Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-31

hculty. That could not stay longer IN that
house was quite certain l believed that there
we're two gentlemen, either of whom would
receive me into his house, should request it
But whether / ought to ask it. or even to accept
the offer if made, appeared to me by no means
certain. Should l enter any private house to re-
side there it would be in more danger than the
hotel where was; and that it would expel all
the females and children from the house, and SUBJ
iect the owner, should he remain there, to equal
danger with myself, seemed to be necessary con-
sequences
had not settled this question with myself or
determined what course should pursue, when
waiter informed me that some gentlemen wished
to see me in the hall below went down into
the hall, and found there Mr.. Rose and his asso-
ciates, surrounded by considerable number of
men in the hall, and an assembly about the door,
in the plaza, and on the side ofthe street. There
we're number ofcarrages, know not how ma
ny, standing by the house. Mr.. Rose announced
the purpose for which he had come, to conduct
me to the boat.
On the preceding evening, a gentleman infor-
med me that story was in circulation in the city,
that | had consented to leave the city. | told
him there was notthe least foundation in truth
for the report He said he had so understood
before, and had told his informant that he did not
believe it. told him that l should prevent any
misunderstanding on that point.
As soon as Mr. Rose had mentioned the pur-
pose for which they had come | mentioned the
information had received and added that should
put that matter beyond doubt; that I had given
no such consent and that if left the city, it
would be because must, not because | wOuId.
Mr. Rose answered, if this were SO, there was a
Misunderstanding that he had understood that
for the sake Of preserving the peace of the city,
or Of restoring the peace Of the city, am uncer-
tain which, had consented to leave it, that he
or they, had no power to order me away; that
all they could do was to point out to me, or warn
me of what would follow, should I not 60
then repeated to him with precision the language
U used to him, as stated above, viz. that | was
i well aware that fighting on my part would be fool
t sh; that should attempt nothing of that kind
f that was too old to run; and that they would
therefore find me there, to be disposed of as they
o should think proper. This was the only Ian
. guage had used, from which such an inference
E. could he drawn. He did not deny, that | hat
= stated the conversation correctly, nor did he sa,
7 that used any other expression which had LEI
10 him to his conclusion, but said he did understand
. that had consented to leave the city.
AS soon as he had done speaking, or before
Mr. Eggleston, who had been appointed to thi
N agency before me, and was standing between Mr.
% Rose and me, addressed me, saying ought thel
to co. that it was impossible for me to remain
~ longer in the city, that had done Ill that could
10 with many more remarks of a similar purport.-
T Mr. Chadwick, one of the gentlemen to whom
70 carried letters from Boston, followed Mr.. Egges
D. ton with remarks of similar import.
~ 1t seemds then, that there was but one ques
N ton for me to settle, which was, whether | shou
ID walk to a carriage, or be dragged to it. Unles
a | dsregarded the statements of friends as well
n foes and also the preparation which | then say
8 about me, this, must conclude, was the only al
90 tentative | could perceive no use to any State
m cause or person, in choosing the latter, and
q then and for the first time, said that | would &C
N stepped to the bar, few feet from me, settled
Ill small bill for board which remained unpaid; on
h. of the men present pointed out the carriage int
at which | was to enter; my daughter was Gale
ID down stairs, we entered the carriage, and me
IL ment after, either the man who pointed out tn
to carriage or some one else in the crowd, OF
Of dered the driver to drive on We proceeded
IN the boat without any tumult or further abuse
7 After arriving at the boat, gentleman tror
i PHILADELPHIA, who witnessed the transaction, o
IS fered to point out to me man, whose name h
said was Vincent, and who he said he believe
q had some agency in the management of the lin
ut of boats between Charleston and Wilmington
4 whom he heard in the crowd announce himse
o. as leader of tar and feather gand to hav
bo been called into the seavice of the city on tn
j. occasion.
w did not then and do not VOW suppose thi
at the company who visited me on Thursday nooI
at or the assembly at the hotel on Friday intende
# to employ tar and feathers, brick-bats clubs,
re any other violence, dangerous to lives or limb
Indeed, nearly all danger of anything more tina
ed the indignity of the application of so much fore
re as should be necessary to place me IN the boa
he had passed even when the managers of the afta
IT. had finally resolved on this mode of removing m
b. This, sir, believe, is as exact narritlve
,ss the material facts in this case, as | am able
,e give In relating the several conversations who
NJ had with different persons, may not, and pro-
ct ably have not, always used these precise word
TO- 1t would not have been easy to have recorded IL
ed transactions as they passed. and have write
20 this account since returned to Massachusett
ed believe however, that have stated all the m
it terial facts substantially as they occurred.
me 1t would be improper for me, in this repoI
he to make many remarks on the relation whlt
nc. now exists between the several States in the
IN, ion, especially between Massachusetts and Sou
EFF Carolina This report of facts, submitted