Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-28

Now, have inquired into the meaning Of thi
"Underground Police Organization and find tina
the Shareholders, il. junction With their North
ern allies the Doughiaccs, nre making systenat
effort to ascertain the whole modus Uperandi OF th
Underground, who are its COZ ductOrs. where th
stations are located, who supplies the money, &c
And for what reason, think YOU? To crush thea
all out by-publishing their names. What then
SO that no Southern man shall thereafter buJ
goods Of them As il the generous men VIII,
are constantly banding out money to protect aud
peed the fugitive depend for their business on tho
patronage Of Shareholders But the frantic rage
Of these raflickers in human muscles will lal
short of the mark. There are hundreds of men in
this city whose purses and ever will be, orcn
to aid the flying rgitve beyond the reach of bond
age. Eloquent facts abound, and might be given
with touching incidents of shocking suffering and
romantic herOism connected with the Underground
but curiosity must yield to prudence and human
lty.
This city and your own are the great central
stations of The Underground Railroad. As an
organized effort at emancipation it has been intn:
itoiy more successful than any of its stockholders
dare to avow. All its officers, from what our
Southern brethren facetously call the head devil
down to the humblest conductor, preserve a dis
cret and dgnfed silence to its proceedings, But
the amount of live stock transported over it is
annually increasing in amount, and the stOckhold
ers are quite satisfied with it returns The note
book of the Secretary 10 an eloquent record of the
acts Of those who do good by stealth, and blush tt
find it fame. The tyranny which sent Passmort
Williamson to Jail caused no fall in the value o
its stock, but rather increased the demand. Tha
little circumstance was q capital advertisement
frch which it prOfted largely. Last week a chat
tel from Delaware took the train under peculiar
circumstances. His name was not Bob, but lei
him be so called. Well, Bob was 90 years old,
and a fellow of infinite parts, good for 81 900 any
day tina: bis master might become hard up for that
amount. lie capital nurse for masters two
little boys, whom he handled on his knee in the
kitchen every evening. One night last week, while
singing to the boys in the Kitchen of the little
fellows innocently told him, Bob. papp's sole you
for Georgv. / seed de money for YOU" "lIush
mnute" responded Bob, who put the child down
and stepped uht the door; end, reaching the sitting
room Of his master. saw stranger actudly count.
ing out bank notes before him.
Bob bad noticed the stranger about the farm
during the day, but suspicion of his object
had crossed his mind But he saw TIE money in
his hand and the iron manacles lying on the BILE
lie turned and was off in an instant-no hat, no
shoes. As he cleared the barnyard, only short
distance from the house, he heard his calling
for him. But he was gone, and, as if by instinct,
the two wretches snutfed his design Immediately.
They both mounted horses in pursuit Bob steer
ed directly for Philadelphia, lodged them repeat.
edly on the road, and twice heard them tramping
over the wooden bridges under which he had sud-
denly concealed himself. just as day was half.
breaking, his purshers entered the city by the
Market street bridge. Bob, guided by the fugitives
God, entered 1t by crossing at Gray's Ferry, A
light streaming from old wooden shanty attract
ed him; and as he approached it he discovered an
lrisbwoman milking her COW. Now, Bob had but
one friend in the world-an old father, who had
bought his freedom years ago and settled in Phila:
delphia. Our people knew him well and you don't
care what name he bears. But Bob, thinking of
wi har ristir mn iaitu
asked the woman if she knew where Billy Bowser
lived, "Bless you," she replied, 'to be sure do.
Don't serve his milk every tnorning?" Bob
quickly found bis father, but only to be prisoner
in his garret until ticket on the Under ground
could be procured. But recently eight other
chattes from the same'State appropriated boat in
the river crossed safely into New Jersey, soon
found conductor on the road and are now their
own masters in Canada. Talk of Underground
stock being quoted below par while such trade
as this in live stock is doing g!-Phaaaelphia Cor.
Of the N J. Tribune.