Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-05-05
Correspondencs Of The True Democrat.
9Th, 1913.

APRIL 18th, 1913.
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT!--THE
MONSTER WRITING !!-CHASE
1FTEp REPUBLICAN PROPER
TY!!!-VENGEANCE STALhS A.
BR0AD!!
Tho Capital of this great republic is all ex-
citement to-day. Sixty-three pieces OF re-
oubGeqn property, owned by sundry repubh-
Fan, of this District, took their departure to-
wards the North Star on Saturday night last.
A Negro owned by one of the officers of the
District. being suspected as knowing to the
facts, was questioned yesterday forenoon
threatened, logged, and finally confessed
that he had intended to leave with his breth-
rem, but his courage failed, and he determin-
ed to wear the chains awhile longer. He
was compelled to confess that the whole six
ty-three were taken aboard of a small school,
ner, and taken down the river and conveyed
aboard a large one, and they were to be Ia
ken thence to the head of the gulph. Imme-
diate'y the Telegraph was set in motion, and
the news went to Baltimore. A steamboat
started from there in pursuit. 1t was some
eight or ten hours behind the schooner. The
people here are confident that she will be
overtaken. The Negro says that the Captain
received four dollars per head for taking them
away. IT the poor fellow is owe rtaken, ii
will be a penitentiary job for him. Heaven
send him propltious gales. | don't want to
see him incarcerated in the horrible, dark
prison cell. All surts of vengeance is threa-
tened him. Some say that they will hang
him without Judge or jury, and others that
he ought to be roasted alive. Now all this
is very naughty talk it makes my blood
chill in my veins, to hear threats Of this char
acter from Washington people. The matter
was talked over in our mess al dinner to-day,
1t was deprecated, of course, by the MAORI
ty, and especially by some of the honOrabies.
A German student present, who lately came
over de pig Uater, had not heard of it. The
facts were stated to him. Well, said q
Southerner at my elbow, ought not that Cap
tain to be fogged alive! ''lf dish ish vor
republican government" said the German
81 hopsh that de steamboat will be blowed t
the divel, beforsh they cotch him" Amen
thought |, before ! had time to consider up
on the heinOus character of such a thought
| however retracted, and thought it would b,
best to wish her hard upon some Polk snag
or on shore. What will become of this city
if the unrewarded laborers, whose souls an,
bodies belong to the noble guardians of A
merican liberty in this far-famed spot, shal
NuhO cuSh iAh u ' hSbO
ria's regions! | know not. All kinds Q
threats are openly made against the abolition
lists of the District. | think, however, tina
these clustering pimps of the slave powe
will not presume to carry their designs int
execution. They not only quail before tn
omnipotemt power of truth, but before tn,
freeman who dares to defend it. If man ha
no right, either by divine or human laws, I
hold property in man, then away with tina
false d~elicacy that would not congratulate
those sixty-three slaves if they are so fortu
nate as to obtain that precious boon of liber
ty which they so much pant after. And
have as much right to express my congratu
lations in their behalf, as Congress has t
express its congratulations in favor of tn
French people.
Good bye for the present, Mr.. Democrat
the senior is here, and | intend to throw tn
responsibility on to him for the present.
Now for a ramble. Il. l.. S.