, 1843-02-25
From the Republican,

From the Republican.
Messrs. Chamhers 4 Kn.pp-Gcn-
nemen We desire 10 lay before the
public the following statement Of
facts : a lady By the name Of Isle.
recently visited Jacksonville. Illinois;
IN Which place, While visiting with
her friends, 4 citizen Of that town
robbed her of Ter servant girl. TIE
citizen who thus vas guilty, was an
ab"l,lionist by The narne of " Hard.
tie dec"yed tie girl INTO a buggy, on
the night Of tie 9Th inst, and lodg, d
her in the possession OF another abol-
ItIonist blythe name Of Carter, who re-
sides about ga lies from Jacksonville.
From CARERS the father of the al owe
named Willard scIandestinely con-
veyed md lodged her in tie house of
Messrs. Cheshen and Lee, who re-
sides in the county Of Green. in the
same State-boIh Of whom are aboli-
tlon;sts. In the secret possession of
the latter named fanatics. in all prob
ability it YVES INTENDED that The girl
should remain until her mistress Mrs.
Isle. had returned 10 her home in
louisiana, and the navigation Of the
upper rivers. and Lakes opened, when
she was TO be conveyed To Canada
When the fact at this outrageous Sc
duciIon and robbery became known
IN the honorable and high minded citi-
zens of Jacksonville, Willard md ON
were arrested and held to bail the sum
oil $4,000 conditional that thev up
pear and answer for their crime at
the sitting Of the next Circuit Cunt in
that town; and the undersigned were
authorized 10 make persult for The
stolen elrl, now already feared TO be
forever los, to her kind and amiahle
mistress. II was supposed tina, a man
by the name Of Brown, the Kim. Of
AbOlit'onists," who resides in the
town of Waverly, Greene CO.., would
have aided in sending the girl to Can
ada, had not the undersigned been for
iunate enough to her before
she fell into his hands. But, having
got possession of her at Lees, we
made despatch TO land her in this city
Mrs. I.is'e having left Jacksonville,
10 be here on our arrival with her
girl. When they had go, down as far
as Alton. they were overtaken and.
arrested upon a States warrant, pro-
cured by n man named Coleman, the.
object Of which was, no doubt, to COM
pei the undersigned TO return, under,
the authority of law, as far back into.
the country as Lees house, where.
the abolition forces would have been.
strong enough TO wrest the girl frous
their possession and place her beyerh
their reach. BY the advice Of Capt.
I, Of this city, and many honorable
citizens of alton they demanded and
had their trial in that city: and whilst
they were tried and acquitted oh the.
States warrant, and the changes
therein continued. the girl made q safe
landing across the river INTO this
State. The undersigned. when dis
charged from legal detainmeat, thank
: ed SAID Coleman in a ma~ner that
best pleased themselves, and hasten
ed on to restore the lost gat to her
owner. which. ,heo are happy TO state,
they accomplished by placing her on
board the steamer 'sAmazon,' Just
leaving Tor New Orleans. upon which
boat Mrs. l. had taken passace for
her home. dispairrng the recovery Of
her servant.
The above statement has been
deemed due to the public from tho
undersigned. To You, gentlemen OF
the Pfess.-to you who are, or should
be. the faithful sent.nefs IT individual
rights and privileges; of the Laws
and Constitution Of our common coun-
trv.-wr leave the task 10 comment
upon this occurrence. The under
signed, al the Same time, desire 10
tenderto Mr.. Corson, Of the "Alton
House," and to many other Of the
worthy citizens Of Alton, who were
present on the occasion of their trial
for securing stolen property from
thievlsh lunatics their grateful consid-
o%rations. IONA NEELEY.
WIN. BRONSON.
81. Louis, Feb'y "a. le4S.