The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-22
Mr., cohsns Letter to The Editors Of The Boston Po,.

SAYAhkABJ .GeoFBlhA NOV. IA 1895.
GESrsEaEz: work entitled " Inside View of Slavery;
Or Tour Among the Planters by Q. q, Parsons NJ D.
with an Introductory by Mrs. H. u. Stove has been
placed in my hands by friend and my attention called
the of pages 2l6, 2l7 2la 29, and 22o lhavs
not read the book except the pages referred to- and nj
personal knowledge and personal responsibility US.
that the whole statement Except that negro man
killed by Wilson, during dispute beH cen them relative
to the payment OF demand for work done by The negro
for WILSON, Is false ia letter and in spirit And yet Il
upon such statements thesetase in every particular
that ons of the North have been excited the safe
of the Union pered, brethren 81 common country
nhertors of a common glory, particpators of common
blessings have been arrayed against each other with Bit
terness that may yet lead to dire results And woman
too who mission should be peace, is found TO fan The
fame by endorsing and commencing the foulest ISLANDERS
and most Infamous falsehooda.
shall now proceed 10 tell the whole truth connected
with this sad affair but challenge Mrs Stowe to an
investigation of the Let her appoint any of
acknowledged respectabity in Boston to to me
Savannah, and take testimony on the subjecmaer Of
this communication will pay one-haf of his expenses
If she be truthoving woman let her not refuse my offer
LET her not close her to the truth. All that ask Ia
an investigation OF the facts and if it be found that Par
has lied let her proclaim the truth in the Boston pa
pers. -" -..
And neao for the truth Sam, not Cuffee was faithful
honest loved and trusted slave, belonging my mother
He carpenter; did not work hard for he had jour
neymeu under him. he rather supervised than abored lie
did job of work for Wilson, and in dispute about the
payment Wilson killed him. There at he
lime Two white men at distance heard the report OF
pistol Sam fall, and FASTENED to the spot had poor
Sam Immediately removed to my house. nder charge Of
our ablest physician where he died in about ten hours
after he was shot
The awful deed was committed about G. p m, on Saur-
day, the 23d April 1853. The and his jury held
their inquest the body the next mornng-Sunday the
24thand their verdict murder" together with state
OF the whole affair." published in the daily papers
of Monday the 25th they being the frat papers issued
after the murder. Wilson arrested and In Jail within
one hour after the deed done.
The superior court commenced its session the second
Monday in May following, and at the term true bill for
murder found against Wilson. The case, on motion
OF his counsel continued to the January term 1854
the prisoner remaining in close confinement the common
jail The constitution and the penal code of Georgia place
the killing of slave the footing the killing Of
white man-governed by the law subject to The
rules Of evidence. Wilson tried and such was
my anxiety for his conviction under the belief that was
wul murder) that for the first time in long proes.
sonal life assisted in the prosecution of charged
with a crime the penalty of which death. The so
icor general of the circuit anxious for the vndicaon Of
the law called the attorney general of the State from dis
tant circuit to aid also in the prosecution. Wilson
thus tried and the verdict Of the jury manslaugh
and he sentenced 10 imprisonment in the peenary a,
hard labor for the longest period aowed by the penal codt
and there in the penienary at Milledgevie, Wisonnow
L. and has been since his conviction Wilson very
poor, very Incorporate and very never owned
fifty dollars at time his life He gave nor Of
fered did any one for him give offer to give any
pecuniary compensation for the dreadful act 1t would
not have been received though it bad been countless
treasure indeed, would have dared to have made
degrading offer. The above is plain statement Of
facts, and invite an investigation.
1t is true slave killed in 1852 by Wilson but that
the facts suppressedtha the papers did publish
tbem-that Wilson permitted to go large-thst be
cuon for pecunary csmpensationare all false
! father of lies. ,
have the honor to be- very respectfully, your obedieut
servant, SOLOMON COHEN.