Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-03
Why The Difference ?

A young man in Germany assembled the
friends OF freedom there, and marched against
the oppressors of his land. lie failed in his
attempt to secure liberty for himself and his
companions, and came to this country, where
all classes vie with each other in showing
their appreciation of the noble conduct Of
HEcKER. Another, who claims the Emerald
Isle as the land Of his nativity, who was a
leader in The recent attempt which the hatefs
of English tyrants made to redeem that land,
and upon whose head a ptice was set by the
British Government, fled from his home and
sought a refuge upon our shores. And warm
was the welcome which the Irish patriot
McGRE received. There is yet another, of
the nau.e Of Moses, who dwelt in a land
where hoary winter is scarcely known save
by name, who was unable to cope with the
tyrant who oppressed him, for on the side OF
the oppressor there was power. And he too
fed from his home; but when the American
steamer, on which he had embarked, neared
the place Of her destination, the captain
ireacherously put about, and threw the fugi-
tive into prison in a city that was in league
with the government from whose power he
fled. Had such an act been done to HEcKER,
or had MCGEE been landed in Halifax and
thrown into prison there, the entire Ameri-
can people would have cried shame and
hsaped execrations upon the captain who thus
became the TOOL of the ,yrant. But not so
when that other lover of liberty-MosEs-
was betrayed. No word of condemnation
was uttered, no indignation expressed
Those who would know, "Why the Differ
e%nce," may learn i, from the following state
ment from a Philadelphia paper.
On Tuesday last, as the steamboat Column
bus was coming up the river Delaware, on
her passage from Charleston, S. C., and be-
ing behind her time in consequence of not
starting until Saturday instead Of Thursday
previous, the matches were removed so as 10
be ready TO unload on the moment Of arrival,
and a slave found among the cargo. The
Captain put the ship about and returned TO
New Castle, where the slave was landed
and put in prison. 1t appears that on Thurs
day, the regular day of sailing, a box was
placed on board the steamer at Charleston,
and was directed TO E. Mirshaw of Philadel-
phia. This box contained the slave, a loaf
of bread, and a jug of water. 1t being about
the last thing shipped, it was, of course,
placed near the hatchway. When the hatch
was removed, the end Of the box was found
TO be broken out, and a bale of cotton cut
nearly in half. The delay Of two days of the
steamer at the wharf in Charleston, not be.
ing expected by the shipper of the slave, no
provision was made for the additional time,
and the runaway was forced by hunger and
thirst, to break loose from his narrow place
of confinement.
He CROPPED his way about the cargo, and
in his search after something 10 eat, he found
a box containing some cake and wine, which
a newly married couple had shipped to their
friends in this city. The slave, of course,
did not hesitate long what 10 do. He drank
the wine and ate the cake; both of which,
no doubt, were exceedingly refreshing and
palateable to him. A box Of pomegranates
also fell within his search, and he satisfied
his hunger on them. His name is Moses,
and he belongs to a young lady, a Miss Mary
Brown, who resides beneath the sunny cline
of Charleston the shipper, Of course, is I'M
known, and the consignee, f. Mirshaw, is
fictitious. There were two free persons Of
color on board the steamer, and it is strong
ly suspected that they could untold a tale
that would reveal all.-Neus.