Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
From the Cincinnati Gazette. co.,
The Reign of Terror in the
South,

Nearly every day some fresh arrivals Of
refugees from the violence and ferocity OF
the New Dahomey bring to this city fresh
and corroboratiye proofs of the condition
of affairs in the rebel States. Many Of
these have come thence at the peril of their
lives, and to avoid threatened death, have
taken hurried journey surrounded by
by thick dangers from the madmen who
now fill the South with deeds Of violence
and bloodshed. .=--s--
The people in that section seem 10 have
been given up 10 madness that is with
out parallel to the history of civilization
we had almost written barbarism. They
are cut off from the news of tho North,
purposely blinded by their leaders as to
the movements of the real power of the
Government, and 10 their local presses re-
ceive and swallow the most outrageous
falsehoods and misstatements. t
Yesterday, one William Silliman, q per-
son of intelligence and reliability, reached
this city, returning from years residence
in Southern Mississippi. He was one of
party who, in 1860, went from this city
and engaged in the construction of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Siliman for several months past has
lived in Cupola, Itawamba county, one of
the lowertie ofcounties, two hundred miles
from Mobile. He says more blood-thirsty
community it would difficult to conceive.
Perfect terrorism prevails, and the widest
outrages are enacted openly by the rebels,
who visit with their violence all suspected
of loyalty, or Withholding full adherence
to the kingdom of jeff Davis. Could the
full history of these outrages be written,
and that truthfully, many and most of its
features would be deemed incredible and
monstrous, belonging to another age, and
certainly to another country than our own.
The party who is suspected of hostility,
or even light sympathy, with the rebellion
is at once seized. He is fortunate if be is
allowed to leave in given time, without
fogging. He is still fortunate if only
fogging is added in the order to depart.
Many haev been hung or shot on the spot.
Silliman details fire instances of the latter
as having occurred among the amiable peo-
pie Of ltawamba county, within the past
ten weeks TO several Of which be was an eye
witness, a mob wreakiDg their vengeance
upon their victims under local authorities.
These five men were Northerners, at differ
ent times assailed by the rebels. Three
Of them were strangers to all about them.
On Saturday of last week man was
hung at Guntown, who refused to join the
rebel army, and also refused to leave. He
was taken to tree in the outskirts of the
village, and left hanging to limb. He
had a family in the place. Guutown is 10
miles from Cupola. The same day man
was hung at Saltillo under similar cicum-
stances, and still another at Vonoma, where
a traveller was seized in passing through
the place. All these towns are within 20
miles circuit of Cupola, where Mr.. Sill,
man resided. He says that he can recall
twelve instances of killing, whipping, and
other outragss thus visited upon the VIC
Tins of the rebels in that vicinity, within
the past two months. Many have been
waiting in the hope that the storm would
blow over" but have one after the other
been forcsd to submit or sesks safety icin
fight.