The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-17

ecutor Of John Randolph, late Of Roanoke, Vir
GINA, employed Mr Samuel Jay, of Miami county
y this State, TO select and purchase lands for tn,
blacks manumitted by Randolph. Jay came int
The county several weeks since, and commenced the
purchase OF lands IN the south part of the county, IL
| The nsghbOrhooI of a considerable settlement Of
blacks already there. On learning this fact, lhs
citizens of Butler, franklin, and Marion township.
called meeting, and resolved 10 enforce the law
requiring blacks and mulsttoes TO give bond, with
security, for their good behavior and maintenance
before settling in this State. The proceedings o.
this mesling signed by the chairman and seere-
tary, and published ia the Sentinel, and the sub
stance OF thar resolves extensively published
IN the newspapers Throughout the country. sub
sequent meeting was also held at which strong res
IouuoRs were passed against the settlement in this
county Of blacks, and particularly the manumiIIed
slaves of Randolph.
| On Sunday morning last, before day, the manu.
mited slaves of Randolph, three hundred and eighty
I'VE IN number, OF ~ham large proportion are
Iehiidren, and some very Old persons, arrived az
Bremin, village on the canal in this county, ip
ehafse OF Mr. CardweH, gentleman who had con-
lIaeted TO deliver them at that place.
The news of their arrival spread very rapidly
Through the county, and by twelve o'clock on Sun.
DAY large number Of the citizens Of the county
had collected, and resolved that the contractor
should remove them by 10 o'clock on Monday
morning.
| Mr.. Cardwell asked to be allowed to remain with
them at Their encampment three days, and offered
70 place thousand dollars in the hands Of any per-
son the meeting might select, az security for the
good behaviour Of the blacks during that Tune, and
that he would remove them from the cosnty at the
end OF the three days, IN Judge Leigh did not
larnyehnd take charge of them at that time.
l. his proposition was declined by ths citzens,
and fear was expressed that he would go away
and leave the blacks on their hands. Mr.. Cardwell
hen proposed TO be locked up In the Jail Of the coun-
| " for three days. This proposition was also re-
leeted and the removal Of the blacks insisted upon al
the Time hrst liked upon, unless security was giyeo
according 10 the provisions of the statute. Mr.
CaIdwell did not seem disposed to comply wi,h
this proposition, and are told that no was ad
yised by some of the abotionists To adhere to his
determination not to remove the blacks, and he
would thus be able TO overcome the opposition OF
the inhabitants. IL seems that Judge Leigh had
agreed To meet Mr. Csrdwell at Bremin, and IN case
ofhis inability to do so, he had made arrangements
with Mr. Jay 10 meet him there, and take charge OF
the blacks. Mr.. Jay was accordingly sent for, and
arrived on Monday 5ning, but declined receiving
them, or having anything to do with them, on the
ground that he had no written authority to do -
from Judge Leigh, and that he had found the op,
position of the people to their settlement in the
neighborhood so strong, that he had dcsised from
making any further purchases of land.
On Sunday evening, the citizens IN large numbers
made their appearance at the camp Of the blacks,
arnlfu WIN muskeS ana bayOnets, and placed a
strong chain of sentInels around tie camp, and
took Mr.. Cardwe into custody On MONDAY
morning they required him to charter boats and
make immediate arrangements for the departure OF
the blacks, according to the resolution of the pre-
vious afternoon Mr.. Cardwe had discovs>ed by
this time that the people in earnest and deter
mined to carry out with irmness their resolves.
He therefore chartered two boats, and put the
blacks on board, and at about twelve o'clock they
moved off, under the of the armed citizens az
far as the Mercer county line, where they left him
IN full possession of his sable cargo, and in the en-
joyment Of his liberty.
The foregoing ia full and csrrec. history OF this
transaction, as far as the same has come TO our
knowledge, -.
Every rejecting man must zee that the establish
ment OF an extensive colony of blacks in our coun
ty must be destructive Of the dearest interests and
whitening to the brghtes; hopes of an honest and
industrious people, who have endured the priva-
tons and hardships of opening farms and establish
ing Cor themselves homes in an unbroken wilder
ness. Such men will not quietly submit TO have
their farms and hard earnings Of the best portion OF
their lives to be rendered worthless by the settling
down amongst them of colony of manumitted
yes, thus bighting their interests as thoroughly
as the settling of cloud of locusts upon the fair
fields Of Egypt. 1t is useless for Virgininns or alb
olitionsts to attempt to brave public opinion here
No more blacks will be permitted to settle among
our people.