Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-18
The Hunting Of Men.

RIPLEY, Dec. 4th, '52.
Mn. EDIroR: Inclosod send you notice of
a meeting to be held in Minerva, six miles
from this. The Citizens met, and auoptcd
nearly all these resolutions. The writer of
this article, is Dr. Bradford of Augusta, who
has several slaves among many of whom runs
his own blood.
The person spoken of as Mr.. Sroupe, was
born, raised, and got his education, (f he ever
had any,) oil the Reserve. lie came to Ky.
about two years ago. to work at his trade, (Car-
pentcr,) and proving himself to be good dog
to catch darkies, he has risen from ono stcp TO
another, till now he occupies the enviablo Office
of the Noble grand hound of the County. He
is now residing ut Sandusky, watching for fu-
gitives-the Kentuckians pay him 30 dollars per
month-as soon as any are known TO escape, lie
is Immediately notified, and of course is on the
look out.
From the Maysvillc Eagle.
PREVENTING ESCAPE OF SLAVES AND THE
RECOVERY OF FUGITIvEs.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 8, 1859.
To he Editor Of he .haysuiHe Eagle:
understand Mass Meeting, consisting
of the Shareholders of the Counties of Ma
son aud Bracken, are TO meet ut Minerva, on
the 10Th instant, TO take some steps for the
further protection Of Slavery in the two
counties. cheeriully concur in the propri-
ETY. of the proposed meeting, aud trust you
VIII urge through your paper general at
tendance.
A recent trip through Ohio, thence to
Canada, in pursuit of iugitves, has enabled
inc 10 collect such information as is calculnt-
ed TO excite our alarm for the safety of our
slaves, and Tor The great importance of some
well maturcd aud disciplined code of pro-
cedure in pursuing and nrresting them
During part of The week l remained in
Sandusky, upwards of thirty fIglives crossed
the Luke. On my way to Maiden the Cap
inin of the Arrow, running from Sandusky
10 Detroit, told me that in the lust two
months, over ttco hundred had crossed from
the State of Kentucky alone. | have lust
received a letter from MIR. Sroupe, upon tine
border of the Lake, who states that the
number crossing is nightly increasing, and
OF Monday night last eighteen crossed nt Il
single "trip; the same week forty. odd crossed
ut Cleveland.
Take the losses of the counties Of Mason,
Bracken, Pendlelon and Boone, amounting
TO some seventy odd sidpes, aud you will read
lily perceive, allowing fair allowance from
other counties, what an immense loss the
State has sustained in the last two months.
Out of the seventy odd slaves, from the
above counties, | believe only three have
been taken in the State of Ohio.
The night crossed the Lake to Canada,
there were several ingilives upon the boat.
As soon as the boat was under way, intro
duced myself las who or what, will not
say for the present) TO n shrewd sensible
Negro, who proved to he from Louisville.
and was the property of Mr.. Ford of Owen
ton. will pass over the narrative of his
trip, which was peculiarly interesting TO ne,
except 10 say, that he broke the lock of
skiff ut a Saw Mill above Louisville, crossed
in it, made his way TO Cincinnati, there took
the cars and landed at Sandusky, in week
from the time he left. ! enqnired of this
hoy what influence was brought to bear on
him TO induce him to runaway; whether
free negroes or my ,ohiie friends from Ohio,
travelling about in Kentucky, had advised
him the course to pursue. To this inquiry
could not get a satisfactory answer, nor
could ! from any with whom / talked. lie
said frankly however, that hc had intended
TO run oft ever since they took the voie in The
State whether the negroes should he free or
not, inenning the Emancipation move. en-
quired it the negroes generally, were not
pretty well satisfied, and said but little about
running Off told me that nearly all hc
knew of were making up their minds to
leave several wanted 10 20 with him and
his wife, hut he told them TO scatter ont or
so many together icould be c1ught. He re-
marked that he had found out il was ,crong
to ssrUe n masier," and TINT the "vading ne
groes told him that il was against the Bible"
lie further stated that next Summer there
would be an "awiul numbering of the darkies
TO the FREQ grounds" In my intercourse