The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
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It has been often remarked that scarcely a
public question arises in Congress but the sub |
iect of slavery is in some way Iugged into the
debate, and indeed there seems a very general
tendency in all discussions to fall to humping
the .'nigger" question. But we were not pre-
pared to find so intimate a relation between the
Mortara case and that subject as to justify the
above heading and the following article, which
we commend to our readers ''for the fun there
is in it,"
The Freeman's Journal, Roman Catholic
organ, in allusion to the proposed interference
of the President to induce the Pope to release
the recently abducted Jewish child, suggests
that it would prove very difficult proceeding.
Let it be supposed that Mr.. Smith, the Ameri-
can Minister, calls by appointment on Antonelh,
Secretary of the Papal Government, who re-
ceves him very bandy and expresses his hap
piness, and then proceeds Us follows:
Il have been pestered for mouth past by
Priest in the Propaganda-an African from tie
coast of Guined-to send for you to speak OF
case Of great hardship that has occurred to
humble member of his nation aud tribe in your
| happy country. have sent for this good Priest
this morning, and will presently introduce him.
Here is the case he speaks of: One Sambo
Cuffy, slave in Washington City, has written
to him that, owing to the death OF his late mas
| ter, he and his family have been sold at auc-
tion. His wife, AMI three children under
twelve years Of age, were bought by MIR. >,
and sent to New Orleans. He himself, being
lame, was not wanted for the Southern market,
and was knocked off to an East-Shore Mary
lander. Now, my dear Sir, Sambo Cuffy and
| his family were Catholics. He was married in
ST. Matthew's Church, Washington, and his
children were baptised in the same church.
His marriage, by his sale, has been treated as q
nullity, and his young children are torn away
from him. and are now in the hands of Meth
odist Preacher who owns sugar plantation IN
Louisiana. appeal with confidence to you to
represent this outrage on Christian morals to
your generous and warm hearted President, to
have the sale annulled, and the wife and chill
dren brought back, by the authority Of the "
s. Government. Mr.. Smith, the American Min
ister, assures the Cardinal Secretary that the
case can hardly be SO bad as represented; tha,
: instances Of thus rcnding slaves from their fam
lilies. are rare in the United States, ETC., etc
The Cardinal hands him . paper, signed by thu
Mayor Of Washington, setting forth the facts
and certifying to the good character OF Cuff,
and bis family. He then renews his solicita
tions that the United States Government viii
take steps in the matter. We will not follow
: Mr. Smith in his explanations Of how it is tha
!, the United States Government has no lega
y power to remedy SO great human wrong with
| In us own UOuuuss HUE pcipiSAhy ~ v"
Cardinal as to how it can be, in country trn.
great, truly just, and truly free, that such in
o Justice can be done, and yet no earthly remed
n be possible. Before the case Of Gully and h
!. family could be dropped from the conversation
: We may be sure that Mr.. Smith would hav
a dropped all intertion Of demonstrating with to
= | great severity against the old Roman laws
n regard to the relations Of Christians and jew
: Mr. Smith could only plead distinction
,r The Jew is Ghite mani! and the Cardin
i would answer him: 'Cuffy and his black Chi
: dren are Carnations
VI SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-As Rev. Geo. l.. Mulhn
= er was returning fr.m Muscatinc Island with
~ family in buggy, abuot six o'clock, last eye'
:" ing, be met drove OF hogs near Hershe,
IN mil, when his horse became frightened at q
hallooing and cracking Of Whips by the drosel
~ He CALI a 10 them to make less noise but III
y did not heed his request, and notwithstandi
n0 = he got out aud endcavOred to hold his horse
ie, the bride. the frightened animal plunged
ls' riously forward and upset the buggy over !
bank. The shafts became detached from
buggy, and the horse ran oil, dragging Mr..
y some distance, as he was entangled IN the lin
m- He vas considerably bruised-Mrs. N. how
-, er. suffered the most serious injury. Her ril
'ue . shoulder was dislocated and she was otherw
iar 40 badly hurt that it il doubtful whether
~, will recover. She had In her arms . child ab
hat -. go IA ~h;ch v.s also hurt but
luo dangerously. Mr.. N. is Presiding Elder Of
mo Burlington District of the German u.
'nc Church, and has been residing in this ,
an only about tive months.-l Muscatine Journal
ssi. A HoME BoDY.-The English papers reE
j. the recent death Of woman in London, min,
md two years OF age, who was born In the room
-. vhich she died and never slept out OF il "a
nighs In her long life time.