Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
Dr. Bailey and the National Era.

To the Editor of Tie Evening star:
Mr.. Clephane's note to The STAR should have
been replied to ere this and any intention of
rejecting upon DR.. Bailey diselaimed by me.
In note to me Mr.. Hardy says: "Dr. Bailey
and were cordial friends, in fact his son, Mr..
Marcellus Bailey, read Plato with me in Greek
cannot" he says, SAY a word of unkindness
toward. ana certainly there is nothing in
what was said imparting any censure of, DIR.
Bailey. Quite the reverse take it,"
The mob which in 1883 threatened the
Era Office was cccasioned by the excitement
growing out of the capture of the Pearl
Three white men, strangers in the District
and by name Edward Sayres, Chester English
and Daniel Drayton, chartered in Philadelphia
a schooner called the Pearl. with which they
proceeded, Sayres being captain to the Poto-
mac river. They loaded their craft with fire.
wood for blind and offered il for sale in George
town and Washington. They sailed away from
the 9TH street wharf at midnight CARRYING with
them a number of slaves, thirty-eight men,
twenty-six women and thirteen children. Sc
cretly slowed away in the vessel. The owners of
the slaves soon missed them. and the Pearl was
suspected of the deportation. A number of Young
men OF Georgetown promptly engaged the
little steamer Salem. Capt. Baker, and pursued
the fugitiyes, happily finding them in Cornfield
Harbor and all asleep. This prevented blood
shed and made the capture easy. The schooner
was taken back to Washington and her COM
pany, eighty all told. were committed to ial
those citizens who had lost servants we're
notified to come and identify them. Can't
Goddard and Squire Williams conducted the
legal examination. and the three abductors
were held for trial at the next term OF court
when they were tried and found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary. The Era
was 10y many thought to be connected
with the crime, but the city press, the Balti-
more papers the newspapers generally arnuit-
ted DIR. Bailey of any completely. The subject
excited the most earnest comment in Congress
and among the people. These facts are from
the National ItteiiiyeRcsr of April =, ls4S In
1859 sometime a Dr. Boyd was caught conveying
a carryall full of negroes away from the city at
night. Capt Goddard, L think. arrested him.
and he was sent to the penitentiary for a term
Of years. This incident caused the greatest ex-
element. and the Era Office, then in the building
now the fremont Hotel, corner Indiana ave-
nue. and I'd street, was surrounded by n mob
and some damage done. The mob which sur
rounded the Office on 9TH street between and
q, ami ini ormed, was ON occasion of the cleo
ton of Mr.. Lincoln. do not recall the cause
bu. on that occasion l think DIR. Bailey ad-
dressed this crowd and the mob dispersed
There was never a more highly esteemed gen.
tleman in the city than DIR. Bailey. At that
time there was but a very small number of
those who conceded with the doctor in his
views, but his earnest support of them and his
condemnation of all unlawful means won for
him general regard. 1t required genuine
courage and earnest conviction at that period to
stand up for the abolition of slavery and there
were a few here whose sincerity commended
them and none more highly than DIR. Bailey and
the gentlemen connected with the Era, among
WHOM was Mr.. Lewis Clephane.
JOHN F. CorLE.
Suit Against the Richmond and DanviIle II. n.
Messrs. A. S. Worthington and I. C. Tay-
lor Tor Edward German have filed a suit
against the Richmond and Danvile railroad to
recover $4,000 damages. The suit is as adj