Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-09-17
From The cinsinnaH Hcrala.
The Randolph Negroes.

Inv N'uiuVipH NCSlUtS.
Mr.. Editor :-It is well known 10 most
Of your readers, that Judge Lee purchased .
certain quantity Of land in Mercer copntv
for the purpose Of letting thereon the family
negroes Of the late John Randolph of VirrH.
MIA, ana that the negroes were prevented by
a mo. from e%ifecting a settlement. In con-
sequence Of this high-handed act of desrn,-
ism, II was thought most advisable bv the
TRENDS OF the negroes to portion them our
amongst those who were wiIlinp TO receive
them. lhey were soon scattered over large
tract OF country, chiefly in Miami and Shelly
counties. '
Several families of late have united 10.
Gether Tor The purpose Of purchasing land.
WhereUm 10 I'VE and support hemselves.-
Du' uimIu!ueS nave arisen, and objections
are ufSeu rom quarters least aniiclpated.-
some e'Ent or Ten families selected a tract of
land IN Darke county, but in CONSEQUENCE Of
the same spirit Of mobocracv, which preven,.
ed them from settling in Mercer. thew were
compelled to leave. Since this event The
same company of negroes have at,pmpted TO
ELECT a purchase Of land in Union township,
near Milton, Miami county. But even This
event has rufied up the spirits of the citi-
zens. ne nelghborhood of Milton. be i, re-
memoered' Is settled chiefly by members of
the society OF Friends-a class of persons
VINO nave In all time professed 10 be fine
'riehus OF ms degraded part Of the human IA
miiy' IL might, therefore, be expected that
these uespised negroes would find a shelter
from me prosecuting intolerant spirit which
abounds elsewhere. Not so. Facts sboyv
That ihey cannot live without molestation
even in that neighborhood. This comn.ny
OF negroes deposited their money. ,,n6rni.
ing to $4,000, in the hands of Elijah Coata
Andrew Stephens, and G.. w. deacon e.,
the purpose of securing a tract of land. This
tact was no sooner known thana certain cl,se
OF sensitive individuals, constituted hon
selves into a committee of public safety
they forthwith selected one of their nnmhor
TO visit The above named friends or the nn.
groes' lie called in person, and nptifed tho
three gentlemen who had rendered lbeir scr.
vice to protect the blacks, that if tbey settled
the negroes on the land, that thew would en-
deaVor TO eXpel the blacks, by process of law.
Aho,nef case of oppression took place be-
tween Covlngton and Piqua. The facts are
as follows. A short time since another COM
Pany Of Randolph negroes, purchased a tract
OF land oil Samuel Jay, and commenced TO
oulld thfee cabins thereon; they had no soon
er completed them, than some malicious per
sons III 'he darkness of night, levelled them
10 HE ground. The negroes again built them
up ana no sooner was this accomplished
IMAM a second attempt was made TO destroy
the fruits OF their labor. One night three
large trees were felIed upon the cabins, which
ehtlfely demolished The buildings, shattering
me logs and scattering them in all directions.
similar acts OF wanton villainy have been
perpetrated in other places, but these will
{ an iii 90 I a chain IL lt.tz1.--I = ts q.
raging in this our land of nominal freedom,
There Is another circumstance worthy oil
notice, as 1t shows a degree of despicable
meanness, which it is impossible to ~surpsss.
These negroes, from their Ignorance and want
OF knowledge of the world, are frequently
made the dupes of their white breihren.-
For example, a negro desires to purchase n
horse; a white sharper proposed to accomo-
date hlm with one; the negro, unacquainted
with The value of the animal, depends upcn
the honesty OF the seller, thus frequently pay.
ing three price, for an article. A horse was
solu a lew days since To one of these negroes
Tor Slo, and ! am credibly informed that the
animal would not under ordinary circum-
stances bring Il cent more than SIS. Other
articles are frequently purchased by them, in
like manner. The fact is, Mr.. Editor, that
our anti-slavery friends do not do their duty.
1t they would fling themselves into the breach,
and expose the swindling operations of their
white neighbors, these events would not so
frequently occur. There is a great lack of
moral courage amongst our anti-slavery
friends, they seem to dread popular opinion
they shrink from defending these poor
blacks, as if their characters wonld be CON
tamlnated or their business injured.
From the best information | can receive, it
is evident that if the friends of these negroes
do not soon take upon themselves 10 act as
agents for them, that the money which they
now have in possession, will soon be squan-
deTed and lost. Every day their condition
is getting worse; let responsible individuals
ole Their services to them, place their me
ney out at interest, or buy land for them. 1t
Is a fact beyond dispute, that the great body
OF them are not capable of making a iudicious
outlay OF money. Something must be done,
and that shortly. Who will act in their be-
half!
1t is alleged that these negroes are an ig-
norant class OF persons, that TO permit them
10 settle amongst us, society is instantly de-
stroyed' The same objection might frequent
~ be urged against our foreign population.
10 into Mercer county, and you will find
whole settlements of foreigners, who are no
way superior in point of intelligence to these
Randolph negroes, and not haJf so ceaniy in
Meir habits but yet these aliens were fore
most in expelling the native born sons Of
America from settling on their own hands,
There is a great virtue in a white skin. 1t is
a strange sort of liberty which denies to an
American born the right of occupancy, and
%conleTs ii upon aliens.
Should other developments take place in
relation to this matter, | will advise you Of
them. Yours, &c.
J~UsTICE.
RUNAWAY SLAyEs.-We find the follow
ing paragraph in the South Bend (Indiana)
Register Of the Goth ult:
A few days since several Kentuckians, who