Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-04-01
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From the United States Magazine
THE IMPLICABLE GOVERNOR

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Az INCIDENT OF THE REGULATION IN n. CAROLINA.
! When the infamous Tyron succeeded Arthur
Dobbs as Colonial Governor of North Carolina
/ IN ll66, he found the inhabitants of the 1,pper
part of the State Composed mostly of Scotch
/ refugees and their descendants) in the highest
state OF eNcItement-almost in rebellion-on
account OF the passage of the Stamp Act which
to them, was like piling Pelion upon Ossa, for
they had suffered from the rapacity of public Of
fcers, the oppression of the courts and exhor-
bitant taxes levied to support venal Govern
ment. IN. = had petitioned the Governor and
council ior redress of grievances until they found
/ that each petition was followed by increased
extortion; until their situation became so op-
/ Pressive that they resolved to take things int
their own hands.
4 solemn league theroupon formed, cal
led the Regulation" and the members of it
"Regulators." The leader of this movement was
Herman Husband, Quaker, a man Of strong
mind and great influence.
These Regulators resolved to have no more
taxes unless satisfied of their legality. to paw
no more fees than the strict letter Of the law al
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them, and theirs, and petition for redress until
their object-a retrenchment of the exoriitant
expenditure of the Government and the conse-
quent high rate of taxes-was obtained Tie
eXasperated feelings of the people were some
what calmed by the repeal of the odious Stamp
Act; but soon after the event, which had puid-
ed and put to rest the stormy, riotous assemblies
of the < Sons of Liberty" as the Regulators
were sometimes called, Governor I yron succeed
ed in obtaining, first, an appropriation of twenty
five thousand dollars 10 erect Gubernational
Palace suitable for the residence of Colonial
Governor" and further sum of ffty-thousand
dollars to complete the same.
This, together with the expense of running
the boundary line between the State and Cher
okee naton-which was incurred by the vanity
of the Governor by calling out the militia and
marching into the Cherokee country with the
ostensible purpose Of protecting the surveyors
and that, too, in time of peace-had the effect
TO excite the Regulators, and they determined
to resist the tax for these objects.
/ Tyron observing the threatening storm, sent
a proclamation, by his Secretary, David Ed
wards, and a lawyer named Edmund Tanning
I to be read and enforced among the people
Tanning was man who was detested by the
Regulators for his extortions but he managed
/ to cajole them into the belief that Justice
would be Gone them, and they agreed to meet
him TO heal all difficulties and settle the exist
I ing differences
/ While waiting the time Of meeting, however,
/ they were astonished and highly exasperated
+ by the arrest of Husband and several friends
who thrown into jail by Fanning's orders.
A rising of the people followed, and a large
+ body of the Regulators marched to Hillsborough
+ to release the prisoners They Were induced,
however, by the solemn assurance of Edwards
that their wrongs should be redressed, to retire
without committing any overt act From this
time forward, the temPorizing policy of the
+ Governor and the ranking hatred of the Regu-
lators caused frequent and serious outbreaks,
until the former, determined to crush the spirit
of disaffection, collected the militia and march
ed into the disaffected district.
He was met by large hody of Regulators
and serious battle was fought, in which nine
of the Regulators and twenty-seven of the mil
itia We're killed, and a great number on both
sides wounded The Regulators had 10 ac-
knowledged leader, and all was confusion after
the first fire from the militia, every man fihtiEg
on his own account and in his own way. The
result was victory for the Governor, who took
number OF prisoners upon whom he vented
the lmplacable revenge which was a consuming
fire within him. His conduct was more like
that of a small minded, vain and vindictivt
man than that of a Governor.