Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-01-12
From the Daily Pennsylvania.
PerversiOn Of Justice and Humanity.

The rejecting portion OF the people oil
this country have always been aware Of
the utter hollowness of Abolition preten-
sions. Theft mock philanthropy is mat
ter Of every day exposure. To afford re-
lief. in a legitimate manner, to the poor
Negro, whether bond OF free, forms no
part Of their system. In extreme destitu
Ition, The sable children of Africa may beg
from door to door. and receive neither
word of consolation, nor the slightest re-
lief TO their biting penury, from even the
most famous Of the Abolition pretenders
to humanity. No sympathetic emotion
stirs their icy blood in such cause
With the naked fact of distress before
them, they look with avelted eye, and
bid the poor wretch BECOME. Thousands
of instances like this might be cited but
they are too notorious to require presenta-
ton. Real misery is not what they seek
to relieve. The phantom Of diseased
I'm agination, or the morbid sensiblities of
a wicked heart, are what alone please the
Abolilonist, and excite in him the utmost
| liberality. A wife held in easy servitnde,
desrou. Of joining her husband or children
in tree State, can receive no assistance
from the philanthropy OF Abolitionlsts, to
purchase her own freedom. That would
be dealing in human flesh. Nor will they
loan her sufficient to secure her freedom,
with the certainty of having it repaid
them. That would be indirectly counten-
ancihg the condition of master aud slave,
No single charitable view OF case can be
suggested, that an Abolitionist will not
find subtle excuse to avoid being chari-
table. II wife, husband, or child can be
stolen from their lawful master, Philan'
thropy kindles into blaze, and the whole
emotional world 10 lurid with its light. j
scorches by. its power all that comes with
in its influence, and withers up the very
source of charity. The hollow cheek, tht
sunken eye. and halt naked, shiverins
frame OF the wandering mendicant, coule
excite no feeling IN the heart OF him who
now CLOVIS with desire to both give aud
act, in order 10 steal from tho rightful own
er, the property that he has legally &C.
quircd.
A friend of ours, who is personally cog
infant with the fact, apprlsed Us of east
which fully illustrates the whole charac-
Ter of Abolition philanthropy. 1t accord'
with our own experience Of the paatter
and will be recognized as Of common oc'
currence BY maEy citizens Of Philadelphia
The tact is as follows "A short time
since, person residing in neighborine
State diei, leaving behind some slave
property. which was directed by his will
to be sold for the benefit Of those interest.
ed. Among that property, was very in-
'telligent servant, OF great value, on account
of his excellent habits aud general useful
ness. On the day oil sale Southern gen.
tIeman was anxious to acquire the man as
his special domestic servant. but the latter
did not wish to 60 farther South. There
appeared no remedy for the sale, and just
as the bargain was about TO be sealed. an
other Southern gentleman who knew The
NEGRO well, stepped up, and offered to
lend h,m Nine Hundred Dollars to pun
chase his own freedom. il they would dis.
pose Of him for taat amount. This gene
rous offer touched the proper chord in hu-
man affections, and the conditions were
ratified. The Negro, with the consent Of
his creditor, started into Pennsy lvania, for
the purpose OF earning the sum borrowed
from bis bcnefactor. He worked long
and well, and RENTED to bus creditor, at
various times, about seven hundred dol
lars. when scarcity of work reduced him
i to the necessity of soliciting aid from some
Of our richest Abolitionist philanthropists.
who are known to give literally TO the
underground railroad. Mind now, the
Negro was sober, honest. respectable
aud intelligent man, who could tell his
| story ina way calculated to arouse the
feelings in his behalf, because be spoke