Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-02-01
Correspondence of the New York Evening Post.
The Chivalry in their Glory.
Sale Of Long, he .httV Io,k Fugitive.
RIcuMoNp, Va, Jan. 1S.


II WINS announced in the daily papers of
yesterday, that Henry Long would be sold
this morning, at ten O'Clock, at nm auction
mart near The City Hotel. AT that hour The
people began to assemble. A few minutes
after ten, Henry Long WAS brought into the
auction room and seated near two women
having infant clildrcn-two boys about ten
years of age, aud Two smaller children-all
TO be sold.
Long maintained, evidently forced smile,
and was much ugtuted. 1t was only when
spoken to that he appeared relieved. There
were many soon gathered nbout him, togeth-
or with myself, who put various questions to
him. ! shall detail the conversation in II
categorical form, us the trucst and shortest
mode of conveying all that is necessary in
regard TO such speculaiious as have been
made about him. Ills manner throughout,
was modest and civil, aud his replies TO qucs-
tions, which were very much the same, re-
peated over TO him by the different parties
coming to sec him, were sensible. There
was no disposition to Use taunting language
10 him. On the contrary, soft and persuasive
Language was adopted, such as the slave
dealers use TO make them believe they arc
going to glory.
Long, are You glad to get back to Virgin
ia? We'll, often thought would like TO
come back sometime, but meant TO come
independently. They say you played the
fiddle That is not true, know nothing
about handling fiddle, wouldn't know
how to touch string; the story is all made
up for Inc. Didn't you sing or play "Carry
me back to old Yirginia?" No! that's not
true either, its all made up. Have you got
family? | have got wife in New York.
She is white woman, said some one, isn't
che, Long? So the papers say? Then,
said Long, suppose il must be so, if the
papers say so. But, Long, did you give
sanction TO the story, or is there any found
ation for it? No. Long said one man, in
meek and benefcent tone, were the aboli-
tionists good to you; why didn't they come
10 you when you was sick aud take care OF
you? never knew anything of them until
] was arrested. We'll, what did they do for
you then? Why they seemed TO he friend.
ly. DO you suppose you were as well off as
you would have been here, where you would
be cared for If you was sick, with somebody
TO look after you and be kind TO you? Well
j don't know; the people there always spoke
well of you here. mot very appropriate
answer, nevertheless the one that was
given.l Now, Long, hadn't you rather be
back here, slave in Virginia, than TO he
NV h ANN" AWNt hnNl uOut cure
anything abou; you, you know, now, do
they? l don't know about ,hat--I dom,
want TO answer that. Amt yon sorry you
are brought back? Well, the best of men
have their downfalls.
Such is, literally, the conversation, rs Far rs
itgoes, with Long. Under the peculiar cir.
cuInstances under which he was situated, il
will be seen how much il bears the innprcs,
OF truth, aud how naily it contradicts all TIM
has been said as 10 tho particulars referred 10
After being thus, with others, participating
in the conversation With Long, until nbou
hali-past ten o'clock, when probably 20I
persons had collected in tho room and abou
the doors, the nuctioneer, a very good look
ing man, called out,-"Nhoeyer is going Il
buy niggers will come down 10 the oihe
office" large number followed OIL Il
several doors beyond, when il was under
stood thut the sale of Long would not TAX
place until that was over.
Al that other office, were about twent
slaves, of both sexes, and variety of oges
Ono legitimate black, about % years q
age, sold for $780, An old man sold 70
about Se5. a good looking muaito hoy O
l9, WAS knocked off at $500. His mother
who is cook here in the city, was present
The boy had been ia factory here. Whe,
he found that he had TO 90 TO Danyille. n,
burst INFO tears,--the mother, too, sobbin.
and signing IN q subducd aud smotherec
tone, exhibited a spontaneous hurst Of grie
that mas irresistible 10 Them. Tho boy snic
that he had been al DaDville before; that there
Was no chance for him 10 make ANYTHING
'nat they worked him fom daylight untiI
dark and agnin weeping bitterly, he turned
away perfect pesonilication OF foylor,
hope; iremned TO where Long Was. awni,
ing his execution. by that ,inie-ntow, n
o'cloclS--a number OF the menbc,s Of III,
Convention aud of the Legislature conrre
gated about, aud hundreds We're coming an
bo'nE, thus contributing 10 a large numbc
i'erpaien'ly there. All continued in tht
n)ainer until after II o'clock, when The sal
Uas flushed at the corner, aud another a,
rOilncalnenf IYns nndl, NJ the door of L on.