M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-13
SLAVES IN ALBANY, ATHENS CoUN,
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Messenger Aiding and Abetting. .
We are told by men Of truth, at the
Prattsville Anti,Negro Settlement
meeting last Thursday, that there has
been several slaves brought into AL
flany in the past week or two, and
that one was followed by the owner a
firm Union citizen of Western Virgin
ia, accompanied by the Marshal aud
others, but after search he was CON-
PEELED to return home without bis
property, though in Albany at the
time the search was made. Yet in JUS
tice to the leading men and citizens
generally Of albany, we can say, that
everything was done that could be to
obtain the contrabauds, and so men
could have been raised to assist in re-.
turning them. The citizens of that
place have become, as we are iuform-
ed, and believe heartily, tired Of
their town being a slave depot, and
they will do all thty can to stop it.
The colored population Of Albany
are filling UP the eastern part Of our
co unity, and we charge all snch il.
lux Of this kind, 10 part, to the editor
of the Athens Messenger. We be,
lieve that there is q regular under
ground railroad through Athens %,
aud that the "WiLpE MAN'' Of the
MSsseag6, is one Of its chief engineers.
1t is not long since q citizen Of that
County made the declaration in Nc.
Arthur, that he had,helped to run off
near 100 and he hoped to God he
would live tJrnn off several hundred
more, all this too in the face of that
clause of,the Constitution, which says:
"No person held toservice or Ia :
bour in one state, under the laws
thereof escaping into another, snail,
in consequence of any law Of re gula-
ten therein, be discharged from snch
rervice or rlabour, abut shall be deliv-
cred up on claim ofthe party to whom
such service or labour may be due.o
Fellow citizens, is this the way We
are maintaining the Constitution "
Itthis carrying out the plighted faith
OF our fathers, as recorded in that
heretofore, sacred instrument What
kind Of affect will it have in Western
Virginia, the fact of a Union man go,
ing back into his own neighborhood,
and letting his neigbbors know that
we will not in Ohio, support the Con-
stitutlon andlawss by surrendering to
the owner his slave. Yetthese Dis
unior Abolitionists sre tae only ISL
mon" pure Union men according to
their pretentionsr and the man or wo.
man who 5dares to- point out these
things, andspeak the truth are trait
ors. ",Wdl the conservative men Of
Athens Co. permit this Abolition
Disupion sheet to belch out weekly,
its efnsions against the President and
all conservative citizens, and pour out
its sympathy for helslaye to the great
damage ofths cause of our Union. d
OUk CoRREsroNpEsrs.-- think
Mr.. Waltz too. esyere on our corres
pondents. Its no evidence Of COW.
ardiee or disloyslty for q man to write
for the public under an ahonsmous
name. 3 IfiMr. Waltz examines the
papers, be will see them full Of just
such signatures, and VIC published an
Extract from q letter in the Athens
Messenger, signed 81 sth1 this same
acd We think be is an off.
Ger at that We say send on Boys
we will publish al you write; leaving
Others , & contradict tsss - yeu y 1tSs d9nt write
tsnV ! " isl"enn. W "a Al LIZ 60 ~ - q