The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-13
VANCE INDICATED.
THE TRUTH ABOUT MISS. cLANros.
[Cor. of the RaIclgh News.l


TIN Charge brought by lion. Thomas
Settle against him 1t this place on The 9th,
and at Taylorsville on The 10th Inst. He
dwclt upon alleged inligniiies offered to
the person
| MISS cIANToN.
OF Wilkes county,a few days before the
termination of the late wnr by some nf tho
command oe Captain Ellis, an officer Of
the home-guard; and charged that Glow.
Vance was responsible therefore. and that
1t was In accord with his orders.
The people Of North Carolina, hope,
arc too sensible To believe chat our beloved
staildard-bcarer wonld he or ever has been
guilty Of acts Of cruelty 10 any One. Twas
a member of Captain Ellis company and
can state TINT. 10 my personal knowledge,
our commanders ue,e ordered by the ere
cutirc TO protect priuate property and the
persons and interests of priCdtc citizens,
aud In no instance to allow their Zeal for
the suppression OF wrong lo influence
them roconinl.t acts OF cruelty or injustice
TO any one.
That In 1866, the time alluded to by Mr..
Settle. this cDunlry was Infested by u
dangerous extent with
| BANDsOF Robbers,
can I've disputed by no one having airy re-
gard for truth. Aud Tint il,ey were COM
p,sesi of men claiming loyalty to the
Union Is enotlier fact beyond dispute.
M man felt himself secure la life or
property. The boldr-t robberies were Of
common and every day occurrence.
Houses were entered and pillagctl, female
Inmates insulted aud old mel, whose
sympathies were with hesouth, abused.
| The existence of such u state Of affairs
aroused every mar 10 action aud probably
some, in their zeal TO protect property,
went further than Mr.. Settle can warrant
from d pe:.ceablc stand point. To rid the
county Of sucl, ...-~ g..
i HIaHwAYMEs
wns the aim aud purp,se of every man
tIlaI llad amy love for his family ani re-
| sl,ected honesty
a few days before The outrage" asMr.
Settle has IL. was committed, several ol
the most respectable families in our county
had been robbed by band, and some had
hsst all their valuable papers und con-
siderable amounts OF specie.
Complaints were reached our conf
nianders every day that the
| HOUSES oP THIS WOMAN
wasa resort for this organized hand of
thieves, nnd that II was their place af
deposit, aud further, that their dcl, was
but short distance therefroin, aud that
she knew its location.
Our commander detailed several men,
| glys.ff umoag tto number, aud directed US
10 this w0mal,'s residence, and IL possible
ascertain II the reports were well founded.
WeaccordingIy went IN an orderly manner
AID upon our arrival We were in.olerably
clrsed aud threatened by the inmates,
and Mary. Mr. Settles heroine, ran into
tic va. Il aud commenced yelling at the
top of her voice. This conduct induced
Us 10 believe that this baud OF thieves was
not for distant, aud, tn frlghten her into
silence, our commander sclt Miller, aud
another ma1, how dead, who tied
SOFT HANK OF cuIIoS
around her neck. aud with the other In
mates OF the family, carried her short
Distance from tho house, and wlIlic We
were Watching FOR tlIu appWach fthe
Thieves they were with US. aud In short
umc sliewas
RELEASED WITHOUT INJURY.
witls0ut tl,s ether members Of the family.
That she wis suspended Is nitccig false,
aud tl,ni She was in any way abused Is
wholly untrue.
Willie Mr.. Settle assails Hon n. u.
Vance for Whatever outragcs were COM
mitlcd D, tho home guard, IL hc willing
To defend the conduct Df tile class OF men
claiming loyalty 10 the Union who made
Ii their business 10 rob and plumber our
citlxens? lfhe il, hc will have Ills hands
full In this county.
The gentleman said nothing ut this
place an the 9th inst, which Inlhe least
reflected upon such conduct Wy that class
Uf iis supporters. Nms0trs TcrT hs1r ~
his int,yea gAosc bnsiacssit ms duri,y ne
luit,y pa,a of tho mur 10 Tt,iader.
have no words Of condemnation for
dcscrtcrs vho came homo and conducted
themselves lioncrtly certainly de-
serve sunr praise, for doustlcss every one
Of them were heseigcd 10 Join 10 the com
ini-siDn Of crime. They most have had
remarkable powers Of rcsistcnce.
some Of MIR settles most prominent
sunuortcrs In this seciien were
LEADERS or HANDS OF THIEVES
during the latter part ufthe war. IL istoo
notorious 10 Lc disputed that the rcpubli-
can convention at thia place. In July las,
noinlnated stiell character for the house
Of representatives. lie h now asking aii
bonvst vuople TO elugt hin, - lcd