The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-20

VI fashioned as 10 De dlsgusted al the uiierence
between modern professional and practical PHI
anthropy. They are not keeping up with the
march of mind;
For The Southern Press.
MEssRs DIroRs:--That your readers may
know the baseles pretensions and pseudo phllan-
thropy of some of those who would wage an
DISCRIMINATING war against the institutions OF the
South it becomes my duty to request, in behalf
. of the board of commissioners OF the poor for
| Kershaw district, South Carolina, place in
4 your columns for The following;
III JOHN C.. VAUGHAN, who has of late become
conspicuous as the mouthpiece OF Abolitionism
Aand Kossuthism, was once resident Of our
Apwn, (Camden) and the owner Of some thirty
.1r forty negro slaves He sold them probably
4 in the West, put the money in his pocket; and
II moved to Ohio He then became rabid Adolf
1 ZIONIST and an editor Of an Abolitionist paper
His mother owned negro woman in this place,
who hired out herself and became responsible
20 the mistress for the money. After Mrs.
VAUGHAN moved to Ohio to live with her son
JOHN, from thirty to fifty dollars per year, for
many years were regularly RENTED to her by
the negro woman Cor the agent) as her wages.
/ The old woman became at length very inhrm
and helpless, which eventually terminated in
mental arrangement The old creature was re-
duced TO extreme destitution, and much physical
v suffering. Her mistress, about two years ago,
was lost on the Inflated steamer Orine ST..
/ Johns, which was burnt up on the Alabama
river. With that unfortunate boat disappeared,
\ il seems, the last hope Of help for old CILLA
| from her owners Such was her pitiatle condi-
ton about this time, that the municipal authori-
ties of Camden, placed her in Jail, as well to
prevent her from doing some injury to herself
and Others, as for support s9 ~
At meeting of the commissioners of the
poor, held in November. 1850, the following
resolution was adopted
"Resolued, That the secretary be directed to
address a letter to ]. G. VAUGHAN, esq, inform
ing him that his negro woman CILLA, has from
n age and other causes become unable to support
herself, and for some months past, has lived on
\ the charities of the community; and request
him to attend to her wants, or arrangements
would be made to send her on 10 him, where be
could give her his personal attention"
The secretary communicated the resolution to
Mr. w., but no reply was ever received. Attic
meeting Of the commissioners held the next
month. (December) the secretary was directed
to address him another letter, informing him
\ again, that the above resolution had been
adopted by the board, and that unless he re-
piled by the Goth day of January ensuing. it
would be carried into effect, and the circum.
stances published in the papers
Alta meeting held in February, 1851, the sec
rotary reported that he had received letter from
J. c.. VAUGHAN, REQUESTING him to employ some
one to take charge Of his woman CILLA, and
upon ascertaining the expense, he would remit
the money forthwith After considerable effort
to procure for her a comfortable home, the Sec
rotary succeeded in making arrangements with
the Lunatc Asylum of Columbia, to keep her
for 800 per annum, in advance. Mr.. v. was
informed of the arrangement, and was requested
to forward the money. No reply was received,
and after the lapse of some months another let
ter was written to him. Up TO this time Mr. v.
has not thought proper to answer.
The woman is still in the Camden jail, infirm
and deranged, at a cost to the town of seventy.
FIVE dollars per year At the last meeting of
the board, held in February 1852, it was unani-
mously resolved to publish a statement Of these
! facts in the Southern Press at Washington city,
and the New York Herald.
The gentlemen who compose this board are
responsible men, and some of them are person
ally acquainted with Mr.. v. The commission
ers think it due TO this community, to the South.
ern States and to the institution Of slavery, TO
expose to the world the bold preteDce and shame
full recreancy to duty Of one who has made :" no
small STIR" as philanthropst/ ELSEWHERE, with
his matricidsl arm raised to thrust the deadly
blow to the institutions Of his native State.
He may be rioting in means, the proceeds of the
sale Of negroes inherited from Others, While all
his pecuniary consequence, so far as known
here, was derived from African slavery. He has
turned bitter enemy TO the institution, wild
fanatic, with the " price Of blood in his pocket
II he is honest in his late conversion to the
cause Of human liberty, let him disgorge the
funds taken from the South, at least so much as
will pay the necessary expenses Of old CrILA.
II is hard, very hard, for the South TO bear all
the taunts and insults heaped upon her by the
unprincipled Abolitionists of the North and
Northwest but it is insupporiable, indeed
the most pnkindest cut of all for the oppressed
Soulh--to be tsxed with the support Of old,
abandoned, worn.out slaves Of those who in
their zeal to abuse us, forget their own duties
and moral obligations
Old ella has ceased 10 remit annually from
thirty to fifty dollars, the proceeds of her hire.
And this philanthropist OF a hot-bed growth is
very dull 10 hear the calls Of charity and Of duty
IN this direction, when 500 per year are re-
quired to keep comfortable helpless negro
woman, worn out in the service Of his family.
The coolest stole recognizes the obligation TO
maintain and render comfortable horse, even
a dog grown old under his fathers or mothers
care much more n fayorite domestic.
II is sincerely hoped, that amid the important
engagements Of Mr. v in connection with pc
litcal conventions, Abolitonism and Ko-suth-
ism, he may ird time 20 recall 10 mind lesson
he must bape learned in his youth In South Car
olina, that "chArity begins at home"
To prevent any imputation being laid TO the
generally esteemed and much lamented mother
Of Mr.. ", who was on her way 60 this place 10
spend the remnant Of her days, when the dread
fa catastrophe occurred, Il Is bat justice to say
that she had not imbibed the feelings Of her
son, bot, Notwithstanding, possessed more real
philanthropy, and always treated her servant
CHA uith great Kindness; and had she lived,
M exposition Of these facts would not have
been necessary. WIN. K. HUGHSON,
Secretary to Commissioners
Of the Poor, for Kershaw district,
South Carolina.