Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-03
A Letter from Iowa CITY.

A Letter from Iowa City.
More about Me Kidnapping Curtis -Arrested
freedom az Ioro.-Heartny before Judge
Mailer.
Iowa CRY, Feb 2.
MEssRs EDIroRs:- hasten to inform YOU
that John L. Curtis, the gentleman named in
my yesterday e communication, was overhauled
before reaching the Missouri line. and is now
here-the black children with him.
1t seems that he stopped for breakfast on
Sunday morning at Aliens. three miles bsy ond
Washington-a rank and rsaid abolition neigh
borhood-and having negroes with him, head
ed south~ard. suspicion was aroused and Cur
tbs questioned closely - to his intentions and
destination.
He told them frankly the exact state Of the
case. and started on. The next night he staid
At Iowavils anu was some what astonished, on
rising to get an early start in the morning, to
find hlmse'f cornsred by sir men, with papers
sworn out at Fairfield. who had logged him ell
the way from Brighton.
He was taken back to Fairfield, thro wn into
Jail for the time being, then taken out for *.
animation amid a gaping crowd Of twelve hun
drei "irreprsssibles. masculine and feminine,
black white and yellow. thirsting for sight OF
the bloody kidnspper. On being required to
give security for his appearance when called
for. a stranger io the crowd. named Hamilton.
generously volunteered to become his bail, and
he remained there until the Johnson county
officer, one A. I. McElwaine, constable, came
down, suACKLED hin and brought him to Iowa
City.
He came in last night. gave bords for his ap-
pearance before Judge Miller this afternoon,
the poor children remaining in the custody OF
the sheriff!
The 10 freedom with . vengeance; when .
man like John L. Curtis. . respectable citizen
and large property holder in our county, the
duly appointed guardian of two minor chill
drsn, is thus compelled to undergo the insults
and persscutions Of . few Abolition miscreants
who have no earthly motive for their contemp-
tible rascality but feigned and hollow-heart-
ed sympsthy for the blacks.
II is freedom in Iowa With vsnpeanc.
when . guardian and ward. traversang the
State of Iowa peacefully and quietly, actuated
in his course by the dictates OF humani and
he highest regard for the interest Of those in
his keeping, is beset BY : parcel Of sneak
thieves. deprived Of his liberty. thrown into
Jail like common fslos, manacled by petty
Of Penn Clarke, and suhjsctsd TO
which white man ought to blush
1t.
Could you have seen the prisoner last night
1t the Court House. surrounded BY the multi
tude. one Of the little children fondled on his
knee as none but its natural protector could
cherish It +; or have witnessed the meeting Of
the respected lady Of nr. Curtis. With the
helpless orphans whom she has reared from iu.
fancy and who have learned to love and blsas
her. your indignation at the uncalled for out
rage would have scarcely been restrained.
But such is nigeer-worship in the North-a
cold. unprineiplsd. rotten debauchery. which
calculates no ends but to subssrvs it, avn pru
risnt indeceucy. and would strip John Curtis OF
his righta bic liberty and property. reb him Of
his wards and entail thoussnds OF dslars ex-
penss upon johnson county. al 70 crafty ;
splenetc prejudice or the basest partisan mo-
tives.
will write you Tomorrow the result Of the
hearing. which is exciting . warm and general
interest among our citizens Pso PArslA.