The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-30

came TO me and told me 70 get the travelling bag had
with mel had left my trunk in Columbis-ani they
would examine what in IT, and they found nothing
wrong there they would let CO. they did mot wish
detain II all right. sent for my bag and
we went into . ROOM up stairs, IN the hotel while the
crowd remained below. They examined every article
and every scraPof read every line Of part Of the
and which you have the earlier pages Of this let
ter Then they said might 60 that they were sorry for
having detained me; aud that must not be surprised
at the examination they had made, for heretofore
persons had among them whose express object
to tainper with the Before leaving requested
had examined me- order that by showing IL at
vile, where was told another committee was awaiting
my arrival would not be subjected further
and tho unpeasantness Of another such nQuiston Me-
Ceaveand then wrote a few lines addressed to Mr..
several other gentlemen had thoroughly examined
both myself and my papers, ana had found me
all right. This document was signed BY Mr. c,oave-
land, DR.. williams, and young Mr.. Yonngblood In
the meantime some OF the crowd had begun u amusc
themselves in another way, by engaging in dance in
again. the gentlemen of the committee began to show
signs OF repentance for having detained me- and
producing bottle requested to step back IN the yard
from tho front Of the hotel in order to receive
little consolation from the bottle refused TO partake
Of their whiskey, but they insisted that should JON
them. Then entered my buggy, and away went, bid
They had detained me so long that ar
rived in Greenvie only about ten minutes be-
fore the departure OF the train As did not
reach there in the evening, the citizens OF
GreenviIe had retired TO rest and left only
COMMITTEES waiting for me at the depot. No sooner
had aighted than big burly fellow with most formi
dablc stick under his arm grasped hold OF me, and
said:-
ssCome, want you; you must come back to town.
The railroad station short distance from the heart
the village. He just marching me of TO jail with
out asking single question, when told him and the
other gentlemen Of the committee the reason of my de-
tention explained how had already gone through the
hands OF Of their vigan committees, and then
produced the certificate the gentlemen at Marietta had
given supposed that would BIO sufficient 10 pass
me without the necessity OF my going into any
further explanations hut IL did not 10 be. They
the signatures individuals with whom they
we personally acquainted
ssThs looks like all one handwritin y said the big
burly fellow with the formidable stick OF one of his col
leagues he askedD I'VE think that looks like Ccaveands
or Youngbloods handwritin's' He scrutinzed 1t with
all imaginable diligence and did the other members Of
the Greenvile committee The fact OF stranger having
come among visit that part Of the State which is
mostly requented the had aroused suspicion
in their minds and perhaps in all charity TO them they
thought they had grounds for the rigid cxamna
tion which they made. Finally one OF them became
convinced that he recognized of the signatures and
he said he was satisfied TO lot me 60 Presently
the younger committee man, after difficult
struggle with his feelings yielded to the
superior judgment Of his colleague but the big burly fell
low with the formidable stick held out to the last He
would be convinced but that somehow other the
letter a forgery At length the scream of the loco
motive heard, the majority Of the committee said 1
might go, and stepped on tho train il moving
off, leaving the chairman OF the committee who tacity
state, while proceeded to fulfil the object OF my