The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-04-20
Barbarities of the Rebellion.

A correspondent of the Chattanooga
Gazette furnishes the following horribl,
account of rebel cruelties practised upor
an Alabama Unionist
I'm 1861 Unionst was forcibly arrest
ed by mob at his house, in Randolph
county, Alabama, and marched off in al
adjoining thicket; the mob here ritieG
him of his pocket book, boots, and coat
tied him. and held a consultation to de
termine his fate 1t was soon determined
to put him in the tories yoke but frs
of all, to try to make him acknowledg,
to having done and said things of which
he was innocent
After trying some time to accomplish
their object, by questioning and threaten
ing, they resorted to more severe meas
lres. Untying him, they took off his
clothing, laid him down upon log, lash
ed him firmly to it, and with large hickory
switches commenced lacerating him
Four let in on him at once, and the mum
Der soon increased to six. They continu-
ed to beat him there for long time,
pausing occasionally and asking him if he
would confess, and upon his refusing,
would let in on him more vigorously.
The blood trickled from his back in
sIiS<hillb. Ills BftSouS oPpSaAS ia pSitii
Of mercy were totally disregarded. Ma
ture finally yielded, and the poor man
swooned and was lost to consciousness
Tor several minutes. A soon as he re
vived these hellish tormentors resumed
their tortures. They split the ends OF
green sticks, and twisting them in his
lair and pulling violently, caused the
most excruciating pain. This and other
iendish operations were continued for
some time. They then cut off his fingers
At the second Joint, as also his ears close
up to his head.
The next step was to cut off his arms
at the elbows, and the legs at the knees.
After thfs operation, the wretched victim
tainted and, failing to recover for several
minutes, the murderers pronounced him
lead, and began to prepare to leave, but
at this moment their victim showed signs
of life. They now tied rope round his
neck, and hung him to a limb near by,
and instantly dccamped, leaving him sus-
pended between the heavens and the
earth The third day afterwards the body
was discovered, taken down, and de
Gently inferred by friends.
Mr. Editor, this is no myth tis no
exaggeration. 1t is worthy of remark
bhat ~ Ao AA An HOSSlpAASS w bNAhS -
rebel, unless you say he is honest, gen
tleman, or a human being.
At the time of the above murder | was
engaged in school teaching in Calhoun
not more than twenty five miles from the
murdered mans house, and / took con
Siderable pains to find out all about the
matter.
The following we take from st. Louis
paper:
On the 9th inst band Of Moss paw
paws went to the house of Mr.. Harris,
near Haynesville, Mo, and asked for his
son, who had served in the provisional
militia. Learning he was in, they went
to his room and demanded his revolver.
Young Harris quietly said that under
the circumstances, he had right to keep
it. Instantly one of the hell hounds
lrew his pistol ands shot Harris twice
through the breast. The young man
and cried don't shoot me any
more, and you shall have my pistol
One of the miscreant wretches received
it and with it at once deliberately blew
out young Harris brains. The gore was
scattered over the father, and the son
a corpse into the fire. Deceased
was religious and exemplary young
man, who had never before had diff
GUILTY in his life