Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-08-07
A Word from NlasOn's & Dixon's Line.


after their cattle. 1t is not an uncommon busi-
ness here. Slavc-hunting allude to. This is
the same town that but a few months since was
honored by a visit of party Of Maysville gen.
ncn,en who were piloted by an Arnoid, to the
house of Mr.. Collins, one mile from town.
They went in the dead Of night and obtained
forcibo entrance. All were still and sleeping.
One of the party presenting pistol told Dr.
Collins to lie still on the peril of his life while
they would search the house for niggers. They
went on their own responsibility, just as any
other party of maraudcrs, iorcibly entering the
house of a peaccablc farmer. threatening his life
If he offered to defend his family against the
approach of set of dcspcradocs at midnight
They proceeded to make their search, not even
sparing the room in which they were told tho
daughters of Mr.. Collins were sleeping Their
search was in vain. Those they sought were
miles beyond their roach-safc in good hands
and ON their way to Canada.
l said slave hunting was not uncommon here,
but of late there has been moro than the average
number of escapes from the peculiar institution.
Fourth of July orations have probably had a
salutary effect. The spirit of liberty has been
aroused. A goodly number have succeeded in
getting across the river. Some have made their
escape good, others have been ovcrtakcn and
carried back.
1t is lamcntablc fact tina; mon living under
the free institutions of Ohio, should DC so de-
PRAYED and heartlcss, as to ard the opprcssor
against the oppressed. An aggravated instance
of this character has come to the notice Of the
public within few days. Five colorcd people,
two women, two children and q man, some
where from tho interior of Kentucky had reach
cd the Ohio shore just at daylight in the morn
ing, and as they were about to leave the river,
were discovered by a citizen of Ohio, and di-
rccted by him to conceal themselves under
fiat boat, which was near by. Ere long there
was a discovery made on the other side of the
river. Tho horses that carried the fugitivcs to
the river had been discovered, and two men
followed over the river Immediately, and the
man who told the slaves where to hide, told
those in pursuit where to find them. The brave
Kcntuckians proceeded Immediately to where
the slaves were concealed, thinking their five
hundred dollars ($lOO per head) sure. But
the colorcd man resisted manfully and drove
the Kcutuckians back into the river. l heard
an eye witness TO the whole affair, declare that
he fought like a tiger, and continued to defend
himself and the helpless wonderland children
till the Kcntuckians mustered an armed recruit.
lie was fighting with child in his arms, when
he was fred upon by man with double bar
relied gun. lie then yielded. Several shot took
effect on the person Of the child in his arms, as
we'll as on himself. They were all taken back
to Kentucky, forcibly and without any author
ity from this State. According to the laws of
Ohio, every man is considered free until he is
proven otherwise, which think would mako
the above clear case of kidnapping.
1 wish now to call the attention of your read
ers to a somewhat different feature of the pceu-
liar institution. The circumstances which l
shall relate occurred last week, and few days
previous to what has already been narratcd.-
My information was from a highly intelligent
lady, who was formerly a resident of Kentucky,
now Of Ohio. She was on a visit to hcr1Ken-
tucky friends. Mcmillan, the Maysville slave
trader was in Dover. Ills bills have been post
ed for some weeks offering a high price for 100
young and likely negroes. lie had bought
FoX's Nancy and her child, and the people
were all talking about it. Oh John Reynolds,
q wealthy old Bachanalian, declared that Fox
owed him the money and that it must be paid.
Fox wanted Reynolds to take Nancy and her
child at 5000, if Mcmillan bought her he should
pay more. Reynolds declared he must have
the money. lie did not want the niggcr.
Mr.. Fox is plain, clever looking old man,
You would take him to be an elder in the Qua
ker church. Nancy had been raised in his fam
iy. Her mother was q black woman, and
Nancy's skin was half way between white and
black. She had grown up with his children.
She had been all her life under the same roof
with the rest of his family. Mr.. Fox's family
are very popular in Kentucky They entertain
great deal of company. Arc called generous
and high minded people. This debt, for the
payment of which Nancy had to be sold, was
probably contracted on account Of the cxtrava-
gancc of the young Foxes. Those charming
bellies, will probably sit in the paror and thumb
the piano, to the great delight ofthc thoughtlcss
pleasure seekers around them, while their
sistcrC) is sold to go to southern market for
their extravaganza.
In the midst of considerable silent sympathy
Nancy and her child were conducted by young
Mr.. Fox and Mcmillan to the boat, leaving her
husband, (who belongs to a neighbor,) behind,
without any prospect of ever again seeing him.
He has probably bid his wife and babe good bye.
Could he have consigned thom to the grave, in
stead of the tender mercies of the slave holder.
he would undoubtedly been a happier man to-