New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-20

When thy struggling soul hath conqusred,
When the path lies fair and clear,
When thou arr prepared for heaven,
Thou wilt find that heaven is here.
a Northern Woman I'm a Southern jail.
The following letter from bliss DELLA WEE
srEs, formerly Of yergennes, Vt. now confined
IN The Jail at Lexington, Ky. on suspicion of hav
ing violated the Slave laws of that State, will b.
read with no ordinary feelings by the friends o
Freedom and Free Institutions. We copy from
he Boston Chronicle.
LEXINGTON. October ls, 1884,
Rev. HARVEY F LEAvlrr: Dearly Beloved Pas
tor-Iti with feelings more easily INA gined thar
described that now takeupmy pen 10 address you
The present moment is with me moment of thru
ling interest i am not now as have been 70,
the last thirteen months, principal of the Lexing-
ton Academy. I am not now engaged in the ca.
pacity OF teacher, that most pleasing and delight.
ful OF all enployments. am, believe me, am
a prisoner. Yes, sir; your daughter Della is at
thus awful moment within the confines of the city
Jail. "For ,ohat7 ?" mcthinks you eagerly in
quire All this for ,chat 2 For nothing, reply.
Then why" you ask ga lady, an unprotected
and defencelcss female in distant cline, twelve
hundred miles from home-from friends-irom
from fond sls,ers-from an only BROTHER from
all her heart holds dear; surrounded alone by
strangers; why shut up in close confinement
within thosa heavy locks, iron bars and prison
walls; and this too IN an enlightened country
in Il land of gospel light and liberty Impos-
siblc"'
All! My Rev. SRI am cruelty suspected OF
being tinetured with the foul blot Of abolition.
ism. Do you ask if l hare changed my scnti-
ments? No, sir, hauc not and thought
my reputation too well established, my character
TOO well known, to admit of suspicion. Have
often frankly declared my sentiments in this
community. 1t is well known that favor colo.
nizatiun. 1t has been known ever since came
here. have had no disposition to conceal it
But have often told this people that l thought
our own beloved Nep-England enjoyed more
eminent degree of piety, and was far happier in
epeyy respect than the South aud | believe il
still, and still will declare it, aud these CRATES
and bars, and prison walls, shall reverberale my
sentiments; and if am punished for believing
what d., and must believe, or for not believing
what cannot believe, l will suffer. But, thank
God, though the liberty OF these feeble, defence
less limbs DO trammelled, my conscience is fee.
On one occasion, (perhsps when over excited
/ remarked in company, that if all The black
population could be banished from our loved
country, would cheerfuily 60 myselfto the wild
and desert shores of Africa to leach them that
they have immortal souls. This was, perhaps,
an imprudent remark. Ii SO, pardon me. 1t is
the only one am guilty of. At the time / felt
it. and even now l know not that am prepared
to recall It.
But to the point. 1t is not for colonization
prnciplesI am imprisoned. l am imagined to
be an abolition agent, sent on here by The New
England Abolition Societies for the express pur.
pose of rendering the black population uneasy
and Disconnected, and for aiding and assisting
them in every possible way to elope from bond
age. Now, sir, protest my innocence But
that does not satisfy thin. They place no con.
hdence in my word, but require proof of every
thing l say.
What renders the case more aggravatlng, was
The circumstances attending my arrest; would
give you full detail had time; will do il in q
future epistle. Suffice it to say, that Metho.
dis, clergyman, named Fairb ink, friend of
mpe from New York, was in this country ON
business; such as to render it important for him
to see other ministers, members of the Confer.
snce, and frequently 10 ride into other counties.
By request Of Mrs. Glass, our landlady, invited
hia what time he spent in the city TO make a
home with US, which Invitation was accepted
not, however, without bis paying in advance for
his board When the Sabbath came, after church
bell rang, he was invited 10 preach in the first
Presbyterian church in this city, OF which L am
member. He did SO, though without prepare
ion, and was very much culoglzed. Indeed, l
have heard several citizens remark, tina. there
was never before SO good sermon delivered In
Lexington. Two weeks from that day morning,
there were three valuable servants missipg.-a
bow named Lewis, aged about twenty-six. with
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printed and issued in every direction. Runners
were hastily despatched on every road, and three
bundled dollars reward Offered for their appre-
bens;on. The Sabbath and Monday wee spent
IN vain, No: a trace could be found, not a breath
heard of them. Till TT length shey began TO
leave of caring for the property, and only cared
&c get hold Of whoever iimight be that had aidsd
them. By the BY, Northern and Eastern persons
are ALWAYS looked upon here with q jealous and
sus,ic;ous eve; and on Monday evening, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, Mr.. Fairbank was
ar,ested on suspicion and committed to jail
Whether he said or did any thing that gave them
inst ground for suspicion / cauno. say, but have
good reason TO believe he did not.
At eleven o'clock the same night, we were
aroused by persons desiriDg TO see all letters and
paners in the possession of Miss Webste-.
f,aoklv and chcerfully delivered every thing of
the kind into their hands; and moreover, gave
them INV trunks for inspection, and offered them
,ba kew Of nv room. They, however, did no.
examine any thing that night. But soa k0o,c
the maxim, (" The more one has, the more he
,,onfs - and near midnight was escorted to
This nom. whence have not egEcssed since that
msmoraoIe hour. Mex. day took The liberty TO
;oonre on what authority / was arrested; and
was answered, "Ycu have been seen IN Inc
OF an aboli,ienist.' Oh. uhas dark
sta;a uoop ms character. Ny reputation iods
nou DOWN. My aonrishing school scattered 10
ne four ,o;nds-and not thrown upon the WIDE
world, but rudely throwa into prison.