Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-06-04
FRI m the Dubuque Times
A RACE FOR LIFE.

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we made the acquaintance of one of
our fellow passengers who mad lust es-
capped from the Southern Confed eracy.
Many OF our cluZens know him we'll. as
he was once IN business here. We
Will give the narrative IN his own words
as near as ossible.
" You see | had been doing heavy
wholesale and retail provision business,
IN The city of Agusla Georgia, for two
years. and was getting along with the
inhabitants very smoothly. until a little
circumstance transpired last fall which
lnclted the popuIace against me. had
taken more OF less interest In political
affairs while | lived there, and, as much
from policy as from anything else, adop-
ted conservative southern view of
matters. | was strong Bell and Ever
Ell man, and when The State Conven-
ton was IN session | was mentioned as
one OF the State electors.
As II was known that | came from
Dubuque, some of my constituents wrote
10 the latter city for Information as re-
CARDS my political anteced enls. Tie
letter was addressed 10 one of the
prominent law firms of Dubuque and
Tor some unaCCountabie reason ans
wered IN such Il manner as to direct
the deepest indignation of the commun-
lty where | lived. towards me. They
We're Informed that | was Il loud
mouthed AbolltioniSt and had stumped
the State of Iowa for Fremont With.
IN short time Of the receipt of that
letter my house was surrounded bv an
lnturiated mob, eager TO wreak a blind
vengeance on me. | appealed to the
Mayor, who was warm persona friend
OF mlne, for protection. He responded
by calling out the entire police force
10 dIsperSe the rabbe.
Myself and son-in-law stood all that
night al the head of the first aight OF
stairs, IN my house, with fire arms and
axes, resolved TO sell our lives AS dear
Iy as possible. should the miscreants
break III. Ny brave wife knew no
tear and would not leave my side, al
though | eulrpated her TO do so. She
seemed nerved to desperation by our
common danger and ready 10 face and
sactIhce her life, If necessary, in de-
fenSe of our hone.
The people were pacifed a, last when
they found US too rcsoiute 10 be impoS-
ed upon and after short time | was
allowed 10 pursue my business as usual.
| satisfied them apparently that did not
vnt rlaIn principles repugnant TO their
peculiar views and convinced them that
the information they had received was
a tissue of falsehoods, yet there ever
after iurked amongst them a suspicion
ot my loyalty 10 The South. Thus we
hved through the winter; the commu-
nIty daily becoming more excited and
bitter against those who did 10: coincide
! 10 the letter with the damnabie opinions
that then ruled the hour.
! In illustration of this [ will only cite
one instance. A party Of merchants
were discussing the impending crisis
! one afternoon IN a store not tar from
mlne. when one of my neighbors made
the following remark: "Gentlemen.
/ we must be careful and not underra;e
the strength OF the enemy" That same
night committee called on him and
asked HIM If be had made such a re
mark, when he replied "Yes. And
( do not see the harm IN II. II is one of the
I first lessons IN military strategy not to
underrate the power Of the foe" HIS
/ explanation avaIled hm nothing. He
was seized and one side Of his head
and face shaved clean OF the hair and
whlskers. Then the newly barbered
portions We're daubed with tar and
/ feathers. He then received forty lash
es,and was given TO understand tha, he
had twelve hours in which TO make
| himself scarce.
TINS was no, an itolated instance =
/ Deeds OF violence were Of daily occur
renee, and many times they resulted IN
the death of the victim. With such a
state OF society boiling around me,
naturally felt anx ouS 10 remove my fam
ly beyond all chances Of injury. Fl
naI'y when they had for some time been
drafting troops from the city 70. Jeff.
DAVIS army foresaw the time when |
would be called on. and determined to
remove my wife and children 10 the
North. | started of os,ensibly TO 90
TO another place, and took them to. A.