Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-16
rHRILLINe SCENE.

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1t had been announced that ON this evening,
Betsey Blakely, the young girl who escaped
few weeks since, from Wilmington, N. G.,
TO Boston would be present Samuel May,
Jr, told her story in substance as follows
To night we have with us a young slave
girl, who, i'm the very midst of the present
winter, left her home in North Carolina, left
even her little child, and fed fiom the suf-
ierings and terrible outragcs TO which she
had been subjected, TO Northern climnte
and land of strangers. Having accidental
ly learned that, on the day following, ves-
sci was to sail for Boston from the town
where she lived, (Wilmington,) she determin-
cd to put in execution n plan of escape she
had long been forming. In the darkness OF
night she got, unseen, on board the vessel,
and sccreted herself in dark and narrow
hole, used for the slowing away of cordnge
having provided herself with n bag of
bread aud bottle or two of water. There
she lay four tceeks for, on account of head
winds, the vessel did not get to sea for
week or more, and then had rough pas
sage. Three or four days before arriving at
Boston, she was discovered in her hiding
place by the mate. lie learned who she
was, and generously supplied her with re-
freslments. lie told no one of her being on
board and on reaching Boston helped her to
find temporary home 1t has been said
that the mate was knowing to her escape;
but she AYERS that neither he nor any one
else knew of her being in the vessel until
just before reaching Boston. Such had been
her sufierings in her damp, dark and confined
position, that she could scarcely stand up
right on going ashore, and her feet were
found TO be badly fiost-btten. The girl was
the slave of George w. Davis of Wilmington,
who, though an American, is British Consul
for that port, and by whom she has been
most brutally and basely treated, os she de-
clares.
What followed shall be told in the words
of Miller MKim, as given in the letter al
ready alluded to:
The Hall was well filed, and among the
audience and near the platform, was pointed
ont to me Frederika Bremen, sitting by the
side of Charles Sumner, who had accompa-
MED her 10 the meeting. Samuel May, Jr.,
presented the girl TO the audence--a most
interesting looking creature she wos-and
related her story. lie was followed by Lucy
Stone, who made an appropriate and most
touching speech. There were many over
flowing eyes in the house. Miss Bremen lis
tened with deep attention and evident feel
ing.
After Lucy Stone the colored man spoke.
He was illiterate, but had the eloquence of
nature, and spoke with great effect. Then
followed Quincy in an admirable speech,
and after him came Wendell in one of his
most eloquent efforts. The effect of the
whole was electric, and the audience was
deeply moved. Miss Bremen, whom l OBJ
served closely, kept her eyes fixed upon the
speakers as they successfully took the stand,
and seemed to listen with wrapt attention.
At the conclusion of the meeting, collec-
ton was taken up for the benefit of the girl
aud noticed that when the hat came round
to Miss Bremen she rose from her seat as i'll
in testimony of her feelings, and put in her
contribution. She had previously sent up to
the girl a splendid boquet of flowers which
she had brought with her to the meeting.--
This was handsome in our distinguished
Swedish guest, was it not?
The Board of Managers of the Society
were instructed, in its name and on its be-
half to memoraize the British Government,
representing the case and conduct of George
Washington Davis, Her Majesty's Consul for
Wilmington, N. c., in relation to American
Slavery, and requesting his removal from
that office as an act demanded by the spirit
of Civilization, the voice of Humanity, and
the dignity of the Empire.