The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-04

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Boston Republican.
| THILLING NARRATIVE. AT the meeting or
| Wednesday evening, fugitive slave, newly ma
med Henry Boa Brown, came TO the platform, by
invitation, and related his adventures, while es-
Gaping from the house of bondage.
Henry a slave in Virginia. He has, or
h ad, vile and three children, for whom their
master asked $3.50. The husband and father
made incredible exertions to purchase them, and
succeeded in raising $500. The remaining $50
were advanced by his own master, who had a lien
upon the wife and children. After buying his
family, Henry rented house tor them, but he
soon became involved as his master claimed the
largest portion OF his earnings One morning he
went of to his work, but on returning found that
his wife and children had been seized, sold upon
the auction block to the slave traders, and were
to be transported out of the State. They were
sold for 81 $50. After this sad event, his mas
ter seized Epon the furniture provided for the
slave wife, sold it and pocketed the proceeds.
! Henry remarked, nth the deepest pathos, that
after his wife and children were stolen, his art
was broken He had learned to sing, to Tighten
the tedium of his labor, and for the qualification
OF his fellow captives, but now he could not sing.
His thoughts were far away in the rice. swamps
OF Carolina or the cotton plantations Of Georgia.
His wife was not and his children were not, and
he refused to be comforted When the master,
noticing his dependency, told him he could get
another wife [southern morality Brown shook
his head the wife of his affections and the chill
dren OF his love, or none at all
Thoughts OF liberty now began to spring up
in his bosom. He had heard OF the abolihonists,
and determined to escape to them if was posi-.
BILE. He became frugal, saved with more than
miser's eagerness every cent he could lay claim
to, until he had amassed sufficient sum for his
purpose. The means used for escape were OF
the most unprecedented character With the as
sistance OF friend, arrangements were made for
him to escape in box, which was TO be forward
ed to friends of the slave in Philadelphia, care.
fully marked as valuable package
The friend who assisted him in this plot took
all his money, about $50, and his clothes. Brown
could offer no objections though it LETT him pen.
niless. Yet with Roman heart, he was true to
the hxed purpose of his soul he was on his way
10 liberty. The box used for this extraordinary
night was only three feet, one inch long, and
too feet str inches deep. In this diminuitive
box he was transported from Richmond TO Phila
delphla by railIoa and steamboat, distance of
SUI miles, amid perils SO great that the mind
shudders when they contemplated.
On board of the steamboat while going I'D the
Potomac, the box was set on end, which placed
brown head d0tcnaCGrd. How long he remain
ca In THIS fearful position, he does not know but
he mentally resolved to die, if die ne must, with
out making sign, which might involve those
who had been assisting him.
The next great peril which he encountered was
at the Baltimore depot at Washington The box
was roughly tumbled out of the transportation
wagon, and 1t rolled over two or three times -
This the unhappy fugitive thought was bad
enough, but he was horror stricken when it was
proposed not to forward the box until the next
DAY. In that event he would die. But he be.
! hought MN to pray, and while yet praying
superior officer ordered it to be forwarded. When
put into the baggage car he was again placed on
MS head, in which position he remained for the
space OF halt an hour. His eyes became swollen
nearly out OF his head; his veins were filled to
bursting, and he must have died. had not the DO.
sitlon been providentialIy changed
Inc Dox arrived safely in Philadelphia to its
destination. The friends who were anxiously
waiting Tor it were assembled in a room with the
doer locked. They were afraid to move. Thew
feared that the inmate was dead, as he made no
noise Finally one, more firm than the rest.rap
ped on the box, "Is all right here 20 in friendly
tone. "All right" was the brief response from
within. The friends were overcome bv their
emotions, and one of them, finding speech ex.
claimed, "You are the greatest man in Amer
ica."
AS for Brown, he was joyful, his fatigues were
nothing, his sufferings were forgotten. He was
Tree he breathed the air of liberty. That one
thought swallowed up all Others After stretch
ing himself for moment. he breathed forth he
ieelings OF his soul in song of solemn praise for
MS oehverance. Without premeditaton he burst
our IN singuarly melodious voice this appropri-
waited patiently, and the Lord my God delivered me-.
What heroism, what self. denial, what energv
Oh purpose are here manifested. The sincerity
and strength OF faith in the Providence of Oh
we must admire and respect Such Il ~ -
who has been added 10 the freemen Of tbe Nor,h
Let MIN be received as brother beloved.
| NEW YORK. June 2-C.,o,. rI:.