Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-17
From the St Louis Evening News



Tho d;otincnished colored individual who has made
.cb noise in the world in connexion with the Gel
obrated case of Scott TS Sanford ana VINO ms ce
come so tangled up with the Missouri Com promise
and other great subjects bred Scott Is resident
rot citizen. of ST. Louis. He Is well known to
49, of onr citizens, and may frequently be seen
-ass;ro along Third street. He is an old inhabitant
PPavinge come to this city thirty years ago.
nred Scott was born in Virginia, where he belong
ed 70 Can't Peter Blow, the father of Henry T. Blow
and TAYLOR Blow, of this city He was brought y
his master 10 ST. Louis about thirty years ago, and
IN The course of time, became the property of Or.
Emerson, a surgeon in the army. whom ne accom-
r.ned on tina, trip 10 Rock Island md Fort Smelling
on the ground OF which he based his claim 10 Iiee'
DOM The wife Of DR. Emerson was formerly MISS
Sanford, and is now Mrs Chafee VIE OF bon. Nr;
ChafFee of Massachusetts,. He has been married
t,yirp his first wife by whom he lad no children,
having boen sold from him. He Lac had four chill.
drpn nv his present wife, two boys both dead, and
two oils, both living. bred was at Corpus Christi
at he breaking out of The Mexican war, as The ser
want of Captain Balnoridge, whom te speaks OF as
"gOod man."
On his return from Mexico, he applied to his ms
tress Mrs Emerson then living near st. LOUIS, Tor
the purchase of himself and family, offering to Jay
part of the money down, and give an eminent citizen
of St. Louis, an officer in The army, as security tor
the payment Of the remainder. HIS mistress refused
his proposition, and Drt d, being informed that he
was entitled TO his freedom by the operation OF the
laws regulating the Northwest territory, forthwith
brought suit Tor it, The suit was commenced about
ten wears ago, and has cost bred $500 in cash, be-
sides labor 10 a nearly equal amount 1t has given
him a heap otrOuble,' lie says, and IT ne had
known that it was gwine to last so long, he would
not have brought it. The suit was defender by Mr.
John Sanford, as executor of DR.. Emerson's will.
bred does not appear TO be at all discouraged by
T. issue Of the celebrated case, although 1t dooms
hin to slavery. He talks about The affair with the
ease of veteran litgant, though not exactly in
technical language and is hugely ucked at the idea
Of finding himself parsonage OF such importance
He does not take on airs, however but laughs HEATH
Iy when talking of 'de fuss dey made dar in Wash
iugOn bout dc ole niger"
He is about fifty five years DID, we should think,
though he does not know bis own age. He is of un-
mixed African blood, and as black as piece of char.
coal. For two three years past he has been run
ming al large no exercising ownership over him.
or putting any restraint on his movements. 1t he
disposed to make The attempt he could gain his
FRI edOn at much less cost than even one-tenth OF
the expense of the famous suit. He will not do so,
however, insisting Abiding by the principles in
volved in the decision Of the suit He declares that
he will stick 10 his mistress long he lives. His
daughters, Eliza and Liza, less conscientious abou
the natter took advantage of the absence frestran
On their movements year or two since to disappear
and their whereabouts remain a mystery.
bred, though ilhterae is not ignorant. He hal
travelled considerably, and has improved his stock
strong common sense by much information picked VI
in his iourneyings He is anxious to know WIZ
him, being ignorant whether he is the property
of Mrs. Chaffee Mr. Sanford, though we presume
there is no doubt that the former is his real lega
owner. He seems tired of running about with on
TO look after him, while at the time he is slave
He says grinningly that he could make thousands o
dollars, il allowed, by travelling over the country ant
telling who he is.