Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-01-06


SOUTHERN FANATIcIsM The accounts Of
personal outragss committed in the slave
States upon Northern men would be incredi-
bic if W did not find them in southern pa
pers. To have been born in a free state Is
sufficient in many cases to provoke any
amount Of suspicion, personal indignlty and
violence, and innocent men are severely pun
ished and expelled on mere suspicion, with
out waiting for proof The South is in a
fair way to cut itself off from all intercourse
not only with the North, but W tn the
whole civilized world, by these barbarous
atrocities.
Several gentlemen who had been driven
away from the south arrived at New York, a
few DAYS since, on a steamer from Savannah g,
Ga. Among them were two gentlemen ex-
lied from the chivalrOus state Of South Caro-
lima, whose heads were shaved on one side
One Of them avowed his intention to return
and take vengeance on his prosecutors, but
to return would be pretty certain death
Two northern young ladies teaching a school
al Richmond. Va. were warned off by some
respectable gentlemen. They applied for
another school in the interior of the State.
where there was vacancy, but were rejected
by the trustees solely because they were
from the North, and they have returned to
New York.-Two Italian orsan-grinders
were tarred and felthered and ridden on a
rail in Alabama. They We're victims Of
cruel practical Joke. Being on their way
from Mobile into the interior they asked for
directions, and We're given paper with
these words, which not understanding Eng
lish they inn0cently accepted
To the Knowing Ones Pass my Italian
friends. All right NUNS the word. (Sgned)
John Brown, Of 0ssawatomie.'
Reaching the next town, faint and weary
they showed this note at the hotel. and the
mob soon collected and administered dose
OF southern chivalry, almost killing the poor
vagrants.-A music teacher, resident for
nine years in Alabama, having married
there and holding southern opinions on
slavery, has been compelled to fly North for
his life.-A book agent was arrested in Ala
bama, who was soliciting subscribers to
Z" Fleetwood's Life of Christ" He appealed
to the Methodist conference for the State
then in session, being himself Christian of
that denomination. The conference arrived
at this result
- We have examined this mans case We find
no eNluthce 10 convict MN Of tamperlng with
slaves, but as he is from the North, and engaged
in selling book published in the North W have
right TO suspect him being an aboltionist,
and we therefore recommend, in order to guard
ourselves against possible danger, that he be I'M
mediateiy conducted by the military out Of this
county into the next adjoining"
The military responded to the call of the
clergy, and the northern agent for an excel
lent Christian book was marched out of the
county.
VIM. S. Delnott, a merchant of Indiana,
was travelling in Kentucky last week. When
he reached HarOdsburg, be was suspected of
being a negro-stealer, and was told that he
must leave or submit to a coat of tar and
feathers. His reply was that be was not
ncgro-stealer, and would not leave until he
got ready: and gave the gentlemen notice
that they would find it dangerous work to
lay a violent hand upon him. Finding him
a man not to be frightened, they got out
warrant for him and put him in Jail. He
employed j. F. Bell, opposition candidate
for governor last fall, as his counsel. Moth
ing being proved against him he was released,
and left when he got through with his
business.