Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-10

ter, was finally agreed to.
TO BE CoNTISUED.
A SCENE IN CoNaRess- The Nigger Question.
"A scene took place the other day in Congress
which up to this time VIC have not had oppor-
tunity to print Mr.. Davis, ofMississippi, was
speaking on the negro question an its Scriptu-
raj relations, when the following occurred:
Mr.. Loyejoy. Will the gentleman allow me
to ask him question?
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi IF the gentleman
will tell me his name, will tell him whether
will allow him to do so or not ! have not got
his name yet
Mr.. Lovejoy. Lovejoy.
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi Then desire to
ask the gentleman question first Did he
ever receive n letter from one Mr. Lombard
Mr.. LOvejny. did.
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi. l send that letter
to the Clerk desk, and ask that it be read.
The Clerk read the letter, as follows:
BRADEORD, STARK COUNTY. ILL.,,
July 3Uth, 1887.
SIR: About two months since l emigrated
with my family from the State ofMississippi to
the county Of Stark, in this State, intending to
make it my future residence, to attend to my
own business, and hoped should be permitted
to spend the balance oftny days in peace and
quiet, doing unto others as would that they
should do unto me. I brought with me a very
/
"Mose," whom had refused to leave behind,
as he had been honest and faithful in all things,
| (wish could say the same of you,) had become
| initrm, and totally incapable to provide for or
| take care of himself 1t was my duty, by the
custom of the country where | had lived and
it was enjOined upon me by the laws Ofhumani-
ty, as well dictated by feeling Of affection,
to provide, amply, for that poor old man. He
had been with me Through veal aud woe, /" was
beloved and respected by all my family, every
hinember of which would have divided his or her
last biscuit with "Old Nose" In health and
sickness he was kindly cared for, and always
treated with that consideration and tender
ness to which his past services aud old age en-
titled him.
| 1t was distinctly understood between him and
myself that he should accompany me to MisSiss-
| ippi in October next; and then, If he preferred
to remain there, was to arrange for his future
| support, or he was to return to this State with
me if he wished to- He was to make his own
selection as to his future residence. He was as
| free any man III this State. He knew no
care and did very little labor for me. So far as
/ we know, he was contentcd and happy; and, if he
l had been let alone, would have continued so.-
In an evil hour, the poor old man, ignorant, in
his dotage, as am told, and believe, listened to
the lies and pursuaSious of certain rascay
church members not very far from this village
and very probably consented to leave his home
and trust TO the tender nercies of the vile tbiev
ling AbolitioniSts. By their agency he was ia
ken q should say stolen, as the ignorant old
man could have had very little vOlition in the
matter,) from my house during the night of the
| 10th instant, as think, and early next morning
delivered over to you at Princeton, as the pro.
peTly constituted agent of said railroad; and
that, by the aid of contributions, unblushingly
levied by you upon sthe by-stan..ers, not by
your.Own means, yOu sent that old man to Can
ada, or some other cold country, to seek sup
port from the cold charities of the world-I
might, perhaps, have said AbolitioniSts-but
no; they can wheedle, and coax, and steal ne
groes from their homes, provided it can be done
at the experse OF others, and not touch their
purse. They are too sordid aud mean to bear
any portion Of the outlay.
= In the North, where you and were raised
sheep-stealing Is regared as the meanest and
lowest grade of thieving-in the South. to steal
a negroes supper is the mcaneSt Now. sir.
would ask either Of these hefts be as mean as
low, and as contemplate us the abduction and
sending away from his home poor and infirm
Old man What say you Sirl Answer out
/ speak--tcll the world and your constituents
your code of morals.
Sir, | openly aud publicly charge you with
having been an accessory, and an active particle
patOr, in the abduCting and sending Az ay OF that
old man from better homo and tenderer treat
ment than you or any other rasca1Iy aboIitionist
with all your hypocritical phillnthrOpy ever did
or ever win provide for negro You, sir. have
aided in robbing an old, md infirm man Of his
hhme aud sent him forth to Iinger out the re-
mainder OF his life among strangers who have
no sympathy with him, and where ne must and
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