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Crcry frttiiri; y
Iornin'g.
. Trauiv
Two Dollars pr anmrn in advance; or
'.Three I? ' "-.'f not p:i .huthin three
' month 1. i -lri dato of tho 1st No.
receive I. y ' " ''" ,
Any K.b-vrhVr nny d'senntinua within
tlie lira :J moi. hs rf;bc fnMicationu
Xa subscription to be disrontirved til! all
arreara " le paid unless at the 4'
'crotiou cV the I'dUor. ' v
All letter communications, wc, tocome
-.. post put J.- .. ,' , . ;
Advertisements; inserted i the t'sual
terms, ' , : ; ' .,, , ; V lr , '
Toyrnn iV)st.i!.isti:.
' Pl-e tncoi.V. !er j"ii'-' tv?cv-T?1iv in
tloritrd nj rr jttf t! Act t ;oiu I jt iTu
SOU ril RHN, C ITi Z K ',v'vu tuftN
loty cotif envi i f ir - . F!lu,
Ht let k-u ttj r?i imtpiu'utef
if,' Is of Jrr ,ttnt y-ni miy ko Mb ,
tr ltfl pmw tvMrcMeJ W r5r! t V ? S
Cribrr oi not, l )ok in th inirgin t,f 'he psptr
f iltftrtttie-f mv t m .Jfi by mV,l ' my
r ik. ia rsm-nt Uauk NuU or Virginia, North
or 8 oath Cro!in.',-"
Any Ptinitrr tt f ic'of f.
Cot Cp Yer p?cr, h ll r -e?i? tirt cp.
ie f the Ciiix-rn ow yer 1 V ' '
' ' (. THE EDITOit. iw
BXTTldbim nKGUIATORS.
Jt appears that ViUi,im Tryou
tho King's Governor of North Car
olicainado ari effort inposa in
':ppx;T'tax xi.t ilc u uplc in the
CJ'cor - This tax was purlieu
hrj Ltinhnsame on ihc people of
Xhe ; upper . part of the state in the
COQQtios of Uranrc, ltawan, and
mVH I
or 200 miles froth any place that af
forded them the .j facilities of corn
m.trrc.; After burning' one third
part of their tobacco every year ac
'cording io latr, it j. with the ut
AnoVl difTiculty thry could aDrd a
scanty snbsMincc- to their fiaiilies.
iTheir principal trade was carried
t on to furs, skins, and vctmon hams,
w!iicJTere carried on pack horse
.to the counties bordering on the sea
horeJ and thi Vv.ircelv ena'obd
them to purchase sufaeient fpiaiuity
- cf tail to npply thtir necessities
At this time Herinon llusbands i-
presented Guilford , ctmnty the
almost r.U the
djr 'pecontrol of their atbitary i
; tud despotic Governor. H usbands
. however was one of those indepciio
ilant qtiakers who w.s eilucated iu
the honest school of .William Pcnn,
nd trfitiCed Vpull uiThi bar, and
i l0W;bcforc-4!ic miotoiii 5 of desp1)
t tisni. : In,conseqiience of which he
shared the contempt uf the Govern
Toritut-Uiifravvr cf power cmM
inever drive him inim the fai .hful
f pcrfornance of his duty to hi on-
stitutnW For when thesibjcct.f
Maxation was introduced he ai )e
'promptly; Und with repeated orgn-
merits and fpeeches; rcited tiie
Vjiprcion.-! tJ'Ui iifwc tr ptneni
hi! argttraeots,' and however per
suasive his anneal'. Echo alone was
-iieani to rcsponu, tis tne imprest
ivc tone offhi e'oqut nce rcvet
f berated from the'Mlent walls. Ilea
.?on, and Justice were voted down;
t t . . V . .
