The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-22

GT A Milwaukee correspondent OF the N.
\. Herald has the following, In connection
with an account Of Mr.. Stewards Western
tour:
The most indispensable person in the COM
pany is bright muatto servant man of Mr..
sewsrd's. he has been long time in bis
service, and he is smart, polite, intelligent,
and faithful fellow; he enjoys much of the
confidence OF his master. lie attends to bin
and the young ladies, and looks after the
baggage OF all Of Us. John is, therefore,
quite favorite. When the cars stopped ut
chatham, where Osawatomie Browns Pro.
visional Government was formed, John was
acoosted by another colored man, whom be
at once recognized as the confidential servant
OF Senator Toombs. OF Georgia. .My IRA.
cious,' says John, al was 90 m uch surprised
NJ seeing him, that without thinking OF il
asked bin was bis master along in the oars"
lie was not. This colored gentleman had 80
long enjoyed partial freedom that he thought
he would like TO see how actual freedom
would feel to him. And so be ran away and
came TO Chatham. His master had cent him
from Washington, where John had seen and
known him, to take home the carriage and
horses. These be shipped at Baltimore, 40
coroing 10 DIS Instructions, and then shipped
nimseH oy the underground railroad. He
was stout-huilt, consequential little fellow
with large quantity OF self. concei,. Mr..
Orr, anxious to satisfy himself Of the condi.
ton OF the runaway negroes in Canada, got
into conversation with him, and made inqui.
ries as to what he was doing, and how he
liked bis new life. He liked il ssirst rate, ,,
and he Was keeping grocery.
''But, my good fellow, suppose you do not
succeed at the grocery business, and lose
your money at il, what are yoa to do then?"
"Do as the white folks does--go TO work
atsomething else"
"but what can you work mt In this GOLD
country '
~ ork at most anything-farming and the
lken
Now, | want to ask you a question, and |
want you 20 give me an honest answer. From
your experience here, and your knowledge
OF the condition Of slaves at the South, would
yon advise them to change their condition?'
The runaway, with bis hands in his peck
cts, and with look of independence 10 bis
eye, answered empbatically that be would.
"What would You have them to do here?o
asks Mr.. Orr.
"Do 10 and the rest Of us do,
"fou are an intelligent fellow, and might
manage TO shift for yourself; but you know
what your class Of people 1t the South are,
.asy oouii moi got along by snsm-
selves"
The runaway answered with an exulting
air-"If you send along five thousand, or
five hundred thousand, or five millions, we
will take care OF them"
Orr saw that he was an incorrigibly hard
case, and dropped him. Mr. Toombs' for.
mer piece Of property went on, however, TO
Say, that bis master was . real gentleman, 80
he was be had nothing TO say against him,
ard he did not run away from him, but from
the system. lie knew that the slaves had
enough to eat and clothes to wear, but they
were aaeh clothes as no servant in this sec.
ton wpald be seen wearing. And then, as
tho Aars we're moving of, be asked Mr.. Orr
% gsss biz best respects to his old master
and oil the folks down there. The negroes
around him showed their worries approvingly.
The white people on the platform who we're
much amused at the conversation, and
thought that the darkey had the best OF the
argument - laughed heartily; the engine
snorted to get of, and we left Chatham to ito
ebony idols.