The true Democrat., 1857-04-21
The Original Dred Scott a Resident of \,
 Louis-Sketch of his History.

The distinguished colored individual wbo has made such noise in the world in connoo ton with the celebrated case of SCOTTvs S,- FORD and who has become so tangled m w;,L the Missouri compromise and other great srh jects-Dred Scott Is resident-not a citizan of St. Louis. He Is well known to manv os our citizens, and may frequently be seen nsss ing along Third street. He is an old ipbaE tant, having come to this city thirty years ago
 Dred Scott was born in Virginia, where h. belonged to Capt. Peter Blow, the father of Henry T. Blow, and Taylor Blow of this cite He was brought by his master to St. Ion;, about thirty years ago, and, in the course If time, became the property of Dr. Emerson surgeon in the army, whom he accompanied m that trip to Rock Island and Fort Smelling. on the ground of which he based his claim to freq dom. The wife of Dr. Emerson was formerrv Miss Sanford, and is now Mrs ChaiTee, wife of Hon. Mir. Chaffee, of Massachusetts He b,s been married twice, his first wife, by whom he had no children, having been sold from him
 He has had four children by his present wife two boys, both dead, and two girls, both Gyipg Dred was at Corpus Christi, at the breakiT, out of the Mexican war, as the servant of Captain Bainbridge, whom he speaks of asa "good man.
 On his return from Mexico, he applied o his mistress, Mrs. Emerson, then living near St. Louis, for the purchase of himself and fam. fly, offering to pay part of the money down and give an eminent citizen of St. Lous an othcer Tn the army, as security for the payment of the remainder. His mistress refused bis proposition and Dred being informed that bs was entitled to his freedom by the operation of the laws regulating the Northwest terrtov forthwith brought suit for it. The suit was commenced about ten years ago, and has cost Dred $500 in cash besides labor to a nearly equal amount. It has given him "heap o'tfouble," he says, and if he had known ths, "lt was gwine to last so long," he would not have brought it. The suit was defended by Mr. John Sanford, as executor of Dr. Emef son's will.
 Dred does not appear to be at all dscour. aged by the issue of the celebrated case, al. though 1t dooms him 10 slavery He talks about the affair with the ease of veteran hti. gant, though not exactly in technical language. and IS hugely tckled at the idea of finding himself parsonage of such importance. He does not take on airs, however, but laughs heartily when talking of de fuss dey made dar n Washington bout de ole nigger"
 He Is about 5 years old, we should think though he does not know his own age. He's of unmixeJ African blood, and as black as piece of charcoal For two or three years Last. he has been running at large, DO one exercising ownership over him, or putting any restraint on his movements. If he were disposed to make the attempt, he could gain his freedom at much less cost than even oue-teuth of tue expense of the famous suit. He will not do so, however, insisting on abiding by the prilG. ples involved in the decision of the suit. He declares that he will stick to his mistress as long as he lives His daughters, Eliza and Llzzy, less conscientious about the matter took advantage of the absence of restraint ou their movements year or two since, to ds appear, and their whereabouts remain a myS. , tery.
 Dred, though illcerate, is not ignorant. He 1 has travelled considerably, and has improved his stock of strong common sense by much in. formation picked up in his iourneyings. lie $ anxious to know who owns him, being iyno- rant whether he is the property of Mrs. Chaf ice or Mir Sanford, though we presume, there Is no doubt that the former is his real legal owner. He seems tired of running about with no one to look after him, while at the same time he is slave. He says grinninglv. that Le could make thousands of dollars, if allow ed by travelling over the country and telling who he is.-iS. Louis NeaUs