New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26
FROM 4 FUGITIVE SLAVE TO HIS
MASTER.
From The Jame,t0loH { Y. " Journal.
- ErcIrIyE's HONE" Sand yich, 4.

FUGIryE's HONE" Sand yioh, 4. W.,
March Is, 1859. {
Mr. WV. RILEY, Springfield, Ky.-SW: take this
OF porunity IL dictate few lines To you, supp0sng
you might be curious 10 know my whereabouts. l am
happy To inform yuu that | am in Canada, in good
health and have been here several days. Perhaps,
by this time YOU have concluded that robblDg wo-
man of her husband and children OF Their ather, does
not pay, at least in your case; and thought, while
lying in jail by yoar direction, that II you AL 90 re-
morse of conscience that would make you feel for a
poor, broken-hearted man, and his wOrse.than-
murdered wife and children, and could not
be made 10 feel for others az you would have
others feel for you, and could not by any en-,
treaty or persuasion be induced to do you promised
you would which was to let 20 viii my family for
ssO0-but contehded tor 1000, when you had prom
sed 10 take the same you gave tor me which was
5000 at the time you bought ne, and let me go with
ny dear wife and children but instead would render
miserable and lie Ia me- and to your neIg oors how
if words mean anything, What say Is sol, AMI when
you at Louisville trying to sell me then Thought
i was time for NE to make my feet feel for Canada,
and let your conscience feel in your pocket. Now you
cannot Fay but that Did all that honorable and
right while was wrh you, although was slave. l
pretenied all the line that taought you,
else had better right to me thaa had 70 myself
which you know IL rather hard thinking You know,
too that sou proved traitor to me IN the time OF need
al hen in the most bitter distress that the human
soul il capable OfexperieDcng; and could y0u have
carried out your purposes there would have been
relief. But r. jJce 10 say that an unseeD kind spirit
appeared for the oppressed and baie me take up my
bed and wak-thc result OF winch i5 that am yict01-
Gus and you are defeated.
| am comfortably situated in Canada, working for
George Harris, Of the persons that act part in
" ULce Toms Cabin" He was slave few year.
ago IN Kentucky, and now owns farm 50 level that
there is not hills enough it to hide dog, yet 40
large that got los in il the other day. He says that
| may be the means Of helping poor fugitiyes and
doing them as much good as he does, in time.
This country is not what it has been represented to
me ard Others to be. Ia place of its being cold and
barren, It has beautiful comfortable climate, and
fertile soil II IL much desirable in these respects
than any part Of Kentucky that ever saw. There is
only one thing to prevent being entirely happy
here, and that is the wait of my dear wife and chill
dleu, AID yOu to see enjoying ourselves together
here. wish you could realize the coDtras, between
Freedom and Slavery; bat IT is not likely that We
shall ever meet sgan on this earth. Bot yoa want
10 go 20 the next world aud meet God OF love mercy,
and Justice, in peace; who Gays, Inasmuch a. You
did It 20 the leest Of them my little ones you did it
unto ne - making the professions that you do,
Pretending TO be follower OF Chn-t, and
tOrmeLtlIg and NY little ones a. you
have core-bad better repair the breaches you have
made among us in this world by sending my wife and
Children 70 me- thus preparing To Ineet your God IN
peace Tor, God don punish sou for lncting such
distress On the poorest Of His poor then there is
Use OF harAg any God, or tailng abou, one. Bot ir
this letter, have said enough you 20 do al.
that Necessary for you To DO providing you any
part Of the you pretend to be. so will close by
saying that, Il You proper to reply 10 my letter,
either cOudemciDg or lustiyEg the course you have
taken with me, will again write you.
hope you will consider canddly and see II the case
does lot justify every word have seid and ten times
much. lou mutt not consider that II - n slave
taking to " rnesss Low, but free yourself
subscribe myself ct the Amused Of Amercs.
but one .: iae justified and kOHOrcd Of Canada.
JACKSON WHITNEY.