New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANTHONY BURNS A FREEMAN.

BY TIE tXertioIn OF new. Mr.. UflAns-, OF ID -
ton, the of 800 vas rsised in tina, city tows-d
purchasing the person Of Anthony Burn. the returned
Fugitive Slave. The remainder of the sun ne
ssry for III a, purpose $500 ~.s furnished by NJ.
Grimes himself and the purchsse eoncl lded BY
that gen Item the other DAY 81 Barnlns Hotel in
Baltimore Last evening Anthony, accompanied by
biz friend Ny GRlxEs, was publicly received ia Dr..
PenriDgtons Church, in this City, by punsr1as
friends OF be own color AID number OF While
friends Of Freedom.
The Rev Mr.. RArMoSD opened tn, meeting with
prayer, after which the Rev. Dr.. PfsSIsGroN INTRO
duced to the audience
Ay1Hoxr BuRss.-Anthony is a msn of medium
hight not very dafk ska, regular eataF's ssh fore
head. quiet inte.ligen. face, and well set sBd
muscular frame. The Only mark on him VISA broad,
dark scar on his lef. cheek. In modes. bG, firm
ard deep voice, be said:
My FRIENDs: | sm very glad 70 have !. 10 say, 10
have it TO tel. that | sm once in toe la1d of
liberty; thu; am with ;h)se 10 are my frenss.
Until ny tenth year dad not care much what came
Of ne but after beczn 20 learn thst there u
Christ WHO c.m- 10 make us free; | began to he4r
about North and 70 feel the necessity for freedom
Of soul and body. Applause. heard OF NORTH,
where men Of Iny color could i've without any man
dsIirg 70 say to them " You are ny properly; ana
| determined. by The blessing Of G ID, one day 10
fLd ny way there. Ny iDcilnst ion grew
on me- asd found my way to Bes,or
You'll see didn't wsnt 70 make m5ssf
known. 90 don't tell who Iva but a. cane 10
work. got employ men'. ana worked hard; but
kept my own cOuL-ei aid diont tell any BODY tl4t
pss slave, bur st.ove for y''J 80 never a. "a
orpor,uri;v 20 30 before. Nheu was gong home
q, 1ie ht fPsrd some Que running beniad ne pfre'
er,ly hand was put my shoulder and 40 nsbcfy
said stop stop; you are the fellow WOO broke
INTO siversuith shop tie other ngui. az
su,eo the h. II VS. nistaSe, bl- a. nost De-
\ Il f-o-n IT ne feat n
tx or sever others snd il vas no use to resist Ia
the Court House ! VISITED soae time, aud a,
the .ilvtrsmith did not cone. told them
wanted 70 20 borne - supper a mAu teen "a ne %
tLe door. be cidnt open it Ike sn honest msn,
would laughter but kind sloFy opened II anl
i,oked in. lie said, " ilos do you, Mr. Buns
.rd called him "a we DO in Virginia, mi-'sc
lie ssk.d ne # there would De any trouble IN tAs ing
ne hack 10 Virgina aud | was brought right 10
stand and didn't know WHIST 70 say. lie Tanted 10
know if rene inferred the nsrey 1ai ae usCd 10 give
ne and aid " Y,s 90 recoiiect 'hat you USED 10
give me l2l at the end Of ev ~ year worked
a." Tor Won" He went out ana came beck next morn
ing. / got no supper LOr sleep that night: pe next
morning they toto NE that NY master sali ne h'a ths
light 10 me and a. had called hm msster, haVing
The fea OF God before ny ey - could not gotro H.
Nevt morning was t4Etn down, with the bracelets on
nv wris,s-nOt FuCh ~ you wear lAdies OF goa anu
silver-but iron and ste, that wore lhlo tne ooue;
He showed the marks wien his IRONS nau hti1'I
The lavy ers insisted that should have counsel but
I told them didn't think il would do any good
for What | had first said had crushed me-, aad
could not deny the truth. aud my only hope was
in the assistance e Heaven. He proceeded T. re-
late how tie officers armed IN the C)urt-
Room: how the United States officials told him To At
Dana. Ellis Phillips aud the rest were ID sons OF
BIS of Aboltionists; that he would be freed "neu
he got back 10 Virginia, and ADVISED MN 20 nave
nothing TO do with those Who r-etended 10 betrend
him while they made ns csse ~orse. lie repi7d that
thew worked Tor hun msniuDy a.d II tusy did not sue
coed it wac ,btir fault. lie ssid he saw Ia news
psper that he had said wished 60 back toNrgnil
Had the Devil himself said 1t, he could have told no
greater e He then described ties scene OF his reld-
lion: how he a poor fugitive was made great lion,
and escorted out OF the tree City OF Boston and on
board Of the revenue cutter, amid troops OF men
AIMED TO the teeth. How they the lac aud order
mem promise 10 purchase him when he got 20 r-
eiDia end when he got to Norfolk they clapped him
INTO Jail and put irons his wrists, and kept hm IN
room without bed seat and win bat sc tnty food,
Tor two DAYS. He was taken to Richmond, where he
was Kept in little pen in the Traders all for four
months with irons bis wrists and ances, so tight
that they the flesh through to the bone and cur
il the month of August they gave him hall psltul
OF water every two days From this cell be was not
allowed 10 come out once during four months a. the
euc Of that time he sold tor S9O5 TO one DAVID
Mcdaniel who took hun tn North Carolina.
The remainder of lis story is short: hearirg OF ma
sfuation the money raised and his purchase
Effected 0y Mr. Grimes.
Tie address was lis ened to with great interest, and
much sJplauGed
The Rev Mr. GRIMES follored after which COL
lection wes taken up. Burrs aas gone on to boston'