Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-08-27
ELLIEGTON's SAM"

Tho vertnblc "Sam" which Ellington the
claimant of John Freeman, has described as his
runaway Slave has been discovered in Canada
frccmans indcfatigablc counsel, not content with
proving that Freeman is a free man and never was
the slave of Ellington have undertaken to inform
said Ellington where his slave is. Mr. Cobur, Of
counsel for Freeman in company with two of the
former neighbors Of Ellington, from Grecnup
county, Kentucky, visited "Sam" a few days ago
at his residence near Maiden, Canada. The two
Kcntuckans, who, by the way, are Shareholders
and among the most respectable citizens of that
State, fully recognized SAM" and on examina-
tion found the scars described by Ellington
"Sam," himself says he was Els slave, and ran
away from him about l6 years ago.
Those gentlemen visited Freeman last Monday,
and in their dcpositons taken on Tuesday they
say, rs we reliably informed, that said Free
man il not Sam" and docs not much resemble
him, and that they have doubt that the Canada
"Sam" is the one that Ellington lost-Lididnd
Free Democrat.
The aforesaid d" Sam under the name of VIII
RAN MCoNNEL was for number of years after
his escape, resident of this place, and is well
known to many of our citizens Ills own story,
told here years ago, corresponding remarkably
with Ellingtons description Of his slave, do also
many of the personal marks known to number
of our citizens. Mcconnell, on the passage Of the
fugitive law Of 1850, deemed his residence here
unsafe, and removed to Canada, where he now
resides.
The evidence is now most positive and conclusive
that Ellington never owned Freeman, that his claim
10 him is impossible and absurd. Ellington knew
this when he made the claim. lie knew it well
when he was suborning witnesses to swear that
Freeman was his slave. lie knows it now that he
persists in his efforts to carry him off into hopeless
slavery. The commissioner, the marshall, and the
whole community know it. and yet the probability
is strong, that he will bo awarded as slave, to
this murderous scoundrel. His counsel know Of
the truth in the matter, and plant themselves upon
the particular yillainy of the Internal law under
which they claim this human soul. They plead
that the defendant has right 10 ddraRce erideacc
ef his tfesdom. That on their demand and proof
thc man must be delivered up. 1t is in the bond
Hence they demur to all evidence on the part o
Freeman, and refuse TO attend the examination o
his witnesses. is there no way to give this per
iurci Shylock n resting place in the Indiana peni
,cntiary? If not there is small use for that nsti
tuition.
How long will the people Of this country submi
N the rule of such outrage under the form of law
Thc hypocritical wretch who claims the adynntag
of this statute, is not worthy of cursing above 9th
er ncn. The congress which enacted it for tn
benefit of him and his like the people who tolerat
1t, and the church which sanctfes it, arc worth,
Of equal anathcmas. Rebellion against such tyr
amy, is obedience to God and loyalty to man.
Frecmnns trial is set for Monday next W,
shall probably be able to announce the result mex
week,