Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-26


tinued to shout for assistance, however, and was
then severely choked. No one answered to his
cries for help, and some of the hair was torn from
his scalp, and then n small quantity Of black paint
was poured ever his head. This ran down and
stained his face, and to some oxteut soiled his
clothes, which were also considerably torn in the
scufie' But he was not stripped, nor was his lead
shaven neither was he tarred, and not n feather
was used. As the party were leaving he asked
what he had done that he should be treated in that
manner, and he was told you wrote the Oxford
letter q" Such was the revelation Of his great
crime, On returning to the house he discovered
that his pocket-book was gone and he was per
sonally in a doplorable condition. lie was almost
speechless from the terrible choking that lie had
suffered, and his jaw was dislocated, and puined
him excessively. His face was also scratched in
several places, and the villainous compound was
drendfully disagreeable. lie sent for a physician
and the stain is removed from his face and head,
while only a hoarseness indicates the severity OF
the ruftianly treatment of his throat.
Mr.. Brady had been in Kentucky bout two years
and had been for some time past Principal Of Nor
ton School No. /, city of Lexington, where he had
given the utmost satisfaction. lie was one of the
Miami University graduating class Of 1913. and
has numerous friends in southwestern Ohio, who
can testify to the excellence and purity Of his
character, and to his conscier tious department rs
a Christian.
lie informed us that he was not what lie under
stood to be meant by an A6otitioniSt, but he was al
EmancfpationiSt. He believes slavery to be a sin
and an evil to the country, and especially PERM.
cious TO the people among whom it prevails, and
had very often SO expressed himself in Lexington,
and elsewhere in Kentucky, but had never urged
a negro to fee for freedom, or attempted in any
way TO make one dissatisfied with his lot. On the
contrary, while he claimed the right to express his
sentiments freely when among his peers. he rigor-
ously avoided m%eddling with the peculiar institu
ton"
Saturday morning he was told that the School
wished to see him, and he walked to
their office, and there met them. They all ex-
pressed very much regret at the outrage, hoped
that he was not very much hurt, etc., but told him
that it was understood that he ~as the author of
the Oxford letter, as they called it, and that, as
there was a strong feeling existing against him in
the community, the best thing that be could do
would be to resign and leave. lie acknowledged
having written the letter, and asked whether be
had not frankly stated to tn EN- mis- views re-
slavery before he had been employed, and
then said that if he remained among them he
must be at liberty to hold and speak his opinions.
they all gave assent. lie then asked them
whether he had not most faithfully served them as
A teacher, having disciplined and made useful a
that before his time had been disorderly,
the boys being SO bad that they had driven two
teachers away. And the Committee agreed that
lie had been a good teacher. One OF the Commit
tee told him that he thought it very injudicious and
wrong for him to have written as he did when he
had been well received, and was Giving off" of
The people of Lexington. Mr.. Brady replied that
he did not confess to being under any obligations
TO them, as he considered that he had given them
value received, and more. But all this was not to
the point. He must either resign or be dis.
missed. He therefore wrote his resignation as
follows
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 18th, 1856.
Committee, City Of Lexington.
GENTLEMEN Learning that an unpleasant feel
ing existed in this community in consequence Of
certain opinions expressed by me on the subject of
and beinghnwilling to remain as a teach
er in any community in which my services are not
entirely acceptable, l hereby resign my position
as Principal of Morton School, No. l, city of Lex.
ington. JOS. BRADY.
This was instantly and unanimously accepted.
By this time a large crowd, composed of rowdy
men and boys, had collected in tine street, and the
sapient Committeemen told him he must not go out
through the front but must take the back door. for
he would not be safe il he did not dodge the crowd.
Mr.. Brady told his advisers that he was not con-
scious of having harmed ony one, and that the
mob was, he knew, able 10 do with him as they
that if they thirsted for his blood, they
could take IL, but he intended to walk out at the
front door like an honest man, and leave the con-
to others. But the Committee insi sted
that he should not do so. AT last the controversy
was ended by the crowd hearing that he was at
tempting to make his escape by the back way, and
rushing, with the exception of a few boys, to in
tercept him. The school Committeeman then
urged him out at the front door, and advised him
to leave the State as quickly as possible, for his
life would not be safe if he remained in town. He
one or two persons on the street, whom he
and they told him to make haste away, one
Of them remarking that if he did not make tracks
l. Go. .s~lk -. IL .uo.1l - ia -- -
lie was told, however, that his wife would be al
lowed to stay a day or two to arrange his business.
He made the best of his way to this city, and yes
terday was joined by his wife. His pocket book
had been dropped at the post-of6ce in Lexington,
and contained this afectionate little epistle
Mr.. BRADY:-You must leave town in twenty
four hours, or your ears will come next. Your
pocket-book was picked ~ accidentally.
BLACK INDIANS.
The persons who assaulted Mr.. Brady wore
black masks, or had BACKED their faces, and Mr..
B. has not the remotest guess as to who any of
them are. Mr.. B. is not disposed to be disheart-
ened at his misfortune, and is apparently in prin-
ciple. thought. word and action, a NONRESIDENT
and a Christian--one, who if smitten on one cheek
would turn the other. He is an accomplished
teacher, and an amiable and inoffensive gentlemen,
and as he is out of a situation, and proposes TO
make his home hereafter where men and thought
a'O iiCOp " ouESSob " tbOsC WIN IHul tIt
services of such a man, to apply by letter, direct
ing communication to this city. Mr.. Brady in
sists that the members of the School Committee
treated him, personally, in a gentlemanly manner.
but feels that his life would not be safe for an hour
in Lexington. From several circumstances that we
have not mentioned, that Mr.. B.. detailed to us, the
conclusion seems inevitable, that q system of es-
pionage had for some time been carried on at the
Post Office, in reference to him, and that 1t was
through this that his trouble originated. But Mr..
Brady does not yet make any accusation against
the postal management, further than than to say
that there was a peculiar irregularity in the pas
sage from place to place, of letters directed to and
those written by him, and the newspapers that
were sent to him, generally appeared to have been
pretty well handled. In conclusion, we must do
Mr.. Brady the justice to say, that the notoriety
which this affair has given him, is very painful to
him, and that we believe the letter to the Oxford
Citizen was written in all simplicity Of heart.
without a thought of harmipg or offending any
one.
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