Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-11-12
For the spyl
A New Illustration Of the Pecu'iar

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Mr.. Ep1roR.-I wish TO call the attention of
vour readers TO slave case, OF peculiar interest,
the circumstances ui which nave oeeh KNOWN 10 'He
for some time
Atmu thnty years since, a ceit iin man emlgrat-
ed iron, a town in his State To Augusta, Georgia
Like many New England men, he soon became a
stakeholder; like many, he took Tor his Wis'tess' one
of his slaves He built house FOR her, ard VISITED
her frequently. She intelligent woman was
well acquainted with his business affairs, and had
good deal Of influence over him.
They had four chiltlren,--th daughters and
son. lie supported them and treated them as ms
children: HE son was educated for gunsmlih, and
became quite skiuGu These facts were generally
known, in the community where they lived, ana
these statements, in fact come om that quarter III
was commonly supposed, however, by those VINO
knew the father, that he had made VIII enRncpa'
ting his children and their noiher, aud leaving nus
| property TO them. The family declare that he m
tended co,ning north very soon, to live here with
them But he died sieldcaly, Q'ke ST. CLAIR IN On'
Gle Tom) cH lo7S found!
So far il is no uncommon series OF events, under
the peculiar institution. Bu now comes the startling
mart The children aud their mother became, OF
course the property OF the heirs OF the lather-
four distant relatives, residing IN MASSACHUSETTS,
and New Hampshire The Southern neighb"rs
were touched by th. circumstances OF the case, ana
represented them to the Northern hens. me chl'a,
rem were at their mercy. What said those herS
TbelJSQ
tion; and d,ided tie proceeds
Let me. however, be just 10 them. Three OF the
heirs once signed PAPER, lihera,ing the family
rhe louy,h held his s.,ye in tight Of his wife,
II promised, Nv His wie's death bed, to wgn tine pa
If ner His wife died, and he then refused he 9TH
er heirs Welded made attempts TO redeem the 'ah
ily and took their share Of the money.
} have seen that man, whose avarce thus sem
a. fenced to bondage aud wrechedness the child en- oil
h the individual whose property fell thus strangely INTO
N his hands, He bore the outward aspect oil man,
but God had written terrible retribnlion upon his
N shameful ps and downcast eye. | visited hun
i; eighteen months ago, in company with that slave
II mother. And never saw anything mere patheuc
r than the way that base covered before the just
- indignation of that wron2ed woman 1t seemed the
Of foresbadowing Of some terrible Day Of Judgment
e. when the black race shall rise up before the Anglo
O. Saxon, and point the finger OF eternal reproach, ahc
saw sThou art the man!''
III Fortunately for this wreched iamilv they were al
1t, h,ugh at auction by one benevolent man. he boush
H. them, in hopes that the heirs might yet redeem
. them; or rather he bought the women; anohe
20 man paid s $50 for the Since then, by ih
IN noble efforts of the mother and lighters, (alded b
ed one heir, who advanced $500) the son has bee
CHI liberated and is in California. But that moihe
Il and those daug hters are still in slavery.
An effort is at last being made for the release
-" these women OF the four heirs, one is poor, an
no can pay nothing; another Ohe guiltlesD refuses
in do anything; another promises $500; the tourt
,la died some years since, leaving 500, in the hand
of trustee, who Is now poor, and utterly unable
NJ pay Though it may possibly be recovered from
he bondsman The family have been allowed by the
lu master to accumulate $3.50 towards their freedom
And there has been subscribed in the neghhcrhoo
where the father OF these children originated, abo
on $3.50. This leaves 1920 to be raised in addition
ty before the whole of 81 400 be paid; unles
lid (Which is improbabie,) the above bequest be ~
~ covered.
Dy Now this sum must be raised speedily, only
limited time is allowed by the present owner for Il
he purchase Of these four women. l wish to raise *
be or more in Worcester. 1t is proposed to take &C
lection for the purpose, at the Free Church on SUI
ID day evening. Bat there must be many who do n
to attend there, who would yet willingly do somelhll
in "a case of such uncommon interest. And ] wiz
cd to say 10 such persons, that their contributions
- be very gladly received by
nd +. W. HiGoINsoN, Harvard street.