Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-08-25
SOUTHERN MANNERS ILLUS
TRATED.

From the Lancaster, Pa. Express, Aug. 3.
On Saturday a difficulty occurred at
the Ephrata Mountain Springs, which
came near having an unpleasant termina-
ton. The particulars, as far as we have
been able to gather them from the many
flying reports in regard TO the matter, are
about as follows: 1t appears, at the din
ner table, after most of the h0arders had
retired, a gentleman named White, from
Baltimore, got into an alteration with
one Of the colored servants, who, he al
legged (wrongfully, as it subsequently,
turned out carried away his plate, upon
which he hal just ordered neat. The
charge was denied by the servant, when
high words took place between the two
which ended by the former picking up
tumcler and hurting ii at the head of the
latter. The servant evaded the flying
missile by lodging, and directly made to-
wards Mr.. White IN menacing manner,
and struck him in the face, urged on, it
Is said, by the other servants in the room.
The noise of the disturbance immediately
filled the room with the guests of the
house, principally Southerners, who fore
ed the servant from the room. Consid-
cradle confusion followed the fracas. and
meeting was soon afterwards called and
attended by nearly all the boarders of the
house. The proceedings, however, were
conducted altogether by gentlemen from
The South, OF whom there are several
hundred at the Springs. Speeches were
made denouEcIng the conduct Of the SER
want IN very severe terms, and even coun-
selling violence to his person.
From all the statements which were
made at the meeting, the sympathies of
the crowd seemed very much in favor of
Mr.. White, not only by the boarders
from the South, bat also from the North,
and things were IN d fair way of adjust
ment, when a gentleman from Baltimore,
whose name we did not learn. arose and
made a violent speech, denouncing free
nlggers IN general, and, very indIscreet-
Iy, we think, reflected sharply upon Penn
syIvanIa and her laws Previous to this
the Pennsylvanians present said not a
word Tut, for gentlemen from the South
to come INTO the very heart of our State
and denounce It's people and its institu-
lions, was more than they were willing
to let pass by In silence and a gentle
Ai'1h rum .-itduel pLlld, whose name we
were unable to learn, interrupted the
speaker, and replied with much ANNA
uon, indicating Pennsylvania from the
charges made by the ''chivalric son. of
the sunny South, and saying in very plain
terms, the Baltmorean did not tell the
truth. The Phlladelphian was backed up
by others from the North, and then fol-
lowed a scene of the greatest confusion,
which threatened for a little while to
lead to very serious consequences.
Much excitement existed, and ilI-feel-
ing was felt during the day and evening.
tie Southerners demanding the expulsion
of the servant from the house. and threat
ening that, if he appeared at the table, he
would be severely dealt with. The SER
wants of the house also held a meeting.
and resolved, if he was expelled, to leave
the establishment in a / odv. The matter
continued IN the same unsettled state un-
III some time yesterday, when the SER
want left the establishment in such way
as 10 satisfy the others. and at last ac-
counts all was quiet at the Springs.