The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-25
MORE MOB LAW IN ,lISSOU ri.
Dndigmitir~ to Il NcthOsIi.t RrCaCh her.

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took place in Cass county. Missouri. In the
providence of God, and hc arrangement of
the Methodist Episcopal Churchill was called
10 preach the Gospel in Cass county, Nilsson
RI, in the llarriSon,ilic circuit. cndeavOred
to discharge my duty as Christian minister.
to the best of my ability, teaching nothing
but those truths which make wise unto saliva
tion. and having nothing to do with any OF
the vcxin. questions OF the day
had labOrcd thus on the above circuit for
q period of seven months. and up to about
three weeks ago, the blessings of God attend
inc my labors, and nothing occurring to mar
the peace and harmony between me and my
people. About the time named an article
appeared in the Cass county Gazette. written
by one John i. Tug.c. a member oi the VI.
f.. Church South. in which there was an at
tempt to excite public opposition against me,
by alleging that had SAID certain things to
him in private conversation. respecting the
decision Of the question OF slavery or no >Ia-
very IN Nah'a'' anu S'yN's '"0 . ''' '"'' "
abol'''on'st' 90.
About week a''cr '''c "Pl''' '"'' " '''''
article, two negroes attempted to escape from
harr'so">'''c' anu Il cPo'' was ''"'''
c'rcu'atea 'ha' '''o-e'"'' WIN o''''' ~ ,', '''
OF the town an" county h''' ''',''I'''' Wv "
10 MAKE '''c '''','P' ','''', "''''
could be more 'a'Se' As ''a' ''o' c'''' o'':'
spoken 10 S''s'c negro ""''' '''''''"' ~
'aSs county ANU '''o ''''' l'' ''''' " - -
izens oil 'oH3 S''''"'-' "''',' '''' -, w.
were above '">l'i,'"H' one Oh "''''''' '''' "''''
r'S'ucn' III '"' ''''' W. Wv
VIZ '"' '"' '''"'
SUNG my way a'o"- inc p'0''' 'o''' "
overtaken by TWO he"-onc OIL ''c''' >''''' i
as Iol. wore! WHO '''''c>s''' NV ''''0 ''''
pndch' 'l"eS''ohS reSf''''"5 ""''0
n.y. "''' ''''' '''
been accused OF inci'lhs slaves u ESCAPE anu
OF preaching aoo'''o" uoe.''"o' "'u '""' =,
must re'ur" VIII" '''e'' !" ''"'''.o0 '
have the charges ih'e'''s"'e'' A"'' ''"'''
sation they lnteriardeu "i'h inc '''os' P'o'""'
Oaths that couiu iail from lhor'a' i'P'' iPi''
tested against their ri"h' mus " S'oi' '''' VII
the pubic highway, "heh 'hc a'ore-""'''''
Colonel Worley leapcd from his horse' anu
began fumbllng about his person. as II 'ee'''I
fora pistol.
After some further parlcy'i informed 'he'i'
that inasmuch as was entirely innocent Oh
the charges alleged, AMI dih not 'eat '"''
investigation, would accompany t"e'i' -
llarrisonviiie LOT 'f'"t PurP'se' '"'' 10 w
turned to 60 back, sixteen more men, noun
ted, made their appearance. we stopper d
CABIN IN the ?ralrie 10Y supper "herc 'h'
bottle was freely passed anu receive" '"'
most insulting trraiment,belnG asKeu 10 uri'A
and made the SUBJECT OF obscene Jests ant
hOrrId oaths.
W" reached liarrIsonville about II 0 clock
guard OF three men placed over me durln4
the night, as II had been the greatest cfi"i
nal. Next morning was waited upon T.,
three men, who informed me that they were
arpolnteda committee TO search my elec'S
in order to ascertain II had any abolition
documents. his committee was compose
OF lev. Mr. A!lcn, baptiSt r9cacher' wi
BalIey, and the proprietor OF the ho'el "hcr'
was confined lhey searched everything
had, examined my bihIe ana hymn BOOK
and rea! my private letters carciuiiy; "u
could lind nothing 20 SuD''ah'i''e 'he'F char
ges'
" ME 'hIS eSa'l'ih'''oh WIS III lF''3''S>'
meeting was calico al me 'oH'' House. ana
could near some person 'e'i'crih@ what seem
ell 70 De very ihhahiAatory speech -N'e
while a commute composed OF IT. Iiah'
brau"h' 'oI. orlcy, anu iieV Mr. Allen
came 10 inform me that wa
wanted at the 'ourt House. l accompanied
them, an" toUni about two-hundred men. TN
most OF whom were OF low class Tor VII
do that conmunii! the justice 10 say IN" yer.
few respectable persons participated IN thcS
outra@eS' "A ccrtai" pr' Max>cl sat as cha'r
man OF the meeting
After call to order, Dr. l!ansbrau9h roS
and SAID that had been accused of adm
some negroes IN runnIn. oil. and had bee
preachln. abolition doctrines and circulatn
abolition documents. and that 1t had been re
solved as the sense OF that mpctlnv that