The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-02
From The Pennsi lssnis Inquirer.
TUMULT AT BURLINGToN.-sLAvEcAs

| Weresrei TO record the following account of q
scene OF excitement and lunuli al the hitherto
peaceful and Away. delightful little city OF Bun.
| llngior \. J. The circumstances which formed
the quo AMINO Of the proceedings both sides,
somewhat singular and in presenting them 10 our
readers, VIC have sndessored to keep ia view the
maxim of"ArpI ALTMAN pAsTrs."
( About II years ago, mulAiio arrived in the vi.
cinity OF Burlington, who called ims,lf Severn
! Martin" He soon obtained employment. vas in.
/ Gustriups, and mArrcc a cclor,d vic, BY HON
/ he had one eLild, ~ho is now alive. lie woi h ed
/ tas We are informed Tor several years under NJ.
| Emily, brick maker. nCtr Borde.tosn. During
this period lit. wile cicd---and he married smother
/ also eo.ouTcd woman, nov living, and by whom
| he has no children. BY course Of industry aud
/ ifugslty he saved from 500 TO $500, and bad
+ purchased small piece OF ground and cottage,
4; 1.'Tes Tuu, Village, Msnsield TowdshiP Dur
/ ng,on Co, where lie resided with his ia,nil w.
+ For sone years the world went veil with Severn
+ Martn--~hen, unhspl lily tor him, man who had
/ known him in Virginia. found him out, aud IN.
/ formed his old master OF his v herrabouts" Iii.
/ old master then wenced his way 20 New Jersey,
/ found tie report corrcct and In due form Of Law
/ made claim upon Severn Martin under his old
name Of" Negro Ss,n."
I Tire proprietor Of Severn Martin, allas Negro
Sam, Is een,lemsn Of high responsibility IN the
Safe Of Virginia. Colonel William Christian. +"
| lie brough, letter Of introduction from Mr..
Visc, . member Of Cougress from that State, TO
Mr.. iuEer,oll Of ib,i city. Cob C. stated that he
had purchased :" SAM" no; SO much from mo
tive OF requiring his sefyicer--bn, hecsuse San
had married female slave on III. cs,sie, b. whom
he had tilhI ehildren--sne hi. old wife aud iami.
ly we're there nov. lie psid aIS0 for sam. 10;
hal a -.
As the SAID S4rr soon after ran away. Tie rrssoa
of bis leaving wss 10, on account OF hard ord OF
III u.ags. but because be ~as jealous Of his ifs-
ss be iCol Chrisnsnl had every reason 10 believe
.a without any jos, grounds.
The eifcurEStancts ss W have detailed them,
now became "a alters OF public noto'irty and -
Severn Martin sliss N-gso Sam. he'd conducted
hiHscif sei', great eEciienent prevailed.
On Saturday l4si, the cssc ~as heard 10 the
Mayors Court. before hi. Honour. John lsrra.
ltEe, Esq, Mayor Of the city. The particular.
we're investigated in the most impartial maauer
the Mayor rosiponing tie court al one stage ~
the proceeding, for tao hours. to enable SANS
ffieEc. 10 bring forward rous papers IN tia fl.
your. An old paper VAS accordingly prodseed.
bot u hsd M bearing whsie,sr upon the question.
Two witnesses spps srcd. whs .~ofe 70 sam. and
he was further Identified oy two large natural
=
which he admitted = iikou, sIsuination. Col
Chti.lisn Addressing ham, said, San. you know
Inesef sbustd you--,hai yog we're never .ll.trest.
GO ia my employ. but made comfortable Ws.n
not so Sans silence grve ssseni. Colonel Cars
tan observed that Sam used 10 make ,hoeR and
ass oihsrsi lie emtloy 81 IN hanticrsA trade, IN
whtrh occupation no had rendered himself useful
Ills age Is 80 or 50. The case being very clear.
jadgmcnt was given 10 'GyoGtef tht claimant and
sam vas 20 leave his cotisge, aEd once taorc TO-
turn TO VtsKinia and 10 slavery.
The ntIl bu.irrss war 10 remove hinY hnt tn.
vas no easy mAisr, as croa Of at least 500 Der.
sons, shitg well as cOlourrd had Assrmb.rd On
The wharf. the great majority Of HON declares!
that he sbouid not be taken svay--we say tss
great majority, because our informant, states That
there wtfe some amongst them ~ favor VI the
nsstef We aisn learn thst strong party vcre
anxious 10 have the case heard before some other
and future uIbunsl, Ia the hope of pleading his
eausc with such effect as 10 ensure hls detention
THIS m ght have been M more than runpor But
that course being threatened, and the excitement
and alarm which every mo'uuut increased being but
too manifest, II naturally became Cblccts in tile
proprietor 10 remove sam speedily as possible.
The State Rights Steamboat. Observing the mob
approach towards the edge ni the vharr--went on
her way, bciote sam, hsudcuti,d Ia a constable. |
srfisrt II vas :hon attempted 70 pu, hin ca The |
Ferry beat, but the boaiman woEd not receive aim
ard defending himself against the party with 4 /
log Of wood pushrdof into the stream aud crossed
vithoUt taxing the captured slave smongs, his 4
psasengers. b. this time tho t.lHnnus came a /
longside. and determined cnceayor was made 10 |
place the constable and negro on board, which wss |
as ectefn.inedly resyled, the mob becoming fur. |
ous. Sam looked Wobcgone aud wretehed 10 : /
degree, and In the sttemp, a perton living in the /
city, whose VIC corLp mention, struck him
by way of keeping the party back. We hope the
confusion OF the moment will be admitted as an
excuse tor this aet--ls Otherwise 10 strike even
negro IN custody, ls--but We will say m more on,
That part OF the story. negro attempted 10 strike
or kick hr. John Hancock, constable, who iinme.
diateIy drew pistol but gentleman behind him
moved his arm swsy--or, aching from the sudden
Impulse OF anger and perhaps Of duty the conse.
qnonces might have been serious. Aao,her negro
was furnishing adirA--bnt the Mayor ordered him
nf, and he quilted the ground Meanwhile the
LinnHus LEFT amidst the hnglas Of the mob We
cannot wonder at our captains of steamboats, avoid.
ing The conveyance Ofsuch passengers as much as
hos IN their pager az VIC know that judgmen, of
$500 is now Mnging over Captain Jenkins, com.
nandcr Of tho Trenton,--than whom no man on
he river 10 more respected, for taking runaway
slave as passenger--though he did not personally
Know, at the time, that he had such an individual
IN board
Sam was now marched 10 the front of the C,,v
Hotel, and placed in dearborn wagon. but the
'opuace once more becoming furious, tho MAYOR
.scended some steps, and addressed them 10 the
blowing effect;