The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-17

tIeQ up 10 me, aau N >,
you got a revolver ?" ] replied. NO
He handed me pistol saying, "There,
take that, and stand off ten steps. and
d-n you, will blow you through In an
instant" l replied. 81 have no use tor
your weapon" l afterwardsheard them
congratulating themselves IN nreference to
this, that they had acted honqrably with
me. The fellow vas furious but his
companions dissuaded him from shooting
me, saying they were going e hang me.
If can picture to myself t AIook ofa
CUBA blood hound, just reas With open
jaws to seize a painting slave in Florida
swamp, then, l imagine, We ksse cor
rect daguerreotype likeness OF the ez-
preston worn by these emigrant repre-
sentatives of the manly sentiment, high
toned courage, and magnanimous feeling
of the South Carolina ehivalry, when first
they scented, in their own estimation,
che blood of live abolitionist /; and yell
ed, hang him hang him hang the
id abolitionist! They pinioned
my arms behind me, obtained rope,
but were interrupted by the entrance oi
stranger-a gentleman from Missouri ;
since ascertained to be General Tut, a
lawyer of Buchanan Co. He said, My
friends, hear me. | am an old man, and
it is right you should hear me. l was
born in Virginia, and | have lived many
years in Missouri. | am stakeholder
and desire Kansas to be made Slave
State, if it can be done by honorable
means. But you will destroy the cause
you are seeking to build up. You have
taken this man, who was peacebly pass
ing through your town, and along the
public highway, and doing no person any
harm. We profess to be IaO and order
men, and should be the last to commit
violence. If this man has violated any
law, let him be punished according to
law, but for the sake of Missouri-for the
sake of Kansas-for the sake of the pro-
slavery cause, do not act in this way
They dragged me into another grocery,
and appointed a moderator. Kelley told
his story. l rose to my feet, and calm,
ly, and in respectful language, began tc
tell mine. l was repeatedly jerked to my
seat, and so roughly handled that l was
compelled to desist. Ny friend from Mis-.
sour again earnestly besought them &c
set me at liberty. Kelley turned short
on him, and said, "Do you belong in
Kansas?" He replied, "No, but l ex
pect to live in Atchisoa next fall, and in
this matter the interests of Missouri and
Kansas are identical" !" Mr.. Lamb. a,law.
yer of Atchison, and Mr.. Samuel Dick
lnson, a merchant of the same place, both
pro-slavery men, also united with Gen
eral Tut, in pleading that l should be Gel
at liberty. While these gentlemen were
thus speaking. heard my keepers mut.
ter, Oh you, if yoa don't hush We
will tar and feather YOU" But when
Kelley began TO see how matters stood,
he came forward and said, He did moi
take Butler to have him hung, only tar.
red and feathered." Yet, in the othel
grocery. he had said to the mob, "Thes
should do as they pleased" He dared
not take the responsibility of taking my
life, but when these unfortu nate men
whose one-ides-ism on the subject o.
Slavery and Southern rights, has become
insanity when these irresponsible
South Carolinians, sent out here to be
bulldogs and blood-hounds for Atchi:
son and Stringfellow-when they could
be used as tools to take my life, he was
ready to do it! Our gunpovder moder
ator cut the matter short, by saying, '1
is moved that Butler be tarred and fsath
cred, and receive thirty mine lashes." A
majority said, "Aye," though numbel
of voices said. "No." The moderator
said, "The affirmative has it. Butler hal
TO be tarred and feathered, and whipped
began to speculate how .hat sort o.
thing would work so far north as the lsti
tude of Kansas. There wasa good dea
of whispering about the house. I san
dark threatening, and omincus looks il
the crowd. The moderator again can'
forward, and in an altered voice, said
"his moved that the last part Of the SEN
tenee be reseinded." 1t was rescinded
| was given into the hands Of nay Soutl
Carolina overseers, TO be sarred aud feath
cred. They mutteFed and growled at thi
issue of the matter. ..Bo id" sal.
] t,ea~-e cut in this way, We would have le
c0in0 OsE = - - ).
- shoot Butter g tl4e nfst. Il
would have done it quicker Than fash.
One little. dark visaged, thin featured
black eyed South Carolinian, as smart q
cricket, and who seemed to be the lead
er of the gang. was particularly displeai
ed. "D@n me-" said he, /" if | az
come all the way from South Carolins
and have spent so much money to d
things up in such milk and water styl
as this
They stripped me naked to the wais
covered my body with tar, and then fc
the want Of feathers, applied cotton WOO
Having appointed committee of seve
! to certainly hang me- the next time
should come to Atchison, they tossed m
clothing into my buggy, put me therein
/ accompanied me to the suburbs of th
a town, and sent me naked cut opon ti
prairie. | adjusted my attire about me
. as best could, and hastensd to reioi
my wife and two little ones, on the banb
; of the Stranger Greek. Itwas rather
sorrouful meeting after 50 lmg parting
still We were very thankful that, undo
: the blessing of = good Providence. it ha
Jared no worse with Us all.
The first mob that sent ne down Il
river on raft, were ooartaous gent.