New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-21

has not starred, beaten. o. abused him II wond
,.ra 10, n ,15s.ofthy of thee; thou hast shown
.,;u, kia5uess, and. IN return, BE has given
| re faithful service Tor hfIeen or t%entg years
m his tine. all bis strength, all he cnud 90 ~
| be, he mas given thee, End ye are about even "
The young man loaked thoughtful, but made 10
reply.
n:sir,p said he, al last, {" viii take no unfair
advantage of you; wish to get servant once
more; caaI DO so2'
"Ce.tainly. viii bring him TO Thy locglngs
this evening, if thee wish It. knoT thee VIII d7
wba, is fair" replied the Quaker.
1t were diffical. to define The thooghts OF the
youag nan, as he returned to bis lodglng;. Ma
turaliy gcncrous and humane, he had naver
d.esrned tia. nc had rendered injustice to ile au-
man beings he claimed as his own. lnJus'lce
and oppression he had sometimes seen WA DC,
tes alton in other establishments butt had nefh
MS pyido that they were excluded fion his own
Il had bsen his prida to ;hiak That bus lndnigeace
and ab.rality made sifuston OF dspendcnce on
him preferable even 70 liberty.
TIE dark picture Of p -ssio;eTeverses whlch the
slave 5, s.cm hangs over the lot o; TIC most Ia
vo.ed slaves, never occurred 10 hlm Accord
iasi7, at SIX O'Clock that evening, light tap a
the door Of Edr D.'s spa'ior announced the '2nak
er and h4ngeg back behind h'n, tie reluctant
sam, whu, with all hs newly-acqu'!ed love OF
liberty, felt almost as if he were treating hls old
master rather shabbiiy, in deserliDg him
$50, Sam" said Alfred. hos is thus Z they
say YOU want to leave me-
Yes, master"
"Why, what Is the mater, Sam haven't
always been gooi to you; and has MT my
father always bsen good 10 you ~
"On. yes, master; very good
"Have you not always had gucd ioot, good
clothes, and lived easy 2"
"Yes, master"
"Aud nobody has ever abused you %
"No, master"
"Well, then, why do you wish TO leave me
50 Oh, rnsssa, want to be & free man"
"Why, Sam; amt you well lenough off, now y
@Oh, 'massa may die; tben nobody knows
who get me some dreadful folks, you Know
master, might get me, as they did Jim SANFORD,
and nobody to take nay part. No, master.
| rather be FREQ man"
| Alfred turned to the window, and thought
few moments and then said, turning about,
"Well, Sam, [ believe you are right 'h'hS'
On the whole, I'd like best 10 be FREQ man my
self, and must not wonder that you 90. 80
for aught see you must go; oui iaen' sam
there's your wife and child" Sans -coanieoahe'
| fell.
"Nover mind, Sam, Will send them up to
you -
"Oh. niaztern'
al will: b1t YOU mus, remember now, Sam,
you have go; bolh ,oufself and them TO take care
OF, and hsvo no master 70 loos af,er You; be
steady, sober and industrious. and then, If eyer eyer
you ee. into distress, :cad word to NE, and 'il
/ { fo,rcr pnIn-
our story, we viii coss it by extracting passage
or two from ;he let;er which the gene Gus young
man the next day lcitiu The hands OF the Quaker,
for ms emancipated servant. VIC can assure
our readers that we copy from the original docu-
ment, which now lies before US:
Dear Sam | am just an the eve my departure
for Piusburg; | NAV not sac you u.si. Tor n long
time peraaps neyer aud leave this letter with
your friends, Niessrs. A. & 3. for you, aud here
with bid YOU an affectionae farewell. let me give
sou somc advice, which is, now that YOU are tree
man. in e iTPe State, hc ohedent as you "e's Wheh
q slave, perform oil The duties that are required oi
you, aud DO NIL you can for your own uture welfare
and responsibility. Let me assnre you that hsvs
the same good feeling towards NOu that you know
always had and let me 5eli you farther, that II
ever Won want friend, cali ui write 10 ine, ana
will oc that friend. Shoud you be sick, and no;
able to work, and want money 10 sinsl! amount IL
| different times write TO Hit, and VIII always iNt
| Won have IT, have not viih ma ct present iauG!i
money, though will leave With niyagrnis mere,
| the meSs;s W., - Inr you; you must give 'iitHl
! yonr receipt for il. On my return from Pi,ishurg,
will call and see Won il nave time iai not 10 wElI',
| to my father. for he made yon good master, ami
| you should always treat him with respect, and
cherish his memory go long Gs YOU 1.-Two. he good,
industrious and honorable, and If unfortunate IN
| your Undertakings, never forget that you have q
| friend in me-arewe, and bsieye me your afiec-
| tionate young master and friend.
| That dispositions as ingenious and noble as
that OF this young man are commonly To b'
found either in Slave States or in free. is moro
thar we dare assert; but when we see sacl
found even among those who are born and bret
shareholders, we cannot but feel thai there Is en-
couraecment for fair, and mild, and brothcrl
presentation OF truth, and every Ieason To lamen
hasty and wholesale denunciatlons. The giea
error of controversy is, that 1t is ever ready e
assaii persons rather than principles The slave
sgstenl, as system, perhaps concentrates more
wrong than any other n1w existing; end ye
those who live under and in it may te, as w
see, en!is shtened, generous. and amenable te rsa
son. If the system alono is attacked, such minds
will be the first TO perceive its evils and to turi
against it; buff the system be attacked througi
individuals, sal:-love, wounded pride, and thou
sand natural feelings will be at once enlisted 10
its preservation. We therefore subJo!n It rs tn
moral of our story, that man who has had III
misfortune to he ho'n and bred slavehoide
NAV be enlightened, generous. humane, and ca
pablc of the most disintolested regard to the wcj
fare Of his slave.