The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-08-28
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Clayton, turning round to one Of his compan-
ions. Mr.. Brown, you are magistrate?
Mr.. Brown, florid. puffy.lOoking old gentle
man, now rode forward.
"Bless my soul, but this is shocking! Mr..
Gordon, don't how can you? My boys, you
ought to consider F"
Clayton, meanwhile, had thrown himself of
his horse, and cut the cords which bound father
Dickson to the tree. The sudden reaction OF
feeling Overcame him. He fell, fainting.
3" Are you not ashamed Of yourselves? said
Clayton, Indignantly CHANGING round. Isn't
this pretty business for great, strong men like
you, abusing ministers that YOU know won't
fight, and women and children that you know
can't!"
Do you mean to apply that language to
me y said Tom Gordon.
Yes, sir, do mean just that " said CLAYTON.
looking at him, while he stretched his tall figure
to its utmost height.
!" Sir, that remark demands satisfaction
A" You sre welcome to all the satisfaction you
can get" said Clayton, coolly.
" 1ou shall meet me- said Tom Gordon,
where you shall answer for that remark :"
am not a fighting man." said CLAYTON
but if | were, | should never consent to meet
any one but my equals. When a man stoops
to do the work of q rowdy and a bully he falls
out of the sphere of gentlemen. AS for YOU"
said Clayton, turning to the rest of the company,
there's more apology for you. You have not
been brought up TO know better. Take my ad-
wee; dispense yourselves now, or | shall take
means to have this outrage brought to Justice"
There is often magnetic force in the ap-
pearance, amid an excited mob, Of man of
commanding presence, who seems perfectly
calm and decided. The mob stood rresolute.
sleeve, " we've given him enough, at any rate
" Yes, yes" said Mr. Brown, Mr.. Gordon. l
advise you to go home. We must all keep the
peace, you know. Come, boys, you've done
enough for one night, | should hope. Go
home, now, and let the old man be- and there's
something to buy you treat, down at Skin
Hints Come, do the handsome, now"
Tom Gordon sullenly rode awav with his two
associates each side; but, before Lo went, he
said to Clayton
You shall hear of me again, one Of these
days."
LAS you please" said Clayton.
The party now set themselves about recover.
lug and comforting the frightened family. The
wife was carried in and laid down on the bed.
Father Dickson was soon restored so rs to he
able to sit up, and, being generally known and
respected by the company, received many ex-
pressions Of sympathy aud coincidence. One
OF the men WAS an elder in the church which
had desired his ministerial services He thought
TINS good opportunity Of enforcing some OF
his iormery-eXpresscd opinions
Nov, father Dickson he said. "this lust
shows you the truth OF what ] was telling YOU.
lhIs course OF yours won do; You see it won't,
now. Now, if You'd agree not to say anvtbipg
OF these troublesome matters. and lust confine
yourself to tho preaching of the Gospel. ,,op
see you wouldn't get into any more trouble
and, after all, it's the Gospel that's the root Of
the matter. The Gospel viii gradaally correct
all these evils, if You don't say anything about
them. You see, the state Of the community ~
peculiar. They won't bear it, We feel the
evils of Slavery jus. much as you do Our
souls are burdened under it, he said, compla-
Gently wiping his face with his handkerchief.
=" Bat Providence doesn't appear To open any
door here for us 10 10 anything. / think we
ought 10 abide on the patient waiting on the
Lord, who, IN his own good time, Will bring
light out of darkness, and order cut Of conf,.
sion"
ibis last phrase being part Of a stereotyped
eXhcrtatioa with which the good elder was wont
to indulge his brethren in church prayer-meet-
Ings, he delivered it in the sleepy drawl which
he reserved for such occasions
Wei, said father Dickson, 81 must say
that don't see that ihe preaching of the Cos
pei, IN the way we have preached it hitherto,
has done anything TO rectify the evil. It's a
bad sign, If our preaching doesn't make a con-
fiict. When the Apostles came to a place. thew
said, These men that turn the world upside
down are come hither.'
"But," said Mr. Brown, "you musf consider
our institutions are peculiar: cur NEGROES are
Ignorant and inflammable, easily wrought upon,
and the most frightfu consequences NAV re-
sdlt That's the reason why there is so much
sensation when any discussion is begun which
relates to them, Nov, was in Nashville when
that Dresser affair took place He hadn't said
vord-he hadn't opened his mouth. even
but he was known to be an Abolitionist: and
80 they searched his trunks and papers, and
there they found documents expressing Adolf
ton sentiments, sure enough. Wei. everybody.
ministers and elders, Joined in that affair, and
stood by TO see him whipped. / thought, my
self, they went too far. But there is Just where
it is. People are not reasonable, and they
won. DE reasonable, in such cases. It's too
much to ask of them; and so everybody ought
to be cautious. Now, | wish, for my part that
ministers would confine themselves to their ap-
propriate duties. 'Christ's kingdom is not of
this world And, then, you don't know Tom
Gordon. He is a terrible fellow / never
want TO come in conflict with him. / thought
I'd put the best face on it, and persuade him
away. l didn't want to make Tom Gordon my
enemy. And think, Mr.. Dickson, if you must
preach these doctrines, | think it would be best
for you to leave the State. OF course, we don't
want to restrict any mans conscience; but
when any kind of preaching excitss brawls and
confusion, and intames the public mind, it
seems to be duty to give it up"
EYES," said Mr. Cornet, the elder, we ought
IN follow the thin0s which make for Deace-
such things whereby one may edify another"
"Don't you see, gentlemen" said Mr.. Gay
ton, "thst such course is surrenderihg our
liberty of free speech into the hands Of mob?
If Tom Gordon may dictate what is to be said
on one subject, he may on another; and the
rod which has been held cyei our friends head
tonight, may be held over ours. Independent
of the right or wrong of father Dickson's prin-
ciplee, ne ought to maintain his position, for
the sake of maintaining the right of free opin-
ion in the State"
"Why," said Mr. Cornet, "the Scripture saith,
If they prosecute you into one city, flee ye into
another"
"That was said,' said Clayton, "to people
that lived under despotism, and had no rights
of liberty given them to maintain. But, if we
give way before mob law, We make ourselves
slaves Of the worst despotism on earth"
But Clayton spoke to men whose cara were
stopped BY the cotton of slothfulness and love
Of ease. They rose up, and said
" 1t was time for them TO DO going"
Clayton expressed his intention Of remaining
over the night, to afford encouragement and
assistance to ATS friends, in case of any further
emergency.
AN INDIAN CArAcouB.-Mr. Warren Clark
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