New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29
SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SLATERT.


A few years since distinguished lawyer in one
tie extreme Southern States was elected TO the United
States Senate. He came on to Washington and was
welcomed by bis partisan associates and by stii
larger circle Of personal friends. He had not beol
long in he city before, one evening, visitor OF
dusky hue called upon him. Senator sad the
stranger, you do not recognize me mo, SAID
the Senator, " DO not" g believe, continued the
visitor, "We are little related" Al, how that
"why, We had the same father" said the visitor.
"Indecd" exclaimed the Senator well, such
things VII happen at the South"
Tie acquaintance was kept up as long as the Sena-
tor retained his seat and the visits were not all on
ne.sidc.
The mllatto Of whom we speak was respectable
ooacbnan in the City of Washington, and many
passenger whom lie has taken to the White House has
noticed the very striking resemblance between HIM and
bis half brother in the Senate.
This mncling Of the blood-this intermxture Of the
two sometimes gives rise to strange incidents
The late Gov. Med. OF South Carolina was notori-
Gus for his centous habits and for the absence OF ell
prejudice against color. Some Of his children were
not without traces of the extraordinary talent and
brillancy of their sire. One Of them, born IN bis
youth. a. she grew up developed strange and asci-
mating beauty. Her sparkling eye, her slight and
graceful figure quickness and readiness in CONVEX
sation and an insinuating manner aured an adj
mrer
A gentleman of Mobile purchased her-,ogether with
her mother who was bought only for the sake of the
daugher-for seventeen hundred dollars That was
at a time when the price Of common slaves was much
lower than # is now. lie owned country seat in the
vicinity Of the city, where be had wife and children
The new muaito mistress be kept IN the city. Blu
soon the affection at first divided conferred wholly upon
her. Instead of her being his slave, he had become
hers At length he grew 50 cnomoured OF her that he
gave himself up entirely to the singular ntatuation
and finally eloped with the beautiful mulaito-she
was but slightly tinged with colOr-eaying his wife
and Children
Southern people often laugh at what they consider
soueamishnoss at the North upon such subjects. A
few years since great cry raised about public
man. who has since been President Of the United
States for selling one Of bis who was slave 1t
was pronounced by his partisans base libel. slave
dealer who lived in the immediate vicinity Of tins
statesman told us that there could be possibility Of
doubt about the paternity Of the slave in questions
that he resembled his father even more closely than
did any Of bis white
This same dealer said he had purchased not long be-
fore, from Northern man who was keeping sort OF
soruglio in slave State elegant mulGto servant at
mere nominal price entirely account of the mas
ters jealousy of his attentions to one of his ia
yorte mulatto mistresses. He took him 10 Louisiana
and sold him at a very large advance.
A United States Senator who was prominent adyo-
cate of the Fugitive Slave law fitted out son several
wears ago to commence life hs own account IN one
of the Western States. For a servant be gave him
balf-brother and a most faithful and aiiechona'e
servant he was But after while the habits OF the
vounc master got him into trouble He played and
drank. His money was all consumed. Then went ms
horse and saddle. At last nothing was left but tie
slave 1t was hard to part with him. for the brother
had real fondness for him; bu; he had greater one
for cards and dice. The slave sold. He said he
would never be the slave OF another master. penu-
rious and cruel man bought him. He ran away and
was soon captured second time he escaped, deter
mined never again TO be taken alive. This time ne
succeeded. for the Fugitive Slave law had not then
cone into operation. Indeed il il possible that ihis
very incident may have been in hehonorab'e Senator
mind when lie 20 eloquently urged its enactment.