The national Republican., 1862-04-07

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bles named John n. Wise tlats jailor) and Chss.
ksPbeliSt Rryeat afree insgrs, pEp 9n suspi
cion Of being runaway Slave. The col0red
man, whose arrett was attempted, is naned
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ned to by tho United States Consul nj that port
and also BY the British Consul In thb city. We
paid . visit 10 both of the camps yesterday,
and Cleaned the following Particular OF the
Early on Saturday afternoon a hack contain.
ing three persons was Sesn 10 stop on the Sew
entb street yoAd. about half mile beyond the
Park hotel. Al that point one o. the mon Ia
got out and stood In the road. The hack passed
on y short distance and stopped again III front
Of the camp Of the 7th New York. The two
mon there got out, and at given signal from
the soldier standing 10 the road, pounced upon
and seized \ negro man who was within the
lines. The man arrested inquired the reason
of such proceeding, when he was Informed BY
one OF the kiunSppos that they were going 10
take him TO his master, As he was u runaway
no master, that be WAS N free ~ they were,
and that he had his free papers. which he OF.
iUrsd 10 produce IL they would releass him and
give him time't 10 g. after them. This the kid
nappers refused to do. and began 10 drag him
TO ito hack, the colored man ali the while pro.
testing that he WAS free, and crying Justify for
help. His cries attracted tho attention Of u
sentinel named Michael Hickey, u member Of
Co. II, 4th PeDnsylyanis cavalry, Ia squad
Of whom were engaged IN guarding s9meJ
70 bis rescue and demanded # the kidnsp.
pefs the ca,isa of Nhe' ooorsd MsSs arrest.
He was told by Kemblo that tho man was his
slave, and that he had como 10 take him into
~ 4. A.. IL
man TO be Tree, told him that II they did not
relsase him Immediately, he would run tbcm
through with his sabre, At the same time draw.
ing his weapon. The kidnappers did not mind
the threat, and again attempted to drag their
victiD, TO the carriage, but were soon stoppcd
BY tho soldier, who made 4 thrust Al one nj
them with his sxbrs.r wias ark ed the soldier
II he knew what he WAS about, and u he IN.
tended 10 place himself between them and the
law, to which he replied that he would place
himself between them and hi sooner than
that they should carry cn free man, into
slavery. The kidnsppers profsssed To have An
order from Provost Marshal Portsr. giving them
permission TO search any oi the camps around
The o,,y i'r sunaways' s Which "r" being asked
By this time u large crowd of soldiers from
tho surrounding camps had collected around
the kldnappers, who got, ,inio The carriage and
ordered The driver 70 take them into town,
vowiug vengeance agains, the sontine, who
had inierfered with them while In discharge
Of their duty" The sentinel. who WIS not 10
be bamlpozed IN that way, however, ordered
the driver IN halt, ,and tho kids To get out OF
tho carriage and accompany him 10 his colo
nel'S tent. The two men refusing io Acceds lo
the modest request OF the sentinel, he drew
his pistol with one hand, and, With Tho other,
jerked them out vi the vehicle, threatening, II
they made the least resistance, to, blow their
psrsuading the gallant " kids - that II WAS bes,
for them to obey thssentius,'s oommand, and
10 follow him to the Colonel's tent.
Tho crowd by this time had further increased.
and "A the mon were taken from The carriage
a scene Of the widest eXcitomeul ousued. From
The ,hrosts Of between three and four hundred
enraged men came loud demands Of" Hang the
Id kidnappers"" a. Run them through :"
&" "Shoot the Niger Gsiohers' "Sione them to
deathn "Get \ rope - and like ortes very
Il was with great difficulty that the officers Of
the Seventh New York could prevent their mon
from eIaouting summary vengeance upon the
Constsb.es, who, we're 6o'ng conveyed To- tbs
camp %i so ~ ~ s.E ~ * sSS%, S.
York. Arriving At The camp Of the 4th, the
kids we're taken before Colonel Cbilds, who,
after hearing the evidence, ordered them TO he
sent into town 10 the Provost Marshal's cfice.
They we're zach Immediately placed upon a
mounted mon proceeded on thsr journey town
wards. The escort WAS accompanied by quar-
termaster Light and Captain u d. Itossesu ot
the ith New York cavalry. The curioge passed
down Seyon,h street. followed until below the
Pa'k Hotel By An immense crowd, who kept
up n continual hooting and lee ring, ,tnterspersed
With threats Of lynching, which 80 SCARED tho
poor "kids" that they we're pale with lear,
each Of them every, now and then turning bis
head around TO see II there was any Immediate
prospect ri The threats bong put into exocu-
lion. As the party proceeded s,ilI further
along Seventh street, the boys, seeing that
something WAS hose, began to follow, and by
the time the procession reached The Provost
Marshal's oliCe, on the corner Of 10th and
streets, two or three hundred boys had collected
around. some shouting with all their might,
" Secession Niger thieves" Kidnappers -
Niger steaiers." "Got you this time. old
fellows" " flow do you like Niger Stealing
now ~ and similar cries.
At the Provost Marshal's once the "kids''
were ordered to llsmount. and we're then Ia
ken before Gen. WadswoTth, who asked them
to show him the warrant upon which they A.
tempted to arrest the oolored man. They IN
formed him that they had 10 warrant, and did
not need any to arrest \ slave, or even a sup
posed runaway. Their explanation. however.
did NOT init ihs General, who ordered theg,lo
| the Central guard house. there Ia be o"nHned d
until further examination can be bad.
They were then paraded down TO ihe guard,
house, where thsy still are, and whore We hope
| and trust they may remain until they are EN-
tirely cured "f their mania for arreatinG ne
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The MAN who gave the rpDstables infor matte n
that runaway slave was In the camp Of the
Seventh New York cavalry, Is named Albert X
MCMurray, of LaDsingburg, N. \. He was foi
merly u sergeant IN that corps, but WAS deSra
| ded from his rank and dismissed from tho regi-
| ment un account OF gross misconduct. We
were informed by \ number Of officers or the
| regiment, that through information derived
| from him. three o,hsr colOred men have bsen
| arrested and carried of from tho camp on sus
picion ri being slaves, and since then no tdings
have been received Of them. We ara roqnest'
ed 10 state by tho ohcers and men oil the regi
ment, that he Is universally hated and despissd
| by tho whole corps.
The negro man W hose arrest was attempted
is engaged M cook to the adJutant of ,hs regi.
ment, and WAS previously employed ~ officers
| servant In the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry,
| which regiment he left TO Join the Seventh
New York. He seems To be \ very Intelligent
man, and II universally osis0Ined by all who
knew him in both regiments. He says that he
was born and raised in Trinidad, and has
always boon free man He Is Gonse equently
u British subject, IA was brought by one OF
the captains of tho seventh from the State "i
| New York. The officers Of both regiments az
press themselves determined To Ierret out the
whole transaction--other persons being, It IL
supposed, behind the scenes andto have The
guilty parties punished.
| =. P.S,-SinCs writing the above. We have re.
| Ceved a communication from an eye wilnes q