The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-19
Some Interesting Lines from an Old
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Colonel Robert Carr Dives Down Into
the Dead Past.
THE MUsTY HISTORY IS ExHUMED
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tionary war, there was much discomfort
among the inhabitants of Central Caro-.
lima. a body Of men styling themselves
Regulators, did many acts Of violence,
and finally were badly defeated in
pitched battle at Alamance Greek, May
1G, 17U, by Governor William Try0n's
forces.
Many suppose that this was the initial
step Of the war that followed, but this
seems hardly fair conclusion, since the
Regulators confined their acts Of vio-
lence against the courts and the officers
and lawyers, and were on friendly terms
with the state government; and delighted
to be called subjects Of the king.
Harmon Husbands, a quaker and
preacher from Pennsylvania, was the
leading spirit Of these men. The name
Harmon Husbands is written advisedly,
though SO excellent an authority As
Mrs. Cornelia p. Spencer, in her First
Steps in the History Of North Carolina'
writes it HermOn Husbands. The re-
cords at Hilsboro show that lis name
was Harmon Husbands. His name, how
ever, it a matter of small Importance,
since it is not entitled to too much rev
erence, because, when he had worked
his followers up to the fighting point
and gotten them into trouble, he picked
up his carpet bag and went back to
Pennsylvania.
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one, and is intended only as N introduc
tion and as explanatory to the following
which is copied from The record at Hills
borO:
"'Minutes to Hillshoro Superior Court,
September 1910 North Carolina, Hills
borough Districts. S.
At a Superior Court Of Justices begun
and held for the District aforesaid at the
Court house in Uillsboro on Saturday
the 22nd day of September annoque
Domini ITO.
Present the Honorable Richard Hen
dcrson, Esq, Associate Justice. Ad-
journed.
MONDAY.
The court appointed Henry Pendleton,
Esq, attorney for the Crown.
Y X x
Several persons sitting themselves Reg
ulatOrs assembled together in the Court
yard under the conduct of Harmon Hus,
bands, James Hunter, Rednap Howell,
William Butler, Samuel Devering, and
many others insulted some Of the Gentle
men of the Bar and in a riOtOus manner
went into the Court House and forcibly
carried out some of the attorneys and in
acruel manner beat them. They insisted
that the Judge should proceed to the
Tryal of their leaders who had been in
dicted in a former COurt-and that the
jury should be taken out of their party.
Therefore the Judge finding it impossible
to proceed with honor TO himself and
Justice to his country adjourned the
court till to morrow morning 10 90 clock
and took advantage Of the night and
made his Escape-and the Court ad-
jOurned to Court in course
After the Regulators had cleared the
Court room, they took possession of the
docket and entered such judgments as
they pleased Much profanity is used
and such language as damned roguery'
and the like is common. Case number
10 on the docket was Isaiah Hogan VS.
Harmon Husbands, an action on the
case, and the following is the entry
made by the Regulators: Hogan pays
the cost and be damned
The next term Of the court was Marcel
III, and the following is a copy of thu
record:
North Carolina, Hillsboro District
March Term
The persons who stile themselves Reg
ulators and nnder the Conduct of Har
man Husbands; James Hunter, RednaI
Howell, William Butler, Samuel Dever
ing and others broke up the Court at Sep
tember Term last still continuing thei
riotus meetings and severely threatenin!
the Judge, Lawyers and other officers O
the Court prevented any of the Judges 0
Lawyers attending.
Therefore the Court continued ad
journed till September Term"
No further mention is made of tn
Regulators in the records, and the battl
of Alamance must have effectuall
squelched them, or in classic languag
knocked 1.-The pea green sufing out c
them"
No Court was held in Hillsboro frOr
September 1872 to 177S when Samue
and James Iredale were the judges.