The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-23

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the fulowipe d the substances He goes On 70 state
the hiah socisi position and family sslaoss Of q.
sasd.s "a ssIsmniss soatsi6si X Is Ne. Yorl
ssschsr sssioss him for which Be excuses hin, mr.
ses 70 tie purpose Of speculation, and charges oil
the wrongs growing out Of On r. sehsGsr hsr late
owner charging him With fab cstins the story about
sarahis psrentsse, for the purpose Of obtaining 9
higher price for her in Northern nartet than eoed
have been obtained in . Southern market. He de
him :. p Il. he Soss IN
permitted t. enter int sentee soststy ii thsr st
he occurrences It Plymouth Church % the Let Of
June 10 afford the friends and nsighhon OF thsir In
iursd friend and family redress. He winds up BY
.ss e. H.% YesE Day Book pase
proceedings which was refused BY the two prinsips
papers Of that town, their editors beng ssntiemsn
the hopecf popularity and future reward. and "a.
only pubhed in the vind'cssor The late editor Of
staanon a. o who o =
chase Sarah. and think he might have done me the
Justice to credit me with the same motives of hui
manity which actuated him. e,
The FOLLOWING IL the reply of Mr.. scheheY to the
action of this meeting, and the charges put forth by
" TO THE PUBLIC.
RICHMOND. Aug. Esd, 1855.
Not beius demolished by the still born indignation
meeting held in Staunton on the 18th July, and con-
srstulatins myself upon the fact that yet survivs
consider it dusto yeu that should say word mere
In the first place, am credibly informed that the
messing cid not number sover 100 souls; that fam
ing placards and much drumming could not raise
coruoraps guard, and the indignant setators had to
avail themselves of q crowd who were collected by
auctioneer to sell old negro woman and that so
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farce am Dutch foreigner; that is not my fault,
nor do believe It be disgrace am sorry, howev-
ever, that some who figured Ia that notable meeting
tryman) confess that do deal In slaves, but can
that buying them should be moro criminal In
the eyes of the public than selling No reasonable
my social position, do not set up any high caims
do attempts to getfnto soeiety to which my birth
.ition nav be- one of the eeeys OF that mestins At
least has enjoyed my hospitality under my humble
roof has smoked my sessrs, imbibed my liquor, and
them been in places TOO low for my taste. As
my timidty keeping m away from Siaunton. the ho-
tel books will show that on the 6th 7th and 9Th OF
June in the height Of the excitel created blythe
statement made in the New York papers | was
in the town, in broad daylight upon al the pub
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my residence is we'll known; and if at any time. In
the town OF Staunfon rights OF person or property
that they should hold indignation meetings to de-
nouuee imagined wrongs. The proceedings leaveit
to be inferred by those Tho do not know better, that
fabricated Sarshs story. 1t il hardly necessary for
to say that the story was told in Staunton long
before had any acquaintance there. With the late
masters character il not proper for to NEEDLE;
1t may be- for aught know, seotiefs his friends
represent; nut certain am, that have not intention
ally done him damage If spoke of . matter which
others bold to speak Of not actuated BY any
sanderous malicious purpose. Contempt 10 express
ed fer my sympathy for the girl Now it may be that
negro trader has no SOUL and that the master who
sells the slave raised in his family is all soul
| judgment on this question is worth nothing; but
there is day of judgment to try mons souls coming
better adapted to the settlement of that point than
such an indignation meeting can be- Sarah 10 free,
and is no longer my property; nor has she ever
turned to or her friends. believe that she has
been guilty of theft stated by some of the papers.
have paid 20 for her and have received ELL
in full fromsher purchasers Of meless than would
have obtained and offered for her So much for
my speculation. Her infant child 10 still the property
of her master, who has promised, before God and
man. to emancipate her when her mother should be
free. 1t is easy for who like to ride sgita-
ton to say strong words about humble iodivid-
ual; bat truth is mighty and must prevail and strong
words spoken, unsupported ny truth justice, may
persecute for day, and when those who are ma
king capital out of such proceedings have made all
| they out of their trade, l hope, by an honest
of dealing and conduct, to gain and possess
the confidence of all whose esteem is worth posses-
sing FIR. SCHEFFER.
If the New York Day Book has published ths pro-
ceeding of the Stsunton meeting it win do act Of
Justice, and oblige me. by publishing hts ON the
same terms. au 2--ltA