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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 42 (search)
good sermon on the beauties of the peculiar institution. The Marion speakers, however, failed to come to time, but Mr. James Thomas, of Otter Creek, was thar, and found a much larger crowd than he expected to meet in such a strong Republican precine sympathy with treason and rebellion that a cry of hang him, bring a rope, etc., was soon raised. A rope was brought; Mr. Thomas was requested to say his last words. By good management, however, he got near the door, and ejaculating a prayer of lety or more excited men in pursuit. Down the ravine, over the knolls, through sloughs, toward the banks of the Cedar, but Thomas beat them all, and as his pursuers neared the river-banks they heard something go ker chug into the water with a grunt lias his pursuers neared the river-banks they heard something go ker chug into the water with a grunt like a very large bull-frog when scared off a log. Thomas had escaped, and put the river between himself and danger.--Linn County Register, July 25.