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UNION. THE tJONSTITDTION AND THE LAW8-THE CUABDIANS OP OUR L1BCRTY.
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May f f r'.rk Mil,
F nUreal. ' bailor b!t1ags pear
Sew Ilefhod ofJlaUnj Mantirca.
1. Fiona your Inn yard with a gradual
deacrot to one sjde, to I hat the liquk
farmed by tln rain will flow gently to
that ilc; MaktVno Lotto aa bard 'and
smooth a poa title, that there may be lit
tle or no watte by toaVmg into the earth.
Arrange your tablet, bog re a, Ac, in
Mtb order, at to throw ail tlie litter end
manure into the yard.
J. Kink a tat or reservoir to the lower
tide of the yard, of sufficient rapacity to
eontaia the j aire of the y ard. lite toott
acomtana farm o the eat U ix feci width
by ifcree feet depth, and twelve oi more io
lengh, according to Uie ize of the yard,
and the amount of liquor Coving from it.
When the v it it more than twelve in length
til will be beat to divide it by partition tn
to -two or. three .parts, to that if at any
time yea want to ute only part of the li
quor, you ran d to without any inren
vvtiir nre. It will be farther desirable to
bare the rat to eonueeted with the ya.J,
tbalwhen oncctoll. and you hae. com
menced your roartufacture. if additional
' raina come before yoa shall have com
pleted your heap, of which we thall toon
peak, yoa ran prevent the ..liquid to
' formed (root ruinning into your vat, either
y keeping H bark in the yard, or by
turing it ano her direction.
3. In this vat roil the following Ingre
dientt at nerly a you can, without actu
al measurement or weight! to every bar
rel of liquid add 4 Hit-of atone lime juat
lacked, 4 11. wood aahea (rood quality
and dry. or an equivalent of leached at It-
re, or J lb. of taK r .lie equivalent of
brioe; S on. salt-petre; 20 lb, plaater of
1'arit, or mud, or muck, 10 lot.. of ex
crements from the privy, or 20 lbs.
'ml nna MaMlv-
thoroughly with the liquid in the vat, ami
if the vat eonuitts oncJiundred barrels in
create tho abovo YeoV "n unt'rfJ
fold. It would !CvJ mtx e,e ln8r"
dienU a few.rfjytCcTore yoolay op your
heap, and stir them every day, but tbia ia
not essential.
4 On the upper side of ihe vat lay
the foundation for the heap, by placing
the poles or, rail, wttii one rim to tue
vat, and he other extending from it,
about 2 feet apart, on theae lay other
polee eroetwine, (precisely at we do the
foundation for a slack of hay or grain) to
keep the etraw from the ground and that
the liquid may flow freely beneath;
5. Having every thingprepared. com
Wnce laying up the heap by placing a
taw nfiinv "amli. tolLa. or wliaieter
you have at hand, on the foundation of
Hot, to the thtcknesa of a foot. You
will find great advantage from throwing
the materials a you collect them in the
yard and letting the cattle tread on them
until they are thoroughly broken and wet.
When the layer it a fo. t thick, arirup ih
ingredient in the vat and with a pail or
other vestclhhoroujihly wet the layer on the
polee. IMace another layer on tlie first,
and of the tame
and thut continue
the heap at hi
it x to ten feet
atir ii n invredii
thickness, wet at beiore, vrn lue judgment nom lor nve pountis.w -- - -
until yott have raiwd and this bund ia hy lite creditor t'irownj '.; , V ,
gh ai jou wish-tay from u.to Cuuit. The Clerk of the county "'- -
" ... . i.. 'r.tnnir of Oianne in nnvate amoneat the
. Hecarelul at wetting ro has Men-ar n on in .ooaae.. ."- :;,:;'" ,r.' . , V, , "
ems from the hottotn of tlie . execution, the work of one long minute. .'m'
vat. I he easiest ana qutcKot way ioj tor wnicn me punr man uu ijr o-to
wet the eecral layers, will be to ute a! the trifling sum of forty-one shillings and
pump or cleva-e with a hoe attached, to1 fie-puce. The Clerk, in conidera
tpread the liquor over the heap. Inattch a, ti-ta he i a poor man, takes it out in aork,
case, let one etir, another pump, and a ; at eig'.teen yence a da v. The poor man
thinl manage the hose. Only be careful ! ootks some more than laeniy-seven da a
whatever method you puwue, to wet the' to pay for thit one mmuta'a wtttinf.
