Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-02-18
Whipped to Death /!

Gen. Stone, and others of bis sort, have
been in the habit Of permitting slave-ow-
ners to re-capturo their human prey in or
near their camps. The Statesman has a
letter stating how, near Port Tobacco, in
Maryland, Samuel Cox, q released Rebel,
murdered Union-louiny black man for
Informing the Federal commander that his
Rebel master { Cor) had arms for Rebel use
sccreted IN his house. A "Union" Officer
had this honest, worthy fellow, given back
10 his traitorous master, Cox. The cor
respondent says:
"Cox, tieing the man to his horse, rode
at a rapid rate, the poor slave running to
keep up behind him. When be left the
Regiment, be had on pair Of good shoes,
hut when be reached his masters house
his shoes we're gone, and his bleeding feet
were found to be bursting open from COM
ing in contact with pebbles and stones.
He bad been dragged eteoea miles behind
his masters horse! They arrived home
at IL o'clock on Friday. He tied him to
. tree and called his ovcrseer, franklin
Roby, and 9 man By the name Of John
Robinson. They commenced whipping
him about twelve o'clock, and whipped
him for three hours, taking turns with
the whip; when one was tired aud breath
less, another would apply the lash. The
only words be uttered up to two o'clock,
were, 81 shall not live after this 20 no,
YOU rascal, l intend to kill you? said
Cox. 'Mr. Cox, said Robinson, 'he is dy-
ing sNo he is not. He is stout hearted
and abled bodied. lie can stand as much
more. However, give me the whip, let
his blood rest upon my head, replied
Cox. About three o'clock, he was cut
down, and sank to the earth, insensible.
He had on a new cotton shirt when they
began to whip him, and when they we're
done there was nothing left of it but the
collar band aud wristbands. They COM
menced rubbing down to bring back seu-
sibili,y, but all of no avail. Their un-
fortunate victim breathed his last before
suudowu on Saturday evening. Thus
perisbed loyal negro at the hands Of .
traitor"
Il there a God in Heaven who can
smile upon such an act as this? Will He
aid our arms when We thus treat those
who prove their friendliness by aid to US J.!
There are men, in command of armies
and in Congress, who wish to perpetuate
q system whose fruit i. just as shown
above. A man who is STAKEHOLDER in
apirit can never be Q law-abidiDg, Justice
loving, fair-dealiug man. TrampliDg up
on all the rights Of one fellow being, be
will invade the rights Of others if be can.
Power is the only conscience be has. Let
such an internal system receive its death
blow in the bloody strife it has commenced.
DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT EDIN-
BURG, ScorLAND.-On Sunday morning,
the 2Sd Nov, building Of seven stories
IN High street, Edinburg, suddenly fell,
ourJ'ng nearly the whole of the inmates
~ the ruins. The house was seven cen.
tories old The whole gave way at once
eoiiapsIng inwards; % bodies have beei
.aSen out dead, and about twelve injured. {
ihs immense stock Of building Va, den-
ely populated, and it is estiua that not Z
less than 100 people mus. have dwell. in it. !
Lloyd Tilghman, who commanded the
Ns0sl' At F'Henry, is q Maryl.uder, for +.
"o0'' education, at West Point, the US. -,
Pa'0 ABOUT 81 ',oOO-and be. /. tr.i.or.. ...
Com. Foote, who captured the Fort. !,
man. true to his country and
70 b" God; on the Sunday after the fub, c
DC occupied the Presbyterian pulpit (the o
pastor being ABSENT at Cairo. Il
nov prosperous Charleston must bo