, 1874-06-12


would InRkc tho whole freo-witl offering to the
flames, hoonor than lot tho mob lny thoir har,rle
upon tho prosB. But 10 tho larger rortion Of the
property belonged to capt aodriey, md % he
had takon tho rross into tho building without
Lis pnrtncr's knowledge or conaort, and could
not compensate him for tho loss, ]lo felt 1t biz
hosiorably.
M1. Gilman thon
ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS
witt, tho leaders Of tho mob, arranging TINT, or
condition Of tho oxtiguiBnlent OF tilo llro, Will
tho eapreas stipulation that MI in tho building
might COMO IN and talto the prosa. THO ropro.
solltatlves Of tho mob plcdgod themselves tia!
bo intortored VIII or harmod. How faith.
fully that Pledge .was kopt, oil who
history veil know. Whon tho dofoulora Of tho
proBB loft tue building, they wero t1rod upon by
tho mob, ehots passing through tho c!ollos OF
Bovcra1 "a rit!c-shot passed through Tho hut Of
ono, grazing tho top Of his head. How many
othora as narrowly, escaped do not know. /
deoided from tho first to romatn in tho building.
Mr. Loyejoy Ind, in tho meantime, boon ro-
moved to a cot laid upon tho door In the count
ing-roon.
/ took aoat by Ills eitlo, determined to vcc
for myself what the end might bo. Aul tlon nj
loatnod that tho rabb1o, with all their brayatlo Of
oRthB aud 1lasnhotny, wero set ot daBtnrdly
cowatds. It was aftor much parleying md pa1nY-
or that ehoy could DO illt1ucod to ontor tile
warehuuHe, through tho door thrown wide open,
wlalch Ind hoon guarding. I hoard Homo OF
thom say to their leaders, who woro urging tlienl
In, "1ho damned Abofiuoniats nre lid in thoro,
aud will shoot u.s."
Thoy wore assured by oil that VAS good and bad
that tho Abolitionists had all loft tic j}uitiuu
500 TINT no eyil bofell thom. They woro thus
prevailed upon. Al they cauic nonr In going IN
to tho pross, somo OF them stopped and
LOOKED IN AT LII. IovEJoY.
As thoy turned away, l heard them Say. "Good
onough for him, lo shouldn't havo aot himself
up against tho people," was Boon left to N.Y.
self, aud directly hoard them breaking I'm tie
prosB and daslling 1t ont upon the rivcr-bank.
This font boing accomplished, they Disappeared
The building was now entiroly forsaken by
posed to stny by my frioud till other friends
should come in tho morning and take chargo Of
him. Thcro remained, soomlngly long time,
Heelng and hearing no one. About O'clock
q. m.
TWO d1TY OFFICIALS
cntorou tho building, Gontlomen whom + we'll
know. They told me that a1r. Gilnnn had re-
quested thom to como and close tho building
aud aoe that everything was mado Bafo. I told
tlhom of my intcution to remain with Mr. Love-
Joy till morning. They assured mo TINT tho CITY
hnd become =; perfectly quiet; that they shou ID
~Ao
unnecessary for mo to remain. I told thom TINT
II they would aBsuro mo that they would 500
that Alr. Loyejoy should In no way DO inter-
forcd with Till hls fr|ent1s came md took him in
charge, would loave the building; otherwise
thoy might lock mo ln: They, pledged mo that
he should remain undistusbod. as I know tholn
to bo trustworthy gontlem aud at Mr. Gilman
h1u 61Ten tnon in charge lliH warehouse aud
goods, fclt might safely trust them, aud thoy
proved faithful to their pledge.
alone. through tho business strent Of tho city
and through tue forest to Upper Alton, roaohing
home at 4 o'clock In tho morning. NV friends
thought 1t an act Of groat temcrity. NY nerves
had become wrought mp to Buch tension Tint
had no fear md but littlo feulinE, But whom I
wife, tide Of fcoling rushed in upon me and
throw ne into uncomfortable weeping and Sob
blng.
