The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-11
Our Baltimore Correspn ndence.

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A Not Of Runa,eay Saves Captured BY Penn
syiraaions--A Rscrsart Postr'aster--Er Of
Aboittionrsm-Ner Underground Railroad
Melancholy Spieide, &c.
The excitement in this vicinity relative to the
recent movements Of abolitionists, in stimpedIng
slaves, is very great, as large numbers have re-
Gently been spirited away.
The cars from York, Pennsylvania, yesterday
morning brought down, in a close burden car. at
tached to the train, party Of five negroes, young,
hale, and hearty. looking fellows, who had been
captured by party OF Pennsylvania. near
Shrewsbury, which is about two miles beyond the
Pennsy lvania lire. IL appears that, on Wednesday
evening, they traled party Of four negro men to
the house Of a negro who has farm in that vi
ciniiy, and were threatened with death IL they en-.
tered his premises to modest the runaways. After
considerable barley, they succeeded in deceving
the negroes into the belief that they were their
fiends, and that they would give themselves up,
they would help them TO escape.
The negroes then allowed themssl Ives TO be tied
together with ropes, which they supposed to be
merely sham to prevent any one else from seixing
them as runawsys, and they were thus marched
through Shrewsbury, on their way to the railroad
switch. whilst passing through the town, a num-
Der Of the philanhropsts followed after them, and
Mr.. Brown, the postmaster Of Shrewsbury, cut
lht ftIfrs ana succeeded IN securing Two OF the
seven, whe are doubtless by this time far oil on
the underground railroad. II Is TO be hoped that
President Fillmore will evince his respect for the
rights OF property and his constitutional duties, by
ordering his prompt dismissal,
They finally cached the depot when the slaves
were seized and forced into a burden cu, and
locked up. One of them drew pistol, and in his
silor to shoot one OF hs espiors. put bali through
hts own arm. They reached the city about eight
O'Clock, and had by that time become quite tame
and submissive. On being questioned as to where
they were from, two acknowledged that they be-
,onged to Baltimore county. one TO Calvert, one to
Montgomery, and one 10 Prince Georges county.
They were then asked how they all managed to
meet togethe-, and travel such distance, without
detection. when one of them replied that they
managed that for One Of the officers remarked,
" ou mean the abotionists. suppose" to which
another OF the party responded. "les, masss, de
dem 'bonionisis do us more harm dan good-al.
ways getting ne into trouble" One Of them then
asked an officer what would be done with them
and he replied that he supposed their masters
would not trust them again, but send them off 10
WORK IN The cotton helds OF Georgia, which caused
mem all TO JOIN Ia a denuncistion Of the aboli-
tioBsis,
ways, express their belief that there IL snl at
ietft sly more concealed IN the neighborhood Of
shrewsbury; and a. party Of seven escaped from
NE cry on sunday last, II is supposed they have
taken that track.
The Shrewsbury route is noe the one chosen by
the aboltiobists, being just beyond the State line,
and ing surround, By large number 81 Dun
kard families WHOSE creed, with regard to slavery,
u similar TO that OF the luaker, every facility "
given them.
About two months since, a party Of sixteen slaves
wer. arrested near Shrewsbury, and brought back
m The care, by two citizens Of Shrewsbury, who
rem mem on before any law movement could b.
made 10y the sbolitionists They received 5000
IN gold for their services. from Colonel Berry, the
owner OF the ssves, which has had ts effect ~ en-
couraenR others to be on the look out This is
me second party Of runawsys that have since been
brought back.
"A young man, named Richard Robinson, " ster-
day morning shot himself in the head, whilst at
The breakfast table il his mothers house. II APP
Ieafe that he had SEINE words With his mother re-
lsii,s TO his separation from his VIII ~hes Ne got
~ from the table, and remarLisg, at have not
lived lIhe man, can die like nan," drsws
revolver and blew his brain. cut