. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. men were present that a dispute arose as to whould be termed delegates, and a compromise list containingthe nai twenty-seven of the best citizens was finally ac- •ed. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, in his memoirs, says he?it. being twenty year- of age, and that half of theid Mecklenburg county were in Charlotte that and some other leading citizens obtained seatsin in house, waile th< ee who could not get in gathered in groups and discussed the issues among themselves. Or-nization was perfected by the electio
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. men were present that a dispute arose as to whould be termed delegates, and a compromise list containingthe nai twenty-seven of the best citizens was finally ac- •ed. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, in his memoirs, says he?it. being twenty year- of age, and that half of theid Mecklenburg county were in Charlotte that and some other leading citizens obtained seatsin in house, waile th< ee who could not get in gathered in groups and discussed the issues among themselves. Or-nization was perfected by the election of a chairman inn of Abraham Alexander, who had been a magis-trate and chairman f the Inferior Court and a representa-klenburg in the General Assembly. John Mc-Knilt nder, who was also an honored magistrate, was mat ry. •n was intense, a- il became apparent that the proclamati 1 f the King and the Governor made necessary Ction on the part of the people. Every one lized the importance of deliberate consideration before declaration that could never be recalled. Rumors. NEWS OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 47 were plentiful of offensive legislation by Parliament and ofother efforts to subdue the colonists and to quench the spiritof freedom so rife among them. The colonies were prepar-ing for war, and the time had come for all men to choose be-tween England and America. Mecklenburg promptly de-cided between the two, and then she went further in the be-lief that if war must come, it should be fought for a purposerather than for a grievance. A revolution was more to bedesired than was an insurrection. The addresses made to the convention demonstrated thatall the delegates were searching for truth and eagerly desir-ing to know what was proper to be done. Among the lead-ing speakers and advisers were Colonel William Kennon. adistinguished lawyer of Salisbury; Rev. Hezekiah J. Balch,an honored Presbyterian minister, and Dr. chief topics
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