American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-09
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THE PERSECUTION IN NORTH
CAROLINA. .....s...
Letter from Lady TO GU Officer OF the
American Missionary Society.


GuLFoaD COUNTY, N. g.. Jan. Is, 1860
AT present we are cirsumstanced soma
thing like the children Of Israel. when
they started for the Land of Promise, pur
sued by Pharaoh and bis host, with
the Red Sea before them, and mountain,
on either hand. Sill we hope TO see The
salvation Of the Lord. relying on the arm
Of Jehovah for protection.
suppose. ere this. you have seen som,
account Of the Rsv. D. Worlh's arrest suc
Gun miimeut to prison. 10 Greenboro
Guilford County. North Carolina. charges
with circulating incendiary books, DC.
principally tbs Impending Crisis" by
Helper. which seems 10 be attracting
more attention at present than all otbel
books put together.
Brother Worth was arrested on The
23l OF last month. had a preliminary tria
bsforo three magistrales on the 9Th
which resulted in his commitment tc
prison TO await iurther dscisiou at the
Spring Term of the Superior Court. -
There was great excitement duriag bis
trial; three lawyers appeared 10 bshalf oil
The STATE; tie prisoner plead his own
case in al able manner his enemies them.
selves being Judges. Since then. there
has been Eve other arrests Of citizens oI
oitizens oi this county for circulating
"Hslper," most Of them under heavy
bonds, but all admitted to bail except The
first. The nature Of the bonds required
OF him was considered unreasonable. tn,
first was bond Of $4,000, for his appear,
aOce at the Spring Term. which was com
piled with; the other was $4,000 also re
quiring him not TO preach AZ al. This Il
not compiled with yet. Not content viii
the above, he was arrested again, in prison
aud brough. out yesterday before Judg,
Dick. aud bound in the sum Of SIS. 900 IC
appear at the Spring Term, in Randolph
County. in March. Ills enemies seem de
terminsd to push the law 10 the furthes
extremity. bu: the old veteran has beeI
happy beyond description, and filled will
joy unspeakable. ... a.
His keepers obseivs the strictest vigi
auce. not allowing even his wife To speak
a word 10 him without witnesses boiu
present; nor do they suffer him to write
word 10 any person, only what passes uu
der their inspection. They made an al
tempt Yesterday. during his trial. 10 de
prive him Of tue means OF writing at all
but finally concluded TO let him have wv
or three sheets OF paper at a time, by bj
giving an account 10 the Sheriff what dis
position he made OF it. One object seem
to be 10 out of Ill correspondence with hi
friends, and indeed oil the friends Of Lii
erly here must suffer likewise. They ca
that II is against the law 10 say Slaver
Is wrong, sod they have pronounced I'll
woe; the dsoreo has 4 ne forth against q
such offenders. ! trust and fear Go
more than msu, even in this land Of usuI
patton; and l hope that all who love tn
Lord Jeeus Christ in Oinoerily will remen
Der US at the Throne Of Grace. that "
may be able 10 wilhslsDd all tho iiel
darts Of the wicked; also, that our age
minister may be delivered from wicke
aud unreasonable men. .,.. .
| We feel deeply grateful for the iutere'
manifested toward US by the America
MiSsionery Association, May the bless
iugS Of the Most High attend your labor
Of love,iS the prayer Of your distant irient