New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-01
HOW TWO MEN ESCAPED FROM
SLAVERY
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We read with admiration Of the daring deeds 81 the
carly settlers of this country and smbAm In death
Ices story the memory Of thoes who struck Q brave
blow for our independence IN ths dark dsys Of the
American Revolution. We glorfv Capt. Smith tsr
syirs his Lgai opprssor dead ~ his feet and m&ksg
hi. escape: We profess to sympsthiIe With the oe-
pressed .very~ bere, and yet We remsn Indifferent u
the many in our oEn country who hravsy risk iheat
lives for the .ske of freedom And shake of the letters
Of slsveryjusf such freedom ve love, and worse
slavery thsn eur fathers resisted.
The Underground Railroad Assn, in Shscity necss-
sarily becomes acquainted with many Of these inter.
astne csses and through his kindn per.
mi,ed 70 give ss many particulars OF some OF these -
il would SEEN proper snj judcioss "a publish.
Isasc and Henry we're yned by the same m,ster,
and were taken - public house to be sold. rnsy
were soon disposed OF and their ester put hesR
into a room together, saying, Il suppose, bows you
will not make me spy trouble'' I.a.c . large no.
elookiDg fellow, by the wsv, answered very
meekly-" oh no. come here without any
trouble, and We mean 10 60 away without any.
The new owner "a trader satisfied with the
swer and LETT them. No was he gone thsa tha
two slaves carried out their threat to 20 away without
trouble and the uncertain riches Of the new pro-
prie,or walk ed on in the woods The sodss SpcrSsa<
Of their living here might not ne altogether Judi
cious 10 explain. Their residence in the hut they
built was of two weeks duration. Then they were
discovered ana party OF armed men proceeded tn
capture them. The slaves were busy at breakfast
when they were summoned Ia surrender and told
y
spot Isaac seized a broad axe and Henry dirk,
which they had obtained by hook NJ crook and dashed
out Their hut the bank of a stream and
INTO the stream they plunged The party fired ou
them, wounding them both severely. lsaacs arm
was filled with shot, and the wespon dropped from
his hsnd But the spirit of liberty was no, yee
auenched. ard they attempted 10 escape pursued OF
course by the rapacious msn hunters
After long end noble effort 10 escape, they wero
at length overcome by fatigue aud numbers, and re-
taken and at once conveyed TO thu all where they
confined in the second story. Sad indeed, was their
conditon. Henry sick from hi. wounds, so that
be could 90 nothing and lsaacs arm was 80 injured
thst for two weeks he WAS unable 10 use IT. There
wss il seemed no escape hut in suicide. But the
spirit that burSed in the boscus Of our fathers burned
also in the bosoms of these black men, and. soon
as Isaacs could be- ussd It was set about execut-
ing the plans their heads had conceived. Here, again.
We leave the reader 10 surmse the moia 0Jsr.safs.
Suffice il 10 say that after two weeks Of almost nces-
SAINT labor they were again breathing the Air u
heaven Sixteen long and weary miles DID they walk
on the night of their escape and asin took up their
re,ideuc e in the woods How deeply could they re-
alize the Truth Of the sentiment that MAS greatest
enemy Is man The habtations OF human beings wero
stunned and dreaded more than death; they sought
and found safety in the deep silence aud dark abodes
Of nature.
Thus when men are unkind and oppressive, God {
peterpa hand is III, aud in his presence we feel
there is infinite love and mercy They remain IN
retreat for two months and intend b. pass the winter
in their residences but they found that from certain
dica,ions among the poultry yards the Shareholders
began 10 suspect that the woods we're inhabited by the
mirring neerces aud determined upon " drive -
l. e a man buut with dogs and guns. The negroes
were TO be "taken at frat sight i. g. shot dead az
soon es seem They thought II best TO leave their
wipt, residence in the South believing that colder
climate would he more congenis With their feelings.
ON plantation near them an old man, named
Kit who bad perfect Legree for = msster. About
this time be had received tso most unmercifu hog-
girgs on two successive days, and he began 10 bs
I" discontened with his lot lie applied 70 our he
ro.s for counsel and became a hero with them. They
all r.. maiued in the woods sunday and on Nom
dsy night took up their line OF march The usual
method of bight.tIavslng and day resting was pur-
sued: and after three weeks energetic exerton, they
reached the depot in this city.
Htury showed more than hundred shot 10 his
hody. and Isaac bore honored wounds, or wounds
that woud be honored il borne by Hungarian IN tho
came cause They now 3eyond the reach OF
American republicanism. Iiunah for the U. X. X