Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-12

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for, his shackLes still on. Mr.. Beckwith
set him TO work making tr~nnels &c. L
was employed in putting up building,
and after MIR. Beckwith had done with
Frank, he was sent for 10 assist me. Mr.
Swan sent him to blacksmith's shop and
had his shackles cut off with cold CHS
Ell. Frank was afterwards sold 10 cot
ton planter.
L will relate one circumstance, which
| shows the little regard that is paid to the
feelings of the slave. During the time
that Mr.. Isaiah Rogers was superintend-
ing the building of rice machine, one
of the slaves complained of severe
toothache. Swan asked Mr. Rogers to
take his hammer and knock ont the tooth. |
I. There was slave on the plantation
named Ben, waiting man. | occupied
a room ia the same hut, and had frequent
conversations with him. Ben was
kind-hearted man, and, I believe,
Christian; he woald always ask bless
| ing before he sat down to eat, and was in
the constant practice of praying morning
yand night One day when was at the
hut, Ben was sent for to 60 to the house.
Ben sighed deeply and went He soon
returned with girl about seventeen years
of age, whom one of MIR. Swans daugh-
tiers had ordered him to fog. He bro't
her into thereon where was, and told
her TO stand there while he went into the
next room; | heard him groan again as
he went. While there, heard his voice,
and he was engaged in prayer. After
| few minutes he returned with a large
Icowhide, and stood before the girl, with
out saying word concluded Re wish
ed me to leave the hut, which l did and
Immediately after, | heard the girl scream.
AT every blow she would shrek, Do,
I Ben! Oh do, Ben! This is a common
expression of the slaves to the person
whipping them: Do, Massa T. OF Do,
, Missus y
! After she had gone, l asked Ben what
; she was whipped for: he told me she had
; done something to displease her young
, missus and in boxing her ears, and 9TH
| erwise, beating her, she had scratched her
: finger by pin in the girls dress, for
which she sent her to be hogged.
asked him If he stripped her before fog
/ ging; he said. yes he did not like TO do
i this, but was obliged to: he said he was
t once ordered to whip woman, which he
did without stripping her: on her return
to the house, her mistress examined her
back; and not seeing any marks, he was
sent for, and asked why be had not whip
ped her he replied that be had; she
: said she saw no marks, and asked him il
a he had made her pull her clothes off; he
said, No. She then told him, that when
: he whipped any more of the women, he
must make them strip off their clothes, a,
: we'll as the men, and fog them on their
t bare backs, or he should be fogged him
s self.
n Ben often appeared very gloomy and
$ sad have frequently heard him, when
in his room, mourning over his condition
S and exclaim, Poor African slavel Poor
o African slaven Whipping was so com
T mon an occurrence on this plantation, tha
j it would be too great a repetition to state
, the many and ssrere fiOggings bav'
= seen inflicted on the slaves. They. wer,
g fogged for not performing their tasks, fol
q being careless, slow, or not in time, fol
II going to the fire to warm, &c. &C.; anc
Il il often seemed as If occasions were sough
e as an excuse for furnishing them.
If On one occasion, heard the overseel
: charge the hands to be at a certain place
y the next morning at sunrise. was pres
IS ent in the morning, in company with m!
OF brother, when the hands arrived. Joe
l. the slave already spoken of, came run
s. ming, all out of breath, about five minutes
= behind the time, when, without askin,
& any questions, the overseer told him 4
take off his jacket. Joe took off his jack
IN ct. He had on piece of shirt; he toll
eS him to take it off Joe took it off: h
"a then whipped him with heavy cow-hid
JIG full six feet long At every stroke 10
as would spring from the ground, and scream
< 40 my Cod Do, Massa Galloway
y MY brother was SO exasperated, that h
re turned to me and said, {" If | were Joe
20 would kill the overseer if knew
T. should be shot the next minute"
Ut In the winter the horn blew al abou
III four in the morning, and all the thresher
IL were required to be at the threshing foo
rs in fifteen minutes after. They had to G
on about quarter of mile from their quar-
40 ters. Galloway would stand near the en-
trance, and all who did not come in tim
is would ce, blow over the back or hea
or as heavy as he could strike. have see
en- him, at such times. follow after them
o. striking furiously number of blows, an
us every one followed BY their screams.
ia have seen the women go to their wor
I'm after such Jogging, crying aud takin
IS on most piteously.5 .
II, Ii is almost impossible TO believe thi
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IN and su6erings as the slaves have to g