Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-04-10
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Ernn The Ohio Sla,e journal.

MIN Il 1 I-NNt - Dhhl-NO W AtHh1<'
Our city was thrown into the creates;
excitement this morning, by intelligence
that respectable and peacealle rolored
man, who had been residing here tetween
twelve and siXleen years, Was entced
across The bridge to the town of FraukIn-
ton, la-I evening, aud there handcutird,
gagged ami iorclbly placed into vehicle
10 lie taken to Aenlucky. lie was induced,
il is said, by two Citizens OF lhis place,
twhose names we iOrbear 10 mention until
we have conclusive evidence ofthtir guilt
who were in the plot, to carry trunk over,
under the pTetence thai a couple were u
tout to leave the place clandestinely, 10 be
married. A CoIoled Toy accompanied hlm,
who states that his kidnapped companIol
was Violently seized as soOu as he entered
the house 10 which he had teen directed.
He says that number OF persons were
present aiding in the work. After having
bound him, they called upa Justice to read
some portion ot an act 10 him inleierence
to lugitves from lator, intending this as a
sort OF sham tial As soon as they were
through with this miserable mockery, they
placed him in u vehicle and started Oft with
him. The Toy himself was confined for
several hours afterwards, IN order 10 al
low time fer the kldnappers to escape. As
soon as he was released and nude known
the matter, some Of our citizens took fleet
horses and started in pursuit. The pursuit
was commenced little lcture twelve o.
clock, and the chance for over-tking them
depends mainly, as we suppose, upon the
ability TO reach Nenia before the stating OF
the cars, s,--adesprraIe chance.
The cOlored man who is known by the
name of Jerry Phinney, has wife and Il
family OF small children in this city, and
bears the oh ractel OF an industrious, hon
est man. We learn that he lett Kentucky
some sixteen or eighteen years since, aud
with the consent oil his mistress, luhOrcd IN
Cincinnati some time. Finally his employ
er having no further use for him, h. pre-.
lerrcd making his home as a freeman in
this State, TO returning to kenmcky His
old mistress died some years since, and it
is the heirs " ho have sought toreclu!m him
into bondage, aud have dctlrd the very
capitol OF our State with their presence
and their acts of siave.hoidnE tyranny.
This outrage il Il great Oue--One that
has embluered in II len-l0Id degree the
feelings of our citizens against slavery II
the Circumslantp are, H. we have stated
the man who has ,hus been kidnapped is a
free man. Aud certain il j., utaIl events,
that the lorn OF uid, under such rucrn-
stances, was a mere mockery, Insulting
and revolving to the feelings oflhe commu-
nifty. 1t isll such outragos that the irrD-
ings Of the people OF lhr free States have
been arou,ed and are Increasing every da,
against the eL Crmillos and ciurIt,es Ol s Il.
very. slave drivers may, bat iree.mpn
cannot see mrn Torn iIOm their families and
condemned to slavery, without feeling
their inmost souls revolt at the spectacle.
Every such outrage rnIsrs up new lreust
work tor him who ices from t0ndage, and
cnIja.s hundreds on the side Of the opprrs-
srd. The luau who has bccn thus entrap.
ped, in the da,kue-s OF night, was moi a
lugllive iIom slavery, ard was not liable to
arrest. lie was peruitltd TO cGmc on tJce
soil and from that lime he became tree
man.
One o. the persons who aided in entcng
him into the hands of the Kentucky kid.
nappels, was imprisoned to-day to await
lis trial
Since the above was in type, the Justice
and others engaged in the affair have been
arrested and are at this writing undergo.
ing a hen.ing. The hack has returned m
which the negro was conveyed to London,
he having been placed Oh the stage at that
point.