New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-17
More about the Runaway Slaves.

The Lexington Afias. of the 10Th. has the fol-
lowing:
rIoN-RuNAwAYs-PusIIc MEErrNG-GExA1
ExcITENENr--THEEATs Or VENGEANCE News haF
ing been received In ths city yesterday morning tha'
the runaway negroes had been overAken near the ne
Of Harrison and Bracken and white man Killed IN an
attempt 70 arrest them hand bills were posted through
the city. calling public meeting IN IN Court house
yard. At o'clock, for the purpose Of adopting ecen'
means 10 overske and secure the runsways and their
siders and abettOrs Al the appointed hoIr iafBe
crowd assembled in front Of the Court Ouse and an
informal meeting was organized, BY ealing H. J. Dun
can Fso 10 The Chair who read the following letter,
received Tuesday night at O'Clock BY L@p'ess rom
CYSrHrASA, August z. Pm.
DYAR sfR. This will inform you that your negroes
are now supposed TO be surrounded about the County
lire between Harrison and Drscken. some IS or l. miles
short Of the Ohio river They have taken some nine or
ten Of them-hsye had several battles, and Charles II.
Fowler MORALLY wounded. About one hundred VI our
citizens have been after them since Monday morning
They down, and it s requested that you send
fresh set Of men Immediately, cay 20 20 100 men. well
armed for it seems they are determined TO hight every
inch OF ground they are armed generally win re-
yolvers, commanded by white man or more. Iney
encamped and fortified last night and our Gym
thana boys came upon about 80 or more, ana batte
ensued and Fowler was wounded ana tne company
carried him back and then pursued, and those with
Fowler heard firing for some distance. We hear that
one dead negro was found today.
Eliot Roberts j. between them and the river with
large company ana viii not tutH pass II II 10 PDsri
be 10 prevent Fowler is still alive. send all you
can and speedily or all will be lost. Harrison will
sist you 10 the uttermost Come If you want any Of
your negroes We have no, time 10 say more.
F. WHERRlTT. G. REMINGTON,
BENSON ROBERTS. w. g. HEDGES,
JOHN RICHTER
fiity or sixty armed men were promptly raised and
left for the Of action breathing vengeance on the
Abolitonists and Fixed resolution to bring back the
negroes if they have 20 follow them TO the con-
fines OF Canada. Intense excitement prevailed in the
city equal 20 that during the True American Of August
ls4j and doubt not II the negroes and white men
said be with them overlsken and arrested fear
fu scenes will be Witnessed and popular vengeance
wreaked upon them. We the advocates OF mob
ties or mOb-aw but nothing will deter them from their
infamous conduct, but the prompt and immediate ex
ecution Of the first can lay our hands on ana
while we would not advocate or recommend such
course Of procedure yet stand ready to justify our
ieow.citizens should they hang every one they can
catch 70 the tsllesf tree IN the forest.
Up lat night about forty Of the runaways had been
spprehended They are starving out in the hills OF
Brsckcn and compelled 10 come in 10 the settle
and give up Several lodged in jail in this
city yesterday suspicion Of design TO run of Fow
Ter who was shot by the negroes in Harrison was st
alive at our last dates from the theater Of action.