The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-26
Mr.. Pittman on John POr-
ter and the Gary
Rebellion.
Continued from Page Thirteen.)

the falth OF an lnVlOlable compact
trampled upon the sacred rights of man
and dragged religion into the dirty mire
of politics, are not entitled to credit as
witnesses against the men who in self
defence oppose their schemes An enemy
hath drawn the picture 1t is again the
old fable of the wolf who would eat the
lamb for muddying the water The i'm
putauons are reckless and indiscrimln-
ate, and are urged indifferenuy against
all who were attached to the popular par
ty. Note Hydes Indictment: "The peo-
pie are naturally loose and wicked, OBJ
| stinate and rebellious, crafty and deceit
| ful and study to invent SANDER upon one
another and SOW such seeds of sedition
| that they have generally reaped them in
| the plentiful crops of rebellion; and
Spotswood's contempt for the lower ranks
| of men while he reverences those in DO
| sltion, as shown in a letter to Cary, while
| offering himself as an impartial media
| tor: so long as L have any power at
| hand I shall not suffer him CHyde) to
| ly imprisoned by plebean route
Because: No man has been heard to
speak word in support of the charges,
who even processes to have personal
v.
| with the sources of information kept Sc
| cret.
Because: The popular party were recog-
nized by those in authority as being in
| the right. Their every appeal was hon
| ored: Sir Nathaniel Johnson a church
man and anxious to establish the church,
| removed his deputy Governor Daniel,
| upon their complaint. The Lords Pro-
| prietors removed Cary when he at first
| joined against them. The Council re-
moved Glover when he persisted in the
| manner OF his predecessors who had been
| displaced for like conduct, and the AS
sembly and the people ratified tnis act
of the Council
Because: Aside from the peaceful
| Quakers the people were so strongly with
the popular party that Hyde could only
maintain himself, by an appeal to out
| side forces, l. e., to Governor Spotswood.
of Virginia, who had not the slightest au-
thority in North Carolina, and there was
no need for such an appeal by Cary 1t
| is worth noting IN this connection that
the people of Nansemond, Virginia,
which lay along the North Carolina bor-
der would not at the call of their Gov
ernor go to Hydes relief.
| Because: The authorities in England
| declared there was no evidence against
any of the persons concerned; and the
| expedient of getting rid of Cary and his
| associates by sending them to England as
prisoners was such a fragrant violation of
| the rights of English subjects as to call
from the Queen the sharp reproof we
have already noted, though her kinsman
shared it.
Because: None were ever called to an
swer such charge in England or America,
notwithstanding the anonymous affidavits
| sent to Governor Spotswood, an inter
meddler. isi jsxa
And finally, because: The best students
of our history after careful investigation
decline to accept the views of those who
make the charges. Quite a number of
these might be named, indeed they in
clude, 1 believe, nearly every man of the
present day who has any reputation in
this department. but we must come to
| close with the naming of four:
The Hon. George Davis, whose position
IN every respect was second to no man,
| delivered an address before the Historical
Society in Wilmington, which fully vim
dlcated both Porter and the Quakers. If
that address were now accessible there
would be no necessity for this discus
sion.
| Col. w. L. Saunders, late Secretary of
| State OF North Carolina, who reared a
great monument to himself in the Col
onial Records of this State. does not deem
1t even worthy of serious mention. and
| apologies for DR.. Hawks credulity. saw
ing: THE good Doctor was devoted
follower of Pollock. and firm believer
IN the doctrine of obedience to the powers
that be-
Dr. Stephen B. Weeks was first and
most active of our young students of the
States history 1t is doubtful if anv
man, except Col. Saunders, has done so
much Tor the State in such studles and
Investigations. After an exhaustive ex-
animation of the subject he says: "The
charge that the adherents of Cary in
cited the Tuscaroras is preposterous.
there IS no evidence to support the ipse
dlxlt OF the Church party"
One other authority, and I am done.
Prof VIM. ]. Rivers, first of South
Carolina and later of Maryland. has been
eminent for a long time in the domain
OF American history, and was engaged In
write the articles on the Proprietary
Government in the Carolinas for the
Narrative and Critical History of America
These chapters as first written were pub
Ilshed in pamphlet and sent to students
of our history for correction. It is nv
good fortune to have one of these pam
phlets. On this subject he says: 'But
horrible as the thought is, no doubt can
be left on the mind of any who reads the
evidence published by Rev. DR.. Hawks.
that this sad event was due to machina.
lions of some of the baser followers of
Cary. We hope there is evidence not
yet published to controvert this state
ment." 1 did not have the book as final
ly published, and wrote to my good friend.
DR.. Skies, of Wake Forest, to examine
the book and send me Prof. Rivers con-
clusion Here it is: eve must ascribe
hostilities solely to the encroachments ON
the lands of the natives; to ill-treatment
by traders and others and to the killing
OF one of them which called for REVENGE -