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The Daily Dispatch: August 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], One of the Western Obituary notices. (search)
eclined this proposal, and was ordered to remove his clothes, which he did, except his drawers. The offending editor was tarred and feathered, and mounted on a pole, after the same manner that some of the Tories were served during the Revolution. He was first conveyed to the street in front of his office, where an American flag was procured, and he was made to greet the national ensign with cheers. Being a second time placed astride the pole, he was carried to the bridge over the Merrimac river, made to walk across to Bradford, again mounted and taken to the residence of George Johnson. This gentleman was absent, and Mr. Kimball was returned to Haverhill. He now expressed regret for his course against the Union, and was made to kneel down and swear that he would never again write against the free States, or publish articles in favor of secession or rebellion. These proceedings occupied considerable time, and the participants were so numerous and determined, that the loca