Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-19

Pr0fering Slavery to Freedom.

One Of those instances which now and
then show the silver lining Of Slavery
says the \. Y. Times, occurred on Tues
day. at Philadelphia PAssNoRE WILLIAu-
son, that moral sleuthhound, whose scent
for the slaves is as keen as that of the
/ most accomplished Cuban beagle, discov,
cred in the person of female servant. at
tendant upon Mr. Conquest, oil Virginia.
now residing in Philadelphia, an inyolun-
tary victim OF the great wrong. The lirl,
. il wa, reasonabIeto presume, could not
be acquainted with her rights. In the
true evangelical spirit, williamson seems
to have indoctiInatcd her with the princi-
pies ofthe Constitution, rs interpreted by
the Supreme Court: and gaining mo-
mentary influence over her mind, ptucu
red her signature to an application for u
writ ofhl5eaS corpus addressed to judge
Ludlow of the Quarter Sessions The
writ wa granted; the slave vas produced /;
AID th2rt in the presence Of the muIti~
tude, did that faithful oolorcd woman at
test her undying loyalty TO the best Of
ma2tcrs, and her determination not only
to adhere to him among the actual Tempt.
a lions to liberty, but TO return with him, if
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latest exhibition of his generous temper
being that "he had taken her all around
town. and shown Eer all the sights" and
with an acute sense Of the proprieteS Of
life, worthy Of the pure Caucasian, she
declared that after such delicate atten-
tons she did not think it would be hon
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rronorty and nr6srient of the ,fForts nf
her Abol;ticnist tenpters had indnIoad
tbe girl with survey Of tho CITY and its
siohis We NAV take for rrortcd tbat O
practical t.rn wa, riyen to this eynidition.
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tho ipouiyitiye eyes Of the nnoros! woro
sucb localities as Lombard EDj2abotb
South and Shinnep streets tho hounts nr
the free col5red population of PLiladel.
rbia. What the Girl must there Eag, scon
must necessarily have ou2lifed tbo osni.
rotions if anv She had ureyiopelv enter
rained for Freedom. Poverty and s,Har.
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the limbs eager hunger in bolloy evns
and cheeks sloth. vice and misery, on ALI
sides, are the attractions presented by Lis
berty in those particular quarters. Tbo
negtoes of pbilaGelpLia are in tbo orgre.
gafe in far lower SOCIAL nosit,on than tSoso
oranv other Nnrtbern titv Instances NJ
individual onterpri.o. and of necnniarv
moral. and intellectual elevation are NOT
uncommon but the inert mass orthe A fri.
can population. herded .ocotber IN IFS own
accustomed district presents o)l tho worst
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