The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15
The Extrnditi0n OF Fugitlves-HOrse Stealing
and Slave Stealing ln Virginia and ONO.

and Slave stealing In Virginia and ONO.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Jan. IL
Something more than month ago requistion
made the Governor Of Virginia by the Governor OF
Ohio for the cxtradtion Of certain Jesse NJ Chdeser
charged with having stolen horse 10 Champaign county
Ohio The had been fully made before the Grand
Jury Of Champaign county and the evidence upon
which the Grand Jury had acted being laid before the
Governor of Virginia, the warrant for extradon was
course Issued.
shortly after the issue of the warrant the Governor
received the following curious letter from Chideser.-
RoMNE's Mills, HARRISON, COUNTY, Va, /
Dec H. 1858. I
DEAR s-It may be that you will be requested by the
authorities of Ohio that may arrested Tor theft il So
request your honor not to recognise their request until
Ohio rstgives up her fugves to the South. Now sir my
case is hisAs saw many fugves escaping the under
ground railroad for Canada and the Northern States
the people Of the North doing all they could
as the North giving money deay the expenses of the
underground raroad-and here append the reading OF
their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Douglass viii address the
citizens of Merchandising, the of june 1856. All
perso DESTROYS Of hearing the first living orator.
genius which nature has reared to herself and TO
the underground railroad turn ont Twenty Ave cents
admitance Nonparel printing office, Springfield, Ohio !"
And these handblls headed in large letters, read
ing thus: Underground Railroads. These things
Lave the sanction Of the ministry, tho prayers of the
church, the applands Of society and the well wishes of
the community Being opposed to such violation Of law
thought TO have informed against them; but, sir tar
feathers, sharp rail and water would have been my
portion, for it was threatened, and | would have been
spurned out OF society And being opposed to abolition
ism, resolved to leave that political pool Of sagulted
waters from whose surface arises tue poisonous eHuvia
winch IS injecting THIS government With the dOcfu
disease consumption. i took horse of aboitonist
and rode him into Kentucky and turned him in the
road resolving in my mind now, srs and get him
you run oil our negroes we run oil your horses Now
this took place two years ago; and, Southern
man. they desire TO have that they might as
wheat knew was violating law, and knew they VIC.
lated, and placed myself on the platform with
them; and desire TO fight it out with them. Now,
sir, If there spot within your kind charitable breast
in which / can cast anchor to stay my cause make it
accessible
am bad man. I have friends in Ohio and here;
Ipa, hox- 10
you to do against your convictions. want you inves
tgate my case
Sir useless for me to write to you about the abo
itionists You already know their many violations Of
law, and it, too, with immunity. You already know
their stand against honor and the South; and am
The deeds Of the North ' WIN 10 81 "0' informed OF
Now, sir make proposition. will, make
good 70 the South all damages which the South has sus
tanned In consequence Of the escape of fugitive slaves TO
the North will give bond and security do the /,
the North for all the damage have done TO the North
or, the North will bring to justice ali OF her men who
have Violated the fugitive slave law, will go and give
Sir submit this for your consideration Iexpect TO
write and take the stump in behalf Of candidate for
and oppose this hot headed
black abolitionism But forbcar TIL hear from you.
hope you will this. II you request it, viii come
to Richmond 70 see you my school is OUT and
also furnish you with is-a large s-of sgners in be
half Of my cause and among them honorable and wealthy
men. So please To answer possible and let me
know the whole matter Direct your letters 70 Romines
Mills Harrison county Va Irem H!sE yours t &S
To bis Excellency HENRY A. WISE, Governor Of Viz.
following communication containing statement in some
particulars differing from that of Chichester :
PEEL TREE BARBOUR COUNTY,
Dec. %, 1858.
EDITOR JErrERsoy1AN -srR-Havine occasion TO 70 to
Ronne's Mills to-day, found an excitement prevailing
amongst number Of persons assembled Hoods tavern
ON the 18th of Jesse NJ Chdester by virtue of war
rant issued by Governor Wise, upon the requston of
the Governor Of Ohio, charged with stealing a horse
IN Champaign county, Ohio, within the last twelve
months. The arrest was made by Mr.. Ovens known
Chidester the sheriff Of the said Champaign county
assisted by the sheriff Of Doddrdge county this State
Chdescr's version, substantially conceded by Ovens
that when residing in Of the counties of Kentucky
bordering the Ohio river negro slave escaped
into Ohio and Chichester having believe that he
was lurking in the vicinity Of his (Cbidcsters) mothers
who formerly lived in Harrison county and for number
Of years has resided Urbanna Ohio, purchased the
negro from the owner, captured him in Champaign
ty and the act of carrying him back Kentucky
when host of aboliti0nsts in arms, rescued the
negro and Chidester seeing his life in danger mounted
horse furnished by friend, who caught 1t up under the
excitement of the moment, upon which he fed into Ken.
ucky turning the horse loose upon the bank Of the Ohio
river He afterwards indicted by the Grand Jury
of CHAMPAIGN county, upon which a requsiton was
suppressed or Governor Wise would never have touched
it. And doubt, had the facts been known TO our
people generally, whether the arrest could have been
made at Romnes Mills. II the fanatics Of Ohio are al
lowed with impunty TO steal and withhold their neigh
bors property why should they complain the loss Of
speedy from their BOIL rendered
only alternative for the safety of life and limbS
Chichester is an intelligent, agreeable young man. and
has stamped upon his countenance such marks of nno
cence that man could take him for common thief
think the facts should be noticed by the press. 8.
Ne cannot 60 to the same length with Mr.. Chideser
and advocate horse stealing in Ohio as a proper
and justhable method Of retaliation for slave
stealing in Virginia; but appeal 10 our
Northern friends to bear In the position that
the prompt extradtion by the Governor Of Virginia Of
fugitive from OHIO charged With horse stealing requires
equally prompt extradon by the Governor Of Ohio, not
only Of fugitive slaves from Virginia, fugves from
justice charged with stealing slaves
The Dutch Monopoly In the Indian Seas.