Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-05-10
AWhite Slave.

We cut from the Lorain News the fol
lowing: les
At the Oberlip Church, on Sunday, the
pastor stated that Prof. Monroe would lay
an interesting matter before the congrega-
ton.
Mr.. Monroe came forward and in sub
stance said, that he occasionally entertain
ed, and at times almost adopted, certain
theories arerse TO the practice of buying
and selling men and women from slave
holders for the purpose of giving them
their. freedom. "But, when a toil-worn
woman, as white and delicate as our own
wives and daughters, knocks timidly at my
door and asks, for the love of God, that
1 will give her something to buy her own
mother from bondage, my hand goes into
my pocket, and my theories are gone in a
moment, like water which, spilled on the
ground, can never be gathered togeth-
err" .sact - i-ii--
= Mr.. Monroe stated that there was in The
congregation woman who had been a
slave. Her father and owner had lived in
South Carolina. Her father dying with
out freeing her, she with her mother pass
ed to another owner, who, becoming en-
barrassed, was forced to sell them to differ
ent masters, she was going to New Or
leans, her mother to Texas. At the death
of her third master, the daughter was eman-
eipated, and, coming to Cincinnati, re-
solved to devote her life to the redemption
of her mother. After many unsuccessful
efforts she learned her whereabouts, and
ascertained that her mother could be pur-
chased for $1,000. AT first she thought
10 lay up the amount by taking in wash
ing, but she found after years of trial, that
she might scrub till she grew old and died
and yet not save the requisite sum. Ta-
king the advice of a Quaker friend she re-
solved to visit the friends of the poor in the
State of Ohio and ask for money. She
has done so. She has wondered from city
to city, from village to village. from farm
to farm, meeting with some encourage
nent and some rebufs, until now she has
gathered together nearly six hundred dol
lars of the required thousand.
At this juncture Hon. Ralph Plumb
arose and suggested that many would like
to see the lady who was the subject Of Mr.
Monroe's remarks. Being requested, she
came forward with Mr.. Plumb and stood a
moment on the stand.
Every one was astonished at her white
ness and purely Saxon appearance, and
three thousand men and woman arose to
welcome her who had more than once
stood upon the auction block. In figure
she is tall and erect, was neatly attired and
her whole appearance was that of we'll
bred but grief-subdued Saxon woman.
No further appeal was needed; the col
lection was taken up for her benefit attest
ed the feelings of the audience.
Mr.. Monroe remarked that Mrs. Piquet
1--WE have neglected to mention her name
before) visited Columbus during the ses-
sion of the Legislature, and although
some skepticism was at first entertained
about her being slave, on account of heI
whiteness, yet when the facts where sub
stantiated, men of all parties gave liberal
ly, He added that when men failed to
sympathize with the slave because he is
black, he thanked God that the opportu-
nifty was given for such men to exercise
their beneyolence towards men and women
of their own color.