Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-15
Selefted Sflisfellann.
4 PHASE OF SLiVERY.-A SOUTHERN PLAN
TER SELLING HIS DAUGHTER.

A moving incident came to our knowl-
edge last week, which we lay before our
I readers. We suppress names for rea-
sons obvious TO every one.
Near Louisville, KY, lives planter
of wealth AID sanding. He was the
! possessor of one hundred negroes, and
he was noted for his thrifty, money-ma-
king disposition. He had never been
married, and was an incorriyiLIe bache-
Tor OF fifty. Ills house was managed
I ty young lady of twenty, his daughter
/ by a quadroon, whose complexion was
! lighter by half than his-and in whom
/ the negro blood was scarcely visible
/ The mother died ten years ago, leaving
her daughter with its fathers solemn
promise that she should be educated, and
should 1--we free woman rather than
as a slave, aud that she should pass as
/ his daughter, as she was. The father
gave his promise, because he had been
really attached to the dying woman, and
was greatly attached 10 her, as his beau
tiful child. And so she grew up radiant
ly notwithstanding Il reasonable ed
ucatlCn, all that her father could give,
and IN time took the management of his
household. She never knew that there
was any negro blood III her veins, and
never dreamed that she was a slave
/ Last fall a series of misfortunes over
| took the planter. His house burned
down, and in it the notes, books and pa
pers that composed large portion of
his fortune. His crops failed TO a great
degree, and some heavy speculations in
which lie was engaged, resulted disas-
2 ,r.,,-f,. .lI.,l all ,b.e ba baI L.,
heavily at play. the tesetting sin of
Southern gentlemen, and had completely
exhausted all his ready means, and found
himself in the terrible situation of hav-
ing more money To pay than he could
possibly raise IN a given time.
! He applied to his attorney for counsel
in his extremity. The attorney, after
examining the situation Of his affairs, ad-
vised him TO sell OFF a portion of his ne
groes. The planter objected strenuously
/ first ohlecting to the sale of negroes, and
secondly that his force was barely suffi-
cient to work his plantation. But after
full delberation, he found this to be the
only alternative, and every head that
could be possibly spared, was put down.
After all was done, and the most favor
able prices for them obtained, the aggre-
gate fell short 50, 900 of the sum.
The attorney remarked that he had
not included all tha, could be spared
81 have put down all | can dispense
with" replied the planter.
Il DO not see Mary the housekeeper's 5
name in the lis,," replied the lawyer.
" She, if offered to the right person,
would make up the deficiency. | would
give that for her myself"
AT any other time, the planter would
have taken the suggestion as an insult /;
but necessity is a hard master, and be-
} fore an hour the transaction was closed.
1t troubled him not little TO disclose the
matter to her, but the fear of bankruptcy
. and ruin drove him TO IT. The poor girls
horror and distress may be imagined. =
She had known nothing but happiness,
. and now was 10 be plunged into the deep
est and most hopeless misery. She had
been sold and was then the property.
body and soul, of one who purchased her
mereiv for the qualification of his lusts.
The idea was too horrible and she swoon-
ed, remaining almost delirious fer sever
al days
There was another upon whom the IN
keiligeuCt came Nllil q CEuSultig weight.
A junior partner in IA produce house In
Louisville had frequently visited the plan
, ter house on business, and struck with
the beauty and intelligence of the sup
posed daughter, had become enamored,
and after prosecuting his suit a proper
: time, had declared his passion, and un-
known to the father, the TWO had be-
tro,hed themselves. As soon as possible
after her father had ,old her her fate,
she despatched a messenger 10 him sta
ting the facts and imploring HIN TO save
her from the doom that awaited her
Though thunderstruck at the intelligence
that his attlanced bride was slave. and
had Just been sold to a fate worse than
death, ike true man he determined to
rescue her. That night he saw her, and
plan was formed for flight.
The day she was transferred to the
' possession of her purchaser, they fed
and in due time arrived at Cincinnati
, where they were married. Our here
{ Obtained an interview with one of the
.. agents of the underground railroad. To-
: Gated In that city, who immediately tel
! egraphed instructions to the dIfferen
: agents along the line, to keep strict watch
and if woman catchers were on the watch
at any point, to telegraph back, and give
the fugi,ives timely notice. that they