The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-07-04

writing as she reads the paper in her cool
piazza, quiets her youngest child who
clings about her skirts, by promising the
boy "a whip 10 beat the little nggers WITH
But the negroes, little and big, are pro-
tected by public opinion.
Let US try this public opinion by anoth-
err test, which is importan! in three points
OF view: first, as showing how desperate.
ly timid of the public opinion slave own
ers are, in their delicate descriptions Of
fugitive slaves in widely crculated news
papers secondly, as showing how per-
fectly contented the slaves are, ard how
very seldom they runaway; thirdly as
exhibiting their entire freedom from scar,
or blemish, or any mark of cruel in1ic-
ton, as their pictures are drawn, not by
lying abolitionists, but by their own truth
full masters
The following are few specimens of
the advertisements in the public papers.
1t is on four years since the oldest
among them appeared, and others of the
same nature continue to be published
every day in shoals. Ia. BE-
Ran away negress Caroline. Had on
a collar with one prong turned down.
Ran away, a black woman, Belsey.-
Had an iron bar on her right Leg
Ran away, the negro Manuel, much
marked with irons
'Ran away, the negress Fanny. Had
on an iron band about her neck
Ran away, negro boy about twelve
years old. Had round his neck chain
dog collar with De Lampert' engraved
on it,
Ran away, the negro Hown. Has
ring of iron on his left foot. Also Grse,
his e0!te, having ring and chain on the
left leg
Ran away, negro boy, named James.
Said boy was ironed when he left me-
Committed TO Jail, man who calls his
name John. He has clog of iron on
his right foot which will weigh four or
five pounds
Detained at the police Jail, the negro
wepch Myra. Has several marks of
flashing, and has irons on her feet.
Ran away, a negro woman and two
children +; few days before she went off
| burned her with hot iron on the left
side of her face. tried to make The let
ter M
Ran away negro man named Hem
ry; his left eye out, some scars from
dirk on and under his left arm, and much
SCARED with the whip
'One hundred dollars reward, for me-
gro fellow, Pompey, 40 years old. He is
branded on the left Jaw
Committed 10 Jail, negro man. Has
no toes on The left FOOT
Kan away, a negro woman named
Rachel. Has lost all her toes except the
large one
Ran away Sam. He was shot short
time since through the hand, and has sew
eral shots in his left arm and side
Ran away, my negro man Dennis
Said negro has been shot in the left arm
between the shoulders and elbow, which
has paralyzed the left hand
Ran away my negro man named ST.
mon. He has been shot badly in his back
and right arm
Ran away negro named Arthur
Has a considerable scar across his breast
and each arm, made by knife; loves to
talk much Of the goodness of Cod
twenty-five dollars reward for my
man Isaac. He has scar on his fore
head, caused by a blow; and one on his
back, made by shot from a pistol
Ran away, negro girl called Mary
Has small scar over her eye, a good
many teeth missing, the letter A is brand
ed on her cheek and forehead
Ran away, negro Ben. Has scar on
his right hand; his thumb aud forefnger
being injured by being shot last fall. A
part OF the bone came out. He has also
one or two large scars on his back and
hips
Detained at the Jail, mulatto, named
Tom. Has scar on the right cheek,
and appears 10 have been burned with
powder on the face
'Ran away, a negro man named Ned.
Three of his fingers are drawn into the
palm of his hand by cut Has a scar
on the back of his neck, nearly halt round,
done by knife
'Was committed to Jail, a negro man.
Says his name is Josiah. His back very
much SCARED by the whip; and branded
on the thigh and hips in three or four
places thus u M The lin of his right
ear has been bit or cut off,
Fifty dollars reward, for nv fellow
He has scar on the corner Of
his, mouth, two cuts on and under his
arm
Ran away, negro boy Ellie. Has a
scar on one of his arms from the bite Of a
dog s.t.
Ran away, from the plantation ofJames
the following negroes; Randall,
has one ear cropped; Bob has lost one
eye; Kentucky Tom, has one jaw bro
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