Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-01
Fugitive Slaves,

For several days there have been among
us several persons fiom the South in quest of
fugiiyc Slaves. During the time the sub
Ject has been the topic of almost general
conversation. Not having been in tho way
oi observing events particularly, we can on
" give an occasional Oh dit as we gather it
from tile remarks of others.
There have been in the community, ii is
supposed, several Slaves, now being looked
hiter' Eleozer Carey, Esq. the Commis-
s'oner under the Fugitive Slave Law, has,
w''h llis usual energy aud promptness, reu-
ncrcd the pursuers every assistance in his
poWer' But as yet, bis efforts have not been
fucccsslul. At one timo il was said about
rVU blacks were congrcgated together, aud
farl OF them armed. A military company
was called out by the Commissioner They
paraded, making fine appearance, and
lnarched to the appointed place. Their oh
leet was TO protect the officer in the eXecu-
ion of the Commissioners writ. Finding
ro colorcd mon, the military returned and
were dismissed.
AT another time some patriotic young men
readily responded TO the call of AN officer
appointed by the Commissioner, aud formed
posse to uid in searching for Fugitive
slaves. They repaired to the appointed
place. but found no men, only n few women,
niost OF whom were without means of de-
lehse, except Two or three, who had few
butcherknWes and pot or two of hot wat
er, neither of which were used. In saying
tlcy had no means of defense, we do not
mean to say they bad no arms, for they had
sllose natural Nppondnges. But one of them,
However, we understood, offered TO Use them,
and she, insulting creature, only proposed TO
use them ia n most endearing manner, ns she
insolently addressed one OF the party. The
young gentlemen were all rcsolute, and made
the necessary search without molestution
and without finding fugitive.
We learn that two Southern men drove
down TO the residence Of jameson Harvey,
ESQ, in the lower part Of Plymouth few
days since, where they had learned fugitive
was employed. They met with Him as he
was returning to MIR. liarvey's with a team
Ono of tie men seized one of the horses
and attempted TO stop the team. The black
swung his whip, when the horses sprung
| forward, and tie man holding one OF them
| fell, aud rolled down lill they were ascend
| ing. The black thus made his escape. Th
Inirsuers mounted their own wagon, an
! lvnde chase. Ascending another hill, one {
| lheir horses fell down, and rolling over brok
fhe wagon, and thus the black made goo
| his retreat TO the house of Mr.. Harvey. A
he entered, The two Southern men approacl
ed the house hastily with cooked pistols j
hand. The black, we understand, aided B.
a female who happened to be there at Tia
time, fastened the doors. He then fed TO hi
bedroom, where hc armed himself with tw,
lon nded pistols.
The family, as might he supposed, wer'
greatly terrified at this display of fire arms
aud scarcely in their alright knew wha
they could or ought 10 do. Mr.. Harvey, who
had occasion TO go TO his store near by, wa'
sent for by the men, who made some demanC
of him, which, perhaps, il was not IN Ian
power to comply with. He had learned tina
the black had said he would not be taken
that he was armed, and that his feelings
were worked up into state of, perhops, fear
iul desperation. The pursuers being alsC
armed, the family greatly alarmed, MIR. Har
vey assured them he would make no resist
ance, nor aid TO prevent their arresting th,
black but that he could not tolerate ia,
thought of a murder being committed in hi
house. Their very appearance, with cocke'
pistols, was alarming. The men returned
TO town without the black, and made prepa
ration 10 prosecute Mr. Harvey at Williams
port-what for, we know not, as we under
stand Mr.. Harvey took no part in any move
meut, only declined putting himself in tn
way of cooked pistols. Aiterward, lsarnin
that the slave was valued at $GO0-and Nj
Harvey, not knowing whittier he had gon'
with most cOmmendable spirit of philar
thropy, offered to give the men $500, if the
would manuInit the slave. This they reiui
ed to take, preierriug to pursue Mr.. liarve
with the jiikesbuTe (Penn.) I'D. l2th