Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
LETTER FROM WILLIAM c. NELL.
sournriELp, Oakland Co., Mich,
Sent, 9th, 1858.

/ Dear Friend Garrison (
The paners have already presume, informed
Won somewhat of the recent kidnapping case, ana
the consequen. excitement in Cincinnati. nap.
;ened to be in Detroit, where she betrayer and ms
two victims TALL cu!ored men resided, ond when
the ne ws reached there you easily imagine the
effect produced upon the colored men and women,
many of whom were acquainted with all the par
ties. AZ,
Miss Frances F. Watkins already had meeting
announced for Thursday evening, Sept. I'd, IN the
Croghan Street Baptist Church, but the arrival ot
Rev. Henry Ii. Garnet fresh from cincinnati.
prompted an attempt to secure the City Hall Tor .
large gathering Of the citizens to protest against
kidnapping in Detroit but the buchanan Demo.
cratic Convention being held there, was OF itself
sufficient to put veto upon any hope oil ingress LOT
an anti tiFugitive Slave Law demonstration. as
The Colored Methodist Conference adjourned its
evening session. and thus augmented the numbers
which crowded the meeting. The exercises CEN,
menced at an eaIly hour by Mr.. Garnets reading
the appropriate hymn of Mrs. Follen, commencing.
What mean ye that ye bruise and bind This
was sung with thrilling effect; after which tef.
vent prayer was offered by Rev j. T. Campbell, ia
which every reference to the traitor his deserved
punishment his victims and their sad fate, ELECTED
heart moving responses from various parts OF the
house.
Rev. Mr. Davis, Chairman, then introduced Rev.
Ii. Ii. Garnet, who in graphic and eloquent man
ner detailed the history Of the kidnapping case,
tracing Brodie's connection with ii under written
instructions from the Shareholders, until the imprs
onment of the two captves in the Jail at Covingtoni
Ky. They had accepted Brodie's pledge to assist
their return to the South with view to secure
the liberation of some of their relatives from sia.
very. Instead Of this blisstu realixauon OF their
hopes, they were delivered into the hands OF their
seifstyled owners, and by the very man IN whom
they had most implicitly trusted, receiving each
hundred lashes, and ordered to be sold furthet
South expressly to cut Oh all future chance OF es
cape to the North Mr.. Garnet exhibited pair OF
manacles, such as were worn by them on their way
to Jail, and a bull whip, such as was used in
their severe hoggng.
| The young men of Cincinnati, on learning tho
facts, With that eternal vigilance which is ths
price Of liberty succeeded in getting possession OF
the traitor and instituted measures for his TRIAL
This occupied two hours, during most Of wheh
lime Mr. Garnet vas presents and II v ass mainly
owing to bis ntercession that Brode was not torn
limb from limb. He escaped with life, after the
inflicton of three hundred blows with pdddle-
one blow for each dollar OF blood money which be
had received for doing the Infamous work Of these
| Kentucky hunters of men. Two white men, In
sympathy with the right though pretending other
wise to him, acted as police men, and removed him
from immediate danger of being killed. Hs
breuthed vengeance upon the colored people.
Threatened to expose the operations of the Under.
ground Railroad, &C., &c. but when COMMITTEES
of colored men started for tus pufpose OF hurryDg
him from Cincinnati, it was found that his gold bad
| brlbed the white men, VINO were enueaNorinR W
screen him from further molestation. But the col
ored men were determined, and his whereabouts
was made known. Brodie delivered himself into
the hands of the authorities, who put him in Jail
to save his life.
It has since turned out that the slavehoiding in
fuences united for his defence. State warrants
have been issued for the arrest of several colored
men charged with participating in his trial and
punishment; and the day left Detroit, some OF
them had arrived there, to avoid that liability
But to return to the meeting. Miss Watkins,
in the course of of her very best outbnrsts Of
eloquent indignation, charged the treachery of
this colored man upon the United States Govern.
ment, which is the arch traitor to liberty as shown
by the Fugitive Slave Law and the bred Scott ds:
csion. A discussion ensued on the pertinent ques-
tion, submitted by Mr.. Garnet. What shall be
done with the traitor his arrival in Detroit p.
A resolution embodying their detestation OF the
man was passed, and at q late hour, the meeting
adjourned.
One of these betrayed men has lsft wife in De-
troit, and babe born since his departure. A COM
mittee of ladies have called to administer to her
wants, and to do what in them lies to save he-
from the clutches of the kidnapper.
Yours for the speedy downfall OF slavery.
WILLIAM c. NELL.