Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-05
A Contrast-.''Comsy Between States''--
An Abolitionit Rode on n Rail.


An Abolitionit Rode on n Rnil.
Correspondence Of he N. Y. Daily Times.
Greensboro, Ga, lundsy, March Is, 80.
There wasa disgrcein mob here on Satur-
day, tie nth wa attacked by crowd on
the principal street On drawing near,
saw young man oS bout ~ years standing
in the midst Of the crwd. They were ask
ing his name which appeared he declined
giving. ! inquired ia bystander what the
excitement was. II informed me the young
"had declared himself an Abslilionist, aud it
not agreeing with the sentiments OF Il peo.
pie, they had motor to mob him" H.
was told to lenve the ,lace, but he declined.
Some said, "lIang hn!" Star and feather
hint" Ride him on rai!p Others, more
moderate, proposed to send him from town.
All were in favor Of lis leaving; and those
;hat were the least excited advised him to
leave. He was asked where he was from;
he answered Massachusetts,"
saw him leave the crowd, and 20 TO the
hotel. Soon he came out and walked past
the crowd, gong in tie direction of the de-
pot. The leader Of the mob, who U was told
was the Sheriff, swore he should not leave
the town, and went in chase of him, follow
ell by several others. Net knowing what
! they might do, concluded to follow, ard il
could he ol airy service to tender it, he ap-
pearing to be stranger as veil os myself
! On my way passed some young ladies-
students of tho Female College. They in
qui-cd what was the matter. answered,
"Thcy ssy there is an Aboiionist in town"
Snne exclaimed. "rar and feather him!''-
others, ride him on a rai'p' | passed on,
and found him in front Of ministers dwell.
ing. AS soon as | arriv,S,L tod the leader
wished to SPEAK with hiS I moment He
said, "if il was uDuut tina, nan, lie would not
hear its At this point til man broke, and
they after him. He jumpeda picket fence,
and entered dwelling hous, went up stairs,
and hid himself in wardroh They search
cd the house long me befrc he was found.
| tried to reason with some, ,crsuading them
TO give /, up and let him go, But they were
SO excited, | did not know but they would
lynch mr., it said much moo.
went up town and sool the mob came
back, making III sorts of hid,ous noises, with
! their prisoner on 4 rail, carried by negroes
The Sheriff dew his pistol and would have
shot him if we had not ntcrleed After get
ting in town they had neSrc black the prs
oner's face. Some said "putin vinegar ant
nitrate Of silver" etc. After backing him
he was sold at Auction. How much he bru'
| can't tell, as die not hcg ihc bids, bu
heard them crying him oh'whle was at tea
| The mob took him TO drinking saloon, unt
had the nggers huggng aas Kissing him
He bore it like martyr They said they
would kill him if he resisted. A search war
rant was procured to search his baggage, t'
see if he had any Abolition documents, ant
all tha, was founG any way susp' 'cious were
three copies of the New VI rk Tribune.
While at the dr., mixing saloon, they indul
ged quite freely, and some got more thar
they could bear.
The second in command Of this mob wns O
fac;ury hand, and should judge, very poor
one, who never owned negro, aud more
never will, if one may judge from his raggrt
appearance. The cars left at ! O'Clock in
the evening, aud be was put on board ant
sent to Augusta. While at the depot Tho
Sheriff and Marshal had fight, and thus en-
ded this dsgracelu mob of Greensboro.