St. Johnsbury (VT) Caledonian, February 9, 1856

   --An exciting stampede of slaves occurred at Frederick, Maryland, Christmas day.--Four men and two women escaped with two spring wagons and four horses. They were come up with the same day by a party of eight or ten whites, who attempted their arrest, but the negroes, drawing their revolvers and bowie-knives, kept their assailants at bay until five of the party succeeded in escaping one of the wagons, and as the last one jumped on a horse to flee he was fired at, and the load took effect in the small of the back. After going a few rods he was pounced upon and secured. How he was used by his captors we know not; but humanity shudders at the probable result.