New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

he bad some six or asven thousan3r dol
lars worth Of property In town whers
he had lived for the past twenty-five yeaH1,
and he had besides chuFch business mat
tets 20 look after requiring this delay.
" No, sir; you can't dictate to un, NnS
the reply, "you must 90 now"
BE was piniOned, as bsfore, and taken
back 10 the house. On his way the R1ee 1
crowd of armed men was in attsndt "a.
Arrived home, Mrs. Blunt, released ~ I
this time, got for her husband chi 20 /
of linen for his saddle bags, his b, %
book, Testament, -0ReEe0ak and nine asn
dollars and twenty-five cents in currenoy. I
He Was not altogether five minute1 at
home. Then mounted on his horse .
fast animal, and between his captors, ao
was escorted from the town. After rid &
mile or so, the command halted. aa
leader pulled Q bottle Of whisky fl q \
his pocket, and said: "Boys, we'llIe e
him now. Let us all drink, but toucl 10
light Before going, Blunt, drink Y ,
Us, as you may never see us any MOI
Mr.. Blunt said he never drank whi y
and especially from bottle. They a
sisted, he touched the bottle to his 3
and handed it back. They all then shl K
hands with Blunt and bade him ego 4
by" Their horses heads turned ed
very soon the sounds of their gol g
| became faint and were lost
Mr.. Blunt went down the lane wh'ra
he was left, very swiftly on his feet horns,
struck the road and ell ct once prese' :
nnent of evil striking him, he reigned P
his good steed, and listening, he heS.
the sound of a horses feet "Quit 9
road" seemed to be whispered to hirl.
He wheeled bis horse involuntarily ar q
| ha xvaT1k f,,fo he Nr,nR1o Eamilinr
with the entire country, he made his W.T.
easily through the woods. Later on J .
learned that not more than three hun
dred yards from where he quilted "
road, 7. Wheeler, q noted despersea e,
bulldozer, from Coushstta, laid in wait "a.
the road, for Blunt's dispatch with Fsl-
ty-hve men. Mr.. Blunt rode until SSur
o'clock in the morning, when cOminf % \
friends house, his horse was seer I'd,
and the fugitive remained 10 safety QA
night, when his trip was resumed. lie
rode thus some two hundred miles uatil
| he reached the neighborhood of AeAsns
dria Here he was joined by his younR
friend Lewis, q school teacher of Nat hi
toches, to whom the brave clergyman bad
sent word on the fFat morning of his es-
cape. During the route and until he
arrived in q neighborhood to take he
boat for our city, Mr.. Blunt felt forcSnly
the proYidentiAl Interference in his b
half Of the Lord. He protected him IN
the presence of his enemies. Thrice be,
, by Providence only, was saved from fall
: ing into the hands of ambushed gangs
; prepared to slay him
Before leaving the custody of the
/ Natchitoches White League, James Gun
I ningham, their leader, told Blunt, "yoH
8 are not only controlling the negroes. oui
duping white men" This was an allpsiOl
, TO the attitude of the poorer hl1ai
towards the Democracy, in that Il pas,
sage of hog law, impounding ar eon
3 fiscating swine, and stock law, l8lns
/. the poor people to keep their q VAais
y away from pasturage, had made naturall
!. this class opposed to the Demooa
4 rule. As Mr. Blunt had been the
a Senator, and was besides generally kr
o and respected, it was quite naturai
IS these people to talk with and endeav9
|. receive such advice about their comn
!. grievances IS he could give.
d Arrived here, Mr.. Blunt in his perao
# shows the marks Of the terrible ord
q through which he has passed. Inap2aa
" ance of 8 tall and shapely presence, VAT
!. usually clear olive complexion, ha
!, Drowned by exposure to the sun in th
ar swamps of Natchitoches and Rapids 2
o the copperish tinge of a wild Inditn
A. Roughened as he has been by mere ies
+ treatment, he is not yet altogether Is
n down. A man with strong religio1
/, bias, having fervent faith in the omnip
,e otence and justice of God, he rejoices i
q his escape hurably and devoutly as Go
n fearing Christian.
,t We are confident that Christian mel
le and women everywhere in our land, epar
a from their love of country aud the fte
As institutions Of America can not read thi
d statement of the gross laWlsssness 0
10 Natchitoches, without feeling that in Ia
n midst Of all our boasted civilization then
q is need for earnest work here In u
A. cause of God and humanity, such q "a
N most benighted heathen of Asia Or .
M Africa does not require.