome extent among us, but which is usually\\nmild and easily managed, and in his case it\\nseemed to yield readily to the prescriptions, but\\non Monday we began to perceive indications of\\nan affection of the brain, and during that night\\nwe could no longer mistake the malignant ciiar-\\nacter of the attack. On Thursday morning\\nafter waking from a sleep of some hours his\\nmind was greatly obscured, and before that\\nnight came a dismal darkness had settled over\\nhis fine and well-balanced intellect. He raved\\ninces.santly and incoherently, hut in all his\\nwanderings God and Christ and heaven was the\\nburden of his thoughts. He was ever going\\nthrough some of the services of the church or\\nin a loud and anxious tone exhorting his ])eople.\\nHe would call on us to ])ray, and with a devout\\nand impassionate manner repeat scraps from the\\nPrayer Book, and once he got as far in the\\nLord s Prayer as the petition Thy will be\\ndone. This continued with but little inter-\\nmission for forty-eight liours for even when\\nhis strength failed him by bending your ear to\\nhis lips you would find he still was whispering\\nal)out the church and kindred topics. He sunk\\nto rest without apiiarent suffering, though while\\nhis extremities were chilling with the damps of\\ndeath, the heat of tlie top of his head was almost\\npainful to the touch. Not a single glimmering\\nof reason was permitted to cheer those who\\nwatched his parting struggle. He was buried\\non the afternoon of Thursday with more than\\nthe ordinary marks of respect. The floor of\\nof his vestry room was removed and his grave\\ndug beneath the spot in which he was in the\\nhabit of sitting when there. The vestry, be-\\nsides addressing a letter of condolence to his\\nwidow, full of admiration for his cliaracter and\\nsorrow for his loss, have determined to erect a\\ntablet to his memory. So universal was the\\nreverence in which he was held that on the day\\nof his death and funeral the stores of the whole\\ncity were closed, the Creoles an(l Catholics unit-\\ning heartily with his own people in this demon-\\nstratiini of respect, and the officers of the French\\nsquadron, which is lying in our harbor, at-\\ntended tlie services in full unifirm.\\nBy his marriage with Miss Baker he left four", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0547.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "448\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nchildren 1. Richard Benhury,horn in Raleigh,\\nMarch 12, 1834 2. William Lawrence, horn in\\nRaleigh, July 30,1835 3. Anne, horn in Pensa-\\ncola, April 20, 1837 4. Joseph Huhhard, Oc-\\ntoher, 1839.\\nI. Richard was educated liberally, and gradu-\\nated at the University in June, 1854, and alter\\na course of study in clieniistry, estahlislied liim-\\nself at Oha})el Hill as a chemist and druggist,\\nand has been ever since engaged, excejit when\\nabsent in the army, which in response to the\\ncall of the Uovernor he entered as a member of\\nthe Orauge Light Infantry, commanded by Cap-\\ntain R. J. Ashe, and was elected second lieuten-\\nant went with his company to Raleigh April,\\n1861, and formed part of the First Regiment\\nNorth Carolina Volunteers, Col. J). H. Hill,\\nknown as the Bethel Regiment, and was\\nengaged in the battle. He was promoted and\\ncommissioned as captain and A. Q. M. of the\\nregiment. He was mustered out after the ex-\\npiration of his term of service. He married in\\nNovember, 1856. at the residence of her uncle,\\nFrederick Stanton, Mary Stanton, daughter of\\nlate Gerard Brandon ex-Governor of that State.\\nThey have had five children, and reside at\\nChapel Hill.\\nII. Wm. NLawrence Saunders, tlio present\\nSecretary of State, was born in Raleigh, July\\n30, 1835 graduated in June, 1854 studied law\\nwith Judge Battle, and admitted to the bar\\n1856. He moved to Salisbury, and resided\\nthere till the civil war ojiened he volunteered\\nin. April, 1861, as a meml)er of tlie Rowan\\nRifle Guards, commanded by Captain Frank\\nMcNeely, and ordered to Fort Johnston, below\\nWilmington. He was appointed a lieutenant\\nin the Rowan Artillery, then in camp of in-\\nstruction near Weldon. This battery was with\\nthe 1th Regiment Ncu-th Carolina tro0[)s, and\\nwith this regiment marched to Manassas Junc-\\ntion, arriving there a few days after the l)attle.\\nHaving been appointed captain by Governor\\nClark, he returned to Salisliui-y and enlisted a\\nc unpiany of inlantry for the war, and took it to\\nRaleigh for instruction at Camp^Mangum they\\nbecame a part of the 46th Regiment North\\nCarolina troops, Cohuiel Hall. In May, 1862,\\nthe regiment was (U dei ed to Goldsboro thence\\nto Richmond, and then to Drury s Blufi where\\nit became a part of General J. G. Walker s\\nbrigade. He was twice wounded, once at the\\nfirst battle of Fredericksburg in the right cheek,\\nand at tiie Wilderness in May, 1864, very\\nseverely, the ball entering the left corner of his\\nmouth and jiassing out at the back of the neck\\non the right side. In 1862 he was promoted\\nto be major in 1863 he was made a lieutenant-\\ncolonel, and oo January 1, 1864, hewas elected\\ncolonel of his regiment. His military career\\nterminated at Appomattox by the surrender of\\nLee on April 9, 1865, when and where he was\\nparoled.\\nAfter the war closed, with his health and\\nstrength much impaired by his wounds, he re-\\nturned to Florida and engaged in ]ilanting. In\\n1870 he returned to this State and was elected\\nSecretary of the Senate, and re-elected in 1872,\\nwhen with his brother-in-law. Major Engle-\\nhard, he established the Wilmington Journal,\\nwinning great re])ulation as a sagacious politi-\\ncal writer. This had great influence in achiev-\\ning tlie final triumph of the Democratic power\\nin the State. In November, 1876, he estab-\\nlished the Observer. On the death of Major\\nEnglehard, February 15, 1879, he was ap-\\npointed his successor as Secretary of State, which\\nimportant position he now occupies, to the\\ngratification of the people of North Carolina.\\nHe is keenly alive to the success and progress\\nof her institutions. His recent letter, Febru-\\nary 21, 1880, to Colonel John D. Taylor, of\\nWilmington, on tlie subject of the sale or no\\n.sale of the North Carolina railroad, was allowed\\nto be one of the ablest arguments presented on\\nthat side. He is now in the prime of life, and\\nmay lie be spared for numy years of usefulness\\nto his country.\\nHe married February 3, 1864, at the house of\\nThomas Barnes, near Mariann-a, Florida Call,\\nthird daughter of the late John W. Cotten.\\nIn July, 1865, his wife died. We have not at-\\ntempted to enlarge this sketch by any display\\nof the usefulness, ability or talent of Colonel\\nSaunders. This can be done at some future\\ntime ])y abler hands.\\nIV. Joseph Hubbard Saunders, named for his\\nfather, graduated at the University in June,\\n1860. When the war began he joined in April,\\n1861, the Orauge Light Infantry, Captain\\nAshe. In December he was appointed a lieu-\\ntenant by Governor Clark in Com] any A, 33d\\nRegiment, then under instruction at Raleigh^\\ncommanded by Colonel L. O B. Branch.\\nThis regiment was ordered to New Berne,\\nand after General Branch s promotion, a.ssigned\\nto his brigade. After the engagement at New\\nBerne, tlie brigade was ordered to Virginia and\\nassigned to command of General A. P. Hill.\\nIn 1862 he was promoted to be captain in 1863\\nto be major, and in 1864 to be lieutenant-colonel.\\nHe was in all the severe ensiageraentsof Niu thern", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0548.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "WAKE f;OTTNTY\\n449\\nA^iiginia. He was twice wounded ouce at\\nsecond Manassas in tiie right shoulder, and\\nagain at Gettysburg, very severely; tlie ball\\nentered tlie left nostril and passing out the left\\near. Ills wound was supposed to be mortal,\\nand he was left on tlie fielil. He was captured by\\nthe enemy and carried to Chester Hospital, and\\nafter some months to Johnson s Islaiul, where\\nhe was imprisoned until March, ISGf). He was\\ntlien paroled lor exchange and returned Iiome.\\nHe resides with his motlier, unmarried.\\nWilliam Kuffiu Co.\\\\ was born in Scotland\\nNeck, North Carolina he removed to Ten-\\nnessee, and was educated at Franklin College,\\nnear Nasliville after gradiuiting he became a\\nstudent of the Lebanon Law School, and being\\nlicensed to practice, opened an office in Nash-\\nville. Before the civil war began he had re-\\nturned to North Carolina, and settled in Edge-\\ncombe County, where he engaged himself in\\nagricultural interests. In the civil war he was\\nearly commissioned major of the 2d North\\nCarolina State troops, and soon attained the\\nrank of brigadier-general in tiic armies of the\\nConfederacy, and commanded his division in the\\nlast charge of the Army of Northern Virginia\\na few hours before the flag of truce announced\\ntlie surrender at Appomattox. And so North\\nCarolina justly claims that at Bethel she bore\\nthe first assault at arms, and at Appomattox\\nshe fired tiie last gun in defense-of tlie liberties\\nof the South.\\nSince tlie war General Co-t returned to the\\npractice of the law at Raleigh for six years he\\nwas the solicitor of the Metropolitan district,\\nand afterward he was appointed judge of the\\nSuperior Court for the same district, which he\\nresigned to canvass his district for election to\\nthe United States House of Representatives he\\nwas elected to the 47th Congress over Moses A.\\nBledsoe. General Cox is one of the trustees of\\ntlie University of the South was a delegate to\\nthe Ueuiocratic convention which met in New\\nYork7~a,nd was elected to the St. Louis Demo-\\ncratic convention but declined the honor, and\\nfor several years was chairman of the State\\nDemocratic convention. In every public posi-\\ntion to which he has been called his course has\\nbeen marked with fidelify, integrity and talent.\\nHis first wife was Penelope, daughter of James\\nS. Battle his second wife is a daugliter of\\nBishop Lyman.\\nOctavius Coke resides in Raleigli, a member\\nof the legal profession. He is a native of Vir-\\nginia, born at Williamsburg, October 4. 1840.\\nEducated at William and Mary College, he\\nstudied law and became a member of the bar in\\n1800. When the civil war l)egan he enlisted in\\ntlie 32d Virginia Inl antry, and soon attained\\nthe rank of captain, and so served during tlie\\nwhole contest. He was severely wounded at\\ntlie battle of Sharpsburg and of Five Folks.\\nWhen the war ended he settled in Chowan\\nCounty, where he married Miss Wood. Ho was\\na Democratic elector in 1872, and a member\\nof the State Senate in 1870. He has now per-\\nmanently located in Raleigh, (1880,) and is\\nchairman of the State Democraticcommittee. His\\nbrother, Richard oke, became Governor of the\\nState of Texas, and now represents tliat State\\nin the United States Senate.\\nA sketch of Dr. Richard H. Lewis, the cele-\\nbrated oculist, will be found in I itt County, of\\nwhich he is a native.\\nDonald William Bain is a native of Riileigh,\\nborn April 2, 1841. Educated at Mr. Lovejoy s\\nAcademy. He entered the service of the State\\nin the office of comptroller under Governor\\nBrogden, in 1857, where he served until ap-\\npointed chief clerk of the treasury, which posi-\\ntion he now holds. In February, 1807, he was\\nappointed Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge\\nof North Carolina. The systematic business\\nhabits he has used render his services invalu-\\nable and most satisfixctory he has the regard\\nand confidence of every one who knows him.\\nHon. Kemi P. Battle in his centennial address,\\nEarly History of Raleigh, page 44, says of\\ninsurrections It is impossible for us to imagine\\nwhat terror rumoi s of insurrections among\\nslaves caused our ancestors. They created a\\nwild panic in which reason and sense had no\\npart. We find such rumors common in tlie\\nearly part of the century. The most notable\\nwas in June, 1802, when the discover} that one\\nFrank Sumner had embodied a company of\\nthirteen men under his leadershij) as captain,\\nthrew the whole country from Tar river to the\\nAtlantic into consternation. Volunteer compa-\\nnies were organized for ]iatrolling and arresting\\nsuspected persons. Martial law reigned su-\\npreme. The writ of habeas corpus was sus-\\njiended in jiractice, though not by law, as to\\nthe negro race. At the time one hundred men\\nwere locked up in Martin County jail. Captain\\nFrank Sumner for his ill-timed ambitiou was\\npromptly hung by judgment of a special court,\\nand his deluded followers were glad to escape\\none with the loss of his ears, one with branding,\\nthe rest with flogging.\\nA similar panic about that time occurred in", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0549.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "450\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nFranklin County, but after great excitement in\\nall middle North Carolina, and many arrests,\\nthe accused were pronounced not guilty by\\nthe court hastily convened for the emergency.\\nWhen Nat. Turner s massacre of fifty-five\\npersons occurred in Southampton, Virginia, in\\n1831, the whole of Raleigh was placed under\\narms. The able-bodied were divided into four\\ncompanies, each to patrol the streets every fourth\\nnight. The old men were organized as Silver\\nGrays. Tiie fortress was the Presbyterian\\nChurch, and it was agreed tliat whenever the\\nState House bell should sound the women and\\nchildren were to hasten to its ])rotecting walls.\\nAt last one night O Rourke s blacksmith shop\\ntook fire. It was night, says my informant,\\nwhose hair is frosted now but he remembers\\nas vividly as if it were yesterday, the women\\nwith dislieveled hair and in their night clotlies\\nrunning for life througli the streets. It was no\\nlaughing matter to them. One of our most\\nvenerable and intelligent old ladies, (and she is\\nan uncommonly brave women,) although she\\ndisbelieved the stories, yet when she lieard the\\nloud clangor of the bells at midnight, drew her\\nchildren around her, determined to beg the\\nenemy to kill them first so that she might see\\ntiiem safe in death rather tlian be the first to\\ndie, leaving them to brutality and torture. But\\nher son, then a mere boy, brandished his de-\\nceased father s sword and prepared to defend\\nthe household. I hope he will pardon me for\\nmentioning an act so much to his credit. It\\nwas our Raleigh poet James Fontleroy Taylor.-\\nTiie negroes were frightened more than the\\nwhites. They fled and hid under houses, in\\ngarden shrubbery, lay between corn rows, any-\\nwhere for safety. There never was a time when\\nthe colored people of Raleigh would have risen\\nagainst our people. It is greatly to the credit\\nof both races that notwithstanding party ani-\\nmosity and sudden emancipation, the kindly,\\npersonal feeling between the whites and their\\nold servants has never been interrupted. See\\nante, pages, 127, 128, 222 and 223, touching\\nthese matters.\\nCHAPTER XLIX.\\nWARREN COUNTY.\\nGen. Jethro Sumner lived and died in War-\\nren County. His father emigrated from Eng-\\nland and settled near Suffolk, Va. His son emi-\\ngrated to Bute (since 1Y79 Franklin and Warren\\nCounties) and was sheriff of Bute for some years.\\nWhen the Revolutionary war began he was ap-\\npointed, in April, 177(), Colonel of the third\\nregiment of Continental troops by the Provin-\\ncial Congress of the State of North Carolina.\\nHe joined the Gi and Army of the North under\\nWashington, aud after a campaign he was ap-\\npointed Brigadier-General and ordered to join\\nGeneral Gates in the South. He behaved with\\ngallantry at Camden. He then joined General\\nGreene and was with him in his soiitliern cam-\\npaign, anil commanded the North Carolina\\ntroops at the hard-fought battle of Eutaw, Sep-\\ntember 8, 1781, where his charge with bayonets\\ncontributed to the success of that decisive\\nbattle. This was one of the severest battles and\\ndecisive of the whole Revolution. General\\nGreene s first line was composed of Marion s,\\nSumter s and Col. Pleasant Henderson s Regi-\\nments, Lee s Legion and Pickens Corjjs. Tiie\\nsecond line was composed of Sumner s Brigade\\nof North Carolina Continentals, under Col. Jolin\\nB. Ashe, Major Armstrong, and Major Blount,\\nwith the Virginians on the left and Marylanders\\nin the center. The British were driven from the\\nfield, and only escaped annihilation by seizing\\na large brick house, from which their fire was\\nso destructive that Greene forebore further at-\\ntack. The force of each was about 2,000 men\\nof these, 1 ,200 were left on the field. More\\nthan half the force of Greene were Nortli Caro-\\nlinians. The first line behaved well, but the\\nsecond line sustained the brunt of the fight. The\\nchai ge by Sumner with fixed l)ayonets was bril-\\nliant, and the proud Englishman was beaten at\\nhis favorite weapon. Many men of each line\\nwere transfi.xed by their opponents, and thus\\nfightins fell.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0550.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "WARREN COUNTY.\\n451\\nThe war being over, General Sunnier resigned,\\nand married a wealthy widow (Mrs. lleiss) of\\nNew Berne, by wlioni he had three children\\none of these, Mary Sumner, married Hon.\\nThomas Blount. (See page 158.)\\nGeneral Sumnerlies buried in Warren County,\\nnear the road between Louisburgatid Warrenton,\\nnear tlie old Shocco Cliapel. Tlie stone that\\nmarks ins grave bears this inscription: To\\nthe memory of Gen. Jethro Sumner, one of the\\nheroes of 177 5.\\nThe Hawkins family is one of the most ex-\\ntensive as well as one of the most respectable in\\nthe State. They liave pervaded not only our\\nown State, but many other portions of tlie south\\nand southwest, and wherever tliey have gone\\nthey have left indelible traces of genius, enter-\\nprise, integrity and ])atriotism.\\nThe family is of English origin emigrated\\nto this country about tlie reign of Queen Anne,\\n1705, and settled in Gloucester County, in Vir-\\nginia, where tlie founder of this family, Phile-\\nmon Hawkins, was born, on September 28, 1717.