The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-01-26
How Democracy Loves Irish
Alen.-At Tars and Eeath-
erS them.
From the n. 7. Tribune, Jan. 2

snst., has the following paragraph under
its Golau-bia q, c. correspondence:
A orkrnan ON the New State House nam
ed Powers, has been ut.ering sed tious senti-
nents here without concealment, and on
more than one occasion, expressing his entire
approval of BroEn's invasion. BE was ap-l
pretended by the Mayor, and subjected TO ex-
animation in the presence OF the commission
cr Of this circuit. The proof of his inGenda
~ lsnguage and feelings was abundant and
conclusive, although not Of any attempt to
Ats,mper with slaves. lie was, therefore, yes
1erday ordered to be escorted from prison to
The outskirts sf the city by the marshals.
A. threats OF rescue had been made BIZ other
stone -masons, he was carried through the
Gown ut O'Clock A. NJ, and through the
State House yard, where these men were at
work, a crowd, of course, in attendance. No
attempt at rescue was made and at the Char
lotte junction of the city, the Vigilance Com
mittee took him in hand, stripped him to the
waist. inflicted twenty-niue lasheS and a coat
nt tar and lcathers. Hence he was forwarded
b. railroad to Charleston"
The same journal has this paragraph
Ender the lead of its leading articles;
:. THE TARRED SroNE-C -CUTTER-The tarred
stone-cdtteY, alluded to in She NerceTys Col
qmba cores ..ondsnce, duly arrived in this
city, consigned to the Chief Of Police. He
was walked to the guard house voluntarily in
his unique dress. HI relates his adventure
in the simplest manner, concluding with the
assertion that he don't care q d-n for the
tarring and feathering, but the nine and thir-
" administered TO him was little tight"
On Tuesday last there called at the Of
fee of the Tribune very good looking
young man, representing himself to be
James Power. He had arrived here in
steamer from Charleston on Monday,
the day before. lie showed his scars and
blood marks. lie told his history in
very simple, straightforward way to this
effect, after denying the editors state
ment that he did not care for the tarring
aud featheriDg.
lie was born in Ireland He came to
this country and settled in Philadelphia
He learned the trade of stone-cutter
lie was working with Mr. Waters, West
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, a year
since; but dull times, growing out of the
financial revulsion, caused lin 30 leave
there and seek employment elsewhere
lie went down the Ohio and Mississippi,
but could not at any Of the towns lind
work. lie, however, saw blacks employ
ed. He went to New Orleans, Mobile,
Augusta, and other places, but was still
unsuccessful. Arriving at Columbia, S.
c., he found work in the State Capitol
new building there.
Among the workmen were Irish, Eng
liah, Germans, and Americans but only
one South CaFolnian as be recollects. At
his boarding house, accustomed as he had
been to speak his mind, he, among his
brother mechanics, spoke on more than
one occasion in favor of the employment
Of white mechanics, and thought the
blacks should be confined to the fields and
twamps He does not recolect ever hay
ing stated that he thought slavery should
be abolished. He had cast his vote in
. l'hiladelphia for Mr.. Florence, the Dem
ocraiic member Of Congress. and was
therefore Democrat. He was a sober
man; had not drank any spirits for four
months, but was one night lately "on a
trulic" with brother workman The
workman testified against him as an A bo-
ltionist, aud on hearing that the Figi-
lance Committee was after him, he at
tempted to escape, but was arrested at
railroad station ten miles from Columbia,
and brought back to that place was
thrown into prison for some days, and
then taken before the Mayor
Four men on the trial, testified against
him. One swoe that he had stated that
JIG Freemont made speech at Mobile,
saying that in case he (Fremont) were
elected President, he would Eberate the
slaves! Power states that he heard that
that was said of Fremont. This curious
specimen of his knowledge of the Repub-
lican candidate and policy, did no. save
him. Ii did not appear on trial that he
had ever said word to the negroes. A
witness (Cheeseborough by name) swore
that when under the influence of liu,tor
as aforesaid, Power had said he was an
Abolitionist before he left Philadelphia,
and his opinions were strengthened since
he came to the South Mr. Powers ap-
pears to have been laboring under the
delusion that liberty of speech is lnoder-
ately allowed in South Carolina; of this
the Mayor, the Hon. A. j. Greene, also
member of the Legislature, disabused
him by recommitting him to prison, where
he remained for six days, up to Saturday
fortnight. He was then taken by ''two
marshals" from his cell, and delivered
into the hands of two negroes. One of
the marshals said "as you are so fond Of
negroes, I'll give you negro escort"
lie was then led through the main street
by two negroes, a great crowd followed.
He passed the State House yard, where
the workmen were The Carolinians