The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-01
CHARLOTTE. n. G. MARCH 4. 1874.

I w otheE HONtIBucbiSJ 'Htg W'shs hot hu't
duly considered the reasonableness IN our
requests.
I'VE therefore conclude, that if they
hereafter are nclinable 10 answer it, tina,
We will attend them al some other time and
place, on their giving US proper notice.
1t is also our Jud gment, that, on further
mature delbeIation, the inhabitants If The
county will more geCerEliy see the necessl-
" Of such conference, and the number
increase ia favour Of II, 10 be continued
yearly"
4 A copy of this was given 10 Mr.. Wat
son, on bis appreciation Of il and he prom
! sed TO present each Of our representatives,
with proper lrOnscripts which We make
not the leas. doubt that he complied with.
But; however, instead of complying with
our 20 reasonable proposals, Colonel Fan.
ing, tho following court, or at general
muster, read long piece Of writing IN pub
he, and among our Justices, in rrpuguance
to our request, wanting himself greatly in
his performance telling them, he bad
served US with copies thereof, aud signlfcd
IT would silence Va, or had silenced u, but
as to vhal IL contained, cannot inform the
public, as we nor any ono Of US, that ever |
could fiud, ever saw IL.
4 This, With the mcnaces thrown cut by
he bon,b sherlii4 agnins, such as was mosl
active IN this silalr, SO discouraged Tie pco
pie, that ,he affair dropped, after Wo had
subscribed 10 n sum OF fifty pound, N or
( der to commence suit at law agaius, them
! on the penal laws. aud was denied by the
Only attorney We had any hopes Of serving
US to undertake il.
/ some months after, oil vas still. there
I hArpened to come out new collcction OF
The laws 10 ono book Two Of Us took copy
of the fees cut OF II for recording deeds OF
cunyeyances, and carried II to the court 10
Angus, term, 1867. These men offered
+ Tho customary fees for the recording aud
/ growing t!Icir deeds that were taken IN other
counties, though that excc,d ed the lawful
+ our Of the same time offering TO pay more
4 COY Of them could show uny Law for more.
1 THIS was before the bench, when the
/ man ~ho spoke aas asked, how long Il was
since 10 had commenced lawyer But
IS 10 did not regard some OF the bench,
began To threaten him, for standing IN coI
tempt Of the court upon which they s,th
drew
The pcrsot who had 20, his law book
being half oster Of il, had !, q, Court 0nd
., ~as landed about among the people
which the oitpT osner knowing Of, aud he
beng Que of The bench, and on the bench
at the t,mc, 10 Immediately OF. OF Court,
calling his paf.nsr in the book 10 one SIDE
dc1uug htm to keep the knowledge oil the
book : beng haudtj abou, secret tom
the res, OF The Couit Tie other feplies,
have gwen item, thai let have the book
that cuuuou already. Cor see how malsere
stands among you. Which was. that an
honest man could hardly liye among them :
ror these ues books were no scarce al that
time, tina, they would have known sho had
lc, i, out among the people.
Thus We may see how he apprehendeJ
himself uuder necessity 10 conceal hts
good offices and honesty TO secure hlm
sell in office bli suppose he was found
out FOR he was soon al.er put out OF CON
mission.
The bombs u0w grow more insulting,
ticking unusual Iis,tesses tog lcyirs; taking
double, treble, aud four times the value !
bearing al ctl 10 town, lhlry, forty, and
sixty miles, aud was remarkably cross, TAX
iug by paths, and other ways thanthey had
promised; so that those who followed. may
be IN lew hours, TO redeem their things.
could never oscr,ake them
These things were oil sold IN town at
under rates, aud became constant itade
so tim, rogueish people began TO depend on
these sales to raise them fortunes. And as
10 any oyctpus beng returned to the par
ties, never could bear Of Besides,
among Dutch people. and L. - - ,GSefe u.
uorant Of toe state all ,n,tI ss5c'"f- ed
taking four pence, SIX oil =, oot - shil'
hing in Il tax, moro thai the more
knowing,
Tho High Sheriff also sent out an insult
ing advertisement, which was sent up very
carly in the following year, 10 vii, l76s
fmay DO in FIRST Of Fcbruary) as follows:
ID Whereas, by late act Of Assembly,
urhe sherllfs Of the several counties IN this
yosnce are obliged to attend tive differ
., M Places 10 thor county, at least two DAYS
he tench place, al some time between the
~ o. day Of January and the first day o.
bc MNh, 10 order TO receive the public, coun'
" y PARISH taxes, ! hereby inform the
&C. cont Of Orange, that intend TO comply
20 wlIh,y duty IN attending, according tC
,o law tunes and places hereafter to DO ad
of yerIist aud that every man who fails t'
90 DAY To, dues, a, these times aud places
ia IS, by thame law obliged to pay two sbli
,o llngs ancigbt pence extraordinary -
,no Which y shall demand, without re
,,s spect to peoua Whereof every one con
W., 49, cerned IS deud to take notice.
' "And sAoui any person imagine, tina
80 it is sufhcie,i they have their monel
n ipi ready when ! my deputy comes for il
' w., advise them to provided with two sbll
en' hngs and eight poo for the visit.
me ma From their h,be seuant,
''' TYREEIIARRIs'"
3 by Every one could ! It's was quite in
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