Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-24
From the Washington Union, a,,
49, =. -, ~, DILL ADEllEl

hb sn,,anred in the fnfoE ct scoe'' ct thou wu
m"''i 'ipJ - ,,,r, crave and serious IL -,
ny hssu u, u,;%Tn,cd The PhiindciFnla P'F.;
fe..', ninr contain fill report Oh li u; pr, ,,
'ym;naion before the um''I na"'o ~ "m or Two
Of the plaintiff in this case ,; s daring and successtt
me pa, -, rob citizen of property awlIiy =.
uI rn the peaceuble possession n' Iu and ;ts swnr
nnsed 70 have the protection 81 INC h" ,nst;monv
executive officers Alter nnturnIly arise, hav
~ NJ ,I', South The constitutions rS'it 10 III
s...inu and use of certain uIs'' Ph", ~,
r. and this right being rniceueu, mm"' ~ ~,
"ni'i aJ,rtrd IA force those northern cites IN
should oe ''h"p w. ,lc iuni domination of know-Nd
i:;, and nbolitionisn into prompt recoShitio
and observance of paramount s'u'n y. VIC ,e
' i nr,n,ctl In lhladclphla anu hosloii: "he'
I''i uo' %p,hnoi.m has full and almost undlspute
Mo" ",,irru gentleman is safe from rutiian wa
s"". ;rI, I'm. the tenerity to bring with HIM Ill
'.rvonts. This liability to personal outrage nus Goe
| ..o,v iucrcasrd-imnicnt rs II was beio!c- Nv
Ihr uccti,l. Of the Plnadripha hho" -N1'l,..
.a, convention in which the disgraccu spec!aG;,I.
,s nrcscnrcd of men, southern only IN name mm'
an n hand and Bonded knees, impl"rinS tlle '',
tnps and Wilson's Of the North to make COM ,,,a
mon question which the constitution m"o nnhsL
| and th. great national Democratic party ms "pu
for more than hall century. When sou.''0' =; -.
raernzc with and fawn upon aboil''oi's' - tho an
name of Know Nothngisn the occurrence ., :; rnn
| Grant outrage to which the reader q a'e''''''
| invited should occasion no SURPRISE, ,o- of North
It appears that Hon. John H. w "'.. N;oronr,
cnr,Iiuo on his return 10 his mission 10 4'icn
| left Washington on "Wednesday m" 'r ": I;I,, ,n
the view ni taking passage for h'',se'' ,;I os nd
his servants, on board the s,cAi'icp Ia an ErJn,
last, While ON board uf the s;canuont NJ Tue mia
dephia wharf in company win h's lo'tis Snu ri
wants in broad day light, nc wa" SURPRISED ny '''
suddeu aupearuncc Of small party Oh h'r"cs hcau
rJ NV . White abolitiunst, who did not leave nm
,, !, sns,use in regard TO their thcving intentions
Uis ,r,. slaves lroihrr and two SONS, were torc
hIy stolen, from him in spite o lels "REMINISCENCES
screams aud resistance. Mr.. Nhrcler attempted l,
protect his servants from me "irnEe c",,' W."
swore that they would cut his throat he offered inc
SLIGHTEST resistance The MD OF Know Nothing
police officer, who was present uuti'S uie "h'''
transaction, was invoked, but he declined u"ing h'
sworn luty ON the ground that che was NOT IL Save
catcher We now copy from 'Ho f"''" 'f''
of the
mir. Vundyke briefly stalled the facts of the cast
rs follows: The Hon. John ii. Wheeler Is ct'|oi
of North Carolina he has been for some Time Amer!
can minister To foreign power liu ins beeh at M
nnst in discharge of his Duties and WIS returning Il
il after brief visit To the United States He's IN,
owner of three colored servants named Jahe' Dahei
| and Isaiah
ale was proceeding to New York on Wednesday
| ia. 18th, to embark inr Nicaragua. ana when oi
board at the wharf 1T this city with his three ser
youls the respondent board and asked ihoS'
servants or one of them, il they would like 10 %
| free. They told him that they wished 10 stay VIII
their master, when the respondent ana n,.eun ~, ~
twenty colorcd persons took them lnrciuiy iro '''
rpstoiy of their master. The two boys ere" u =
buck to Mr. Wheeler, but tho respondent here' on'
passmorr Williamson, forced them away ,,o,so,
"rhe companions and associates ot MI. " ii'n'heo'
s.z,, Mr. Wheeler 10y the throat rs he was tfEihS u
prevent this outrage on his property, ana Sa.u 'hH
| # he made any resistance they would cut III
| throat. .,,,o .;,,rL
mir. vandyke said that is he proved these s'np''
| fuct. he proved the return false.
"The point rniscd by the opposite counsel H' s"'
was Tint the court would moi 20 behind inc re''n u
but lo asked that the court now e" INT" inc uce.o
| of the rc:nmitta of the outrage and prove ny cyl
| dcncc the return To be taise. ,, ,ho,
| .Nr Uuppcr one of the respondent couhscI 'hc'
asked time to prepare testimony to prove the retu.
