Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-19
Prom the LOrhin (ohio) News, May Ii.l
A White Slave.
DAUeHrER AIDED BY A cHuRcH 10 BUY HRR

A DAuGHTER AIDED By CHURCH TO BUY HRR
MoFHER-AN AFFECTING scRNR.
At the oberlin Church, on Sunday, the
pastor stated that Professor Monroe would
lay an interesting matter before the congrega-
ton.
Mr. Monroe came forward, and in substance
stated that be occasionally entertained, and at
times almost adopted, certain theories aFerse
to the practice of buying men and women
from shareholders for the purpose of giving
them their freedom But, when 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 ] will
give her something to buy her own mother
from bondage, my hand goes into my pockets,
and my theories are gone in g moment ike
water, which spilled on the ground, can
never be gathered together
Mr. Monroe then stated that there was in
the congregation a woman who had been a
slave. Her father and owner had lived in
South Carolina. Her father dying without
freeing her, she with her mother passed to
another owner, who, becoming embarrassed,
was forced to sell them to different masters,
she going TO New Orleans, her mother 10
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daughter was emancipated, and, coming TO
Cincinnati, resolved to devote her life to the
redemption of her mother After many un-
successful efforts she learned her whereabouts,
and ascertained that she could be purchased
for $1,000. At frst she thought to lay up
the amount by taking in washing, but she
found, after years Of trial, that she might
scrub until she grew old and died, and yet not
save the requisite sum. Taking the advice Of
Quaker friend, she resolved to visit the
friends of the poor in the State of Ohio, and
ask for money. She has done so. She has
wandered from city to city, from. village to
village, from farm to faru, meeting with some
encouragement and some rebuffs, until now
she has gathered together nearly six hundred
dollars 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 moment upon
the stand.
Every one was astonished at her whiteness
and purely Saxon appearance and three thou
sand men and women arose TO welcome her
who bad more than once stood upon the aue-
ton block. In figure she is tall and erect
neatly attired, and her whole appearance was
that Of a well-bred but griefsubdued Saxon
woman.
No further appeal was needed; the oollee-
ton that was then taken up attested the feel
ing of the audience.
Mr. Monroe remarked that Mrs. Piquet 1--WE
have neglected to mention her name before)
visited Columbus during the session of the
legislature, and although some SkePtieism was
at first entertained about her having been
slave, on account of her whitenessy yet when
her statements were substautiAted, men of all
parties gave literally. He added, that when
men fail to sympathize with the slave because
be is black, he thanked God that the opportu-
nifty was given for such men to exercise their
benevolence towards men and women of their
own color.