Early the next morning
TILE REMAINS
of n1r. Lovejoy wore removed from the
part Of the city, to Lis dwelling,
lien In tho cxtromo castorn part. OF tho incl
dents attending his removal hayo no personal
Knowledge, ns was not rEosont. Lator in the
day wont down to hls houao to zoe II l could III
renvod brother and sister. found them with q
fow syuIpathlzing friends, ae!f-controliet, but in
q gtato Of griof which 10 human miniatratou
could alloviato. And 1 found myself too deoply
involved IN the Hamo grief to pro1ler them col-
ISOLATION.
THO remains Of Mr.. Logotoy lay in readiness
for hiB burial. He looked very Hfo-like. culm
and composed, with & Bnio playing about hia
lips, ns though he were about to utter tho sa1ns
kind cordial Balutation with which 1lo Ind no Of
tor greeted m9 % when entering his Office.
Democratic poatlnaster Of Upper Alton with a
Clique OF mobocratB around him talking Of the
ovonts Of tho preceding night. They mntlo no
rcnark to mo directly, but aftor had COTTON a
i'll q loud voice. 4 As for my putt, lwisL thay had
Abolitionist with It," / think it probable that
bis language expressed tho feeling of the ma
1ority Of tho people resident in tho Alsous at
tlnt time.
began to obb little, TINT sa1no Postmaster nc.
costod mo very PLEASANTLY ono day by saying,
" Hnrlbut, you know mover agrood with you on Di
abolition, but always rather liked YOU. I liko
q man TINT isn't afraid to aLow his colors. You
act upon them. despiso and- dotcst these
dollghiace6; your milk.ald-wator 1non who
think just as you do. but are afraid to own It,"
THE FUNERAL.
Tho rain was fRlllng stoadlly Oh the day of
n1r. Loye1oys funeral. But Bma1l number.
personal frionds, wore in attendance. Many
srho had eat with interest and profit under his
gratuitous proaching, and woro
really attached to him, aoem to have boon "a
greatly confounded by llis tragic doath, not
knowing what to think or do, as woro the tlisci-
pies at tho crucltl1iou OF their Lord and Master,
nrief services wero held at tile houHo. conducted
by tho Rev. T. ". Graves, pastor Of tho Pros
byteran Church Of Alton, WHO actad noble.
manly part through the whole roign Of mobo-
cratlo terror; foarlossly donouncing tho wrong
aud maintaining the right.
As our little Sanl lett thu house to follow t},o
renainB to their rcstlng-placo, his sister, who
had recently come out from Now England to
spend the wintof in hR family, now almost
frouxied by grief at bis violent deAth, camo to
INC. antl, speaking In low yoico, said: F" Please
keep close to Owen; don't lenyo him. ii you
do, they will shoot him." assured her TINT [
would keep beside him. Wo tllen silently fol-
lowed tho learae to the buriM-placo. Wllon tho
co1in had been lowered mud tho graye filled,
his hoart-stroken sister said, with aomo up
paront roliof: "They can't hurt him now; no.
they cant hurt him now"
Loyeioy WAS buried OH hun of tue NIiaHis-
sippl, overlooking the rlyor. then heayily COW
cred with forest troes, nnfonced, uncuitlyntotl
as Nature formed It. Ills grave waa botweon
Mt thu Iuot. These, lad tLoy beon permitted
10 remain, would have beon n far more fitting
monument than any tint has been yet erected
to tAls first martyr OF troo Bpeeeh. FREQ
prcHat aud froo mon In America.
DIR. BLANCHARD
spoke of several unknown AbolitioniBEa, men
who did uot speak publicly, but furnished tho
MoanB by which tho war waa carriod Oh; JAulpy
Z. WillHton, L. g. plitchard, Oliver johnson
antl Samuel It. Gould. llo al8o rofetred to