The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-22

VI cIsNllNE anu i,lt NbIHfiltil tittllNh ttlut
has been used by the Poor, and has been al
ways counteuanced and approved Of has
been TO move out from the interior Parts
10 the back Lands, with their Families, and
find spot, wherein they built Hut, and
made some Improvements before they went
10 the Office for Title, which is generally
two or three hundred Miles of. This
Method has been used from New Englan
to Georgia, some Hundreds Of Years past
even time out Of Mind, aud has ever been
allow ed OF good consequence.
Now the Eatl OF Gnnville's Office, shut
I IN such Manner, that 10 one in The Pro.
Y nee knew but il would open again every
/ Year and no order we're ever given TO
forbid such Method Of Settling, So that all
Sorts 81 People have continued 10 seat the
vacant Lands as usual in full Confidence Of
The Preference Of 'iule and have made
such Improvements ns sells one among
another, for upwards Of One Hundred
Pounds, expecting the Cilice to open every
+ Year ;-bul four or live years being now
/ elapsed, there Is so much Of the Lands scat
I'd ind these Circumstances, that lndIyid
uals, IN Power, aud sho has Money, are
Marking them out for "a Prey aud are lodg.
4 ing Money, aud Milking Friends with such
as are Likely to have a better Chance to
hear, and repair to the L3ud Office, when
ever Il shall open-.t not even repair TO II
n England.
Some Designs Of this Kind we doubt is
+ too true and though i, cannot be supposed
that any Proprietor whatsoever but will in.
cline TO the suue Principles Of Justice and
Equity that have been SO long IN practice
tul the Danger is OF their being imposed
90 For late Experience, 10 Colonel Cor
bln's Tine, has shown Us, that though he
proiessed and always attempted 10 DO this
Justice, yet the Disputes aud controversies
became SO numerous BY tho CounIy's en-
creasng SO fas, and the Distance so far,
HAT lie could come al to Certainty in these
Matters, and vas obliged 0 qrl, il. Which
shows us, Il Is q DeIect II Government, that
no Provision Is made 10 these Cases Mr..
Thomas Child had gefy Particular and spc
cial Instructions to iu!l4a tho same Prncl.
Pics Of Justice aLo ill certain Person
Who applied 10 han 10 bchal Of good many
Sufferers, that though II was his Lordsaipo
earnest Desire 10 distribute lho s'Gclesl +.
putty aud Justice among his Tenenls here,
ct when he came to lut Is IN practice, the
lumber Of complaints, aud sasi Distance Of
the way rendered L mPfactcat!e BY Rea
ssh he could come ut no Certainty oil the
Truth And this vii b. ten fold more the
Gaze whenever The onicc opens again.
The Method Of Redress that is proposed
il, 10 Pass a Law, lha, whoever among Us
shall enter such Improvements, over The
hcod of any such peaceable FIRST nbolitan',
either By himself or by NIIlue Of Pur
chase, shall be liable 70 40 Action at Com.
non Law, and subject to pay the OSEef
the full Value Of hts lnbour, aud Damages
Of moving to another Piece, unless such
Person had gwen SIX Months Warning be.
fore Evidences to such luhabitau, Such Ia
Law will 10 ways interfere with his Lord.
ships Office, but conirurily prevent Disputes
from appearing there.
10 proceed to the second Head proposed,
! vii rcc.le passage out OF tho Fhlh OF
Ntbmiah Governor under Ar'arrrcS, viz.
And ,hero was great cry Of the PEG.
pie aud of their wires, against their Brclh,
rem The Jews Tor there WIS that SAID, wo our
Sons aud cur Daughters are many there.
fore We take up Corn for them that sc may
ca, aud live.
Some also thcro were that said, we
have moriglged our Lands, Vineyards aud
Houses, that We might buy Corn because Of
the Icarih.
There we're also that said, We have
borrowed Money for the kiag's Tribute,
(or TO pay our Taxes uud that upon our
Lands and Vineyards; yet now our Flesh
is as the Flesh Of our Brethren, and our
children as their children and so NO bring
our Sons and our Daughters 10 DO Servants
And some Of our Daughters brough, into
Bondoge already. Neither is ii in our
Power 10 redeem them, for other Men have
our L1nds aud Vineyards.
Add | was very angry when | heard
their Cry and these Words then | consul,
ted with myself and rcbukcd the Mobiles
Of the Rollers and said unto them, Mob
some calls il ;l--and said unto them, We,
after our Ability have redeemed our Broth,
ern the Jews, which were sold under the
Heather, md will you even sell your Bre,h,
rcu, or shall they be sold unto US Then
held they their Peace, aud found nothing to
answer. Also said, it is no, good that 70
do ought sc not to walk 10 the fear Of our
God because Of the Fcproach Of the heather
our enemies
al likewise and MY brethren, and my
servants, might exact of them money and
corn pray you LET Us leave OF this usury.
Restore, -l-may you to Them, even this day,
their land, their vineyards, their olive yards,
aud their houses, and also the hundrcdIh
part Of the money, and Of the corn, the vine,
the oil, that yc exact of ihem.
"Thcu suid they, We will restore them,
and will require nothing Of them; so will
We do as thou sayest Then | called the
priests and took an oath Of them, that they
should DO according TO this promise. Also
shook my lap and said So God shake