The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-03-16


Union andsuppression of the rebellion, and am ,sng
furnish men and money for theugorous prosecution
Of the i1ar against The rebeieus league ke1a as the
Confederate Sates.' so hep me God"
Any voter Judge or Clerk OF elections or other
PERSONS who may evade, neglect refuse compliance
with the provisions of this order, will be arrested and
sent before Military Commission as soon as the
facts are substantiated.
BY order Of Brgader General Asboth.
II. H. HARRIS, A. A. G.
From this you may Judge whether your
rights would be better protected in the
Northern government than here. IT every
man who has used any abusive language
towards jeff Davis and the Confederate
government. was subjected to this test. how
many men in Wilkes county would now be
out ofjails Why, instead OF addressing
you here as freemen, would be talking to
you through the bars and addressing you
as" my suffering fellow. citizens injail.r-I
ILaughter.l
The taking Of the above oath il equiva-
lent to swearing you are for the Union,
happen what may. Though stripped of
home, property, wife, children, friends,
liberty. character. reputation-even though
your legs and arms are cut off BY the gov
eminent, and there is cnly enough of your
body left TO retain the oath, you are still
for the Union. We understand what sort
OF men held the polls in Kentucky.
Not only is this villianous oath the con.
dition Of exercising the right OF citizen
ship, but refusal TO take il is the signal
for arrest and Incarceration in prisoR.
This is the course pursued by the govern
ment Of the United States, in State which
they claim as in the Union and do not admit
TO have ever been in rebellion. Is il pro-
bable State that has resisted the Lincoln
government so desperately as has North
Carolina, would fare much better in the
old Union than does Kentucky: Hardly.
The demagogues OF Kentucky deIuded her
with the idea that she could stand of with
folded arms and see the United States and
the Southern Conlederacy, fight it out-as
If one could remain in government and
excuse himself from the burden thereof !;
"a if man could remain neutral, whilst
war, desolating. furious, involving the life
of great people on one side. and the diyi-
sion Of great territory on the other. was
raging and surging before his door. and ex-
pect 70 escape the common fate and the
destruction incident TO sach universal con-
motion. They are reaping the reward Of
their folly. Let their example be deeply
pondered.
There is great complaint made about the
ffnpressment Of property. We'll, impress
mentis very hard thing 10 bear, and il is
frequently executed By men who have
neither sense, discretion nor honesty. and
re only kept ont Of Jail aud the lunstic
sylum by the assistance Of impudence,
brass buttons and little brief authority.
Voices, that's so.'
But what are the evils Of impressment
here compared with the system Of the enc.
my in Kentucky and elsewhere:
AS witness this:
Eesdquarier,, 93J Army Corps,l
Leyinsisn, Ky, July 80, 1868.
CENTRAL ORDERS
Ne. IL.
For the aferr alien ssd guidance Of officers in i'm
pressing property Il 10 hereby directed that ~heneve
IL impressmeni nag become Necessary for troops o
the T-esy third array corps. win he taken eKelu
sreIy from rebels and rebelssmpsth-ers; ard isni
- the property needed ists 30 found Belonging o.
pertaining 10 either Of the shove named classes, d
msR d unIsubted loyslts viii b molesied.
Amoss ,,tel synps,hssr, viii bs c.ssed thos
persons in Rentaesy. Esuinoiiy Uaisa men. but %
pos,5 70 he Governbqenf and 70 ne prosecution u IL
gar, whose aets snd words alike binder ihs speed!
sn- proper lerminairn Of he trheilian.
Property vii only BE- taken BY tie proper sta
oficsfs who ul IN every case give receipts Cor i
Appropriate blank receipts vii be f0ruished by lh
chisf commisssry and Chief Qn,aermssier At ihss
head4uanen. ~ camnrnd Of
MAJOR Ganersl RARTsUFF.
GEO. 3. Da4ER, "A. A.G.
I could instance The zane isips in oths
States.
Suppose q similar srler was eTiendei 4
North Carolina Nv the Confederate govern
nent. what elsmor there would be. Al