, 1859-12-24

r h . Rich vi ew 1kc cue Case.


tFscu the fCen,ssla Egyptian nepublic.l
R4cuvlx~. Warrington Co., ILL.,. Dec. u, 1sa2.
Nm. Ep1roR:-As citizen Of this place, and
one, too, who most assnsedly has its welfare at
heart and wishes it to increase in Importance
with the beautiful surrounding country, feel
called upon 10 notice M article which appeared
in 'ate issne Of the Nashville Us'aoerat, head
ed Negro Rescue ut Richview."
Mr. Vance says: "As we are told the negro
was arrested and taken before Geo. T. Hoke,
Esq, Justice Of the Peace, who decided that
be had no authority to either release or commit
him to prison, but Recommended that' he be.
sent up to this ptnce 10 be dealt with as the au-
thorites here might see proper. In accordance
with this suggestion, the parties who made =, tie
arrest, accompanied and assisted by Esquire
HoIe, placed the negro. in the haekss then about
starting for here.'' This is not true. Esquire
Hoke decided that be had no authority to COM
nit him, and released him. That is, told him
that be WAS fret to 90, and did not make apy>
suggestions in connection with his decision, as
not paying Esquire uoke very great comni-
tnent. Al if Ar. uoke did not have as much
authority As my other magistrate.
But 10 return when the court had passed fts
decision, ayaricious Niger Ca,cbers sneakediof
to their homes, none the richer for having ar:
rested poor dispe1ted negro. And the e1-
citcment. rs it were, died away, and nil WAS
pence aud harmony and would hare renamed
80, had it not been for a few, and bnt few,
would be chiyalric characters, (Esquire Hole
not exPected) whose avasic1ous procl.vities
were 50 aroused By such rich chance, as they
thought. to rep1enish their purses, that they
could not let il pass without making IN edortto
get Mr. Dazkie Id defnnce Of Law. Rather low
| business for Justice Of the peace too. Accord
ingly the above named persons conceived u
plan {as you stated in your last issue) to send
him to Nashville and put him in jail, until they
could find the owner, and then they would de-
| liver up Mr. Darkie to his master und haul,in
| the Jfv< Aundre1. But as fortune would have it
there we're too many honest, upright, Intelligent
aud laso- abiding men in town, (for those that
/ did interfere were among our most respectable
citizens) to suffer such deeds to be committed
in broad day light. Those Iaw-abiding msn,
MI. Vance Is pleased to notice under the appel
Eation of "a littla knot Of aboliIonists"' As Re-
gardA the mama We dont'care any thing abdul
L, but iupute it to his ignorance Of the general
aeceptation Of the term abolistonists. II is ret,
ting to be so, that if a man thinks negro has q
sou! to saTe as well rs white man. be is called
an abolitioulst. II it were possible for suct
negro at the door, l presume they would or
der him away. :
We intend to be right so far as VIC can, anf
people can call us what they please. But
should really like to know if Ar. Vance wou!t
have US stand By With our mouths shut, ant
| uuE hfl38 lOluGO. 4lU SIAEE SUCH @ t11QE EGfpE
trated right in cur midst. Aud that. too, ate
the justice had examined the law and decide,
thIt he had no authority to do anything will
the negro. That would be something to +'hanl
Il tale" on, (as he attempted to do on falls
statements} sure enough. We don't propose II
giye him or any other man such clue 70 max
political capital Of our characters. If q a.negr
Is arrested in our m DIST by the proper authorili<
aud proven to he siase, We hare no objection
to offer. Why should we h4se? But It shoul
be done aceording to law. '.The white ma
made the laws and the white man must be sui
ject to the laws,' and if the white man has n
law to arrest negro aad commit lin to priso
without first proving that heis slave, be mus
not do it.
Mr.. Vance says, F" to settle the question wht
ther the arrest WINS legal one or not, wns th
peculiar province Of the examing court, had Ut
the laws of our country been wantonly set 4
defiance by the little knot Of Aboljtionists.
No person interfered to prevent Esquire IIok
from taking the case into consideration. and Il
one would hare iuterfercd to prevent the negr
from going to Nashville, had the magistr
committed him to prison. Ar. Wilgus, cre.
offered to pay his hack fare, II the nagistra.
wonid commit him; It appears from The tenc
Of Mr. fapce's elusion that he would like {
make it appear that the examining court Of Ii
place was higher authority than ours, and til,
it WIS the sole object of the arresscrs to tax
| him there, where he might hnyc fair and in
partial trial, and counsel might be procured:
have stated that he had fair and impartial tri
here. And counsel could hare beef, procure
here, for we had no less than four lawyers
{ town ut the time, and one OF then, was frol
: Nashville. In view Of all this, may we not
once conclude that their object could not ha,
I been as he represents, but rather that it was
yet him there md COLLECT around them c1au =,
, Niger edtcherx Of the Vance tribe, WHO, r
, doubt, would have ushered HIM into Jail witt
! out my form Of law whutever.