Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-10

those wilds have. Among the lynchers ere
ministers Of the gospel, lawyers, &c. - sEt
/ The little shrivelIed creature with whom
il held the conversation detailed above was
an itinerant preacher. l was told that he
was a very fair one. In preachers, as in
] NV, the new settler is obliged to be content.
ed with the best be can procure NY object
is to combine in this brief sketch, truth and
information with interest and arnusement,
Let no one be offended because have stat
ed that ministers are leagued with the
lynchers, for such is the. fact, to alter which
is entirely out of my power, or any mans
Opposed to 1heslynchers, is a class Of The
community who are organized for resist
ance. Many terrific encounters of the
lynchers and their opponents take place.
They seldom end without causing the
death Of fair share OF each party, for both
are alike composed Of men who have no
fear, and who will obstinately do battle af.
ter commencing iuntil they conquer or
die III 6azfsaHs sSEfI4a gae}a taa{ ia g1sliEigf
|, The sinformation impaired by my shriy-
Eelled interlocutor paraly zed the circulation
of my blood monentarily, for even with my
views Of lynching and its immediate sup
Eporters, did not like to come in contact
with any Of the eldoings oftbe latter There
Bis something ltorrifying III the idea that you
are about toswitness the arbitrary exercise
of the self-imposed task of meteing ont fair
and impa rtial justice. i1fE5sasssia e.s !
/ paused while To- recover from che
shock Of the abrupt and brief declaration Of
ssWe'fe lynellers.@" I comprebended the
nature Of the business before spoken Of at
once Some poor creature had experienced
the curse OF their dispieasuse, and they
were on his track concluded to Cult the
spot ineontinently. To stay there and be
pained- bored if not panied : by behold
ing cruel execution, or scene OF savage
torture, would lend no slnstre to my charac
ter, oraid me TO dispose Of my goods s,il
"Yeu're lynchers," | answered, .{after
tipping a winklat jim: 81 sThen this is no
plaee for ,is" ,sea}e'EEls49s a!2atHo'qib Z.
sWhyg c!isd rather than asked our tor.
mentor. 3D. issii hesnatia' &sa ssessS 5
SBusiness is better ccc ON plisheda in pri-
vate but4tbe id.sidt,ls int rested therein
with our proceedings" 81
\ ~But you can't go now, ',said the little
MN. .-Sfi sasf ,es3i5EEEs7saE s}s7s1saE ss
"Can't go?" aasseq 5as
"No-yeu will be henig lifted iR the for.
est, and .hawed up by the asarmints, or
murdered by the Ihdians, ii you do" sgsE
aThat,' = | promptly answ cred, sis risk
,,.o oil T., b.
.er penalty for ventning to thrust ourselves
among you so unceremoniousy. Weshall
depart now without delay sirae5 aGf
So saving We arose. a6 IL oa't -. ss-'ei}
"We cannet permit you TO leave0 us, 2
said the little man. firmly, after ecrutiniz.
ing US keenly. 90 aF*s a1"rgaf oi sleee
1"Why keep us here?''q a.sa>s=Et cit
SIT is the wish of the company, therefore
sit down, and swear you will Rot interfere
in what may transpi,e, OF. breathe word
of what you see or hear to living soul.'l
sSwear?" exclaimed jim, inierrogatirely.
eyes. or be- shot, you can take your
choice" And the diabolical skeleton g rim
ned like demon. efs9 gafi Ea.'U s. #
Finding demurrer would be ofsno avail
we doggedly succumbed to our fate,s and
took the proposed g t she ly uncle 's,awhile
we did SO, handling knives as though they
would like no greater amusement than that
ofeutling OUT throats, or cbopping US into
inch bits. +.f.g, sarr ass .7r.1gF s,ra "a
We learned after undergoing this CONS
pulsory asseverating o,deal, that they. had
waited to take the sense Of the meeting,
touching what. was to be done with US.
Their final resolve was as. ] have demon
strated it. fPerilous enough had been our
position, when our lives depended upon the
mere caprice ef a few Of our fellow beings,
and was saved by their vote s
We were now told that they psre in
pursuit of a culprit, and that the cabin be-
fore US was his abiding place, They had
tracked him during fortnight. The offenc-
es charged upon him were murder and
horse stealing. They had had his hut in
state of seige for some days. All this
time he had maintained an obstinate 81.
lence, and had evinceds no desire 10 com.
promise matters, or to giveany satisfaction
whatever.- Their original determination
was to starve him out, but this they had
changed, and were now going to bring him
out, or burn him aoiths has olon tenement.
As there was no prospect Of his falling
short Of edibles, / shuddered at the. land,
seape spread out beforesmy mental vision
Escape there was none. We could only
remain, and endure whatever dismal scenes
destiny should provide for u.s. saiasda Is
The business Of the day was commenced
by the lean man, who wentstoathe door and
Numbered at it with the breeeb of his mus.
ket. We waited breathless for a n answer,
but none came.al8sg az# aG tally aasal t5ts n
Again the breech Of the musket was ap-
piled to the door, and this time with an ac
companying exclamation, that any hearer
would have declared, came from the throat
Of no cheruh. stss.s nj, 81. saa-z,e g,,i,
sHallo! within there!D' screamed pareh-
ment face. asz.z, ...s. ..st.. ......r3 -ssas.,
|. No answer. as-ya- -.fzs..s ..,,,..s,r. 81.
sWe shall set FIRE to the cabin if you
don't Immediately come FORTH" be contin.
ued. ze,-,.. ..ffsge-s..,---sf a..-.ssf =.
| Still no answer. -..a.- s.-.zs
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