South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-29
Incendiaries.

Md. to a gentleman in Baltimore dated
August 17th.
| "This town has been in an uproar
! for several days. A suspicious person,
direct from New Orleans, without any
ostensible or plausible object, has been
discovered in conversation with the ne.
groes, and has visited some of their
gatherings in this vicinity.-He is now
| in Jail, and his examination takes place
to-day. The town is guarded every
| night by armed men Of the first respect
ability. The people are much excited
and alarmed"
Extract of letter to the Editors of
the Lynchburg Virginian, dated
PITTsYLvAN1A, c. H. Aug. Is.
ga handsome fair skin young man,
! about 20 or 81, who calls himself Doc..
Edward Pugh, dentist from Mary
land, but whose bills are printed John
Pugh, called at Callaway's Tavern, al
this place, several weeks ago. Getting
no business, and lolling about the place
SO long, caused some suspicion of his
conduct.-Oa Tuesday night some OF
the citizens having learned that he
was 10 meet the Os.ler in the stable,
concealed themselves, when they over
heard the purport ofthe following con.
versation. He asked the boy if he
did not want to be free, telling him
that he was as much entitled to it as
any person the boy answering in the
affirmative, making enquiries as to the
way it could be accomplished, was
told that in Liberia every person was
free: that he could 60 to Richmond,
where there we're always vessels that
would transport him to New York.
,ohere he need not ask odds of any
body; then ship to Liberia. Farther
conversation ensued, when the boy
finally agreed to give the Doctor $40
for a free pass to Richmond which the
"Doctor" said was the least he would
furnish one for, as in this State it was
dangerous, as detection would result
in a penitenliary trip; and to fad OUT
if any others would join him. The
money was agreed to be paid next
morning, when the pass was 10 be pre-
pared, and the boy was to remain Two
weeks after Pugh's departure to pre-
vent Pugh's being suspected. The
Doctor made his escape next morning,
leaving bag and baggage. He was
pursued in different directions. The
report, out.travelling him, he was APP
pretended in Caswell, N. C. and there
tried ; but in the absence of all les,l-
mony, and the offence having been COM
milted in Virginia, hew as discharged:
Unfortunately, however for the Doctor
some gentlemen from this place reach,
ed there Immediately after, again ar
rested him, and reached here to>day
with some difficulty, as the people on
the road were anxious to relieve the
magistrates and the Jail of such fell
low: however, he has had very fair
and impartial trial, before Messrs. Da-
vid II. Clark, Richard Jones, Robert
Hutchings, James Jones, and C. d.
Bennett, justices of the peace, and com.
mitted 10 Jail for further trial. He was
willing to take Lynch, and be discharg-
ed and strong disposition was mani
tested by the citizens to give tito him :
but he would only have been turned
not as much opposed to aohite men la
boring little for the good Of the pubs
lie as he was TO slaves laboring, it was
concluded to give him the full benefi!
of the act of Assembly of 1884. Il
book.prospectus gentleman, from New
York, was present at the trial, who,
upon demand being made, submitted
his trunks 10 inspection, but nothing |
of seditious character being detected,
he was permitted to wend his way.
"The way they manage these things !
in North Carolina is caution to
Crockett.-A yankee stopped at Mil.
ton, and offering free papers to some
negroes at $40 each, was seized and
swung 10 tree, but others coming up,
cut the cord, and succeeded, after a
hard struggle, in resuscitating him, &
escorted him TO jail, which is the safest
place for him during the present excl
ted state Of feeling. But if they inter
fere with our property, we shall GER
lainly interfere with their persons"
We likewise understand that man
named Olson, was apprehended, under
suspicious circumstances, in FRINGE
Edward county, a few days ago, and