Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-02

meantime HE hearins had been deferred to thu ISL
Instant before Judge Srfagur, saf. Gray hay ns lit
nnthor,,v Of ti- Court to hold lis 4layo Til that day
One cvenns last wcch, Mr. Gray wlh two ifienas
nat the abo tonsis III The house o Deacon Hill ~
South Boston, ior ne purpose OF negotiating hi4 clam
5ut before sny ".et made, one q The number pre-
cent told Nj Cray ,ha, IL he did mol TAKE .5U or sos.
for his slave ae sh,,id take han OF; Of the Ss:e
a, which NJ. Ii. III; hun:.if i'sueG and lest The
house. committee. appointed, followed h'm IN ms
lodgings where hc refused 10 ACT IN the matter 81 81"
II Consequence OF their ungcaenan!y treatment ahc
threats Several gentlemen called al different uhis
70 converse wilh Mr. Austin The subject; but made
M offer of a:y SUN The early part oi iiis week two
petitions were gotten ana signed by man aeo!loh
sts ren,psliar Scr & Eveieh To order Mr. CooiId9e Ia
uscnaf- fc, the jail, md containing seveTa
threats 10 cause MI =, j lchofli from o"1''' ' ~
! a6Ise q. power.
This alarmed MIR. c.. and on Wednesday evening,
lie Goi.d Mr. Gray that he could moi act rs hs agent
any longer and frankly stated his reasons, VIZ The
preindce these hbuonis's creating asalns, iii
or this stem the latter party mast have been aware
for on that evening, Mr. Sewal called al the jail, and
directed a,ner how to act, should alr Gray attempt
TO take him into his own casodv-to scream ana raise
an ontcry and then the negroes would rescue hih'.-
Fifteen or twenty negroes, too, watched the ai through
the night OF Wednesday,, to prevent air Gray rem
ranoctnr hs property. On Thursday morning, inc
cnunsc! Tor the negroes in the riot case ~ the MunePa
Court, ohi,,r.ei writ eli habeas corpus. to have Lai
aer brought 10 liic court as u "i'he"s u" lug u'e
On that ,ay an agreement negotiated between
negro ard Ms. Coolidge Tor the purchase CT The slave,
aud $500 Was fixed Is tie price.
This was re!:!.cd bp the negro, who offered So3o tor
him. and upon Dr. Il. J Bowdi;ca agreeing 10 pay that
sum for C4orre nr. Gray pied IT, and the parties
were 70 meet ut the jail office, o'clock, 10 adjust The
/ business The hour and brought the parties, but
Dr. g. stated that he had order of the sheriff
directing Mr.. 10 discharge Latimer al II ocock on
Friday and as Mr. Gray could not find place strong
4 tl t,a Iay Gf ne
hearing aud he woa!d of necessity be rescued, he
should not pay any thn. for him. and thus backed ont
OF his contract and boasted ,a evening to Trend o
au.s that he had failed 10 fulfil his agreement ne
rro minister, however, offered hif. Ansun Sioo LOT
I I9.iner. yach was accepted and Il, ~ o. oon Oh
Tbr,sda; evening" the money paid, AID The slave
made g free man tits sutn, will not cover by ore
half the expenses Mr.. Gray has incurred; and thus
he returns TO his home $500 worse than he leit
it. and without gaming his property Ada 10 ihs, ne
was forced 10 leave the city secretly on stormy ngh
70 avoid an arrest on n purely malicious complaint,
charging him with having disturbed The meelin9 al ra
neu.i Hail. on the Sunday evening, when the disgrace
| fnl scenes occurred, of which VIC have spoken MIR
Gray was at tina, Eleeiing or at least, we are
con.iden, he did nothing 10 disturb its good order
I Fox, siander and lredsc,oa.-Whi!e on ny
recent VISIT Boston, whittier was called TO rescue
II possible, my slave George Laimc. from The fanatics
OF Boston. who sought 10 kdnnp him from me, i Oh
served among the Aho!iiion,is who were most active
in accomplishing that neaiious object, o. thu
name OF - HIGGINS, 'he same who had but
few weeks before been employed IN boring for water
IN Norfolk. This Higgins, with al! the low cunning,
which characteristics those OF his stamp @as particularly
forward while thus employed, in at.ering The preludI
ces and feelings of the South and thus obtained degree
of respect and sympathy among many OF the csens Of
our Borough, which he was totally unworthy OIL
I That he was an ignorant and uErducaied man, ana
knew no more about Geology and Chemistry than en-
ass IVES apparent every intelligent m!nd but IS he
was supposed to have acquired some knowledge OF his
business from Jpereaes, that circumstance was over
locked ard he permitted 10 fnh his contTact-was
maid for his labor nd departed Tor Boston, whore found
him some time alter my arrival al that place. This man,
/ Higgins with u i,cG lad never eachanSeda word "he
he Mas in Norfolk, took active part "h The Boston
Abuons;s against me; and IN oder 10 excite their &c.
