The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-10-28

wards himself neiQ up as Onr0lng ana en'n-
ing light among the woOly heads. and noble
example for all others to follow. file bal. hav
ing taken remarkably WE'LL the Colonel then
came on 10 this place and Pct up ai the City
Hotel and lived 10 fine style with his black boy
who, By the by, was the girl Kitty Clover all
The while. After he came here, he introduced
shmself to lewis Tsppan as the Col. Edwards
who had liberated two hundred slaves in the
vest, and he also introduced Kitty Glover 10
Lewis as his black boy TON, who had n twin
sister in New Otleans 60 like hun. that when
the .two were together nobody could tell which
from which. Lewis was highly delighted at
the interyiew--took Edwards and the yeneh
round all the abolition circles Of The city, and
introduced 1hem 10 great number ol decent
white ladies and syDpatb'Slug gentlemen. All
lhis was very well, whilst it lasted, aud vent no
.iarher. But By and by the Colonel tihough
where and how he obtained the title of Colonel
nobody knows} talked of an act Of great injus-
sliee committed by the Texan Government, as
he said, in keeping some slaves brought direct
from Africa, 10 violation af the laws Of bstons
in relation .heIsto. He said he was going to
England 10 prevail on the British government
ia make a demand for those elaves, and SO
forth. = He ALEC hlnted at being employed as
delegate for the Abolition, Sociery oflhis. city
10 iha. Of LOHdop,. TO see into the case
Finding that his hints were not sufficiently
plain or readily acted upon, he came out boldly
sndlssked for the loan ofa sum Of money from
the Society Of 5000, for the purpose ofPro'
ceedingr,O to England 70 set!ls the business. The
reason he adduced for wanting so large sum
was The necessity Of keeping d carriage, aud
making first rate appearance. The modest
request started Lewis Tappan, who then wrote
TO Cincinnati, and found out that 90 two huns
,drsd slaves had been liberated by the Colonel.
He wrote to Edwards, who replied back angry;
two or three sharp notes passed; the Colonel
demanded all hla letters back; but Lewis, Who
keeps en- Office for looking after every body's
BUSINESS but his own, thought they might come
into use some day, and keep them. The CO.
lionel then raised ibewnd, somehow, end went
10 England in one OF the Boston steamers, ia
king Kitty Glover along with him. In Lon
don, he forged letters 10 Lord durham, Danl.
4 O'Connel, Ea,I Spencer, and others. in the
name Of Dsaiel WebSteri &c. He also forged
the names Of Mr. Van. Buten, and Forsyth. TO
letters Of introduction. From Brougham, he
got nothing, from Dan-the cunning Dan he
got l0i or 20L, on the strength ofhis affection
for the negroes, one Of whome waa then with
child by him. From Earl Spencer, he got 250l
so Sir Robert Peel, he wrote long memoirs
eI about the slaves. Sir Robert returned it
,9eeliniDg to have. any thing TO do with il. He
also wrote, TO- Mr.. Stevenson, our Minister,
complaining ths, Mr.. S. had i eaed him haG-
", by refusing 10 countenance hi@ 'on the
mere representation of foreign adventure;"
abiding 10 Gen. Hamilton, who told Mr.. S.
that Edwards ran away from Texas for forgery.
What other pranhs he played in London, we
cannot tell. lie met with Mary Moore, the
c,nteZan. lived with her, and sent her and his
black g;r's home together. WhlIs' in Lon o,
he boarded at Longs Hotel Bond street. with
.snme one else, from which il appears he ran
away aut meyer paid bill
After his arrival 10 New Yerk, it appears he
went. eouib To- Pbdsdelpha. The girl. Kitty
Glover, lay 10 a, our AImsheuse, and then fol-
lowed him ipio Philadelphia With his and her
ch'H. He is supposed OF having committed
other forgeries before those in August, on
Brown. Brothers g. Co... and Fletcher, Alex>
nnder. & Co; but those are oil that can be pos
iiively traced 10 him at present. The pertic-
ulars Of the two forgeries, and the method by
WHICH Uo was dIIoottOS VIC 0uAvO Sto'oN
in detail. But there Is one very singular fact
which has not been stated. The letter which
wa. cent TO him describing the funds lorwar-
ded by Fletcher & Co., was dated Audust 9Th,
end addressed 10 AIexandria, D. c. lie 60,
money August Both; and on The 9th OF Septem-
her he OF some one bought bill Of Exchange
OF. bondcu for Col. Monroe Edwards. from
The house of Prime, Ward g. King. here on
Barring & Go London, for 1901 the exact sum
he borrowed of Earl Spencer The third Of
EEchenge was found in his trunk This would
appear &c il lhe fellow really bad sOTe spark Of
eeusiblliIy left ir his heart. And his apparent
desire 10 provide for the miserable wretch he
hsd seduced and his muIlatto child. caused
him to Ieplain 10 Philadelphia over Flioay and
Saturday. lie was arrested on Saturday.
Had be gone he never would have been. .arres"
led.
Edwardp is evidently man ofstrong fee
ttpes, aud one whose education has been much
Ee4lecled. The word "pease" he invariably
spells "peesp," and eeveral other words he
mlsrspells He writes good hand and the
forgery Of "MaDsell, White g. Co." is very
well done. He lie in high spirits in prison does
moi fear conviction, has no objection TO see vls-
itors in bic cell, but as said 10 bis jaior, 81 do
NOT like 10 be made wild beast orr