The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-10


The following affidavit, sworn to before
Esquire Sharp, of Warsaw, gives the
facts in regard to the secssh flag alluded
to in cur paper /: ssless 4as4tH
Y STATE Of Hyisois, Hancock County, ss..'
Benjamin r. softon bsiux duly sworn
dspossth, and ays 4hak - q ldsissng Il
Hancock county. Illinois, and i ! rlvi-
dent Of TssS II Walker township; that
some tms last SUMMER aeveSispessnqs,
residents Of Missouri, who avowed them.
selves sscssaionists, took refuge in aid
Walker ltownship; that smongst these
was one John Grass. These refugees,
with several cisiAsnS of 2thS vicinity are
Ssry lead in their professions ~ synPstAy
with thu uhDlA sg0Hn hAs sfIsquently
showa . -rebsl dag, and AossteA sthat be
had fought under that Nag and intended
to do the sanc again. This kind Of talk
has been going on from me advent Of
these Missouri refugee until the pre-nt
time. LAstwsek Grass, hsriag raised .
subscription for the purposs, had 4 large
rebel asg made, and gave ost word that
hs would, on Saturday, carry The lane
tlrosgh the town Of Toga. Several citi-
Gems Of Tioga threatened to shoot Grass
and his followers if he or they attempted
such IN outrage, and . grest part Of the
substantial people, fearing difficulty .ssn-
deavored TO dissuade Grass from making
1le'attampt TN Ffiday evening Gnss
disappeared, and it was given out by
members Of his family that h bad gone
10 raiss force 70 protect him while Ae
carried out his Threat. On Gatxrday
night Grass and his posss appeared with
tho aag in TioeA. Tho paae ssnsistsdoi
some six or eight men, mostly armed, OF
possibly. all wsss armed, but il being dark
a6ant cs@A not state positively shat ell
IvsEs armed. Grass and his men asssn-
Ib,s1 At = grocery kept By one James Tsy-
lor. Here the fag vas 'raiaed and Grss.
proceeded TO address the. crowd, Grsal
said, In substance. that he had fought nm,
der that Aag; Thai it was the true flag ol
our country That he formerly sdmired
the stars and stripes, but now be despissd
Ge "a A&; tAat1 nls1le - q S6gic
equality men and black abolnionists; be
had seen men bleed and die under his
nag, snd he hoped soon TO zoe the war
commenced hers !; that he and his follow
ers had powder and lead to kill the .d-d
additions. AZ ,thes conclusion of his
speech his crowd fred off their guns and
cheered for Jcff. Davis and the Southern
Confederacy, and damned Sny man that
wouldn't stand up for JEFF. Davis and his
Coniederacy. Aif 1sN'si SO 81
After this one Of che citisens Of Han
cock named Thomas Taylor, the father Of
the grocery keeper, addressed the crowd
in the same strain that Grass had DONE
Guns were again fred. Then Jas Thy
lor, the grocery keeper, made the same
sort Of a speech, and guns were again fred,
mingled with cheers for jeff. Davis, dc
All the speakers said that the time had
come when all abolitionists must simmer
down and aame under their flag. These
proceedings we're kept up from shout 2
clock until eleven. The number pres
ent who seemed to join in the proceed
ings was aboatswslve.s The ciG9ehsgea
orally appeared taken by surprise, and hat
no concert Of astioss 1usIhsf leponen
layy not. ts B. r SoRToM. Il
| Subscribed and sworn to before me thi
9Th day Of February, A. D., 1868.
THOMAS 6nARP,
Justice Of the Peace.
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