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


given that they would hear him.
He delivered his lecture with but
little interruption, and when il was
ended his audience rose up and en-
gagged in putting forth the most
vulgar and filthy language that
could be used. When Mr.. Rankin
left they followed him with fire.
brands, which they threw at him.
They first hit the man with whom |
he lodged, and then hit him on his |
shoulder, but he was so far of that
the force of il was sbated before it
struck him, and his coat prevented
il from burning him, and therefore
no damage was done. That was
the most filthy mob he ever met. A
young man who seemed to sympa.
thize with Mr.. Rankin, said to him
stranger, don't think strange of
this. 1t is always so here. We
never can have a meeting here at
night in peace. The rHfiiaps swore
what they would do if he should
come into their township TO lect-
ure." After all the arguments Mr..
Rankin could use to prove that all
men ought to be free, it did seem to
him that such ruffians "a those were
unfit for freedom.
Mr.. Rankin lectured At Williams
burg, and when returning to his
lodging, after having delivered
lecture, young fellow threw a club
at him and hit him on the neck, but
the night being very cold Mr.. RAN
kin had put on three coats with
heavy: collars, which shielded his
neck, else he would have been bad
ly hurt. The stroke did no injury.
The magistrate of the place Issued
warrant for arresting him. He left
the place, and was not taken.
Mr.. Rankin had 40 appointment
for lecture at school house in
the country near batavia, the coun-
~ seat of CIermont county. Soon
after he began to speak, the door
being open, some fellows of the
base sort threw a voiley of stones
at him. They fell about him, but
did not hurt him. A man became
alarmed, rose up and urged the au.
dience TO leave. He deemed it dan
gerous to stay. Mr.. Rankin urged
tho audience to stay, alleging that
he was the only one in danger of
being hurt. The ruffilns fed SO
soon as they had thrown the stones
It the speaker. The audience arose
with one accord aud left. This is
The only case in which Mr.. Rankin
mad his audience dispersed, and his
dispersion was a case of sheer cow
Ardicc.
A state convention OF the anti
slavery society was held at Gran
vile, Ohio. The Congregational.
,sts would not let the convention
nave the use of their church, and
hey had to go TO u barn outside of
the town. A large mob was coli
lected at the village with threaten
ing aspect. The question of the
rightfulness of resistance was dis
| cnssed in the convention. Profess
sor .Mahan argued that resistance
was right, and said that he could
ask Gods blessing upon il. The re-
anlf mos a 6akaHnnfnatio,. a. uoa;ak
A large lot of hoop poles were ly-
idg by the barn. The young men
cut up lot of refuse hoop poles in
to weapons, and thus they were
prepared to meet the mob in case
any violence were offered. The
mob sent out spies, aud by that
means discoYered that 1t was not
safe for them to attack the conven.
ton. They said that IL was no use
to go out there to be whipped.
Thus the convention had peace. At
ter the convention adjourned some
individuals were Injured by the
mob. Mr.. Rankin met two of them,
who gave him a savage look, but
offered no violence.
After the occurrence of the great
mob az Cincinnati against the coll
ored people, threats of violence
were extensively made along the
Ohio river against Mr.. Rankin, so
that Mr.. Samuel Rankin, captain of
steam boat running between
Maysville and Cincinnati, assured
him that his buildings would be
burned; but he replied that he
did not believe that they would be
burned. He had nine sons who de-
termined to defend their father in
case any violence was offered
against him. For this purpose they
procured number of guns and pis-
tolls, and kept them loaded ready
for any attack that might be made.
On certain Sabbath night, about
midnight, his SON Richard Calvin
heard some one whistle, and look
Ing through window he saw a
man pass round q corner OF the
house, and just as he hailed him he
shot AT CALVIN and marked him dis
tinctly with eleven shot on Que
shoulder, ana set his shirt on fire.
Thus Calvin barely escaped being
KIlied. The fellow, with five 9TH
ers, fled so fast as they could. Cal
vim and his cousin pursued them,
shooting at them as they ran, but
with " hat effect Is unknown. There
were seven shots before Mr.. Ran
kin got out Of bed. Four of The
men were seen at the barn. They
had kindled fire of small sticks, in
order 10 set the barn on fire, but
the little sticks burned in two and
the fire went out without setting the
barn on fire. A number of men
came up from the town of Ripley
10 give Mr.. Rankin aid in case any
should be needed.
Several times before that battle
occurred men came to Mr.. Ram
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