New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-26
Fugitive Slaves at the Great Exhibition.

IL IS well known that there are at the
ure>ent time in Great Britain number OF Fopure
Slaves. some Of them of no mean celebrity as pa5c
sneakers. VIM Farmer. an English gentleman.
gives IN the Boston LDerafor, an account Of a VISIT
made by some OF these graduates OF the peculiar
INSTITUTION TO the Worlds Far. We viii crafty
the curiosity OF our readers by presenting te9 ex-
tracts
Fortunately We have, a, the present mo neat, III
The pritsh Metropolis, some specimens Of what were
once American chaitels personal, IN ne persons Ol
William and Ellen Gran, dui WIN. W Brown and
,ber friends resolved that they should be exhibited
under the worlds huge glass case, III order hat The
word might form is opinion OF the alleged mental
infelOTty OF the African race ana theif h'hsss or
uuftness ior freedom. snail parry oil anil-sa'ery
T. prls WIS accOTdIney formed 20 accompany me III
rifives through the Exhibition Dir. and Mrs Estlln,
~ Uri>tol and a lady friend, Mr ana ifs. Klchtrd
Webb OF Dublin, ami a son and daughter, MI hc-
Dounel. ga most lnhuehtal MEMBER OF lhe hAecu'e
Committee OF the National Reform ASsociar0n) these
ladies and gentlemen, together with myself, met AZ
Mr. Thcrpson'S house, and, n company Win mrs.
Thoulpson Miss ThOmpsOn.and Mss Amelia IhOInp-
ION lie Crafts and Brown proceeded thence ~ the
Tyh,bifion. Saturday was selected as a day upon
Inch the largest number OF the austOcracy AM
Weather classes attend the ChryS'dl Palace anu
IN, cou,pany was on this occasion, the most dstm-
ouished that had been gathered together wlihln Us
vaiis sInce It's opening day. Some 1900, mostly OF
tho rrrer classes, were there cOn-regdtl' ultlullg
lie 0iisrn Prince Albert an the royal children me
ar.ti-slavory Duchess Of Sutherland, 10y whom the
fIr;iyes were evidently most ia'oraoly re5dfiea'l
the Duke Cf Wellington, The BlshoPs o. WING hesteI
end - As3 ph large nuinDer oil peers peeIesses,
rocrnhers OF Parliament. merchants and bankers, ana
is fl,s 90 men from almost al paTs o. TIE MOI44'
,,rrasiur IN variety Of tongue, character dni cos
frn1e the description Of the population OF Jerusalem
on tie day OF le1'ecost-a season OF whca Il =
loped The Great Exhibition VIII prove type y. NJ
ccnlOuS oufFCurIng Of the holy spirit OF yiO'-ci-y
ur'or anC the cor egucnt diffusion, throughout me
world Of tie ants.ayery gospel OF scoG-"iIl 10 az
rren In addition 10 the American exhibitors, ~ -
iarrened that the American visitors @ere particular
N numerous. among whom Tie experienced eyes Oi
Brown AID tie Gratis enabled them 70 cete,t Save
~, NSDorreg escorted Mrs Graf and Mrs.
Thomson Mss Thompson, IL heE own Ie'lIes.'
tool tie arm OF VIM. v els Bro" D. whose cOiHPah-
ion she elected TO he lor the day WIN, C6ai
walked with Mss Amelia thompson ana ulyseiI. =
arrangement was IuTpose4y NOV ~ o.ust 60 -
tnere might be 10 appearance OF pAIyAl1lls we
fleliives. but thai 10 might be shown tiaL We r.
CARED them = cur equals. ana Ao!fc.e4 .ueih iO'
iheir heroic escape from slavery. .....o-,
quite contrary 10 the feeling o. orliIIy 'i'.o1,
tfe American cerarfment was tie cAleI atfatto-4-
Iron arriving q. PoWers's Greek save olI sIy'ious
aIl.-siaycry friend P-ncA's virginia StAs' ~ " -
pTOdUC ed. The comparison Of '-e W. so,' ~
srnau crowd. including several ANtIl'-iIs' a-O--'
ana rear Us Although they re.raIned !.oin t4ly III Il
bic expression OF feeling tie olJeci % &c cS.p =
son vas evidently UNDERSTOOD dAc A5eli' iSis.
yCC.CnOt have been pruueh1 II y " "a -. -
m trercs saVery discussion II me " Ofll CoA
veut.on bGi every hing that We cou-a WIN p.opLl
civ 90 vas done TO induce Them TO freak sience
upon the subject. We had 10 intention verbally Of
taking the initiative II Sucn di>euss.oii We -. ~,
fr,d -ourselv.s to sueakmg AZ them, N order thai
they might be led 20 speak 20 Us oli our eaofls
were OF no avail The gauntlet who was uaii.ls-
taxi ably thrown down by our party, the Ameficais
were too wary to take up. We spoke among cich
ntl or OF the wrongs Of the slave II was IN Falh--
We dlscoursed freely upon the lnIquIiy OF pfoiss
ecly Christian Republic holding three millions Oh ~
m,ph, rs well have prearhed TO the winds. william.
Wells Brown tcok Punchs Virginia slave; ana
oenosted II within the Enclosure by the creek