Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-24
AN IMPOSITION UPON SHAREHOLDERS

The following letter (says The Vicksburg True
Southron) from a very reliable and respectable
gentleman, WILL we trust, cause increased circum-
specton on the part Of those who purchase slaves
from traders. 1t will be remembered that the mur-
der of Mcmillan, in Memphis, by Bolton, grew
out of the exposure of the fact that Bolton had
sold. a slave for life, negro who to be free
in a few years We hare no doubt that thousands OF
negroes Gre sold annually in State in direct con.
tTdrention Of ceIy stringent tac, and if one two
striking examples were made, the effect would un-
questiunabiy provo salutory.
STEAMER UNITED STATES AID,
YAzoo RIVER, Tuesday Sept %, 1857.
DEAR SIR: What do you think of Canadian
negro having been lately sold in Vicksburg
Such has been the case About ten days ago I pur-
chased negro man from Gwin & Alexander Of
Vicksburg, and since doing SO, have met with a
gentleman who knew the negro in St. Louis, and
he has given me the following information relative
to him. 1t appears that this negro belonged to
the editor of one of the St. Louis newspapers
that he ran off about five years ago, and made his
way to Canada, where he married fugitive negro
girl from Kentucky, located in Canada, and pur-
sued his profession as barber there.
The owner in ST. Louis learned last winter where
his boy was. He employed ine dashing, lordly
looking young man in st. Louis to visit the town
in Canada where his negro boy was, and to repre-
sent himself as an English lord and to employ the
negro, if possible to travel in the northern part of
the United States as servant and barber to his
lordship, at the rate of 500 per month. The
plan succeeded. This young English lord from
st. Louis went to Canada, met the boy and employ
9d him as his servant, assstated, started on his
journey, as proposed, with his new servant and
few days brought the parties to st. Louis, where
the negro was at once arrested by his owner put
in Jail, and sold to GVin & Alexander, traders at
Nicksburg for 5000 who sold the negro to me for
$1,000 without disclosing any of the foregoing
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who knew the boy in st. Louis, asked the negro
BOY about the story and he told it was all true
that he would have disclosed the case to me- but
his owners had previously told him if he ever dis
closed the matter to any one, they would whip him
to DEATH
This negro may prove valuable servant, but /
think there ought to be some law in our State (lf
there be not already one) 10 punish traders who
impose upon us in this way. The late excitement
in Miss, uri upon the Emancipation question will
cause thousands Of the aoorSt portion Of the negroes
from that State TO be sold TO as doloa South here
and think publication of the facts of this case
will make the public more vglant in buying ne
groes brought here for sale from that State.
MURDER BY A SLAvE.-About o'clock on Sat
urday morning last, September Goth, Mr.. James
7. Points, living about twenty miles north of this
place, and near Mt Zion meeting house, was muir
dered by negro man, Joe, about eighteen years
old, belonging to Mr.. William Robinson. Mr..
Points had Joe in his employ for the year and on
Friday had sent him to the woods to make rails
Returning that evening he told Mr.. P. he had
made certain number. Next morning (Satur-
day. he went to the woods with the negro and
found he had told him falsehood as to the num-
ber, whereupon Mr.. P, expressed his determine
tion to chastize him. Nothing of the kind however
was attempted at the time, and nothing more said
about it, Mr.. p. proceeded to assist the negro in
splitting open large log at which he was at work.
After while he became iatigued and sat down to
rest. While in this position, the negro picked his
opportunity, struck Mr.. P. on the head with the
poll Of the axe, knocking him down. In short
time he gave evidence Of returning consciousness,