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Charles T. Torrey In Jail

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Day
15
Month
July
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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Rev. C. T. Torrey, ibrmerly the Washingtoi Correspondent of the N. Y. Evangelist, and sub sequently editor of theAlbany Patriot, is now in jailin Baltimore on a charge of "stealingslaves" trom Bushrod Taylor, of Virginia. A requisttion for him is expocted frum the Governor of Virginia. "Stealing sla'-es" is a State Prison offencc both in Maryland and Virginia. Mr. Torrey had just coimnenced a promising business in Baltimoro ín the Manufactory of staren; but he has not the ready means for bis defence and a subscription has been opened in Boston to roist $300 for that purpose. The following is from a letter addressed to the editor of Chronicle: I addres? you ns the readiest way of letting all my persjnal friends Know what has ocenrred to me, and to assure them of my d ep. abiding eonviciion that come what may. it is their aolemn duty to goonward with all iheir efforts to ;deliver the poor out of the hands of the spoiler.' Al', their various fonns of effort produce some good effect; and, while this is so, let their efforts be redoublcd and God 'will send by whom he will send' for the rescue of the objects of their toils. 'I am your friend and brother 'in bonds,' "Chaiiles T. Tokret."Baltirtiore Jail, June 26, 1844. How fnr tho conduct of Mr. Torrey is to be condemned or approved we cannot judge untit we know the paniculnnj. He thinks he has a valid defence under slaveholdi ïg laws. Ae to the moral principie involved in helping (ugitives to escape from elavery, whether in orout of a slave State, tbere can be but one opinión. In th recent case of John L Bjwn, ihe united voice of the Briiitih empire pronour.ced i' jurtifiable, il ïot a meritorious act. Were we held na slavcs n a foreign land, we should not dreain that lt was niorally wrong, for a compassionaie stranger to help us to ílee to a land of libeny. But the cxpedUncy of going into the Slave State to persuade here and tliere an individual to flee who would othenvise remain, is a question worthy of considerution. Our object is the cntire abolition of slavory, by the best means: and white, ns Mr. Torrey says. all ineans may be productive ofsome good, we a'iould apply ourselves 10 the encourngement oí those which are most judicious. We lopc, though we can scarcely except, that Mr. Torrey will have n good deliverance.

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Signal of Liberty
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