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TOT BMPIOT, 8TDVIY, WBDNK8PAT, APRIL 6, 1»M.IHK cnrei HTATS* 00»KR*KIn'' MX HUMIllEn THOUSAND OMRUM,A Toco Sto«» or fcirur, oonwino i—ool. oflrr • moj-tly «pr—d npobfy, bffflH loHildr.lf. HI.lorr of IK. UolMd St-ra, *ral• BOO of —bar,- rhfl. ooo»|dr»too would bo lranil, Mtloowbl. am—f llio oror.no .porimon. of the KogUoh foor. ohout thirty-*— or forty jro ojo. with bright Intollig—t »y—, o f—tb •no Tokra. ond 0 otjU of «|ioorh■old briefly, thi kit n|«rirMM tto book* in qrnkin. Hildreth'* History, and ibn last edition sf Mm I.’II i let I State#' Constitution authorised by greet, hajiperred to be among oar on office h And they were a fee, on hie own pnqmritinu, deporting in the hand* of our office jrarfor e bask note for XlO aa aecurity fur their do# return. A fortnight aft nr-ward*, (lie Kugitlvo knuwledgeri himself tireally eloquent account of slavery, we have srarosly altered a word uaed by the writer, or done more than correct the orthogra|»hy and divide it Intodigger*, and it now about changing hia occupation hy going to tea. We shall he much mialaken, if hia narrative la not read with a lively internet.— Et». Jf.JlUnnaMne, thi ii.valiJmy mind in rhihlbood that ra ■ever he forgotten. I .hnnld do my .lear ol grandmother Injustice did i not mention her llt;n for there waa loo irrrwt a difference totween to ■fcwkneaa and my lather'* fury, tboagli aiaverv hapleasanter to dream of than to eijirricnce.Horh is the condition of every the ('oiled States ; he owns nothing—ran claim nothing Ilia »ifo is not hia—hie I'hildnm are not hi* . they can Iw taken from him, and sold at any minute, aa far as the Ifashmouger may see It to carry them. Hiorea are recognised as Bnqiort« hy the law and can own nothing euvit at the consent of their muster*. A ■lave'* ain nr daughter m.iv In* Instilled before hia eyes with Impunity ; be bimrelf may be called un to torture them, bihI ilare nut refuse. To raise his hand in iheir tlrirnee, ia ileath hy the law. lie must Imr nil thing* and resist nothing. If he leave* hi* master's premises at anv time without a written permit, he is liable lo he’ flogged; set they sav we n-« happy and cnntrnteii. I will admit that slaves nr# some ime* cheerful t they sing ami dance, as it ia natural fur any ana to do when placed in theirnitioa. I mvsclf hod changed owners four times we I cookl aee the pilicv irf (hi*. My father taught me to hate slavery ; bat forgot to teach me b*u« to conceal my hatred.'lire deejiest imprvftdon ever mode on my mind was be mi father wlum I was shunt 7 sears old. Mrs. Han'nelilnc and himself one day called me attowered torfirst, then my father's.•* Sir, in* mistress Kiel called mo.■ If ahe* is your mistrcaa. I am your father. Ileaaid no more—it was enough—I knew the marindrv—Honour thy father ami thy mother aa to fared tin (kwl hat h commanded thee, that thihas* in Ito land which the l«r.( thy Godmli The ihicliiue thev pre.cdi lo slaves ia blasphemy—telling them .'dredience foltoireurthl* master* i* otodienro toli.sl, and that they mnst bw obedient servants here on earth if they e.rr hojw In enjoy eternal Die hereafter.When a little K»v, mt father used lo lake me with him to the Metlnsliat clin.rh. J continued to go, when I eonhl, until one Mr. Mom.ion came then* to preach . he prevelted to the white* in (lie m*wulug, ami to llw* slave* in tin* afternoon. Ill* aUw'our-e lo the slaves was iuvariabb about ruhhiug ben louses and keeping everything abmt yourmil ndighms Instr vtion given to slaves. Not a twill hay wcliool lior a liable* els** throughout the ■oath where a -l ive dare put hia hmd in to Irani anything far lii«n*.-lt. It i» unlawful for la* touch III a the atiilulicf. toct tb11 dial let. to give, sell, nr lend |irof.*«* to tie t’lirl-llaiia theyI .tog womenThey bnv lliblea to • nil).ihI toil, loShe glory **f tit-l and the gawsl of souls.In Ift.V*. I was in one of the rvilwsv eoael ftfang (rum Ikistam Moss |o 11-b ester N.’ V. Ththe slave i|iiestin ml I heir munira. (winging things too new dealing In human flesh and as i in-t make it a..,e*ar all rtght ii..min filial the*** gentlemen pr.-fered to I-.. le latter tgdniun. I togged to leave to ask a .pies on. after having quoted lto«* word*. In*, ■id, a* ve I. ive dune It itulooue of the least o •esc my brethren, «.* have it unto me.- Vm, sir, will you tell tin* which of the tw. J* the greitest sinll-r* in the *i;lit of t h. h the*A»»d he. l/.l-l—III.1 idioifirln-ru,tlM llghI.. I «ii(licitlighameag them. A maa that will tail hia own of.■prl.r, .bh-h lb.—.A. • Ob. b.~ ImW ■tvi.n bin—If .»n«urJ “C“«n»r «lmlt Ibl. Mgro * ,■“* J. ..