The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-03

I - ~NsS1NH Ntthas 1Mu EtsAAr ~ AAE ute
ISLANDERS think he Wing made IN attempts
% pull the Laeofaeo's nose. This ~ss
shs snm total of lhs bresch of The peare.
and !, did not sllsY The popular feeling.
Night zane. The citizens wens 70 bed a.
nsasI. dsisrmined 10 a~sis The sppesr-
ance % The editor on ahs marro~. % he
wss cnnhnsd 10 his ao0m on she plea 81
indsposiiion. The nesl morning zane.
and With u . large number sf she Uni.ed
States iroops. who look up their quarters
srouHd The Gasernof's haasr. and esls-
bllshsd seasinels al aver iawn. and Sub.
Irclrd the whole 10 Martial Law. The
surprise Of me citizens 81 this exirsordi
nsFy movement was not greater than their
indignation. II wss sDoa aseenained
thst ne ,rosps had been ordered. during
ihs eight. from The frontiers. By the Go.
ssrh0r. 20 oserawe the citizens. A large
mee.ipg sss held 10 The evening. Of which
committee was srpoinied 10 vail np0n
The Governor end respectfully inquire
hts Feasoas Cor Withdrawing The troops
from he defence Of the Frontier. and quar-
tefing lhsm in The Cspi,sI. The CON
nisiee, alter many delays. ob,aiaed sn
sadienee oi his Eacellency. They deli.
sefed their message. The Governor re.
plied sha. he Vas responsible n The Pre-
ssdeni. and not 70 The People OF Florida.
faf his measures. and. nsking . bow 10
The eammi,tse. turned upon hls heels and
retired 70 he private apartments. Afler
shls cavalier urslmens. The commmler
wrote hole 70 III. Exeelleney. ~ilh he
sssw If obtaining his rrasnns in writing.
! The leliowing 10 his response:
Tallahassee, August 4. 1910
GESrLEsxs: Understanding thar you
desire reply, in ~fiting. 10 your appll-
cation Of this afternoon. | have 10 inInrm
you. that al,hevgh d. not admit your
right % question me shnui The employ.
neai Of the miliiis. of wkich ! am Chlrf
Magissta.e. ye. my RepnbIlesn principles
forbid me 20 refuse an snswer 10 any ap-
piiession from my fellow-e,uzens.
j STATE then. 70 you. that the public
przcs was yesterday IN repes,ei insian.
cex sioIssed; that there are those IN this
eommunisy who seem 10 consider The
pistol snd the Bowie knife as The lsas Of
tie land. and that I an determined, ~
Governor u Florida. 70 assert and nam.
ssia lie supremacy Of The laws
This .vnlanleers are In Taliahassee,
sh<fsferr. not 20 violate The public peace.
bus1a protect IL.
III. respectfully. your obrdieni ser
svsbt ROBERT X. REID.
Msssrs. Hayward. Hsekley. Randolph,
sRd Copeland. Of The coEmit,ee.
This pretext OF preserving The public
peace 10 pronounced false BY The 1'alla.
hassee Star and committee of The most
respectable ciizens OF The town. But LEI
this pass The Governors letter pro.
duced great dissatisfaction. The public
meeting adjoorned 10 next day; each man.
however. determined that the hired sol.
diery af The Government should not he
qusrtered upon them. in viulasIon of the
Constitution and Of their rights 40 free
men. In the mean time several ri the
most respectable citizens had been arrest
ed BY the sentinels, and the whole town
was subjected To military rule |. was
reported that the troops had dlsmounied
an old 4'h Of July cannon. which belong
ed 10 the town. This increased the sx.
element, the People we're aroused.
.. Some hundreds Says The Starr collect
ed together; the drums werc beats arms
were collected; the cannon was remount.
ed and charged To the muzzle. and for q
short time matters wore . very bellige.
rent aspect. Rut het,er connsels prevail
ed-insead Of making war a, once on
the soldiers. the citizens appointed a
commi,tee. The soldiers should leave
town that was a matter determined on.
They nigh, 60 peaceably and quietly il
they wnuld-hut they should 90 speedily.
Another committee was accordingly nam.
ed. al the head of which was that old and
tried friend of the People. ex-governor
w. p. Duvsll. They we're requested 10
call on the Governor The mex, morning.
and insist upon The instant removal of the
troops. The People again dispersed to
their homes.
1.-THE excitement was kept alive the
mex, morning by the bearing Of some Of
1.-The officers in command If the troops
towards the ci.lzens. Major Blackburn
swssgered and clustered in every crowd
he passed, menaced the citizens, and &C.
liuslly drew his Bowie knife. as il appear
led, on mos, peaceable and respectable
citizen, who was nnarmed. This, how
ever, he afterwards explained. by saving
he was only shifting bis position. Two
additional companies also arrived in town
al an early hour.
i "A, the time designated The commits.
tee assembled. and proceeded 10 the con
sideraiion OF the subjec, entrusted 10 them.
Afidaviis we're taken OF the ourages
which had been committed against The
! citizens, and letter was penned 10 the
Governor. ..
"In The mean time the Town Coua-
ell had convened, and committee from