several layers thoroughly in all iheir parts, j Well, the poor man refleclt thu: At
When finished, cover the heap with eel- thie rate, when ahall I get to labour for my
-1' .1 I ' t .U. ..a .:! ' t I l.yva a aa- ifat tkei nBf a?l aif minall I
. . r - o . . . , . .
.-.V:-. !l .. V-d--nann earth
ii viva waa t -- i
will answer.
6. II the heap consists of atraw, weeds;
ml aha Ml it ir II rnniiirn uetiiiKr everv :
fourth dav. If you have used much peat, ; w Ji go home now, and try and do what I j
muck or earth, with the straw, valerian. $iay,jtei(hbor. you have nt hail;
once a weak. To water the heap, make ,
holes with an iron bar or other iustru-;
tnentin the top qf it from eight to twelve
incltet apart, -snd extemlinit downward
about the middle; then stir the liquid in
the vat, and pour it into the holes until
the whole is saturated; finally eloee the)
holes. At every watering make new
hole. ,
Gire the heap three waterings when,
j made of etraw, and it will be tit for use
fifteen days from the time of laying it:
up: when much mud aud muck, lus neen
added, thirty davt.
i nen 11 is ucaireo 10 mantnnriurD mi
Aind of manure in placet where bam-Jard-lipuid
cannot be reailly obtained,
''or, spring or pond water will answer
the some purpose for wetting the heaps
as the burn yard liquid, by increasing in
a email proportion the ingredients for .the
, mixture, ai giveu in section 3, and aJl
iiijj thorn toll. ,
corn ennx
The moet romooiral etcihod of di
ptwhtg t3 6ra eobe, ie dooUlee to xmad
tbeoi p aad grind then wida eora fr
ttnrk. fiat at tliia it often acjimed,
another ezet&eet bvh! of ditpneal U to
oak them ia.picLio aad fecdfrai to
rowa -or - other cattle ia the rrd. A
large tub, fbraed by aawiog bogabead
in two, orar ihe middle, ahoukl bo rdared
in a contmient place oear the yard, aad
being filled wih eobe, a vufHrtency f
warm water, ttrortjrly imprrgmnted with
comtnots rait, ihowld bo poored over them
jto render then toft and fabiaUo 4o the
ttock. . ,
Moat animala devour them greedily iaiaboatibie oerrMary workt trd m order
thie ttate, but wbm it it not too taurb
trouble, grinding into meal ia much pro
ferahle. There it but little difference in
the ealue? of pare eora meal, and that
made of eora and eobe, for feediog ani
mate. The meal of the cob, alto, makee
excellent pudJinji. -
Malm Cultivator.
JTHE ItCGULATIO.Y.
lIOAbancra Hook.
ft Impartial RtUtion eflht Firtt Jlltr
d l mm la rrtaral Ui&tMUt ia ttMit
.tatra ia Ur frtt JJf-lk Cuttu, (ft.
In Orange roanly the first disturbance
it generally ascribed to bae atiaca: bat
Grant ille and Halifax eeaatiea were
deeply engaged in tlie tameaiuarrehaaay
veara before Oiat ge : So that it may be
oeceetary to give a lew partgrapht oat of
tome f their pkprrt, to show, that it
waa the iaet grievance and oppretaioa
that incensed all the count et, wtthrmt
Ctirre ponding with earh other, -For
tbnugb Granville county bad aaeoat war,
aa it acre, tome )er befoie the daair
h.ne ia Orange, yet e never beard of
it nil it bruke out ia Orange,
llrrelo.leaon txtract, the till of
a Inch h Batilalei!butaaeanake neat,
reads nearly at followsQ
A t rioua tddree to the inhabinatt
of Granville County, containing on ac
count of our deplorable situsiioa
we t'iffer, 'And soma necessary bints
with respect io a reformation.
