The true Democrat., 1855-10-02
Little Rock, Sept. p, 1855.
A Slave Case---Excitement at
 Corfu.

We learn from some gentlemen from Corfu Genessee county, that considerable excitement has prevailed Ill that town for some days past, in consequence of the presence there of a female from Georgia, ill the company of her master, and the persistent efforts of the colored popu- latinn, aided by the abolitiouists in the neigh borhood, to induce her to claim her rights of freedom. The circumstances ofthe case, as we gather them from a reliable informant are as follows:
 A gentleman named Stevens, who has resi- ded for many years in Corfu, and who is one of the most respected citizens i'll that place, had two brothers living in Georgia, one married and the other single. Some time since, the mar ried brother and his wife died leaving one child--a little girl-in charge of female slave, who had been with them for many years. In a short time afterwards this slave also died, and the child was taken in charge by the un- married brother At the same time he purchas- ed the daughter of the slave--a young girl who had been accustomed to the child-and evinc- ed much attachment to it. About two weeks ago he came on to Corfu, to visit his brother at that place. bringing with him his little niece and the female slave.
 For some days past the slave, while in the street with her little charge, has been address ed by negroes and others, who ascertained from her the fact of her servititude. But to all their proposals to leave the service of her master, she has turned deaf ear. Believing or effecting to believe, that the girl was acting under fear in rejecting the proposals made to her to secure her freedom, the colored population and aboli- tonists of Corfu engaged the services of law yer from Batavia, and undertook to resort to more active measures to compass her release from bondage Accordingly, on Friday of last week, large number of persons assembled about MT. Stevens's house, among whom were the Methodist minister of Corfu, the Batavia lawyer, a number of abolition white gentlemen, and large crowd of negroes. In reply to the questions put by the spokesman, Mir. Stevens informed the people that the woman knew per fectly we'll her right to claim her freedom if she pleased, but did not desire so to do. The leaders of the crowd were not satisfied with this declaration, and informed the crowd in inham- matory language, that the girl had signi6ed to some person her desire to be liberated An at tempt was then made to enter the house, but this was resisted-Mr Stevens stating, how ever, that he was quite willing to admit any three or four respectable persons to an interview with the girl. Parties were then delegated to 90 in and question the slave; and on their re- turn, they repOTteu I1dt 9Hey Hdu CoH'eI seu with her. and found the assertions of her owner upheld by her statement. In order to fully satisfy the colored people assembled around the house, a negro was then admitted, who after seeing and talking with the girl, corroborat- ed the report of those who had first questioned her.
 Much to the surprise of Mir. Stevens and his family, the crowd still remained around the pre- mises, and having been urged on by the Batavia
 lawyer and the intermeddling Methodist minis ter, who suggested that the girl might be un- der fear of her master, and thus induced to conceal her true feelings they insisted that two or three negroes should be admitted to the house, and suffered to have private interview with the girl, no other parties being present This impudent demand was very properly re- fused, the hour quite late, and the crowd of a somewhat suspicious character But they were told that in the morning any decent citizens who desired to have private interview with the girl, would be permitted to gratlfy them selves. The crowd upon this evinced some in- clination to become riotous, and to offer an- noyance to the inmates of the house. A party