Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-17

A KIDNAPPED NEGRO RESTORED TO FREE
DoM.--Accounts we're published few days since
of the kidnapping OF two negroes at Geneva,
n. r. and the escape of one of them at railroad
station in Ohio, and the subsequent sale OF the
other, named John F. Hite in Kentucky The
Cincinnati GeSstte says that Hite returned to that
city on Saturday, in charge of Judge Calvin
Walker, who had rescued him from slavery by
virtue ola requistion from the Governor of New
York. Mr.. Robert Lay Of Geneva, for whom
Hite had worked, accompanied him, in order to
identify the negro. The kidnapper's name is Van
Tuyl, OF Lensington, as he called himself to Mr.
Barton w Jenkins the Kentuckan to whom he
sold Hite, whom he represented to be an escaped
slave. He was sold twice, and at the time of his
rescue was held by Lorenzo Graves, who had him
confined at Louisville until he should require his
ervices elsewhere. Messrs. Graves and jenkins
acted in the most honorable manner upon ascer.
tanning the true facts in the case. Says the Ga
Sette:
''On the arrival of the two New York officers
at Warsaw, they had no difficulty in finding Mr..
Graves, and on explaining to him their business,
and exhibiting the evidence in their possession
that the negroes were free, that gentleman, with
and heart the greatest honor, replied, Il am salts
fed that he is free negro, and that he has been
kidnapped. l am a Kentuckian and a slavehold.
er, but n would soon poison my mother as
purchase negro knew to be free l pledge
you my honor that the boy shall be placed in your
hands, and safely conveyed to free State. Like
an honorable man, he kept his word in every par
ticular.
Mr.. Graves Immediately had horses saddled for
the party, and proceeded TO the residence of MIR.
y frtrs wlsA a1 4. IT. - r.
and that gentleman was as much astonished as
had been Mr.. Graves that he had been so fuully
imposed upon by the rascal Van Tuyl, and i'm.
mediately refunded to Mr.. Graves the amount of
the purchase money, putting to his private loss
account the $500 paid to Van Tuyl merely re-
minding the officers if any portion Of the amount
could be obtained from Mr. Lensington' that it
should be forwarded. Matters being satisfactory
ly arranged thus1far, the whole party started for
Louisville, where Hite was still in confinement
and Mr. Graves not only opened the prison.
doors % the captive with his own hands and de-
livered him to Mr. Walker, but he accompanied
the gentle with the boy to this city, gave the
latter money 70 spend on the way, and on his
arrival here bought several acceptable presents
to send to the boys mother at Geneva. In re-
ply to Mr.. Walker as he was about leaving for
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the matter, and for his honorable c3nducI
throughout, Mr. Graves said, 4 promised cha,
you should have the boy on free TERRITORY. unmo
Tested, and have kept my word. was satis6et
foul wrong had been committed and / have
doue what could to right it, | only hone tn,
laws OF New York will be eqnally prompt IN nun.
ishing the guilty party
The negro is oVerjoyed at his escape from slave
~. In his transfer to different parties he had moi
told them that he was free negro, for fear h,
might be sold farther South and his escape there
by entirely cut off. Van Tuyl, his kidnapper, ha,
been arrested at Niagara Falls, where he was -four
ishing as Southern gentleman. The penalty 70,
ms onence, in New York. is forfeiture of $500
70 the party aggrieyed, and punishment in the
State Prison for period not EXCEEDING ten vo.r.
EoslrloN OF THE ADMINISTRATION DEFINED.
Inc hichmond South, one Of the leading admin.
istiation papers at the South, thus endorses tbe
doctrine Of Mr.. Buchanan, in his letter to Prof.
sillimsn, and re-announced in his late messass .
Mr.. Buchanan atfirms in the most premise an
emphatic manner that the Constitution ~ sho
United states is sufficient for the protection Of
slave property in the Territories, in defiance 49,
81 local law against it. The most extreme a..
mand OF the Southern ultraists never, went 10.
yond that principle"
II the Northern Democracy can stand such
doctrine as this, they are made Of different ma.
terial from what we supposed they were. Com.
pare II with the doctrine Of the Massachusetts
Democratic resolves Of l849, as endorsed bv
Cushing, Hallet, Greene, Butler, Griswold. and
others, and we see what lamentable step back
ward the Democratic party Of the nation has
taken within few years.
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