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I - I ' _ . * W . - - - - - - -~ C - 2 --12-r- * - - - pm. -,---- - . 7 -- > -7 -- - * --- *.U* -~ n~ - 4 -- -4 u ~wa wnaguadorgomp, am su Away wihehfldistieO ' &veme but strisOitk Py'ougMin td, Arid P1 findeansolease Ts eet -to we' * Thel amble eorweIr cure, When-Mbor makes it sweet s eatenitiskunreure Than meat that monares cat. Tis mine-yes, tis my happy lot, From cares and avarice free, To own but this seeluded cot, Sweet friends and-liberty. Thus I, no monarch on his throne Can grudge his destiny - Let him his weight of cares bemoan, Whilst Iam truly free. When labor wearieand grows dui, I with my dog and gu1 get forth th finest gme to cull, And thus all sorrows shun. Now, tell me, all ye gouty train, Who have what fortune gives, .Is not the cheerful country swain The happiest man that lives? T E E VI.LAGE PR2 5 3' A TALE OF WAsIIINGTo'r In one of the lovliestvillage4,of old Vir 'ginia there lived in the year J75, an old man; whose daughter was declared, by universal-consent, tobe the lovliest maide in all the country round.*Theteen,in his youth, had been athletic, ani muscula above all his fellows; and his briast,wh he always wore them, could show th adornment of three medals, received fo his victories in gymnastic feats-wien young man. Hisdaughter wasoibw eigh teex'r and had-been sought ringeby many suitors. - One brosug elth-au other a fine person-anotlfer this, and an' ther that. .But they were l1 refused by 4te old man, who be e6 atlastaby-r rmeni AuAiette, hisehanning daughter ho' as-iniable d modest as she was bea tiful, arrived. The morning of that day her father invited all theyouthof the co try to a hay-making frolie. Seventeen llandsome ana industrious'young men assembled. Thay dame not only to make bay.,.lufalso to make love ta, fai Annete. In three hours they-ad fille the father's barns with the -iwly dried grass, and ther own hearts witidrove. An nette, by hee father's comvind,- ha brought the malt liquor of her osvn brew ing, which she presented to eachenamor swain with. her owi hands. "Now, my boys.' said kee of the jewel they il et eani1 on their pitchforks they roun the 4ooj1r tu cool of 'ng "Now, my lads, you have y all o you made proposals foi my nette. Now, you see;I don't care ng abou money or talents, book or soldie laning-I can do as well iny gal a any man in the .country. want her to iarry aman of my owni 't. Nowi you know, orought to kno vren I 'was a youngster I could beat an yIIinhll Virginny in the way of leapin gotrmy ,old woman by..beating the. C ~ st mafi on the Eastern Shorejand tFl rhe'oah -ahp1 swore it,.that no mdli's ' 1;ryny diinghter without jumynig fo?' - oliun derstand mo, ltoys. Ther e's?: e and here's'Annette,'The ade ing his dughter, who stood~ timidly )Ui in byth had.""owtheont at jumn the farthest on a 'dead level' mlarry Annette this verynight" -This uniique address was re6eived b -the young men wvitliapplause. ad n -youth, as he boiindedg 5foiwarjat fllarena of triaf eist w gnaasf antici -jttivictory back upon th 4ly-ojfje~j S of'village chivralry.' Th maizdegleft then looms and quilting frames, the poisy chit dren their noisy spor theslatea" deir Iat hors, and 'the old menetheir -i-n-cha aud long pipes, to witness 'umph'it the success of the victor:' AU phesie .nd many wished that it'wofil yoani Carroll. Heivas the handso d bes aumored youth in theo co and a . n~hat astrong mutualattue ent ex std'tweenr him and the Tsr' unettfe roJ awon te eputationfebein * ~~ ~leaper,' and-in a. e wherc tltcachievements Fia ia of a rian'sileveradss, s ordinary honor. Inicon present he-had thereforeevery over his fellow-cadela. 'The arena allotted form cantest eas a level spae inC of ti village inn, andiisar the enieg plat, reserredinthe miidsteof denomnatedtheg"green." Th was qufft~wwoI off as this place 'ous exereiseaadmarndi, - surface ofsanoreiefl t'athapypize(fo Gl ~ i~ *waktumi,):wfth thre el4 ~agfr..e.. to jmlen annaon q'de e claims 0f.,0 titors. h lastlime G1 l~i I 4exercise,he e kpei-haelg ", doneme - uce an arena Without a lookat th siden he left the ground. "Diek Boulden, nineteen feet." Di'. ith aJaugh turned away, and replaced 'scoat. "Harry Preston, nineteen feet and thre ches." "Well- done, Harry Preston,. outed the spectators, "you have trie ird. for the acres and-homestead. Harry also laughed, and swore he onl 'umped-for the fun of the thing. Harry vas a rattle-brained fellow, but never ought ofmatrigony. Heloved to ialki d talk, and rimpwith Annette bui so= her marriage never came into lii iead. e only umped for the fun of the thng. He would not have sid so, ifbhei of winning. 