The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-15
The Boston An,i-slave,y Convention.

From the Cumberland (Md) Telegraph, June 81
The Anti-slavery Convention, which met in Boston
The proceedings are published entire in the New
York HERALD, from which we make the following
extract for the edifcation Of our readers
Mr.. Garrison introduced "colored brother" In the
person Of huge Legro, named Jacob Mitchell, who pro.
ceeded to make very funny spsech. He said he had
been a slave was o~ned by an Epglishmsn, when he
to work to get his family out Of bondage He
throsn upon BotoD, he said II feel the pangs Of gow
ing through my system, but my heart loves the anti
slavery cause. don't want to marry your daughters
Qsurhter) don't want to your Daughter and
applause from tie galerics) don't want to ait in
psllors but want the Lord to open your hearts you
ay all give twenty five cents apiece to get my wife
ard children out Of bondage so the Lord to you,
We'll done good and faithful servant when you meet
him on the great getting up morning" And amid the
most uprosrious laughter Jacob took his hat around
among the faithful aud made his collection.
re that there Mrs. Jacob and children, Who
last Christmas, attempted to escape from Maryland into
where thew we're BY coloped Ne
ihodist pre- acber. (ies of 'sbams Doe Of the girls
had Der toes frosted badly that two of them Off
(entaton; snd several gentlemen observed to put
their hal DIS In their pockets and keep the m there
1t will be seen that Jacob has been cutting quite
figure amongst his white and black brethren in the
modern Athens. We have no doubt his presence
was regarded as quite accession to that city, and
If So we congratulate them very heartily-for they
are welcome to him. The history of Jacob, we have
no doubt will be quite interesting, and furnish
" LOT the DcneuL Oh our NOTJueTH IIlenuS. JdCOD
was owned by William Lynn, now deceased, to
whom he was sold until he was twentyeight years
of age, when he became free. He has had posses
sion Of his family for about twelve years. They
belonged to Mr.. Lynns mother. About five years
ago Mr.. j. G. Lynn proposed to Jacob that II he de-
sired to purchase his family, numbering some
seven or eight in all, he would sell them to him;
Jacob said he would pay two thousand dollars for
them. This was generous offer on Jacobs part,
but was declined by Mr.. Lynn, who agreed that
Jacob should have his family at the sum of $500,
and have his own time to pay IL in, and in small
sums as IS, $40, or $15, or even ut 81 q time.
Three years elapsed, and not one cent did he pay.
At the expiration OF that time Jacob desired to
know whether he could still have his family for the
eight hundred dollars, and was answered that he
could. Two years more passed away, and yet ia
cob never paid one dime. Last winter, notwitlf-
standing all the kindness and indulgence shown
him, the fellow ungratefu enough to attempt to
cold, but it had no effect on his hardened nature.
He conducted his little children through the snow
out of the State, wailing piteously with the cold
Several Of them were considerably frost bitten This
is the Jacob Mitchell who is now playing upon the
sympathies of Hrs Northern brethren. He Is keen,
sbrewd negro, and Bethelite preacher by profess
sion, and we hope he will receive encouragement
from the atbestical pantheistical abotonist, and
eccentric geDuses of New England" who met to
hold their orgies to celebrate the anniversary OF the
Anti Slavery Society. II they have any real genuine
sympathy with the condition OF the slave, the in
stitution of slavery, they should show 1t in less OBJ
ectionable form; for allied it Is with contempt
for the religion Of God and oil holy things, II can
never succeed, and must result in Tvetting the fet
tiers still more firmly around their limbs.