Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-06

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Lynch Law in EEa1-yls1ld--A Man and sFO-
man Tarred and Feathered.
The slave owners Of Kent county, Nd, have, With
in year or two; suffered heavy losses By the run
ming off Of slaves, not less than sixty having escaped
in 1856, and large number since These nyste-i
rious escapes created no little excitement Some
i've years ago slave belonging 70 DR.. DAvIDsOE, Of
Queen Anne's county, -ransWay, but was apPrehsn,
ded in Delaware and returned to his master a.
forged pass or certificate Of fisedom il is stated,
was found upon him evidently disguised, which he
stated was furnished him By man named Jas. L
Bowers, Of Kent county, and who was wen known
to entertain strong anti-slsEery sentiments Bowers
was subsequently arrested, and tried but for want
Of sufficient evidence was acquitted Since then
suspicion has been directed against him, from the
fact that his immediats nsighbVrhOOds suffered tpg
considerable extent from the loss Of this kind Of
property. and on wednesday night q Hast week .
number Of otizents, setting al forms Of law At de-
fance, proceeded 70 his residence and tarred and
feathered him. The particulars given in the 1
Kent Nslos, as follows: ---.-
From ten to thirty persons were engaged in it. one
Of whom sUceesded in dsooying Mr. 30 Eers from has
house between the hours Of 10 and Il e'eiook, by
pretending 70 have broken his Garage, which re-
ouired assistanc to mend ii. Upon Air. B. arrival
at the road, (which is distant about one hundred
yards from his house, he seized and secured by
the party who quickly proceeded TO place him in
carriage to be conveedy 20 place previously select
cd for the purpose. Bis screams were soon heard
by his wife, who Immediately started to the place
whence they proceeded, and came up with the party
before they had CARED of her husband. Her fears
for his safety partially relieved by being told
that he would receive personal violence but that
they intended TO take him to jail for some offence he
had committed. Mrs. Bowers returned bone Ealist
the posse carried him TO woods some halt mile
distant where he was stripped, tarred andfeathered
and after promising to leave the State within twenty
four hOurse he was permitted 60 depart t-a- ~
They then went to the house Of free negro named
Butler, and inquired if a certain negro woman named
Tilison was there. To this question he promptly
responded nO-the house was then entered and the
individual soon found, Whereupon they administered
to him 6 severe logging. The woman, who has a
strong infusion Of the Angl saxon was taken some
distance from the house, and the upper portion Of
her person subjected to similar application OF tar
and feathers. This woman, It is alleged, lives IN
Cecil and for several years has frequently visited
almost every section Of the county without any
Ostensble business exeFting wherever she goes her
wonderful powers Of eonjuration and fortune telling
She is represented to be about fifty years Of age,
dwarfsh in appearance scarcely weighing fifty
pounds and is calculated to excite great influence
upon the more superstious portions Of blacks. She
leads migratory life, and is usually found in the
houses Of free negroes. Her advent in this county
has been followed BY the escape Of slaves, on more
than one OCCASION. -.--.-
The common report and statement in justification,
are, that nothing but sense Of wrong and of dan
ger the security Of this property, could have in
duced many Of the most substantial and respectable
yeomen Of our county to adopt the course puFsHed.
That the frequent loss Of slave property for series
Z Of years, and the spprehensioRs in the minds of
owners call for strong and decided measures snd
that the necessities Of the case, growing out Of the
secrecy which schemes Of absconding are concoot
ed and executed, have made it imperative that
vigorous and stringent means shouldbe used against
those who hold and openly ultra abolition sent
ments, and upon whom strong circumstances and
developments have forced conviction on the public
mind Of an improper interference with slaves.
HoRRORs OF BAsHFULEEss.-Ther is some hope
for an ugly man; for, as Mirsbesu did, he may, BY
the force of intellectual superiority, compel listeners
to think him handsome; even supremely vain man
get along comfortably through life though 9TH
ers may despise him, he is made happy by his own
Conceit but what hope is there for bashful man
What dreams of ure pleasure glory or smbStiOn
can reasonably be INDUCED in by the psrssn who
shrinks from the gaze Of his fe' W-creatUzes, who
almost fears the sound Of his own voice, who tuem-
bes bushes, and stammers at the sight Of female?
No; there is no hope for such person. There
be possibility Of his rise in the world, except Dy
the aid Of extraordinary circumstances This truly
is an unfortunate situation.
Who are really more miserable thanthese bashf0l
men. UnfOrtunates, pity them. l have often
watched them as they 60 laundering along; mOrti-
hcaOn at every step, disappointment st every turn
How many old bechelOrs are there, think you, who
boastful of their Independence would not have mar
ried if they had had the courage TO ask the ladys
consent! Few, very few.
l once knew poor fellow who was actually too
bashful TO look himself in the glass; and yet this
man aspired to win the favor Of fair maid. After
much anxiety Of mind, and many terrific internal
struggles, the ceremony Of Introduction gotten
through with brief Courtship ensued, during
which my friend suffered terribly; but he stumbled
noby, fOndly anticipating that all his queer
sstiOns would disappear siter marriage. He " oald
no doubt, have been a happy husband /; but the
marriage never took place q rr- nd. ss..-1 II. -
The sad circumstance car. be briefly relatad
While intensely absorbed in q game oS blind
man buff his wig was knocked off. His hetrothed
was witness to the disaster she even laughed
Despair, shame confusion, overwhelmed him; a
film came over his eyes, and his cheek burned as if
on fire. In snatehing at his hat he ran his finger
into the eye of his intended mothaFin-IaW. The
catastrophe was complete he fedfrom the house,
and a roar of laughter fOllOWBdhim. But he never
came again; his spirit crushed. He is now
sour old C@Iebs, and execrates all Womankind, with
the exception of his laRdlady, of whom he stands
considerably in awe. Take warning from this
study retain your presence Of mind however try
ing the circumstances may be. Had my friend
laughed when the others laughed at him, he would
perhaps now be leading life Of blissful matri
mOny. ..E H--.E-