The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25
make no arrests there, or blood would be

back, and Others on foot, armed with guns,
pistols, clubs, corn cutters, &c. They SEEM
ed 10 be scattered all around upon the first
of their arrival, but most of them were gath
cred in knots near the place where the white
man on horseback and the Marshal were
talking, engaged in loading their guns. At
the close Of the conference, the Marshal
called to his party 10 retire, saying that he
would not press the arrest farther, and that
he would hold this man responsible for the
property. Then the Marshal and two young
men left. My father was then near the
house, his sons Pearce and Joshua Gorsuch
not far from him, still guarding the house,
to keep the slaves from escaping. Just as
the Marshal and the two young men left, The
| Quaker on horse said something TO the ne
groes that had assembled near him, when
they set up a most hideous yell, and rushed
towards the house, the negroes in the house
at the same time rushing out, and whooping
like savages, met the advancing gang around
my father. There were four men, all armed
with pistols, it is true, opposed 10 about one
hundred infatuated blood-lhirsty, bowling
demons. As soon as these two gangs met in
the narrow lane. the attack was made upon
the diminished band, by a negro from be-
hind striking my father on the head, which
caused him to fall forward on his knees,
when he was shot several times, and cut
over the head with corn cutters.
When the young man near him saw him
TALL, Dickinson and Gorsuch ran TO him and
discharged their pistols into the crowd that
was numbering him, Pearce having been
cut off from them by the negroes who adj
vanced from the bars. AS ! ickinson was
shooting Immediately over his father, his
revolver was knocked out of his hand by a
club striking him upon the arm, near the
wrist. Then a negro shot him in the right
side and arm, lodging more than seventy
large sho. in him. The negroes were whoop-
ing and yelling with savage glee over their
victims, & the son, nephew and cousin star
ted, 70 save their lives. They all escaped
from this narrow lane the scene Of the aw-
full conflict, into the longer lane hat extends
across the valley and the woods on either
side. Dickinson, staggering under the stun
ming effects of his wounds, blood gushing
from his mouth and streaming from his arm
and side, took the southern end of the lane,
and, in a distance of a hundred yards rea-
ched the edge of the wood, falling down by
a large stump. exhausted. Some of the
fends followed, and would have most crvel-
ly murdered him, but an old negro, who had
been IN the afTray, threw himself over his
body, and called upon them for Gods sake
to assist him, for he would soon die anyhow.
DR.. Pearce and Joshua Gorsuch took the
other end of the lane ; leading to the woods
on the other side of the valley, which were
more than half a mile distant. Pearce kept
the lane, and after him rushed the whole
band Of negroes, shouting and shooting eve
ry Jump a distance of three hundred yards.
In his flight he overlook the Quaker on the
horse and strove 10 keep him between him
self and his pursuers, 10 whirh course he
ascribes the salvation of his life. At the
distance of half a mile from the negroes
house, he reached a dwelling, and boting
in, asked two ladies', who were then the on
ly persons whom no saw in the house, to
project him. They expressed fear lest the
negroes might come and find him there, and
kill them for conces ling him. He told them
he would not expose them to danger then,
and turned 10 60 ont, when they consented
TO conceal him. Soon is iniuriated pursu
ers came 10 the house and asked is he was
not there. They were told that some one
had gone past, and they kept on 10 the
woods, which they searched and guarded
until late at night, 10 find and to butcher
their desired victim.
Joshua Gorsuch, who had received a vio-
lent blow OH the head when by my father,
was rather lale in starting, and ran obliquely
from the house to the lane, reaching it IN
advance of Pearce. Him they overlook
and beat over the head with clubs until it
was supposed they had killed him, but he
got up and went up the lane as far as he
could. One negro, who had chased Pearce
farther than the rest, as he was returning,
struck him (Gorsuch) over the head with a
club. AT last he reached the woods, COM
pletely crazed by the blows he had received .
There he was found by the Marshal anG la
ken TO a place of safety.
Dickinson did NOT lie long before some
gentlemen came and carefully removed him
to Mr.. Levi Powlalls, where he now lies.
and where | now write. Every attention
that kindness can suggest and charity exc
cute is bestowed upon him. At FIRST it was
thought he could not live until night; but,
through the care of his physician, and the
blessing of God, he has been gradually men,
ding ever since, and now We have strong
hopes of his recovery. DR.. Pearce was con-
Quoted 10 the house where Dickinson is,
about four or five o'clock the same after
noon. Joshua escaped that evening, to
York, where his friends took good care OF
him. He is new out of danger and doing
well.
1t may be gratifying 10 some to know that
the proceedings nov in progress will bring
to light the secret of this bloody affair. A
negro Of Philadelphia-the same that fol-
lowed the Marshal on the first night--found
out by some means, fair or foul, the names
of the negroes TO be taken, and other cir
cumstances connected with my fathers plan,
and gave intelligence to the neighborhood.
The abolitionists and negroes together
spread the news, and thus was brought TO-
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