Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-09
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Fugitive Slaves in Canada.

A correspondent of the Morning Star fur
nishes deeply interesting narrative of visit
to the settlements of the fugitive slaves in Can
ada. They are intelligent and Industrious, by
his account, energetic and self-reliant demon
strating their inherent capacity to take care Of .
themselves, when released from their BONDAGE = =
and nd7animated by a prospect of soaiaiinx -
mont. He gives. the sfoitoWla -
mother and daughter, Dbl M ~
stagacoach =
"'fhey had both been slaves for many years.
only one year ago that day (June 27) had
rolled away, since they resolved to break from
tie loathing power of, slavery, or parish in the
effort Mother and daughter, up to the peri-
cd just named, had lived on adjoining planta-
tions, owned by different masters. The one
who held the daughter as his property had sold
his plantation, and was about to remove farther
South, rendering separation between the two
inevitable, and to all human probability, eter-
nal , as to a union again in time So strong
and tender were their affections for each other
they dreaded this separation worse than death,
and hence the resolution to die, if necessary,
in an effort for freedom. That effort they
made, and under the guidance of kind Prov
ldence' they were led through many dangers,
"by way they knew not" from the land of
their sorrows to better home, and a brighter
future. " 1t did seem, sometimes" said the
young lady, " that we must give up and die,
our suferings were so great I can hardly think
of them now they were almost unbearabe.-
We travelled two days and two nights without
tasting morsel Of food, and then we were so
faint, and weak and weary we concluded to
tnrn from the woods and seek house and food,
if we did fall into the hands of our enemies,
and were consigned again to slavery" Such
burning desires for food to stop the gnawing Of
hunger, she represented as worse than dying
more dreadful than death They would have
hailed death as friendly messenger, but he
would not come to their relief She had al
ways been kept in the house, and never put to
hard labor, and consequently was not SO we'll
prepared for the dangers and hardships of q
long journey The inmates of the house where
they called-to the praise of God be it spoken
-were friends and gave the poor, painting,
: trembling fngitves, a kind reception and gen.
erous meal. They were now fairly in keeping
of the Underground Railroad, and henceforth
their progress to the land of freedom was more
,, encouraging.
The slave hunters, eager to secure the tempt.
ing reward offered fe-, sheit lrUrgs d. re on
the lookout searching every nook and corner for
) the valuable game, but unacquanted with the
curious windings OF the u G. R.-its nume-
rous divisions, novel stations, and the skill oil
its ingenious officers they were sometimes on
the track, and sometimes off, occasionally behind
: the time-fve or len minures- not unfre-
quenlly in advance of the regular time, one OF
; :wo hours. Bewildered and confused, queryine
and thinking whether the travellers were on ,ht
way.or secreted in some unknown station, thu
train enters Victoria's realm amid falling tears
shouts Of joy, kneeling, kiss the very SOIL
: Such sensations of nexpressble delight, 0
g such feelings of rapture and gratitude as l ex
Il perienced on reaching Canuda, can never be de-
v scribed."