Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-04

population AT lnlS pluCcy dt CoCHcaleI anu DUlu-
wch, is very large, but | had not time to ascertain
by observation their situation very definitely
took passage down Lake Erie to Buffalo On
the steamboat julia Palmer. Two othprsr-the
Buffalo and the London, both faster boats and bet
ter accommodations, aud charging the same price
started out atthe same time, but the one | GENE
on hail. think, as many passengers as both the
Others. ,Ry reason for choosing this boat, was,
that Capt Titus has for some time been in the
habit Of allowing fugitives to go on board at But
falo, Cleveland Sandusky, &c. and landing them
at Maiden passage free, if they are not supplied
with money. This is tho boat on which compa-
ny of Shareholders took passage, about year
since, and unexpectedly found several of then
slaves on board, but could not persuade Captain
Titus to pass by Maiden. saw Que of the slaves
at Dawn, whose account Of the affair agreed per
fectly with tho one published in the anti-sIayery
papers about ayear since.
From Buffalo crossed over into Canada again,
at Niagara Falls. will not attempt to describe
this wonder of tho world for your readers have
many better descriptions of it than | am able to
gyo them. Making short calls at Chippewa,
DrummondsyiIle, St. Dayids, Queenstown and
Niagara, all of which contain considerably large
colorej settlements | spent the Sabbath at St.
Cutharnes, where there are probably 8 or 400
colored IeopIe. ! was informed that there were
only four of this number who had not once been
slaves. Here was very kindly received and lis
tened to many very interesting narratives Of es
capcs, but have not space to relate them. A short
account of tho situation of VIM. Stamford, who
was kidnapped here and taken into the State of
New York, must close this letter. He was for
mcrly owned at Nashville, Tenn, from which
place he was sold and carried to n. Orleans. A
little more than yoar afterwards, his wife was
also carried to the same place and sold Having
obtained some money no hired a state room on
steam boat bound TO Cincinnati, for which he paid
$50. They went on board as free persons just
of the time, and were not detected. They arrv-
cd at ST. CatharInes with twenty five cents to be-
gin the world with. About year afterwards, n
man by the name of TAFT, from N, Orleans, came
on for the purpose Of hunting slaves He found
a slave, his wife, and young man at Erie, whom
he had put in Jail for safe Keeping aud came on to
Canada He employed coIored man by the
name Of Craig, and also a colored woman, to AZ
sist him in decoying slaves into the States. But
the tricks of the woman were soon discovered,
and she was drummed out Of the town by the col
ored women Of the place in becoming style. Mr..
Stamford minated that he would return to N.
Orleans, for which he received $40, but did not
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more successful. He employed four or five men,
who were headed by Craig, and broke into SIAM
ford's house in the night, struck him several blows
on the head with a cart stake, seized his wife by
the throat and threw them both into a wagon which
was waiting at the door, together with their child,
about eight months old and drove with great haste
to Queenstown, distance Of IL miles. Here thew
crossed the Niagara river into Lewiston, where
Taft was waiting for them, and led these roor vic
tins through the streets with nothing but their
night clothes on, after sun rise, on Sabbath morn
| ing 1t seemed gs though TAFT must have made
friends Of the people Of that village, for no inqu-
ries we're made about these extraordinary pro-
ceedngs, and he was allowed to thrust Thorn into
a private room and keep them until he was ready
to start They were carried in an open wagon to
Tonawanda then changed into a covered carriage
and carried through Buffalo to Green's tavern, a.
boat nine miles beyond. Here Mr.. Stamford
jumped out at window--s0on got into the woods
and made his way back towards Buffalo. Ry this
time the colored people Of St, Caharine8 were a.
reused, found the house empty and marks of blood
where the family were kidnapped, and followed on
lin hot haste, At Buffalo they Obtained rein
forcemcnt, and soon met Mr. Stamford. and were
conducted by him to the tavern, where they found
the woman and child. About this time TAFT who
was trying to hire a carriage and fresh horses at
Buffalo, was recognized by the coIored people as
a kidnapper They soon began to show signs Of
violence toward him, and he took shelter in the
Eagle tavern. But the house was soon surround
ed by roorel people, and, happily for Tails hide
at last he made bis escape from it, and by the time
the company returned with Stamford and his fam.
lily, he had raised a mob who attempted to retaSc
them out ofthe hands of their delivorers, and give
them back to the kidnappers. Here a general
riot ensued, but the family were forwarded on to
Canada, and TAFT made his retreat towards the
Sou'h' leaving ms poor TOOLS VINO helped him in
hsdiriy work, to fight out the battle themselves
| RRk llaor Stamford bad received his death-blow
hefrst onset, and has since
Sufferers ever known
md was able to labor some for
ID for about oight years has been
NAoll EhAgonerosity Of the benovo-
| lent anu Y 0fthem he has been confined
to his bed.
The anti slavery friends in N. Y. purchased the
house they occupy and gave it to them; they were
Comfortably maintained for some time; but their
taleof want has now become an old and little re-
garlsa sioFgsand little attention is paid to them.
For The Freeman
Of THE SINGING CON-
#t3NEsAT STOWE.