Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-01
For tie Anti.slavery Bugle.
NEEDING ATTENTION.

DEERFIELp, Aug. 26.
FRIEND JOINS: Last evening ! received a letter
from MIR. and Mrs. Burgess of Racine, Wisconsin,
asking advice, aud, if possible. assistance in in
vestiGating a piece Of pro bable villaipy, l have
reflected upon the matter, but feel myself power
less to accomplish anything to aid them. The on.
ly thing that has suggested itself as possible foI
me to do, is to lay the matter before the readers oil
the BuGle, in hopes that some enc among them
is acquainted with M,ysville sufficiently to make
enquiry into the facts Of the case; and | believe
there are hundreds Of them who would gladly aid
in bringing the dark transaction forth to the
light.
The Burgess are natives of England. They
have had an application from O friend there a
iir. Cox-wbo has lost a Nephew, and had strong
reason to believe, that he has been sold as q slave
in Virginia. lie has desired MIR. Burgess to make
an investigation Of the matter if possible; hence
their letter to me. The young man is named Will
liam Richard Cox, is Of d dark complexion, with
black hair and eyes. II, is the son of q widowed
mother, and has been well educated. lie was in.
duced to leave England to come to Maysville, Nir.
GINA, where lie arrived on the 10Th Of June, 1850.
lie entered the sci vice Of q Mr.. John Adams, az
Englishman, and q Nj. Hughes an American.
These two we're partners in a quartz crushing ma.
chine, Here his friends lost sight of the young
man, 1t seems that Adams and Hughes failed in
their enterprise, and left heavy debts, and credi-
tors much enraged against them. Adams return
cd to England, and there spoke Of q good practi
cal joke be had played young Cox, by cutting Of
his hair. lie has been much derauged since his
return, walks his room most of the night, sleeps
little, and drinks deeply. When sober he will
give no information Of W. Il. Cox-but under the
influence of drink drops hints that have made the
poor widow think that her son was sold for n
slave. A man named Bell, left Ware, England,
at the same time with Adams; he also Inns return,
ed, and has boosted in the presence of Mr.. Cox
(the Uncle) that he belly assisted in preparing
his Nephew for a niger.
This and the hints dropped by Adams have
caused much distress to the friends of the young
man, who can account for his not writing t
them in no other way than by believing him eithe,
dead or in slavery. Mr.. Cox says that he hal
learned from Adams and Bell, that they wer,
heavily in debt, and lett young Cox to meet thei
creditors with not a dollar in his pocket. Thi
seems to be all the Information they have obtain
ed. What is now required is some information
respecting those persons during their residence il
Maysville, aud also the present Whereabouts of W
r.. Cox, or some reliable information concerning
his death. a person named William Moseley. 0
Buckingham, Virginia, is supposed to be acquain
ted with the facts of the case. | hope you will
lay this matter before the public. 50 that all tn,
information may be gained that is possible, as tn,
chief object now is 10 elicit all that can be got re
speeding the transaction, either to clean She partie
from the suspicion of guilt, or lead to their pun
ishmeut if guilty. Under the present aspect 0
the affair, the young mans friends can do nothing
but should anything from this side Of the Allan
tic cast another shade of suspicion upon them, tn
matter will be at once laid before Lore Palmer
stone, and Investigated l hope to the very founda
tion.
Trusting to the justice that / know animates til
hearts of our Anti-Slsvevy friends, l have som
hope that this imperfect history of one more of til
'hideous concomit0nts of slavery, may result /
giving consolation to a distressed and bereave
mother. With much esteem | am with unabate
love for all mankind Yours.
ANN CLARK.