Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-02-23

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Labor. or both. This accomplished
they ignore him. and drive bin
forth to become beggar and bur
glar. or to be supported by the Dem
ocrats. and other conservative homes
men. while he is cursed by major
ity. perhaps, of the strongest anti
slavery men around him for bis Indo
lence. his color and bis crimes. Fo
example: They have succeeded, b,
the aid perhaps, Of Mr.. Hurt, (wh'
was once Gov. Chase's Secretary
and who boasted TO me that he hat
assisted in running away many
fugitive,) in stealing Bob or Sam
from Kentucky or elsewhere, ant
have put him through in schedule
time, on the underground mali
trunk, by the way Of Columbus tt
the Western Reserve. 1t is croI
time; A., B. or Ca stock holder II
the Underground Rsilroad--want:
help; he thinks about this time hs
would like black help,' though ordl
nary ',chite he:p,' Irish help or Yam
kee help is preferred. But he ha'
helped steal and delude that pool
neglo, and now he must have hl'
pay.
He hires Bob or sSam' for three
months-presses him harder thar
the 'slave-driver' or 's!ore dealer
ever did. The crop is laid by
Bob's patron and ardent sbrleklnE
friend comes to his room about DAY
break and says: See here, my deal
Bob! your master is in the neigbor
hood. hard after you! Now here's
a dollar aud a half it's all the mon
ey I've got. My wife will give yot
some bread and cheese. Now, be OF
in burry!' / have had from rell
able sources details of such facts
in such language as the above, al
most verbatim.
Again: D. E. and F. live on TIT
line of the U. R, R. They art
stockholders; they have barboret
many fugitive. Ned comes alons
and calls to stay all night with u
He is-questioned says be is not I
fugitive, but is free of right. Ill
is sturned Off E. and T. treat bin
in the same manner. G., who neve
would take stock in this secret VII
lainy, took the weary, hungry. negr'
in, lodged and fed him. He was nj
fugitive, and therefore could find nj
favor at the bands of these pur'
minded benefactors. This fact occur
red 10 Ohio; its substance is here
faithfully given. These men d'
nothing for the negroe because the,
love him; nay, they hate him Ih'
whole motive is to make something
off him or by him, and crafty al
ungodly, unmanly envy and hat
agains: bis master.
These facts are but mere indlce
to whole chapters of such. that mieh
be given, and, if their correctness J
doubted, they can be fortified by tn
most satisfactory references. Their
is not an Abolitionist in the land wh
is morally honest in bis intentions
4 nnIess he be some poor blockheat
dipped by such swindlers as Joi'tl
s. Co, or misguided by such moul
tebanks IS Beecher, Cheever, PHI
lips and Parker. The author OF tn
/ Impending crisis Of the South is
miserable renegade from a Sonther
/ State, who is reported to have doffe
bis real name and assumed fictio'
I Go to North Carolina-to the churc
of which be was a member to tn
proprietor for whom he once Sol
goods--and learn his reputation,
l have tested their love for NJ
groes myself, in some striking II
stances. Lewis, at Albany, AtbeI
County. Ohio, an altra.equality, anna
] oamatisnist, made a deliberate a
tempt to defraud me of none
which he knew belonged to the n
proes for whom was seeking hom'
in this country. AbolitiouistA as
class, are eowardly. When any,
pendsag crisis comes they are 'nes
there When the Brown raid can
aud a general sitting came, Ger
Smith either feignedly or really we
; into lunacy; Beechez preached
backing down sermon; Fred D0u
; las, that pampered, Inflated mnist'
full brother in the fraternity, fled
! Europe. GiddiDgs made disclai'
ers; none Of them knew anythi1
s about It'll They all thought be b