The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-05
Che 5iaueoek 5sffsrsonian
Mr.. Nasty sets forth the effect the Pro-
clamation of Secretary Seward Pro-
duced In Kentucky. '..t
CoSFEDRIr Y ROADS, (wich
Is IN the Siait NV Kentuoky.)
nppanhar ~ IRhR


government which hez sway at washinton,
heZ nney extipgLishod tho last glimerin
acker NV Liberty, by abolishn slavery! The
sun didn't 60 down in gloom that mite the
stars didn't fade in2a slckly yeller, ut wich
obsunancy Nv naoher I wuz cOnsidbly aston.
ished.
got the news at the Post 0nlss. (near wich
am at present stayin, at tho house Nv a
venerable old planter, who accepts my i'm.
provin conversation and II occasional prom
iso which IL cheap, ez equivalent for board
sadly wendld my way to his peaceful home.
dreadin 10 ding over that house IN, pail NV
despair. After supper | broke to EN- ez
gently ez Good, the Intelligence that three.
iourihs NV the States he'd ratified the con.
stooshnel amendinent--tbatS Seward had is
hood his proclamation, and that all Niggers
wuz free!
Never did | see sich sorrer depicted on
human. cOuntonance-never uz thoro de.
spair nv sicA depth. All mite lctg the be
r'aved Inmates Nv that wunst happy but now
dis,ractod home wspt and walled Ia agony
which wuz perfectly heart rondin.
"Wo ~ me-" sobJed the Old m1n, wrngin
his hands.
"John prown'1 karkis hangs danglia in
The air, but his sole is marchin on.
1T took posscshun Nv Seward, and thro
his ugly mouth, itsp0Ge tho words, "tho mg.
ger ia ifee," and thore iJ no mora silvo in
all tbo land.
"WGnGt he'd hundrad niggers, and tho
men were e.; ard hea,.hy, and the weEoHea
wuZ strong, aud Gum ~ om VIVA fair to look
upon.
"rney worked in ny house and my Gela5
from tso rising NV the sun to the goin dowa
uv the 8sme.
"wu2 they lazy? cattod them till they
wuz cured thereof ior lc! tacy wua co a Child
uudor NY care.
"Dii they run away? From kentucky
;hcy run North, and 10! tho Locoluoo Var.
shais caught them fo= mo, and brought iEom
back ant delivered hem iUio NY hand, with
iut cost, sayin, 10! here ia thy nigsor --du
with him e. hou wilt, Cyioh a.'uz dd) wiaii
{, cheeper than kcepin dogs, and jest ez
good. ...
"Sulomon wuZ wise, fur ho hod ny Lpnso'
uiEes a sunshonsy, Lut we wu2 wiser in our
day than him.
For lie he'd TO feed his children. and /,
COS, him sholeiS NV gold and shekels Nv sill
YER. and mUsa corn and oil.
''wo he'd oar koak 1biacs with ez grcat a
muchness W Solomon, bat wa sold taar
children for silver aad gold, and REQ dog pa.
per.
And all mite long tho beraavod old patri.
arch. who hod i.ii,s= n.s' s-.'----.-- 'r----rr'
vants, (,nd !, .,rGndiathcr TO menny Nv emj
poured cut his lamentations.
In the mornin the niggers wuz called m,
and ez thoy all he'd thoi. kOtes ON and ned
bundles, spect they must hev heard the
news. The old gentleman explained the stu.
atiun TO EN-.
'Yoo will' god he, "8;ay IN yoor happy
homes-yuu viii ailug continue 20 live horo
ana work hor9 e. 700 hov G!lg. dun!'
The msse,s all in korious, with romarka.
bic unaaim.iy romar;t t!.at 0: ;aey he'd ovoi
bin introdoost to thorsGlyos, they thought
they wooGent. In fact, they he'd conGreGa
ted at that time TO, viIe purpose Nv start.r
life on their own hook.
A raro.:ySm W pain and anguish shot oror
tho old mans iaoe. Nearest to hln stood a
octoroon who, he'd she not bin tainted with
The accursi blood Nv Ham, wood hoy bin cor
sidorod beautiful. FSllia on Eor neck tho
old patriarch with tacrs IL strcanin down ais
furowd checks, ejaolilated;-
Farewell, Lnolzer my daughter, farewell
M lnyad
niger. She wuz tho solace NV my leisure
huurS-the companion NV my yOoth. She
sold TO pay orf mortgage on tho pace-she
and yo0r oldor sisters. Farwoll! | he'd
hoped to hcv Sold 700 this Wi:,er 0or 700
arc still young) and bough. out jin!.ins, but
wo Is me7 Curse9 ON tho tirOnt who thus
sewers al tho tender ties Nv nacher. Oh! Il
ia hard for father to Part with oaiid, even
when tho marx ots high, but ca God! to part
thus;--'
And the OLD gentleman in u c=coss NV gree.
swoonded away gontselly.
His son Tom bed bin caressin her two Iii.
to children, who wuZ "A half whittier than she
her noc,; and bemoaned his fate with totOhin
psthns;-
"Farewell farewell mother nv nv chill
dren! Farewell Faro, and hossas, and snam'
pane, long farewell Yoor increase wuz
my perquisites, and I sold en- 20 supply nv
needs. He'd you died Good hev bin resned,
Cor when dead you amt wuth copper, bus
TO see yoo torn away Twin, d "uth $4,000
in emmy market Its TOO much-ts too
much!"
And he tainted, tlin across tho old man!
"who'l do tho work about the housel
shreekt The old lady faintin and iallin aoross
Tom.
"who'll dress us and wash ~, and wait on
usl" shreekt the tnree daughters, swoondir
away an d ialu across the old woman.
Ny first impulse wuz TO ia'"t away myself
and fail across tho three daughters, but
restrained myself aad wdZ coniented with
srikin atttood and organizin n tabiu. Hus
tin he nggers away with burnin cuss fo
their ngratitood, spent the balance NV The
forenoon In bringin on en- too. Wun by wur
they became conshus, but sthey wuz no
theirselves. Their minds wuz eviden tly
shattered-they wuz carryin heavy hoar
in their bussuns
Wood, oh wood that SewsSi Good hey seer
that groOpl Sioh misery does Ablishinisn
/ ring in hs trane--sich hurrers fOllers dc
parture from Dlmikratic teechins. whel
will reasen return TO the peoplef Exc anser
whenl .as ..
PETROLEUM v. NAsDY,
Lait Paster nv the Church Nv the Moo Dis
pensashun.