New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-17
AFugitive Doctor or Divinity set Free.


The following letter, which appeared in
The Tndependen, Of last week, affords q remarkable
illustration of the workings OF the peculiar instu-
ton and of the Fugitive slave Law, and WILDE read
witt deep interest by multitude. beside the mmedi
ate friends OF the man whose hstoiy il presents
Dr. Pennington D. tho pastor Of the shiloh rrcs5yis-
ran Church Of Tia. cry, and member OF ihe Third
Prosbytey
HARTFORD. Conn. Tuesday. Jne3
MEssRs. EDITORS: b. VIII probably interest most
OF your readers 10 know that the "chattc personal"
generally called Rev, Dr. Pennington. rs "a q FAR
way Of becoming man
DR. = was born the slave Of fnsbie iiigndn OF
Hagerstown, Maryland, by whom he was eftcgifa
bldo ksmith, though an important branch OF hs Gu
cation Wds iOrgOtcn-that of teaching hun ms let
tiers. Al the age OF about - he was regularly graiu-
atcd IN the peculiar institution - and Ms late master
certified 10 me IN wiring which now have IN iay
possession, and which We may regard as las dQoms,
that at tins time Jim was irsl rate blacksmith anu
well worth thousand dollars At this age icehnS
desire 10 see something Of tie world before he ds-
clded where to settle he one night took la,ty leave
and struck for the North star and finding after care
u observation that hc could locate himself more A.
yantageOusly elsewhere. be IA. never returned 70
the paternal roof" HIS experience Of the lnsu-
tuition" SATISFIED HIM that 1t was hrst-rale place %
emlgrate from
After his escape he found protection and assistance
IN Quaker family IN Pennsylvania, with whom no
renamed sometime and whose kindness he has ever
since remembered with lneKpre.lbe gratitude. Here
he began those studies which, Gysr since pursued
with unremtlng ardor and industry, have made bun
a nan OF intelligence ana "A scholar. lie had stolen
from Heaven a PTOmcIhean FIRE which made the chat
tel a living man.
After pursuing his studies for some years he entered
upon the Christian ministry, and as A Congregational
preacher was settled some years IN Hartford, and
since in New-YOrk. Hs history during the Lass half
OF tins time IS known the public.
About the year lsi4, Dir. T. disclosed 10 mc the
f.ff hat la ~ L. "a D
under the most solemn injunction Of secrecy, and told
al the time that he had never before dlyulged the
fact 20 any hyng person, except his Quaker friends
m Pennsylyana-not even to has VIE, so great !" a.
MS fear that, ~ some mlsadventure, the fact would
get abroad and expose hlm 20 danger. II was WIN
held from his wife however, mainly to save her from
dl>QWetlHg fears lie informed me that IN his studies,
no ms domestic lie, ana ID me discharge Oi ms paD-
Chla duties he was constantly burfencd with harass'
ing appreAenslCns u being seized and carried back
70 Slavery. The name which he bore was A.
sumed one that Of the chdtte was James Penn
broke. or more commonly, the household wori,'
jan. lie disclosed the fact 20 me that | might at
tempt negotiation With hs master, Tor the purchase
Of ms freedom accordingly wrote 10 Mr. Iugh-
nan 20 ascertain Oh what terms he would manunt
HIM, taking care 10 give hun no ntlmation OF Us
present name, or of ms residence Mr. T soon after
wrote ne that with regard 10 the ungrate,ul ser
want Of whom Aal written hlm--as servants we're
then very high Ia the maThethc could no, take les
than $500 adding IN postscript " Jim IS hrslraies
blacksmith, and Wei worth : 1000" As Mr. +. could
Lot raise 50 large ! sum, and Il Was a eKoroi-
tant puce for a bud M the BUSH" he decided 70
pursue the negotiation no farther. Mr. Tghman
clcd soon after
Tie PASSAGE Of Tie late Fugitive Slave law found
Nj. /. ln scotland and Tie arrests of fuglIlyes
under =, Of which he received frequent Intelligence,
hled hm With new aprrenensions as 10 his own ia,e
Oh his return 10 Ne"-l Ork--then Immediately coz
temfaed-p particularly - lie had made the fact pub
hc N England that be- Was fugitive slave. Ia these
circumstances he wrote 20 me for my advice as 70
ihe nsk DE- would incur By returning and aiyised
Inn 10 remain where ne was for the present soon
alter some trends OF his II the village Of DgnSe, IN
EorHlck>hire, determined 20 take the matter ID
hand. and RAISE tie Lee essaTy funds 10 secure ms
freedom, whatever might be the amount requifeo,
and appointed committee 10 correspond WIN Ihe
On TIE subject. THIS was some four or i've
months ago and / have since that time been nego-
raine with the administrator OF Mr.. Illghman, IN
u at last an arrangement made for his purchase
Tor BE sum % Sl5. The administrator having no
power 70 malumit. u Was necessary for HIM 10 sen
Lim 20 thlTi person and Or the yendee 10 execute
The deed Of maulm.ss.on accordingly directed me
blll ~ sale 10 lie made 10 me. The money was re-
mlited. and have to-day received the bill OF SAFE,
maklIg over James Pembroke 10 me as my own
properly forever to AL iA;ents and purposes "h-'-
sCCyer. -
Iremarkod at the opening Of my letter that Dr. r.