The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12
THE SLAYER WANDERER.
T9RILLING STORY OF ANTE
BELLUM DAYS,

IA by Far Stranger Inan Fiction-It
VIII Be the Subject Of Gen. Henry R.
rackson's Address in Atlanta Friday
Fveuing-rhe Story.
From the Atlanta Journal.
The address of Gen. Henry r. jackson at
,bs state capitol on Friday evening, under
.ns auspices of the Young Mems Library
association, will be an event Of unusual in
terest.
His subject itself, unaugmented by Gen.
rsckson's reputation as a polished and
brilliant orator. bespeaks the treat in store
sor these who hear him.
THE SUBJECT.
The subject. to use Gen. Jeckson's own
phraseology, IS:
"The comparative responsibility of the
Northern and southern people of our coun-
trv for the presence of negro slavery upon
onr soil: for the turpitude assumed to be
involved therein and the political disturb
ance resulting therefrom; as illustrated by
the Wanderers case"
In 1860 there came to Jekyl Island on
the coast OF Georgia, the Wanderer, a ship
hearing large cargo Of African negroes.
brought over to be sold as slaves. The i'm
portation OF slaves into the United States
At that time, under the statutes, was pi-
racy and the punishment was death.
The ship was seized after all, or a large
norton of the negroes had been brought into
Georgia The officers in command of the
ship escaped.
Gen. jackson had recently returned to
the United States from Austria, to which
government he had been accredited for five
Years as American minister. The political
condition Of this country was then most
excited.
While great many southern people had
always been opposed TO slave trading. vet
on account Of the obstructive action of
northern and western states to the enforce
ment Of the fugitive slave law, much Bit
terness had arisen, and the general sentiment
Of the aggressive portion of the population
of the south was inclined to the protection
Of those who might bring slaves here to take
the place Of the fugitives to northern and
western states, who could not be recaptured
because of the extreme abolition sentiment
there existing.
Gen. jackson was then union dem ocrat.
and so remained until after the Charleston
convention, but he was always known as an
extreme southern man. He had been, in
bis early days, district attorney for Gecr-
ga, aud also judge of the superior court of
the Eastern circuit.
Judge Jerry Black. chief justice of Penn
sylvania and then Attorney General of the
United States under President Buchanan,
sought to employ Gen. jackson to prose-
cute such officers Of the Wanderer as could
be captured. His prominence in national
politics. his eminence at the bar and his ex-
treme southern sympathies and prejudices
made it important to the government TO
secure his services in the conduct of the
prosecution which would be apparently
contrary 10 the sentiment and institutions
Of the south-though, in fact, not really SO.
lie accepted the employment, but the
power OF the government seemed to fail
when the attempt TO arrest was made
1t was publicly known that one Egbert
G. Farnham was in New York, living in
an extravaganza manner, posing as what
might properly be termed 'swel" at the
leading barrooms and clubs Of that great
metropolis, and assuming to himself the
position Of an extreme and aggressive
southern sYmpathizer
II was learned that he had had some con-
neciion with the slave ship Wauderer
Whether as captain or as purser or in some
other capacity is not known.
The warrant was issued for his arrest
and sent to one Rynders. the then United
States marshal for New York, who reported
that lie was unable to find or arrest the
party.
GEN. JACKSON TAKES A HAND.
After the government had signally failed
Gen. Jackson was requested to come to
VI Washington, where Judge Black COMMUNE
Gated 10 him the fact that Farnham was
undoubtedly somewhere i'll New YORK that
be suspected that Ryuders was shielding
and protecting aim, and that he feared that
his arrest would be impossible unless Gen.
jackson would personally undertake the
duty OF arreSting or having him arrested.
ms Gen. jackson agreed TO do if the gov
eminent would furnish him certain detec,
tive IN the employ of the Attorney Generals
Office,
This detective was furnished. and Gen.
jackson went with him to New York.
Both OF them kept concealed the fact of
their Identity, and soon after their arrival
found tsrnham in company with his friend
hynders, the United States marshal.
lie was immediately arrested, and before
VIII OF hateas corpus could be sworn out
these two men had him on his way south.
IL Washington city. through the aid of
secret organization there, he came near
escaping, but at last he was landed in
Chatham county jail, where he became the
representative OF the extreme fire-eating
sentiment of that portion of tnls state.
An Indictment was found against him as
p9rser of the Wanderer, and Justice
W wayne, OF the supreme court of the United
otates, came out to preside upon his trial.
Farnham and his friends employed Lloyd
y owens, then leading members of the
savannah bar, for the defense. together
with other lawyers.
Inc United States was represented by
zoe danahl, now member of the Augusta
par and then United States district at
torney, and Gen. jackson.
CHARLIE LAMAR.
&, linen prominent in Savannah was c. A.
L. Lemar-generally known as Charlie
Lamar-a typical representative OF the
young south as it then stood Brave, gen
eTous, sensitive, dramatic. with the best
s siEoa OF ages flowing through his veins.
t tnnal with every southern prejudice. in
.onSely antagonistic to everything north
O. eI -, ne was well calculated to be led into q
laIse sympathy for Farnham.
4. IN ADDITION to this he had probably been
S Suo owner or small interest in the Wan
SteFerInot at all with q view of profiting
d don tne slave trade. but rather to show his
S ~ and adherence of the extreme
s'n sentiment. which seemed to be
'"Wee'plng over the northern states.
mIrapeau y. Lamar, a relative of Charlie
az LAMAR T mad been president Of the republic
~ texas, prior TO these states becoming
P0l VI the American union.
,r !. tne war with Mexico, which resulted
o. ~ sne withdrawal of Texas from the Mexi-
~ rau republic, M. B. Lamar had one Moore
wos commodore Of the Texan navy. He
enoo p" soldier Of great courage and expert
bao9 ana well worthy to be put at the
~ vi what little navy Texas then had.
h.ris IMAM, having also been a sailor and
Naa become acquainted with Moore In