.hc court saiI that if the evidence was gone I'LL"
and prinia ttfrc case WAS made our, Tue e"u 'lu
bind over the respondent on charge Oh "''
f c,ursr evidence for tho defence could not oe Iakel
H. rJ mn, aUrrr To the puStpnncmcnt. 1t the fact
are IA stated by the rclat"r, there has beeh ciue
outrage of a most criminal nature. :,
"Mr. Gpin for the respondent sad that thcy WISH
ed 10 stand the ground "l utter he5"t.H Wv v, W.
ross,..s.u Of the servants nj any time. Alter SOM
remarks ON technical points Mr. Gipn took his sem,
III. evidence was then proceeded with, wnch VI
Wheeler was called TO the stand. He testified rs 'o'
lows: -
colurcJ uerso,.s nucd Jane, Daniel, and Isaiah lei
Washington city on Wednesday, the 18Th, under u
order from government, 1" embark at New 1urK !"
| Nicaragua, To which port he was an accredited aul
bassadur. Tie had been III that service about ytnf
Ind come home short time ago and was ordered I
return in consequence OF the confused state OF po'
cul affairs in that country: his wife AMI three scrVa.
wcrc with hln; reached Phudcphl about quartz
past o'clock on his way 10 New York; was force
Ia lcnyc the boat To- ~ 10 the residence nt his iahtT
in-law, Th"ln's Sully, Esq, t" get some things I"
Mrs. Wheeler; had obtained the trunk containing IN
articles spoken Of and returned TO the wharf, bn
found the ! clock boat gone; hah Ia wait until
u'rock for the next tralu-whirl time was spent
IN. nearest hotel Biurd.ood's mt Walnut stree
whYrl; on Ssimg hoard the b"nt at it'll; before
"'c"rk, retired wit" ':, 49, s"rvn", t" the hurr
cane deck Ia get ont uf the noise and bus:lC shnril
hrt,r, ) u'cnck-the last bell had Just ruDg, i6 nv
minutes before oclock-whi!e | was reading tn
evening pnpers. III individual. whom recognize
Mr.. P;ssnure Williamson, Cooking nj the respond
emit cam. up TO me and asked II lie might speak
nv servants: witness replied that lac could not lima
gin. hat business he could have with his wtncss
servants aud that If hu had anything 10 say, wtner
was the proper person {" SAY 1t to; air. NIilhms"
then pushed past witn's,' ana a'NGa me woman No'llc
ifske was slave and ohe knew she was III free conr
tv or something like it ami ttirn II thcylthe
wnuid Xix, TO br free The woman replied that eli
knew with whom she was gning, where. and ho'
sh. was going The rcspnnden; then took her o.
the arm and began To force her away witness lnei
tered and said to Mr.. Williamson, i wish you woul
90 away; two coorcd fellows who had come up the
seized and held witness, aud one ul them sald, u
You make any resistance Will cut Your throat; a.
NOT know the proper names o. the negroes who selz
ed and held Inc: ono Of them is called Rabbit b
the interference Of some gentleman who seemed to be
traveller the NEGROES released the witness, and ID
hurried down 10 the lower deck, and saw William
son. hurrying the woman oil, and other colored per
sous with the boys who were strGgglng TO get away
| went mo 10 Williamson and asked him what he wa
roing 10 do with the woman; he answered thar III
name was Pussmorc Williamson that hc could b
uuu at eth and Arch Streets and that ne would he re
sponsiblc for any legal claim lac twtness might nav
ON the slaves. By this time the coihrcd persons VIII
Mr.. Williamson had got the servants oil tue wharf
and turning down the first street above the whar
Front street, hurried them INTO cnrrliSc "hlcn wa
standing about Il square below Walnut street, IN
large warehouses; i'll It, tDock stree! , nllcr inc nc
pr6es had got off the boat, Mr.. Williamson wake
behind the crowd and said something IN Whisper
Il luryc bully policeman, who was standing near.
..The witness spoke to the policeman asking hi
tu observe the people who were committing me ou
rage; but the policeman refused to have anything
do with the matter as 'he was not as!are-catcher.
"Cro.s-cxamned: Mr.. Williamson walked bac
with IN. fl.,m the curringe he offered ~ write h
nnmc down. but told him | could write II inyScl
he gave no directions to the driver: II was MOI TO-
uar coach stand; there were other carriages neA
the people standing about the carriage ana VINO hu
ricd the servants into il, were cOlnrcd.
Other witnesses were examined who fully corr"p'
rated the testimony OF Mr.. Wheeler. W iliia'nsoi
the aboltioust, who headed the iheving party, WI
Then examined lie did not deny the alleged pa
which he took in the r"bbcry, but asserted that
did not know what had become of the slaves slllt
their abduction We continue our extracts from IL
report:
/. ''Mr Vandykc contcnded that the respondents te
timony no testimony at ull. Iii, statemeI
was not sufficient to contradict the positive evidcnt
of disntcros.ed witnesses. IL apparent th
these slaves were within the control of the rcspon
\ ent. The latter the district attorney c0ntendcd, ht
disposed Of this property, and that he could reach
> it he felt disposed.
.Thc respondent the ringleader in robbing Il
c owner of his property. He then leave! town, NJ
this morning carly he has conference with his con
parion in crime.
"Mr. Vandyke went on TO argue that the return
+ the West not only evasion. but HI abs0lu
alsehood, and that the parties were under the conr
of the RESPONDENT. The district attorney cunpar,