The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-11

Near Frankfort, a family named Tom
linson, suspected of horse stealing and
peccadillOes, were warned bv Il committee
of nei ighbors to leave the country. and
having refused. mob went 10 enforce the
order At the house OF the first Tumlin-
son. they were fired on. and Two of the
assailants wounded. after which they
wounded TomlinSon. burned his house.
and whipped two OF his sons. They then
proceeded to his brothers house and burn
ed it, and express an intention to break
up organized robbery in that neighbor-
hood"
That will do for one chapter. 1t mi ght
be supposed that ii the whites are so una
miabIe to each other they would moi he
friendly to the blacks But OF their cruel
ty to the freedmen we have TO learn from
other witnesses this secesh correspond
ent is silent OH that subject Gen Ely
saws in his report To Gen. Howard. dated
Louisville. April 9th. that the presence of
troops at Marysville and Covincton cau>-
ed a marked change Tor the better in the
sentiments Of the people OF the bureau.
and adds:
'''These troops are also employed 10 pro-
tect the colored people in many of The
counties of that Sub-di>trict, particularly
in Scott, Owen. CEmcr, Harrison. Mich
olas, Bath, Montgomery. E>lell and Mad
l>on. from the iicntlish outra@e> committed
by white people. who are IN many ca
Sc>. banded together under the cugnomen
of "Regulator~. ''Nieger Killers &c.
operating in sud counties, These scoun-
IrelS are generally returned rebel soldiers
Of the lowest grade OF white humanity.
working at no respectable employment.
the graduates of the corner groceries and
grog"eries of this region. The outr;,1e>
committed by the white people have been
numerous. and nany OF them have result
ted in DEATH
Gen. Ely append~ the special report of
Capt Merrill. which "ive> the result of a
visit to several counties OF the state In
Marion county the feeling OF hostility 10
the nonr, was very hitter.
'.ln the town OF Lebanon, Marion coun-
tv. the feeling toward the freedmen WAS
very bitter and that ON the night OF the
ooth Of March last = hous,. in .,;d town
occun;eJ nv som. Jn or :;o freedmen ot
both sex.s w,. torn, Io,yn H., :, ,,r,v Of
man ,,,,,nor;pc from, IN f., Tho.
mo, wnr, ,oonrtel and .Ii,ou;.ed
Th. f.,o,l.,,,, I'm. la, ,,.;,,,.,,,, .Lo,,.r
war;, ,lr;,.,, info H.. .tr,,., .nI ,I,r,,,.n
81 v;,h v;,l.nc. ;,,ho,- r..,,,.;n.J In,.,.,. i,
,n.n GnI : ,,,,;,. ;u,.,,..;,J. - d.
,.;n ,.l,,. - .,ry -, n. ,,nr.,n. .,,.,,o..I
in his ,,,,,r.
called ON :, rnl,red r,n in ,h;. ni,...
and en,,..o,orcd tn learn from Linn SOM
thiu,, oj the conlriou aud treatment 1T
the freedmen in tb.. nrishl,,riuoj anl
was told bv him that i i w;,~ known ;ir,;
he had conver-eI with NE. or haA uiytn
any information favorable 10 the iry,-im,..
il would cost him hi- lii;. . ani :, irisir.-
cnrl WIS he. that he closed In. door mnnn
me. locked it and run AWAY Every nnr
with whom converse! ~ern4cl To stand
! in fear and dread of IN, >,.lt-.tylvJ r,aI,l,-
tors OF that county. could not learn
that the freedmen had danr mv;j,in.
wronn. or that they had behaved in amy
other wav than H. pea-,.ablc and r.>pect:t-
bic citizens
/ One John Dorsey. DISCHARGED Imi,'.
soldier. WAS warned 10y the regulator, tu
leave Mrtc.;it county. hv Feb. 26gh.
"Dor-ry did not leave the place nv iIlv
! time indicated. ami on the night of III,
2o,h three men in disguise visited Dorsey