Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-17


should be returned by nine o'clock the next
morning
On Tuesday morning waited at my lodg-
ings until about ten o'clock, and not hearing
from the sheriff. | walked out, and soon met
him on horseback, coming, as he said to re-
turn my papers. After delivering them to
me, he repeated the remarks he had made
on the preceding evening, on the danger |
I, incurred by remaining in the city. After
stating, in strong terms and in an earnest
manner, the excited state of the city, and
my danger, he said, what do you expect
You can never get verdict, q ifyou should,
the Marshall would need all the troops in
the United States to enforce the Judgment.
| answered that that was not my business !;
that my business was, if could, to procure
Judgment. We then separated, and re-
turned soon to my lodgings.
In the course of the forenoon four or five
gentlemen called on me as friends, profess
ing, and have no doubt truly. to disapprove
Of the threatened violence of the citizens,
but confirming what the sheriff had told me
respecting the commotion of the city. They
informed me Of the various plans in agita-
ton for Kidding the city of my presence
The mildest and most lenient measure
which they mentioned was, that | should be
taken, carried on board one Of the N. York
packets, and sent to N. Y. ! told them that
if that was the manner in which was to be
disposed of | should prefer being sent by
the Wilmington boat and the land route by
which | had come to the city, but that
could not voluntarily leave the city until
had performed the business on which / was
sent Their statements did not materially
differ in any thing else, from those made by
the sheriff.
In the evening Of the same day, gentle
man to whom had received a letter of in
PRODUCTION from friend in Boston, called
on me, and said that the sheriff had offered
if would leave the city, that he would, TO
use his expression, agree case, TO be sub
mitted to the Circuit Court of the United
States. first, and then carried to the Supreme
Court for final decision. ] told him that !
would do it; that had no desire to remain
in the city after my business should be ac-
complished, and the sheriff having before in
formed me that he had then no citizen of
Massachusetts in his custody, observed
that if we could agree on a statement Of facts,
it would very much expedite my departure.
The sheriff, however, subsequently declined to
agree case
On leaving the sherif''s office was go
ing to house more distant from my lodg-
ings than the office. When had proceed
ed not more than one or two rods from the
door, a man decently dressed and of middle
age, with a cane or club clasped firmly in
his hand, came up to me and said, is your
name Hoar 2 | answered yes He then
said, you had better be travelling, and the
sooner the better for you, can tell you if
you stay here until tomorrow, you will feel
something you will not like, I'm thinking
He did not strike, nor offer to strike, but his
manner was even more insolent than his Ian
guage. l made no reply, but walked on TO
the place for which had started. On my
return by the office short time after, did
not see this man. A number of young men
we're assembled on the opposite corner of
the street, by whom passed without any
molestation.
About two or half past two on the same
day, DR. Whitridge, to whom had been in
roduced by letter from friend of his in
Boston, with whom had conversed several
times, and who, when the excitement first
commenced, had said that he did not think
the citizens would proceed to acts of vio-
lence. called on me at my lodgings. This
gentleman, not yet an old man, had been in
the army during nearly the whole Of the late
war with England, and for some time after
its close now, as | was informed, at the
head of his profession as physician in the
city, and sustaining as high and pure char
acter as any man in Charleston. | mention
his character and standing to show the
ground of confidence in him. He request
ed me to go where we might be by ourselves
and seemed anxious lest we should be over
heard. When by ourselves, observed that
he was much agitated. He once or twice
attempted to speak, but failed, and, averted
his face from me. When he did speak, he
said he felt unutterable modification in ma
king the communication which he felt bound
to make to me that state Of things actu-
ally existed which he had not thought posi-
BILE in Charleston; that he had been round
in different parts Of the city, and had Just
then come from the City Council; that my
danger was not only great, but imminent; that
the people were assembled and assembling
in groups; that nothing seemed wanting but
some one to say Now is your time ! to
bring on the attack /; that he thought it prob
able, should start soon, that | might get
safely out of the city. He informed me
where could procure carriage, and 60 to
his plantation, about twenty miles from the
city, where his family then were, where he
said should be Hospitality received aud
where might remain until could fix on
further measures.