The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-13
CHAPTER Y

MAKE the most or the oppOitul4iAS -
plumber the tax payers; on the other were
the masses who were disposed to resist
the local wrongs with the same courage
which had been shown in opposition to the
stamp act. The governor OF North Caro-
lima at this time was Tryon. a bold able
unscrupulous man. He was n this time
squandering seventy odd thousand dollars
In building for himself a splendid palace
and taxes We're increased 10 meet the
heavy drains. Like master. like man; the
spirit of extortion beginning with the
governor ran along down the line to the
lowest bailiff. Promises OF redress or
grievances had been made but had not
been kept. Things We're going from bad
to worse. The disconnected held meetings
10 inquire whether the freemen OF the
country labored under any abuse Of pow
err. and. if 50, what measures should be
taken The regulators sprang into eN-
istence. This was the first organized re-
sistanoe TO British tyranny since Bacon
glorious rebellion in Virginia. These free
men of North Carolina adopted resolutions
to pay only such taxes as were agreeable
to law and applied to the purposes therein
named; and to pay no officer more than
his legal fees"
The North Carolina patriots were led By
Herman fr~sbands 4 large land owner %
Quaker ancestry, related to Benjamin
Franklin Thore was no blemish upon his
character. and his motives a this crisis
were precisely the same as those which in
rpired Patrick Henry and samuel Adams
His pen wrote the resolutions already
mentioned. resolutions which no Just gov
ernmeut would have condemned.
Governor Tryon PIT husbands under ar
rest and DRAGGED him off 10 lIilleborough
The people rose 70 his rescue and set him
free Tho roval officers collected a body
Of troopcrs. r,de - miles after Husbands.
seized him and flung him into fal. The
regulators ran 70 arms Nfav. 1859 but
Husbands had Icen released on bond. on
MAY r. 116S the regulators held general
mcetfrr ana -ou9iuted two of their mum
hoy 20 present al l1rses. h.r appeal for
irSti5e 10 tie ..ovarnQr. 'The rauer was
laid before the eaurcif nhiei, eci}ed that
.No alleged BUSES lii not eXoneo tile con
a-ct ot tna ~osul0ta-a vh.e1 conduct II
persisted IN WOW hi af7"-i 10 "i reason.
IN Il. nesn.i-ro ta~ ao'esH was Will
ing IT, publish pra-'g~ taa a2monisA-
Ing I'll royal e-er a Pc ao'3 The
burning hearts VI r7Tz @are soothe
by The farther ae-'.ranro thal t,e ait"f""F
'.ie'1+ ""''.e Di"- '' lt''
'" lst oiie'f Ni' -'" '.A
"f'2 ihase Fl. Ade" g lu'"
9Nar tho wrath az 0'lr aHef tors h'F
bed heard si''H I3l6 'fi'' 1AeN
value T7 r0e ulatof~ eaatlnUfd 70 as
s0no.e ~ en. tr 'n"n 2nd 10 Hai"
'hnH i' use ~ 'fl<. ana re governor
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t,io5 nit ths Same tenn Of court On six
distinct indictments CHARGING him with
c1tortion. He was fsrrd guilty In each
case What punishment was inflicted
upon this criminal who Yves using his
position to roh thu poor2 HE WAS
FINED ONE PENNY IL EACH CASE,
Is Il anv wonder the people We're
wrought M to madness Smartiug under
WRONGS which they hld tried En- every
way t. peaceably escape they lost al
confidence in the royal officers high and
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