Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-24

iNM. OWSLEY.
; BY The Govcranr
G. B. KINKEAD,
Secretary Of State.
TIE AFFIDAVIT OF FRANCIS TRoUTMAN
This atiianr states that, as the agent an
attorney of Francis GiItner, of Caro-
county, kentucky, lie proceeded 10 III
town Of Marshall. in The county Of Ca
houn. and Stale of Michigan. and in CON
pany with the deputy sheriff and lhre
kcntuckians, on The morning OF the 27t
January. went to house in which the
found six fugitive slaves, the property {
Gil:ner. The slaves were directed 10 ac
company us 10 The Office Of the magistrate
some of them were preparing 10 obey lh
summons, but bcfnre affiant could ge
them started, lie was surrounded by mob
which. by its violent threats, menaces
aud assaults, prevented The removal OF tht
slaves 10 the Office OF he magistrate. Ar
fiant directed the Sheriff, time after time
20 discharge his duty, and he as oGer
made an effort to do 20, but so great was
the excitement aud violence of The mob,
that the officer was afraid to seize the
slaves. Resolutions were offered by some
of The most influential citizens Of the town,
which were calculated greatly 10 excite
aud encourage The negroes and abolition
rahhIe, who constituted part of the mob.
The negroes engaged in the mob were
estimated AT from furtY 10 fifty. many Of
whom are fugitive slaves from kentucky.
as allfanI was informed and believes. The
number OF persons engaged. in the mob
were were Yhrinlisly estimated a from Two 10
'lhIee hnndLed. All The resolutions offer;
eti by > hose engaged in the lnobawere s1s.:
taincd; ly g general 2aeclamation; many OF
The mob si;lelgsd their lives 70 sustain
HEN, and al the same time had guns.
;xiiE -w5icb 10 eXccIic ih::iif purposes. AZ:
fant contcndad f,r some hours wi,It The,
mob. AMI still Insisted on taking the slaves
hefnre lhe magistrate f,r trial; bul the in.
fluenlial men Of the mob told alfian! that
there was 40 nee,I Of ;ria', and that any
further attempt to remove the slaves wonld
leopard the lives Of all who might. make
The attempt, a7d they were determined i"
prevent a!lianI from removing the slaves
from removing the slaves from town. even
irhe proved his rishl Ia do 50; they stalled,
further, that public sentiment was oppos-
ed to southerners retaining fugitive slaves;
and that although the law was IN our la.
vor, vet public sentiment must and should
4 n lny CT n.
ses. A1iani then called upon some oi The
tnost active members Of The mob 10 give
him their names, and inform him if they
considered themselves responsible for their
words and actions on that occasion; they
promptly gave their names to aitiant, aud
he w as told to write them in capital letters
and bear them back tn Kentucky, the land
Of slavery, as an evidence Of their deler.
minalion 10 persist in the defence Of a
nrece5rpce already established. The fol-.
Iowinu resolution was then offered: Re.
soirxd Tha, these Ken,uckians shall not
rco,nvc from This place these fnaming the
slaves by moral, physical or legal force.
|, was carried by general accamation.-
AfI;on, ,han d;rcc,ed the sheriff 10 sum-
,,,nr ,I,oso rsod;or mon or Ibe mob 10 ~.
s;s, % n keon;na ,he ne,cr. he did so bul
,ha, m rornsoI ,ho;r a;d ouJ afTiant under
.,oa,, w ,han, :, ~ s,,. ,l,, ,bov ronId ossis, in
,.ouo,,;n, ,ha ,rro., If ,bs sI,vcs 4
rousuI,.,;1, o w.. ,r,s ,hen held Inv e;rb, or ten
ec"su''"''o' u, "a' - r.o,, ,Lo
" '.ie n'''' ""' s".''I .,,''s "" .m,,, ~ n,;nh,
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o;sion @ m. ".a" :" "., ,ho ,o",;ve and ,he cnIIow.
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:TLa, m J ,hess sI Kon,nckians Shall leave The
w ., =, ~ ,,.o h,mrS. isnm. nenal,v in the
@ .""" 'n r w. s:i ''"" ,.ns % ,,,,oho,l which NJ.
eoe, e1. as y. '"''u'. o,IIoc,S !, was sus,oiue,
hv | ,be % ~vonimous m vole Of the mob.
A wnrr,n, of ,fesnass was then issuet
and served upon The sheriff. aIIiant ant
company: we stood the trial: tie masis
,rate, who was an aboilio;risr, fined u