Bate say couatry, lleavenr, ahall be any laet.
Then, after treating nn the nature ol law
praio ol iCTie proreeut iLua:
" Wed, gentlemen, it it ant oar form
or mode government, nor )eiiba body
of our laaa that we ate quarrelling with,
but nb ihe raliracticea -of the olficert
of our County Cugit, and the abuace tliat
e s fler by (hoae that are impowered o
oianaga) our public affair: I bit it tbt
ertetnee, ecntlrmen, thai demand ojir
aerious attention. And I shall,
Thiidly, show the notorious tml in
tolerable a'butra that bat err pi into the
practice of ihe law in thta county, and 1
doubt nt but imo oilier countice alao;
though that does, pot concern ut. In the
rt'at pl-ce, there is a law that provides
that a ls)cr hll take no more than fif
teen staling for their fee in the County
Court. Well, gentlemen, which of yon
I'ts had your bu.meaa i
shilli. g.T I he exact th
caute: And three-lour-a.
your bounces done for fifteen
irty lor ever?
ndfie pund
fur evrrv cuse attended' with the least
difficulty, and Wugli at nt fir our stupi
day aud tame tubmiaatrn to.thate D-w-d.&c."
. Anothjer paragraph tuns thut in sub
stance: A poor man is auppnaed to hae gi-
. ... t.. . . k;
' eh.ldre. nfferin. at borne, and here I
-------- w
have lost a whole month, and I dun i
know for what; lor my merchant is sslar
from b. intf D4td vtt a ever. However I
done yet, diera is a d J lawyer t mount
to stp jeu for you impowered bun to
coolers thai you owed this five pounds, and
you have thirty ehillinga to pay him for
ihai. or go and wmli ntoetren days more;
and then you mtiti work a long to pay tha
sheriff lor hit troubl. ; and then you may
go home and are your hores and cows
..d, and ll your personal estate., for one
ten h part of ihe value, to pay off your met-
.chant. And laaily. if ilia debt la a great.
tall your personal eatate will not do to
, raire tne money, wnicu nut w . u.
mey.
tlien goes your lands the tame way to
aaiiafy theae curaed hungry caterpillars,
that will eat out the very bowels of our
common wealth, if they are not pulled
down from their neat in every short time.
Apd wbt ueed. 1 ay, to urge a reforms
t on. If these thing? were absolutely ae
coiiling to la,, i were enough to make u
. i'l.e r f-f hi our, nip ."nor Court ia aa ma
iy ..u. d vdj
i . . .... .. . i, tmiiiat nnnreaainn inniiriivu uruv-
tbrew effa'l etibaiitMea to tttb ty ratatra
lwet tor were atfb ibieg 4rrird, h
oald be bettrr to 4-U efraee oi Otf
prtTdegra than to prriab for want of tie
eaeaat of abewteoce. Bat at thee pae
iret aie eoarry t law. it ia oar duty to
pot a ttop to the betme ifcry j)iu ikia
orcooatry, or that a beewme willtag
laet to three UaWve wretch a, tad beg
oar ckaiae of boedge, aad remaia em
eawd aader ttee aecaarutaed eaJtaii4ct.
Oh, g'tvleaiea, I bepe beiftt tlifigt
of yea. I believe there aie bat lew of
joa bat bat U It ike weight of tboee iron
iLnt mJi UA m k.nJ laaarda txihii
to bung it aboat aflcrlwally, e at pro
eeed with circua-tptenoo; tot fearful. bt
cartful.
lt. Xet be ctre fl to keep toVer.
or do woibiag rMbiy,bui art with
dtUbetaiion. 5
J Jly. !t at do nothing agalmt the
koowa eauUUbvd lawa of cat land, that
or apor not at a lactioo.'eadrtvorieg
to aabwrttbe laa. and oeria tfieeyt
teat of oar goeerom n; but let at take
e-reo appear ah.t really we tre, free
uhp-ett by btMk,'tadravoartiig to rero
v-r oar loat native tijthtt. of reducinf ill
malpractices ol the Rker of our Coeit
oowe touietuadanlof oor law." -
Thit paper wae rt, aad deieived to
hve been printed at !ngth, boi ety abili
ty would nt alord ii. It aa lived,
tVvibab, Granville 'Coauty, tbe6ili of
June, Anno Dm. I7o5.