«j' |-Uft.l «:bwia«lg—H to •«~tb« Lb. —lUd t™. But-, tot a-, to -tW. b— to«n -kouto la tU ailb»».t mnK I “• ■I- -»r to ry m, u. to Mp •—rt tto-•rliooto. ton *k— I —■■ my AIUm ttoj araitoll •• W. Jont I—p -bool b—* tor Tbrr.to-. iioU-U.1 Iw—ptoA. Am I Mt dlml to •ou! No, w. iloo’t .llo. toippn - th. Imllot-tom Imre. H.vi.g cron Ark et .-h ti—I my wife —.I ehUAm mA c* Id —ok aI. Su-.lmroth.. ■iUlr—«- -eorOiM too— be-Ke.ieer uA Mt oar role-. I k.ro p-A my- the -teem-. A. —cm — I e—p feel leto the —loen. with my wib hA oblUree, I un toldtb- - nloner. we .ol »IW1 k-e. Rot, Nr. I k.T. ■ oebie-tirbeL“IJoD’t —br th—, I tolly— nlggen—«Bot“tu1 Wbam —e y— eltb !”* Me om toil my family. Ne, we Aaw't eeeo—mo*Ule ol*«er. hero.I go to .notber, “ Cm I crttoPP*'*^ todglo^“ibiriL ETa-—eklkbmth-MM «e*t^W.to,.MW?ar* ... la— for. loreA Mt — —A (wwlre the- th .led me—e prlDeipb the-rh nght lt;-d |M ; y- It i. AlthM pern ..tore CM do, —d m (tond toe w—k br thet. in aervr raeiLf, oa raacrir al oraitTiA) ii-re ara manv a«U of me* that are call* Hhrl.tl.nit7 ; hot th. pr-U-l Chri«i-toU Ih. world wh-heto. lb to hwow hr-ltwwtwdef .Hw*wl Mdrtt. The . Id. lipe elbrt the «ml of m- - dr ar tbe draopiag plant. Hueh I have aa Sl.ro S tott th.y ilk. 1111- .th.ythorn., tunne Dec—«* •—. . thoir beaatv. ther wen to bo unflt or the world unfit far them. Sjmh with tbe B—r. Mr. c-trn- |)A hit UJ U-d ie AleuwdrU prerlea. to Kdeotno. Mr. Conte. h«l » «!*• .Theth-e-ew-D .1^■ Who— era ■— irelng'' “To -|1*r. Mr.- We don't At elm—, dew. with while toll.We will sappo— the —it ttoy Bendey. The eheroh-WIU —e riCl{. *d ‘he eohl —pti— M h«— met with both mode my bewrt Ack mid my life, burthoo. Wh- e.y you If we gotoXt-L 1 o,. We enter. U tjoinjri iheeiele -‘Thera Iwlbto .I regular a ng Ceroraw•Ob, ym.of woodh. Thi.this aI will II* arc going lotake it i ww will give it fen th loae one of my chi blnbeen christened in thie cherch. 1 e|qdy to the church fur tbe privilege of burying my child in their ground.M Ok no, that will waver do; wa cannot allow irgera to he buried witb white folks.Poor foolish man! here row reign of tyranny over. Can yoa prevent as from entering tbe Agrium of heaven or the gates of bell with white kaT Yen follow as U the grave with your pro-licea, but you can go no furt her.When a-ked why we are treated thna, the answer “ They are an ignorant, degraded race. Why » we Ignorant ami degraded? Are not Ike maos to knowledge eh*ed agaiu*t and we made lo black your bnota, scrape year chin, oouk your food, and do the rwei of year dirty work, or starve? Do we not aee it everywhere a tawing oa fee*, aa plain a* though It were written— id.nittanor hare for niggers. Trne, your dising and Imitali-ing process for three *d ami thirty-three years la raouuh to have d os for aeeiety. bet are you still afraid totogether with fear, from tbe writing the wall, that ignorance is the only hot* of very, that to enlighten the slave* would bo to crate them.■ na»r« or vat. mvAai.i r, .tvn thr balr or^itRa biavri *t rt'Rtetfl arrrnia.■M plw in Ms mwj two other children, a son a hat I her were owned by .rfhar jawtics.They began t*i aril off the nbl slaves irst, aa Mil ah • one veer old man aol.l for one dollar; a olleovk wdd lor 17 dnIUm , from that to l.tMki ibillara, which waa the jrico of a young maa who|»r Noreum, whose ilanghler owned my aiatcv, _.aght me f«w a shop Int. It wrnibl Win vain for me to attmnitt to give a description of my feeliag* while standing umlcr tbe aurtionawWs hammer j IwhileThe sale le hi* new I an.tlter The ibasiaeea f*»r her, artel very honourably. As after the sale, be procured her free |»a|wrt ami the hill of sale uf Imr sun, to that he waa her jcoperty ly right or (Mirchasc It may seem rather strange that my Krolt;din,*thaw ■Inmid hold her aun a slave ; but the Taw require* it. She must give security that .he will never ha any eipa'tiaa to the town „r state liefvwe she can me ia nosaeaaloa «if her trveikan. Her pnqwrty him fa audb'ianit to satisfy the law ; bn can W I al anv minute to pav her debts, though it ia t likelv this will ever W th* ease ; they have a eg home »f their own, hut their troubles are not t at an end.My nnele J«»*eph, who waa owned hy Mr J. •Ili'ngs. ran away ahoait this time and g*»t as far aa New York, where he was seen ami known hy Hkinner of Kalvnkwi, who ha*l him taken and lwrk to his msst.r. Hr was bulged in gaol ami pat in Wavy irons, where he reraaine*! for m**st of the winter and wa« then sold le go to New i »r leans.le Mark, whom my grsndmigher hud bought, waa alewarl on Inianl of a |saeket or vessel kind at that time, ai Johoph ha*I hern su| in New York, lie hail made vessel wa* about lo -oil and tbey hud Init little to attend with riveb other, though m% uin'le .loarith tobl him he liml not enme then* t*» atop. Ilia intention was to get hnotid the reach of the irs and Stripes of America, I'ntilling to trust liberty any longrr in I lie hands «»f a |wnf*-s-ol ristian. ha |W.