Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
A School Masters Experience in xen-s


lucky.
7 Mr.. MALLETT, a school teacher at German
town, KY, suspected of entertaining anti-sla
very sentiments, relates bit of his experience
through the columns of the Cincinnati Gazette
as follows
Saturday, the 2lst Jan having some busi
ness at Maysville, l proceeded to that place
by the morning omnibus from Germantown
On my way. Mr.. VIM. Hixon remarked to m,
that when at Maysville, ''they would take my
case in hand and get me across the Ohio river.
Mr.. H. had known me as an occasional cores
pondent of tht Gazette, and was not in the
least ignorant of the fact that held Republi-
can principles. replied to his remarks. that
| felt like C. NJ. Clay. He never had any
fears while in the company of brave men,
kentuekians had long been noted for their
| bravery. F
| Returning TO Germantown about FIVE
O'Clock III the evening. waited in company
with Mr.. L. D. Gregg and William Hunlong
for the mail. While waiting, | noticed ccl-
siderable stir, and although | had been often
told, and even received written notice that
would be mobbed, yet l paid no attention to
the threats, and had not the least fear of vio-
lence.
My respect for the people Of Germantown
led me to spurn the idea of violence at their
hands The village is Incorporated. and con-
tains three church etlifices. Among chris
tian people supposed the heathen practice of
mobbing had long since been abolished. The
scquul shows the contrary. 1t was nearly
! dark when we left the Post office.
In company with Messrs. Gregg and Hum
long, had proceeded only short distance,
when as l was about to cross street, Ostran-
do Lloyd, stepping up behind me unnoticed,
| threw his arms about me, and together we
came to the ground. I rid myself of him, but
| dozen others were upon me in an instant,
and reyolvers pistols, and knives were to be
seen on every side. Mcssrs. Humlong and
Gregg did all in their power to render assist
ance, but they were held or pushed back
They applied to the civil authorities, but to no
purpose. Every one knows that when mob
law prevails that civil authorities are power
less.
He carried me several rods to Il dark alley,
and started down this. Here they paused, and
| put the question, What is this for? The
reply was, For your id yiIainous sentiments.
Here the plan was changed, and [ was taken
into the street. Previous to this, my person
had been carefully searched, and no weapons
found.
They now commenced taking off my clothes
in very rough manner, and | was soon par
| tally nude. Here | again, with all the force
l could command, put the question. What is
| this for? | bad repeated the question several
times, but to no purpose. The answer now
was, For your id Abolition sentiments. In
Il clear. distinct voice, | said. Show me the
man who can say have approached him., or
endeavored to force my sentiments upon him.
If he is here let him speak. Silence for once
reigncd i'll the mob. The man was not to be
found.
Cries of "hang him p' 'shoot him !' were
ntcspersed throughout the exercises. An
iron vessel containing nearly a gallon of tar
was brought, which judged from the appear
ance to he nearly, or quite boiling hot Some
one here asked the question
'Did you not say that you could drive the
Germantown military company with four
men ?"
replied, 'no, it is lie, and whoever tells
it tells lie
w. II. Worthington, a very efficient mem
Der of the mob, began to reicnt, and was in
favor of giving me chance to run the guant-
let, if / would promise TO leave the State in
fifteen days, &c.
| told them | could make 10 promises
Elijah Savage and DR. Holton here came into
the mob at my call, and cndeavored to reason
with them. VIM. Herod also came, and did
good service. DIR. John A. Coburn now cam"
in, and asked as he was gray-haircd man,
that they should listen to him. He says =
Boys spare OR town from the disgrace of q
mob Next Monday the gray-haired men viii!
meet at Brooksville to consider this matter.-
| will venture to say if the old men request
this man to leave he will do so. lie made
several other remaks, and the wild fury of the
mob seemed to abate for the momen'. DIR.
Holton and Mr.. Blackburn gathered my
clothes about me- and commenced moving me
out of the crowd
, We had proceeded but short distance
when the mob came running and screaming
DIR. Coburn succeeded in restraining them tc
some extent, yet they passed him and came
on. Mr.. Herod stepped between me and the
mob, and said with great firmness, "Who
touches Mallet comes over ne" DIR. Holton
t John Blackburn, and VIM Herod, attended
5 me to my boarding place, and to them, in con-
nection with DIR. Coburn and Mr.. Savage, is
deservedly attributed the honor of taking me
from the hands of the mob. They displayed
: remarkable courage, and no doubt saved my
| life
The mob acknowledged their number t'
: have been 81, but it is generally supposed tha
] the number, including those who aided ant
l.. abetted, was so or more. The men wer
t highly excited with whisky, and are rather t.
he nitied than condemned