And though u wat the ai'jrent eocnty
to Oiang e, yet ihe firtt that ever we beard
of it a ia 1707, at oor Aagntt Coon. af
ter we bad itied to plead our own eaaee
t the bar aiaiirtt extortion. Tbee aoece
pervona who lived abjoinint Graadle
line tld at, they feared ibal matter would
ruia tome ol at. for tbt jatt tuch a rare
bad beta undertook in UranvUIe ei-uniy
ome veait ago, and thai they were at law
about it to thai day. And bv what I nave
tiwee letined, the method they ninreed
ed io oat by petitioning the legi-lative
body tgaintl the malpractieea ol the of
imi meniiimed in the paragtapht cited.
And thtrvnpon the oflirert aued the tub
etibett for a libel; indicted the author ol
the paper, and impntoned hiroi kkb
UV't have rr maiued to thit day.
BruuiwickT t!umbeiland "inJ tome mote,
btd wholly dt timed paying ttxet at eat
ly at 1708. if not beloie, aa neatly aa I
could collect account; but the Covrrn
mrBt made no noiie but all thit t il
Change could no longer be btpt quirt,
bo neei had kno ledge of the diatalii
lacuon of iheae eoumie; to that the thing
did - not r pread by induetry of any in
propngaiing or ronimunicating the gtier
aucet, but itieearoe cause naturally pro
duced ihe aamc affect.
But now 1 ahall drop other eountiet
and begin with Oiance. having, atl taid
befnie, aa iitrltct a knomlrtlea of the
whole piuccedingt at any one man in the
pionnce.
. Sometime in the laiUr part of Sum
mer, in the )ear 1766, at an Interior
Coutt in the county of Orange, a pafer
at presented and read to the renreaen
lativea and magitiratet of the couut) , at
folio a a, viz.
No 1.
Whereas that great good n.ay come of
thie great deaigned evil, the stamp Law,
while tue eont of liberty wiihaianri the
Lor.la in Parliament, in bilulf of true
liberty, Let not officere under them car
tin m; or if there is no cause, let us re
tooe the jealoutiea out of -our minds.
Honest rulert in power will be glad to
see us examine this matter freely. And
crrtiinly there is more honeal men than
rogues; jet togues is harbored among us
somet.mes almoat pubiirkly.
Every honest man it- willing to give
part of hit tuba ance io tuppoit rulers,
and laws, to tte the other part from
rogues; and It is his duty, as well aa riffht,
to see and examine a he. her uch rulers
abuse such trusi; otherwiae that part so
given may do more hart than good.
Een if we were all rogues, in that
case aeouM not subsist; but would be
obliged to frame laws to make ourselves
honest. And the same reasoning holds"
good tgainst the notion of a Mton club.
. l hut, noogn it (meaning jutticen
muat be deeired by all, or thu greatest j
number of men, yet-when grievances ol
such publick nature are not rrdretsed, the(
reason is, every body's bnsiners it no-
body's. Therefore, the following propo-. nunber inneaae iu favour of il, to be con
sal is submiled to the publick, to wit; Let tiuued yearly" ! -
each netgnoornooa inrougnout tne county
meet together, and appoint one or rt'
.r ... m 8.. ...r-.8 n,jie(j t preaent each ol our repeesenta-
Monday before next November Coort,' w wjh Uanscripts;which we
ata soluble place, where theie it no MBik, nol Uie ,eatl doubtbut be complied
at which meeting, let it be judiciously in
The author had in view to carry elec'iana by
the majority, and waa.to confute a goncra! uiu-
irailinjt ndttnnHthat ihe combination or rognra,
by mean ol a Mason club, waa o great, that
it waa in vain to try to out-vole them at aire
lion., wlucli waa lha nutiioJ ofraJrcaa pro
lotd ru iwuvcraliuu.
eaHred into, TLeiber the freeeaea of tbia
. . . . .
county labour aader any ataeee r pw
er or ai mmi Ul&m tma be waiified ia .
