The North-Carolina standard., 1843-07-26


away goes the horse to the Post, for sale, or the
man to Prison; though the latter is seldom the
case: that not being the way to enrich the Tax
gatherer.
The above address being read in the audience
OF all present at the Court, Mr.. Lloyd one of the
Representatives of Orange County, declared his
appreciation of it, and the rest acknowledged the
reasonableness of it; in consequence of which,
Mr.. Lloyd, fixed the day of meeting, TO the tenth
of October following
The People, being thus encouraged, met in
several Neighborhoods and Jointly agreed to chuse
certain persons, who should be Committee from
each OF them, to meet on tho day appointed, and
form something like general assembly of the
County, by their deputies. The form of their re-
solve, or agreement was as follows viz. 'At a
I.meeting of the Neighborhood of--the Goth of
August, l766, unanimously agreed to appoint w.
c. and W. M. to attend at general meeting, on
the 10th OF October, at the place fixed upon by
Mr. Lloyd, and others, where they are judicious-
ly to examine whether the freemen of this County
labour under any abuses of Power; and in par
ticuar, to examine into the pGblick Tax, and in
form themselves of every particular thereof by
what Laws, and for what Uses it is laid in or
der to remove some jpalouses out of our minds"
"And the Representatives, Vestry-Mcn, and
other Officers are requested to give the Members
OF said Meeting what Information and satisfaction
they can; so far as they value the good will Of ev-
cry honest Freeholder, and the executing publck
Offices, pleasant and delightsome"
In this situation Matters rested until Oct. 10th,
| the Day appointed, when twelve Deputies from
the people met but not one of the Officers appear
! ed Towards the Evening, Mr.. James Watson,
of what Character or Office does not appear, came
with Message from Col. Tanning, one of the Re-
presentativcs for the county, That he, Tanning,
had always intended to have met the People, ac-
cording to his repeated Declarations and promi-
ses at the time and place above menton'd; but
that he had Day or two ago observed the word
! judiciaIlv in a paper drawn up by the People
of Deep-River settlement; which Tanning said,
mstaking it, either wilfully ignorantly, for the
! word jUdiciaLLy, signiied, by Court of Author
ty; this with many other Reasons equally friv
elous, Watson said Tanning gave for his not at
tending and, in shoTt says he, Col. Tanning
I looks on It Insurrection, &c. And there
fore it is true what before said, that Fannings
naughty despotic, and Tyrannica Spirit could
not bear the instruction of his Constituents. Nor
would he that they should know by what Laws
they were governd, or any thing respecting the
Government; but that the People should tamely
like Asses couch under their Burdens, and sub
nit themselves willing Prey to Officers.
Somewhat neued at the meg lect and contempt
with which they had been treated, the Deputies Of
the Neighbourhoods drew up second Address
to their Representatives, &c A Copy Of which
r follows, viz. DAT Meeting of the Inhabitants of
Orange County, &c. for Conference mot rebel
lion) with our Representatives, SC. on publick af-
fairs &C."
alt was the judgment of said Meeting, that by
reason ofthe extent of the County, no one man in
it. in a general wav is known by above one tenth
Man Of the Inhabitants: for which reason, such a
Meeting for pubck and free Conference, yearly,
and often as the Case may require, was abso-
lutely necessary in order 10 reap the Benefit de-
signed us in that part of our Constitution, of chu-
f sing Representatives and knowing for what uses
our Money is called for We also conceive such
Representatives would find themselves at an inf
mite loss to the design of their Constituents
deprived of consulting their Minds in matters of
weight and moment
i And whereas at the said Meeting. none ofthem
appeared tho we think properly acquainted with
our appointment and RequeSt) vet, as the thing,
wiz. the instructing and conferring with Repre-
sentatves) is new in this County, Cho' practised
in older Governments they might not have duly
f considered the reasonableness of our Requcst-
We therefore conclude that if they are hereafter
incnable to answer it, that will attend them at
any other time and place, on their giving proper
notice.
"It is also our Judgment that on further deli
beration, the Inhabitants of the County will more
generally see the necessity of such Conference
and the number increase in favour of it. to be
tinued yearly"
These are their own Words given in their own
form Of them; and are to Judge of the Authors
as Madmen, Insurgents, Rebels, pIoers against
| Government in Church and State, designing to
kill, and Murder, and plumber; as they have been
represented by Col. Tanning, l don't say, the
| CT, because his fault, at this Period seems
to be chiefly Incidence; lstning to Tanning and
giving himself no concern whether the People
complained justly or unjustly.
In this piece see the desire of the PcopI to
have their affairs we'll and peaceably settled
Tanning objected to the place of Meeting; they
say now, they will meet Col. F--g at any
time and place he shall appoint giving them prop
er notice.
The reason of the last Paragraph, in the last
mentioned Address, viz. "The Inhabitants ofthe
County will more generally see, &c.-was, that
by the assid uty of Col. Fig, and his Crea
tures in soothing some and threatening others;
shelving favour to such as sided with them against
the People; and treating with uncommon severity,
and oppression all them that opposed them, they
had so discouraged the People that they appeared
much more remiss than before, and here the mat
ter, for the present. dropt-And no more was said
of it on the part of the People
ITO be continued)
The money articles of the New York Herald,
says the Richmond Enquirer, fraught with