The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21
Slave IIoiders Calling Upon
their servants for Food.

save hAuidrrS 0nilstsE Upon
their Servants for Food.
II has been often said That tie slave
.if set free would BE TOO lazy TO work,
but would soon become utterly de-
moralizod and dependent upon the
white people for support.
But il this is true IN some cases i
is not tree III others. Here Is our
Old sexton. who has been with us
years, and rang the bell, and made
tile fires, and attended generally 10
matters il the iinc IL lis profession,
and Il more independent to day, ilian
many white man who has sought
his fortune IN Dixie.
This man carries lead in his lower
limbs which he received, he says,
from the guns Of the chiyalry, when
he was fleeing from the house #
bondage. Now he walks up to the
ballot box and puts in his vote as a
freeman, and when any good news
comes from the army he raises the
Stars and Stripes over his own dwell
ling, as a sign that his heart responds
70 the doom Of slavery and the tri-
umph Of freedom.
Having been Cor the most part, in
working order, he has found employ
moni, and with his house, garden,
cows, pigs and poultry-produce Of
free soil, he shows that a man may be
industrious and get living after he
has escaped from bondage and tasted
the sweets Of freedom. True, among
this class there win be instances Of
lailure,for imperlectaess of character
and conducl bat this would be equal
ly trns of bite men, whose previous
copliion had been that 81 slavery.
The following letter, received by
Anthony Pryor one Of the contra
bapds nj Fortress Monroe. from lis
hate mistress, reveals the slate 6f de-
pendence in which tic slave owners
exist:
"Anthony-G have heard that you
were making a or at deal Of money,
and as we are in Williamsburg and
have no support, VIM. her husband
Is away and ] carnot hear from him |
send yon this to let yon know that we
are in need Of everything / have
no meat nor money Of any kind that
will pass. want you 10 send me
some bacon and sugar aud coffee and
any other things that you can get that
need. have no money 10 buy
thing with. You have had twelve
months freedom to make nloaey in
/ i time q Do something for me ana
ny ciflarea-they are Ia want II
clothcs and the winter is coming an If
oa DO not send me some money they
win perish with he cold for wood i
very high and | am not able 10 b1y
my nos 10 couk wirh. VIC have done
u il or power for you until You len .
y and can you hear 81 your masters
children starving and yoo able 10
work ard help them no cannot
hisk T.
] Should Ike % see You II you can |
yiyc me a little help every month ii
Foald keen us from want send What
toa can CT Tor nc ~ John King Sc .
va bring i sqfs he i doing an he
.an COR lis mistress lie does not Jet
bean wans for anything never
l,yuld enl you dis if hal nol been
j uaai a. you have uoi done any
hing fsr me All this time il yo1 coa-
ider yourself freo i S Jour daty 70
. shat yoa cas- for me ara my tso
istla children shan expect you 10 "a
d you can # John King does Dol
.omo up oon yoa an send ihem =
Sm Sm 50 81 Eliza
.oaes tell him 10 bsg them 10 Mn
Ul'brl &c are there nos ead shem
& Ga s. soa cam from Jour ME-
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