New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
SENATOR'S sLIDELL, DOUGLAS, AND
THE T,ATrER,s NEGROES.

last SUMNER that the slaVes belonging to the childre
Of Judge Douglas, in Louisiana, were oyerworked
badly treated, and inhumanly cared for ip almos
every conceivable particular has excited very genera
attention, and lead 10 much comment. This was tt
have been expected. The high character OF the per
sons involved taken in connection with the fact tina
slaves in the Southern States are uniformly vel
treated was calculated, most assuredy, to set peop
to talking and thinking.
We did not believe, in the first place, that Senate
Slidel had been the author of the remarks imputed
to him by the Chicago Press and Tribune. We fel
confident that be was too cool and polite if not TOT
honorable man, to be betrayed into such gross
impropriety. Hence when we wrote the article
which led to Senator Sdels letter to the editor o.
the Washington Union, published by US in full last
Monday morning, we worded it with the express
view Of bringing him out SO that be might place him
self right before the country and above ALL before
| his immediate constituents Of the State of Louis
ana. Although decided opponents, speaking in po-
ltical sense Of Mr. sdeH we felt that it was alike
improner and lnortiying that he should be permitted
to rest under sDch injurious mputations, and deter
mined that he should not so rest if we could prevent
4 That We are gratifed that he has placed himself
i n,er light before the people, it is needless for
~ 70 saw. We said 50 Monday morning, and We say
SO now.
fu order that full justice might be done to all the
parties concerned-for we will not allow these col
umns to he sullied by injustice to any one-we have
published all the cards and letters that have been
written and promulgated on the subject. This we
shall continue to do unto the end of the controversy
Commencing with the date of Mr.. Sdell's letter to
the Washington Union, (lSth inst) there have been
various publications in the Chicago Press and Tri.
bune, having immediate reference to this negro con.
troversy. We quote the following from the Press
and Tribune of the 18TH in order that full histori.
cal connection may be maintained
AN OLD MATTER.-C. N. Pine, Esq, editor Of the
Chicago Herald, and U. s. Marshal for this District
now in Washington, telegraphs his paper that the
story told in the Press and Tribune in October last
Of the condition of Mr.. Douglas slaves-their cruel
treatment ETC. (which story given to us as one
related by Hon John Slide of Louisana) is canard
that Mr., Slide disclams any knowledge Of it, and
that he denies all responsibility Of its authorship.
Mr. Pines dispatch passes for n0ught. We gave the
story as we heard it, upon what we supposed was
good testimony. Whenever Mr. John Slidel demands
our authority for the relation, the name of our in
ormant is at his service. Until then, Mr.. Pines dis
chalmers on Mr.. Slideli's account will not provoke
controversy,
In the Chicago Press aud Tribune ofthe oath inst,
we find the following publication from Dr. Brainard,
Of that city who was alluded to by Mr.. Slide in his
letter to the Washington Union the author of the
report which eliminated in the newspaper caumny !:
Editors Press aud Tribune
a ~, ~ v,r, o4i 64sess rs 1s ~ rs iSoS'
oos 10 u q ~ ~ Ir III SE5Ii :; %
eerts;n CHARGES alleged IN your naper to have been
made ~ him of iEtreatment Of Mr.. Douglas slaves.
Had supposed for moment mat these charges
we're ns s ~ AK f ~ a If ssg IT.
mad, made statements ate S Of the kind.
The fact that your informant was stated to be an
intimate personal friend Of Mr.. Slide preeluded, in
ly Inlnu w aea iiIs = ~ i; as
honor If seeing him during his visit to CHICAGO. II
therefore the statements in question have been based
on any supposed authority OF mine, ask the privi-
!ege 9lsaylg youi Goiaits, sLa
ton I mo have had with van.
/ should have made this correction some days
since had not been informed by one of the editors
of the paper that my had not been referred to
in the matter.
By giving this place in your issue Of tomorrow
you will much oblige
Your ebedient servant,
DANIEL BHAlNAKp.
Upon the foregoing the Press and tribune com
ments in this wise:
Since writing a statement in relation to the affair
above treated, we received Dr. Brainard's note Its
ambiguity Is more admirable than its diTectness; and
as we do not choose TO rest under the impuaton of
having manufactured the Slidell Douglas story we
Are constrained to refer the Doctor to what we have
asserted elsewhere 10 this paper as an answer to his
explanation In doing so we offer him the use of our
columns for any more explicit declarations that he
may choose to make.
me f,aon;ng dominant ID as annronriata "a If il
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cutting. The "ampigulty OF the DOCTORS ietter Is
really more admirable than its dlrectness In this
section of the mundane potato patchm il would be
! h. u ;,,y in u q bacls;noy mt }, q s1idino
down. soft OIL an ehuslou.
We will now proceed to quote the remarks OF the
Press and Tribune referred to in the above comment
,,or H. Rroinardts Iattar Thev are in renlv to n,
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explanation Oh, senator 11ueii leStet w INC WASH
ington Union which our Chicago contemporary has haG
the maniness and courtesy to submit to his readers
I, I'm h.. -. SIC ,beaTyatinns alluded IL ?
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we nave On Two occasions ptoui Il ~ SnaC, mnsL
cailea upon oy oheauGioEiAeu y hsA ~ tne uate
sae gentleman WIG telaee4 W u.s. w llie ~
mr. 11hn Soiuel, we seoIy y Wy u r. ~
Dolglas slaves, w Wouiu RN5 IL 70 ths puOie' NJ
Snueti' IN ms caro- aooVe, inaAes no ueLa4I VI sa
klha puI US ne ueiiosces y 'a9egpu s,ie ss0l
ltsell, w aLe illpelea 20 aAe Jug loHo"1ns s'a'e
menu:
In July last ABOUT the Time 9! MI oHdeiks Vslb
Chicago one OF the editors OF this paper was inform
ed by DR. Dan' Brainard, Professor OF Surgery in thu
Rush Medical College, IN conversation invited by
the Doctor himself 10 his own office, that MI Doug
las slaves in the South were the SUBJECTS Of lnhnmal
and disgraceinl treatnent-Lhat they were hlred Gu
70 aeeqI az e,ee uoals p9, tI,a
theo we're ged oyergorRed and n everp gav q
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