«ml«ed to seek safrt v among the Turks. Since then we have not hear*I from him. hut feel »a'.isAed that he ia Wymtd the reach of Uvrry, whirh la the greatest satisfaction that can he given * ........ being the onlytot her’* mind Ipoaed a^anit atMiriH* ol trouble to lier. The obler I grew greater waa my hatred to slavery, and I could .. •‘.mceal It. Ihu I culled Mr*. Iliuinhlue inistreas,her mistress ; hut alien I went to the doctor who l-Hight me, I could mil call hint master nor Ida wilV mistrca. TWj wore mcniWra of Mrs. liana-hinr‘s family. I luve always called him doctor, and hia wife Mi** Marv : tin* thev m.iv mu have mrtii'ol. The nest In master were t'»e children. *t nte slave-holders«. Ill make I heir slates •* Master and •* Mias their eldbliett front the cradle ; l«it *uehwaan»t them with the doctor , his boy.I tWv wore lit or liatolonndU that iova a tiM,^and eummcuroaohad4dbl m. waa tba-ir duty to (fad, a• * beraalf ia teaching thlt;write. Her afeeiLn for thegave thentwlves no tmrw about them farther than to keep them clean and natal, knowing that Mrs. Canto* would do more for tbom than they ooubl poa-alsvea overt where aronad himtent ion ; and awing that earns11 bad given the osa of the church stated timaa for evil, ‘ ki chareh, if poaail agreed on by the--brick church. It waa tbo alavea, and the d a congregation of ty rants i . Cerne. h«l not pr»W mrny nenno.. i eonm|—lM —|iUl.« l«SM—A, M'l hefur ehloh 1'eul •- U doctrine he pneehed. . .to brotherly tora Aid ehrieOen hind,.— . menll- thb of HD-imne, b-Mra II h— totn — freironlly n—l to |nra th— TaA Ike A|i—lie — i Herat—oh— I bet tot their opinl-i - I'.nl be eh- It IW. the; h»jl -Shiu tore et Mr. Cn—' choral, lb- croU to ronelri—I Into nnythl'iir toil brottorl. kira .ml UhrUtle. feUew-elil... lrnl—d itoy lhoD»hl ttora .- too much of It, -id he—D to co—plun, —i.ny that Mr. I'—dm touh —ere in ton— in p—Mm to On nl,vra. the,, to did to them. Htraral of them ...Ito Al.|d—I. tot ttoy bad b-rd ofsat^n.SiSL=ir!ajisand olavato thorn, aaying nothing to eroatawith the salisfaction that ho haal ibate some wooJ, ami had not left a slate behind who knew bun who did not believo him to In MaIi waa a widow lady j Mr*, ilt.ill wa* her name ; she uwneal autno eight ur len alavea, left to her by her hiidiaml at his death IU wa# a seafaring t'sidain, and lieing I he m.ist uf his time from home, Mrs. lUailT* life woe rather a retired one. She was seldom sawn from home, ami after the death of law huslstnd at ill less to. She waa somewhat of a delicate e»wi*l ituthm, and advanced in year*. Nut long after the death of t'a|*tain lUeill alt# waa taken lo her Iwd, wlwre she nrmaineil gradually sinking under her disease. At last finding her time of dv|urturo near at hand, and that It waa necessary fur her In ace how tiling* sta.I Me Mn her and IItin before wlcon -he would shot tly have to stami, ahe had all lier alavea ralh«l in to her ro in. After telling llietn all that die was about to leave them, but leaning on Him who was able to save, she was not wit limit luqw uf a brighter world, sbo soi.l— I have given t*u that which I never ha*l a right to withhold from you—your freedom. It !• your* by nature. .\fter hating divided the moat of the |rvqwrty among them, ahe ••ailed a vrry old w.nnan !•» her—** Hero ia mt rocking chair; you are old, and i«*t lalxHir ; let tour children and uraudchildronthemwhiletuu enjoy the li'lle comfort that this world can atfonl i fait let It not bw the mean* *»f rubbing you uf the hat •pines* that awaits u* in llte world feo etuiic. A few dais more of suffering |M**ed, and Mr*. lUalll felt the lost fond link of nature break and her captive soul set free. They all gathereden thepH it fn«dv trod often thum|iel me over the head f.w ft. I u«ed all i-H-ible means to avoid calling them hv name: whenever I hail to address them I wouldrtglil U|» to themid'‘they.11 jii,dyingillt we-•ft of CSledt of her life had vullslUsT them that she wa* their friend, the greatest Iriend they hud on earth, ime with whom the* were now loth t* |Nirt, not knowing where to UA foe jmH.