Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-08-21
More Abolition Sympathy.

The following private letter, written from
a small town in Western New York to
the New Orleans Picayunc, gives a very
clear notion of the selfish hypocrisy which
is at the bottom OF a great deal Of the pre-
tended philanthropy of Northern abolition
ism:
Ep,roRs sPIcAyUNE-Like everybody else
and all the rest OF mankind, am "traveling
North" am now spending few days
in the wheat growing region OF New York,
where, beside a most promising crop of the
staff of life, there can be found smart
sprinking of abolitionism-of the an,i-b-
be law and constitution order. Although
occasionally feeling us il ! were in an enc
my's count,y, am constrained to say, as far
as my observation has extended, there is
better state Of feeling, even in Western
New York, on this exciting subject than
existed a year or two since. am some.
times annoyed, but oitener amused, a, wha,
see and hear oi the antics of the "wooly
heads" as they are iamiliar,y called.
The following circumstance, which was
related to we by highly respectable gen
u,
serve to show something OF the true spirit
Of aboi,ionism, which is so diabolical in its
character as to disgust, il not alarm, the
better portion of the community. 1t is too
good To be lost, so send it to you
In Il certain part of the town lives an
old negro and his wife, who came here more
than twenty years ago. BY industry he
had acquired farm OF about thirty acres of
good land, a comfortable log cabin, with
farming utensils, stock, &c, worth at least
fifteen hundred dollars, "all paid for and
out of debt" Shortly after the passage Of
the fugitive slave law, he was approached
b, celebrated abolitionist, man OF
wealth and influence, who by lying repre-
senta,ions, induced the old man TO believe
he was in danger of being carried off into
slavery, and advising linn TO make all
possible haste 20 flee into Canada. allow
shall 60 what shall do with my home
and my little property" were questions
asked of his very disin,ercstcd friend, the
aboltionist. "Sell out" was his reply
"But where shall find a purchaser" 81
will buy YOU clean OUT" quo;h his friend
81 will give you three hundred dollars casl,
down, for every thing You have got" and
the poor fellow accepted the offer, signed
the deed and dIivcred up his all to ,hi,
higher law scoundrel.
The day after the deed was signed, tho
old negro met my informant, who observ
ing his downca,t look, inquired of him tn,
cause. 80" said he, "that dreadful law
master! have sold out everything, an,
am going TO Canada The old fellow alb
solutelv trembled from head to foot, st
greatly had his fears been wrought upon
and 50 much dill the thought OF leaving hi
comfortable home trouble him. The gen
,lcman drew from him all that had ,akcl
place, and not only discovered that he al
ready amented what he had done an,
knew not how to undo, but that, although
once a slave, he was free, and had still il
his possession his free papers.
The matter became noised about, an,
created no little excitement; and from iea
Ioi the consequences, our very philanthropy
ic specuator in lands and negro sympath
was mado to disgorge his ill-gotten acquisi
ton, but not until the negro had given hin
ten dollars in cash, a two year old heitel
and fat hog, as Il consideration for break
ing the bargain.
The above i, every word true, shown
how hollw hearted and selfish are many G
those who would not only rob the slave
holder Of his property, but iilch from tn
free negro his honestly acquired gain. TIL
fact is, the real abolitonist has got abov
law, and in the language Of scripture, ha
been given over TO believe Il lie, that h
may be damned. Yours truly, II. II. $.
A PHILAnELpHIA OUAKER.