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U^u ,^ ,,^..¥^ 1, ;t Collisions And 'Derailments^ Were. Unknown. Recollectid'iis Of The '•Under Ground Railroad" Of Antebell- .* uni Days. ,._ N ante-bellum da}*s and "slavery times," Felicity. Clermont county Ohio, was both fauioii,s,,aii![i„.ijLlfamous I as an ''abolitioirtpwiu'' And "it was iio lie either." Not Ouly was it known and hailed by members of an enslaved and downtrodden race of people, but, it was 'accursed, arjathematized and threatened by slave owners far south of. the Ohio \ River and'Mason's and Dixon's famous i imaginary line. It is a. fact_ tliat_ the ; slave feh in his innermost soul that if he I co'Eld only feaclr''Felicity" he^ vi"a§^ siafe \ from his pursuliig owner and his posse of officers, citizens and bloood hounds, and ready to be ticketed and tx-ansferred by comparatively easy stag;es toXiiUa.cla- ian soil; where1? He reniained, he was absolutely and forever free. . Moreover his owner not only accepted the tlieory of his chattel but gnashed his teeth and i^gured his losses according to the long- cohtinued practice thereof. As already stated this place wgs_a_jii:£h_; minent statfou on tlie way and the bu.si- ness of~atfling and abetting runaway slaves was practiced for years, by a co¬ terie of proiriiuent citizens. They were, imder the conditions, as then existing, denominated "abolitionists" and gloried in the faith-aaffarTfs~i5factfces. They made no concealment of their ^ purposes, except such as were necessary i to promote the intercits of the employ-i ment in which they were engaged, for j the promotion of which they gave large \ ly,.not only of their time, but of their j means. Among them were Lewis Miller, j the appar£nt_chier oi>eiatPr, .Joseph Parrish. Senior, *Moses Larkin, James W. South, Dr. M. Gibson Rev. Smith Poage, \ Joseph Hayden;"James Sowards, James,' Hayden, 'David House}, Fred.-Edwards; Jack Melvin, Rev. John Pettjoha; T)e- I Deloss"S. Waits; William J. Reese, W. S.: Barber an3 others. Except DoctorGi^ i son andjosepli Hayden, all \vMk' pllS55fl' I to their revCkl-i'll""" EVfl'lo their latest day I they never concealed their identity with, I the movement, and glorified themselves j at its unvai-ying success, up to the time i when, by the emancipation of the slave^ I its further application was unnecessary-^ OLIVER PERRY vSPKNCER FEE. ' 1 But there were ptherB.still more close* ly identiffeTrwith the operations of the' "under-gFound road," who for every rea-: son then conceivable, couMtiot afford to disclose their relationship therewith. In those days, the Democratic party in its composite form was tlie pro-slavery par¬ ty." Neverthel£,s.S-it contained many in- dividE^l-ffl^Jlll??^^ who were "rank abol- itiojiista"., Ancl again maiiy of them were very prominent and altogether in¬ fluential and successful in the councils and -rampatghs of their party. Hq.f] their connection with the "^bolitionists" and more"pai ticulary with the" '^^nder- grouhdTaa^lroad" e\'eJi been suspeffed, it wouldTiay_e* sealed their political 'doom and closgd theii" career.s as influential inembers of the party. Hence, as will be readily understood, their every move¬ ment was not only closely guarded by themselves but by their outspoken co- laborers, the "abolitionists" as afcft-esaid, as Avell as others stroiig in the secrets of| the organization. The easilj' and quickly to be recogniz-| ed features shown in the precedinsj cut, are those of.,i9Ji.e,0i4io^\S<:^^4e^^^ alert, active and;es"sentially liberal man- ^ge1^6rthe "road," He was a veritable Higli ?riest in its councihs and his move¬ ments were planned, executed and con¬ cealed after the manner that.characterlz- isd Mm as pre-eminently shrewd, audi among other things, several times in iiisi ownlater years; prompted that other: great politican as well as eminent lawyer: \^and jurist, Hon. Phillip Berin Swing
Object Description
Title | Felicity Times newspaper article, "Its Tracks were Clouded" July 6, 1893 |
Subject | Underground Railroad |
Place | Felicity (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio) |
Description | Newspaper article describes abolitionist activity in Felicity, Ohio, providing details about stations in the area and the abolitionists themselves. Several workers are named, including Lewis Miller and Joseph Parrish, Sr. The article also has pictures of Oliver Perry Spencer and former slave John Watson. |
