, 1869-03-07
"A RETURNED SLAVE.

slave-1he Case Of Gee1R, ". Esrk.a.
From ,hs Fiusbu1sh .tPenn J; ;chsop.e!e. Feb ~
tense W excitement created In TIL, civ, some
twelve Jears sInce, By The Kidnapping of :
1eputed shite uaur geo: We "; Fsua ng name,
Atnbsma. and his subsequent consiQnment to
11ayrry. those who have read unr1e Toms
CABIN: sad few thtre arr who have not, may
not Be aWerothAt the George Harris aud his
We Eliza whess e!sntml .,fIan hIs.ofy z o1Sat e..
book, ws1e hone: other, than the
Ferris iamily. Such Is the f4et,
however :. at least the HE Of the
Kidnapped George furnished the authoress
with me materials which vent 70 make mp
man named Raglsnd.. His master vas ia
censed ~ eainst him for bis "a unxrstef1lnesa"
. ia aLuttpg The "privileges" which had been
ciyen HIM by running away, aud, aa pun
bhr1 ept, Re waa heavily i1oned aud placed In
elo:e eonanennaens re- N me ~ a. y intiaaf = ta
him down TO Georgia." where escape would
De fupcssible, and he would hAFe carried tho
threat into execution but tor the interpo
eltiou Of some Of the ne]ghhoss.' 4 few
weeks since gentleman residing In
! trade, II was Called to New 6rlssns On bnrlness.
On Isreturn be WIS introduced 10 gentleman
named J. c. Goodlowe, OF Alabama, who was
! also passenger on The boss. Nj. Goodlowe
ascenalned that the gentleman was Pitts
bure her, and inquired u be remembered the
"Ferrtk'' case. Tbs gentleman did remember
It, and Mr.. Goodlowe then proceeded to give
! him brief history Of Ferris, from the p-rtod
I Of bis returu tn alaverY up 10 the time OF his
| death, which had occurred some month pte-
vious. We give the substance as related 10
ns by the gentleman alluded l., TO-. TO-: Gtsof1s, @ Il
time, awaiting the decision Of those who
were interesting themselves IN his behAlj.
He Was 10 white, and could 90 readily e.
cape detectlon IL cA.s be could Eeseh
uelRhborhood where he YVES unknowns that
livery few cared about investing IN hla
purchase. Finally, Mr.. aoodloFe decided
TO purchase George, bat before doing %
thought II proper to hare conTersAtlon
4 With him. BE accordingly visited the 1ail
and Informed him Of his Intention. He also
proposed to George that he would allow him
stipn1ntlng only that he wns to refund him to
him {Mr. Goodlovc) The purchase money
81 coo. In spch Gums "a be Eas able to aeca
mul ste- George. ~ We have already lnl
mated. Eas .k,lful PertMnss tIh On The ea1lo 9Se
:. be should 60 il thc North. md give puell
/ entertainments. The exe1tesneut created BY
and crowds would flock 70 see him ant
con:.lbute to tho. object ha had In view
George expressed shis Rratltude 70 ~
fidns, md assured hun that be should los
nothing for bis kindness. In day CT tw
I Mte1uard be became the property" Of hi
GoodloHo. but after he u<s released ifoI
, jail she sppeared to have rcpentcd OF hl
promise to 90 Moth J. II taet, ne Persistent!
the forth as white man, and WAS not go!o
,, back 4. >. Niger" BE was completely dh
couraged, ana for, a time his entire dispos
!, tiun seemed changed. Mf@GoodloFe owne
two plantations, one II The nstshoorhood :
Aasan,as aais9@eI Rve9. W. a. a. Geeige @ ~ refuse
! employed ~ ovetseer, md IN III
ea1acty gave entire satisfaction. BE "
:. fequently cent tn charge Of negroes tn
! supplies for the Arkansas plantatfou. an
: displayed considerable business taet In mar
5 aging ada1es iLtsusted to him. Wntn AHa
!. from home, be Invariably passed himself i
White uau-- Tn OF q ncc-sson be vas ser
+ to Arkansas With rome twenty or thirty n
= eroes, 8 uuubcr Of horses, aud some Euppll:
! He tupcriutkndcd the shipment OK the carg
. on The boat, had the negroes placed safely Q
: | The. d. ck, and then secured stateroom
!, the gcntlcman's cabin fer himself. Th
boat ran aground some twenty mile
}, below the plantation, a7d it being iuposs
BILE TO proceed further, an crder TO dlscharQ
: The cargo WAS given. George vas lndsgaAn
and demanded from the clerk 8 1eturn of
= ! portion OF the money ht had psld tor
= freight. The clerk declined at hrst, and
y row was ImmlLent. Wiser counsel. hoHeTe
~ prevailed, and q falr proportion Of The nore
= was returned to George, and By hun hAuds
Y over to bis master. It his true Rdtus b
been known soIne idea Of the consequence
- such presumption may be imagined.
r. George continued this A.mtsss kind OF Il
y until tue war broke out, and up 10 that tfl
y ~ had returned but little Of tbs q, 600 sdvauc
g for him. The emancipation proclannatis
.1 however, made him freeman, dischArge
- legally a. last, his obligation to bis late ~
Il, er, and awakened ag1fn his ambition.
" " did not leave his na4tcr, however, but 1
as compan1ed his family to thu Mornviau $
~ Element In North Carolina, where th
= lived during the var. Mr. aoodlo
- who was Un{onIss, wss with
q Federal army most OF the time. GeoE
Z, was with him, aud was ftqucntly employ
y: tn conveying Information bet wecu the Un1
" commander. Subsequent 10 this be erg4R
~ in kmusel3t e consratand a1tc1es through
= Ines Before the war closed he had auass
~ ~ considerable money, aud when the arm
y. tu were dl.bAnded be purchased house a
ae ~. some property IN Florence, near Tuscuuo
e Ala., and commae ced bueiuess. he was 81
y. eetding admirably, but eight or nine mot1
:, ~ siccc be vAs t1ken sick aud died. HIS mot
" Ard property were taken care Of, and Arc e
.el subject to the c}fim Of those who may
= tcsally entitled to thtm.