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Otdr SIr:-l send for further publicity, in the
columns Of your Independent journal, tie above
extract Of q report Of t1e Fountain County
Fair, held at Attiea, Ind. on the 18th Of Septem-
Der. / had hoped that such report was too
highly colored or exaggerated. but, on c1amin-
ation, hare found it loo painfully and subs,an-
TALLY correct and that This il the second cargo.
this year, Of white boys and girls shipned by
rail from New York 70 Attiea,: and there sold
for mere cost Of carriage! In fact, for. some
years there has been adoPtea systematic plan
Of sendlns out boys and girls Of tender years
70 the border counties of Illinois. The children
are alas in nlost cases Irll, or Of Irish pnreut.
age, who are thus committed to the tender mer-
c'es Of those land pirates, King.bury, Tracy l.,
Co., and by them sold body aud soul without
redemption.
THIS fact will speak trumpet-toneued for the
southern people, and show 10 the nations Of tile
enrth the base Hypocrisy and lying cant Of
tlose who sympathtse pver the wrongs of
southern slavee, but find no tears, nor lend
helping hand to bone Of their bone and lesh Of
their 1esh sold hap1eszly and hopelcssly into
the most cruel bondage. For, the first ac, Of
the cruel taskmasters Of those children, is to
tear from their hearts and souls Gods image.
By forcing their tender cousciences, and caus.
ipg them to forswear the fui,I Of their fa,bers.
I've, will not keep Jou, nor can you
attend your, church, ery ont many Of these
sansu;nurv despots, and thus those little ones
are opposed 10 the alternative Of stsrsa,ion, or
remuneration Of their faith, and all this done bY
men who pratc loudly aud cEamorously, with
Liberty often on their lying lips; whilst their
malicious hearts would lead them, it they could.
to make pile of the Constitution and laws ot-
this glorious Confederation, aud reduce with
earth groans Too long beneath tic weight Of
this Northern hypocrisy, aud well may tho
cbivairous Southron retort on them tlls per-
petual cant, cruelty, and oppression Of their
white feIIow.men- Il were then time that all
true men, North and South, should unite to
bolically wicked, so opposed to wia. constitutes
the essence Of true and genuine liberty, and
which, If perseyered in, will render the name
of America q i" Kissing" to the nations Of the
earth.
But the worst feature in the slavery of these
GAA414CA - AAEti AtV5t1E| Ah13 up N1oHl !
rests the responsibility Of this: Who are-or
where are-tle guardians Of the poar appointed
hy Christ to watch over his little ones? The
groored arch and fretted work looks well In Co |
ihc CHURCHES, but, perhaps, too soon or too
much for Amerlca rs ret, whilst no attention,
or but little, is paid to the youth Of our country
thus kidnapped and transported in hundreds |
from the seabosrd tics-tbus filling the beauti-
full and fertile prairies Of Illinois and our West
ern country. with hordes of young apostates-
thereby choking up the progress Of Ca1holicity, |
for be assured that the young weeds viii put |
forth a plentiful and dangerous crop. Where /
are the brothers Of Vincent Of Paul, who arc
cmincnt'y fitted for the good work in cur East-
ern cities, where the wants Of the poor, both |
corporal and spiritual, cali so loudly for aid. |
Let them arise and do God's work, und good men |
will bless them eud help them from every pa11
of the Union.
Pardon this heightened trespass on your
space. Res3cctfully yours,
LII. OFLAuEnfY. H. &; EAsfnr