Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-05
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Ths Prssidsut'S bid for the 0hAFlsSton Aom,
natlaA is full OF commsndation of the kind and |
effects Of the institution of Slavery
= an institution which be tells tho American
people is established and legalized by the bred
Scott decision in all the territories Of the Uni-
ted States, until they become States and are al.
,wed TO legislate for themselves. We propose
to lustIate the Presidents laudations Of Sla
very by brief reference to a few recent instances
Of its benignity and benefcence. First
THE KENTUcKY ExiLEs
The details of the driving cut Of thiriy-siz
peaeeAble and loyal citizens of Madison County,
Kentucky, by pro Slavery mob combination,
and the refusal of Gov Magoffin TO afford them
tho slightest protection, are familiar to our
readers. The case has few parallels in the
darkest dcspotisms of the Old World. A few
evenings since, Rev. Nc. Boughton, one of the
e1iled, delivered an address on the subject in
Cincinnati. We quote as follows;
The state af society around Berea, be remark
ed, is deplorable, The people are poor, unedu-
Gated, Ignorant Many men and women among
the people surrounding the colony. ore unable
TO read or write Their habitations are poor,
many of them containing but one room, with
out windows. Their clothing is poor, and
many are, even in the present inhospitable
weather, but half covered Among such d
people this mission was established, to the
waking up OF lively interest in many places,
in favor ofeducation and Of truth The child
rem Of many shareholders were attending the
school, and the prospects OF business around
were improving the land was looking up in
price, and many facilities for more oOmiorta-
ble life were being introduced as the result Of
the labor Of the few who were engaged in the
work. Much good had in this way already
been accomplished Men from the North were
obtaining favorable recognition as men Of en-
terprise ana Of real worth in the community,
he tspeaker) had even attracted the attention
Of one slaveholder that there was talk OF his
being emplcYed 10 oversee his farm.
10 the midst Of all this came the news Of the
Hlrper's Ferry affair, the fear, the expulsion.
Last Sabbath was an interesting and solemn
day at Berea. Assembled in the school house
and church, addresses were made by those who
were 70 be driven from their homes, and by
Others, and afteIward with many tears, and
with much Of reg-et q parting took place. a
few days after the people in whose midst the
now exiles had labored, entertained them at
dinner. On Thursday followed the exodus
/ In the rain, the mud and the cold, they set out
f,r this region. The exiles in all this were
hopeful and happy, the poor ones left behind
fearful and mourning. Those who expelled this
colOng were not the fiery fanatics Of the rowdy
class, bul the wealthy and the strong, who had
| long studied upon it, but who, ignorant OF the
designs of the mission, thought it unsafe to
allow its existence in their midst. During the
first excitement there was no delay in The con
tinuation Of the work, nor any weverng IN the
prosecution Of the details Of business All
believed it safe to remain until the determine.
to force an exile or 10 exteTminste by death
became apparent, then but two alternatives re.
manned flight or fight Friends were around
who would have resisted even unto death; bui
the colonists believed that they should carry
on their labor in love ana in peace, and they
preferred exile, with the silent preaching then
absence would furnish to the shedding Of blood
Next we give the harIowing facts Of an
IR1sHMAN's SuFFERIxGs IN SoUTH CARoLINA.
The Charleston Mercury recently announce.
that workman engaged on the State House al
Columbia, S. c., had been seized 10y mob
whipped, tarred and feathered, and driven out
f1r holding anti-SIavery opinions. The out
ragged man has arrived in New York. He is al
intelligent man of %, native Of Wexford
Ireland and stone cutter by trade. He wen
from Philadelphis to the South, ob:ained en-
ployment in Columbia, worked for nine months
and the only opinion he ever expressed agains
Slavery was that it caused white labOrer II
the South to be looked upon as an inferior and de
graded man This was enough to set the Slav,
dogs on him. lie attempted to escape, but wai
dragged before Vigilance Committee, irpris
Oned for three days, then brought before th'
Mayor, the criminal words proved, on which h'
was remanded to jail, kept there six days
longer, and half starved, his scanty food serve'
by negro. The Irish mechanic was theI
taken from his cell by two marshals, VIII
insultingly said to him, "You are SO fond .
niggers that we are going to give you nigge
escort"
He was then led through the main stree
amid great crowd. hooting and yelling, th
marshals compelling two negroes 10 drag hlH
through the puddles and muddy plqces of tn
street, and of the State House yard As h
was taken past the State House, three member
of the Legislature, including the Speaker, stOo'
looking on and laughing Tne crowd gradu
{ ally increased until it numbered several thou
sand persons, headed by a troop of horse.
After a march of three miles out of the city
to place called "the Junction" the procession
was stopped, and preparations were made 70
punishment. The POPulRee cried ''Bran
him . " Bum himl -" Spike hun TO death
J and made threats against his life by pointin
pistols at his head, and fourlshing sticks in hl
r face.
, The Vigilance Committee ordered him {
strip himself naked, and forced negro to assis
in taking of his clothes. A cOwhide wa
then put into the negro's hands, who va
: ordered 70 lay on Ihirty-niue laahes (nt
twenty one, as Feported,) and to draw bloc
) with every stroke Our informant describe
. the pain of this infection as exceeding
; severity anything which he ever suffered befOl
His back and lower limbs are still covered wit
' the scars ofthe wounds.
{ A bucket OF tar was then brought, and tw
NEGROES were ordered to rub it upon his bleet
70 ing skin, and TO cover him from head to wais
HIS hair and eyebrows were elOtted with II
t tar After this part of the ceremony was cor
2 cluded, he was covered with feathers. His pal
f falcons were then drawn up to his waist, b.
J, he was not allowed to put on his shirt or cea
+ He was conducted in this exposed conditio
c amid the shouts Of the POpuace, to the rail ro'
train, and was put On board the negroes ca
II The engineer blew continuous blast on b
II whistle to signalize the performance.
A cit zen OF Charleston on the train. who sa
the poor fellows unhappy condition, 'stepP'
into neighboring hotel, before the starting
tue cars, and brought cup Of coffee aud son
J. biscuits to relieve the sufferers faintness.
}: was timely gift, and gratefully received b
= the Southern chiyalry gathered around u