wriiieg, if any t found, aad tbe saatursalf greatly ia In pciforaja.ae; ttHig
frrely eoaerei wpoa,' aad prepcr Wiee tbm, he bad served at witb ep'C "ihere
surra aVed for emendeaeaU J of, st-d eigaified it woald edeace at, or
Tcit method ill ceruialy rvaae tbe bad ttlenced a buiaa to wbat k aoaiaia
wirled saea la power to tteeatW; aad , ed," I taanot faotaa the fulhe, aa ot nor
there la no dsage eta euead aucb aaay one of , that eer 1 eoulJ tod, ever
tetttar oor aetbiae binder it bat acow-. taw it.
-erty daelKy eptro: Wbicb if it dors, I
at thie uar, while bbeny prevails, we
mat matter and graaible aader any a
baet of power aul sorb a noble spirit
preea!t ia our pnalriity; for, tale thit at j
a oisxsm, thai abileatea arsm,ihmb
yoa tboalJ aee a'l tlee aona of liberty
(a ho baa jort now redeeated as, ftosn
t. i i j jt . . '
tyrakhyjaei in office, and retted .with
pewcrl tbey would aooa corrupt tgaia
aud oppreet, u they. were not csllrd ap
oa to give aa actounl of their tteaatd
altp.
knowledged it was reeanr able. And Lord
ante paprr ocipg rKaiy reao aa Ce4ft eoaveysaees, ana
Coott,1o audience of our.ebrefe, Mr. crvi Aaruat term. 1W.
. l't T I " ..LIT Ll M -.
layd, one of oar asea.bly-tf n, declar ,0reied the customary feet
ed bbt snr rubstion Of ii, and tbe rest sc-. ma ,k.if detdt
altered the day of meeUng to the lOio of .j u,t t9u due: at the eameume i fTer
October; and we being -thee euaouragrd. ' if l0 p,y m,nt ,f Mj 0f them could shew,
several eeiglbtHbuoda held ofeiitgs aad , anv j,. fl( ,0re - - ' '"
eonjuuefiviiy drew ap tie lolluaing.pa- j .Xble , before the bene, when the
man who spoke waa aaked, bow long it
. No.iL I wsspiocehs bad commenred lawyer? But
At a meeting of the neighborhood of M bc y,d nn ffg,rd aome of the beneb,
I)repKiver, the J20tb of Auguat. 17C6, tegan to threaten him. for etanding in eon
Uaantmously agreed to appoint W tenutol tbeeoert;ponwibieh they with
C and W M- to attend at orew. ' . .
general meeting on tbe 10th of October) The person who btd got tbia law book,
at Maddock'e mill, whcie they are joai- half owner f iu bad it at Conit,
ciously to examine whether the Iteemea ma iiwu n,njj tDOot among the peo
m tbra couaty labour onder any abu.es of pj .kid, 0,her owner knowing of,
power, and in particular to examine into illd ht Bei,lf; one f ,i,e beneb. and on tbe
tbe publick tr, and infurm throw sles of vijeh t tha time, came immediately
every paiticular thereof, by abat U
and lor a hat aset it it hid, in order to re-
move tome jealoutiea out i f our miude.
"Andilieieprestntaiie,vesiry-ruen,'dea',UttBll ,fCrel from the reat'ol ibe
and o l.er i.fficer. are lequteied to give Court. The other renliet. I have eien
the membere i f tbe taid meeting what ibtt ,bll j el have the book, thai can
information and aat afaction they can, 1.: oll ,ifMdt for 1 aee bow to tiers stands
ao far at they value the good will ol eve-
rybonett fieeholder, aud ihe executing
publrk oOicee, .Itaaaut and delight-
some
la pur usnce hereof, about twelve men
met, but none of the vdirert appeared
bilorthai'd, thtt they would be therrs)
hate in the day Mr, J.tnct Wauooeame
alone, and brought word from Colonel
Faniug, tbe other repieseutative, that be
had always .intended fully to meet ut, till
a day or two ago be observed in one of
our paper the word juditiouely, which
aigntfied, be taid, by a -Court of Author
it) : and bad tome other objection, tuck'
as the mill being no tuiUble place. . And
Concluding, that, in abort (aay e he) Co
lonel Faning lookt 00 it aa an iuturice
twn.&c. Sir.
