The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-03-15

Pardon Davis, a citizen Of Wisconsin,
residen. for some time at Milton, Rsck
CO., and afterwards Of Marquette has jus.
been pardoncd on, Of the Louisiana State
Prison. after confinement OF one year
and a half, Under circumstances which
demand more than q passing notice
Some two years since, Davis was keep
ing a wood yard on the Mississippi river
in Tens.s parish, Louisiana. One night
there came 70 his hat three negroes, ~.
gitive slaves, with bleeding backs and
laeerased limbs, hungry, naked and a.
thirst.
They stated ,ha, they had been raised
IN Kentucky, and sold south; tina, they
had been pu. on . cotton plantation and
Sc, to picking cotton; that this was new
work for them, and they made rather
poor fis, g. il, that the overseey. BY way
Of quickening their faculties. had them
ios g-d, severely and repeatedly; and
tina, .. last. rnaddeaed by such undessrv-
ed punishment, they had fed and were
striving to make their way TO the north.
Davi, forge,ful Of the resPec, due to
the peculiar institution but remember.
ing tina, injunction Of the higher law.
which commands US TO feed the hungry
and clo.hs the naked, minis,ered to the
wants Of these poor fugi,ivcs, furnished
them with little money, and bid la, m
God speed on tier way 10 the North
Star, that bright Star OF Hope and Free
dom which had shone upon their dark
pathway. bur the pursuer was 90 their
track: bloodhoulds followed them as they
fled and ran them down; and under
threats Of torture they revealed the name
OF the good Samaritan, who had bound
their wounds, relieved their hunger and
clothed their nakednsss. Davis was in.
mediascly arrested, tried for the high
crime against the laws of Louisiana, con-
vlsted OF the felony. and sen.en need to
twenty years Imprisonment in the State
Prison! The intelligence fell upon HE
trends Ia Wisconsin Ike thunder clap.
They could not believe tina, in this boss.
ted land Of Freedom a man, guilty Of no
other offence than the exercise of his
Christlan charity, was to be incarcerased
IN dungeon for twenty years. Blu, the
fact was indispu,abie. and their only ap.
peal was 10 Executive elemency. Ac.
eordingly, a brother OF the prisoner wen,
to Louisiana and labored all through las,
winter, 10 obtain bis pardon bu, 10
va'n- The interests Of The peculiar in.
stiiu,ion forbade the release OF the vic.
lin.
This winter, the aged parents OF the
prisoner renewed the sffor, 10 obtain
their sons pardon. For this purpose hi,
iashss went 70 New Orleans 10 Decem.
ess and has been ever since us,nR oil the
influence and argumen,s b could com.
mand TO eHec, the oblec, SO near his
hear. AT length he has prevailed. A
Geographic dispatch received Yesterday
aPpr1ses US OF the fact tina, Part IN DAVIS
Is again Tree. after an lfnprlso amen, OF
Que year aud half 10 the Louisiana
Stale irison, for the high crime and mis-.
demeaaor OF relieving three Door. wan.
der'ng, naked, bleeding aud starved fell.
low Creatures! What a stcry is tins to
tell oil the land OF the free and home Of
the bfase' What a irigtilul comueu,
upon s.e fundamental truth proclaimed
I'D the Declaras....4 vi Independence. tbs,
all men are created equal and endowed
by their Creator Win the iDalienal,
nights OF Life, Liberty ane nur,ai, ~
happiness! What , foul bio, m
o'1'eo ~scu,cheon Of ssa,bern Cb,val.
IE "aat q stain aud stigma upon the
"-oi. American People! What can be
urged in defence or excuse OF an ins,i,u.
ton which constantly and inexorably de.
lnands. Is tie indispensable conditions OF
It's existence. such an outrage upon hu.
mainly, such a violation Of private rights
such an insult 10 Human Statutes and
such defiances OF the Divine Lawful.
ualkis 8 mind.