The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-17
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| In his recent speech at Columbus, Ohio, An
drew Johns, thus Describes clie horrors of secsg.
sion In Tennessee
"While yet bosoechrg them 10 act up,n their
own doctrine, and let us alons, the hoofs Of their
| cavalry were indontinS our plains and the
| tramp Ct their troops wN about our hons,
| They would enter private houses, and arcr eat
| ing TO the hll OF their insatato appetites, and
| riOtng ard rmmaging, they would mount
and with oaths and obscsnty, would tell the
family 10 charge II all TO Jefl. Davis. And this
my friends, Is seer sion
They came il to my own county; they call.
ell AZ my house. Some Of their number cane
forward and demanded Of my family whether
was at hemc, saying that If I Nss they had
come to take mo and hang me Pleasant in &.
tlligor ~ this, for gep'iev'en O 10 communicate
to nv wife and diughters But my daughter
iudil lnart at ther conduct, said, NO, my father
Il rot ut home he q absent in a. other county
where he j. making sraech for the Union; and
this ptsum" You knew, or your covanily
Gee would not have dared 20 shou thems,lvis
at this house. They thon rullsnly Withdrew.
Some of theae same demona, Ave Of thom.
hents in human shapo, stopped ~ the house ot a
man named Markham, who, seeing them ap-
proach, and fearing insult anil outrsgs TO him.
eh, II be remained and thinking that they
would not be 40 lknly to provoke a quarrel yifh
the family II he were not prceent t1,k his rifle
FRI M its resting place aud retired unob-erved by
thom, into little thi,ko' hard NV the house. in
Order to 10 At hand in case they offered snv
abuse to his family. lls had an amitbls wife
aud two daughters, the youngest = girl Of about
twelve years, ard tho ot Icr Just blo.spming lao
UumanhOod about siNt.on, a. beautiful n the
morning AID pure as III, cVd'op The secss-
,ioniss entered s,d i'sul.nuv demsn ut dinner
iur themselves aud feed Co., thriv ho-sc,
Alter sltiug their appetite, at tho table, thry
lernn TO sddr ~ rude rnmsfks tp tho wiic ami
laugh ers. Ono attempted to m ,ke love to- the
Young lady, "hcu her youn,' sister ss,Led the
un horn, ,prang tu the duOr and blow q bltzt.-
At this the hellish demon turned, drew p.,tol
from his Rlr,lc, drud bullet through
her baio, aud with ono Wild shriek sha f'll
IN agorizng death Al tho icct of hor scram-
uR mother. iho bllr, tho hot thu
shrek ard scream, pierced the ear of tho wal
ing isths' hc sprIlg fun his retreat, h, s,ond
NJ his door-O1e glance revealed all and tik.
ing dell iIcra'o ain ho sent his rides bullet
straight through the villains heart Tho 9th.
cr i"ur, alarmed at the trumpet blast ari Sn w.
ing that tho VII Ia neighhothooI wouli asnn
be upon them, mounted their horses and fed.
"Such, ny frioLds, is secession at home. II
is robbery, rap,ne AMI murder. ! @oom even
yet 10 hear tho shrick that won't up from that
y Dung and innocent heart. as II took lcave Of
life, ~ wild, 10 clear 20 'gonizing, than even
angelic spiris might come TO listen ard nyenge
VIII you MT, then, rush to tho support Of your
government anA the rescue Of your country
from tho roign of terror that hss no parallel in
the history Ut civilized man 7"