New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-02
IN IPYSHHAN SCOVPGED AND TARRED
md FEhTHERED.
Tie CAayle.foa Herc-,-v Of the 10Th inst, has the
following paragraph under l,s Columbia Is. c. cor

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end then occasion -IP-csi.s BIZ ~n" sVr's ~
'4ref .sau ssi.u n he pseuce n he Gofp.s11s Or
tE C-cr n. proof C. hs iuceutiy ansrd-e ard ce "a
pr with slaves tie therefore vseriay oIi re TO
be s,coTi'd heH ooa 70 the Ct re c,y ey tss
urson, hevss crrie9 'hrcrth ne town a. u ooes NJ
vers crowd o. couIse suiants. 10 sempt ~ e~cHr
the Charlotte junction ofthe city the Ng'ncs
leslie. .nS co., Of sr ,nd fcstv. Hence he
was forwarded ly railroad TO 'hNlestan.'
The Journal has this par graph under the heal
Of tie leading articles:
"TFR TA~grp sroSr crTrvE tn. tered stonerrt'sr.
sulcd to in ne h',c.,F' Ceun ba eor..roudence duy
rived N li' cy cen.sn.d % Tie Chef Of Police walked
HI. IN The simplest concuiirr With the
but tie uiu thirty administered to him little
On Tueedav last there called At the Office of THE
TRtrrsEa very good.lookiug Young man, represent
ING himself 10 be James Power H. had arrived mere
in a steamer from Charleston on honiay, the DAY
before. He showed his scars ard blood marks lie
told hi. history in very simple straightforward way
10 this effect after denying the editors statement that
Re Gid not care for tie iarring and feathering:
He WAS born in Ireland. He came to this country
ana set ed IN Philadelphia. He learned the trade 81
s.one,1ner He was working with Mr. Waters, West
Chestnut street Philadelphia, year since but dnli
times. growing ont the financial revul-on, rads'd
him 10 leave there and seek employment elsewhere
lie went down the Ohio and Mississippi bat conld not
at any tie towns fnd work. He however. Jaw
blacks employed He went 20 New-OrleaDs, Mobile,
Augusta and other places but WAS stll unsucce ssiul
Arriving at Columbia, :. C., he found work Oh tne
State Capitol now buteing there.
Among the worknen were lrsh, English, Germans,
ard Americans; but only one South Caro'nian rs he
recollecs. At ti- boarding house accustomed as he
Lad been 10 speak l mind, he, among bis brother me-
obancs spoke CD mor.t than one occasion IN favor OF
the employ ment Of white mechsnics ana thought the
blacks rould be confined 10 the fields and swamp'
He does not recolest ever having stated that be
thought Slavery should be abolished. lie had cast his
vote in Philadelphia for III. Florence, the Democratic
member Of Congress, and was therefore a Democr'.
He was a sober mGu had not drank any spirits for
four montbs but Was night lste'y " on d frolic
with a brother workman. That workman testified
spausi him AboUiori't, aud % hearing that ne
Vigilance COMMITTEE after him. he attempted 10
escape hut was arrested n. railroad station ten niles
from Columbia, and brought back 10 that place. was
thrown into prison for some days, and then taken
before the Mayor
-Four men on the trial testified against him. One
swore ihat be had stated that j. c. Fremont made "A
speech at Notle, saying ibat in care 10 (tfemonp
were elected President, lie would libers'e the slaves
Power states that he heard that that said Of Free
mont This curious specimen of BIZ knowledge OF the
Re ubican candidate sna policy, old not save him.
II did appear trial. chat he had ever sad word
to tie negroes. a witness iCbeeseborJugh by name
swore that when under the influence Of liquor "a aore
said Power had said he AbOliticpl-t before he
LETT lbilad,lp bia end his Mons strengthened
since he came to tie South. DR.. Power appears To
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speech is moderately allowed in South Carolina of
this the Mayor the Hon. A. j. Greene, also Member
Of lie LcaialanTe csabuscd him by recommitting him
TO Trison where lie remained for six days, up Slr
day fortnight He was then taken by two marsha's
from lie cell, and delivered into the hands Of two
esrces. ore Of the marshals said You Cd !
I'D son Of a b---h, as you are 80 fond Of
"pegnes III give you negro escort He was then
led through the maia street BY the two negroes,
great crowd following. lie passed the State
IIouse ward where the wOrkmen We're. The
Csrolipans about him said TO the workmen,
" Send ord to tie Ci-d-d--d Nortlerners to come
" here and whip them" lie passed the Hall
Of the Legislature: many members the steps
among them the Sptaker-whO looked on, some Of !
them laughing. he led three miles 10 the railroad
junction. There were thOnsands present-be thinks
about hsf the population Of the town must have been
there. Troops Of horse and men armed in various |
wayp were there. Some cried "Spike him e. Shoot
him " Hang him! &c He was stripped to the |
ankles, and negro, under threats Of being ashed !
himself gave Linn thirty mine lashes. The blood |
flowed aud tie marks OF this yet remain. The con-
tents Of t2rbucket then applied to h5 head and
his body down to the waist lie suffered awful pangs,
which were the subject Of derision. The train during |
all iii. was stopped, and tn. engineer celebrated the
event by sounding the whistle freely. Power wa4, |
after interval - nearly three hours put on the
train in a ear fell OF negroes and taken toward |
Charleston.
After he hsd Travelled he supposes fry rnies, a |
maser.mechanic OF Charleston, plying his Suffering.
and exhaustion, gave him a cup Of coffee aud biscuit;
whereupon the mob around thS station threatened that
per-on, swearing also death to himself. Some came |
into the car j seized him by the hair saving, Lsts
look at YOU YOU God damned ab-lition OF a |
b--h" So~e desired to give him a fresh coat Of
tar and fec err but, not able TO find any Of those
staples they applied cotton to The tar already on him.
The mob were lii wire Of opinion that there were
whole lot OF aboitionss in the who ought to be
hanged. He arrived a. Charleston and put in
prison.
He had been kindly eounseled 10 make no complaints
or he would get 100 lashes more. A physician who
attended him told him he escaped easily; for there
were seven men, accused Of beirg Northern pickpock
ets arrested at the Agricultural State Fair, and com
mitted to jail One Of them had received 800 lsshos,
another les number; that the man who received
the $50 was near dying. Power had not read Of any
trial Of there accused and punished. Oil and
water were given him TO cleanse himself. Silence
pjoned Cd hin, les; the mob should get hold of him.
He paid Bis own psssage money from Columbia 20