New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-31
GROSS ABUSE OF. AN INOFFENsIvE NORTH
EKNER

One Of tie most pointed illustrations Of The brutality
the mob rule now prevalent the South presented
to us ast evening in the of Northern man just
driven out of Savannah, aitor17 days confinement in
filthy dungeon. The victim appears 10 lie very inot-
fcnsye man. is laboring under painful disease, and
when lie went South hud no knowledge whatever Of
tie political affairs OF our country. His name is NJ c.
Perry and be arrived in this city on the 2lth in the
steamer Alabama, from Savannah, which sailed Gu
Saturday evening JAM 20. lie estates that lie Id native
of Savannah and left that place when he years
Of age. Since then lie has resided in the Northern
Slalts and Of late years in Canada Not being IN
COED health, The 2ith OF December last he deter
mined to proceed 10 the South Tor the benefit OF his
teal b, contemplating TO remain there during the VIM
ter lie arrived in Savannah the Both OF December.
Shortly after his arrival, he made engagement TO
survey land Tor OF the planters, and had par
tally finished the work. While III company with
the gent man who had engaged HIN to do tho survey
ing dirty, rough-looking man, some.
What under the influence OF liquor, intruded
Limself upon their notice, and commenced
questioning Mr. Perry TO his buslness with tue gem
tl,man he was with, who he WAS, where he came
from, &c. Mr.. Perry answered him rather CURLY,
giym g him 10 understand that II was none Of his
busih,s ~, and the man undertook To make quarrel
with lin. Tbs was on the evening Of the 9th OF
January, when there was considerable comlnoton IN
the city, under the celebration Of the battle Of New
Orleans. Finally, Mr. Perry retired for the night:
The next morning. after breakfast while in the no ell
talking ugoin with the planter who had engaged him.
u policeman came up informed him that there was II
clnIge against him, and that he must go before the
Mayor MIR. L. accompanied him, and underwent a
seie of quesiions his assaant OF the night before
app, airing the complainant He had small parcel
OF papers with him containing nothing but an account
book, some drawings, and New-Orleans newspaper,
III il Jarc,l the crowd undertook t. examine, but were
1t, ped by Mr.. Perry WHO complained 10 the Mayor
thai he should not listen to charges made by such
dirry looking drunken loaieT the who had made
charges against him. But the Mayor who appeared TO
be under tie control of such men, cut the examination
short iy ordering Mr. Perry TO be taken TO the jul,
and confined there for ten days, TO allow no one to zee
him, and to be prohibited from the Of writing
materials; and, at the expiration of the ten days, he
was not 70 be discharged until he he Mayor had seen
him. While confined no bad no bed, and was Obliged
to sleep on the cold 6agstone floor with two thin
blankets for Il covering. The dampness on the stones
was 20 thick that he could tho print OF his body in
wien lie in the morning. At the expiration OF
81 ten days he was let out into the ball, where he
remained until the 26h making seventeen days in ll
| Willie in jul, rough, MISUNDERSTANDING
| man, came in, introducing himself to Mr..
Perry as a nanrsake and saying that he took an In
terest in his case lie called several times and ut one
| time remarked in u familiar way, that he knew Mr.
| Z. TO lie brother 0dd-Fellow. Mr.. p. said he was
member Of the Order, but did not know 40 he wa.
then in good standing, ss he had not travelling card