Wbtrtupoo we, in Watsont prettnee,
drew up the lollowing paper, aud read it
to htm, deauing hit judgment; aud be
sii1 it was ao jutt, aud reasonable, that
no man eouldljwci to it; a hkh wat thut,
to wit:
No. III. '
"Alt meeting of the inhabitants of Orange
county, on the 10th of Octnber, 1766,
for coiilerence 011 publirk affairs with;
our representative, vestry mtn, die.
It wtt the judgment ol the said meet
ing, .that, by reatou of the extent ol the
county, no one iau in it, in a general
Way, wat known by above one tenth man
of the inhabitants; lor which ieaon,
such a meeting for a publick and free con
Itience, jeaily, and as olw-n as the cae
may require, wa absolutely necessary in
order to leap the benefit designed us in
that part of our Conatitu'.ion of choosing
representatives, aud knowing for what
uaea our money is called lot. We also
conceive aucb a representative would find
himaelf at a 11 infinite lots 10 answer the
design ol bis constituents, il deprived of
consulting their minds iu matter of weight
and m v..ent.
"And whereas, at the taid meeting,
none of ihcm appeared ibough we thiuk
properly acquainted with our appointment
and iequest)yet, as the tiling is some
what new iu this eounty (thouoii practi
aed in older government) they might not
hue duly considered tbe reasonableness
0( our requests
a. We therefore conclude, that if they
hereafter are imltoable tu answer it, that
we will aileud tliero at some other tme
an( pUce, on their giving ut proper
notice.
Ii is alao our judgment, that, on fur
ther mature deliberaiion. the inhabitants
0( the county will more generally see the
necetsiiv ul tuch a couiorer.ee, and the
. . .. M - Mr. W,
on hj Bpprobjun of ii; an,, lie pro.
13u', however, instead of complying
1 with our ao reasonable proposals. Colonel
raiting, tue lollowing cwut 1, or ai a genera
i By what I have
ed to have mistook
learnfsince, they pretend-
ZnvZZZWZ
our original papeia w
uiako It Ukc.
matter, read a leag" piece of w.iiieg If t
... . " ,
puMtra. oaf aataeg aat atucr, at ir-
kevnanr ia our rraueaL taut tilC bias-
Tbia with the sncaseca thrown oat by
-lite botab soertoe araiast earn wa
taost active in tbio aflae, so' dctsged
the people, that the affair frpod, alter
we bad tubaenbed to a sta of fiity
poandt. ia ordei to commeaee a eait at
.law agaiatt tbra oa the penal law a, aad
wae denied by ihe emly attorney we bad
. j -j .
any bojet ol serving no to wndertaae it.
Some taaaUit after, all waa anil, there
, bappeaed to eosae oat a new eo!lctwn of
the tawa ia aaa bookt two of at took e!
ieopv of the feet oat of it for roeotdmg
. - - . . .
ramea H to
Tbeae men
fur the record-
that writ la-
... s- aih, eountiet. thooeh that ex'eeed-
0atof Court, calling hie partner in the
wi to , ,ldet ,jir,Bf him to keep
lUl. kBOwledee ol the bonh'e beioi hao-
tmmg ,0II. Whicb was, that
m c0uIj B1Mj i,,t among
,., w wfre ,0 ,c,r
. w - -
a honest
iheo:; for
aeareo at that
lime, that they woald have -known
bo
bad Ut it out among the people.
Thut we mayjee how he apprene fined
lwnnseir under
a-neceisity ia cuncrti tut
god edicts sod honesty to seeur bim-
si If in oiher: but I euppuse he was fonnd
out; lor be was soon alter put out of com
mission.
Tbe booths now grew more insulting,
taking oausual distresses for letie; tak
iog-double, treble, and four times the ysl
ue; bearing all off 10 towa, thirty, forty.
and ttxy onlri, and wae remarkably
croas, taking by-pathe, and other ways
than they had promised; so tbs I ihoe who
followed, may be in a few' hours, to re-J
deem their thinga, could never otertake
them.
