The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-03-21
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sinmed lh.ir labars from ..ay IL div. for ,l,r
general weiiaie n III lie provinces. with
great moderation anil atil,,y. until lie 2s,h
Of 0cn.htr. when il,ey adjanrnsa ID met
again IN lie Inih II May ensuing. IT'S.
III he inrantime. North f'a,nllna re.cl.rs-
~ ihr same delegates. Mes~ls. IIeses,
fasMsll and Hooper. II aiiend Ills mrel.
ins. and The Ilrusc II Rnrgesses adiorfn-
ell iheir sessi.,n II mrri again III iIsllshn-
rnnsh. ah,nl he frsi ~ Jane--a measure
unprecedented il The annals n iliai p,o.
slnce, strongly opposed Is Governor Mar
I'm and his a.lsleunls. who seemed ii le
alarmed = ihr idea II leaving Tie pa.aec
u Aewhern. and rning 50 III into lie IN
ieslor. % transact public business. How
ever. - no hing hal tarn done II that scs-
Sim Mhirh mri ,he snsenor's wishes.
and Is IL was. - have helure said. ra.L.
r. of = i.mporizing disposition. and Vii.
ling 10 keep Tile Assembly in rood hu-
NOR. he consented ~ mrfi lh,m there. ii
The lime appointed. Bui IN lie mean
time The anairs Of lexington and Con.
cord had happened, On the l9ih IL April.
70. and the lives 81 onr people destroyed
by actual hoslililies, hcing ihus wanionl:
destroyed BY The British. MOI only lbs
province, but Ill America was thrown in.
10 IN increased lermeni. The House &c
Bnrgesscs. however. true 10 the appoint
meni. mel Al llIllsborongh. bni Tie aspect
Of affairs ii this crisis. 20 alarming 10 lila
Excelleney. caused him 10 pause. and lie
longer he deliberalcd npon The awful sub.
Jeri ofhazarding his sacred person among
the hardy sons nf The West. more than 900
miles from his palace. The more his mind
became hewil,lered and panic struck. anil
instead Of repairing TO illllsborough. accor-
ding 10 promise. with his council. Of fifth
iul adherenls and advisers, y hn, in imitation
OF The British House oi Lords. constituted
The nppcrHnuse ofour Legislature, lie ilew
of IN i tangent Of more Than 90 degrees
from The point 10 question. and with his
whole household, while lle Assembly
was lmpaiienlly waiting his appearance,
~ order 10 begin business. and hastily nc.
pairing 10 Wilmington. where he gol on
hoard Of Kings ship lying a, that FACE,
or few miles thence. below The Flats,
where lie was sale aud thus abdci.ed
The government over which he presided.
f.rants. despois and their substitutes al
ways esince cowardy heart, 10 plopor-
tim 10 their acts.
A. soon as this manGuvre was known
al liillsbolnugh, the Assembly touk tho
reins Of Government into their own hands,
and eylnrrd 10 the world thai they could
leglslaie for themselves without lie assis.
lance Of The Royal substitute and his coun.
cll. usually composed af creatures Of Tho
Crown, selected for their pllabilily 10 it's
measures.
Let ". however, return IL
The Assembly Al llilsborouel. Finding
they had happily got rid Of the ROYAL
authority. ~ the manner above mentioned.
they proceeded 10 take into consideration
The Stale Of the colony, and their oblga-
lions to The other provinces. of mutual co.
operation in this incipienl stage OF our
considerations, and instead ot enaclino
statute laws, proceeded 10 something more
substantial and requisite, in tho present
posture Of affairs. Among their first acts,
was 10 raise two regiments oil regular
troops; the command Of the first was given
10 Col. james Moore. Of The north west
Of Cape Fear. and the other To CoI. Rob.
er, Howe, Of HrunsW ick. below Whining.
ton. Aud considerable sum of paper
money was voted, to be issued lor lie
purpose of enlisting men and 10 pay other
expenses Of Government. They also SO
organized the militia as to raise some re-
glinenis Of minute men, and appointed the
colonels-a species irregular troops, who
voluntarily enrolled themselves without
receiving bounty or any othcr pay, cx-
cept