Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-28
MIR. LUDvIGH AND DEMOCRATIC MOB

Mr.. Ludvigh, editor Of o German newspaper
published at Baltimore, Maryland, made several
speeches in the West last fall, in favor of Fremont,
and advocated his election at home. lie is well
known as a talented and patriotic German. The
following letter from him explains itself:
New ORLEANS, February %, 1857.
DEAR Hon Washington's birthday l have TO
inform you of an event which happened me in the
South, and which doubtless will interest you.
On the 18th of February, | celebrated in Charles
ton, S. c., my f~fty.sixth birthday and on the l4sh,
had hung over my old democratic neck, in Savan-
nah, Georgia. not the sword of DamOclcs, but the
rome of ',Mobocles." had stopped there at the
Pulaski House, where 1 registered, as usual, my
name, which | never yet had any occasion to CON
ceal or to be ashamed of. During dinner | sat OPP
pOsite two German merchants,O one from New York,
the other from Savannah, with whom | became
speedily acquainted, and who kindly gave me a
glass of their champagne. After dinner, one OF
these gentlemen told me confidentially, that a plot
had been connected against me, and that had
better be cautious.
When ! intended to continue my calls on th'
subscribers of my paper during the afternoon
and left the hotel, an American accosted me-, ano
told me without exhibiting a warrant, "You are
my prisoner; | have to arrest you" 'Weil," re
piled l, I'M follow you" lie brought me to the
Court House, where about twenty Ameri
cans had followed us. as tl.is your paper ?"askeC
one of them, pointing to my Torch" as co,pu
deficit. "Yes, it is" Have you written this?
asked he further pointing to a passage marked
with n pencil "a President who is for the exten
sion of slavery can be no blessing for freedom"
answered in the affirmative. rs this your sentl
ment ?" "Then YOU are an abolitionistl" exclaim
ed several voices. II am none, am an old Demo
crat of the Jeffsrsonian school" You are nj
Democrat-you went for Fremont" 80 L did"
"IIe is an abolitiorist-l wish we had him here
said another. Among the Americans was a Ger
man Jew, from Russian Poland, a clerk at the
Post-ofice, / was told. He was asked if he woui'
make an affidavit that the massage was correctly
translated. After he said he would, th'
statute of Georgia was shown me, ard my atten
ton was called to the penalty fixed for treason
II have never committed any treason, and l an
not afraid of this law" was my answer. TheI
they read the law fixing bne year in the State
Prison, with hard labor. for disseminating abolition
documents. l replied, | did not fear 1t
either and further, that ] would gladly submit I
! a jur5 Md to the law.
After several questions and answers, they CAV
; me in charge of a policeman, who conducted m
10 Jail, where nv name was entered with the re
mark 'that | had been delivered to the police 70
protection, until further notice" After about n
hour, two of my acquintances appeared, VIII
greatly sympathized with me, and one of whom [
dare not mention their names) said to tho captai
of police, II wish ] was as good q Democrat q
Mr.. Ludvigh always has been, | would be prou
to take his place here In order to interrupt GU
2 conversation, / was taken to another room, and
@ special Waterman placed to prevent us talking an
further about political matters. Three houI
a elapsed, and no further notice came. After 81
d O'clock, five Americans cane, and a process Of moe
ern inquisition commenced again. And when
repeated once more that | was opposed to SLAYER
extension in the North West Territories, they sale
that's enough" left the room hastily. and one
them said: To-day IS Valentines day we sha
u have q nice ffOlic !" | understood what the-
o words meant, and ! believed | had the agreeabl
o choice between a ride on a fence rail, adorne
), with tar and feathers. and swinging on one of III
noighboring trees. My heart was painfully move
g when | thought of my poor wife and my five hel,
d less children; but my mind was quiet, ana, wit
pride and Indignation. | looked for what would b'
fall me next 1t became seven o'clock-a polio
n man entered and said:--'You are free; you ma
u 90 where you please, but we advise you TO lea'
a with the FIVE o'clock train tomorrow morning,
avoid danger" AT the same moment two youn
Germans arrived, who advised me not to return
II the hotel, but to pass the night at the house OF
friendly German. After taking leave of the polio
n man, who had behaved to me with the utmost kline
o ness, / went, protected us a criminal. to the hous
in which | was to find shelter for the night. Hel
some twenty liberia! young Germans soon gathere
u to whom | made at their request n speech, and tw
G of whom accom- panied me to the depot in the mo
o ming. They were freemen indeed, not in WORD
% only, but in their actions.
8 Banished from Austria, almost lynched in Amel
d lea where am l to find freedom?
Your friend,