Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-09
politieal.
Correspondents ofthe Chicago Press & Tri5une)
Democratic intolerance.

DeHlOf51.lc lht0ieTentes
An M.,oisiaa IFhipped to DeatA-A
German'S Experience IN Democratic
Teras
LIE Rov, Mclean Co. H.,
Sept IS, 1860.
am induced bya friend to send you
the following accoupt of my recent ex-
perience in the De --ocratic State of Tex
as l am German, and emigrated TO
this country nearly fourteen years ago.
| was naturalized in Texas in 1856
Something over two years ago, settled
at Henderson, Rusk county, Texas, and
established myself in the merchant tall
oring business. During my residence
there | always behaved myself as a good
citizen and was diligent and attentive TO
my business. Feeling it to be my inter-
est to keep on good terms with the peo-
pie, was particularly careful not TO say
anything TO any one against Slavery. |
never uttered one solitary word TO any
human being while there against :he
prevailing opinion. | was frequently
talked TO about Slavery. and when pushed
about the matter as | often was, | always
evaded the subjec. in The best manner |
could.
The first in,imation which | ever re-
ceived that was in any way obnoxious
TO the people originated In this way. A
young man from Illinois, by the name of
Evans, came to Henderson, and while
there was incautious enough to say that
he thought free States were preferable
10 slave States, and that he thought Sla-
very was wrong. These statements,
SO far as | heard them, he made IN the
miidest manner, and that only when
pressed into the subject by the young men
about town. am satisfied that he never
said or thought of saying anything ex-
cept when conversation on the subject
was forced upon him.
| had but slight acquaintance with
the young man, but | told him that he
ought not to allow himself to be dragged
into talking on the subject. But he was
not careful. IL December last this young
man was taken out by a mob, lcuh0ut
any trial Of any hind. ANIL achiPped to
death The Henderson Nelc Era, pa
per published in Henderson justified the
Infamous murder on the ground that Ev-
ans was common thief, an Abolitionist,
Sc. | was shown the whip which | was
informed had been the instrument of his
death. 1t was covered with blood. |
also saw what | was informed the dead
body of Evans, about three-quarters of 4.
mile from town. 1t was SO decayed 4
swollen that | did not recognize il. IN
hogs & 6ue7ards acre Getting 1t. 1t 7ecu6FI
had been buried! This was the first
occasion upon which | was even incau-
uous | had no tie binding me to Evans
more than TO any other human being
whom | might usually meet, bul fell 50
utterly indignant that | boldly and reclf-
lessly denounced mob law, and at the
same time said that Evans had been a
fool for not keeping his mouth closed on
the subject of Slavery.
| soon learned that had offended the
secret demon of mob law. | might well
have known it. Seeing that they would
soon be upon me, armed myself for
desperate resistance. On the morning
of the 9Th of January, between l and 2
o'clock, the mob came 10 murder me-
They sent six men TO my shop TO take me
out, but finding me wide awake and full
ly armed, they skuked away. In the
morning, when | went out of my door. |
found a rope. which, in their flight, the
towards had dropped, which, l suppose,
| was to have been tied. During the day
| denounced the da5tardly attempt in We
hement language publicly on the street,
and defed them to prove that | had ever
uttered opinions unfr:endly to Slavery
A committee of five was appointed, be-
fore which appeared, armed with dag
ger and fortified with the purpose to sell
my life dearly if they should attempt any
violence On the trial they proved moth
ing at all. The following are copies of
the committees 4" TWO reports"
= In the case of F. Amthor referred
to the undersigned committee under
charge of utterIng abolition sentiments,
we report that the evidence submitted to
US is not sufficient 10 authorize US In re-
garding him as dangerous to our interest
as q Slaveholding community.
J. NJ. DoDsoS,
ERASMUS REDwISE,
A. J. SMITH,
b. T. MCDoNoUGH.'
Jan. 9, 1860.
L IOiIldS W. L dteS Otlc VI ttlt COiIi-
mi,tee chosen by F. Am,hor, decent with
the majority, and ask for The said Am
ther 10 leave within three days agreble to
his own offer.
THOMAS NJ YATES"
| had hoped that after this report was
made, should be let alone. The men
who made this frs, report were among
the first men of The community, and wo'd
doubtless have heen uiah 10 have seen