, 1874-06-18

held the stock, tho poounary risks woro ],H. Or
to speak without tho ngurothcn 10 much in voeun,
risks. Tic noars necessary wore Furnished 1,y him
If friond OF the slave tappotl on tho Nfa1ora
wiudow.-his sloopiug-rooni wns on tho eroiiin.t-
1loor,-ho recoivod such assistance as wns ro-
uuiretl
Inaulring recently Of prominent cttizon nj
to lilo Mnfur'g charities, lie repllot1, in a,1p-
prosaod tone, 60 as not to bo overheard I" I
know ho Bpont t,mo md monoy enough In r11n-
Wit, Wtout sooS or I1S much at ood be- called
clntheH. Iii aorts OF conrYo clothing was pt,r-
chasetl, about which, we asked no 1uontions, aud
the Major matlo no remnrls."
was always ready ii Tho shortest notice. or, II n
single lloreo wore wautod, tho NIajor's onn iine
horse could do duty. / ronombor his ploaannt-
ly telling mo tho distreaB his groom WINS In one
morning ut finding his charger '' all wot. ycr
honor, With sweat, md trembling from head to
foot, and for allro hos Hiclt, yer Honor"
All Incident Of tho wagon Mt this moment oc-
ours to mo. Two Blayoy woro aboard, coloroti
friend driving. Two mon OF horseback wore
in pursuit.. All tho horaos woro tiuo n1cttlod
animals, and tic cuse waB fearful. Tho pur-
BilcrB wore gott,ng quite too near. Tho wagon
ca1no into strip Of timber. Tozo was Hud-
den turn in the road, the alayeB. unpcrcoivod,
tnrlously on. On, Oh It went for milcs, tho
puysuors sometimes near enough to discharge
thoir pistols into it. They approached Macou-
pin Greek, when tho driver turned into tho
hurt. Tho pursuorH cau,o up, but save a lew
bullet hoes III ftB top, tho wagon contained no
proof of having aidcd iii tho oHcapo Of slaves.
Tho purnuora went on fow miles to Chester
fold. but tIey loarucd nothfn9 moro
CASE, UNLIKE ANY OTHER
TINT oyor occurred at this point, I will mention.
A man by tho nauo OF John Denson called on
an oldor in tho Presbyterian Church, who Ind
known him some tlme previous, as a ,nembor Of
n Cnt,1 &t.n
school tint contained Works and Tlomp-
son, Uo rocalled himsolf 10 tie Elders memory
Expressed great feeling in regard to slavery nud
finally stated That n woman with her child was
Wishing to oacapo to lor husband, now fn Catn-
da, ami ho had engaged to MD hnr, and had como
to Alton to know low it could be beut accom-
plis!od. Tho Elder introduced him to a pro,ni-
| lcnt woll-known Anti.slavery man. henson
Of his coming, and the facts suggested case to
tho host In which ho had felt great interest for
months.
A young n,an from st. Ch aries, Mo-, escaped
mud IN eleven m,ontlla returned to st. Charles,
| thr,sting his head into tho lions mouth in tho
| vain hopo of rcscuing Ills vito. 1Io wan detoct-
cd, and Obliged 10 eHcape without her oven know
Ing that he yas there: II this g;o,ntlemanss
unutterahlo. Mr.. - md his family bocnmo
| deeply iptorooted iu tho young MN, and told
| him II he would write to his wife, Hhould any
opportunity offer, they would get The letter to
| itB deatinatton. Tho lettor seemed SO wonderful
| mn effort, TINT copy was tnken, but unfortu-
| nAtcly hns since been lost.
11o proved 1t to be written by himself by toll-
| ing hor tho place aud tine Of their marriage
| the name mid age of their child, and recalled
conversations between themselves which could
| not hafo oeon oyeraeard. Ao achcriDeu iof
o'ot1Ahe, ihs ne hhu g'on i1er' anu 1helr lost
PaIt'he "nch enc laihtoa III mn nItns' tle ac-
eoPaGa .ne aotgr ny geas @ M m.ilcn % noWor9 ~
thelr Woauins, as'u ncseeu ner not 10 aonnt, pu5
70 Nnow ~ WHY ,ior OWL nuspana 1I! tnat aooresseo
ocT' Il ana ulsea ner oomink 10 nl,n'
llls sootaeu tho very opportunity 70 scnd the
leteer ana vest, "!cn Donson onerad 70 tahe,
shss M ,, tmas ,l y so youuE ~ Ma,o masnou u w.
North. eho cou'q accompany 1he persons alT1ady
n h's chn!ge. no was introduced to MAI i. Hnn-
tel, ana sno inter- Mnobe pfovidont caro- Orion
uSsenoeu I'1'o ui9snieo, e11en5ea " :. sea 49,. IL
s .e1a 1es. ~ ~ @ t. u.o ~" uP'n
wnGh ni nonson WIS 10 pflnE thon 70 A'tola.
lucy ny aoE eol1o ~ ~ 'll.. .a.''o. .n a.t1eo sa
appoa'ou III = o1' LOUIS p"pelt 5oilG atn.e. .''.
,nen.s OF "tncn t NJ. ar. eonslaeiGa 'huse !tHI
NV nA'o 9gnn ilon uI" nenSon; ~ eunsnteu VIII
InI' I oa nnae ~ co!ol'a puoo, p'aSoa ti,a
h9le talA.ns ol ham nsnson M1 Tas.no ~. tlo @ wv
tolu nun !helr SUSPICIOUS; +ney "vte ~ o'ite
ooneh,ieu tuoy M9to !!hnt n'sil ILL. Ittt1 atatu
sso s 's - ~, "..u .,ar,, seI ~ ,a.ua -
appearea tnae .nla same totom naa uuon opcias,
inS o. dlliefene points loI hohie aIneSLmaSlng
tho oo4plo 1 Gamo o. Ire receiving money mo from Inc
si'1ses lor eet1,ns tnen aM@s, nnn i!n.'ey ilon
tnolr masters py Ioeorerins tneIt use e!ates.
Whethor Aichafa anu alala haso evor lnst ~ ios
known, pnt s'neo en11aaelpat5'onI; !nnny Strange
reunions haYo taken pace. ano A's prayers may
nave peon ans"ele" Ill may no oio oo' p'o@
po"e.
THE LIBERTY PARTY.
The Liberty rarsy OF Illinois, as Of tho othor
| Stntea, was largely drawn from the Wing ranks.
No one who las not experienced it. can we'll coll
ceive wlat it costs true nun to forswoar hispar~
tty ai1iliasion toforsake those with whom ho has
! long struggled; whoae victories and defeats ho
has alike shared md whose leaders have been,
like the chieftam to hia chm, objects Of almost
idolatrous regard. With what pain did many q
heart turn from llonry Clay remember VIGIL
hearing hla). Auntor say tilat one OF the hardest
| thlnss no eyer brought hlinaoii to 10, wna to
| vote against William Henry Harrison, hla old
General ana warm personal friend. But what
| olHo could he dog What could my mnn locking
at the subject from htH STANDPOINT 20! Tho
great Question that, Ill the eyes OF the Abolition