-o-Sion in time of need. Mr.. iW-ill. after tld* linsinesi had been attended tool freeing her lave-, to.A Her leave of them all, asking each one lo meet her ill the promised land, wfo-re lh*-rw would Iw no more sickness nor death, no mure sorrowingid living friends i luii one inntiuoel hoaaunoli tlt; our King, who ha. glum us the victory over death With tld. lad re ,nrsi hole them all forrsell sn.l left the wmld, I trust, for a lieller.Mr d,.hu lot was one «f the guardians for tl» .laves I do not know anv *Hlier, thongli I sUjq-snil Ml ?’ro -nlliil.lM.«-i-'niIII,it I heir ...i.lra.. hi, 11..1,i, n..l. Ii i. h.r.l l «v I hot till* m„* ll I t,»*« -Itoy nrra I.IVi.itf i nrohlnu el— ..f I tom ntf.il,. to I'm, I lei, ftor, It I. mil lto(lra.l nnllhe'^toMlner me .11^ el«.-dad P—hroha At hi. A-Oeor— Cartoraa After the AeUh of hi -Ihy Mr.lhpatotoa: Aleart*which Dm on’ hia breast. 'I'ltcse ow return to the town, howtkn advert iaement . On finding that the reward waa to beCm to any one who wonkl apprehend and confine in anv gaol in the State, they aaw thet they could not ’pnUiciy boast of their fiendish work ; Ut the Sunday following tboy brought him downNothing lea the murderer*. They only made e blunder, nr* outlawed ami shot with imimnitv, andtbe tyrant thnt ehooU them U pnid far It t Ut inthet eon of l»r. Noreom. nut of the town In the scrub, aoid to hot by William Itay. He was ibit in nd ma*t have been killed instantly.onnhig away from one whom I imerciful tyrant. Another was not kllkvl. Rime (\dlebl—There ware ters of the CoflekU, William, dames, and know not which of the throe lid* slave They had been out that day with ...a. « lt|B- nlavee. They nhnt dark. Br^nar — -ip *oon'after dark. He was taken . of the shots taken out of him aa they could get at, and hie wound* dressed. ThisIvlone. Hr. Mawyer sent n despatch to Mr. I to lot him know that the slave thet thev had shot had o tne In to him, and o*H, Ida wntitwi* dressed. As soon m they received thi* Intelligence, they mounted their hur*e«, and web* off in fiendish glee for town. They camo up to the shop, h*4ing riling as if all Radiant was coming. When tad reached the door, the first, cry from them “ Bring him out—finish him—I shot dat r—whenever 1 nut my gna at a nigger, he** to fall. Thie man, who was taking so much to himself, waa not one of the Cufichls. I give hie name, hut It ia tU nemo of one ofTho tl14# for his leto be mSeeing that tho dTs slavesI* his, “ Oentlo* me, and IUt them have him they returned home, he Cofielde were very rich, they owned n great iv slaves nnd shooting with them was common y did not feel the lorn nf a slave nr two ; It a common thing fur them to offer 50 or lot* erw* reward for a slave, dead nr alive, so that e he satisfactory proof of his having been h1. I came vrrv near I icing torn to iiiece* one hy lt;ofiebl's Uoodhmmdo. I was sent to my ter** plantation with a message to tbo overwear; plantation was ahout one and a half mile, from n i I knew what port of it he had the »|hvp* at k on. and took a wUirt cut through thn htt«h : n I had got In right fofloM hallooed to mo to keep off, and get over the fence, otherwise 1^should on mo. He waa then Irving lo - - “ .y have I went to baffle thoDDttde when tlov can get means ; to cut ami mb n onion on tho bottom of tho foot i* on# way, to winkle eavenna pepper In th^ir track is another.I could mention other riavoa that have I wen lot to my knowledge, hnl why should I ? If one a* hero shot, and the Isws Jnaitlfy the shooting ,sf tat one every slave In tho Stales Is liable to hotii* nirraarnT vat* or rrvianmo u.tvi«. Just at the back of thw court .house and in front of the gaol !• a whirling post, with stork* ami plll.wy attached. The pillory i* not internleil f.ir ■lav#*. It is a place where Ihev pal men or women when thev want to |irlt them with rotten eggs j the platform of tbe |dllory I* ahout ft feel from the ground, ft or ft feel square, with a po *t - • •* - bonin haI i*i* for tlie •k- an I a correapneling alhle hoanl to let ihiwn I faaten them In : the person who I* in the pillory stand* in a stooping |m*ltian. The stocks jwhtriiJe, the 1 *wer |*irt •ring thn gronudwork i at each end i* a large |M«t ra|N to fasten tlie hand In : tliey ore ahidit as high aa iHte can well gel tbeir hand* in Irwl manner: th!s la dime to tighten the Ibe hack, that the cowhide thev fiog with the il**e|#r into the llesh. Here I haveof them wh«*e ImcVs down with strong done to Increase |«in. Hat I lie m st entel torture I* hacking ; the hand* crossed and lieil, llim liken over tlie kneo and ilntird hy running a stick lietwron tho arms and lit**li tightens the skin and render* theto ltm and m«we.ittehe* In tho hlwle, with aluut 111 Inrhw of a bundle. The blade I. full of .mall hole, which •ikes tlie punishment severer than it mid otherwise he. I have seen the •*h like a steak. Slaves flogged In thi* wav are unable to sit down for months. This wa* Mr. folliiiVa favourite way of punishing slave*. Mr. Collin* waa a uteinW of the ■ Church, and to a *1 ranger w*hiUI *• cm to lie a very kind-hearted, g*«ni| mm. INerv slave that mot lini would pull off Ids |.at and make a |»»lilo Isiw, • hich Mr. Collin* would return. If he wa* a day w two from home, wlieti he returned, Id* slave, hat were alswit the hmire. would lake hi* hntul •ml Inquire after his health, la It love, that hi •wn and Mher iwotile** -laves have tor him ? N« «t fear. Mr « ulTm* uU.o lm« m hand n little •«tie, lo teach isHitene.