Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-16
The SIarc-Tradc opposite Washington,
7S n. Editor Of the 1iib,,n.

To he Editor Of the Tribune:
The following letter was received n few
days ago by Mrs. Nancy Cartwright, a res
pectable colorcd woman, for several wears
resident in this City, who has purchased her
own freedom, and redeemed a part of her
children from Slavery, by her own industry,
aided by the liberulity Of her friends;
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. %, 1850.
Ny Dear Mother: take this opportunity Of
writing you few lines, to inform you that
nm in Bruins ynii, and Aunt Sally and all
her children, and Aunt Hagar and all her
children, and grandmother is almost crazy.
My dear mother, will you please 10 come on
ms soon as You can? expect to 20 away
very shortly. Oh, mother my dear mother,
do not forsake me, for feel desolate. Please
TO come now. Your daughter,
EMILY RUSSELL.
P.S.-Ifyou do not come as far as Alexand-
ria, come to Washington, and do what you can
At the suggestion of several friends, and
by the request of the mother, a letter was
written and mailed to Alexandria, as follows
NEw-YoRx, Jan. %, 1850.
Mr.. Joseph Bruin. Sin: Mrs. Nancy Cart.
wright has learned that you have come into
the possession of her daughter Emily as
well as her two sisters, Sally and Hngar,
with their children. Emily supposed that
you design to send them TO Southern mark
Ct but from what know of you, have no
idea that you prefer 10 do so, (other things
being equally against the wishes of such q
mother MS Nancy is. Will you tell me by
return of mail, at what price you will sell
Emily Russell TO her mother, and how long
you will give her to make up the amount
also, at what price you hold her sisters and
their children? shall confidently expect a
reply from You Immediately, and in the mean
time, that you will not dispose of them.
WILLIAM HARMED, 81 John-st
To which have just received the follow
ing answer:
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 81, 1850.
Den Sir: When ! received your letter
had not bought the negroes you spoke of
but since that Ime have bought them. All
Il have to say about the matter is that we paid
very high for the negroes, and cannot afford
TO sell the girl Emily for less than EIGH-
TEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. This may
seem high price to you, but Cotton being
very high consequently Slaves are high
We have two or three offers for Emily from
gentlemen from the South. She IS said 10 be
he finest looking tcomdn IN this country. As
for Hagar and her seven children, we will
take $2,500 for them. Sally and her four
children we will take for them $4,000. You
may seem little surprised at the difference
in prices, but the difference ia the negroes
makes the difference in price. We expect
to start South with the negroes on the 9Th
February, and if you intend to do any thing
you had better do it soon.
Yours, respect, BRUIN g. HILL.
WM. HARMED, Esq, New-York.
We have concluded to postpone our an
swer to this liberal offer until the readers of
The Tribune have been made acquainted
with the fncts developed in the correspond
ence. Any comment of mine upon il is
surely unnecessary. We are constantly told
that "thc people of the Free States know
nothing about Southern Slavery" The pub
lication of these letters will at least throw a
little light ~ on the subject, and enable them
TO form some idea of the system of which
Hon. A. G. Brown of Miss. said in the Hall
of Representatives ON "Wednesday last in
stead of Slavery being great social, moral
and political curse, Il IS a blessing 10 the mas
Ter and The siape." W. II.