Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-08-25
WHOLE NO. 2os.
Letter from T. N. Barrett to bis Father,
SrAnrANuvaen, s. O., july %. las,

SPARrANsuReH ,. u, July %, lS4S,
w Dca, Father
You have been but too correctly informed
by the newspapers. | am indeed in prison
and would have informed you sooner, but
how could | pain your kind heart by the sad
newst Oh, with a fathers tenderness You
reared me and have loved me, and IN your
old days have brought sorrow and a~fIiction
upon you, IL pains me, my father, il pains
me 10 my hearts core. You saw in your lei.
Ger 10 the Clerk here, that | left YOU with a
character untarnished. My father, you will
believe me-, you will love me. lei the world
say what they will Of mel have committed
no crime, been guilty Of no deed that ought
70 BRING reproach or censure upon any ONE
no, 1, tor whom you feel so much soiicitude,
ailhough am in prison and may never see
you again in this world, have not stained
yoar naHae with infamy by the commission
OF any cnme. L am charged with having cifs
cnia'ed aJoition Now, my faith
err, you viii believe me, | have circulated no
documents OF any kind in the State OF South
Carolina, nor violated any law Of the State
so far as ! know. Bear il in mind that | tell
yon so, and although death may close nav
eyes an eternal sleep before | ever see YOU
again, when you shall hear that appearances
are against me, and see my name aspersed in
the public prints, remember what | told you,
and treasure II in your heart, that l Inn inno-
cent-ihat am the victim of the schemes,
misconduct, and infafuation of others, and
that ! now suffer for what others have done,
and for which they ought 10 be responsible.
My story is simply this; | came here as
The agent Of Il. Harwood e. Co., Of Cincin-
natl, to procure materials for publishing a
Gazetteer. | came here in the early part Of
Tire season, intending TO go north as the wea-
lher grew warmer, and finally around TO oef
Old home in VirgiRia-thence to Cincinnati
and 10 Dublin. | found documents afoas in
the State which were obnoxious to the people,
and which gave me some trouble as people
suspected me for having some connection
with them. But knowing myself clear Of
their circulation, I felt no fears and proceeded
with my labors. came to this place with an
anxious heart, for ! had written to Sarah and
expected an answer at iiris place from ona
whom 1 tenderly loye-my dear sister. As
soon as 1 had taken lodgings at a hotel, tho
people came upon me with two letters, one
from Dnblin, which ! was much pleased 10
see, hat on opening il, Oh Sarah, IL panied
ne, IL was not fromyou. Why did you non,
aoy dear sister Mite me a simple letter as I
refdes1ed. fheb PefhaFs fggW HaTe ess
capped this prison. But dom blame Won in
the least-nor do | blame Mr.. Johnson, for [
hHoW NC Inlpnueu no narfn, but his Ietter in
jnred me. The other letter was ANONYMOUS
and contained a few Nos. Of this same OBJ.
noxlous document, which the writer request,
ed me TO circulate. 1t was enough-the PEG,
PIE were excited, and threw mo into prison
Neutrality-suspicious. 1 have since remained,-
(Ihis was on The 9Th of June.) Since when
other documents have been sent me making
the SATIRE request. Tire documents were ali
closely developed addressed TO persons in tho
State, and was requested TO drop them into
post Offices a!ong my way. Thus I was
made TO circulate them without knowing
what they were. But | did not circulate any
of them. The first that came 10 me was az
this place, and there is perhaps nothing in the
law against me, at least The attorneys | have
employed and my own Judgment is, that
there is little or no chance Of 'convicting me-
! can prove by my employers what l came
here for, and if Icould find the man who sent
me the Documents which I may yet do, that
they were sent to ne without my knowledge
or consent. And this ought certainly TO set
me clear-especially since they can have
nothing against me but vague circumstances.
The people are excited, however, and it will
be hard for me 10 have a fair hearing. The
penalty is one thousand dollars fine and one
years imprisonment in the county prison.
l can be balled out at one thousand dollars,
and HlIs must be in cash deposited here.