Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-26
From the Jorain Cohio) News.
A WHITE SLAVE.
DAUGHTER AIDED BY CHURCH TO BUY HER MO-
THER-AN AFFECTING SCENE.

THER-AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Az the 0berlin Church, on Sunday, the pastor
stated that Professor Monroe would lay an inter.
esting matter before the congregation.
Mr.. Monroe came forward, and in substance
stated that he occasionally entertained, and at
times almost adopted certain theories averso to the
practice of buying men and women from slavehol-
ders for the purpose Of giving them their freedom
But when toll worn woman as white and deli
cate as our own wives and daughters, knocks tim.
idly at my door aud 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 n q moment like water,
which spilled on the ground can never be gather
ed together
Mr.. Monroe then stated that there was in the
congregation woman who had been q 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 to
Texas. At the death of her third master the
daughter was emancipated, aud coming to Cincin-
natl, resolved 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 purchased for 81 900. At
first 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 tho requisite sum. Taking the
advice of Quaker friend, she resolved to visit
the friends of the poor in the State of Ohio, and
fOr Gbn hoeI H.,
dered from city to city, from village to village,
from farm to farm, meeting with some encourage
ment and some rebuffs until now she has gathered
together nearly six hundred dollars of the requir-
ed thousand.
AT this juncture Hou. 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 upon the stand.
Every one was astonished at her whiteness and
purely Saxon appearance, aud three thousand
men and women arose to welcome her who had
more than once stood upon the auction block. In
figure sho is tall and 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 collection
that was taken up for her benefit attested the feel
ing of the audience.
Mr.. Monroe remarked that Mrs. Piquet 1--WE
have neglected to mention her name bcfore) visi-
ted Columbus during the session Of the legislature
and although some skepticism was at first euter-
tanned about her having been slave on account
of her whiteness, yet when the facts were subsau-
tiated, men of all parties gave literally. He ad-
ded, that when men failed to sympathize with the
stave because he is black he thanked God that the
opportunity was given for such men to exercise
their benevolence towards men and women of their
own color.