Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-10-03

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made.
The Slavocrats Danish Irish
men.
The Wilmington IN. O. Herald,
speaking Of the expulsion of two
lrishmen from Cheraw, s. c., for
talking TO slaves, says go" Tesumo-
ny was taken and the two incenda-
ries. james Colwcll, alias Cornell, a.
has Demsey. and John Malone, Irish
men, we're interrogated. The result
OF the matter was, these two Irish
men were put in custody Of a COM
mtloc, to be 10y them sent 10 some
free State. They passed through
Wilmington, en- route Tor the North,
yesterday, where they can more safe
ly give vent To their feelings con-
cerulug an institution which they
can neither appreciate nor under
stand"
We now find in the New York
Herald a full history Of the alTair
from me Of the parties, which brings
the rascalliy Of it up to any ordlna-
ny Imagination:
have been resident Of the
southern states for the last three
years, aud for the last SIX months a
resident Of Cheraw, S &. | have
been engaged IN the business of sell
Ing window shades, and at the time
Of MY arrest had four men employed
with me in said business. On the
evening Of Sunday, the 7th Of Sep
lemler, while stopping with one OF
my men, John Malone, at the hotcl
Of John Moore, Cherdw, S. c., the
people assembled IN the bauoom
commenced talking about Kansas 81
slavery. The conversation became
general and in the course Of it Ma
lone. who is mere boy, stated to
John MonholIand that he would vote
for Kansas being a free state, aud as
si-uad as a reason that he did not
think that poor white men stood as
good a chance to get living IN the
slave states as they did in the free
states Monhollaud replied that the
Irish (Mllone is IRISH IN n. York
were worse off than the niggers IN
the South. Several other remarks
were made insulting to Malone, when
| interfered and told them If they
wanted to talk To talk To me. A
mau by the name Of McClenahan, a
storekeeper in the plnce, then drew
his revolver and threatened 10 shoot
me. also drew revolver aud a
bowie knife, and told ,hem if they
w,shod To- fight was rendv-that
was ready 10 uIe. If necessary. IN de-
lense of my rlght and that OF my
friend TO freedom OF speech See.
ing me determined. they cooled
down, and, after some further brag-
gadoclo aud abuse ol the North, dis
persed. The next day Malone and
myself were arrested, and brought
before what they termed vigilance
committee, charged With being abo-
lnion agents
The committee held three meet
ings that day, and the evidence pro-
duced against us was of the most
( tllmsy kind Our having inquired
the way to dilercrt places Of negroes
whom we met on the road was
brought up as proof Of our being
aboluonisls also the fact that
/ Malone stopped at the house of DR..
Poe to get a drink of water A mi
/ Monty OF the committee were in ia
vor Of larring and lealhering us, but
the minority finally decided to send
Us to the free states. We were es-
corled to Wilmington, N. c., by a
sheriff and four deputies. On arriving
there we were placed in ch rye OF
the mayor of that place. While at
Wilmington, one of our escort, nam
ed Zach EIlarbee, a STAKEHOLDER,
went out through The town and re-
ported that we were abolItlonlsts,
which caused a moh togather around
the house where we were confined,
and for time we were in imminent
danger Of being lynched. We could
hear the mob cry out, "iang them y
Sc Hang the Id sons Of BIS !" &c,
&c From Wilmington we were es-
corled by two conslables to Norfolk,
Va, where we were confined two
days aud two nights in a foul apart
meat of the Jail, waiting for the
steamer to sail. We were finally put
on baard the the steamer and ouI
passage paid to New York, whero
we arrived on Monday. ! have
merely to state, in conclusion, that
by this Outrage have been deprived
Of all my property, and am left in
your city an entire stranger.
JAMES CoLwELL.
New York, Sept IT, 1856.
The Bhck Code Of Kansas. -
The following summary shows in a
brief compass the baTberous aud