The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-28
Pittman on John por-
ter and the Cary
Rebellion.


the Aa%s : 4fAtNtA tAt AHfiaE4.t".E Z-
who had been lei from th,.r s
the faith Of an laylul.b.e
trampled upon the >aer.d r4h.
and dragged religion into tae
Of politics. are not entlt5c3 tr
witnesses against the men w
defence oppose their Sehtm,- g..
hath drawn the picture. r.
old fable 81 the vol Who H
lamb for muddylng the water
putatons are rockies ANA
ate, and are urged naluygen.e
all who were attached ~ She l..
ty. Note Hydc> Indictment T..
pie are naturally loose su8
stinatc and rebeilIou~, crafty
ful and study 70 invent ~~1la#.r ua.
another and SOW such seeds 4.
that they have generally re#r.a
the plentiful crops ii rahe#
S~potswood'~ contempt for the l.u--
Of men while rs reNeroueus ti.-.
Sition. az shown IN q let.er t5 Cr..
offering himself a. am impartial
tor: so long rs / have aug p.M.
hand | shall not suffer hmm lHv..t
y imprisoned by Il plcbyau t.ata
Because: Ne man has heeu bra.s ..
speak a word in support 81 the .a.-.
NJ no tANiI IIoAt~~N> RI 4tNf t#.l
knowledge OF the facts. II is E...-.
with The sources OF information h...
crct.
Because: The popular party weac r
nized BY those in authority as teHa
the right. Their every appeal ws H..
ored: Sir Nathaniel Johnson. It .Ea...
man and anxious to establish the eh...
removed his deputy, Governor U.
,,,<,,, +B,4t. ,,y,rA44Jt Tb. a# A
| prietors removed Cary when hg t ar..
| joined against them. The Council r.
moved Clover when he persisted Ia f.e
manner Of his predecessors who had ue.#
displaced FOR like conduct, and Tho q.
| sembly and the people ratified t.- ..
Of the Council.
Because: Aside from the retaea#
| Quakers the people were - strongly ~.a
the popular party that Hyde could a's
maintain himself, by an appeal &. aa.
side forces, i. C., 10 Governor Spot-#e..
Of Virginia. who had not the ~lghtyst #a
thority in North Carolina, and there va
no need for such an appeal ~ Cary. H
is worth noting III this connection tea.
the people Of Nansemond, Virginia.
! which lay along the North Carolina hae
| der would not at the call OF their Gov
ernor go to Hydee relief.
Because: The authorities in England
| declared there was no evidence against
any Of the persons concerned; ana ta.
expedient OF getting rid of Cary ana hes
| associates by sending them to England
prisoners was such a fragrant violation Of
the rights of English subjects as to u..
from the Queen the sharp reproot Ha
have already noted, though her hlu-l..a
shared it.
Because: None were ever called to .n
swer such charge in England or Amer.a
Notwithstanding the anonymous a1hdaf..a
sent to Governor Spotswood, an inter
meddler.
And finally, because: The best students
of our history after careful investigate
decline to accept the views Of those Wlt
make the charges. Quite It number a
! these might be named, indeed they .n-
dude, believe, nearly every man Of t#a
present day who has any reputation a
this department, but We must come 10 R
close with the naming Of four:
The Hon. George Davis, whose position
in every respect was second 10 up -am.
delivered an address before the HI-tel#
Society in Wilmington, which fully TI.
dicated both Porter and the quake T..
that address were now accessible ta@.
would be no necessity for this a
sion.
Col. W. l.. Saunders, late Secretary a
State of North Carolina, who reared
great monument to himself an the Go.
onial Records of this State, doe, not d.aa
it even worthy OF serious mention #H
apologies for DR.. Hawks crcdulty. ~E
ing: THE good Doctor was a day".
f1llo,ro, - DD111.l1 anl "a tnya l.#..-.
IN the doctrine OF obedience to the pow
| that be-"
: DR.. Stephen B. Weeks was first .,
! most active of our young students o. .
States history. 1t is doubtful y "s
man, except Col. Saunders, has dom"
much for the State in such stue.e #
a Investigations. After an exhaustive .
animation of the subject he says
!. charge that the adhercuts OF Cary
cited the Tuscaroras II prcra-'.
l there Is no evidence to support iHa
y dixit OF the Church party
One other authority, and ! am
Prof. VIM. ]. Rivers, first ct
Carolina and later Of Maryldndt h"#
eminent for a long time in the a
of American history, and was engage.
write the articles on the PIosu
Government In the Carolina- for
Narrative and Critical History OIL Aa
These chapters as first written #f.
ished IN a pamphlet and sent t9
Of our history for correction. II
: good fortune to have one OF these
phlets. On this subject he says
horrible as the thought il. 10 aat"
be left on the mind OF any NEo i#H
evidence published by Rev l3r. -.
that this sad event was due t3
lions of some Of the baser tg...
Cary. We hope there Is evlo.r
yet published to c~ontrover1 the
ment." l did not have the book
~ published, and wrote to my GOO.
DR.. Skies, Of Wake Forest. t9
the book-and send me Prof. H..#
clusion. Here it IS: " mH-.
hoStiities solely to the eucroaal-
the lands Of the natives; 10 na-t.
nv traders and others and to t1.
Of one of them which called for f.".
NV tale of a lust and rEhtta.#