\\nHe removed from Gloucester County, Va., at the\\nage of twenty, to Warren (tlien Bute) County,\\niu this State.\\nIMiilemoii Hawkins was enterprising and ener-\\ngetic. Born to but little fortune, reared to liard\\nlabor, with little or no education, without patron-\\nage or powerful friends, he boldly resolved to\\nmake tor himself a name and place, in a new\\ncountry, inhabited then only by Indians and\\nsemi-savage wliites. His inilustry, energy and\\ncajjacity caused the country around liim to grow,\\nand lie grew with it. He prospered beyond\\neven his own hopes or the expectations of his\\nfriends. His reputation and position is shown\\nby the fact that he was an officer in the Colonial\\nGovernment, and was aid to Governor Tryon in\\nthe battle of Alamance. From his own position\\nin society, and the liberal means at his command,\\nhe exerted much influence. He was given to\\nliospitality and kindness no private house in\\nthe whole borders of the State was better known\\nand none where more enlarged and unstinted\\nhos]iitality disitensed than at the house of Col.\\nI iiilemon Hawkins, sr. He enjoyed the regard\\nand resjiect of the community. He lived in the\\nenjoyment of a well-spent life, and died in 1801,\\nin the eighty-third year of his age. He mar-\\nried Delia Martin, by whom he had six cliildren,\\nfour sons and two daughters, as shown by this\\ngenealogical table\\nPliilemon Hav. kins, the founder of the family,\\nwas the son of Philemon Hawkins, of Virginia,\\nborn in Gloucester County, Va., in 1717 mar-\\nried Delia Martin and had issue I. Delia, mar-\\nried to L. Bullock, no issue II. Colonel John,\\nmarried a sister of Hon. Nathaniel Macon,\\nand had (1) Col. Joseph, whose daughter mar-\\nried to Williams, (2) Gen. Micajah, (3) Gen.\\nJohn IL, (-1) Philemon, (5) a daughter, married\\nto Baker, (f)) another married to Williams, (7)\\nand another married to Alston.\\nIII. Philemon, son of Philemon, jr., of Pleas-\\nant Hill, born 1752, married Lucy Davis, died\\n1883, had twelve children (1) William, Gov-\\nernor, married Ann Boyd, and had eight chil-\\ndren (a) Lucy, married (1st) CVdeman, (2d)\\nConner (b) Emily, married to Nutall, (c) Ma-\\ntihla, (d) William J., (e) Celestia, married to\\nAmis, (f) Mary, (g) Henrietta; (2) JohnD.,\\nmarried Jane Boyd, and had eleven children: (a)\\nAnn, married to Young, (b) Lucy, married to\\nCane, (c) Mary, married to Jones, (d) Vir-\\nginia, married to Anderson, (e) James, (f)\\nFrank, (g) Dr. William J., (h) John D., (i)\\nPliilemon, (k) Alexander, (1) Jane; (3) Joseph\\nW., married Mary Boyd, and had eight chil-\\ndren (a) Alexander, (b) Peter, (c) Philemon\\nH., (d) George, (e) William D., (f) Ann Leis-\\nter, (g) Lucy Henderson, (h) Rufus (4) Benja-\\nmin F. married Sally Persons, and had Thomas,\\nHenry and Benjamin; (5) Philemon, (6) George,\\n(7) Frank, died unmarried, (8) Eleanor, ihmt-\\nried to Sherwood Haywood, and had nine chil-\\ndren: (a) Nancy, married to William A. Blount,\\n(b) Sally, (c) Rufus, (d) Lucy, married to\\n13rvan, (e) Delia, married (1st) to Williams,\\n(2d) t o George E. Badger, (f Frank, (g) Rob-\\nert E., (h) Maria, (i) Richard (9) Ann, mar-\\nried William P. Little, and had seven children\\n(a) Lucy, married to Terry, (b) Mary, married\\nto Mosely, (c) Thomas P., died unmarried,\\nlived in Hertford County, (d) George, (e)\\nMinerva, married to Graham, (f) William, (g)\\nSusan, married to Dr. Charles Skinner (10)\\nDelia, married to Stephen Haywood, and had\\nfive children (a) Margaret, (b) Dallas, (c) Lu-\\ncinda, (d) Sally, (e) Philemon (11) Sarah, wa.s\\nthe second wife of Col. William Polk, of Ra-\\nleigli, had issue: (a) Lucius, (b) Leonidas, (c)\\nMary, first wife of George E. Badger, (d)\\nRufus, (e) George W., (f) Susan, married to\\nKenneth Rayner, (g) Andrew (12) Lucy\\nDavis Ruffin, first wife of Louis D. Henry, no\\nissue.\\nTo Philemon Hawkins and Delia Martin were\\nalso born (IV.) Benjamin, born 1754, died 1816;\\nin Congress, 1782 Indian agent, 1785 U. S.\\nSenator, 1789 he had one son, Madison, and\\nthree daughters. (V.) Joseph, died unmarried.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0551.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "452\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\n(VI.) Ann, marrifd to Micajali Thomas no\\nissue.\\nBenjamin Hawkins (born 1754, died 1816)\\nwas born in Bute, now Warren County, the son\\nof Col. Philemon Hawkins, sr., and Delia,\\nhis wife. He was reared in habits of industry\\nand economy. His education was the best the\\ncountry afforded. With a younger brother\\n(Joseph) he was sent, after being prepared at\\nother institutions, to Princeton College, where\\nthey remained until tlie war closed its walls, he\\nbeing then in the senior class. The study of lan-\\nguages seemed to be h \\\\s forte, and he was familiar\\nwith not only the Latin and Greek, but also was\\nproficient in the modern languages, especially\\nthe French. This accomplishment caused Gen-\\neral Washington to invoke his aid in his inter-\\ncourse with the French officers, and he was for\\nawhile a member of Washington s military\\nfamily. He was at the battle of Monmouth\\nwith Washington in 1779, ])robably as a volun-\\nteer aid. In 1780 he was selected by the Legis-\\nlature as commercial agent to procure supplies\\nat home or abroad for the su[)port of the war\\nhe repaired to the West Indies and procured\\nmunitions, arms and provisions, and shi})ped\\nthem on board of vessels belonging to John\\nWright Stanley, (tlie father of John Stanley,)\\nthen a wealthy merchant at New Berne. These\\nvessels witli their cargoes were captured by the\\nBritish, which ruined the fortunes of Mr. Stan-\\nley, and when lie applied to the State for in-\\ndemnity, and was refused, he sue^ Colonel\\nHawkins individually, but tlie court held that\\nthe contracts of an agent of the State did not\\nbind liim individually. In September, 1782,\\nhe was elected by the Legislature a member of\\nCongress in the old Confederation, and re-elected\\nin 1783 he was present at Annapolis tliatyear\\nand witnessed the resignation of Washington as\\nCommander-in-Chief of the armies of America\\nMarch 21, 1785, he was appointed with Daniel\\nCarroll and William Perry to treat with the\\nCherokees and all other Indians south of them.\\nHe was also appointed by Congress with An-\\ndrew Pickens, Joseph Martin and Lauchlin Mc-\\nintosh, to negotiate with tlie Creeks. They\\nconcluded the treaty of Joephinton, and also\\nthe treaty with the Creeks of Hopewell. In\\n1786 he was again elected a member of Congress\\nto serve until 1787, and in 1789 he was elected\\nSenator in Congress, with Samuel Johnston as\\na colleague, the first two United States Sena-\\ntors chosen to represent this State he took his\\nseat January 13, 1790, and served for six years.\\nAfter his term in the Senate had expired liie was\\nappointed by the President agent for sujier-\\niutending all Indians south of the Ohio. In\\n1801 he was reappointed by Mr. Jefferson joint\\ncommissioner with Generals Wilkerson and\\nPickens to negotiate treaties with the Chicka-\\nsaws, Choctaws and Natches. It is a well-\\nknown trait in Indian character that whenever\\nwar is waged in tlieir vicinity their belligerent\\nand restless temper will cause them to take a\\npart. When General Jackson was carrying on\\nthe war with the Creeks it was deemed best by\\ntlie Government that a regiment sliould bo\\nraised among the friendly Indians to prevent\\ntheir joining the enemy. The regiment was\\nraised and Hawkins was appointed Colonel, and\\nthe celebrated half-breed Mcintosh, Lieutenant-\\nColonel. This regiment was snjiplied for a\\ntime by Colonel Hawkins at his own charge.\\nColonel Hawkins from exposure and bad health\\nwished to resign the charge of his responsible\\nappointment as superintendent, but tlie Gov-\\nernment seemed unwilling to give him up. He\\ndied in this service Juno 6, 1816, leaving one\\nson and three daughters. He was a man of\\nliterary attainments, and left works on Topog-\\nraphy and Indian language, valuable and\\ninteresting. A sketch of the Creek country\\nfrom his pen has been printed by the Georgia\\nHistorical Society at the private expense of Wm.\\nB. Hodgson.\\nColonel Joseph Hawkins was a son of Piiile-\\nmon and brother of above. In 1782-83 and\\n1812-13 he was in the Legislature educated, as\\nwe have stated, at Princeton. His namesake\\n(son of Colonel John Hawkins) was in 1825\\nComptroller of the State. General Micajah\\nThomas Hawkins, a son of Colonel John Haw-\\nkins, was in the Senate of the State in 182;! and\\nin 1827, and a member of Congress from 1831\\nto 1841. He served again in the Legislature\\nof 1846. General John H. Hawkins entered the\\nLegislature in 1809, and served in the Senate\\nof 1830-3 1 and in the House of 1835r36. Piiile-\\nmon, second sou of Philemon, was in the Leg-\\nislature of 1803-6, 1807-8, 1810-11, 1817-18.\\nGovernor William Hawkins, son of Philemon\\nHawkins, jr., was in the Legislature of 1804-5,\\nand elected Governor in 1811; died in 18?^!^-^\\nFor Sarah Hawkins, who married Colonel Wil-\\nliam Polk, see sketches p. 201, and of their sons.\\nGeneral Lucius J. Polk, see p. 202, and Bishop\\nPolk, see p. 284.\\nJames G. Brelion, who was a surgeon of the\\nRevolution, died at his residence in Warrenton\\non April 8, 1819, at an advanced age. He was\\na native of Ireland, where he had received a", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0552.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "WARREN COUNTY.\\n453\\nliberal education. He emigrated to America\\nand settled for a time in Maryland. In tlie\\nrecords of the committee of safety of Maryland,\\nOctober, 177fi, is an order for Dr. Brebon to\\ndeliver up to Timotliy I5owers all tbe books on\\npliysic, or any otlierkind in bis possession taken\\non board of any of tlie captured vessels at St.\\nGeorge Island. (Force s Am. Arcb., vol. 2,\\n(i54.) He removed to Warren ton and began to\\npractice, but tbe war raged and be was ap-\\npointed a surgeon in tlic navy, and served at\\ndifferent posts to tbe close of tlie war, wlien lie\\nreturned to bis prol ession. He was distinguislied\\nfor liis skill as a surgeon and bis learned scien-\\ntific researclies. He was celebrated for gener-\\nou.s bos))i(ality and bis unrivaled colloquial\\npowers. (^See Dr. Toner on tbe Revolutionary\\nBurgeons.)\\nNatbaniel Macon, born Dec. 17, 1758, died\\nJune 29, 1837 was born, lived and died in War-\\nren County. To attein|)t to mention all tlie ser-\\nvices of tbis [)atri(it, from liis cntiance in public\\nlife as a soldier of tbe Revolution to its close as\\nSenator in Congress, (1827,) would comprise tlie\\nbistory of our Republic at important and interest-\\ning epoclis, but neitberour plan or abilities will\\n])ermit tbis attempt. We propose to confine our-\\nselves to facts and dates, leaving to tbe bistorian\\nto delineate and present bis cbaractcr, a cbar-\\nacter so unique yet so perfect, so grand and\\nyet so simple, so eccentric and yet so unselfisb\\nand pure.\\nHis ancestors were from Virginia be was\\nsent to Princeton College, wbere be jiursued with\\ndiligence his studies till tbe war of tbe Revo-\\nlution closed tbat institution. He returned\\nbome and entered tlie army as a private soldier\\nin a company commanded by bis brotlier, wliere\\nbe served for some years. Tiiis step was\\nmarked by an idiosyncrasy so peculiar to bis\\nwhole life, and so different from tlie ordinary\\nconduct of men. He not only refused rank\\nwhich was open to him, but refused any com-\\npensation for his service. He marclied with his\\ncompany to South Carolina, then the theater of\\nwar, and liad bis lull share of all the hardships\\nand disasters of tliat terrible campaign. He\\nwas present at tbe iall of Fort Moultrie, the\\nsurrender of Charleston, tbe defeat of Camden,\\nand the lapid retreat of Greene across tbe upper\\njiart of North Carolina. He was in camp on\\ntbe banks of tbe Yadkin when a summons came\\nto Mr. Blacon, from tbe Governor of North\\nCarolina, to attend a meeting oi the General\\nAsscmlily to which lie bad been elected by the\\npeople of Warren County without his knowl-\\nedge and in his absence be declined to go.\\nThis incident came to tbe knowledge of General\\nGreene, who sent for the young man and asked\\nhim tbe reason of tbis unexpected course tbis\\njireferenee of a ca .np destitute of every comfort,\\nand with gloomy prospects, to a comfortable\\nseat in the Legislature. Mr. Macon, in bis\\nsententious way, said his country needed the\\nservices of all her sons tbat be bad seen the\\nfaces of tbe British many times, and as yet\\nnever saw their backs, and be meant to stay in\\ntbe army until be did. Greene instantly saw\\ntbe material of which tbe man was made de-\\nvoted jiatriotism and determined to ulilize it.\\nHe told him that be could do more good as a\\nmember of tbe Legislature than as a soldier,\\nand that. in tbe army be was but one man, but\\nin the Legislature be might urge many to fur-\\nnish supplies by showing tbe utter destitution\\nand distress be bad seen tbat it was bis duty\\nto go. Only under such orders and such high\\nprouiptings did be leave tbe army, and by bis\\ninfluence contributed to obtain su))plies which\\nenabled Greene to face Cornwallis at Guilford\\nCourt House, fight bim, and drive him froin the\\nSouth then and forever, for this forced tbe\\nBritish to retreat upon Wilmington, and then\\nfollowed Yorktown. The military career of Mr.\\nMacon here ended, and bis political life, so long\\nand so successful, began. He was elected the\\nfirst Senator in 1780, from tbe County of\\nWarren, and served continuously until 1785.\\nFrom this time be devoted bimself to his farm\\nand family until 1791, when be was elected a\\nmember of tbe 2d Congress, in whicb be was\\ncontinued until 1815, when he was chosen\\nSenator in place of Francis Locke, resigned,\\nand was continued b} repeated elections until\\n1828, when be resigned his office as Senator in\\nCongress, as trustee of tbe University, and as\\na justice of the peace in a laconic note of two\\nlines. During tbis service be was elected\\nSpeaker of the House 1801 to 1806, and Presi-\\ndent of tbe Senate in 1825-2G-27. At one time,\\n1804, tbe State of North Carolina gave a Presi-\\ndent to tbe Senate of tbe United States in\\nGovernor Jesse Franklin, and a Speaker of\\nthe House in Nathaniel Macon. His i)olitical\\nlife thus continued over forty years by free elec-\\ntions of tbe people and tbe Legislature. He\\nwas a Representative in Congress under Wash-\\nington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison, and\\nSenator nnder Madison, Monroe and John\\nQuincy Adams. Although offered again and\\n.again high executive office, be never accejited\\nany office except from the people or their ira-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0553.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "454\\nWHEELER S REMINiSCENCES.\\nmediate representatives, the Legislature. He\\nvenerated Washington he had an affectionate\\nregard for Madison and Monroe, but Mr. Jeffer-\\nson was to him his Magmis Apollo of politics.\\nHe was a devoted friend of Jackson and his\\nconstant supporter. His la.st public office (1830)\\nwas as elector in the support of Van Buren for\\nPresident. He often spoke in Congress, always\\nsententious, decided and to the point. It is\\nregretted that in his day few short-hand re-\\nporters or that no Congressional Record existed,\\nbut Mr Benton has reaorded that he spoke\\nmore good sense while getting in his chair and\\ngetting out of it, than many delivered in long\\nand elaborate speeches. He allowed no re-\\nporter to amplify or condense his remarks. He\\nwas opposed to all nepotism, and in his long\\npublic career of forty years in Congress he\\nnever once recommended any relative of his\\nto public office. What a contrast with modern\\ntimes. He never attended a convention or cau-\\ncus, for he said he trusted them once and then\\nthey cheated him. He was a hard-money man,\\nas the only constitutional currency. He said\\nthat this was right, for he had seen the evils of\\npaper money, and meant to save the people\\nfrom it. He was opposed to all pensions to\\nofficers and soldiers of the Revolution, and re-\\nfused any pension for himself, although entitled\\nto one, for he urged that all had been rewarded\\nby the establishment of independence and free-\\ndom, and tliat was sufficient in itself. On this\\nprinciple he voted against the bill for Lafayette s\\nbenefit. On tlic riglits of the States to secede\\nhe addressed the following letter toS. P. Carson,\\ndated\\nBuck Springs, February 9, 1833.\\nSir I have received your letter of the 24th\\nulto.\\nThere can be no doubt that the United\\nStates are in a deplorable situation, and that\\nthe publication of the opinion you desire would\\nbe useless. My opinion has never been a secret,\\nand I have always stated it to tliose who wanted\\nto know it. In the year 1824, the Constitution\\nwas buried. The Senators who were then pre-\\nsent will, it is believed, recollect, the fact, and\\nwas never afterward quoted by me while I con-\\ntinued in the Senate. Tlie opinions of General\\nWashington, Mr. Jefferson and Governor Clinton\\nwere known but not resjiected. I never believed\\nthat a State could nullify and remain in tlie\\nUnion, hut ahvays believed tliat a State could\\nsecede token she pleased, provided she would pay\\nher proportion of tlie public debt.\\nA\\nThis right I have considered the best guard\\nto public liberty and the public justice that\\ncould be desired, and it ought to have prevented\\nwhat is now felt in the South oppression.\\nA government of opinion established by\\nsovereign States cannot be maintained by force.\\nThe use of force makes enemies, and enemies\\ncannot live in peace.\\nNathaniel Macon.\\nHis private character was but a reflex of his\\npublic career. He was exact, just and cautious,\\nnot wealthy, he did not covet riches, but lived\\nindependently and within liis means. Punctual\\nin all his obligations he paid as he went, avoid-\\ning all suretyship aud debt. When in his last\\nillness and he knew, as he liad been informed\\nby his physician, that it was fatal, he asked far\\nhis bill of the physician and paid it, a7id so died\\nnot oiving a cent to any man. His house, plain\\nand simple, always had a welcome for all. In\\nperson he was portly, of strongly marked fea-\\ntures, and of pleasant address.