Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-26
From the Liborator.
Another Remarkable Escape.
CfNcINSATI, Jan. ls, 1853.

CfNcINSATI, Jan. 1S, 1853.
FRiEND GARRisoN;
Pardon my again troubling you with an
other of my communications, aud will re-
nnin silent for some time. One cannot
remain long in this city without meeting
with incidents, growing out of our beautiful
slave system, of thrilling interest. The Ohio
river is no impossible barrier between free
dom aud slavery. II is fence along the
Northern side of our great plantation, which
thousands of breachy slaves jump over every
year, and defy hound. hunter, and the gov
crnnent to boot, To- bring them back again.
a couple of ugitves-hushand and wife
arrived here this morning from Alabama, by
this route, Ia William aud Ellen Crnf,
with this difference: tic husband being
quite dark mud Of small stature, was DISCUS.
ed in female apparel, and passed MS the SER
van, of his wife, who is while, and w,hnl
very beautiful. The hushnnd tras The slave
of William X. King, President of the 4. 9.
Senate, and Democratic Vice President elect,
The wife is the daughter of Mr. Kings bro
tier. by.a ihvorte slave, and was brought
up and educated with his other children
She says that, before his death, he emnnci.
pated her, but left her no pnper titles TO free
dom, so that with all her refinement and
cultivation, all the terrible realities of slavery
might burst upon her nj any moment. So
they made up their minds TO make n Northern
tour, ns other Southrons do; aud they mnde
II IN their own way, as every body has a
right TO do.
The lady, with her servant, was bound to
Wheeling, with the intention of making
short visit tn Cincinnati. So she only pllr-
chased tickets To this place. On the way up
the river, the supposed female slave was sew
ernl times told that when she arrived in Gin.
cnnatli she would be free, aud she had better
cm stick for Canada.
Her reply wns, that 'she liked her mistress
very well, and did not care 10 leave her. Tie
Captain, also, was very polite aud attentive
To the mistress, and on arriving nrnr this
rlace, kindly oflerd 10 land her nj Coving.
ton, on the Kentucky side, where she could
keep her slave safely, while she remained ut
Cinrinnai. This offer she politely declined,
saying TINT she trusted to The fidelity of her
servant. And so they both landed here and
here they rere bur, here they ere not
The cnrs on the underground railrond DO
travel fast; aud nny
Heaven expedite their speedy flight.
And aid them on their way
Before you receive this, they will hc in a
land where the slave is free from his mnster;
and where, it the latter wants to get them,
he may 60 ask John BM for them.
Yesterday ! crossed the river to Newport,
mud thence over the Licking to Coyington.
Both these places are iavorably suited for
irnac But the slave system, like some hor-
rblc nightmare, las crushed both. AT tho
former place is Government bnrrack, where
poor fools nre taught the trade of being shot
at. Things about these places have a thrift
less, slovenly inspect. The street are cum,
hured with old roiting timber aud rubbish
AZ every corner ARE droves of great dogs,
each of which looks as il he wanted 10 enI
somc live body; and the hogs have fierce,
wlld'honrish look, with long tIIsly noses,
gunnt bodies, aud tall hrislles standing
straight up on their hacks. How New
Englnnder can feel al home there, ! cannot
understand.
But know the crowded stnie of your col.
uinns, aud will trespass no further.
Yours, LORlNG MOODY.