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WASHINGTON, Illinois, February

WASHINGTON, Illinois, February II, 1885,
EDIroR DAY Book: lay before you a subject uE'i
which should like to some comments from you 10 VOW
valuable paper. 1t is this One Mr.. c. v. Ma poa
abotonist Baptist minister, and agent for the tram
portation OF paupers from Five Point Mission New Y0
has been bringing loads Of children (white chid
to the western States and selling them out like brus
las he says) pay their expenses Boys and girls are sou
at from fifteen 10 fifty dollars, according quality
purchaser finds he has good bargain he holds on @
servant; il not he turns him off 10 shift for himself I'M
purchaser is under obligation to take Of BIN f
Is care in point: Thomas Butler halfwted Irish IGS
about fifteen years old brought to This place by Mr.
and sold TO Mr. v. Ms father who kept him until be fou
him not very profitable turned bin off and he has pTs
forced 10 sleep in cars stables, Sc and beg bis bread
has been kept sometimes by persons from suffering Ts
would apply to The Of the poor for pay 60
VS. last visit to onr State, thought we would ny
effect Of the law upon him Complaint being made ny ny
overseer Of the poor Mr. " arrested tried and lou
guilty Of bringing psupers into the State for which
fined one hundred dol aud He is now preacn
persecution to the people, which turns out greatly 70 ~
advantage What Ia strange about the matter s 'nn
every hbolitionst thinks Mr. v. has been badly uea
and am told the money pours in freely to carry en- Nv
traffic in human flesh To see negro taken from w
mother end sold 10 man bound by law to PROVIDE
him, seems awful TO them; but to child, white sn
kidnapped in the city OF New York and brought to limo.
and sold to man bound to keep him only long y
thinks it profitable and then be turned out upon
cold charities Of Illinois TO beg steal tarve seems
perfectly humane and Christian like If you can expos
these Five Point Mission slavedeaers through onr P
] think yon can do the cause much good. u
Respectfully yours, b. W.
We have for some time thought that many Of our mI
humane people in New York, who pretend TO be dong
so much good in picking up street children needed Owe
hauling IL is not very natural to suppose that Two "
three agencies here Engaged in this business solely
question of philanthropy. 1t must pay somehow ana w
presume the above lisa specimen There are dos
less many children in such large city this who WOo
beinhntey better of fthey had good homes in the couD
but whether their condition isimproved by selling tnem
persons who are in bound by law to provoeO
them is very doubtful. 1t is easy matter to PICK "
children here and deceive them by fine stories aoou w
country, and then place them with irresponsible
who not bound to look after their welfare IT Sa
gular fact however, that this business u principally
on In this city by abolitonists who think
to sell little negroes bnt who have not the same
ishness about white children. We understand, hoWeN
that the business ia very prosperous and we suppose
persons making very handsome thing out o y
What trade has your fathsr7' said inquirer 70 Nv
boy. oh he has no trade-he 10 philsnthropsl !,
the answer Philanthropy pays and sending chilorn
the West IL one Of the WAYS TO DO H.