, 1859-10-21
UNPROFITABLE rSFAMF.
4 Kf8n3pped Negro Returns with
compound Interest.

Wehaye several sime before referred 10 the
casa Of The negro Beflley,' who last spring
started from 0:iawa for Pite's Peak, in the en-.
play Of Ar. Aaron Daniels, and Was arrested at
s. Joseph, Missouri, here shockinglY whipped
= slave. and afterwards so1d to the higheat bid
der. The accounts of the ortrage pubIished At
the time, were denied BY the Douglasite press in
this and other States, but these denals were fast
falling before the testimony Of witnesses Who
saw The negro whipped, when the Ottawa Fro
qns1ters, came ont with a staiement under the
head Of "a Canard," saying that the editor had
made diligent inquiry and could not 6nd that
my such negro had left Ottawa OF course the
the Chicago 1imts, !Seafs Rtgidt<r and other
pro.slaresJ organs enlarged upon this voucher
and no doubt many honest Democrats beliered
that the story Of the arrest and whipping WIS
Il Republican roorback. But the return Of
the negro to this eity on Monday evening last,
and the recital Of the story. from bis OWE lips,
uu-hoodwinked all in this vicinity who be-
fore thought there was some truth iu the
denial Of tie facts, made By the Fra Trader,
aud several prominent Dougiasites. Some Of
the latter swore terribly when they SEW the ne
gro back again, and wished him among the rice
fields; but the better disposed Of them we're In
clined to listen to his recital Of the treatment
LIE 6NuEfEd ~ IQ& Q&uQ9 0l LQG Nl39QUI14u9s ana.
his subsequent escape
lie says, that aoon after his arrest By the
Sheriff, at St. Joseph, he Was tied mp and
whipped in m unmerriful nnnuuer with the OBJ
ject Of making him tell that he was 4sslase-
This he persisseutlY refused to do, but stated to
his prosecutors that be had been liberated BY
his master in Virginia several years ago. Doct,
poy WIS in the jail at the same etime, and he says
if any doubt his atofy they can ask Doct- Doy-
1ie probably lid not Know that Doy had already
published the facts.
While lying in jail at St. Joseph, be en-
ployed On attorney TO manage his case for him.
This attorney, bT Berkley's request, wrote to
one or two persons in Ottawa, and obtained
from them the assurance that Berkiey had
lived in this vicinity sir or seren years. But
tlis, the lawyer WTp&e, made no difference
1;y the 1aws Of Missouri, he would have to be
sold for his jai fees. and th4t probably be would
sell for about Whist he was worth in . southern
market. This ended the correspondence, and
Iseskley was left to his fate Hc states that he
was soon afterwards sold to the highest bid
der, being struck of to y Missouri farmer for
$l045. The farmer soon became satisfied that
lie was not safe property, and be took him down
to the St. Louis s1ave market, where he WAS
sold to Southern trader md put upon asteatn-
boat bound for New Orleans, stoutly handcufed
| and chained to another negro. When within a
| few miles Of Memphis, tue Two managed to
| slip their hnndcufs, whereupon they took feave
| Of their keeper, jumped into the Mississippi,
| swan ashore, and started toward the north star,
l}erkleY leading the way. They Travelled nights
and hid themselves in the day time, and in that
manner made their wsy Us far Us Decatur, in
this State, where they thought it would be safe
to travel openly. On their way through Ten
nessee md Kentucky they Tired on potatoes,
corn, dc., which they found in the fields on
their way, portion Of the time being com-
| PEELED to eat shemraw. Somewhere below De-
catur they were discovered, and four men gave
them chase With guns, whereupon they ran IN.
within few feet where they lar, without dis
covering them. Some Of tue men were SO
eager to catch two live 'tniggers" that they LEFT
their3hats at home They we're undoubtedly
good Douglas men. who expected to reap . fa.
reward for delivering the negroes back to the
slave drivers The negroes came Ill the way
on foot until theY reached L. Sale. where their
wants we're better provided for. The loss to the
s!are trader is something over 5000 worth oi
human muscle aud blood, aa it is ralued in q
southern market, and his gain, an amount o
sympathy Of leading Douglasltes about here
who appear much displeased at Berkley'.
escape from being pressed into slavery. We
imagine that this sympathy is all that the Mis
souri trader will eSer get, for his chatteis vii
/ probab1y take care of themselves hereafter.