Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-11-07
MISCEILANY.
SuHerings OF southern Union Mcm.

Speech ef Rev. Nc. Hoyc oS Mi.si~-appi.
The following is very interesting speech
made hy southern Union man at war
meeting held in New York city last week,
at which the speakers were nearly all south
ern refugees, including Gen. Hamilton of
Texas, and Rev. Mr.. Carter of Tennessee,
and I. J. Boyn,on of Florida, all of whom
took unconditional ground in favor of the
Presidents Proclamation. We give Mr..
lioye's speech because it gives SO many par
tieulars Of what has happened under his
own eye;
The Rev. Mr.. Hoye of Mississippi, was
then introduced He said: Ladies and
geatlemen, I will only detain you very
few moments. as your tine has beea pretty
well occupied, and your patience pretty
much taxed, by these refugees from the
Southern States. ! appear before you, as
your President has said, from the rrpud-
ating State of Mississippi. I will tell you
now / got here; l came on the Underground
railroad (Cheers.) / was seized by the
rebels, heavily ironed and placed, sith
eighty otaers in Southern dungeon.
that iron was scarce in the South, but they
bad given nae large supply OF it. I.aueh-
terri My crime was that had used sedi-
tious language, or as they term il there,
had talked Union talk. While ! was in
that prison NUMBERS of US were led out and
shot. At first they supplied cogins for
those who ~ere shot, but the great number
of executions prevented the supply Of cof-
fins, so they dug hole in the ground, and
hole, and there was certain number of
soldiers who advanced and fired three balls
into the brain and three into the heart, aud
this was the mode of execution. was
conversant with a number Of rebel soldiers
who were deserters; they were in the pris-
on and | learaed these particulars from
them. bad crossed the room from talking
with them when | saw the officers enter.
They unclaimed them aud ordered them to
follow. Said one /: 4" Shall | bring my
blanket?" No." says the officer, in a
laughing mood, you'll never need a blan-
ket again" They were marched out and
shot, but my doom was 10 be hung. | was
to be suspended between heaven and ealth
as an archtraitor because on various occa-
sions had expressed my sentiments fully.
| had charge of churches when the rebel-
lion broke out, and had preached SER
mon ia which had told my people to OPP
pose tile rebellion by talking against it, and
if necessary, by fighting against it. CHEERS
| was incarcerated; in company with q
frieud, made an attempt to escape; my
friend got away, but l was re-arrested.-
They sent after me with bloodhounds--yes
bloodhounds they hunt the Union troops
now with those animals. The second time
southwest direction, opposite from my
home, in order TO escape the blocdhounds
but did not leave a single article Of cloth
ing through fear that they would get my
scent. ] knew that if got away out o
the town OF Tupelo, which was surrounded
by the rebel camps, | could get aid from
Union men. My feliow-prisoners laboreo
: all day to get my chains in such condition
" that they could be slipped off. | had tc
- ] tba iron har1- mo all fbav entl,
- get among friends. Three of the prisoner
: stood up between the guards and mysel
while | escaped by getting under the floor
had been elected chaplain of my fellow
prisoners, and never had a more attentive
Z congregation. ] never preached to then
but some had been taken away and exc
u cuted of those to whom had preached be
a fore. After escaped was compelled t,
y, live mostly upon green corn and bad water
oi and when reached the Union lines wa
in the condition of skeleton, and hav
~ not got over il sIey consultation was shat
D. tered, and all this for being Union man
Some days after my escape was compelled
and it required perhaps an hour TO go
d, quarter of "a mile; / went to one house
er and noticed that there were some slave
'e about it. went away, knowing that where
ar there were slaves the masters are secession
lists. might as soon have walked inis
y Tupelo. If could have seen the slave
alone / would have trusted myself witt
Ill them. found another house where ther,
Up were no slaves. The man was man o
ne hercuean frame, and | said, in the cours
of conversation. that the Yankees wer,
ld overrunning all the country, and every mai
ed that was able to fight was needed in tht
at army, and asked why was mt he there
op His wife gave me her mind very freely
'e. She said he was not there, and he was n
r.; going there, and she gave her opinion o
ny the Couscripiion law. Then i told then
'e. my condition, and they gave me food.
IN never liked corn-bread very much, but tn
corn-bread that they. set before me was tn
st sweetest morsel That / ever tasted.
chicken was killed. and deyoured nearl,