New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03
Tur REALITIES OF SLAVERY.
fl The Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Civilization two excellent illustrations representing
lame of the real beauties Of that Divine Institution
As faithfully portrayed upon the bare back OF scourseu
negro which horribly Scared and laeerated III
terrible manner by the blood stained wmP VI
driver"
The second wood cut gave a faithfn and hehke rep
eseptaton Of negro slave sitting for his photograph
clad in the peculiar and ragged nondescrip' h"p"i'
ant of tho n,ntation tattered torn and barefooted
These enerayings were accompanied by short de-
scr;ntive account which very briefly stated that the
NEGRO whose bare back atesed the excrucatng ordeal
of torture through which he had passed was whipped
in this brutal by "oyerseer," as the inhu-
man drivers" are delcately called by the admirers
and devotees of human bondage My object in thus re-
erring to these revolving pictures Of the real "barba
rism of Slavery at this late day. is to contradict the
malicious alsehoods that have appeared in the Rebel
organs of the North. No had this heart sicken.
ing picture begun TO circulate and awaken thrill of
horror among the loyal and humane portion
of the community, than the Copperhead press
at once spirited forth their poisonous venom.
and boldly asserted that the whole story
fabrication from beginning to endthe fruitful results
OF fanatical Aboltionisis deudel imagination. This
prejudced and inconsistent statement was copied into
nearly all the ProSlavery organs for they deemed it
standing Messrs. Harper Bro. announced that the
woodcuts exact copies from the original photo
graphs taken from life by Mcpherson & Oliver at
Baton Rouge. La. IT will thus be seen that not only
did these vena sheets endeayor TO derde the whole
poSure of the outrage and thereby deceive the public,
but they deliberately and wlfully attempted to east
the stigma of falsty and untrustwortness upon this
loyal and honorable publishing firm. Since the pubi
cation Of the above pictures in Harpers Ueeiiy the
friends Of freedom in New-York and Boston have pur
chased "carte de yste size photograph copies of the
abused negro faithful picture of the realities OF
Slavery as il exists in the Southern States Through
the mysterious agencies of the camera cbscura the
most wonderful as well beautiful results have been
obtained and it is TO tho genius and perseverance OF
Daguerre and NJ. Nepec that Of the nineteenth cen
tury to-day behold the outside view of the moon and
the inside view of Slavery The light Of heaven that
shoots through weldefned lenses Of the camera, and
quick fash preciptaes the outlines of the image
npon the chemically prepared plate within cannot and
does not lie. All the logic of the blind and infatuated
believers in Human Slavery cannot arrest or thwar the
progress Of truth any than they prevent the
development of the positive picture, when aided by the
silent and powerful process of chemical action
With this much OF explanatory Introduction per
nit me to saturate this "Copperhead" fasehood with
considerable solution Of truth and il viii not require
very great exercise of metaphysical ingenuity on the
part of your loyal readers to detect that the sunlight OF
truth has developed printed and made ndeble posi-
five fact The original photographs from which the two
faithful engravings in HarPer's Weekly were copied
brought from Louisiana last June, and can therefore
vouch for their entire accuracy well for the truth
fness of the brief account of the outrages peperaed
upon the unofending negroes which published in
connection with the pictures.
On the oath of last March four negroes The property
of Capt. John Lyon and Louis Fabyan OF Clinton, L.,
started off at midnight in search Of freedom which they
well knew would be guaranteed them soon as they
reached our lines at Baton Rouge La. Their departure
was quietly effected and during the night they trav
eled at rapid rate not daring 20 venture cut OF Their
places during the day for fear OF being captured
by the hunters gangs Of guerrilas that infested
the woods for miles, and surrounded the sVamps The
second day. Of the party, John yentprcd OFT in
search Of food He had not been gone more than half
hour when the loud report Of firearms startled and
terribly alarmed his companions Believing that poor
sJohn" had fallen into the hands Of the hunters or
guerria they kept secluded all that day. The fears Of
these oppressed creatures they hid in the decayed
trunks of old trees surrounded al sides by Swainps
aud turbid bayous the dcloctabe abode Of the most
poisonous snakes venomous reptiles, and the scaly ALI
gator can be imagined, but not described.
Night came and the timid party set or on their peril
GUS Journey hoping 70 reach lines eI day. Pass
ing through sugar plantation, they stopped at one Of
the negro huts described neat, comfortable cot
fages. by the Proslavery writerst where they were
furnished with quite liberal quantity of such wretched
food as the slaves receive from their humane generous
and chivalrous masters. 1t here that the dreadful
tale was told Of the murder of poor John" lie h'd
been shot by one Of the brave and cdya!rous hmte's
Jim Easel. notorious 1iLain-the ielr o. every
coored person for miles around. This same murderer
the day before had assisted in the butcry Of the young
muatto slave Of q years, an intelligent field hand
who had escaped from cruel master at Yieksburg,
Miss 1t that this young had been concerned
in sort of conspiracy aiding and advising the flight OF
able bodied to our lines FOR the purpose OF ensns
in our army. Hearing that hs master suspected hin
he resolved to decamp, and success seemed TO crown
his efforts for freedom until the sixth day. when large
reward being offered by the Rebel planters for biz cap
ture or MURDER band of hunters" with
pack Of painting hounds thrstins for blood. SET
out on full chase for the fugitive. At Cypress Bayou
about ten or twelve miles from Baton Rouge he Was
oyer.aken in small swamp having eud ID the track Of
Lis enraged and heartless purscrs for ak days. Most
Of the time he was obliged go without food. lot dar
iDp to show himself even to the slaves. Completely cx
hausted with his garments hanging in shreds
lie sought refuge in the branches of large tree but the
boodhounds scented his track-untl Of Them howl
ing at the foot OF the tree attracted the attention Of the
man hunters" Their discovery signaled by the
Ut erarce Of the horrible oaths, shouting for the
unfortunate man down ont Of the tree He was
In the act Of doing but begged most teousy for the
inhuman wretches call on their savage hounds, who
focsed around the anxious to satisfy their bloody
appetite His request was answered by another OATH
followed by the whisng Of bullet. which lodged in