Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-02-10

been had under the process. Burch deliv-
cred them up, aud the Court rendered a
judgment Of discontinuance by the request
Of the prosecutor, and fledit in his office.
| The condition of this colored man during
the nine years that he was IN the hands of
Eppes, was of character nearly approaching
that described by Mrs. Stowe as The condl-
ton Of "Uncle Tom" while in that region.
During that whole period his hut contained
neither floor, nor chair, nor bed, nor
a mattrass, nor anything for him to lie upon
except board about twelve inches wide,
with a block of wood for his pillow, and
with single blanket to cover him, while
the walls of his hut did not protect him
from the inclemency of the weather. He
v as sometimes compelled to perform acts
revolving to humanity, and outrageas in the
highest degree. On one occasion coored
girl belonging to Eppes, about II years of
age, went one Sunday without the permission
of her master, TO the nearest plantation,
about half a mile distant, to visit another
collored girl of her acquaintance. She re-
turned IN the course of two or three hours,
and for that offence she was called up for
punishment, which Solomon was required
to inflict.
Eppes compelled him to drive four stakes
into the ground, at such distances that the
hands and ANGLES of the girl might be tied to
them as she lay with her face upon the
ground and having thus fastened her down
he compelled him, while standing by him
self, TO infict one hundred lashes upon her
bare flesh, she being stripped naked. Hay-
ing inflicted the hundred blows, Solomon
refused to proceed any further. Eppes
tried to compel him to 90 on, but he abso-
lutely set him at Distance and refused to
murder the girl. Eppes then seized the
whip and applied it until he was too weary
to continue it. Blood flowed from her neck
TO her feet, and in this condition she was
compelled the next day to 60 into the field
to work as field hand. She bears the
marks still upon her body, although the
punishment was inflicted four years ago
When Solomon was about to leave, under
the care of Mr.. Northrop, this girl came
from behind her hut, unseen BY her master,
and throwing her arms around the neck of
Solomon congratulated him on his escape
liou oiuNct1, anu Hls IcluIu W MS ldIDUf,
at the same time in language of despair ex-
claiming, " But, o God what will become
of met"
These statements regarding the condition
Of Solomon while with Eppes, and the pun
lshment and brutal treatment of the coored
girls, are taken from Solomon himself 1t
has been stated that the nearest plantation
was distant from Eppes a half mile, and Of
course there could be no interference on
the part of neighbors in any punishment
however cruel, or however well disposed
10 interfere they might be.
BY the laws OF Louisiana no man can
lie punished there for having sold Solomon
into slavery wrongfully, because more than
two years had elapsed since he was sold =
and no recovery can be had for his services
because he was bought without the knowl-
edge tnat he was free citizen.
Alexander Dumas, the negro author of
Paris, has written fifty dramas and seren