Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-14
Social Aspects Of Slavery.

A few years since dt>tingu shed lawyer in one
OF the extreme Southern States elected to tie
United States Senate. He came on To Washing-
ton and was welcomed by his partisan associates
aud by still larger ci'cle Of personal riends. lie
had not been long in the city before, evening,
II visitor Of a duskl hue called upon him. "Seu-
ntor," SAID the stranger, "you do not recognize
me-" "No," said the Senator, | do not g
believe" continued the VISITOR, 1--WE little
related" "Ah, how is thai?' ''Why, we had the
same father" said the visitor. "lndeedF exctal-
med the Senator; " Well, such things will happen
ut the South
fine acquaintance was kept up as long as the
Senator retained his seat and the visits not
NIL on one side. The mulatto, Of whom we speak,
was a respectable coachman in the city Of WASH
iurtou aud many passenger whom he had taken
10 The white House, has noticed the very striking
resemblance between him aud his half brothe in
the Senate:
The mingng Ct the blood - this inermxure of
IN. two Iaccs-sometimts give rise 10 strange in
,,;dsuts The late Gov McDulie OF South aro-
linn. was notorious for his lcenuous habits and for
the absence of all prejudice against color Some
,r b;s children were not without traces OF the cx
,raordinary talents aud brIancy Of their sire.
Onc Of them, born IN his yonIh, as she grew up,
dax.loped a strange aud fascinating beauty. Her
.parkljug eve, her slight and graceful figure, a
sn,ckpess aud readiness IN conversation and an IN
att
A gentleman of Mobile purchased her-togeth-
.r with her mother, who was bought only for the
.ske or the daughter for seventeen hundred dol
lars That WIS at Time when the price OF com
sou slaves was much lower than it is now. He
ownsd n country seat in the vicinity of the city,
where he had wife aud children. The new mu-
1.tto mistress he kept in the city. But soon the
.tTscton ut first divided centered wholly upon her.
Ins,ead of her being his slave he had become hcI*.
A. length he grew so enamored OF her that he gave
himself up entirely to the Inlaiuatlon and finally
.Io,.d with tho beautiful mulatto-she was but
,Lghtlv tinged with coor-ieaIug his wife aud
shildren.
Southern people often laugh at what they con-
.id.r soueamiShnesS at the north upon such sub
jects 4 few years SINCE great cry was raised
,hout n public mac who has been Ptrsiden. OF The
Tn;t.d States for selling one OF his who was
sIov. Itwas pronounced by his partsanS bare
Eb.l 4 slave dealer who lived in the immediate
vicinity Of this statesmen, told us there could be
no possibility OF doubt about the paternity OF the
.lavs in question; that he resembed his father even
more closely than did any any OF ms white sous
trha same dealer SAID he sd purchased not long
before from Northern man who was keeping ii
-, of ssraeIio in slave State, an elegant mulai-
a. servant at a mere nominal price. entirely on
.rcount Of the masters jealousy OF his intentions to
one Of his (avorile mulatto m'streS>es. Tie took
hin, IN Louisiana and sold hm al very large adj
vance.
A United Stotes Senator; who vas prominent
advocate OF the Fugitive Slave Law hlted our
Aon several wears agu 20 commence lie on his own
.cnonnt in one of the Western States. For a ser.
want ne gave him a halt-bro'her, and NEST in:'h'
ful and afirctiouate servant he was. But after a
while the habits fthe young master got him into
trouble. lie played aud crank. HIS money was
NIL consumed Then went his horse and saddle.
At last nothing was ef bat the slave. Ii was hard
IN mart with HIM for the b.other had a rea! foud.
ness for him, but he had a greater one for cards
and dice The slave was sold. lie said he never
wonid be the slave of another master. penuri-
Gus and cruel man bought him. tie ran away aud
was soon captured. \ second time he eseanld'
determined never again to be taken alive This
time he succeeded, tor the fugitive slave law had
not then goue into operations Indeed, 1t is posi-
bic that this very incident may have been IN the
honorable Senator's mind whea he so elsguently
aged ns epaetuent.-t ~. Y Tribune