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While the committee were out delibera-
ting on the declarations to be made. one OF
the committee enquired. what was to be
done with the oath that had been put upon
some OF them when the Regulators bad been
Subdued, and the oath of allegiance had
been exacted as the condition of their lives.
The court house was for few moments 10
confusion, so many were ready TO reply. 1t
was at last concluded that the tyranny OF
the government had dissolved the bonds of
allegiance. and of course the oaths were
gone. One speaker said IF | swear
10 do any thing as long as the leaves contin
ne on that tree am released from my OBJ
legation when the leaves fall"


When the report had been read BY DR.
Brev9fd and unanimously adopted bv the
committee; it was read to the assem- bled
multitude from the Court House steps by
Col Polk. The crowd gave three cheers,
with great enthusiasm, and tossed their hats
into he air. So great was their animation
that their hats were tossed high enough COR
MANY to lodge on the roof of the court house;
ard 1t bring late in the evening they remain
I'd there all night and were recovered by
poles next morning


Captain James Jack who carried these
resolutions 10 Congress. read pub Iiclv to the
people OF Rowan assembled In Salisbury at
court BY these they were received with
great appreciation with the exception oftuo
lawyers who pronounced them reasonable
and attempted TO have the Captain detained
As soon as the news reached Char o,le th,
executive ordered party Of AIMED horse
men to bring those men Dunn and Booth 10
Charlotte. Dunn gave security and was
dismissed Booth was transported by al
armed escort to Camden, South Carolina


Monument proposed.


The propriety of erecting monument at
Chariote commemorate We of these events was
brought before the legislature the state du-
ring It's late session by committee appoint
ed for the purpose bv a convention assembled
at the court house last August. AS The pro
posrd bill asked for funds. the House deep.
ly impressed with the necessity of avoiding
all expenses not absolutely necessary In
these times of distress and embarrassment
laid the bill upon the table. At more fa
vorable time il may be again called up and
carried into effect in more prosperous
times be effected under a charter without
Legislative aid


The Obscurity Of The Act


Why Mr.. Adams bad not before heard Of
il. can be accounted for only on the ground
that the patriots who issued it, were not suf
fciently known to call the public attention
b. their own names and that the delegates
in Congress to whom it was sent though
that the minds of the members In Congress
were not prepared for such action and there
fore fore bore To promulgate it. In the course
of the succeeding year the declaration of 4h
July l776 was received with enthusiasm
from the steps of the old State House in
Philadel phia. as extravagant as the decIara-
lion OF May 20th. l775, had been in Chat
lotte. VIATOR.


March 2oth. I943.