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The Rochester. No, Tragedy,
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rr,om the St Louis Christian Advocate, Aug. l2l
We have at length obtained full and rehl'
ble account Of the late difficulties in Rochester
Mo. which resulted 10 the tarring OF Rev. :" 4
Sellers. and the shooting Of Benjamin Holland
an aced and beio ved member of our Church.
The account has been delayed till this time BY
the ssvere sickness Of Bro. Sellers, the eonse-
ouence mainly Of his inhumsn treatment. + oil
lowing brother Sellers's letter will be iound
communication on the same subject. from an
other source, AS will be seen. the writer is mol
member Of our Church, or Of any Church
this will explain some rather strong expressions
contained u his letter.-IED
BRo. CoNKLrS AT your solicitation, here
in transmit to you for the benefit OF your read
els, a plain statement of facts connected Win
,b. recent mob 10 Rochester, as they came un'
der nv own observation,
r 1b,d apuointed Saturday. June l4th. to com
y nance a series Of meetings in Rochester, and
) had written to several ministers to come ana
..s;., mo On Wednesday or Thursday pre-
,;ous FRO, slavery man by the name OF Sims
!, sa. shot by free soil man Zone HardestY') be-
| .ouse Sims attempted to drive him from h'
home or kill HIN. l arrived IN Rochester O'
c. Thnrsdav about II O'Clock. Sooon after m.
is arrival. was waited upon il brother SlocK
b. . hs committee of three individuals, wh
said they we're authorized BY the citizens {
Rochester and vicinity, to inform me not
= " preach again in Rochester, and end'a'0rsu .
'n ,hrs.,aninO to cxtorl promise from me to th'
"' effect declaring at the same time that .n
Moth Methodist preaching would not be tolel
- ated longer in the county, asked 1nem 'o'
y e romes of the citizens who had gwen the
As. his authority; they had no names to giVe'
OF we hstter friends in Rochester. lthen ASK
q Them If they claimed to be rlcan'c'UIel
m,o so;a was a fool, and had better prcm'
lch 80, to ureach again in Rochester ls0ld TN
ga T wou,a not make that pr2mise that
70 guilty Of no crime, had violated no laW'
lder vouId obey God rather than men, | as
opt ,hem what rights of privileges they claimed
both American citizens by virtue OF their c'tizensl
,b.t we're superior to other American clIIE'
At,b;s remark without giving me an ansV
GIT ,bev left the store, mutering that force "0
ba used in order to stop me.
and had some pastoral visiting to do 10
lat country and after attending to that 'mporI
ual' dntv on saturday morning | started for Eoct
u ..r for the purpose of holding my mee"0I
tItbe time appointed. As We RODE 'n,O %
5re" :. observed groups of men collected at
lntry oor0.,s of the streets engaged IN cOnversa'
aus The excitement appearedt be general |.
les IN ,hrouvb the village to brother Strock s.
~ NV horse, and brother Holland
'n o' v,s in company with me, went 'mmeo's'e'
Ience. - brother strock' came 'n'0 '"0
Il and !. can or fifteen minutes and found sever
i'll do po.hss.er friends and some from tue
serv'- ,ry who had come to attend the mee'lng'
81 hro,b.r Holland, ia sainted martyr n0%'J
.a;nr near the door. One Of the lea
most ''a"e others of the mob, were sta
eEis- Ussr ~ brother Holland and myself hav,' ",
,h.,r hands a late number Of the W
e most christian Advocate, containing sne rep
ny-aal the majority of the committee Ot Slavery
ud'"- O. General Conference. told them now
matter was adjusted, but all 70 no Pu'pOi .";
81 this -ars ,bolitioniists STILL and must prom
9 i ureaoh, or else be mObbed. 'slG
.xplors- not do it. About TINS !in'o 'T ..nno.a
The far % Collect n front of the door. suppose
and We we're from seventy five to one hundred .
.ome Of them from Platte county, sou sou
,.,;for,;. paobansn, @ some from savanah' and o'N'
'"lts', ~. : ,.;o;tv Of Rochester. Some were
~ nspa, ~ rsvoIvers, Others had knives an'
nn"aS = W,'a a o,hers had picked up stones in the
'V"s'e '.,r ' ~ f.,,ow cried out "if he had me ou
n,'n's',' % ono ' Sa would soon kill me-" At 'ha
sY, oas fellow got me by the arm and Ore
'pp,aI1 - W. a,or Three others then came 10
~ y. - s = .n1 .. and seisiug hold Of each aFOA