The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-10
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Perhaps the most exciting expert.
ence Mr.. Garrison ever had in this
city, says tie Philadelphia Times; wa
that at6sndant to his escape on the
night Of the Pennsylvania hall riot
lIS2S>. --ShesGly. hsSass thas time The
Legislature of the state of Georgis
had ensceed q law antbosizing the
payment of $1,000 for the head oi
Mr.. Garrison. the object being under
stood to iDcite some one to take
bis life. . By the way, it may be
mentioned that the law is still on The
statute books of the state. and never
has been repealed. Whether any
sordid feelings animated the riot or
not it Is impossible. Of course. to say,
bat there is scarcely any doubt that
some of the people engaged in it had
that q, 900 in their mind, and there
is no doubt whatever that Mr.. CARR
son Was the principal object Of attack.
Fortunately he was not recognized
1t the hall. He stood face to face
with man who breathed threats and
profanity against the abolitionist.
smiled ut him, and called him q
foolish enthusiast. Had there been
m Identification Mr.. Garrison would
have swung from . lamppost q
certain % fate. His friends were
much frightened for his safety, and
under the pilotage of q little oegro boy
be was led By hack streets and obscure
alleys to Twelfth and Race. and sub
|sequently by Broad street to Lombard.
and thence 70 Fortens house. When
once he was in the streets were guard.
ed in different directions, in order
that If the mob got on his trail he
could escape. Then preparations were
made for . hasty midnight ride.
Railroads were not Of those days, and
stage coaches were used for travelling.
Bot stages were not for Mr.. Garrison.
He was marked man. Everybody
hand seemed to be against him. even
- be was against slavery. He dare
not travel By stage. for it would have
been putting his life in the hands Of
people who wanted it very much in.
deed. Hastily james Forten ordered
bis horse hitched up. and calling Ia
his son. Robert Forten. and Robert
Purvis, who afterward became his son.
in-law, he said "You have four
honrs to drive Mr.. Garrison to
Trenton. Start 1t once" 1t was In
vain that the great abolitionist pro.
tested that he would not steal away
like q thief. His friends had measured
the depth of hatred that was enter.
tained for him, and knew better than
be that the danger was eminent. II
was only BY threats that he Wa
finally induced to step into the
carriage. Robert Forten seized the
reins, . hasty "God bles you, good
BY" the carriage disappeared around
the corner, turning northward. Ten
minutes later, Mr.. Garrison, leaning
out 10 look at q crowd on the corner,
heard Q man abuse him with oaths and
appellatives the reverse to complimen.
tary. He leaned out further. and
called the man 10 him. "Do you
know Mr.. Garrison p he aeked. ''Nc
I never saw the "Well," said
the abolitionist. counting danger, and
making himself prominent on the
street, care you not ashamed to abuse
20 much . man you don't know
The carriage drove on. Mr.. CARR.
son looked ut the faces of his colored
escort, and broke out in loud laughter.
They were % much affected that the
pallor Of fear came on their black
faces. and could be seen there.
Halt IN hour more the city was be
hind and the sturdy little horse VA
throwing the duet behind, and moving
At . four-minute gait, dragging The
buggy with the three men it contained.
Before they left the city Mr.. Forten
called Robert aside and admon'
ished him to push on for deal
life and reach Trenton n early q.
possible. The lad obeyed the in
structions to the letter. They heard
the midnight bell striking a they
dashed through Bristol, leaving be-
hind the echoes Of the horses hoof.
and the rolling of the carriage wheels.
The night coach to New York was
caught up With and passed fast that
the guard Il understood to have NJ
ways afterwards believed in ghosts.
The clock struck one as the editor Of
the Liberator set his feet on Jersey
soil, In the streets of Trenton-the
sturdy little horse had made the
distance. thirty miles. and drawn
three persons, in three hours. 1t was
not until the next day that the
bowling mob found it had been cheated
Of its prey. and they took character
istic revenge. making the negroes the
object of their wrath.
Some years ago a native of CANA
jore, in Italy, emigrated to America,
leaving behind a wife and two children.
After . time he sent home to them,
through the priest of his native places
$40. A few months later on this
remittance was followed by q second,
this time of 500; and 1t intervals
afterward other sums were sent, max.
ing altogether . total of over IS, 900.
The priest, however, never gave the
money to those for whom it Was in
tended, but kept 1t for himself, send.
ing for the woman, and telling her
with many cunsoling reflections, that
her husband was dead. At the same
time Re wrote to tho man, informing
him that bis family were dead, send
ing also with his letter an official
certificate Of their death. After q
time the man married again, and q
short time ago. having prospered In