The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-29

ANOTHER DrABoI.IcA Az OUTRAEEIH BGouhT
CoUNTY-A CHaIsrIAE MINISTER AGAIN
MoBBED ON THE SABBATH Day BY LOYAL
LEAGUERs.-0n last Sunday, thes25sh in
s.ans, Mr.. Smith had another appointment
to preach to his congregation at Mr.. Peter
Brakehill's school house.. on Little riysr.
two and half miles FROM Logan's chspei
(the scene Of the former mcb), and about
ten miles from Knoxville. AS welearn the
facts from persons living In the vicinity.
and some Of whom were eye-witnesses Of
part Of the transaction, as Mr.. Smith wsg
approaching his place for preaching, on
horseback, he was met by mob, most Of
them armed, who assaulted him in most
brutal manner, accompanying their demon
stration with rufianly oaths, and threats
against his life. KY a a0I. E4Es
headed by Captain Joe Greer, with Elias
Goddard, clerk and master Of the ohancery
court of Blount county,, Mitchell Davis,
young Brown (son Of /" PEARSON" Brown, Of
Maryville), young Boyd (whose father lives
on Nails creekl, and o considerable num-
Der of negroes. They first attacked the
horse, which they knocked down once or
twice with clubs. They then assaulted MIR.
Smith, beating him over the head and body
with clubs and the butt ends Of their pis-
tolls, Offering to him in the mean time the
grossest indignities. Becoming fearful Of
discovery, they took him back about half q
mile into the woods, and, having compelled
him to dismoant, they stripped him TO his
shirt, and proceeded to beat him with clubs
and switches until he was we'll nigh ex-
hausted. Some persons happening to pass
by, hearing and seeing what wss going on,
FASTENED to the school-house, where the
congregation was gathering, and made
report Of the outrage. A squad Of citizens
started Immediately to his relief, but did
not arrive in time to overtake the rufians.
They met Mr.. Smith in the road, near the
place where he had been cruelty beaten.
He was quite faint, and bore many marks
of his savage treatment. Notwithstanding
his feeble condition, he insisted Oh being
conducted to his appointed place for preach
ing. He and his friends proceeded to the
school-house, and, though suffering greatly
with his wounds and bruises, he preached
his intended sermon on "The Immortality
Of the Soul" without referring in his dis
course to the outrage from which he had
just escaped. He became teo faint to finish
entirely his sermon, but gave way, calling
upon church brother to conclude the exer-
cises with prayer. He had to be assisted
from the stand to neighboring house.
Where the mobbers went to, after finish
ing their beating, our informants do not
state, but they were evidently satisfied that
Mr.. Smith would not be able to fill his ap-
pointment. Finding, however, that he had
preached to his congregation, they were
highly incensed, and with additional re-
oruits (among them the former sheriff Of
the county,, went to the house Of Alexander
Kennedy, ST., who had assisted MIR. Smith
in his religious exercises, and with oaths
and threatenings of vengeance, told him
that they had resolved that MIR. Smith must
not attempt to preach in that county any
more-that the loyal people intend to have
things their own way now, and that there
had been enough "rebel" preaching there
to suit the loyal people.
We give these facts as reported to US by
as reliable men as live in Blount county.
There may be slight inaccuracies in the
minor details, but the main facts, we are
assured, are hardly stated in the fullness
of their damning truth.-K1aoruille Herald,
26th e.. .E.. E@E =.. a..