, 1860-09-29
ocpAr1C INToLERAHCE.


Ii Ror, Mclean rouusy. Ilnoia
Correspondents Of the Press and Trbune.]
am induced By friend to send Jou tho fol-
lowing account Of ny recent experience in tho
Democratic State OF Texas. Lam I German,
and emigrased to this country nearly fourteen
years ago. was natnra1;zsd in Te1as in 1856.
Something over two yeara ago, I settled u
Henderson, Rusk county, Texas. aud eataelished
myss1f in the merchant tailoring bub'nesas.
During my 1eaidence there alWaya behaved
myseN a good oitizsn and was dilieent and
attentive to my business. Feeling 1t to he TO
my interest to keep on good terms with tho
people. was particularly careful not 10 SAT
anything to any one agzinst Slavery. 1never
uttered one solitary word 10 aoy human being
rhi1s there sgainst the prevailing opinion. !
vas frequently talked to about Slavery, and
when pushed about the mRtter, as often WAS,
always ev.ded the subject in the best way
could.
The first intimation which ever received
th.t was in any way obnoxious to the people
originated in this way. 4 young man from
Illinois, BY the mama Of Evans, CAME to Hen
dersou, sud while there WAS incautious enough
to say that he thought free States wefe prefer
able to slave States, and that he thong eht Slav-
err WAS wrong, These. .sta.ements, 10 far ~
heard them, he made in the mildest manner,
and that only when pressed into the subject BY
tho young men about town. am Satisfied that
he never said or thought Of saying anything
except when conversation on the subject WAS
forced upon rim.
had but = slight acquaintance with the
young man, but told him that be ought not to
allow himeelf to be dragged into talking on the
topic. But he WAS not careful. In December
last this young man was taken ont BY mob,
soitAout any trial Of aoy hind. and Whipped to
death. The Henderson New Era, a paper pub
lished in Henderson, justified tic infamous
murder on the ground that Evans was COM
mon thief, IN Abolitionist, &c.. was shown
the whip which was informed had been the
instrument Of his death. It wsss covered with
blood. also saw wha: I Was informed was The
dead body Of Evane, about threo'quarters OF
mile from town. 1twas 10 decayed and swol'
len that did not recognize it. Tie hcgs ard
6usz3yds tore eatisgit. Il Aadnertr ben hurled!
This was the first occasion upon which was
eren ineautious. had no lie binding me to
Esans more than to anY other human being
whom might casually meet, Int felsso utter.
y lnat9nan' n2' o'io'5 Aao io~~..o0''
nounced mob.law, and at the saue time said
that Eyans had been fool for not keeping his
mouth closed on the subject Of Slavery.
soon learned that had offended the Eecret
demon of nah law. might we'll have known
;. t.I.--.-tI ha ,.no, -. +
III oesnR to*s ne5 "ou'o eoo1 y. "PSA ~.
armed myself for desperate re1staiee. on
the morning Of the 9Th January, between aao
2 o'clock. the mob came to murder me. They
..,t -. wan n INV sh,, IN tske ma oiut hut
sens e'A 1neu ~ ~ s10F e-1,Ss -
finding me- wide a"aKe ano 1u!Y as"eo' 'ney
Akuksd away. IN Inc morning. "nen WEI
out OF my aoor' ioona 1ope WHICH, ~ .'et+
hight the co"1os nao oFopfeo WHICH, l
suppose, l "as 10 nave oeen ueo' ooflog 'ne
oay oenooaceo 'ae aassa1ol5 a''smp - 'e
nemens laoeusge Poonet5 On .ne s'1ee.' anu
oeneo 'nem 10 prove 1oa1 : nao e'e' u''e1ea
Opinions un'rlenoi5 70 oiasefs. oommn'ee
OF hve WAS appointed befofe "hlea appe2feo'
armed with dagger aud fortified with the pur'
pose to sell my life dearly If they should at
tempt my riolencs. On the trial they proved
noihipg at all. The following arc copies Of
committees "two reports"
s'1n the case Of F. Amthor referred to the un-
ders'gueo commntee unoet eaa1ee o. ussel'ng
d.una enhn;tted to ~ ;a MT Sufficient to an.
thorizs Us in regarding him US dangerous TO our
interest as sla1sholdlng community.