Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-07
SLAVERY PICTURES.

The protection granted to "lire liberty and the
pursuit of happiness in Indiana, is finely illustrated
by the following from the HawSrWe (Ky.) Eagle-
Portage Dem.
COMMITTED There committed to the
Jail of Breckenridge County, Ky.,on the 5th day
of August, 1854, negro man, calling himself By
bon Mayo. lie was taken up ia Indiana about 80
miles below Louisville. He states that he is free,
but has no free papers; he says, also, that he is
from Manchester Virginia. and that he was born
free and left there in 1913. When first committed
he said he belonged to man living in Campbell
county, KY, by the name of VIM. Carr, living
about 90 miles from Covington. Said negro is of
dark copper color, about 5 feet 9 inches high
weighs It's or $50 pounds has the mark of q fish
on his left side, and from burn the right
sde-about 80 years old. The owner if any, will
please come forward prove the property and pay
charges, or he will be dealt with as The laW
directs.
j. II. KEEAN,
Jailer of Breckenridge Co. Ky.
Here is free man, arrested in the Free State
of Indiana, the suspicion that he is somebody's
property, for "he has no free papers," lie says he
was born free in Virginia, and is rightfully free
now and NOBODY appears to confute this claim
he has somehow been carried by force out of Ind-
and into Kentucky, were he is advertised in order
that some one may be nduceS to set up n claim to
him; but if that attempt fails, as it probably will,
tnen ne Will De utuU UUH US We tutO uUectS
having failed to prove him a slave, his kidnappers
will make him by selling him to pay the cost of
arrestng confniug and advertising him under an
unfounded suspicion that he was a slave
Who says that isn't land OF liberty?
Who can read the account of the following scene
in slave State, Commercial transaction" with
out having his adherence of 'the sum of all vii
lainies' greatly increased! The following is from
st. Louis paper:
| The oof fba Hnpco
were crowded yesterday morning to witness the
sale of fine looking droUe of human beings. The
critters, after having their mouths examined like
horses and their limbs pulled about to test their
souEdness were put up to be knocked down by
the hammer. Competition was very brisk and the
lot realized good prices. girl, Caroline, attrac
ted our attention and interest, from the anxiety
she displayed during the bidding foY her flesh and
blood, bone and sinews. AS the price rose to S40C
a hopeful meaning smile gradually spread over
her dusky good natured face, 1.-THE last lot, boy
had only brought $3.50 OF SOY The bidding con
fined to two persons, rose to $3.50. She became
restless continually glancng from to the other
of her would be purchasers her predictions for
one had evidently been formed-"$470 say
the fve"-called the auctoneer: a pause ensued
of suspense to her-the one she hoped to serve
hesitated. "Going at S480-gong say the
S500P lie still hestated: the hopeful look had
gone from her features, and was replaced by some
thing akin to a feversh dread-still she looked in
his face, wishing she might dare to urge him on
He nodded, $500 for this likely girl; fifteen years
old; guarantee given. $500 and going" A nod
from his opponent brought her up to $505. From
this moment, she seemed to have cast aside all
hope; it was a matter of perfect indifference tc
her, which might buy her; at last all outward
sings had fed and she glances around calmly a
the crowd Of heads looking on her, as on some acl
in the box, shown publicly and gratuitously. W.
grew sick of the scene the auctoneer proclaimed
$50 had been bid, and we turned 10 force our wa,
through the crowd, but were fast wedged.- =
"Going-tair warning going; and the key fel