The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-25
Another Southern Outrage.
A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.
An Irishman Imprisoned and Ban
iShed. SSH

In the Augusta [Ga Evening Dispatch Of
the 2s ult., is the following editorial para
graph
ARRESTED "A man named j James Crangle,
hailing from Colurbis. s. c., was arrested b
the police last night for giving vent to AboIi
tion sentiments while in state of intoxica-
tien and is now in durance
A second edition of this story is published
in the Charleston rs. G Mercury of Dec. 81
two days later, and is as folIows: ag
'V1GrLANcE.-Passengers from Augusta
report that an Abolitionist was tarred aud
feathered in that city on Friday His name
is represented to be James Craugle, recently
from Columbia rs.-f7E q, ~. o'.Ia
Mr.. Crangle arrived iu New York, from
Charleston, on Saturday last, in the steamer
Nashville. The Tribune reports the facts in
his case. which can be amply substantiated. L.
It seems that
Mr.. James CrangaIe is by birth an Irish
man, educated to he law. who emigrated to
this country about tHo and half years since.
Being under necessi of earning a liveli-
hood, he made an engagement soon after his
arrival in this city. to 60 as clerk into the es-
tablishment of Messrs Gray & Turley, Dry
Goods Merchants of Savannah and Augusta
After a brief stay in the former place, in the
employment of Messrs Gray & Turley re
was sent by them to the establishment at Au
gusta, when they refused to retain bim longer
in their service. He returned 10 Savannah,
where he soon obtained the place of Deputy
Clerk to the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
county. Ga. Since that time he has lived oui
etly, unobtrusively and inoffensively, busy with
the dnties of hia office, aad in qualifying him.
self to be admitted to the bar. With the
subject of slavery he never meddled, and new
er, in any way, expressed an opinion in regard
to it.
Feeling, however. that he had been unjust
ly dealt with by Messrs. Gray & Turley, who
had induced him to go to the South, and had
then broken the engagement between them
without regard to the consequences that might
ensue to him, a stranger and friendless in a
strange land, be sued them for his salary un
der the contract. The suit was brought in
Justices Court, and decision given in his
favor. Appeal was made by Messrs Gray &
Turley to the Superior Court, where the de
cision of the Court below was confirmed, and
Judgment granted against the defendants-I
This end. however, was not gained without
some difficulty. Three lawyers successively
threw up his case, after delaying it for several
months, and he at length carried his suit
through, and brought it to successful issue,
by acting as his own counsel But even here
was not an end to the. legal obstacles in the
way of Justice. With the judgments in his
hand be went to one after another of the off
GERS of the Law in Savannah, but could find
none who would execute the duties of their
office against well known, influential and
wealthy house ia behalf of poor and friend
ess Irishman. at Tr
Hopeless of redress in Savannah, Mr. Gran
saie went to Augusta. trusting that in that
place. where Messrs. Gray & Turley are bold
iers of property, he should be able to find
'ficers who would serve the judgment of the
jourt against them. On his arrival. he went
o the United States Hotel and took room.
lie was soon waited upon by man calling
himself John Nelly, who invited him out up.
N the sidewalk and there said to him, that
understanding him to be an Abolitionist, be
Neilfy) on behalf of the Vigilance Commit.
ee, directed him to leave town Immediately.
Dr. Crangale at once refused to act on this
rider. He was there, he said, for the purpose
imply of collecting money due him on a
Judgment of the Superior Court, and for no
hing else; and that if they could prove him
be an Abolitionist, they we're welcome to
ang him. He was permitted then, to return
o the hotel. {
About two o'clock that night, when asleep .
n bed. his room was broken into by three
onstables, named Everett. King and Ramsay,
ecompanied by about twenty of the Vigilance
who arrested him. They dragged Q
i'm out of bed, and after taking from him his
vercoat and valise, hurried him of to Jail
In the evening of that day, Mr.. Olin, Jus
ice Of the Peace, called upon him, and in
ormed him that Mr.. Foster BIodget, Jr, the
iayer of Augusta, ,haG filed an affidavit against l
i'm, which was sufficient to swear away ten
yes if he had SO many. This formidable /
ocumsnt which Mr.. Olin showed him, as :
erted that he, the Mayor, had been informed I
nd believed that the errand of Crangale at
be: South was to stir mp an insurreetion !
mong the slaves, and that be was doing so; 2
lat he had asserted that the slaves would be / 5
lstifed in rising against their masters, that
le people of the North would be justified in 2
utting arms into the hands of the slaves; that Z
lie people of Massachusetts were justified in 8
ding and arming the 'niggers at Harpers
erry, and that he, the Mayor, was prepared 3
prove these assertions. Mr.. Crangale met I
ese charges with fiat denial He assured
I. Olin that the whole story was falsehood, L
fiction from beginning to end; that be had 5
'ver held, and had never uttered any such =
ntiments. Mr. oliu thereupon informed i
m that his trial would take place the next
y. - l,... '.- P - j
The trial took place accordingly, and as no
idence could be produced against Mr.. Gran
le. the Court had but one course to pursue, -
d the prisoner was acquitted, He was, 6
vertheless, condemned to pay the costs Of
osecution, and was remanded to jail until ! :
yment was made. After suffering a further h
nfnement of thirty-three hours, he was re-