The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-09-20
SLAVERY IN CHICAGO.

Under this caption we find in late number Of
the New York Herald the following account of the
brutal treatment received by poor negro girl in
Chicago from the hands of certain 6endsi in human
shape. The extract has been pointed out to us by
en- esteemed friend, who thinks it an appropriate
Offset to the exaggerated statement and malicousy
false accusation of the "Northern gentleman con-
nected with the military department of South Caro-
lina," commented on last week. That the reader
may be fully informed to the credibiity of this
extract, it is only necessary to state that the Her
aid credits the account to the Chicago Tribune, one
of the drties sheets and most plant tools of the
Radical party, and whose columns have been free
ly used in heaping abuse upon the President and
presenting the worst possible phase of affairs to
prove that the South is not yet ''repentant" Fur
ther comment is totally unnecessary. The extract
speaks in thunder tones of defiance to all the mill
tary satraps and hangers-on to produce single
instance that will equal in magnitude this unmiti-
gated cruelty and shameful brutality:
"About two and half years ago The girl spoken
of was brought here from slavery. She was then
about thirteen years old, unable to read or write,
freedom and her own rights as any other slave
child of her years. In this condition she was put
into the family of Mr.. John B. Taylor, 749 Wabash
avenue, almost within the shadow of the Haven
school. The conditions upon which she had to
serve the family were that she should be clothed
and schooled for her work, and when not attend
ing school was to have twenty-five cents per week
for her services. The agreement has been broken
and entirely ignored by said Taylor and his wife.
II hoI do11o Go,
and all the clothing she had ever had in the two
and half years was two cheap calico dresses
Since her underclothes, which she had on when she
ESCAPED from slavery, were worn out, she has gone
without any. She was almost naked when rescued
by her friends the other day. The pretence that
she had ssno time to put her clothes on' is all gam
mon. She had no clothes, but one skirt and apron
made of coarse bagging, and calico frock all in
rags. She never has had chemise or pair of
stockings since she lived with Taylor. She wash
ed for family Of ten, did all the chamber work,
sawed all the wood, and did an immense amount of
drudging without any compensation whatever
She was allowed nothing to eat except what was
gathered from the plates after the family had
eaten.
She was most cruelty beaten, knocked down and
pounded according to the most approved planta-
tion manner. She lay in the hall without any bed
or anything to cover her, winter or summer, ex-
cept one solitary old quilt. She was not allowed
to go and see her friends and relations, nor were
they permitted to see her. Her aunt was beaten
over the head with broom by Mrs. Taylor, and
driven from the house, because she insisted npon
seeing her niece. She was taught, under the pen
atty Of whipping with black raw hide, which
they kept for the purpose, to call her people nig
GERS" and to say to them that she did not associ-
ate with "niggers." She was also taught to be-
lieve that her friends, the colored people, wanted
to steal her away and hang her for living with
white people. She never was sent to school day,
because they dared not trust her out of their sight
for fear she might learn something of her rights"