Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-28

FACTS OF SLAVERY.
he Editor Of Tie N. y. Tribune.

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Sir; Knowing that you have it in your power
and possess the disposition to aid the unfortunate
send you the following, and refer you for the
correctness Of it to Mr.. Janney, who keeps the
principal hotel in Columbia, $. Z.
On the 9th day Of January, free mulatto boy,
by the name Of James, who has been travelling
with Mr.. VIM. Vanderburg, from York City,
was taken of the steps of Jannys hotel, in Colum-
bia by a set Of "hounds of officers" and sans Ger
emonie thrust into prison. Every representation
was made by Mr.. Nanderburg to these woud-be
great men that he was free, and employed by him,
but all was of no avail. They said they would
keep him there and sell him for Jail fees. If there
are any friends Of humanity, for Gods sake have
this free man released from his tyranical inearce-
ration. The official who keeps him reloices in the
name Of Joshua Sowden. TRAVELLER.
Columbia, Jan. 9, 1854.
By the way there appears TO be an extraordinary
demand for negro property" at the South just
now. What the cause is we cannot say. 1t may
be because the country is threatened with an ex-
tension Of SLATE territOry-we certainly can think
of no better reason 1t is at all events, clear that
negroes are bringing good prices. Observe the
following:
SLAvEs---HIGm PRIcFs.-Yesterday was the an
nual day for selling and hiring slaves in this city,
and never before We're such prices paid. More
than fifty of different ages and sex were sold.-
Children from four to six years brought $500 to
$500; girls, eight to twelve from $500 10 $500 !;
women, 5000 to $1,000; men, 5000 to Sl,25O.-
One girl sixteen years Of age black and not very
likely at that, sold for 5000. A woman thirty-onc
wears Of age, q common field hand, sold for SST6 ;
/ three men, field hands, aged respectively Il, 20
and 35 years, sold for Sl,O5O 81, ,225 and 1850.
A woman, 2G years of age, good cook and wash
er, sold privately for 81, 100.
These are indeed enormous prices, and it shows
one Of two things, that either money is very plenty
or negroes very scarce.-S. Louis Erening Neies,
Jan. 8.
Negroes rent we'll, as will be seen by the annex
ed paragraphs from The Alexandria Sentinel;
The high prices for labor, and the products of
labor, of every description, have had their natural
effect on the prices at which negroes have hired
for the ensuing year.
At Catt's Tavern, on Saturday and Monday, mon
brought 500 to Sl25 women, $40 to GO.
At WaTenton, we learn that men hired from
800 to $l25 women from $40 to $50!
SENTENCE OF MRs. DouGLAs-We learn from
: TIE Norfolk Beacon that one Of the first acts o
Judge Baker of the Superior Court, on Monday
; Jan 9, was to sentence Mrs. Douglas, who wa
convicted at the last term, for instructing negroe;
to read and write contrary to law, to one months
. Imprisonment to the city Jail, which sentence was
Immediately carried into execution
RuNAwAYs ARRESTED AND RETuRYED.-on Sun
a day evening the three blacks, a negro man anc
i two negro women, together with the French Cana
: dian in whose company, and under whose guld
\ ance they left Boonville q few days since, wer
/ brought here in charge of VIM. White, Levi L
Blunt and j. ii. Slaughter, of Audrian County, ol
0 their way back to Boonyie. They were arrested
We learn in the eastern part OF Audrian. IL seem
1T was their practice to travel nights ana lay D
c during the day, and were found by following tn
4 Canadian. who had been to farmers house
s obtain food to their retreat We understand th
Canadian states that he was employed TO deco
and deliver negroes at some point ON the Missis
sippi River, to persons who take them south, whli
they suppose they are going to land Of freedom
= and that he was to receive S25 per head.-CotnHi
: bia Niss) Sentinel
n SALE ExTRAoRpISARY.-Mr. j. l.. Bryan, o
n Moore County, sold at public auction, on the 2Otl
inst, pack Of ten hounds, trained for hunting
. runaways for the sum Of 1910. The highes
j price paid for any dog was S3Ol; lowest pric
g S75 average for the ten Sl54. The terms OF sal
Y were months credit, with approved security an
r interest from date.-Faycteraie OOserrer.
d HIGn PRIcEs FOR NEoRoEs.--The sale Of som
!. forty negroes, men, women and children sold b
John Seldom Esq., Committee Of Nancy Seddor
attracted large crowd Of purchasers ON Tuesda
last and spirited bidding WAS manifested. 1t wa
It thought before the sale that the lot would realiz
l. some $4,000, but tho aggregate footed obou
!, brought 81 400, and the balance of the negroe
If sold at nearly the same rato.-Frederiek Heraie
IS Jan @.
> BpATIxG NEoRo--Beujamin Tyler was u
} before the Mayor under warrant issued on cou
,e plaint of Dolly Jones, charging him with beatin
s. Watson, her slave. on the 7th instant, withor
y provocation. She know Watson to be ono OF tn
II best Of servants and thought her property ougt
II to be protected. Tho Mayor said the beating, vi
N less it was cruel and unprotected, was not such a
oTense as he could take eogpisance Of, and di
N charged Tyler.--Richmond Nal.
Z, 4 HARD 0AsE.--A slave named Lowis was take
j. before the Recorder yesterday, Who stated that