The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-23
SECESSION BARBARIiIEs.


ed by Hon. Andrew johnson, in his late speech
at Columbus; the following extract from which
is but a specimen of the whole. Mr.. johnson
describes what he personally knows, and We have
no doubt that the picture be draws Of Tennessee
secessi0nists faithfully represent the whole vile
crew, VII ether found North or South. II is one
of the marvels of the age that Northern men
are found who do not scruple to defend a doc
trine whose legitimate fruits are just such infa-
nous outrages upon humanity as the brave Ten
nessee Senator here describes. The first step
towards secession involves the crimes of perjury
and treason, and when that step is taken all other
crimes which the first may seem to render neces-
sary are committed without scruple murder,
robbery, and incendiarism are light offences in
the eye OF q traitor to his country. II the char
acter of Mr.. johnson were not q sufficient guar
antee for the most of his statements, as no one
will doubt, the character Of secession as every
where exhibited, is sufficient evidence on that
point. Let our readers reflect upon these facts !:
"While yet beseeching them to act upon their
own doctrine, and let us alOre. the hOOfs of their
cavalry we're indenting our plains, and the tramp
of their troops were about our honest And
yet there are those who set up the pulling cry,
Let there be no coercion What! seces-
siOnist declaring against cOerciOn! Why, God
bless you, friends, they never got anything ex
cept by coercion. They cOerced Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama and Virginia out of the Union.
Thev attempted it in Maryland government
stopped it; they are now attempting it in Ken
tucky, and there the People will stop it! Their
| whole career has been one of coercion, of out
rage, Of insult, blasphemy and crime. Detach-
ments of their myrmidOns, who we're sent, as they
said, to protect us from the despotism of Abe
Lincoln (s) would pass through our country, in
Tennessee on the railroad.
"As they went they saw the flag of our coun-
| try, the glorious old Stars and Stripes, floating
| from the gable of an humble school house, where
| the little boys had placed it as an emblem OF
their pure aud dawning love for the Union.
| What did these miscreants do? They stopped
| their train, and with hOOtings and ribaldry, with
menaces and execrations and blasphemy, they
| tore it from the children and trampled it in the
mire! Thes would enter private houses, and
| under pretense Of seeking for ammunition, would
rummage drawers and desks robbing the family
of the money, and the females of their jewel.
and heir-looms. They would order their meals
and their lodging in tones of insolence and il
terms OF insult. They would feed their horses
with wastefulness and scatter the food recklessly
on the ground And after eating to the fill Oi
their insatiate appetites, and riOting and rumDag
| ing, they would mount, and with oaths and oh
scenty, would tell the family to charge it all tC
jeff. Davis. And this. my friends, is secession
"Tbey came into my own county they call
ed at my house. Some of their number came
forward and demanded of my family whether
was was at hOme-saying that il I was they
had come to take me and hang me! Pleasant
intelligence this, for gentlemen C) to communi
cate to wife and daughters! But my daughter
indignant at their conduct, said, No, my fsthe
is not at home; he is absent in another country
where he is making a speech for the Union; ant
this presume you knew, or your cOwardly crew
| would not have dared to show themselves at thi
house!' They then sullenly withdrew. As they
passed on through the neighborhood they came
upon the house of Union family; the husband
was not at home but his wife, a stout hearte,
woman, had her Union flag at the gate post
They insOlently commanded her to remove it
she would not. They attempted to seize it, an,
che seized it; they struggled for it, but she KEEP
her flag. They then went into the woods, cut
hickory withe, and returning, scourgsd her per
son with it.
the men you are to compromise with. Som
of these same demons, five of them, fends il
human shape, stopped at the house of a ma
named Markham, who, seeing them approach
and fearing insult and outrage to himself, if h
! remained, and thinking that they would not b
, 90 likely to provoke quarrel with the family
he we're not present, took his rifle from its rest
ing place and retired unobserved by them to
, little thicket hard by the house, in order to b
at hand in case they offered any abuse to hi
family He had an amiabe wife and two daugt
, tiers, the youngest girl about twelve years, an
the other just blosso ming into wOmanhOOd, abou
sixteen, as beautiful as the morning and as pur
!, as the dewdrOp. The secessionists entered an
, insolently demanded dinner for themselves an
, feed for their horses. The wife told them ther
, was the crib and the fodder, and they would Civ
them their dinner. They took the hay and tn
corn and scattered it about the ground, and o
dered the ladies' to hasten their dinner.
"In due time the meal was prepared and 500
greedily devoured. After sating their appetit
at the table they began to address rude remark
to the wife and daughters. One attempted I
make love to the young lady, when her youn
sister, seizing the tin horn or trumpet, which
kept in almost all rural hOmesteads to make
> summons to dinner or sound an alarm to ii
neighbOrs in case of an accident, sprang to th
door and blew blast. At this the hellish d.
= mon turned, drew pistol from his girdle, fire
: ts bullet through her brain, and with one wi
shrek she fell in agonizing death at the feet
her screaming mother. That blast, the shot, Il
sbriek, and scream, pierced the ear of the wal
, ing father he sprang from his retreat, he stoo
q at his door-one glance revealed all and takir
:. deliberate aim, he sent his rifles bullet strag
!, through the villains heart The other .ou
!, alarmed at the trumpet blast, and knowing tn
= the whole neighbOrhood would soon be upt
Il them, mounted their horses and fled. The e
e ragged father, finding them beyond his reac
e turning to where the slayer of his little daught
n lay, seized his axe and cut his brutal body in
% quarters, and threw them ont as only fit for Il
; dogs to devour!
+ "Such, my friends, is secession at home. 1t
I robbery, rapine and murder. And it is marc
v ing towards you, and will be upon you. "
q must arm for your own defense. l speak not
you in fables. These things occurred not in
e remote country, but right over there in Tenn'
e zee. l seem even vet to hear the shrek tf
II went up from that young and innocent heart,
s it took leave of life, Wild go clear, 80 agon
II ing that even angelic spirits might come to list
J. and avenge! Will you not, then, rush to t
,e support of your country from the reign of teri
p that has no parallel in the history of civiz
s. men?"
?. DISCOVERY OF THE RUSS OF ROUND To
ER IN FRANcE.-The Archaeological Commissio
accompanied by NJ. Amedee TERRY, Senate
v. went three days ago to visit some excavatio
b which had been made by a gentleman nam
IN Galaire, near the Portsur Saone, department
,e the aaute Saone, on the site which historians
er of opinion was formerly occupied by the Gallo
De man town of Port, Portus Abueinus). At ont
se few inches below the surface of the soil are I
to ruins of Gallo Roman habitation. Betwe
ne the remains of the walls which are about (.