The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-09
FREEDOM or SPEECU.


There has been quite II burst oi fiery Indignation,
q Ia Bnriingdme al freedom h speech being bea-
ten down by hudgeons, and the violence o! South
meu has been held up nj the North rs shock
ing aud brutal IN their attempt 10 restrain the
pres ion OF tree ihour ht in free country. The fu.
lowing occurrence, which lately took place in
Northern hOttI, where uiany SnutlerueIs were col
lec,ed is worth rccordng, both in evidence oi the
pluck of the bold d leaders f Sumner, Ell I'd onRe
genus, aud the courtesy al Southern men:
y loud talking Massachusetts dccla'mvr, under
took, Ia a crowd, To give vent Ia very vehement
denun catiOn o the course ol SOuthtrn men in their
Efforts 90 pu, down free discussion and Tree speech
that every man was entitled to give his opinions
freely on any question, without beng attacked with
personal violence, &c.. that lie Tor would ever
uphold the right, be the Consequences what they
may, &c. quiet Southcrncr remarked ihot Il,
though, that there limit TO such expression
and that there were many occasions on which il
was neither courteous nor proper Ia say what one
thought. The Northern man was very b,lEcCrcut,
aud said he claimed the largest liberty for every
one, who should be answered and not beaten. The
Souiherncr then quietly said To- him, "Slp-
pose, sir, were TO SAY 10 you, ~a:cb would not
.or the World be so sconr eous as 10 saw YOU are n
low, contemplate arrogant loalcr-Shai righ have
You TO come ainong gentlemen and utter your sen
iiTnen's on any question in the vcslibule Of u ho-
tel! You ought 10 be kicked out and am very
much disposed TO do it; and il YOU are not very
guarded in what you say, you will iud yourself
speedily rolling IN tie gutter. Suppose, sir, we've
Ia use such freedom of speech, which you so boldly
defend. and 10 express such thoughts that miglit
pass through my mind. would YOU que,ly submit To
such language us merely an express rn Of opinion
which cvery man is entitled tn maze, without per
sonal notcci Suppose were su dsoolrtrous Ms
Ia apply such language TO yourself would YOU argue
the question with mel"
Sir" replied Massachusetts NJ VOC were so un-
genIl"manly as 10 speak To IN such q manner |
would not stay To listen to you Md le vamus-
ed amidst the roar Of the whole crowd South
CGroLiHiGn.
PoLITIcAL Mon IN lNDIANA.-Two MgN KILLED.
We have briefly men ioncd the occurrence Of a
mob al Bourbon, Marshall county, Indiana, on the
occas of political discussion b,iween Judge
Stuart and MIR. COfax. Tie Loganport Journal
gives further particulars:
a wagon containing four men and n number Of
ladies came from Kosciusko county to attend the
speaking. In the wagon was borne banner rep
rcscntng Republican devtc. Threats were made
against the wagon before it reached the ground
aud during the speaking thirty workmcn, who
were employed upon the railroad prepared hckory
clubs aud as he wagon passed grocery It ,lr op-
! pnste "rj Of the town. il ai,act d W these
men, who knocked down the horses and ,0mmcn-
ced an md scriInnatc assault upon .l u The wagon.
he screams oi The wiHHce, ne they bcgItd FOR
| their lives, and the shouts aud murderuus blows of
the attacking party were awful, and presented n
scene which drove IN terror the multitude which
was largely made up Of women Men eadeavored
to save their families, and there was no time TO 1,
sist the unfortunate wagon load. which was SOON
ovcrpowercd by The iniuriated bruict wh, forgot To
discriminate between women and men in their mad
attack
Whilst one OF the mob stood with his club cIeyat.
ed with both hands, and in the net Of .triking he
was shot, and fell deal. The persons in the wagon
were seriously bruised and injured. aud were only
saved from death by the attention OF the mob being
attracted To another object.
In the wagoa was the wife of n Mr. Lenc' n
citizen o K'Sciusko county, who. hcarin., the dun-
ger oi hs wife, rode back To project Ter. Oh az
proachlng the wagon, lie and his horse we knoct.
ed down, and, finding tho odds against him to
sir"nH, he rctre"ted TO the house of tie Rev. Mr..
'ah'ts, whose hmly, with himself, had been wit
nesses Of the terrible scene az the wagon. MIR
Le'ir' was pursued by the mob who picked up axes
as they went broke ia the door and q wind w. aud
oru'''y murder ID him ir the presence ofhs family
iIS oo"y was horribly mingled, his lees aud head
being nearly cut TO pieccs
Hir. o"iaS had been 10 supper third OF mile
rom 'he scene o. these transactions and in a short
time after passed the grocery where were congre
gated the nssalants Of the wagon. They assaulted
his horse with clubs, and nearly knocked il dov,n
and threatened the life Of MIR Colfnx III. M
able to keep his horse in motion. and escaped. The
mob dubbed y man riding short distance behind
him, and threatened the life of Captain Sterling and
also beat n young man named Samuel Dishcr They
took complete possession OF the town, while Tho
people anxious for the safety Of the women fed In
confusion.
PnErARIsG Foa Waffle Norfolk Argos
states that Gov. Wise has issued through the al.
)utant Grneneral orders to tho commandantl
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