These things were all sold in low n at
under rate, and became a ronsiaal trade;
so that rogueish people began to depend
on these sales to raiee them fortunes.
And as to any overplua being returned to
the parttes, 1 never could hear of any.
Besides, among Dutch people, and tuch
at were ignorant ol e ate aruir, they
practiaed taking lour pence, six pence, and
a ehiLinf in a lax, more than from tbe
more knowing.
Tlie High 'Sheriff also sent ont an in
stilling adteitivement, which was set np
very ealry in the folhiwtng year, to wit.
17C3 may be in first of r cbtuwry) as iol-
10
Whereat, by a late art of Assembly
the rherina olthe several counties in. tins
province are tdrtiged t attend at fie dif
lereni Daces in their county, ai leaai two
days at each place, at aome time between
the hrt day of January and the firtt day
ol March, in order to receive the public
county and pariah taxe. I hereby , in
form the county 01 Oiange, ihai 1 in
tend to comply with my duty in attending.
according to law, ai timet -and place
hrrealter to be advertiaed; and that every
man who f .ils p.ying thair dues, at these
nines and plaCea. la. hy theaame law, ob
tiged to payjtwo ahillinga and eight pence
extraordinary: Which rum l ahall ae-
mand, without ream ct 10 peraont. Where
ol evt-ry one concerned it desired to tko
no.ice.
And should any peraon imagine, thai
it it aunVienl if they have their money
ready when 1 or my deputy come font.
I ad viae he in to be provided with two
shillings and right pence for tlie vihiU
From their humble aervani,
; TYREE HARRIS-"
Every one could tee thit was quite in
suiting ai well aa an attempt to m-ke ast
et of u; for no one but hai aenae enough
to know tint new law waa calculated for
the SherifTt oae. And inatead of br
ine to rarefui to word bit advertise men"
that the Sheriffs were obliged to attend,'
he mishthave ttid, the asaea were obl'g
ed to bring their burdens to him, in order
thai one of ibeir deputies might collect
ine wnoie.m ten uaya iiiuiir; ou . hi
, i breach, at ease, in five place only
I Tha rumour of eivinff tlie Governor
Ufteto ihousadd pounds, id build .bita
house, all happening together at thit time
cuuinrvu iu ci' 1119 iv vu wm
a .
nwtftly ealUd lU aVi wbcb ia a
.1 .a la fl .1 .fit. Ma.dla..
litJeX
Utae a) errd to. that of tbe rega'atott-
Tltt atw aatcctauaa bga io a cu fur-
eat aeiel bvrbewo. Um agk .lory alasHe
meati aed and evroa-d ibe foraaet; aad
pto.le bad eafeted ito it by bead-
rrda, aad 11 spread ery way l.ke Ere full
tt taebd 0adyCeek where tbe pria
pal aara who wtre coaeeraed ia tbe pa-
peit No. 1, ft, aad f. Itd. Tl ere. thit
new adteme oaet wi.l) aame opens itauo.
ow aceoaat that it waa too bet ai-d raab
aad ia eweae iliiga-wM legal. Aad
1 eih tbe Saait ,'re k people eadriver
ed to abr w them lie ?a-gev at sbeir pro-
reeding t yet took rate at the same Uato
et to kill tbat4csl frjSHce end trae li
berty. . And ai the aecoad meeting tley
bad prevailed with iha-m to fm aeaf ti-
tcles, too ceaaoHt it. sir eVrst yet al ttitr
rat roettirtf ibey bad aenl a ftier tooer
Hirer: wbkb paper waa approved et end
bear the name, euaaber-Y. tbetgb dated
ftlarch 22J. ;l be new irticlea beicg
opted at tbeir tecood meeting, held oa
April the fourth, being instead of the firt
lacles, alwart hurt the place of ibe firtt
wnicb was Butatcr lV.aud it atfwlloat.
iz: . - ... , 1. . - -
,We .the .euber tibera voluatarily
agr e to lorm ourelea Into so attooia
hod. to assemble outaalvs for eoaftreaco
r regulating pablicjrlevaueat aad abusi a
of power, ia ibe following particulars.
