The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-27
BEAUTIES OF SLAVERY,

the same neighborhood. At the age of forty- two.
he obtained his freedom by the Gift of his master,
By industry, economy and thrift, be has acquired
a comfortable little homestead of 40 acres on
which he now lives at the age of 10 years. He
has reared family of fifteen children. Four
teen are still alive, one, daughter, having died
at the age of sixteen. His wife, MiIly, was also
born to the sad inheritance of bondage, and is
still slave. At an early period, in he distrbu-
ton of estate, she fell 10 the lot OF one Rebec-
ca Culver. The two have grown up together
from childhood. The mistress was not reckoned
quite cOmp0s and has always had guardian of
her person and trustee of her property The
person now her guardian and trustee is Francis
Valdenur, whose wife is niece OF his ward, and
an heir apparent of her estate. Mr. Vadenur is
a man of some standing in the neighborhood and
is State Tobacco Inspector at Baltimore. These
Edmondsons not an ordinary family, as you
will perceive in the sequel. They have the i'm
pulses Of manhood and freedom gushing through
their veins. Some fifteen years since when the
second son, whose name is Hamilton, arrived at
full manhood, he attempted to snap his ignobe
chains and reach the North, to be his own man
and guide, under God. He was caught, taken
back, and sold for $500 to New Orleans. In
June last, his brothers and sisters, who were on
the Pearl, met him there, aud found be had Just
obtained his freedom for $1,000, which he had
earned and saved over and above his tasks as a
slave. Five OF his sisters now reside in Wash
ington-they are married there, and all Of them
in comfortable circumstances fine in their per-
sona appearance, modest, we'll behaved, estima-
bic women, all of them. One Of them paid $500
only for herself she was an invalid. The doc
tor told her she would soon de- and she had bet
ter not make the attempt. Her reply was, 'I'll
do it and be free, If die the next hour!" Anoth-
er paid 1926 for her freedom, whose constitution
was delicate. The oldest, a noble looking and
noble minded woman, purchased her rights at
$3.50, some years ago, before prices were as high
at present. The two younger OF these five
married sisters, paid $500 apiece tor themselves.
Four brothers and two younger sisters, Mary and
Emily, were on the Pearl. They were brought
back with the rest and sold to the spectators for
the New Orleans market at $3.50 apiece all
round. Now cast up, and it will appear that the
trustee of the demented old maid has actually re-
allied from the sale of this family, the off
spring of single slave mother, the sum OF S7O75!
The two youngest children-a very likely boy
and girl-are still left They are so much capi-
tai in hand, to be traded upon at the first time
But this family was entirely nurtured and brought
up by the father, and each, as soon as arrived at
the working age, has been put out to wages for
the exclusive benefit OF the old maid without
sense; rather for that OF those who choose to
be heirs. 1t would be fact worthy OF ones Gu
rioslty TO know how much, precisely, they have
earned and paid over. | said four OF the brothers
and two OF the sisters were sold 10 New Orleans
One b other, Richard, has been bought, brought
back, and made free. The sisters have also been
brought back, and now in the traders pen in
Baltimore, in whose behalf an appeal will soon be
made. The other three brothers have been sold
in New Orleans. l might multiply cases to a
score, similar in their features to these. | nten-
ded to mention several others, but am taxing
your patience too severely and will stop.-.Netp
York Globe.
THE ATMOSPHERIC CHURN-CAUTION
The Ohio Culuvator says AS great efforts are
being made at the present time to effect sales of
these churns, we deem it our duty to advise our
readers not to be too hasty in purchasing them,
but to wait until they have had the test of fur
Their experience. We have been told that this
churn is liable to one very serious object; name
ly that the quantity OF butter obtained by il from
given amount OF milk or cream is considerably
less than by ordinary churns. This may be
mistake; or possibly the deficiency was owing TO
tie churning being too rapidly; but still we think
there is reason to apprehenl that the objection is
a real one.
Since writing the above we find notice of the
atmospheric churn in the Albany Cultivator, in
which the following experiment is detailed:
In the trial which we witnessed, butter was
produced from cream in seven minutes, and from
milk in nine.-Mr Emery was present with one
OF Kendaps churns, and produced butter from
cream in ten minutes. An equal quantity of
cream was used by both churns- 1.-The Atmospher.
ic produced one pound of butter, and Kendal's
one pound seven and half 0unces Such was
the result on this tIia-how it would be on other
trials we cannot says neither can we say posi-.
lively, what was the occasion Of go great diff.
ference in tbs amount of butter produced by the
two churns. The Atmospheric churn appears
to operate on correct priHciple-that of ming
ling the air with the cream but we are not in
favor Of such rapid churning. Having formerly
mad some experience in making butter, we should
prefer that the churning, for quantity of ten to
twenty pounds OF butter or more, should be pro-
longed 10 thirty minutes, at least.-According
to our experience, the best butter is not produced
by very short nor very long period in churn-
ing. Fit is churned too quick the separation
Is not complete, and the butter, besides being
less rich, is deficient in quantity; II the process
is continued too long, the butter is likely to be
oily. We think our best butter makers would
decide that churning for ordinary quantities, should
occupy from thirty to fifty minutes.
LEAVES FOR MANURE. AS the season Is At
hand when the leaves will be falling from the
trees, It may be well to remind our readers that
they make excellent compost when added 10 the
manure heap. A boy, with horse and cart. can