St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-13
The Reign Of IeTEor

From the N. 7. Tribune, 18th.
The steamer Alabama, which arrived
hero on Tuesday from Savannah, brought
about 24 cabin passengers, one half ot
whom were hanished from the city because
Of their Northern birth. One of these
persons, John Devinney, has called upon
us, and from him we gather some facts in
relation to this new phase of the Reign
Of Terror. Mr.. Derinney was in the en-
ploy of Harnden e. Co., Expressmen. ia
Savannah, and received, on Saturday morn
ing, notice that he must leave the city
immediately. A notice was served, 4.
the same time, upon Dir. Coo, an employ:
ee in the same Office, that he also must
leave. E1postulations were useless; the
assurances Of both men that they had in
no way interfered with Southern institu-
tions, and had no intention of, doing 50,
were not listened to for moment, and
they were threatened with immediate
death unless they departed at once. IA
no alternative, therefore, vas left them
but either face death or leave, they left
in the afternoon of the same day. Their
ouly fault was that they were Northern
men. pevinney being native o. Phil.
adelphia, and Coe Of one of the Eastern
States. The man who was most instrut.
mental in their banishment,s was ono
James White, master of transportation on
the Georgia Central Railroad. This
White is himself Northern man. but
having lived for some years in Georgia,
and become slave holder, he is So far
trusted as to be nerm;;!...77;:: y prove his
iai;niulness by such villainous services as
these. Three Of the passengers on board
the Alabama, were a gentleman, his wife
and daughter; who kdd resided, cinaAu-
gusta several years. This gentleman j.
a physician, and the hue and cry was
raised against him by one Of whom he en-
deavored to collect debt This method
Of settling pecuniary claims is favorite
one in Augusta, as our readers will remem-
Der. This gentleman barely escaped With
his life, and neither he nor his family
we're permitted to bring away anything
but the clothes on their backs. Another
Of the passengers was from Lexington,
Georgia, but all except these four, were
from Savannah, and were all banished,
without any other reason given than that
Of Northern BIRTH. -. -.....-:,
This is the style Of treatment which
Northern men are constantly receiving at
the hands o the South; and yet We are
called upon to allow Southerners to, visit
Minnesota and to not only interfere: with
their servants which we do not propose
to do, bnt also to pass law see Plon.
GER to protect their slaves While here,
from any interference; aud as further in
suit to our intelligence, we are requested
to permit shareholders to kidnap tree men
and carry them: into slavery: We have
never known an instance in this OF any
other Northern State where Southerners
have been ungentlemanly treated, ASIDE
from the voluntary escape or slaves which
they have had the temerity to bring with
them into the free States. : We
have heard these Southerners denounce
our people in the most unmeasured terms,
TO reflect upon Northern honesty and
Northern hospitality, and yet nobody
tarred and feathered these calumniatoEsl
Nobody North told them they must leave
in one hour or they would be hung to
the first tree. The truth is, Northern
men have suffered long enough under
this species of petty despotism, ,and it il
about time to begin to consider the pro.
priety Of resenting the insult.-2i1,es