Mr. Matthews holds a somewhat different view. See article, “The Term Lynch Law,” _Modern Philology_, Vol. II, No. 2, October, 1904. This article should be consulted by any one desiring to investigate this matter further. Footnote 59: In the _Salem Gazette_, July 17, 1812, p. 3, the rise and domination of mobs in a community was characterized as “Mob Law.” (M.) Footnote 60: Jan. 9, 1819 (15: 384). (M.) Footnote 61: July 24, 1819 (16: 368). (M.) Footnote 62: June 1, 1822 (22: 224). (M.) Footnote 63: “Memorable Days in America” (1823), p. 304. Footnote 64: Ibid., p. 318. Footnote 65: Vol. 26, p. 326. Footnote 66: “An Excursion through the United States and Canada,” pp. 233–236. (M.) An extended extract is given in the following chapter on p. 79. Footnote 67: pp. 291, 292. A more extended extract is given in the following chapter on p. 81. Footnote 68: C. A. Hanna: “The Scotch-Irish” (1902), p. 60. Footnote 69: C. A. Hanna: “The Scotch-Irish” (1902), p. 60. Footnote 70: New Hampshire Provincial Papers, VI, 262–266. (M.) Footnote 71: W. H. Smith: “The St. Clair Papers” (1882), II, 351, 374, 376, 396–397. (M.) Footnote 72: New Jersey Archives (1897), XIX, 225–226. (M.) Footnote 73: New Jersey Archives (1897), XIX, 326–327. _New York Gazette_, December 31, 1753. (M.) This is the earliest use of the word regulate in connection with illegal punishment for corrective purposes that has come to the writer’s notice. Footnote 74: See monograph on “The Regulators of North Carolina,” by Professor John S. Bassett of Trinity College, N. C., for a full and complete account of this organization. It was published in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1894. Footnote 75: F. X. Martin: “History of North Carolina” (1829), II, 218–219. H. Williamson: “History of North Carolina” (1812), II, 130–131, 261. Footnote 76: H. Williamson: “History of North Carolina” (1812), II, 262–263. J. H. Wheeler: “History of North Carolina” (1851), II, 306. Footnote 77: H. Williamson: “History of North Carolina” (1812), II, 270–271. Footnote 78: See Alexander Gregg: “History of the Old Cheraws” (1867), Ch. VII. This chapter contains quotations from original sources on the Regulation movement in South Carolina, and has, therefore, considerable value. Footnote 79: See Gregg’s “History of The Old Cheraws,” p. 134. Footnote 80: See Gregg’s “History of The Old Cheraws,” p. 134. Footnote 81: J. B. O’Neall: “The Annals of Newberry” (1859), pp. 75–76. Footnote 82: See Gregg’s “History of the Old Cheraws,” p. 136. This is the earliest use of the word Regulator in connection with the disturbances in the Carolinas known to the present writer. Footnote 83: On April 18, a Circuit Court Act was passed, but afterwards failed to become a law. Footnote 84: See Gregg’s “History of The Old Cheraws,” p. 138. Footnote 85: