Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-03-28

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s0 y, sn :, sees 7. blessed vision, e-sa
And me voi let nat S Rs sesn q. =.
suus her spirit with the whisper s4aT
~sunsr them 70 come 70 ks.n
Heavens crystal gates swing inward
And she sees her baby there!
TIA Knrssed Panser.-lIsw be Did nj Cat the Rene.
few years ago, Capt. B., of Proyincetown.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts loaded his snue littls
schooner "Polly Ann" With shingles ct Gardiner.
on the Kennebec, Maine, and sailed With the
morning tide for Charleston, 8. c., where, in due
90 urse q time ne arrived safely and disposed of
that city. He now, for return freight, took in .
cargo OF cotton for the Lowell Mills, and with
one passenger, fair wind, and iolly. fun.lov-
ing crew, sailed for Boston. -
On the third day out tho Grew heard an un-
earthly, soul narrowing, agonizing howl or groan
proceed from the hold, -snd. though somewhat
the victims Of superstition a. most sailors ara.
their humanity got the better of their fears, and
they at once opened the hasch-way and brought
70 light and fresh air stalwart, though half suf
iocated and starved negro, who had there secret.
slowed himself, hoping thereby to obtain .
free passage to freedom.
AZ the negro was broughtnpon deck, the single
ton. Was enjoying his after dinner cigar, and,
recognizing the object before him as the slave Of
an old friend, he exclaimed in . passionate and
authoritative tone 80 10 :. 60
.Jaks, you internal rasssl!-ain't you Joe
Browne Niger qss-e,rs go., 81 lc.a.<-
..w:ll, lvas bis Niger, n.ssa,'' replied the
trembling colored man, shut day afore I left
Cha'ston Massa Brown sells my wife and chile to
the slave trader, Who takes dem to de Soaf for
De sugar fields and massa Brown knocks, me in
de head wd club and kicks me kaxe I cries 20
dat couldn't work. So jest hides myself in
de cotton down 10 de vessel, 20 / might 60 Norf
wnsr won't be beat and Kicked any more for
The slight tone of sarcasm in the clos;ne som
tence aroused the indignation Of the planter, and
be attempted TO kick the poor negro Tor bis in.
pudenoe; but the good. hearted though Herculean
mate interfered, with the suggestion that there
nad never been alJ logging on board the Polly
Ann, ana wltIout the captains positive orders
nothing q the kind could for q moment De tho't
of. a ooa t.1-71..- "a : 30 - -
r. proceeding at once to the cabin, the planter
thus gave vent to bis feelings TO the good-natur-
ed and imperturable captain: e.
"Oaptain B., d-n your eyes! A runaway
negro has just been discovered on board your YES
eel, and demand, in the name Of the Constitu.
tion and southern rights, that you immediately
bout ship and return {, Charleston
The Captain cody and deliberately took from
his mouth q half-smoked Havana, gaxed ct his
excited passenger through the gray curling cloud
and replied:
.Yoa are unduly excited, my dear boy; lot Us
| talk this matter over" Netsesa es,'v .-g
| 81 sson't tall the matter over - exclaimed the
planter 81 only ask for the rights of the South
and those rights will have. -
"But," says the captain, eve are now three
days cut ct sea, and is il not best for Us to dis
cuss this subject little before deciding to lose
six days sail, q fair wind and our own self.res-
poet, for the sake Of gratifying your selfish am
bition TO rule and command wherever YOU are.
and to return poor unfortunate black man to .
lie-bondage Of cruelty and oppression 20
| Perfectly thunder-str0ck ct the captains cool
ness and audacity to speak of Southern sschiysl.
| ~" a. ssselfsh ambition" the planter sprang
70 his feet, seizing pistol in one hand and Be-
wie-knife in the other, staksd to and fro through
the cabin number Of timess and suddenly stop
ping 10 front Of the captain, who had resumed his
smoking exclaimed in thunder tones
| "Did youwishto resume the discussion about
the negro pa inquired the captain. Offering the
passenger cigar, and pointing to the unoccupi-
"This is no discussion, STRIP exclaimed the
planter, 81 came not here TO discuss, but to de-
mand Southern rights, and BY all the powers of
heaven or hell I'll haes those rights, or Pin
done with You forever I'1 a . -. III -
"Let Us discuss those riphts frat. ., renled the
captain, stcr you are At present little excited,
ssDon't brother me-" screamed the infuria.ed
give mo nv rights withonf d;scn.s;on ana No.
give yon fair warning that unless you 'bous shin
and start for Charleston vitSin eiehteen' bourr
! from this time. YOU shan be daharrsd from nv
friendship, co-oneration and soc;ssv n dis -:
sel.,, - 7''' = '.,'S'' =
Having delivered himsef ~ hi. ov.,ch.,..d
eloouence and snir,t. the planter rsturnsd - tSs
ouarter.deck to devisa mann for a d;s.oint;or
| With the Yankae cantain'
The next mornine Al the braak a. aav ~, 49,
| ing mon deck tbe eanta;n vas rot Y;,tia 80
prised And amuaed an not;cno th.t tha ri.os.-
had seated h,mse If 81 ia al NJ th~ 80 ar
the schooner. and bv the Ala Of the tacil;n~ ron.
| had lowered her e the 1900 edce srS ~.
now being drawn along bv the ronsxSsoms th;,.v
no On seelng the captain, the planter suddenly
fose !lo@ z fecomoee! position, spreng to tho
pow OF the tottering little yawl--for the sea WAS
noM leaTy ano 9sngs!ou ZOE small cEait-drew
| .lom nls Dosom ME- gh"ering Dowie-knife, and
e&clAmso:
sever The cord that binds usO9 Saw thSs vor viii
accede to my proposition made yestsrdsv. and
| the blow shall NOT bs given but unless Won ct
once fetract your offensive remarks. and promise
me under oath that shall not again Be- o ossed
in my desire on board Of shis vessel, the fearfal
1 blow shall be 1iven-a final disao usion e6Facfed