Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-21
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| BE frequently promised that be would, but be
never did while Mr. Baum remained there
The truth was evident He owed him eight
ot nine hundred dollars, and did not wish to
SEQ him.
We let Mr.. Baum speak for himself
az told MoFehead that would rot in their
prison before / would take the oath Of ale
Riapce as he called IL TO their Confederacy,
as Fhad children at home, and they would
never look me in the face again II did. lie
than offered me three dollars day If would
stay and help finish the new building, which
was then exposed to the weather, not having
any roOf.. Mrs Morehead cried when re
! fused TO do 20, aAd | said, now you see how
useful We Yankees are There was DOT
another man in the place who could have
finished the house, except Mr.. Springer, and
he was in prison. Finding that / would not
take the oath, aud that remained firm TO my
previous declaration, that would only rec
ogniEe the stars and stripes, | soon learned
that it was the intention Of the Regulators
to resort 70 a mode of punishment sometimes
adopted when they could not induce people
to obey them, which was to lynch me.
A friend upon whom / had depended to
get some bills changed into gold, aud whioh
he did for me at fifteen per cent, was kind
enough to tell me what had been dc termined
upon, and requested that / should 20 away
as quick as possible but not to leave at the
'Junction," which is what they term the
depot, in the village. He agreed therefore
to send me conveyance, and man who
would take me to a small stopping place on
the OataWba river, near the Carolina line
We remained il a cabin by the side of the
road until the train for Columbia arrived,
when took passage and passed along to
Branehyllle, when changed cars Tor Au-
gusts, Ca, where the train arrived about Il
o'clock at night. Baggage was here chang
ed, and the train proceeded 70 Atlanta thence
TO Chattanooga. Cars we've changed hers
again, and went on to a small place where
We breskfas:ed, perhaps about fifteen miles
from NashV lille.
After taking some refreshment took my
seat in the car, and Immediately after, a
posse of armed men came in, and taking my
check remained in the ear until the Train
reached Nashville, when was requested to
take a seat in a coach and was driven TO
the City Hall, wnere the Judge, or person
occupying that position, ordered the Mar
shal 70 take me to the Penitentiary, where
remained over night, and in the morning
was taken out and brought before what were
called Commissioners on Passports" They
que toned mel very closely, as to my journey,
where from and to, and on all subjects that
they deemed proper.
s . One very young man, who seemed to be
empowered 70 act, said to me, ''Sir, 60 out
and walk about the place, perhaps you can
6nd somebody who may know you Think
ing this most absurd proposition to make
to a stranger like myself and moreover an
elderly man. l felt deeply hurt by the remark,
and replied TO him, 81 am your prisoner, do
with me what you viii; have not harmed
anybody" They replied that should take
an oath to the effect that I would Lot give
any information concerning what | saw in
the 'iSoufbern Confeoeracy," and that l
would not enter it again during the war. A
passport was then given me, and the follow
ing morning | took the cars for Bo Eling
Green, where I remained several hours, and
was again searched, both my baggage and
person.
My money had concealed in the collar of
my coat, and they failed in finding it. an
other gentleman from New York, who had
been on collecting tour and had three
th jusand dollars, al in Kentucky money,
was not so fortunate, and lost it all. He had
il in his trunk. Gen. Zollicofer was en-
camped there at that time with FIVE hundred
men. They were practising shooting at
mark in the woods near By. The train for
Louisville soon after started, and in g shsrt
time the old Gag was seen floating in the
breeze on depot Large numbers OF SOL
diers may be seen at every station, and l
have no hesitation in saying that must have
seen at least one hundred thousand soldiers
on my passage from Charlotte to Bowling
Green.
In Charlotte, for some time past common
rock salt was in general use on the table,
being crushed by baud. Common boots that
cen be bought here for two dollars, we're
worth in Charlotte ten dollars per pair, and
few at that. Solder, used for timing roofs,
etc., which is worth in Philadelphia about
twenty or twenty-five cents a pound, one
dollar and half per pound, and only one
merchant in the place had it, and then only
a small quantity. Common corks are ten
dollars q thousand, and secondhand and
new ones all the same. Matches five cents
per box, and very scarce In passing along
the route through South Carolina and Geor-
gia, corn and cotton seem TO be plenty, and
the yield would be good. Powder, of the
cosrsf, blasting kind, was sixty cents per
pound.
On the Sd of Nay the Charlotte Greys
marched up to the Mint and, taking posses
sion of it, lowered the American flag, and
taking il out in q field, fred some thirty
bullets through it. A few weeks since the
Mint was abolished. The chief man in it
was an old Philadelphian named Terress.