The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-04
a FEW ITEMS OF THE BRITISH BUDGET FOR

1888.
In the supply-bill lately presented to the British
Parliament and adopted, we notice the following
items For consular establishments abroad $685.
AS; for extraordinary disbursements, embassies.
and missions abroad, $1l2,500; and for liberated
groes, 500 600 This last item would seem to be to-
tally inadequate to the benevolent purposes Of the
Chancellor of the British Exchequer, if one is to
Judge from the great increase of late in the number
Of abscondng slaves who have escaped from starva-
ton and kicks in Canada to their masters in the
southern States.
STILL ANOTHER NUT FOR THE ABoLITIoNIsTs.
75 The Editor Of The Union:
have noticed several articles in your paper lately illus
ratve of the attachment which exists between the slave
and his master.
Let narrate to you incident which happened
within the bounds of that beautiful valley of Virginia
wherein you and were born, showing the respect with
which masters regard faithful slave while living and the
honors paid to his memory when dead.
In the county of F. there lived ON old slave whose
name was UNCLE ToMa vcritable person, not your a
tiols Mrs Stowe Uncle Tonl--who the manager
" head-man on the farm of his master.
UNCLE Ton well endowed by nature with much
stronger powers of mind than common to his color he
remarkable for his common views of business
for his many excellent qualities and esteemed by the
family and the neghbors because of his strict integrity
and rvent pcty He treated with the consideration
due to white overseerthe master always counsellng
with him upon all matters pertaining to the admnista
ton of the farm
The religious element always enters largely into the
life of good negro, and UNCLE Ton an exemplary
and devoted Christian, His example would have put to
shame some Of his h protesting brethren Of the North
who worshipping ideal liberty to the slave rather
than gracious edecmer vino to bring salvation to
sinners Such the estimate of Uncle 7bms Christian
character that when he died. in 1885, at the good old age
of So the minister of the Methodist Church the cir
cult preached touching sermon, and wrote just and
beautiful obituary his virtues which published in
the New York Christian Advocate and journal, from
which it extensively copied into many of the
papers in the United States.
His remains were followed to the grave by all the white
family by their neighbors, and of by all the col
orcd population of the vicinity and many and sincere
tears dropped his tomb by those who loved
him in life and now incurred over his loss
This much is preliminary, and due to proper under
standing Of the sequel.
The children of the farmer, nine in number had
become grown and all but two had left the paea roof
and were dispersed far and wide country The
parents growing old and a love constrained the
children to assemble around the hearhsone in
fraernal greeting Accordingly, in May last all but
gathered together to mingle mutual joys and
rows and renew the sweet cmnisrences Of childhood
There vacancy at home which wo all felt deep
ly UNCLE ToM dead He had gone to his home in
Heaven Years had passed. but the memory Of his virtues
was fresh with those who loved him with the sincerity
triumphant and happy death of the respect paid to his
remains by beloved parents and their neighbo how
they walked solemny beside his bier to the village church
yard of the tears that shed, and of the sincere
mourning of heavy hearts, that good od Uncle Tom was
gonc-all this had been communicated to the children
and it was fit that we too should go and drop a
tear of sympathy upon his grave
That family group separated perhaps forever; but
they left touching memento of affection to mark the
last resting place of the good old servant Uncle Tom In
one corner of the rude church yard enclosed with its
strong walls of stone and surrounded by the lofty pine
and sturdy oak of the adjacent forest there is peepng up
from the exubent grass tablet Of purost marble upon
whose face inscribed this truthful and grateful epaph
TO THE MEMORY OF Z .a:
UNCLE TOM
Who died IN 1866 aged so years.
He was a faithful servant and Christian, and has gone
to his reward in Heaven. -
Erected in May 1851
need not tell yoa Mr. Editor, that this tribute d
spontaneous and willing offering to the memory of Stare
by the children of his master. t..t a.ve
WASHINGTON August !, .is5l 'ai'~n
There have been556 GIG persons altogether buried in
Greenwood Cemetery since It's opening II Is truly cty
of the dead. - IS ~