\\nNo portrait it is believed of him is extant, for\\nhe would never allow one to be taken. On one\\noccasion while in the discharge of some public\\nduty, an artist attempted to take his likeness.\\nWhen it was discovered, Mr. Macon was indig-\\nnant and threatened to prosecute the offender.\\nHis chirograi)hy was like his character, sim])le,\\nplain and determined, without ornament or af-\\nfectation.\\nHe was devoted to agriculture, and often in\\nthe recess of Congress worked with his hands in\\ngathering his crops. In his dress lie was plain\\nbut always neat. He wore a suit all of the\\nsame material, of superfine navy blue, in the\\nfashion of the olden time a hat made of a coon\\nskin, broad brimmed, with fair-topped boots\\noutside of the pantaloons, for he said that\\nleather was stronger than cloth. In religion\\nhe inclined to the Baptist persuasion, and\\nhe was an earnest and constant student of the\\nBible. He married Hannah Plummer, and had\\ntwo daughters, one of whom married William\\nMartin, and the other William Eaton he died\\nat home suddenly, June 29, 1837. He had\\nselected his burial })lace many years before his\\ndeath, a spot of land barren and stony, and not\\nlikely ever to be cultivated and employed two\\nof his neighbors to make his coffin of the\\nplainest material, so it could be paid for before\\nit was used. Such was Nathaniel Macon.\\nJames Turner, born 1766, died 1824, was a\\nnative of Virginia, born in Southampton County.\\nHis iatlier, Thomas Turner, moved to Warren", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0554.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "Warren county.\\n455\\nCounty, then Bute, when liis son was very\\n3 oung. Hia advantages in education were but\\ntew. He early enlisted in the cause of inde-\\nj)endence, and was a private in the same coin-\\nI)any with Uv. Macon, lie entered iniblic life\\nas a member of the House of Commons in 1798\\nre-elected in 1799 and 1800 and elected to the\\nSenate in 1801-2 in the latter session, 1802, he\\nwas elected Governor of the State. In 1805 lie\\nwas elected one of the Senators in Congress, and\\nserved until 1816, wlien he resigned. He was\\nfirm in his support of the war measures of the\\nGovernment, and in this he difl ercd from his\\ncolleague, Governor Stone. He was a man of\\ngreat personal worth, a faithful representative\\nand a sincere friend. He died August 15, 1824.\\nHe was thrice married 1. To Mary Anderson,\\nof \\\\Varrent(m, in 1793, by whom he had four\\ncliildren: Thomas, Daniel, Rebecca, who mar-\\nried Hon. George K. Badger, and Mary, tliere\\nwas one daughter, probably Mary, who married\\nDr. Pope, of Wariienton 2. Mrs. Anne Coch-\\nran o. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, who survived\\nhim, leaving two daughters, Sally P, (wife of\\nHon. Mark Alexander^ of Mecklenburg County,\\nVirginia) and Ann, wi-fe of Henry Coleman, of\\nViiginia.\\nHis son, Daniel Turner, was born in War-\\nren County, 1796. He was educated at West\\nPoint in 1814 was appointed a lieutenant of\\nartillery. He was stationed on Long Island,\\nand ai led General Swift in superintending\\nthe defenses of New York harbor. He then\\nwas ordered to Plattsburg under General Ma-\\ncomb. The war being over he resigned in 1815.\\nIn 1819-23 lie was a member of the House of\\nCommons, and was elected a member of the\\n20tli Congress, (1825-27,) and was succeeded by\\nRobert Potter. He for a time was the principal\\nof tlie Warrenton Academy, distinguished alike\\nfor his learning and amiability. He was ap-\\njiointed navy agent at Mare s Island, Califor-\\nnia, wliere lie resided until his death. He mar-\\nried a daugliter of Francis S. Key, of Washing-\\nton City, (listinguished as a lawyer and the\\nauthor of our national song, The Star-Span-\\ngled Bann-er.\\nKemp Plumracr, long a distinguished resi-\\nlient of Warren County, wa.s a native of Vir-\\nginia, born 17G9. He read law with Chancellor\\nWythe and settled in Warrenton. He was a\\nmember of the Legislature in 1794 in the Com-\\nmons, and in 1815-16 was elected to the Senate.\\nHe married Susan Martin, by whom he had a\\nlarge family. One of his daughters was tlie\\nwife of Hon. William H. Battle, late of Cliapel\\nHill, and the mother of Hon. Kemp Plummer\\nBattle.\\nJohn Hall, born 1767, died January, 1833,\\nresided and died in this County. He was a\\nnative of Virginia, born at Waynesboro the\\nson of Edward and Eleanor Hal), 7ice Stuart.\\nHis father came from Ireland, settled first in\\nPennsylvania and moved to Virginia in 1736\\nhe was in moderate circumstances. The mother s\\nfamily were of wealth and distinction. Judge\\nArchibald Stuart and Alexander H. H. Stuart,\\nSecretary of tlie Interior under Fillmore, were\\namong its members.\\nJudge Hall was educated at William and\\nMary College, where he was fellow-student of\\nthe Riglit Reverend John Starke Ravenscroft.\\nHe studied law at Staunton, Virginia, under his\\nrelative. Judge Stuart. In 1792 he settled in\\nWarrenton, North Carolina, wliere he resided\\nuntil his death. His correct and studious habits\\nand his extensive learning were duly appre-\\nciated, and won for him the esteem and respect\\nof ail who knew him. His merits attracted the\\nattention of the Legislature, and in 1800 elected\\nhim one of the judges of the Sui)erior Courts,\\nupon the adoption of the present Superior Court\\nsystem in 1806, and lie rode the circuit regu-\\nlarly until 1818, wjicn on December 12 of that\\nyear he was elected with Leonard Henderson\\nand John L Taylor to the Supreme Court bench,\\nwhich position he held until a painful and dis-\\ntressing malady compelled him to resign (in\\nDecember, 1832) and caused his death soon\\nafter; this occurred at his residence in Warren-\\nton, January 29, 1833. His biograpjier and\\npupil (William Eaton, jr., Esq.,) from whose\\nadmirable memoir of Judge Hall mucli of this\\nbrief sketch has been collated, states of him\\nAlthougli not a man of showy or brilliant en-\\ndowments, he had a .sound judgmentand varied\\nand extensive learning. In uprightness, im-\\n])artiality and independence in the patient and\\nlaborious duties of liis high office in kindness\\nand courtesy, he liad nosujicrior in North Caro-\\nlina a State tliat lias produced so many jurists\\nof rare judicial excellence. Although in po-\\nlitical feeling he was of the Jeffersonian school,\\nhe had too correct a .sense of tlie proprieties of his\\nposition to be active in political contests, and\\nwas free from all jjartisan or political influences.\\nIn 1829 ho was, while on the bench, elected one\\nof the electors on the Jackson ticket. He was\\nan active and bright member of the Masonic\\nfraternity, and in 1804 presided as Grand Mas-\\nter of the order in the State. In jirivate life\\nhe was simple and unatfected, frank and sin-", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0555.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "456\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\ncere, of unaffected modesty, humane and benevo-\\nlent. He was prompt and punctual in the pay-\\nment of his debts. In person he was considei ahly\\nabove the middle size, agreeable features, florid\\ncomplexion and a face indicative of amiability\\nand candor. He died a communicant of the\\nEpiscopal Church, the sacrament of which was\\nadministered to him in his own chamber shortly\\nbefore his death by Rev. Joseph H. Saunders,\\nthen rector of Emannel Church at Warren ton.\\nHe married Mary Weldon, who died August,\\n1852, leaving eight children. Among tliese\\nwas Edward, who was born 1795. He was an\\neducated gentleman graduated at the Univer-\\nsity of North Carolina in same class of 1815\\nwith F. L. Hawks, Willie P. Mangum, and R.\\nD. Spaight. He studied law and became so\\ndevoted to his profession tbat in 1841 he was\\nappointed judge of the Suiierior Courts. Very\\nfew of his opinions were overruled, and he was\\nconsidered one of the most learned judges of the\\nState. For many years preceding his death he\\nretired from all business. He was a gentleman\\nof great purity of cliaracter and integrity. lie\\ndied in November, 1877, in the eight3 -second\\nyear of his age, unmarried.\\nBlake Baker resided and represented Warren\\nCounty in the House of Commons in 1807. He\\nhad previously been the Attorney-General of\\nthe State (1794 to 1803) and in 1808 was ap-\\npointed one of the judges of the Superior Courts\\nby the Governor not being elected by the\\nLegislature his commission expired in the same\\nyear. He died in 1818. He married Elizabeth,\\nthe eldest daughter of Christopher Clark, of\\nBertie County, the aunt of Governor Henry T.\\nClark, but had no issue.\\nWilliam Miller represented this County in\\n1810 in the House of Commons, and from 1811\\nto 1814, and !iad for his colleague William R.\\nJohnson, distinguislied for his success with race\\nhorses, to wliich amusement the people of War-\\nren are still much addicted, In the year 1814 Mr.\\nMiller was elected Governor of the State, and\\nserved till 1817. His administration was during\\nthe war wit!) England, and Governor Millernobly\\nsustained all the war measures of Mr. Madison\\nand promptly and efficiently aided in its vigor-\\nous prosecution, hi Marcli, 1825, he was ap-\\npointed by the President charge d affaires to\\nGuatemala, Central America, and died while on\\nthat mission.\\nWeldon Nathaniel Edwards, born 1788, died\\n1873, was long a resident and representative of\\nthis County. He was a native of Northampton,\\nborn about two miles from Gaston he read law\\nwith Judge Hall. He succeeded Governor Mil-\\nler in 1814 as a member of the Legislature, and\\nwas re-elected in 1815. In 1816 he was elected\\na member of the 15th Congress, succeeding\\nMr. Macon, who had been elected to the\\nSenate and served until the 18th Congress,\\n1825-27, when he declined a re-election to\\nCongress, and was succeeded by Daniel Tur-\\nner. He was elected to the Senate of the\\nStctte in 1833, and served till 1844. He was a\\ndelegate in 1835, with Mr. Macon, to the con-\\nvention to amend the State Constitution. In\\n1850-52 he was elected again, and chosen to\\npreside over the Senate. In 1861 he was elected\\nto and was chosen President of the convention\\nwhich met at Raleigli on May 20, 1861. This\\nbody jiassed the ordinance of secession of\\nNortli Carolina from the Union, and it closed\\nthe political career of Mr. Edwards, wliich in\\nliic to him had been so full of promise and en-\\njoyment, and which closed under circumstances\\nof sorrow and melancholy. The war and its\\nsad effects had impaired his large estate, the\\ndesolation of his section and losses of his i riends\\npressed deeply upon his generous and humane\\ndisposition. Pie died December 18, 1873. He\\nmarried, in 1823, Lucy Norfleet, of Halifax,\\nwith whom he lived for ini^re than fifty years in\\nquiet and unbroken felicity.*\\nThere are few I amilies that have produced\\nmembers who have served their country with\\nmore integrity and ability than the Bragg fam-\\nily. The father, Thomas Bragg, was a citizen\\nand native of Warren County. He was indus-\\ntrious and intelligent, a house carpenter by\\ntrade. It was while he was engaged in repair-\\ning the old State House that it was destroyed\\nby fire, the elaborate and matchless statue of\\nWashington, made in Italy by Canova, being\\nlost in the flames. f His wife was a lady of ex-\\ntraordinary energy and intelligence, who im-\\nparted to her children the same decided traits of\\ncharacter that she possessed. This accords with\\nthe remai-k of Dr. Rush in his work On the\\nMind, tliat he never read of a great man\\nwho did not have an active and intelligent\\nmother, verifying the trite adage, The\\nhand that rocks the cradle rules the world.\\nDickens says, The virtues of mothers are vis-\\nAlthough naturally depross( by tlie suifcrings of his\\npeople, yet his last days were spent in peace and plentj\\nhis estate was worth near $100,000.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ed.\\nt An appropriation was m.ade to rebuild the Capitol at\\na cost of about 8300,000. The commissioners for re-\\nbuilding were Samuel F. Patterson, then Ticasiu er of\\nthe State; Duncan Cameron, Alfred Jones, Cliarlcs\\nManly and Beverly Daniel.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0556.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "WARREN COUNTY.\\n457\\nitcd oil their cliiklion, as well as the sins ul tlic\\nfathers.\\nThree sons were born to this couple in War-\\nren County, N. C: John, Braxton and Tlioinas.\\nJohn Bragj^j born 1808, died 1878, was horn\\nin Warrcnton. His father, though in nioderato\\ncircumstances, afforded him every advantage of\\neducation, lie was sent to the best schools in\\ntlie country, and to the University, where he\\ngraduated in the same class of 1824 with Will-\\niam A. Graham, Matthias E. Manly, David\\nOutlaw and others. Many of these subsc(iuently\\nattained the higliest jiositions in the .State, as\\nthe.se sketches prove, lie studied law with Hon.\\nEdward Hall, son of Judge John Hall, and\\npracticed with great success for five years. He\\nwas elected a member of the House of Commons\\nin 1830, and by successive elections until 1835.\\nIn the latter year he was appointed by General\\nJackson a member of tlie Board of Visitors of\\ntlie United States Military Academy at West\\nPoint. 8()on after tliis he removed to Mobile,\\nAla. During the Presidential canvass of 183*5\\nlie was associate editor of the Mobile Beyister.\\nAs a polemical writer, he possessed great power,\\nand acquired influence and reputation as a jour-\\nnalist. So competent an autliority as Colonel\\nForsyth ])ronounced him without any superior\\nas a p ditical writer in the State of Alabama.\\nIn 1837 and until 1840 he was the attorney for\\nthe Bank of Mobile, and in 1842 he was ap-\\n])ointed, by Governor Fitzpatrick, judge of the\\nSi.Kth Judicial Circuit afterward he was elected\\nto tliis position by the Legislature over Gen.\\nGeorge W. Crabb. At the expiration of his\\nterm of office (six years) he was unanimously re-\\nelected by the same hotly. During the time,\\nhowever, the election of judges was transferred\\nfrom the Legislature to the people. Although\\nit was well known that Judge Bragg was decid-\\nedly averse to the innovation, and stood aloof\\nfrom the canvass, the people elected him by a\\nlarge majority over Aaron B. Coo{)er, of Monroe.\\nAs a judge, he was considered austere and un-\\nbending. Rigidly upright in his own conduct,\\nhe was unsi)aring to any attempt at fraud or\\nchicanery. His virtues were of the Roman\\ntype.\\nIn 1851 the Democratic party had become\\nsadly disorganized in the Jlobile district, arid in\\norder to harmonize the contending factions,\\nwhich his non-interference in active polities en-\\nabled him to eflect, he consented to be a candi-\\ndate for Congress, and was elected byamajori+v\\nof nearly 2,000 votes over Hon. C. C. Langd i.\\nHe served during only one session in Congress,\\npositively declining a re-election. He felt that\\ntiiere was such a decadence of public integrity\\nand personal virtue at Washington, as com-\\nl)aretl with the days of Macon, who was his\\nmodel of a statesman, that the post of honor\\nwas a private station.\\nRetiring from all professional as well as polit-\\nical pursuits, he did not appear again in jmblic\\naffairs till his election to the Constitutional\\nConvention of 1861, as the representative from\\nMobile County. Disqualified by age and former\\npursuits from military service, he remained on\\nhis farm in Lowndes County during the war.\\nThere (April 12, 1865) he was subjected to the\\ngrossest [icrsonal indignities, his farm wantonly\\ndestroyed, aiid his dwelling burned over tlie\\nheads of his wife and children by the troops of\\nGeneral Wilson. He moved to Mobile, where\\nhe died on August 1(1, 1878.\\nHe married a sister of Dr. William R. Hall, of\\nLo%vndes County, Ala. His brother. Captain\\nWilliam Bragg, of Wilcox County, died iu tlie\\n(Confederate army. His distinguislied brother,\\nTliomas Bragg, (born November 9, 1810, died\\nJanuary 21, 1872,) was a native of Warren\\nCounty, son of Thomas and Margaret i agg.\\nHis education began at the Warrenton Acad-\\nemy, with such teachers as Geo. W. FrejMiian,\\nafterward Bishop of Arkansas, and Bishop Ot y\\nof Tennessee, and was completed at the Mili-\\ntary Academy at Middletown, Coj.-u., under\\nCaptain Allen Partridge, where he renuiined\\nnearly three years. He then commenced the\\nstudy of the law under Judge John Hall, and\\nafter obtaining his license he settled in Jack-\\nson, Northampton Count)^, N. C, where he prac-\\nticed ills profession with brilliant success. In\\n1842 he was elected a member of the House of\\nCommons, where he took a high position, and\\nwas the chairman of the Judiciary Committee,\\nlu 1854 he was elected Governor of the State by\\ntiie Democratic party, over that veteran |)oli-\\ntician. Gen. Alfred Dockery,and was re-elected,\\nin 1856, over that excellent an l able statesman,\\nJohn A. Gilmer. In 1858-59 lie was elected\\nSenator in Congress, which he resigned in 18G1,\\nw .ien his State withdrew from tlie Union.\\nOn February 22, 1862, when the Confederate\\nGovernment was organized at Riciimond, Mr.\\nDavis tendered Governor Bragg the position of\\nAttorney-General. This high duty he performed\\nwith great ability until 1863, when he was suc-\\nceeded by Hon. George Davis. He returned to\\nhis profession but the vicissitudes of the war\\nmade a deep impression on his mind. In the\\nsummer of 1870, when civil liberty and private", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0557.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "458\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nriglitf wvre menaced by lawless power on the\\none liaml, and a wild species of justice on\\nthe otiier, his efforts were unremitting in the\\nsn] port oi justice and order. He, with others,\\naddressed the following note to Judge Bond,\\nthen holding the United States Circuit Court at\\nRaleigh\\nRaleigh, September 30, 1871.