Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-19

riosity, and l believe may say, witt t.,
ings of humanity, to continue nv wi.
still furtber,' in order to witness hi. In
body OF slaves at their work. Tue Cav ~,
excessively warm. soon came u, VIII
them, however, and seating myself bens,h
the shade Of little cypress Tree, ubi,,
stood by the side Of the road, and wbi,b
very comfortably protected me from fl.
parching and burning rays of the sun !
began to reflect upon the scene beior. NO
Here, said !, are 40 human beings, dor;
wing their existence and being, like all bs
rest OF mankind, from the same gres, =,
rent ofrature entitled from the same gre,,
benehcent fountain, to an equal partlcip,.
ton in certain unalienable rights and pr
vileges, and which we, as men, have ~
right to take from them, toiling in seryi,vis
all their lives long beneath the blows and
stripes of a cruel master.
The condition Of the savage, who roam,
the desert with bis bow and tomahawk N
his hand, is not nalf so deplorable as these
poor slaves; because the Indian Can bound
over bis native hills. and through his nau.
forests, free as the mountain breeze which
he inhales--wIth no miserable chains q
seryitude rafting at his heels-with no QB.
feeling petty tyrant at his back, to infr,
upon him what punishment he pleases.-
Not 80 with the poor debased African
Cut off from every thing dear to his heart
tsr from his native home-compeIIed %
toll u sweat beneath burning sun, MN.
Cling his signs with the air which b.
brea,heS, and his tears with the earth
which he digs and cul,ivates. Gracious
God! DO not these victims of slavery & o..
preston, cry aloud TO Heaven for some in.
terposing power to wrest them from Their
unhappy deplorabe condition? While in.
dulging in these KIND OF reflections. which
l suppose the people of this country would
Gtnominate treason against them, my Al.
tention was suddenly arrested by hearing
the cracking OF whip, coming in the ii.
reC'iou from where the negroes were q,
work in the field. Turning that way. be.
held one of the drivers beating poor feI.
low most numerically. He held IN hi
hand whip, which he always carries with
him, and which is stick about 5 leet ong,
at the end of which is tied very large hea.
Wy leather braided lash, Al feet long. The
poor negro not daring TO say word in bio
defence, groaned out most pitiousIy al c.
very stroke. Believe me my dear H,
at such a sight as this was not little eI.
Leaving my seat, ] bounced
suddenly over the fence, determined 70
put an end TO this scene of cruelty. which
The driver observing stopped bis whipping.
Coming up to him, asked him why he had
fugged that poor negro so, who at this time
was marking his footsteps upon the earth
with the blood which was running downhs
back, and dropping off at his feet. He re-
piled TO me that the ID scoundrel
had feigned himself,sick, for no other pur.
pose but oget rid Of work for lew days"
The truth was, the negro actually wM
sick, which | ascertained upon the spot
and which was subsequently proved, fer
four days after that, as | afterwards ascer-
famed, he had given up the ghost" leav'
ing all bis chains OF scrvitude and misery
behind him, and gone to inhabit far BET.
Ter country, where we presume i. makesna
difference what "complexion an Indian Of
an African sun has burnt on the pilgrim"
Once more adieu.
Hamden Federal,a