t Jand a tax of one $hhlin and tight
jpene? was laid unoii ef try white
poii ef try
poll in the State
j When the Mif-riiT, Hogati, n hl
deputy ' Lnnncame U fr&f
2
v County Iheyr attemptedcnUC V a
7 tax of tKd shilling ahd tight pence
I on tach . whitPpll, u rgi ng Uut. '
. -.1.. l.inmiai. it uini lllV-
Guilfordr because; thpy v ere 150fH
: aor's pkasare that it s!. !vl heUvUhout a crinc?
lone, Htishnr.ds pppin;! tl.is with J
all loV pov.tr a: 1 ' ' t', : t! :t;
the downier !.; v j . , it 1 power
to alter the er.actracists et' the geu-
cral Assembly.. , ' -
. This speech together with the!
sfe'rrt de'.erminati n of some of the!
1 ''!:: !e never to submit to ihy spe
of oppression, prrluctfd a great
..isiurbifH e in the country. It wa
:ytvn at 1miju to he left to a law
yer iri; I?ilUboroi :;!,, Orange roftij
ty, by tlit r.ame of Edinund Vanning-
,Thi4 Ijwyerpronounccd the
tax lift -in be yU hut ."3 unable
t'i p rod if: tli aft ( f 'assembly to
jnsufy it. Tiie pi , ' wrc uucb
(."nirlled with thb decision-and
were etu rally imprcssetl with the
belief tint Edmund Fanntr:? and
the sh
le shtriiT had fui cied a conspiracy ;
against the rights ar.d libti ties cf j.iiu.sbandx himtlf.- flusbarids on
the people. And watm!,.". shentTj ! : turning hoiic, net thariiijpa
aUenpted to cblkct lliii tax by sel- bout half way aud advised them to
lin lU psdpirty t.f the; 4 pe iple, ! return bocij, a r.d reserve jthtir valor
im-y c-tintreu round mm nau ins
deputy, , lit cl t'ifia up nr)J rave
l hem thirty nine laslies on their na
ked, hacks- The Shcrilf rnd
his
dr:
; :ty attempted to excite the sym-
paliiies, but n ..u gave ear to their
story but same. Lawyers in expecta.
lion of fees,' an a few Europeans
lattly settled in t!;is country, which
give risc to the prejudice which
prevails against Lawyers to thh day
in the uj ;cr counties of North , r
ollnai. : - "" t-v. ' . V
7 "The ( o y crn t r war a pp rised '" o f
these 'rehelltoas proceetling - in
Guilford but; thought it b:ul policy
to rat ? aft army to subdm! them,
lie th" tight it:" probable that the ex
ciu.l i.cjo'jof the people would
soon 'subside and they would fall
atdeep to their best interests; But
little did lin ilrpin lfi.it tbrii trpti
- - - ...... w . . w
of despotism was preying ana fat J
tenjng upon their liberties i ' ;
In September 1770 when the
Guvernbr called another session of
the Assembly to met at .Newbcrn
Ilcrmou Husband."! made his ap
pearance ?g!iin as tho faithfuf un
daunted repifscntative of Guilford
county. Before he started huwev-
cr tNtwbrn hscuIL tcd him;tlf,;ko a' company br jightjmj
one shilling and eight pence apiece i Col Edmund Fanning second .in
iront a:i nis contitucif. lie men
repairer to the seatTf Govornment;
and when the House metthe Gov-
'HI . II J
rnor presidi
! Above the
iiitH'oanas
to explain
subircts in Guilford, in refusing to
-wherenpor llns -
ddresscd the Gdv -
tlik.ll AHAl 3
bands arusc and a
ernor in, the following language,-
"Villiam Try on, Governor of the
state of N. Carolina, each one of
my constituents considers that he
owes your excellency one pound of
butter, and payina it to the sheriff,
irx as suuremc ninrrr. linn mr .r ri an.s 'iiiiriv or inrrv t .,- mvrftmniflMitM-iiini niiiinjs,iKXJ.L,L"Ji.,iiiajttJJio wraw iuaii
fneakcr. demindec of! miles, comnhndinir all those lieiru-USomethathad.no runF. aUcmntcd to rab "'. )"",MJ soiujcr.to
o , r . , "I ir. -. J' J : "I r iv . , - i ..
