Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-22
NO. D..
Case of Kidnapping.
Correspondence Of the Boston Atlas.
ELKToN, Cecil Co., Md. July 10, 1916

An incident Of recent occurrence in this neighbor.
hood, has just come 10 my knowledge. | hasten to
relate it TO you, as a fair instance of the scenes and
transactions which the Annexation Of Texas, and the
consequent extension If the AREA OF SLAVERY, bring
along with them. That most horrid of the awful
features Of domestic slavery, slave breeding and the
domestic slave trade, has received a dreadful st;mu.
lus from the rise IN the value of human chdttcls. In
this State slaves are a burtben 10 their owners, and
could we compel them TO be kept within the bounda-
ries of the State, and only leave it to GO into freedom
from bondag e, it would not be many months before
t would be a free State. We are now apprehensive,
though Heaven grant our fears may be without foun.
datioD, that slave-breeding NAV become profitable, in
consequence Of the increased demand for slaves to be
sent 10 Texas.
Our neighborirg little sister Delaware is already al.
most q free Stale. Her slaves are hardly three per
cent. upon her whole population. Her laws prohibi,
the expectation of her slaves. Slave breeding is,
therefore, almost a thing unknown, and the number of
her slaves is very rapidly becoming less and less
The cause of freedom and regard for human rights
is fast gaining ground in that State, and it will moi be
long before The las! vesti &c of the curse is wiped
away from her soil.
A few days since, a free negro, in a town between
Wilmington and this place, was convicted Of riotous
and d~isorGerly conduct, and was sentenced 10 seryi.
tude for a year. His purchaser finding him of no
value 10 him, in consequence of his idle and inIracia.
BILE nature, sold him TO Two worthless fellows belong.
ing TO Maryland. INDUCING the fellows love of
drink, it was no difficult matter TO ply him So we'll
with liquor as 10 intoxicate him. 10 that condition be
was persuaded 10 set out with them for Baltimore, 10
have, as they told him. a good time. On their way
through this town, suspicious were excited that was
not right. The Sheriff had the men stopped and ex.
amiued. They produced the bill of sale for ter dol.
lars, and claimed him as their slave, and insisted IN.
on their right 10 travel with him through the State,
Before the examination was concluded, they con,riyed
10 make their escape with the man. Guilt is ever
suspicious and fearful.
No little excitement was caused in couseo,encs
The people have in the place all turned out and
searched the country round. They were overtoken
and brought back, and were fully committed by the
Sheriff 10 take their trial at the mex, session of the
Court 10 this place, upon several indictments, for
kidnapping, &c.
There can be no question that it was their intention
10 take the man to Baltimore, and to sell him into DER.
petual slavery, violating, in so doing, not onlv the
laws of Maryland, but of Delaware also, which bro.
hibit such al expectation, as those of the former
forbid the importation of slaves.
There is fast %springing up in the minds of the peo.
pie OF this section of the State, a strong feeling against
the institution of domestic slavery. 1t is felt 10 be
a bitter and abiding curse upon the white population
even more SO than upon the slaves themselves
begetting a general disposition 10 incidence and idle
ness, and thence to dissipation, and the whole cata.
logue of wees and crimes of which idleness is the
fruitful parent. In the parts of this County that
lie upon pennsylvania, slavery is almost unknown.
ana IN me whole, there is not more than one slave
IN every twenty of the entire population. If the
North will let US alone, or will only treat the snbiect
IN a kind and forbearing manner, | have great homes
that the spirit now abroad in the Northern portions Of
This State Will extend itself more and more, until the
whole State shall be controlled by its influence.
VINO would have thought, three years ago, when
mat INFAMOUS convention was holding its sessions in
Annapolis, to devise a code of laws for which devilish
and dlabollcai are terms TOO mlld-who would have
thought ~'hathere, IN the slaveholding State of Mary.
land-here, too, in Cecil county,, this quondam hold
oil rufiianlsm and Loco Focoism, the whole communi-
~ would have turned out in mass to prevent The trans.
por'auon oil a negro to endless slaveryi No matter
now bad was the character of The black, he was about
10 suher a grievous wrong-and, ut the call of The
agent oil The law, the country ia aroused, the man is
rescued, ano a blow is struck at The monster Slavery,
that makes him stagger, reel, and ;remble here, even
in old Maryland.
1ou may think il a trifhng matter. Not so do I.
Even " tnese men escape conviction, for want of d.
rect PROOF OF Their intention, q demonstration has been
gwen OF an awakening among the people Ina mus.
nave lis good effects. Nor will the matter stop here.
Inc penal code OF Delaware, which allows a sale
INTO temporary slavery, is d destined TO be soon amend
eui ana the ball OF liberty, once put into motion, will
not l trust, be sIayed. The advocates of slavery
nave violated all the provisions of the Constitution
10 force IN Texas. Let them no, complain if its op
PoneHis no longer feel bound by that instrument, &c
Par'lc'Pa' re in The sin of slavery.
G~The Elkton Wing states that the kidnappers il
MS case were discharged by The magistrate, ther,
mol being IN his opinion sufficient evidence agains
'ne" 70 require that they should be held TO bail to ap
pear at Court. =