\\nHon. H. L. Bond, Judge of U. S. Circuit Court.\\nSir: We have the honor, in the interest of\\nthe peace of the people of North Carolina, to\\naddress you this note.\\nDie i act that a secret, unlawful organization,\\ncalled the Ku Klux or Invisible Empire, ex-\\nists in certain parts of the State has been mani-\\nfested in the recent trials before the court in\\nwhich you preside. We condemn without res-\\nervation all such organizations. We denounce\\ntliem as dangerous to all good government, ancl\\nwe regard it as the eminent duty of all good citi-\\nzens to suppress them. No right-minded man\\nin North Carolina can palliate or deny the crimes\\ncommitted by these organizations but we think\\nif tlie further prosecution of the persons charged\\nwitli these offenses were continued until Novem-\\nber term, it would enable us to enlist all law-\\nloving citizens of the State to make an energetic\\nand effectual effort for the restoration of good\\norder. We assure you that we believe belore\\nthe November term of the Circuit Court that\\nthis unlawful organization will be effectually\\nsuijpressed.\\nIn presenting these considerations to your\\nhonor, we declare that it is our duty and pur-\\n])ose to exert all the influence we possess and all\\nthe means in our power to absolutely suppress\\nthe organization, and to secure a lasting and\\npermanent jieace to the State. The laws of the\\ncountry must and shall be vindicated. We are\\nsatisfied, and give the assurance, that the peo-\\n])le of North Carolina will unite in averting and\\nforever obliterating an evil which can bring\\nnothing hut calamity to the State. In the name\\nof a just and honorable people, and by all the\\nconsiderations which appeal to good men, we\\nsolemnly protest that tliese violations of law\\nand [lublic justice must and shall cease.\\nWe have the honor to be, etc.,\\nThomas Brago, Geo. V. Strong, Daniel G.\\nFowLE, Jas. H. Batchelor, B. F. Moore,\\nWm. M. Suipp, M. W. Ransom, Will. H.\\nBattle, R. H. Battle, jr., and D. M. Bar-\\nringer.\\nIn a reply, dated October 2, 1871, Judge\\nBond stated that he was unable to comply with\\nthis modest and reasonable request.\\nThe last public service of Governor Bragg\\nwas his connection as counsel for the managers\\nin the impeachment of Governor Holden, which\\nhas already been referred to. (Page 441.)\\nFrom the hour of the arrest of private citi-\\nzens in Alamance and Caswell Counties to the\\nconviction of Holden, the mind of Governor\\nBragg was never free from deep anxiety, and\\nfrom the grave responsibilities resting on him as\\nthe leading and great tribune, guarding tlie\\nrights and liberties of the people. So heavy\\nand severe were his labors that when he left the\\nimpeachment chamber lie went an invalid to his\\nsick room, a broken-down, afflicted man. The\\nsilver cord of his life had been broken tlie\\nhealth-giving influences of mineral s]n iugs and\\nmedicine had lost all tlieir power. His life had\\nnow come to its end. Surrounded by liis af-\\nflicted and disconsolate family, in full possession\\nof his vigorous intellect, and in a calm reliance\\non the rewards promised to an honest, useful\\nand well-spent life, Gov. Tliomas Bragg de-\\nparted this life at Raleigh, January 21, 1872.\\nCall no man good till he dies, said the\\nillustrious ancient and now that death has\\nclosed the scenes of his long, useful and event-\\nful life, we can, without fear of reversal, pro-\\nnounce Governor Bragg worthy of the esteem and\\nreverence with which his memory is cherished\\nby a grateful community. He was a good as\\nwell as a great man.\\nA corrcsiiondent, in one of the papers of the\\nday, has recorded that he witnessed the last\\nof earth with this distinguished man. He says\\nHolding his hand with affection, I saw the\\nlast evidences of life slowly pass away from him.\\nNever shall I forget the calmness and composure\\nwith which, a few moments before he died, he\\nuttered these words I have no doubt that I\\nhave my sins to answer for; all men must so ac-\\ncount. I have endeavored to lead an exemplary\\nlife I have never seen the time that I felt I\\ncould be persuaded, through favor, affection, re-\\nward, or the hope of reward, to do otherwise\\nthan my conscience would dictate to me, as right\\nand projier. The future has been, and is now,\\na deep, dark mystery.\\nGovernor Bragg needs no eulogy. The peo-\\nple hold his memory in respectful reverence.\\nHe married in Petersburg, Va., and left a\\nlarge family.\\nGreen be the turf above thee,\\nFriend of my bettor days\\nNone knew tliee but to love thee\\nNone named thee but to praise.\\nHalleck on the death of Drake.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0558.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "WARREN COUNTY.\\n459\\nBraxton Biagj, (born 1815, died 1876,) son\\nof Tlionuis anil Margaret Brjigg, was born in tbis\\nCounty.\\nAfter proper early education, lie was nj)-\\njwinted, in 1833, a Ciulet at the U. S. Military\\nAcademy from the Warren district, Gen. Mic^i-\\njali T. Hawkins being then member of Congress.\\nlie gradnateil in 1837, and was appointed a lieu-\\ntenant of the Tliird Artillery. In 1839 to 1843\\nhe served in Florida in the war with the Semi-\\nnoles. He was breveted captain for gallant con-\\nduct in Mexico at the defense of Fort Brown,\\nMay 9, 184G, and major, for gallantry at Mon-\\nterey, .September 23, 1846; breveted fieutenant-\\ncolonel for Bnena Vista 1847, anil appointed\\nmajor of First Cavalry March 3, 1855. He re-\\nsigned January 3, 1850, and resided on his plan-\\ntation, at Thibodeaux until our civil war be-\\ngan. He was appointed a brigadier-general\\n(March, 1861) in the Confederate army, and a.s-\\nsigned to command at Pensacola. In February,\\n1802, he was was made a major-general, and\\njoined the army of the Mississippi in command\\nof the Second Corps, and bore an imj)ortant part\\nin the battle of Shiloh. He was made general\\nin place of A. S. Johnson, and succeeded Beaure-\\ngard in command of that army after that battle.\\nIn August he entered Kentucky, and was com-\\nl)elled to retire after the battle of Perryville,\\nOcfober 9, 1862. He was then relieved from\\ntliis command, but was soon restored, and took\\ncommand of the army oj)posed to Rosecrans.\\nAfter the battle of Murfreesboro December 31,\\n1862, where he gained partial success, he was\\ncompelled to retire. On September 19, 1863,\\nhe defeated Rosecrans at Chickamauga, and on\\nNovember 25, 1863, he was defeated by General\\nGrant at Missionary Ridge, and again was re-\\nlieved of his command. At Wilmington he was\\nagain laccd in command, just before its capture\\nby the Union forces. After the war he led a quiet\\nlife, and died very suddenly, (falling dead in the\\nstreet,) from a disease of the heart, at Galveston,\\non Sei)tember 27, 1876. Thus ended the last of\\nthis triumvirate of genius, of worth and talent.\\nThe memory of Gen. Thomas J. Green should\\nbe giuirded well and protected in love. He, gen-\\nerous to a fault, noble and grand, fiery and im-\\nl)ulsive, heard the Texau cry for freedom, left a\\nhome of luxury, sought the fichl where blood\\nlike water flowed, unsheathed his sword in de-\u00c2\u00bb\\nfense of a stranger s laud, and bravely fought\\nfor unknown homes. The cry of the oppressed\\nreached his ears and was echoed in his unselfish\\nheart that heart gave its first beat of life neath\\nWarren s sky bravely and nobly he fought, his\\nblood stained the plains and broad prairies of\\nTexas land the Lone Star State was saved\\nfrom Mexican persecution, and his chivalric na-\\nture was satisfied. Years passed, but Warren s\\nmemory remained still fresh in his mind, here-\\nturned, settled, and many yet there are who re-\\nmember with i)leasure how Esmeralda s door,\\nwhether touched by the hands of rich or poor,\\never swung upon the hinges of hospitality.- But\\nhe, too, who had aided so much to build the\\ntemple of fame, passed away just as the blood-\\nbespattered flag of our land was unfurled for its\\nlast mighty eft ort in the southern heavens, but\\nin passing away his noble heart beat with a\\nquickened pulse of pride, for he knew that Ms\\nonly sou, shrouded in the patriotic mantle of his\\nsire, was battling for Warren, Carolina and the\\nSoulh.\\nFrom the graceful pen of E. A. Oldham, of\\nthe Nezv South, we find that Wharton J. Green\\nis of an old Warren County stock, his ancestors\\nbeing among the earliest settlers of that County,\\nthen a i)art of old Bute. Losing his mother at\\nfour years of age, his father, Gen. Thomas J.\\nGreen, placed him with a maternal uncle while\\nhe went off to engage in the struggle for Texan\\nindependence, just then beginning. The latter\\nwas forthwith commissioned a Brigadier-General\\nby the Congress of the young republicand directed\\nto return to New Orleans and raise a brigade\\nfor active service. This he speedily accom-\\nl)lished, consuming in the effort almost his en-\\ntire private means. Returning to Texas on the\\nday that Santa Anna, who had been captured at\\nSan Jacinto, was to have sailed for Vera Cruz,\\nGeneral Green assumed the responsibility of\\nbringing him ashore and detaining him a pris-\\noner of war an act which was approved by the\\nsucceeding Congress.\\nSubsequently he was captured with the ill-\\nfated Mier expedition, every tenth man of\\nwhich was shot in cold blood, by order of his\\nformer captive, the then tyrant of Jlexico.\\nAfter twelve months confinement in the Castle\\nof Perote he and seven others effected their es-\\ncape by drilling a hole through an eight foot\\nwall. On his arrival in Texas he wrote and\\npublished an account of the expedition. Upon\\ntiie aunexafion of Texas, General Green re-\\nturned to his native County, where he lived and\\ndied.\\nNaturally of an adventurous disposition, he\\nhelped* to settle three different States, and was\\nduring his life a member of the Legislature of\\nfive, including the first one of California. Foote\\nin his history of Texas says of him, that he did", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0559.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "460\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nmore toward acliieviiif; Mic indciJCtuloncc of tliat\\nRepublic tlian any other wlio figured iu the\\nrevolution.\\nHis only son partook of liis roving nature in\\nhis younger days, and tried various schools in\\ndifferent States, including Lovejoy s Academy,\\nat Raleigh; Georgetown College; a preparatory\\ncourse for Harvard, in Boston West Point\\nMilitary Academy Univer.sity of Virginia, and\\nCumberland University.\\nOn his marriage in 1858, he devoted a year\\nto foreign travel. Returning in 1859, he set-\\ntled on his farm on Shocco creek, Warren County.\\nAltliough educated for the law his predilection\\nfor country life and agricultural pursuits in-\\nduced him to abandon it shortly after obtaining\\nhis license. Nurtured in the school of State s\\nrights, with the resolutions of 98 as his vadc-\\nHjecwm and Mr. Calhoun his political high ])iiest,\\nand believing as fervently as he did in liis own\\nexistence that the only hope for the perma-\\nnency of our system of government lay in the\\nstrictest construction of the Constitution, it was\\nbut natural that he .sliould liave espoused with\\nardor the cause of his State wiien tlie right to\\nresume delegated powers came to be settled by\\nthe arbitrament of arms.\\nWhen it became known in the beginning of\\n18(il that the Federal Government liad deter-\\nmined to reinforce and victual the beleagured\\ngarrison of Fort Sumter, he hurried to Charles-\\nton to tender his services to the Governor of\\nSouth Carolina, and arrived in time to hear the\\nfirst gun of the mighty struggle which it ush-\\nered in. Returning home, he volunteered in\\nthe Warren Guards, which was one of the three\\nfirst companies to reach the State encampment\\nat Raleigh. It was shortly afterward assigned\\nto the (2d) twelfth regiment, which was the\\nsecond to leave the State imd report for duty in\\nVirginia. While in camp at Norfolk he was,\\nwithout solicitation on his part, authorized by\\nthe War Department to raise a regiment of his\\nown to be attached to Wise s Legion. Before\\nhis two last companies arrived in camp, hearing\\nof the fall of Hatteras, and feeling assured that\\nRoanoke Island would be taken because it should\\nbe the next point of attack, he was permitted\\non his own application to proceed thither, thereby\\nlosing rank, inasmuch as he had to take that\\nof lieutenant-colonel commanding, the regi-\\nment not being complete so as to permit him to\\ntake the grade above.\\nHe reached the Island on February 8, 1862,\\nthe morning of the day of surrender and after\\nit had been virtually decided on. Protesting\\nagainst its being done, he was sent forward\\nwitli his command (the 2(1 North Carolina Bat-\\ntalion) to interce])t tlie Federal advance, the\\nofficer in command promising to reform the\\nother commands and come to his assistance.\\nThey met and repulsed Burnside s advanced\\nregiments, and were in line of battle when a\\nwhite flag passed them from the rear in token\\nof surrender.\\nSubsequently he was wounded during the\\nsiege of Washington, North Carolina, and\\nafterward wounded and captured at Gettys-\\nburg. He was detained a prisoner at John-\\nson s Island until within a week of the sur-\\nrendei-. Probably no man in tlie South felt\\nmore keenly the final blow, for none was more\\nconscientiously devoted to the cause or more\\nsanguine of its successful issue. Nevertheless,\\nrecognizing The Nation as an establislied\\nfact after Appomattox, lie in cominon witli others\\nsimilarly minded bowed to the inevitable. His\\nonly ambition since has been to see his State\\nresume her [ilace at the council board of States,\\nthe I ecognized peer of any under tlie altered\\ncondition of affairs, as she certainly was of all\\nbefore the change took place. He is essentially\\na new man, never having held a civil posi-\\ntion of any kind. He was a delegate to the\\nDemocratic national convention in New York,\\nin 1868 to a similar convention in St. Louis,\\nand elector on the Democratic ticket of 1868.\\nAll his life, however, he has been a close student\\nof passing events, and his reading confined al-\\nmost exclusively to liistory and governmental\\npolity. His political articles have appeared\\nfrom time to time in many of the leading papers\\nof tlie day, and indicate an aggressive tone of\\nthought. Tiie defense and advancement of his\\nState and section is evidently the controlling\\nimpulse in all he writes.\\nHe was nominated for Congress in the 2d\\ndistrict some six years ago against Governor\\nBrogden, the Republican candidate, and con-\\nsented to run only to keep his own party\\ntogether, being fully conscious of tlie hopeless-\\nness of success.\\nAlthough a pronounced partisan, he is re-\\nserved, diffident and retiring in his nature\\never fearful of giving unintentional offense and\\nperhaps a little too sensitive in taking it. Four\\nyears ago he purchased the fiimous Tokay\\nVineyard, near Fayetteville, where he and his\\nfamily now reside. Naturally one of the love-\\nliest spots in the State, it has, under the en-\\nthusiastic efforts of its proprietor, beei very\\nmaterially beautified and improved. It is said", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0560.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "WATAUGA COUNTlf.\\n461\\nto be the largest single vineyard in the .South,\\nif not this side of the Rocky Mountains. While\\nopposed to prohibitory legislation on principle,\\nlie is nevertheless a. iViend of temperance, and\\nbelieving that tliat cause can be best subserved\\nby the work in which he is engaged, he is a\\nvine grower through convictions of its moraliz-\\ning influence as well as tliose of self interest.\\nlie received the nomination for C()ngress from\\nthis, tiie third, district, at the hands of the\\nWarsaw convention on the 96th ballot and on\\ntlie third after his name had been presented.\\nHe made an active and effective campaign, and\\nwill wo believe make an active and efficient\\nmember of the House of Representatives, (48tb\\nCongress.) He was renominated and elected to\\ntlie 49th Congress.\\nThe Joneses of Warren are well known. Mr.\\nMacon s mother was a Jones.\\nEdward Jones was the progenitor of a numer-\\nous offspring.\\nRobert H. Jones was distinguished as a law-\\nyer and statesman. He was a member of the\\nLegislature in 1816-17-18, and 1823-26-27.\\nHe was appointed U. S. District Attorney by\\nMr. Jefferson, and Attorney-General of the\\nState, 1828. His brother, Edward, was the\\nfather of Joseph Sewall Jones, the author of\\nThe Defense of North Carolina another. Hill,\\nwas a Methodist ])reacher. His brother, on the\\npaternal side, William J. Jones, was a man\\nof excellent sense and of much popularity. He\\nrepresented the County in 1827-28, and was the\\nfirst sheriff elected by the people.\\nCHAPTER L.\\nWATAUGA COUNTY.\\nWatauga County, in its capital or County\\ntown, preserves the name of Daniel Booue,\\n(born August 22, 1734, died, 1820.) He was a\\nnative of Berks County, Pa. His Aither came\\nto North Carolina wliile Daniel was a small\\nboy, and settled in tlie Forks of the Yadkin.\\nHere the scenes of his youtli and of his eaily\\nmanhood were passed.\\nIn 1769 Boone, accompanied by bold and ad-\\nventurous spirits, left lionie fur the dark and\\nbloody ground of Kentucky, and from that date\\nto 1771 was witli them cxjdoring tlie rich and\\nlovely regions, altliougli cunstantly exposed to\\ntlie attacks of tlie Indians. In 1774 he con-\\nducted a party to the falls of the Ohio, and built\\na fort wliere Boon.sboro novv stands here he re-\\n])ulsed at various times the attacks of the sav-\\nages. In December, 1775, a furious assault was\\nmade by which Booue lost one man and another\\nwounded but the Indians wore repulsed with\\ngreat slaughter, and apjieared to be reconciled.