The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-01-15

t&tcS VI SuAFtcs ia tuAt ue uevct tearucu now
to treat "a insurrecti6n. which common sense
teaches should be. BY taking hold Of me ring.
leaders and making examples Of them.--butI
that on the happening Of such an occurrence.
he seized. tried and executed the unhappy |
insurgents. ot all ages and SEXES; and white
his servile and tyrannral chief justice. jet. |
fries. went thu circuits p.rverling the law for |
the condemnation OF all accused, the merry |
monarch diverted blmseif among his mistress.
IS aud courtiers by speaking OF them as Jef- |
Iries' cam agns. Sir. the progress Of your
justices under this ordinance, adjuring men
aud bays. without regard 10 the aged. the
decrepid. the halt, manned or blind, under |
terror Of exile or degradation from the proud
privileges Of citizenship. will be looked upon
by those VINO have the instincts. not to say
knowledge oil freemen. as no less OF campaigns;
and with no view to favor The public enemy,
but To assert their self-respect aud dignity.
they will strive to hurl from power the au-
thority under which they are made. What,
Sir. IS such 4 proceeding but the establish
ment at martial law throughout the length
AM breadth Of the State. by which the peace
ful citizen is invaded IN his hume aud his
conscience. ami placed upon The footing Of
the lnhabtant OF a besieged city or fortress,
or Of conquered and subdued rrbrIlinus
prosinee9 A Roman pro.consul. British
colonial Gusernnr. ar a successful ,iener-
al in the armles of Abraham Lincoln, with
an overwhelming force aud but feeble resist,
ance, may adapt measures uf such llctatorial
severity aud rigor. We are informed that
Governor Trynn. after oyerpowering the
Regulators at Aianancr. marched military
force INTO many oi the upper COUNTIES OF the
thea province. aud exactcd ton the nhab-
i,,nts an ath OF allegiance To the King at
the pOint Ut ,hr baynnrt. Gen. DIX. ,lsu,
upon his recent conquest OF the two cOaa-
trIe. IN the eastern shore ot Vlrglnla. con
descended 10 advertise their helpless cltl-
zens, that IL they would take the Of allrgi.
ance 70 the United States, ihey shaull re-.
rrise every protection. and their property
shaulI not b. cnn6,cated. This wa.a .ulTi
rient HINT what consequence, would follow Il
they iii M. Bat. wha bel re ever heard Of
government prUles,,ng 70 be free, IN Ter
tAktng 10 drive from rs borders or di,fran
chi,e - whule population. II thew would not.
nan 5v man. submit 1, the ORDEAL 1t 4 CON
pul.ory test oathi Nav. what arbitrary des-
phtl,in in it, domestic rule, ever embark ell
IN any such snterprzr of QnIotic absurdfys
Wa. u attempted IN France under the first
Napoleon. nr under the thirii Even ia the
widest eIers>r. Of her revolutionary phren-
~. here seems 10 have been sufficient com
man sense left TO the ruling aatharities 90
enable them 80 rrc ,lleef, that Human law i
ruiz Of civil eoniuri. NOT Of faith. aud that
mi, blgotry and lanatic,sm will attempt TO
regulate conscience and npla,on IN cavern.
Inent or IN religion. Charles ". Emperor
~ Germany and Of Spain. after sagIng E,r
wears me m",t bloody aud RELENTLESS. wars.
TO put down Luther and the Reformation,
bec"ining sated With carnage. aud di.gusied
with the pageantry Of monarchy. yielded up
the relns of power 10 his .on. and retired e.
a monastery. There. he amused NJ. leisure
% scientific studies, and experim snts upon
INSTRUMENTS for measuring time. Hut bs no
diligence or skill was he ever able to make
two clucks run alike. THIS. says his bugra
pher, DR.. Robertson. sal,lened his soal wIth
rrmorsrful reflections upon his presioas life.
10 which he had caused rivers Of blaod %
H1w,sin VAIN aud wicked efforts 10 compel
men to think alike. TINS simple aneelote.
which is but an illustration Df al human er
prriencr. proves the fatIlity and i,apasslb,li.
y Of CONTROLLING Thought aud np,ninn and
that thD.e gOsernm-nt, mi, arc wise that
leave the mind and conscience free, aud are
content With cuniurmlty TO ih.ir benests. in
actI"n. Of the one hundred aud twenty
thousand voter, ~ the STATE, hos many in
the eishty-hse years Of IFS Independence
have AIKEN an oath 10 the State. or 10 the
Ualtel States, during our connrction with
tnat gnsernmentf Those Win have filed
Office, anil exercised p,rtion Of the soye.
reign power a. nagistfate, Or cpnsiables. or
in higher stations, have been obliged. AMI
properly tor, 10 swear fidelity TO the State
and general governments; but 40 TO the great
ihass Of tn people, u they have not literally
kept the Srptaral injunction TO swear NOT
at al. II ha, nut been by reason 81 any oath
u iealty imposed By public authority. Aud
the inquiry vii naturally be IN idr. where il
the necessity Tor this navel aud most extra.
ordinary proceedingl The Legislature has
been twice convened in extra session s,ne,
the breaking out VI the present war, and ha.
considered and adopted All sucI, measure. !.
shey deemed necessary 10 the public safety
Or defence. hut no member Il either House,
IN anrious cOptrinp alton Of the cri is. seem.
y have Thought 81 4 test oaih, forced upon
all the people, under terror ~ Grille or los.
" privilege. 40 an0ng these measures. ca.
sar Augustus sent Out decree that an the |
world should be t,red. Tue " nth Carblns
Convention . asked to send cut decree
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