Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-07-07

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ton of one of the evils of slavery
as given by soldier Of the 104th
Pennsylvania. Whoever can read IT,
knowing that it is only one Of thou
ssntfs thas csn be written, and still
defend snd seek the preservation of
the institution" is lost IS well to
the dietsses Of reason, as to those of
humanity. The soldier saw whereof
he writes, as wefl as all who were
with him, and details his impressions
in style Of simple and touching
earnestness. After some introduc-
tory remarks, he continues:
"About four miles north of the
Pamunkey river, we were met BY q
delegation of Uncle Toms hardy
black fellows, who wanted TO emf
CRATE to the Yankee land of promise.
They said they represented one hun
dred and fifty slaves. the property of
Mr.. Anderson Scott, who owned these
cultivated fields for miles. They
wanted to get their children carried
in our transportation wagons 10 White
House landing, from which place
they had been assured Uncle Sam
would take them North. Our wagons
being full we could accommodate but
few. However, anything was pre-
ferable to being a slave; so they de-
termined to come along any way
About a mile further we came to the
mansion of this rich slave lord, Mr.
|, Scott. A broad avenue, lined with
broad spreading magnolias in full
bloom. led up to the house, which
was the usual style of Southern plan
tation houses. On one side of hi:
, house, and in the rear, stood very
neat and tidy little slave hut Every
thing was clean about. The littl,
yard neatly trimmed and swept, tn,
door step scrubbed to an astonishing
, degree of whiteness; everything, il
, fact, denoting the careful and skillfu
, house-keeper.
, "Around the door were womel
and about half a dozen children
; from the wee baby to the young cir
. of Is or 16. Two of the wOmel
: were about a shade lighter then tn
, quadroon, while all the children
: were white The third woman wa
: apparently pure white; her eyes wer
| blue. her haIr was brown and straight
[ her features were entirely American
5 nothing to denote particle of negr
9 blood. In her arms she had beau
, tiful little boy, about four year
t old, with fair hair and blue eyes. Thi
l woman was crying bitterly when W,
! rode up. Thinking that she was
E member of the family, we tried t
: console her by assuring her that Yam
!. KEGS made war upon men, and no
i upon women. Can you imagine ho'
: shocked we were when we were tol,
3 that this white woman and child wer
slaves, and that the degraded mothe
was weeping for shame at her deg
radationl Lieut.. Wren, quartermas
/ ter of the 6lst New York, was s.
: excited that he boited into the house
, and his sword ratified and his spur
jingled with his impetuosity as b
strobe along the halls IN search @
5 the old scoundrel Scott.
/ asked one of the women why sh
did not bundle up and come along
now that she had a chance, with tn
rest. She said she had an IDIOT
son in the house, who was sick, an
they could not go without him.
asked this woman if she was th
daughter OF Che owner of the planta
ton. She said she was! We wen
> into the hut, and upon a clean be-
there sat thfs poor idiot boy, whit
as am, with brown hair. Abou
this time Mr. Scott came in, the lor
and owner of all these white people
whittier than himself He is an old
shrivelled- nigger faced. crooked
, backed, little specimen of Southern
chiyalry-aristocratic as king, an
"Virginian born by Gawd." 1 aske'
the mother of this boy if Mr.. SEQ,
was his father. You should hav
seen her blush as she answered Yes.
The incestuous old beastl This idio
. son-the child of his own daughter
father and grand father to his Owl
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