, 1863-09-16
DAN VOORHEES, AND THE;
SOLDIERS.


From the Indianapolis Journal, 14th.l
Three companies Of the Esd regiment, who
had been stationed In Terre Haute some
time, were returning to this city on the
evening of Saturday, mud Ar. Voorhees, was
enid, to Greencast1e. When the train had
got out some few miles from Terre Haute the
soldiers found out in some way that Voor-
hees Eas on board, and the news flashed
through the crowd great deal quicker than
lightning. Instantly the whole battalion
!,S rose rs # by one impulse, without consulta-
tering threats that BODIED no considerable
amount Of personal comfort to the traitor,
They speedily crowded the car hs WAS In, and
confronted him. BE, In his magnificent
admiration, rose to shake hands with those
who we're ucarest.
His advance was met with the OMNIBUS re-
mark, I'VE don't Shake hands with traitor;
We intend to hang you'll" This remark Was
highly applauded by the incensed throng, and
tie caz was In CONSERVATION. So was Toor-
hees, as may be easily imagined. Motions
we're made TINT pmnised to carry out the
threat in all Eeriousnezs when tho officers In
terposed and got the men to return to their
oWn cars. But they were not content to
give 1t up thus. Their irrepressible dislike
Of the man Nhoihad branded them as "Lln-
coins dogs" broke out more furiously than
how. They broke for his cur second
tine, and, in spite OF the resistance Of their
own officers and the officers of the train,
got to him. They were again forced and
persuaded back, however, befora they had
done anything more than to let ont very
plainly, as their manner iss, what they
thought Of him. They retired to their car,
hat like the "Dutchman,n the more they
thought ot his reasonable course and insult
ing Language, the "matter and matter they
got" TILL ut Last one man burst out: - By,
when q traitor calls me- Lincoln dog and
talks Of my wearing collar believe In
hanging him. and the crowd, taking up the
about, again dashed forward, this time break
trg down door that WAS locked in their
way, and forced q passage to him. The alarm
was now at Its height. voorhees, wns scared
into deadly pallor, as he might well be, for
soldiers are not men to be trtfed with, and a
bit Of poetical justice in the ahape Of hang
irg was expected with moro certainty than
were disregaraed. They commanded and
threatened in vain. But at Last, and at tho
point Of the sword, they got the men out of
The car, but not til Voorhees had promised
If they would send in n committee Of two or
and show them that they were mistaken IN
him. Two men from his district portion
of the regiment Was raised In TINT district
who were well acquainted with him, and had
been bis personal friends, went In and began
conference, in which he assured them that
he was their friend, md had always been 30,
and tried to explain some Of the offensive
former adherent, said, "Dan, I used to be
your friend, and always supported you. I
am no friend Of yours now, and never can
be. You can't explain your speeches to us.
We have read them, and know what you said
as we'll as Ton do: You are q traitor. You
share been our friend, indeedl You have
never been for your country. You have al
ways opposed It; In every speech you ever
made yon have done yopr best to weaken the
you, and We believe that you richly deserve
hanging" Voorhees, explained, and evaded,
and paIave1ed," but the soldiers knew him
too well to make his talk do him any good.
They insisted that they would not ride On the
fame traia with him, and that he should get
OF. At last the affair was settled by lis
agreement to get off at Greencastle, where te
said be intended to stop anyhow, and the
train came on without further disturbance.
We have told the story as It came directly
from the soldiers, as accurately as we can re-
rnerrhpr n