Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-11-17
From the " Y. Trbnnc.
A woNAN'S OBSERVATIONS IN THE
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.Xlabama River had on board large gang
~ negroes, IN charge of the most inhuman
driver. second Legree in looks. My
brother talked with him little. and found
his face a good index OF his character.
= II Halter myself" said he 'that un-
dsFstanl managing niSyers little better
than most folks DO. Whipping j. worn
out; they know what that is anil will bear
il even to death; besides it hurts their
looks. ii they live. They wont sell as
we'll with their backs dee ,ly scared.
'sIll just tell you how l manage mine.
and If You have any unruly ones, you
can try the treatment on them (sup-
posing ny brother to be Southern mani
Just take the Niger alone-tie-him-
blinifold him-bare his back-and then
take some sticks o: sealing wax and can
lie, ami let the burning wax drop all over
his back. He'll think he is being dissect-
Cd alive, You never have to wax niger
BIZ; once 1t does not harm-only works
apon him powerfully. and he never knows
what was done 10 him.
In visiting plantations. l have often been
uryei by female slaves TO talk with their
master about having regular ceremony
performed when they are married. They
are sometimes legally married, and have
a large party given them. but such occa-
sions are not frequent. One day | went
into cabin latter the hands had come in
from the feld) where were half-a-dozen
vouas women caressing their little ones.
Said one to me "MiSsis, desc are our chill
,lren. and there Amt one Of US married rs
white folks are. When we got big enough,
,aassa built some more cabins and put two
together In a cabin, and told us We were
luarried, Dat we must lib together like
man AMI his wife. Some of lis like Our
men well enough. but we want to be mar
ried: aud wc want you to ask massa to
make a party for MS and stand up and
promsisel Pears you wouldn't like to be
married widout saying noting yourself.'-
faint right nohow, but massa wont take
a wor,l from us, he will from you mississ."
And. following me to the house. they lis
eeneJ eagerly for "massas" reply to my
request The promised party and grand
wedding never came OF; 1t was made only
10 quiet the slaves for the time.
The same master called up 10 him
bright little fellow of six years, and said:
Now tell plistress how much you love
old massa.'' The child put its finger in
rs mouth AMI began 10 look very sullcn,
without saving word. "Say my massa
fe, Is and clothes me WE'LL" said the mas
Ter sternly. In a quick, montonous, and
unin;erested way the child repeated "My
,nassa feeds and clothes me we'll" "Ilassa
Is very kind to me-" sharply suggested
the master. "Masssa berry kind" said
r.,c child, hurriedly Il love massa very
much" Again" Il lub ole massa ber-
ry much" This was sufficient, and the
master triumphantly exclaimed that The
whole of his little niggers loved HIM as
wall as that onep' He was evidently sat
is6cl tina. he had made deep impression
on nv mind that slaves had strong at
fiction for their master.
In one cabin, living upon the ground, |
one day found white child, with blue
eyes and soft, bright, straight hair. | was
visiting this plantation with the mistress
and her daughter. The oNersoer was the
only white person living on the place
Tn, little child was very i'll. l asked
Whose child is that?" "Its is mine" said
a light mulatto girl. standing near. ut
cannot be-" said; "see how fair she is as
white as l." "Who was her father" i
askc.l. 'Shc hain't any," replied the
mother. \ smoker burst from some one
standing by, who said, ats de oberseer's-I
dats plain enough | was there alone.
without the mistress, as ! thought, and l
exclaimed. 81 do hope this child will die.M.
whats thas you said?' and pair OF black
e-es flashed in my face. | repeated, 81
do hopc this child will diel' WHY
What do You meant" said she. at will
be the most valuable niger on the planta-
ton. I would not take two black ones
for it, ..And, mother, when the niggers
are divided remember. / had rather have
this one than any two black children, I"
said the young Miss D | had to speak
ont. and tell them of the ehild's fate. If she
Iived-all- the worse for her beauty-but
all in vain.
A young lady ofgreat beauty and wealth
married gentleman OF talent. soon after
he completed his studies at one OF our col
lcges, and they went to live on their plan
tation. II was not long before she became
Jealous of her husband. and suspicious of
one of her slaves. She insisted upon her
husband whipping the young slave-girl
(who had been estranging her husband
from her, as she declared as she desired
him to. He whipped her to death-to
satisfy his wife-and became hopeless
maniac himself. The young wife soon got
a divorce AMI was married. while was
South. saw her as bride at the time OF
her second marriage. With her husband
and negroes she started for her river PLAN
tation- When on the steamboat she
missed her husband from the state-reom,
and rusheI down upon the lower deck
among the negroes screaming for her hus-
band like an insane person She was Ia
ken back to her room, and her husband
returned with her to her father, declaring
that he would never try to live with her
on plantation, and he did not know that
he could any way. for she had no conf
dence in him. But her father added still
more to his daughters dowry. and he
consented to live with her in her fathers
house.
4 man. who for many years had been