Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-02
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Notes Of a Residence In Missouri.
From our Philadelphia Correspondent.
PmLADELpnIA, Jan. 20, 1850.

go PmLADELPnIA, Jan. 90 1850.
In n former letter | referred to my resi-
dence in Missouri On my way thither, lei
surely gazing from the deck of steamer,
now on the high bluffs, now on the " bottom
lands" on the islands of coiion-w wood of sew
orally one, two or three years growth, such
wealth ofnatrlrc, was never weary OF the
unyarying green, for the thought of the
boundless, or anything approaching it, makes
up for the absence of variety. To the right
hand aud the left of the great Missouri there
was scarcely sign Of human habitation, 10
sound of human industry Oh the outskirts Of
these apparently extensive soliu'dcs. Could
it be, asked, that slavery had home there
Yes, beyond those rich bottom lands, over
those high bluffs on the other side, the most
generous soil in the Union was TILED by
bleeding hearts. There was 10 excuse, the
white man had only to run his plow through
and scatter his seed TO receive an hundred
fold. But this lust of power Why, on this
very steambout what an index to the history!
Here was little mulatto boy, of four years,
close beside me, with curling auburn hair,
and the sad downcast expression so common
to the better class of slave children, except
ing when, as spoke in friendly tones, that
smile of innocence seemed to illuminate his
whole body. What did he do there? Where
was the loving mother, to watch her child's
steps by day and fan off the insects by night ?
A r. Il. l.,tl. hn ,e,,I naot.lv
oil night because Of the columns of mosqui-
toes which tormented him. He must get
used to it, tho his playmate of the same age
is protected by bar. The woman who lays
claim to this human soul has the eflrontcry
TO tell me that she had the misfortune TO lose
his mother. She! This mother had done all
the work of the family in st. Louis for many
years done it wisely and well, and in re-
turn, in place of wages spent, or in the sa'
wings bank, the woman whom she has labor.
ed for shall take this bright, this only boy o.
hers, whose father even the law odjudgec
free, and crush him and imbrutc him all the
days of his life!
Then there is a man from Kentucky ont
his wife, going up to Liberty County TO visi
brother, and they have with them slave
boy of twelve, whom they have taken from
his parents and associates to make a presen
ofhim to their brother. This generous indi
yiduai is not afraid to face the subject of sla
very. He tells me that "God intended tn
black man to serve the white "-that the tw'
races could not live on equal terms. as
proof and point to the fact of the constai
htermarringc, (virtually,) but he merely re
plies that they are his, and he wants all tn
money they can make. They are an "ini'
rior race" and so have no rights. lie hin
self has been nigger driver" is not asll'
med TO own it, considers it missionary SCI
vice to rid Kentucky of "immoral" slaves
still they carefully avoid doing anything TIN
shall enlighten them either morally or inte
lectually, as then they would begin TO ask t
freedom. Preaching TO slaves was all fare
more SO than preaching TO white folks
He did not believe in either. Then, forge
ting his former statements, he launches o
in an eloquent description of his slaves al
his plantation. Why, his blacks were
smart as amy set of whites he ever saw
tineloolsing set of people they! They cou
carry on his farm as well without him
with him; he knew, for lac had tried the
two years ago, aud he felt as sure of it as
he was working with them that moment.
There were lots of white people in Ken:uc
who were SO ignorant that they could not I
YOU who was President, but ask his Negro
who was President, he guessed they col
tell YOU that as well as a great many oil
things. One Of the men wns shortly to
married to the srnartest woman IN thoSe pa