New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
SOUTHERN SLAVERY.
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SIR: In TIE fSsbs.s cf Aug Il is letter from Jsdyo
O'Nesll, of south Carolina comclsning 1t certsa -
takes in Mrs Stoves Key To Uncle Tom." with reGas1
e. the negro laws If South CsroLna. There may be
errors in said Key. but ~ the said Judge invites Mrs.
stowe and ali ~ho think she does 70 come and zee"
that generally slaves st the south are treated with
more Kindness have comforts and more money Of
their than the free servants at the North, viii
present the following testimony OF FREUD, who As bse~
there and
It's in ~ ply TO letter addressed to aim while in
the South inquiring whether there was sembance OF
truth in Mrs. Stoves portraiture Of Negro Slavery.
POreAlrTsie Aus 3 1883 IIh
PINE WOODS Randolph Co. Ca, June "a isss,
DEAR SIR Such things you speak Of are too little
thought of here to find their way into the papers except
incidentally However can tel things that have seen
and heard .
this State peculiar privilege to be riding In the
stage with FIVE ministers OF the Gospel who were on
their way attend Baptist Convention. Their CONVEX
saiou turned runaway negres and smong the rest OF
one known to one of the ministers that eluded pursuit for
six months but finally tracked by dogs and run
into the middle of apond Of water when he turned and
ought of the dogs The coming up one Of them shot
him with rifle the ball passing through his head Just
back of his eyes extngushng his sight but not his life
The preachers seemed to think that the shooter had done
June J. 1854 was on Red River opposite Alexandria.
n Louisiana. saw negro at the Alexandria shore in
the up his neck and whole crowd OF persons ON
The bank in chase who succeeded in getting him out Oar
boat aft srward landed there when learned that he had
been shut up in jail for safe keeping and bad broken out
when man shot him with double barreled PISTOL In the
neck both balls taking effect The man who shot hin,
showed me the pistol and told the whole circumstance
Ii was thought the negro would die. sterward saw In
the newspapers that ne had maue aho'hcr a"e"" w
escape and succeeded
October Is 1852 at Fayette in Missouri man who had
been long time in the South told me that ne
permitted the under overseers these are employed
on large plantations drivers and are negroes 10 have
wire crackers whips but in spite of his vglence
they would have them.
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Leake County, Miss, who took great delight In hunting
runaway negroes and who had shot one down dead
March 81 1883 was at Wabalck. Miss. A man was
telling of having his saddle girth cut lie got hrs dog ana
nut them on track and followed 10 negro dance, where
they seized negro by the throat whom they took to MS
TO whip him The owner conended ths the Jog.
testimony was not evidence and that the man should NOT
he yhiped on the strength fit Hut his captor VINO had
two friends with him, told the owner ne wanted to see
the negro whipped to come with them Tor tney were ue
teniued to whip him Accordingly the three commenced
WHIPPING him By turns till they had given him three hun
dred and ten a.hes when they stopped, satisfied His
then asked him, Did you cut les, Msssa d'a.
Nav 10th 1853 was at Brooklyn Miss. in company
with three or four young men. They were talking OF
shooting ne groes and among the rest one who had been
hot i've tmes-three times by one Of the young mems
father. n,r a.,
A negro csme in with his hand in sling He had been
shot a few DAYS before. Tie was paying attention 10
muatio girl with the consent OF her mistress pu' nor mss
ter was opposed to il and shot him The owner OF tho
store and were In the woods hunting that afternoon.
Said he to me-" | am Abolitonst but yet right ID
right and wrong is wrong, and 4 Is wrong 10 shoot
negro in that way but still nobody here dare say any
thing about H.. - -. o. -.
Jnpe IS, 1850 was at Stsrksvile, Ga Twas invited
10 90 out on a negro hunt but declined The hunters
came in about z NJ They had caught their negro-cr
rather the dogs had caught him for them Ihey lee the
dogs tear him some -,
lime H. 1883 The man where staid over night wes
telling me of runway negro that he caught with his
dog The dog downed him, and caught him ny me throas
But if were tell you all the instances that nave
come under my observation, would take TOO long Sui
fee 10 saw that when negro runs away they hunt MIN
with dogs and guns they can catch nm without Killing
him. good-though they generally et the doys punish MN
mild measures like these do not suffice they try what
virtue there is in harsher punishment
MAY o. 1853 | was on board a steamboat the Ala
bama River board who had been an overseer
was telling of his management He was at one time
oyerseer Tor man that would not have his negroes whip
ped He fhe overseer ordered Of the slaves day
10 do something and accompanied the order with threat
The negro slapped his back at him when he drew pistol
loaded with shot and fired it into the negro who FELL but
finally recovered The made great fuss but afer
a while conceded that the overseer was right.
Another overseer was telling that he got along with
whipping but then he inssted that his negroes should
be WELL TED AND CLOTHED.
negro il ND and cooks prepares his breakfast and
eats H. and in the field to work by the time he can SEQ
in the morning lie has five ten minutes for his dinner
al noon and then works in the field ill darkhen comes
home prepares his supper, and eats and rolls himself up
in his blanket about midnight and called up between
and A NJ TO commence another days work Some
me will not allow their slaves be pushed but such men
fall behind hand.