St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-07-28

"a, L 1l1O1cho1A4, j
how appropriate the language Of poor old
Jacob Qsracl), "Me have 20 bereaved Of
my children; Joseph is not, and Simeon is
not, and ye will take Benjamin ascay"-
And in September last, one Of the numer-
Gus "sanitorneG' police of this city ap-
preached the humble residence Of said Ma
son, in pursuit Of the little boy "Benjamin."
| When Ben, who was a short distance from
the house, saw this Sun: :tornsed officer Of
the Government, ho ran off to parts 'fun-
known. The officer did not see the boy
Ben; or, if he did; he did not know him;
but demanded the boy Of the father, who
had him not in his possession OF power, and
has probably nat seen little Ben since
When the officer could not find the boy, he
requested Mason CHE father) to go and
look up the boy, and bring him 70 the Of
fee. This he neglected. to do. In y few
Idays thereafter, the officer arrested said
Mason, and took him before Justice Will
liam Nlulloy, Esq, but, nothing unlawful
|aprearing' against said Mason, he was in due
time discharged, In February last, a Ger
tain uniformed police officer, and a certain
other justice ofthe peace, appeared, at early
dawn III the morning, at the premises or
residence Of sad Mason, and in hot haste
/ hurried him off to Jail: where he was kept
tive or three days, and then released OH
|$1,50o 5ail--S2 900 was at first required
ard on the day first above named, said
i Mason, was convicted, and forty-nine days
did this really innocent, industrious, hon.
est poor man suffer, in most filthy Jail,
incarcerated with fclons, without bed,
and with very poor scanty food, waiting
for the Gee. sion or sentence Of the. court
;: which We find announced in the National
Il Intelligencer Of May II, 1859, in these
!: words: "E,nannel Mason (colored), recent
!: ly convicted Of harboring his sen, slave
the property of Miss Forrest, was yester
. day sentenced to pay fine Of $l66,66
: BEN 81 66 for every hour the slave va:
:, harbored; one half the said amount to go K
!, the usesqf the owner Of the slave, and ths
: other half to the United States The De
fendant was prayed in jail till the fin,
) shall be paid" (together with all costs)
making a total of about $500, besides abou
fifty three days spent intjail!'!=
| Now, is not that paying pretty dear 70
= be alleged performance OF a tilial Or paren
tai duty? The District Attorney consented
to let Mason 70 at liberty upon ompze Sc
curity that the dne and costs be paid with
e in ninety days. a.. ~'
: f. Society, humanity, Christianity, hav
s YOU NO interest in this and hundreds Q
4 analogous. cases? ~ T. ..s..5
: Is there no necessity for code Of law
for this district? Let parents who hay
J. hearts and consciences answer. "|
! WAsu1keroN City, D. G., May 10, 1855
$ To Hon, Jadys Craufayd:
( We, the subscribers, neighbors and az
y quaintances of Emanuel Mason, do mos
! respectfully ask your Honor to he as 1e,,is,
. as possible is said Mason's case = We hay
j for years known Mason to be an industr
y Gus, moral, temperate, poor, peaceable hon
: est man; and we have reason to believ
y that 'littze Benz who is the last aul
:. youngest child Of Aiason) left Mason 81
> idence raoithout any direction,of his fatheI
!. the said Emanuel. And, further, We
-, .h;rth and ,rfancv II. .tha house. at thu. ~
Of said EMANUEL, h,iisssssfither; and that b
i had meOer been ott.ef The possession Of n Ms
son, up to the VINE t!le otncer came ne. for tn
S BOY N september last ana, further, "
40 not 6eneve that Emanuel 1@ SkfroWs ', any
/ thing OF ms >sDen,ss wneIeaoo'1ts', Eano
Il furSher please 70 sake anto eonslneratlo :
the tact 5hat Emanuel has been confined u
t Jal' iong time, to WIZ, more than q: oyt
days s''.ee ms trlal ana 8 convection: ''st Ano
/. .hnaay, THINK on: thlnk;of a 1asnerss' Tee