* to anlt;di as have not learnt r. I have known him to fl »g other*- ri .ve. Tor not taking their hat* off to hi tit, when Im has W-H •it the on|Mv-ite hle of the street ; and on one nrraslon lie met a^ *l*Jt * 'jourler of mutton■ IrahldtokMr, *• ntlu Ai— m-k- —to.-SSS^JW*.toAMt% pto- AAhlS ■ U .AAl - my Idmc. Sto • birad «l.ra. If R-9..h—I kUtoA tor - , Aiffto bto. tor —tor ~Dli ton poni.tod II—.tor if to dmM to- jfot whiu wltiw—U to tb— f Brat, whirb to D— lib—y , b— ■to n»r ton dim! Id — tour .ftor bring cut A-nTiud ttora — to U- to torm him. It—Id tow to- ^u'b —u-d y m«tor.to rrarac-lion, wblck North C—Ijm do— „ol |.unld. • I ku-r tb—(to -dura I tow dra« of okraryI. u block —. «d Irak, mod poo-oral i toltora too ton tto Sut..ttolo.o, ood tto m—-•II tto l—U- ltora.lt to to f-ra ,f you —n. T—I. OM uto too norar felt tbo uiog of .lorara, to wool,I Mtur—ly .up|«— th- It woo to Ito■—*tto *thlngo’th— i wont. Vat tora not otl-„rd to lb* —ora of . moo ; Itoy ;ra to.—d | r raocb. lb—gh I woId to oAiunrd of myralf to , -Jbr tto— o—o J won tan cru-ty - o rra.no why | -..ray .boald to otoUotod. If ttoy ran to rao- , .[.IrrmI — rrll. Itoy .ra o nocrararr r.,1, nod von ;room— tto rrll to rumoring Ml tho rtoln. rad f.ttm in North Comlino w—Id Ml hold nra 11 ra ,1, to oorr. tb—I off O..I ramlrl mu • franora. id olth HI. -—oorr I will dm oar. If ooy on bo. o right lo my limbo, to —lt;o ho. o nobt I U.0 —I noraMorr „won. („ rank, tbom nvollobl.. him. I don. Ihu loroira , und d—Ura it — on rat of Chri.li«n duly, in ragord to tbr I—tor. tho,■ ilowhohlrr who geh mt lul—ir .toll |*r n rah ra It i. worth for ll. rad bio I,to. If |«—lldr.Ih It.Tto 1—4 thing that rrm-nml to to .!■•» to oan-|,l.to Ihl. toll — —rib wo. dano iu l»lu in |-im a ” ™tlio nrat —Hog mo down. If I dura rlnlt tto lun.1 .d' Htnr.Mnjw*, tto bom. of Ih. toon, and Und nf tho Yon mn citnrt auhmisaion to the urn'DU**-tion of vour l«*t fr-m oar wives-you can Ink# r daughter*. oi*d sell them fur the Iswa-t use that l he made of woman. Yet inu declare it to lie aelf-evideat truth that all ' * *“they had a right to hived and die fur tho country; hut their deawlsare forgotten, their awonl* ami hayoneU have Iwen Iwaten info chain, and fetters to hind the llraba of their children. To ■hams and disgrace, the first man that wa* to fall In the city nf llosttm, in tlie revola-*v struggle for liberty, *u a coloured man : ami I have seen erne nf his Iwethron, who bod fled whips ami chains within right of (hat it erected tollhertv. draggnl from it into not by tho .luvou'wnoni of lb« aonth, for they knew not uf hie bring there—but hy northing through the grates of ynar prison. What have 1 done? What has my aunt •lone? What eutdd these little children do? We e not areusod of anything.The okl doctor, no doubt, thought that thia mid he the mean* of bringing my slater hack ;that elie dhl not leave 'Im bed not yet me oaeic oare f«»r the Jiwh : I VO on tho doctrtC# plantn-•ipeaded It. lier mental thou #1m could longer bear. With her It was, in tho language of one of our fathers, Ubrrty «w death.100 dollars re wan I f.w her, ami threatens to |winlsh fa the oitreme imnaltv of theny war to makeweape. lie then wrote a letter a gentleman living in New York, who had formerly lived in North Carolina, by Ih# ra*nclated among tlie slave catchers of th** io-ih, ami they were slicking their unwanted face# ia every wh wired man's duor, lt;n account of my aisfeir. The loctur pretemled to sell me and the two childrennegro tr ' lettai taken.in gaol. Thia calls th# old man from In me. lie ha* got to |wov# property and |«y etprnses. Nuw that the slil doctor imv story slmit. ami go lark to th# rioet«w, Mr. •ihnsun hail a very fine danghtar, and wo were erv fond of each .Hber. Mr. Lamb hml lawn a isitnr of Mr. Johnson's for m*ny rears. No* hat l»e had me under th# l«*k ami key, knowing ■ hat it was mil for any crime that I wa* there, he could not he otherwise than kind, lie allowed me •very indulgence. My friends could roll nml see nc whenever they plca-ed, such as could come, rod stop a* long as (hoy liked: he would never urn tlie key m them. Sometimes he would give no tli# key on the inside. W hile the doctor had nc Ii.mc fir safe krqing, I naihl have m ule my c«caiie every day nr night : hut in the fir*t plaoe, if I nod wanlcil'ln go, I would not have taken the»f Mr. I.nmh'* kimlnrss; in flam miwimI , I saw nocluvneo «f bettering myself I 4 get my sister, Iwcans# sb# hml........ !y trado-ia-law, who wa* « are-faring man, hml intended tn take her to New York. I the •Incfot'* threats frightened him eo. that did not dare make the attempt.While filac old man was gone I hml • negro tra-r call with others to *ee me. Hlw name wa* tlusklns: he «ai tor would sell *—Iht Im tokl mo he intruded to do s t me In.After saw* two vrreks the du*for return* home wlthont my sister. Tlie vomnB that hml lw-cn•hat could *ho do wiih tho •retch who put her there. Anierica i« a free eoun’ry *nd a shite manhat he pleases with a n domed manori most of tlov State*. They may have afew friend* now who would not nllow thia if they.new it : but the* are hated by the hat ion al large,• ho .lo it.Mv annt la taken out «f gaol and *en( home to he doctor's Ihwsc, the rldhlren and myself arc• ft in. Tlie old man omos to have a little talk lith me ah.nt mv sLtcr.•• Well, JuIim, 1 have nut. gut Harriet ret, Imt I .Ill luive her ret. Hun t yon know where »k# is •• How can I know. slr I have hreu in gaol •vcr .Inc# my ri-lcr h ft vim. Mr. ti«.skin* w„* .ere while von sere awav, sir, and said that l e“dtora'u™.hf»}lbi,|'t|('.h..I rnoolii, nun.H— hratooA .o. lt;rao— by oraotor .tto cooolry , raJ - torj — it to ratra it i ttora i. no tolp fra u». iiyr'■ noara w— hta|An. Hi. mo—. , w— OVMT of Ito ranral bo —Ural io, bo tod ravoral cbura- to raohu Id. •lo«wy, y— to bral mtumral — craryWh— •— no— to hi. liberty to him •— ' i. wife ura with him. Wbra th— — ooJ bur »— tootoo, Ito rborm of .lorary w— 1—t, ooA to ratnrural no nrnra. III. elf. to blm »- or. uonu tbra A—I: toe—bl •— her Urlou .nirlt, toil dora out —.irorab it. “ Tbot which frtd belli Joined together,lot no mra pot -under, —1th the Nerltool—.Al Ito deetra*. l—t rtoit to tto ifral. he luj tofaroiM ttowraletodo—. of tto free luopl. of eolaur io Nou York, —ion tb- they hod out tho eotaforto of bit .lor— ond bo* murk totter off *• were tbra ttoy. To tbi. I -id nothin*. My mind wo. folly mralo op— thi. .nhjeet—Bral. ttot I mo.!, lo order lo .-Heel my oraope, hi,I. - mvk — pood Me my hotred lo ihrery, ond offhel o lurep—plo of No* Y.rk- __ dl. • fra. moo tb—lira o .lot*, 'rke doctor —id—tly do- not *rat to rail mo, neither don to »ral to ran oar rioh ut looini, me i neither m ll from — y portKolw lood-M— th— to bod for me , It e..ttol to eon ll ootra-I.Irao me fur the -me money that o trrator -ojihl ■it. for me. Ilefure be left tto itoel be told me thot be dhl not .out to keep me in ipud nn.l !—■*'. Vould lei me ont ot My Ume -hen I ooobl ni mr onelo Morrn. to .Und my o-ority llral I *oo , nol mn away fnsn him. W l.ou lcav ing, ha told ma to send for my uncls and are If Im* wouU nol do it for roo. To all this I wa* dumb. I was in ao particular harry la grt oat of gaol. I wan led littl# tim# f«»r serious reficciion, and hero was l« ot.lv ploc# where 1 could gwt an ojq*»rtUBityof th# Lind.A few days pa*a#d. and h# hronl nothing from ». II# saw my unci# and fold him that I wai.fol om sac him at ’th# gaol. Ha accordingly eomo ami askwl mo if I wan foil hitu fo stand myjiewity. I promptlv fold him no : that I wanted fay liberty, and I would make good th# fint apfMrtnnity toEit s that h# might do aa h# pltas^l, but t ««I ig my b#l|«r I would dl# a frv# maa. Ihia satisfied my uncle at onre that ho had asI my Mcurityof bis isjrktity.an.i if Iio or thrre slaveholder* I# th# to*n th— *—1J five him more lur nie then to euoM irt from o trader, but to ouubl not .ell lira to -IV one in tto toon. Mr. S,wyer, *bn oflrr-*—tli i.mniit om, come to tho urad. oral uk«l me if lo—lAllra with lilra, if be l-agbt me. I tobl him llut I w—hi, bat tto i|0-4l— u- ran •’krai to* bra (f.cr# Ju*t two montha when Mr.Hswyar got a aegtto Ihiv the lw«------- . ,_.il on# f«r himsalf. Th# 6-kIut tricil to Und tli# trailer not lo s one In the Htafo, hut agree to, saving, hofar mv grandmother ’ • at first ell m# lo ho wouldhut to sell me tb# Iisuki. the two chi!