The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-10-11


BILE regard to my recommendations shall, proper
opportunity communicate the Society the future state
and progress of religion in this colony Chapels are
established in every county which is served by read
or where no clergy can be procured; they have two,
three four, less, in each county according
the number of inhabitants extent of the country
If the Society would SEND for my distribution, or the
Governors for the time being. many we'll bound BIZ
ble and Prayer Books for the ministers desks as there
are parishes it would have better effect than ship
load of small books recommending the duty of Chris
tian The ignorant would hear their duty delivered
ont of the former when they could not instruct them
selves in the latter. This incapacy prevails from
want schools in the Province which consideration
brings lastly to solicit the Societys bounty and
enlargement to Mr.. TOmlinsOn. at present seated at
New Berne. His memorial enclose at his request
tilted by many gentlemen, some of whom am acquant-
ed with. had long conversation with NJ. Tomlinson,
and from the and decency of his behavior, and
the general good character he maintains, obliges me
warmly to solicit the Society in his behalf lie is the
only person of repute of that profession IN the country
he invited to America by brother who has plan
tatiOn New Berne. really think him deserving
the favorable attention of the Society, and such
recommend him. cannot conclude this letter without
acquanting the Society that Rev. Mr. Whefed preach
ed a at Wilmington in March last, which would
have done honor had he delivered it at St. Jamess al
lowing little alteration of circumstances between
a discourse adapted for the Royal Chapel and the Court
House Wilmington. AS considerable sums of money
have been raised by subscription for finishing the
churches of Wilmington aud Brunswick, expect they
will both be completed in less than twelve mouths"
the success of his effort to secure an efficient and
permanent establishment for the Church. was mar
red by rumors that resolutions, deprecaory Of the
Stamp Act, about to be introduced into the
lower house of the Assembly. His ordinary tact
and readiness were exhibited in proroguing the
Legislature from the 18th May, to meet at New
Berne on the Bird of November. There was every
thing to gain, and nothing to lose, in the critical
state Of affairs, by the change Of time and place.
The Stamp Act was repealed in the Spring of
17G6, and on the 25th June the Governor had it
in his power to perform double act of grace. Few
men were more ready than he to make the most of
such an opportunity. 10 quiet the Regulators he
issued a proclamation, reclting that complaints
having been made 'Ethat exorbtant fees had been
demanded and taken in the several public offices"
''we do hereby strictly enjoin and require all pub
lie officers, in their respective stations throughout
this Province, not to demand or receive any other
fees for public business transacted in their Offices
than what are established by proper authority,
upon pain of being removed from their said Offices
and prosecuted with the utmost severity of the law
A second proclamation of the same date an
nOunced that an authentic account had been re-
ceved of the repeal of the Act of Parliament i'm
posing certain stamp duties, and therefore ''pubc
business may be carried usual and that the
inhabitants of the Province may return to that
cheerful obedience to the laws and Legislative au-
thorty of Great Britain" on which their future
happiness and prosperity so greatly depended.
The latter proclamation was received without
distrust, and with universal and heartfelt satsfac-
ton. The maritime districts had nothing more to
ask or desire. No system of taxation more favora-
BILE to the wealthy sections, or the wealthy citizen
of any section, than the tax upon polls, could have
been devised. Very different were the interests
and feelings of the people in the back country
AT the County Court in Orange, in the month
of August paper was read publicly to the nIagis-
tratcs and representatives of the county, which,
after referring to the triumph obtained by "The
Sons of Liberty" in the successful resistance of
the Stamp Act in Parliament, prcclams the neces-
sity of thorough reform by the removal of Gun
just oppression in our province" The paper makes
no objection to the payment of necessary taxes,
takes no exception to the revenue system, unequal
as it was in its operation, but simply urges that
peculation and extortion shall be exposed and pre-
vented. "Every honest man is willing to give part
OF his substance to support rulers and laws to
the other part from rogues, and it is his duty, as
well as his right, to see and examine whether such
rulers abuse such trust" The writer proposes,
therefore, that meeting shall be held at "some
suitable place where there is no liquor on Mon
day before November Court, Sat which meeting
let it be judiciously inquired into, whether the
freemen of this county labor under any abuses of
power or not, and let the same be notified in wr
ting, if any is found and the matter fully conversed
upon and proper measures used for amendment"
Mr.. Lloyd, one of the representatives who was
present, avowed his appreciation of the scheme
At his instance the 10th of October was appointed
the day, and Maddock's MILL on Emo, two or three
miles west of HillsbOrough, the place of meeting.
A second paper was thcreupOn prepared, calling
for general attendance of the people. The object
of the meeting stated to be ''to judciously eX-
anime whether the men in this county labor under
any abuses of power, and, in particular, to examine
ry particular thereo-by what law and for what
It is laid-in order to remove some jealouses
out Of our minds" The representatives, vestry-
men, and other officers were eqIested to give the
meeting all the information and satisfaction in their
power $50 far they value the good will of every
honest ree-holder and the executing public offices
pleasant and dclightsome."
At the appointed time and place about twelve
persons attended Neither Mr.. Lloyd nor his col
league, Col. Tanning, present. James Watson
came along "late in the day" and brought word
from Col. Tanning that che had intended to be
present until within day or tw" lie observed in
one of our papers the word 'judcious, which sig
nifed, he said, by court of authority" He was,
furthermore, represented Directing to the MILL
as not a suitable place of meeting; and, in short,
(said WatsOn,) Col Tanning looks on it as an in
A third paper thercupon drawn up, giving
concise history Of the meeting, rcciting the fail
ure Of the representatives to attend, insisting upon
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