Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-01
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We read with admiration of the daring
leeds Of the early settlers o. this country, and
smbslm in desthless story the memory o'
hose who struck brave blow for our inde-
peudence In the dark days Of the American
Revolution. We gloriy Capt. Smith Tor
LAYING his legal epprrssor dead at his feet, and
making his escape; we profess to sympatlize
with the oppressed everywhere, aud yet we
remain Indifferent to the many in our own
country wlo bra,cy risk their lives Tor the
sake o. freedom, and shake of the letters o'
savtry-;ust ,uch freedoW as we love, ami q
worse slavery than our fathers resisted.
The Underground Railroad agent in THIS
city necessarily becomes acquainted with
many Of ,hesc interes ing cases, end through
bis Kindness we are permitted to give as mu.
ny particulars OF some o. these al it would
seem proper und judicioIs TO publish.
Isaac and Henry were owned by the same
master, and were taken toa public house to
be sold. They were soon disposed o. and
their new masters put them together,
saying, "I suppose, boys, you Will not MAKE
J me any troubled" I,aIc, large, nob'e-look-
ing fellow by the way, answered very meek
ly--"Oh no, we came here without any
trouble, and We mean togo way without nny'"
The new owner e trader) was satisfied with
the answer, and lett them. No sooner was
he gone than the two slaves carried out Their
threat to 20 away without tfoull': and tbe
"uucerta in riches" Of tho new proprietor
walked of IN the woods. The niodus oqerdn-
III of their v ing here it might not be altogeth-
er udicous to explain. Their residence in
= the hut they built was OF two weeks duration
Then they were discovered, and party o
armed men p.oceedcd to capture them.-Th'
slaves were busy at breakfast when they were
summoned to surrender, and told that if they
! came out they would be shot down on th'
spot.
> Isaac seized brood-axe and Henry dirk
. which they had obtanod by hook or crook
and dashed out. Their hut was on the BAN
e of stream, and into the stream they plunge
" The party fired on them, wounding then
both severely. lsaiC's aim was fill ID wit
shot, und the weapon dropped from his hand
But the spirit of liberty was not yet quench
cd, and they attempted to escape, pursued, q
. course, by the rapacious man-hunters.
" Alter II long aud noble effort to escape
they ere at length overc ,mc by fatigue an
numbers ani rciakcn, and AT once conveye
to the jail, where they were confined in tn
second story. Sad inoeed was their condi
10 ton. Henry was sick from his wounds, s
80 that he could do nothing, aud Isaacs orr
N was SO injur, that for two weeks he was un
1i able to use it, There was, it seemed, no cs
e cape but in suicide But the spirit tha
a. burned in the josoms Of our fathers burne
Up also in the ousoms Of these black men, anu
* as soon as lsuac's arm could be used, it wa
m sot about executing tho Llans that thci
id heads had conceived. Here, again, We leave
c the reader to surmise the MoDUs orERANDG.-
n Suffice it to say that, nlter two weeks Of al
1t most inccssint labor, they were again brea
II thing the mir ei heaven. Sixteen long an,
" weary miles die they walk on the night o
y their escape, and again took up their resi-
s. dence in the woods. How deeply coult
Is they realize the truth OF the sentiment lha
J. mans creates: enemy is man. The habita
+ tons of human beings were stunned an,
r, dreaded more than death; they sought an,
'r found sa ce,y in the deep silence and darl
II abodes OF nature.
J. Thus, when men ara unkind and opprcs
d sive, Gods paternul hand is over us, and il
i his presence We feel there is Infinite low,
and mercy. They remain in retreat for tw
months, und intend to pass the winter in thei
,r residence; b ut they found that, from certain
:. indications among the poultry yards, tn
n slaveholders began to suspect that the wood
J were inhabited by the missing negroes, an'
e determined upon "drve"--i. e. maj
h hunt, with dogs and guns. The ncgroe
e were to be "taken at first ssht'-i.e @. sho
$ dead us soon as seen. They now thought
g best 10 leave their winter residence in tn
n South, believing that colder climate wou,
n be- more congenia with their feelings.
On II plantation near them was an ol,
mun named Kit, who had perfect Legre
for n muster. About this tme he had recei
we'd Two most unmerciiul aoggngs on tw,
successive days, and he began to be "lscon
', tented with his lot. He applied to our he
u roes Tor counsel, and became n hero will
u them. They all remained in the woods owe
Sunday, aud on Monday took up their lin,
} OF march. The usual method o: nighl.trav
y cling nnd day resting was pursued; and, a(te
three weeks energetic eXerlion, they reach
! : ed The depot in this city.
Henry showed more than Hundred sho
= in his body, aud Isaac bore honored wounds
or wounds that " ould be honored if borne b,
y n Hungarian III the same cause. They are
: now Beyond the reach of American Republi
= canism. Hurrah Tor the U. X. X
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Warning Of the Early Patriots.
Our enemies, (suys the Boston Patriot