, 1860-08-15

out aud d!HtntefeAlso e1pfEa1lon 01 th&lf fsel"
Jugs In regard to single act Of kindness, il in.
deed gratifying, md, ! assure you. will *vsr b.
= .ou.ce Of ths most pleasant recollecticns to
M
Living, as do, in rlavs State. have, dur
ing the greater part Of my residence here, bad
family Of 1ssroes to ss.is. me In the eulsiva.
ton Of ny small farm. and TO attend to the IT.
fairs of my houashold. ThsJ hava worked with
me-, sias by sido, in the corn'deld, and have
shared With me tbs profits spd benefits of chr
labor.
Whether have been regarded by them more
in the light Of father and bsnf4ctor, than in
the capacity ct : cruel and heartless master,
can best be attestel by themselves. hare
never sold s'are. for cannot traffic id human
assh and blood. hare, however, made many
Of thAt family happy, BY placing them in i con.
d,.ion where they night work for themselves
&ad their postsriiy in eli uate Of their own
choics.
James did wrong in ltavicg my heus: With
out Informing me OF his Intentions. IT,: ought
to have known that he had 10 rcason 10 fear
my COURSE had he frankly avowed to mo his
wishes to set,1e in Illinois. lie left my home
some five years sso. and although have often
been told Of lis whereabouts, never took the
slight<s. steps to recoFer him, coscludirs 8 that
if he though: te could do better elsewhere, thuu
with me. he was welcoms to The change. Upon
his beirg brought back to me, / wasttrongly
urged TO sell him, which positively refused to
do, believing that The money thus obtained,
would poison my pockets. At lis request,
gave him pass, that he might be enabled to
settle his atairs, aud gather his crops at Cliftou
1natmuch us his return was the cause o! 30
much joy to his wilc as ell as Satisfaction to
TIE neiEhbcrhood. aad being now fully con-
vi1ced from your letter, tha. be would prefer
70 remain ut his present home in Illinois. than
1--we again in Missouri, have determined to
place no obstacle in The wny Of his future hap.
pincss.
shall, at the next September Term Of cur
Circuit Court acknowledge The necessary
rppers, ard deed Of manumission, giving
James Sal:er his freedom unco1di:ionai1y. This
will relieve him from all anxietv.
In conclusion, ladies, permit nc to tender
you my grateful Acknowledgements fer the kind
invitation you hare extended to me. thrust
shall 70: be ACCUSED Of Il want Of gailsntry, if
cluim pcs.ponemca. Of ,ny visit until thall
shall have obtained the papers above referred
TO- In the meantime remain truly cur obe-
Client scrr2n:. A1xE pEnsAnp.
4 noble lettert such M one as q Missouri
Republican might be expected to write. The
set which it records, w'l be source Of un-
failing consolation to its author as long as he
lives; and who does not believe that when he
Les down TO die, the consciousness that he has
not b.ooi.mooty on his soul will give his
spirit an easY and buoyant fight?
Jim, now his own master, has gone back 10
tho tarm on which be was at work; md though
before one Of the truest and best Of men, has
gained new and admirable qualliss in the e1-
| escise Of the right to own himself He feels
| that he has, a new character to sussaic-that
the responsibilities Of freedom are upon him.
One cloud lowers over him. That wife for
whose sake lie originally fed, like himself large.
hearted industrious, and af1ectionate, is uude1
l4e ban that slavery eu1alls. 4 worker, in her
sphere, Of rare intelligence, and the possesso1
Of moral gifts that all might envy, good wife
and an afFec ioaate friend she hss no right te
herseM Her mother WIS black and Save
Fur a long time released from the yoke Of per
sonal servitude, she is at any tims liable to bt
borne cF By legal arrest or the kidnapper':
force, Jim has sent her away-wLcre we know
aot-into a SAFE place, until such time as tLt
fruits Of his labor aud hers, and the generosity
Of ffieLds, enable him to call her his wife, NO
Aissouriau's caattsl.
Nc. II Illinois, We hare told q plair, unrar
nished aud, alas! true tale. The CRIME whicl
vas psrpelrated when Jim and his fellow can
tires were carried cff, is one Of frt quent occur
renee II this free State. There are neishbor
hoods, nay, d-zens Of counties, in which n,
man Of color is eAie. There are men who liz,
by making negroes their prey. There are th'
presunpiive proofs that, within TIE past te,
years, scoles. perhaps hu1d1eds, Of free mer
guilty Of n colored Skin, have been kidnappe
a3d sid into bondage That never ends. Their
is evid=nce, only too certaic, that the law j
powerlt ss to punish the viilinIs who thus de.
in stolen a-sh aud blood, or to hr.ng the c.1
t.scs back! There is hope in tho future. Til
corrupt o2s, which a tacit assen1 to the rick1
fulnfss tf caattel slavery has introduced int
the public conscience aro wearing out. Th
conscience Of the State strs aid visibly throb
under tie shocks wlich wyll-direct: ID truth ba
given it. But work is still before us. Tt,
traitorous party by which the naueless abomi
nltiors Of tho house Of bondage arc justified n
consonnot with the teachings Of the Diyir,
Master, and by whom the crime Of kidnappin;
al the correlativo Of the maxims upon whcl
=:arcry rests, is wirked at must be over
thrown. That is the frs: step in great ref>1n
that is to make Illinois really, as she is in tht
orr, froe State, in which all men are uuds
:le protecting Sovereignty Of tbs law:
THE HARVEST 10 MING IN---pn0s
PECTY.
The good time has cone. The Northwc.
i, blessed with abundance. Du5 ike a,
the boun;ies Of Providence, TINT ABUNDANCE
has come quietly, and while 1t should /.
thankfully enj2yed, our people should n t b.
bcguiled into extravaganza ard folly, nc the
should they hope for or desire the flush time
os1s55-6 rs result Of our abundant har.
vest
Lat any one stanc at the depot Ct aay or,
Of thu eight trunk lines Of railway that CON,
ito the city from the South and West abou
tie time the freight trains arrive, and be wi,
H. astonished at tie immense number Of car
Of which the trains are composed. o. Mon
day evening ono train came in on The Illiao
Central with d!ty.eigbt cars drawn by tn,
locomotives, ard ano,her Immediately in ii,
rear was composed Of tweusy-eigEt cars
From the m ,rcipg Of the llth to the morn
i'g Of the 18th, the freight cars arriving 0,
the Illinois Central were IS follows:
load.d wl'h Mheat. ....-..........-..........1os
lid viii <.he! .::::..:. ...:::.:. ] i M
Load ID Nss:l2n:oas arteies ........:..: 4
ToAl''". '"................ ..-.....,...,ct2
Tho amount Of grain which it is urdersteo NJ
car co1tains, is 900 bushels; but such is IL.
pressure That shippsrs crowd il from ten Il
twenty-five bushels more. Takin1 ench ca,
&. only 800, and 32,4o0 bushels Of wl,est we,t
received BY this sinye read alone in twenty
fur hours It is entirely safe to ssy, that n,
lc4 cars lo:ded with gram brought 50 o.
bushels to The city. Tho master Of transno,
tation told us yesterday that be had lust re
! r. iEnd Il rf+ eto