The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-01
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you, II IS our intent 10 have q iull GET
Element Of you IN every particular point
that is mnller Of doubt with US. So fail
not TO send an answer by the bearer. IL
no answer, We shall take II for granted,
that We are dlsregaided IN this our request
again from the public"
/ This was the first message this new So
cIeiy sent our officers: But no masters OF
ablect slaves could be more exaspefated;
they were rebels, insurgents, &C., 10 be
shot, hang'd, &c. us mad dogs, &c. And
the Sandy Creek men, or authors of No.
|, 2, and 3, were to be punished for II all
for these refers TO their former papers,
Now as they were so ignorant as actually
10 imprisou, and went through course Of
law 10 make the authors Of the first papers
culpable for these last, | will observe, tho
latter had right 10 refer 10 The former,
because they had cohcurrcd and joined in
the former but that by no means made all
them who we're concerned in the former,
aud scarcely had heard Of The latter, 10 be
any ways culpable- Indians nowadays
know tins distinction, that where a few bad
people OF nation commit outrages, the
whole is not b!ameable. However hard
this distinction might have been TO our Off
GERS TO conceive, ! know ii was the easiest
and naturalist Of all things 10 be felt by
the parties.
7 And further, because they stilcd them
selves Inhabitants of the west side Of llaw
river, therefore the whole body of the IN
habitauts, on the ives, side, was so treated,
that can venture TO say that though not
one third man on the west side had vet
concerned themselyes, vet they were at.
terwards forced 10 Join as one man IN de-
fence Of their lives.
On The whole, do not think il nec1iul
to take much pains To show this d.silnc-
ton, Tor my opinion Is, our officers spleen
against the authors Of former papers was
for that very reason that thcy were pur-
suing legal and constitutional nia -. !, !. to Is.
. TedTesscd as alsa --'..' - - De III
4 tie las, ihe distinction was ~ GEAR as the
day, and punished none - ihem who
we're actually guilty III. LoaJ tho
aro =, observed By tho newspapers,
lbal u,eu IN higher stations than our off
cars attempted tic same thing on the
town Of Boston.
So 10 proceed IN ordcr,--On The said
iih Of April, l1Gs, after the articles we're
altered, and both parties Joined on the for
mcr plan, they drew Up the following pa
per, VIZ.
No. VIZ
." Alta general meelingt tho Regula
tors. held April the 4lh, l7GS, It was
agreed to send p C aud =
. l., 10 request the two late sherfs
and our Ycsitymen, to meet twelve men
that we shall choose on the Tuesday, al
ter the next Court, TO produce r them a
+ copy OF The list Of taxabies t,lssach ses''
+ and n h,t of Tho np.-.5er apu names oi th9
;,solycnt, -s,urncd each year, with an ac-
co.ni how the money was applied, to
whom paid, and to what uses, both YES
trymen aud shcritis, and 10 request our
representatives 10 confer Tiih them 10 our
behalf aud show US law for the customa.
r. fees that has been taken for deeds, IN
dcniutcs, administrations, &c. II the
time appointed don't suit them, let them
appoint another more suitable.
Before these TWO men had time 10 per.
form this message, the officers, either to
,ry or cNaspelate the now cnrnged popu-
lace. took by way q distress, mare, sad
die and bride, for one levy,-and they
immediately rose 10 the number oil sixty
or seventy, and rescued the mare,-and
fred few guns at the root of Colonel
/ Fanng's house, TO signify they bland him
for all this abuse.
The paper Nc was then delivered TO
the established minister OF the county,
uho undertook to Try TO accommodate the
matter; who accordingly returned with
an answer from the officers, and that they
had appointed the llth day Of May Tor
settlement.
The Regulators hercupon called meet
ing on the 30th of April, chose twelve
men TO meet accordingly and sent the Of
ficers an account thereof but the paper new
err was delivered by reason (as 1t was
on Saturday, the Governors Secretary
arrived the same day in the town, and
brought proclamation from the Cover
or, desiring all officers TO aid and assist
to dispense them. And what | think is
the oldest thing ever heard OF, this pro-
chmation was SET up on Saturday, the ri.
o,crs ever since the riot all peaceable at
home, yet the officers assembled them
selves on Sunday to the number OF about
thirty, with a yern.ieepcr or two, and
man who had lately X led another, which
the jury of inques, had adiugded wilful
murder, all armed with guns, pistols and
swords, and rode all the Sabbath night,
the distance of 40 miles, and took one Of
the rioters prisoner by virtue Of warrant;
and also another innocent person without
any prccept at all, by reason no precept
could be obtained, because no charge was,
ncr could be proven against him, though
they had made all the search and inquiry
they were capable of doing, by reason, as
was limited before, he was allowed TO have
been the author of the former papers, No.
/, >, and 3.
But the case was so among the lnhabl.
tants, that every man knew who was and
who was not Joined into the Regulation,