New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-28
Case of kidnapping.
Correspondence OF the Boston Atlas.
FrKroN. Cecil Co. Nd. July 10, Il

F1KroN Cecil Co. Nd. July - lri5.
An incident Of recent occurrence IN this nsghborhood
has lust come my knowledge. hasten 10 relate a.
YOU fair instance sf the scenes and transactions
which the Annexation Of Texas, and the consequence
tension OF the AREA OF SLAVERY, hrn. along VIVA utm
That most horrid OF all the awful features OF dome.uc
avery slave breeding and the domestic slave trade hp
received dreadful stimulus from the rise m the value
Of human ciqffsls In This state slaves are bnfihen
their owner. and could We compel them 10 be KEEP
within the boundaries THE state and only leave u a.
90 into freedom from bondage. Il would not De many
months before it would be free state We are no~ep
prehensve though Heaven grant our Tears may be-
without foundation. that slave breeding may become
profitable in consequence VI the increased demand for
slaves be sent 10 Texas
our neighborne little sister Delaware Is already almost
free state Her slaves hardly three per upon
her whole population Her laws prohibit the expectation
Of her slaves Slave breeding y. therefore. almost
thing unknown and the number Ol her slaves 10 very
rapidly becoming less and lest. The cause Of freedom
and regard tor human rights u fast gaming ground IN
that state and will not be- long before the last Yestge
Of the curse = wiped away from her soil
few days since free negro, in a town between WI
mington and this place was convicted oil roous ana s
orderly conduct and sentenced 10 seryiude Tor
year ri purchaser finding him OF DO value 10 him, ~
consequence of hs idle and ntraciabe nature, sold him
10 two worthless fellows belonging 70 Maryland lndm
ging the fellows love Of drink was no difficult matter
to py him 90 well with liquor to intoxicaie him. In
that condition he persuaded 20 set ont with them for
Baltimore 10 have. as they told him good time. On
their way through this town, suspicious were excited
thar all was not right The sheriff had the men stepped
and examined. They produced the OH OF sale ioi Ten
dollars and claimed him their slave, and insisted upon
their right 20 travel with him through the state Before
The examination was concluded they c0ntryed g. make
their escape with the man. Guilt IL ever suspicious ana
fearful.
No little excitement was caused IN consequence. The
people in the place all turned out and searched the coun
rv round They were Overtaken and brought back and
were fully committed by the Sheriff 10 take their trial
AZ the Of the Court IN this place. upon sew
ersl indictments for kidnapping, Sc.
There be question That u tlclr intention -
have taken the man 70 Baltimore and there 70 have sold
him into perpetual slavery violating IN so dong not
only the laws of Mary and but OF Delaware also which
prohibit such expectation those Of the former for
bid the importation % slaves.
There is last sprngng up in TIE minds Of the people
of this section o the state astrOng feeling against the n
.tution OF domestic slavery III felt 20 be bitter and
abiding curse upon the white p0pulatOn-eyen more 20
than upon the slaves themselves-begetting general
disposition % incidence and dleness and thence 10 DIS
-paton and the whole catalogue Of vices and cnme-
Of which idenes. 10 the fruitful parent Ia the parts O
this County that lie upon Pennsy yania slavery 5 almost
unknown and in the whole there i not more than one
slave In every twenty Of the entire population II me
North will lei, alone, or viii only treat the subject ~
kind and forbearing manner. have great hopes ihai
the spirit now abroad the Northern portions OF tins
state will extend ifsef more and more unn the whole
state shall be controlled by ia influence
Who would have thought, three years ago. when that
infamOu. Convention holding IT. sessions IN Annspo
Ii. devise a code Of laws FOR which deyisn and dia
boicsl terms too mld-~nO would have thought that
her. in the ayehoding State of Msryand-here TOO. IN
Cert County this quondam hold n ruhanism and Loco
FocOism the whole community would have turned Ou
in prevent the transportation Of negro 10 end
ICES slavery No matter how bad was the character o.
the black be about % suffer gri-yous ~rons-and
the cal Of the Of the sw the country aroused
the rescued and blow IL struck Al the monster
slavery thar makes him sagger, reel and uernbe here
even IN old Maryland
You may think tia trihing matter Not 90 do l. Even
II thes. men escape conviction for Of direct proof
Of their Intention ademonsrafiOn has been given of
awakening the people that must have It's good ct
ects Nor viii the mater stop here. The penal code Of
Delaware which allow. sae INTO temporary slavery, -
destined % b. amended and the bal VI liberty
put into notion vii not trust, be stayed. The
advocates Of slavery have violated al the provisions ~
the Constitution force in Texas Let them not com
plain II opponents no longer feel bound by that nstru
Inent. participate in the sln Of slavery.
/ ~ The Ekton Wing states that the kidnsppers in
this discharged By the magistrate there not
ben, In his opinion sufficient evidence egans, them TO
require TIA, they should be held bail TO appear al
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