Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-28
WHOLE NO. 434.

had run away from his master on the opposite side
Of the river, because he found his s6ferings too
great to endure in his service. His nster, he saids
had tried to shoot him. and had beatsn BIN for not
being able TO do more work than he Mss able to do.
The slave had lost one Of his hands III threyhing
machine, in Virginia The Recorder seat BIN to
the Workhouse, and promised to give his hhaster
talk, when he shall call for him.--M q. BuHtf'nI
Nine fugitive slaves from Virginia, arrived At
Rochester, N. ", last week, via the Underground
Railroad" -..
a SALE bf NECRoEs.--Tl.e iubseriler viii
* sell for cash, to the highest bidder at Coving-
u ton, on TUESDAY, the 3lst day Of January,
1864. all the negroes belonging 10 the estate VI
WILLIAM II. D1GGS, deceased. They about
Rfty in number, consisting Of Men. Women, Boys
and Girls--among them are thrcc valuable Black
smiths and good rough Carpenter. -
ALEX. BROWN, late Sheriff OF Nelsofi.
TWENTY DOLLARS REwARD-Ran away
from the subscriber on the 10th Of August, negro
man named TOM, about 40 years old, siout and
chunky built, and has mark resembling feather
or arrow commencing at the basy Of the nose and
running up the forehead. lie VIII probably try tO
get to Savannah where he has spent several years
Of runaway life, and was an inmate Of Savannah
JAZZ " s''' p''''' " WILLIAM GERMANY.
/ Leon County, Florida, Sept IL, 1858.
The first sale of gang Of negroes which We havS
heard Of this year was made by Louis ID. DeSaus..
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averaged about s532 each, which indicates that
the price of negroes is likely to keep up during the
wintcr.-- Charleston Courier
Ill TREATMENT or SlAvrs.-A Case for Ms
Sore-For several weeks past rumot has busted
herself by the circulation Of strange tales Of cru
city, alleged to have been perpetrated by Madam
Chauveau and her daughter, the widow A. Moref.
on the persons of their slaves The case was fnal-
y brought 10 the notice Of the Grand Jury, and the
Grand Inquest had the slaves owned by the two
women brought before them and personally exam
ined. The result was that the foreman made an
affidavit, as follows, before the First District Court,
State ofLouisiana rs Madam ChGvreau and nrt:
TYidoip ll6ed ret.--Moses Greenwood Foreman
Of the Grand Jury being duly sworn, depUses and
says that from the testimony Of others before the
Grand jury, and from his own personal ohserya-
tion he AYERS that the slaves belonging to hhdnme
Chauyeau and Madame MOrtt, the defendants,
are subject to most cruel and nhuman treatment
that they have upon their bodies the marks ofpun-
shment and torture unwarrantcd bt any law and
Of character inhumau that they have not been
provided with sufficient food that their bcdiez
Indicate that injuries arc inflicted with iron instru@
ments with pins, fire and other means of most
reyoltng description that the slaves are not cafe
| in the custody Of Madam Chauveau and Madame
Alfred Moret, until legal steps can be taken 70
bring the defendants to trial deponent therefore
prays that the said Madames Chauvcau and Moret
be arrested 10 be dealt with according To law, and
that the slaves Rose and child Emma. Mary, Ham
nah and Adolphe, belonging to Madame Chauveau.
and the slaves Mary, Ellen and Joe, belonging to
!, Madam Moret, be taken into the custody Of tho
Sheriff and kept until the final hearing Of this
matter Sworn to and subscribed &c. 'h
MOSES GREENWOOD
On this affidavit capias was issued by the Judge
of the Frst District Court and the accused ar
rested and held to bail in the sum of $500 for
their appearance the day of trial. The return
of the capias was made yesterday by the SHERIFF.
officer IN D. True Delta, IN
Below is an advertisement cut from The National
Iatelliqsnecr of June q, 1916. The antiquity Of
its date will serve to note the progress Of liberty
up to this time, will the general character Of the
Slave system at all times:
$500 REwARD.-Was stolen on Sunday night
the 10Th Of Nov, female servant, named MARY
Il FRANCIS. She is about 10 or IL years old white.
with straight black hair and dark eyes, weighing
about | 10 or ll5 pounds; small hands, thick an
gers; short thick feet, good countenance, and car
ried with her the following clothing; one royal pur
Pile silk one cambric deep buff ground, one brown
merno cloak with silk velvet collar, and other elo@
thing not recoccted; also small bible, With a red
cover with her name written in il, also the name
of some Of the Bashaw family; and the Virginia
selection of hymns She reads the Bible tolleraby
we'll and has pretty good use with herneedle. She
has had the whooping cough this fall, aud Is sili
disposed to cough at times.
The above reward will be given for the apprehen-
a sion and conviction Of the thief and delivery Of
said girl to the subscriber at Thompsonville, Gull
pepper County, Virginia if taken in any q the nom
. Savcholdng States; IL taken IN virginia Ssvi II
. if in Maryland, 500.
A liberal reward will be given TO any one who
will give information that may lead to the recovery
of the servant aud apprehension Of the thief
i She calls herself sometimes Mary Frances Light
d foot Robertson. She was suspected Of being in the
!. family way. GEO. FICKLIN,
/ Thompsonyille Culpepper County, Va.
c You will see that this is no "nigger' ADVERTISE
/. ment. Mr. Geo. FiGklin bad lost female servant,
N l6 or II years od IcHe, with straight black hair
!, aud dark eyes, pretty hands ana iee' ana good
Is countcnance.'
" What a wardrobe for servant to be encountered
le with while fleeing from slavery Silks, cumbrics.
to yeyets and "o'her clothing not now recollected
le "A small red bible with her own name and the
" name of some of the Bashaw family in it. She
s. could read tolerably well"
e Taking all these circumstances into accounts
l. white girl l6 IL years Of age blooming IN youth.
full beauty, gaily dressed and evidently the pet OF
one of the ancient families Of Virginia. Coupled
with the last line of this infamous proclamation
y what a commentary have we on the American Slave
@ system.
st "a DANIEL cone To JuDGMENrw-A few months
q since Judge spooncr, Cincinnati I.oeofvco, made
9 a decision which, if sustained, makes Ohio, sab
a stantally slave State. The case was that OF two
men who seized colored man and were in the
act Of taking him out of the State without process
" Of law, on q pretended charge Of larceny. The
+, object was to take him to Kentucky and reduce
~ him to slavery. Judge Spooner acquitted these
IS two kidnappers the ground that the ndn seszed
,e cas not proceed 10 be freeman, and that color WAS
at prina facia EVIDENCE sLAyERr-this too in fhcs
ID of the constitutional provision that there should
es be no slavery in this States nor involuntary servi
d. tude. unless for the punishment of crimes." iii
A friend at our side suggests that IL needs bul
one decision more to cap the climax OF loeofoco
Y judicial brlancy, and that is that eoery Dhite man
n is, prma tacid, negro, ana tho burden Of proof
y rests upon the white man. 70 avoid the implication
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