The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-25


arrested as a runaway, and who asserted tina
she was white woman and had been Illegal,
held in bondage by parties in Texas. The pub
LEGATION elected the following letter from Mr.
Terry, gentleman of unimpeachable integrity
whose statement is entitled to the highest con
sideration:
/ GILMER, TEXAS, Ger. II, 1854.
Editors South Western-I see articletaken from
the South Western headed singular case'-Viole
Ludlow, whohad been committed to- jail in your tow
as a slave and owned by Mrs Anna Hagans, cf thi
county. Said negress claims to be free and that sh'
was sold by me, knowing her to be free This state
ment is false bought said negro with three others
her husband and two children, of George W. Cope
/ The man, her husband, is black negro, and hel
children show him to be their father. The woman
asked many questions of before buying her, and SHE
so far from saying she free, said that she
slave and went far enough to give her history
She told me and others that her mother was slave
and belonged to some widow lady, and that her ia
Their was white man, the son of her mothers mis-
tress, whom she always called odd mistress about
my house, when speaking of her raising. | was not
acquainted with Mr.. Cope at the time bought said
negroes, but have since made enquiry and have no
doubt but Violet is slave All she has told has been
for effect. She runaway before in Alabama and
was gone one year. l learn that when detected and
brought back to her owner she said she would not
leave the negro man, and ans certain that you and
all others well know that the laws of Texas suf-
cient to liberae any person by application, and
one who may know me would believe I would sell a
free woman knowingly. l do not believe that said
woman ever was free, and | am certain / would be
entirely willing she should be if she is entitled to it,
have warrantee bill of sale tosl the negroes
bought Of Mr.. Cope. | wish you to be kind as to
place right in this matter. bought said negress
and sold her. and her protesting it is all false
By complying, YOU will greatly Oblige.
Your ob't serv't, B. J. Terry
P. S. Violet left this county in mems clothing, and
her husband started with her. He was caught, and
she then stole one of Mr. Copes negroes and tried
was going back to Dale county, Alabama and there
stay. She left laarochldren. BIT.
The Pierce party at Washington has worked
itself into an ugly mess. 1t appears that the
Office holders called public meeting on the
Goth ult. Five or six hundred persons were in
attendance. Postmaster Barrett presided, and
clerk in the war department acted as vice
president, while clerk in the treasury played
the part of secretary. A committee was ap-
pointed, who reported series of resolutions,
among others the following:
"Resolved, That the democratic party will
wage unceasng war upon the secret organisa-
ton of the know nothings, and for that purpose
will form national democratic association
That we will forget political antecedents and
cordially invite wings and all others to Join us
in our efforts. That we have confidence in the
wisdom and integrity of general Pierce's ad-
and, finally,
"Resolved, That all know nothings be re-
moved from office under the administration.
According to the Star Zone of the democratic
organs upon the vote being called on the reso-
lutions, the negatives were decidedly in the as
cendant, but, nevertheless Mr.. Barrett decided
that the ayes had it. At this juncture, the hon.
L. B. Florence, philadelphia, was introduced
to the audience, but was saluted with Kisses and |
cries of "water." He waited some minutes, |
but could not get a hearing, and left the stand. |
After this several Office mounted the |
rostrum, and pitched into the know nothings in
most violent manner. This brewed discon-
tent among the mass Of democrats present, and
'he meeting broke up amid ''noise and confu-
''oii. AhS ASA1 LIolilillS d Cdll dllOlHGT
meeting, signed by postmaster Barrett, appear
I'd in the administration papers, which invited
he "friends of civil and religious liberty, of
aw and order, and call good citizens irrespec-
i've of party, to attend punctually," we sup
'ose, tor the purpose of listening to the office
folders ralslnspans in honor of their employers.
Well, this is free country, and the office ho-
ers have as good a ii ght to hold public meet
ng as any body else has-even if tits for the
purpose of making an effort to retain their fat
ltuauons little longer-and we hope that the
econd meeting was more orderly and dignifed
han the first
This meeting developed at least one signif-
ant little fact, as all the movements connected
18th 1.-THE presiding officers being official I'M
trappers, the tone ofthe resolutions etc.-show /
is an official movement of the Piercites, and 9
ltended that the "ever faithful shall under t
jand it as the commencement of the rolling of J.
he presidential ball; and that the president is n
eating up his forces for the purpose of secur- d
lg the nomination for reelection. We may t
uring the next six months look for nothing in II
le ofice-holders' organs except praise of the y
ADMINISTRATION and abuse for the know notbinos -
nd Americans in general. The imperial nod t
as been given, and the placemen hasten to obey. c
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1t is stated IN the Jamaica Royal Gazette d
lat seventy gun ship has been ordered to t,
reytown, and that all the British men-ofwar VI
4 the West India station have received in r
ructlons to report themselves to commodore h
henderson, at Port Royal, for orders. The tt
azette suggests that Great Britain will have I
few ships to spare during the winter months, u
i'd that, if necessary, the operation of Grey H.
wn might be improved upon at New York, Il
altimore, Washington and N Orleans. The b
digestion of the Royal Gazette, we imagine, N
i'll not receive much attention from her maies !"
or her ministers. Before John Bull under -,
kes to improve upon "the operation of Grey lie
wn,' it will be necessary for the old fellow to N
'prove upon his exploits at the battle of New W