1 "Charley Simms, fifteen feet and haf t Hurrah for Charley! Charley'll win1" ned the crowd good-humoredly_ C' a ey Simms was the cleverest fellow ia-the orld. His mother had advised hin to stay at home,. aidtoldbim if he .eer worinf awife, she would fallin love with his good i temper, rather than his legs. Charley, I however, made the trial of the latter's bilities and lost. Many refused to enter the lists altogether. Otheis made the and only one of the leapeis had ye cleared twenty feet. :"Now," cried tha villagers, "let's see Henry Carroll. He ought to beat this" dpvery one appeared, as they called to ind the mutual love of the last competi. r tor and the.sweet Annette, as if they hear- t tily wished his success. Henry stepped to his post with a firm tread. His eye glanced with confidence I round upon the villagers and rested, bed re he bouided forward, upon the fac a of Annette, as-if to eatehtherefrom sprndassah e the ociasion ile'or; Anon & ibd swtalien~i~et hit own wit a proud - smile upon his lip, he bounded forward. -" Twenty;one feet and-a half!" shotuted u e multitude, riijeting the announce ent of one of the judges, "twenty-one I feet and a half. Harry Carroll for-aver. nette and Harry." Hands, -caps,. and dkerchiefs waived over the heads of b the spectators, and the eyes of the delight ed Annette sparkled with joy. When Henry Carroll moved to his sta- 4 tion to strive for the prize, a tall, gentle lyyoung man, in a military undress ok coat, who had rode up to the inn, dismounted, and joined the spectators, un perceived, while the contest.was going on, stepped; suddenly forwa4ldand with a owing eye measured deliberately the pab accomplished by the last leaper. e was a stranger in the village. His udsome face and easy address attracted e eyes of the village maidens, and his manly and sinewy frame, in which sym metry and strength were happily united, ed forth the admiration of the young en. ~"Mayhap, sir, stranger, you think you can beat that," said one of the bystand iremdEking the manner in which the nger scanned the arena. "'If you'caiin hs oyond Harry Carroll, you'll beat the tman in the colonies." The truth of oiervation was assented to by agene- i murmur.. "Is~it for mere amusemnegt you are pur ng this'yatime?" inquired the youthfli ger, "or is there a'prize for the wi. "Aunette, the lovliest and wealtis i f our'village maidens,is to be the reward of the-victor," criedtnof the judges. i "Are the lists oj -~to allH" - - , .%All yonsir!" replied the father of Aubette, wvt interest;;1is youthful aulo' singhs he surveyedd the propertions of e sti-aight limbled young stranger. "She the bride of-him who outleaps.1eonry CarroltL If you wilitrylyou are free to do so. Butletne tellou;HariyCareo 'no wife in Virgia. ~Here is i. daughter-, sif, look at her and'i.malirou trial Tie. officer glanced upon th trembling maiden ab'out to be offered or the altar of her father's uneoq -b ormania with an admiring ee poor girl looked at Harry, who sto with a troubled brow and angry the casts upon the ng competitr'a imig glance. -- ' Plicing his coat in the hands of o~ e jndges, he drew a ash h~or&gh esth'it tighter arougdhis waist, adit g the appointeistand,mnade, appaiently 'totefort~tiebolindlthtwastode1 ide the liappiie'ss or misery of Harr and Annette. "Twenty-two feet and an inch? outsd the judge. The announcee'me was repeated witlisurprise by. the s. is, who. creade~laround the yiefd6 the afrikil congratulations, nt ,e however, with loud i rmthesewhvlgwwre more-neariy -ne is dilhapginess of the lovers. ~ Thield:.ian approached, and graspng 'sand eingly. calledhinmhis son an dniering the su eidy ofhe r in an exercise which he prAt imaiself as unrivalled, whie -he hateddin ,or his success. Annette, my pretty p " tu prw sto ietor, taking her passive hand, he 6von