Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-07-13
A SHAMEFUL PROCEEDING.

A lawless proceeding took place at the dock on
the arrival of the North Star from Lake Superior
yesterday afternoon, resulting in the orclble abduc
ton, by lot of negroes, of a young mulatto girl,
who in company with her sister, was travelling with
their mistress, southern lady. The fact of their
presence was first made known by some negroes
employed on board the boat at the moment of her
arrival at the dock and, in a short time, gang of
twenty or thirty had collected who rushed on board
the boat and took possession of the cabin where the
girls were sitting in company with their mistress.
The girls who aged thirteen and seventeen, re-
fused to go with the ntruders and appealed to their
mistress for protection. She told them they at
liberty to go if they chose, and inquired of the
groes if they had any means Of securing them sup
port Of course no satisfactory answer could be
given to this but the girls were informed that they
must 20. They refused, and the eldest ran into
stateroom and looked herself in. The other at
tempted to follow, but caught and dragged down
stairs and fairly pushed off the boat followed by the
whole gang The ferry-boat Undine lay close along
side, and the crowd rushed board of her. the cap
tain immediately casting off and running across the
river. While going across the girl manifested the
utmost unwillingness to go to Canada and informed
Captain Chvers that she did, not go with her own
consent Her entrcaties and expostulatons were, of
course, of avail, as the negroes surrounded her.
and would allow no interference. They took her to
Windsor on the opposite side of theriver and slowed
In the meantime messenger was dispatched by
the gang for an official of sort to arrest the
lady, By a recent act of the Michigan Legislature
any person bringing slave within the limits Of the
State commits criminal offence, punishable by ten
years imprisonment in State Prison. The lady was
consequently liable to the chances of felon's cell
through the provisions of this very enlightened and
characteristic measure. Fortunately for her the
boat left the dock before any such advantage could
be taken of her helpless position and proceeded
her way to cleveland. The lady is resident of
Winchester, KY, Louisville and gave her name
as Mrs. Moore. She has been spending the summer
at Superior City, and is visit to Cincinnati
Her husband is still at Superior, his wife travelling
alone with the two servants who were kept merely
as personal attendants.
Where the officers of the boat were during this
melee it is impossible to conjecture, but no person
will believe that gang Of negroes could take pos
session of the cabin of boat without the knowledge
of its officers. A show of rage was made after the
affair was over, and q negro fireman was turned
ashore but not word was said while the thing was
being consummated.
The girls name is Lima. She has been brought
up in the family as personal attendant upon her
mistress and has never wanted anything. She is
now, ct thirteen years Of age thrown upon her own
resources in country where ohehaf of her race are
paupers, which circumstance win in very brief
period cause her to appreciate the blessingsof hard
KNOCKS got by way Of Canadian freedom Her kind
hearted mistress barely escaped imprisonment IS
felon. Truly we are placing ourselves in an enviable
position before the world ~ the indulgece Of negro
lawlessness and the insane desire M sonic Of oar peo-
pie to sustain such conduct DetrOit Ekee Rrsse,
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