Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-02-21
KIDNAPPING AND RESCUE OF A CIfI-
ZEN OF NEW YORK.

We find in the New York Tribune an account
of the kidnapping of Antony Adams, q citizen oil
that state. The facts are these.
Antony Adams q native of New York shipped
an November 1855 on board q vessel bound from
New York to Plymouth. North Carolina. AT the
latter place lie was taken i'll and left confined IN
the hospital by his vessel; after his recovery ne
WAS causually on board a steam boat running to
Edenton N. c.. The boat got under way before he
was aware Of the fact. the captain prevented his
jumping overheard and swimming ashore, bound
him with a rope AMI on his arrival at Edenton
committed him to Jail, where he remained from
the Goth of June 1856 to the 7th of January 1857
In this time he had q trialat which he was 6nedS5OO
and sentenced to be sold as a slave for a term of
wears for coming in the state to reside. The man
uniformity avowed himself q free man. and Col.
Payne, a representative in Congress from North
Carolina ipterposed in his behalf, obtained a tenn.
norary suspension of his sentence and thus give
apportunity for his friends in New York to take
measures for his release.
In July last Mr.. James Bennett q resident OF
Adams native town was informed Of his situation
and prepared affdavits of his freedom and for
warded them to the Clerk of the Court in Corolina.
From these they heard no report till the Novem'
her following, when a reply arrived that unless an
neent came on to identify the man he would prob
ably lie in Jail during the winter and then be sold
for the fees that tho documents forwarded were
worthless.
On the RECEIPT of this letter Mr.. Bennett confer
red with some friends, and it was thought that the
attention of the Executive of the State of New
York should be called to the subject, and request
the Governor to send an agent, and in the name
and by the authority of the State procure the re
lease Of one of her citizens.
For the remaining facts of the case we copy thu
language of the Tribunes correspondent.
1t was while these papers were at Albany, await
ing the decision of Gov. Clark, that the write
of this received a letter from the Hon. A. S. Muir
ed to "Wm. H. Seward, esq" This letter, ant
che reply of Gov. Seward, are essential to a full
history Of the case, and | insert them accordingly
Tie letter of Mr.. Murray urged the necessity o
sendiag a person Immediately to Edenton to iden
tify Adams and bring him home. The following
is the letter to Gov. Seward:
"EDENroN, N. c., Dec. IA, 1855.
"WA. II. SEWARD, EsQ-Sir: The object of thi
letter is to inform you that a black man, or negro
calling himself Antony Adams, hailing from Por
Jsrvis, New York, has been in Jail here since III
Goth of June. at an expense Of thirty cents pc
day, and will be sold, if his identity canno, be es
tablished by some respectable white person. Hi
friends have been informed of his whereabouts
and that he certainly will be sold for his Jail fee
II some one who knows him does not come on ant
release him. He appears to be a quiet man.
H ofenss is that he came to reside in tn,
State. Our laws will not hllow Northern free ne