\\nTliis caused the whites to be less guarded. On\\nJuly 14, 1776, as three young ladies (two of\\nthem daughters of Colonel Calloway and one of\\nthem a daughter ot Cidonel Boone) were stroll-\\ning in the woods, they were captured by the In-\\ndians.. At the time Boone was off hunting, but\\nwhen lie returned, without any aid or waiting\\nto collect a force, he followed the trail of the\\nIndians, and came iu sight of them, and by his\\nunerring rifle killed two, recovered the girls and\\nreturned to the fort in safety. One of these mar-\\nried Samuel Henderson, the brother of Judge\\nHenderson and Pleasant Henderson. This ro-\\nmantic incid(;nt obtained more notoriety by its\\nmention in The Last of the Mohicans, by\\nJames Fennimore Cooper.\\nIn 1778, while engaged in making salt at the\\nLicking River, be was captured and taken to\\nDetroit. He was adojited into an Indian family,\\nand hearing an attack was to be made on the\\nfort at Boonsboro he made his escape, and\\nreached the fort, 160 miles distant, in four days,\\nduring which he had but one meal. He found\\nthe fort in a bad condition and put everybody\\nto work to repair it. The Indians, finding Boone\\nhad escaped, jtostponed tlu^ attack.\\nOn August 8 a large force appeared before\\nBoonsboro and demanded its surrender. The\\nassailants were four hundred and forty-lour In-\\ndians and eleven Frenchmen, commanded by\\nCaptain Duquesne. Boone requested a parley\\nof three days, at the end of wbich he informed\\nthe French commander he would defend the\\niVirt to the last extremity. A treaty was agreed\\nupon. After signing it he was informed that it", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0561.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "462\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nwas a custom to shake hands, and the moment\\nthe savages took hold of each white man s hand\\nthey endeavored to lioUl hira fast. Boone felt\\nthe sinewy grasp, and his companions were be-\\ntrayed into a like perilous position. Now arose\\na mighty struggle, a contest for life\\nNow gallant Boone, now hold tliy own.\\nNo maWen s arm is round thee thrown\\nU hat hv.. grasp thy fi-aine would feel\\nThrongh bars of brass and triple steel.\\nFortune favors at this moment of peril her\\ngallant son, and the knife of Boone found a\\nbloody sheath in bis adversary s bosom his\\nmen and himself escaped to the fort. The In-\\ndians were compelled to raise the siege after a\\nheavy loss and retired. Sucli was the life that\\nBoone led until the defeat of the Indians by\\nWayne, in 1*792, wbich brought peace to this\\nlovely section. Boone, when this new territory\\ncame into the Union, by carelessness on his part,\\nand cunning and chicanery of others, lost his\\npossessions in Kentucky. This he did not much\\nregret, as he said the country had become too\\ncrowded, and he wanted more room. He\\nwent to Missouri, where he lost his wife, in\\n1813, and he returned to tlie house of his son,*\\nMajor Nathan Boone. In 1810 he went to live\\nwith his son-in-law, Flanders Calloway, and\\ndied at Chariton, Missouri, September 26, 1820.\\n(Drake s Dictionary of American Biographv of\\nMen of the Times, 1876.)\\nThe character of Boone represents the type of\\nthe men in the early age of our Republic,\\nbrave, enterprising, noble and generous nor is\\nhis character confined to our own country it\\nhas been celebrated in the exquisite lines of\\nByron.\\nOf all men\\nWho passes for life and death, most lucky\\nTs Daniel Boone, backwoodsman of Kentucky.\\n(Jrime came not near him. She is not the child\\nOf solitude. Healtli shrank not from him,\\nFor hor home is in the rarely-trodden wild.\\nAn 1 tall and swift of foot were they\\nBeyond your dwarfing city s jjale abortions.\\nBecause their thoughts had never been the prey\\nOf careor gain. The green woods were their portions.\\nMotion was in their days, not in tlieir slumbers,\\nAnd cheerfulness the handmaid of their toil\\nNor yet too manj or two few their numbers\\nCorruption could not make their hearts her soil.\\nSerene, not sullen even the solitudes\\nOf this unsigliing people of the woods.\\nDoyi Juan, viii, Ivi.\\nJohn Sevier, horn September 23, 1745, died\\nMajor Nathan Boone was afterward a lieutenant-\\ncolonel in the United States army, and died at Spring-\\nfield, Miss., January, 1857, aged 75.\\nSeptember 24, 1815, was a contemporary of\\nBoone and possessed many similar traits of char-\\nacter with that daring, distinguished and en-\\nterprising patriot. He was a member of the\\n1st Congress (1790) from North Carolina, from\\na portion of territory formed that year into the\\nState of Tennessee.\\nGeneral Sevier descended from an ancient\\n1 family in France whose name was Xavier, and\\nhis own uniform, bold and unique signature is\\nsomething like that chirography. The chiro-\\ngraphy is a beautiful and curious specimen. His\\nfather, Valentine Xavier, was born in London,\\nand emigrated to America in the first j)art of\\nthe last century settled on the Shenandoah,\\nin Virginia, where John Sevier was born about\\n1744.\\nWhen but a young man he married MissI\\nSarah Hawkins, by whom he had six children.\\nShe was delicate, and never moved from East-\\nern Virginia, but died there soon after the birth\\nof her sixth child.\\nDuring Sevier s visit to his family in 1773,\\nLord Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, then\\nfitting out an expedition against the Shawnees\\nand other tribes north of tlie Ohio river, pre-\\nsented to Sevier the commission of captain, to\\ncommand a company raised under his own eye\\nand care in the County of Dunmore. This ex-\\npedition ended with the perilous and fearful\\nbattle of Point Pleasant, where James Robert-\\nson and Valentine Sevier entitled themselves to\\nmuch honor and distinction.\\nThe settlers on the Holston, Watauga, and\\nNolachucka were beyond the influence and power\\nof the State laws and executive officers of North\\nCarolina, and therefore, as wise men, who knew\\nthe advantage of laws and officers, acknowledged\\nas authoritative, they, in 1772, adopted a form\\nof government called the Watauga Govern-\\nment, and they elected John Sevier as one of\\nfour delegates to a convention at Halifax, North\\nCarolina. He attended a session of the General\\nAssembly, and in 1777 procured the establish-\\nment of a district and the extension of State\\nlaws, establishment of courts, c. The patriotic\\nsentiments of the man were avowed in the selec-\\ntion of the name for this district where he had\\ncast his lot, and where were the bold and hardy\\npioneers with whom he was associated. This\\nwas Washington District, North Carolina.\\nThe people had enjoyed the advantages of their\\ninchoate and infant government of Watauga\\nfrom 1772 to this date, and had accomplished\\nmany things worthy of note. Tliey opened\\npaths across the mountains, felled the forests,", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0562.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "WATAUGA COUNTY.\\n463\\nyears afterward, deemed a good oi)portunity\\npresented for her to gain the credit of an act of\\nsupererogation, and passed hiws to confirm\\nmarriages and otiicr deeds and doings of these\\nwayward chihlren in the woods.\\nJuly 2], 1776, Okl Abraham, in com-\\nmand of a band of Cherokecs from Chilliowee\\nmountains, attacked the Watauga fort, com\\n7 many\\nhearts faulting, fearful and desponding taking\\nshelter under British protection-certificates.\\nThe tories were numerous, desperate and\\ndaring. The British in possession of South\\nCarolina, Georgia and i)arts of North Carolina\\nand Virginia,- the hopes of the patriots were\\nfeeble, and tlie sun of independence well nigh\\nobscured. But soon it beamed forth on the\\nmanded by Sevier and Robertson and, as the heights of King s Mountain, (October 7 178o\\nbest teat performed, he chased the lovely which achievement has been frequently referred\\nlatharine to the captain s arms and we have to in these pages. Sevier had his full share of\\nheard her say she used to feel ready to have the dangers, and has receive.l full credit for the\\nanother such a race and leap^over the pickets same\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a sword and a vote of thanks were ex-\\ntended to him by the Legislature of North\\nCarolina. He rendered other important mili-\\ntary services at Musgrove s Mill and other places\\nagainst the British and tories, and afterward\\nin defending the frontiers against the ravao-es\\nof the Indians, and in 178l he conducted sev-\\neral expeditions to the Chicamauga towns.\\nto enjoy another such an introduction.\\nOn this same day was fought the battle of\\nthe Flats. Other skirmishes occurred here and\\nthere at different times.\\nCaptain Sevier was actively engaged in the\\nI xjjedition of Colonel Christian, ordered out by\\nVirginia, and joined the Virginia troops at\\nDouble Springs, and he neglected no oppor- Peace being made with England, yet no t)eace\\nfunity to pursue the Indians or chastise them came to this section for in 1784 the State of\\nhiranyof their insults or outrages. He promptly Franklin mingled in the seethino- cauldron of\\nof\\nunited with others, without envy, or jealous/, political excitement,* and Sevi eT sel upT ^ov-\\nor reservation, and he as readily fitted out expe- ernmeut indeitendent of the State of North\\n(litions from his own neighborhood and with Carolina. Our space and limits do not allow\\nhis own means, without boasting, without fear, us to give the history of tliis very interestincr\\na\\\\\\\\y\\\\.v{\\\\X\\\\inever a failure. In 1777 lie was made epoch in the life of Sevier. In 1788 he was\\nlieutenant-colonel. arrested and imprisoned in the jail at Moro-an-\\nIn 1778 It is probable that his finst wife died, ton. The mild measures of the old mother\\nfor on August 14, 1779, he was married to Miss State toward her young and wayward dauo-hter\\nCatharine Sherrill, of whom it is truly and granting pardons to individuals, and yieldin\\nliandsomely said, she could outrun, outjump, up a section already beyond her control in*^-\\nwalk more erect, and ride more gracefully and\\nskillfully than any other female in all the\\nmountains round about or on the continent at\\nlarge.\\nIn 1779 Captain Sevier raised troops, entered\\ntlie Indian territory, burned their towns, made\\nprisoners, and fouglit the successful battle of\\nBo; d s Creek.\\nA few days after tlie battle of Boyd s Creek,\\nColonel Sevier was joined by Colonel Arthur\\nCampbell with a Virginia regiment, and by\\nColonel Isaac Shelby with his troops from Sulli-\\nvan County, North Carolina, and afterward these\\nthree colonels iu harmony scoured the Cherokee\\ncountry, scattered liostile bands, destroyeil the\\nhomes of the Indians, and then returned to\\ntlieir own in better security and some more con-\\nfidence of peace.\\nThe critical year of the American Revolution\\nduced Sevier and his party to come into meas-\\nures of compromise. The County was ceded to\\nthe United States, and organized as the Ter-\\nritory south of the Ohio river. The proba-\\ntionary territorial stage was passed through\\nTennessee was created a State, and John Sevier\\n(1790-1801) was chosen Governor, and after-\\nward from 1803-9. In 1811 he was elected a\\nmember of Congress from Tennessee, with Felix\\nGrundy and John Rhea as colleagues, and was\\nre-elected in 1813. In 1815 he was jjersuaded\\nby Mr. Madison to accept tlie appointment of\\ncommissioner to adjust the difficulties with the\\nCreek Indians. Tiiis duty, considering his\\nage and health, was too severe, and while en-\\ngaged in its services he was taken sick at an\\nencampment on the east side of the Tallapoosa\\nriver, near Decatur, Georgia, where on Septem-\\ntember 24, 1815, he died.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0563.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": "464\\nWHEELER iS REMINISCENCES.\\nWAYNE COUNTY.\\nGoldsboro the capital of Wayne, is situ-\\nated near the center of the County, about\\na mile from the Neuse river. Tlie land\\non which the town is located was originally\\nowned by Arnold Borden, Lemuel H. Whit-\\nfield, Wright Langstoneand James Rhodes, and\\ncalled in token of regard after M. T. Goldsboro\\ntlie assistant engineer of the Wilmington and\\nWeldon Railroad. On February 23, 1839, the\\nfirst train reached Goldsboro The first build-\\ning erected in the village was by Mr. Borden\\nfor a hotel. In 1848 the County seat, wliich\\nwas at Waynesboro was moved to Goldsboro\\nEzekielSlocumb was a native of Wayne County,\\nand rendered important service to his country\\ninthe Revolutionary struggle. He was at the bat-\\ntle of Moore s Creek Bridge, February 27, 1 770,\\nthe earliest battle in the Revolution in the South,\\nand lie would say his wife, too, was there. Her\\nlioroic and romantic conduct is noticed in Mrs.\\nEllett s Women of the Revolution, and also\\nin Wheeler s History of North Carolina, II,\\n457. She was one of the most remarkable\\nwomen of her day. Her maiden name was\\nHooks, sister of Hon. Cliarles Hooks, who was\\na member of Congress in 1810, 1819-25 from\\nthe Wilmington district, and wlio moved to\\nAlabama. She was born in Bertie County in\\n1760. During her husband s absence in the\\narmy she took the entire charge of his farm,\\ni and she used to say she did all the work a man\\never did except mauling rails, and to do away\\nwith that exception she went out one day and\\nmanled a few.\\nMr. Slocumb was an officer in the battle of\\nCamden, (August Id, 1780,) where General\\nGates was defeated by Lord Cornwallis. On\\nthe march of the British Army in 1781, after\\nthe battle of Guilford, from Wilmington to Vir-\\nginia, his farm was visited and ravaged by the\\ntroops, and Slocumb, in attempting to protect\\nhis friends and family, had many narrow es-\\ncapes. He, with the aid of Major Williams,\\n1^ raised a troo[) of about two luindred men and\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2j iollowed the royal army, succeeded in cutting\\noff their foraging parties, and greatly harrassed\\nthe enemy until they crossed the Roanoke,\\nwhen, with his troop, he joined La Favette, and\\nwas at Yorktown October 19, 1781. Then he\\nresigned and returned to his home blessed with\\nthe esteem of his brother officers and the re-\\nspect of his fellow-citizens. The latter so ap-\\npreciated his services that they tendered him\\nevery position of honor and trust in their gift.\\nHe was a member of the House of Commons in\\n1808, also 1812-18. Their son Jesse was\\nelected a member of Congress 1809-21, and\\ndied while a member, December 20, 1820, and\\nwas succeeded by William S. Blackledge, of New\\nBerne.\\nIn the Congressional Cemetery at Washing-\\nton are cenota])hs erected to members of Con-\\ngress who died before their terms of office ex-\\npired. We copy from one of these as follows\\nIn memory of Hon. Jesse Slocumb, a Repre-\\nsentative of the United States from the State of\\nNorth Carolina, died Decemb6r 20, 1820, aged\\nforty years.\\nA biographical and historical account of the\\nSlocum and Slocumb families of America was\\npublislied by the author, Charles E. Slocum, TVI.\\nD., Ph. D., of Syracuse, New York, in 1880.\\nThe work is well executed, handsomely printed,\\nillustrated with portraits and the family arms in\\ncolors. The Hon. Edward Salter, (a member\\nof the Legislature in New Jersey in 1857-8-9,\\nand Speaker in 1859,) has also given the results\\nof his investigation into tlie history of the Slo-\\ncumb family. He says that the family in\\nAmerica is supposed to have been Anthony Slo-\\ncum or Siocoine, as his name was sometimes\\ngiven, who, after he came to this country, set-\\ntled at Taunton, Massachusetts, and who was\\none of the first purchasers of Dartmouth, inthe\\nsame State. He had a son, Giles, who settled\\nnear Newport, Rhode Island, and who in turn\\nhad sons, Giles, born March 27, lfi47 Nathan-\\niel, born December 25, 1652, and John. The\\nlast two settled in Monmouth, New Jer.sey,\\nabout 1667. John Slocum, better known as\\nCa] tain John Slocum, became quite prominent\\nin the country. In 1683 he was appointed by\\nthe Colonial Legislature captain oi the militia,\\nand the same year was appointed Chief Ranger\\nof the County. The duties of this office were\\nto keep a register of all horses and cattle in the\\nCounty, and to visit all parts of tlie County to\\nsee that no stolen stock was bought or sold.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0564.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "WAYNE COUNTY.\\n465\\nand lie was authoiizfd to fiiiploy lis many dei)U-\\nties as lie tlunight necessary. Tradition says\\nlie was one of tlie three men who first owned\\nthe land at and in tiie vicinity of the now famed\\nsummer resort, Long Branch. His hrotlier\\nNathaniel lived on land adjoining his. Cap-\\ntain John Slocum married Meribali, daughter\\nof George Parker, of Rhode Island, and it is\\nsaid died wii iiout issue, hut descen laiits of his\\nbrother are now numerous, and living where\\ntheir ancestors settled over two centuries ago.\\nIn Ward s history of Shrewsbury, Massachu-\\nsetts, the genealogy is given of what is [iroba-\\nbly a branch of this family, who spell their\\nname Slocomb. Tiiere is a traditit n that three\\nbrothei s decided to adojjt three methods of sj)ell-\\ningtlie name, that the descendants might know\\nfrom which one they descended. Among the\\nearlier settlers of Virginia, whose names are\\ngiven in Holten s List of Emigrants, the only\\none which approaches tliat of this family is\\nDavey Slowcomc, who came from London, 1636.\\nIn England an ancient family of landed gen-\\ntry, in Somersetsliire, were the Slocombes, and\\nfrom them it is probable the American family\\ndescends. Lanuian s Biograpliical Dictionary\\nof Congressmen gives the name of the Hon.