Letter from M. Cupit.

Frederick Douglass:—I hope you will pardon this intrusion upon your time and space, which really should not be, were it not for the gross injustice, together with the hopeless misery which must fill the cup of another human being. At a time like this, when the apostle of Liberty is heralded from city to city, from village to village, and all the land reverberates with echoes of his teachings, the heart must bleed, as such devilish transactions as these. A few weeks ago, a band of robbers came to Chester county, in this State, and stole away a young girl, of some 15 or 16 years of age. Search being instituted, it was found that she had found her way to Campbell's slave dungeon in Baltimore; carried thither by one M'Creary, a notorious character in this business. The good people of the neighborhood from whence she had been taken, repaired to Baltimore, and instituted proceedings, with view to her deliverance. Joseph C. Miller, preferred the charge of kidnapping against said M'Creary, and produced a host of good and reliable witnesses to substantiate his charge, and entirely destroy the claim of Mr. Choolfield. In addition to all this, the very persons, to whom it was alleged by Mr. Choolfield, he had hired this girl, were the very persons who were less than all others, inclined to swear to the identity of the girl claimed.

For the edification of your readers, it might here be mentioned, that during the progress of this trial, Mr. Miller returned home, fearing longer to remain where unpleasant threats were thrown in his face: that he was missed from the cars, at a watering place; that when found again he was suspended from a tree—dead—some three-fourths of a mile from where he was seen [to] get out of the cars.

Looking at the case again, we find the evidence strong enough, to release the girl—disprove the allegations of Mr. Choolfield, but not strong enough, to convict M'Creary, of kidnapping, (there being a requisition from Gov. Johnston awaiting him,) only sufficiently strong to require a suit for false imprisonment, and after giving bail for his appearance at court, to answer the charge—and all prepared to depart therefrom. Now, does it occur to you Mr. Editor, that so important a witness as Mr. Merrit should have been forgotten by Mr. Mc? or does it occur to your sir, that any man knowing the consequences attending the case, would voluntarily throw himself into the breach? Would not Mr. Mc. have asked a stay of proceedings in order to set himself right before an observing community? Do dead men ever tell tales?

Sir, there are many important reflections occurring to me now, but my already extensive remarks have gone beyond the limits; and I leave what considerations there are to make to yourself and readers.

Yours,

M. Cupit.Cupit, Merriman

York, PA., January 17th, 1852.