The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1860-01-07

the State House ysrd! A. Nc was taken past
the State House, threc members Of the Legs
lsture. including the Speaker, stood BOOKING on
and laughings Tho crowd gFn1uAt1 increased
until Il mustered several thousand persons,
headed BY troop u horse.
After march u three miles out 81 ne city,
TO place callesl ''the Junction" the pe0cessaon
was stopped, and pseparations were made TOR
punishment. The pepulace cried "Dfand MIN
s.Burn him r "Sp1ke him 70 death !" and made
threats against his life BY pointing pistols ~ his
head and lourishing sticks in his face.
The Vigilance Committee ordered him 70 strip
himself naked, and forced negro to assist IN
taking on the clothes. "A cowhidc was then put
IN the ncCro's hands, who was ordered 70 lay on
thirty-nine lasles mot twenty -nine, e reported
and 10 draw blood with every stroke. Our IN
formant describes the pain Of this infection -
exceeding in severity anything which he ever sui.
fered before. His back and lower limbs are still
covered with the scars Of the wounds.
A bucket of tar was then brought, and two
negroes we're ordered to rub il upon his bleed
ing skin, and TO cover him from head TO waist
His hair and eyebrows were clothed with the
tar. Alter this part Of the ceremony was con-
cluded he was covered with feathers. His pan
falcons we're then drawn up to his waist, but he
was not allowed to put on his shirt or coat he
was conducted in this exposed condition, amid
the shouts Of the popuace, to the railroad train,
and was put on board the negroes car The
engineer blew a continuous blast on his whistle
to sgnalize the performance.
A citizen of Charleston on the train, who saw
the poor fellows unhappy condition, stepped intt
a neighb0ring hotel, before the starting OF tne
cars, and brought cup OF coffee and some DIS
cults to relieve the sufferers faintness. II was 9
timely gift, and gratefully received But the
thn
gentleman, and threatened him with summar,
vengeance If he repeated his generosity. Ths
exaggerated crowd detained the train, and calico
for more tar and feathers for further infiictior
| upon their bleeding victim. More tar wa
brought, but more feathers could not be found
and after fresh tar was applied, cotton was stuci
upon it instead
When the train started for Charleston, til,
mob babe him good-by, and told him that wher
he reached this city he would receive 1870 lashes
| At every station between Columbia and Charles
ton, the engineer blew prolonged whistle, ant
gathered mob to add fresh insults to the wound
| ed man. At length, on arriving, he was met b,
| the police, conveyed to prison and detained II
his cell for an entire week Here he received
for the first time, soap and water to wash off thu
| tar, and oil TO soften his sores. mob scvera
times threatened 10 break into the prison 10 carr,
him out into the street. and make public speec
| tacle of him second time. But he was KEEP
closely confined A physician called to see him
| to examine his wounds who told him that hi!
case was mild one, comparing il with that Of /
| man who was then lying in the City Hospta
| from the effect Of 500 lashes, which had almost
put an end to his life
On Saturday morning last, at seven O'clock
the poor workman was taken from prison and
| conducted quietly on board the steamer for New
York. He arrived in this city on Monday last
| where he is still staying, recovering from the eff
| fects of his il-treatment, and looking for work
which we hope he may find.
We have only one comment to make on this
case. This man informed Us that, in common
with the great mass Of Irishmen in this country
| he had always voted with the Democratic party
| He had long &nown in Philadelphia that tn,
| Democratic party upheld slavery, but he neve
| learned, until he went to South Carolina, thu
| slavery crushed the white laborer, and that thu
Democratic party in upholding slavery, is there
| fore the enemy Of Irishmen who are a nation O
| laborers. In the Southern States, work is look
| ed upon as dishonorable, and workmen a. de
graded. This is what an Irish stone cutter learn
ed while cutting stone in South Carolina. w,
| hope the lesson of his experience may reach tn,
ears of his contrymen,
In publishing the above, il il but Just to tn,
people of South Carolina 10 state that the bruta
treatment Of Powers was properly denounced b,
the Charleston Courier, the most influential pape
| in the State That Journal after recapitulatin;
! the facts, saws -
I'm the name of law, and the honor and fam
Of South Carolina, we protest against such act
and such modes of punishment for offences which
| are amply covered by our Statutes