Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-11-17

means to remove, looked to the North as a refuge.
Many we're assisted by conscientious guardians,
and We have the best authority for statement, that,
up to November LIST, more than seven hundred and
ninety persons departed from the port of Charles
ton alone. 1t took all the resources of some to
reach New York. OF the number named, about
one hundred aud City made Philadelphia their
destination, and others, who contemplated a more
northern home, have since moved to this city,
We have visited about fifteen families Of these,
and tho statements we have made are gathered
exclusively from their testimonies.
OF the one hundred and fifty mentioned, two
thirds are tradeSpeople. The men are carpenters,
tailors, shoemakers, and masous the females,
mantua makers, milliners, laundrosses, and nurs-
es, We read a long list of certificates, from white
ladies Of Charleston, stating one of these was an
excellent and faithful nurse. One testimonial
was addressed "to the ladies of the North" and
certified that the bearer had attended her through
a "long and dangerous sickness"-a fact which
does not go far to show the gratitude of the re-
cent Palmetto legislation.
Another party bore a certificate of bis ~prohcien-
cy in plastering from q master mason of Charles
ton.
- h'Htoohp hhiiiV NuAihu lilOS NhiiNN1 Va
hibited her badge" or, as abe facotiously term.
ed it, her "pooty goolo watch. 1t was a din
mond shaped plate of copper, an inch square,
bearing the inscription:
charleston,
1860.
Servant.
1243."
This delicate piece of iewelry was punctured
with a hole, and suspended thereby from a string.
She bad given 81 for it. Her husband had a sim
liar one, labeled Porter" for which be gave 81.
The man and woman had been one day behind in
taking out" these badges, aud they were fined
$40 for being dilatory.
We asked the latter whether il was probable
thas others would leave South Carolina. She said
that most of those possessing the means to omi-
CRATE had already done so. We know one of our
colored residents who has sent. at various times,
to these needy people of bis race, $50, for passage
money. Many of the refugees parted with their
property at ruinous rates, and many have still
some effects in Charleston. Tho latter class made
revelations of their difficulties with timidity. fear.
full that their property would be jeopardized BY
undue complaint, We could see, however. tina,
property considerations had little influence COM
pared to dearer relations. Many of these ebony
EVange!ines have left in their Southern Arcadia
relatives and friends, for whose safety their fears
are ceaseless. The mother of a yellow girl told us
that her daughter had a young Teller in de Souf
whose safety peared to weigh like On her mind -
and as she said this, her son, n tall young man,
with glossy locke, was observed to wear an anx-
.ious look, as if he, too. had lost somebody in Car
lima. We were told that one of the refugees had
left an aged mo,iSr in Charleston. The old lady,
on being solicited to come away with the family,
replied that she had passed a lifetime in 'de SGpf,
and, please God, she wanted to die dar; nobody
wanted TO mako a slave Of de weakly ole oman"
The trouble OF those ebony poaplo will not be
appreciated by the white masses. Parties incred.
ulous of the sensitiveness of feeling existing
among them should visit their humble boarding
houses in this city. Many of them are almost
white. Several purchased their own freedom
some years ago. One woman was directed tc
leave the State, by her trustee, who was fearful
that at his death certain unprincipled members Of
his family would attempt 20 coerce her into abso.
lutte slavery. The refugees took passage in the
New York steamers, through white sponsors, who
testified TO their freedom. Most of these un(or.
Inmates are destitute of employment. Parties il
need OF domestics. &C., can be directed at this Of
fee of the whereabouts of such parties.