Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25
Escape Of Bangor People from
Texas.

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Mrs. Deanc, wife of John p. Deane
formerly Principal of the Boys Hlgl
School in this city, arrived at her father ;.
in this city Saturday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Deane were at Galveston, Tex
as, at the breaking out of the rebellion
and at the evacuation of the place under
rebel military rule, went to Texas, where
Mr.. Deane remained, pursuing his pro.
fession of teacher, by virtue Of which be
escaped several conscriptions. For two
years they have endeavored to make their
escape from the country but the move.
ments of everybody were strictly watch
ed that no practicable opportunity offered
till May last. when they fled, in company
with Walter Q. Brown, adopted son of
Walter Brown, Esq, of this city, and
some others, across the country nearly
five hundred miles, to Matamoras, where
they awaited transportation to New Or
leans nine weeks. They escaped none too
soon, as few days subsequently more
sweeping conscription than before was
enforced-taking all between fourteen
and sixty, with an exceedingly narrow
exemption limit. Mr.. Deanc and Walter
Brown remained Mt New Orleans, the
former in government service, and the
latter desirous of fighting under the Stars
and Stripes against the rebels at whose
hands he had suffered so much hardship
While at Houston, young Brown was
conscripted, but obtained a situation as
clerk for a rebel Colonel at Galveston,
went ththar. preferring to spill ink
rather than blood for secession. On ar
irwin. there he found the Union fleet just
arriving oft the place aud joined the
excited populacc on the shore watching
the naval advent. While on his way
back up the street he was seized by two
men and conveyed to the guard house
and accused OF making some manitcstat-
ion Of rejoicing at the advent, although h
he was not aware Of having done SO. =
He was committod to prison with the
commoncst fclons, where he was detained
six weeks, with nothing but n pile OF
straw to sleep on, and nothing but the
most wrctchcd food, and was changed
from place to place 50 that his friends
could pot communicate with him. They
however, finally succeeded in getting at
him, anl pressing his case before the
authorities, 10 charges were made and no
witnesses appeared against him and hewas
liberated on parole. Upon applying
where his funds were deposited in Houston
they turned him off with the remark
that he must have a very fertile inag-
nation to suppose there was anything III
the Confeieraey belonging to him.
Mrs. Dcane says one can form no idea
of the strictncss with which those sus-
peatcd Df Union sympathies are watched.
They do not dare by word or look to be-
tray their sentiments Many have es-
cape from the country, and many have
been murdered or wounded in attempting
to de- 50. individuals on .her own re-
sponsibiIty, without any official warrant
Join in huutin. refugees as if they were
wild beasts. Some five hundred refugees
arrived at Matamoras while Mrs, Deane
was there, and many were her fellow pas
sengcrs to New Orleans, where they IN
tended joining the Union ranks in the
hope Of some day returning with liber-
atins force to free the dumb and perse-
cutcd Union sympathizers at home and
see their families again under better
auspices There are thousands there who
would welcome an army under the good
Old banner. if it GENE in suth force
to assure there permanent security. or
the more boodthirsty atrocities commit
ted in Texas upon Uuion sympathi1ers.
Mr.. DeAnc says torty-live were hung IN
one Of the upper counties. She heard II
also from a partici pant in the slaughter,
who boasted Of helping run up live oil
them.
Those treason sympathizcrs about our
streets who howl against the despoiisn of
our government which permits them toI
d. with impunity what no other govern
ment on earth would, had better place
themselves under the mild sway OF re-
baiIion, for the fuller enjoyment OF per-
sonal aal constitutional liberty where
an expression Of affection for the Union
aud the dear oil flag despoils those who
utter it Of their property, sends them to
the dungeon anl ga!lows, or marks them
to be hunted as wild beasts. These men
who would Withdraw or armies let the
union perish, aud leave its friends no rebel
soil victims of n merciless persecution,
woald dul there a better government than
towards and traitors desreye.-BaAgof
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