Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-20


sAMBo IL A TIGHT BOX.
Eds. Com.--In this mornings issue Of your paper
find under the above head, caution administered
TO me to be careful after informing the public that
a box was forwarded from Nashville, Tennessee, by
Adams Express, 20 my care, and al went well until
/ the train reached Seymour, Indiana. when the box
burst open and out dropped niger, DC. You 70 on
70 state that yesterday morning Mr.. Coffin called for
ms box. and the clerk questioned him closely as to
It's contents, but he didn't know thing couldn't
4 guess what was in it. Then you say, be careful
friend Lewis thee mustn't tell fbs. Your caution is
July appreciated, and in return permit me to sug-
gest to you to be careful make improper insin-
uations to lead the public to beliese tib in regard
/ to my completely in the matter.
/ About II o'clock on the seventh day, the l4th, 1
received through the POstOtiice, letter post mark
ed Nashville, Tenn, dated Nashville, April 18th,
signed Hannah NJ. johnson, stating that box would
! be forwarded by Adams Express to my care, and
/ wished me to 90 to the Express office and take
charge Of it stating that the Express would arrive
at l0B o'clock Saturday night, but did no: say Whas
the box contained learned that the Express would
not arrive till first day morning, O'Clock. went
the office at that time and handed the letter 10 inc
clerk agent; he informed me that they Lau Just
got a dispatch informing them that a DOA marked
Hannah a. johnson, care Of Levi Conn., Clncliihau'
had burst open at Seymour, IND, ana d Elgsef
jumped out ] informed them that dlu hCI kho"
Hannah NJ. johnson never heard OF hef before
had no knowledge of any box or anything else being
Skinned IN nv care from that direction until j re-
ceived that letter, which was before them No
ouestions were asked me- Ny statements were vol
lIntary They requested the letter, to copy gave
IL to them with the promise to return Il to They
have the letter The public is welcome to its con-
tents Previous to receiving this letter. have had
no correspondence with any person in Tennessee /
for more than year past; did not know Of any
person, male female, travelling in that direction
knew nothing of the matter in any shape My name
and address is well known in the South. 1t is no
thing for me to receive cOnsignments Of slaves
from the South, generally gentemen's children to
be educated but this is the first case in tight box
and no instructions whether they wished him sent
10 school or not. / am sorry that SambO did not /
get through safe after suffering SO long in a tight
box. would have received him kindly though !
would object to that mode Of travelling dangerous
and decidedly uncomfortable. LEVI COFFIN.
Cincinnati, April 10th, 1860.
RriendLEvI, thee ought to have studied thy subject
little better and then perhaps thee would not have
involved thysef in such palpable contradictions |
Thee never heard of HANNAH NJ. JOHNSON yet thou !
vert quick to run after the strange woman" to
pay the Express charges upon her box the contents
of which thee knew nothing about, unless thy in
stincts tod thee Verify hath it been said that the
man given t. preyarcation ought to have a good !
memory and be able at least to tell straight story.
Thee ought to have conned this Iession over well, |
friend LEVI before thee did pen thy communication
to the editor who gave thee such good advice. Thy
worst enemy could not desire thee to write book |
after reading thy communication. Thee knew too |
much about that strange woman and her mission /
among thy Southern friends, and never did crimi-
nal more surely betray his guilt. Thee knew that |
the box shipped thee by thee strange contain
ed chattel which the law, both human and divine
declared to be stolen, and which could not be re-
ceived b. thee without making thyself party to
the crime. We fear from thy avowal Of sorrow
that SANBo did not get through safe that thou art
a most hardened reprobate and that lecture upon
the evil tendency Of thy practice would accomplish
about as much as a moonbeam falling upon an ice
berg
But there is one thing. friend LEVI, to which we
wsh to call thy especial attention. 1t is clear from
thy confession that thou didst have intrigue with
this HANNAH NJ. JOHNSON and as that ..knd-hearted
charged and received from Sambo sew
enty dollars in cash and double-cased silver watch
according to his statement we put it to thee wheth
err it is not thy duty to make Sambo whole again in
his PURSE The sincerity Of thy compassion for the
niger is now put to the test