Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-10
KIDNAPPING IN OHIO.

1t appears from sheet of the Philanthrop,,
extra, dated September 18th, and Just rece;v,s
at the Office 1.-THE Telegraph, that hskidoapD...
Of Kentucky, rot satisfied with preying upon ~.
victims Of their legalIzed tyranny and violence :,
home, have crossed the river and dragged ava,
one of the citizens of Ohio. Their victim. who.
name is John b. Mahon, has been accustomed.
symPathize with slaves escaping from the s,,v.
states through Ohio TO Canada, helping them -
ward in their fight from this Republic to land
OF kings and queens, where :hey may have free.
dom Mahon had moi been in Kentucky. An
ne had done had been done in Ohio, the state n
his residence. Like every other violent mov,.
ment of kidnaPpers ard lynchers, 10 sustsi,
slavery. this will have directly Il contrary eH.c
from what was contemplated and designed. tn.
following letter is appended to the ststemsnu
made by The editor of the PhiIanlhropi,t.
Case OF the Rev. John ID. Mahon.
A few evenings SINCE" said Mr.. Hug.
gins, 4" i called a. the house of NV %.
teemed friend and neighbor, the Rev
John 3. Mahon-his wife seized nv hand
and burst into food of tears The chill.
dren came around M, crying, papa is
gone! papa is gone"
And what occasioned all this distressl
The answer is short. Mr.. Mahon Wa,
charged with feeding the hungry and
clothing the naked as they fed from tho
land OF oppression 10 Canada. In shor.
he was charged with doing lust what the
Bible requires of every christian. and in.
deed, of every human being. This great.
ly incensed some of The slave holders of
Mason county, kentucky, and bv neriury
they got bill of Indictment against him
for Kidnapping negroes from Kentucky,
although he had not been in that state for
nineteen years, and by this imposed on
the Governors Of Kentucky and Ohio, and
made them believe that he was a fugitive
from justice. He vas demanded. and the
Governor OF Ohio never suspectiug a
Grand Jnry Of being capable of such bare.
laced vlIiany, delivered him up. It's
not even pretended shat he was in Ken
| lucky 20 commit the crimes alleged. Ard
dispositions have been taken PROVING tba.
ne wns at home the times sp~eifS...I :;
the Indictment He was forced To Ken.
lucky without the benefit of thu writ of
haoeas corpus. Thus has a horrible i'm.
PoSnion been nracticed upon The Govern.
or OF Ohio, by which he has delivered n,
70 rum, one of the most upright and he.
nevoient citizens OF the Safe of Ohio
"hat crime is too black for some slave.
holders to commit, in order TO protect their
peculiar institutions? Mr.. Mahon i now
smut up IN Washington Jail. A number
OF the most wealthy citizens of Rinlev Ger,
over a bond 10 indemnify, 10 any amour,
any who would bail hio, GU, Of nris,n
~, Dut no one can venture 10 90 his bail
mus, by perjury and The blockest IN.
trisue, the shareholders have ruined ona
OF the best families in Ohio. Mr. N,LoD
: d iocai preacher Of the Methodist Epi,.
coPal Church, and lived at least eiob,esn
miles from the river. and il is MOI even
pretended by any, that he has been il
kentucky TO offend against the Laws ~
mat State. In time to come, how SHALL
the Governor Of Ohio credit a Grand In.
ry Of Kentucky!
IhIS IS still worse than kidnan,;np
Eliza Jrne Johnston. II Il kign, nm
by perjury and intrigue.
This awful deed cries in thunder ,on.,
lot the destruction Of the bloody system Of
slavery. Let the sufferings and wrong,
"a TINS prosecuted and innocent nan in.
sPlre new zeal, and let the tears and cries
Oh ms helpless wife and children move ey.
cry humane heart in the land, and lie. thu
nofrld decd De spread before the world
l. u strange that perjury should follow in
the tram Of robbing a man ofliberv9
A FRIEND OF Tur 0p,p,..n