Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-07-22

ABOLITION OUTRAGE
a ebert timo olneo, Esntisnan q this city
Was lsaoesd ~ eish 0la Peat c. Ne haasat 81
&c asslIh e. ~ wifs--t8hllsa thsFs, 10 rsesis-
e lsteiiiFenee 81 Ne e1tro1e hinsse 81 BE
WifeS fatker. n New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Ne foFthwith go 81 10 vista hin. aseeopanlsd
- hs vie ed fs0als ssrsant. Sees afssr
he arrival, ths syaPathiss % he Abolilioaists
were sxeIlsd fof his ssFvsat. aad b mala force,
en1 - apils % hag earnest saiFealiss - Ne ooo-
trssy, che YES vrSstsd fFo1 hin, and carried
70 bosisn.
TAe partIsalars q ne shansful ana Inhu-
aan proceedings are dstslle4 n the ssA;eissA
eHiFsei q q lsiasr fron The ssntlsnan hinsslfs
INV BGpFoRD Jolly 6lh.
eve lound my vifo's father very low
sod no ons had thought he would survive
loag enough foF1ss 70 see hig. He has
eontinusd in this state ever nnes our ar
rival. ind hes bad ,Wo physicians attend
Ing him night and day. and TO the sympa-
Thy Of large family circle has been adj
dsd that Of nameroos kind frisnds-who
have watched him with the utmost care
Sad altsntiOn. and hardly permitted q
foolstsp 20 be heard In the house. Under
these circumstances. judge what our feel
iags must have been last niRht, 10 End
mob Of negroes. headed by two white men,
calling themselves Ministers Of the Cos
pei. collected around the house, and en-
curing ior one Of my servants. / was
sooa sppFized that there Was Sheriff in
waiting from Boston. with . writ Of Ao6eas
corpus. for The arrest Of the servant.
ssksd him into the house. aud examined
bis papers, end found that he WOs aushoFiz-
ed by the Executive 10 take The said SER
want into custody. told him the sii0a-
ton Of the family, and demonstrated
against bis taking the Servan. from the
premises. Pledging my word sad Offering
every security that she shosld be in Boz
ton on the day appointed for her trial -
4 He then called 10 two Of those smissaries
Of bell. the ministers msntiooed shove
one Al ULiverssliSt. called Spear. snd the
other. ] blush 10 say IL, . Methodist nam.
ed knight. and consulted With them. By
this time, several Of my friends bad come
IN, snd smoogsi them, relation Of my
Wiie's. Harrison G. o. Colby, Esq. mem.
Der Of the bar, who reiterated the oders
that bad made, and Gppeslsd 10 their
feelings Of homaniIy. He said, IL they
could conceive Of that attribute Of the hu.
man heart. that they would not disturb
the last moments Of q dying maR, BY
causing 80 much excitement 10 his fsmi-
ly. represented IL then, too, how sick
my child was, and how dependent wo
were on the services OF shis girl, her
nurse. and how essential il was that she
shoOld remain With us through the night.
To ell this. they were deaf. and ordered
the ofieer 10 do bic duty. The poor girl
being sent for, sntTeated thea not 10 take
her-said that she was perfectly happy
with us-ibat she had brothers and sisters
in Richmond. and that she wished 10 re-.
turn TO them. when Mrs. L. and myself
went IL was . most hesFt-TendiDg scene,
to see heE. with tears 10 her eyes, entreal.
iBg me to save her. She was fora from
uS, however. at midnight, and escorted
By crowds Of negroes to the house Of thi.
Mr.. Knighi, where she renamed until
this morning peFseeuted and toFnenlsd
by q horde Of Abolitionisls.
4 She vas escorted by this band Of seoue.
drels 10 the Depot, and left amidst then
shouts Of e. Fesd01" {" Ffse6oa." I walk.
ed deWn to 'KnighI's house, aud actually
saw o0e ct thesa white Vreiches step %
and ofsP bic arm, which che refused with
al the dignity 700 can imagine.
uDSerstand that she has 90 far resist.
ed ell their PsrsuSsions. and insists upon
returning 10 Virgins with us. would
not, for ten times her value, that shs
should SWsFve from this delermin alton.
80 to Boston Tomorrow, 60 await her tTia
on Saturday. There will Of course b
great excitement there. and even il the
Judge clears her. the Negroes may a.
tempt 10 rescue her. Under all this ex
eiismeai, u vas impossible 10 prevent my
FstheR.in'laW's leSFning The cause Of Il
and The consequence has been = sIeeples,
night end great agitation Of mind. whiet
must shorten bis life very materially, aut
add anguish Gnd bitterness 20 his last mo.
meats. The nniVerssl sentiment here
with the respectable portion Of the CON
Dun1iy, is horror and DISCUS, ut such out
rageous prOceedingb-snd not 9 nan a.
mongst theH, who does not blush for ibii
stain upon the sseuteheon Of his State
Before leaving Old Poini, I told nv ser.
want soc would be free ss soon - shs
Tssehsd Philadelphia. but I hoped shs
WoSld not listen 10 the peFsuasions shs
would have 20 leave Ne. She ezprosssS
iheh The sane feelings Of siiaehnsnt shs
does pew. end hss. up 10 last night. Be.
havsa heFself With tie Utmost pFopgietv
] should not have Vsntused % bring ,
slave iBto this State, however, eould
have made other arrangements; bot IN,
der the circumstances Il was as an act o
necessity. aad hoped no difbcuIly Woul,
Il have occurred.
Very respectfully, yours. SC.
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ri THNAs AEB Marco .--Tbroosh N.