you fairly." Anpette's cheek bec ?aler than marble; she trembled like an ispen leaf, and clung closer to her father, while the drooping eye soughtthe form of ier lover. His. brow grew dark at the tranger's .angnage. "I have won you, my pretty flower, t nake you my brideL-tremble not so vio ently-binean not myself,however proud bmight be," he added with gallantry,"so rear sopr a gem next to my heart. P laps," ad he cast his eyes inquiringI hile the current of life leaped joyfull o her brow, and a murmur of surs 'an through the crowd, "perhaps there s some favored youth among the competi ors who has a higher claim to this je foung sir," e continued, turning-to te urprised Harry, "methinks you were vie or in the list bofore me-I strove not fo he mafdenl though no one could not well tive for a fairer-but from love for the qanliiport ina which I saw you engaged. Fou are tievictor, and as such, with the >ermision of this worthy-assembly, you ecevftin my hand the prize you hav ,o welliand-honorably won." The youth sprang forward and grasped is handwith gratitude, and the next mo nent Annette was weeping from pure joy ipon his shoulders. The welkin rung vith the acclamations of the delighted.il agers,andamid the temporary excitement roduced ;by this act, the stranger with Irew fromthe crowd, mounted his horse, nd spurred at a biisk ,trt through the illage. That njght Haryjan Anhtte wor rii-d, and ihe health of the sten ;nd satedranger . was - in ver-flowing bumpers of rustic beverage. In the process of time, thereaere born nto the marriedpair sons and daughters, nd Harry Carroll had become Colonel lenry Carroll of the revolutionary army. One evening, having just returned 11me fter a hard campaignho was sitting ith is family on the gallery of his handsome ountry-house, when an advance couri ode up and announced the approach o e. Washington and suiteginformingAat ie should crave his . hosyitality for th iight. The necessar'y .directiois were ,iven intreference to the household prep Crations, and Col. Carroll, ordering h orse,rode forward to meet and escort to is hoqse the distinguishedguest, whom ind neyer yet seen, although serving in he same widely extended army. Thatevening, at the table, Anne (ow lecome. the dignified, matronly. and Al handseme Mrs. Carroll, could no eep her eyes from the face of her illustri. nis visitor. Every moment or two she Ooutd steal a glance' at his commandin aturgs, and halfd.oubtingly, half-assured y, shske her head and look again, to be (till mor-e puzzled, Her absence of mind ud embarrasment at length became evi lent tp. her husband, who inquired a$'ec. ionately " if she wvere ill I" Isset Col.Y said the general, who ad tsome tine witti a quiet, meaning ~ieibser~i the lady's curious hand mzdedsp ~e of his features-" that Mrs. Darrollih'k she recognizesin me an old sequaintance." And he smiled with a nystatlous air, asche gazed upon both- al T hel started, and a faint memory of bepast seemed to beyevived ashe gazed, rhilethe lady rose impulsively from her ~hair, and bending eagerly forward ovei iie-ea.:urn, with casedl a-mAan4an~eye fa.intensis, eagerAnquiry, fixed still-upon tiim;:stood fos a -moment with her -lips isd!e&as ififwould speak. "?ardon me, dear madam-pardon me, soiielA-Imust put an end to this scene. haieeome, by dint of camp-fie and iard' usageTtoo unyieldly~ to leap again ~weity-two feet one inch, even for so fair ,ride as ona I wot- of." *T~cognitio;, with the surprise, de h~'~1appinessthat followed, are lef othgnton of the reader. - ashingth was indeed the hand2 Bomeyqung "lea ," whose mysteiou Ippearnnee and dappearance-in the na twi ae of the- overs, is still tradition -udwhose ~pamto a Isabsfinli oyof bona flesh and blood, wat oty dontestedey the village story-tel' lers~antil the' hn lenouement which took place at te pitablemaso Colone Carroll.t A MA~mu oP TasTE.