The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-14
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New YoRK, Jan. 13, 1851.
article appeared in OF the daily papers of this
city in which 1t is asserted that the day which
Long the fugitive slave carried back to virginia.
l psradsd the streets with rifle in my hands ex-
claiming that wanted to shoot damned abolitonist.
This gross unqualified fasehood, did not then,
have expressed desire to shoot any person,
unless compelled to do SO in self defence did not In
tend to notice this SANDER In the abolition papers as
they have been in the habit OF abusing me without the
least regard to truth whenever portunity offered
malicious SANDER deem It but Justice to myself to
make candid statement Of facts, leaving the public
to draw TIN conclusions. On the day above re-
ferred to, walking Broadway with gentle man
from Baltimore; came near the Irving House, We
mob Of black and white nen (about four ffths
black running towards the door Of the hotel At this
moment, man passed Us, saying: The sbolitonists
and negroes will kill that man" l immediately ran
towards the door around which the mob had
and appeared to be violently excited. some of them
armed and said they would Kill the damned white
slave catcher If they could only get at him white
said I" Yes he ought to be killed. 1t appeared
they were trying to open the door, while some per-
the inside were keeping II shut. One Of the
blacks raid round to the back door and catch him
when they put him out.n made my way to the door,
atersome hard struggling and went into the house;
there found several persons, who seemed frightened
for fear the mob would get In. young man was
standing near the counter surrounded by
five white men, who assauting him, by words and
gestures as supposed we're to turn him out
OF doors Tor the purpose Of allowing the black mob to
their humanity upon Southern slave holder
was somewhat excited and inquired what the man
had done TO merit such outrageous treatment. was
answered by cadsversus and unsarthly looking indi
vidual, whe the most violent one among tine as
failsnts, that he was save. holder, and deserved
death. l immediately pulled of my overcoat, aud
asked the young II he would fight for himself; he
promptly answered, Yes" well, then" said l."
win lena you hand and i'm dately the cadaverous
locking specimen OF humanity who was very valiant
while the young man had no friends, m de of at
the first appearance OF Loetties; in short the mob
left the doors the hotel went into the Park the
young went to other part Of the house. with
Mr. Howard. and have not seen him since and would
not know him should meet him in the street As
came out Of the hotel, gentleman said to mo cd
take the slave back" asked him Whyfm lie told
me that The white man who inttigared the colsred
men to mob the Southern man, said, as he left the
house that II made my appearance that evening, ne
me-" went home, loaded my rifle, and came dsvn
Broadway to the Park with full and deliberate deter
ninstion to shoot that II he attempted to nsti
gate mob to assarl had my rifle with me. and
friend with i did not ssy was looking for an
abolionist, that wanted to shoot That part
of the rumor is base caumny and worthy the source
from which 1t emsnsted sincerely believe that, II
door his lite would have been endangered, II not
lost and yet the abolition papers Islander me because
helped TO white from tue fury OF mob,
pssting Of negroes and abolitopiss, while nothing
ready to murder white man, because he South
slave holder, had given testimony TO the truth
before Of courts How beautifully consistent
the acts of the aboionists 1t IL stated in some
OF the papers that the policemen were afraid OF me, or
they would have arrested me. would like to know
for what Was IL because would not stand by and
Southern man torn TO pieces as that was the
only thing did which made nae cupsbls In the eyes
OF sboiitionists have never resisted the oHcers OF
the law when In the proper discharge Of their duty
this IL well known to the whole Police Department All
the policemen that q: the Irving House en-.
desvoring to do their duty. ISAIAH RYNDERs.