Litchfield enquirer., 1845-01-16

lreud ia 1orton, called IN me, and hid INT |1s
Shsrll BAD QdeFsd, Il ! would leave he city t1.l
he would tqnse his dispersion. ngre1 q ae1lsi a
Be submitted to the Circuit Court o. The United
States .frst. ard ihsn carried % the Supreme
Court for final decision. told him that would
do; that had no desire 70 remain IN the city aieF
my business should be accomplished, and the Sher-
| III having before informed me that he had then no
citizen Of Massachusetts, in his custody, ObssVsd
that i we could agree on statement q facts. Il
would very much expedite my departure. Fr
/ had procured in Boston number Of the names
Of colored seamen who had been taken out Of Mas
sachusetts vessels at Charleston and there impfis
oned under the law in question: in the name Of ei
Their two Of whom / felt authorized to CONE
and me. that should meet number Of gentlemen
at the Sheriff Office, the next morning g o'clock,
for the purpose Of attempting to make this arrange
| ment AT about 3 o'clock the next morning, which
was Wednesday. accordingly wentto the Sher!n's
ONCE, but Found neither the Sheriff nor any other
of the gentlemen mentioned there. Iwas informed
BY one Of the SAeFifs Clerks, that he had stepped
out on some business, but would probably return
1 in few minutes. waited probably hall or three
| quarters Of an hour and be not returning, was
about to leave the Office, and the Clerk said that 4
would name an honr when would be there, ne
would inform the Sheriff, and be probably would
then meet me. named twelve o'clock, and e
that time returned to the Office, and there found
| the Sheriff. On stating to him the arrangement
which was made on the preceding evening. he said
that the gentleman had represented correctly his
proposal, but that on farther rejection and consul
tation, he must retract the offer that he might BY
that course thvart the purposes Of the State; and
beside, that re had not been long in Office, and he
did not know that there was any case which would
properly present the question 10 be tried but
however that might be, he could not execute the
agreement At this meeting he informed me that
Governor Hammond Ind given some assurances at
Columbias which removed all personal objections
to me, but repeaieH Is substance what be had be-.
fore said Of the insult by Massachusetts,, in sending
any person there 6il such business, and their de-
termination to rid theznseves Of me BY some means.
\ On leaving the SheSiff's Office WAS going to q
house more distant from my lodgings than the Of
fee. When had proceeded not more than one
or two rods from the door, man decently dressed
and Of middle age, with cane or club grasped
firmly in bis hand came up to me and said, 8 10
your name Hoar r. He then said. /" You had bet
I cen tell you if yon stay here until tomorrow
morning. you will feel something yon win not like
I'm thinking" He did not strike, NOR offer to
strike, bat his manner wasteyen more ins0lent
than his language. made no reply. but walked
on to the place for which started. On my return
by the Office. short time after. did not see this
man. A number of young men were assembled on
the opposite of the street, BY whom passed
without any molestation. ~ sf
About two, OF half past tswo O'Clock on the same
vs.
diuced BY q letter ftom friend Of his in Boston.
with whom had conversed several times, and
who, when the excitement first commenced, had
said he did not think the citizens would proceed
to acts of violence, 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 Twas informed, at the head Of his profess
sion as d physician in the city, and sustaining %
high and pure character as any man IN Charles
ton. mention his character and standing to !
show the ground Of confidence in him. He re-
quested me to 60 where we might be by ourselves
and seemed anxious lest we should be overheard |
When by ourselves, observed that he was much |
se;taaaa He once or twice attempted to speak,
but faileds and averted his face from me. When |
he did speak, ne said that he felt unutterable oF.
felt bound to mako ia me; that state Of things
actually existed, which he had not thought possi-
Bile in Charleston that he had been round in diff
ferent parts Of the city, and had just then come
from the City Council that my danger was not
assembled and assembling in groups; that nothing I
seemed wanting but some one to say. " Now - |
your time :" to bring the attack; that he thought
il probable, should ! start soon, that might get
safely out of the city. f8
He informed nne where / could procure q carr |
rage and go to his plantation, about twenty miles
from the city, where his family then we're.
where he said should be Hospitality received. and
where might remain until could fix on further |
measures. He said that the roads were muddy |
that could not arrive at his house before dark,
and mentioned tavern where he thought ! might
lodge in safety that night, and proceed my jour-
ney in the morning. He added. that If | desired
il, he would accompany me. Il had occurred to
me, that my daughter, who had accompanied me.
though in the same house, was fortunately lodged
in room quite remote from mine, and in the vi |
cinity of number Of women; that no odium had |
been excited toward her, and that she would prob
ably be as safe 90 the other women in the house -
After moments reflection, answered DR.. Whit |
redge that if should then leave the city, Icould
not aiterward return to L to return after thus
leaving it, would leave me in q worse situation
than, was the present that I should not know
where 10 &C from his house; for. should Erun
away from duty, should be ashamed to return to
Massachusetts; that must decline the acceptance
of his kind offer and that whatever might happen,
I must abide the event. He did not urge me to
change my dissemination, but, after little more
sxssotsd ths attack urinx he following night
One cenflernan. unsolicited, assured me that he
would MAKE common cause, and take his chance
with ne. The night passed without any riotous
sxhaf nreyented fi;e outbreak bur allerward UNDER
stood that Il WIS by the spread d the information
thar the Conductors oi the Affair had resolved on
the milder measure Of removing me 20 the boat.
On Thursday, told friend with whom often
conyersed. Of the assault on me near the Sheriifs
once; and described e him, q asll g ! could
iieved the asssilant 70 be one cf the Sheriff Of
About noon, orl Thursday three men, Mi. Rose,
the President ef one III the Charleston Banks, MT
Mazyck and Mr.. Maggeth, the two iest, lawyers ~
The city. called at my lodgings. ! had nos seen
either 81 them before. They told me their names
and said they had come to see il they could induce
me TO leave the city. / answered them g had