New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-06
HOW WESTERN MERCHANTS ARE TREATED
BY THE FIRE-EATERS.

| To The Editor # The Cincinnati Gazette.
SIR: An article In your paper of this morning in.
duces TO offer you the essential facts in regard To
my recent experience in the South. To save space
aud repetition, refer your readers to my card in this
mornings Commercial for statement Of the prudence
| used, and of the causes OF my interruption.
| 1t has been verbally stated here tina. / mst with
trouble in Atlanta which is entirely destitute Of truth
There, and at Macon was treated most courtsously.
At Columbus one offered ary insult that AN
aware Of, though, as l afterwards learned, thoee
Rome GA Courier missiles had been copied there be-
fore ny arrival At Nashville Clarksvile, McMinn-
yilie Chattanooga, Knoxville Morristown and other
places in Tennessee was treated with all the respect
and kindDess that any Democratic busness man could
even cesire
Isrrived ct Rome Ga On Saturday evening; attended
on the merchants on Monday, snd left when ready on
the evening train. Al this place much Of the bitter
di.unon spirit was constantly revealing itself; and
here, in Tie Courier, originated the article which
proved leading instrumentaLty in bringing on the
trouble in which became involved in Montgomery
At Marietta Griffin Yves, Point and La Grange. Ga.
all on whom called acted the part of gentlemen.
arrived at Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday noon,
SUN ut Tue IlOtti one OIL the
lrgeet and most deesrvedy popular public houses in
this country. At night went to hear a speech from
Senator ToOmbs which was full of TREASON, and ADM.
raby calculated to arouse the most violent feelings Of
all who heard him, toward the people Of the Free
Sates, and prepare them for the part some of them
acted daring the afternoon Of the following day can
give the substance Of this speech from my notes. if de-
sired.
ia nrao Eip-,1 III 4 a.. NJ
usual number of the followers of Messrs. Yancey.
Toombs Co., who had no better business on band than
retailing the senseess fsehoods in regard to Repub.
oan completely in the destruction of life and property In
Texas (which Gen. San. Houston rays in his Austin
Texas, speech never occurred by any agency ndulg
ing freely in sroDg drinks and working themselves M
INTO an tarr EFT desiE TO take the lives Of some mem
bers OF the party they believed about to wrest from
them the power 30 long held and 80 basely abused
Under these peculiar circumstances of the leading
merchants on whom l called very imprudently ques,
uoned me IN regard 10 my political views, DC, not
thinking that he was hndlipg an excitement among
hose who listened that 1t might soon be impossible 10
control or subdue. Passing over incidents which.
though OF much interest, as showing the progress OF
mobr, the management Of vigilance committee SC.
would occupy too much space we arrive at the search
Dg OF my trunk by members Of the Vigilance Commit
lee inc declarations OF outsders interminRled witb
the most horri1 oths, that they would gladly shoot me
uoHn on TIC street as though mad dog cut me I'D
with knives and anuse themselves In yaiious ~,
the expense Of my life and pass on to the time when
the members OF this Committee numbering thirty6ye
and neuaing some Of the wealthes and most popul,r
olsizets % Montgomery, who had me 10 charge. and
the propiietcrs OF the Exchange Hotel became sey;
ously alarmed for my safety.
Dunng ail this time the apparent danger which
threatened my life seemed like dream 10 ma ,ho,oh
Jaw evidence in the very looks and all the sc,ioo Of
those who sought 10 protect me- that must be re IN
them. My extraordinary composure, even when
thredienened with being sent 10 plantstion a few
miles cut, onanented with ball and chain 10 work in
place OF slave that had escaped to Ohio, iii our peo
pie wsnid ,tuIn him, seemed TO eprage my perpecu
'ors' me ecere OF excitement my slavery would
ludiqous as 70 render 1t difficult to conceal NV mirh
II was amost ms amusing as The Montgomery Adper.
''ser's description Of my nose aud whiskers.
But must leave incidents, and hasten 10 n cloae
Afer hiding me- away for some time. ia AN unfr,. |
latnted part Of the hotel, away from light or any
hing TO reveal my LEGALITY, and assuring the crowd Of