Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-08-18
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From omstead's Journey in the Back Country
A MISSISSIPPI SLAvEHOLDING AB0LI
ZIONIST.

road, and inquired Of him II he could recommend
mo to a comfor table place to pass the night.
Yes, cam said he; you stop at John Wat
sons. lie is real good fellow, ami his wifo is a
nice, tidy woman he's got a good house, and
you'll be as we'll taken caro- of there as in any
place know
What am most concerned about is a clean
bed said I.
Wei, you are sale Tor that, there
So distinct RECOMMENDATION was unusual, and
when reached the house he had described to me,
though it was not yet dark, stopped to solicit en-
tertainment.
10 the gallery stood fine, staltwsrt man, and
q woman who in size and figure matched him
well. Some ruddy, fat children were playing on
the steps. The wore full beard, which is
very uncommon in these parts. l rode to horse
block near the gallery, and asked if could be ac-
oommodated for the night oh, yes, you can stay
here if you get along without nything to eat
we don't have anything to eat but once a week.
you look if it agreed with you; / reckon I'll
try it for one night 'Alight, sir, alight Why,
you came from Texas, didn't you? Your rig
looks like it, be said, as dismounted. Yes, Pve
jnst crossed Texas. all the way from the Rio
Grande' Have you, though? Well, I'll be
right glad to hear something of that country lie
threw my saddle and bags across the rail Of the
gallery, and we walked together to the stable,
i hear that there are great many Germans in
the western part of Texas be said presently.
There are great many; west of the Guada-
ioupe, more Germans than American born.'
Have they got tnnny slaves2
NO.
well, won't they break off and make free
state down there, by and-byp
1 should think it not impossible that they
might
I wish to God they would; would like right
well go and settle there if it was free from sIa.
very. You Kansas and all the free states are
too far north for me; | was raised In Alabama,
and don't want to move into colder climate,
but would like to 60 into country where they
had not got this curse of slavery
lie said this not knowing that was a northern
man; greatly surprised, asked, What are your
objections to slavery, sir p
Objections! The frst's here' (strkng his
breast y L never could bring myself to like it,
Well, sir, know slavery is wrong. and God'll put
an end to it. It's bound to come to an end, and
when the end does tbere'll be woe in the
land. And, instead Of preparing for it, and trying
to make it as light "a possible we doing moth
ing but make it worse aud worse. That's the way
it appears to me- and I'd rather get out OF these
parts before it comes. Then I've another obiec
ton to it. l don't like to have slaves about me-
Now, tell a niger to go and feed your horse;
never know if he's done it unless / 90 and see;
and il be didn't know l would go and see, and
would whip him if l found he hadn't fed him.
would he feed him ? He'd let him starve Ive
got as good niggers as anybody, but never can
depend on them; they will lie, and they will steal
and take advantage of me in every way they dare
or course they will if they are slaves. But lying
and stealing are not the worst of it. I've got a
family of children, and don't like to have such
degraded beings round my house while they are
growing up. know what the consequences are
to children, of growing up among slaves.
here told him tha! was a northern man, ard
asked if he could safely utter such sentiments
among the people of this district who bore the
reputation of being among the most extreme and
fanatical dovotees of slavery. 4 have been told
hundre times | should be killed if l were not
more prudent in expressing my opinions. but when
it comes to killing, Pm good as the next man,
and they know it. never came the worst out of
fight yet since was boy. never am afraid
to speak what think to anybody. l don't think
/ ever shall be-
Are there many persons here who have as lad
ar opinion of slavery you havef
reckon you saw Il conscientious man
who had been brought up among slaves who did
not think of it pretty much 1 do-did your
YES think have, good many
'Ah ! selfnterest warps mems minds wonder
fully bu. don't believe there are many who don't
think SO sometimes-it's impossible know, that
they don't
Were there any others in this neighborhood, ]
asked, who ayowedly hate slavery7 He replied
that there were good many mechanics, all the
mechanics he knew, who felt slavery to be great
curse to them, and who wanted to see it brought
to end in some way. The competition in which
they were constantly made to feel themselves en-
gagged with slave labor degrading to them,
and they felt it to be SO. He knew poor hard.
working man who was lately offered the services
of three negroes for six years each if he would
lot them learn his trade but he refused the propO-
sal with indignation, saying he would s.arve be-
fore he helped slave to become mechanic.
There was good deal of talk now among them
about getting laws passed to prevent the
owners Of slaves from having them taught trades,
and to prohibit slave mechanics from being hired
out He could 90 out tomorrow, he supposed,
and in the course of day get two hundred sigma.
lures to paper alleging that slavery was curse
to -psopie Of MhTissppi, and praying the leg
slature to lake measures to relieve them Of il as
soon as practicable. The county contains three
times as many slaves as whites.
A Georgia editor has receiyed a hasket and The
following message from lady; 'Mr. Editor, /