Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-25
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STARTLING ABOLITION DEVELOP
MENES


A. ,br Jsa'eJ account Of ibe plans and ore.
raf#sa, q. tbe aa4.i,ruu.,ls contained u tie con
Gs,-..a 81 Clare. Brown, ere Of 'bc 'nmdrters
o, z terf arI Weaver al 81. L'ats. made ru view
8. the uliavs, Is rattle, too lengthy 10 Ak YOU Ia
puat ,ae whole, u1vc made he following ey'
i..ets ul lHi most prominent pari. % Abolition
mlNcm-n,s,ukth Soulheu Edilurs sie generally
requested &, ,aseIl once o, twice OF - often as
convenient .5r information % those Wh1 can not
obtain lae Pamphlet, containing the confession.
The Oho anti slavery society sNery SN'en.
sDe, rnbrscrg auxiliary societies Throughout the
States oi Gao, lad ana and lllnels. There J.
one IA almost every town 10 those States. The
largest portion :, the members believe the object.
81 tie society ate u2h,, aud ate wiling To cou,r
bHie money 10 and their views. aud 10 assist IN
preparing public sentiment tor freeing the slaves,
bal are seldom gagged IN running pU, 81 secret
n- trm The whole number ol members ellhe
Ono ,oeeN d. about II, uyU ra.e, and feuales.
ae female. being the mos, Numerous. The of
Gers a.ons know the secrets OF the society. TIE
agent, are employed by the state society. 1 he,
nave ompo,el "a Virginia, South Carolina, KIN.
lucky aud Dhr South and S4uth.Ncsren States
about so agents. They utc statonar, OF travel.
Ing, az circumstances require. The members
aud toe sgc0's IA their work. The Officer. suppy
the agents with cerii1aes Of freedom printed Of
wrlIeu with county seals, signed with the actual
/ names OF The Clerks where they ourpp,l 10 have
been issued. They afe all coun,rlr,'s When
! their Authenticity Is called ia qac,,uu, By Nrainy
to tac clerks where they purporD to have eaanalrd
acopy otthe record wII be forwarded Ia Ger es.
pond. an 6etHg colNtrl,,is. The ial-,ty OF
| thcse papers Is seldom established. lhcie Is a
constant correspondence between the officers 81
the dtiel"ui societies, giving information to eacl
other ui every thing that uan.prcs. Eye,y sten
euows the active members and officers ol al III,
anu.SNTty seClslirs and when, aud how t. Oh
rect Ito mnawaYs where to - aud how to net t,
obtain assistance ull they arrive at the pl,ce q
df-Uhauoh lie agents arc pad from $50 4
So ror moah according to THEN duties. n>k an
usefulness. II Is the duty oil the agent 10 Ireraj
GA the slaves To runaway from their masters, an
{ when he finds ono willing, he IS 10 advise an
docs advise bun 70 steal oil the property ot none
he can, from hls master. They frequently sue
coed "a getting liom twelve to fifteen huudrr
dollars, he agent gives han forged free p0pel
ana helps hIin Il, whether be has money 81 no
and Directs Nin whN persoH, To apply 10 Nha At
s grHtJaih black, at the loNn where he gops, on
, totcpou huas,lJ ia them. He's then sent pr
, f't.y and sys'eHalcaIlv 20 ns to arrive, BY III
hcp ol ne abpiil5usli, salc'Y out at the rtsch
ftgaywe luis duty Is entrusted TO two ot tine
!, g. iIiertai mrabgrs, uud none others know
@ what lh" place lhn slave is seat Al, Is kept qu
/. ct, although The whole town may know all sbot
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