ne raj prrud,ceg against Scatiern sayehocers ci'cn
lated the most vile and abominabe tasehoods against MY
c;,aIace. and standing in Sorolk-to the effect that
vas engaged in buying stolen goods, and that my
premises had Scea searched unce. warrant Issued
oy The Mayor, Tor copper, That had been stolen,
which was found IN my possession, and That had
COMPROMISED by paying fifty dollars TO stay pros-
s,,oS THIS most daholical fasehood, Of course, had
lis wei1h wil.i the .nluriaed fanatics who ben,
on roibrg OF ray property, ia whica ;aey have loo
well succeeded. The object Of this communication Is,
in the first pacc. 10 vindcac ny character against
sry uuiavorGb.e impressions which may have been
uate by by this aTocincs sander, on the minds OF
airancers here | am no: knownj-here, where have
lived from my birth, would be unnecessary;-and Sc.
ccncy to nit mark uran this Higgins, that
ny own fellow citizens and the Sauth generally, may
ksow bis character, ard he prepared to give h:l
such wllcome al he deserves, should he hereafter
got his foot South OF Mason X D,so.,s line. HaedeS
beng relentless aboli,onsl, have had information
hat he is no better than sharper and swinder; and
hs only recommendation among strangers, on the score
Of hontsiy, is his pe.aona appearance and manners,
abou, which there is air OF ifanEncss aid pl:cJ
calculated to convey tie idea that lie 10 great foe.
10 be rogrehut those who iinbi5c that idea, will be
very ap. 10 be b, II hey have any dealings with h'r
JAMES B. GRAY.
i T. q | subioin the following testimonial OF the
i3srhooa Of the accusation of Higgins, signed hy the
sscers al tic Court OF The Borough, and other respect
able citizens
Vfe, the Undersigned, citizens Of the Borough Of
Norfolk having he .sd with surprise and Indignation
that oa7 s3ec.b!e fellow citizen, James Cray, the
owner Of iha slave George Latmer, hes been repre-
saned in Boston as man who has earned his money by
Purchasing stolen gooda from ,avcs and free negroes
aaa that his premises had been eearched for soleI
goods 90 with great pleasure bear cur testimony &c
the of his cnaracs"r-and declare that
N our opinion the SAID chargcs are nnqnai'edy false
N,-snlK Borough, Virgins, NoSemhrr 24iE, lef2
,les KING, hGyor, 1. S!one,
Tszcwell Taylor, Sa'hl Cnrrer.
D WA W Lamb, Robert II. Glenn,
:. Jao. Williams, jain Hangover,
= Jno. Ridley T!ns. Reilly, Jr,
Jpo W Thomas 4. LaprinGse.
! Sa,rrci iiai!nan, X q Drummond,
f,arid Gull, T. Demon,
@ C. Lccom5te James Jackson, Jr.,
: L. f. Schiieckr-, i. y. Walters.
- THE CAMLL-HRII Err PROPHET.
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Christ Ills father belonged princely tribe in thu