Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-05-23

Gen. Mitchell. He could kill Union
man taken out of Jail, but when he met
the Yankees in battle he took to his heels
like coward and scavenger as he is
When the rebellion was over, he hoped
the Union men would catch him, if they
grabbed no other. They would take
him to the same oak tree, and make the
widow of one of the murdered men tie
the rope about his neck. The rebels
had tied up Union men, and beaten them
almost TO death, and when redress was
asked in Court, the Judge replied that
these were revolutionary times, therefore
they intended, when they got the oppor-
tunity, to hang or shoot every one of
these miscreants. Well, when he was in
Jail, they drove up every morning with
one or two cofiirs, and none Of the one
hundred and fifty prisoners knew who
was going to be hanged. They took
venerable man, and called him a id
old Lincolnite and Union squeaker.-
They led him up. They took }. C.
Ham, young man of excellent charac-
tor, leaving a wife and four helpless
children. And when Mr.. BrownIow
came away she saw Mrs. Ham plo,eine,
and hoeing corn to feed her starving
children. When they took Ham out,
(he had an hours notice. he claimed the
privilege of having a Union Methodist
preacher, but they would not allow it.
A secession preacher on the scaffold, un-
dertook to say that Ham had been led
away by Union men,and was sorry for il.
Ham rose up, and with clear, stentorian
voice said: Fellow citizens, there is not
a word of truth in that statement |
never gave authority to make such a
statement. Go on aud do your worst.
/ am for the Union. | did what ! did
with my eyes open" As God were his
judge, he would sooner be Ham to-day,
than any OF the scoundrels concerned in
his murder. One amiable man was con-
demned to die, and his daughter most
estmabIe girl, hearing that he was TO be
hung, asked the privilege of seeing him.
This, contrary to custom, was granted.
They had him in a small iron cage. As
she entered, he threw his arms around
her neck; they sobbed and cried. The
scene was most affecting, and he hoped
never to see the like again. As she left
he could barely distinguish hat she lisp
ed his name, and he could understand
that she wanted him to telegraph to JEFF.
Davis and try to save her fathers life.
lie did SO, addressed it Hon. Duyis-he
didg't believe he was honorable, but did
it for forms sake. JET. Davis could not
withstand the daughters appeal, and the
fathers life WAS saved.
But that father was compelled to re-
main in jail This was the spirit which
actuated them everywhere. Would they
allow any among them to apologize for
such murderous and bloodthrsty a set
Of demons rs lived in the Southern Con-
federacy ? They shot aud whipped Union
men, and even whipped the wives and
Of Union men. lie claimed
that q more devoted people to the cause
Of the Stars and Stripes could not be
found than the people OF Tennessee
Before be left they appealed to him to
relieve them, if possible; to see the Pres
ident, and have the army sent to olsen
thral them. lie thanked God that the
rebellion would soon play out. Rich
mond must certainly fall before that no.
bic fellow, Mcclellan. They would hear
from Fremont in the Mountain Depart
ment. If Halleck, Buell. & Co., would
only capture Corinth and Memphis, Ten
nessee would be redeemed. The flag
was out, and the dog was dead. We
would drive the rebels into the Gulf
States, like devils did the hogs into the
sea of GaIlilee. Bnt few weeks prior
70 the last election, they announced that
he great bell-wether of the rebellion, the
wo letters Of whose name were W. L.
Yancey, would speak in Vicksburg.-
This Yancey was pardoned out Of
South Carolina prison, where he was in
,arcerated for numbering his uncle
When Yancey got on the stand he asked,
is Parson Browlow here 2" Eyes, he
5 here" II hope, said he, "tbat the
oarson will have nerve enough to come
lpon the platform" "No, no. said the
,ecessionists-the Breckenridge telIers.
We had four tickets during the last
Presidential election. The Bell and
Everett was a Kangaroo ticket, with all
he strength in the hind legs. The
Breckenridge ticket was the meanest
icket he ever saw. He opposed Lin
.oln, but when Lincoln was fairly elect
ID, it was the duty of every patriot and
rue man to bow to the will of the people
Well, he went on the stage, and the fol-