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

-orabiy distinguished from thia Mofehead
was noi required to give evidence against
himself. The guserament which arrested
him. professed to have had sufficient prsof
&c his guilt. and did not call upon him under
enalty af exile. forfeiture or torture. to fur.
ulsh any evidence either positive or Negative
to affect the case. sir, I think il now ap-
pears that the oath ia question requires some
enendatloa. The citizen ough' to be escus.
ed from swearing to support the Constitution
Of North Carolina. as heretofore existing.
since the whole proceeding violates so many
Of its fundamental principles, as in tact. to
abrogate It. He might with more propriety
be called on 10 take an oath Of abjuration,
declaring that he h.t no faith in the bill OF
rights, as a means Of securing freedom, and
renoun.ing his adherence TO it. At least in
all cases where disloyalty was imputed.
That would be far more appropriate than
that other oath Of abjuration. tenouncing
: hereby all allegiance to the United States;"
implying in the cle4re>t manner that until
the oath is taken. allegiance is still due 10
he United Sates--a folly that will excite a
laugh whenever il is not taken as an insult.
Tn citizen will sas. protest that thought
all his was settled in May last. BY the Con.
sention. | have not considered myself a.
owing any allegiance to the United States
since that time. and have none that can
+" hereby" rennunce. With nearly a. much
reason might he be required to rennunce all
allegianceto Victoria Regina, successor of
the Georges second and third. Vi whom our
fathers were born subjects. and I, sdjure the
h.resy Ut traasubstaatiatlnn, the invocation
81 SAINTS. and Popery IL general. as the Eng
llshnen who taok Office were required % do
prtar 10 Catholic emancipation. AMI the
pawer beng establi he'd. as II isas,um.d by
this ordinance. il would be the easiest thing
"a The world 10 - ,rrald mild adjuration.
to abide By the creed a. established hy thu
Convention. Synod. f"nirrencs or A.sncia.
tinn, =, one Or ana,her denomination might
happen 10 predomInass with the ruling pow.
ers.
And here let me carrrct very important
error 81 fact which appears IN the cummlt.
tees report. lis here stated that oar val-
unterrs WIN have catered the military SER
vice have taken an oath, aud il i<argurd
that therefore all othrr citizens shouli enter
,utO the like soleml obligation. The con-
cla.ion would not foliaw. Il lhe nalh were
the same. Saiairrs received info the ser.
vice aud pay 81 the State or nali.n. like pub.
iie servants 10 cnli Dikre, have aisay. been
required Ii taks an oath oi allegiance. bur
citlLsns IN general never WEIR. In fact.
hosever. q, volunteer mas taken the ab.lrd
oath here proposed IL De thrust apnn lie eli.
Izen. They nave nj bern required to all
jure allegiance "to the government II thr
Uniied States rass are bound 10 take an
oath IL allegiance to the State. And under
an act II Assembly IN My last. The nern.
Or prescribed IN ott,. b, wiuch they under.
Tux = To obey us nrdrr.. anI tnr orier. ii
The others set 1trr them" Hut by otdi.
nance Vi iii. Convention they we're relieved
iron an oath IT this nature. shich no man
could b expected 10 keep si,lout som~ IN.
irlnge,nrnt, and which had been disused ia
The ARMY Of the Unued States. prior 10 the
Mexican sar. md SINCE; mi they we're SIN
ply IN de liahle 10 the pensltis. st the arii
Giles Or sar, lnf ,lls0bedlrnce Of orders. iron
the time IL usnIng Inc agreement Of enlist.
msn,. NnvVlaa .er VI North Carolina. there
furr. can be lawfully required I, Tx sny
oath. but the nlth of allrgianc. 10 The State.
antrr,pr 70 hi. blny mustered into the SIR.
vice u th- ,'olir,lerae St,trs. THIS. let u
r.mrnher. - g.ernnrnt With legislative.
Executive. aud gl,iicisl fanctiunarIcs, 10 lulI
operation, AL eau g,escrlbe an.l ADMINISTER
such 9TH. - 70 i may seem meet. 10 spl
diers; snI II II w,s,e' 10 Try 30 haIirlnas
a. experiment. 10 citizens also. Our inter.
ference. tie1. I, biul the cunscirncr, u OR
citizens to that government. alter having
gtantrd Il pascr ui life anI death over their
co .dac;, u gate work 81 saperer.s ,tlnn.
u not Oi srr,llIiJ. IN Il, Constitutions, Arr.
6, sec. I. u ia. PLAINLY enumerated III per.
,ul, 10 %. state aud CDnfederacy, whom Il
requires 70 take tie ath 10 support il. II
q desires 10 eularfe tie catalogue, by D. ~.
M rvefv citizsa. 60 srarch Ms heart, aud
se. il II cAnnnt ind .onebody 10 punish a. j
traitor. le: q try tht virtue of an act II oa.
gross. and tue maehiusry u u. o~n officers.
Fiat would give the regulation generality,
and relieve u Ut or. Uf ~ feature. Of hate.
fglness. tlitt Of Deing iesrleI AZ the uple % !
particular State. and lbs BY the ufic,ou. nr.s
Of the Stale authority IN matter committed
By The people 10 other hinds. For. suppose,
~ Ons imagine. that there Is 4ny danger Of
rebellion against the State government a.
such. The whole soIieitude winch prompts
this most extraordinary measure, springs
from an apprehension Of in6leliiy 90 the
part Of the people. ora paruDn ~ them. to
the Confederate goyrrpment--and IL implies
that that government 10 tao weak nr it, func.
fionaries too limid d provide and apply the
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