Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-04
From The CArono'yPe.
Letter from tle East.


Growing Indifference to C0ior among The Min
Hcs--EraninaiioA Of an Ladian in lie So
irene Court.
BANoon. Nov. 8, 1916.
DEAR C%HRoNorYpE The world is an pN-
cellent chameleon. and the world Of the East
--iOtCh Fdst--is like the rest of the world.
This Eastern world has had prejudices a.
gainst color--prejudices deep, strong, and
bitter. 1t has prejudices now modified they
are, aud rapidly vanishing, and the outside Of
our chameleon Is assuming a new complex
ion.
| wrote TO you # the treatment Of Mr..
Brown on board Of the Governor-all thanks
to Captain Howe. | now write of another
instance Of the growing Indifference 10 color.
Mr.. Lewis Hayden, the agent of the culored
people OF Detroit, Michigan, a freed man Of
some three years standing-who took his bo-
dy at Lexington, and brought it away with
the aid of Della Webster aud Mr.. Fairbanks.
made application to the Crescent Division
OF the "SonS Of Temperance,'' in Bangor, to
be admitted as a mcnber Of that order. The
application was readily granted, aud Mr..
Hayden was elected a member last evening
by a full vote Of the members present-abo-
lltlonists and anti-aholitionist all voting for
hlm. The "Cresccnt Division is compos-
ed OF many Of the most respectable young
men in the city, ami it is gratifying that they
are willing to have it understood by .'the
world that they consider color no obstacle
TO brotherhood. Thus much for our growing
true Democracy.
Let me give you an anecdote of one Of the
aborigines, a Pcnobscot-a rough, ragged,
fieecy Penobscot, a wandering animal that
lives ON musquash and baskets, and cares
''nolhing fUr nobody He had been accus-
ed Of The murder Of an old lazy by a man
bearing the name of Carney, who is now on
trial in this city for the same murder, and
was called as a witness.
When this child of the woods took the
stand, he was objected to on the ground that
he did not believe in the existence of a Su-
rene Being. Judge Shepley then COM
merced in!eTrogating him. The examination
was as follaws:
"Do you believe in God :"
"Na-as."
"Do you believe in a future life :"
81 no starmony (understaud) YOU"
''Do you believe if you die you shall live
again!'
"O--h no.' said Peol Sustic, with a grin
Of astonishment--"O-h NONE no lire tchen
me be deqd ~
After some further unsuccessful inquiries,
Judge Shepley handed Peol over 10 Judge
Tenney, who being one of the modern Nor
ridgewocks, was supposed to understand bet
ter how 10 examine an Indian. He proceed
cd thus
"What becomes Of bad Indians !"
Me no starmony that"
''Don't you know some bad Indians, who
lie, steal, or get drunk ~
mo, me no steal"
"Don't you know some Indian who does
steal l"
mo, me no know Indian steal. Y--as--
ya--as-me knO,U Indian stcalem s9ua,,
once"
"What became Of Indian who stol
squaw?"
"Wa--all--I guess he bad fellow
swell, what become Of bad Indian !"
80, him go to hell"
"NNhat become good Indian 7"
$ "Him go hobben. Sposen me good India
5 me 90 hebben me bad Indian, 90 hell.'
The examination was satisfactory as to hi
belief, and Peol was admitted to testify j
chief.
In the course of the examination, Mr.. 4
torney General Moore wished to get at III
exact number of houses in the ncighborhoo
the murder was committed. The witnes
did not give an answer to suit the interroga
tor, who continued pressing his inquiry
At length, he folded his arms, and l%eanin.
over the rail, asked with a curious gaze
"Gou wantum know berry sartin -
Yes"
"Berry s%artin?"
"Yes, berry %sarlin."
"Wa-all, sPosum you want TO know Der
ny sartin, yoa better go Up ihHre md sse."
The Bar, officers, and spectators, wer,
convuIsed with laughter, and the Court wi Il
difficulty maintained lis gravity.
| JOHN.