Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-19

Tts Boy" HErKY Dr1oN OBsrNATELY REFUSES
g,s g8xspox--Tt will be remembered that during
cAe winter We published several touching appealsin
behalf of free negro named Henry Dixon, who hao
been sold into slavery under the laws OF southern
State and was then held as . slave in the State Of
Alabama These appeals proceeded from the pen
Of esteemed fellow citizen, Judge Sampson, and
are credtable alike TO his head and heart. They
widely published by the press of other locali-
ties and the substance of them repeated from the
pulpit. The result was, enough money was raised
to buy the "boy" and effect his restoration to free
dom.
This money was sent to some attorneys in Dixon's
neighborhoOd, who in accordance with their nstruc-
tions announced to the boy that they were charged
with the agreeable duty Of purchasing him and SET
ting him at liberty. The boy" thanked his liberia,
tors and their agents; but respectfully declined
the proffered boon. Judge Sampson was not'ned ol
the failure of the Emission" and the same TACT was
published in local paper, whose account Of tne '"at
ter We re- published in full. Judge Sampson ana
the friends of the "boy" Henry, were 'ncredn'oos
they naturally suspected that bogus Henry
Dixon had been got up for the OCCASION, VINO nad
played the part assigned him in most admirable
manner The Democrat, the organ OF the trends OF
human freedom, according to custom, assaed US ior
giving currency to the account OF the matter which
we copied Fl ON the Alabama paper; and cha,itab'y
accused us of some sinister object or design in so
doing. They determined to probe the affair to
the bottom, and show the game Of frand that had
been played in the name Of the "boy" Dixon. So
Mr.. S. d. Porter was selected for the purpose and
induced to make journey way down in Alabama
to find the genuine Henry Dixon and redeem him
from cruel fate worse than death.
Mr. Porter has now returned-but he brought no
Henry Dixon. He found the boy, as we learn,
without difficulty-the genuine Henry Dixon, whose
misfortune had evoked so much sympathy. Mr.
Porter conversed with him about Rochester and
Rochester people, till he satisfied himself that the
Henry who stood before him no counterfeit, and
then he profrred him Ms liberty But the boy
refused to accept his freedom; thought he was bet
ter off where he is; and measure OF entreaty SUI
feed to change his sentiments on that pont-but
stay in Alabama he would lie had lived good
part Of his life free negro at the North and his
comparatively brief experience Southern slave
taught him that the latter condition is the best
Strange it may appear, the fact is now establish.
ed beyond all question, for Mr. Porter is man OF
rare intelligence and he is abolitioList IN prnci-
ple Were it possible to have induced Henry DIXON
to exchange slavery for freedom Mr.. Porter would
\ have done it. But he failed. The Democrat will
please ignore this whole matter, lest it be suspected
of having an object at heart adverse to the cause
of Human Freedom"
We would suggest that this Dixon fund be appro.
priated to other humane object, under the d.
recton of committee of contributors. They will
probably not be obliged to wait long for an opportu-
nifty to use it in as good the redemption
Of negro who prefers slavery to freedom
Rochester Union d. Adrertlser