Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-04

From the WaAash Herald, q 1dPr1 ID, Aoo''
A correct historical sketch ef Journey
performed ~ .aBJsER HdLES and
ABLE CARR, who mas employed By
members offh< .AfIcan Committee q
the Society Of Friends, to go IN pursuit
ofa negro boy named .4rchey Mnyfey,
aged II years, rho had been kidnaped
and taken avoy from the tovn Of Rich
7nond, Wayne county, Indiana, by one
John ~. Harris, m the month Of
March, 1882.
! Asxxa HAMS OF the County Of
Wayne, and State of Indiana, being
appointed by STEPHEN SHAY, JOHN
HooL. and JAMES PEGG Of the African
Committee Of Friends, residing IN the
verge Of White Water Melting Of
Friends, Ac.,-to 70 in pursuit OF Il me-
ero boy wbosbad Deeb kidnapped and
Saken from bis parents by J. w. har-
ris. as above stated-dO make the FOL
lowing narrative oftbe journey. togeth-
er with some reflections thereon. For
some weeks before the Committee
called on me, and wished me to under
take 50 arduous task, as that was, Of
pursuing said boy, observed several
notices in the public prints, 10 relation
to this unfortunate occurrence, and
which was said about the turpitude Of
thus tearing an innocent child from Its
parents and friends, and coDsigning it
to eternal scTvitude; nut no one mad as
yet extended a parental arm over the
conditions Of this Poor little boy
When ! was called upon, partly
through chance, to assist in the CONSUL
.ailon OF some plan, productive OF pro-
claiming said boy; il was suggested to-
some friends, that should 90 and SUI
perintend this charitable Undertaking.
To which suggestion then objected,
and for an excuse, urged the great re-
sponsibility Of the trust, that would be
yepOsed in Il stranger. and young man
rs 1 was, and the almost entire pTOba-
bi.ity ofever overtaking harris or Of
ever hearing from the boy again; ow-
log partly to the leagth Of time which
lad efs?sed since the departure Of
Hairs, and the secret manner in which
lie would move to a slave market, ami
their dispose of his Ill gotten prey. j
was, however, left 10 mediate Oh the
subject, for some two or three days,
5uri,g which time my mind was muCh
exercised in behalf Of poor torlorn
people, vino were originally stolen
;ron their native Country and after
wards -old to barbarous and inhuman
masters; who IN violation OF human
mercy. drove them into the field like
brutes, 10 support a lordly hera. i
arr y. esscd with the idea, incorporated
in the charter Of american liberty.
that all men are born free and equal,
and observing the vast interest which
the Society ofFriends manifest on the
occasion, led me to enlist III the cause
Of redeeming one poor little negro
boy, from cruel slavery, and Oh the
18th dav Of the 4tb month ofl>32, il"
compan, with Able carr. "a young man
who could identify the boyy we left
Centrcyille, Wayne county, Ia, and
travelled westward, in pursuit, as fol-
lows: April l5,h, this night we staid
at Pendleion's Vandalia, Wayne Go.
Ia. from there by Raysville; on the
10Th staid all night at b. Meek's Tav-
ern: on the 18th breakfasted and fed
in Greenfield, here we heard Of Har-
ris from Hays, he staid here 4 ceks
ard days before US. on his way west
ward, all night at Boon's Tavern; at In
dianapol,s we were informed thatHarr,s
staid 4 miles west of indianapolis; OF,
the 18th from Indianapolis to Stilesvllle.
here Harris staid on the 18Th; from
S,ilesyille BY the way Of Greencastie
aud >taid all night at Strains Mills OIL
Big Gackoon, Parke Co., here Harris
.taid at one Kelsey :, weeks and 3days
',efore US; on the 10Th, from Strains
% .doklon's, quaker, and took dim
der, thence by Terre-Haute. here we
crost the river and went , miles west
and staid all night at Buchanna:,s,
i,crc Harris staid 4 weeks and ; days
before US; on the DIST from Buchan-
mans to Willhigh's in the edge Of the
Grand Prairie, and staid all night. here
Harris staid weeks and days be-
fore US; on the I'D, from thence by
Charleston, and staid all night at Saw
yer's. here Harris staid 4 weeks and
days before US; on the 23d from Saw.
yer's to Printers, here Harris staid 1
weeks and 2 days before us; Oh the
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