Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10
Slavery on the Border.

The Leavenworth correspondent of the
Tribune relates the following as one of many
instances Of insutferable cruelty which came
under his notice during the four months Of
DR.. Dogs incarceration
A negro had been caught somewhere and
brougghtto, the Jail. Negroes are confined in
the lower part, and communication could be
had through hole for stove pive. Through
this, DR.. boy learned from the captive that
he was free man, and was born in the
State of Illinois. He had-hds-SO acres of
land, with some improvements, near Aurora,
Illinois. He had come to Kansas to look at it
expecting to locate there, and ON his return
was seized by the Missouri thieves, and hur-
ried to the count y Jail. The day after his ar
rival he was taken out, stripped, and tied to
post. The iron whip with its sharp knife
edges and dagger points, were produced
The Sheriff or his Deputy, and other legal
parties were present. The unfortunate negro
was asked where his master lived, what that
masters name was, and when he ran away.
In vain did the poor fellow-tell his story. 1t
was received with oaths and abuse, and he
was told that "that kind of style would not
do" while the instrument of torture was ap-
lied ferociously to his naked back. Blood
started from the wounds, and the victim
writhed and shreiked in his agony. At last
there was cessation, and the question was
again asked
Well, tell US who's your master, and
when you ran away ~ .r
81 told you never had a master. l was
born in Illinois. am free"
ooh, d-n you, we have heard such
stories before. Lay it to him, Tom, till he
confesses." ..
Again the horrid scene was renewed. 1t
was in the jail-court-in the precincts of JUS
tice, and the prisoners through the CRATES
could witness it. In agony the writhing vic
tim cried for them to tell him what they want
ed. The questions were repeated, but the
trembling, bleeding victim hesitated to repeat
| words that would consign him to fate more
horrid than death. Again torrent of pro-
family was poured on him, He had fallen
down, as the cords had been somewhat loos-
ened
"Put him up put him up we'll bring
him to it YETI and the poor, crushed victim
again was made to writhe under the torture.
At last, almost too faint to shrek, bleeding
and weak, the execution was once more stop
ped, and questions asked. -.f
who's your master ~ "Oh, anybody
you like" Swell, was it Mr.. Brown ?"-
Eyes, yes" "Of Culpepper County, Var
"Well, just as you like; don't know any
counties in Virginia; never was there
"Whatr' eyes, yes" cried the trembling
victim, '.that was the county-Virginia."
"And it is rather more than six months sine
you ran away from him ?" eyes, yes-oh
yes" and the shrinking man, without hop
in all the world of despotism around him, lie
his head fall forward on his breast, and hi
agony broke into tears and sobs. ......
I" You have all that noted down ?" said on
of the officiating villains to the Sheriff. aye
all right" The victim was unfastened an
led away. 1t was nearly two weeks befor
his wounds were well enough for him to be E
to travel, and then he was taken away
Where?
This kind of work is, suppose, an aces
sory to the slave trade Who would want t
90 to Africa for unframed Africans, when ci,
ilized men are to be had for the stealing
the States of the Union? And, in the mid.
Of all, prejudice against the oppressed RAJ
j is fostered among Intelligent white men,
order that no sympathy for the infatuate
should be barrier to the commission of sue
| | crimes