Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-06-24

daughters, who were also his slaves. James |
Oldham the planter in question, left his cs-
tate in Coahoma County, Miss. in the SUM |
MGR Of 1857, with the two girls for Oborlin, /.
Ohio, where he proposed to educate as well
as cmancpate them. At Memphis the young |
er aud pet daughter, Cyrcna, preicrring the
case Of her sunny home to the dreaded re-
straints of schoolliie, begged TO be permitted
to return to the plantation, which the ndul-
gent father consented to- and continuing on
bis journey with the other daughter, arrived
at Oberln in August. The next day after
arriving Mr.. oldham was taken with typhoid
dyscntery. and after lingering three weeks,
died When he became convinced that he
must die, his concern for the freedom of his
youngest daughter was intense. Lingering
among the loved scenes Of her childhood, she
was liable to be inyentoried among the other
chattels Of the estate, and sold at high price,
because of her light complexion, beautiful
rnglets and graceful form. Fully conscious
of this his anguish was keen. He knew too
that the laws Of Mississippi forbid emancipa-
ton within her borders, and further that he
could not by his will make her free to be
sent out of the State, nor could he will her
in trust 70 another for the purpose Of max
ing her free, neither could he sell her to any
one for that purpose Thus he was bcleag
ured on every hand At length, by advice of
a lawyer, a will was executed, by the terms
of which the daughters were made free, and
the sum of four thousand dollars bcqueathed
for their support and education and Dr. Rca,
his physician, appointed executor 1t was
also provided that the whole of the above
sum should be expended, if necessary, to Sc
ltp ,,f RI ha
eldest being already free should an attempt
90 prevent it be made by the heirs. The
darling wish Of the father was finally ac-
complishcd but not until after severe
struggle, every point being warmly contested
by greedy heirs and cruel laws on one side,
and Dr. Rca and humanity on the other
For time it seemed as if the poor girl was
doomed. and that the money. as well as her
liberty, would be lost At length point
was decided by the Supreme Court Of Mis-
sissipp, in case involving some important
ones in this. and the controversy was brought
to close by compromise in which the
Doctor secured the freedom of the girl and
three thousand dollars Of the money. \ few
days ago the Doctor had the pleasure of see
ing the two sisters, now twelve and fifteen
years respectively, reunited at Obcrlin, in
cordaucc with the wishes Of their father
Boston Joamd
New YORK, June IA dispatch from
Washington says Gen. Mcdowell Of Missou-
ri, who was recently appointed Consul Gene
raj at Constantinople, has resigned on account
ofill health.
1t is understood that Gen Jefferson Davis
will next winter bring forward in the Senate
a bill directing the immediate acquisition of
lhe lSlahu Oh Ouoa ny purchase OF other"iSe'
also o'', u0"I'"S ol lcS'9i'1,o" inc I'su'S
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As an offset TO the stories Of injury to
vegetation 10y the late severe lrosts, the West
ern papers now say that the frost has killed
the flies, and so viii improve the wheat
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Initiating everything of the vino kind. and
cutting down to the ground corn and potatoes,
bat running neither of those crops only in
very few Instances But few farmers deem it
necessary to re-paut their corn, being conf
dent that it will "comc again" in due season
The small grains have been comparatively UNI
injured The winter wheat was about as bad
Off as it could we'll be before. while the back
ward state of the spring grain has saved this
great STABLE of Wisconsin
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