The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-26
ANOTHER SOUTHERN OUTRAGE
A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS
An Irlshman Imprisoned and Banished.

A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS
An Irlshman Imprisoned and Banished.
In The augusta (Ga) Ereming Dis
patch of the 29th ult., is the following
editorial paragraph:
ARRESTED.
A man named James rangale, hailng from
Columbia, ). c., was arrested by the police
last night, for giving vent to Abolition senti.
ments, while in a state of intoxication, and is
now in iurance.
A second edition of this story is pub
lisbed in The Charleston Is. c. Mercury
of Dec. 81, two days later, aud is as fol.
lows:
VIGILNAcE.-Passenger from Augusta
report that an A5olilionist was tarred and
feathered in that city on Friday. His name
is represented to be james Crangale, recent
ly from Columba''
Mr.. Crangale arrived in this city from
Charleston, on Saturday last, in the stea
mer Nashville. His story we have from
his own lips, and we think, it may be re.
peated to the edifcatioD of Mr.. O'Conor S
countrymen who believe Slavery to be an
excellent institution, and who vote the
Democratic ticket, and for the informa-
tion of those Union-saving gentlemen who
baye debts to collect on account or under
judgments, at the South.
Mr.. James Crangsle is by birth an
lrishmau, educated to the law, who emi-
grated to this country about two and a
hall years since. Bing under necessi-
ty of earning livelihood. he made an
engagement soon after his arrival in this
city to go as clerk in the establishment of
Me-srs, Gray 4 Turley. Dry Goods Mer-
chan of Savannah and Augusta. Af-
ter brief stay in the former place, in
the employment of Messrs. Gray & Tur-
leg, he was sent By them to the establish
ment at Augusta. when they refused to
retain him longer in their service. He
returned to Savannah, where be soon OBJ
tanned the place of Deputy Clerk to the
Court of Ordinary OF Chatham County,
Ga. Since that tine he has lived quiet
/ ly, upobtrusively. and iuoffensively, busy
with the duties OF his Office, and in quail
flying himself to be admitted to the bar
With the subject of Slavery be never med :
died, and never, in any way, expressed
40 opinion 10 regard to it.
Feeling, however, that he had been un-
Justly dealt with by Messrs Gray & Tor-
ley, who had induced hin to go to the
South. and had then broken the engage
ment between them without regard to the
consequences that u,igbt ensue TO him, a
stranger and friendle-s in strange land
he sued them for his salary under the
contract. The suit was brought in JUS
tice's Court, and decision given in his
favor. Appeal was made By Messrs
Gray & Turley to the Superior Court,
where the decision of the Court below was
confirmed, and judgment granted against
the defendants. This end. however, was
not gained without -ome difficulty. Three
lawyers suecessively threw up his case,
after delaying 1t for several months, and
be at length carried bis 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 jud sment in his
hand he went to one after another of the
officers of the law in Savannah, but could
find none who would execute the duties
of their Office against we'll known. influ.
eutial, and wealthy house in tehslf of q
poor and frieDdies. lrishman He ap-
peaied to the Solicitor General, Julian
dartridge. to lay the conduct OF these de-
linquent officials before the Grand JURY
but it vas only to meet with refusal
from that gentleman Oh the ground that
an Indictment against them would also
involve one against the attorneys fer the
defendants.
Hopeless of r. dress 10 Savannah, Mr..
Crangae went to Augusta, trustin. th at
in that place, where Mes-rs Gray & Tur-
ley are holders Of property, be should be
able to fad officers who would serve the
Judgment of the Court against them. On
his arrival he went to the United States
Hotel kept by Messrs. Dobey & Mosber,
and took room Ia the course of the
evening he was waited upon by man,
calling himself John Nelly, who invited
him out upon the sidewalk 10 front of the
hotel, and there said to bin, that, under
standing him to be an Abolitonist, he,
Nelly, on behalf of the Vigilance Commi
tee, directed bin to leave town immedi-
ately. Mr.. Crangalc at once refused to
act on this order He was there, he said
for the purpose simply of collecting mon
ey due him on jud gmeut of the Superb
or Court, and for nothing else; and that if
they could prove him to be an Abolition
ist they we're welcome to haug him. He
was permittea, then, to return TO the bar
room Of the motel, where be presently re
lated the sum M ons that bad been served
upon him. and the conversation that en-.
sued. Thereupon. James Hughes, the
bar keeper, came forward and stated th at
be knew that Crangale was an Abolition.
ist that be had this informatio from An,
drew Gray, who said that "Crangale was
a damned AbolitioDist and rascal, and
ought to be put out Of the way" Mr..
Crangale again denied the allegation =
He understood now, however, the source