Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-02-01
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COLUMBUS, Jan. la,

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Dsu- 7slegroph. The two Houses met
again this morning at ten o'clock A. M
after q recess since Friday. Many mem
bers have not yet returned, buta quorum
being present, business is proceeding as
usual. AS, however, the House is not
full, no bills viii be put upon their passage
to- day. Consequently we will have moth
ing Of importance to note in that be-
half.
In looking over the papers of this NOR
uing, we find an interesting account OF
gentleman in Kentucky selling his daugh-
ter, which exhibits one of the darkest
phases of slave life. The scene occurred !
near Louisville, and we condense the ac-
count. making it as brief as possible. The !
gentleman who was large stakeholder
was money making man, of about fifty
years of age His house was managed by
beautiful and accomplished young lady
Of twenty. This young lady was his ac-
knowledged daughter, whose complexion
was much lighter than his, and in whom
negro blood was wholly imperceptible.-
The mother, who it appears, was beau
tiful quadroou, died when the lady in
question was an infant, leaving her daugh-
ter with its father's solemn promise that
she should be educated, and live as free
woman and be acknowledged as his daugh-
ter, as she was. The planter gave this
promise, because he really loved the dying
woman, and was greatly attached to her
and his beautiful child. And 50 she grew
up, radantly beautiful-receiving the best
education, and all the accomplishments
her father could give her, and in time took
: the management and superintendcnce OF
/ his household. She never knew therewas
anv negro blood in her veins and never
4 once dreamed that she was slave.
Last fail series of misfortunes over
took the planter. His crops failed, and he
lost very heavily at play. By advice o.
: his attorney, he was urged to sell part o
s his negroes. After much deliberation nc
s consented. lie made up list, but the
q aggregate fell $4,000 short. The lawyer
a remarked: 81 do not see Mary, the house
n keepers name, on the list, She, if offered
J to the right person, would make up the
II deficiency. l would give that for he
myself"
% At any other time the planter woult
- have taken the suggestion as an insult ou
i necessity is hard master, and he graspe'
at the idea, ard before an hour the trans
. action was closed 1t troubled him not
little to disclose the matter to her, but tn
- fear of bankruptcy and ruin drove him t
~ ~ it. The poor girls horror and distres
- may be imagined. She had known nothln
~ but happiness, and now was to be plunge
. into the deepest and most hopeless misery
DC She had been sold, and was then the prop
erty, soul and body, of purely sensu'
man. The idea was too horrible, aud sh
swooned, renal ming almost delirious fc
=, several days.
s There was another upon whom the II
teligence came with crushing weight. +
NJ, Junior partner in produce house IN Louis
III vile had frequently visited the planter
o. house on business, and struck with tt
lot beauty and intelligence of the suppose
~. :" daughter, had become enamored, and att
ss prosecuting his suit a.proper time, had q
&C. clared his passion, and, unknown to tt
m father, the two had betrothed themselve
e. AS soon as possible, after her father ha
~ told her her fate, she dispatched messel
es, per to him, stating the facts and imPlorir
ey him to save her from the doom that awatt
10 her. Though thunder-struck at the int
're ligence that his affianced bride was slaY
No. and had just been sold to a fate worse th'
death, like a true man he determined
ple rescue her. That night he saw her, and
i've plan was formed for fight
of The day she was transferred to the pc
- session of her purchaser they fled, and
TIA. due time arrived in Cincinnati, where tn
has were married, and started tor Crestline
of their way to Canada. The disappolrt
the LAWYER was soon in pursuit, but the bir
oon had flown They reached Detroit by W
oes of Sandusky City, and without aeclde
ace reached the Canadian shore. They a
pIe now residing in Toronto.
Such are some of the incidents OF
ter institution, which false priests in the bl'
is phemed name Of Christianity. pronour
'ch, AN ordinance Of God, and false Dem'
new racy builds upon as the cornerstone
ad our free eRepublc! Oh! how long
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