The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-10
From the Christian Press.
American Literature.

genius OF Mrs. StoWes snow very CIeufIJ HHeIb
and how The Providence Of God is lay ig one
broad basis for distinctive and exclusively |
"American Literature" Scott had no such
wealth, Of material for his per, as the history oil
Slavery already supplies, and it may well fill
lus with wonder to observe how God is now Of
raying the genius and talent Of the lond on the
side of the oppressed. The following mny sup
ply scene for some future Wizard ofthe West.
JUsT ESCAPED FROM SLAvERY.-The broad
Lakes and Rivers which have so long rolled be-
tween us and our beref, brothers, who were
dragged away in early life, by the American
Shareholders, and The impossibility of their ef-
cape from the extreme South of Canada, had al
most extingpished The last lingering hope in us
that we should ever NEE. again on the sho ei Of
.ime, but on last Wednesday morning we had
the good fortune to meet three or four of our
dear brothers, fresh from our old masters pris-
on-house The pleasure that it gives US 10 be
able TO make this announcement is 'unspenk;-
BILE and full joy. They lett Albert 6. 81 tey
and family who has long lived uron their unre,
Quilted toll. without single slave to black their
boots or cultivate their fields tt il lead US 10 re-
member the sublime sentence of Wat, that
God moves in mysterious way.
His wonders to perform:
He plants his footsteps on the sea
And rides upon the Storm
Yes. during the last 4s hours, Silbey's heart
has been filled with grief over the loss Of his
slave. While mothers and brothers. hearts
have been made to leap with JOY ut attheredemp:ion
OF the same persons. with whom they can now re-
ioice in land of freedom. In 1886. S lbeJ
separated our mother fro six Of Ter chi i'drer,
five of whom he carried 10 the State OF Missouri,
leaving the mother in Kentucky. After be ar
rived in Missouri he sold three Of the above
slaves, to different persons, and still kept two Of
them until within few days. when they escap-
ed to Cunado. Granville the eldest of these
distance of over two hundred miles, escaped from
his owner in the month Of December. 1851, and
travelled the whole two hundred miles through
the unbroken forest. Hswsy was guided alone
by the north star at night and The sun by dny,
until he had reached again the plantation of ST.
bley. where he found his two younger brothers.
He kept concealed about the plantation for sew
erni days. with the view Of bringing off bis Two
brothers, but for some cause they could not get
ready TO start just then and he started on his
journey with the understanding that he should
stop for them at certain place Ia the Siate of
Illint is until they came Ut. Ttis was on the
line Of the underground railroad. SO that it was
almost impossible for them to miss the way
Granville came to the stopping place according
to his promise, and there waited several months
for his brothers, but they came not until after he
had left; but they soon followed closely in III
footsteps 10 Canada. In proof Of :his we vii!
give little incident which happened on thel
way. After Granville left Sibey's plantation,
on his way he had occasion TO cross Q large pra-
lie; when he got about half way across it he had
occasion to stop, where he los, large jack knife;
and there was no road or broken irack-and
yet as the other two came across in the same d.
rec,ion they found their brothers. knife. and re-
cogpized it. and brought it on 10 him in Canada.
and within less than three days after Granville
arrived here, the other two arrived also and
found their brother, all of whom passed through
Windsor, without knowing they had sing REL
ative in Canada, much less in Windsor.
The circumstances Of our being brought to-
ge,her in Canada are rather pecuIiar, net hav.
ing seen each other for about sixteen years, and
the younger brothers were then quite small; vet
on last Wednesday we met one of our brothers
on the Ferry boat, and, after few words con-
versafion, recognized each other. We lher
conducted our brother 10 our humble residence
where he found his and our dear n,other, anc
before the close of that day We had the mos
joyful greeting with our newly arrived self
emancipated bretheren. Our mother, who bac
long been robbed of her children, was here un
expectedly, and joyfuly permitted to mse then
under the protection of B'ian's Flag.