Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-03

He found that the United States vessels
were not coming in, and he wished to pre-
vent useless shedding of blood. The pa
pers warriors may accuse him of coward
ice, but purer, truer, more honest man
does not walk this world. Now for the
arrest. .. ..
I left the Adger Pier at half-past ten,
and proceeded to my rooms in King street
to obtain q little refreshment before re-
turning to my labors. While thus en-
ployed, I heard the hurried tread ofarmed
men on the stairs, and then hasty knock
when I opend the door | saw a crowd of
ten rough customers armed with revolvers
which protruded from their coats On
asking what this meant, and by what au-
thority they acted, they pointed to the six
shooters as a sufficient warrant for their
proceedings They had evidently fortified
their courage with copious drafts of whis-
key, and expected terrific combat with
that peaceable gentleman tho Times cor
respondent To gain time for thought |
invited them all in, and requested them to
partake of the hospitalities of my private
locker. Abashed at my quiet manner,
they seemed inclined to back out and, and
all but one went down stairs. He in
formed me that | arrested by the Govern
ment of South Carolina, being suspected
of furnishing information to the Federal
Government at Washington, and that l
must 90 the Guard d-house. He would not
I permit me to call on friends who could
have effectually disposed of this false
charge, but hurried me off. Arriving at
q the Office, was ordered to take off every
: article of value, watch, purse, pocket book,
q etc. Even private letters from dear friends
' were consigned to his black list, and then
q was thoroughly thumped and pcrcussed'
+ to see if had any secret pockets with
@ cvphers, etc. | was thrust into a bad
n dungeon reeking with bad rum and worse
II tobacco, and my only couch couple Of
9 blankets black with filth and alive with
st vermin. By standing on extreme tip-to'
t. on the end of the lounge, could just lool
k out on the yard, where I could hear thu
J. policeman talking about the spy they hae
rt Just got hold of. One of them said tha
t. 1 would probably be hung the next morn
te ing at sunrise in the prison yard, and tn
" frequent sound of the hammer during tn
n night gave extreme plausibility to thi
X supposition. This was probably deliber
rt atelv intended to torture me. Anothe
n said that the Cadets of the Citadel woul
er have drum-head court martial on me a
. soon as Sumter was surrendered, and tina
Mt would be shot by a platoon at their en-
It, campment, adding that | was PARTICULAR
rs obnoxious to them because spoke in on
a. of my letters of their impertinence in tirin
" into the Star of the West. Another,
al brutal wretch, whom afterwards recoe
70 nized as that Ex-Muncipal Policeman III
lv der Mayor Wood, said that he had hear
III that the Government meant to make a
example of me and shoot me a Ia 'sepc
;s- from the mouth of sixty -four pounde
a With these remarks under my windoV
Il with the Internal cannonading of Fo
nd Sumter brought close to my ears by IL
10 fresh inland breeze, and surrounded |
Ia rats, mice, bedbugs and other vermin
he passed the night.
oa found from the conversation of tho
ost men that | had been under their consta
,or surveillance for the past three months al
bv that they had orders to bring the Tin
daily to the leading officials of Charlest
nv Pacing my cell, unable to sleep, worn o
ure with constant duty for the last hfty-t'
,el. hours, at last the morning dawned. Al
aen o'clock [ was waited upon by somewh
wa CHEEKY faced official, who faectiously ask
use me if felt hungry. I told him that
10 must be aware that | had not tasted 70
md for tscenty four hours, and that ! h
;ns come to the conclusion that the chivalre
act people of Charleston meant to reduce
Is- by slow process Of starvation. He seer
aior ashamed Of the acts of his superiors, a
,av said that | should not suffer for food.
had cooked nice breakfast, and brought