Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-22
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man. county, in that State. onihc night Of the "Oth
Of October, it seems, that band OF kentnckiahs
broke into the house Of negro man named " igs's-
wvr,l who resided In that county, and carried oil 10
Kentucky the entire family, consisting OF the man and
b;s wife and four cldrenall oi Mhan 1t is said by tie
Ohio papers, .arc belieued to be free but nha were
dub,ess Ascending slaves who could in no other man
pcr be uresed from the possession o those who haroo-
cd them \ public meeting was held IN Clefnal' and
tho Kettuelians denounced "ksduappefs while
the persons composing it declare their eva wiling
,cs, at all times to aid in carry Ing out the provisions o
tho constitution and the laws Of Ohio, for the purpose Of
,diuq in the recovery OF ugitiyos from service ms
latter declaration may may not be nue. 80 ia Us "
,.onc who composed that meeting cuncerned but II
il be true they the NEST law abiding Aoo''''o"''" VI
..,or, ~. have any knowledge. For our own part, we
not perceive how these iorays o "f''eu ''''" "''
l. os,ranea-apd we do not know that they ought To
be. even lit practicabic,-h me "0' u '"o ~
and constantly recurring C1otts by the people OF
the non sayehoding States TO sedoee OF steal away our
.lavcs and when they have a1scoaded, 70 prevent 'o.'
recovery in the mode pointed out by the cohSttu'oh
,ho ,eope of those States eyincc an utter mseasny TO-
%, contempt for their obligations and our rSs' We 100
u.t throw off the restraints OF law, aud take mo our
v, hands the of seltdctenee, and IL neeu oo'
of self redress 1T requirements oil The law are uSe
o,rdod by one party, must they be by 'ne o'ef 1t"
tho facts Of this particular we do i1 pf"''s, 10"
:, he ACQUAINTED, aud the foregoing remarks are
lie,hle Ia i, in the event that the persons i'fcIy
T.. ,h. kentuckans were abSoondlhg or stolen
slaves who coed not have been rescued u ''' ."
,.os nrocess If they were free persons, tea The hcn
,ncl;,us were Gnous maraudcrs, and they oughso be
,iynally punished bit not ihc slightest evidence Is a"
To-, =, s,,,ort such an assumption in the alb
,,c,, evidence. we are bound to presume that
,he persons abducted are slaves ana mat Tue sym
,,,h.s,, Of the fanatics Of Clerm'nt county were
too strongly enlisted in thelr bean 10 '' '''
ration TO their owners by legal means.
Ru, the excitement occasoned by tbs event has fe'c"
ed the legislature Of ehioaEl tie popular branch Oh
that body By the large vote 81 49to "a, instantly
nasscd bill repeating their law, enacted some three or
four wears since at the instance OF the State Of Kentucky
in order to facilitate the recovery Of fugitive slaves =
.b,t is they make the sudden AMI unauthorized act m
few individuals in border county the basis OF hostile le
cslon ,oainst sister State; and that too, without cor
,esn,rdinp with the Authorities # that Satc aud without
even demanding the perpetrators Of the outrage which
60 s,irs their bile as criminals Tor trial and punishment
This shot hastc to repeal law requiring the people of
Ohio to de, hat they are bound to do without that law
bv the mpera.ive mandate of the constitution, shows
that lis ori5inal enactment WAS hollow device TO ln
the appreh,nsous ii tie sayehuldiug States, and
n.rhaps a despcablc political trick 10 render certain
Marty pop,lar in the SOUTH Be this il may, howev
es the mask IS row uncercmonously thrown off and we
arc told by a oco Foco Legislature, The natural al
les of the South as they have been falsely, aud with
intent to deceive frequently called, that henceirward,
in Ohio no facil1es shall be Afforded to the recovery OF
abscondnq slaves but that every barrier possible shall
be- thrown around them prevent their reslorao" to
their owners This is the import oftlelr recent lesSa
tive act; AMI the ,,ofco organ in that State, CHE Co
Iumbus S,aesnau) pocaims substantially the same sen
tmeut, II the Senate OF Ohio unite in repeating this
law these border contests must be multiplied III huDer
and the day is not distant when they will result In cv
war The movements now going on, III every part I"
the non slaveboldng States is 1.-The beginning OF tho
cnd'' and the South cnnol too scon protest, with UNI
ted voice against these assaults upon her rights and safe
,y-and. if need he, protest with arms in her hands
Certainly tie events Of the day not of character 10
Justify supinencss and Indifference and, even IT they
were less omnous than they il can never be un"se
si,ua,e as the South is to be prepared Tor any emegen
cy that may occur.
the Ohio Legislature and Press to reflect moment, up
ON the feelings which they must naturally suppose th'
frequent ourapes upon the rights Of the Southern people
must he calculated to excite, when sltgie invasion
their soil ly band of awcss men, has 50 kinded Weu
are. Or do they suppose that We Of the SOUTH wearing
1.-The FURNISHED livery of the sun. are as cold as clcieS
under repeated wr.nss-whlc Hey only are privileged
exhibit volcanic passions
1t is perhat, praInr 10 prevent misapprrh'nS'on ina
we should add that do not intend, hy 'he Pe'eu'''
remarks. 10 assert thai the I.ocjocos aud 'bo'ho"S'
:. src peculiarly Identified in Ohio. Nothing is iur'he
ON our purpose We're we to do 50, we should "
vuy of an act for which have frequently cfhsufe'
our opponents- and that is, OF pervering THIS elc"u
and vital question to party purposes Our SIZE oJec'
to show that ON this subject all parties III the ho-SaVe
holding States parties alike hostile IN us ana III
most grossly self deceived who. by whatever sPocou
,pnearances pat on to cheat us he may be besu!cd be
licvcs Otherwise.
GEN. CASS.-The following letter from H'"
Cass-paw one Of the moa!ncet asiFans tor the PreSi
dency in the ocoioco ranks-was drawn from him ~
one from Malon Dichcr55a. Esq o New jersey
New Yoax, DECEMBER ~, ls43