Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-20
A VALIANT MAN In ISRAEL.
An Incident fn the Life OF Peter Cart
Mriaht-Rsa PugiItstie Ability.

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As it has been said of John Knox, SO it
NAV be said of Peter Cartwright: "He
never feared the face of man." In Crom-
wells army he would certainly have COM
manded a division. In his honest and
courageous zeal, united with tact and sd-
dress which never deserted him, he would
have been man after Old NolI's own heart.
The following is an amusing Illustration,
taken from his autobiography:
"Our last quarterly meeting was a camp
nesting. We had great many tents aud
a large turnout for new country, and,
perhaps, there never was greater colec-
ton Of rabble and rowdies. They came
drunk, and armed with dirks, clubs, knives
and horse whips, and swore they would
break up the meeting. After interrupting
us very much on Saturday night, they col
lected early on Sunday morning, determin-
ed on a general riot.
cat eight O'Clock l was appointed to
preach. About the time L was half through
my discourse two very fine dressed young
men matched into the congregation with
loaded whips, ard has on, and rose up and
stood in the midst Of TIA ladies and began
to laugh and talk. They were near the
stand, and requested th, n to des!st and
get off the seats; but they cursed me and
told me to mind my own business, and said
they would not get down. / stopped try
ing to preach aud called for Magistrate.
There were two at hand, but 1 saw they
were both afraid. l ordered them to take
these men into custody. They said they
could not do it. told them, as left the
stand, to command me to take them, and
would do it at the risk of my life. | ad-
vanced toward them. They ordered me to
stand off, but | advanced. One OF them
made a pass at me with his whip, but
closed in with him and jerked him out of
the seat A regular scuffle ensued. The
congregation by this time were all in COM
motion. heard the magistrate give gen.
ersl orders, commanding all friends Of
order to aid in suppressing the riot. In
the scuffie threw my prisoner down, and
held him fast; he tried his best 10 get loose;
told him to be quiet or would pound
| him. The mob rose and rushed on to the
rescue of the two prisoners, for they had
taken the other young man also. An old
| and drunken magistrate came up to me
and ordered me TO let my prisoner 90. l
| told him should not. He swore if did
not be would knock me down. L told
him to crack away. Then one of my
| friends, at my request, took hold of my pris-
oner, and the drunken Justice made q
pass st me; but l parted the stroke and
seized him by the collar and the hair of the
head, and, fetching him sudden jerk for
ward, brought him TO the ground and
| jumped on him. l told MIN to be quiet or l
would pound him well. The mob then
rushed to the scene; they knocked down
seven magistrates, and several preachers
and others. / gave up my drunken pris-
oner to another, and threw myself in front
of the friends of order. Just at this mo-
ment the ringleader of the mob and met;
he made three passes at me, intend
ing to knock me down. The last time
he struck at me, by the force of his
own effort he threw the side of his face to-
ward me. 1t seemed at that moment haG
no power to resist temptation, and struck
him sudden blow in the burr of the ear
and dropped him to the earth. Just at that
the friends of order rushed by hundreds OF
the mob, knocking them down in every
direction. In feN minutes the place be
came too strait for the mob, and they
wheeled and fed in every direction; but W.
secured about thirty prisoners, marched
them off to a. vacant tent, and put the II
under guard till Monday morning, whel
they were tried, and every man was fineC
to the utmost limits of the law"