Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-03
From the Chilieothe Gazette.

From the Chilicothe Gazette.
Another Internal Outrage.Kid.
napperx Again in sur Midst.
There was perpetrated in our city last
night "wednesday another outrage, more
infamous in its features than the stealing
of Lewis Early, which isstill fresh IN the
minds Of our readers.
About O'Clock creature named Mike
Harley, in company with a stranger, went
to Thompson's livery stable and hired an
express wagon, as they said, to 60 to
Portsmouth. $3.50
1t appears they, with some two or three
confederales, then drove to the house Of a
colored man named Oliver Anderson, in
the lower part Of the city, knocked at the
door and demanded admission. Anderson
had gone to bed, and before getting up de-
manded what they wanted. They answer
ed that be had new set of chairs in the
house which be had stolen. He replied
that he had not stolen them, that be bad
bought them, and could prove where he
got the money be had paid for them.
They then demanded with curses that
he should open the door, said they were
going TO have the chairs, and if he didn't
give Them up peaceably they would take
them by force. -
He told them to wait till he could
dress, and be would open the door. He
did so, when three or four men rushed in,
seized him, and attempted to handeuf
him. He resisted with all his power but
after being severely beaten, was overcome
and hustled into the wagon. His wife,
when they entered the house, screamed
for help, but one of the ruffians struck her
blow, and said if she didn't keep quiet
they would kill her.
After getting Anderson in the wagon,
one of the men re-entered the house and
demanded Anderson's child, boy about
two years old, but bis wife seized ii IN her
arms and escaped oni the back door.
She then commenced screaming for help
but being some distance from any otber
house and frightened almost ont of ber
senses, il was some time before she could
reach ber nearest neighbor and gave CO.
herent account of what had happened
The kidnappers bad then escaped with
their victim.
1t seems strange that even then gener-
al alarm was not raised and pursuit made.
But nothing was done, and ere this there
is but little doubt that Oliver Anderson is
upon slave soil, doomed inevitable to a life
of bondage. Anderson had been a resi-
dent of this city four or five years, and
was quiet, inoffensive and industrious
man. That he was free man there is
but little doubt; but whether he wa or
not, his being kidnapped in this manner is
most damnable outrage. If any man
claimed him as his slave, and could legally
establish his claim, why did be not take
him in daylight, 60 before .. S. Com
missioner, and prove his claim?
We believe that this is called a free
country, and that annually we meet to-
gether and rejoice over the blessings of lib
erty and the great progress we are making
in all the elements of a high civilization.
And yet such affairs as this are happening
almost every day somewhere in our coun-
try, and cause oplg a day or .two's talk
and are forgotten.
And we have in our midst political
party that is laboring with all its power to
perpetuate and extend an institution that
demands for its support such acts as this
we have just related.
The emissaries Of that institution-tbe
tools of that party-are spread all over
our Union, watching and hunting fer VIC
Tins. They are prowling in our midst
here in Chillicothe, and within the last six
months our county has furnished them
two victims. Shall these things continue !
The Commercial states that il has as
that Deputy U. 8. Marshal Geo.
W. Baker and a policeman named Michael
Harley were the parties who abducted An
derson. They took him to Portsmouth,
and thence To Kentucky. They assert that
Anderson was fugitive slave, and that
they were merely returning him to his
master. The people of Chillicothe held a
public meeting Saturday night to give ex-
to their sentiments. They be-
lieve Anderson to be legally free nan.
Is not this case deserving the Gidding's
treatmentl ~