Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-09-15
The Underground Railrca1.
CoLrMBUs. Sept. |. 1853

CoLuMnUs, Sept. |, 1858
In former communication referred TO
the "undetgronnd railroad passing through
this State from Ohio River to Lake Erie
Many Of these have been in successful ,p-
Grafton for several years. Occasionally, as
the routes have become known, they have
changed, but at all tunes have been kept in
operation; the trains run upon them gen
orally in the night the stations are about
ten miles distant from each other, and as
soon as one is reached, a new conductor
carries on the fugitive to the next and thus
he is taken through the State, distance of
more than two hundred miles, with great
speed and safety. Arrived on the shores
of Lake Erie, there is no difficulty in pas
sing him To Canada during the season of
navigation.
The sailors upon the lakes, black and
white, ways slmpalhze with The victim
If oppression. and are generally ready to
afford linn "A safe aud free passage to eau.
ada If the fugitive arrive on the lake
shore in the season of the year when there
is no navigation, he generally remains in
some Of the Western Reserve counties un-
til the boat commences running in the
spring.
The antl.savery sentiment has been such
there Tor years, that no might've has been
taken from there back into slavery. Some,
times the number which collect IN winter
is quite large They generally arm them.
selves, and are sworn to die IN defense of
each other. Indeed large proportion Of
the tugltives who now escape curry bow
ie-kniie and revolver.
| once knew Of thirty of these fugitves
come forth from their hidng-E lacss, armed
with guns and rifles, to protec, brother
fugitive, The slavs.bunter WIS glad to es.
cape without his victim. This summer two
tugnives,a man and his wife passed through
this Stale. both of them armed with a
knife and revolver, travelling in The day.um4
detylng danger, refusing assistance only as
they paid for 1t. as they would not involve
any one in the penalties OF the fugitive law
and declaring they would take The life OF
any one who should attempt ~ arrest them
In this way they went safely through the
State
In the applause with which the represerl.
tallon OF Uncle Toms Cabin upon the stage
IN New York, has been received, we have
an illustration OF the sympaihies OF the
masses tor the oppressed. This sympathy
with them IS almost universal. Our team.
sters, engineers, conductors, aud brakemen
upon our railroads, captains, and all hands
on our lake steamboats,, are all actuated by
II. Many fugitive passes through the
State Concealed IN railroad cars, and with
the conn'vance of tn ,se engaged in run.
nlng the trains Not lnng since, trem.
ping negro besought conductor 10 let him
gel upon the IRAN. Have you any money!
asked he, "No, massa, but must 20. :"
The conductor saw at once he was ftl.
g'tIve. his heart was touched and soon the
poor victim OF oppression was slowed away
IN one corner OF the baggage-car, and was
rolling on his way to Canada. AT depot,
seine sixty miles distant, well dressed
hentucklan got upon the train aud asked
me conductor If he had negro. describ.
ing the fugitive, among the passengers. lie
was told to examine for himself, aud on
went the tram with both master aud fugi-
i've on board. When told that the master
was on board, the poor slave gave up all
nope; ne was the picture of despair: but