The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-04
UaGngD CnovG CHI
Thursday, February a.
The flare Ip In tine sIeekIen-
burg a0runanN.

company, II q ~hieh tended d sae point. ~ /
thar Tiit II insuhasdiaasiOas ha asseualens I'D
20 po~sessed The oiEorrs and mrn. lhai - Iislle
calculation could he maae % the company = forn-
ing pat q The Noluuinrr Regiment lrom this |
staie. We Esgret 70 say, thai Tie papers publish
ID in Charlotte fully oonsrn these rumors; and .
thry bring u an account d The proceedings u The
company On The 2ia nli. alike discEediiahls 10
ihsm ~ eifi-ms Of the old North State. and -
soLdiss. The leader in this matter, h appears
Was Captain Green w. Caldwell. who 1--WE quote
from the leifersonian,) = addressed his company
relative 10 the aetion II The Legislature in voting
ten thousand dOllars to The Regiment, and the sP-
Iointmen. Of Field ofIicrn by Gov. Graham
He said that although among The officers Of the /
company there were to he found The Hood Eels- |,
lions Of Gov. Graham. he iels assured that all
would freely join in an expression Of indignation
at tie treatment our volunteers have received ii
the hands Of The Legislature and Governor" lie
concluded by offering the following resolutions,
which, by aeclama,iOn, were adopted unanimous
~:
Resolrei. That we view The action of the Leg
isla,uTe, in the passage Of the law g-anting $40,
900 10 the North Carolina re Eiment Of Volunteers,
n a gross insult 10 the Yolunteers-requiring
them, as il does. TO endorse lie upon their own
government. and stigma Of disgIace upon the
cause in which they are about 10 peril their lives,
should they receise the money.
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said appropriation on any such terms; but huflit
hack, % he divided pro rata among the miserable
partisans who helped 10 pass the law, 10 he disi-
dcd according to grade that grade to be regulated
by the sgency each man had in passing the law.
Resoired. That we regard ourselves as frcemen,
capable Of approaching the service in which VIC
have volunteered. and also, Of apprrc stng the
qualifications Of suitable field Officers, and that
ra.hss than march under commanders thrust upon
Us against will. We now instruct oar Captain to
tender our company 10 The President IN the reg
ular service, as . company Of Dragccts, for and
during the war.
We feel satisfied that these proceedings will
meet with the severesi condemnation from think
ing men Of both political parties in this state and
throughout the Union. What do they amour,
to Is il not treating the constituted authorities
Of the staic--the Legislature and the Governor
with great disrcspcct, with the vilest contemp,
Would such proceedings I've countenanccd in the
same number of men, if had with reference 10
the execution Of law to effect civil purposesi And
can any good citizen sanction such r,riess pro.
cccdings in q volunteer company! Surely the
company did no, fully consider their act; and
their political Captain, under feelings Of disap-
pointed ambition, has taken advantage Of their
generous confidence, and precipitated them into
measures which they would not sanction under
other circumstances. How flimsy the preteat
too, when properly considered The Legislature
thought proper to append to the resolution ap.
propriating $4,000 for the volunteers, a pTeam.
bic which they did not approve! and the Cover
nor has appointed Field Officers agrecabls to TIN
Iax, to whom they are pleased to object. there
fore they will receive none of the money, and in
struss their Captain TO tender The company 10 the
President in the regular service, as a company o.
Dragons, for and during the war! Quesy who
will appoint the Field Officers in that service
Wonder il tho Mecklenburg Captain-perhap'
we should say company--will be permitted to Sc
!, lect them!
These proceedings are deeply to be regretted
as dIscreditable to the state; and we hope that
the highly respectable men composing the Neck
lenburg company will reconsider their action, and
give sequel to the proceedings that will compor'
with the spirit of rs, and be worthy Of the de
sccntiants of Davidson, and Bsevard, and such
{ men, who acted with manly frmness ana brave
nv, but took counsel Of reason, prudence, and dis
crction. ,=~
We have not deemed II necessary to say any
! thing in justification of Governor Grahams ap
pointment Of Field Officers. All the objection;
that have been offered have mainly proceeded
from partisan presses, and were evidently made
for political purposes. We have the utmost con.
fidencc in the Governors Judgment and take i
for granted that the selections are judicious. Al
any rate the kap gives the Governor the appoint
ment; and the services of these officers in the
. war will be the best test Of the matter.
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The Rowan Company, (A,) Cap
tain Long commanding, we arc sorry to learn
has completely dsbanded; and we understand
that the Captain rendered his resignation to the
Governor, and it was accepted. Much Of The
blame attending this dispersion is cas-, upon Cap
tain Long though the dissatisfaction commenc
ed on finding that the Government officers had
made no provision for their subsistence at Char
otte. and that they greatly delayed in furnishing
the necessary camp euuipage.