Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-05

especially what he says of the perform
ance of brethren t., of Rochester, and D.,
late of NewY ork, and the graduates of
last year. If such remarks are not putting,
am an utter stranger to what it is. Again.
read his editorial remarks during his late
visit to the cities Of Albany and N. York
and mark what he says of brethren W., c.,
and II. 1t is true he-has alternately line
of putting and exhOrta,ion to humility; but
if the putting scale should not preponder-
ate, presume none will have cause to
blame brother Beebee.
se A VISIONARY.
Slavery as it is-Tesdmony OF q Thousand
Witnesses.
Under this title, it will be recolIected, pamph-
let was noticed, last week, and and the introduce
ton given. Below is the testimony of one of the
Witnesses. Others will be given from time to
time.
Narrative and Testimony OF Sarah Nj.
| Grimlze.
| miss Grimke was daughter of the
late Judge Grimke, of the Supreme Court
OF South Carolina, and sister of the late
Hon, Thomas S. Glimke.l
AS left my native STATE on account of
slavery, and deserted the home of my
fathers to escape the sound of the lash
and the shrieks of tortured victims,
would gladly bury in oblivion the recol-
lection CT those scenes with which
have been familiar but this may not,
cannot be; they come over my memory
like cory spectres, and implore me with
resistless power in the name of a God of
Mercy, in the name of crucifed Savior,
in the name Of humanity; for the sake of
the STAKEHOLDER, as we'll as the slaves, to
:. bear witness to the horrors of the south
ern prison house. feel impelled by a
sacred sense of duty, by my obligations
to my country, by sympathy for the
bleeding victims of tyranny and lust, to
give my testimony respecting the system
of American slavery,--to detail few
facts, most of which came under my per-
sonaI observation. And here may pre-
mise, that the actors in these tragedies
were all men and women of the highesl
responsibility, and of the first families in
South Carolina, and with one exception
citizens of Charleston and that their
cruelties did not in the slightest degree af
feet their standing in society.
A handsome mulatto woman, about Is
or 20 years of age, whose Independent
spirit could not brook the degradation O
slavery, was in the habit of running
Y away; for this offence she had been re
!, peatedly sent by her master and mistress
e to be whipped by the keeper of tn
' Charleston workhouse. This had BEEF
done with such inhuman severity, as t
lacerate her back in the most shockin.
manner; a finger could not be laid be
: tween the cuts But the love of ibert,
5 was TOO strong to be annihilated by tor
i ture-; and. as last resort, she was whip
u ped at several different times, and kept
r close prisoner. A heavy iron collar
. with three long prougs projecting from i
was placed round her neck, and seron
and sound front tooth was extracted, t
y serve as a mark to describe her, in cas-
/ Of escape Her suferings at this tim
l. were agonizing; she could lie in no pos
g ton but on her back. which was sol
: from scourgings, as can testify frot
, personal inspection, and her only place
rest was the floor, on a blanket. Thes
IS outrages were committed in a famil
where the mistress daily read the scril
d. lures, and assembled her children for fan
ic ily worship. She was accounted, an
n was really, so far as almsgiving was col
cerned, charitable woman, and tende
= hearted to the poor; and yet this SUITE
II ing slave, who was the seamstress OF ii
as family, was continually in her presenc
IT. sitting in her chamber to sew, or engage
e. in her own household work, with h
,e lacerated and bleeding back, her mutila
8 led mouth, and heavy iron collar, withou
! so far as appeared, exciting any feeling
= of compassion.
Re, A highly intelligent slave who pants
OF after freedom with ceaseless longing
to made many attempts to get possession
: himself For every offence he was pu
m ished with extreme severity. At OF
= time he was tied up by his hands to
= tree, and whipped until his back was o
= gore of blood. To this terrible inhicti,
ne he was subjected at intervals for sever
ais weeks, and kept heavily ironed while
IDS his work His master one day accus
he him of a fault. in the usual terms dictat
bv passion and arbitrary power; the m
- protested his innocence. but was not ere
H. tied. He again repelled the charge W
'ne honest indignation. His masters temp
llar rose almost to frenzy; and seizing TO
am he made deadly plunge at the breast
ing the slave. The man being tar super
this in strength, caught his arm, and dash
bin the weapon on the floor. His mas