Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-11-02


ands of others at the North. | hardly
know what answer to make in regard to
his remarks about . factory girls" But
that ever |, as sentiment of my own,
compared any class Of northern citizens
with the slaves of the south, or ever ut
tered or entertained the thought Tor one
moment that the female operatives OF
Lowell were but little betterot than the
southern slave. kn0lC to be far from any
sentiment | ever INDUCED or expressed;
on the contrary bear witness that they
are Industrious, intelligent, and generally
happy He also says that justified the
course pursued in 8 Congress with respect
to petitions relating to Slavery" This,
too, is utterly unfounded in fact. In these
denials | do not intend to impeach the
veracity of Mr.. b.. but his recollection.
Mr.. B. in stating these things, has acted
upon the principle Of "poor Tray" and
visited upon my head the sins of all Dem
ocrats North and South. IT'S toomuch.
In regard to what that citizen of Paris
told him, would simply say that | am
not addicted to the habit Of taking poison
from the hand of any one, mixed by an
other, nor of denying what a third person
says till know who he is. Give me an
open fJe and | will fight. Icannot guard
myself against an assassin.
Mr.. b. SAYS that claimed that Mas
sachusetts was my native state. This.
too, is a fair sample of his memory, and
is untrue he inferred it, and for the proof
see Mr.. BIS letter, in which he says, /
am informed you are from Massachu-
sets"
1t is surprising sometimes to witness
how mans memory will improve, and
bow stronger grow his Indignation by the
mere lapse Of time, or the change of cir
cumstanccs. Now by referring to your
paper of October %, 1852. you will find
in the letter of Mr.. Il. not one word about
the factory girls, Not one tear Of conf
miseration moistens that lengthy epistle,
or dims the lustre Of those " submitted
Authorities" over the insult that | had
offered to the females Of Lowell. Not a
word Of complaint in that letter that
attacked the = right of petition, "-noth-
ing about . attrocious sentiments" Now
is it not singular that none Of these things
memory and mine We're fresh with the
occurrences Of that meeting, and when his
humanity was so deeply wounded - so
deeply that after the lapse of two years,
the infections rise pike Banquo's ghost,
and will not down at i. bidding? And
vet | was then a candidate for office be
fore the electors Of this county, and for
+ the same Office that am now. Why did
he not speak out 0N his griefs then. aid
tell the people all my attrocibus senti-
mcnts"? Strange staff we mortals are
Now for the only question, which Mr..
/ B. in 1852 deemed Of sufficient ilnpor-
! lance to raise btwcen himself and myself
viz: did slavery exist III Massachusetts
/ in 1893, for he comedies it did in the 9TH
/ er II states. 1t will lie rccollccted by
+ Mr.. b. that when stated that slavery
I existed in the Is old states at the time of
the adoption Of the |. :. Constitution
] was speaking of the change that had
taken place i'll the northern sentiment
since that time. And did say that all
the states had slaves at the time Of the
adoption of the I. s. Constitution, or
words to this effect. which was denied in
a very do>matic manner by Mr.. b., and
/ affirmed positively by me. This Is the
issue. now for the proofs.
I Mr. b. says that first in the order OF
time is the memorable decision Of the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts" Now
he does not tell us where this report IS
to lie found, who ma;,e the decision, or
/ who reported it. unless what follows the
above. from Alden Bradford's history oil
/ Massachusetts,, is the report or from it.
The first authentic Massachusetts, report
was in 1904 when commenced that series
which has sled SO much lustrc upon the
character Of Massachusetts. What the
report is to which Mr.. b. refers is lnys-
terry. how truthful IS to say the least
doubtful. and how it came in that hiSto-
rv no one knows. But the quotation
from 4. Bradford's history, taking it ion
authentic. does not disptove my state
mcnt. as it seems 10 me. it says that II
"l7S3 involuntary slavery was IN efec
condemned and prohibHed." This Ii" IN
effect" IS qualiie expression, too an
certain and qualified to prove the absolute
abolition Of slavery either then or at 4
previous period. Besides. the case as
stated in this history, upon which Mr.. B
relies. was simply this that master was
complained of for al assault upon his
slave. and the Court found him guilty
and fined him. Now all this proves
is this. that master could commit an as
sault upon his slave and be fined. No"
this was true in Massachusetts, before the
adoption of their constitution even, anc
in other northern states. And the re-
mark in A. Bradford's history, that those
4 who continued i'll service after the adop
ton of the Massachusetts, constitution
renamed so voluntarily rather than by
compulsion," is entirely gratuitous ant
unwarranted by the supposed case. Ant
this all there is of the submitted au
thuritieS."
The t Mass. Rep. contains the first au
thcntic report upon the subject of slave
nv that have met unless the note K
this case may be regarded as such. Thi:
was the suit of Winchcnden VS. Hatfield
t Mass Rep. l22 which was decided il
1908. and the court in referring to a sui
tried in 1896, in which the judge statct
the doctrine to be that slave born be-
fore the present Constitution was adopt
ed was free. said 1t Is however very GER
tain that the general practice and com
mon usage had been opposed to this opIn
ionn Then i'm note to this case is {
statement Of the suit tried in 1856. by
which it appears that Cato, negro, wa:
born in 1913 slave. that in l119 he wa,
sold and held as a slave TIL lie was TWEEN
ty-one years cid which would be in 1894
The constitution of the I \. was adopt
ed in 1889, and that of Massachusetts, il
1880 | think From the above we gath
er two facts it seems TO me. First, that