, 1860-10-09
THE CASE or HENRY L MARSH.
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10 Tho Editors Of tho AiAeus: DsaecEst:
HI. II. A. 4arsh. IN regard to whom several
articles hxve appeared OF Late In ths public
prints, has ffnsliy eacaped deAsh It the bands
Of thu. Camden mob, and y oncs mora 1t liberty
among hia friends and in tho bosom OF bis
family. His account Of the ordeal through
which be passed, forms Of itself sad commen"
taf7 On the public opinion Of the South a tho
present time. Tbs following are few Of tho
events connected with This singular cssa OF
perseeut on without czine; Of punishment
without eviderce:
nAasu's ACCOUNT.
Duripp the verr 1858 Iremoved to Galveston,
Texas, Where I established myself IN the book,
periodical and news business, aad remain eu
until the yellow feveF Of the autumn Of ioa'
made mo desiroua Of q more healthy location.
in coust oueucc ot which changed my place Of
business from Calves on to Camden, Arkansas
The following notice is from the Camden w.
ehita Herald, June 4th:
"Mr, " 4. Marsh, Of the Camden Nstst Of
fee, has estab1i.hed himaelf in in the Post Oflce
buildings. He handed us, on "Wednesday last,
q new York Herald, only ak and half daJs
old, which il . full week IN advance Of our regu-
lar mails. Tho latest news from aA parts Of the
country can be constantly found On his count
en-"
lEx3sact frou the Southern Star. Aug. 4, 1s:a.l
nEwAR1l
MR. Ep,4oa: Permit me, through your col.
umnr. ~ htIe there is yet time TO effect reme-
dy.) TO raso warning voice to tho people Of
Arkansas. to beware how they sleep In faucied
secur,ty while our State is becoming flooded
with AGENTS or enissaries Of the Abolition p IT.
II. vho arc secretly circulating in our midst
their inceEdiary speeches and pspera =
Lei US, then, be On tns alert, and By keeping
suspicious characters under proper surveillance.
rid ourselves at the same time Of "negro
THE yes" and "Northern faostics.''
Directly after ths appearance Of this ''cau-
tion" my trade began to cecline, and found
myself an object Of di1trust. Harp+r's pub1i.
cations were declared incsrdilry; Fr1nE LIZ.
k5s IKus!rat<d WAS nexs tabooed; and finally
the good peop!e Of Camden resolved that no
Nortntrn publication, save the Ne~ York
Herald a5d Day Rook, should be offered for sale
an end to nv business. aud when they found
me selling eft ny stock for tic purpose of re-
sl'ztng enough to saye me- from barkruptcy,
they contributed 4h<fr gentr0as aid by burning
tsoss yet -'ssotd, carrying their patrlotic devo-
tion 10 conservative D.mccracy 50 far as to
consign MeGu6lie's Reader aud Webster's
epelhog Books to the d .tnes. on account cf their
to leave, which did, taking my wife aud child
and departing for Memph1s, TeEn., where We
arrived On Wednesday, August o9.h.
Extract from ths Avalanth. Sept. 81
LooKs LIKE An SourRAGE-AS ALLEGED TEAM ABo.
L1r1cS,sr CAPTURED Is MEMPHIS.
Last evening three men arrived in this city on
The steamer John Walsh, and At opce proc5eied
up town. Tot yrturned, accompanied by smother
gsreon, and al four went on board The boa..
While conversiug in tho cabin in friendly
manner, the three men all at once showed their
companion into.a ststeroou aud secured him.
They then went to Capt. Lamothe, Of the Walsh,
and said they had arrested 3 man who was
guilty Of melting insurrectien in Texas aud de-
Elred to BE- landed on the Arkansas side of the
river. The captain iIqaired Of soue Of our
citizens if they. knew the three men-but being
strangers, be refused to have any thing 10 do il
the matter. The prisoner protested his inno-
cence, sud expressed bis williD guess to return
with his captors, hut desired first to acquaint
his wife twho lived in the city) with his depar.
ture. This was refused, and he WAs placed in
skill and taken to TIE Arkansas side. We are
informed BY gentlemen who witnessed the IT.
fair that they would sooner suspect the captors
of being guilty than him.
1t Was the duty of thoss men to take legsl
steps for The arrest of their prisoner, aud the
fact th t the5 would not 1et him communicate
With his wife, even in their presence, shows
there Was something loose somewhere. On the
whole, it is cne Of the strangest affairs that ever
came to our knowledge; aud the appearances
IRE that very great outrage has been com.
mitted.
4 Ter laJing under guard 1t Hopefe!d over
Eight, was placed IN the cars for Madison,
from th:nce By stHye to Little Rock, where
was heavily ironed and thrown into jail for one
day aEd two nights, being constantly pointed
ous By ona Of my captors, Dr. Hughey, as
Texas Abaliti mist, whom they were going to
hang on arriving ut Camden. From Little Rcck,
through Benton, Rockport, Tulip aud Prince.
tan, to Camden, my captors took especial paias
WAS made tp appear.
After being before the Vigilance Committee
Of Camden, composed Of twenty-five citiz.us,
from SATURDAY until Monday, and, being ques-
toned in regard to my whole life, birth place,
connections business relations, ke, l va. final
II told on honday afternoon that at o'clock
ttat night tley would set me acrces the Wachi-
ia. ard allow ue to escape ii could.
askedthem why they did not 60 before the
people aud declare ny innoceuce, as they had
not been abe 10 lind oEe item OF. evidence
against nj t. this they would not consent,
ali. gnR tiat the people we're 60 excited shas
they woup not be ansWerable for my life among
then. Eccrdiuely, as tha darkness Of night
caue on, l9as tsken from the Ill, through The
woods, to "1ore Pane Ferry" placed III boat,
aad peymiitd 10 row myself over. Ny hopes
Of escgpe was but slender, we'll kno xing as
did that wlttiu three hbur8 after rlJ departure
TIL csuwd ~|utd meet st the jait to hang me,
aue finding ia bird flown, would make every
eIeEsion to have me retakeu.
For the next twenty. eight hours travelled
constantly, wlthout rest, food or SLEEP. Four
times swan tae Saline River to throw the men
and dogs CT ny nack; three nights the cold
wet ground vas my bed, and heavens b.ue
canopy my only covering. and al this for the
heinous crime Of being native of The State of
New York.
Finally, On tho fourth day, with blis:e1ed feet
aud Frightening hopes, reA-! ed steamboat
landing on Arkansas River, end made the best
1f my way to land Of aafety.
To those friends Who aided me in my hour Of
need, IS well IS those generous str: ngers who
reached out to me helping hand. c4n only
return the thanks Of q grateful heart, aud, I
must say 1o. them, that 10 long as that heart
ibeats in my bosom. 80 long will the remern.
hrauce Of their disinterested generosity form
the moas pleasing "reminiscences Of my past lilo,
Il. A. MARSH