New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-29
snsver, they Ie, th. store mut,ing ttA. fNeO ~cad

snsver they eft the store nutttfng thAs fEco wcad
| be ltd in order % stop me.
bed some pastoraI visiting 10 do in The couDtry,
spd X<r at, ncipg % .hst inpostan duty, on NJ ~
csy ncnb z ! ssr,ed for Rochester fJr t'e parposi
OF boHh my nee tpg 81 the time appoin'e". As No
at the corners Of the TT. engaged in conversion.
lbe excitement appeared to DC general. ] rode
nrush the village 10 Bro. Stro X sable 10 put yp
ny rome, and b'o Holland, who Wa in company whh
ne, went irntdat-y infc Bro. Srock's ssoro. 1
cane into the A. re IN ten O, fftsea minutes and
found tevera Of my kocheger frerds and - from,
the county, who bad oo@e TO sttend tho nesting.
Olo Bio Hollsnd ia santed martyr NO sl vss uandinc
sar be fiont door. One Of The leaders with several
Others Of the mob, were standing psax Bro. Hoi-
Ispd sbd myself having 10 their haads a k,s
rumttr Of The Uesfern Chr'.fia" Ad1eese, con.
taii ire The report Of the majority Of the Coom,ee
on Slavery in the General Cobferepce. l told them
bow thai matt wss adjur'td, but su 10 no purposs;
We we've sbolitiobsts st, and must promise not TO
prescb or else be nobb q. l said I would not do Il.
About tn time the mob began to collect IN 'front.' Of
the ooor l suppose there were from seven y.fve TO
one bur DR.. of them some rom Platte Coonty some
from BtchsDsn rome from ayAnnsh, and ethers fpu1
the vicinity of Rochester. some were armed With
reyoly.,s others had H ives clube, While others
bad picked up stones in the streets felloT cfled
ou, If be had ME out OF the stoe be would sosa kiu
me- At that n msrk, one fr low me by the Arm,
Az drew me TO the door, Three others then cstne %
bs asestance and eeizpg bo'6 Of e,ch arm and leg,
they carried me to IRE modle OF the street., whore
they ta)ted--rsvisg cursing, and yclhng ike BODY
Of ssysg.s who bad rescued prlsvner. .-,-
Wtle this was trapspi ing, Bro. Holland vas .shoY
the ball Srik bim on the chin, passing hroughAnd
breaking bis neck. BE expired IN sbou. thirty MIN
ut-s. / sfteIwsId understood thst Bro. Stroch ves
shot aso the ball cuti ing ali his ccthinY and grssfng
the skp 90 bis side. They also shot at Bro Bestte
and iseed him o. be then knocked two or three of
them down, ana escsped at th- be- door. lheee no.
Die brethren stood tn ne In the battle till they weee
driven from their posts.
While in the street the mob beld consultation over
me- as 10 the sture Of the punishment shouli receive
from them the nbooiment Of civil power and the
t'ued suardan. OF society for thus aaewpt-
ing to preach j. and the under the ban
OF Freeoom. Some said, Cut hs - throat;
oh.rs, Scalp bim; Others Shoot him in the head"
AT last they coDcuo ed to tar me- They then carried
scrots he street between another store and ware
house, to tar oair.i which suk in the glound,
an, throwing me down my back with considerable
violence held me there while they Consulted 70 tho
pn. him ~ which the dT should De 'psS Some .
stripping me-. One fellow swore they could
not seree, ana he would shoot me. He
aimed revolver at my head, but another wrssted
It from him, excsimiog, :" Don't shoot hum, we win
give him hat we think he deserves" At lss. they
COZ cuded to do the work vitlOut stripping me.
Amer searching me TO zee whtther vas armed or Act,
and fnt ing bad no arms concealed sbou, my person,
they comm need putting on toe tar win broad
padcle. After comp ttely sa'uratinR my har, they
gave my eyes, eas, face and peck each p'sstefing.
/ bad on black coat satin vest, and black cloth
ny clothes, down to my feet. They then let me up.
was 30 core l cou scsrcey stand 90 my feet, but
oh the sgony of my eyeS. Toty appeared hks balls
Of rr, thought they wouc burst out OF my head.
Ath, ugh it noon, and the bot sun was besmng
upon my head, groped my way ss at Midnight. Az
ter srose to ny feet fellow said, lie has one
n mute to leave town another said, He centhavs
five ninu.e, and If he is no. gone in thai time he sht
be rbot." gropsd my way into the street, they fo-
loving me wrb their rtvolven cooked, telling me TO
step fa<ttr, at the peril Of my life | was in ~ much
misery, knew rot where WAS goiog. could see
obj. cts, hut could Lot distinguish one from aaot6er
BY the time got scroes the street, between Bro.
Shocks store ano stable the tar bad cited some and
l could d. tipguisb bttSeen males and females Here
were the female members % OF my hock IN Rochester.
an overeer," some Of whom had ventured out
in the midst of this mob to rescue their
pastor from their bloody clutches. Some
bsros il excessive gi.f Ittousht Of the pstnotic
women Of the Revoujon end that their dsughters still
liv, to ecd helping hsno in behalf Of eadenng hu-
msnty. uno horse 10 tie yard WIN Te oaiaie su
sac de and started tO 20 TO some place on my work
a. quickly possible to get the tar washed ous Of my
EYES The mob followed me, bowever, turned me
back, and made me 60 toward Savannah. AZ 1
pared out of town, proviceutialy met Bro ChAm-
b.r in sId bis wife who were coming 70 my meet
ing II hope hs viii write and tell You how they served
hm.) When II c,me uP to ITEM they d'd not
know me- After told them wha, han been done,
Bro. C. asked me- If thought could stand Il to go
to bis fa btr-iI laws u distance Of twelve miles, l
told him tboup BIT could not endure such frp. out
was willing 10 try IT. We rod. fast - we could,
not kr owing that the mob in purrut OF u.s. When
we turn.d of fiom tho man Savannah road 70 go 70
Bro Milers they were ro' m re than fifteen minutes
bebjno us Amer riong 40 far in the no, sur, 10 my
tonci,ion, / was early d. ad when arrived. bit
through the aite nton Of Bro Chamb rio an my kind
frienos Bro. Mers, ina few days partially recov-
cred from the ipjuries received. M.y tpey receive
tboussId fold in tLis hfe AID in the word to come life
everlasting.
These Bro. CoIkin, are facts, for which bold my
self accouDtao and for which expect to ans ger ct
the bar of God. M,y Goo take o( the &C altered
flock, and finally bring oil 10 Heaven
Anamosd, Lua, AUG. !.