Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-06-06
For the Herald.
Explanation Explained and Ex-
e.nplified.

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Mr.. CovER--In your paper of the
2Sd find an article headed !" Erplana-
tiof,' which explanation needs to be ex-
planned, and as | am the beloved sister"
referred TO, / feel in duty bound to under
take the task, not because feel personally
| injured or wish to retaliate, but because |
cannot bear to see the Church of Christ
suffer iguominy falsely. The Free VIII
Baptist denomination is strictly anti-slayery
and tee-total temperance, which articles are
published in their articles of faith, and
when Mr.. Segraves presented himself for
membership, Rev. p Lansing asked him if
he had read the treatise and could sub
scribe to it; he answered he had and could
60 with us heart and hand. The week
previous to the covenant meeting to which
he allu1es, my husband (Mr. M. +. Crouch)
was 1T Mr.. Segraves' house, end he (Se-
graves) expressed secession sentiments, said
he did not know but the Union men would
mob him, but six would die before they
could take him; his son John pulled a gun
from beneath the bed his mother told him
to let it be for II was loaded; she said she
really wished that they were SO situated
that Mr.. Segraves could 60 South and help
them fight against the North. During the
same week Mr.. Segraves told another
church member that he had made port
holes in his house, (Which portfolios are
still to be seen) and he would kill six be-
fore they should take him. AT the cove
naIt meeting on Saturday, he says politics
were discussed before religion or charity
got there. Mr.. Segrayes was there If re-
ligion was not; the brethren were talking
on slavery before meeting commenced, and
among other obnoxious things Mr.. Sc
graves said be was pro-slayery man; |
answered if he was a pro-slayery man
sailing under an anti-slayery flag, he was a
hypocrite; still farther in the conversation
| asked him if he justified the South in
the course they had taken; he answered
he did. then said to him, "sir, you are
traitor and have no fellowship with
you" and | now take this opportunity to
tell him, and all like him, that | have no
fellowship with hypocrites and traitors;
neither do | wish to be called "beIoyed
sister" ty any such. lie also said in
church that his wife was a strong seces-
sioGist, and then asked for letters Of rec
ommendation for himself and wife, which
could not be granted under such circum-
stances; he then made the motion to with
draw their names from the church book;
the church proposed to put the case of his
wife over for month, she being absent,
which proposition he refused to hear to,
saying he was acting as agent for his wife;
and the church, glad to get rid of him,
granted bis request, which was not accord
ing to discipline-theie being but three
doors into the church, namely: experience,
baptism and letter, aud but three doors out
Of the church, namely: by letter, exclusion
or death, and SO many Of the church were
dissatisfied that meeting was called the
next week and they were both excluded for
being traitors to the church and their
country. | wish to ask if any one ever
heard Of a Union man being mobbed for
expressing his sentiments in Wisconsin or
any State adjoining this; then. why Mr..
Segraves fears; some may ask, if Mr. Sc
graves is a secessionist why did he assist to
raise the Stars and Stripes! | answer, for
the same purpose that the New York Her
AID and Day Book came out forthe Union,
to prevent being raised themselves. am
credibly informed that at the raising he
/ commend Union speech, but ran into
secession so strong that Mr.. White,
worthy citizen of Hurricane and member
of the Methodist Church, sienced him,
and he left in disgrace, while Mr.. White
made a speech that bad the true ring of
liberty in it, and was cheered by the peo-
pie. 1t annoys Mr.. Segraves for the ladies
to cheer at war meetings; | do not men
ton this that they may cheer Tess, but that
they may cheer loud and louder still, till
we shall no more hear the grumbling OF
traitors. / am called female patriot and
political christian; how can be other
than patriot, the blood Of revolutionary
sires flowing in my veins, and though con-
tanned in weaker vessel, it has lost none
of the fire of 20; political christians may
forget 10 ask God for daily bread, yet will
they not cease to pray for the President,
the army and their beoyed country? |
hold myself in readiness to prove the above
statements, by good, substantial evidence,
any time when called on. Please give this
place in your columns and ablige your
friend, Mas. MANDANA II. CRoUcH.
Hurricane, May 81.
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