-' lian'lcaffs i the b|srk»milh's tuois ire all in readineaa at th# gaol. 4U fret long, with handcuffsre than lift v mile* from i pat in gaol here far aoaic lag aide to pay tb# fine he i or a rear to Milllam Ik-there i lie wai born n I-len ton. lie hi trifling offence: waa su'd far sit months or ■ bcrts, a planter, who wa* so cruel to him that he from him. II# was caught, and after being waa put in iron* and set to wark. He alto cut the iron* olf, and wa* caught in Ih#. to gmd, ami flually sold to a trader. I mw the iron# that be hud been made fo work in, they were fatter* fro* the ankles, weighing from 15 to VO |*und« in weight.Now we are all snugly chained up, thn children in the cart, and the women walking behind : your ft lend weeping ami taking a farewell shake uf the band with you ; wives of their husband*, ami |«* rente of their children. 1 went with th* gang aa for aa Mr. J. B. Hkianer**, tho man that hatTiuy uncle taken in N#w York. Here the cart was afatnred and tba blacksmith's tool* taken out, ami Mr. Uv began lo hammer away at my Ins... When Urey were off he !.»ld roe to taka tire chil-tlren ami go bom# to .Mr. Sawyer ; tire chialren went to mr grandmother, and I fa Mr. Kawyar, not th# dealer ia *au*ag« meat, bat H. T. Sawyer of North t'aroliua. I make tld* et|danatiuo, brcaua# tlrey were both members of t'ongrrs*.MT rirrn Ann last maitbb.By Ihia tim# I hml scon enough of ri#vcrr torather hsnl t i, and act tiro .lecritful tart uf s...... hero I had■lave, to |*rtcnd love and fricudddii wirero I non*. Aa unpleasant a* it wo* thus to act, under the dreum.tanres in wliivh I was placml, I frel that I bn ve don# no wrong in *•» doing 5 1 dhl •vcr* thing that I could to |4ei*s# my present ma.icr, wTk» trewttnl me with a* much kindneas a*as a law;and take cure or Ills lm-ther when sick. Sinietimcs when recovering from Ids fita ho would he tsarfretly nv*d for four ur live day*, thi snob occa.luii# I visited the sick'slaves on the |dautafefaa. This |-»rt cff my work can*e«l the ovcnieer a great .leal of unpleasant nos ; l# would sometimes want fo give Urn), saying they•umelldacre in it sick : at lliev were well enough fo go to work, a if thev were too sick to work, they w. ton aicb to rat. Knowing tint ho would » itrike inc f.w having my own way in nImt I n rent llrere for--fo are ii' they v cr# sick nml gi llient what thev needed—I to.de great pleasure liifariug with Id in on all oeuosmns whenever thought my |«'ient dangerously HI. Iff . Sawyer was not in hi* right tnlml I would coll ‘Varrcn. Mr Judgment incunshlercd very giwid for one « slt;\ that a young planter medicine at the time offer* thousand lise-hnmlrrd doiUrefur a nduH'c. autiuns to he s-dd, bui I know I Ii* Hero lie mode me **1 towntsliuN *a•hall 1lo me. lie aaid, *• voa *1 me, I have been offered v 011 ; hut I dun'1 want t glad to hear Idm .ivy th Alter him : this requirehim to dfa kmk'ed lo urn man who wn. iu want • un the I si 11k U Iw |mid prayed f.*r Ids .leath 1■ icn IioimI-oiih' prire l»r . sell you. True. I wa.I u little consideration ; he r limn me. and lo wail lor tuo mn. h like giving a f Id. dully bred * die.,ne • hru hc.lmol. Tuhava■ killed hiu I conclud 'd to lei Idm live as Imtg a* wo* willing he slumld.ai.J I wn “Idngi 1 wuuld w«irk the end#Mv pride Mini clothUttlo valaa to hia a* I was. Mom# mU., auk# oat a lt;w of ingratitude of thia, tot | Mfrel myself uodwr tto riigbfaatoUigMtoion# who bold* mo acsiiist mv wtlL • .•' ‘ I himself to foast mo. IWtlto, ITL«mo a good tarn ; but he put it off ta» uai tore drop Mr. Sawyar fiw a few oi,,,. the Doctor ia not satisfied ret. lie toa hs4 onrl. -rra.rd, ...I Mgi-d io —ol; I u» « i oyaaore to him ; tto first tim# that I mw him e.-to aoid me, h* sfof qeri me, I had ervwetl ths M twice to avoid him, but ia rain. II* t-u m? atop. 1 replied that I wa* oa an maud and «3 not .top. Jfo msfated on mr .tfqqang, j jy •me distaoc# of. Ho began rsry rrial, u ■ several question* about aiy risfar, to eLi f gave him no aati.fsct.rr answer ; fi.udlv, to -JJ ^h a ra-ro I thooght It best to leare! Tfa to rda I toward from him wero—** ajjj totrien. y*»............In the evening I went to seo mv ubtU giu gaol. I waa oblig^l fo|«*a by th*'Doctor*. *U doors, or go round a aiuore out of my ear. Z M when 1 paased. I waa on tto 1.'-: — re while at tto gaol for h.»/3docturis way s so long, that I really thuugkt lr^y Nnetimos tell what Ire waa thiukise atot. V'hvther I could or not, 1 toflled him far lima II ton to hod thought to eatch mo. It wm tom wo roars before tto ifactor could let are pas fa II itbout giving tuo a look that meant anything fa icndliip. lie scM tay gratwlurattor toa nfrioml, and take, my uncle out of ganl for truL Th# only charge that to could bring againH to ‘ at to waa going alreot looking like * imtt. iav ing aa much money a* Ire hml. Tto Car. aaid, that uidea* tire doctor could iirovs tbo. W come dishon.it ly by tbi* money, ttoy ooifij ^ find him guilty of any crime ; and yet my raj. ittor hail to par thr e*|*Mi*e of tto Court.Here th# doctor seemed to give upallfortto intention* of trying fo rercnge hinwrir«i u* It what my sister bad ione. Thro# long vrwn m pa**el and ^on^ ami my sister not yet frte. Sb !