New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-02

nj, her 20 remain in The neighbOrhoad hsny rers'ns
10 the vicinity, knowing her 10 b. q Doss faithful,
efficient, ard therefore valuable pece Of property,
were ANXIOUS to purchsse her, bu, her owner ssery
refused to sell to them, his object being 20 have her
removed to 80 great distance that her near relation
TO the others Of his children could occasion them no
fprther notification. She was accordingly sold to
Southern man who held her a. sI,5oo-bu. who
finally consented to part with her for o. 200.
saw, holder in Washington, plying the gill, bought
Le- for the latter SUM- nmed .aely, however, setting
On foot subscription to easble her to parehase her
he.dor. be himself contributing $780, another man,
also a STAKEHOLDER, gave 500, and 500 we're finally
obtained. AT this Junction" sad VI. Bseeh"r,
Il received letter asking If re could DO anything
toward max nc up the rest of the money" to which
| replied. ihs, l would promse nothing unless We
could see her here.
The reverend gentleman here stepped from his desk,
ard with an encouraging Come up, Sarah be hid
upon tie platform q yourg, intelligent locking mu-
lsto gil, whom he presented TO the crowded audience
as the slave girl in question.
She is apparently about twenty-three years Old,
probably three-euar,ers white, of very pleasing and
modest appearance. Mr.. Beecher seated her IN
chair by bis side, while he continued his remarks.
had promised to 90 back and she must return, either
with or without the five hundred dohars Which we're
vet necessary 10 m AXE her free woman collection
would be taken ny, and the result would chow sher
verdict
By this time there hardly a dry eye IN the
whole immense congregation OF nearly 1000 people.
Men wept, and women sobbsd--not shamefaceily, but
openly ard without any attempt at conceslment. All
10 ta Cd IN tla haarf lha a
Sc ne has never been witnessed in the world. In .
Christian lsnd o. the Christian Sabbath, in the pail
pit of Cbristisn church. by the lips of Christian
minister, a trembling, shrinking woman begged from
Christian people, money to save herself from life OF
slavery ard compulsory prostitution.
One gentleman here rose and announced that the
money should be forthcoming 10 make her free, and
that if necessary he would be personally responsible
for the entire amount. This announcement was re-
ceved with hearty and long continued applause, the
audience being no longer able TO restrain their Feelings
and Mr. Beech,r expressing his approval OF the JUDI
liant demon traton Sa an the slave girl, had up to
this time preserved tolerSble conposure, bat when
the .ranty was declared that she should not so back
to life of Slavery che buried her face IN her hand
kerchi,f and wept aloud As the collectors passed
among the audience, the plates were actually heaped
up With the okers of substantial sympathy, one lady
even took the ewely from her person and osst into
the fund The amount collected the spot was e7s|,
which, Decides completing the sum necessary for the
pur base of Sarah will also her child boy OF
tour years, who is now in bondage
The scene was ore of the most remarkable and ex-
citing ever enacted in this country before religious
congregations and the instantaneous and most satis-
factory pecunary response to the plea for liberty,
shows that the Anti Slavery sentiment Is ready, when
occasion requires, to Indicate its sincerity by argn-
m, ps more tangible and substantial than mere wodr.