The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-15

drawing 4 cart and load weighing a Ton
and Twelve ioads Il day. Working Xix
, this ~ The RAIN and snow every dav, w
would at night turn in TO our cold
r cherries huls and sleep IN our wet cloth
, ing. For seven consecutive weeks III
clothing was never once dry. AT Icngtl
u newspaper informed US that an Amer
. can ! essel was at Hobart Town, and W,
resolved 10 escape TO II, but were belray
ed and compelled TO surrender, and sen
fenced 10 two yeas hard labor at The
penal station at Port Arthur. can no
describe the horrors that met Us here
For five weeks L endured it, and lived
fbut | could have endured IL not muci
longer. Gov. Franklin came there Il
murder me by torture, but the result wa
quite another thing. All the prisoners
were mustered before him-1 $40 IN all
lie made "a speech, in which ne said
L" You are ali vie wTc,ches, ANA hangI 9
is too good tor any OF you. You al,
worse than devils in hell " The most
desperate characters were chained tC
logs, a"d turning 10 them he made them
out still worse. He then called tor II u.
W. Miller and Joseph Stewart" Ws
were IN = wrctched condition. Carrying
heavy logs had so injured my chest thai
| could not stand upright. My clothing
WAS covered with blood. Gov. Franklin,
turning 10 me, said " am glad 10 see
y"~ he"s Looming ~~rs,eh~d .."d -.
that clothing. am glad it is in my pow
Ell to punish yon, though The worst pun
lshment Is too good for you. You are
the worst man 1 ever saw-a vile, dcs.
pcrate man. You wanted to run away.
aud not satisfied with that TO get others
away. Wretch that you are, you shall
never be pardoncd you shall stay here
for life and Will see that your condi-
ton is never improved. 1 Will break
your spirit, you low rebel; you Amer
can puppy" | gave myself up tor lost,
but 1 soon learned that what Is man
extremity is Gods opportunity. THIS
was the day Of my dclIverahcc. The
ship that carried Gov. Franklin away
had 5 arce weighed anchor when the OF
hcers III charge al the tort met, and
p!edging each other TO secrecy, resolved
10 shield me at their own risk. This
was the end of all LABOR for the. 1 was
take: into the family of Gen Lamprere
~ tutor, and remained until the recall
OF Gov. Franklin, which caused great
and general rejoicing. When The an
nounccment was aflerward read That he
WAS appointed to the charge OF Polar
expedition the people ali declared their
belief that he was doomed 10 destruction
for his cruelty. After the recall | lett
Port Arthur and became clerk Tor Mr..
Mcdowell He one day told me he had
"A confession 10 make that lay heavily on
his conscience. lie had been attorney
general to the governor when | arrived
in Van Dieman's land, and was asked
for his opinion as 10 The legal status OF
American prisoners. He examined the
law and found that American prlsoners
on arriving here were de Jare tree men
and the governor could mot old them. !
Gov. Franklin told him, on peril OF his
not To breath word OF that /
but TO keep still and he would hold the |
prisoners on his own responsibility. In !
closing Mr.. Miller referred 10 tncll llbrr-
alton and To legal claims against the
island for their siX years detention.
Speaking of Gov. Franklin, he said:
u Thus the prejudice OF this monslrous
man reduced ninety men to worse than
slavery, and ruined the health OF nearly
AL of them. This porjurer, TINS man
'tcaIcr, WAS Sir John Franklin"
At the close OF the reading OF the pa
per, Rev. Mr.. Dick made some REMARKS.
aging he was glad this exposure ol such
humanity had been made, as ii showed
hat such things Will come out, If only
alter long time.
Mr.. Thomas Farnham then read a
short paper giving little history OF at
airs in Buffalo in the winter OF 1887 and
IS. The patriots had taken possession
# Navy island, in Niagara river. A
orce waS raised here, and Gen. Van
rensselaer,, OF Albany, took command OF
|. The Canadians were dissatisfied Will
heir government, aud Il portion took Oh
rms. IhIs island WAS then under The
canadian government. On The 18th of
)ecem Der, 1913, the steamer Caroline
vent down the river and landed al
'losser. Wan. Wells, who lives IN But
aio now, was her owner. during inc
ay The Caroline crossed over to Lauada
hh IClul utu. Il ne 1dildulaUS, DcIlSklnp
he was carrying supplies 10 The parrots,
party al twelve 0 clock at night BOARD
d her and set her on fire. Ihe crew
II got away nnhurt except one Duroce
'ho was injured and brought 10 TN. :
lty, and Mr.. ii. h. Smiln made AN ad-
ress over him. The Caroline as taken
ut in the stream and sent burning over
le falls,
[ The igurehead OF tho Caroline which
as IN tie room Was pointed out by Or.
hester. At the request ui The sucrIIf
cn. David Burt called oLt the minIla, !
le order being read in the churches
unGay morning. Ine people were
reused. Mr.. Wells SAYS his foot had
OF engaged in he rebellion, and he put
claims for Pay, but never received
n.thing. lie { farnham was offered
hd accepted the position oI quartz rr.,as.
n on Gen Burts staff. Some ,2Uv men
ere raised and stationed, one company 4
Lower Black Rock, one al Upper \
Lack, one at Ionawanda, one at \ .a.,-
"a Falls, aud other conn anies AT otnrr
OInts, three hundred men beng kcptIn
uHaio. Soon after Gen. Scott, witu.
Oh worth, arrived here and took con-
and, with headquarters al The a mcrI.
IA hotel. AT one time very heavy can. Z
buadIn- WAS heard here II heinz h.