Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-05
Gen. steedman and q Kentucky OF.
4 ficfal-. Attempt to Enslave q Freed
Man Foiled.

ner steeaman ana a Kentucky or.
fical-. =. Xttempt to Enslave q Freed
Man Foiled.
From The Toledo commerei.l1
A., ;oo;d.n, ob.rao,or;s,;c NJ our d;stin-
,,,;.had raiio,..c;,;,sn Don Steedman. oc- |
surrs.i a, Jn,,;sv;ll., wh;le that gentlemap.
i, aon, 80, r.;,L IT, C.,6old va on rovfe
from ,be AM ~ tbe CunLerland 10 this
o;,y Roiara s,l.,;na ,ha ;,,c;dent /, may
ha ws,, 20 .,.,e n o,der ,bst ihe feelings ofI
a. S,aoj,a.n ,n., h. iii, motherhood
.ha, H., L,,ia me- . ,bso yo,r nrev;ons
.ha, H., Ssnu ~ ,ha Cvmhsrland ind
,oach.d ,ha v;c,;,v oe fon;sv;lle IN ;ts nnr.
.,;, of Rra,a an ou,r.ss w.s comm;ttrded
",nn NM The t;e.srai and the ,u,hori,y of the
ssg nnde, which he seryed which ill,became
. c;,r and noo,Je wbose names the force, Of
,bs iIn;,ad S,,,e. had come IN defend In
the tra;r ~ riovern,nent waoons under Gen
S,eed,nan,. commanJ were n nnnbsr or
=, c,,iored ,noy so,;n., in tho e, nacitv Of G,y-
srnmen, ,oamSters These men had been
,be slsyss .1 nf rebai masters. bnt regularly
msnnn,;,,ed ma roder ths laws of Congress,
and asa;ansi 70 J,,v under Cen Steedman
hu osJer nf o., Tbomas While tb;s train
"a n.ss;no ,bro.a ab I.au;sv;lle i've Of these
man a1 pb p,bonsh nio,hsd ~ Fsderaj nn;form
anJ !, oha,ma nf ,,lnaii,. Governmont nrop.
ar,v wsra s..;,od he nersons who claimed To
Ie ,.,;nn G' nndsr [ o;;y 4, ppu,hnr;,v taken from
ths;r ,asms and .oid e;tber ior the benefit
Of Tho c;ty or ,bs nersnns bv whom they
were seized, while the Government wagons
| filled with supplies for the army, were left
standing in the streets. Smarting under
the recollection of this outrage, the Gener-
al was in no humor to witness quietly its
repetition. Accompanying, Gen. Garheld,
as his servant was coiored man recently
| the slave Of rebel master, legally ana reg
ularly emancipated under the laws OF the
United States, who had IN his possession
his tree papers, signed by ten. fosecrans
as commander Of the Army OF the Cnmoer-
land. As the time approached for the DE-
parture OF the boat upon whicn the parry
we're to take passage, some OF the areuseyed
Louisville police discovered the colored man,
lwho had gone on the boat IN advance OF
the iest), and, without knowing or inqu'r'ng
as to his rights, rudey ordered him on shore
BY accident, Gen. GARFIELD heard OF the
Outrage, found the man. had hun get upon
the coach In which he, win uen, otee1'
man, was riding. Gen. Garfield at trst pro
posed to lay the case before the military au
thorities at Nashville, but Gen. Steedmar
advised against this, and as there were
few blue-coats on and near the boat recon-
mended that they. should try conclusion
with these would-be kidnsppers; It ueees
sary, In personal encounter. This hayini
been agreed to, the carriage approached tn
wharf, when one OF the oitIcials approaehe'
} the colored man, and rudely de,nanded !
know who and what Re WAS. Inc man ssi s
; he was Gen. Garheid servant sna ire
: man upon whisR IN tne oinalal demanued
see ms papers Inc ceiored man tns
nanded 70 nfh certinense, uhaer tne &C,
o. zen. h9secrans test'Iying 10 ,he III. "a.
.nat ne nae peen ouy etnancpaeeou uGue
i1ne mn iaMs OF Congress; ana was aIIes .nal
Inc omcia e'ter IooH'9g ~ y, .me Osr',aOs.e
moment ah Sala, co.rse,y om ess "a h!+ @ hor -
n9t worm osmn, oome ao"n ou ,na, .aaro non,
aaavano,ng az 'ne same si'ne' as u 70 eA'Ou'
ms command. ~ y u.,: n.,-.
6. AT TINS stage o. tne pfocesG,ngs; I ueneis mere
oteeoman remarked 70 tne oniasl ~ AsIIT aIIie
unoertone, tnat tne nisu was us"; usrae'u H.;
servant tnat ne Masilesi anu nsu Ra.n ~ ~,
possession the es'dence lfeG ueI; ,:i 'ose =;
Grams OF t6e TACT. ihe ompiai replied, IN