Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-18
From the New Orleans Crescent.
Thrilling Narratiye-N Noble Slaves.

| Circumstances now and then occur-once
in II life tine il may be-wlicb seem To exalt
! individuals from the lumblest walks of life
to n level with those heroes whose career has
| illustrated the noblest virtues of humanity.
Such were our reflections while listening
| TO the narrative ofan occurrence Ia the Fourth
! Dslrict n short time since.
II will he recollected that ten days ago n
hoy was drowned 10y the upseiting OF boat
md his companions rescued. The facts were
these On the night of the occurrence four
boys, between the uges of seven aud sixteen,
took possession of n canoe in the vicinity OF
the cattle landing in jefferson City, for noe
iurnnl excursion. The night was intensely
dark, aud most of the dwellers round hud re-
tired to rest. Shortly after cry OF distress,
iinnlic and loud, was waited on the still air.
People lenpcd from their beds, aud soon the
levcc, nhnve Eighth street, was thronged hy
anxious listeners. For Gods sake, send
boat for us; we ure little boys, aud
drowning. We can't hold Oh RVich longer.
Oh! help u.s."
Such were the cries that carried dsnny to
the heart of every listener on the lLnd aud on
board the shipping. Skiffs were there IN
abundance, but each by lock aud cbuin.
TIC solitary waichmnu on board the sl!ip
stood appalled,, lie was incompetent, with
out the aid Of n crew, to lower boat.
Fainter and fainter grew the cry. II was
evident to all that the rugedy drew near its
dcnouersnt. At this moment il so happened
that Two slaves belonging to Mr.. Forter,
ueni Currollton, who had been permitted to
come to the city in skiff, deeply laden with
the product Of their gardens, with view To
lrnfiic, were aroused from their slumbers in
little nook among the shipping, where
guarding their TO then) valuable cargo, they
had sought II hnrbor for the uight. They
listened only long enough to hear the appeal
for succOr, when, of their own accord, they
pushed forward uto the darkness, in rnging,
boiling, Ieddying current, of five miles an
hour, reckless of peril to themselves or their
little all. Long they p,dded about in the
gloom. There was no longer n cry To direct
their course. Nothing was heard save the
roar of the current, or its dnshing on the adj
jnccnt shore. Most men would have been
discouraged, but not so with those noble AZ
| ricans.
Thinking, perhaps, the sufferers had passed
by them, they directed their course down the
stream, until about the foot of Jackson street,
more Than mile from the scene of the dis
aster, they came abruptly upon the Object of
| their search There were two hOysot fifteen
or sixteen years, clinging with benumbed but
desperate energies to the ifnil wreck, while u
| little urchin of seven or eight had managed, +,
| by twisting the chnin of the canoe around his
arm, to secure for the time his perilous posi-
ton. They were instantly removed To the
already over-latlen skiff by the nobe-hearted
slaves, and conveyed to tie shore. On land
ing, so complete was their exhaustion, in-
duccd not more by their efforts for preserva-
ton than by the temperature of the water at
this particular season Of the year, that for
some time TWO of them were unable to stand
erect. They related that soon after starting
from the shore, their frail bark had been over
set by the waves caused by n steamboat, and
that one of the little companions OF their an
ticipated sport had Immediately sunk TO rise
no more.
But the benevolence OF their tawny res
cuers did not stop here Seeing The little
fellows shivering from their exposure, the
negroes Immediately dofied their blanket
coats, in which, after being closely enveloped
they We're taken possession of by the watch
men, and restored TO their homes. Since
that moment nothing has been heard of the
names or whereabouts of those saved from
immediate death, or OF the garments so dis
interestedly voucllsaied for their alier com.
fort.
We venture to say that no one familiar
with the localities and circumstances OF the
case, will hesitate to pronounce this feat O
noble selfdevotion rarely equalled. IN the
days of ancient Rome, it would have secured
To each of the actors a civic crown; but
these poor slaves are destined TO remain un.
known aud unrecompensed, unless ouI
Common Council take action in the matter
If we mistake not, there is provision in
the laws of our State securing freedom to O
slave who shall have saved the life of his
mnsler or any of his family. In saving the
life of his owner, n slave may he impelled 10y
motives of fear, duty or affection; but more
exalted attributes than these are called IL
requisition when slave perils his own safety
TO save the lives of mere strangers from de-
! struciion.
The copper mines of East Tennessee are
getting to be very valuable. 1t is stated tha
sl>o, Il, N ainoIa dau nna man f0Ok from fhf