Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-05

ana the adjacent PIoNliNtN' NiS"'u
John Pemberton, lin aud on behalf
of the meeting Of sufferers, held at
Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, the Goth Of the 10Th
month, l77G, was published, and
as your committee is credibly in
formed, circulated amongst many
members Of the society callcl
Quakers. throughout the different
States; that the seditious paper
aforesaid originated in Philadcl-
phia, and as the persons namcS
who are aforementioned, have
uniformly manifested disposition
highly inimical to the cause of
America; therefore, RcS0ired, That
it be earnestly recommended TO the
supreme executive council Of the
State Of Pennsylvania, forth
with to apprehcnd and secure the
persons Of Joshua Fisher, Abel
James, James Pcmberton, Henry
Drinker, Israel Pembertou, John
Pemberton, John James, Samuel
Peasants, Thomas Wharton, scn.'
Thomas Fisher son Of Joshua, and
Samuel Fisher son of Joshua, to-
gether with all such papers in their
possession as may be of a political
nature.
"And whereas there is strong
reason to apprebend that these
persons maintain a correspondence
and connection highly prejudiclal
to the public safety, not only IN
this State, but in the several
States of America; Rcsoircd,
That it be recommended TO the
executive powers Of the respective
States, forthwith to apprchend and
secure ali persons, as well among
the Quakers as others, who have IN
their general conduct and converse
ton evinced a disposition inimical
to the cause OF America; and that
the persons so seized be confined in
such places, and treated IN such
manner, as shall be consistent with
their respective characters and
security Of their persons; that the
records ard papers OF tho meetings
of sunerings in the respective
States, be forthwith secured and
ca. fully examined, and that such
parts Of them as may be OF a po-
litical nature, be forthwith trans
mitted to Congress.
The said report being read, and
several the paragraphs considered
and debated, and the question put
severally thereon, the same was
agreed TO. Ordcrcd, That the
board Of war remove under guard
to a place of security out Of the
state of Pennsylvania, the Hon,
John Penn, Esq, and Benjamin
Chew, Esq; and that they give
orders for having them safely sc.
cured and entertained agreeable to
their rank and station in life \
number of Quakcrs besides those
mentioned, and several persons OF
different denomination, were
taken up by the supreme executive
council Of Pennsylvania. concern
ing whom Congress resolved on the
| s. of September, "That it berecom'
mended to the said council to or
der the immediate departure ol
such of said prisoners as refuse to
swear or affirm allegiance to the
State of Pennsylvania Staunton,
in Augusta county, Virginia" "a,
In conformity with the recon-
mendation of Congress, a number
of Quakers, together with one
druggist and dancing master,
were sent to Winchester under
guard, with a request from tho
executive of Pennsylvania, directed
to the county lieutenant of Fred
erick, to secure them. Genera
John Smith WAS then the county
lieutenant. When the prisoners
were delivered into hH custody, he
proposed to them, thai if they
wonld pledge their Donors not 4
abscond, they should not he place,
in confinement. Among the prison
crs were three Of the Pembcrtons
two OF the Fishers, an old Quake
preacher named Hunt, and Severa
others, amounting in all 70 twelve
and, with the druggist and dane
ing master, fourteen. One Of TIN
Fishers was lawyer by profes
sion. He protested in his owl
name, and on behalf Of his fellow
prisoners, against being taken init
custody by Col. Smith statcC
that they had protested agains
being sent from Philadelphia tha
they had again protested at th'
| Pennsylvania line, against beinI
taken out OF the Statej mao re
peated their protest at the Mary
land line, against being taken int
Virginia that there was no ex
isting law which justified their be
ing deprived Of their liberty, an'
exiled from their native homes ant
families, and treated as criminals
To which Colonel Smith replied
at is true that / know Of no exist
ing law which will justify you
detention; but as you are sent &
my care by the supreme executiv
authority Of your native State, an
represented as dangerous chal
acters and as having been engage