Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-12
The Fraternal E1e' a siont i'd tFe

Mr.. Robinson, editor of a Presbyterian pa
per in New Orleans. called the True Witness,
whose Imprisonment in New Orleans, for
nearly four months, for not being in favor of
slavery, was noticed in the city papers yester-
day has had iavorbie opportunities for OBJ
serving the amenities Of slave society during
the past winter. Ae describes the state of af
fairs in that city as a reign of terror. While
he was in prison as many as 200 men were
imprisoned on a charge of being suspicious
principally laboring men, but many others.
Some well-dressed and apparently respectable
persons telegraphed to New Y ork, aud friends
came and procured their release.
A man, said to be from Ohio, was arrested
on a charge of sleeping in the public square,
which he deliicd. He was asked if he was
an Abolitionist, He said, if being Lincoln
man was an Abolitionist, he was one. He
was Subjected to all sorts OF abuse and insult.
| He was game, set the officers of the prison in
defiance, and refused to tell them his name
It wa3 afterwards reported to be Jeremiah
Alden. He was kept in prison month two
weeks in irons. Then he was let out, and
before he had gone half square was arrested
again committed ten days then it was an
nounced that he was sent to the work house
six months a vagtant Alden seemed
about thiFty-fve years old, and mad been two
years in California.
Mr.. Robinsons prison experience and gen.
eral observation is fnll of incidents and illus
trations Of the haternai relations which We
are so anxious to preserve. We give some o.
them. g"
A man named Case had established himself
in busnass in New Orleans, in September
last. Believing everything right he went tc
Minnesota after his family. While there he
attended discussion between the Democratic
aud Republican candidates. He was invited
to act as Chairman but declined, saying be
was a Bell Everett man, but was persuaded tc
act. Word was sent to Vigilance Com
mittec, who professed to have found that Mr.
Case was from the North, and had presided
at Black Republican meeting, and had sup
fported Douglass upon which they denounced
him as an Abolitionist.
Mr.. Case claimed that he was q Believer
ett man. He Fueceeded in escaping violence
but his busieess was ruined, and his propert,
seized by tina Sheriff aaa
Men suspected of anti-slavery sentiments
are subjected to the espionage of hired scoun
drels, their letters opened in the pos t-ofices
spies introduced into their houses, and the,
are indicted On the testimony Of vagabond
whose evidence would not be received on any
other question.
Mr.. R. gives the following as his observa
ton of the state of sentiment at New Or
| leaHS: ..
The people of New Orleans-the public
men especially-are moderate men with respec
| to Abolitionism. This is owing no less to tn
large number OF Northern men than to tn
2 prevalence of eoneubinage-a q large number c
citizens having colored women for thei
2 F"wives.'' Although a marriage Between
] white and black is illegal in Louisiana, ye
: it is we'll known that Roman Catholic Priest
f perform the ceremonies between white me
D and colored women. This mode of living IL
e gether is termed placee. Mayors, Generals
f Sherihs, Judges, the clergy, and numbers {
1 wealthy private citizens, are not above th
i mede of living" tl-..
# The reliability Of Mr.. Robinson is vouche
s for by some of our substantial citizens, an
: the facts in his own case are established by I'll
!. accounts in the New Orleans papers. II
i thinks that f he had denied being conscient
|. ously opposed to slavery, he would have bee
d released, in spite of his previous opinions. Or
0 motive that operated to keep the Jail full, |
d thinks, was the fact that the jailor was also
e magistrate, with power to commit prisoner
on board he made about twen ty-fve cents
day each.- Cincinnati Press.