Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-20
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The Rev J. b. Angh-y. clerCnnn ~hs
barely .saped ~ith hie Life from Mississippi,
after being inc=fccn4ted By the rebel vigiianos
committees. - published e volume entitled
" Tsz I.os fsssses, o. S,4vrsr nD sscn-
uos." His hrr. examination By bis perez
cutor h thus narrated;
az, Wa nov danrerou. 70 utter . ~ord in h'of
o. the Union. Many suspected Of Union s.nn-
nents vvrs lynched. An old gentleman N winston
Co vxs nrrestedfor IN act committed ~ yesrs 10
fore which VIZ construed - prof Of his abolition
proclivities. The old gentleman hsd ssversi
daughter, and h;s mother-in-lss had gwen hin
6 negro girl Observing that ms daughters
were becoming is,T, and were imposing al ne
labor upon the dave, be sent her caes 70 the 90
nor, with the state-n-n; CT the cause for ret1ru-
inE her This was the ground Of hls arrest out
escaping from their clutches, pre;pitate Eight
alone szvei his life.
Seifconstituted vigiis1cs COMMITTEES sP7sns
I'd I'll over the countr-. and reign Of terror De
gan: al VINO hsd been Union men, and VINO hAa
Tot given II :heir adhesion u the new order Of
things By son. ruhtic proclamation, were sup
posed 70 he iis1Hected Nv opposition % ths
disruption Of the Union beng notorious. vas
summoned 70 appear before ono Of these sug1st
tribunals TO ansVer % the charge Of being an
sbolitionist Nv wife was very much alarmed,
knowing that were ! found guilty Of the charge,
there was no hope for mercy thght VS. IN
possible, and deemed II IN. safest plan % appear
before ths committee found Il . corsist o
f twelve ue-sorg. I've OF whom ! knew. Tir;-Psr-
sop Locke. Armstrong, Carsledgs,. Simpson and
Wfih.nks. parson Locke, tie chief speaker, o.
rather the inouisitor-generzi, wa Metao1isi
niniste-, though ne h=i f&ileu INTO diSrspute
among his hrethren and was engaged N s tsdlou,
. strife with the church which hs len II Hoims.
county " E Simpson vss ruling elder II
nv church. Wnbsnks vas clever sort Of Gle gen
tleuan, who had very little 10 say IN int matter
Armstrong vas s nonocular Hsrd-shel Baptist
/ C.-tledrs WIS q, lliters,e ccaceitsd indlyi1ral
The rest were motley crew, not one Of Vnon,
fee confident, knev Letter u TIE ALPHABET Ins
COMMITTEES assembled II ~ old carriage snop
Pxrson Locke scted ss chairman, and oondoc'ec
the trial - follows
ssPa-son Auzuev. you have been reported q
n IS boiling sbo,ition se,tlns,ts. sro a. o>-n:
disloval 10 the Confede-sts States
WHO reported ne, and vhs-t ~ yo-- Wit
ne-->-'"
ANY one hss night 70 -ero-1, and II = Of
tional vhethe- be confrouts tns sc-ased or noi
The pruoeedi-ys Of visils,es COMMITTEES 1t
soneVha; irsar-zi"
Proceed. the,. with Ire ri.,, L yo-- ov'
way"
1--WE p-opo-s 10 asa yo- fer auesuons. 81
u you- answer yoa nay defend yo1rseH Or a
nit your gzlt II TIE S-s- plscs. 6i3 You sve
say that you d rot Believe that eod o-1sIoe
the ins-itutior Of sl.vs--T"
az relieve It's: God oid r; o-d.i- Re t.s--fu
tio- Of tlzve-y."
''You s-t anovn to . :, s3ep; Y PooroSTs
phv, and yoc are reported % D oo-responds-
q an abolition Photographic jour1Al"
81 unde-stznd the science Of Photography
AID Ian oc-respondea; ofs Paragraphs loui
n.l. but int journA e-chsvs politios- -
Another member e TIE connittss thsu intsi
rogAted Ne
SPa-son A1ghsy. VIA; Is FunuyogrsPhy -
"PhonoSrsuy, 81, Il e syE.su o. writing :
means ola philOsophie alphabet, composed Of Il
simplest Ee5netacsl Signs, Il which one aA-k
used 70 rspresen; one snd invariably the ssu
sound 90
kin Tou tslk Funnyogrsph-- and -he7V DO
them folks i've What talks Il -
"Y-s, 81, converse nuelilT II Phonc-rsph,
and thee vno spesk The l-ns-sg- I've Z Coluz
Bis"
''Ir TIT pis.riCs -
ssNo, 81. Il the po-;iosl Col-nhis"
IvSs next Intercepted ~ another a-=hsr
;ns coumitt-t.
"Ps-son AuFh>y Is Phonogsp-y AooiitiC
6Iin 80
"No, 81; Phon7zrzp hy, shs-rs-tly cone -1e--
h,s 10 polir>sl conplexio-; L Esy - us@d
2 r-orno,. sither zoe Of any question. sscr'
" o. prof.-s, nsatzl, -c-=l, physical. o. Po-I'
ca
) Vel. YOU oush. &c v-its and tzlE plan In
lish. WA; oornnor faiks c., understand, o. '
o VII hs-s . rzy Of -o-. Wa AgF1pps sad
: PAM. 'Muc5 learning hath -sde the usd- :
= suppose yo1 va % preach II PhoncCrzph
who'd underttsnd Il 1-vhc'd know vnEt =
piped snd hz-psd II 81 nigh soms Ysnk
invented II 70 spread ne znoiiuon Motors undo
! hanieily ] f5r one, would be n flv1- q llzzI
: the uzrson uroniss @ write and talk ~ 70
: Phonocrsphy. II 81 Phoaoczphy Is az
: slavery. the ! never hem tel O J. before. !
Z, asin 81 secrst socie-es- In sSn the ODDS
lers Frss-nssons, sons Of Temperance, 60
I, Ienpi2s and Phonos-Phy- ! want u kns
: what's writ ara Ehsf talked Iou cEn Z ihr,
= dus; II ny EYES PhunoEraphy. nu-u Whst
. found out ahCzt II to-dsy, is an the Co1ie1er-
Ststss. and st ouEht :, y sG-n r.