Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-09


leave carriage and pair OF bays on my
hands, that | might have had the satistac-
ton of enabling his daughter to disl ort
herself about the city in style correspond
ing to her Importance asa member OF 80
wealthy and respectable a family.
And this story that L have just told re-
minds me Of another, similar in many re-
spects.
One Sunday morning, late last summer,
as came down stairs to the breakfast room,
was surprised to find large number OF
persons assemble in the library. .
When | reached the door, q member OF
the Stall took me by the arm, and drew me
into the Dom toward young and delicate
mulatto girl who was standing against the
opposite wall, with the meek, patient bear
ing of her race, so expressive OF the system
OF repression to which they have been so
long subjected.
Drawing down the border OF her dress,
my conductor showed me sight more re
voting than trust ever again to behold.
The poor girls back was tayed until the
scorched on gridlron. With cold chill
creeping through my VEINS turned away
from the sickening spectacle, and for an ex-
planation of the affair scanned the various
persons about the room.
In the centre of the group, at his writing
table, sat the General His head rested on
his hand, and he was evidently endeavoring
to fix his attention upon the remarks OF a
tall, swarthy looking man who stood op.
posite, and who, soon discovered, was the
owner Of the girl, and was attempting
defence OF the foul outrage he had com
p,sftal fha md halnlpsQ
person Of his unfortunate victim, who stood
smarting, but silent, under the dreadful
pain inflicted by thebrutal lash.
& By the side of the saveho!deIr stood our
Adjutant. General, his face liyid with al
most irrepressible rage, aud his fists tight,
clenched, as if to violently restrain himself
from visiting the guilty wretch with sum,
mary and retributive justice. Disposed
about the room, in various attitudes, but all
exhibiting in their countenances the same
mingling of horror and Indignation, were
other members of the staff, while, near
the door, stood three or four house se-servants,
who were witnesses IN the case.
To the charge. Of having administered
the inhuman castigatlon, Landry 1.-THE owner
of the girl) pleaded guilty, but urged 10
extenuation that the girl had dared to make
an effort for that freedom. which her IN
stincts, drawn from the veins OF her abuser
had taught her was the God-g1ven right o.
all who possess the germ OF immortality, nc
matter what the color OF the casket In which
1t Is hidden.
say drawn from the veins OF her abus
err because she declared she was M
daughter, every. one In the room, look
ing upon the man and woman confronting
each other, confessed that the resemblance
justified the assertion.
After the conclusion OF all the evldenc'
in the case, the General continued In th'
same position as before, and remained fol
some time apparently lost in Abstraction.
shall never forget the singular expression
on his face.
had been accustomed to see him in
storm Of passion at any instance OF Soppres
sion or fragrant injustice; but on this oc
casion he was too, deeply affected to obtalI
relief in the usual way
His whole air was one OF detection, oil
most listlessness MS Indignation 100 In
tense, and his anger too STERN to hnd ex
preston even IN his countenance.
Never have L seen that peculiar look bu
on three or four occasions similar to the ont
l am narrating, when knew he was pom
dering upon the baleful curse that had Gas
its withering blight upon all around, unit
the manhood and humanity were crushe
out OF the people, and outrages such as tn
above were looked upon with complaceney
and the perpetrators treated as respecte
and worthy citizens, and that he was realii
ing the great truth, that. however ma
might endeavor to guide this war to the at
vantage of favorite idea or sagacious pol
cy, the Almighty was directing it surel
and steadily for the publication OF our couI
q try from this greatest of national sins.
But to return to my story. After sittin
i in the mood which l have described at sue
length, the General again turned to tn
prisoner, and said, in quiet, subdued tor
Of voice.
r decide to day what punishment would
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