Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-19
Aboll.lon outrage in minnesota.


From The New Orleans Delta
The following letter, descriptive of a recent great
outrage committed on certain citlzsns from the
South, who have been sojourning in the State of
Minnesota during this summer, by some accident,
failed to reach us. The facts which are related in
it are too important, too significant of the temper
and spirit of the people in State where it was be-
ieyed that more liberal sentiments prevailed in re-
gard to the rights of our Southern people, not TO
justify its publication, even at this date When too
is considered how great interest the people of
the region where these rude and brutal transactions
occurred have in encouraging the visits and patron
age of Southerners, it will Illustrate the violence
and intensity Of the hostility to our institutions and
our section that such things can be done with the
countenance and sanction of the people of the coun
try This is the State winch, under the pressure of
Mr.. Douglas opportunities. was so recently admit
Ted into the Union by Southern votes:
OUTRAGE UPON S0UTHERNERs.
ST. ANTHONY, MIN. Aug. 81, 1860.
One of the most aggravating outrages and insults
which have ever been offered to Southerners by
the Abolihonists, yesterday perpetrated in this
nelghborhood. Some weeks ago, Mrs. Prince, of
Yazoo county, Miss, under the advice OF her physl-
cian brought to this place two afflicted children to
attend whom she also brought four of her family
servants. At the same time COL Christmas, also of
Mississippi, brought with his family an old house
servant to attend a sick infant. Several other
Southerners also had their servants at the hotel.
They had been assured by residents that their SER
wants would be in no danger-that the people were
too much interested in having Southerners here to
interfere with them.
Mrs. Prince and Col. Christmas and family settled
on lakes Calhoun and Harriet in private families
They did not remain here long before one of Mrs.
Princes servants, negro boy, was missing. He
traced up to house near ST. Paul. ard on his
discovery expressed his great oy and his desire to
go with his mistress. He confessed that he had
been decoyed away by a woman-had been drugged
and did not know where he was He consented
most cheerfuly to return to Mississippi and did re-
turn with young gentleman, friend of Mrs.
Prince. Itwas well known to several citizens that
he returned of his own WILL going aboard of the
boat in broad day. When the boat got off and was
some distance down the river, Ramsey the Governor
OF this State, wretched tool in the hands of the
Abolltionsts, and miserable coward issued pro-
clamaton, offering $3.50 for the arrest and delivery
of 1.-The Ednappers of lnhabitant of this Stater
well knowing, the false demagogue, at the time that
the said "inhabitant' had gone off willingly. The
young gentleman at whom this proclamation was
aimed, heard of it than he returned te ST.
Paul, and exhibited himself IN public; but, though
his presence was well known the cowaFdly Cover
nor made effort to arrest him. He had issued
the proclamation from fear of his Abolition con-
sttuents; he failed to execute it from fear of the
responsibility to the Southern gentlemen who are
sojourning here.
The next outrage was of more serious character
Day before yesterday party of men and women
appeared at the House at which ColoneTChristman
Was staying with his family on Lake Harriet, pre-
tending to be fishing party, and asking for some
refreshments They were Hospitality and kindly
entertained and made themselves quite free in walk
ing about the premises and talking the servants
The family had not the slightest suspicion of their
| purpose. The next day, however, General Free
man, of Mississippi, and other Southern gentlemen.
hearing that Mrs. Prince was likely to have trouble
about her negroes went over to Lake Calhoun TO
protect her. Colonel Christmas Joined the same
/ party Accordingly, about midday party of men
and women the former armed with dOuble-barreled
guns, approached the house but seeing the gentle
tlemen in the gallery turned off and proceeded in
/ another direction. This was towards Lake Harriet.
where Colonel Christmas had left his lady and SER
wants As they discovered there was no
men in the house, the party, consisting of at least
| forty, surrounded it, and man accompanied by
two women knocked violently at the door, and asked
for Mrs. Christmas. That lady, a courageous and
noble Southern woman, appeared at the door. ard
undismayed by the crowd of rude and violent men
| all armed with guns, cooked for immediate use,
! asked what they wanted A coarse fellow then in
formed her that he had writ of habeas corpus but
declined showing the writ, demanding the delivery
of coored illegally held by her in custody.
Mrs. Christmas asked them if it necessary for
them TO come with arms and in such number. in or
| der to Overawe single woman. She then denoun-
ced them a set of miserab towards and declal-
ed that if she had revolver. she would dispose of
a few of them? Thereupon one of the scoundres
handed her a small pen-knife, in jeeriDg manner
| to defend herself with. Finally the negro woman
| was produced-was taken into custody by the peO-
| pie and carried to Minneapolis, where a mockery
| of court was held. General Freeman and Colonel
Christmas hearing of the occurrence, hastened to
the court and on the reading of the habeaS corpus
Colonel Christmas informed the Judge that he put
up no claim to the detention of the woman-and had
repeatedly informed her since he brought her to the
State that she free to leave him If she desired
Upon this declaration, it ordered that the writ
be dismissed; but Abolition lawyer who
appeared for the habeas corpus insisted
| that the Judge should instruct the woman that
she was free and could go where she liked which
that supple functionary did in language that clearly
indicated his sympathy with the whole proceedings.
Upon the woman's being discharged she immedi-
ately embraced by two white women, who had set by
her during the trial, and was by them and several
men led out and placed in buggy with stout white
man. who drove off into the country with her. This
was all dOLe in the presence of hundreds of persons.
who pTOtesSed to the S0lhernerS the greatest ndig-
nation and disgust for the outrage but made the
slightest effort to prevent its contamination. They
say it is only small gang of Abolitonists who do
these things but it is very evident that either the
mass of the people sympathize with these Abolition
lists they afraid of them They certainly constitute
the ruling element Otthe Black Republican party and
even the Nationals and DOugastes quite content
with general abuse of the Abolitionists and mani
fest no disposition to make practical issuse with
them.
1t evidence of the strength of this party that
II can cOnSum1nate Such outfageS here when they
seriously affect the interest OF the people. All the
money now in this country has been brought here by
Southerners. The hotel and bOarding-houses are
crowded with them The transaction yesterday has
produced general stampede, and half the boarders
of WinslOw House have left already. In few days
there will be none left This is very unfortunate for
the gentleman proprietor who has been the only per-
son the town who has placed himself in active and
earnest opposition to the AbolitiOnits He was Just
beginning to realize benefit from his long labOrs
and sacrifices. His business this year was excellent
and the next season would have yielded handsome
harvest, hut now he has good reason to apprehend
his prospects have been seriously clOuded by the in
famous intermeddng of these Abolition scoundrels.
While the outrage on Mrs. Christmas was being per
petrated, Mrs. Prince, expected every moment SINH
lar visitation, called her three servats to hsr gave
them money and told them to fly and get out of the
State they best could The negroes at first refused
to and knelt down and with tears begged their mis-
tress not to abondon them. She ordered them to
leave and the terrified creatures fed to the woods.
Thus has been consummated without the slightest
manifestation of opposition or dsspproval on the
part of the people one Of the most shameful out
RACES to which SOutherners were ever subject
still, "Hurra for the Union, the Constitution and
the enforcement of the Laws !"