Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-29

rs they had ordeIs and were obliged I.
follow them. To this Mr.. Mcleod replied
Z" Il seems they proceed more by orders, than
by law" At this expression some OF the guard
took offence, aud one of them repfoachod Mr.
Mcleod Tor II, who. in reply, asserted the rig hi
of freedom of SPEECH provided he SAID moth
,ng amiss, aud added, Il III have snid any
thing wrong. am IN your power. you eau ar.
rest me" Several OF the guard replied, and Il
few words more had passed on each side, when
Col. Nelson rode up Ia inquire what was going
on Being told Of the expression which had
given offence. he asked MIR. Mcleod where he
resided. lie replied, In Tennessee" The
Colonel then. with curse, ordered him 10
- flank or" MIR. Mcleod, turning his horse.
said. =" will II it Is your command but add
ed hastily, as he afterwards saId, " You will
hear from mo again" lie was thfn riding
away, when tho Col. ordered him to d,smonnf
aud lead his horse along alte, the guard, which
| he did. The Colonel then Inquired OF Mr..
| rrou IL he was " one oi their circuit riders,
and On being answered in the affirmative, had
| hs horse taken from hun. aud ordered him
| forward with ns.-A tremendous torrent al
curses was now pouring upon Us, ,hifhy from
the mouth of Sergeant Brooke. Others of The
guard indeed jo,nedh,m, III too great degree,
but the ptofaneness aud obsccniiy OF Brookss
! language could not he ele,- ded by any thing
nation could CONCEIVE. Not only Tho PERSONS
who had gwen the offence, not only the
prponpIs. but all missionaries, MI ministers
| of the hospri, ADD religion iisoli, were the sub
| leels Of his railing We we're happy IN
taxing to ourselves tire consolation afforded
by the words which he ,suningly repeated,
=" Fear not little flock Tor il is your Father
good pleasure 10 give yoa the Kingdom.
+ or u short distance Mr.. Mcleod was Com
q Nl 4 In
road, through mlre aud through walel, but at.
forwards with The resi- OF US, loved more lib.
erty.
Another circnm stance occurred during the
day not within my observation, hut which !
learned from Rev. MIR Thompson. | have
ment oned that Rev Mr.. Wells was IN compa-
ny with MIR. Mcleod. When Nj. Mcleod vas
arrested. Mr.. Wells took his horse. aud was
goIpg away in an opposite direction from Us,
when he met MIR. Thompson. Tie then turned,
intending to follow Mr.. Mcleod, aud onrr his
service IN any thing which occasion might
rrqnre, particularly IN case Of his being re-
leased. After riding "a few miles they camn
up with the guard. When Cot Nelson saw
Mr.. Wells following, he ordered him, with n
threat. 10 ride out of his sight, either before or
behind. Mr.. Wells made no reply, but tell
back II little aud followed on.-Col. Nelson
| dIsmoun'ed, cut stick. Dade up To Mr.. Wells,
aud gave him single hlow on the head. MI.
Wells said tnen he had rig ht to travel The put
! lie road. and should do IL. Accordingly ho
persevered, and rode on till he came Ia a house
where he had been requested by Nh Mcleod,
through Mr.. Thompson, 10 stop.
When we We're within n few miles OF or
stopping place, Mr.. Mcleod solicited from Col
Nelson the privilege OF riding. on account oil
/ severe pains In his hips aud knees, but the
! Col returned answer, that Proctor thought he
could not walk at hr1t but afterwards got along
very well
Near ulght we arrived at Maj Dawson's
about % miles from Mr. Hlck's When
about 10 lie down Tor The night, the prisoner.
were chained together by the uncle, two aud
! TWO,
| II may he proper here 10 state, that Mr. TIotl
had been arrested on Wednesday at r"o,runs
an1 taken 10 Da~son's on horseback, thence
| marched on foot TO Hicks on tuesday, aud
back again on Friday. Proctor wns taken on
| Tuesday. Ihe first night he was chained by
| he neck To tbs wall, as we'll ~ by the ahce
| 10 NJ. lron. On the way In Hck aud bach
| 10 Dawson he was Chaiued 10 the wagon.
i This severity. suppose, was occesioned by his
| having made resistance when he WAS taken,
| aud afterwards attempted 10 esCBpe.-But 10
| return.
Some time after we had lad down, another
! ueAdEiintHt hIIlNtu VIII IL nu'ltI =
| flo had been arrested the evening before, aud
| had Jared worse than any Of us. After cross
ing the river three or four miles from home, a
| cham was fastened by n paddock around his
! neck and the other end 10 the neck Of horse,
on which one OF the guards rode while he walk
ed Ia this way ihey proceeded foT some time.
| After IL had become 81 dark that he could see
no obstacle winch might he 10 his way, the
horse walked w'h quick step, and ho la
! bic every moment to fall, aud thus he dragged
by The neck I'll the horse should stop. When
he had walked as he supposes between four
and five miles after he was chained, he was
permitted on representing his danger 10 ride
behind the sa idle, bis chain being still iaslen-
ed 10 the neck OF the horse. In this situation the
horse fell with both hrs riders under bin, and
III such II position that none could Tne, tIll 9TH.
| ers oil the guard could come, ascertain their
position by the sense OF feeling, a. roll the hof sc
! over. Dr. Butler was consider injured ,bui
the guard more, havingas he snpposes two
ribs broken. After tins. Dr. Butler was no
more chained To the horse. The rest Of the
way that night he was suffered 10 ride, while
one of the guard walked. They arrived AT
lodgings about midnight, II miles from DIR.
/ Buffers. Alter they lay down, Dr.. Butler was
/ chained by the anCe to his bedsead On the
/ neIt day they had 30 miles or more to travel.
! Inc prisoner was permitted TO rde much of
tie way, " hlle different individuals Of the guards
walked. He had chBln around hts neck,
/ however, fastened to the horse, but at his own
disposal. In chaslng him the guard professed
10 act not according 10 their own inclination,
but under sfict orders.
On Sunday morning, as we were crossing the
river, Mr.. thompson stood on the ba0k, wait.
ing 10 speak 10 US when we reached u. Col
Nelson aud sergeant b ooes were IN con3ulta-
uon on the side winch we had left. Brook.
til en- called across, giving orders that no one
should he allowed 10 speak to eiiheI OF the pris-
oners privately, and that no letter should be
delivered TO them or by taem without being
IL at examined.
Proctor was now permitted TO ride his own
horse winch mad Oeeu made prisoner with
himsrlf Ills chain was left fastened around
his neck, and lett at ms command. DIR. But
Ter was left unclaimed. Tue journey of the
day was about IS miles. When we had tras
elled II considerable distance, we were per