in atcrrt and angry toneilators to aiiiear at: his standard of y thoo that had; gum?, and lomc. gave v7 ' , .
a - . i ' i i -r t j - i - - . i . - - . . ' i i , : . t t vi
lbrond..t,ir f lif L-Tnm2 1 1 nVltv - nif.tb itctnf1i Av nf W tilCir CUHS to ttlOSC tha VCrC -Wlllltl!? J K - rn, jvy y ...,ui ailN HO ,
ar.dcthcroucfraconccrnctWagrcat
part must nCeds rticl; to their fin- .Governol without cn.nnon with any
t;m. hi order to prtveni his un-j e vpectatjon of suocess,' and they re
necessary waste, they have paid it: '.ved tdgetasmany of their Iriends
frrely and sent it by their common i to :u:eoripajy them on that day as
t r, Svho considers it no discredit, to J)(,.ibhj in order to'eHcrt a com
bttngit safely, to you, 'provided beprumisf llunneis were sent in
getsa receipt tohovv them wlun ho j every nirectinn, even into Houth
returns, that it has been safely dc'j CarolinMnd Virgw
livcrcd." IIo then walked up to ! day cofne the Governor was much
tlie speaker s table, and threw down jsutpri jed to see so many raen at a
a bag of silver,1, saying, 'here arc j distance arAiio one willing to come
the taxes tefuscd to your sh'critT.' , upjLiJuhi" slindard. Report . said
Tho- Oov'eruor' eyed , hint v. iiwtherc were fifteen Jhousand -; men
look of contempt, andfd tho present in faW of the Regulators,
acargeht atitTtt,ce him forth- but very few Wd any guns with
wilh-,G"c h,m 'n thc Pub,i(5 them, for repot had gone out that
dlT during the session of the as- i 4tif You annearAvilh a trun the Gov-:
;cmbly,aid ;noto one member at -
tempted to speak in his behalf
IliUbaotU itphcd, lam a free man,
1'rfli elected member of this bauic,
I
a wui you .oruer .mc to prison
:jtTr.II,'- N a.SATUriD.VY, AUGUST V
said, yon have .i?;
the t . . crcfl;!:
1 ,
novernnr
to aiter
ifs the rub-
1
lie taxes anfUhal! .-n tn i'.i!!m ;t
further orders..
. Tha news of IIn:andtrcaL:;t
soon.' reached ttuilford; where it
produced j.;rc.it' cxciteaicnt. He
was very pnpunr :
'.ion hii con-
Rtituents, r:ul they resolved at
hazards to avenge his wroag' - In
persuanceof vh: :h sevi.nl cenpa
nies were raised in Guilford , and
the adjoining co'ir.ties,' making in
all about five hundred nteu: This
litllo f tad without money and with
out provisions, commenced ajraarch
towarda Newbern, determined to
relersc their friend Herman Hus
bands. But tho Oovernorjia 'the
r.ieaiitir.;c, hearing tf what was tro-
i;). on thought it", best to release
i m' n.cre iianui-. tmies m woulu
upon the'eonntrv.
5 t;.i tueir return mqtrcii
scu thr ;ugh Ilillsborp vy, 'Orange
Country, where the 1 KingV couit
u iiicji in reviuu. f iu-cniictu'
fled a thyweHrrc, -utorsl they
might proceed to regulate I the King's
court. "The Judi'o was therefore
ordered off the bench and all law
rersimatdiatelytipejledf fijora
co rrt. They thert $et tip a court
of theiowu ikad proceeded to the
I trial of catnes as they tltought upoii
tne pure prmeinies.oi , equity ana
justice, y; J)ui:'mob imi iifiamary
tnanner of proceeding was rondem
ried, by all the more ialaihgebi.a'.
morig theT
?The Itegulatcra hrofce Lp thd
co:i r t in Hi I hb arousth in D Member
1770, and on the first ofM: y 1771
Governor -Tryon: appeared in the
neighborhood where they Jiv id with
an army of Uo thousand six bund-'
red men. & A pait of thesoj troops
were from England, but tho greater
part were enlist tdfbr the Wpidi
tion. lie liad twelve brass cannons,
six cf whtch were nine pounders,
and sit of mx pounders,Aand "were
well provided with small arras.' AI
command
The Goveuor issued his procla
nation
im ' '
ana icm it. in every cirec-.
1 I4f a nil I m I j I frv A MI x rt I litlT
W 111 11. 1 II 1 A.
hwi'lveot tie principal rihgteadciyl
jon their Viing upltheir gnns.andl
taking an atrt to oe true aau L.oy
al subjecH. toKing George the
.Third,' atal obey his .Laws, to'bc a
friend to he Kind's friends and an
i enemy tntliis enemies. . l lie iteg-
. . A . , MM '
ulators dd: not know what to do;
i ernor will not treat with you." Ho
the most of the cuns were hid in
hollow trees or left !hehiud, yet
there vcre some stouthearted fcl
I m i ll - . ft- lll il LJ iniTU . Lilt. U1IUI1I V lUlf 1 MJUU IIItL L11UII i- r t " J " ' ' v wp V . .
V" ' " lWriSVAowte destruction. ? Swfr wnfus on'-as
lo xi that kept their guns with them
37.
"ir life c::. ua ulJ
In t!io i .;3:Vtrnj. the IV-
to-
- .
well
! mt ti- IVir lit-' t (' ,' !
i : ilivi Governor's lines Li tirder to ef
fect a compromUii to.-saj l!ic lives of
Uie twclvo' nnci al men,
ltobt, Th .-.Tivsoii &, IMt M-tecr wcr3
in tlwCLAf-n.or's llacs ou tliO sam bo
sioiws. ?!r. f'aldwcll was ad.niCIed to
return t ilie Regulators to inform them
that nwthitf' could be donoby wav oft
c- npromise. Tlo Governor would do
ntihinir short of his pr6clamatioti, f Mr.
Cald .vcll advised all tbos (not concern
ed) to ed ho:r.-3,addirij;his suns are in
complete line of battles order against
you.:, inc. other -two ..commissioners
were tietaioed as prisoners. . Just;it this
tiruc tao liovernor sent out two. of his
placers' w ith a white 'flax to read his
roclaimuion anew, and tf'-ethe t eorde
in to take the oat!i,or else he We uldfire :
hi 5 cannon anion': them and kill them
all. '.Ti e Regulators were so angry fnr
bis refe r : to treat witlt them thaltbcv-
two oilicers an l travo tl.Mi
thitty uiuc lashes aiuecu ou tltejf i.tU'4
backs, aud sent word buck by theui to
the governor to fire away-This was
bu'J conduct iiV'thoReguIars; irdisgas
ted main of their friends v hfV iinmedl
ntely left ther.i. ' ow, said 'Joshua' '
Teauc, one of their CAjtahis! we must
fights and as all inyhcompanythavclei
their guns, we will take trees' ilea r those
that have guny, and as- soon as any' oif
them9 .may fail vse ivill rush dhd As
sess the guns of the slain." , Capt. Monti
gomery rqiiied "that advice suits, me
Vcll or I bvc-'bnc, hundred, men that
have, got guns and have promised not to
run, and I likcioavo any friends near
meia'this ease. l&'"jpr?4yi?$
While this conversation was goin
on. tne two ofttoers of the GoVernr re-
turncu toMiiairhlowtvnU'Iac
llis rase nvas not to bo described. Rd-
b?rt Thompson jtold him as ho came in
tieacibly he had a riht to' rctura and
started to leave. As these words were
j spoken 1 the Governor raised - a soldidrs
jjuii uuu sjhji ikuuviitAiiyuipsvii uciiu.
