Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-15
From the 1rue Democrat.
Horrors Of the Slave Trade in Washington.
WAsmINeToN, May %, 1850.

WASHINGTON, May %, 1850.
In the National Intelligencer (daily) will
be found the advertisement of SLAVE dealer,
which has grdoed the columns of that ma
tional Wing organ since the first of the
present month. This barbarian ndvertises
for ten thousand dollars worth of men and
women, and his head quarters are at Kings
Hotel, on Pennsylvania Avenue, near the
Capitol of the United States, under the pro-
lection of the American flag. lie desires to
purchase these human chattels for the South
ern market, and up to the present time ho
has had very good success in his devil-dis-
grnciug business here--mdny sales aud good
bargains. This, however, is a mere prelude
10 II heart-rendng incident resulting from
this monsters employment.
A short distance from my residence lived
u very honest aud industrious colored wo-
man, with some half dozen chidren.- This
woman was employed as n cook by fami-
ly near the Capitol. by her industry and
good department, she had gained the esteem
of all who knew her, and, though n slave,
she was permitted to apply portion of her
wages TO the support Of her family, and was
making efforts to purchase her freedom.
As was passing down the Avenue yester-
day, saw, near the railroad depot, crowd
OF people gathered around two rufiian fell
lows who had this colored woman in their
custody, bound hand and foot. She could
not stand upon her feet, her hands were tied
| behind her, and she was moaning as though
in great anguish, and, in broken sohs be-
seeching the bystanders TO protect her,
Blood was running profusely from a fright
iul wound in her head, and with ruthless
hands she was rudely thrust into hack, and,
under the guardianship of her nliscreant
captors, was hurried off 10 Williams slave
pen.
Upon inquiry, learned that while enga-
ged ~ her usual vocations, a constable laid
hands upon her, and ordered her TO follow
him to the slave pen. Had thunderbolt
crushed her to the earth, she could not have
been more shocked than at this summons.
She reluctantly obeyed. Her steps, how
ever, were NOT sufficiently rapid to suit the
convenience of the fellow who attended her,
and laying hold OF her with considerable
violence, he attempted TO force her on fnster
But he was baked in his intentions for sho
refused 10 so at all, unless he kept his hands
off of her.
"By God ~ says the constable, am see if
you won't go" and with that he attempted
to carry his threat into execution. But he
had no sooner commenced his desperate
work, than he found himself sprawling upon
his back, and the woman standing over him
in n menacing attitude, and resolutely in
forming him that she would not be "drdgged
over 10 the pen" by him,--she would 7" die
first" She would ago peaceably il he
would keep his hands of her, and not other
wise."
The fellow was allowed to get up, when
he again undertook the driving process, but
he could not move her, and called Justify up
ON the numerous spectators that had gather
ed round for help. But not man moved,
although he threatened, raved and swore, as
an officer, TO arrest them. A brother consta-
ble, however, soon came TO the scene of nc
ton, and TO his rescue. But she was too
much for the two together, and handled them
both as though they were mere infants in her
grasp.
Having worried them both out, declaring
all the while, however, that she would go
peacenbly il they would keep their hands off,
one of the miscreants raised heavy cane,
aud with furious and well-drected blow,
fellcd her senselcss TO the earth, and while
in that state they bound her, and, in her torn
and bloody garments, followed by the exc
crations and curses of the multitude, hurried
her off to the headquarters of these land pi-
rates, there to die, or await her shipment to
the Southern market.
Her little children, the while, were at
home. They knew nought of the capture
and treatment of their mother. You can ina
ginc their sorrow when left under such cir.
cumstances without protector. They arc
free, hut their mother is slave, in the hands
of men who have no fear of God before their
eyes, "whom no piety can ave." no benevo-
| lence consulate, no tears, 10 orphan cries, no
broken hearts, no dishonored name, no fears
of death, the judgment, and long eternity
| of woe can arrest. Yours.