New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-13
BPY7AL SLAVE WHIPPING ~ LEXINI-
TON. MSSOrRL
Of The N. ! r,iouAs.

t,s,ei,c through Western Missouri and kanse- AMI
a. the elst OF February, 1885, WIS in Lexington,
No which think may be regarded ~ the great hot
bed q these who PRIDE themselves IL that appropriate
AID sigrGcsrt name, Border RutiieOs. GA toe
ro.-jpg OF tba day was 20, bt fl * time ia my itt
q .ptcta'o OF the -,e Of slaves.
Iso ytuug men, ard gil ab,ut 'igh,een yesrs Of
ace wee uac upon the block, SURROUNDED by forty
q, ffty slay eLU!csrs. The ifst put up was a me-
o., OF greet beauty and f,e form. The auct'oneer
9 mnrcfo by exhorng the farmers 70 reG eInoe that
rtc Zen y nas ell dosE-baoe- were scdIce-nsgers
>, nktu rise; art tod them ths' there stO)1 oae
&. tie be-t-lookitg "uigge's' Ia tie State that ne
WAS rnv. fr HE. suo bad 40 wii" to trouble hm-
was sornc-hao good teeth snd eyer. Ia sacrf, was
er "cacetnt nig.er, The bidding pOceeded
tr, 81 go was Iosc ed, aud The hammer tel. upon
ii "pggrr," who was b. a@ay ty the highest bid
CO. Dun, the rsle the aLc iJaeer, and Others, III
CLgeG ID @tlcl rn- AID pUls rp n tho boy ~h n SCI
The 10 auohug; bur the slave DID not laugh. Not
h sniie tear die notlee ouing Tue "Hole tie'
Ui- expres.io, was that OF deep ceap0aGency
Berg c.lej e@ay, | cia not see The other 20 cold.
S,vt-si ntters were sOld il that place du:i.g the
ssn- We, st Sherlff's ssIo One geStiemau told mo
,b, h. vrld ALUM y 81 roon Ell one Ut lis chIl
drer ~ enc Of his piggers but he would be com
l.. lee to- it, If Gid not she Snoriif would.
On III, afternoon OF ths' same dgy large m-e'in:
was held il the Couit-louse ior the purpose vi form
no IN - EmigraIt Ard SDIisty." A constitution ~Ai
btcsssH # tie NOV ement was enlvIcod ny an IL.
dr.ss ran the Rev Prof ASrrs, who l. now one OF
:le FLln ore Electors. He argued that han;as wa7
mace u Fee S'ste. Missouri, being surrounoeo on
three tiGt ~ Free Sttes inut suOner or later give
~ Ler clcr ii Ell institution Tue North Woud
have the majority in CougrcSs, ana wnud aG'nit :"
u ore Slave >ts'ts into The nvn They would eoois1
Sev.iy IN the District o. Coumna. an thcn II "ouu
D. l., II m-d i'm ans confined within ltS own narrow
Init. q. d would su.u'hcr tut AID Gle. But, o.! VISA
VIA hcs honor that piou4 man OF God ra-ei hi'
tai d. arc hts voicc sgaist sIch terrible result ne
o.. i epd. III tue most e .-ooate strains, 'o do
a,l .he- cOulG to nuke kans=s Save state, tnd IL
tn failed they 1Ouc st lcdst u8ve fhc sdtl'fdfon o
fayirg done tier dc.y. His telling speech, Tor
mn euire els after Is delivery about +y,oV' We're aup-
-,rihec 70 rend Pio.Slsverv m"I - r. tnsa'.
OF The .uccee eGirg FfiCGy sccnc WAS pfetcnted IL
,hhr samf C0ur,-Hou-c Hic .!nost DcsSg;s !c'cr;p-
ton. =,
Shei-ff Withfrp, having J" Niger woman VINO on
II; won. ay tad be. nes otfj oi berts-kTofa,
=. for q blacksm;h 10 como sa, c..;s!lc her. tie
came to,cd he GrOI, tied ihe ~o.nan hand7 "ge;n-
er U ias btd 'heu over hei head 10 me c=!!ns ah'
coiumsuced whipping. The screams 0i Ile ."n'n
brought b,r husbard TO the r,-cue. lie broke open
II. Ctor and Will butchf r-kni' III his hand rushed
f,rw ara ,o cat Bis wife lourr ihc slave an 1lack
uitb ercountered each oher, ana anu IN ~ tne aniey
tie l.te, got his am cut. Itr +lhvn hnaly SurTeh-
ctreG and VA. led away to Jsu ~hic tue W oman le-
c,yeG Il couble whipping. Ihsse are tho idc'" In ths
cs-.,
Nv. Of tLs horrible outrage was sooa circu-
fs,.c AID TIE e1ceu ent brcauo Intense. Oae lead
M LIN. YVES heard gay: "God d-n ne y d9at ,'HT
d" mq soaI 10 hell III don PIT StoP To tbs sLIre
,s14s" ss @ wAc4 sqs a.o es ho% e. ~Saa @ d" % IT, he
sale will rake thr slave and tn.t other one tha, Is
"lu isl snd haog them both uron 'he same tree cno
" let them barg there week. Inree men caine Dr'
ya,c 70 o -st him. ana the hour ot ionr oclDc& iAf,
sf,. rroui WIS agreed upon Tor the execution. The
eN,tsu ut grew, waxing wilcsr ara tiercer every
bo.r rnt such storm Of passion ragged d. was l"sf'
~ TO btLod. At iuur oclocA. the mob nun 1erinS
two OF three hundrcd, moVed toward tne Our 1oise
Ibe. boy Il qundroou Ut about 40 years Of age, wss
bo.ght u U the building ana placed Win the od''
COL R,td was called to preside, and Col v" alton eA-
plsined tie object Ot the meeting.
