Excerpt from The North-Carolina University Magazine, Vol. 5: February, 1856 It was next proposed, that they should march directly down the river and join General Rutherford, who was then distant from them about thirty-five miles. It was said this movement could be made without risk, as in making it, they would not be nearer to Rainsour' s than they we1e, Toithis prudent pro position it was objected, that nearly all the efi'ective Whigs of that section of the country were from home, either with them or General Rutherford, and such a movement would leave their families unprotected and. Their houses exposed to pillage; that it would be also a dan gerousmovementto themselves, as the Tories might be in motion and they might encounte1 them in their marsh. It was insinuated that these prepositions proceeded, if not from fear, at least from an unwillingness to meet the Tories, and' therefore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.