Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-17
For the T. Telegraph:
THE FALsEHOODs OF ABOLITIoNIsTs

The Craelties of SIarery.

Last winter heard an honorable pro-
lessor Of religion in a family where ] was
then tarrying, pass some hard censures
upon such nonherners as engage 10 por-
traying the cruelties Of slavery. Partic.
ular allusion was made to the falseness of
pictures, found in aimanacs, &c., repre-
senting the master as numerically beating
his bare backed slave. That the reader
may perceive The unfai-ness of such rep.
reservations l-will present few facts, on
this subject, related 70 me by the person
aforementioned and by other friends Of
slavery.
/. This esteemed censor of abolition
lists, the day following the event have
lust mentioned, informed me in familiar
conversation, that the year previous they
had very cruel overseer - that he fog
ged one female slave so as to. cause the
untimely birth and death of an infant
another old woman he disabled from per-
forming any work for weeks - that he
was in the habit Of whipping offending
slaves Till they would beg, then knocking
them down with the butt Of his raw-h,de
loaded with metal, and then stamping upon
them.
Q. This same good friend also informed
me that one other neighbors. few years
before. fogged slare 10 death, and might
have suffered for il, if he had not himself
sickened and died not long afterwards.
8. BY the same person was further
informed that neighboring planter, not
many years previous, punished slave by
Masking him stand 10 jostling position
upon the chine Of tub, with his neck
fastened by a string 10 the floor above
Thus he was left for the night, and in the
morning found dead. The murderer was
not punished, but merely hated for the
deed.
A. From the same truthful tongue.
also learned that we'll known Methods
minister, in Georgia, not long since sho
slave, attempting to steal from girls
mill. This murderer was punished only
by the lashings Of his own conscience.
5. On the Island Edisto, SO miles soutl
of Charleston. where l stopped severa
DAYS last fall, it was reported at our break
fast table one morning, that RESPECTABLE
merchant. living near by, had just bee
whipping a slaverfor attempting TO ru
away, ill he became so faint with hand
ling the raw-hide that he could whip a
longer.
6. A gentleman Of my Acquaintance
who was for some time an overseer
slaves in the vicinity Of Savannah, il
formed me that he knew man 10 IN
place whose business il was to catch ru
away slaves, Tor which purpose he ke
SO welltrained hounds.
Z. Another gentleman, Familiarity know
to myself, who had resided in Ford
told me that ne had seen slaves, just caug
by hounds. brought back 20 Tallahas'
dresdfuly mGngled.
8. Not to multiply facts like the abo
tsken from the testimony Of others, 1t M
be proper here 70 state that have mys
often seen kicks. cuffs, and severe viii
pings applied 10 slaves when there "
no lust provocmion. Twenty-Five hea
lashes saw laid upon the back Of
younes,er Of i6. by an overseer repu
very mild. when the unfortunate slave
committed no offence except to leave
work and say that he was sick.
Q. Takethe following as full aekno
cdgement Of the cruelties Of slavery.
Methodist preacher ofS. Carolina, sai'
me, "T1e siares seem designed for
place. they occupy. for they ariil-snd
more hardships and cruel trsament 4
The 5rnles. without minding it."
Alasl alas for truth and facts from
lips Of slaveholdersl How exactly
the false pictures Of perjured abolition
Jos. HDNTISoTo'
Aug. 10. is42.
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