Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-08-27
Life of Benjamin Lundy.

Baltimore, Is copied from his recently pub
lished life.
Lundy's paper for January Goth, 1927,
contained his account of the assault upon
him, made in the streets of Baltimore, by
Austin Voolfolk, in consequence OF the at
tack of the Genius upon him, and the domes-
tic slave trade in which he was engaged
The immediate provocation, which Voolfolk
alleged, was contained in the paper of Janu-
AIRY ID, which gave an account of the execu-
ton, at New York, of William Bowser, a
slave, for the murder of the captain and mate
of the Decatur, a vessel engaged in transport
ing some of Woolfolk's slaves, to Georgia.
The slaves, twenty-nine in number, had risen
for their liberty when a few days out from
Baltimore, taken possession of the vessel,
thrown the captain and mate overheard, and
given the nina 10 one of the crew, n
white man, upon his promising to carry them
TO Hayli: but as he knew not how to manage
the vessel, she was some days afterwards
fallen in with by another vessel, which took
her to New York, where the slaves escaped,
but Bowser was afterwards apprehended at
West Chester, New York, brought 10 New
York city, convicted, and, on December Is,
1896, executed. Voolfolk was stated 10
have been present at the execution, and an
article, which Lundy copied from the New
York Christian Inquirer, stated that the CO.
lored man, at the place of executions, address
ed the spectators, and, "as Voolfolk was
present, he particularly addressed his dis
course to him, saying he could forgive him
all the injuries he had done him, and hoped
they might meet in Heaven; but this unfeel-
ing soul-seller, with a brutality which be-
comes his business, told him, with an oath
mot to be named) that he was now going to
have what he deserved, and he was glad of
it, or words 10 that effect. He would proba-
bly, have continued his abusive language 10
,his unfortunate man, had he not been stop
ped by some of the spectators, who were
shocked at this unfeeling, profane and brutal
conduct"
Lundy, in remarking on the above, strong
" cautioned the colored people against at
tempting to obtain their rights by violen:
measures, and urged upon them ga spirit of
forbearance, forgiveness, and charitable broth
erIy Kindness" He added "The cit liens
of Baltimore have now a clue TO unravel the
character of that monster in human shape, the
Ishmelite, Voolfolk. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ed creature, knowing himself to be the cause
of the death of the captain and mate of the
Decatur, and also Of the poor unfortunate
Bowser, could, with a fiend-like assurance,
insult him with his outrageous profanity,
when he was Just to be launched into eterni-
ty. Hereafter, let no mar speak of the hu-
manity of Voolfolk"
r. snnears from Lundv's statement. that
after the publication of the above article, as
he was going to the Post Office, Voolfolk
accosted him, and charged him with having
called him " a negro stealer," in the columns
of the paper. Lundy replied that he had not
done so. Voolfolk then asked him if he had
not published an account of the hanging of a
I'D said he had conied such an account
f,om Naw York naner. Woolfolk asked
H., II he aid not accomnanv that account
9Th rsmarLs Of bis own 70 which Lundv
MI ;n ,ha ,G;rmotiyo WoolGolk thor
staJ ,rbat ,hoso remarks were. pnon which
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~" W"oifoIt s,anned m 10 him and said
onao,hinr fnrther should he done. Wherein.
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a immeJ;ate death, As soon as | coul
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Lev h"oa,h cppIIed for assistance. and he wa
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