\\nJesse, formerly a member of Congress from\\nNorth Carolina, as Slocum, but the original\\nrecords of Congress show that he himself si)elled\\nit Slocumb. The noted general in the late war,\\none of Sherman s division commanders in his\\nMarcli to the Sea, Henry W. Slocum, bom\\n1827, who was a member of the 41st and 42d Con-\\ngresses from New York, spells his name as does\\nthe New Jersey branch. The grandfather of\\nHon. Jesse Slocumb was Joseph. There was a\\nperson of this name admitted freeman at New-\\nport, Rhode Island, 1727, after which his name\\ndoes not again appear there. About this time,\\nand during a few years subsequent, there was\\nquite an exodus from Rhode Island, New Jer-\\nsey and Pennsylvania to V^lrginia, the Caroli-\\nnas and Georgia, and it is probable that this\\nJosepli was among the number. He had two\\nsons, John, Charles and Ezekiel the latter\\nwas the father of the Hon. Jesse.\\nThe arms and crest of this ancient family of\\nSlocumbes, as described in both Burke and Fair-\\nbank s Armories of Lauded Gentry are as\\nfollows\\nArms: On a fess gu belwe three griffins\\nheads covpcd .sa. as many sinister wings or.\\nCrest A griffin s head gu beiwe two wings\\nexpanded or.\\nThe derivation of the name is probably from\\ncombe, generally meaning a valley, but more\\nliterally cut-shaped depressions in hillsides\\nand sloe, a kind of wild plum. It may have\\nbeen that the first who received the surname of\\nSlocumbe owned a combe or valley noted for\\nsit)es, or lived near one or perhaps from some\\nnoted |K;rson of the name Combe, an ancient\\nsurname, wearing tlie leaves of the blackthorn\\nor sloe as a badge or emblem, as the Earl of\\nAnjoii wore tlie sprigs of broom as a badge or\\nemblem of humility, from which came the sur-\\nno.meof Broome in the Blantaganet royal family\\nof England. The blackthorn, or sloe, is an\\nemblem of difficulty, and a sprig of it worn by\\nthe first Slocombes might mean Valley men\\ndifficult to overcome, or hard to conquer.\\nin Ireland the sloe was designated by the\\nIrish word aij-uc (amy,) and from this conies\\nthe surname Arney, and it is often found at the\\nend of names of places, as in Killamy, meaning\\nchurch of the sloes Clonarny, sloe meadows\\nMullamy, mountain of sloes, etc.\\nThomas Rutfiu was born in Frauklin County,\\ntlic son of Henry J. G. Ruffiu, who was the son\\nof Etlieldred Rufhn and Mary, daughter of\\nWilliam Haywood. His father represented\\nFranklin County in the Senate in 1828. Col-\\nonel Ruffin was liberally educated. He gradu-\\nated at the university in 1841. He studied law\\nand removed to Missouri where he from 1844 to\\n1848 served as the attorney for the yth judicial\\ndistrict. He returned to North Carolina and\\nwas elected to tlie 33d Congress, (1853-5.5,) and\\nwas continuously re-electecl until 1861. During\\nthe 37th, 38th and 39thCongre8ses(]861 to 1867)\\nthe State had no representatives in the United\\nStates Congress. At the beginning of the civil\\nwar he was appointed a captain in tlie 1st Nortli\\nCarolina Cavalry, commanded by Colonel Robt.\\nRansom, and behaved with great gallantry in\\nthe many battles in wliicii tliis regiment was\\nengaged. He was the colonel of the regiment;\\nwlien in battle near Fairfax Court House he\\nwas severely wounded, from the effects of which\\nhe died at Alexandria, Virginia, in October,\\n1803.\\nSamuel Ruffin came to North Carolina from\\nVirginia in 1752. High sheriff of Edgecombe\\nin the time of George III had (1) Lamon\\nRuffin and (2) Etheldred Ruffin, lived in Edge-\\ncombe, afterward Greene, who married Mary\\nHaywood, issue thereto (a) Samuel, (b) Sarali,\\n(c) Henry John Gray, (d) Charity Ann, (e)\\nPeggy Elizabeth and (f) James.\\n(b) Sarah, married Henr} or John Haywood\\nissue, John Hayward and Samuel R. Haywood.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0565.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "466\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nJohn married Rebecca Palmer; issue, John,\\nRebecca, Sarali and Susan. Samuel R., married\\nEliza Perry issue, Allen, Mary and others.\\n(c) Henry John Gray, in Legislature from\\nGreene and Franklin, married Mary Tartt\\nissue, Pemiuah Watson Ruffin Lamon, died\\nin C. S. A. Etheldred, died in C. S. A., mar-\\nried Elizabeth Kennedy (issue, Mary Lee,\\nmarried to John E. Woodward, and had Thomas\\nRuffin Woodward and John E. Woodward,)\\nSally Blount Ruffin, Patrick Henry, Lafayette,\\nDr. George W., died in C. S. A., Thomas,\\nmember of U. S. and C. S. Congress, colonel\\n1st North Carolina Cavalry, killed at Bristow\\nStation Mary Haywood, married Samuel Ger-\\naldin Williams issue, Mary L. E. Williams\\nWilliam Haywoiid, (who married Agnes K.\\nChadwick issue, Samuel Ruffin, married\\nBlanche Forster, and had James Forster Ruffin,\\nHanson Chadwick Ruffin, William Haywood,\\nThomas, Susan Drum and Mary Tartt Ruffin,)\\nand to John Gray and Mary Tartt Ruffin was\\nalso born Samuel Ruffin, who married Anne\\nHaywood, daughter of William H. Haywood,\\nUnited States Senator.\\n(d) Charity Ann, married to Wood issue,\\nJulius Wood, (married Miss McConico issue,\\niour children,) William Haywood Wood, Frank\\nWood, who married and had four children (ej\\nunmarried; (f) James Ruffin, married Miss\\nStanton, and iiad Willie and Elizabeth, who\\nmarried Gray Little, and had two daughters.\\nCurtis H. Brogden, born December 6, 1816,\\nwas born, reared and resides in Wayne County,\\nabout ten miles southwest of Goldsboro His\\ngrandfather, Thomas Brogden, was of English\\nand Scotch origin, who came from Maryland\\nand settled in Wayne County before the Revo-\\nlutionary war. He was noted for his physical\\nstrength and activity, and also, like all Irish-\\nmen, he was noted for his genial temper and\\ngenerosity. He literally carried his heart in\\nhis hand. Having served as a soldier in the\\nRevolutionary war, he afterward married a Miss\\nPierce, and his son. Pierce Brogden, was the\\nfather of the subject of our present sketch an\\nindustrious, hard-working farmer of unblem-\\nished character. He nuirried the daughterof\\nJohn Beard, an Irishman, who possessed all\\nthe noblest traits of Irish character. She was\\na most exemplary, Christian woman, and to her\\nexample and lier pious influences may be traced\\nthat high moral character for which her son has\\never been distinguished. For this son of her\\nlove and hopes she cherished the fondest affec-\\ntion. She encouraged his love of books, and\\nlived to see him respected for his virtues and\\nabilities, and the honored representative of the\\npeople. His early days were, from the circum-\\nstances of his family, devoted to labor on a\\nfarm. He worked every summer to make a\\nsupport, and in the winter after the crops were\\nstored away attended school, but whether in the\\nfield or at home, he never neglected his books.\\nWhen he had attained sufficient education he\\nwas employed to teach an old field school,\\nwhich duty he discharged to the advantage of\\nhis pupils aud great acceptability to his patrons.\\nWhatever he attempted he did with all his\\nmight, and was always successful while his\\ngenerous disposition and his genial manner\\nrendered him popular and caused him to win\\ngolden opinions from all sorts of men. His\\ncareer in political life is interesting and roman-\\ntic. He had never attended a militia muster\\nuntil he was by age ordered to the muster field.\\nThe second time he attended he was made cap-\\ntain of the company, and soon arose by suc-\\ncessive promotions in the service to be major-\\ngeneral. He had never heard a political speech,\\nor seen a candidate for the Legislature until the\\nday that he became, by the wishes of the people,\\na candidate himself, on July 4, 1838. On tiiat\\nday he ploughed until eight o clock, rode ten\\nmiles to the Court House, mustered three hours\\nin the field, and marched to the Court House\\nwhere the candidates for the Legislature an-\\nnounced themselves. After the otiiers had\\nspoken he unexpectedly to every one announced\\nhimself also as a candidate in a speech which\\nsurprised his audience, and won for him a tri-\\numphant election by tlie largest majority ever\\ngiven in the County for any candidate. Wiien\\nhe took his seat in the House he was the young-\\nest member of a body composed of such men as\\nWilliam A. Graham, Michael Hoke, Kenneth\\nRayner, Robert B. Gilliam, David S. Reid,\\nHamilton C. Jones and others. Among these\\nburning and shining lights he was not ob-\\nscure. If not a practiced politician he was an\\nattentive and close observer. It was remarked\\nof him that he learned more and faster than\\nany one in the Assembly. When he spoke he\\nrealized Fielding s advice, a man speaks bet-\\nter when he knows what he is talking about.\\nBeing a devoted Democrat, he openly expressed\\nliis sentiments, and sometimes encountered op-\\njiosition.\\nOn a notable occasion Hon. Kenneth Rayner\\nundertook to measure swords with him, thinking\\nto disarm him with ease, but he came to shear,\\nand got shoru himself.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0566.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "WAYNE COUNTY.\\n46 7\\nSuch was tlio prudence and sagacity of his\\ncourse that for ten successive sessions he was\\nelected from Wayne to the Legishiture. At the\\nsession of 1856-57 he was elected Comptroller\\no* the State, and was re-elected for ten years, re-\\nceiving the approbation of the Legislature and\\nthe support of both i)arties. The finance com-\\nmittees of each session examined liis accounts,\\nand invariably complimented his fidelity, accu-\\nracy and neatness. In 18G8 Governor Brog-\\nden was chosen an elector on the Presidential\\nticket, and presided over tlie Electoral College,\\nwhen it met at Raleigh in December, and cast\\nthe vote of the State I or Grant and Colfax. The\\nsame year he was elected a trustee of the Uni-\\nversity, and in 1869 a State director in the\\nWilmington and Weldon Railroad.\\nFor many years he presided as one of the\\njustices of Wayne County Court, which his ac-\\nquaintance isith the fundamental principles of\\nthe law (for he had read law and received a\\nlicense to practice) eminently fitted him.\\nIn the North Carolina Manual, of 1874, p.\\n364, it is stated that William Thompson was\\nState Senator from Wayne County in 1852, 1854\\nand 1856 tliis is an error, as the Journals of\\nthe Senate show that Governor Brogden was the\\nSenator from Wayne during the years mentioned.\\nIn 1869, because of his well known integrity and\\nability, he was appointed collector of internal\\nrevenue but as lie never had received any office,\\nsave trom the people or the Legishiture, although\\nthe place was a lucrative one, he declined it. He\\nwas again elected, in 1868 and 1870, to the\\nSenate, and served until 1872, xifhen he was\\nelected by the people Lieutenant-Governor of\\nthe State, after an active canvass, by a majority\\nof 2,000 votes. On July 14, 1874, on the death\\nof Gov. Todd R. Caldwell, he as.sumed the duties\\nof Governor of the State. His course as Gov-\\nernor has cliallenged the admiration and respect\\nof every citizen of the State. Cautious in his con-\\nduct, firm in his decisions, liberal to his friends,\\nwhile just to those who differed from him, his\\nadministration will descend in history as an ex-\\nample worthy of remembrance by all. His in-\\naugural address was a model document.\\nOn May 20, 1875, he delivered an address at\\nthe Centennial, celebrated in Charlotte, which\\nwas highly eloquent, poetic and patriotic. And\\nthe next year, as Governor, he represented the\\nState at the Centennial celebration in Philadel-\\nphia on July 4, 1876.\\nIn 1876 he was elected a member of the 45th\\nCongress over Wharton J. Greene, and served\\non the important committee on the revision of\\nthe laws regulating the counting of tlie electoral\\nvotes for President and Vice-President, of\\nwhich Hon. Milton J. Southard was chairman.\\nTliis question should be settled, or at some\\nfuture day it will prove the rock upon which our\\nnational ship of State will be seriously injured,\\nif not wi ecked.\\nAfter his term in Congress had expired,\\n(March 4, 1879,) Governor Brogden retired to\\nhis home in Wayne in possession of the sincere\\nregard of his friends and the high respect of\\nall parties.\\nGovernor Brogden has never married. Poli-\\ntics (like painting to Michael Angelo) has been\\ntoo jealous a mistress to allow any rival in his\\naffections.\\nThe example presented in the life and career\\nof Governor Brogden is well worth the study of\\nevery youth of our nation. From the jjlough\\nhe, by good conduct, reached the presidency of\\nthe Senate and the Governorship of the State,\\nand a seat in Congress.\\nWilliam T. Dortch was born in Nash County in\\n1824, now resides at Goldsboro in tliis County.\\nHe is no relation to William B. Dortch, of Ten-\\nnessee. He graduated at the University in the\\nsame class (1849) with Kemp. P. Battle, Peter\\nM. Hale, Charles R. Thomas and otiiers. Mr.\\nDortch read law with B. F. Moore, and prac-\\nticed with such success that he is the acknowl-\\nedged head of the profession in his section of\\nthe State. He was elected to the Legislature\\n(House) in 1858 and 1860, and was Speaker till\\nSeptember, 1861, when he (witli George Davis\\nas colleague) was chosen Senator from North\\nCarolina and again 1864, with William A.\\nGraliam as a colleague.\\nSince the war closed he has pursued his pro-\\nfession, yet he takes a great interest in whatever\\nconcerns the honor and welfare of his State. He\\nwas active in opposing the sale of the Western\\nRailroad to Messrs. Best Company and in\\nthe Senate (1880) he was most decided and ac-\\ntive, but he was overruled, and the sale has been\\naccomplished. Time will prove who was right.\\nHe still pursues his profession in partnership\\nwith his son, Isaac F. Dortch, (born 1849,) who\\nrepresented tlie County of Wayne in the House in\\n1874, tlie Counties of Wayne and Duplin in the\\nSenate of 1876. lie married Lucy, a daughter\\nof Dr. Thomas Hogg. Mr. Dortch is clear and\\ncool in his judgment, slow to form his opinion,\\nbut when once convinced and determined, he is\\nas firm as the rock of Gibraltar.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0567.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "4(i8\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES,\\nWILKES COUNTY.\\nMontford Stokes (born 1760, died 1842,) lived\\nfor a long time and represented this County in\\nthe Legislature in the Senate, 1826, and in the\\nComino is in 1819-29 and 1830. He was the son\\ni f Je\u00c2\u00a5e(m Stokes, born in Halifax County. His\\nearly days were spent on the ocean in the em-\\nploy of Josiah Collins, sr., sailing out of the\\nport of Edenton. Leaving the merchant service,\\nhe entered the infant navy of our Revolution,\\nand served under Commodore Stephen Decatur,\\nthe father of the distinguished commodore of the\\nwar of 1812, who was killed by Barron in a duel\\nin 1820. During one of his cruises his vessel\\nwas captured by the British, in 1776, lu^ar Nor-\\nlulk, and he was confined on board of the ju-ison\\nship, in New York harbor, wliere his sufferings\\nweie intense. After tlie war he abandoned the\\nsea and removed to Salisbury, where for many\\nyears he was the Clerk of the Superior Court,\\nand with superior abilities he discharged his\\nduties with great satisfaction. His intelligence\\nand clerical accomplishments led to bis selection\\nas principal clerk of the Senate here he ac-\\nquired sucn powerful influence that he was\\nelected Senator in Congress in 1815 and until\\n1823. He had been jtreviously elected to this\\ndistinguished station and had declined it. In\\n1830 lie was elected by the Legislature Gov-\\nernor of the State over Richard Dobbs Spaight,\\njr. His old friend, General Jackson, appointed\\nhiui, in 1831, Indian agent in Arkansas, wher\\nhe resided until his death in 1842. Governor\\nStokes in his character was unquestionably a\\nman of genius, learning and of the highest cour-\\nage. But his roving, roUicksomedisposition pre-\\ndominated over his better qualities, and careless\\nof his own he was greatly harrassed in pecu-\\nniary matters. He was of uuquestioned cour-\\nage, and sudden and quick in quarrel. He\\nfought a duel, near Salisbury, at Mason s old\\nfield, with Jesse A. Pearson, to whom we have\\nalready alluded, (page 401,) and was severely\\nwounded, the efiects of which he carried to his\\ngrave.\\nGovernor Stokes was twice maridg^ first, to\\nMiss Irwin, in Tarboro the \u00c2\u00bbis#rof (.the gal-\\nlant Captain Henry Irwin, of the Second North\\nCarolina Continental troops, who fell at Ger-\\nmantown in 1777, by whom he had one daugh-\\nter, Mary Adelaide, who married, first, Hugh\\nChambers, of Salisbury, and, second, William\\nB. Lewis, of Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Lewis was\\none of the auditors of the Treasury from 1827\\nto 1837 under Jackson, and whose only daugh-\\nter married, about 1830, Mons. Pageot, the\\nFrench Minister, and now resides in Paris.\\nMajor Lewis died 1864. Governor Stokes mar-\\nried a second time Rachel, a daughter of Hugh\\nMontgomery, by whom he had ten children,\\nfive sons and five daughters.\\nI. Hugh M., well educated, graduated at\\nthe University in the same class (1815) with\\nJohn H. Bryan, Isaac Croom, Edward Hall,\\nLemuel Hatcli, F. L. Hawks, Willie P. Man-\\ngum, Priestly Manguin, Uichard Dobbs S})aight,\\nand otliers. Read law with Jmlge Murphey,\\nsucceeded his father as clerk of the Su[)erior\\nCourt of Rowan for two years, resigned and\\nsettled in Wilkesboro and practiced law elected\\na member of the House of Commons in 1819.\\nTaught school until he died.\\nII. David, for some years a midshipman in\\nthe United States Navy, wjis dismissed from this\\nservice and entered the revenue marine service.\\nHe married in Norfolk.\\nIII. Rebecca Camilla, married Major Wra.\\nC. Emmett, a native of Maryland, but lived in\\nTennessee, at Murfreesboro then moved to\\nNashville. After some years, removed to North\\nCarolina, where they lived until the deatli of\\nMrs. Emmett, when he returned to Tennessee\\nand married a second time.\\nIV. Thos. J., married in Wilkes County, re-\\nmoved to Tennessee, where he lived and died,\\nleaving several children.\\nV. Sarah M., married Joseph W. Hackett,\\nwho lived and died in Wilkes County.\\nVI. Henry J., died young.