The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-03
Democratic Sentiment and Practice.


The black man has no rights which white
man is bound to respect.'-Judgs Tuney
Below we give on account Of a Transaction
conceived and executed in the true spirit Of the
above decision. 1t will be observed that it is
not OF Black Republican origin, but taken from
Southern paper Read, and if the recital does
not madden the brain, stif1en the muscle and
send the blood in molten streams through YOUR
veins, you are constructed Of mJre impassiys
material than oursef:
Way MINISTER LEFT MS CHUscs--BpIp,,
OUTRAGE ON SLAVES The Rev Samuel Saw.
yer, graduate OF the New York TheoIogical
seminary, aud for the last nine years pastor Of
the Second Prrs6y ytesian Church, Rogersyillr.
East tennessee, was recently dTivtu from his
chhrch IN consequence OF his course in regard
~ tha beating of slave named ANTHONY by his
master, one Col. N.thcrlaud, an elder in his
church Mr.. Sawyer has published nothing in
regard 10 the affair unil driven to /! BY slanter-
Gus reports, pre- udca to his chara cter as min
Ister' has b ell circulated, and forced him 10 his
own defence. He therefore publishes a long
statement in supplement to the KnoxyiIle
irnn) PrssoyteriaH Witness, the truth of
which is v0uched for by Messrs. Jos. Hoffma,-
ter, and J. NJ johnson. elders of the RooersriIi.
church The Colonel N-therland whose brutal
ny Is SO dlsgusingy shown has been elected u
deiegtie to the Secession Convention called bv
the prusllvery ministers Of the New School
Presbyterian church, ~ NEE. at Richmond on
the 9th inst.
II appears that slave, formerly belonging TO
the children OF Or. Ross, was owned by Colonel
Netherland, and was sold in 1886 to be sent to
Mississippi. Rather than go "down South"
he negro man of to the woods, and remain
ell concealed for more than year, until found
and brought back by some hunters. He was
then handed over by Col. ~, with the chains on,
to the trader who bought him, who took him
back OF the church, in field, and there, fn tho
pr S nee OF crowd of spectators. beat him
with over three hundred and thirty blows, laid
on with a leather strap nailed to a board, while
the slave was tied down on his back and bind
folded. The trader whipped him to make. him
confess who had harbored him, uTd probobIr
would have " baatenhim tiilSdturlay night" il
such an excitrn' mt had not been caused BIZ tn
first installment OF scourgng.
But this wdsnot th. worst. Col. N.tIyerIanj
owned all old gray haired slave who had nursvd
him in infancy, and suspectiug that he knew
more about the runaway, and who had harbored
him, than lie chose to tell, he handed him y.r
TO the same negro trader. to be taken To- a neigh
boring county aud there b.aten at discretion TO
make him confess
The trader took the old man to a place called
Beans station, in the next county, (Grainger)
ana there, on Sunday morning in stable, Oh
| the public highway, stripped and tied him naked
on plank strapped his feet to post aud tied
his head forward 10 a brace, ami then vhSopsd
hum by striking with carpenters hanlsaw-
| Mississippi way-which ruises large blisters and
bursts them, cutting the hide III pieces. He
whipped him that Sunday till all the neighburs
closed their doors-whipped him till the neigh
oors put down their windows and closed their
cuItains-whipped him till the women, driven
Wild by neaFInu tlI hlntvs a,,l 1 ha
znS cries for mercy, cried out against il-till
one man declared that if he did mot stop ha
would return him to court-till the Ia1tlo of
the tavern, after hearing in silence the infiction
ot at least three hundred blows with the saw.
went to him and told him that he must put an
end 10 lt-that he himself was liable to indict-
mrnt for suffering such things on his premises.
ana mat he was unwilling to bear it any longer
fht trade became very angry at his inierference,
anu to!d the landlord that he had sent boy 10
get bundle OF whips 10 scourge he negro's
back when the flesh should b. too much cut mn
by the saw; anl finally, finding he could not 90
on, he iumblrd the negro into his wagon. in tiis-
gust at The Bean station people, and went to
Rutege. The slave had two fits in consequences
OF the brating; but notwithstanding, the trais,
tied him up again al Rutlege Jail. while the iaiI-
or,-who would hardly have allowed twas
away aud beat him with three sticks from .
loom, over the raw flesh, until he was tired. and
then told him he would try it again the nsxt
day. The inspectors, however, reflssi to let the
jail be used for such purposes, and the negro was
sent nome IA week--no information having
been obtained from him.
Thereupon a great excitement arnse at ROGERS
yille, aud the Church 'ssions mildly requested
Col. Netherland to come forward and show no
was not responsible for thu outrage. He refused
to do thIs-,lecldred that h- had a right 10 beat
his nrgrors as much as he chose or hs We IL done
that churChes had nothing to- do with
politics. and finally wound up by declar-
Ing Mr.. Sawyer an sbulitiomist and that he
must lrove: Mt Sawyer, thinking the church
would be divided If he stayed, ami his friends
bring too much afraid of being called ..uboli-
tlonsl II they Stood up for him, resigned the
charge OF this church, with its most riI iIhteous
elder, aud came away.
Had we been present we would have shot the
inebriaied trader, as We would rabid dog or
venomous reptile. Amid the shrieks Of the
poor old negro we would have sent his fiendi,h
spirit to Fevrl with its brother demons in p.rdi-
ton. And it is for conlemnng atrocities like
these that the Loco Foco doughf4ces of Ohio.
with II. 8. Payne at their head cry out 'aboli-
tionism against the Republican party
Instead of shielding the unfortunate from tbs
assaults OF power; instead of elevatiac tho
'owIy ami whispering hope to the oppressed.
they are ceaseless in their efforts to crush ,hs
heart, and trampe down in the dust the poor.
weak, simple minded black man.
They ridicule his elfJrts for freedom, scoff at
his cries for help, jeer at the sympathies awaken
ell IN his behalf, but glory in eIevatng the noun.
tain OF prejudice now resting upon him. And
this, shade OF Jefferson is called dsmocraeu
BREsLrN AND THE ExraADfrI)S LAW.