wuh others of the like naUte 4htt may
occur... '........., . . . .s 1. ,
lat. That we. w ill nay no more taxes '
until we ere tatiafied tliey ar agietble to
lew, aud applied to, tbe purpoaea therein
tbeauoued; onkta wo cannot Kelp It, or
are forced ". " .4: --,.'--
2J, That wa will pay so officer any.
more feet than the law eUovt, uuleaa wo
are obliged to itand tbtnvtothow oar das
kt,ead bar ao opta tetnwoay.agsinst
3d. Tbat we will, attend eat met tinge
of coolerence at often aa we conveniently
can, and it necetaary, in order to consult '
our representatrvee of Uie aaMaement of '
uch laws at may be found griavoaa or
unnecessary $ and 1 1 choose more suitable
mm titan we have done, berrtofore for
burgetsee and veairy men; and iq pet
tvou tbe IloBtet ol AtaemUy, Governor,
Counod, Kmg and Parliament, &e., for
t f.H &'irvaac-rarinu eou7o
of the undertaking may occur; and io in- :
form one vaooUicr, Jeao, know, and en
oy al tha prmlegee and liberties that
re allowed add were settled upon ae by 1
our worthy anceltote. ibe founders of our
present constitution, in. order lo preserve -it
on. its. ancient fua ndation, that it mar
ttaud firm aqd unabaktn. . : .
4h. , That we. will contribute to col-
lectioaa for jdelraying nrceatary expeosra
attending the work, according to our abi
Idtet. ' ., .,-.
bth: That. jn. eate of difference ia
uilgoicnt. we will eubmit to the judt
meutaif ihe majority of our body. -
" To all which, we solemnly swear, or,
bving a Quaker, ot otherwiae ecrupaloue '
in cooscienre or the common oath, do so
lemnly affirm, that we will atand true and
laithlul to this rause, till wt bring tbmgt
to a true regulation, according to tbe true
iuteut arid meaning hereof ia tbe judg
went 01 iue niMjority ei ut. . -,:
number five is a follows, vix.-
- ' No. .V, .; .. ; ..
The 22d day ol March, 1768. The
requeat of the inhabitants on tbe West
aide of Haw. Kiver, to ihe Assembly
men and Veatry-weo ol Orange Coun
ty, viz; ,
Where; the taxe in tbit county.
are larger : according - to the number of
taxables, than adjicrnt countiea. end con
tinues ao year alter year, and at tbe ieal- -
ousies still prevail ainongat ui that wo
are wronged; and having the more rea-on
to think 0, at we have been at the trou
ble el choosinc men. and seodiog them, '
after the emlee manner that we ceatd. t-i
know, what we, paid oor levy for, but
could ten iva no aatilucton; for Thomaa '
Walton waa tent to MadducVt Mill, and
taid .that Edmund Faning looked on It,
that the couotry railed bim by authority,
or like at if they had a right to call bun
to an account. JXU allow ma the aotio
try the ijbt that tbey bav been entitled
to. aa Engli.b auhjocw for ttte King re- '
quires no money . trow hit subjeeia. but
what tftvy ate made atnatbla what use -
ttafor. . . e ...
We are, oblta-i-d to oeek redress by
denying paying toy mote uutil we hav -
lull teulemeot for what ia past, and ?
have a true regulation with our t-ffieere.
As our giieaance are too many to
bs Di4fiedjii a small piereol writings we "
desire that you, oor AaaemMy-raea and ' -
Vesuy-meu, may appomt a tmt, before , '
nex,t Court, ai me court houae, and let ut
know by the bearer, aud we will chooae
mca to act for at, aud aeitle our grrevan-
eet. "
v Uutil such time .aa you will ti t le
with y. we deaire the Snenffa will nr ,
eome ihie way to collect Uie levy; for
we wilt py none before tbeie it a satiU- -
inent io our satialaction 1 V v :
And ft the nature of tnnffirer it a
servant 19 the public, we are determined
to have the officer of this coui-tr onder a
better and h mester rrgulaion than tbey
I have beeu lor aomtt tiuf' past.
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