-Two abolition editors contendin ou.thee amount of liumility which to posses, the en boasts that he nevpasda ner w'il liut serngto Iita; while te :itho relims neeen-the grouind tat not onl speaks to' every negro that 'u wees, but absolutbly kissed a colorfe' lady nt a camp-me'ting ! -enee wai riItry the N . imot Proviso. e-regret, tiatr enot permitu to give thi pIridi o .Letter The followig~ls-tl conciuding Totii which relates tuIr. Crd Compromisesmn whieh, we thiuk.gives a justpanalysis ofi mesure, in its earing on th -South: Tais bringlmelto a 1lef review 6 MCla s so ealdcompromise scheme. . ffted byMn. Clayifrom theB <oni f:hir contains thre; stioch bstantive ropositions: Figt, the Adnission of Cali' firi. -In thb br ~nia ent this, as in -vary other schee , eli et enzdored tohe South, /C foi*-in allhe lengd h dbreadh,4 f rst e - eeWo we eredl governhinen d Utah, eeret the Wimot rovihavde a propoi tionto dism cuttingsfi onough of h ssions - Iako 'four S M,issep fnd for the p tisswe pay- A s. The sug topay- ~have aiI stions for varl fromfe to of dollars. : I have al . some reasons why the a rnia, as -an independent' -. jht not, in,'iy judgment,jr r sanction. now .propse ther the unione of those three ne bill mak the whole, aI 'orthy -of you consideratiot I the. ob. jection's tot oCalifornia ' stand-out in and vigorin Mr. Clay's i ,A9r proppl- ! tion for hera aeasked: make the sam 4eing ando whichiwe h ,v uAtdfilong tested we W*leis-in it shab& n i shal b6getting were miai tese told us, as I remarked ano place, that California tAi, State, and could not become soput f the Union. I Thmt, in truth,tier c stition had no binding force, as a cdstituton, until the State was admiI . Union. The constitution of Cali contains the I anti-slavery clause, th('Wilmot proviso." But the constitutionJ adead letter, so far as we are concernO. - It has no vitali ty, no binding eect til thi State is ad-' inited Co itted. o ngress a 'tshr, and by the at of admission e-roviso in forcec -gives it activity an life Who, then, t but Congress is respdsile for 11, active,' operative provis t-that pro- .,whi c excludes you from theountry? igrese nd Congress alone j responsiute. You cmnow under tdnore fully what meant, when I elaletter to his E Hellency the Gove ' * saying, "that th aimission of Califo was equivalent the adoption of. th Wilmot proviso. enorthen pl derstand this,,an I t a man they a ission. I, "The question now _, are we ofed any adequate considerion for making this sacrifice off feeling gud of principlet? This is a question wvorl of the most se-E iious and critical-exami 'ton. "By the terms of tJa resolutions, an-. nexing Texas. to the.. lxted States, it is expressly providled "l such States mnay be formed out e at portion of h -erritory .lying Sout parallel of 36 80' north antitude, shleadmitted into he Union with or wi it slavery, as the peoplo of each St4'asking a ini$n may desire." .4ndi s.s expressly stipu lted, that "inesuch Ta or STATEs'asm ay be formed: out '.slia territory lying north of that inue y shall bepro= ibited." In f these resola tosTexa*iditi .- . Soihconsnid to' gemient, z to-day,is at alio obi~at "Earthese ~utiotis, zad vitia do we E#2'2- ce idistinct recog' itionogM.; le ofTexasto the county upto 36"9., as slave." territory-fofigi spulated tutthe people may determae_ for themsel s, at &prtupr timne,iwlle slavery shJ ors -aetexist inalt '&le country #eliu .ia liuuo. Nay more, the rights of %Txas above this line are admit ted; for it is expr'essig, provided that in thi S-TArEpr STArES to be formed out of heri~0' north of 36* D0', slav a14 ~hbitd,. bet- not until su Statoor~a 'sa yka mission itqo.dhe Union. )ehave, then, thei earest pos.. sibireo ition ofhe title of Teuxas uy to 36j7 as'alaveterritory, a:dto sufficien trioy6ove that line- to make one o Svwhatido- wiar fro ta i Nort? Tat.Texinveikany eldim to~ypaflof thiseraorg4'u t always iian does now~belong to Ney Mexico Bntr-as Texas is a young sister, on with. ~omf we should not del do1 or 'tidgbai& claim. Mr. Beto, uil~ubrance'of liis -ilri 'y, f~s~ unllosof dollars; .ud 1oter gemen,1esretpoo~~ let sums..