The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-26

d whence b.. Cable derived NV confession
surely not from my letter TO Mr.. 81
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2 Permit me again 10 state the case, just
3 At occurred, and lusI as | meant 10 be undo
! STOOD in what I before wrote
A slave, whom knew 10 he thus
r wolthy, enireated ME again and again I
{ lberale him from bondage. lie propose
t Than il | would Fsy tie amount demsnde
. by has master, he would woIk lor ne unit
; il was repaid. had but small means c
J my own, but | was willing 20 Iisk what
had, that ! might give liheEsj to this blacI
man Had he died, or become disabled,
must have lost Whal | advanced on has &C
count.
made The contract for the services O
the man with himself, and not with MS mas
ter. | then paid the master the sum de
msnded, and took of him a bill Of sale il
the legal form. Tbs | retained, as much
fDf The security VI the liberated man, as
t1r my own The bill of ale was no bet.
tel 10 NE than a note ol hand, for which |
would willingly have exchanged il al any
lime. so far as | was concerned. Ills ser.
vice iOr me wss b. cnatraet with himself,
and not by virtue OF the bill OF sale For
every hour re worked for me, | paid him
lis full value, according to agreement made
between him and myself.
Now, 81. goodman, dO yoa cal this
slavery aud do yon cell me Shareholder
| have always supposed that Involuntary
setUtude was an essential element OF
s.aEerY. Arl mistaken Can there be
slavery where there 5 no involuntary sefy;.
tude have never held human being
as ehattel. have, il you please 10 call
il so. bought slaves out OF bondage, but
never sOid oFe, sRd FeCld aot ior a globe
OF gold. Nor were hose | ransomed IN
any danger Of being sold, IN case Of my
sudder decesse. Al The claim | ever had
10 their services was 1y Virple OF the agree.
menL made with themselves While living
with ME, they were under =" OBJ
uons tasn other hired latorers. And 10
some ef them granted privileges, which
never gave 10 while laDoTers.
Had | not regarded he cries Of the 90.
pressets had | been deaf 10 the enlrealies
OF those who sought to me for delverance
lIom BONDAGE might have escaped The re
PrOschrs ths. have been laid upon me.
Jut cesiis not 10 be deferred from doing
good % nay suffering Iellow-men. because
my acth or my mouves, or both, may be
and miaepreSented. would
not visa TO wound the feelings of any Who |
may diiter from ns as TO the best way oil
iolag gOo5; Dot ID /. coald be done with
safely both 10 he siaies and 10 theii own. /
ers. I should rsloice to have It in nv DOW. 1
n 10 day to iiterate every slave IN the Uni. !
led States, even Il il could be done in 40
better way thsn those were liberated, abo..t 1
whom 20 much has been said.
To show The "a 9ousnce OF bill Of sale. 1
y seEe slaves are llbersted and are 10 re-
main 10 this country, | will give a single 4
out Of many s;rs.iaf ones that
might be addres5, Au enliuenily p.oos
olseg wonsr, member Of my Clutch. /
= shed before her death to secure The ibef. /
Is Of her youngest son, then a small TAD. I
She and her husband had acquired s0me |
properly, and they gave it all To purchase
their son. And that he nigh. be secured
in the enjoyment Of liberty, lhev took a
ball OF vale, giving 10 themselves the owneg- /
ship OF their son. This instrument IVES
stolsa !aam Ihe father after the mothers
death, ty one Of the heirs Of the boy FORM
eI mistress.
Aware Of the perl 10 which the boy
would be exposed il ne remained in this
country. sfei the legal evidence Of his
fathers title to him was destroyed, was
requested, bo.h by the boy and his father,
10 have him removed. if possible, TO a place /
Of safety. By the aid OF few friends, |
means were obtained sufficient 10 delay |
his expenses; and under the escort OF a
gentleman going direct 20 Philadelphia, ! I
sent him to that city, in the reighbOrhooi
Of which he n)w resides.
VIII any contend that these parents did
wrong in taking = bill Of gale Of their sor,
whsE it was the oniy legal way in which
they could secure his freedom, and have
him remain with them He'd that nstru-
ment not been taken from them, he might
have remained in safety, as TO any CHM
that could be brought against him.
AiIer he hac gone &c Philsdel phia, il |
came OCT that the person who had stolen tn.
bill Of sale had actually sold the BOY, and /
hat payment ia part b. The purchaser hs1
been made for him. Had he remained in
the country. lie would have been enslaved, |
Or compelled TO sustain a vexalious and
expensive SUIT at law. Ia consequence Of
the part ! took in This business, was ex.
posed to many hard speeches and to som. !
Threats. these ! endeavored to bear patient.
ly, knowing that in equity had wronged
no one; and hsd conferred lasting benefit
on a worthy young man.
would not willingly do anything to en.
courage or sustain slavery. Il is system
| have ever deprecated. as frsught with IL
caleulst,ie evils---civil, social, moral AMI
intellectual. have ever felt il my dut,
to 90 what could TO dscountenanee AMI
discourage IT, That have doae all that
might have done, am for from supposine.
But while M hands have been full a
olher-Iabors, have not been unmindful q
the wants and woes Of the eolored MAJ
have not attempted to do for him whst
could not be done. But when an opporttL
niIy bas offered Of extending helping
hand either 10 the slave CT the freed man. !