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During the summer, Box Brown was exhibiting at 

 Worcester a Panorama of Southern Slavery. At the 

 exhibition I heard him give the following account of 

 himself. A few months ago a gentleman in Kentucky 

 managed to open a correspondence with a gentleman 

 in Philadelphia, with a view to effect his escape from 

 bondage. Having arranged every thing, the gentle- 

 man paid a person $40 to box him up, and mark him 

 " This side up, with care," and take him to the ex- 

 press office, consigned to his friend at Philadelphia. 

 On the passage, being on board of a steamboat, he 

 was accidentally turned head downwards, and almost 

 died with the flow of blood to his head. At the next 

 change of transportation, however, he was turned 

 right side up again ; and after a passage of twenty- 

 six hours arrived safely at his destination. On receiv- 

 ing the box, the gentleman at Philadelphia began to 

 doubt whether he should find him alive. He tapped 

 lightly on the box, inquiring, " All right ? " and was 

 answered, " All right, sir." Poor Brown was in- 

 stantly liberated from his " living death." 



The number of slaves in the United States is about 

 three millions. The following is taken from the " Al- 

 bany Evening Journal : " — 



" The progress of the Free and Slave States is in- 



