New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03

coined by brutal crowd. who compmented the "hunt-
upon their and heaped the vest anathemas
mon the remains that, bleeding. torn and dsfgured
lay before them One Of the planters who had lost sew
eral negroes since the Emancipation Proclamation
called all his slaves together and compelled them to wit
ness the burial of the murdered man in ditch adjoining
his plantation
Poor PETER"
is the of the negro whose acerated back as pre-
scented in the original photograph has excited poth thc
sympathy and indignation Of every humanitarian tha'
has seen IT, Hero is his Own statement. taken rom ins
lips April @ 1863 at Baton Rouge La. just after ne
had entered the Provost Marshals office. 1t may DC
well to state that Peter" could speak but little Engnsn
aud that in broken accents The majority OF the ne
roes of Louisiana are owned by Frenchmen or those OF
French descent and nearly all speak French; lhdecu
thousands were TO be found along our line oil inarch WHO
could not understand word of English.
Being Intercepted in French Poor Peter VINO
stood before us the picture poverty srouded In rags
of every imaginable color began his doleui Story
Ten DAYS from to-day left the plantation run away
from massa" "What made you run away. Peter; vas
your master ugly-did he whip you" With aPeculinr
shrur of his shoulders and raising his eyes toward the
ceiling he shouted Lor Cor Almighty Massa look
here"-and suitng the action 10 the word, he pulled
down the pile of dirty rags that half concealed his back
and which was once shirt and exhibited his mutilaed
sable form to the crowd Of officers and others present in
the Office 1t sent thrill Of horror to every white per
son present but the few Blacks DO waiting for
passes both men, women and children. paid but little
attention the sad spectacle such terrible scenes being
painfully familiar to them all. WHO whipped you.
Peterr "Oyerseer Artayon Carrier whipped mel
don't remember the whipping. i was two months In
bed sore from the whipping and salt brine
which Oyerseer put on my back. by and by
my senses began to come-thcy said was sort
Of crazy, and tried TO shoot everybody. did
not know i'll did not know that had attempted to
shoot any one-they told me So i burned Up oil my
clothes but don't remember that. i never was this
way (crazy) before / don't know what make me come
that way (crazy) My master came after was whipped
saw me in bod He discharged the ovcrseer They
told me attempted TO shoot my wife first one. did
not shoot any one l did not harm any one. Ny wife
tell me / no do these things when come away. She
thought l was dead with whipping My masters name
is Captain John Lyon cotton planter. on Atchafaaya
River, near Washington La. / was whipped two
months before Christmas"
The above is verbatim copy Of the original state
ment of Poor Peter written upon the back Of the
photograph at Baton Rouge Ls.. few hours after 1t
was printed If "Copperheads still doubt the authcn
ITCHY of either the pictures the narrative tho origin
ais Of both are open for free inspection and criticism
Poor Peter" with Gordon" the sable youth clad in
yariecated and torn garments and whose likeness sso
appeared at the same time in Ha,prs Ueky together
with another negro reached lines at Baton Rouge
La, in safety after enduring untold hardships They
were in feeble condition hunger having greatly re.
duccd them and exhausted their energies.
Although half furnished and their swollen feet bleed
nc at etery PORE they could not refrain from weeping
with 10Y when their colored brethren surrounded them
clothed in the Federal uniform and offered them plenty
Of food and warm clothing.
All Of these men were chased by hunters with their
savage packs Of hounds but they ingenious enough
to wade and swim through every stream they could find
on their way twice swimming tho tUrbd waters OF the
Amite River in their wanderings Upon coming nom
the water they had presence Of mind and sngscity
enough TO rub every portion Of their body with onions
and weeds in order 10 cude tho trail OF
the bloodhounds. who were several times close upon
them. To their Intelligence may be attributed their
and fortunate escape from the terrible fate that
bc:cll Poor John, their companion. This concludes
my narrative of the two pictures libeed by the Pro
slavery press as THE fruitful results of fanacai
A5olitionisi's deluded imaginatiou.''
Another incident will illustrate the character Of the
Divine Institution" During the month July ls6i.
an old gray haired negro SHY ose the property
Of Dorcaz Brceon very wealthy planter in Louisiana
was arrested and thrown into priso'ihe horrible Gaia
boose Of New Orleans BY order OF bis master he had
been imprisoned and y ashes laid upon his bare back
upon the charge 81 attempngt " run or Imagine the
feelings OF the decrept Old man. upon entering his cell
to behold hf youngest boy, Dckcy' chained to the
floor whom ne had not seen for three months and had
given up all hopes of ever meeting him. believing he
had been sold into slavery in Mississippi Tie old man
begged pitcousy 10 be placed near his child that the
Jailer consented and he accordingly chnned by the
side Of his son. For three weeks poor LOUIS endured
the torture Of chains upon bis neck and ankles. which
were fastened the filthy stone floor by iron rings
while his hands were manaced. The food consisted II
a very small quantity Of SOUP more properly speaking
ov water containing little norishment from tainted
meat which was given TO the slaves in tin dippcIs hold
ing pint Half cupful Of boiled hominy three times
day without any bread or vegetables, made up the
other ratjons Of these ensayed and abused
creatures from day to day. No bedding Of
any Kind was furnished but they wero allowed
70 lie down with their chains upon them upon the
cold damp and mo.dy stone floor. large number Of
oycs were ncsrcerated within the foul walls Of this
soulsclening caaboosc. principally upon charges of
attempting TO run away" although number were
confined there and brutay punished for safe keeping
as the slaclders style it, The presence OF 80 large
number Of slaves within this sepulchre was owing to
the negroes hearing Of the near approach Of the yam
KEGS Many women and children were there chained
to the floors upon suspicion Of talking abont the
expected advent Of the yankees" under "MasSa
Butler" when they would all be free
During the noise and confusion Of the slaves little
Dickcy who had got possession of piece Of broken
file determined 10 release his father fpossblc Watch
ing his chances each day. by exercising the greatest