\\nVII. Montford Sidney, born October 6, 1810,\\nwas a nudshipman in the United States Navy,\\nin which he served some five years, when he\\nresigned and returned home. When the war\\nwith Mexico began. North Carolina put a regi-\\nment in the field, of which Robert T. Paine,\\nof Chowan, was colonel John Fagg, of Bun-\\ncombe, lieutenant-colonel; Montford S. Stokes,\\nof Wilkes, major. The conduct of Major\\nStokes was so commendable that he was voted a\\nsword by his regiment. In the late civil war\\nhe was appointed colonel of the first regiment", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0568.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "WILSON COUNTY.\\n469\\nof North Carolina State troops, with Matt. W.\\nllansom as liontcnant-colonel. In the battle of\\nChickahouiiiiy ho was, on June 26, 1802, se-\\nverely woiiiiiled, and died at Richmond on July\\n7 following. He died like a hero and a patriot.\\nThe following account, written at the time, is\\ngiven of the death of Colonel Stokes\\nAfter visiting my friend, who had been\\nwounded severely, I went to the hospital to see\\nColonel Stokes. As soon as I saw the pros-\\ntrated and mutilated form of i)oor Stokes, I\\nti it tliat lie had fought his last battle, and soon\\nwould join that\\nMij^lity Ciiniviin\\nWhich lialts at iii.^ht-time in ttie valo of iloath.\\nHis surgeon stood mournfully by. His cheek had\\nthe jiallor of death his eye had lost its luster,\\nand liisliands had theclamtnycoldnessof dissolu-\\ntion. He needed stiranlanis, the doctor sug-\\ngested, and I asked him if I should procure\\nsome for liim. He rcjdied with promptness,\\nopening mournfully his languid eyes: Yes, I\\nshould be glad to liave some, but the otiier boys\\nhere need it as much as I, and we cannot get\\nenough for all. I am very thankful, but do not\\nwish that you should trouble yourself for me.\\nThese were the last words I ever heard from tlie\\nlips of M. S. Stokes. How characteristic of\\nthe man. The celebrated reply of the generous\\nand gallant Sydney on the fatal field at Zutjdien,\\nwhen lie passed the cup of water from his dying\\nand parched lips to those of a suflering soldier,\\nso lauded in history, does not excel in self-\\nsacrifice, pliilanthropy and moral grandeur this\\ndying remark of the brave Stokes. Such are\\nthe jewels of North Carolina, and none more\\nbrilliant than this.\\nVIII. Catherine, married Dr. Alexander, a\\nnative of Mecklenburg, and moved to Alabama.\\nIX. Ann, married Hon. Roland Jones, a na-\\ntive of Rowan County, but a resident of Shreve-\\nport, Louisiana. He wasajudgeand wasa mem-\\nber of 33d Congress, 1853-55. He died in the\\nmidst ol his family at Shreveport.\\nX. Racliel Adelaide, married Lemuel P. Crane,\\nof Louisiana, a lawyer. He died, leaving sev-\\neral children. Mrs. C. still resides at Shreve-\\nport. She and her sister, Mrs. Jones, are the\\nsole survivors of Governor Stokes family.\\nGeneral James B. Gordon wasa native of this\\nCounty, and was of the most accomplished and\\nof the most gallant oHicers. He was much\\nloved and esteemed by all who knew him. He\\nentered the service a.s a lieutenant in Colonel\\nStokes regiment. He served in the Legisla-\\nture, 1850, as a member from Wilkes. He was\\nmade major of tlie 1st North Carolina regiment\\nand afterward transferred to 1st regiment of\\ncavalry- tlie crack regiment in the service com-\\nmanded by Colonel Robert Ransom. He so\\ndistinguished himself in many battles tliat he\\nwas promoted to the rank of brigadier-general\\non May 11, 1804; at Yellow Stone Tavern, near\\nRiclimond, in a raid of General Sheridan, he\\nwas killed with him fell at the same time the\\nlamented and daring General J. E. B. Stuart,\\nof Virginia. Of so elegant a gentleman, so\\ngallant a soldier, Aristo miglit well have said:\\nNatura il fece epoi ruppe la stampa t Nature\\nhaving formed him, then broke the mould in\\nwhich he was cast.\\nWILSON COUNTY.\\nRicliard W. Singletary resides in Wilson, but\\nis a native of Beaufort County, born February\\n10, 1837 educated at Lovejoy s Academy, and\\nthe University where he graduated in 1858, in\\nsame class with Wm. M. Coleman, John A.\\nGilmer, James T. Morehead, James T. Scales\\nand others. He read law, but never practiced\\nthe profession, owing to his ill health. He en-\\ntered the army as a volunteer in Company H,\\n27th North Carolina troops, and rose rapidly to\\nthe rank of lieutenant-colonel, and was wounded\\nat Sharpsburg September 17, 1862, where his\\nregiment lost two-thirds of its number in killed\\nand wounded. In consequence of his wound,\\nColonel S. resigned, but in a few months after\\nhe accepted a captaincy in the 44th regiment,\\nand was wounded in the battle of Spottsyivania\\nCourt House, which caused him to retire from\\nthe .service. After the war he moved (in 1868)\\nto Wilson and became engaged in editing the\\nPlain Dealer.\\nHe was elected in 1875 a member of the Con-\\nstitutional Convention, and in 1876 a member\\nof the House.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0569.jp2"}, "570": {"fulltext": "m\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nFINALE.\\nWe have now finished our book of Reminis-\\ncences of the Men of North Carolina, which we\\ntrust will prove acceptable to the kind people\\nof whom, and for whom, it has been compiled.\\nDoubtless, as we anticipated in the beginning,\\nsome worthy names have escaped mention, and\\nothers have been recorded that might as well,\\nperhaps, have been omitted. However that\\nmay be, it has been a labor of love and the\\nstudy of a lifetime.\\nWe do not believe that genealogical trees or\\ndoomsday books are the essentials of human\\nhappiness, yet we do believe in pride of\\nfamily to a certain extent. There was a time\\nonce, in this republican land of ours, when\\nmany glorified themselves in ignoring the fact\\nthat they came from a distinguished ancestry,\\nas if the spirit of our democratic institutions\\nopposed any reference to family histories. That\\nwe were born of an honest and industrious race\\nlor several generations back was quite sufBcient,\\nand so it may be. And yet if a man were\\nasked if he had a grandfather, we would logi-\\ncatTy infer that he must have had one, but this\\nhe could not assert as a historical or legal fact,\\nunless there was some record of that fact.\\nThis indifference to family records is passing\\naway, and now our peoj^le are taking more in-\\nterest in such researches. These annals of our\\nvenerated ancestry certainly are not\\nAiry tongues, that syllabic men s names.\\nOn sands and shore.\\nWe trust they have answered the question so\\nforcibly put by one of the distinguished sons of\\nthe State Who are the people of North\\nCarolina, and what was their origin and career?\\nAnd so remind their descendants of those noble\\nmen who lived and died for their country\\nIn ourselves their souls exist\\nA part of ours.\\nThe only merit claimed by us is the patient\\nand painstaking labor, which has cheerfully\\nbeen bestowed in collecting them together, and\\nso presenting them to my countrymen as a gar-\\nland of glorious memories to refresh and regale\\nthe senses of our kind readers. And so we close\\nwith the sentiment so beautifully expressed by\\nJudge Whiting, already alluded to: Let it\\nnot be thought that we are working for our-\\nselves alone, or for those now living. Let us\\nhope that tliousands yet unborn will bless tlie\\npatient and pious hands that have rescued from\\noblivion these jirecious memorials of men\\nWliose tongues are silent quite\\nWhose bodily forms are reminiscences\\nFading.\\nAll these wore lionored in theirgeiierations and were\\ntlie glory of tlieir times. There be of them that have\\nleft a name behind them that their praises miglit be re-\\nported. J lieir bodies are buried in peace, but\\ntlieir name liveth forevermore. Ecclesiasticus, xliv,\\n7-14.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0570.jp2"}, "571": {"fulltext": "INDEX\\nPAOE\\nAbbot, Gen. Joscpb 319\\nAdamr, John, on Caswell. 105\\nAiken, Gen 61\\nAlamance, battle of\\n1, 103, 381\\nAlbcrtson, J. W 369\\nAlexander, Abram\\n263, 266, 277\\nAlexander, Adam 263\\nAlexander, R 263\\nAlexander, Ezra 263\\nAlexander, genealogy 268\\nAlexander, George 97\\nAlexander, George A 271\\nAlexander, Hezekiah 264\\nAlexander, JobnMcKnitt.\\n264, 268, 269\\nAir cander, M. W., ad-\\nct. ess on M^nklenbnrg\\nDeclaration 265\\n-Alexander, Nathaniel 97\\nAlexander, William Ju-\\nlius 289\\nAllen, William 126\\nAlston, PiAU?..: 112\\nAlston, Willis 204\\nAmHas, Philip 101\\nAnderson, Geo. B 335\\nAndenson, Robert W 336\\nAnnandale 121\\nArm/ioid, Robert F 225\\nA-Tisiead, Walker K 136\\nArmstrong, William J. A. 220\\nAshe, gencalorv 8, 300\\nAshe, John tista\\n7, 204, 299, 305\\nAshe, Gen. Jolin, resist-\\nance to stafnp act\\n40, 298, 300\\nAshe, Samuel 301, 305\\nAsha, Samuel Porter 301\\nAshe, Gov. Sam\\\\iel 305\\nPAOE\\nA.shc, Samuel Acourt 306\\nAshe, Thomas S 6\\nAshe, Williams 306\\nAtkinson, Gen. Henry 370\\nAtkinson, Bishop Tlioma.s. 313\\nAtticus attacks Gov.\\nTryon 51\\nAtticus letters of Mau-\\nrice Moore 51\\nAvery, Alphonso C. 81\\nAvery, genealogy 76\\nAvery, Waightstill ....76, 270\\nAver Waightstill W. 81\\nBadger, Geo. E 18, 142\\nBagley, William H 869\\nBaker, Gen. Lawrence S.. 126\\nBaker, Blake ^56\\n^.llcy, J^^hn L 365\\n(Not Baily, a.s spelled in text.)\\nBain, Donald W 449\\nBalburnie, William 64\\nBalch, Rev. Hezekiah J...\\n95, 270, 277\\nBalfour, Andrew 380\\nBarlow, Arthur 101\\nBarnes, i^.iviil A -i+\\nBaraett family 371\\nBarringers 1x1 96\\nBattle family 160\\nBattle, Elisha 160\\nBattle, Kemp P 162, 4 49\\nBattle, William H 160\\nBaxter, John 410\\nBeard, John 466\\nBeard Maj 172\\nBeckwith, John W 442\\nBenton, Thomas H 335\\nBennet, Risden Tyler 8\\n(Not Richard, as printed.)\\nBibb, William W 108\\nBiffle, Paul 395\\nPAOE\\nBiggs, Asa 253\\nBingham Academy 336\\nBingham, William 336\\nBi.shops from North Caro-\\nlina to other States 284\\nBlack Beard 116\\nBlackledge, Wm. S...137, 464\\nBlakely,Johnson,U.S. N. 307\\nBlake, James 396\\nBloodworth, Timothy 307\\nBlount family..lvii, 11, 12, 130\\nBlount, Willie 32\\nBlount, Simon 223\\nBlount, Thojnas 158\\nBon Homme Richard 198\\nBoone,- Daniel 461\\nJjorlaud, ki.:It,; S 3-\\nBoyden, Nathaniel 06\\nBragg family 56\\nBranch, j ohn 208\\nBranch, L.O B 211\\nBrandon, Mattiiew 97\\nBrevard famiiv 237, 243\\nBrickell family 216, 218\\nBridgers, Robert R. luti\\nBrehon, T)i. James G 452\\nBr-,A)ks, Judge George W.\\nIll, 235, 365\\nBriar Creek -^03\\nBrogden, Curtis H 466^\\nBrown, John ^l-o\\nBrown, Bedford., 107, 109, 1\\nBryan, Francis l-i\\nBryan, John H..\\nBryan, Nathan....\\nBrunswick County, ?-sist-\\nance to thi stamp Zpt,\\n1766 39\\nBuffaloes 127\\nBnford s defeat 279, 285\\nBurk-), Gov. Thomas,\\n112, 1S\u00c2\u00ab", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0571.jp2"}, "572": {"fulltext": "472\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nPAGE\\nBuncombe, Col. Edward...\\n56, 240, 421\\nBurgess, Dempsey 99\\nBurgess, Tlioiuas 157\\nBiirringtoii, Gov. George. 300\\nBurrington, Gov. George,\\non the Moores 50\\nBurrow, George 129\\nBurgwyn, Henry K 319\\nBurns, Otway 102\\nBurr, Tlieodosia 303\\nBurton, Hutchins G 200\\nBurton, Robert 179\\nBurton, Robert H 179, 249\\nBynuDi, John Gray 410\\nCabarrus, Stephen 122\\nCaldwell, Andrew 224\\nCaldwell, Dr. Charles. .97, 225\\nCaldwell, David, D. D....\\n187, 278\\nCaldwell, Judge D.avid F. 225\\nCaldwell, Dr. Elani 225\\nCiildwell, Greene W 289\\nCiildwcll, Joseph P 225\\nCaldwell, Todd R 94\\nCalhoun, John C..65, 129, 279\\nCambreling, C. C 12,13\\nCamden, battle of 105, 175\\nXaBSCTDii JVj\u00c2\u00ab Johii 430\\nCarjpron, Duncan 267, 431\\nCamero :i Paul 355\\nCampbel), Fanjuard 145\\nCampbell, David 396\\nCan e Creek ,^battle of. 84\\nCannon NewLon 1 8C\\nCape Fear Meieury\\nIc2, 262, 279\\n^ajiitol of North C .roJina.\\n(See State House.)\\nGipeliart, Triatraui 220\\nCa})ehart, Cullcn 220\\nX^apehart, Archibald A.... 221\\n(Urr, Julian S 357\\nCarwn family 88\\na;-b..u,Oa.W. p .gg\\nJ arru.gum, t ^ml 43^\\nCaswr Gr;,. Richard 103\\nCa.tr; i avidM 223\\nCatawb;. River, passage of,\\nb3V\\\\ijord Cornwallis 228\\n^-nafuiers, Dr. Cliarlos.... 297\\nC ^i inem, Hamilton Eon-\\nxderson 393\\nGiilrpdlHii^ Js, 337\\nPAGE\\nCharleston, siege of.. .240, 286\\nCharlotte occupied by the\\nBritish 230\\nCharlotte, memories of 255\\nCharlotte, U. S. branch\\nmint at 289\\nCherry, William 342\\nChowan favors indepen-\\ndence 117\\nChowan Baptist Female\\nInstitute 222\\nChronicle, William 176\\nChurton, agent of Lord\\nGranville 171\\nCilly, Clinton A 99\\nCivil War began and\\nclosed, when? 274\\nClark, James W 34\\nClark, Gov. HenryT.,lxii, 158\\nClark, William J 143\\nClay 5 debts paid by James\\nC. Johnson 120\\nCleveland, Benj 416\\nClinch, Gen. Duncan L... 165\\nClingman, Thomas L 72\\nClinton, Sir Henry 46\\nCogdell, Richard.. 129\\nCochran, James 372\\nCoke^ Oct;\\\\vius 449\\nCileman, Daniel 98\\nCompton, Sir Spencer... 298\\nConigiand, Ed\u00c2\u00abard 296\\nCook, James, Capt. C. S.\\nN 19, 20\\nCongresses, provincial 6\\nCongresses, Confederate,\\nNorth Carolina delega-\\ntion 407\\nConstitutions of States.\\nwhen framed 4i, 42\\nConventions, State, on\\nNortli Carolina Consti-\\ntution 42\\nConstitution of United\\nStates rejected 133\\nCorbyn, Francis 309\\nCore Indians 101\\nCornwallis, Lord 186\\nGotten, Arthur 217\\nGotten, Godwin 43\\nGotten, James 5\\nGotten, John 217\\nGotten, Henry E 324\\nCointS, Judges of U. S., in\\nNorth Carolina 139\\nPAGE\\nCourt House of Hertford\\nburned 217\\nCowan, John 311\\nCowan Ford battle, Feb. 1,\\n1781, 228\\nCowles, Calvin J 289\\nCox, William R 449\\nCraige, Burton 407\\nCraige, Major James, Brit-\\nish service 52\\nCraighead, Alexander\\n275, 276\\nCraighead, Thomas B 279\\nCrane, Lemuel P 469\\nGroom, Hardy B 226\\nGroom, Major 129\\nCunningham, John W.... 373\\nCrowell family 203\\nCross Creek, memories of. 35\\nDalton on Gaston 138\\nDaniel, Judge J. J 206\\nDaniel, J. R. J 206\\nDaniel, Gen. Junius 206\\nDavidson, John 271\\nJDavidson, Gen. William..\\n1 228, 238, 240 i\\nDavie, William R 199\\n214, 255, 267, 269, 277, 278\\nDavis, Bishop 309, 310\\nDavis, Charles 310\\nDavJs, Geoige.. 310\\nDavis, Josepli J 173\\nDaves, John P 128, 215\\nDawson, William John-\\nston .._. 118\\nDeclarations of Indepen-\\ndence, Ma J 2 5 l^r*-\\n2^!^ July 4, 1776, then-\\nconstruction and destruc-\\ntion 238, 241\\n262, 269, 270, 275, 277; 278\\nDeGraaffenreidt 128\\nDeems, Charles For..e 354\\nDewcs, Thomas. 342\\nDevereux, Thomas P 319\\nDickens, Samuel 372\\nDickeraon, Jame6P...238, 288\\nDick, Joim M 192\\nDick, Robert P 192\\nDiligence, the sloop of\\nwar, brings the royal\\nstamps to Wilmington.. 39\\nDillard, John H 194, 392\\nDixon, Joseph 185", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0572.jp2"}, "573": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n47;\\nPAGE\\nDobbin, James C 107, 149\\nEockorv, Alfred 382\\nDockery, Oliver A 884\\nDobbs, Gov 128\\nDodj, e, Jivmcs R 393\\nDouglas, Stephen A.. 389, 391\\nDowd, Clement 67\\nDonnel, John R 139\\nDonael, Richard S 19\\nDowns, Henry 273\\nDortch, William T 467\\nDortch, Isaac F 4G7\\nDrake, John H 172\\nDudley, Edward B... .311, 312\\nDuels^\\nBaxter and Erwiu 135\\nBrancli and Forsytli 90\\nBynum and Jennifer.... 135\\nCameron and Dufty 90\\nCarson and Vance\\n90, 93, 135\\nClingman and Yancev..\\n75, 135\\nGilly and Graves 99\\nFlauner and Walker.... 135\\nHenry and Stanley\\n135, 148\\nHarris and Yellowly.... 135\\nHowe and Gadsden.. 44, 135\\nJones and Johnson 135\\nLaw and Blanchard 135\\nStanley and Spaight.... 134\\nStanley and Inge 135\\nStokes and Pearson 401\\nSimpson and White-\\nhur.st 135\\nDunn, John .395, 398\\nDurham tobacco interests. 363\\nEarly on Ramscur 248\\nEaston, John 129\\nEaton, John H.i 205\\nEaton, Mrs., and Jack-\\nson s Cabinet.. 206, 208, 288\\nEJenton 116\\nEdi n Gov. Charles 116\\nEdwards, Weldon N 456\\nEJv ards on D. L. Swain.. 62\\nEducation in Nortli Caro-\\nlina 256, 257, 258, 259\\nEUis, Hon. John W 405\\nEmbargo opposed by Gov.\\nStone 32\\nEmpie, Rev. Adam 312\\nEngelhard, Joseph A UU;\\nPACK\\nEnglish statntes in force.. 147\\nEpidemic, 1816, in Bertie\\nCounty 35\\nEpiscopal Church\\n117, 313, 316, 317\\nEppes, John W 200\\nErwin, W. W 224\\nEtheridge, Emerson 154\\nEutaw Springs, Sept. 8.\\n1781 36, 450\\nEve, 0. B., life saved in\\nbattle by Masonry 11\\nEverett, Edward, on Gas-\\nton 139\\nEwell, Gen., compliments\\nthe troops of Nortli Car-\\nolina 207\\nFanning, David, Tory\\n112, 381\\nFanning, Edmund 51, 324\\nFelton, Boone 106\\nFisher, Charles i03\\nFisher, Ciiarles F 404\\nFisher, Frances C 405\\nFlenuiken, John 273\\nFlag, first of U.S 198\\nFolk, George N 99\\nForney family 244\\nForsythe, Col. Benjarain 167\\nForsythe, James N 167\\nFowle, Daniel G.. 442\\nFranklin, State of. 463\\nFranklin, Jesse 420\\nFranklin, Mesliack 421\\nFrazer, James 214\\nFreeman, Edmund B 432\\nFreeman, Jonathan Otis.. 432\\nFurches, David M 225\\nFurman, Robert M 75\\nGale, Christopher, of Eden-\\ntori 114\\nGales, Joseph, sr 428\\nGales, Weston R 430\\nGarret, Thomas M 33\\nGaston, Dr. Alexander.... 129\\nGaston, William. .33, 137, 171\\nGatling, Dr. Richard Jor-\\ndan 106, 22)\\nGatling, Dr. John \u00c2\u00ab-r ia^\\nGenealogy of\\nAlexander.... 268\\nAshe 300\\nAvery JZfi.\\nPAG I\\nGenealogy of (couunued.)\\nBarringer Ixi,\\nBarnett\\nBattle\\nBlount Ivii,\\nBragg\\nBrevard 237,J^\\nBrickell 2\\nCarson\\nCaswell, Gov. Richard 1\\nClark Ixii 1 1.\\nClinch, Gen. Duncanjj^ 165\\nGotten ..7^17\\nCraighead, Rev. Dr.\\nAlexander 278\\nCrowell 203\\nDavidson 271\\nDavis...\\nDonnel,\\nDudb\\n309\\n13!\u00c2\u00bb\\n24\\nRichard S\\nuv. EdwardB\\norney\\nGaston r~:Z\\nGraham 229\\nHawkins 451\\nHaywood Ixii, 158\\nHenderson 179, 183\\nHill 303\\nIredell 124\\nJo in. ^r n, Chowp 120\\nJones 202\\nLillington 4\\nLocke 40i\\nLowrie 287\\nMcDowell 8:\\nMebane 33i\\nMontgomery, Rowan:-...\\nMoore 51, 52\\nMorehead 192\\nMorrison, Rev. Robert\\nH 177\\nNash 382\\nO-sborne 291\\nPearson 40\\nPettigre w 42b\\nPhifer Ix.-i, 96\\nPolk 2n l-2P=\\nRuffin Mt\\nFvuinders I\\nSettle r\\nSheppard b\\nShepperd 3^\\nShiiip 2\\nSlocnirb 4\\nSpaight\\nStanley ^-^lo", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0573.jp2"}, "574": {"fulltext": "74\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nPAGE\\njfenealogy of (coutiuuea.)