New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-01-01

FdOtS, NarratlnQ INC narOSnlpS
Hair-Breadth Escapes, and Death
Struggles Of the Slaves in their
Efforts for Freedom.
BY WILLIAM STILL,
For many years coz aec;ed with the Anti Slavery
OA2ee ia Pbiisdelphia, ana Chairman Of tn,
| Acting Vigilant Committee Of the Philadelphia
Branch of the Underground Hail.oad. ii.c.
tratsd with 10 6ns Engravings by Bansel
Schell, and others. and Portraits from Photo
graphs from Life.
From . greet number If cordial letters com
! nending the Underground Railroad, the An.h'
selects few brief extracts only from eminen
friends of Freedom who have examined II,
work.
From Vim. Lloyd Garrison:
have exs rined it with a deep and thrilling
interest 1t - mcst important portion of An
ti.Slavery histnry its reiableness, moreover
cannot be cal ed in question. 1t is . book fo
every household
Ito~ g. P. thase I1i<f Justice of c. S. IA
No one p oosb'v las had eqlsl opportunities
With yourss Of Listening TO The narratives Of
fugitive slav :. No une will repeat them more
truthfnlly, ID M stories can be more fraugh,
with interest than heirs.
FFow }. H. A:Gi~:
A book u:,'94e in kind 80 >;,f'S, y ii IN
terest and 80 Trustworthy in iis .rat'1 S.
cannot fail 10 C mm,nd a Iar." r-.li' g :.a"
and in generations yet to come.
From Hon Henry Wilson. Tiee President:
You have don. a good work This story Of
the heroic conduc, Of fugitives of oppression
and Of the devotion Of their frieods will be
Dad -, liz, h. ~,
friends OF the slave in the rtrusg 'h' ruyh
which We have pss-ei / iore yaur i.hur,,
he rewa d-d by q graceful pubic
FT~Nu Hon. Charles .>.mner:
The Underground Railroad has performed lrs
part. but it mus, Away be remembered crate.
fu ly, "a one of the peculiar inst itu!i. ms Of our
country. cannot think Of it without a throt-
bling heart.
You do we'll to commemorate those assoc.
ated with it by service or by bene6t-ihe Ga
vioun and the saved.
From Eo-ocs Greeies:
For most of the years have lived, the escap
'T fngitivss from slavery. and their effrts to
hafas the human and other blondhounds who
tracked them, formed The romance ot American
History That romance is now enjet and our
grandchildren will hardly believe its leading
incidents except on ir, csistible testimony.
rel dice that you are collecting and presenting
that tcstinsony, and heartily wish you a great
sc ccees.
From Vim. II. Furness. DID,:
Having read this record of "THE UNDER
oRouAD RAILROAD" | an only cay that it ia a
work of extraordinary interest and of great rolus
- N illustration of the terrible despo ISM
which little while ago reigned over US all, and
which 10 now (thaak heaven y no more
FROM JoAa G. Whittier:
TAs book IS more iwter esting tkoa any oxance
Il will be Of permanent value 70 the historian Of
the country during the anti slavery struggle.
lehscrJsl'y commend Il 10 the public favor.
Prom Con. o. q. Hovard:
You could not prepare . work that woald a.
ford more instruction and interest TO n than
called Underground Railroad" lam delighted
at the examination have been permitted to
give the proof, and think thousands will rise up
70 call you blessed for your faithful record of cur
"lesaliEed crime"
Frem Hon. ;Heary C. Ctwyi
Xr. Stills work appears to me to BE- one of
greet inherent, and most heartily unite in re-
commenting 1t to tbs public attention..
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