Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-01-12
Mob Violence at the South.

Two melancholy exhibitions of mob violence
at the South occurred during the week. The
first is the Imprisonment of Rev. Mr. Worth.
in North Carolina, for making a remark de-
precating the execution of John Brown. The
Reverend gentleman Judging from aletter late
ly written to a friend in those parts, seems 70
have the martyr spirit.
Dating his communication atGreennoro 1all'
December 26, 1859, he says:
81 have been three daysincarceratedl IN this
fail on charges of a breach OF the criminal
laws of this state, in preaching and selling in-
cendary books Helpers Impending crisis, &c.
The excitement on my preliminary trial was
great plead my own cause, but three lawyers
were against me- My bonds were fixed at ten
thousand dollars, very modest sum in which
to bind preacher. NY securities will file my
bonds this afternoon, when | shall again have
temporary liberty. Ny trial will come on ~
April, and though conscious of no offence
against any just law, not even against the Jaws
of North Carolina, in consequence OF the great
prejudice added to the tremendous excitement
can hardly hope to escape The punishment,
if convicted is piIIory, whipping and fhPrlsoh-
ment. Yesterday, the anniversary OF the
SaYiours Advent speut in my prison hread-
ing nv Bible and prayer. l seemed TO near
nv Sayiour's voice asking Art thou readyito
suffer nv sake canst thou enterinto dungeons
for thy SaVonr'5 love, and suffer shame Tor
nv sake?" Yes Lord, | am willing to suher
thy righteous will in all things" He poured MS
love into nv soul so boundIesSy that | shots
ed aloud for Joy And let me say that full
" believe if am sentenced so confinement or
other punishment God will glorifv his name
by nv suffering for him as though | was at
liberty and working in his vineyard. U let me
have nv dear Christian brethren everywhere
that nv faith fail not, and that | may in pat
ienee possess my soul. Yours in the love of
that Saviour who suffered shame for US.
G WORTH"
Another case of like character but with
less regard to the forms of law in that of the
tarring and feathering Of an Irish stonecuttev
in South Carolina, for intimatDg that slavery
tended to render labor dscreditable The
facts of the case were stated in part by the
South Carolina papers, but was fully detailed
by the man himself who has arrived in \ Y.
city. He says the crime proved against him
consisted in saying that a white laborer in
the South was looked upon as all inferior and
degraded mal" For this he was first put in
jail, was then taken out and dragged through
the streets to distance Of three miles out of
town.. and be there received thirtynine lashes
Of coWhide, after which he was tarred and
feathered, and then sent off on the railroad to
Charleston. On the way he received another
coat Of tar, and arriving in Charleston was
again confined in Jail till he was shipped for
New York. The poor man seems to have
suffered all but death, and is still in feeble
and sCffeFiDr condition
These are scenes which cannot fail to receive
the condemnation of the civilized world. Such
acts must inevitably retort upon their authors,
and the community which can in any way couu-
tenance or tolerate so fragrant disregard of
individual rights and liberties, the fast tending
to disorganization and anarchy.