Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-05
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The Man.Markct at WASHINGTON.

The ManYMaFkct at WASHINGTON.
The following from the Albany Patriot is enough
to melt heart of stono yet it is but one of the thou
sand similar cases constantly occurring in this free
land How long shall the piracy that allows such
deeds be tolerated, under the of law at the na
tons capitol9
Washington, Dee. 80, 1916.
Charles A. Wheaton, Esq, Syracuse:
Dear Friend-Your letter of inquiry about
the case of Sarah Carter, to your brother, Mr..
Horace Wheaton, NJ c.. was put into MY hands
by him. suppose it was referred to me, be-
cause it seemed appropriate to come within the
scope of business assigned to the bureau Of hu-
manity. have thought it proper, therefore, to
submit briefreport directly through you to our
mutual constituents and associates. hope the
offering will not be wholly destitute Of interest
or practical value
Thomas Monroe formerly came from Annap-
oils, Md, to this city, and was City Postmaster,
probably, through the Administration Of Mr..
Monroe, and that of Mr.. Adams Upon the
accession of Gen. Jackson and his friends to
power, he was displaced He is now an old
mMl-weathy- the higher aristocratic class,
and Il member of ST. Johns Church, which is
withiu rfe-shot Of the bronze statue Of Jefler-
son, standing in front of the Presidents house.
Many years ago he bought woman and her
two youEg daughters from Prince Georges Coun-
IT, Md, where they were raised by Bishop
Meade. 1'he mother has now been dead some
years One, of the children, by the name of
Sarah, grew 1o maturity, and became the cook
and mold of a Va0ork in Mr.. Monrocs family.
She had two dau ghters by some connection, in
respect to which | have received no definite in
formation One eff these daughters, few years
ago, fortunately ma de her escape from here, and
now resides in your village, as am informed
The other is still here, slave the property of a
Mr. Walsh
The week that Com. Decatur was killed by
Com Barron in duel, which | find to be 22d
March, 1890, man, BY the name of Luke
Carter, who had obtained Iris freedom, went to
live with Mr. Monroe, as his coachman. Sub
sequently he became the husl and of Sarah, who
has been before referred to. We has continued
to serve Mr.. Monroe on wages from that time
up to last October--twenty-fVe years and
half-without rcproach or com plant. The
Carriers have raised five children, who served
the old masters family as they bee anne old e
nongh. Mr. Monroe, for many years past, ha'
rented them small tenement at the corner OF
his yard, for which Carter paid him two dollars
month regularly, deducted from his wages
which were twelve The children have all been
provided for by the father and the extra exer-
ton of the mother. Mr.. Monroe has never
paid dollar for them in any way has never
provided food or clothes-Carters wages ha We
all been consumed in bringing up his famil "
In the meantime, the eldest daughter of this
family had reared seven children of her own-
These two families, as you perceive, consisted of
Sarah Carter, and five children-her oldest
daughter, Mary, also having seven chdren-in
all thirteen. Some day in October last, Mr..
Monroe, without previous hint to them or any
alleged reason, sold these families to Williams,
the broker in humanity in this city. BY the way,
Monroe owns the PEN, as it is called, and rents
tito Williams, on lease of five years at Il time.
IHlIhCulRtCI! w Hil"IhS idh theuI Oh " A1lCH-
mond Poor Carter had not an opportunity to
say farewell, or shed fathers and husbands
tear over them at parting.
In day or two, however-as soon as he could
recover little from the stunning effects of the
calamity, by which he had been SO suddenly
stricken down, he followed them to Richmond.
He found them, and learned they had been sold
on the block to a trader from Nashville, and
were destined to the Georgia market in the first
instance. He applied to Wilson, the trader, to
know on what terms he would sell his family to
him He consented to take SO $50 for them,
and gave Carter memorandum to that effect,
but aiterward, by trick, got it away from him.
Carter, half beside himself, uncertain what to
do, came back again, and for few days tried
to resign himself, as best he could, to his over
whelming cup of sorrow. He could not eat
sleep fled from his eyes-aiter consulting with
his friends, and obtaining some articles of nee
essity and comfort to carry to his family, he
starts back, and found them near Richmond,
at little place called Manchester, He applied
again to purchase them, and was told by Wilson
that man in Richmond would buy them all,
and they could live there together, The part
ner of Wilson went with Carter and his wife,
under the pretence of finding the purchaser
Cunningly he got them separated, and locked
Sarah up in one of the jails The husband
finding his wife locked up, and suspecting some
trick Immediately returned to bis children,