Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-07-21

the death Of her child was the consequence.
They, however, succeeded in making their
escape. The STAKEHOLDER declared that if
this company succeeded in getting of, their
slaves would run away in droves. Recent
events prove that their apprehensions were
not groundless.
About one week since, three men were dis
covered, and pursued in Morgan township,
Gallia county, by four loyal Ohioans, and
one of the three, a man Of sixty, was taken;
the other two escaped. This took place on
Saturday. They kept their victim closely
confined and watched in the neighborhood
until Monday in the meantime holding a
drunken revel over him, in joyful anticipa-
ton Of being enriched by the reward Of for
ty dollars, which had been offered for his APP
ptehension. These four betrayers, who
boosted that they were the heroes of many
battles, started with their prize for Virginia,
but while on their way, they were accosied
by a little, obscure constable, who demanded
their authority for taking the man forcibly
out of the State but they, "simple souls
that they were," had neglected to ask leave
of the foster mother of slavery-the Govern
%ment-thus forcibly to remove him. Had
they only condesceuded to ask the old ma
irons consent, she would freely have given
it, to carry the old man of sixty TO any part
of the United States where he might be sup
posed 10 lowe service or labor" all the con-
stables in the Union, and James X. Polk to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
The hunters being unable to show legal
authority, pressed on, alternately beating the
man and horse to accelerate their speed but
the man, who, they said, was SO anxious to
go back TO his master, seemed suddenly to
change his mind, and refined in his horse,
and retarded their flight, SO that the consta-
BILE was enabled to overtake them after pur-
suing about half a mile and, though unarm-
ed and alone, this little hero commanded the
peace, and told the colored man to dismount.
One of the company presented a rifle to his
breast, and swore if he did he would blow
him through. The constable told him he
dare not, and the mar got of. Then they
all dismounted, and a general scufle ensued,
they brandishing their guns, pistol and clubs.
One presented a pistol to the constable's
breast, again swearing that he would shoot
him.. The constable told him he dare not;
and by the time his brother came up, he had
succeeded in getting the man some distance
back-and by his assistance they got him to
their mothers house, all the time contendinp
against the four captors. They then opened
the door and told the man 10 60 in, which he
did, and they shut The door. The bully then
turned back, but our little hero was not done
with them yet. The man whom he had res
cued told him that the %rufians had got his
pistol; he again pursued them and demand
ed it; they claimed it as their own, but he
persisted in demanding it until they acknow-
lodged that it did belong to the colored man,
and gave it up. He returned it to the own
er, and told him that he had now done his
duty, and had nothing more to do with him,
The colored man left the house, and was
soon In a fair way to be out of the reach of
his pursuers. Two of the captors were ar
rested on a States warrant for kidnapping,
and brought before Esq. Buzzard, of Wilks-
vile, Mr.. Simpson, Esq. appearing on be-
half of the State, and Mr.. Wilcox on hehalf
Of the prisoners. The trial commenced on
Thursday, and continued until three o'clock
on Friday morning. Among the witnesses
on behalf of the State was a boy who evil
IDENTIFY had considerable of African blood
He was Of course challenged by the counsel
t for the prisoner, but the court overruled the
| objection, and the witness was admitted
t Mr.. Simpson made an able and energetic
t speech on behalf of the State, and concluded
! with a lecture on abolition to an audience, a
= part Of which never could be got out to heal
such a lecture on any other occasion. Among
them were two slave hunters from Virginia
Simpson told them that the slaves they wer,
l hunting had taken their passage on the un
derground rail road, and, as that track termi,
mated right in the jaws of the British Lion, i
was not very likely that they could get them
but he endeavored to console them by tellinl
them that the fugitives were now breathin,
more free air in one day than they ever ha,
done in their lives before The prisoner
: were bound over to court and gave bail.
have been thus particular in detailing
-" the above facts, as they are so notorious her
l. that further publicity can do no harm. o.
contemplating the defeat of those slave hunt
l. ers we are reminded of the lines of Whittier
10 :" Ho!-A Aims for the hunter, all wear
IN and faint,