, 1860-09-06
DEmoCnATlo INTOLERANCE.
A German Driven from Missouri by
Democrats Tor FollMG tho Aepub1l-
can Ticket.

III. 4. S. Thurueek, German resident Of
Lexington, Missouri, dared 10 vote the Repub-
lcan ticket at the late election, and to advise
other German citizens to do 20. lie tells how
he wcs dealt with for this in the following
letter:
To the Editor Of the st. Louis Express:
Permit me to lay before the people of this
State plain and true account Of the Outrageous
attack made upon re and my family, in Lex
1ngtoD, for daring to express Al honest poiti-
cal opinion IN politics ! am Republican. and
the people Of Lexlngton-even my eEemies-
must admit that am peaceful, law abiding
citizen. In the late State election. took p4rt
in the voting Of Freedom township, where q
le1urning 10 my house, with my listla boy walk
inx by my side, was set upon By Captain
G uber, the associate md right hand man Of
Gen. Shields, who is the head Of tho Democratic
party in Lafayette county. BY strenuous efforts
1had him arrested. l was ulso arrested, for
some reason or other. but demanding jury,
was promptly acq lifted. Capt. Gruoer would
not b. tried by jusy-the democratic Mayor
WAS bis ffiend-and he was let OF with tine Of
only $5 Instead If 800. The Mayor then &C.
companled him, arm in arm, to saloon, where
the IS was raised h7 subscription, aud where
they held triumphant spree.
HAfter this occurrence, they determined to be
&c
10Th, tny house was Sst On fire, and only dis
covered the flames soon enough to save my wits
and children from fearful DEATH Be- GREAT
exertious Of my fr1snds and some firemer. the
1mes were pus ont. So this dark ana infa-
mous scheme cid no: succeed, and aad my
famiV escaped deatructioo. Tney were fooled,
hut their prosecutions still followed me, Cant.
Gsuber was again at work, and a:,ack ed nc Sor
an article wrote ia The Chicago tst4dts III.
tang. In this article I said 6msng other things:
but l fad it rather practicable to con6pe
myself in promufgatirg occurrences Of tbia
End to other States anl newspapers, to help IN
opening the eyes OF the ilouest Democrats
there and Then as much na Gun to get papers
from everywhere, for the purpose OF distribn.
ting them here. have already made several
proselstes that way"
Thls was sufficient TO invoke The veuyearce
OF the mobccracY committee of nemoc-at.
consssting Of John Reid Unsuccessful cand1'
dasc Tor the S;ase Senate), a drunken, lghtiag
f9gue; Curtis Wallace, young maa Who Is
neser ,s"S, ,soDer, ana neEeI pays IN honest dtb.
ID hansas. and . lot Of others Of lhe sxtne
stripe. These fellows came to mr. home. and
notified me to Leave town ut once. told them
would not do it, and drove tho rnlians from
my d"e!ilug. They then called an "infornal
meeting Ia the Bank, after which they issued
ths following circular, which was freely eircula.
ted:
PCB11c NETTING.
!cc TIE CITIZENS OF LAFAYETTE CorS1r:
At an informal meeting this day convened in
Lexington, it was
K,+olotd, Tha. circum stances have recently
developed the fact that iacendia,ies ere in cur
midst, and Tie peace and quiet of cur com,nupi.
u in imminent peril.
The undersigned. a Committee appointed, ia.
rite you 10 assemble at the Court House, on
Monday next, at II O'Clock, A. H., to consider
our necess.ties.
Geo: ". Bsker, James Campbell, Isaac IL
alcglrk, james Ligi1tner, L. N Smith, John
Wallace, VIM. P. WALTON, VIM Burns. Joseph
She~a1ter, r. u. Harris. John Reid. John Ga
tron. William Shields, William 1.imrick. Ti,os
uink1e.
They also eave dircc.iozs to hare whisky civ.
en- free at all The bar.rcoms n those coming in
IRON the country. Capt Biedsoe aad severa!
others then came to ny store to shoot ne, bu.
coulf not succeed. Torrc WAS then general
excitement throughout I.exingtnn-eroups on
every street correr. :ev-raI Uoion ,uea then
came to protect me and defend nlr life ard the
lives OF Eng wifs and family froa. The 1nfIians
They wer~ kept at bay for soue time. nun.
Der of friends and my wife urged me 10 leave
No one could tell what Y as to io.lov, and, fear.
ing my friends would Sc their lives in nly d :.
Tense, and perhaps be overpowered, lief, up.
der eecort Of few brare men, who took ME
ac1oss the river III sk.tf. had 10 leave nv
w1ft: children, home aad business in the hants
Ct Wm. Morrison, good and honest Union
man.
THIS is plain statement Of facts, and this is
the condition of man who has dared to exsr.
cise the rights guaranteed By the Constitution
O. our country. This is freedom Of thought in
Lexington, Missouri, P ace FAMED afier the
nattle field where the fathers Of the Revolution
fought for Life, Liberty, aad the pursuit Of
happiness" 4. S. IuuRSEck.
Where one man is treated thus, ten thou.
sand are axed i.to silence and submission by
the natural fear that they may be; hence the
boasted unanimity of the South. Nowhere
will the election Of Lincoln and Hamlin be
hailed with mere profound though qaiet glad
ness than BY the million white haters Of Sla
very in the Slave States.