Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-10-12
Toeinb.s parkey and off-s Brother.

Z. A. Orr. brother of the South Carolina
Ex-S Speaker, formed one of Gov. Stewards trar-
cling party from Niagara Falls to Detroii-
The N. Y. Herald's jenkins, who followed
round the, New 7 Tork SetatCr, relates what
fellows:
The most indispensable person in the com
pany Is bright mulatto servant man of Mr..
Stewards. He has been long time in his
service, and as he is smart, polite intelligent
and faithful fellow, he enjoys much of the con-
fideuee of bis master. Heattends on him and
the y9crg ladies aud looks after the baggage
ofszlI Of us. John is therefore quite a favorite.
Wbsu the cars stopped at Chatham. where
Osszssasemie Browns provincial government
was formed Jehn was accosted by another col
ore sstn whom he at once recognized ss the
coisfdeIitiaI servant of Senator Toombs, of
Georgia. sI5y graeiousE' says John, Il was
SO aauchlsurprised at seeing him that without
thinking of it i asked. was his master alene in
the Cars Ne ,Slss nut. l,his tJqieI gentle
man had so long enjoyed partial freedom that
he thought be would ike to see how acttal
freedom would feel to hiia. And so he raif
away and came to Chatham. His mastersh&d
sent hifs from Washington, where John bad
been and known him, to ,take home the car
riege ard hotses. Thsse he Slipped at Balti-
more, according to Instructions, and then ship
ped himself by itffe underground railroad+ He
was d stout built consequential hstle fellow3
with IA large quantity of self eonesit. Mr..
Orr. anxious to satisfy himself of the condition
of runaway negroes in Canada, got in conver-
sation with him, and made inquiries as to what
he was doing, and how he liked his new life.A
He liked its"frst rate,' and he was keeping a
grocery.
sBut, nay good fellow, suppose you do not
sueceed at the, ,grocery business, and loose your
nioll,s al il, M hal art You 10 do then??''
.Do as the white folks does; go to work at
something else" Il e-.J 4-e
sBut what can you work at in this cold
eountry?"
..Work at most anything farming aud the
Ike"
Sow, want to ash you question, and I
wakt you to give me an honest ansvser. From
your experience here, and your knowledge Of
the condition of slaves at the South, would
yea advise them-to change their -eontfition?D7
The runaway, with his hands in big pockets,
and with a look of Independence ii his eye, an,
swered emphatically that he would.
.What would you have them do here?' asks
mr. Orr
.sDo as and the rest do. 81 = arrsy
"You are ali intelligent fellow, and might
manage to shift for YOURSELF but you know
what your class of people at the South are,
and that they could not get along by them
Selves
The runaway answered with an exulting air.
"If YOU send along FIVE thousand or five hun
dred thousand, or 1--WE millions we will take
care Of thent:n
ees saw that fie was on incorrigibly hard,
case and dropped him. Mr.. Toombs' former
piece of property went on, however, to say
that his master was real gentleman, so he
vas; lie had nothing to say against him, and he
did not run away from him, from the sys-
tenn He knew that the slaves had enough TO
eat and clothes tc wear. hut they were such
clothes rs 10 servant in this section wonld be
seen wearing. And then, us the cars were
moving off, he asked Mr.. Orr to gre his best
respects to his old master and all the folks
down there The negroes around him showed
their worries approvingly. The white people
on the platIorm-wh0 were much amused al
the conversation, and thought that the darkey
had the best Of the argument-laughed hearth
ly; the efrgine snorted to get of, and we let
Chatham to its ebony idols.
| am told that the colored people in thai
country are much more numerous than the
whites, that they are industrious and thrifty.
and that they already own sixty thousand
acres OF land there