The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-26
Salem. April. 1874
fIom Ksadsll's ssnls Re Eprdilioa.
The ffiEaaEn' csnfi a San efis.obal,

Inc ffiiaasn' Csnfi a San efin0bal,
The s.y siles our srrissl q s n cns.
loesl, . sum Of moLey sss sent us', By he
Me1'esn gysrramfnl. ~ sIiiisnI smsahf
~ Distribute G.eHlJ. sss cent, 10 earh
nan: ihe ssme sum Us also furnished lhs
nsIt day. Viii shls The men could pro.
cure Ter themselves I cd erelgh. IN The
shsps Ol ffjOles. iarlIllss, ehI,s guisado,
and other articles uhIrh lhe nsxle4n We
Insn broughI 10 our quarters. 70 appesse
The Keen drEands Of sppeiiie--ii vas all
thty wtre sliosed. On NE third day
the supplies from he city sopprd. The
fourth day esRs, aid ill no money;
the 9Th, lIkewise. end with Il n0sueeUur.
BY this tine Ire cuff. rings Ol those
who had no money sere seSere 10 The
extreme, and The lfickSthey resUrIsd 60 in
ErdCr 10 Obtain food we're ingenious 10 o
degree, aud tccasluned nsg Tile NET
fimeni.
Among The prisoners were number Of
lawyers. Doctors. aud other professional
neu-persons Who. either from q love Of
Wild tdIsnlsTe or beesuse they could
ob.alH no professional euploy menl in
Texas. had ouglnslIy been induced TO
JOIN the expedition. Then there we're
several comedians smung them. mad ~sgs,
who. finding that the drama yielded them
but slender support in the nsa Republ c,
had skoulJsfsd the ride and taken TO he
prairits for q brter. Out Of such ma eri.
els il may readily be eoucei'ed that the
richest fun and Irolic could be exlrsried,
and the ttur Of one OF their madtsst
pfanks I gill relate.
The usgs knew that among the off.
csrs and merchants there we're some vho
had money, and u levy sBx upon such
pockes a. were bes. hlled thrse fellows
commenced . game winch, 10 NE end, not
only proved every ~ay successful, bui
afforded Iu6niic auasemeu, 10 all, They
IN the frsl place hlIsd up an old, dilsplds>
led spaitneDt % coufl room. With Two
barrels and ~ msny boards they made q
kind Of platform, upon which, a bench.
q charGi box was placed, aud upon this The
jukers ses oil The largest prisoner IN The
xhYle collection Dc judge half layer,
sho. IN addition to haslns all the grsyny,
ofIhs GranG TUX himself, y ore whiskeis,
dustarhss, and hair 10 quantity sufficient
~ supply wigs Tor sn ennre bench vi
Eugii,h Justices. A sheriff, crier, and
rlsfk--msn who xeil understood their
bu im ss--wers then appointed; and &C.
c, nitric comedian, WHO could speak Tor
hour. uPoa any subject, and possessed The
keenesl wit AID The strongest imnst,ye
powers imagiuabI., was chosen prosecu-
ing suornsy. A. principal witness ~
any cases thst nigh. he brought they Tell
upon = l.ttls lusnmaa named Jimmy
rw.ed. Jimmy vas born and bred Q
suld,er. lie it, Grew breath IN lhs bar.
racks Of recruiting regiment IN lrelsnd.
and 10 process Of tine, stisr ht,ng pick
ell up Ian education smUng tie ofiicsts.
jaiutd the regiment as soldier. The
term Oi hrs enlistment lie served princl-
pally 81 G.btsllat, where he obtstued .
name, 10 use his owD words, "tUr being
up 10 a ! manner oil cisi.iry," and wEeIe
he ais, learned . sma:tet,ng oil Spani'h.
Ca beins dechs,ged, he visited the Unit
ed S aies, j.iu.d The army. served two OF
Three campaigns IN F!orIda. aud vas f.
nalIy discharged regularly a. BMou
R"ugs, in Lsu,si.na. To finish biz ed
uraLoa. as he SAID, he then w,ni To Tex.
az, End after vafi1u, campaigns, IVES final.
iy laSeu prisoner in New Mexico. lie
had Ill The wit ui bus coun,ryGen, aud
fund II dry hu nrur which Gas inexhsus.'
tile.
Tnus organized, The court proceeded 10
lie ts,tl Of surh eases az they thought
NIGH, be Turned To their own profit. Mort
deeorum. more oruer, or more grs'I'y o
dep ftnent was risset seen IN any curt o.
justice. The crler ,r some, way procured
saah bell, and in regular form called The
cur, iogelher and issued hs.prGcismss vn'
the sheriff. with oil the dignity iGsslna
bic, commanded silencs, compelled oil 10
lake off their hats, and was very efficient
in preserving the bust order.
Tue frs, act Oh upon their s'nsu!sr Ia"
, locke. was brought against a young ant
very worthy man, a mt reliant, who wal
charged with ben L" great fool general
ly"-l ain MT alto. ether pusriss Uut 'hs
! the frs, word 10 The lndlctneui may haze
been a much more !ofcible AFFECTIVE thar
the simple Term "grest." The Judge re-
/ marked that the chargs was one ext'sme'
lygrave IN ITS chara:ler, aud admitted INA
a h. could nut, at the line. think OF any
). precedent that might guide him IN h's dc
cision, watch, he wound up by saying
!. should be q Just and righteous one. TIL
!. prosecuting sturney, alter lew pe''lnen
II remarks, bruugh. up several s'snessss
. sustain the charge. Their evidences
a which Of course was made up and suite
!. for the mefillau Of oshis ps't'eula' eou'