- or SMr. Clays s e. f 'qt "readi ,f~fi 61'' 4iret eto a point twe4t m~ ei El Passo, on the Rio Grande.; andbe hween,these two- i4 he will have th 4lave territory which Mr. Clay's: donige mise opses to sol out. It will ser on comphrison, that' this territo ,ieaiytwiceas large as the State of Mi iSSippi. Vhether five or fifteen milion of dolrsz given for it, -itis needlesath say we shi l ave-to pay more than o lue.preportion of the money.. "To me, it is not a pleasant thingto sell out slave'territory, and.pay for lmy: ilf; and I confess that this mueh of 4 roposed bargain has notmade the adznir ion of California a Whit more palatab, 0 me. - - "I say nothing of Texas above I360 10'; that country was virtually s rei lered to' abolition bythe tdrms of rexas annexation. If Texas thinks -pro. r to give it or sel it to the Fiee-Soly a advance of the-ti e appointed f is urrender, I make no objection. But he South has a direct political interest in ['exas below this line of 364 30'; and lo sot megn to surrender your intei'est vithout a fair equivalent. What is to be the destiny of this tprr$ ory, if it is thus sold out,-and what it. i titutions? - It. is to become an in art of New Mexico, and I risk notn 2 saying it will be dedicated to free so ts institutions will be anti-slavery. Ift haracter of the country was not .to-Vn ergo a radical change in this respect, . this ihange-was not confidently antici ated, wea all, erthernifi ve for ma0ing purchasi .uld kse a existenesmir the country nostaiU is pro "ted b th6 ainexation eo ons st all congresuional'inte e"c ith uestion of slavery. T s aiyl we ' ntermeddli w y le t rnd~ our arritO po~ss~~ "This brins muthe only remaiin roposition in Mr. Clay's compromise bill -that to establish territorial governmentsn )r Ncw Mexico and Utah, Witout the Wilmot pr' viso." If this were an inde endent proposition, tendered in good iith, and accepted by the North with a xed purpose to abide by it, I have no esitation in saying it would receive my ordial support. I repeat what I have ften said, t iat whilst I 4tall resist the ex lusion of slavery by qngressional .ae ion, I have no purpose .r design to force r fastin it upon any country throughl the gency of Congress. Whilst I dergnd 6at Congres, si -ll not oppose our'en rance into the -ritories withour slaves, do not ask it assist us in going there. LII I ask is, that we may be treited as quals-that no insulting discriznination hall be drawn between southern and iorthern people-between southern pro rty and northern property. "How is this propositioi regarded by he northern men to whom it is tendered, nud by whom~it may be acceptedi The pirit in which it~is acesptsd iaba partpf he res-gesta;. agi .jt'efore press the nquiry, in whaglight isjthe proposition egarded-in what 'spirjt will it be ac epted at all, by i-n-~imeni When ye shall have answer&d this inquiry, it wl e seen whether there is leaven enough in hislittle lump to leaven the wholg loaf. "Mr. Webster is positive tfit* wo can ever introduce slaves into the territory, 'The laws of God," he thinks, will for swer forbid it. He,,and7 those who- go With him, will not vote for the "proviso," becaus0git is ,Muiesessary. Thiey are - osed,"uncompromisingly opposed, to the itrodhetion of slaves into the territories; into seeiwbat.de the do, there is in t'ilot'pof. Clay, and t1(ie whoi follow him, areq ~ertamithat "'de are alreadlyilud~d th as fiexicoY fletoo, a - osad to the~introduetio2 'e tdrritories, .-~~& dfto ~eei xelnded. T n en who sand out against ms, insist, and con ti i the Wilmot proviso, asguarantee that slaver tly excluded our to employ what be necessary to keep u ut. I assert tefact ditinctly and em hatically, that if we attempt to introduec ur slaves.at any time into New Mexice Utah, there will be an immediate aip libation of th'e Wilmot proviso, to keej out. Mark you; tJgf'propositionis ve territorial governments to New.Mix co nd Utah. These are but congree oaal actsgand may be'altered, amended lained,.e)hepealed, at pleasure. *" No Avdifee understands that we a~ entering into'i4mpact, an .no norther man v e d r'this comnr se. withL tiz dxpecfationi oriniAsfaaidingtliat w ar= t4e our ilages- tu ie3isiti'es. noe th 16it eikWaltiMV-~ mitaken he s notiam wifh1o bndt; andi deothyse&d ewlbi the X wen. eo d e Mexican ple we conquereditke we ButMr. Clay's bill-contains .pt - sion as prohibitory as the..proviso . e teritorial legislature is.iezid he at to .legislate at.ain respet to-fi - slavery. If a imster'aaveta n'dJ4 olaw can be passed -by/ghich le hd6) recover him. If .e dis maim -he-i haveno-fort foifiny . decoyed fr i isid qr harbord a vicious ne hbooerswith atre .y. Acommunity of sla4ehold95iay esire th makeikys