The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-08
Loveioy,s been Written to.


interrupted by Mr. Lovejoy, when the fol-
lowing rich proceedings occurred
Mr.. Levejoy: Will the gentleman allow
me to ask him a question?
Mr. Davis, Of Mississjppi If the gentle
man will tell me his name, | will tell him
| whether will do so or not. 1 have not got
his name yet
Mr.. Lovejoy: LoveJoy.
Mr.. Davis, CT Mississppi: Then desire
| to ask the gentleman a question first. Did
! he ever receive letter from Que Mr.. Lom-
! bard:
Mr., Lovejoy: I did.
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi: I send that
letter to the Clerks desk, and ask that it be
! read.
The Clerk read the letter as follows:
| PRADFoKD, STARK Co, Ill.,,
July 80, 1857.
| SIR: About two months since | eIni-
grated with my family from the State of
Mississippi to the county of Stark in this
State, intending to make my future resi-
! dence. to attend to my own business, and
hoped that | should be permitted TO spend
the balance OF my days in peace and quiet,
doing into others as | would that they
! should do unto me. L brought with me
yory aged and iayoritc negro man by the
name of Nose, whom | had refused to
: leave behind, as he had been honest and
! faithful in all things, twish could say the
same of you,) had become inhr!n, and to-
tally incapable to provide for or take care of
himself. IL was nay duty, By custom OF the
! country where ! mad lived and il was en-
Joined upon me by the laws OF humanity, as
w-ll as dictated by feeling of affection, to
provide amply for that poor old mnn. lie
mad been with me through veal aud Woe
was beloved and respected 10y al my family,
every member of which would have divided
his OF her last biscuit with old Nose In
health and sickness he was kindly cared for,
and always treated with that consideration
and tenderness u which his past services
and old a-e entitled him.
II was distinctly understood between him
and myself that he should accompany fne 70
Mississippi in October next; and then, ii
he preferred 10 remain there, was TO
. range fer his future support, or he Was To
retarn to this STATE with me If re wished TO.
: lie was TO make ms own selection as 10 his
+ fu,.re residence. lie was as free As any
maa iR This State. lie knew no care, and
did very little labor for me. SO far as We
/ know, he was content and happy; AMI if ne
/ had been let alone. would have continued
so. In an evi. hour, the poor Old man, ig-
/ nOraut in his dota-e; as | am told and
/ believe listened 10 the lies and persuasions
: Of certain raseeiiy church members not very
/ far from this village, and very probably con-
/ sented to leave his home, and trust 10 the
I tender rleEces o! the vile, thieYiug abolition
lists. by their agency he was taken q
should say stolen, IS the igncrant old man
could have had very lItt.e voiti0u in the
matter.) from my house during the night Of
/ the lHJu U,t.. a. think, delivered over to
( you al Princeton, as the properly constituted
agent of SAID T2ilfoad; and that by the ard
Of contributions, unhlushiuE'y levied by you
upon the byslanders. not by your own
/ means, sent that old man to Canada, or some
other cold country, TO see. a support from
I the cold charities Of the world might,
! perhaps, have said Abo!itionists-b1t no;
they can wheed.e, and coax, and steal ne
: groes from their homes, provided it can be
J done at the expense OF others, and not touch
! their purse. They are too sordid and mean
/ to bear any part of the outlay.
In the North where you aud we're raised
shep-stca'ing is regarded as the neanest
and lowest grade OF ,hieving-in the South
I TO steal resro's supper * the meansst.-
I Now, sir. woJld ak you if either OF these
thefts be az mean, Is lew, and as contempt
. ible as the abdactlnE and sending away from
home poor and affirm old man? What
say you, sir: Answer out-spesk-tel the
world and year constituents your code Of
morals.
Sir. | openly and publicly charge You with
having been an accessory, and an active par
/ ticipz,or in the abducting and sending away
Of that old man from a better home and ten
dercr treatment than you or any other rss-
cally Aboltionist, with all your hypocritical
philanthropy. ever did or ever viii provide
for a negro. You, sir have aided in roboing
an old niirm man Of his home, and Sent him
forth TO lii ger out the remainder OF his days
among strangers who have no sympathy
with him. and where he must and will suffer
and die in wretchedness and want.
You have disgraced the cause OF humanity
and religion, which in past tmss you pre-
tended to tesch; ; you have disgraced your
district, and even committed An offence
which ought to expel you from the Halls o.
Congress, and would, but for the protection
you will seek in tie fanataciSm and reckless
ness of political party whose aim and
object are to sacrafice the rights even if il
be at the expense of the Union, but though
your party may protect you from the scorr
and loathing with which every honest, pat
riotic member of Congress mast and wi!
view you They will shun and avoid you
! Won as one Observation-Disclosures 1or
will be the contempt and scorn OF every
honest man.
In conclusion, denounce you and all whC
aided you in the abducting and sending
away "Old Nose from my house as knave
end rascais.
E. H LOMBARD.
To Owen LcvEJoY, Agent for the Uundergroun,
=, Railroad Ex-Minister of the Gospel, and Mcmhe
OF Congress elect from the Third District of Hi
nOis.
Mr.. Lovejoy answered not word, ant
Mr.. Davis proceeded with his speech.
Old Deacon Briggs is as remarkable fe
his clossness as was Dickens man BaThis