Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-18


Mail brought Letter from friend the Kanawha
Salines dated 9th September from which appears that
some fellows from Ohio were detected in tamperns with
slaves and endeavorng TO entce them TO leave their ma
tiers and go off; most probably with the ultimate view of
selling them at the South-We strongly suspect them TO
ne part oil Murrels gang and II So they got oil entire
ly too easy.
Kanawha is a border county on the State of Ohio and
from its position, peculiarly liable be intecred with
by mischcvouS designing persons from that region
If any thing then justify departure the ord
nary legal course of punishment prescribed by Legsla
tive enacments, il will be found in the circumstances
attending the in Kanawha. We suboin the follow
ing extract from the Letter of our Correspondent:
Kdnaacha Banner.
KASAwnA SALrSEs, Sept. q, 1885
" Our village was thrown into considerable commo-
ton Friday morning last in consequence of the
val of Judge Lynch among His business soon
ascertaincd, and by his authority white from Ohio
bearing the names of Joe Gill - Drake, -
Drake and Ross were arrested ind tried before y
intelligent persons of county, for endeavong per-
suade several slaves TO leave their masters for free
State with an assurance their part that they would
render them all the necessary aid for the accomplish
ment of such attempt. These congenal spirits of
Garrison, Tappan IL Co., arrested in the neigh
bourhood of village, tried, condemned and re-
ceived the sentence pronounced OH them by the Jury
That is to say Joe Gill; and the elder Drake receive
nine and thirty ashes EACH and leave the County "a
hours the younger Drake with Ross TO be dscha
want of evidence, but with promise from them that
they would also quit the county in "a hours. The evil
dence against these men, (I heard it, was of such u
character left doubt of their guilt which produc-
ed unanimous verdict the part of the Jury that
two should be Lyneed and the other excused pro-
the party concerned in this transaction, gentlemen
of the first responsibility, who only willing
anxious to be governed by the law when it adequate
TO the protection of their resides and property but
they witness such highhanded and dangerous
which our laws have not even provided for they
forced TO appeal to the only tribunal left, viz: Judge
LYNCH who is ready to deal out such villains
summary and exemplary punishment. Here we
have strikingy illustrated, the beneficial effects OF
the publications issued at the North by those devsh
Philanthropsts, Garrison, Tappan d Co. men,
who read these papers influenced to interfere with
rights of property believing that they acting moral
ly and legally right. These opinions advanced and
taught by TaPpan Co.. and they too should be held
sponsibe We beg of them again to let alone ask
of them to permit to govern and regulate that species
of our property which the Constitution declares
have the right govern, and interfere in matter
which they know nothing of, and therefore totally
unfit to give advice about. Several more persons
suspected OF being guilty of the offence proved the
above named individuals and in day two, the full
extent of the Judges Law will be dealt then il
they found guilty The parties that Lynched
have left the county and provided they shall be
here again. they will have to submit a similar castse-