Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-28
ABOLITION TROUBLES

me fatketseurg IVA Gazette OF The l7,h he.
iai.hhiafs oi the arrest Of three citizens a, Il,
.e'et NJ. oafner, Mordeca Thomas and Cav,
h'fahf, oheff Tho following circumstances. -
'hisination VAS recently received that tbe .,..
''pn II iifi"nod Esq. living at WASHINGTON :. 81
'e'hy abohi II mills heuw this place v,,ld =. hs
- - me night ct "Wednesday last 81, genn
"' thal hels iherhood crossed the r,y.r It's heh
conee1'ed themselves on the Ohm side IL aafk and
on The moFnng Ut Thursday six If Mr. H., :" ehck
efo's came across aud we're received by n,r,y ne
81 eas' seven IN number; and while the a,,e, ""'s
ssu !" assisting me lerner and their baggage f,,a, 81
canoe, The concealed Nrginians made !, a "'h lhs
them, AMI after severe strurule snccoll upon
and securing five Of the blacks and three r - 'pahng
ne 'a.ier were brought 10 This place and AIN, "ts
ANNA 'on before VIM 5. Gardner and John Senhaax'
R.s9hifes, were fully committed" f''"soh,
The Gazette remarks that they were 10 be ,,io,..
ah examining court next day (he 18th, and adds
'oaeh our citizens have been greatly exaspe -at.d +,
events oil the last few years. every disposln s m.,
ed 10 give the accused fair trial and If fonnd
leave them In the hands of the lawu Tia, i. ~.
although 'hey may deserve be lynched. We, i, ia
on every account, that the law should h. ,d,..-,'
ihe Cincinnati Gazette, indeed, fprobably ON .,y ~. W.
information Is already endeavornp to Oct nm A.
men' On this subject against The Vrsinians Tn.
lowing Is the story told by ,ha, psrer WI
u he facts, as we learn them. are these. thu, a..
eroes belonging To Mr. Harwoud Of Wmd .n,. VA nf-
made Their escape into Ohio that seven men Va
whom were the three above named, ut, ibssa """ng
on the bank and were aiding them In The ,,m "s'fs
their baggage, when they were seized III. ,hh
escaping This was done without any proc,.s 'o'
The Nirelnans say that they had know edos r. H..
Signs OF the ohloans, which they derived nno,ss,ia ~,
from one OF the negroes and that thew were .hna a,
pared TO defeat the designs of both p rites rha as
o the captured whites tell this story tina, Som. ..
weeks since. they were solicited BY white man an =.
der In the Baptist Church in Virginia. and our ;nfo,,
ant thinks his is Romane 10 aid the .scana a,
negroes that they refused to leave The State f., ,hs
purpose but said they were always ready /, helm ,hs
bond IN her efforts to gain their liberty and ,b,, b.
returned and entered INTO the plot aeains, ih,n G,
promised reward if they captured Of fifty doDl,,s
- he Ohioans ara TO be examined on Friday o nj,
week, before called County Court on the qussti n
helr commitment for tral before he Superior Conn in
September The excitement is very great both sides
In virginia, half the inhabitants of Parkershpro ,,s
armed and prepared TO repe any aItcmp, In release III,
prisoners. ln W asingion county, in this State p,,,
nas have been held in four nships tand seyeralmh
ers are 10 meet.) with the object mainly 10 tpsut.
TAR trial to the Orleans though in two Of them ,hr,,,s
nave been made TO cure awlessness by vnlatinn If
law-ln other words, to tear down Parkersbure jai
aud SO give freedom To their ownsmen,