Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-24
aurnins IS in Texas.

The Texas Fire-Eatiag papers have attri5u
ted the burnings in Texas TO Abolition ennis
saries from the Nerth. and = Mr.. Prior, editor
Of the Dallas Herald, IN q letter denounced cid
or Solomon Mci1inne and Mr.. Blunt rs the
cause Of al the neero disturbances, even repre-
sz,nfinr McKinr.y = At the head CT a band Of
Abaiitioaists aboat 20 make a descent upon
Texas, lasiag il to ire and sword. This elder
Mckinney is a peaceful citizen of Illinois and
is now IN that State AT a meeting lately
held in Fairview, Iuiiana, Mr.. KcKinney gave
a history Of his career in Texas.
He went TO Texas from Iowa three years
since, and engpsed as local preacher a
neighbor in Iowa commissioned Elder McKin-
ney TO collect q debt against man named
Sprowie in Texas and on duRnfng S. for the
money, Sprowie denounced Mex as an aooil-
zionist and got u committee Of thirty TO iaEegt-
igate the matter Sprosgie testified before The
committee that the Elder was an abolitionist
and "ehsngelisg" in his religion Mr..
Blunt dared 10 defend Nick and the eongre-
CATION Of the latter gave their pastor ccrti6-
cate stating that the charge was false. This
certificate the paper in Dallas county was moi
allowed to publish, and the Office was threaten
cd with destruction should the paper publish it.
fMcKianey then attempted TO escape as de-
tailed below
Elder Mckinney writes letter dated Aug.
10th. from Camargo H., to the Chicago
Times, in which he denies that he ever was all
abolitionist, but AYERS that he IS a DouglnS
Democrat and believes in popular sovereign
IT," and declares thai he when in Texas, in no
way or manner interiered with the slaves or
slavery.
He says the charge Of abolitionisn, orisinat-
ed with Mr.. Prior. of the Dallas Herald; that
August 5th, mob, headed by a Mr.. Hoard,
came to a house, where he, Mex, was, and
calling him ont, fired at him; that he, Mex,
returned the shot With a rife, but neither shot
took effect. Mex, with his wife and Blunt,
left, but were followed by a mob, with
them back to Dallas, imprisoned them until
morning, when Pryor and six others tied Nc
K and Blunt-the latter being so old and fec
BILE that be could not walk without support
led them away from the Jail, stfipt them of
coat and vest. when Mr.. Pryor gave ,hem ten
lashes with a raw hide, and his six fellow ruff
fans did the same, making 20 iashcs in ALL and
then the brates fled, and Mex. aud Blunt
made their way back to Iowa, and since then
have been in Iowa, Indiana ard Illinois hav-
ing no hand, directly or indirectly, III Tex
an affairs. In conclusion Elder Mckinney says:
my own impression, however. is that The
said Doctor Pryor and others Of his grade,
who are numerous in that country. have been
making the above Transaction pretext, and
under the false garb of 4ueIling abotienisrn,
to burn the property and rob the good citizens
who treated me kindly i'll that county, and per
haps other innecrnt pereons."
The Houston Repuiaiic does not credit the
story that abolition eE,isgaties have any hand
in these outrages. but points. nc doubt to the
true cause.-The whipping of Messrs. Mckinney
and Blunt. It says:
BY many these outrages are attributed to
the fanaticism of Northern abolition emissa-
ries, but the true cause will doutless be found
in the whipping of elderly preacher some
months since at Dallas for some iu:prudent
language made use of in sermon, and the late
outrages are the result Of the vengence of the
old naan's friends. We have little better
opinion of humanity, though not very exalt-
ed one at best, than for moment to suppose
that the snspieion excited of abolition iucend
arisuI can be we'll founded IN fact.