Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-21
MORNING
sETURDAT MORNING NOV. n, is6s.
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Life in New Orleans.
Buring Gen. Buffers administration in |
New Orleans, the following incident Oc-
", e1r7ed in reference to the " high toned"
Mr. Lsndry and his dusky daughter;
One Sunday morning while Gen. Butter
was seated at the breakfast table, Major
Strong, gentleman who was not giseu 10
undue emotion, rushed in the room; pale
with rage and horror.
General he exclaimed there is the
most damnsble thing cut here r
The general followed him To the Office.
There he found the staff assembled, stand
- idg round a woman, gazing upon her with
flashing eyes, their c0untensnoes bstFaying
mingled pity and fury. The servants Of
the house were erowding about the doors
of the room. The woman who was the OBJ
jeot of 50 much attention was nearly white,
aged shout twenty-seven. Her face show
ed at the first glance that the was one
of those unfortunate creatures whom some
savages regard with a kind Of religious
awe, and whom civilized beings are ac-
customed to consider peculiarly entitled
TO tenderness and forbesrsnee. She was
simple minded Not absolutely an idiot,
but imbecile, vacant half silly
"Look her, Genera" asid Major Strong,
ss he opened the dress Of this poor Great
q e.
80 Her back was cut to pieces with the in
fernal eowhide. IL waSall black and red
red with the Internal instrument Of tor
ture which had broken the skin, black where
il had not. To convey an idea ofits appear
ance, Gen. Strong used to say that it re-
b sembled 3 very rare beefstesk, with the
black marks Of The gridiron across IT, e-
No one ever saw Gen. Butler go pro.
foundly moved as be was while gazing
- upsu this pitiable spectacle.
-. q Who did this7" be asked the girl.
a Master," she replied.
b So "Who is your master 2'~
II HMr Landry"
y. i Landry was a respectable merchant Ii7-
81 ing near headquarters, not unknown to
I. the members Of the staff &
"Whst did he do it for2" asked the gen.
eraI. ~.
al went out. afler the clothes from the
wash, she said, and I stayed out late.
When I came home master kicked me and
said he would teach me 10 run away"
. @Orderly, 90 to Landry's house and
bring him before me- zla s-
In q few minutes Landry entered the
.- 3 Ofioe-a spare tall, gentlemanlike person
80 of fifty Eve.
6Mr. Landry" said the General, GLhis
80, .isjnfamou. The girl is evidently simple.
It is the awfulest spectacle ever bsheld
.--. in my life" r1lFH
At This moment Major Strong whisper
.. ed in the Generals ear piece Of informs
tion which caused him to compare the faces
OF the master and the slave. The resem-
- blance between them was stricking.
- =" Is this woman your daughter?' asked
the General -z.
.-- There are reports to that effect" said
~. Landry. t.--e .--
Il The insOlent nonChslance Of the man,
as he replied to the last question, go in
- famed the rage of all who Witnessed it,
that it needed but wink from the Gensr-
al 10 have. set dozen infuriated men at
his throat The General melely said,
81 am answered, sir." agi .s1l
The General, for onced seemed deprived
of his power 10 Judge with promptness.
"He remained for some time" says an
eyewitness, apparently lost in sbstrso-
tion. shall never forget the singular
expression on his face had been &C:
oustomed to see him in storm Of passion
at any intance Of oppression Of hagrsnt in
justice; but on this OCCASION he was too
deeply affected 20 obtain relief in the as.
ual way His whole air was one Of ds;ec.
tioR, almcst listlessness; his Indignation
too intense, and his anger too stern; to
fad expression even in his cOuntenancs.
Never have I seen that peculisr look
but on three or four occasions similar to
the one am narrating, when knew he
was pondering upon the baleful curse that
had cast its Withering blight upon all
around, uaiil The manhood and humanity
were crushed out of the people, and out
RACES such as the above were looked upon
with complaeency, and tho perpetrators
trested as respected and worthy citizens
and that he WAS realizing the great
truth that however man might endeavor TO
guide his wsy TO the advanssge OF favor
ite idea or sagseious policy, the Almighty
was directing it surely and steadily for
the purifcstiOn of our country from this
greatest Of national sins.
"After sitting in the mood which | have
described, the General again turned to the
prisoner, and said, in quiet, subdued
tone Of voice:
"Mr. Landry, [ dare not trust myself
to decide today what punishment would
be meet for your oifenss, for am in that
state of mind that fear might exceed
the strict demands Of justice. 1 shall
therefore, place you under guard for the
present until conclude upon your SEN
iencs'
The next morning came troops of Ian
drg's friends to tell the General what an
honorable, what "high-toned," what an
dnliq5le gentleman Mr.. Landry wss, and
how highly he was respected by all who
knew him. They said he had had his
losses; the war had half-ruined him his
friends hsd observed that he had been
irritable Of late, poor man; and, 40 doubtt,
- he had soruck his daughter harder thai. he
intended. HE wife and his other child
ren came to plead for him. A legal gen
tlomsn appeared, also, to do what was pos
sible for him in the way Of argument.
~ General Butler decided the ease thus
~ Landry should give his daughter her fres-
dom, and settle upon her 9 thousand dol
u lars. mao .-----.. .-.-5 .--i ----. -ia
5r- Being in mortal terTer,sof ort Jackson,
he gladly complied with these terms. The
poor girl went fozth that day free woman,
and a trustee was appointed TO administer
her Lille fortune and see that no further
harm befell her. ego ED lsaH
1tWas light penalty for such crime.
/ wish the General had tresled the case
/ a- "a Wellington Lrung for three poles and
rope, and had the wretch hanged, that
Sunday moring, in the nesresA public
square God and man wSuld LAaTe ap-
plsuied the deed, aud there would have,
~ been no more women whipsing, in New
+ Orleans, while the flag OF lAs United States.
h9ated over the Custom House.