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

The following is from Virginia paper, relative
to the recent excitement regarding some fugitiyes
who recently escaped from Norfolk, Virginia. At
first it was supposed they had escaped on certain
vessel The vessel was oyerhauled, but no slaves
found From the following, it seems they have
been equally unsuccessful in their second search:
INsuLr AND OUTRAGE iron THE RIonTs OF TIE
SoUTH.-It will be reeollocted that time since
several negroes were missed from this town and
vicinity, who were supposed to have been enticed
away, and had escaped on board vessel sailing
from this port for some part Of New England.
Subsequent events proved the suspicious were
lwell-grounded. The owners, having received init
nation that their servants were in Massachusetts,
determined to make effort to recover their prop
erty by Journey TO the land Of "pure morals"
Tho following particulars of their trip, reception
and result of their lawful attempts to secure their
own, we copy from The Globe of yesterday
Our townsman and friend, Major Hodsden, with
several others, went TO Boston in pursuit OF their
property. when the following was the reception and
success they met with and we ask the attention Of
every Southerner seriously to It:
| Arriving at Boston they went FIRST and engaged
q lawyer, s. j. Thomas, as counsel during their
stay.
The United States Marshal, Freeman, was seen,
who appeared anxious to give them all the assist
ancc his official prerogatyes justified. To keep
down all suspicion Of what was on hand-thc ne
groes being understood to be in New Bediord-thc
Marshal sent letter by constable to the deputy,
Hathaway, at New Bedford, informing him Of all
the facts in the case and requesting him to keep II
look out to make his plans for securing the fugi-
tves, and to write him by every mail Of tie pro-
gress he niade in the prosecution Of his duty This
letter was on Thursday and by the next Monday
nothing had been received from the Deputy Mar
shall
j Then Mr. Honsder and two or three Of his friends
II 4 Al. ,,,lE &C., t.-n
protectors, New Bedford. Here they learned from
the the Deputy Marshal that he had recognized the
negroes, and told the street he found them upon,
but told them they were gone. lie would give them
no further satisfaction, except to let them know
where the black friends of the negroes at present
resided. Going there the negroes were not to be
found. Mr.. II. and his friends used every precau-
ton Of secrecy and quietude possible to keep down
the object Of their mission. They disguised them
selves, went in different directions and used every
endeayor, in silent manner could be, TO dis
cover the whereabouts of the fugitives; but all in
vain, so generally was the matter bruted and so
we'll posted was every citizen upon the subject.
1t had been made topic from the pulpits on the
day before, Sunday, and the bells of the town were
toed the whole time they were there; the tolling
being species Of telegraph they use in that sink
of iniquity and lawlessness to let the inhabitants
know that masters or officers are in search Of their
slave property.
! The pulpit had blazoned the affair on Sunday
on Monday the bells ring out the well understood
signal; but this was not enough and the taunts
and eers of the press were added to the injury
insult our Southern felow-ctizcns had to endure
The Ne,c Bedford Standard, the organ Of the Blacl
: Guards, black fugitives and rowdies and negr
stealers of that rank stew Of fanatics and outlaws
D came out with the following notice:
4 "FuGITIvE SLAvEs.-We are informed that
person visited this city from Boston, on Saturday
/ in pursuit of two fugitive slaves. After looking
about and examining the premises, he returned L
Boston in the evening train. This morning h'
= came here again with two or three persons as as
sistants, but the fugitiyes had gone. Man hunting
and woman stealing is considered rather mean bus
5 mess in New Bedford, and we imagine that all
r scoundrels who should attempt it here would meet
/ with proper reception from the persons pursued.
r Thus are citizens Of sovereign State treatet
: when they go and "breathe the pure atmosphere o
d New England morals" in search of their property
This is of the many Outragcs our citizens hayi
to submit to from the awless abolitionsts that max
J. up that sweet, glorious New England which itin
c Grant orators on Virginia soil "thank God the.
c were removed TO, from virginia.
t If man is caught harboring negro in Virginia
with the stain Of secreting stolen property upon hi
), fame and the guilt in his heart he is punished witt
If the utmost severity of the laws and negro steal
J. ing by Southerners, in all the slave States wit
penalties moro or less severe But let the Massa
If chusetts ,olitionists. who give to Now Englon
Y ''its pure atmosphere" steal the negroes Of tn
SOutl, anu lncrc IL ~ uppchrs ho icuIeas ic NOi
y stitution, the laws the compromises may all go
n the devil for them
c There are some 1900 negroes in New Bedford
" the greater portion Of them runaway slaves whoi
the white population Of about 10 900 villains prote
e and encourage. Ought not Virginia to see to til
rights of her ctizensY For the last twelve month
e from forty to fifty thousand dollars worth of tn
II kind of property has left this port and when
portion of is gone, after every obstacle is throw
$, in the way, and the owners in pursuit stgmatzo
p as scoundrels and man hunters and woman stoa
u ers." The Deputy Marshal forfeited his trust
rs making the matter public, and not giving any al
h to the owners and we do not think the Marshal
Df Boston did his duty. He ought to have gone
le New Bedford Immediately himself. We have NJ
|, room for further comment at this time upon til
o. shameful outrage. The simple narration of Il
S, above is a sufficient comment upon the enormiy
ID tho national treason and individual villainy it refe