New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-08
KIDNAPPING IN ILLINOIS. 70
MOTIFS IRON THE HUNTING GROUNDS

Ccrr-sponisnce 81 The Clicaso Pre- ,nd TTibun-.
AssA Union County, H., Nov l, iS5e.
There H. perhaps no section Of our whole country
that furnish zeslOus advocies OF The lnrttu-
ton Of Slavery than the.Souibern portion OF HnOis.
iarlliariy known a. " Lower Egypt As the pages
Of Kansas history are polluted by the records Of high
handed vLsiBy rerpetrated by Disciples Of the Pro-
Slavery school 80 the history OF Egypt Il stained BY
the most ccnFummaie meannezs by members OF the
same party. intend 10 withdraw the vail that has 50
long shielded from the gaze of .outside bar
barian-," in order that the world may know what i
almost daily occurrence IN our midzi. The press Of
Southern Illinois is mute as drumstiek on this and
kindred enorniie-, and II belongs 10 you, 10 the free
ard independent press Of Chicago, to make record OF
that part Of our history which our own could not
notice without blush. All Of your readers know
something Of the notorious ProSlayery Sheriff OF Nan
sas, who proyyled about the community seeking the
destruction Of ali who Jared breathe aught aQa;nst
Border RufhanisTa sr Slavery; bet fs', know any,
tnihg OF Is scarcely less potSrions namesake. the
SaSe-fanter of a small town the Illinois Central
h-iifoed not a thousand miles from Jonesboro. His
long and varied experience has made bim quite an
adept at his profession; be has found out what wires
TO pull to make the business most profitable, and has
by this been enabled to acquire some property
He i the leader of band of negohunters but must
not be supposed that this is the only that iness
country and lest he feel proud rs being the hero
Of newspaper article, suppress his name, and call
him - Blank feeling assured that he and =" birds OF
like feather are blanks in moral point of view which
renders = no pjsnQmer dismiss the mora, consdera-
persons are freebooers both at common and statute
law and that society is bound TO mete out TO them the
freebooers portion without further delay, since they
do not pretend TO carry their operations under the
Fugitive Slave law and since the black iaw OF
Illinois appropriate their has been declared null
ard void bv our Democratic Supreme Court. AS cltl-
zens Of Union County they have no Interest IN slnves
or Slavery, except such az is implied IN an occasional
reward for the return of fugitive, or his absolute safe
for often happenshat the captive not returned
10 the having the best claim, but to the one having
the most ready CASH.
But The work goes on az will be from the fol-
lowing notice which appeared IN The J0HesboTo
Gazette Of the 18th September:
B. Jones Of Anna ls Monday night TOOK negro
s Os Sd armed him 10 The l in this place The
negro has trunk 81 good clothing and Sc IN money On Tues
dy night he took another boy who Is also IN @ 'ng
The fret of these proved TO be slave who was sent
through this State business for his master out I'M
fortunately did not escape the vigilance OF Jones' who
dragged him from his seat in the cars and marched him
off 10 Jail according to custom.
On a Subsequent evening he erked the porter of the
sleeping from the train, dragged him ROUND tne
staiiOn-house for the purpose of kidnapping hm, ana
would have carried him direct TO Jonesboro jail had
the fact not 10 the Of the conductor, VINO
went to his relief and assured Blank ruin re-
rolre that the porter was freeman ana owed service
only 10 himself his country, and hs tod. Blanks
uarty had an exciting hunt only few days ago, IN
which the son OF an antquated NJ. ID. took Leading
part. They met the negro with an axe on ms shoul,
der and demanded his surrender TINS ne 9u no' leeI
distressed TO do without legal authority, and prepared
for defense but at the display OF rey0lyers be ned
III ey pursued him about eighteen miles, ana tooh MN
near Carbonate having fired upon him several times
Examples of this species OF villniY are Iusneu us
almost daily-they are absolutely 81 too numerous to
mention.
But will give a few particulars of another case as
II involved consequences OF serious character ABOUT
two wears ago. Blank" and three aecomplices passed
through the town with tall, well-bult intelligent
looking muatto man decidedly winter ana nearer 'he
Caucasian type than Blank J on therway TO Jones'
boro TO deposit their prize in the County Jat lie was
pipioned and Isd with halter by Blank, who ear
RED tie rope In one hand aud revolver in the Other
his aids Guarding him on either side " Blanks gen
era bearing and appearance might be called angeic VI
contrast with his appearance on tnis OCCASION ne
presenied to my mind the most striking picture OF
demon had ever seen conceived Of. Time rolled
on and " Blank hunted up master, and wac on hlS
way home in steamboat, aceompamedby me master
son. when the boat blew mp, and blank, though
badly injured was able to swim ashore, but MS uor
TIM ale companion was either killed or drowned
BLANK mis- ht have been, long after, seen hobbhng
around town clutches, trying to reach sympathy
that found no place in the hearts OF good mon
Were he "A man of any note infeUsctaong, II might
have been surmsed that the Buchanan Adminstra-
tion in giving him the appointment OF Postmaster de-
signed killing two birds with one stone, for certainly
thew could have found more abect mental or one
so ready TO do their dirty work as the man OF their
choice He did not, however, act long IN this double
capacity. He installed his son, a promising young
nan Of twenty as deputy and betook himself to his
fayorte and more lucrative pursuit Unfortunately
for his SON he had too much of the old man about
him. and followed too closely the paierna example
Missing letters began excite suspicious of his nteg
ry and during his visit TO the state Far n Ceniralla
an old mail bag and discovered, contain
ing a great number OF opened letters. He was tired
and convicted on charge of robbing the mail, and Is
now serving an eight years apprenticeship in the
Pententiary at Alton.
The son's action il not 40 fragrant as the fathers
yet the latter is allowed go at large and violate the
laws of The State and the dearest rights Of his fellow
men with impuny. Shall this state of things continue
or shah justice be done in the premises, through the
rc, If tbe Law ARGO