He said: - great orme has oto" coahnH.."utn IN
ou'rsse upon one os citizens by nlsSer. we
have cole to. etLer not to imbue o,u hands IN the
btod uf inuCcehc- but rebellion 0t slaves l. pe'oD'ns
SOrGtthing must be done t0 pnt siop 10 II,
20 pioiecI our wiye-, our chldreI, and our area
h"ries'
Int btr Of tie Legi-latuIc ;ly remons fs'ed
ag-.t-t n.b law, aLd recoiiunented th.t DAY oe
spprureo ~ ahp Tie boy, ond baSe ca Tue ssTf'oI
the county pre,ept He was not hoard thronEh, fT
l.. speech I'D not sIit the mob CO nui'"" ot
twelve vas appCBt<d to dcciic i1iInrGiIte!y w1a|
pur;-i mett the hoy shcu!d receive. I.t Comm!.tee
'tt!'eo. but returned, With Col h-tu ~ 'neL
be ad VITO read the following announcement
lOur Commute, hare dec,1ei thRt te boy '6at re-
Genre osE THOUSAND Iashcs on has bare 6dk teo MR.
drti 70 B, ADMINISTERED ss Cerng ~ be can pear NJ,
and n. rtnG.ning gh hUnrtG trOA ttms 10 tt"e, as
IN the Judcntat Ot the COMMITTEE hs ptJ'scM hAWc
t-ur mp b1,dtra. also ar6 adrse ta4 Gc0h."'''N
of tine ph ys00rs b G2ptn:ci t0SnpsrHsead Is 0te-
ration and three cit-tns be chosen 70 r@P hiG'' do'
that ne F,rson vhoss TGs cpt ~ thc SURF |H'J
ne 1q,rAee Of g'ring h'm III lust te0 H0"a'e'
i0Shls.'
Tie report was almOft unanimously a!optrd; Ino'.
voting nay being in favor oi honslns hun ihs -..te
"bs ordered to hIs Go hing, end one a.. lce
after bLo,heT token of urt ~ ~tod WIZ nJ.Hng
20 IL ake utss. HrwGs then ordered " HiSei
down "a unt Of Col Reed, while hl- hands eA'ehdhs
err the top OF a bench, w-re tied to the rooT' ,
L,t he reader LEacMe E0L h--d ot"n '"c
betCh, ciger IL mouth, three tnnort phys'c'sHs w
tre right and tniee buhy dVehoidef', '"1'p' ~
taUcl on the lttt OF poor aye W." vas Ah~c ~
he'o.- them, wiki bI. whole peIson bai.d % nc
;! ATM eph- e, tie thermometer msrhlpS ze4n' W
see tie Bar are two or three hundred Il --d '7
hEI al sg.r fOt blood. Such vas thr sc'ir p'e,c.
n Ae ouit-Hou.e OF Lexirytor, Il thr s''e " h'
,cuil, on the last Friday OF FebuGry, 100. Ii;
lie whip ~ commenced, Col. Reei -pr'-0g u lI'
sti with cuIlosliy. more thIr brn1i'i Is~re -. -
l-en,g in 10 get sight Of their c,iser-9le VI n.
Lui bcfyre dozen lashes ii been aihnS'ete4, .-e
ave tel TO Tie foo, bleeCng -nd "il9in5
s.ayef O!d,i struck t:e harfer, 81 oEue! 81 -'
1et Up. Tie pLysciats int rt,rrd and !, Ms !1''N
iIa ltclatc tia. be- could III yer st and sGth ls-Ie5
Some one cried GU: "9ss yet 20 come, az
vhpprg Wa resumed. Lssn upon leen "l- lnii'c.eI
trtl ohc haHdr,d had been gwen, ''hen ~ " 20 .o'.
tx. iIom ttc top of hs shoulders GO ~ 10 NS '''
At of bl 5od end nansie9 T. ..-
TIE whipping waa ccntilurd ~ oul g '','o1
smd :br mot pi eous enj bcse. e7'ng "ai' aho
Cis- such as: % gen leutr, y s"u EN- u, nav
mIcy 60 Lord!" 80 LORI. 'oni u''u N
nrtvl" 30 p,n'lrneni" 80 Llrd! 80
Lid!" un'l they btoame finer ana 'l'd away
ul0u tht cer. ,.,,
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