Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-12-23

The Hartford Press relates that jas J.
Miller of Hartford and Enmons J. Coe of
Merden. have Just returned from North Car
Oliua with rather uncomfortable experience
of the manner in which some Of the people
Of that region observe the guarantees Of the
constitution. They went to Salisbury. Row
an county, about four weeks ago, as travel
ing agents for L. Stebbins. publisher. of
Hartford, to sell two large and handsomely
illustrated volumes, The History of the
North American Indians, - and The History
OF Christ and His Apostles They took
room at the Mount Vernon House. and after
thoroughly canvassing Salisbury and the Vi
cinitv. they went To Gold Hill on Monday,
Nov. %, and returned on the evening Of the
23d. On their way back in the evening they
met two men returning from court. who
asked, DO you know Old Brown, tie insur-
rectioniSt' No We'll, YOU look out or
you will be in Jail pretty soon. They
heard nothing more until Wednesday NOR
ming. when as they were looking at a fire
which br IKE out in the Methodist church,
Coe heard the Mayor say to a man stand ~
by: YES; that's the very man. he s.,P
at the Mount Vernon House" ''Are you
speaking OF me- ?'' said Coe. "Yes. He
handed them his card and with Miller re
turned to the hotel, whittier they were fol-
lowed by the man to whom the mayor had
spoken. In a short time an officer with five
patrol men carrying heavy canes came TO
their door Miller opened it and politely
asked them in He also offered them his
trunk, his keys, papers, books, letters. &c,
and invited them to satisfy themselves as to
his character and business. They chose TO
take the young men directly to the police
court.
Arriving there accompanied by great
crowd, a scene ensued supremely ludlcrous
10 any by-stander who could have dared to
laugh. Three magistrates presided. The
trunks were brought in, the leaves of the
books turned over and over, and laid aside
for more careful study. The crowd ques-
toned a good DEAL and then swore great
de i, and then questioned and swore more.
They opened carefully and shook out every
shirt and pair OF trowsers, but no treason
appeared. The presiding magistrate said
that there was nothing against them but
suspicion, yet he thought 1t better to bind
them over for trial before the superior court,
recurring $500 bail They asked Miller and
Coe if they were ready to give bail? Ger
tainly not, said Miller, take us to jail.
So they went 10 Jail with Il solemn process
sion OF six officers around them and ten
couples in front and six more in the rear.
They sent for a lawyer, r. B. Moore, who
proved himself I. frank, generous, sensible
friend throughout They had crowds Of VI
sitors daily asking to see the id Yankees,
or the id abolitionists. On Tuesday the
29th, they were brought into the superior
court, and the prosecuting attorney told she
court that these young men were Ignorant
of the laws, and so far as ascertained bad
committed no intentional ofense, &c. TIE
Judge lectured them, for what nobody knew,
and told them that On paying their Jail fees,
S4,l2, each, they should be discharge
They paid the bli. bat returned to the jail
for protection from the mob Of 'lewd fellows
of the baser sort who manifested great anX-
iety to use tar and feathers
They finally got out oi town in a private
conveyance Idle and i2sr -tories-that
they had talked with slaves. sold them
books, and told them that if they woa!d
run away across the river John Browns
army would carry them of 10 liberty, had
excited the mob against them.