■ still within five miles of lire »|*H where ntosa seeing lier innrier aimoat every day thmgiNo lljrkl ofilay Th* £*Uuc« of 1!y master, after being elected, scat kil Wire to the plant alun, fo remain there until to return*! Waridngton. He bod Iwen there tot tbe tofure to hml a llu In the nioroiug, el. j irraring, h# hod gone fo tto fire to «ara h 1 : while there, sod alone, the fit ramemIre fell in the fire, and remained there uuil . wa* over. He had got out of the fire Lriei 1 seen by any one; the Bnt lo tee hn•factor. I then to«A lire horse, and slier ^ * neb thing* as were ncceovary, I «a*uii ito oioi u •'Min as iMHaild#. thie of hi* arm* w«« rumjiLtf.'i Kikml. Wl.cn I went up to Li* hml, to k..Ul n mi said, M It is too Info ; I am Iretond rilcoa* Chough to alhiwed mo to go on a* I had leea, piJyiug a little oil to Intnc biirna on hi* nark, *La •ilrer ari angementa were Mug made pre\i«ua to da •rrival of the dwtor, who sen earns sml dro-rind*. T he dai'tor fold 1 could not live—that I incurable one; and that death 1 Hi* brother 1 died. He liv remark that tofure the.hutoc«nikl not help from weetdng. Thia w»» a *ad w-dreiti but no blame enfd to a' tartod fa any ret Ilia toother hod torn like a foltor to kin.Thi* nil .fortune bring over, I am nrdrred la jr. ady for NYasiiington ritr : thia toing dum. w art off on our Journey. VVe were not ansy J»i getting to thia ploee, that I *.» much wanted lass At tto toad of Itoinftylvania Avenue, a link* be hill, is seen tto eapital of tto I 'nitad Mafe-he |»lace where they make l*w« for a nat«lt;tre-pro where they fat Ammn f*»r tto market. Th# tnqwr cruet uf the dm consi.ta principalis of wuman-wldiqicn, I (.lockguanls, and -fauuh f urea. If a lady sum *nd ring* tire door toll, ami yon, on anasrela(£, lell her that tbe miatreas i« not in, the reidv o* invarial.lv i*. “ (fa and tell tor who it iw. arid* will to lii.- Ju.t as well any. Do and trii tori liaa DeJ, tiot knowing who baa rolhsl loreln' I he mine is tto case of the gentlemen, Ibn »i hill tofore the lluuso that they have went rob Iu divnming its mcriU and deiiHtrit*, It i* fr* u Im votad on at such an hour. Tb# sergeant * srraa ia rent out in search of the absent are* hers; eorno of tlrem ar# having a little gamed ri|*—cun Id not think of writing until after i dock 1 tto |wvy ia Joel tire .rda oa though they w ust lie a little when id say that you are not in. I reld not to thia ayatem of lying. I avoided au*erring tiro '*lla whenever I cuuhl.Here I had a choice of rering maw «f lb •rent men of tb# country. Mr. Nan Ibrmtb •lundhounil im peter, anJ Henry ilay, tk#Milk a player, lie was a man uf rtlnordnr* •lent j w’ell oudersluod puhlie 0|d*iaa; w# helped to make it, hut w#nt with it; Itoi Wrbtw, of the niaftlcr•workmen on the Fagitiv* S»»' ,wns there : lirave*, the butcher, w*a thrre: ri1 making law*.only***Ida huriireaa ^ ’to went to’----- I .got over toad awl rs* » •e engaged |o hr nisrrri. to it, Ihia roun* Isdy Nd ■ sister lit ing in Chicago, and no •nil tor like that fo get married in. I #•*■»* her taste much. I wanted to go tbtr# fo* master rouM not do other-ire tto« f* hia conswnl lo go there v|«s w I'ha net I quntioa fo Iw »riiW •» about taking mo «lih hi1 free Stale. Near Ihe tinre fa him to U lohl ma that to intended fa marry. I «w I4***?!* this, and antion* to know who litre fainaris “• might Ire. lie did not hesitate lo tell nw •*« b intended to ihs stating at tto same tim# tto J* would take me witb him if I w..uhl wrt to hut Sir, said I. I never thought tofa* ,Ul ■'* *ii«|recle«l me of wanting fo leave yon.*• I «lo not * ii* I reel yon. John. Snire itf tb* lier* of tha house liave tried Pi make »*1 would rnn away if I took ■J ‘toiler of you I* that yon would Mfa « and hack. .rir, I wouhl follow you l a-'k. •ore.1'11 lira llral .by .If not —I. I •»! “I I ““K.-.lhlno ou roraly, ond Ih. K**'2 ime. lie touk hi* iiitetnled, ainl off ■* ^. he caklnglUltiiiiurc f.re I'h^id, “ roll me ,N|..... .who you are, and where yo......(torn that yon area ft.e man. .tdto• 11,1. 1 n«l»d lo ,b .ilh oil •! WH,0.1,.III..11.0 .Him A». i.1 .............. i.. IliillraU atnl t‘‘|mal hr ijbto. lutondch. !«•

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