The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

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" include In this chapter
= those communications
~ between the State of
IEF North Carolina and the
- General Congress which
ISI were not financial in
- their nature. The rule
had. been established a
D the beginning of the
war that all expenses incurred IN be-
half Of the continent should be de-
frayed out of the common treasury.
MANY times il was extremely difficult
to determine whether an ~ccoun
should be charged against the CONT
mental Government or against the
State. In 1875 Congress recommend
ed L. the Legislature of North Caro-
lima that the entrance to the Cane
Far River be fortified as. a means of
protection TO the State from the dem
radatuns OF British m~en-of-war In
this instance, as in many others. there
was an overlapping. 1t was hard to
say when was to receive the greatest
benaFt In his particular case, how
ever. The State was to bear the cx-
ptDst Of building the f~ortifcatiop,
When the continental battalions were
taken over from the State militia
their pay and maintenance were
chars"d against the Continent, and
all supplies furnished by the State
were To be allowed il their accounts
when presented for settlement.
The methods employed in raising
troops We're very much the saiae as
n raising. money and supplies. Each
STATE was to furnish both men and
money In proportion to their popula-
tom. As applied to North Carolina.
this method was inequitable because
Of the tact that slaves were CLASSIFIED
as So much property, and there were
SUBSTANTIAL reasons for this classified
ton. In making acquisitions Of mon
eE. the apportionments would have
been more equitable had they been
made according to the wealth of the
State as slaves were rated as SO many
dollars but when they we're counted
as Individuals. their masters had to
pay FOR them the same as if they
"t'" SO many freemen possessed of
I'm" negroes of North Carolina were
not enlisted in the army as soldiers.
me pituitary force was recruited from
III" "hlte population and as a large
A-lh|fT OF the people were Tories.
III" "uFden or raising men fell upon
lA'st who were we'll disposed to the
cause OF liberty. In 1875 it was pro-
Niafd by d resolution of Congress that
t'shtF-eIght battalions should be en-
HSi-d for the war. North Carolina 6
quota was nine battalions. Because
vi ne opposition to the execution of
'Arse measures of the Continental Con-
gross ny the Tories, it became neces-
"'< ''F the State to recruit addi-
I'Lai PattaHons tie enforce these reso-
.-'"!. AS a result of these condi-
C''S which Were peculiar to North
".'Iiha, the State was unable to fur
"-Sh heF fuIl share of the troops. Con-
7'eSS made earnest. that her
4'''aS De completed but this was, IN
wi me circumstances, a physical i'm
possibility.
~ 1000, 900 emitted by Congress
III I''" was to be sunk by the colo
"-1S 74cordlng to population. North
C05''iha quota was s248,139.S3. In
iNGl 10 be able to meet this extra
""'|tn, the General Assembly pro-
r|17d Tor the emission Of $4,000 in
p"Irl money. Two years later the
.ohunental Congress resolved to emit
S2''09'Vo0 more. This was. perhaps,
~' most gloomy period during the
H. Philadelphia was occupied by
hFltlsh, and the condition Of the
~ "I''an army be8gars description.
li''9e We're the dark days of Brandy
E qua alley Forge. North Caro-
"4"S apportionment for his requf-
@l'"ii was S250,000.5o. In the proceed
7 lar the State was forced to is
10000 to meet the expenses OF
i"Ifylng on the government and meet
~ acquisitions Of Congress. The
~" loIfow1ng an additional $4,000
~S united. A part of this sum was
''place previous issues, and the
Sl vas to go towards meeting the
T ~ obligations of the State.
"" wear 1879 was one Of the most
.'aI periods of Revolutionary fl
-"-S. The financial situation wheth-
t'"d or bad was felt in every de-
e.l 1ihent OF governmental activity, and
G',IaIIy SO in the army. In the pre-
Sung year the offensive and defen-
w. treaty Of alliance was formed
iT,'I, france. The people in general
ana 4cner'ca were inclined to sit down
INV rn4 Iold their arms thinking the term
,"au"n Of the contest would be only
m'atler Of a few months. The as