The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-11

ence with the other. It has been adminis-
tered in the true spirit Of the Constitution.
a National Government founded on the will
of the people. The nation has grown in
population. wealth and strength, and has
viadica:ed before the world the power and
excellence of Republican institutions. We
have again sustained the cauee Of freedom
and again claim the sympa,hies- OF man.
kind, e. d. N.
iClnc1NsArI. March 3. tCsn. Gaseste. q
Unparalleled Brutalisy...ssase.
ment Under OATH.
A Tullahoma correspondent Of the Nash.
vile Times communicates the following
sworn statement Of colored man, who
Was the subject OF the most feadish guer-
rilla barbarity. We give IL without
pruning it OF the profanity ofthese wretch
ee, because it would appear unnatural
without it:
STATEMENT or WILLIAM HUDDLEsroN
(coL0RED) ON OATH.
reside vt Decherd Station, franklin
county, Tenn. am forty-seven years Of
up to the time the Federal forces occupied
Middle Tennessee. As soon as the Fe1er.
Il forces came went with General David
con NJ servant: have been connected with
the Federal army from the time
first went with General Davidson up to
the present; have served In the capacity Of
guide for ecOuts.
Before the United States army occupied
this county, lived with my master In
Winchester, county site Of franklin coun-
ty, Tennessee. ] had wife and one child.
On the lst day of November, 1864, I was
with my wife in the town Of Winchester,
whom had gone from, Decherd TO Gee.
just after daylight on the morning Of the
1st OF November, 1864, found my house
0.N>s nf
them. whom ] knew to be sam Nam nce. or
dereu colOred man named Ned Rutis,
whom they had pressed, to show them the
room lived in, to get me ont of there or
break down the door. Butts {colored) said
he could net &c: in. Nance replied, Cd
c--n him.. ( know he's IN there, and we
are going to have him. Ned Butts then
and daughter farewell, saying know they
are going TO Kill ne. then, walked
around and nnbol:ed tie door. One Of the
guerriias said Z" Here he ie, Captain. Cd
d-n him" Nance then says Good
morning, I'd d-n you.' replied, good
morning, Captain. Nance said to me, II
am going to kill you this morning.
Yankee son Of bitch?' replied al
right, Captain the bullet that kills me
viii save the Life Of better man, perhaps.
Nance then says: 81 am going to beat you
70 death, you d-n Yankee son Of q bitch
says Captain, please kill me where
my wife and daughter csI, get my body.
He says Strip yourself ca = ds.,h aNn ,.,n' ySa
hsre.' The chief Of the command, one
Hays, then rode. up, when Nance says
.'Msjor, here ID the commander of the Posi-
ut sDechard-the id Yankee son Of 9
D." Major Hays then got on hli
horse, and says, ''Where is something tc
whip him with 7'' One Of the guerrilla
Maj. Ms!o. Hays ''y'' IAN right hand II OF
Hays took the saddle-girth e heavy COW.
hide girth), and split It 20 It had three
flashes. He says, s.Boys, keep algood watch
out" was forced TO stand Ia ring form.
Cd by, the guerrillas, who were au armed
was stripped to the waist, my shirt lyinl
lin the strses. Hays then fe!l to work on me
administering seven hundred lashes with
ktho giSth On my bare back. He whipped
me until could NOT stand alone. They
4 snou let me FsstOn- ny bands and kneee :
few minutes. suppose Hays dld the
Whipping because he was the largest and
strongest man in the party. he being about
iii feet three inches high, and weighing
about $50 pounds. Alter had rested 80 fol
| 3 short time, Nance called Willis Taylor
| md four others, whose names were called
but / cannot recollect them, and ordered
| them to take me and forward me on.
Duriux the time they were whipping me
there Was no effort made ~ any of the citi.
zens TO stop It, although there were quite .
/ Number on the street. When the guerriuat
i efarted Of. saw several women, whoet
names were Miss Fanny Estell, Miss Poin'
dexter. and Mrs. Ezell, put biscuits ol
sweet cakes in the haversacks Of the guer'
rillas Who were taking me Oh, they saying
hurrah for our men, although they saw me
and were perfectly cog2izant OF the horri
Die barbarity pracuced on me. As soon al
Nance ordered Willis Taylor and the foul
nen before named to take me forward
Tavlor said to me, .'double.Quick, yol
Id son Of q bitch.'' The guerrillas were
all finely mounted, and on foot. Towart
the last. and after they had stopped beating
me. NV back was benumbed. As soon al
/ got warm my back became sore and very
! painful. I hobbled along the best could
the guerrillas all the time urging me faster
i for about three miles and hall, whei
. Nance, who had stopped in Winchester Z
see his sister, Miss Mary Nance, and bis
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Madison
\ Porter, came riding up, and says the Yan
KEGS are coming, close up, boys. Taylo
says to me: Get faster, you d-n son 81 -
/ bitch, or I will blow your brains OUT III
saws to me, s'If you make any step out
i the way 70 get to the Yankees, Cd d.