Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-09-23

IYNCHiNG-DAKk AFFAIR.

From, the Springfield Republic.
LYNCHiNG- DARK AFFAIR
case Of LyDch,ng occurred among The blacks
Of Springfield on Saturday night, the particulars
Of which have been stated 10 US as follows:
A colored man by the name OF Mcdonald from
Highland county, was, ns ~ asceriaIned, employ
ed by Kentucky Shareholders, at a compensation
Of two dollars day, 10 play the part OF iIgii'e
slave, and entering the State on the Souihefn
line and passing through to Canada IN mat chaf
acter, make himself acquainted win tho s'a'onS
and routes Of those who aid runaway slaves IN
their transit from the river 10 inc lake, ana also
of the whe oabouis OF my iugitises no mish' ois-
all which Information he was 10 report 10
his employers. IL - SAID he entered ihis otato
in tho epring, and was Vanzanted along tho whole
line by ,ho AboliiIonisis lie has remained
IN the North ever since, worming himself INTO
the secrets OF this siml-masonic institution Ro-
Gently no found il convenient to return South,
but his true character became known IN tho
North, aud letters wero written to different points
IN this region to tho coored people, to be Gu the
alert and capture the spy" A, UIb'nna an az
rnnRoment was made To seize HIM. but he got
wind Of the liter, and came on to Springfield
Last spring when playing the part OF u fugitive
slave, no came here and was kept closely concea-
led for several days by one Of agents OF tho lne,
who carried him IN his wagon one stormy night,
some fifteen or twenty miles north This agent
recognised him on his return on Saturday, aud
measures al once taken to deal with hun.
U
took bin Buck crock. organized a Lynch
court, tried and found him guilty as above charg>
cd, sentenced him TO forty lashcs savo ono, TO be
given on tho bare bnck with horsewhlP, and
forthwith executed the sentence. Mcdonald was
then turned loose with his face towards Canada,
tho land Of whito slav os and black freemen, and
gave him ten PAGES start told him to run tor 1t,
and If caught, no should have ga hundred and
twenty" Mcdonald has not since boen seen or
heard from.
IS ,.Intin of fha
peace and order Of community will not DO suffered
TO pass unno,iccd and unpunIshed by the proper
authorities. Indeed, understand that u com
plant hos been made TO tho prosecuting attorney,
and is probable tho affair will DO noticed by the
grand Jury Tuesday next. AT this limo It IS
only proper for us 10 express our convictions that
the dignity Of Tho law will be fully indicated.
STINGING.-Tho Providence Chronicle,
warm iocofoco paper, argues as follows:
alt Is stated, however, that II IS duo to MIR.
Van Buren,. to DO again nominated TO tho Pres'-
dency." Now is nytbing Quo him either from
the people Of tho country. or from the democratic
party. Lot what offices that gentleman has
filled. and what amount Of money no has receiv-
&c from the people Of tho u. S. for his services:
Received for years U. s. Senator,
Received for 4 yenrs service as Sec
Rotary Of State. $1,000
Receiv ed for q months service as Min
lister to Eogland, $4,000
Received for years service as Vice
President, $1,000
Received for 4 years service Pres
ijent, 100000
Amounting to $4,000
The Charleston Mercury, Calhoun's organ,
commenting the above, says:
ok is pity the question could not DO carried
to tho Supreme Court that il might DO settled de.
fnteIy, how much a first ratio politician is worth
hon oh IN tha acntp
"It may DO worth considering, also, whether.
Il a man will DO President u second time, he
ought be compelled to servo ut half price ns
no is ce5,ninly q second hand article, and ought
TO go cheap
THE BRITISH PARTY.-The Frederick
Herald says:-The Liverpool papers received by
tho last arrival, full Of the idon, that "thc
merican Tariff ~iH probably be rerised merit rim
ter, & subjected to many mod fcdtions HIIHLl
BENEFICIAL TO ENGLISH INTERESTS
And Lord John Russell, in late speech in Par
lament, spoke OF ''the certainty of a revision OF
tho American Tariff, in tho next session OF Cons
gsess, ON TERMS MORE FAVORABLE TO
ENGLAND"
What think tho people Of ,hisa Tne locofocos
promise ifthsy get The power, TO repeal the Tar
1T or modify il to promote Free Trade
tho British SEQ ut glance, that il they fulfill
their promises they will highly benefit English
interests And at whose expense9 Undoubtedly
mo eHect injufo American lbiefesiS He
goods that England " i'll thus be enabled to throw
into our market, will of course supersedc Ameri-
con goods just TO that amount, throwing Ameri-
can lnborers and capital out Of employment. aud
by low duty perhaps diminishing tho revenue
also.
And what will England concede to in return
for this benefit TO her interests She will pay
off in loud defamation tho beauties Of
Free Trade: but she will keep on her high duties
tobacco, -four, &c. She is not in favor Of
hat IT,, IA ,rk F,ro
manufacturer TO undorscll her in her own mar
kets. and thus put stop to her own spindes and
looms.
The New York Express says that the Paterson,
On. J.) Silk Manufacturing Company manu-
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