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A Runaway

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
November
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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When the great Chicngo Convention was held lastsummer, the members seemed to think it impossible to transact their ausiness properly unless thcy had a slavelolder to preside over Ihem. II on. Edward Bales of Missouri was chosen in jreference to Corwin of Ohio. The numerous gentlemen of all parties who were present at that gathering, may be interested in knowing thal their President lias met with (uite a loss in the Heparture of bis "man" Bennctt lïom his service, for "no cause known." So Mr. Bates says : he not even suspecting thut a man "quie intelligent" woulrf find cause enough iti the natura] desire for Libei-iy. But here is Mr. Bates' story : "One Hundred Dollars Reward. - My mulatlo man Bentiet, (callod BenJ disappeared f rom my houe in St. Louis, on lhr niglit of Saturday, 25th of September, instant, and it is suspected tliat he has laken the aecustomed route towards Canada. 1 wil] pay the above reward for his apprehension and delivery. Ben is a young man, under 25 years oíd ; a tolerably briglit mulatto, with somewhat bushy hair, and only a slight appearance of beanj ; hardly up to the middle size, ancl rather slender; his eyes were once teriously afTected, and nlthough cured they are slill easüy inflamad by heat or fatigue. He had a good variety of dress, severa] f rock coats, a black cloth cap, and a black hat and one of a drab or mouse color. Ben was a trusted servant ; he has been for several years, my carriage driverand tnarket man, and as such, is wel! known in St. Louis and St. Charles. He is quite intelligent, though not ready of speech. There s no known cause for his leaving when he did - no quarrel nor appareot dissatisfaction. I have some reason (o suspect that he is in company wilh another boy about his own age and size, and of a complexión somewhat darker. - Si Louis Repuhlican.

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Signal of Liberty
Old News