The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-03
THE TENDTG MERCIEs or
SLAVERY

miulsiraiions, and the men who have
aourished under them, hat to this day
form most inter, sting topics afcoustr
satlon. Frun the multitude ol iuci.
deuls entailed ia their daily lfe by q
system Of slavery they can rebate sDor.
les OF ils operation that even now ex-
eitc st tupalhy and cause feeling reo.
pie TO wonder that such lutn,eciions
should ever have been tolerated a.
lhe seat of government ~ q republic
whose 'li5erty vas il. prmdest boast.
Forty years ago a wealthy planter
came from Florida or Louisana, to r..
side in Washington for q time. bring.
I ing With him Il ,on, hne boy Of thir-
teen Or fourteen, AT the leyees uf his
iats,er, which werc thrn fashionable.
he received lhe ca essess of the ladies
and the encouragement ol the gcdle-
men that his agc, intelligence aud his
fathers position naturally elected. -
OF his family none accompanied m5
father besides this son, to his visits TO
Washington. ia due course OF time
the boy, on whom his fathers afec-
tions we're evidently cen,efed. was
sent North, and was there educated,
graduating at Harvard or Yale, with
an honorable slonding IN bis Glass;
On his return 10 iuis city le ayowpd
a love for the Norlh, acquired duliu.
his college life, which was notrestrain.
ed in It's expression 10y his father, who
lostered and encouraged il zealou.ly,
and readily consented to his Tcrua-
nenl resident there. He dcNred, how.
ever, thal bis son should remain with
him during his own stay. IN ap-
poiutment was procured for him rs Il
clerk in the War Department, and he
entered upon its duties.
Among the acqnaintauces formed at
this time was a gentl from Penn
sllyania, and tie Chief clerk o! II bu.
reau, who was the father Of n girl yet
in hsr teens, loyabe in character, as
well as very beautiful. Intimacy be-
gM friendship, and ii was hardly
matter of wonder thai lose should fol
low. With the blessings Of all they
we're married at ST. John's Church ia
this city, it happening 10 be about the
first marriage that ever took place
there and even now tie long rows Of
carria-es, tie fair DANES and rich az
tire, The music, lhe crowel parlors, The
splundor and joy which crowned the
wedding, are wildly depicted By those
who treasure the chronicles Of society
il hose days.
The young mans father hal bought
and furnished an elegant .ouse for his
children, aud they removed AT once 10
their own cslabdslmcH. Not long
after the marriage, aud While in the
fall tide OF happiness, llte lalIier wa,
called home. and lett his son and
daughter, intending soon TO return. -
they received 40 intelligence t,om
him for week al,er week. which caus.
ed them an ieiy, daily increasing t.
alarm. Al hast, one day, when the -ol
had just decided 10 60 10 search ior
his father, a carriage dashed up HE
door, y young naa stepped our, and.
toloAcd by the sheriff ot tie district.
walked into the War Department., aud
before all hi, companions, 10 the bfosd
ligl4t Of noon, arrested he son as lie
slave Of lbs father
The son 20 emmy declared that his
father had mauum'tted lm, and tiIat
he hal seen the Riil long .iocc ii
which it had been done THIS oui
rage shocked the sen,ibilly OF even
an tfcle slave community Ar.
Monroe then President, aud other,
hga in power, u.ed all tie
Argument, all The enireaiy iongoe
could utter. offered money wilton,
5 ut. for The ransom ui oic whom ali
loYed and est emed. and nho,c con
dilloa, 10 tliat hour, 40 one bad drra u
ed. But ll.e young man. po,,es.t,l of
al power 81 tie ca-e, a,d iGe son oi
ru curaged iamiit, m,tke,l them, tod
them thai nlouc, VIZ, 10 oblcc', arsa-
meot and enliraty aiik, un4ya,l.ug. =
What ite iad n9w oliiainrd Was IT,
ycn2e, Of 9bl.h Hdhiug sln'd foil
him. The father hai Mt with SUI
dcn dea Ii. ite wlI had been ciibyr
cone alcd Or destroyed. anl tis pet
suit. ia all appearance 81 saAu baih.
n.th,iie c,AnpeAiJu # eight s@atiA-
mess com naa 10 80 na;.fes ~ lbs *.
irene s38lh. VA, tg6cu, chaucd - Il
slave, l.. house Az furniture -u'i and
accompanied by hi, braulilal, lear'
broken wife faithful Hd uuiaileFine
IN this living deal,, from llis fashion,
ab.e Cribs oi Washington society, I
carried totlie p'ama'ioa," 70 ioil ia
slavery, brncaih tie iniaiiucd !asii II
an yind,cllye faUily.
aIr. Monroe assured him 'Iti q ST. |
ration should j. given bro Il be ever
could prove bis manutaissiyn - IS.
cape.
lie never afterwards was heard
from IL fais district iyr, ~ Aais,.eoa
said Of coustns, "lhe teri1Ie ag stef-
ies 81 slave prisons perish Dufeseal-
i'os.
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los requests ise pleasure u Capt 4
browns eomPaay q a snail party o. /