The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-08

puhlark. snd smong uDF Jusiacfss IN &c.
pngnanFU 10 ogr request. sspriifg him
sell greslly IN his PsTfofmsnrs; isilihf
then. he had ssfssdus 9th eapiss ihrfs-
Of, sud sisniked IL would s.lsnes us. or
had silsnesd %, bui "a 70 whsi i sonisin,
ed. | cannot iufofn fhs pubic. % ne nor
any one Of ss, that ever eosld ksds sstfI
sa~ IL.
This. wilh.ihe nfnsces thrown ont by
ills bomb shsrifs sfainsl surh 10 vas
. most senvs in Ihs affair. so dscsuIsged
me people. that the sffsH dreps ed. siifr
ve bed ssbserlbtd 10 q sum Of city
pounds. in order 10 commence suit Al
lss against lhsm on the penal laws. add
vss denied By The only silofnsy sc had
any hales Of serving Ne 10 undertake a.
Some months slief, I'll wss slall. ihere
happesed 10 come on, new collection Of
die laws in one book; 100 of ~ took .
copy Of The fses oui OF % lor recording
deeds.sf eonrsysnerss and carried % 90
ceurtia August term. 1857. These mrn
! offered ihs customary fees for The record
. ing and proving their deeds that wrIe Ia
ken in other eounIies, though thai erered-
cd tie lswfnl due; 81 ihe same ,ime cffer-
ing 10 pay more u any Of Them eoaid show.
any lsw Tor more.
| This sn before ihe bench. when ihe
msn whU spoke was asked. haw long n
was since he had commenced lawyefl But
as be Did moi regard some Of The bench.
began 70 ihreaten him. Tor Standing in con-
tempt Of ME court; upon which. they with
drew.
The person who had 90, This lsw book,
being hslf owner ef il. had i. a Court.
and il was handed about among the peo-
pie; ~hich The other owner knowing OF.
aud he being one of The bench. and on the
bench al The time. came .immeds'ely
90, Of Couri. calling his partner in the
book 20 one side. desiring him 10 keep
Iihe knowledge Of ihe books being hsn-
ded about a secret from the rest Of The
Court. The other replies. ! have given
them, that lei have The book. ihs, cau-
lion already. Cor see bow matters stands
among sou. Which Was, ths, an honesi
nlan could hardly live among then; for
these, new books were so scarce a, thsi
lme. that they would have known who
had let il out among the people.
Thus we NAV see how he apprehcnded
. urmsrTr nHuer asnecessny 10 cOncfsI bis
good Offices and honesty 10 secure him
self 10 Office: bu, suppose he vas found
oul; Tor be was soon alter put out Of CON
mission.
i The bombs now grew more insulting,
taking usususl dis,resses for lesies; tab :
Jog double, treble, end Tour times the val.
ne; bearing sll of TO towa. thirty. forty,
and sixty mfrs, and was re,nsIkably
cross. taking hy-ps,hs. aud other ways
than they had promised; go that those who
followed. may be in few hours, 10 re-
deem their things, could never oversize
iihem. +. -.
These things were all suld in town al
under rates. end became cons,an, trade;
so that rogueish people began 10 depend
on these sales 10 raise them fortunes,
And as 10 any oserplus being returned to
The parties, / never could hear OF any.
Besides. among Dutch people, and such
az were ignorant Of ate aff4irs, they
practsed taking iour pence. six pence. and
shifting in a tax, more than from The
more knowing.
4 The High Sheriff also sent ent 40 10
sul,,ng advertisement, winch was eel or
very ealry in The following year. 70 wit
\ l76S (may be in frs, OF February as fol.
lows:
Whereas, by late art of Assembly.
the sheriffs oIlhe several counties inthi.
province ere obliged To attend at FIVE diff
, ieren, Places in their county, .. lrss, Nv,
days a, each place. at SONS time between
The FIRST day Of January and The FIRST day
81 March, in order 10 receive the public
: county and parish taxes. | hereby 10,
form The county Of Orange. ,ha, ~
tend to comply with my duty 10 attending
sccording to law. al times and place.
thereafter to be advertised; and that every
, man who fills paying ,hsT dues. a, these
times and places. is. by the same Law. oh.
Iiiged 10 pay,,wo shillinss and eight pence
Extraordinary: Which sum shall de.
mand. without respect 10 persoDs. Where
oil every one concerned is desired 10 tlkt
lno.ice.
"And should any person imagine. ina
!. it is sufficient il they have their none,
: ready when or my deputy comes for !,
advise them TO be provided with swt
lshiIlings and eight pence fos the visit.
From their humble servant,
II TYREE HARRIS"
. Every one could see This was quite in
!. lsul,lng as we'll as an a,,empt to make ass
lee of us; for no one bu. had sense e1ougl
Ito know the new law was calculated 10
the Sheriff's case. Aud instead OF h
ing so careful 10 word his advertisement
that. The Sheriff. were Obliged 10 attend,
= he might. have sald, the assoc were oblg
ed 10 bring their burdens 10 him, 10 orde
f.has ana 80 thosu A. natlna mi III ssaltPr