The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-01-08


ever sbhOrring 4. would have ventued to,
open their mouths. II vnuld have become
the law Of the State. Here in the Conven.
ton, however. We 6nd one-half Of those who
spoke against Il members Of Judge Biggs's
party. ard We find them plainly characterize
ing It Is measure franght with evil, and "a.
tai to the peace Of the Stste. The speakers
against il were Messrs. Dick, Osborne, Leak,
and Brown. Democrats. sad Messrs. Ora
ham. Badger. Gimer and Long. Wings.
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Rutherford Gourt was in session last week.
Judge French presiding, Messrs. Waters,
Pruit, aud Durham, OF cleaveland. we're
tried on the charge Of forcibly arresting one
Scoggin. on suspicion of being an abolition
list. and sentenced to thirty days mprison-
ment. Some six or eight months since,
Scoggin wrote an insulting letter to Mrs.
Holton, in which he said: NAV spread
Yourself for JEFF Davis and the Confederate
States, where the people have no voice but
are led BY fire.esters who. want republican
government pulled Down. and establish one
where the few rule not for we Rutherford
boys you need publish your JEFF Davis stuff.
We are for our rights. but not for renegades."
Scoggin was brought before . vigilance CON-
mitiee. and dismissed On premise Of good
behaviour, which resulted in his bringing
this suit. The Judge may deem tia gross
outrage. but psblic opinion will not sustain
him. We may soon looh ont for bridge
burnings. when loyal citizens are 10 be i'm
prisoned for arresting suspicious Characters
when prs~llng among u.s.
A 6ne of Gao has since been substituted
for the imprisonment. SasBy Eagle.
Wseonsider the sentence OF Judge French
an outrage. aud We do not hesitate TO say
that il We lived in Rutherford county We
would oppose ito execution. II The vigilance
committee had dealt more severely with
Scoggin. they would have doae right w,
believe all three Of the geatisneR tried are
nov in the field lighting for the South. an
the action Of the Judge in sentencing them I,
imprisonment or 6aiag them $50 each FOL
arresling . suspicious character 10 nothing
less than an outrage. In order 10 merel,
sindicste the Law. a 6ne Of ave cents would
have been sufhc,ent. cSDIeae Democrat.
After quoting The sho,s. tho Fayetteville Observe
adds The following very just and apProPrais smaks
We doubt IL the whole story i, told by IN,
Shelby paper, bui suppose that there ~sr'
circumstances OF violence or insult connect
ed with tie unauthoriLrd arrest. TO Undue,
the Judge to iapose q sentence of lmprisan
meat. hut this IS not the hrst instance. bJ
many. in which mobs and vigilance commit
tees have been punished Tor taking the lav
in their ovn hands in North Carolina. And
We do not hesitate to say. that the Law
should BE- indicated in this land Of boasie,
Lac and Order. and thar the Judge ~oul,
have been pefjured officer if he had fsile.
10 do bis duty - this case. - the Jsry ~oui,
have been likewise perjursd il il had faiIr,
10 bring 10 a verdict Of guilty. simply be,
cause "public opinion" may be against pun
ishmrnt. Beware Of mob Law. and sisilanc,
committees which set themselves up .bov,
the La~. No man. however upright or ps
I trlotic. can be safe in community whrr,
they are tolerated. A Scegsin may fall IN
der the ban Of suspicion 70 day. bat to- nor
row Waters. Pruit and Dsrham NAV be IN,
victims, snd in both cases perhaps With lk
snress"ning injustice. We are surprise,
sad sorry T. hear q COED citizen like th
EdIlur Vt the Democrat SAP he would oppos
the execution Of the ssntence III Court Civ
len IN strict accordance with the Law Of N
land, which the Court ~sss~nrn 10 admins
ter Without fe4r. favor. affection. or rewar
or the haps Of reward.