The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-24

tint follows. For the credit OF Du BuQue we
hope thore may be some mitigating circum.
stances yet untold, to lessen the atrocity of
the transaction. Where were all the moral
citizens of Du Buque," that they did not res
cue he victim. A dog would not have re-
ceived such treatment in d large crowd with.
ont receiving the administration and active
sympathy Of some Of the bystanders Oh !!
hnrrid. We hope the principal actors may be
brought to Justice. Let it be seen abroad
that the people of Iowa discountenance such
infractioas OF the law.
From the Galena Gazette.
fIOR2aID MURDER AT DU BUQUE.
1t is with pain that we record in the
account below, another Of those horrid
crimes that have disgraced this country
and the name of civilized man, within the
past few years. I. details the circum-
stances Of the whipping to death of a ne
gro-snd they are so fendlike, that were
il not that our informant is respectable
,.itizen, whom we could not suspect of a
disposition to misrepresent, we should
be inclined 10 suspect some mistake in his
narration.
DuBuoUE, Sept 6, 1910.
Messrs. Editors:-l have Just witness
ed one Of the most disgraceful, and barba-
rous, and inhuman murders, ever per-
petra!ed in the Lead Mines. There was
negro man living here by the name of
NAT-an old resident-whose principal
occupation was that Of waiting upon the
gentlemen of the town, and whose wife
followed the business of washing. They
were both considered very useful though
Nat, it is said, would occasionally take
without leave, sundry little articles, such
as tobacco. cigars, stockings, &c. which
was no doubt the result of very intimate
acquaintance with those who employed
him. A day or two since, it was herald
ed through the town, that quantity of
clothing had been stolen from a fellow,
whose reputation is not very enviable.
Poor Nat was Immediately suspected of
the theft, and the collection of a mob was
speedily effected, consisting of all the
'loafers' and 'grog-bruisers' Of the town.
The victim was dragged from his house
and conveyed down to the beach in front
Of the town, amid the shouts of drunken
multitude. and tied to a post-his back
barred. and full THREE HUNDRED LAsHEs
were dealt out to him, swell laid on" in
good mob style. During the infection
of this most awful and brutal punishment,
tie poor creature was made TO confess in
such manner as to contradict himself,
which gave new impulse to the scene,
and their merciiess cruelties were contin-1
ued until his back was literally faved-
cu. TO pieces. He was then loosed, after
having been made TO promise to show
where the stolen things were. Blu. when
they took him to the place which he, des-
ignated, no trace of the stolen articles
were TO be seen Thirty nine additional
lashes were laid upon his .taeshiess back,
with twill and design which battles
all description. He was then dragged up
the stairs Of his house, which he designa-
ted under the most excruciating torture.
as the place ofdeposite of the stolen prop
erty; but as before. no traces of the stolen
could be found. In consequence
IF this another "dose" was laid upon his
'aw and qnivering back-horrid horrid |,
Ito which he appeared insensible. He
hen, in feeble voice. named place on
he bluff as the deposit of the things, but
begged that they would lie. him lay down
md rest before proceeding with them, as
,e felt sick and very feeble. This was
'enied him; and with oaths and curses, /,
uch as were calculated .ro kindle the
wrath Of the Deity he was partly led and
'artly dragged to the bluff. What they /,
i'd to him there, do not know, as | did !
ot follow them. The stolen properly
vas not found, and the miserable and Ill !
ated creature was brought to his house )
old lnanimate CORPSE, with his back bro {
en-. and his ribs and sides all stoue In!
The h,tna'aity of the mob, after death +,
ad relieved their victim, may be inferred |
rom The fact, that they brought him up j;
n taco poles to his house.
Who would have supposed that a peo-l {
lie protesting high regard for law and I
lorality, would have looked upon this ,
nhuman, murderous and diabolical trans
ction as idle spectators-upon this, one
{ the most foul and monstrous perpetra-
ions that can 'blacken the character of the
iuman species-a murder that will clothe /,
With infamy its base and black hearted .
can only live now to !
'sTrNK in the nostrils Of every honest ,
md moral man in the Territory. I,
You will hear in mind that the rood ,
'eople OF Dubuque took no part in this /.
most infamous and disgraceful affair. /;
The tragedy was performed by the drum.
en rabble, and them alone.
lam an old resident of Dubuaue. and !
peak freely and FEARLEssLy, knowing,
8 do, that this most horrid and shame.
ess murder is but too we'll calculated 10
i've character any thing but enviable to j
ur furnishing young city. There is
aw in this Territory, and the poor negro !
though he may have been guilty of The :
barge preferred against him) was as
much entitled to the benefits and adyan. ,
ages Of q fair trial, by the laws of the
and, as any white man. E.
A Moral CITIZEN OF DuBuquE. /,