The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-02-17

Mah LAW In Texas.
We learn from the Democratic Clarion
Democratic paper Published in Bloomfield,
Davis county, Iowa, that meeting of citi-
xens Of Davis county, to the number OF six
or eight hundred, was held in Bloomfield, or
the Oh Of February, 10 consider the NAL.
treatment of their fellow-citixen, Elder
Mckinney. at the hands of Texas mob, last
fall. j. B. Weaver was called to the Chair
8. @. McAchran, Benz. Adams and Ii. b
Horn we're appointed Secretaries. DIR. Find.
lev, Col. Spencer, Col. Pollard, d. p. Palmer,
NJ. Ii. Jones, Judge McAfee, Judge Hamil-
ton and others took part in the meeting.
Elder Mckinney, being requested TO address
sons stated to give detailed account of his
inhuman treatment.
MIR. McAchran, from the committee ON
resolutions, reported preamble and resolu-
tions which were unanimously adopted. We
copy the following from the Democratic
Clarion:
Whereas, Our esteemed friend, Elder Sol.
ONION Mckinney, who removed from our
midst TO Dallas county, Texas, last April,
has returned with marks and bruises on his
person, given while there without anv legal
authority or excuse. bv a dastardlv set Of
oravens, beaded by the Sheriff of that coun-
ty, whose eowardioe only equaled their
meanness and cruelty TO an old and inotfen-
sive man, who had gone to settle in their
country, and aho had violated no law Divine
or human.
And whereas, we conceive it TO be duty
as neighbors of Elder Mckinney 10 give pub
lie expressions Of our opinions and feelings
in regard to the treatment he received in
Texas. Therefore,
Resolved, That Elder Mckinney, who has
lived in our community for the past six years,
has conducted himself as a good citizen, a
kind neighbor, an exemplary Christian and
one who did not interfere with the rights Of
others.
Resolved, That we condemn the bastard
and cowardly abuse heaped on our neighbor
Elder Mckinney, by a portion of the citizens
OF Dallas county, Texas, headed by the Sher-
i'll OF that county, in August last, and call
upon the respectable portion of the citizens
OF that county to take such steps as mev be
necessary 10 bring the seoundrels to Justice.
Resolved, That without distinction of par
tv or sect, We condemn the acts of the IN.
prncipled mob in Dallas county, Texas, who
in mean and cowardly manner abused our
fellow-citizen Elder Mckinney, under pre-.
teDce OF his being an Abolitionist. Thrust
ing him in Jail, and at the hour OF midnight
when cowardly thieves and robbers stal
abroad, brought him out, robbed him and
his friend OF their property and money, tied
him as u criminal, stripped his clothes from
bis body and gave him seventy stripes on his
back with a cowhide.
Resolved, That we know Elder McKin.
nry's nntecedents to be OF tho stricsest Dem
ocrat'c school, ard that the same had mo-
been changed up to the time of his depart
ure from here to the "sunny cline of Texas, y
end that hn narsr ~ \! 81 4 s
OF the slave TO the master. either as a politi.
c'an or as minister Of the Gospel, or ad
vocated or couutenaneei an interference with
the relations existing between master and
slave.
Resolved, That the peniten,iary lie the onl =
INSTITUTION that the aforesaid mob have NOR
ais sufficient to entitle them to member
ship IN.
Resolved, That we cordially welcome GU,
fellow citizen, Elder Mckinney, as a neigh.
Dor aud fellow citizen Of Bloomfield, md
that wefeel that We owe it to HIN, and ts the
good citizens Of Dallas county, Texas. to
TINS publicly endorse aud extend our eym.
patay tn him.
copy OF the resolutions, certified by the
Clerk Of the Court, was ordered to be sent tc
the Governor Of Texas.