The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-02-14
lNU MBsER 10.

possible. cove BIN substantially the same
answer us above stated and after one Of the
1 Aldermen had offered TO give me receipt
( Tor The papers, il | desired il, which told
him was unnecessary, they left the saying
the papers should he returned By 0 o'clock
the next morning.
! On Tuesday morning waited at my lodg-
ings until about ten o'clock, end no, hear
ing from the Sheriff. walked om and soon
met HIM on horse back, coming as he SAID,
10 rttufn my papers. After delivering
, them TO me, he repeated the Ks he had
made on the preceding evening, on tie dan.
ger incurred by remaining IN the city
Alter stating, IN strong terms ard 10 an
earnest hummer, the excited state of the CT
y, and my danger, he said Nv hat do you
expect! You can never get verdict, and
you should the Marshal would need all tho
troops Of the United States to enforce judg.
ment." answered, that that was not NV
business that my business was, if could
10 procure judgment. We then separa-
ted and returned soon 10 my lodgings.
I In the course of the afternoon four or
five gentlemen called on NE as friends, pro-
iesslng-and | have no doJbt truly-io
dlsapproye Of the threatened violence of the
clllzens Iu, confirming what the Sheriff
had told me respecting the commotion in
the city. They informed NE Of the various
plans in agitation for Kidding the city of nv
presence. The mild and most lenent
measures which they mentor ed was, that
| should he taken, CARRIE on board one Of
the New York packets aud sent TO New
York. told them that If tha, was the
manner in which | was 10 he disposed Of,
| should prefer being sent by the Whining.
ton boat and the land route by which had
come 10 the city but lha, could no, vol.
unfairly leave the city until had perform.
ed the business on which was sent
Their statements did no, materially differ
IN any thing else from those made by tho
Sheriff
la the evening Of the same day, gen.
ileman TO whom ! had received letter OF
introduction from a friend in Boston, called
on me, and said that the Sheriff had offer
ed, If would leave the city, that he would,
10 use his own expression, agree ON a case,
to be suhH.iued TO the Circuit, Court Of the
United SlaiCs irst, and then carried TO the
( Supreme Court for final decision. | told
bim that would do it; that had no de-
size 10 remain 10 the city after thy business
should be accomplished, and the Sheriff
having before informed me tina, he bad
then no citizens Of Massachusetts in his
custody, observed that If We could agree
on statement Of fact, ii would very much
expedite my departure.
tad procured in Boston number of
The names Of colored seamen, aho had been
taken out Of Massachusetts vessels a, Char
lesion and there imprisoned under tho law
~ question, 10 the name Of either of two of
whom felt authorized &c commence suit.
II was agreed between my lnlormer and me
that | should meet number Of gentlemen
at the Sherltl's Office, the mex. morning at
nine O'clock for the purpose Of attempting
TO make this arrangement. AT about nine
O'Clock the next morning, which was Wed.
nesday, | accordingly wen, TO the Sheriff's
Office, but found neither the Sheriff nor any
o,her OF the gentlemen mentioned there.
| was informed By one of the Sherifi's
Clerks tina, be had stepped out on some bu.
siness, but would probably return 10 few
minutes. | waited probably half or three
quarters Of an hour, and he NOT returning,
was abou, 10 leave the office, and the
Clerk said if would name an hour when
would be there, he would inform the Sher-
III, and he probably would then meet me-
named twelve o'clock, aud at tina, time re-
turned TO tho Office, and there found the
Sheriff.
Ga stating TO him the arrangement which
was made on the preceding evening, he said
that the gentleman had represented cor
rectly his proposal, bu, that on farther re-
Election and consultation be must retract the
offer, that he might by that course thwarf
the purposes Of The State and beside, that
he had no, been long in office, and he did
not know that there was any case which
would properly present the question to be
tried but however that might be, he could
not execute the agreement. At the meet
ing he informed me that Gov. Hammond
had gwen some assurance at Columbia,
which removed oil personal objections to
me, but repeated in substance, what he had
before said Of the insult by Massachusetts, in
sending any person there on such business,
and their determination to rid themselves of
me by some means.
On leaving the Shertf''s office, was GO
ing TO n house more distant from my lodg-
inns than the office. When had proceed.
ed not more than one or two rods from the
door, n man decenly dressed and of mid.
die age, with cane or club grasped firmly
10 his hand cane Up TO me and said, els
your name Hoarm answered" Yes
He then said, you had better be travelling,
and the sooner the better for you, can tell
you ifyou stay here until to morrow morn.
ing, YOU will feel something you viii not
like I'm thinking" He did not strike nor
offer to strike, but his manner was even
more insolen, ,hun his language. L
made no reply, but walked on TO the place
for which had started On my return by
the office, a short time after, did not see
This man. A number of young men we're
assembled on the Opposite corner of the
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