Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-06-07
a lLslt o. excitement.

: what was supposed lo be veiitable ~ u
gitive slave Case" p f-'}ff
There has been very pretty gin herr
attending school for Two or three yeal'
past, To whom one OF the f.. +. VS.
stands III che double relation OF fuller aLt
master. AS muster. he sent her here Il
go 10 school, and as the Acknowledged
Jather he has paid her boarding and
tu,ion. = ~ - II a'- h,.
The girl is very much attached 70 hel
la lher, but from The fact tl,at lie Is en-
gagged in buying up slaves in Virginia and
shipping them Soulh. sac has had the good
SENSE 10 refuse 10 return 10 that Stale ior
lear she might share the same late. Last
winter a strong effort was made 10 induce
ner " return " Virginia, and large proIni-
ses were made to her by her la.htr, # she
would do So; but she declined. Asa last
resort, her mother Was sent over to per-
suade her to go, but she sill ielused.-
Her mother, Oh her return, was shipped
South; the coored people. aud others
here, believing that it was the intention to
ship both mother aud daughter, if the girl
could have been obtained.
On the day above mentioned, the father,
in company with a very hard looking GUS
toner, both well armed With revolvers,
called to see the girl. She, having full
confidence in her father, who had always
acknowledged and treated her rs his daugh-
Ter, was no. at all alarmed-in Iact, It is
said she had written " him TO send, or
come and bring her some money-but some
Of her friends, believing that the design was
10 kidnap her, raised sucE cry oil ''mur-
der" and all other cries, that the town WAS
Instantly alarmed and quite a crowd was
soon congregated to ascertain the cause OF
the row. The Virginans solemnly pro-
tested their pacific intentious-lhe father
protesting that he had come to visit the
girl and pay her bills, without any inten-
ton Of taking her away-thaI. in iact, lie
had emancipat her-and in proof Of this,
showed what purported to he q decd OF
emancipation. which he offered to give her.
The Instrument, however, on examination,
was found to be OF no validity. This tact
tended 10 increase the suspicion. The col
oled people, however, almost unanimously
believed in the honesty and good faith OF
the gentlemen. and all things would have
gone OH smoothly but Tor the fury Of one
OF the negroes, who had Il private wrong vi
his own to avtnge.
1t seems that after the birth of the girl
in question, her mother, with tae con sem
of h-l master married this excited indi-
vidual, who, by his efforts. had bought and
pad for his Ow body and soui-if persons
with tnge of African blood have any
: souls-and had made IA payment or two or
his wife, " hose freedom lie had also pur
chased, and who was the mother of Lhi:
girl before he purchased and married her
Tawney ao his skin is, he seems 10 hav,
been somewhat outraged by the sale of hi:
wife, after he had lived with her fourtee,
years. and had partly paid for her. W,
suppose he is not Ieal christian. and
therefore. did not fully recognize the Di
wine right ant heavenly grace and beaul.
o! the Transaction Be tlat as il may. IL
ldid not as you, gentle reader. would hav
done under like circum stances bow po
, iltely To the man who had 50 obedienu
done the will Of the Lord in the sale Z
your wlfe-but, on the contrary, like II yer
sinner, the 81 ;ht VI the wumau srller mad
him mad. OF course you, good reade,
will condemn him ior this as severely d
me ti0. He claimed that lie had otbe
igrievances-thaY he had detected beGwee
, Ills wine and The gentleman sundry pecaGil
loes "a Keys aud Mrs Slckles. An
=. that. according to tie iaw IL tile Sickle
case. lie had u rigAt 10 kE tie gtoas0aan
and meant 10 do IL iAStanter. . p. -.
Hereupon the chiyaIry yfVirginia foun
safety IN The house ot Il coloIed man, draw
:. ing tie curtains OF The windows 10 prever
being shot through them. Here was ex
hlblted some OF The tallest specimens
hunt6Lc SuppIic'Gon ever before pouIe
-, lorth from Tie ieal -slliiven soul OF morta
Gods, men anu negroes were implored
n save linn from tie wrath OF this 1uriou
: ''chatLel." .--s,7 .-T.t
!. Al length, after the crowd had been e,
e cessively amused. and the Virginia,
= scared, II was Proposed !la. both pal,it
Il ground their arms and come " a truce.-
y Whereupon The Vmglnians surrendere
. their rcvolverS INTO The hunls OF Esq Lee
:. and The darky his into The hands ol She
h 'tt Smi,h, and Tie war WAS ended. .a
y The Vnginians, pale and trembling