adapted -to iMe' culiar wants in this resecess by this compromise of Mr. Clay's lnie em the right do'so. .1hey shalleet ateo diin. slaver. hat n ecomes of t hypoeritic t about the right of hdi-people tot ga e their own affairs in their owir-ay4 "With these &ts before3s, itbeco es to inquire how much we give andi, much we take in votingfor- Mr. Clay' ill. We admit Callfornia, and, beisg 6nee in, the question is eedirofaar he is-concerned. We can never get out by any proces'Ahortaofadissolu of the Union. We give upa o-slavery Texas,'and we gikeitbe redemption and forever.. Our - bargain is binding i p and mock eiiiifte never oscapo theirdelfts. give-;,now what do-wie akei- We good goverment for N{3Vtei Utah; without thi Wihne wit adeclarationi that a subject s vet.o, threat constantlfhanging uoveu th sve attempt to introduce aives agai these prohibitionsthe Wilmot proviso w11 be instantly applied for our more effectual exclusion. "Such is the compromise. Such is the proposed bargain. Can you, fellow-citi zens, expect me to vote for it t Willyou demand of your Representative to assis in binding yoju hand and foot, and turnin on over to -the tender imercies of'th ree Soilers - "It is said, we can get nothing better this. -.But is thatany sufficient rea On why we should- vote for it ourselves I .f I am beset with robbers, who are re solved on assassination;,must I needslay 'olent Iands on myself? or if my~frien in extremes, must I strangle him I We n get, nqthing better, fqrsooth! -in od's name.can we get anything worse is said that if we reject this, they wi pass the 1'Wilmot proviso." Iset them ass it; it will not be more galli than is. If the proviso fails to challenge o espect, it at least rises above our con mpt. If it ever passesit wi'll be-the set f the American-Congress-of men lear-n d in the law, and familiar with the ab trase readings of the Constittition. It will be done deliberately, and ,after fl reflestion. It will nuotfbe dotie by adien ers on the shores of the Paeific, who seem to -know but little of our Con on or lawsp and to care less for or --hts. "I have heard it said that it wWbe a aeru to -eetteapjicai o Calionafor adf~ tthte j~0~ erself,.ind if w$eit he sa -.l aw her applie nandstibllsh herselh as an indepedet RO~i~Con the Pi t if lfe dotlirfasto bo the the riithe- neu willcloudh seelow quick tle- rmsident will but isame military a'ud' naval fore, biiimg her back to her allegiance. ~1ese thireats have no terrors for me.' "Asi Icould respect the -recklessan-d old robber who, nasuked,~presenlt his piistol and deman'duiym-oney or my life above the petty, but expert .pickpocket whiolooks compaialsimy facewhil~ steal my pur,--s.mnnirespet-the dahing,-and dare-devtimpudence r :the Wilmot proviso, -which robs- the South and takes the re uiiiy boe t little, low,'eunningl adseha iwhich robs usi jutas eptually, an leaves us wondering ~wthe trick wai performed. "So long as I-remain in your ervice fellow-citizens,i will represent you fald fully, according-to my'best ei grpat emergencies-lkeths ei4ne of lyour counsel and~ suppots# t'wi aive me pain, if any-important wea mine should fail to meet your approba tion. Whilst Ii shalver follow bindi afman's lead; nor - A~edby an -e~a inyself, Moi in t thy ba n n an , U . U thIt in th .Ne N X Sand' i ii lg as ib nik de to obser4'e AdO th the wl M ned. "it w itgivep e rest t self uinstnd iebym-'aup & t otes I itendtove. 7 n aevery tho g t bt ohesitstee dm t oen the wil-Z~ouilo4. Afsurn $ se d ed in thedt splki e Osnk"o lamdghe in'l ' hi Cortes - - _____ .41 _ __ ~ A ie . ~ -uD this hedtePbeiucl the following paragraph: "cThe late .tramp of slavesr fromAt - county seems to have impossed the wxith the-utmst horpor: of- the~iit onductors All of the -fngitie- ve, it themselves ashaving an o under, injustice anc maltreatm. the tie of their escape until their t . ose, the laj to come biek, eH Ir h'ave seen, tielt elephant" -in ' a - rmity; and his accont .of the 1, sig portrays a scene of -horror and m ,nee too dark for desenption. 3) a he was enticed into a Depot of tHId dergrund Ralroad; a deep,.damp eli whose sides were stained with wahose floor was cambered v e 'bones!" 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