Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-12-19
From tie Indiana Freeman.
"BLEACHING."-AN ANECDOTE.

A Boston paper says:
alt is noticeable in this market, that Sher-
mans Lozenges are not SO black as they
were"
Upon which the New Orleans Picayune
remarks:
"And in this, that negro babies are not so
bhacf as they used to be-"
How does the State Sentinel, (Which seems
incapable of distinguishing the difference be-
tween an abolitionist and an amalgamation-
lSt) account for this phenomenon
The slaves at the South, owing to some
cause, are getting ''bleached" with remarka-
Bile rapidity. Some of them are so very white
that it is almost impossible to discover that
they are ''negroes.' A late paper, for in
stance, contains the advertisement of MIR. p.
Lee, of Maysville. Ky, offering a heavy re-
ward for the apprehension of h~is,slave Fanny,
who is described as being 'the mother of
four children, about % years old, as luhile
as most tUaiie tcomen." Fanny's children are
no darker than their mother. How came this
woman and her offspring 1chite! Not legiti-
mately, | presume.
The following anecdote, which am assur-
ed is positively true, in every particular, will
serve to illustrate the necessity of preventing
the democratic "dbolitionists," of The South,
nun tOlOiliiS liltil DldChS hltG.
About a year ago, Mr.. p, a Baptist
clergyman, from Il neighboring county, was
travelling towards Greenfield, to attend a pro-
tracted meeting. AS he reached the Nation
al Road at Cumberland, he saw, some dis
lance west, a gentleman travelling the same
direction with himself. The day was chilly,
and the roads intolerable, and Mr.. r
thought it would greatly alleviate the tedium
of the journey to have a sociable companion.
Waiting for the gentleman to come up, he
entered into conversation with him, and found
him highly intelligent and agreeable. After
travelling together, for some time, Mr.. T
inquired what business had called his friend
for they had become quite intimate-to In
~dianapolis! He had been there to organize
an African Baptist Church! "Why." ox-
claimed Mr.. l.. ''you must be greatly inter-
ested in the colored people to travel so far, in
such unpleasant weather, to organizea church
among them"
Perhaps" replied his companion, ''you
are not aware that | have some African blood
in my veins" He raised his hat, and Mr..
T--saw that his hair curled slightly.
Here was Il predicament! But Mr.. t
concluded, as he had thus far received moth
ing but pleasure from the intercourse with his
companion, he would suppress his preiudices
and travel on with the black man.. And as
they were about separating he told the color
ed preacher that # he would cOme up to the
meeting at Greenfield, he Mr.. T---would
e%ndelvor to make arrangements to have the
colored church admitted into the Indianapo-
lis Association. They separated.
A few days after Mr.. = while
preaching, saw the colored minister enter the
meeting house, accompanied by Mr.. M'Doug-
| al of ludiapanoliC and ,n,tL,- c.,,,1,,.. -
After concluding his sermon, Mr.. Il. reques-
ted his former fellow traveller to close the
meeting with prayer. Instead of complying
he seemed confused, and said hastily, you
must excuse me, sir; | beg you to excuse
me-"
Mr.. L, was somewhat surprised atthis refu-
sal; but as he left the pulpit his surprise grew
into utter dstonishment, as the people crowd.
ed around his coored friend shaking him by
the hand, and eXclaiming:
"How do you do, Governor"
"1Ow is your health, Governor"
"Are You well, Governor"
MIR. t. looked again, and the blood rushed
to his face, as he discovered that he had mis-,
taken His Excellency, James Whiteum5
Governor Of lndiapa, for the colored minister
that he had met on the National Road a few
days before!
This little story has a moral to it. 1
would be expedient for Gov. Whitcomb, be-
fore going near the Ohio river, to get out free
papers. And furthermore, some %eficien
steps should be taken to prevent blacks from
looking like white people, or rice rersa.
All who have Anti-slavery memorials, t
the State or National Legislatures, SHOULD
send them in early in the Session.