Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-01-03
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Was ia- Ton, Ot 4. =, -.
Ma. EDIroR: You my ren,uib,r the Specrl
made 10y me ia toar city during the receut can
v.ss-.t least 1t VAS, It tie tine, very Il .t.,r -.
y not.csd III your paper. Tho VINO heard il
read yOsr synopsis OF il, will recoi.,ct that il
iiiusGrat ca % the inherent cruelty of slavery,
related some incidents that had come und,r N,
1Nn observation unlag Others the story OF :,
CERTAIN Moauei Mason a.d his family, residents
ani bclievr, natives OF this District.
In your columns you spoke ia terms OF hisl
and we'll des,rs ed praise oi the humanity AIN
iiLerility o. Que of our own delegation. ~ho, ii
the houro of Mason txtr,n.ty, advanced til,
pr ce oi his we, sIve her iron her husband.
The boy ''B,," hAd CSC ip.d, anu when by this
act OF bcnevo ence the Old mother was s,ve1
trom the slave pen and secured To TIL mn, blach h
as he was. didh'G know any tier than to loy,
her and to c,lI her his wi.c, r, jo.ce that thtr,
happy end 10 hi. trials.
The mother of "B.h' WIS my llundr,s.
durne last season, aud irom What shr said It
me | thought he would hot be caught, though il
~as evident size did not know where he Was. Sh.
O.tcn spoke sOlrOwiuiiy o. the al,S,nce OF htrbo,
out seemingly con.ortes ami ned b, t.,
hope on Which 81, led, that he wuull c.udr IN,
We Ilare. OF the chant. and day
hned Il home whtre she could safely meet an,
press him To hir bosom.
Poor cd black woman. Why did m, rciiu
God mpant within her mother heart ami Ii i
Il with mothers love. Even this ,st so'ac.
Is about 10 lail her. Ben has b,tn hunte,
GOWN and hit. He is now in the s.iambl,<.-
Ii Is rot probable that the Irice asked Tor hn
can lie raised; aud in a few DAYS. m,nacl,d auG
handcuiitd, he will be on his WAY 10 the rice ol
cotton fields OF the lar SoutL--nev,r again t.
look On the father Who once fDudled him, or tht
mOthir who bor. and nursed hun, until h. me, Is
th, ,m ia that LAID where "cotton is not Kin. -
The Washin~ ton correspondent OF the New
York IadePendsnf, under date OF Dee. -, ,iv,s
the rte,ht iacts o. this siek,nin. narrative:
Your read,rs will rem, mb.r the case OF tn,
co.Or,d m "a uam,d VI uu,l VI ,snn who va,
thrown INTO jill tor harborn H., his own child, d
slave. Tne b,y's name was Benjamin, aud h.
was th, last Ola laree fanny. lie got ava,
irom w ashin. ton, and th, tact that hs faith,
housed and ted him for aday or two vas .nou
{" set the police upon hs track aud to carr, hin
into Oh. District ul IL has recently came ou
that little Ben 1rd to Il B,ltimorc. wh,r, lie took
service IN a Quaker family. All summer th.
pImps ofthe Law have been in search ol h m, ana
fortnight since discovered his retreat Mean.
time slave dealer bought the boy OF bic owner
'IuHuius," a. the phrase .s--ifat j., kiag al
i i IL. tt,.l IA 4,
iur 81. Ills last owner is = woman, and 4
M, mb.r OF our Presbyterian church. Th. ho,
y nov IA Al,xandria j,i., ana thr,a,ched VIII
sale South within ten days. Whli, IN the midst
OF Thanksgiving dinner, your correspondent va.
waited upon 'y the father ci the poor boy st, kin,
counsel aud stance IN Tia. hour oi aIstr,s - An,
despair. To hear tile old m,h'- mp.e .oqnrn,
we're ,noa.h 10 turn Fire E,t,r into an Aoo.l.
ZIONIST. The f,tisr could not believe that hi.
old mstr, s. ahd the 10y lat, own,r knew al,
thsns oI the tr sns .ct.Oa. S.ic kind woIn a..
ne s..id, aud never would cUnsent that ou, o. hi
slaves should Gc soil South. To Obt ln init,r, :.
with her b, came import .ht. anu II WAS faithl.li,
tried by more than one person. but the thins wi,
.mpossb, The sla,, boy was sold rs 4 gentle
processing 10 act a. the agent OF his mstrts -
,nd this IN !, be true, but the mistr, cannot -,
seen by any lri,nas OF the property" Mean
time som, kind people in Baltimore are trying e.
4, what can be done. The trader asks 81 ,0J0-
double the market price ofboys in Washn ton
'he inc,s are all against the lad. as in thcs,
hhrd times II Is difficult 20 raise 80 much n.oss,
lie will probably % soli Tor Lille in the eo,to,.
helds OF Alabama before Christmas, and then III,
'ast child OF M'nuel Mason, his little Ben, will
have followed his brothers and sisters il. shea
iOfeed sale and pill. r. IN ,se Il, the lar South Not
one child out OF dozen will r.mors.l.s - S.av,i,
cav, To hi- this old man and wife. Aud ills !.
ID. "ih-i tuition which j. to drive this rnio,
md We are to give all it asks, WELD 10 every on,
# - demands. il we would prcs,r,e III, Union.
Ii any mha IN the free states i,inelincd to s1b
NIT 10 the dsmlnis of the hidcous syst, IN of wick
edn.ss, ct him take up an .c.ud cas-, Of s,a,,r,
H., him try to bay one of his fellow men. 10 say.
him from lile worse than dcs,h--aac be vii
srow In black bone. if not in grace.
need only add. thu, on : ,,urlay Ia, ,hc poor
old father ~a- at my room; AID while in simpl.
words he told the story of this rew grief, th,
.cslding tear. like rain drops triekIed down hi
-ooty checks. almost fanciei ,e rasa humu
being. could on'y k"p nv own Eyes dry b,
Inb. ring. that long 40 sthe days OF th'
revolution. IL va. the solemn serd Ct OF the cviIiz
cd world that me,. of NJ .son'- race. had no -islf
that rhus msn rers bound 10 rsspeef"' How
comforting to Mason N, 1t be- ihl. losp.i OF
fossil court.
Truly yours,
cHAs. CASE