\\nSteele 398\\nStokes 468\\ntrange 320\\naylor 147\\nlearner 455\\nVilliamson 371\\nWilliams 418\\nWright 304\\nWynns 216\\nYancey 106\\nGrermantown battle, Oct.\\n4, 1777.... 157, 240\\nGermans in Cabarrus\\nCounty xxxix\\nGettysburg battle 165, 426\\nGillaspie, James 156\\nGilliam, Henry H 117\\nGilliam, Robert B Ill, 182\\nGilmer, John A ..192\\njlasgow, .-James 129, 205\\nGlasscock, Dr. George 298\\nGoelet, Dr 423\\nGoldsboro 4 64\\nGordon, Jam^s B 469\\nGraaffenieidt ind the\\nSwis.s i)a]atii.os 128, 129\\nGraham, Geu. Joseph...\\nI? 231\\nGn.hamy^.:?g?;C!....231, 237\\nGra.iam, Edward 140\\nGraham, William 273\\nGraham, William A ..231, 232\\nGra :am, William A. jr... 23V\\nGraiam, John W 237\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^i !int, James, of Iowa 208\\nGranlmry, Josiah T 369\\nGn-ves, CaWin 108\\nGreene, Rt. Rev. William\\nM 312\\nGreene, Gen. Nathaniel...\\nV 397, 453\\nGreen, Gen. Thomas J.... 459\\nKJreen, Col. Wharton J... 459\\nGregory, Isaac 99\\n^\u00c2\u00absa|-f William 99\\ni m cb,, Gen B ry an 373\\niswoi Vj Conn., massacre\\nt fort, ia-Revohitionary\\nvVar 79\\nrove, William arry 146\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iindy, Felix ..56. 46.3\\n.dger, J. C. I 75\\niiford Court House, bat-\\nti^o-L... 185, 186\\nPAGK\\nGuilford Court House bat-\\ntle described by James\\nMartin, sr 413\\nGuion, Dr. Isaac 136\\nGuion, Haywood W 250\\nGuthrie, John J 14\\nHabeas Corpus,. 110, 111, 235\\nHale, Edward J 154\\nH,.ger, the tory, kills Gen.\\nDavidson 241\\nHall, Edward 456\\nPlall, Judge John 455, 457\\nHambright, Frederick 176\\nHanging Rock, battle of.. 271\\nHamilton, Col. John, loy-\\nalist 214\\nHancock, Susan J 287\\nHardy, Wasliington M.... 88\\nHarnett, Cornelius 46, 299\\nHarris, Dr. Charles 1)7\\nFarris, Maj. Tliomas 97\\nHan-io, William S 97\\nHarris, Rouct and James 273_\\nHarper, James G 13, 98\\nHarper, Robert Goodloe... 175\\nHatteras, a poem 16\\nHarvey, John 367\\nHaughton, John H 427\\nHawkins family 451\\nHawks, Francis L 140\\nHawks, John 128, 263\\nHawley, Joseph R 385\\nHaj wood family. Ixiii, 114, 158\\nHaywood, John 113, 204\\nHenderson, Pleasant\\n113, 180, 461\\nHenderson, Richard.... 51, 179\\nHenderson en Person 175\\nHenderson, Archibald 181\\nHenderson, Leonard 182\\nHenderson, John Lawson. 183\\nHenderson, James P 248\\nHenderson, John S 398\\nHenry, James L 69\\nHenry, Louis D 148\\nHewes, Joseph 122\\nHicks family 178-\\nHighlanders 145\\nHill, Gen. A. P., eulogy\\nOil Sen. Pender 165\\nHill, Gen. Daniel Harvey 290\\nHill, WhitmiU 30, 253\\nHill, William... 303, 432\\nFill. Dr WilHat^.G 4.34\\nPAQB\\nHill, William H 3J3\\nHilliard, Henry W l.-i3\\nHillsboro Henry E. Cot-\\nten s sketch of. 324\\nHines, Richard 158\\nHogg, Gavin 124\\nHoke, John F 246\\nHoke, Michael 245\\nHoke, Robert F 245\\nHolden, William W 110\\n220, 297,367,379, 441, 458\\nHolmes, Gabriel 411\\nHolmes, Gen. Theophilus\\nH 411\\nHolmes, Owen 311\\nHolt, Tliomas M 4\\nHooks, Charles 156\\nHooper, William 306\\nHorse-shoeor To-ho-iie-ka,\\nbattle of, 1814 229, 419\\nHow Robert 42, 46\\nHoward, Martin 51\\nHouston, William, put un-\\nder ])ledge not to exe-\\ncute tlie stamp act... 40,- 302\\nHouston, James 246\\nHuguenots 238\\nHunt, Memucan 184\\nHunt, William 184\\nHunter, Dr. C. L 176\\nHunter, Humphrey 175\\nHusband, Herman\\n174, 179, 381\\nHussey, John B 156\\nImpeachment and trial of\\nGov. Holden 220, 441\\nIndians Tuscaroras, Nat-\\nchez and Chickasaws\\n101, 196, 224\\nIndependence\\nIn Chowan County 117\\nIn Craven County 129\\nIn Duplin County 155\\nIn Meckl en bnrg County 2j9\\nIngram, Edwin ,ri96\\nInnes, Col. James 308\\nInsurrection among slaves\\n127, 222, 449\\nIredell, James, Jndge\\n120, 123\\nIredell, Gov. James, jr....\\n120, 123\\nIrwin, Henry 157, 468\\nIrwin, Robert 274", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0574.jp2"}, "575": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n4T5\\nPAGE\\nIves, L. Silliiniiu, bishop\\nofN.Caroliua.143, 313, 445\\nJack, James 266, 286\\nJackson, Andrew\\n90, 205, 224, 287\\nJaokson coiiufcted with\\nVance family 64\\nJackson and Carson 92\\nJackson and the Mecklen-\\n!mrg Declaration 268\\nJackoou and the Craig-\\nheads. 279\\nJarvi.s, Thomas J 125\\nJefterson, Thomas, diary\\nof 278\\nJcfl erson, Thomas, on the\\neffects of the battle at\\nKing s Mountain 169\\nJefferson, Thomas, on\\nWashington 9\\nJefterson and the Meck-\\nlenburg Declaration\\n262, 277, 278\\nJohnson, Andrew 434\\nJohnson, Cliarles 122, 123\\nJohnson, Jonas 157\\nJohnson, Tiiomas D 76\\nJohnson, Fort, destroyed\\nby (ren. John Ashe 302\\nJohnstone family and the\\nmarquisate of Annan-\\ndale 121\\nJohnstone, Gov. Samuel..\\n118, 123\\nJohnstone, Gabriel ...118, 300\\nJohnstone, John 120\\nJohnstone, James C 120\\nJohnstone, Dr. Samuel....\\n118, 119\\nJohnstone, Rev. Samuel J. 120\\nJones, Allen 196, 321\\nJones, Cadwallader 196\\nJones, Edward 307\\nJones, Jian .iltonC 407\\nJones, James 217\\nJones, John Paul 198\\nJones, Pride 201\\nJones, liobert JI 461\\nJones, Edward 461\\nJones, Willie 196\\nJo or, Andrew 200\\nJudd, ilev. Bethel 313\\nJudiciary, U.S., in North\\nCarolina ,..,..139, 2h6\\nPAOE\\nJudiciary system of North\\nCarolina 147, 160, 182\\nJudiciary, ijualificationsof 181\\nKeerl, Thomas M 139\\nKendriek, J. G 27\\nKeenan, Owen K 156\\nK-emin, Thomas 156\\nKennon, William 274, 398\\nKerr, John 110\\nKing, William K 411\\nKing s Mountain 64\\n84, 169, 176, 246, 418, 463\\nKirk, Col. George W 110\\nKirkland, Ann, at Salem\\nAcademy 172\\nKu-Klux-Clan...llO, 235, 458\\nLafayette, Gen., visits\\nNorth Carolina 222\\nijane, Joseph, Joel and\\nJesse 436\\nLanier, Robert 169\\nLaw, Israel G 170\\nawson, John 50, 101\\nLeach, James M 155\\nLee, Gen. Robert E., on\\nPender 1 65\\nLee, Gen. Robert E., on\\nBranch 213\\nLcc, Gen. Robert E., on\\nNorth Carolina trooj)s 374\\nLee, Gen. Henry, on Da-\\nvidson 241\\nLenoir, William. 352, 353, 417\\nLewis, William B 468\\nLewis, Di. Richard H 376\\nLiberty llall, or Queen s\\nMuseum 230, 255, 263\\nLillington, Gen 47\\nLincoln ssurrender, (1780) 240\\nLisle, Lady Alice 217\\nLittle, William, chief jus-\\ntice 115\\nLocke family 400, 453\\nLong, John 382\\nLong, Henry W 216\\nLove, Robert 69\\nLord Proprietois relin-\\nquisli their patent 171\\nLowrie, Samuel 287\\nLynch law, origin of the\\nname 172\\nfliao A rici!. Rufus \u00c2\u00a5....._ .3\\nPAOli\\nMacBryde, Archibald 297\\nMacCay, Hon. Spruce 400\\nMacClure, Matthew 274\\nMacCullock, H. Eustace... 208\\nMacCullock, Benjamin 208\\nMacDonald, Flora 145\\nMacDowell, Thomas D.... 38\\nMacDowell, Silas 252\\nMcDowells... 82\\nMcFadden, F(^ 273\\nMcGeliee, Thonias 372\\nMcGehec, Jloritford 372\\nMclntirc s Creek skirmish 231\\nMcKay, James J 37\\nMcKnitts 238\\nMcLean, Dr. William. 246, 272\\nMcNeil, Archibald 297\\nMcRae, Duncan K 153\\nMcRee 123, 318\\nMacon, Nathaniel 453\\nMacon on secession 454\\nMaco! on Caswell.,.,...,,^. ^165^\\nManly, Basil 112\\nManly Charles 113\\nManly, Matthias E..j 143\\nMaun, N 209\\nManney, Thomas 217\\nManning, John 216\\nMangum, Willie P ...124, 334\\nMarsteller, Lewis H 3 9\\nMarshall on Iredell........ j23\\nMartin, Alexander 1S8\\nMartin, Francois X 129\\nMartin, Gc i James G.... 368\\nMartin, Judge James 400\\nMartin, James, sr 412\\nMartin, Joseph John 254\\nMartin, Josiah, last roy\\ngovernor of North Caro-\\nlina 41, 132\\nMartin, Josiah, his account\\nof the battle of Moore s\\nCreek 104\\nMa.soii, Rev. Richard S.... 445\\nMasonry, FrcC .9, 10, 11, 120\\nMatthews, Massei:din 64\\nMaynard, Lieut., kill:\\nBlackbeard ^I j\\nMeade, Bishop of Va 174\\nMeares, William B 318\\nMebane family 330\\nMecklenburg County, Dec-\\nlaration of Inde])en-\\ndence, 1775..41,95. 201, 22^\\n2-Jii, 241, 2r.O tj 275, 1.", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0575.jp2"}, "576": {"fulltext": "i76\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nPAGE\\nMecklenburg and the Reg-\\nulators 259\\nMendenliall, George C 192\\nMerrimon, Hon. Angustu.s\\nS 69\\n-Meredith, Lewis 216\\nMexican War 437, 459\\nMichal, Dr. G. W 93\\nMicklejohn, Rev. John.... 174\\nMiller, Mrs. Mary Ayer... 153\\nMint, U. S., at Charlotte.. 289\\nMitchell, Elisha 63\\nMontrose, a Graham le-\\ngend 229\\nMoore s Creek battle, Feb.\\n27, 1776\\n48, 51, 52, 104, 298\\nMoore, Alfred 48, 52, 102\\nMoore, Bishop Richard C. 313\\nMoore, Augustus 126\\nMoore, Bartholomew F.... 209\\njl? e; Cbpvlps 230\\nMoored Dr. Godwin C 217\\nMoore, Maurice 50, 300\\nMoore, Dr. Thomas J 292\\nMoore, William Armistead 128\\nMoravians 2, 170\\nMordecai, George W 432\\nMordecai, Moses 431\\nMurehead, Jwl.u M... 189, 192\\nMoiinsM. M 115\\nMosely, Edward... 48, 227, 306\\nMosely, W. D 227\\nMorrison, Neil 274\\nMorrison, Re Dr. Robert\\nHall 177, 231\\nMonts ^mery, (Jol. Lem. P. 396\\nMontgomery, Hugh 396\\nMuuiford, George 400\\nMurlree family 215\\nMurfreesboro 215\\nMurphey, A. D 333\\nNash, Abner 132\\nNash, Fra?icis. ..o^, 133, 332\\nNash, Fredeiick 133, 332\\nNe.^ Cos, admirable con-\\nduct in Civil War 127\\nNew Berne 128\\nKftw Berne Council of Safe-\\ntv 129\\nNewland, David 93\\nNewman. Dr. Anthony 396\\nTewton, George 396\\nnaragua 20\\nPAGE\\nNinety-six 261\\nNorcum, Dr. James 124\\nNorth Carolina and South\\nCarolina separated 50\\nNorth Carolina men who\\nhave become distin-\\nguished abroad 12\\nNorth Carolina kind and\\ngenerous to settlers 13, 99\\nNortli Carolina, education\\nin 256\\nNorth Carolina, presiding\\nofficers of both Houses of\\nCongress from 122, 453\\nNorth Carolina in Cabinet 151\\nNorth Carolina Provincial\\nCongresses 6\\nNorth Carolina restored to\\nthe Union 210\\nNorwood, Benjamin 179\\nNnlliilcation 91\\nOath, Regulators as to\\ncrown officers 4\\nOdem, John B., person-\\nates Gen. Win field S.\\nScott 126\\nOgden, Aaron ii\\nOgilvy, Lady 121\\nOrangeburg, S. C. siege of 201\\nOsborne, Alexander 291\\nOsborne, Adlai 291\\nOsborne, Edward Jay 291\\nOsborne, Judge James W.\\n292, 296\\nOsborne, Sprace McKay.. 293\\nOutlaw, David 33\\nOutlaw, George 32\\nOwen, John 37\\nOwen, James 37\\nPalace, Royal, New Berne. 128\\nPalatines 128\\nPatterson, Samuel F 98\\nPatterson Rufus L 98\\nPatton, Benjamin 274\\nPatton, John 14, 188\\nPatton, Montraville 86\\nPattiUo, Rev. H 182\\nPaxton, Judge John 408\\nPeai-.-on family 401\\nPearson, R. C\\n94, 110, 367, 403\\nPender, William D 165\\nPe-^-^er. Lee s eulogy C IG5\\nPAGE\\nPenn, John 178\\nPerson, Thomas 174\\nPettigrew, Charles. ...313, 423\\nPettigrew, Ebenezer 424\\nPettigrew, Gen. J. John-\\nston 343, 424\\nPhifer family Ixvi, 96, 275\\nPhillips, Charles 63\\nPhillips, Rev. James 62\\nPhillips, Samuel F 63\\nPhillips, Mary 172\\nPickens, Israel 93\\nPlummer, Kemp 455\\nPolk, Oharley 284\\nPolk, Ezekiel 260\\nPolk, James K 260\\nPolk, Leonidas 284\\nPolk, Lucius J 202\\nPolk, Robert 260\\nPolk, Thomas\\n261, 281, 282, 283\\nPolk, William H 201\\nPolk, William, son of John 285\\nPollock, Gov. Thomas\\n129, 319\\nPool, John 368\\nPorter, Alexander, on the\\nbirthplace of Jackson... 287\\nPotter, Henry 148\\nPotter, Robert 184\\nPorterfield, Denny 35\\nPorterfield, James 35\\nPrice, Charles 156\\nPultuey, name assumed by\\nJohnstone 121\\nQuery, John 275\\nQ ueen s Museum\\n230, 243, 255, 263\\nRaft Swamp battle 228\\nRaleigh, Sir Walter 101\\nRaraseur s Mill, battle of.. 84\\nRamseur, Gen. Stephen D. 246\\nRamsay, Dr. J. G 51., in\\nJackson s copy of the\\nMecklenburg Declara-\\ntion 268\\nRamsay, Dr. J. G. M., on\\nJackson s love for Craig-\\nhead 279-\\nRansom, Edward 428\\nRansom, Matt. W....^ 321\\nRavenscroft, Bisliop ./ohn\\nSUvlc. in, 3]i, 442", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0576.jp2"}, "577": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n47V\\nPAGE\\nRayner, Kenneth 219\\nReade, Edwin G 370\\nReese, David 275\\nReese, George 275\\nRognlators, their oath 4\\nRegulators, their jninish-\\nraent 1, 259\\nReid, Davids 390\\nRcncher, Abratn 115\\nRobertson, James 462\\nRoberts, William P 177\\nRobinson, Rev. John 95\\nRobinson, James Lowrie.. 251\\nRocky Mount, battle at.... 271\\nRodman, William B 19\\nRogers, Dr. John, his I am-\\nily 330\\nRuffin, Thomas 2, 465\\nRussell, Daniel L 319\\nRutherford, Griffith. ...37, 399\\nRutherford, John, a tory.. 37\\nSalem Academy 172\\nSalter, Edward 129\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2dors, Rev. Joseph H. 446\\n...iei-,, Komulus M 106\\ni- William L 44S\\ninuol... 99\\njmiel T 100\\n;;ov. Alfn-d M 386\\ns, James T 195\\n1 249, 250\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0T 273\\nuiield 126\\nbeabury, iJish^i Samuel,\\ntutor of Waightstill Av-\\nery 78\\nSeaton, William W... 170, 428\\nSeawell, Henry 4gO\\nSecession 406^ 44 454\\nSettle, Thoma?, sr 389\\nSettle, Thomas, jr 389\\nSeven Pines, battle of,\\nMay 31, 1862 223\\nSevier, John 462\\nSharpe, William 224\\nShaw, Henry M 154\\nSheering, Charles, killed.. 112\\nSheppard family 139\\nSheppard, William P. 365\\nShepperd, William 326\\nShipp, Bartlctt 249\\nShipp, William M 249\\nSliober, Francis E 407\\nShotwell, Randolph A 296\\nPAGE\\nSingletary, George E. B.. 14\\nSingletary, Richard W.... 469\\nSitgreaves, John 139, 199.\\nSkinner, Jo.seph B 125\\nSkinner, Rev. Thomas E. 125\\nSlaves, insurrection of. 222\\nSlocumb, Ezekiel 464\\nSlocumb family 464\\nSmart, Susan 285\\nSmith, Gov. Benjamin, aide\\nto Washington.. 53, 54, 352\\nSmith, William H 219\\nSmith, William A 226\\nSnap Dragon 102\\nSpaight, Richard D 133\\nSpeight, Jesse 185\\nSpencer, Samuel 5\\nSpottsylvania C. H., bat-\\ntle of. 207\\nSprings family 263, 272\\nStanford, Richard 372\\nStamp Act in North Caro-\\nlina 39, 40\\nStanley family 17, 135\\nStaples, John N 195\\nStarke, Lucien 8, 308\\nState House location 436\\nState House burned, J me,\\n1831 456\\nStedman, Elisha 57\\nCLeeie, John, Gov. of New\\nHampshire 399\\nSteele, John, Salisbarv... 397\\nSteele. Mra. Elizabeth 397\\nSteele^ WalterL 385\\nStephens, John W, killed HI\\nS..evC!ison, Andrew W.,\\nborrowed the Cape\\nFear Mercury 2G2, 279\\nStokes, Montford 468\\nStokes family 468\\nStone, David 30,31, 32\\nStone, Zedekiah 30\\nStony Point 215\\nStrange, Robert 149\\nStrange, Robert 320\\nStrudwick, Elizabeth 172\\nStuart, Lady Anne 216\\nSugar Creek Church 277\\nSumner, Gen. Jethro .131, 450\\nSwain, David L 56\\nSwain, George 57\\nSwan, Samuel 300, 306\\nSwan, William 306\\nTobacco at Durham 363\\nPAOK\\nTarleton, Banastre\\n186, 197, 286\\nTayloe, Charles F 20\\nTayloe, Jonathan 30\\n-Taylor, James F 450\\n-Taylor, John Louis 146\\nTea, resolutions against... 118\\nTeach (see Blackbeard).... 116\\nThermal Belt 252\\nThomas, Charles R 143\\n-Thompson, Jacob 109\\nTliompson Richard 1 89\\nThurman, Allen G 126\\nToole, Henry I 157\\nToomer, John D 148\\nTonrgee, Albion W.. .111, 194\\nTroops in Revolutionary\\nWail, 186\\nTroops in late Civil War. 234\\nTransylvania Land Co 180\\nTroy, Wesley C 153\\nTryon, Gov ....4, 40, 128, 226\\nTryon Palace 128\\nTryon, destroyers of his\\nammunition train 95\\nTurner, James 454\\nTurner, Daniel 455\\nTuscaroras 196, 200\\nThe University; its\\nsketch by Hon. Wil-\\nliam H. Battle ..58,1 63 337\\nii)6 University; ii.g\\nbuildiugo,hv Hon. Kemp\\nP. Battle... :5H\\nUuitas Fratrnni\\n=Yauce ifrffiVi J\\nVance, David\\nVance, Dr. Robert 04, 97\\nVance, Gen. Robert B 68\\nVance, Zebnlon B 60, 65\\nVenable, Abram W 183\\nVan Hook, Robert 372\\nWachovia Tract, Wash-\\nington s visit to 171\\nWachovia Tract, Bishop\\nRavenscrolt s visit to 171\\nWaddell, Alfred M oil\\nWaddell, Hugh. ..39. 310, 311\\nWaddell Maurice Q 311\\nWalker, Felix 408.\\nWalker, Gen. William, in\\nNicaragua 24", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0577.jp2"}, "578": {"fulltext": "478\\nWHEELER S REMINISCENCES.\\nPAGE\\nWaring, Robert Payne.... 296\\nWarren, Dr. Edward,\\n(Bey) xlix, 127\\nWarren, Judge Edward 19\\nWashington as described\\nby Jefferson 9\\nWashington despairs in\\n1779 215\\nWashington city attached\\nby Early, Jnly, 1864... 248\\nWasp, under Blakely\\ntakes the Reindeer,\\nAvon, and the Ata-\\nlanta 308\\nWaxhaw settlement\\n279, 28fi, 287\\nWebster, Col. Wihson, let-\\nter to, by Lord Cornwal-\\nlis 187\\nWebster, Daniel and Car-\\nson \u00c2\u00a32\\nWelling, Dr. J. C, quoted\\n269. 276\\nWellboin, Gen. James....\\n189, 397\\nWilson, Joseph Harvey... 289\\nWilson, Zacchens 275\\nW^inston, Joseph 168\\nPAGE\\nWiley, J. McC 98\\nWiley, Patrick H 34\\nWheeler family\\nWlieeler, Dr. John\\nWheeler, John, jr i\\nWheeler, John H ii, 289\\nWheeler, Junius, U. S. A.. ii\\nWlieeler, Samuel Jordan. ii\\nWiiitesides, John 395\\nWhitson,Dr. J. McD 93\\nWhite, Hugh L 223\\nWhite, lost colony of 101\\nWhite, William 106\\nWiley, Rev. Calvin H 194\\nWiley, J. McCaleb 98\\nWilliams, Gov. Ceujamin.\\n203, 297\\nWilliams, James 178\\nWilliams, John 178\\nWilliams, Lewis 419\\nWilliams, Nicholas L 420\\nWilliams, Joseph 113\\nWilliams, Marinaduke 108\\nWilliams, Robert.... 108\\nWilliams, Dr. Robeit^ of\\nPitt 373\\nWilliams, Samuel 5\\nWilmington 298\\nPAGE\\nWilliamson, James 371\\nWilliamson, Dr. Hugh L.\\n122, 267\\nWilson, Thomas J 172\\nWilson, Louis D 164\\nWihson, Joseph 289\\nWinchester battle, Sept.\\n1864 248\\nWinslow, Warren 152\\nWinston, Joseph 168\\nWinston, Patrick H 34\\nWingfield 127\\nWortli, Gov. Jonathan.... 377\\nWright, Joshua Granger. 304\\nWright, William A 304\\nWright, William H 304\\nWynns, James D 120, 216\\nWynii.3, Gen. Thomas 216\\nWyoming letters of\\nEaton 205\\nYancey, Bartlett 106\\nYancey, William L 73\\nYeates, Jesse J 221\\nY oung, Robert S 79\\nZimmerman, Mrs. Betty M. 434\\nZinzindorff, Count 171", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0578.jp2"}, "579": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0579.jp2"}, "580": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0580.jp2"}, "581": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0581.jp2"}, "582": {"fulltext": ",0 o^", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0582.jp2"}, "583": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3099", "width": "2142", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0583.jp2"}, "584": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\n00017333413", "height": "3213", "width": "2240", "jp2-path": "reminiscencesmem00whee_0584.jp2"}}