, 1861-08-30

How Union Men AEA Treated u he
SkEeAeaoM IL Rampant.



We could hardly believe the evidence OF our
ewD senses, Inst night, a5 we listened 70 the
details Of ONT Of the most 4 15grant ou:rage3
perpetrated by mob Of Sscesstonists AZ Ficr
exec, Ky, sesterday norisng, that we hA7a
ever hta7d. The victim vas MI. J. 7, Nc
from Virginia with Burdsal's Cavalry Compa-
Dy, Of which he Was q member. Mr. McCagg
had gone to Florence III buggy, ye5terday
morning, to visit some friends, snd being very
well known in the region, which 1s intensely
Secession, it soon became noised about that
ID Liucoln soldier was in the place; and
during few minutes stay in Florence, Mr.
NcC,ss ears were greeted with eplthete Of rnH
e3oss4 st character. Seeing the tendency Of
the feeling toward Linn, he Jumped into his
buggy and drove rapidly from the city, but he
had hardly got clear Of the precincts when
three men in bugeies and horseman drove
after hin, and as they neared his vehicle fired
tneir reyo1ve1s 1t him. His horse Wes swlff,
and he enjoyed temporary advantage, but he
was socn oYertaken, and WIS fred at six or
seven times, when he had to surrender. A
gigantic Kentucaian, captain of 3 Secession
military company whose name We could not
learn, then got into Mr. McC,'s buggy, and,
with loaded pistol pointed at his head, made
hun drive back again to Florence, accompa-
MED By the others, and upon reaching the
place they we're met By an infuriated mob Of
SeeeEsionists, who c'amored loudly for Meets
life, some being in favor of shooting and 9th
efs wishing to hang him
Their p1isoner plead at some length with
the mob, but his voice Was drowned in the
rear. One rascal came forward and inform I'd
him that be had been watched all day in Gin
einnati, and he told him Of several business
transactions in which he had been engaged
during the forenoon, and that he was traced
all along the road to Florence, where this re-
cep:on was In store for him Very fortunate
ly for Mr.. McCagg, 3 lady who knew him in
rF II .oNS nn1$ nr& Sr%A~
ceded for him, but it WAS not until he had
| taken an cath Of allegiance to the State Of
| Kentucky, and the lady had sHorn that he had
come there only to see her, that be was allow
| ed to depart with bis life. Even then he got
but CD hour 10 leave the State, and butfor the
| fsct that the noble-hearted lady referred to,
volunteered to accompany Mr. McC. to Gin,
| cinuatj, it is very doubtful whether he would
| ever have seen 1t alive
We desire to know how many more such
ontrages s. this the Union men OF Kentucky
will allow, before they strike? Lst them, II
the common name Of Justice, put forth thei1
| strong right arm and crush this aendfsh spirit
ip its birth. and untold bloodshed and misery
will be saved, which tardtness to take tht
upper hand now will be sure to evoke.
TEE SECESSION OUTRAGE AT ANDERSON
FERRT-There can be no t~o ways about tn
Outrage upon the Union citizens Of Anderson'
Ferry on Sunday last. II was evidently con
cocted and carried out for the purpose O
striking terror to the hearts Of the few Unfol
people there, and like every other means use
by hecessionlets, they We're perfectly regarG
less Of their character. 1ncendiariam, murde
OF any other form Of crime, SO it carry thel
purpose, is as familiar to their hands ss t
their Thoughts, and their bitter yindctiyenes
allows them to halt at nothing.
On Monday night many families fed to th
} Ohio side Of the river for protection, afraid
/ remain upon the Kentucky side after th
threats made by eecessionists against the
, lives. The people who live at Anderson
Ferry are mostly composed Of poor settle
5 Who gain precarious LIVELIHOOD by catehi1
drift wood in the river and drying and Eelll1
it for fuel, but they are men OF liberal polite
| opinions, aEd this has been the "head al
| front Of their offending" We understaI
+ that assistance has been rendered those peop
by the military organizations Of this city, Al
we heartily hope to hear Of a few exampl
being made in time Of the secession rasca
who use such summary measures with tho
who merely differ with them in opinion q,
n are loyal to their government.
TIE RIGHT KHD OF "OPPosED TO II
WAR"-The OWego Gazette, a Democrat
paper, lis opposed to the war" and says IL
it would therefore crush by the whole pow
a Of the nation, its authors, who commenced
d by robbery and treason, and by cannonadu
2 Fort Sumter" 1t is e in favor Of peace" 3
? to that end would put down rebellion with
i strom arm Of the law. It is opposed
taxation" and therefore would make the II
a as short as possible b3 bringing the VIII
n force Ct the Government to bear upon it."