The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
CHAPTER XIII.

NOGtce OF some Occurrences
durlug thaG T1me-The Fail
ure OF His Health.
CHAPTER XIII.
While lecturing he passed through
many mobs, some of which will
now be noticed. The first one oc-
CURED at Putnam. An anti-slavery
convention met at that place to
form state anti-slsvery society.
Mr.. Rankin attended that conVen-
tion. It.was large, and most OF the
members were non-resistants. A
large mob gathered around the
building in which the convention
met. and threw stones at 1t. One
member of the convention was an
Englishman. He invited Mr.. RAN
kin to dine with him. They locked
arms and started. A cry was rails
al by the mob, "Where's Howells!
where's Howellsl" That was the
name of the EngIishman. Soon they
were surrounded by q mob OF
two hundred or moro, A very
tall man came to them, gritting his
teeth. and said: "Do you want to
see me?" ''No," said Mr.. Howells,
81 don't want to see you. l don't
want anything to do with YOU"
Howells was afraid to go home, lest
they would tear down his house.
They turned and went in another
direction. Soon after turning Mr..
Howells was hit on TIE back with
rotten goose egg; but it fell before
1t broke, and so no damage was
done. n1r. Rankin was hit on the
shoulder with another goose egg.
1t fell before It broke. 1t had q
gOslin In 1t. The small stones and
gravel fell aound them like hail.
They went into q house, aud the
mob passed on and had q fight
among themselves. In despite OF
the mob the convention formed 8
constitution and organized state
anti-slavery society.
Mr.. Rankin on his way home
stayed over Sabbath at ChilIicothe.
He preached morning aud evening
at the cOlored church. In the morn
Ing there was no disturbance. IL
the evening a mob was formed al
the church, and threw stones
through the windows and hurt
some of the people. Some fellows
placed themselves on a canal bridge
over which Mr.. Rankin had to pass
on his way to his lodging place.
Their design, no doubt, was 10 pur
him into the canal, but Mr.. Young
with whom he lodged, was with
him and was q very stout man. and,
OF course, the base fellows deemed
IL best to let Mr.. Rankin pass over
the bridge without molestation. A
notice came to Mr.. Young that a
mob was being collected to mob his
house. Mrs. Young was in delicate
circumstances and might be danger.
ously injured by being frightened,
and therefore Mr.. Rankin left and
went to the house of Presbyterian
elder. He knocked at the door.
All were in bed. The elder inquir
what was wanting. On being told
what had happened on account OF
his preaching for the colored peo-
pie, the elders wife, in angry style,
said: "You might let the niggers
alone" The elder took him in, and
he was treated very kindly, and the
next day he arrived safely at home.
At Winchester, Adams county,
Ohio, an antl-slayery convention
was held. A large mob was col
lected and annoyed the convention
by beating drums, and other disor-
derby conduct. One old ruffian
forced himself on the stand and de-
livered q speech, such as might be
expected from:such a source. While
Mr.. Rankin was speaking q vile
drunken man attempted to strike
him with a club; but . gentleman
prevented him from committing vi
olence. The convention closed
without suffering any injury. Next
day another anti-slavery meeting
was held at Decatur, and as Mr..
Rankin waS passing out of Win
chester on his way to Decatur a ruff
fan pitched at him a dish full OF
eggs, intending 10 overwhelm him
with their contents, but the motion
of the horse defeated the vile pur-
pose. Neither Mr.. Rankin nor the
horse was touched by the eggs.
Mr.. Rankin said TO him, "That was
mistake" aud passed on his way.
AT Decatur \ mob assembled, but
not so large as that at Winchester
The meeting was held in the Meth.
Odist church. One ruffian rode into
the church, but did no injury. The
mob not being very large, did not
deem 1t safe to commit any vio-
ience. Some of the leaders of ia (
mob afterwards became abolition
iS'S. Inc convention alter baviI g
discharged what was designed TO Ii
dom, adjourned.
SIR. Andrew Coomhs made II,
appointment a' Wi,lIemyiil 90.
Mr.. Rankin IL lecture on cegsai,
evening, aud st the time appointed
Mr.. Coonbs went with him 10 thar
place, aud took him TO q friendi
house as lodging place. Mr.
CoomO's friend justified late and
terrible mob that had lately taken
place at Cincinnati against the col.
ored people. The meeting was
held in q school house in the vii
lage. When Mr.. r ankin came to
the school hoUse he found in il 9
set Of wild looking young men,
The old men stayed ut home. He
waited some time, hoping that some
old men would come in, but none
came. A stone was thrown upon
the roof of the school house. Thal
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