Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-09
Abolition Philanthropy.

II BODY earth wants further evidence Of The by-
Pccrscy aud Of the Abolition philanthropists
the North let him read the pain arnshod tale" which
give below from tue Charleston STANDARD While Chas
Sumner is "shrieking for freedom the Senate OF the
United States hs brother Albert is selling uigxsrsr in
South Carolina and quietly storing the proceeds in
his brecches pocketand then returning Boston to weep
with his tribe the horrors aud the naues Of the
peculiar institution" Bot read the story and say II
regular shricking Abohtionist particularly from Boston,
the and despicsble thing beneath the
blue canopy Of heaven;
ABolrrioS PHILAsIHRorr.-Among the rccor.s OF the
courts OF our district interesting cases. and the
least Is the celebrated Pel Ball This fingered
the Court oChancery for many years evoked the highest
talent OF the Charleston bar hung upon the lips of peo
pic and at its close gave rise to exhibition o abolition
philanthropy which entities il siil further notice
The facts OF tho simple Mr.. AMI Mrs. Swim
ton Ball We're of the passengers the isted
Pudski when IL wrecked. and both persisted but
the distribution OF the property LEFT behind them IL o
importance TO determine who the survivor The
depending uponthis question amounted $50 0Oo
Excessive ingenuity exercised-fscts family be
traced amid the scenes OF that perous occasion
amined and it was finally decided that Mrs Ball alive
at period whom there Of the existence
the husband and the property became distributablc
among her heirs taw There two distributes both
residents Of the tree States portion Of the property
consisted OF slaves whom they could hold
in that condition, and il determined therefore, that
they should be sold and the proceeds divided and in
rying this determination into effect very hard
presented Among these slaves was BODY servant
OF Mr.. Ball. who much esteemed and who had a wife
and seven children As is usual here the entire family
put up Tor sale together but there for
Inference that this would sell for mach with
90 inefhcents he would sell for by himself and
nj the egates required that they should b. sold sep
sratey. The reQuiiton inspired feeling Of Indignation
and disgust. but purposc The sale went on the
legaee himself became the purchaser this iavoe slave
He held him to advance in value aud only consented
10 dispose OF him the purchaser OF his bcreaved family
upon the payment o what he considered sufficient profit
upon the bargain. That legatee who so held a small
profit upon the favored slave othe whose
about to share Albert Sumner, brother Of Charles
Sumner who lately been rendered distinguished in
| the Senate Of the United States
Nov, do enter criminal prosecution against
Mr. Sumner for the conduct Of his brother out speaking
from the OF = society and family who capable
of an act like this may be surely questioned sbether
he is proper person srrsgn the chariot slavery and
whether there is something like retibutive justice in
his meeting like expistory msryrom in the
Of human freedom.
IL be objected 10 society that such act is
possible bat in every form of society there
" evils and families separated here they
elsewhere, under the impcrious necessities OF common
lie, while this is to he remembered In Tree States fam
lilies apart by countless CAUSES hat here there ia
hut 20 disturb the domestic relations of the negro and
that is the order OF MASTER IL Is also TO be remember
cd that seldom interest in such order
He who husband will also find il To his interest
10 the wife who sells the against his WISH will
also find il TO his interest sell she other and hence il
happens under the natural equities Of this institution that
this evil most excepted Is OF less frequent
than among almost other people known history
and that is left for the phanthOphy one the tree
States TO exhibit OF the few instances upon record in
which has found interest OF from fifty to one
hundred dollars in separating negro husband from hs
family and who for small has had the heart
perpetrae the act.