Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-22

maine was told of what had been agreed upon at the
last Interview, and promised that he would provide
them with a suitable craft to take them all over, with
their baggage. at once. In this he failed, baing una.
able, ms he said, "to get the loan" of the boat he had
intended. The coIored men had 20 resort to an old
perogue, which had been drawn I'D into tie mouth of
a small stream and abandoned as useless. While the
men were away after The old perogue, Romaine came
10 the cabin OF frederick, and told his wife to admon.
lsh her husband and Daniel not 10 leave the Virginia
shore I'LL after midnight, that the people on both sides
might all be 10 bed and asleep. The men we're detail
ned so long in getting ready their old perogue, getting
their things on hoard, and crossing the river, that they
did not reach the Ohio side TIL about two o'clock in
the morning Of Thursday the 10Th ult.
They found six friends on the Ohio side of The riv-
er. ready 10 help them at their landing. The Ohioans
took the baggage CT the slaves, and directed Daniel
and Frederick 10 take up the two small children and
follow them with the wife and daughter. up The bank,
to their homes. One of the white men marched di.
recily up the steep bank with his load, while The 9th.
es took IA diagonal Course up the bank toward The
road, which ran along the hill side 10 a course with the
river. When The first man got to the road, Daniel
says he heard him exclaim, "Don't stab me-shoot ms
1t you dare" lie did not hear a word from the Vlr.
ginlans living in ambuscnde, till the Ohioans who we're
leading them up The bank. turned about and ran down
to The rivers brink, and then up Tho river, in hopes to
elude their pursuers IN that direction. Upon this
movement Of the escaping party, Daniel says he soon
heard The loud tramp of the Virginians in The road
obove them, running with al! speed 10 head those who
we're endeavoring TO fee from .hem. They ran in
this way for some distance, when a party of the Vlr.
cinians poured down a small ravine, and came to the
river ahead of them. Here a scuille took place, inl
which Daniel says two Ohioans were taken, which
with the one taken at The road, made three that were
captured and taken over The river, and LODGED in the
Parkersburgh all. When the Vlrginians came down
10 Inc river, and were endeavoring TO secure the Abo
liiionlsts. the slaves turned upon their heels, and ran
down the river to mako good their escape from their
masters They we're pursued by George Howard, the
son OF Jonn toward, Their master, and by Parry Lew.
ls, a cousin of George; who, loaded as the slaves were.
gained Upon them so fast, that Daniel saws he was for.
ced 10 drop Harriet, whom he had carried in his arms
I'll then. Soon after he set down the child, he struck
a rock with his foot, he SAYS, which brought him down
and flung his hat from him in the fall. He recovered
as soon rs possible, seized his hat, and flung himself
under the root OF IA large sycamore which had been
turned up BY the wind. lust as he fell. n n,stol was
hired by one of their PuTsuers, more with the Intent, to
alarm Than TO InJure Them he thinks. Ensconced un.
der the roots ct the old sycamore, his pursuers passed
nm without seeing him; and soon afler, at The com.
mahd Of young Howard, another pistol was fred at the
fleeing slaves. This brought them TO-. and thew were
all soon taken back by them, in view of his place
Of retreat. When passing him, Howard maui.
red OF his cousin Lewis, If the slaves were ali IA.
ken' 10 which Lewis replied, he believed ,hey were.
AT this Junc'ure, Daniel heard a cry from one of
the Ohioans-'Dont choke me so; if have done any
'hihg against The laws OF my state, | am willing 10 an.
s"er Tor II; out am not willing 10 be taken over the
river To be tried by your bloody slave lawsn A, his
a voice, the voice of Wyatt Lewis, he thinks. was
heard, Come along, you damn'd abol,tiouist, and ne,
int" The boat, or II drag you into IT," Gel M then
on t'your feet,Eyon damned rascal, and get into The
boat" was the quick reply of Lewis.
Aiier This, Daniel says he heard nothing that he
could distinctly make out, except oalhs and loud talk
I'LL inc moraudIug party on the Virginia side. when
a shouto oil victory was sent up by "ihe chivalryn of The
Anc'en' Don'nlon,' attended by The discharge Of
four pistols, or rifles; he could not tell which.
Daniel says, that after The shout of victory semi I'm
from The Virginia side had ceased ecboinc from ,be
rlIfis, ]nttlng out towards the Ohio, from the north. he
crep' from his hiding place, and made his way up the
oank towards Inc road above. There he soon fell in
WIN 'r'ehus' VINO took him TO a house, and immediate.
y as soon as The steam could be got up, started him on
The rail- way Tor the North.
Daniel says, he is perfectly sure Ina, George How.
ard, his Young master, and Parry Lewis, Frank Lew.
Is and wyatt Lewis, all of them cousins TO Georoe
howard were among the sixteen armed VIrginians.
VINO boldly dared to attack SIX unarmed and peacea.
pe c''Aens o. ONO, IT, the dead hours of night; while
or'Aehs were engaged 10 the dis
charge OF the high Christian duty %enjoined upon eve.
ry son and daughter of Adam, WIZ "Remember those
IN bonds, as bound with lhem,'-and Whatsoever We
would that men should do unto you, do We even so TO
them; Tor this is the law and The prophets"
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But the decision of the called court of Wood county
virginia, may well disturb the equanimity of the as.
lu'e Judge, add far. seeing editor OF the Gazette. Bv
that decision, The very office from which the alarmed
editor has dared to pen his philippines against The proud
slate OF Virginia; the city even, IN which he lives, ss.