Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-22

| "He's liar; he came from Memphis. know
you, Charley; we all know you; you taught
niger Sunday school there" The leader asked
If he had lived in Memphis. Farmer said, eyes,
and that he had taught in colored Sunday
school," At this there were cries of 'Hang
himp "Givc him Ave hundredW
Up TO this point he says he had not been
greatly alarmed; but when the khan talked OF
whipping him, he felt as if his hour had come,
and he would like to have pistol and fight his
way out or TO death.
Several of them retired to consult and then
came back, on which the leader told him they
had decided to give him ten days to leave the
state. He said: "This business of teaching
Niger schools must he broken up" They were
determined that the money of southern gentle
men should not he used for any such purpose.
The cry was raised again TO whip him, and fifty
lashes were ordered. He was suddenly seized
by the head and hair, thrown to the ground and
held there, while the lashes were laid on his
back with broad leather strap, having an iron
ring at one end. He was then allowed to get up,
and his assailants disappeared.
THE SEQUEL THERETO.
Feeling Inundated at the whipping, Mr.. Far
mer said nothing about it, when the next day
he complained to the civil authorities there, who
are, as a rule, timd and compromising persons
They assured him he should be protected, and
ne went on with his school. About eight days
after, however, he was told by one Of his schol-
ars, sharp-witted boy, that the white men
would be on him again; he had overheard some
of them talking. Having also been advised by
some respectable southern men that his life was
not safe, he thought it better to quit.
His complaining to the civil authorities had
aroused anger, and il appears to have been deter
mined to punish him anyhow. When in Column
bus, on the 14th inst, he had been asked by the
democratic editors to say nothing about his
treatment, as it would be an injury to the state
and town. As he would not make the promise,
this had perhaps increased the anger against
him. He came away on the night of the 18th,
having to leave clothes behind and money due
uncollected. He purchased a through ticket,
but received warning by a friendly colored
man that he had better slip off at the earliest
moment. He did so. As the train was stop
ping near a switch, at which there was kulluX
squad waiting for him, he went round through
the woods, took the next train some miles above
and came through unmolested. This is the
story. To corroborate it, Mr.. Farmer bears the
marks of the stripes given him. 1t needed no
one to exaggerate or touch up his straightfor-
ward narrative, whose simplicity and directness
were ample proof of its truth.
In response to questions Mr. Farmer says that
Mississippi is in bad condition, and rapidly
growing worse. He thinks Gov. Acorn alto
gether too popular with the old class to be
good governor for the poor prosecuted loyalist-
white or colored.
WHAT SHALL BE DoNE2
This is but one among the many authenticated
stories constantly coming to your correspond
ent's ears. But here was the victim, and lock-
ing him in the face, as he told the story, felt
as if it ought to have wider circulation.
While this hellish conspiracy is engaged rapidly
in preparing the way to Dragon the entire
south into voting for democratic president,
the republican party in congress is quarreling-
at least the house is-whether the leader shall
be Dawes, Blaine or Butler.
Are we never to learn anything? Shall we
always forget so soon the lessons of yesterday?
Must we always find our best aid in the south
ern devil2 Are the kuklux to coerce us into
unity, as the resistance of the south did into
emancipation and the reaction of John
son into accepting acknowledgements 1t
looks so, if it be not too late and
they have the pleasure OF yelling the republic
can party's funeral song as it falls into the
grave its own internal discussions and indiffer-
ence TO the fate of its faithful friends-the col
ored yoters-are digging so deep and wide. l
fear that Grants adjutant general at Appomat-
tox made a mistake, and the articles should
have read that it was the United States army
that surrendered to the confederates, and not
Lees army to ours. OBSERVER.