, 1879-05-10
A TAR-HEEL DANIEL.


Service In tho Hol,Ol Army M nm Oract 10
shcop.stea1IuE.
To The Editor Of The 1Nfn York Tribune :
Wilkcsb0r0 Is tho county-acat OF Wilkes, In
North Carolina. Its nnmo was solicited to do
honor to tic famous English politician Of tho
Inst contury.-somctimcs called patriot md
sometimes 1umagoguo, but butter known In
history as pla!n "JacIs Wilkcs,n-a man whose
,.s mss,nory every american should holl In honor,
may say about him. For he was our fatilcrs'
friend In the days Tint tried mcn's souls.
Wllkes County has been the theatre OF scores
OF tragic episodes, bnth during tle Rebellion
families Of uuswcrvlnE ]ova'ssts. It was
originally Settled by Scottish ausl scoseh-l rtsl,
om!granta, who nourlshca a loyo OF liberty ir
!hrtr mountaiu-llo'ues. When the storm OF
counties wurc found to bo largely loyal to tic
Union. Ciyll war ragod there III itR most terrible
form. Families everywhere were divided; auns
lcfi home every day,-somc to 1o!n tho standard
Lifelong frienls and ncighbors lay IN walt for
eael, other, and thero IL not mountntn.pass nor
a.giall ihat has not to-day its lcgeaA of blood.
Conscrinsol was merc.lessly enforced. As fast
as tho North Carolina loyalis.s were forced to
the front, they deserted md wrut homr, or
crossed tic lines mud enlisted III tic National
zebulon Vance was Governor, Exa.pcratcd
at this tnc1tlnguIahahle loyalty of tic mount
miners, ul,d especially OF tin Cnionlats Of
Wilkes County, to threatened to sloYastato their
hotmes "witl ,re u,A sword II unless they
sh"uld support the Confetleracy. It wns no tlle
threat, The "gruat Wur0oyerilor Of tho South "
kept hls word With such tcaslcss xenl TINT To-
tllu loyallsts un wthter-nights With tho Ilercost
excavations, and Il is destined to BE- 10 utterol
Tor generations to come. Thc ruthless murders
tllas wsrn committed By Vancc's militia by con:
tFast wh!tcn into stor les OF Euntlcncss the rod
record. ot tho pcraecuioUso Of tho WaIdenses md
TIN, Scottisl, Cuvenanters.
Wllkesboro Is wcatl.cr.hDatau, lccreplt, t!cs-
olnsoiooktng hamlet. 1tss spirit Of in,prayc-
enter thls little Bourbon village. Yut hero, cut
on hlll-top TINT Ills virtue may he seen nfsr.
lives Bourbon Daniei, Buuthern Solomon on
the I3cnch, by tho namc OF Sclollck. THIS illus-
tin,u ugo. a man Of thu iowntrotilon ua.no uf
Shoe was brought to his lnr. Ii was sInply
demonstrated tint Shoe Ind ~ keen an annctttc
for chups tlat he had stolen unu kIlicI hjs
nrlghhor's sheep to appease it,-un nc(ton clearly
ngainst .lo pence and dignity Of North Carollna.
The tY!dUHco wAa still stronger than tho prleon-
rr's loYe Of mutton, anil lllc iury rut1irnol q
verdict of guilty without having tl!slr box.
sentenes, up roao Mr. WitIirrspoon, tho 1i sheep
steAler's attorney, with the most orlgInai pten
1or lonlrnry to acsiml,ial tint has cyor bueu nre
sentc tu au American Court, Il was no moss.
erswh theory of csnotonal Insanity. There was
no attempt 1laa to tlany OF palIIatu Tic 0lIot,ac
or to fo,jtw s0,lIor Wsiicris nvsn n1mi !. nr,"va
a,, flibi" Above atj, tllero wus no exhibition at
That csIleiyo art known bulltul the curtaj1,s as
"the handkerchief business y; ijlero was III
attempt ,ualr to play q saJ VT scIilcttya solo
OH tho heurt-strings of the Court.
"Mr. Witherspoon,n says tho local reporter.
"atldrcssrd tho Court, saying, In substance.
thu, DO would not roauost ciemencY on tbs
old al,d slaIu plea tj,as lis e]luut wa. a uoor
man, had wtfo aud dozen small children de-