Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-19
MISCEILAN EOUS.
TO THE PUBLIC

Justice ourselves requires make public the follow
ing statement:
On Friday last repaired the waters lying between
the Nansemond shore and the Newpots News for the pur
pose of taking oysters for planting Soon after anchorng
steamboat into the midst vessels with large
number of armed board when were informed that
consider ourselves under for violating the
laws in relation oysterng and to Suffolk aud sub
init 10 q legal investigation.
We informed the Sheriff tina, not aware that we
violating the laws OF the and that were under the
impression that the Code had altered the laws IN re-
aton oysterng allow all the citizens OF the Com
monwealth oyster in any waters therein and moreover
that were nearer the Elizabeth City side the river than
opposite and within the jurisdiction of county,
which we still believe the fact
When assured, however by the Sheriff that we had in
nged the law, we expressed at our entire readiness 10
gOwherever the civil authorities should command US.
Notwithstanding ready submission we were treated
with degree OF severity not warranted oy the necessity Oh
the CASE and reughness and rudenoss inexcusabe In
people protesting be civilized One of tho armed posse
threatened blow the brains OF of out merely for
directing hand in the small boat TO keep her of the schoon
Another approaching his vessel board her.
had cooked guns his broas and told if
he approached any nearer brains would be blown
The also vessel and did her considerable
damage.
On arriving Suffolk marched up under guard
the place designed for confinement and the
subjects OF blackguardsm betting savages
than gentee civilized people Three guns fired over
the head Of OF US and as wo were marched up under
guard of 70 go armed and boys were sau
ted with the exclamation chow many MeYcans and oyster
seales have your while and then il was resonnded in
ears hurrah for Suffolk if great deed of vaor
had been achieved and the village of Suffolk had made il
self renowned for chvaly it for shingles and ur
pentine.
feet square, SO Of white and negroes to-
gether There for hall of u.s. and had
of either stand sit upon the floor In this hole
without any refreshments were Kept under guard until
we were marched out next morning to the town pump to
wash in horse trough.
At 10 o'clock escorted by the armed posse the
Court House where treated many elons, and
received sentence from the worthy Justice who had evil
IDENTIFY preudged tina case before them for one man was
tod n had htc
Such part of the treatment received from people
who call themselves Vgiuans Self respect alono prompts
expose the authors Of this i'll usage At home
regarded peaceabe law regarding ctzens, entitled III
least TO the of civilized society and used TO the
association of negro blacks The citizens of Suffolk may be
accustomed TO this of associations be the custom
there and be considered good pen up white
men and negroes ogether but such the practice or the
taste in part Of the State aud be hoped nowhere
else in Virginia, but in the village of Suffolk.
II we had fallen into the hands of many wild arabs or
we had been kdnappc could not have been more sa
ragey treated There Is nothing in the law We are told to
authorize our imprisonment and there there was not
the slightest necessity for lie exercises for the civil autho!-
ties had possession Of vessels which ample security
Tor the payment OF penalty that might be levied upon
To those of the citizens Suffolk who did participate
In, or sanction this babarous and outrageous proceeding,
GEORGE T MAssENBURG,
WILLIAM A. SMITH,
WILLIAM HOUSE,
JOHN WALLACE,
DAVID WALLACE
JAMES K. JESTER,
HENRY SMITH,
LEVI MOORE,
hT LITTLE On Wilkins.
HAMPTON, april /, 1850.
At meeting of the citizens of Elizabeth City County,
held in Hampton the first day OF April In conneXion with
the proceedings alluded To In the foregoing statement Tho
mas P Chisman, ESQ was called 10 The Chair and James
B. Hope appointed Secretary Whercupon full
Of the foregoing and other facts committee consist
ing Of c. L. Collier. a. NJ Jones, James Powell, R. H.
Ct "A
J. Segar c. K Mallory and Joseph Weisiger reported the
following resolutions which were unanimously adopted by
Resolved, That have heard with regret and mor6ca
ton of the received Suffolk Friday and Sat-
urday lust by Of .elo citizens in relation
tain alleged violations o. the oystesing laws.
Resolved, That deem 1t justice those Of our fellow
citizens who the subjects of this declare
conviction that they men incapable of knowingly
violating law Of the land and that pleased that
while they received treatment utterly inconsistent with
the usages of Virginia hospitality they submitted cheeruy
good citizens the requirements of the law, and the
directions of the civil authority.
Resolved That while depecatng the pursued by
the majority in this transaction tender to Mess' Jen-
kins Prens Dr. Brown and Others who showed kindness
counymen the occasion referred TO- our best
THOMAS P CHISMAN, Chairman.
JAS B. HoPE, Secy.
Bos-oS, April 2,
An authentic persion Of the story about the Medical Student
relatire to Professor Webster
Doctor Beecher Of Park church. states that the cir
which gave rise the story of the Student respect
ing Professor Webster are substantially as follows:
gentleman residing in the vicinity Of the Medical Col
lsge saw. the night of the 23d OF November light IN
Professor Wsbsters this being something unusual
he obtained spy gas and taking observation saw
man in the act Of cutting up human body. Surprising il
subject for anatomical dissection and this being pre-
vous the report Of Dr. Pakmans disappearance he took
no further notice Of t.
Doctor Beecher NOT feeling at liberty 10 conceal any
thing which might be of Importance 10 throw light on the
case the Attorney General and INTERCEPTED him n.y.
pothetcaly in regard the matter Learning however, BY
this interview that the testimony would be nadmssiole he
pursued the subject farther These the facts OF the
obtainedd recty from Dr. Beecher and the affair
which give rise TO the story attributed student hereto
fore published.
THE WEBSTER TRIAL.-The Boston Transcript
derstands that Attorney General Clifford is preparing reply
the structures made In other cities upon the in
which the trial Of Professor Webster was conducted
A Boston letter to the New York Mirror says
81 attributed the necessarily hasty l-dgcsed man.
which the details of the trial were laid before the pub
lie out of Boston, during its progress large proportion of
this evident interpretation OF the facts in the
careful persual of the evidence and the arguments they
lust published by Philips Sampson Co. here, with per-
ec accuracy will 60 far think TO correct erroneous
opinion upon the subject.