The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-01-10

Chester county, Pa, with forcibly car
rying from his premises a free negro
girl, which girl was, nevertheless, clam
ed as the slave of Mr.. Schoolfield of
Baltimore; and that McCrenry gave bail
to appear in that city on Wednesday last,
to answer the charge.
Nc Creary was arrested on the 1st
inst. On the end the liteiess body of
Miller was found suspended to tree on
the line Of the rail road near Stemmer's
;! Run. In company with others from
Chester county, he had the previous
night taken the cars for Havre. de Grace.
A jury of inquest was summoned in the
case, and verdict ofsuicide rendered.
About the case much mystery hangs.
1t is strange why Miller left the cars to
hang himself, and 1t would seem strange
that he should be taken from them by
violent hands unseen. Some think that,
fearing the consequences of the false
oath which they allege he took, like
the conscience smittcn Judas, he went
away and hanged himself. Others that
he was sliced and hung by the avengers
Of the murdered Gorsuch. 1t seems
that he was hanging, tied to the Lofty IF
a tree, with his feet on the ground. His
own handkerchief was Topped around
his neck, and another tied TO it and
! around the tree, which, We must confess,
seem indicative Of foul play.
We have elsewhere referred to the
progress of the trial in this case. How
it will terminate, remains to be seen;
but IN no case 'oW .NcCreary be g,ren
up to tie authorities Of Pennsylvania.
The remark made by us last week
relative to McCreary's sortics into Penn
svlvania, was copied by Tile TiHuge
Record, which speaks of it as encoura.
glng the lawless and daring actions of
McCrrary. We have a word to repeat,
and another tosay on this subject. First:
that as the people of Pennsylvania will
not give up slaves to their owners, when
they appear agreeably to the laws of the
country to claim them, but on the con-
trary murder citizens Of .uaryland when
they go legally, by day, to recover their
property, the circumstances, of necessi-
ty, create such men as McCreary, who,
for money, will go by night and carry
off runaways, and sometimes by mistake,
it may be, those who are free. This is
the inevitable result of the action of the
abolitionlst citizens Of Pennsylvania,
men who are the yeriest curse ever yet
inflicted on the Negro race; and for sta
ting this consequence, we are charged
with encouraging the lawless and da-
ring actions of Nc Creary. If so, so be
it.
Even yesterday, 1--WE write, Friday
night) Gov. Johnson, 1t seems, vetoed
the bill allowing the use of the prisons
of the State to secure fugitives, arrested
under law of the General Government.
Look at the Casa citizen of Mary land
goes to Pennsylvania to arrest his slave;
a right guaranteed to him by the Con-
stitution and Law of the land. He ar.
rests him under a writ from a U. S. Of
ficer-the State refuses 10 allow HIM to
secure the slave in its prisons, and mob
Of its citizens collect, rob him of his pro-
perty and leave him murdered on the
ground.
Another citizen, warned by the fate
ofhs murdered neighbor, hires a man
tordercr--created by the times, who
goes in the night and by daring and
speed carries the slave to his owner;--
petchance, sometimes mistaking the
;, description, he carries off free negro.
Whose fault is it
AS to the death of Miller--there are
those who hold it, even ifbrought about
by violent hands, TO be Just retributon
for the death Of Gorsuch. We ioin IN
no such feelings, but such feelings exist
and what wonder!
, And with all these evils, and Others
which are to come (--for fugitive slave.
will in the nighttime still be carried
! from the very inner temples of the abo
lltonists)--we charge Tie people o.
, Pennsylvania, and we shall hold their
/, to wer forlt. If this be ''encourag
i inc the laWless and darinu action, If Nc