Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-05
WHOLE NO. 548.-

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was wiling to carry q 2S-nounder 20 miles ON
his own back if necessary, in order TO fight the
id ALoticnists" The negroes lie said sets
kindly treated down lere and when they were.
sick on the rice swamps they so much cared
for as 10 he sent into the upper country to restore
them to health ! Rice could not be grown without
nggers, and therefore to abolish Slavery would be
to abolish the growth Of rice in South Cardinal
lie then defended the institution with the usual
slang as to the blacks being better of in Slavery
! in the South than in Freedom in the North-beine
lhumanely cared for here while in the North they
are neglected or left to themselves and concadod,
his h1rnngue by declaring his desire to dissolysa
the Union, in which sentiment fully concurred
but for widely different reasons'to his own This
concurrence of setimcnt, however induced still
better feeling and he invited us to 60 to bis brick
yard and see his nicEors qt work whenever the
weather would permit. Wo thus parted on GOOD
terms, and the humanity which he had so empbat.
ically described was lastingly impressed upon our
minds as we glanced a. his receding form, the
rough severity Of his outline, and the hoavy cow
hide which, snake'like, coilcd around the handle
projecting frcm.his Yccket For such man to
speak of the humanity Of Slavery is highly instuc-
tive. Ii affords q solution to the INQUIRY "EEas
does humanity mean in Slave Stata?" And when
such terms as Kindness and compassion are used
here, they ehocld always De taken with the
qualification which they necessarily acquire within
the sphere Of whips, bowie knives, and chiv-
airy.
Our next ramLlc brought us to a portion of tho
| river between the confluence Of the Saluln and
Broad Rivers (which unite two miles from Sol,lm-
bia to form the Congaree,) and the long bridge
before spoken o. Il is spot Of rare beauty,
commanding Gne view Of the river which is here
half mile wide, and the two streams merging into
one; the whole being iutersrersed with wooded
islands, so as to render it difficult in some in
stances, to distinguish them from the main land
beyond. The water is exceedingly rapid at this
point, and being eighty olstructed by mill dam,
of about three feet N height assumes here the form
OF waterfall, the history of which we learned
from an old negro who was on the bank of the
river. This negro-fshing and sitting on rile Of
| frewood, the waterfall. small bridge over n.
canal, and q gristmill near by with its slowly
moving wheel, form the foreground Of the land
scape which is only limited by the distant forest
and the soft blue sky-the Saluda on the one side
and the Broad River on the other. rvaling each
other in richness and beauty. The trees now
although mostly bare Of foliage, are hung with q
more than classic drapery Of gray hairmcsG, ktch
ms IS seldom seen in more northern climates. The
holly tree and the mistletoe are here in their
prime. The holly has nearly the brightness Of
leaf and redness of berry which it has in England
and added to that is this peculiarly graceful
clothing Of hair-moss suspended several feet from
ls bows. Nothing at this season of the wear can
equal the richness of the holly thus attired. To
one who has gathered christmas bows" loaded
with crimson berriesi in the far-o Mother coutry"
!, 1T seems like meeting the the companion of our
youth, still retaining much of virgin beatty Sut
now clothed in the habliments of az early
Iwidowhood, which seemed to increase rather than
to deract from her charms. 1t is indeed, appo-
pirate that nature should wear garb of mourning
IN this location, "a our conversation with the old
negro plainly indicated.
The old man looked IN from his line Ms we arl
preached, and made very polite and respectful
salutation which cordially recprocated The
contrast of his behavior with thot of his .,snne.
rior," above described vos NJ onco st,il;nrI,
apparent. He appeared to be nbon1 seventy ye6rs
of age, and his curly locks resemblod in color the
gray moss which adorns the trees His attire,
however, was exceedingly defective end the coat
ana pantalGons Whch Gonsttuted his suit were SO
o "I M0IH s 70 iea'e oue sHght traces of
tnI , a.. y, "li,cn lney once were maue' IT -
piooaple tHa' they were INC CASTOR ?lo!nes Of his
ond G roron Oh WhleA nad been re-
kent togetber Ly nnnorr: 1o.cns %a nuG petn
process of time have almost taken rho rloco o tha
oriciral material P'"N' VI 'N0
"Are YOU free man 90 Iinor;red-rorI roror
like to ask n man If he i sioto o' never never
.,Eo Was.o I Ieionrs ~ NJ i1oo, ;,
with new clothes ?p ''PP'y So't
~" y,
ga iNe ..H U,a man looNea up IN aStoniSiment ana
S",u, 'r, Me never gets any ne" clothes"
They tell me" said T. chat You slaves are
very happy, and that you do not want your free
DOM That you like Slavery and do not wish to
get away ana nave wages Ike other men. Is,
" 50
"Dare not say what we feel about dat, Mass.i
There are some thriitlcSs coored men as there are
white men, who do rot like work, and would lie
lazy if they were free ; lutw we, who are not 80,
would like to have freedom, but il won t do TO-
say so Massie"
The old man was guarded in his expressions.
evidently fearing that we might he ouizzino him
in order that his owner oiobt learn IF ms wetLer
he desired TO make lis escape. We therefors
changed the subject: orG'01
"Tbors 10 GOOD strorr ,,,ror, ham, ,,,. ,h
do NOT nso nnch of tbo n6,ror .s ;i, ~ fneS
marked '' ''' N''''' 'o-
NO lhere used TO be a great Yankee cam
mere thou a. ne replied, but few years ago a