Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-22
VOL. xxII...:NO. Is.
THE ORIGINAL DRIED SCOTT.

made such noise in the world in the case of
Scott against Sanford, and who has become so
tangled up with the Missouri Compromise and
other great subjects-Dred Scott is resident.
not citizen, Of st. Louis. He is well known to
many OF our citizens, and may frequently be
seen passing along Third street. He is an old
inhabitant, having come to this city thirty
years ago. Dred Scott was born in Virginia,
where lie belonged to Capt. Peter Blow, the
father of Henry G. Blow and Taylor Blow, of
this city.
He was brought by his master to St. Louis,
about thirty years ago, and in the course of
time became the property of Docter Emerson,
a surgeon in the army, whom he accompanied
on that trip to Rock Island and Fort Smelling,
on the ground of which he based his claim to
freedom. The wife of DR.. Emerson was for
merly Miss Sanford, and is Mrs. Chaffee wife
of Hon. Mr.. Chaffee, Of Massachusetts,. lie has
been married twice, his first wife, by whom he
had no children, having been sold from him.
He las had four children by his present
wife-two boys both dead, and two girls, both
living. Dred was at Corpus Christi at the
breaking out Of the Mexican war, as the servant
OF Captain cambridge, whom he speaks of asa
"good man."
On his return from Mexico he applied to his
mistress, Mrs. Emerson, then living near St.
Louis, for the purchase of himself and family.
Offering to pay part of the money down, and
give all eminent citizen Of St. Louis an officer
in the army, as security for the payment of the
remainder. His mistress refused his PROPOSE
ton, and Dred being informed that he was ell
titled to his freedom by the operation Of the
laws regulating the Northwest Territory, forth
with brought suit for it. The suit for it. The
suit was commenced about ten years ago, and
has cost Drcd $500 in cash, besides labor to u
nearly equal amount IL has given him " heap
y trouble" he says, and if he had known that
sit was gwino to last so long," he would not
have brought it. The suit was defended by
Mr. John Sanford. as executor of DR.. Emcr-
sons will.
Dred docs not appear at all discouraged by
the issue of the celebrated case, although it
dooms him to slavery. lie talks about the affair
with the case of a veteran ltigant, though not
exactly in technical language, and is hugely
tickled at the idea Of finding himself a person
age Of such Importance. lie does not take on
airs however, but laughs heartily when talking
of ode fuss dey made dar i'll Washington bout
de ole nigaer."
lie is about fifty-fre years old, we should
think, though he does not know his own age.
lie is Of unlniXed African blood, aid as black
as piece Of charcoal. For two or three years
past he has been running at large, no one ex-
ercising ownership over him, or putting any
restraint upon his movements. If he were dis
posed to make the attempt he could gain his
freedom at much less cost than even one-tenth
of the expense of the famous suit. Hswtil not
do so, however, insisting on abiding by the
principles involved in the decision of the suit
He declares that lie will stick to his mistress
is long as he lives. His daughters, Eliza and
Lucy, less conscientious about the matter, took
advantage of the absence Of restraint upon their
movements, 4 year or two since, to disappear,
and their whereabouts remains mystery
Dred, though llitcrate, is not ignorant. lie
has travelled considerably, and has improved
his stock of strong common sense by much in
formation picked, up in his journeyings. He
is anxious to know who OWNS him, being ieno-
rant whether he is the property of Mrs. Chatfee,
Or Mr.. Sanford, though we presume, there is
no doubt that the former is his legal owner
IIc seems tired Of running about with no one
to look after him, while, at the same time, he
is a slave. He says, grinninsly, that he could
make thousands Of dollars, if allowed by trav-
Cling over the country and telling who he is.
The Jewish passover commenced on the 9th
instant. 1t is i'll commemoration Of the passing
over of the Israelites when the first.born of
Egypt perished, and Of their escape out of Egypt.
During the time they cat "mazot,n or unleavened
bread, which is made of the finest wheat -four
and purest water kneaded by wooden lever,
and afterwards rolled out between wooden
rollers, and then cut by machinery, without be-
ing touched by human hands.
You've AMEElcA.-A few days since, two little
school boys were missing from Winstead, Conn.,,
and fears were entertained that they had been
drowned. They were found however, the same
evening. seven miles from home, having started
to 20 to California, because they had such hard
lessons to get, and were afraid of being iogged
if they did not get them.
\ SENSIBLE FArHER.-The Sunday -4Vas
says that a gentleman of great wealth in New
York, but who has never cared to minge much
in fashionable society, recently settled fifteen
thousand dollars year on daughter who had
married to his satisfaction In speaking on the
subject to friend the other day he remarked
he was willing to do the same by his other
daughters on one condition that they married
respectable, upright and Industrious young men.
He did not care how poor they were, if they only
were of this description, and their characters
would bear investigation.
DEATH OF An EpIToR.-We arc panied to an.
nouncc the death of Henry NJ. Cushmap, Esq,
lately connected with the editorial department
Of the Charleston Courier. lie breathed his last
at the Charleston Hotel about ten o'clock last
evening, after a brief illness of only few days.
He came from Boston to this city only few
months ago, where he had been connected with
the Boston Times He leaves wife and one
child, whom we believe, arc now at New
Haven, Connecticut.-Charleston Ne,rs.
"Good mornns!" said gentleman to a son
Of Erin, whom he met riding on the road.
"Your nag is in good ORDER Indade, ye may
say that, an what tis makes her so, It's mes;lf,
doesn't know, for she has nothing in this blessed
world to ate but whate straw, and that nirer ,cas
hafMrashed.'
Is this good money 2" said man to sus-
picious looking wight who had made some small
purchase Of him. at ought to be good, for 1
made it myself" was the answer. With that
he took the man up for coming; but the man,
in his defence, proved that he made the money
by oot-making.
There are two kinds of bores in this world
the rich and the poor. You can get rid of the
latter by lending him five dollars. You can free
yourself of the other by attempting to borrow
twenty dollars of him. Try it on.
wish you had been Eve" said .an urchin
to an old maid who ro, nr,rorl;oI e.. ....,