Date of Original | July 6, 1893 |
Collection | Wilbur H. Siebert Collection; Its Tracks Were Clouded |
Source | MSS116AV BOX54 03OH 026 |
Submitting Institution | Ohio History Connection |
Rights | Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Searchable Date | 1893-07-06 |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Source | MSS116AV BOX54 03OH 026 |
Submitting Institution | Ohio History Connection |
Rights | Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type | Text |
File Name | 001.tif |
Image Height | 4244 |
Image Width | 3053 |
Full Text | U^u ,^ ,,^..¥^ 1, ;t Collisions And 'Derailments^ Were. Unknown. Recollectid'iis Of The '•Under Ground Railroad" Of Antebell- .* uni Days. ,._ N ante-bellum da}*s and "slavery times," Felicity. Clermont county Ohio, was both fauioii,s,,aii![i„.ijLlfamous I as an ''abolitioirtpwiu'' And "it was iio lie either." Not Ouly was it known and hailed by members of an enslaved and downtrodden race of people, but, it was 'accursed, arjathematized and threatened by slave owners far south of. the Ohio \ River and'Mason's and Dixon's famous i imaginary line. It is a. fact_ tliat_ the ; slave feh in his innermost soul that if he I co'Eld only feaclr''Felicity" he^ vi"a§^ siafe \ from his pursuliig owner and his posse of officers, citizens and bloood hounds, and ready to be ticketed and tx-ansferred by comparatively easy stag;es toXiiUa.cla- ian soil; where1? He reniained, he was absolutely and forever free. . Moreover his owner not only accepted the tlieory of his chattel but gnashed his teeth and i^gured his losses according to the long- cohtinued practice thereof. As already stated this place wgs_a_jii:£h_; minent statfou on tlie way and the bu.si- ness of~atfling and abetting runaway slaves was practiced for years, by a co¬ terie of proiriiuent citizens. They were, imder the conditions, as then existing, denominated "abolitionists" and gloried in the faith-aaffarTfs~i5factfces. They made no concealment of their ^ purposes, except such as were necessary i to promote the intercits of the employ-i ment in which they were engaged, for j the promotion of which they gave large \ ly,.not only of their time, but of their j means. Among them were Lewis Miller, j the appar£nt_chier oi>eiatPr, .Joseph Parrish. Senior, *Moses Larkin, James W. South, Dr. M. Gibson Rev. Smith Poage, \ Joseph Hayden;"James Sowards, James,' Hayden, 'David House}, Fred.-Edwards; Jack Melvin, Rev. John Pettjoha; T)e- I Deloss"S. Waits; William J. Reese, W. S.: Barber an3 others. Except DoctorGi^ i son andjosepli Hayden, all \vMk' pllS55fl' I to their revCkl-i'll""" EVfl'lo their latest day I they never concealed their identity with, I the movement, and glorified themselves j at its unvai-ying success, up to the time i when, by the emancipation of the slave^ I its further application was unnecessary-^ OLIVER PERRY vSPKNCER FEE. ' 1 But there were ptherB.still more close* ly identiffeTrwith the operations of the' "under-gFound road," who for every rea-: son then conceivable, couMtiot afford to disclose their relationship therewith. In those days, the Democratic party in its composite form was tlie pro-slavery par¬ ty." Neverthel£,s.S-it contained many in- dividE^l-ffl^Jlll??^^ who were "rank abol- itiojiista"., Ancl again maiiy of them were very prominent and altogether in¬ fluential and successful in the councils and -rampatghs of their party. Hq.f] their connection with the "^bolitionists" and more"pai ticulary with the" '^^nder- grouhdTaa^lroad" e\'eJi been suspeffed, it wouldTiay_e* sealed their political 'doom and closgd theii" career.s as influential inembers of the party. Hence, as will be readily understood, their every move¬ ment was not only closely guarded by themselves but by their outspoken co- laborers, the "abolitionists" as afcft-esaid, as Avell as others stroiig in the secrets of| the organization. The easilj' and quickly to be recogniz-| ed features shown in the precedinsj cut, are those of.,i9Ji.e,0i4io^\S<:^^4e^^^ alert, active and;es"sentially liberal man- ^ge1^6rthe "road," He was a veritable Higli ?riest in its councihs and his move¬ ments were planned, executed and con¬ cealed after the manner that.characterlz- isd Mm as pre-eminently shrewd, audi among other things, several times in iiisi ownlater years; prompted that other: great politican as well as eminent lawyer: \^and jurist, Hon. Phillip Berin Swing |