New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12
DOUGLAS AND HIS SLAVES.

From The sencusky Democrat Nirror
A gentleman in sending few new subscribers
from Seneca County says: 'You insinuate that sena
80 tor Douglas is STAKEHOLDER, a2 hence ms desire
for the extension of Slavery on shoud be pre-
pared with the proof for you viii be inquired Of as
10 its truth" Our friend need have no uneasness
upcn the want of evidence that subject. But, as
uany of our subscribers know not We give evil
dence enough in this days paper to prove that on the
18th day of July last Mr.. 5. Arnold Douglas had 40
slaves able to attend barbecue. How many were
sick or from other could not be al the board
We are not informed The Senator is representing Hi
nois in name but Mississippi in reality Tie has farm
of hundred acres not far from the seat OF gov
eminent of Mississippi. well stocked with utensils,
mules. oxen, &c Read the account of " the barbe-
cue at the plantation of : A. Douglas
SENATOR :. \. DOUGLAS AND HIS SLAVES.
We copy the following from the Washington Ci'on
of August TO- ls5J 1t purpotts to have originally ap-
poared in 7 Southern JoarHai. As both the papers are
friendly to Mr. DOugas. il is proper that our readers
should know wherein ms friends see his confines:
From he Southern Journal
TIE BARBECUE AT THE PLANTATION OF THE HON.
:. 4. DOUGLAS.
MR. EDuoR: had the pleasure OF attending barbe-
cue given by Mr. james Strickland, the agent and over
seer of the Hon 5. A. Douglas, OF Illinois, at the pana-
top Of this gentleman Pearl river, in this county,
the 3Oth ut The barbecue intended really for the
slaves the place. in accordance with yearly custom
which Mr. Strickland has adopted, but there was
eoodly number OF ladies and gentlemen present nom the
Immediate neighborhood.
The arrangements were all in the most excellent taste,
beneath
things of this life The barbecue meats were dressed IN
the finest and elshable style, and the adjoining
and lakes had been forced to add their supply OF
daines the sGst noticed too, that there was reaI
abundance of delghtful cake of oil sorts, shapes
sizes and ingredients but being all most greedy engaged
in the demolition of the more substantial portion OF the
dinner feel incompetent ~ pass distinct Judgment upon
the same My freAd Jack - expressed, think, the
sentiment of the crowd when with tender ribs OF NUT
il his mouth and delicate piece OF webrowned hsn
on bis fork he hoarsey said "I good and pleasant
thing to be here.
The negroes followed the invited guests at the tables
and sat down TO the same dsnties and deicaces which
had us afforded much satisfaction 10 our palates. They
numbered some one hundred and forty IN all Ii was
ooody sight to zee the dark lighted up with
pleasure at the sight OF the eatabes before them the en-
irt abandon with which they pitched into the good things.
tie extreme docacy of the female portion of the crowd
ordering the delighted waiter with astdious taste aud
careless OF the head TO fetch the incest piece OF the
"heep they could find" to cut big slice of de
''cake wild de icing 20 stand further back, and
mot crowd de lady when she war drinking her
coffee.
The most amusing part of the a table full of
linle balls-some forty number and all about one
size ard age. They the blackest OF black little
"niggers. Their heads rolled from side 9sde they
cramned in the food and more particularly cake, in
pure repleton of animal enjoyment. Theymi ENJOY it.
Tears in their large rolling eyes but they we're tears
produced by safety of cake They wept because they
could
There was not one OF the slaves little big but who
was dressed cleaniy and of them almost elegantly
for there strange il may sound TO the OF some
fully much taste for dress among the negroes as among
the whites. The little were rgged in their white
cotton shirts the old familiar plantation dress for the chill
dren of the South-whIte as well a. black. Here was
comfort, health, happiness displayed
Nv object, Mr.. Editor in thus detailing the scene which
witnessed on this plantation is 10 call the attention OF
your readers land may be who are mott TO the act
that here in County of Lawrence, IN the State OF MIS-
sissppi is large plantation of negroes owned by
northern United States Senator and that these negroes
are better fed better clothed and their bodily comforts
better provided for than many Of even the white labor
ing classes of the Northpassng by for the present The
condition of It's free negro population lhe negroes OF
Senator Douglas have divine service regularly Performed
and for their special benefit. Their spiritual as wei az
their bodily wants are attended TO. Now, the thought
struck me that would have been most instructive les
son TO certain Free Soil constituents OF senator Dougas
TO have been present this occasion. 1 would like TO
have seen the exponent OF All Young America make
his appearance Just his slaves seated themselves at the
tables in order that he might have taken in at single
glance the real condition OF the poor African az the
South" II would have added new eoquence to hl
tongue strength his genius and energy to his soul
10 have been able witness scene like this, and after
ward when fanacism should drop the sanderous false
hood from i tongue have described in his own strong
aid vivid language the sight he beheld on the banks OF
the Pearl in the slave State OF Mississippi and TO have
told the revers Institutions with his natural bold
ness that this isolated instance OF the south
erners humanity the slavebut that il was the same
tifu and smiling South II would have been good hint
10 .uch man Douglas to have those charatans in lit
eraiure those Pharse.- in philanthropy, end that rn-
modest womeDhood of the North what W. knew the toath
10 be from actual observation. hurros.
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