Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20
For the Freemen's Champion.]
Talks with My Aunt

"What negro preacher? i? would
not 60 across the street to hear any of
them"
"Why not listen to a colored min
lister as we'll as white one?" said I !;
"soulS are distinguished by color,
and if they are only good and
noble"
"Pshaw ! who ever heard of ne.
gre being good or noble? 1t is i'm
possible for them to be either. A
poor, weak, idiotic race, fit only for
slaves, trained like dumb beasts"
"But, Aunt, MIR. Logan, is both.
"Ah, my dear child, your SYM
pathies are SO easily excited; it makes
me SO vexed to think they will try
to associate with respectable white
people, and come creeping round for
contribution to get poor slaves away
from bondage; what would we do with
them here ? think they are far bet
ter off where they are, with some one
to take care of them; they would not
know enough to take care Of them
selves even if they were liberated
They are an ignorant, thick headed
black race, and that is all they ever
can be-" and with an air that nothing
more need be said on the subject, took
down the Bible, as was her custom
Sabbath days, put on her spectacleS,
put down her finger, and commenced
reading the 25th chapter of Matthew.
II think you are very unjust said
/, interrupting her; there are far too
many here who think the same with
You. Oh, if you could have heard
him this afternoon, you would"
II would no." said she firmly;
edo not interrupt me-" .
Aunt, how gladly would some
poor slave listen to me, and how ear
ncstly would l tell bin about this
good man WHO"
Where would the master be ?"
said my Aunt, smiling, as she looked
up from her reading.
"I have never been put to the
test" said /; :" but it seems to
me, now, that l would not stop
to think Of matters, only Of the
victims in their power, l would tell
them be was their friend, and proteo-
tor, that if they succeeded in escaping
from their prosecutors he would be-
friend them; ifthey were pursued, he
would hide them safely, would warm
them, clothe them, feed them, and
give them money to bear their expen-
penses to foot of earth where they
might raise their voices in thanksgiv-
ing to their Creator. One hundred
and twenty-cne slaves Mr.. Logan said
they had helped on their way from
the land of bondage to land Of free
dom, within the last six months, and
placed them where they would be
cared for and educated; seven he says
have como to him within the last week
one of which is coming into our neigh
borhood to live, l am glad. There
is room for many more, who may
find q sure retreat from the dogs that
scent their track and the men who
hunt their souls. You call them
black, Aunt, are they to blame for
that? Ask the God who made them
why they did it. You call them ig-
norant, thick headed etc.; who is to
blame? Who shall be charged with
binding the father, the mother, and
as it were blind-folding their poster
ity to all truth and knowledge; has it
not been forced upon them. for GER
tainly they did not choose a life Of
slavery; and will the next generation
bo less thick-headed than tho last ?
are they to blaineG Who tears the
weeping daughter from her own mo-
thsr's bosom, and subjects hcrto a
life ofwretchedness which she often
terminates by putting an end to her
own oxistcnceg You say they have
not affection as we have; / cannot ba-
lieve IL. Gould you have seen Mr..