Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-14
A CONTRAsT--COMITY BETWEEN STATES
-AB0LITIONIST RODE ON A RAIL,
GREENSBORO, Ga, March Is, 1855.

There was n disgraceful mob here on Saturday,
the lIth was attracted by crowd on the plin-
cpal street. On drawing near, l saw Il young man
about % years old standing in the midst of the
crowd. They were asking his name, which it APP
peared he declined giving. l inquired of a by
sahder what the excitement was. He informed
me the yJuug man had declared himself to b1 an
Abohtiunist, and it not agreeing with the scnti-
mens OF the people, they had notion to m OBJ him
lie tld to leave the place, but he decline >.
Some said, Hang him ~ Tar and feather him -
/" Ride him on IL rail-" Others, more moderate,
proposed to send him from town. All were in IA
yor Of his leaving; and those that were the least
excited, advised him to leave. lie said he was
from Massachusetts,.
l saw him leave the crowd, and 90 to the Hotel
Soon he came out and walked past the crowd going
in the direction Of the depot. The leader of the
mob who(I was told was theSherif, swore he should
leave. and went in chase of him, followed by
severa l0thers
Not knowing what they might do, 1 concluded
to follow, and if | could be Of any service to ten
der it, he appearing to be n stranger as well as
myself On my way passed some young ladies'
students of the Female College. They inquired
what was the matter. | answered." They say
there is an Abolitonist in town" passed on and
found him in front Of a minister's dwelling. As
soon as | arrived, | told the leader | wished to
speak with him a moment. lie said, "if it was
about that man, he would not hear it." At this
point the man broke, and they after him. He
Jumped a picket fence. and entered a dwelling,
went up stairs and hid himself in II wardrobe.
They searched the house Il long time before he was
found. tried to reason with some, perSuadiug
them to give it up and let him 20. But they were
SO excited did not know but that they would
lynch me if | said much more.
| went up town, and soon the mob came back,
making all sorts OF hideous noises with their pris
oner on a rail carried by negroes. The Sheriff
drew pistol, and would have shot him had we not
inericred. After getting in town they had u ne
gro black the prisoners face. Some said " Put in
vinegar and nitrate Of silver" etc. After black
ing him they put him up mt auction. How much
he brought can't tell, as did not hear the bids
but heard them crying him off while l was al
tea.
The mob took him to drinking saloon, and had
the nggers hugging and kissing him. lie bore il
like martyr They said they would kill him il
he resisted a search warrant procured tC
search his baggage, to see if he had any abolition
documents, and all that was found any way sus
picous were three copies of the New York Tri
bune.
While at the drinking saloon, they INDUCED
quite freely, and some got more than they could
bear.
The second in command of this mob was fac
tory hand, and should judge, very poOc one
who never owned negro, and more never will
if one may judge from his ragged appearance
The cars left ut eleven O'Clock in the evening
and he was put board and sent to Augusta
While at the depot, the Sheriff and Marshal has
a fight, and thus ended this dsgraceful mob a
Greensboro Correspondence N. !. Times.
DIsoRAcEFUL SCENE Occurred at Greensboro
Georgia, on the 18th inst. a young man, a nativ
of Massachusetts, came to the town some week
previous, and received situation rs teacherin on
of the public schools. After some time he,was sus
pected of eherishing Abolition sentiments, and
when interrogalsd, manfully admitted the charge
For this offence he was seized by mob, beaten
rode on rail, painted black, and driven opt of tn
town. The Sheriff of the county and other publ
functonares, not only did not attempt to roscu
the young man, but actually participated in tn
Idsgraceful outrage