The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-08

had not the courage 10 suffer patiently. The scene was
terrific The waters broke high around us, and many
were fearful. After very severe night we arrived al
the mouth of Milwaukee river, which We with great DIT
fculty were able enter and after running aground
twice at length reached The wharf. Here Capt Cotton
declared he would not 10 again that day.
resolution that none of us wished m TO reconsider.
The rain poured down in torrents all day. and the cold
made coats and fires very agreeable. We were obliged
to keep close in vessel.
We learned here that the people not only pleas
ed with the action of the Buffalo Convention, but were
rayng to give their delegates such reception as would
be gratifying to men who had faithfully done their
duty The accounts we received for the cause of Free
Democracy were cheering, The people are truly in>
formed of the state of affairs Our friends, Croker,
leading Democrat OF other days, Codding an ancient
Wing, and Booth of The late Liberty party, who went
up TO Buffalo and fraernized after absence from the
boat Of several bour', returned TO with
from the people, that the State Of Wisconsin, wil give
her vote for Freedom and Van Barren.
The "Amencan Freeman" the first paperwe had seen
since we left Buffalo, and which has heretofore support
ed Hale appeared 10 with the flag of Van Buren, and
Adams, and goes into the contest heartily. The "Dally
Wisconsin" the leading Cass paper in the State, pub,
lshed the resolutions of the Buffalo Convention without
word Of complaint or insnuation upon the motives
of the who went there, The editor rebukes the
Taylor press for the bitter partisan abuse they heap up
MIR. Van Buren,. His friends tell us it will not be
long ere he raises the flag and joins the army of Free,
dom, in the great contest with Slavery.
We had, on The boat, as passenger, gentleman who
SAID he hailed from Missouri away down the Arkan.
border where slavery considered as dvinely or
dained At first be not much MOTTO ed he kept his
room very quietly listened to what was said Of
the institution. remark of DIR. Dyer, that he under>
stood the ramifcations of the underground railroad
brought him out. hot discussion eusued between him
and the Doctor, in which the Missourian waxed wro,h
and his oaths fell heavily upon pous ears He ask
ed the Doctor if he would steal slaves "Seal slavesn
said the Doctor, "No, but would preserve TO every
man The rights which God gave him " "Then you are not
willing we should enjoy properly" "said the Mssou>
ran "you of those ldwless vagabonds who go
about the country, browsing in every bodys pasture but
your own. If you'd steal slaves you'd steal horses
The community ought to be rid Of you" II am going
rid you Of OF your chatels some of these 6ne
days. said the Decor. Perhaps you don't know me.
I'll explain the superintendent of that railway that
you drivers have stch fear OF. The branches Of il ex
tend far into Kentucky and Missouri even almost 10 the
Arkansas border. In short time hope il will be ex
tended TO your plantation and if we can't get any of
your cattle TO ride on it, we'll give you ride gratis and
run you right into free soil. Well run YOU till you feel
thaH t1cdses did with his double barreled gun
The started back and exclaimed: NThen YOU are
that ID Dyer that has stole many of our slaves
You are an outlaw, sir you deserve be hung There
is only one law whose protection you ought to enjoy,
and that is the which gives u.s. in Missouri the priv
llege 10 hang you the first o. if we could catch
you there. thought you thief when first saw
you. You are an abomnation to the South But Won
gentlemen, do not counIenance stealing That man. .
pointing TO the Doctor, "has stolen more than five hun
dred of slaves, and if can catch him. we'll keen
him in peniIentiary during the next ten
We told him he might hug bis blessed institution, and
beat bis slaves on his plantation to his hearts con,
tent but if we found them beyond his borders, superior
force only could recover Them "That," he said "woud
be violation OF the law and constitution and would lead
TO a dissolution of the Union. He feared if there were
many such men in the North, there would be no
further eeuriy for property. "WelI said the Doctor
"there is getting TO be quite body of men in
The North, who determined on dissolution of the
government with slavery wherever they can find il unit
ed. We advise you, however to go out Of the I'm.
ion IN hurry; if you do, your negroes will bring YOU
back again. II you should conclude to 90 GU, of the
Union, we will eadeavor, by the grace of God during
your absence TO put you chattels in upright position.
tina, when YOU get back you shall see what difference
there belween and those poor beings your laws
term cattle" The Mssourian was soTeIy yexed. and
told the Doctor be might find tree short of Missouri 10
hang They could protect themselves in more than
one way. The world Of lanaticsm and slavery would
miss him one Of these days. In that event. said gen
eman u.s. the slave would lose his best frend and
adviser at the West The Doctor balanced himself ON
bis huge cane and said, "y friend you are as welcome
aud as safe in Illinois, you be al home. We shall
neither hang you nor shut you up in prison for your talk
but you entertain any sinister design against any man
among US, black white keep always in remems erance
the fate Of Hodges" "Hodges be hanged and you too,
Tor pack OF aboitionists" The man left us at Mill
~aukee, declaring he would ride no further with such
gang of desperad,es.
During the evening after the storm had somewhat
abaled, we began TO feel voracously hungry A few
OF u.s. including the Doctor called upon the cook 10 give
MS wholesome supper. We asked the Doctor 10 ,e
us oil his affair with Hodges He sad he was standing
on the steps Of the American Aonsa Z, rL:L.-.