The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-11-11

ciIIrT JUSTICE BERRY or NORTH Ca
RoLINA. AND THE STAMP Acr RIoTERs

Il tA.s1 NtN N@AertA SfaNStaAoi.
cuIrT JUSTICE BERRY OF NORTH CA
RoLINA, AND THE STAMP ACT RIOTERS
It's with prrnlIar pride ,lsi We r. fer
q HE early sf.ns of The cl,izrns Of eur
Road old State against The usarpAnons ard
lsrannic.l arts nf Inaihrr enualry. whtn
We were eulonisis Of tie Brush t;nvern.
. meni. The great mrnI nf nur cinzens.
even Al this day. is their modesiy; and
had we been pussrssrd of that rowsrd-
nrss Of temper aud disposition winch is
yaunnngly exhibited by some 81 nnr
80 ef Sites. NnHh csr.,Iina would nnl
nnly have oSlr. nked III her SISTERS, but
their mAgnaniwiIy would hare compelled
them 10 conrede 60 hrs tie lntemnsI rsnk
II The srea, contest lnr libsriy and indrprn-
dence.
u l765 ,hc famous s,smpacl was pass.
ed by the BRITISH Parliament. aud early
70 ,le wear Tie Blush slonp &c war Dill
gence Arrived II Wilmington, il this ST .lr.
With The stump paper fT the Province 81
Noah csrolln,. Governor Tryon i'm
mrilAlrly issued hr. proclamation. on lh,
~ "l January, commanding sll those
whose duty Il MAS ~ distribute the amps
! 1, apply 10 The commander ,of lhr sloop
for them. rnl. A,he, nf New Ilanoyer
enunly, and Col. Wsdd.Il. Of Brunswick
county, a. suon ~ ,hey heard of the
arrival olIhe sloop II war. quickly assem-
hled oil The milili, Who WOULD jim Them.
anil marched 10 the old town of Bruins
!, wick, opposite 20 which the Diligence Law.
aud frrbId The landing oiIhe stamps un,lel
lhs penalty Of Lille. The BRUSH ofiicer
IN command uf the Diligence SION ssw the
determined character II The people uiiI
allum he hal to deal. and made M ~.
temp 10 land The stamps party va,
lslt Al Brunswick 10 watch the mOvemeni.
&c lhe Da,g+aes. and Col. tshe. with IN,
resl. having taken one Of the boats al
: the Diligence. returned 10 WILMINGTON
Their rrturn was The occasion of great re
! j"iring and lri1m?h: they placed the boa
ol The D,lgenee ON carl, having previous
iy rlggra ihr boat with mast. and having
= llnis'ed To the mast head an appropriate
lsg, marched through the lown IN grra
, triumph. al tie cuizeus Of that truly
! republican vdl,ge jmning in the process
! s.nn. A. night WILMINGTON was mos
, brilliantly illuminated. aud every it'll,
, ship aud ouiliuuse seut firth its bIish
. beans ofllgh, anil joy. On the next day
r barge coucoutse IL citizens. headed b,
+, Co., Ashp, repaired to The Gnv.rnuT's
+. anil demanded to see one James Houston
b. q member OF the c,uucil, and who wa,
Z the Stamp Master fnr that seclinn nf Ih,
] Province. The Governor refused th,
e application, unless Houston was willing
: To grant the interview; hut the Grove
having threatened 81 lire the house an,
bum NJ the whole establishment, Hdus
D tons Irars sfem TO have gotten tie bette
Of his sense uf duty, aud the Governu
q requested Go'. Ashe Ia come in aud bsv,
I the desired conversation with Houston
4 whrrsupon, Houston b. ing made sensbl,
n that hr could mt exercise The duties o
1 his office, except 81 the reIil OF his lie
accompanied the crowd to the Make
{ place, and there. in the presence of ia,
I. assembled cinZens, took a solemn oath TIA
The would not exercise the duties Of hl:
nilice oI Stamp Master. This snnunrii
a ltinn made all Wilmington ring with j"y
and taumph. The successful arrum'
+. pIishmrnl of her rail road. and The cnnse
lqueni lest,iues, were but faint shadow
D lof that oulburs, of ir, ling and rejoicing
.. which characterized this memntable an,
e lproud event IN our sister town al vii
mlng,nn. The CHI e-s Of her ii izen,
were ,ud aud of long continuance, an,
many If the old people of The Cape Fra
> were wont to alIu,le To this event as I, rm
D ling ,he brgh,rs, era in the history oi ID,
: Cape Fear Settlement. The proud ave-
E. naughty spirit al Governor Tyron c"ul,
b lilly brook s" dar ng aud open deiianc,
Of The Royal authority. bu, his prudrnr,
: taught lin that vi Ii this manifest tiiop o
9 popular Ierl'ne. he was Gagged bird. am
lthus he was compelled ,ameIy To subm'
Q 10 what he deemed an outrage upon ,h,
: jrighls and an insul, to the dignity Of hi
i sovereign, which. under different cIicum
d stances, it would have been his delight Il
lhaye resented aud avenged. This tlispla,
i of popular ind,gns,ion. Cav. 'rryon so"r
perceived, was but The precursor oi
G iclerm,nsiion 10 embarra.s the Roya
4 government in al its operations in ih
s Province Of Nnr,h Carolina. and that IN
!. true policy sas the adoption Of coucllia.n
iry measures. rather Than a resort 1
j military force. With this view, al III
. general muster which took place in III
e luwn IL W,lming,on in The latter part ii
o February. 1916, the Governor caused a