New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-20
YAe blows descended. He uttered 10 sound. ma
m1h nisazxAia taln.nely lpaRted him

"Hs i getting stars a. ,:npess now no. !" said one
"Stcp," said Tom Gcrcon. "WelI, my frend, /" he
,siJ you see we are in earnest, and We shall carry
this through 10 the bitter end-you may rely on L.
You won get any sympathy; you wont get sny sup,
| p,r There amt minister in the state ths, WI
affairs alone. They any Of them hold candle here
ss the good elder did when they thrasaed Dresser
down at Nashville. Come, now, viii you cave Nc
But at th. moment the conversation was Interrupted
by the riding up OF four 1--WE gentlemen on morse
back, the headnost of whom was Clayton
| What's this be exclaimed, hurriedly. What
Mr.; Gordon-Father Dickson What-wnat am 10
| understanc by this lr
| "Who the d. val cares hat you Understand It's
10 bu.lhtss of YOU'RE" sad Ion Gcruon 20 e'Anu
! out of my way"
IL shsll make il some of my business, said Clay
ton, turning round to one of his companions. MY
Brown you are a magistrate"
Mr. Brown, fond, puffy.looking old gentleman
Low rode forward.
"Bless my soul, but this is shocking Mr.. Gordon,
don't how can youl M boys, you ought to con-
siderl"
Clayton, meanwhile, had thrown himself off his
horse, and cut the cords which bound Father Dickson
bin. He fell, fainting.
"Are YOU not ashamed of yourselves ?" said Clay
ton, indignantly gancipg around. Isn't this pretty
business for great, strong men like YOU abusing min.
i,tes that you know Won't fight, and women aud cbL
dren that you know can't"
"Do you mean to apply that language to me ?"
sad Tom Gordon.
"Yes, Sir, co mean just that! laid CLAYTON look
ing him, while he stretched bis tall figure to ts
most hight.
"Sir, that remark demand, sa,istscion."
sYou arc ", come to ali the satisfaction you can
get" said Clayton, coolly.
"You shall meet me-" said Tom GoIdon, where
Won shall answer for that remark ~
81 am not fighting man." said Clayton :" bat il
were should never consent to meet any ooe but
my equals. When man stoops to 10 the work OF q
rowdy and bully, he falls out Of the sphere of gen.
iemep. As for you," seid Clayton, turning to the
rest OF the company, there's more apology fox YOU
Ycu have NOT been brought up to know better. Ike
nv advice; dispere yourselves now, or | shal take
means 10 have this outrage brought to justice"
There is often magnetic force IN the appearance,
amid an excited mob, of man OF commanding pres
cree who seems perfectly calm and decided Ihe
mob stood iresoute. .
"Cone, Ton" said Kite pulling him by the sleeve,
"weye given him enSugh at any Ms !ste co,don 81.
wise you to go home. We must oil keep the peace,
you know. Come, boys, you've done enough Tor one
night, should hope! Go home, now, and let the oia
man be; and there's something to buy you ueat,
down at Skinfibts Come do the handsome, no"
Tom Gordon sulebly rode away, with his Two as
socioes each side; put, before he went, he sao 70
Clayton, ono -, .hs..d d.v.,,
"As you please sad Clayton.
The party Low set themselves about recovering ard
CONFORM the frightened fsmly. The wife was ear
ned in aud laid on the bed. Father Dickson was
soon restored so as to be able to SIT up, and, being
generally known and respected by the company, re-
ceived many expressions OF sympathy and coincidence
One of the was an elder IN the chufcn WINCH nso
| Il, sired his ministerial services. lie thcuSht ,ns
good opportunity of enforcing OF his for nery ex-
| pre sstd d opinions. ,,.
Now. Father Dickson he ssid, " this just shows
you the truth Of what was telinS you lhe cou sc
| of yours won't do; yOuse it won't now. Now,h you
agree not to say ything OF these troublesome mat
te shd ust conine yourself to the preachiDg OF tue
Gospel, you see you wouldn't get INTO any more
troube; sno after all it's the Gospel that's tue root
| of the matter. The Gospel will sracualy correct all
these evils, if you don't say anything about them.
| You see the state OF the community !. peculiar.
They won't bear ii. We feel the evis oi slavery Jus;
as much as you Go Our souls are burdent under IT,
| he said cOmplacenty wiping his face with his manu-
kerchief. but Providence doesn't appear 70 open
| any door here for US to do anything. tmnk we
ought to abide on the patient waiting on the Lord'
| ness, and order out OF confusion.
This Isst phase being part Of q stcreotyp'd ex-
hortation with which the good elder was Wont 70 in
dulge his brethren in chutch prsyer.meetings lie de-
ivcred it in the sleepy draw which he reserved 'os
| such occasion5 =,
"WelI," said Father Dickson, 81 must say tha. /
don't see that the preaching of the Gospel IN toe way
we have preached it hitherto, has done anything TO
| rectity the evil. It's a bad sign il our preaching
doesn't mako conflict. When the Apostles came TO
place, they sad, These men tat turn the "orla
! inside down are come hithcr. "
| But" esid Mr. Brown, "you must consider our
institutions peculiar; our negroes are ignorant ana
a.Dmable sasy wro"L. "PT and b the most iss x
there is much sensation when any discussion Is be
gun which sstes to them Now, lT:s in IN, Nashville
| wOrd-he hadn't opened bis mouth even-but be was
known to be an sbotionit and so they searched his
trunks and pspere, and there they found docum-nS
| EXPRESSING abolition sentiments, sure enough. We'll,
everybody ministers and eden, joined in taat afia,
ano stood by to zee him whipped. thought, myself,
they we nt too far But there is just where is Peo-
plc are not reasonable and they won't be reasonable,
| ia fnA A them;
eveIy yhody ought 10 be cautious. Now, wish, Tor
my part, that ministers would ccn6ne themselves to
their appropriate duties. Chrsts kingGom s not OF
this world. And, then, you don't know Tom Gordon.
He is terrible fellow! never want to e,me IN con-
fct with him. thought Id pat the best face oa IT,
and p.rusde him away. didn't want TO make Ion
Gordon my enemy. And think, Mr. Dckson, you
ust 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 kiad
| e preaching exites braws and confusion, and IN
flames the public mind, it seems to be duty 70 give
huP" -, ". car,., ~. .,ao, .w. o0,bs to
follow the things which make for pesce-such things
whereby one msy edify another"
"that such coune is sunenderiDg our liberty Of
free spec ch into the hands of mobi II Ioa Sor
don may dictate what is to be 'aid on one suoec Le
| NAV on another; and the rod which has been held
over our friends head tonight, may be held over ours
Independent of the right or wrong OF Father DICK
sons pnnc ples be ought to maintain his position, foT
the srke Of maintaining the right OF free opinion IN
| the State" - -
"Wby," said Nj. Cornet "the Scripture saith, If
they peisecute you city, fee ye into another"
"Tbat was said" said Clayton, ito people that
given them to maintain. But # We give way before
mob sw we make ourselves slaves Of the worst des-
potism on earth"
Bur Clayton spoke to men whose ears were stopped
by the cotton OF slothfuness and love Of Taey
rose up and said.
at was time for them 10 be goisg.'
Clayton expressed his intention Of remaining over
the Big to afford encouragement and assistsace TO
| his freLds ia Gaze Of any further emergency.