Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-10-06

s"d eiotuing, tuh GAS y tar the most nu
meFous class. The other works their slsvs
every Sabbath. from they are able Ill
deaths Some Of them Z bible bet Oh, hov
fsw' and fhen bow lameuiably few hav,
the tine % rend i. i the7 were capable
The preaching and PRAYER meetings ar,
Usually % Sabbslh blght5, somssimes o.
Sabb3h days. Their preach srs are usual
y Slaves who are religiOusIy inclined, with
out education or moral training.
4 = One Sabbath ia The State Of Mississip-
! n, our boys determined 10 have some spor.
they Agreed with 3 preacher 70 20 through
ms regular exercise for half pintof whisky,
be WH 10 dng two hymns, make two
pnyef2 aud preach e sermon, came 10
and asked What was up. I told him be
must Undergo ap extension before he could
preach to my boys, be sgreed, ] asked him
II be was a regular preacher, he ssid be
was, that be never had to work on Sunday.
Preached on all The plantations round and
In town.
asked him Of the Immortality Of The
soul-of the deprayity OF the human heart
-of the fall Of man--of redemption
de was totally ignorant, I then asked him
Of future rewards aud punishments, here
his eouhtenance frightened Up, speak
ing OF Heaven be become eloquent, / in
terrupted him and asksd him where his
text was be said 10 John what Joha-ah |
massa said be there be great many Johns
-theEe is Johu the Apostle, John the
kpistIe, John the Disciple, John the Divine,
First, Second and Third John, and John
on the Isle Of Palmos. This was too
much for the boys they yelled ike as many
hyenas, and | was compelled to adjourn
the meeting. He was q :air sample Of the
preachers.
The marriage is mock. the sFepeer
will select boy and girl, as soon as they
eome 70 The YeSrs Of muLurity and tells
them they must be married, sometimes
they viii object, another boy and girl is
selected aud the matter Is arranged.
Negro quarters are small houses built
either Of logs, stone OV brick, about Is or
20 feel, two doors in 'front.' a chimney In
the centre, dividing the house into two de.
partmsnts. This young compile gets one
end Of this house to live 10, II they fight
very much the oyerscer divorces them With
the whip.
The married women and girh are al
ways subject to the luslful desires Of the
planter, and bis oveseeL Sometimes the
father or husband is displsased but dare
not object.
/ have been invited TO 90 and stay with
the planter or oveFseer--in these words
come and stay With us to nigh:, we have
nothing TO offer you but corr, but 1t Is the
best we have for ourselves.
4th. How are they whipped, when !
slaves are whipped It Is very severely, l |
will only notice the way the woman are
whipped, you know that the increase Of
the slaves Is the wealth Of the planter, It is
necessary then in whipping the woman
when in certain condition, 10 have an eye
to the mode, or they may loose their pro-
psrty, tue way then that they prevent any
injury is by digging hole or pit, in the
ground over which the woman is laid face
down so that II will reclins and perfectly
protect the treasure Of the planter. Hence
the women are held and whipped over her
naked back and shoulders tiIl the oyersaer
is satisfied.
9th. Have they any righh that the
white man is bound to respectY Our Chief
Justice takes an original view Of this sub
ject. And the only proper view that any
man can take in sapport Of Popular Sow.
erenty or OF slavery.
That is that he has no right that The
white man is bound to respect, that he has