The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-03-14
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A man who has just returned 70 n,
Island, after trying to collect some 5'I. 1,GeS
in the chivalrous South, gives the tondS t1nlpS
ing account of his adventures. H. U'';'"'
not say whether he is in favor oe @
promise, but we guess he is not: 'u''
II went down the river toward n.
|. Of October to seek for work. b;roS '1u
on the 9Th of December with man ,,1. Vut
Edward Dyer, to cook for ID gang of fn,.'ga ba-S
at work at ditehing and repairing LEU 1r'
on the northern boundaries of L0p;s;aS's'
[ was to have S35a month and board =
got aicng with him without anv tronl,
for over three menths, and I gave. So e.
as l understood, entire satisfaction :,
the end Of that time | happened in ~
presence of Dyer's two brothers. to coo ,-'
negro fo2ged, and as the poor fellov r.-
groaning most pitifully, l could not boja
saying, Poor fellow, what a pity :" TlPs
next day Dyer's brothers swore that w
an Abolitioaist, and that they would b,,--
me alive. They then took me and bo3
me down by main force, where the bgn3,
were wheeling dirt. until about Is barrow
loads of dirt had been empticd over ma
I expected never TO come out alive. In,
finally they let ne 60, and with lo,ny
oaths ordered NE to go to their brother,
Office and settle with him and beoons
about my business. There was then az
ing to me eighty-three dollars. EJvsr3
told me that he should not pay NE more
than five dollars, for that would carry mo
to Memphis, and to be of before nielr
or else if his brother caught me there h.
would surely kill me. L was Obliged "a
take it and so, for Represented q revolver
at me, and swo:e he would shoot lle m.
less [ went about my business. After
had travelled about threc-uuarters Of &,
mile, he overlook ME and gave me aDotb.
er five dollars, which he said was enouob
to carry me to ST. Louis, and at the same
he threatened that If | mentioned at the
neighboring town how had been treated
l should be lynched to certainty, for he
should be there himself early the next
morning. l get on board boat bound
up the river, the very next day in com.
pany with a gang OF Irishmen, who. a
they told me, had been cheated cut Of
their pay in much the same manner
at would have been perfect madness
for NE to stay and attempt to collect the
money due me. / had seen enough 10
know that man charged with being an
Abolitionist was certain 10 be hung or
thrown into the river by lynch Law; and
there were Dyer's two brothers ready 10
swear as they told me, that actually vas
an Abolitionist. Not very long before I
left planter had been robbed aud mur-
.dered on the highway, aud there cane
along OH the levee where we were wJ.k-
ing u crowd OF some forty ruAiaas, armed
to the teeth, and accompanied by forty
hounds, such as are use 70 track RUNAWAY
negroes. They searched the cabin where
L cooked, and inquired particularly aitg
any strangers. Three hours aiterv2rl
they returned with white man whom
they had caught, tied to the tail Of mule
by halter which had been tied around
his neck. The mule travelled at a good
round trot. and lie had to keep on run
10 save his life. | heard that they took
him into the timber and halt hung hin
to make him confess, and would have
hung him outright but for planter who
persuaded them to wait till the next day
and give him trial by jury. The very
next day the real murderer was caught
and this innocent man was released.
JOHN JONES"
Rock Island, Feb 81, 1861.