Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-01

n had sad was esteemed criminal. was IN the
i ppwer-they could arrest me. About this I'm
i Col, Nelson aud SER. Brooks rode up from II
rear, and inquired what was the matter. D
10 being informed what | bad said, the Colone
ordered me Instantly of y undertook TO es
plan myself, bul IN more angry tonr, he toll
! me 10 flank off quickly. | told him at his con-
mand would 60, aud as | rode oil, Observes
10 him thar perhaps he would hear from m
again." meaning thai | would give the pablr
n statement of his conduct towards mr, liz
aud Brooks then followed me aud ordered m'
10 stop. The Colonel asked me where lived
| | told him " in West Tennessee | was ihci
| made 10 dismnnnt. my horse taken from nc
| Mr.. Wells ordered oil, aud my horse given ~
10 him, while II storm oi human vengeance wa
beating upon me. IN all the VOICE OF abusive Ian
! gunge, threats, and horrid imprecaltons. Brooke
urged that should receive a hundred lashe,
forthwith. and was told II replied To them IL
any way, "A bayonct should he run through me
| The Colonel sworo he would :" make case Of
me- aud that was "the very fellow he had
been wanting 10 get hold OF for some time .
For some distance | was forced Though mud
holes aud branches, but afterwards allowed the
same privileges as the other prisoners This
Rev. Mr.. Wells was following NJ some distances
behind The Guards. Leading my horse, IN eOm-
pany with another gentleman, n Presbyterian
missionary, On coming up with Cob Nulson,
Mr.. Wells was told by him not 10 oou'e IN sight,
lie slackened his gaze, aud fell bntk 10 or 81
yards from the Guard, but still continued 10
| move slowly. Col. Nelson then got down,
cut IA large club, rode up To MI Wells. and
asked him why he did not obey him. aud gave
him a severe blow on the head with The club.
| Mr.. W. then told him ho was u free man. irav-
| cling penceahly on public road, aud would
20 al the risk oi h. life, which he continued 10
DO. The Col was well armed with sword pis-
} tolls, and club, while the preacher had no web.
pom oil defence, not knowing tha, ho ever would
come IN contact with such brave man. The
only provocaiIon WIS hs being missionary,
aud following the Guard with IA prisoner 5
horse.
At night | was chained 10 two others, the
Rev. MI. Worcester, aud Or. Batter, before
named. who are, rs should have mentioned
both Presbyterian ministers, nnd Mr.. lroIi was
chained 10 The Indian pIIsonar. After "A toll.
some march OF three days irum where was
inst arrested, wa reached camp t'lmcr with bill
tered feet aud woaried limbs. We were march
ed IA as before described III tue CBge OF MI.
Irolts first arrest, mud Immediately forced INTO
| the filthy PRISON. As we went into thu prison,
| Brooks still followed him with his curses, vi
which he had by 40 means been spaiing duing
nur mach. Said he, Into this place shall ali
NV 'h'''''h ~ Ikih 60 hhh iHio
hill But we had the consolation 10 know that
although he Ind the pOUeT TO put rs IN tho for
nfr, he had uoI the pOtOtT, nor the 6ht 10 send
Us 10 the Latter place.
On Tuesday the I2lh instant, after having
remained III PRISON nearly two days cnd nights
aud bern prisoner five days, | was csilrd TO APP
penr before Cot. Nrlsun, (the same mnn who
had me nrresled) when hc. IN quite an ausiere
m"nnnr, Lid seven thugs 10 my ohafge, none
OF which he could piosr, Tue most pTonnl-
nent charge was, That he had been informed
that had moved nv residence, but was still
proving through the nation, trying 10 oppose
tho operation uf the Georgian laws told
him my general oonrse, which ! WIS ablo 10
make nppsa,, would prove TINS charge taIlac-
0ns. Onnl INV iTlnI supposed lhal the osicnsible
cause oi my arrest WAS what had sand 10 Mr..
lIoit, MS before related, kno"Ing that they on
| y wanted some protest 10 punish me but on
my trial, LEARNED otherwise. The Col told
mo ~ he mad known at FIRST thai he could not
have made case OF the, g. {. put me- IN the
penlleniiary,) he would most ceInInly have
| made his men STRIP mo, lie me 10 II tree, and
give mo fifty lhshcs was then discharged,
ordered Ia qul, the limit. OF the State IA quick
ms possible, and no, suffered to return 70 tell
my brother PRISONERS farewell Left the NH
sIunorles, white oitzen OF he nation and a
Cherokee, III prison, Awaiting Their trlal. The
substance Of the above statements 4. y0uched
Tor by my own uane, and eau bs proven by
respectable testimony. Without any comaenl,
the reader Is left 10 make his dechips.
Yours especially,
ID. &. MCLEOD.
Note To tfo,e who may noI he Ia POSSES
SION oil the lhci. II may tie necessary 10 meniIon,
that the writer OF the above statement Is the
Superintendent oflhe Methodist Mission III the
luFTpkee NHftnn and N ~
fennessee Annual Conference. Editor,