Ordered his lines to fire, whTch4was fin
strt t ly oboyed " - - V t- f W - V
1 Thus ; commenced thc battle- ?6fi tho
Regulators which lasted. upwards of haf I-
an hour in -which .nearly three -.hundred
of the Regulators were slain; and ajwut
tweet v-fivc of tlie Governor's men. dj
ThisVa's an undxpecd affair, tlicrc
.was-" not one. man in ten that, took any
part ih this ba ttle on the side of Uie rcg
ulatorK the first fife from-the? Governor
was supposed to .have killed jvcr ono
hundred men that bad no cuns. Those
that attempted to stand were soon cut j
1G
down by the'canrion-Ui. 'V'4 M,,,t? w Itegulatort yet
There was one ' company called! ynr Mbt.' - If y -lo not think wit
"mountain ' bovs" commanded byCap-1 roon.ttus MifijV it is becanso yoa
tain Jlontgomcry; wb9 wore broad "i'TO.7 PrPr iafornia-
Wcro nearlv all killed. ,-Thev wvrclrom
I . I
1 IU lilt:
took place cannot bo dcscribed.;. tRc-
tihtors were hot prepared for" battle.-
They had no higher ofiiccr than a caii-
tain,-, Montgomery Vvas. considered the
principal, captain and be fell about tho
second fire from the cannonk' They all
soon fled and .left, the field except Jamos
Pugh from Orange countyatuCtliree o
ther men who had .taken a stand ndar
tne anmn.--i nev-veroie!ettHnl-v--t
largo trco'and a ledge of Irocks. Al
though half UC: cannon, were ; directed,
against them they could not lo : driven
froin, their position, until they had killed
fifteen , or sixteen 'men wno managed
the cannon. f Pugh fired every gun and
tho other, three mcn loaded for himj at'
length '.they; were surroanded.' j Pugh
was taken prisoner, the others made
their ckajHJ. When i he, was brought to
tho Goveruor his ' undaunted;' courage
and heroic fortitude eNcited all that
were present. The Governor asked
Pugh fhy ho dared to fight 'against the
Kins. Ho replied "I dont ight against
the Kin'? but a set of dishonest otScers
Rohcrt Thompson the first man diat
fell in the battle, was the grand father of
T ' . .' .1 ' ' J-t. -..
icwton cannon, mo prcsciii iiovcrnor
oi tho State of Tennessee, of Gen. Rob
ert Cannon, 1 of 1 SbclbvVi lie, ? of Jacob
Wricht, Ksn. of ' Rutherford countv, of
John lhompson, ot lJavidson county,
and Mr. Andrew Hyncs, of IVashvillu.
Or Ai'Tf.n3 Wv:ftn!fi
under tL nppcir.tsnci.t" of thg HrXrf.
Tiui Gorernor called him a rebel, cnir, -ordered
a rope arouud bis 'neck', t and1
said, "you stall be L::::; in Ono hour. i 5
lie was ordered to stand upon an empty - ,
barreland the rone Vras secured to tito'
limb of a tree, i At tiiis timo a calnv
seemed to coine Over his mind, and tho
governor expected ho would turn pcoi- :
tact pi sue fur pardon. Bat "in this'
he -was mistaken ,Tho Governor ask-'
od; biin if ho ;vas not sorry fr what
he liad .;donc;-, Pngh replied, I am" not; :
The Governor asked him why, ho didL
got coma up to his standard and claim -the
benefit of bis' proclamation and ,
bring his ' men along With him, for ho.
understood ha was ono of their captains, '
Pugli replied vour. Proclamation wa "
too severe; it first' took away our guns '.
were our own property, it planted a dagi
ger in the inin 1 by enforcing ia solemn
oath that none verO Willing to take, It -also
shewed to mercy to twelve hoct ., .,
men, wl-o were culltyf no cr'-jie-wori
thy .of death. o Tiiis remark i fVPZ
Keerr.cd t.V'surj rise ths Cv: ;r. tha
asked him if he had do fear tf f1 ".th, t
this was'the ast hotir of his Ii.rj. Pcra
iti '."fT! .
