The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-22

The Lard have mercy On me. the whsle
province Is undOns! good God. Ihs. sy-
sr sss bornT
This, and lhe like. he repesied several
nDes slIer intervals of silence.
wailed 10 hsar Il be would rrherl any
thing on M; but shen | found he bad
not and berg convinced bic sight Of he
Advantage ny foisg away would give
our enemifs. | consullsd 10 mysrlf afsi
n do: bad no point 20 delermIoe. bui
whether 70 risk my life or not; here MAS
lie ruin II he profiEcs fof certain poi
IN one scale. risk OF losing nv life By
false arbitrary proceedings in The other;
end the salty Of The privileges and ,he
liberties Of ibe people ,seoa oat. elghed:
$50 ] rUde up lIule nearer 10 wileorks.
and sailed al be gave another cry 20 la
msntihs easrs then asked bin, 'if he was
81 the mind ! had beat sand trial yet; he
says. yes, and | will 90 with you and
stand By you 10 The lssi;-whirh l sin
eertly believe he was eon6deni Al that
line 10 peTiaim. a. Peter ever was. Aud
also eonhded in him that I had one
/ fsiend.
But nov again, after we took up samr,
and spent grsa, part Of The rigklin telling
him how they had carried on matters.
and be viewing. suppose, what he had
seen. got sight that snare was laid for
my life. which he put 10 me. 10 LEI bin
know il ! had any apprehension thai
gay, that he would by 20 means be The
cause OF peuusdiRs ne INFO any danger
ef ihsl kind.
/ Told him mol 10 say word on that
head. for my resolution was fixed. and
had more Than one life 70 loose they
were unsltersblr.
When We came into town next morn
ing. before an hour. | clearly discovered
by Wileock's eouhteuance. that he was
scsrcd;-but death nor nothing else could
now alter my resolution 10 stand The ties {
and Wllcocks made motion TO me 10 fee
a lawyer. Add when | went 10 them,
N this condition. for though my senses
remained good. yet property felt TO me oil
no value; for. III 10 very true saying,
that all man has he wiil give Tor hisaife.)
they soon got all the money, ] had and
bonds and notes for Gl50 more. - 4
i Blu, when Wilcocks came 10 know
had given so much. he called me fool, and
seemed grieved; from which | sas in
hopes he bad got over bis fright.
But tho oext morning 4 Tecsired ihs
following letter from him, by Tie hand OF
a ragged boy whom | knew not, viz.
! To Mr.. HUSBAND.
4 Sept. Esd. at Mr.. Gates
| SIR: have been ordered out Of town,
under pre,ence Of being concerned with
the Regulators, which probably may sur
prise you again; bul hope you will take
resolution. and no, be scared by our ene-
my, which is their only scheme ,oslefcal
us; bu, you may depend l shall send
somebody in TO be your security, 10 case
a bill should be found against you.
Sir, yosr sincere friend and humble
servant, JOHN WlLCOCKS.
Now / bad not one friend left; and I
rode some miles out into The country. IN
get soIne word sent 10 my own neighbour
hood, if possible, TO get sumo OF them to
come and be esiJences for me, as well as
to prosecute officers. for | equally saw
our cause lost VI We did not make some
thing appear this court against them.
There mel with another letter from
Wllcocks to The Attorney General. by
which l found need look for no help
from that quarter; Tor any trust that he
put in Attorney General was now per,
susded would fail. The letter was as
follows:
September, 176S.
To Mr.. MCGUIRE, Attorney General.
SIR: This serves to inform you. there
vas occasion Tor my leaving town in a
few minutes warning. | mus, think |
am very i'll ,ewarded for ell the fatigue
and care, with The risk Of my life and es-
tate, in order and for no other end but 10
accommodate SO dangerous dispute.
As | had no other occasion to be secu-
Tiiy for Husband but to proven, mischief.
you, with the Court. cannot be unae-
euain,ed with my industry in the mater.
and Of their encouragement 10 me FIR
that purpose, which faithfully acted. as
far as capable: however envy and malice
may represent me to the Governor or
Court. am ready TO answer for when
called on. Tha, you wont lie, me suffer
for my good intep,,-and encourage Illus.
band to stand his ground ull | am released
Of his security; and il he is found guilty.
that security may be found for him I'LL
trial. SIR. your humble servant.
JOHN WILC0CKS.
/, was on Sunday ,hatI got This letter.
having as | said rode out some miles 10
send 10 nv own neighborhood, but was
obliged to get pass before could get
olt Of town. could not even walk The
streets abou, the cour,-huuse without be-
ing insrlted atevery tura. The soldiers
thrusting their baynncts al me within .
few inches Of my body, and dragging me