The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-11-09
Southern Democracy.
CNcINNATf, Nov. 3, 1860.

u
me to offer you the essential facts in
' regard to my recent experience il
: the Sonth. To save space and rcpe.
= tition, l refer your readers to my card
in this mornings Commercial, for q
statement of the prudence used
and one Of the causes Of my inter
, ruption.
, II has been verbally stated here
that | met with trouble in Atlanta.
which is entirely destitute of trnth.
There and at M aeon | was treated
most courteously. At Columbus no
one offered me any irsnlt that | an
aware OF, though, as | afterwards
learned, those Rome (Geoi oia) Cour.
ter missiles had been copied tiruIe
before my arrival. At Nashville,
lClarksville, Nc Minnville, Knoxville,
Chattanooga, Morristown and other
places in Tennessee, | was treated
with all the respect and kindness
that any Democratic business man
could even desire.
| arrived at Rome, Georgia, Sat.
urday evening; attended Church and
Sa, bath. School the day following;
called on the Merchants OF Monday,
and left, when ready, on the evening
train. At this place much of tie
bitter disunion spirit was constantly
revealing itself, and here, in the
Courier, originated the article which
proved leading instrnmentality in
bringing on the trouble in which
became involved in Montgomery -
At Marietta, Griffin, West Point,
and La Grange, Georgia, all on
whom called acted The part OF gen
tlemen.
| arrived at Montgomery, Alaba-
ina, on Friday noon, 26th ultimo,
and put up at the Exchange Hotel,
one of the largest and most deserved.
ly popular public houses in this
country. At night | went to hear a
speech from Senator Toombs, which
was full Of treason, and admirably
calculated to arouse the most violent
feelings Of all who heard him, to
wards the people Of the free states,
and prepare them for the part some
of them acted during the afternoon
OF the following day. can give the
substance OF this speech from my
notes, if desired.
This Breckinridge rally called to
Montgomery an unusual nuinbc of
the followers of Messrs. Yancey,
Toombs IL Co., who had no better
business on hand than retailing the
scnscless falsehoods in regard to
Republican completely in the de.
struction OF life and property in Tex
as, (Which General Samuel Ilonston
says in his Austin (rexas) speech
never occurred hy any ageEcyO in
dulging freely in strong drinks, and
working themselves up into an earn.
est desire to take the lives of some
members OF the party they believed
about to wrest from them the power
SO long held and so basely abused.
Under these peculiar circumstances
one OF tho leading Merchants on
whom | called, very imprudently
questioned me in regard to my pO
litical views, &c., not thinking that
he was kindling an excitement
among those who listened, that it
might soon be impossible to control
or subdue. Passing over incidents
which, though of mach interest, as
showing the progress Of mohs, the
management OF Vigilance Commit
tees, &c, &C., would Occupy too much
space, we arrive at the searching of
my trunk by members Of the Vigi.
lance Committee, the declarations OF
outsiders, interminglcd with the most
horrid oaths, that they would gladly
shoot me down on the street as
though a msd-'iog, cut me up with
knives, aud amuse themselves in va
rious ways at the expense OF my lite,
and pass on to the time when the
members of this Committee, num-
bering thirty five, and including
some Of the wealthiest and most
popular citizens OF Montgomery,
who had me in charge, and the pro.
prietors OF the Exchange Hotel be,
came seriously alarmed for my safety
During all this time the apparent
danger which threatened my life
seemed like dream to me, though
| saw evidence in the very looks and
, all the actions Of those who sought
to protect me that it must be real to
them. My extraordinary composure,
even when threatened with being
sent to q plantation few miles out,
ornanented with b,ll and chain, to
Q work in place Of slave that had es.
: capped to Ohio, till our people would
return him, seemed to enrage my
l., prosecutors The scene Of excite
: ment my slavery would cause, which
: rose before my mental vision, wal
\ 80 ludicrous as to render it difficul
q to conc al my mirth. 1t was almos
as amusing as the Montgomery I'D
Q sertiser's description OF my nose anc
o whiskers.
8 But | must leavo incidents, ant
o hasten to a close. After hiding M
|. away for some time, in an unire
J. quented part Of the hotel, away from
d light, or anything to reveal my 10
% cality, and assuring the crowd Of m
It innocence of 'incendiary documents
W with promises that the Vigilanc
% Committee would give me my de
l. serts, the mob reluctantly and slowl
n dispersed. Your we'll meaning col
ID respondent 'C,' is greatly in error !
Or his reference to my fears, my hast
ID retreat the desire OF the citizens
o, Montgomery to protect me, and the