The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-12
January 18th, 1850.
An Irtshman's Saaeriags in south
Carolina.

mercury, announcing Ia very nonchalal
style. that workman engaged on the Sta
House In Columbia. South Carolina, w
recently seized by a mob. on aceoun, as VI
alleged. of holding anti slavery opinions. an
that he received twenty nine lsshes. an
was tarred and feathered and escorted on, |
the State
1t took very few lines to tell this stor,
according to the style of the Southern pres
for 1t is trait of tie Southern chivalry FIR.
to practice cruelty. and then to suppress II
facts
We have seen this unfortunate man an
heard his story. aud looked at his wounds
His name is James Power He is an inteli
gent young man about twenty three year
OF age. native OF Wexford, Ireland, aud
stone cutter by trade. He went from Phila
delphia to the South, and obtained employ
ment In Columbs, where he had worket
for nine months.
The only opinion he ever expresset
against slavery was that it caused whit
laborer in the South 10 be looked upon as al
interior and degraded man. But this wa
enough! The remark was reported TO Wig
iiance committee, composed of , bers
who Immediately ordered the police to ar
rest him. He was seized two miles away
from town, in attempting to escape. He was
brought back and put in a cell. where he re
mained for threa days, during which time lie
was denied the use Of pen and ink, and all
communication with his friends outside
At length he was taken before the Mayor
-Four persons appeared and bore testimony to
the remark which he had made The evi-
dence was conclusive He was returned to
prison. and kept locked up for six days
During this time he was allowed only two
meals day. and the food WAS carried to him
by negro. lie was then taken out of Jail
10 the custody of two Marshals. who said 10
him:
"You are SO fond of nisgNrs that we are
goin, TO give you niger escort"
He was led through the main street, amid
a great crowd. hooting and yelling. the mar
shais compelling two negroes to drag him
through the puddles and muddy places
Of the street, and of the State House yard =
As he was taken past the State House. three
members Of the Legislature. including the
Speaker, stood looking on and laughing. The
crowd gradually increased until it numbered
several thousand persons, headed by troop
of horse.
After march of three miles out of the
city, to place called the Junction." the
procession was stopped. and preparations
were made for punishment. The populace
cried Brand him ~ Brand him y "Burn
him y ''Spike him to death T. and made
threats against his life by pointing pistols at
his head, and fourishing STICKS in his face
The vigilance committee ordered him to
strip himself naked. and forced negro to
assist king off the clothes. A cowhide
was then put into the negro's hands. who
was ordered to lay on thirty nine lashes, not
the pain of this infiictlon as exceeurng IN 70
verify anything which he ever suffered be-
fore His back and lower limbs are sill COW
cred with scars of the wounds.
A bucket of tar was then brought and two
negroes were ordered to rub it upon his
BILE eding skin and to cover him from head to
waist. His hair and eyebrows were clotted
with tar. After this part of the ceremony
was concluded he was covered with feathers.
His pantaloons were then drawn up to his
waist. but he was not allowed to put on his
shirt or coat. He was conducted in this ex-
nosed condition, amid the shouts of the pop
Il ace. to the railroad train, and was put on
the negro's car The engineer blew con
tinuous blast on his whistle to signallze the
performance.
citizen of Charleston, on the train
who saw the poor fellows unhappy condi-
lion. stepped into a neighboring hotel, before
coffee and some biscuits TO relieve the suffer
cr's faintness. 1t was timely gift and
gratefully received. Bat the Southern chiv-
alrv gathered around the Southern gentlem an
and threatened him with summary vengeance
il he repeated his generosity. The exaspera
red crowd detained the train. ani called fo1
more tar and feathers, for further lntiictior
unon their bleeding victim. More tar was
/ brought, more feathers could not be found
and after fresh tar was applied, cotton wa:
stuck upon it instead
/ When the train started for Charleston
the mob bade him good bye. and told hin
that, when he reached that city, he woult
receive l3O lashes At every station be
tween Columbia and Charleston the eugin
eer blew a prolonged whistle, and gathered
noh to add + esh insults to the wounded MAJ
At length, on arriving, he was met By til
police, when he was conveyed to prison
and there detained in bis eel. an entir
week. Here he received for the first time
soan and water to wash OF the tar, and oil t
soften his sores 4 mob several times tire al
ened 10 break into the prison. and carry hlr
out into the street, and make a spectacle Z
him at once But he was kept closely cor
fned. A physician called 10 SEE him, to e1
anime his wounds, who told him tina. his cas-
was mild one, comparing it with that Of
man who was then lying in the City Hosp
tai from the effects of five hundred lashe
which had almost put an end to his life
On Saturday morning last, at seven o'clocl
the poor workman was taken from prison an An
conducted quietly on board the steamer f
Saw York. lie arrived in this city on MOI
dav last. where he is still staying, recoverin
fro,, the effects of his i'll treatment, and lool
inr for work which we hope be may immed
alelv find.
We have only one commen. to make c
This case. This man informed Us that. 10 cor
mon with the great mass OF irishmen 10 tn
countrv, he had always voted with the den
ocratic party He had long known that
Philadel phia the democratic party had q
held slavery, but he never learned. until
went to South Carolina. that slavery crus'
81 the white laborer, and that the democra
ie Marty. il uPholding slavery, is thereto
the enemy of the Irishmen. who are a matte
Of laborers. In the Southern States work