Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-17

eral neglect Of dunes 20 kpu atlth imam 81
But the Iious (?l reader could see.noH
beauty 81 point III It's lessons Of reproof
ma encouragement, except what is con-
tanned. Or ne supposed 70 be contained,
il a part Of the 9th verse, ID these words.
viz TO undo The heavy burdens, and
to lot the oppressed 90 free, andkthat you
break every yoke.n Here he turned up
tile white of his eyes, and seemed to be
horror-struck with the institutions. Of
.slayery id tie South. Z" He .emphaized
The words and seemed 70 suppose the
Prophet looked ahead some twenty six
hundred years. right into the South Of
this land, and saw horrible slate Of
things existing among you !; lie, that yon
great sinners above all men, prefer color
&c slaves, whilst the pious, peopleof the
North, say you should have only white
ones. #33ss H f.
But must introduce Mr.. Burns, the
object of attraction OH this occasion. Be
fore doing this, / should say something
Eof b Reverend gentleman, who introduced
this colored lion. This gentleman figured
at the Boston trial, as he stated After
rushing through the house, during the
opening prayer, IN such b clustering
manner as To interrupt the exercises, and
TO make the prayer seem 4 mere mock
service, he thrust himself into the1 pulpit,
and by his CONDUCT and appearances,
seemed TO say .tyou an}do nothing
without MIC, Il lie commenced the speaking
exercises about ali follows :-4sI am a
large man. Tho pro- slavery cause treu,-
bles all oycrTthis land because of me "!
i was living ip Boston stthe time Of the
great Burns trial. 1 was the only ono
who made the heal-hounds tlemble at
thai trial. i would shoot d man dead as
soon as eat a meal. who would attemptt to
arrest mo. were aifagiiiye from the he'll
Of slapety, as was this man, Burns. in
the city OF Boston, at tile time OF his trial
there, for no crime except asserting bis
own personal manhood"
After several minutes occupied in this
Style, Burns was introduced After the
Introduction, and beforsB Burns eornmenc-
ed his speech, one oFthe faithful informed
the audience that Bto Jplliff had not boon
asleep at his post If duty. buthad cap
tured. during the day! soma three me-
groes at our wharf. on d steamboat. and
that their trial you'll come off ID. morrow
at one o'clock. AHpreaent were request
Cd to do their duty The particulars Of
he duties required were not stated, but
generally understood, suppose. Finally
Mr.. Burns opened Ills mouth and spoke.
He found himself untitled fol- the duties
before him de audience being 50 very
intelligent and de speaker wanted an ed
ncation Sd very badly. lie was only
three years from the hsRgf SLAVERY, and
lie would telIthem something about it,
He knew 4 little child il tie county whore
he lived, thatwore dirty clothes, and one
day its clothes caught fire, and that child
burnt 70 death; the piousr people all
groaned and said ]. lawful -paor little
thing what terribleicruelty. )" The sec
ord instance be gaveaof the evils of slayey,
coming under his own knowledge, was
this. viz A white woman whipped q
eolored woman, fir some offence; the
colored woman said she would kill TIC
white woman some day, for whipping her
Theswhite women toll her husband about
it. and il was soon known In the cemmu-
nifty. About 40 men assembled and
burnt the colored women. Again, the
people groaued terribly. This was sure
ly very wrong and cruel. iftrtte. But
Tho following queries would force them
selves upon me. tst, WIS there ever a
child with dirty clothes, north of Mason
and Dixon's line and did that child's
clothes take fire and bern? "a, Was
there ever a mob north Of Mason aud Dix
on's line, and, if SD, did such mob
ever burn any colered body to death ?
Having spoken at sufficient lengthon
the general evils Of slavery, and given
striking proofs!of the cruelty and terrible
effects Of this system. the speaker now
proposed giving detailed accounted bis
own experience on the subject and rescue
from tins terrible he'll. s:
Tie speaker was born near Stafford @,
H. Virginia. He lived first with Mrs,
Sutton, next with Grab Horton, next Mr.
immersion, and finally his master semi
him withtA letter Of intrpduetion, and
some FIVE other fellow servants 10 Rich.
mond. Virginia, to get homes for them.
selves. They all found good homes,
with one or two exceptions. These ex.
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