New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-02

p SOUTHERN PLANTER AND A UNION MAN.
LIFE IN THE LAND OF CHIyALRY.
HANGING, sTABBNG, SHOOTING, MURDERS By
THE DOZEN.
90! WISH WAS IN DIxIE!"
We condense below few Of the most important OF
long list Of ourages gathered in one hours perusa OF
Southern papers. We grieve to say that some-of the
bigoted friends Of these victims both North and South,
are 80 unreasonable as 10 innuate that the men who
stabbed shot, hung burned and otherwise killed their
friends are not the very perfection Of honorable
Christian gentlemen, and, what il even worse they
are absolutely opposed TO compromise-the unreason-
able brutes:
THREE MONTHS IN PRISON FOR HAVING YOUR
OWN OPINION.
From ts Cineisnan Gazette March %.
Mr. Arthur Robinson. young man about twenty
eight years Of age, who was expelled from New-Or-
leans for entertaining views no. favorable to Slavery
called at Office yesterday, and related his eIper-
in the Crescent City, follows: he resided in New
Orleans for years up 10 the 18th Of March 1851
He has always beer strongly opposed to Slavery, and
hoped TO see it abolished by lawful means. For four
years he was the publisher Of The Ner Orleans True
Wftness an Old School Presbyterian pspey but
ins tied In that journal an article expressive Of Anti.
Slsyery sentiments. =; was q prominent member OF
the Young Mems Chrstian Association OF New-Or-
leans and when that city was devastated by yellow
fever be had charge of one of the largest dtrcts in
the way Of afordng relief to the suffering and provid-
views Of Slavery he says, were neS concealed from
such as deeired 70 know them. He WAS known a. the
warn advocate of Fremont in the campaign Of 1856.
Immediately sfter the election Of Mr.. Lincoln, bow.
ever at q secession meeting In New Orleans, list OF
the names Of residents hostile 10 Slavery was made up
and his among them Spies were set upon bis track,
and means most cowardly and lawless Were reeorted
TO- TO collect evidence against him. On the 29ih OF
~ tha inafa ~ IDecDh BaBe-EnOWn
principally in connection with the Ownership OF race
borse-and j. X Sprague, Poet-Oftoe Agent, he was
arrested and taken before the Mayor These TWO mn.
IONS OF despotism obtained order from " his Honor"
10 search Robinsons house. They found In II, among
other things copy Of "Barness ScnPtursl Views OF
Slavery" scrapbook full Of Anti.Slsvery extracts,
and number Of copies Of The Boston Lioerator.
These were regarded as proof most positive of his vo
ation of statute law OF the sovereign State Of Lou
isiana. The Mayor demonstrated with Robinson, and
regretted that he was compelled 20 commit him for
trial such serious charge In the presence OF the
municipal dignitary Bass said that II Robinson was
released and entered the streets again. ne Bass would
shoot him down and Mr.. Mayor opened not his mouth
in reproof Of such an outburst Of Southern chivsly
Robinson was committed TO Jail on the 18th OF Novem-
her, and remained there till the l1tb Of March-lU3
DAVIS During his incarceration the jsilor frequently
said that be would give " the id Abolitionist" mp
TO any mob Of ten men who should call fox him and
agree TO lynch him.
II is REQUIRED by the laws Of Louisiana that before
sny case shall be submitted TO the Grand Jury, tho
prisoner shall be examined before County Recorder,
10 ascertain il there be probable cause 70 believe him
guilty; this was not done in Robinsons case The
Grand Jury found 90 true bill against him. There
were several counts in the indictment, as follows;
Using language calculated TO excite discomfort among
free persons Of color, and INSTRUMENTATION among
slaves; bringing into the State copy Of Barnes
Scriptural Views Of Slavery. Tbis was false Mr..
Robinson purchased the book In the City Of New
Orleansl The third and fourth counts were in rela-
ton TO The Boston Liberotor and the scrapbook be-
fore noced II was charged that he had brought the
scrapbook into the State which was not the case. AS
10 The Boston Liberdtor he had been subscriber to
II for two years. and he had received regularly up TO
the time OF the Secession excitement. While In jail,
he received information that his liberty could be pur
chased from the keeper for $3.50. He was taken be-
fore the Criminal Court the llth Of March, but II
was then discovered that the ignorance Of the Grand
Jurors" bad been than match for this intended
vllAiny. The indictment charged that the pcendary
documents had been found in RObinsons house the
Let of December whereas the prisoner was in
Jail on that day and had been committed because Of
the discovery Of the books. This flaw In the indict
ment REQUIRED his release condition of his leaving
the city within twenty-four hours.
HANGING MICHIGAN MAN.
About a year since, young man named John Mott,
who had for time previous been In the employ of
Mr. Bender in this city, left for the South gentle
man who knew him well and worked with and near
him in Vicksburg and vicinity, has Just returned TO
this place bringing the information that the young man
was Republican, and expressed himself in that lo-
cality, for which free expression Of opinion be was
lynched and hung in January Last. De says that q
band of Southern cut-throats who made lynchng and
mobbing their principal business took him when par
italy intoxicated and therefore ess cautious In regard
to the utteraDce of his sentiments than on other
sions and carried him over the river into Louisiana,
and there hung him as they would dog, To a tree,
until he was dead lGrand Rapids Eagle.
the Eagle is very uncharitable in the use Of ex.
pressions but probably the editor never owned mig
GER and 80 don't know any better than to call gentle
men "eut-throats.
sIB RANKIN HUNG-A LITTLE.
from The Espbern Pres.
There can be no doubt but the more intelgent por.
ton of the blacks In the South, free and slave feel
that they are somewhat elevated by the election OF
Lincoln This view is strengthened by the frequent
acts of insolenee and INSTRUMENTATION OF late The fol-
lowing IL from The Salistary Wdtchmaa. We can't
see how SID should be an object Of pity. The fai-
ure to hang him may cost some white man biz e yet:
Sb Rankin, q free man Of color, for come time past
employed by Messrs. Waterhouse Bowes In the Gas
House at this place, got into IN alteration VILE sn