New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26
THE PANIC IN THE SOUTH.

The Daa5ary Conn., JcBtrsoRf0H, learning that
farmer citizen of tbat place had been driven from
North Carolina, procured statement Of the facts IN
tie case from him, which we condcnso, giving the
material portion, az follows;
DAEBuRY, Conn.,, Dec. IS, 1860.
MR w, CBoYFUT: In response 10 your request, i
wonld NV: ! am A carriage blacksmith by trade. IN
the Fall Of 1853 went 70 Kinston, Lenoir Co., NJ
10 be emf loved by Messrs Dbble Brother to over
se gmg Of slaves in the manufacture OF caTrlages
In lS55 returned to The North. Last aprli AGAIN
oio, eted to "the old North State" snd RESUMED my
occupation with my former employeTsibis time taking
with ne nv wife and infsn, daughter. While IN Con
ncc,icni ny politics had been Amercanism and De
ocracy, my last vote previous TO leaving having oeeh
cast for Thomas II. Seymour for Governor
ON going South expected 10 conform wholly TO
tbeir clstoms ard while my instincts evoted, as I'M
reverted instincts always must against the idea OF
property in man and woiGsn y.t was resolved 70
i do "a lie Romans did," and 81 ould have scorned the
thouQht of meddng IN any way with the institution
Of Slavery. All went Oh well enough until Monday,
the Sd Uf the pret ent month, when w's informed by
pasaer.by flat Z" my case was making qui!e an excite
n ept over at the Court House, when learned that
| had teen charged with being an Abohtionlst, ana
promoting dissatisfaction amnng the slayee, and that
was being tried by the omni potent Mob Law, in my
absence and without my knowledge was soon
waited on at my house by COMMITTEE, who read the
rIarges az ninst me. They were: L. That bad, on
nav return, been seen TO shake hands with negro
IAN old goodnaured uncle whom ] bad known to-
iorel. True; everybody did il. 9 had read letter.
TO slaves. True they were letters to the negroes IN
ny charge from other negroes, written BY Their a9s-
terf-it was my duty 10 read them. 8. One OF the
81 valIy swore he me talking, III the evening,
with some one on the sidewalk, and when he psssed,
The man lodged bsiiId tree out Of sight, which led
bs to 4Pns h that up SG 70
DR.. Wos dley that she overheard me talking 70
negro one night in uDdeTtoEe, and told him they
the blaCks hadnt half chancei were treated hike
dogs etc." She didn't see me, but knew my voice"
She swoTe falsely for never Aid word 10 any negro
that could tend 10 make bin discontented, though
often tbOuRAt and ttt all that the Ingenious Fire
Eatle.s here charged me with saying. That wss al.
Noliirg was proved that Slavery could expel me for
except that YVES peaceable industrious man, bent
on niindiDg my own business The august, mob-ap-
pointed Jury Of ten were divided 10 their verdict.
seyen were for ocqnittGl one DR.. Woodley r. ",
IVES for tRMedi0!e hanging and two Tor prompt
lYncl irg in other ways. So we were permitted 10 re-
iGan. But The South bas learned thoroughly the les
son Of despotism--the minority shall RUE. And the
minority decreed that could not reInain IN peace.
We were continually threatened with lyncbIng, and
tie Insadened mob sent word 10 Goldsboro and New
burn, town adjoining the north and soah, 10 DO
peIHrpd 10 receive tie AbUlilionlst, for they .hOud
certainly dive Inc ont. Word Was returned that the
tar IgGg ready" We sacrificed everything at ranpls
price, and Tuesday, tue llh we left for the safer
North. adopted the name of L. d. Roberts, 10 an
swer the initials my trunk, and we proceeded in
cogLito, having been armed by the majority Of the
quitting jury with the following pas:
TO THE PUBLIC.
STATE or kOfTB CARoLIsA, LxSOfR COUsrY.
Lara been said IN and stoul the Town hinsen N the
county and Aforesaid thst the bearer hereof hr L. D.
Rockwell has uttered words uuvoTabie 90 tho South aud i In
saiions and whereas the citizens Of said town having called
meeting which largely attended by the citizens geo.
orally the "a day o December 1850 BY which The under
esprd appointed committee " Investigation the s-ges
ard taking eli tho evidence In the We hereby cary
that bnd nothing 10 the charges offensive IN eny way 10 lus
u;ions OF slavery n. Hgn.e Daniel .on, L. T. Mcdaniel,
!. C. " sshington, w. Dunn Jr J. r. Stanley.
In adjoining towns we found great excitement, and
doubtless owed safety 20 the fact that il
sonew hat aba.ed. Ii we Lad been discovered l do
not q ink our "Tass' would have had any influence.
Think never was more astonished and iappointed
Mr. Editor, than upon arriving home Connecticut to
fnd he pope about their peaceful 0ccHpot,ons. ex-
pecied 10 find the citizens under arms and ready TO
march TO battle. This il now the prevalent opinion Of
the South. Tie Mr- York Herald il the only North
paper that IL there and 20 It, think NAV be-
attributed III very great measure the pending panic
snd imIendiDg war. Yours, L. ID. RocKwEiL.