saw i nave jong since oeen preparea 19
meet my God in another world, arid ali
I want at ; ' 's ti;nc is to let theso pcol
know' the cause for, which tkey have
murdered ' their countrymca if.'yoo
will give mc balfjan hour, 1 will teU then
and you tho right cause, hia was? r -greed
tdi and, Pugh began. i.'-Staninear
myfriendsand hear wha)I'.havft"W
say, and you- that consider mo yourfift
elny will live to find out that 1 was yotff
friend. p r.V'-'--' O'rr
;My hi wd, will bt ;Jike i jgwLate&
sovTed in gootr ruswl. it will prodsev1
a tliotianii fold to rise up against tijejo
(TislioMst ijfut ers. YOd first ; nbtice
1 hi Got ernor; li f oinmitted to prls6n
mir rmnrooitt r, Ilcnuon Ilasbauds fJr
doinifgHt d'ted,iiir: carryiijtIio -bubble
taxes tn tlie treftstirv inatend bt
the sfiprilT. f1if Regulators attc'tap
tci to i e!-asc lura.'.lhey ha shed ho
blood, ami for that attempt yo bavi
brougfi t, a rmy, hr re and i oortlered
ns, J What lll yourKiiiy layto jroo,"
hen he beam of ;thl ; slaughter y
ha e madft witriotit cause on bis ino
c e tit: uiycctv ? IIi4;coancil will de- ,
clarc ynn unfit to govern this country
and a better will be" appointed in yote -room.
'Instead - f taking sides iu fa- .
vornf the people nainst a set of db
honest oflu'ers yott brought their army
here and murdered us. T Does this look
like lit R. Governor should do that
loves bU people. You should take part
jo their fvo!-; now ray friends, go and
"V,l i,I,', ,u '" er ms in-
y ,-mm 5n,iy ' iitstea of tie
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Gvr
fl ,cti
1 lei e . r urttiuig advised ; this
?v'r.or ! desp' h liin fr lie mijtbt
ence tte Hi iuy ri bis .Uvnr- Ho
wiis again fiViv(J. his life, if he would
Miri- tte-5ta)i'iatd; be rtfnsed. Ha
was akrd jjf h was nt sorry fur wbat
be hud done. Push- replied. "loo' Itato-
Hsked tlt'pst1otJefore.t.di you want
me to t ll h liV bi rause I am gobtg to
ai.p Of h t?i t''VT i't'tlie coorno oi
o man'.f life b i should tell the trsth
wl.eii he i4 ; idjnut 1 1li''.-;l am not
son y. tK w hat , I Jnvo ; done. , for the
deiith f thesf mm s ( point ing to ; tho
battle. fitdd)ill lrt);your-fharfl;e
and pot mine. Ano I wvv brg.oryoti
b t)irliiigo iSis corrwiit tax aather-
lets anif apMirtt Jii' honest.
And your kinsman bwe Col. Fanning,
in not fit fr be ofilce be bold. ( Fan-
nin reilied, tb t os turn ver the (mt
rel and tip .'the. hardened rebels'
sjwech. M.j::,:"' ;-.-"...-. - .,! ':- . ' .,
The GoVrnHt.:ave conint , Pugh
Called to tlie men arnind to bear wit
ness that hi 1hi jipcd for half afi
hour, and if this Tyrant proved Gtlto
to a dying man, .what v ill he do to
you wlirit an opprtnnity oiTcrs. As
these wordi Avole p ikcii tile barrej
Was overtnrnrd. ' ,
.TliiiHiIied JiimeiPiiglu the first man
that washmtgbv (ijw'rnor 'fyron. jfe
was an i " gi iii.ni giin's ;n i t h, and baikv
mcnilcd many of the Regulator's gunsv
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