New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-19
CANADA.
Case Of an Escaped Slave.
private Letter Communicated Tor The Tnbune.l

ST. CArHARENEs, Tuesday, July O. 1859.
DEAR SIR: | take the liberty to ad-
dress to you few lines respecting very inter-
esting case of escape from the great Southern
Sodom, New Orleans.) On Friday morning last
fine appearing cOlored girl, almost white, was
brought to my house by two colored men from
Chippewa. She is only in the nth year Of her
age, but had been sold four times. From what
can gather from her, her mother is a slave in New
Orleans. having two sons and two daughters, be-
sides this girl, all the children of wealthy
banker in the slave. breedng State of Virginia.
Her father had occasionally sent money TO her
mother at NewOrleans, $50 at time. 1t was
the lot of the GIRL MARY Elizabeth to be sold
some years since to a ave-hOlder, by name of
C, who died at New. Orleans about two
years ago. and made provision by will for the free
dom of his slaves, fifty in number, on condition
that they should be carried into Free State.
They were kept in bondage in spite of the will,
| think under the pretext that there was no means
paying for their transportation. Mary's mother
was enabled to keep the child with her, by paying
So per month for that privilege. A Southerner,
by name Of C, was coming to the North, and
took the girl in charge, in the absence of her
mother, little more than two weeks ago, and
brought her on to wait on his daughter. On
their way from Cleveland to Buffalo, by steamer,
her condition was ascertained | think, by the
chambermaid who with others, contrlved TO trans
fer the child to the British steamer Emerald in
Buffalo harbOr. She came concealed 20 emp
pewa. The master was immediately there after
her aud a lawyer with him from Buffalo. lie tried
to claim her on the ground that she free girl,
and that he was pledged to deliver her in New
York. where she was soon to JOIN the other eman-
cipated slaves from ewOrleans who were to be
shipped around.
was great excitement about the at Chip
pewa. The cOlored people and Others took her
in charge, determined that she should have Tres
dom in Canada without going 10 New DIRK for
it so the claimant and his lawyer had to go back
empty.
The claimant then began to offer money for the
delivery of the girl on the Newl DIRK side of the
river Sj0O-$ 900, &c. Thus far he has been
foled. The girl is here in my family, cheerful and
contented, but her escape has caused very great
excitement.
Yesterday morning | received a message by
telegraph from Chippewa, warning us against the
trap of the savehunter, who, 1t is feared, has one
or more cOlOred persons bribed over in his favor.
Last evening cOloTed woman from Chippewa
called to see Mary. She very full of good wilt
and had to report that the girls clothes had been
sent on for her but that it was necessary for her
to 90 to Chippewa to get them. asked her why
she did not bring the clothes with her-ques-
toned and cross-questoned her, and made her
contradict herself IN several particulars. ! was
satisfied that she was here for no good. Others
are doubtless lurking about, under the influence
OF bribery. The poor girl shall be projected and
educated in free country, and not be subjected
to speculation and prostitution by white-sklnned
but black-h arted knayes and villains from the
South. Faithfully and truly yours,
HIRAM WILSON.
p. S.-While writing the above letter, the COL
ored woman from Chippewa called again, and in
vain asked to see the girl, begging my wife to let
her take walk with her this evening. God for
6'd she snail be IN no such company. | should
have said that the SOuthemer was heard 10 saw he
had paid $3.50 for her, and that she woud he
Orleuss. ~