Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-14
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Rescue of Free Negroes.-Miss Janet Hen
| derson, OF Virginia, emancpated a negro woman
and four children She bequeathed $500 10 pay
| the expenses OF removing them TO a free State.
Mr.. William Homer, of Fauquer county, Virginia,
took charge OF these negroes, and carried them as
far as Western Pennsylvania on his way 10 Wis
consn in which State he had purchased farm
| The Aboltionsts Of Allegheny City seeing
white man going into free State with colored
persons under his charge, assumed that he was
slave breeder, propagandizng an odious institu-
| ton They thought that this was the advance Of
| that great army of invasion with which the south
are TO overrun and subjugae the north, foretold
by the mouth Of Prophet Greeley, chapters I'M
| inclusive. So the lberators seized this poor
woman, thus set Free and furnished with money
| by charitable mistress. She ''cred piteously as
| they took her away, implored those around her TO
permit her to go with her master they, however,
| paid no attention to her entreaties and carried
| her of in triumph"
/ Mr.. Homer, relieved of the duty imposed upon
| him, pursued his way TO Wisconsin. The philan
| thropists succeeded in deprving the woman and
children OF the money, friendship, and protection
provided for them by their benefcent friend
| We ask those who, editors and statesmen, are
responsible for moulding public sentiment upon
public subjects, 10 reflect how rapidly they
| succeeding in breaking up all comfy of feeling
between the people of different sections. This
rescue grew out of friendship for the slave, but
hostility towards the master; cheap opportunity
occurred TO insult and injure unprotected
| stranger, and with malignant cowardice, they
| avaed themselves of il.
If this wanton cruelty 10 the poor negro had
| arisen from a sincere interest in their welfare
how easy it would have been TO have verified the
statements Of Mr.. Horner! How could he pos
siby have enslaved negro in Wisconsin? We
ask the same influential interest how il can posi-
bly, be expected that Southern people can mani
fest their attachment 10 faithful servants by acts
of manumssion? The abolitionist has rendered
more stringent the free negro code of the South
The free States of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana ex
| clude them by legal or constitutional require
menls The latter, we believe, prescrbes by
clause Of her Constitution that free negroes shall
not become citizens Of that State. 1t was the
adoption of the same principle, by the State Of
| Missouri, which occasioned the difficulties of her
admission, and resulted in the compromise of
1S20-21
The District Of Columbia has, we believe, i'm
posed tax of some $50 per head upon immigrant
tree negroes. Slaves cannot be manumitted to
remain in the South. They virtually excluded
from other States to which it would seem they
had right OF access. Their condition in the
eastern cities is what has been thousand times
described. They are vicious and destitute.
What, then, is the object of the agtators? Can
it be the good of the negro? Every fact shows
that it has resulted so far in his injury. II can,
therefore, only be scheme to acquire public
power Dy creating eecIOnal nOStllltVj under this
i feeling the numerical power of the North will be
used TO secure TO the agtators all the honors and
advantages of the common Union, whilst the
Southern people are to be subjugated and subject.
ed TO the disqualification of an ignomnous stigma,
and excluded forever from any participation in
the administration of the common government
Baltimore Patriot
Execution of Francis Dick, at Dayton, Ohio.
On the morning of Saturday August 18th, 1883,
just at the dawn Of day, old Mrs. Young and her
son James, boy of sixteen years old, were muir
dered at Dayton by Francis Dick. He was arrested
and twice convicted, and sentenced TO be hung
yesterday.
On Wednesday, he confessed to Sheriff Hen
derson the general fact that he guilty of the
murder for which he was about 10 suffer. This
much the priest desired him to say, that the officer
might be sure he wa9 not executing an innocent
man.
On Thursday morning, Dick was visited by his
brother, who is esteemed a worthy man. Both
were much affected Frank weeping as he talked
1t had been suspected that he murdered pedar
at Troy, but this, as dying man, he pronounced
untrue. His brother Peter, he said was supposed
to have died in fit. He did not so die he was
poisoned. boy, about Dicks own age, who
worked with him in the shop, disiked Peter and
putting some "stuh' in liquor, gave il to him to
drink, and killed him.
When Dick married, his wife's father was liv
| ing, an Incorporate and worthless old man. One
| AFTERNOON ne ana LICK were In Dayton together;
after dark they started home, but the old man
| never got there. He was found in the canal next
| day, with his skull broken Dick was suspected
| OF killing him, al the time; and in the converse.
ton with his brother on Thursday, he confessed
| IT.. The old woman, he said was troubled bv the
old man, and thought he ought TO be out Of the
way. DICK thought so too, but did not make up
his mind TO the deed until the day il was done
The old man that morning had injured him
deeply, and IN tender point. To resent this in.
md fata hnV
planned the visit 10 town, knowing his victim
would get drunk, and might be easily showed out
OF the world with little room for suspicion of foul
play: 81 couldn't help it," was Dicks only apology
| for the deed.
In regard to the murder of his motberin-lav
and little Jimmy" he stated 10 his brother thai
he made up his mind to kill the old woman two
days before he carried the resolution into effect
His reasons, stated in this interview, were the
same already detailed Toward the bow he had
no ill-will. He struck the old woman in the wap.
on, and she tumbled out. Thereupon Jimmy
jumped out and ran, calling the top of his voice
for his brother Augustus Dick followed and
caught him. :" l didn't want TO kill him." said
DICK, =" only wanted TO tell him not 10 holler ,
but he fought me, and struck him. not intending
TO kill him." He then returned to the old woman
and finished her.
The evening preceding the day of execution
DICK stated positively 10 of the sherif7s depu
ties, that the implement used by him in murder
ing the old lady and the boy was Steffn's spade
the same which appeared against him on the
trial
In conclusion, he said 81 have broueb, dis
grace upon myself and you. Mother is old. and
will not live long. Only two of you will be left
! am sorry for what has happened; wish hadn't
killed Jimmy, but couldn't help it, hope YOU
will forgive me-"
Election Riot I'm Mobile-woman Shot
serious riot occurred at the Fifth ward yester.
day afternoon, which promised for a time TO lead
10 deplorabe results
The facts as we have gathered them from eve
witnesses are substantially as follows: AT AZ early
hour difficulty occurred between the American
and Irish population, in which the former, being
greatly in the minority, were driven from the polls
Exaspt rated at this state OF affairs the Americans
rallied in large numbers and proceeded TO the seat
oil war Afer some diminishing, an Irishman
who Is barkeeper under the Amphtheatre, got
| into light with an American, and being pressed
by numbers, fed into house tcnanted by
Spanish family, corner of Royal and Esava
| streets
Under the impression that the house was rem.
devious Of the Irish rioters the vast crowd poured
in, demOs hing yyindows and ban;.,a..