The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-21
Correspondence Of the New York News
a Man Hung by n MOb-MObOcracy in
Southern Iowa.

Yesterday was the most remarkable day
in the history of law and order in this
part of the State of Iowa, which ended in
the execution, or rather murder, of II citi-
zen of this county. There has been for
the last five years all over this country,
and of course extending into this county,
a regular system of plumber of horses, car
riagcS: in short, of everything that could
be stolen or appropriated by THEW. In
this general crusade the people of Missouri
were the victims, and Republican officials,
civil, and military, and ecclesiastical, with
suffers and camp followers, the beneficial
ries. Horses, wagons, carriages, etc, with
| every kind Of property, has added to the
wealth of this State just as it has with
drawn it from the people of the State of
Missouri. Army chaplainS here have been
Signally successful in this disreputablc
| business.
But now that war is over, peace pro-
claimed, and the law reigns supreme, the
radical cCclcSiaSticS have taken the exc
cutiOn of their will into their own hands,
and declared it law. One of the most ter
riblc, brutal, and ticndiSh mobs ever known
| in the country, took man charged with
horse stealing from his home, called up
| twelve men without witnesses, or any
| thing more than the mere mockery OF
, trial, which reminds us of the torture OF
the Sioux Indians, and the poor fellow was
| draggled, and bruised, and driven into
! eternity. OF his guilt or innocence We
know nothing, but it is quite certain that
nothing was proven. He could make no
| Il nd 10 hppn
hung by his side who dared interfere to Sc
cure him trial. In the whole State OF
Iowa, since the Republican party came into
power, there has not been an organized
county which has not been diSgraced by
mobS since the Inauguration of the Black
Republican party in the State. The case
assumes horrible aspect as it partakeS OF
partisan character. There have been
near half hundred murders in the State
| during this reign of terror unpunlShed,
and at least twenty public murders by
mObS after the character of the one we
have narrated. Intense excitement per-
vadeS the community, as many look upon
il as partisan murder, intended 10 direct
attention from their own crimes. III IS
said the most suspicious characters OF the
country were engaged in the affair, and
the chief leaders in it had been engaged
i'm the illicit horse trade. With the
thieves who plundcrcd Missouri, and some
of the men who hung this unfortunate vic
tim OF phrenzy, were riding horses which
they had themselves stolen from off the
plantations of quiet citizens. This whole
State-pulpit, press, and public officers
has been under the control OF MOB. IL
is but little better now. .. I. ".
Abba, MONROE COUNTY, IA, June z.
"The infamous and traitorous speech of
Mr.. Harris. of Maryland, delivered in the
House of Representatives on Thursday last,
is copied in full in the Richmond Dispatch.
No comments are made, as the Dispatch
evidently rightly thinks the speech plain
enough, and that the people of Richmond
will need no explanation. Mr.. Harris has
set forth the policy of the Democracy-a
policy which will be hailed with JOY by
the reconstructed throughout the SOUTH
F0rney'S Press.
A gentleman remarked to us the day
after we published Mr.. Harris's speech,
that men of the Forney stamp would be
sorely disappointed in not finding the
speech editorially endorsed. 1t appears
that he was right in his guess. Forney is
dreadfully disgruntled.