Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-21


oeoosoaoa uovSoso ID Tennessee.
The following insidents we're related
b Senator Andrew johnson, in recent
beech 9 Columbaa, Ohio, to illustrate
tho diobolicsl spsit that snimstes the
myrmidoDs 81 rebellion in East Tenne-
see:
"They came into my own country
thew called At my home. Some Of their
number came forward aud demanded OF
my family whether vas 1t home, say
ing that, if l was, they had come to
take me, and hang me Plsasant intel
igeuce this, for gentleman |! to commu-
nlcate to wife and daughters But my
daughter, indignant at their conduct,
said, No, my father is not ct home; he
is absent 10 another county, where he IS
making . speech for the Union; and
this presume you knew, or your COW
ardly crew would not have dared to show
themselves at this house, They then
.ullenly withdrew. AS they passed or
through the neighborhood, they came
upon the house of Union family; the
husband was not ct home, but his wife,
stout hearted woman, had her Union
flag at the gate. post. They insolently
commanded her to remove it; she would
not. They attempted to seize 1t, and
she seized It; they struggled for it, and
she kept her Asg. They then went into
the woods, cut hickory ~ithe, and, re.
turning, scourged her person with 1t.
"This, my friends, is secession, and
these are the men you are to 'compro-
mise with. Some Of these same demons
five Of them, fiends in human shape
stopped at the house of man Damed
Markham, who, seeing them approach,
and fearing insult and outrage to himself
if be remained, and thinking that they
would not be so likely TO provoke a
quarrel with his family if he were not
PRESENT, took his rifle from its resting
place, and retired, unobserved by them,
INTO little thicket hard by the house,
in order to be at hand in case they Of
tered any abuse to his family. lie had
an amiable wife and two daughters, the
youngest . girl Of about twelve years,
and the other just blooming into woman
hood, about sixteen, as beautiful as the
morning aud as pure as the dew-drop.
The secessionsts entered, and insolently
demanded dinner for themselves and
feed for their horses. The wife told
them there was the crib and the fodder,
and they would give them their dinner.
They took thehay and corn and scattered
it about the ground, and ordered the la
dies to hasten their dinner.
! In due time the meal was prepared,
and soon greedily deyoured. After sa-
tiating their appetites at the table they
began to address rude remarks to tie
wife and daughters. One attempted to
make love to the young lady, when
her young sister, seizing the tin horn or
trumpet which is kept in all rural home
steads to make q summons to dinner or
sound an alarm to the neighbors in case
of an accident, sprang to the door and
blew q blast. At this the hellish demon
turned, drew pistol from his girdle, fred
its bullet through her braio,an with one
wild shrek, she fell in agonlzing death
at the feet OF her mother. That blast,
the shot, the shrek, and scream, pierced
the ear OF the waiting father; he sprang
from his retreat, he stood at his door
one glance revealed all and, taking de-
iberate aim, be sent his rifle bullet
straight through the Williams heart The
other fonr, alarmed at the trumpet blast
| and knowing that Tue whole nsighbor-
hood would soon be upon them, mount
ed their horses and fed. The enraged
father, finding them beyond his reach,
turning to where the slayer of his little
daughter lay, seized his axe and cut his
brutal body into quarters, and threw
them ont as only fit for the dogs to de-
YOUR.
such, my friends, is secession at
home. 1t is robbery, rapine and muir.
der. And it is marching towards you,
and will be upon you. You must arm
for your own defence. speak not to
you in fables. These things occurred
not in remote country, but right over
there 10 Tennessee. seem even yet to
hear the shrek that went up from that
young aud innocent heart, as it took
leave of life, so wild, SO clear, so agon-
izing, that even angelic spirits might
come to listen and avenge! Will you
not, then, rush to the support Of your
government and the rescue of your
country from the reign Of terror that
has no parallel in the history of civilized
men ?"
A GOOD looking fellow was arraigned
before a court, charged with having
stolen a watch. 1t was his first error,
and he was ready to plead guilty. The
Judge addressed him in very gentle
tones, and asked him what had induced
him to commit the theft. The young
man replied that, having been unwell tor
sometime, the doctor advised him to take
something, which he had accordingly
done. The Judge was rather pleased
with the humor OF the thing, and asked
what led him to select watch. "Why,"
said the prisoner, II theught if only
had the time, that nature would work .
cure!"
BALLOON CoRPs. - The balloonist,
Lowe, is forming balloon corps for
army service, and is b uiIdipg four war
balloons in Philadelphia.