New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-21
MIR. COX AND HIS SLAVE JACK.
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A gentleman who has made thorough investiSa-
tior Of the matter assured me that the story about
negro whipping in Rockers division. published In
THE TRIBUNE correspondence q few days ago, 10 al
entire fabrication.
Frss, pe Ba!hrso,t 1i-e'i'oH Fet. H.
Tditus ~ the baltimore sneyfciH &C., , ,
GEsTLEsEs: In your paper Of Feb. 5, 1862, OBJ
serve tho following paragraph which, IRON ~ posi-
ton IN the psper, escaped my observation until ROW:
IA, 4lhanv Staie,nda publishes letter from lloJker,
dyisoa rating tsi samuel Cox of Port Tobacco. Nd re-
iug1ed ko,eL whipped n'yg = desih i1f iniomng le
"a IN hi. hsu,s Tho slave b.d escaped bu, iyefrd ~
10 Cor Who tied the 10 bi, bore ard thea civ'.
do rso TO his home. u mic or we r"oI rave t'nf
se.,h" 49, -
Tie letter from which the shove was taken has
found ito way into most Of the Northern papers, sad
ir doing great injustice TO Mr. Cox, one Of our best
ciil.cnS. Believing that YOU world not do injustice
to q member Of The humsn family, l, being cognlsnt
OF all or nearly all the circumstances Of the case
have thought u but my duty, ar act OF justice 10
Mr. Cox, 10 slate the facts, with request 70 pub
lish in order 10 undcceive tho pabhc ard partially
cure tho evil which may resul. from go gross mir
representation 10 a worthy and exemplary eitzsD,
.. well ne 10 the whole community OF Lower MARY
| land. 40,
The facts are briefly these: On Sunday, the 18th
of November last Nr. Co1s old negro man JACK,
sved about 6) ve,rs lei, lis master and went ~ the
9Th Regiment, Cen. Sick-ss Brigade, then stationed
about ia miles FROM Port Tobacco. When the regi-
men, lei the following Friday, about noon, MI
Cox in company with about fifteen or twenty other
citizens Of the county, whose slaves lad lett WIN
the aaid regiment, followed and overlook tie
regiment abou, three miles fron Port Tobacco On
arriving ut the regiment, Mr. Cox discovered his
man ard caught him. when he attempted TO rua TO
a. out the center Of the regiment. Mr. Cox WEE I'M
uedt,,.Iy ret upon by the soldiery, who beat him
I b.,. haa ala hai La. bs n ~,
ard which he has not yet seem aud punched hun
With their guns until the blood siresined down his
face from NAM WOUNDS and bruises; ana 90 severe
was the sttsck upon him that Mr. Cox was COM
PEELED to yield his negro 10 the attacking party, who
bore hin away, and 1t is supposed by all who SAW 1t
tina, his life would have been taken but for the CON-
msudiug officer who came TO lis rsscne.
A captain Of the regiment, after the excitement
had tsen somew ba, Quoted and the regiment had
moved on. who had witnessed the whole proceeding
and treatment received By Mr.. Cox, advised him and
the other citizens to return 10 Port Tobacco and he
having seen aud known Mr. Cos's negro, would fol-
low Oh and arrest him aud bring him TO Mr. Cox in
Port Tobacco, dead or alive. Mr. Cox then returned
10 Port Tobacco, and about O'Clock that night the
captain abov, alluded did bring the negro 10 Port
Tobacco. alive but considerably under the influence
Of liquor.
Mr.. Cox soon after tied bis drunken negro aud
csused him to ra, Ne is stated by his neigh6or who
was with him, from Port Tobacco TO Mr. C.'s resi-
uopoe, oh,' 70 u .sss~l, - ~
falsely eta'ea W ,u,s upAno" IL ooi'ooi otu a..
! On saturday night al the reluest Oh All. COX
prepared "a Justice Of the peace 10 hold inquest
nnnnn lie body of tbs negro Jack whom learned
- al I;s,ned INV writ IN the Sheriff mon
| war uoa1' .~a K r. IL g. -. III I'll
Wblcn nc bunlinonoe 'no ioio"ins jury, al "on
known 10 the people oil Chsrlcs County as men VI
the frst standing for honor aud integrity viz: T.. A.
c;,L I n ns.ls y par;s + 4 Nuobes John
oiniIn, d. a.; ".ais, = p@'", .. ~ u"S"oe, xo, ~
Hamilton IL n. Neaie, lie fcIriai o. rcIIhli, ~.
Dipyes ar, G.. Carter, A. j. Howard, aud IL. L.
lun.,ly-,yeIve IA upriuht men as thu oountv
DcnSJ fe '
Gnoru
The jury asse mbled ~ alr Coxs mouse IN view OF
The dead body on Sunday afternoon and were sworn
n,on the Hofy Eyangely OF Almighty God. "to in
oure how, when, and by what meanr, the raid
negro Jack osue to bis death, &C., and by most
rigid and thorough investigation the following facts
were elected Oh oath Of the parties testiiying:
whon J.ei Era, leg the hoas Of hi: master ,na entered
the Ietnslt hs s.saea ..oSe ne position Of uise ana %
IN. hs niss. ana S,y no a.a ,o ' hSu 10
lid ,r.v.r.od distance Of more than forty miles. q: III.
Will. drinking whisky aud living much shorter r.tion'
b. wa. '"d 50 continued ho day 10 day
wnon Mr Cor broush. him HON, he In presence Of two
Of hi, oos aud several Of h servants punished him by
whipping hr sutea muscles with leather s.sphi'
IN consideration ., III, ,ns.ass so sss'u. onsn,es M
sus Of 81. ,s. S,, ous
sfA. indals'at snt iind and though b. had