Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-22
KIDNAPPFR CAUGHT-TWO BOYS FROM
CINCINNATI RECOVERED.

The st. Louis papers of the 10th instant, state
that a man calling himself Orr, and a man named
Simpkins, having in charge two negro boys, the
eldest about sixteen years of age, were arrested on
Saturday evening by officers St. Ange and Marley,
and lodged in the calaboose.
The circumstances, as related by the boys them
selves, are about as follows: Some time since Orr
saw them in Cincinnati, where they resided, and
prevailed upon them to accompany him to a farm
of his which he represented was about fifteen
miles from Cincinnati, on the river. They con-
scented, and got on Il boat with him, and got of at
Cairo, where they took the cars for St. Louis. AT
ter Orr arrived here he made an effort to sell them
to one or two negro dealers, but who did not pur-
chase, suspecting all was not right. Orr represen-
ted thai he was ON his way to Kansas to settle, and
alter staying here a short time, started towards
St. Charles county, and crossed tie river at Music's
ferry.
At this latter place, Orr engaged one of the men
employed at the ferry, by the nam of Simpkins,
to go to Kansas, by promising to pay his expenses,
and the party started. Orr then tried to sell the
boys at Portage, and afterwards they all crossed
over the river to Alton and came back to St. Louis,
crossed over the river from Venice. The fact came
to the knowledge of the police, who commenced a
search for them, aud the whole party were found,
arrested and lacked up in the calaboose. The two
negro boys, after for some time protesting they
belonged to Orr, finally told the whole story.-Cin.
Com.
Governor Chase has sent a requisition upon the
Governor of Missouri for the return of Orr to this
State for his trial. The municipal authorities Of
Cincinnati have voted q small amount for the ex-
penses Of the messenger who was sent to Missouri
with the requisition of the Governor. lie found
on his arrival at St. Louis, that Orr had been re-
leased on a writ of IIabeas Corpus and had fed to
parts unknown.
The two colored boys are yet in prison, and a
person from Kentucky, is said to he on his way to
St. Louis, 20 claim one of them as his slave. Mr..
Anderson. after returning to Cincinnati for in
structions, Immediately telegraphed to the Mayor
Of St. Louis, to detain the boys until his arrival,
as he had in his possession papers which fully es-
tablished their freedom.
TUT GLORIOUS UNIoN.-Our Legislators have
had a petition in regard to the Union Of another
character than that which the Western Anti-Sla-
very Society presented to them.
One hundred and two of the citizens of Erie Co.
acting upon the suggestion in the report to the
Senate of the Committe on Federal Relations, that
disdnionists are traitors, have petitioned the Leg
~islature "foi the passage of a law making it treason
for a member of the Legislature to present, or vote
for a bill to dissolve the Federal Union"
Somehow the Committee on Federal relations, TO
which the patriotic petition was referred, do not
sustain their original position that disunionists
are traitors. They reply that the Legislature has
no constitutional power to pass sucL a law as is
desired by their present petitioners. Perhaps it
will be well TO have the constitution altered. VIII
our Legislators enquire into il, The Union is
very ,o4tish. Jet then look to il.