The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-24
EEEaGs,Ous Outrage.

From tie Baltimore ChPper, Sept. l3.
HORRIBLE AFFRAY BETWEEN Flu.
n GITIvE SLAVES AND THEIR OWNER.
1ro persons killed and sercrul rounded.
One Of the most terrible affairs which we
have lately had to record, occu, red 10 Ches.
ter county, Pennsy Ivsna on Thursday, in
which one, if not two, highly esteemed cl!l.
{ zehs Of Baltimore county were foully ela'n
whilst attempting to regain possession o. tv o
fugitive slaves. The accounts Of the terrible
hf4ir, which reached the city yesterday,
we're so couihctug and varied that We had
great difficulty 10 ascertain he true paftl-
culars; but after making dliIgen' enquiry,
we learn The following, which We believe
VIII be found nearly correct. Ii appears
that some Time snce, Mr.. Ed. Gorsuch, a
Wealthy, wei know0, and Highly esteemed
citizen Of the upper part Of Baltimore county,
residing at Coal Bottom, about % miles
from the ciLy, on the York road missed
TWO valuable slaves, and latsly asceTtainlng
that they had taken refuge al smalI town
10 Chester county named ChrIsllana, some
20 miles from Lancaster, on or near 10 the
railroad, determined to proceed lhitber and
re.passess himself Of them In company
nih hi, SON. Mr.. ID. Gorsuch, and several
Of his neghbors, Dr. Pearce, Nc. y. Mel.
soo, Mr. n Hucbins, (son Of Hutchlns,
esq.) AID his nephew, Joshua Gorsuch, be
proceeded 10 Phlade phla, and there obtained
the services Of Deputy u. S. Marshal
started On Iagnday morning for the village
above named. Ol approaching the village
al au early hour in the morning. the party
encountered a negro man and boy, the latter
Of y hom Mr.. Gorsuch Immediately recog
nzsd as one oil his slaves. Both Of the ne.
groes On observing the party, Immediately
ran pursued By me L, ). Marshal, Nr G,
and his friends, After pursuing the iugl-
ilyes short ds,auce INTO the village, they
Eaally took refuge ii house y hch appeared
p he suoug,y secured from within Whilst
standing before he house aud the Marshal
demanding afmllsRce, an upper window was
raised BY come QUE, and heavy billet oi
wood was thrown down, which took effect
% one Of he party, telling him 10 the earth.
The Marshal and those with him, here at.
'emPed % force an entrance, bat whilst
'alu'y endeayorlng 10 do SO, bugle was
sounded BY some one 10 he house, al d very
soon party Of some 60 negroes ard whites
appeared, armed with scylhes, clubs, guns
and pstos, and completely surrounded the
house, as we as the Marshal and the oih
ors. Tins Marshal demonstrated with tho
whites ana called upon them 10 aid him in
carrying out The law, bu, they derded him,
srd wth lmpfecattons called upoH those IN
the house. VINO were principally negroes, to
shoot the rases!s. About this time, those
a'hln fired several guns, which toek fatal
ef Ct upon Mr.. Gorsuch and his friends.
ne OLD gentleman was shot dead upon the
spot aud hi. son, Mr.. d. Gorsuch, received
severe wound 10 his arm Here followed a
general melee. The negroes ard their white
alders and absitois, rushed out Of the house,
and armed as they were with clubs scythes
sod guns, soon compelled all opposed to
them, to hy foI their lives.
Mr.. Hat ains and Mr. Nelson became Sc.
plraled from the rest, and had to fly from
The ne ghbolaood. From the former we
learn that there could not have been less
than 200 persons composing the mob Of ne.
gtoes asd aboIitionjsls, who we're all armed
0NI U4AhluE tGillUlG ttiGdth shlUst dAN W tlO
should altemp, to enforce the fugitive slave
law. From another source we learn, that
The body If the elder Mr. Gorsuch was
saockiUg'y mutllated, having been beaten
with clubs by the ibluratsd wretches even
after life was extinct. The same Informant
olso gives Us the revolving and painful in.
,elhgeuce that Mr.. d. Gersuch, after en-,
deayorng brnvely TO revenge the fou sIaugh.
ter Of his reverend parent, wounded as he
was, INST his death by having his bowels rip.
ped open with scythe, in the hands Of one
Of The blacks This, we would trust and
hope, 10 be incorrect, but we regret 10 say
that the information comes so direct, and
apparently SO well corroborated, as TO leave
little room for doubt. The nephew of Mr.,
Gorsuch was quite seriously injured. SO tai
as we can ascertain, no arrests acre made
The MARSHAL was sntirely powerlass TO dc
anything, aud could obtain no co operansr
or assistance from the locsl authorities, Il
Is certain that most foul and damning out
rage has been perselrated upon highy re
spscrabe citizens of this Commonwealth
whilst honestly and lawfully endeavoring ,C
. re. possess themselves Of their property, an,
tho circumstances call loudly for some
prompt re,ribuuye justice upon the head
, of the wrelches who have iususatsd ant
committed the bloody deed.
Il is also stated that q number of the ne
. groes were wounded IN the afrav which tool
, place between them and the Messrs. GorsucI
and friends. One account is to the effect
that some three or four were killed ho'
far this may be relied on we are unable I
;, say. We think there caa be no doubt, how
ever, that some Of them we're made to sutis
severely.
o Since the above was put IN type, we bav
}, received slip from the othcs OF tho "Jacl
Y sonian," which, in addition TO cofroborsiIn
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