New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-01
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circumstances in question-
The following are Substantially the fscss 10 re-
Istio, 70 tots case Of cruelty, as viii be found IN
the letter Of our c,rrss2oniens having been
givsn in evidence before re Gr-nt Jury OF BOur-
bon Co.: The pSraes pres-o rel were APaeus
Lewis, ard Me- ust rs vjfs, Ia LATER sild 70
have Inherited 'sTees estste rbsa aoy other per-
sp In TIE cou-ty. Ore OF the victims OF the
ls3y's crnrlsy il save canned csrah, grown
rorsl reported as the GOtaes Of caIldreD' ohe
use .uisptd entirely naked b. the directions OF
~ L4ui. and Der heels tied n ? 20 tree about
four or FIVE {, ct from tire ground. The mistress
tneu directed che LeEro man 70 force pump
snc Itgro woman TO direct stream oil coz
wss.r from hose sgsinst the helpless slave;
while The lady pelted her with ss'nes till she was
lied, and tben burnt her badly in seversl places,
including the mOst sensitive parts OF tae BODY,
wi bot irops The spferings of the other slave
were of equal intensity, and as similar in their
nature ore lot SO Iaibutely 6escribed % our cor
respondent.
The law of Kentucky provides that slaves cruel
" maltrested ,hall be sold BY the order Of
coust The sccusaion against Lewis and
wife being Clearly established, toe slaves were
sold; but TIE law being defective even in
TIE view Of slave ethics, the victims were
bought back by the oppressor, and are now in
parts unknown. In justice to the neighbors, It
must be said that they acted well in the premises,
snd threaten not to abide by rotten liw If there
be repetition of such crueltes. The sale Of the
Il Il. pip adj cd hv All
ing written notice on the Court House door
the original msnus ,rpt Of which is nov in our
possession.
The resson our correspondent affords why no
further publicity was given to the sale of chess
valuable sleves, and wh! Ihs tnGre care has been
suppressed BY the local papers, is plaialy true.
A Kentucky editor hal been wsy laid by the rela.
tives of the 10 sorious Mat Ward, because the lat
ter wss described by him as " the grea. anhuns;
90 me journalists Of Bourbon County have kept
secret sbe hideOus facts Of torture We detail, for
fess that IL f4entisl relatives might main or mn-
der them Fortunately for sse hopes OF the
country, there are else where presses which are
not s,cessible 10 such RESTRAINT, aud where the
cause Of the feeble aud the wropgef can fad an
sudible AID fearless voice.
This is not solitary case; apart from those
recounted in Uncle Toms Cabin-all of them
founded on fac.-ws remember tnar some renty
years sgo q wealthy and accomplished lady of
w-Orlesns bad regular torture chamber,
fitted up with variety Of devilish utensils vita
which 10 wresk her maligiity upon her slaves;
and when Der house was forced, hapless wret n
was round IN one of these machines, metallic
cap fitting the head with screw in tbs center
pressing down upon the skull aud brain Of the
victim. But the cruelses of Mrs Lewis, if less
ingenious end complicated, seem even more ia
human and revolving. Even 10 Kentucky, with
i.s comparatively high degree Of education and
religion suchs Slavery: such hits fectson woman:
ouch its influence on the American press, orering
it to the level Of ia a. OF Paris OF Moscow Freez
ing stoning, burning The cfuelties Of gladiator
isl shows, snd their hot irons Tor resis.aats, re-
yived; ara all in the hands of white Christian
woInsD, Of education AID breeding, and family
influence SO great as to stife every revelation,
sDd abolish even the freedom Of the press.
To extend tbi. system the eEergies of our
National Government have been bent, a1d the
revolution in Kansas set on foot, where morals
and manners suited to grizzly bears prevail for iss
susfenlstOn. OF a truth, Kentucky is spreading
her nsme. Cold.blooded murder, inquisisorial
cIuelty-Unscsthed, unpunishei-a1d safe even,
so far a. the local pra.s ia concerned, from the
punishment. Of notoriety and general indignation
EH,IJRUsfE ENTHRpRISfS.