Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-02-08


invitation, when by one of these un1cconntobIo
changes, which so easily take place in tba
mind of the dreamer we founA ourselves on
Zachary Taylor's plantation.
The General first took us to the field, whore
large number of slaves of 10th sexes were .,
work, tiIling the soil. The females had but
a slight covering, ard the males were mostly
naked. observed that the females were o)liaedto
perform as much labor as the-males. and fonv Of
them did not keo? up with the gang, they were
sure to receive a crack or two of lonr wbin
welded by northern gentleman, whom the
General told us he engaged to oversee his olan.
tatlon, while he should be absent in WASHING
ton. thought some of the females were affect
ed by the presence of visitors, some shed tears.
others seemed to be quite exhausted bv fltirue
| concluded these were some who had not becn
long at work on the plantation, as the General
informed US he had lately made an addition TO
his stock, having employed an agent at Wash.
lngton to make purchases for him. lie also told
US that some that came from Virginia were eta
high breed, and had to be disciplined verv much.
before they were of much use to him.
Being near the moral reform lady. heard her
ask the General if the male and females had
separate sleeping apartments The General
smiled, thought. at the simplicity of the cnoni-
~, and informed the lady that they paid no at
ten,ion to such matters, they hcrlcd them to-
gether like any other stock. Then the Educa-
ton and Missionary advocates cnquired if any
thing was done to learn his slaves to read and to
teach item the Gospel, The General said it
was Of no use, it did thommorc hurt than Good
He found such stock as he obtained from Virrin-
ia, where they some time heard preaching, were
much worse to manage than such rs came from
Africa. He considered High Heaven had de.
creed that they should be Just what they were
They were born to be slaves lust Us much as he
was born to be elected President.
This put an end to all further enquiries. No
one thought Of saying more. Even the Moral
Reform Lady, who, thought had not been quite
satisfied, now declared her scrupIes cleared up.
In short, all, even tie Lai'eq Of Orange County,
who had so gNGoHslH &c, now declared them
selves highly pleased with the orderly business
operations of the plantation, with the superior
training exhibited by the stock, and by their
well fed and sleek appearance; and congratula-
ted each other, that they had been so fortunate
as to select such a superior specimen of human
/ ity to the Office of President
The General now led off towards his planta-
ton house, informing rs on the way, TINT be
should next favor Us with couple of highly
interesting exhibitions, The first, he intended
for the especial eradication of the Ladies' of
Orange County and vicinity, who had so gcner-
- cXertcd their influence in his favor; the
was moe particularly calculated for the
q Enen, but all could witness both.
we now conducted into yard, v,
placed for our accommodatiY -
tbeing seated, there soon appel
~ hut near BY, tTo -1E
ION nearly white. She w
plead but it availed her not!
ong to post in the centre of
Is loosed from her neck and SID
Stoned about her waist, leaving bares
part of her person. A strong cord
tened about her wrists and drawn over a
y a. Vthc upper part of tae post stretching her
arms over her head and drawing W her body
so that her feet would just reach the ground.
While this was doing, the General told us,
she was one of lot of stock, which his agent
purchased for him last summer, that she was
raised in Virginia and evidently was Of high
breed that she says her mother told her, her
father was q descendant from one of our old
Presidents and she was continually whining
and crying about beng separated from her
mother and brothers and sisters and he had even
heard her declare that no one had any right to
sell her, and send her away from her family, and
in short, she was the most turbulent aud con-
= trary case he ever had, and he was determined
to break her down; and as he wished to do what
l he could to entertain the Ladies Of Orange Co.,
: who had so generously &c, he thought he
I would show them how he managed such ami.
g mails
. All things being now ready, the performance
r began. One of the negroes, taking a long whip,
began applying it to the naked body Of the poor
e creature. Every blow cut into thetcsh and her
# blood ran in streams upon the ground. She
o slreked and screamed and called upon her God,
: but all to no purpose. The negroes took turns
u. In using the whip, and after applying 40 Iashes,
G she was taken down insensbe, and laid upon
T. the ground with her face downwards. The Gen.
c eIal then directed them to wash her back with
salt and water.
Y While the negroes were gone for the brine,
c the General informed the Geutcmeathat lie had
1t a male of the same Virginia breed who was
IL very vicious and very stubborn to manage, and
q for their pleasure he would show them the sport,
% called cat.haung. He said he kept two large
= toms of the wild cat breed for sucn purposes,
y and as soon as this case was disposed Of, he
>, would proceed with the other,
e The negroes now came with the brine, and
commenced the application Of it to the back Of
e the female. She soon came to her senses, and
m gaze such piercing shrieks and screams as
t. never before heard. Just at this point my dream
to was broken, and looking up, beheld my wife
J.. standing by me with her hand upon my Shout,
r. der. She remarked, you groaned and seemed
is so disturbed in your sleep, thought best to a
waken you" As sat up on the sofa, she ad
,e died. "Why, how pale you are! Are you not
I'd sick ?" Yes, | am sick at heart, have had a
tie strange droam. wish it was out of my mind.