, 1866-06-08

Two years ago, when the Hon. J. i. f., Of
Iowa. was candidate for Congress- he Was ac-
eusee OF having been Z Shareholder in 3{ss-
Eouri- This he indignantly denied ein any
he had only held = sIave long enou1h to
em4rcipate her His opponent refused to
belieye 1t, aud saId that no such document Of
emancipation could be produced ,1r. E.
made splendid speech, IN perfect furo.t Of
freedom, pledged himself to prodnc> ii in
f,E1ufEhk' time and came to Ss-Lnur to get it,
At the rext political meeting, before IN fm-
meust croEd, he produced the certified copy
II the deed Of emancipation, In full form set
ting firth thst he had EnauumItted the color
ID woman Lydss, tse- he stated further that
he had tioue .his act wheo be WAS young
lawyer. With small fucome, 10 save the
woucan from being sold away from her bus-
hand, from sse kindness Of his heart and his
intense love Vi freedom Never was such
enthusiasm The cruwd eheesed him; his
orponen. E:a.1 not q word to s1r, aud the
ptes 3Ie:a~a :ase E.1ttskr Was in tuu1nit of
delight J. fact, il settled the election, and
The 1Dno1a=:r X member cane N With great
tefat-
Eut Politicians are .narp sighted, and some
how Il leaked OUT. In the prr9<n1 canvass, that
.- consideration" somew heec came In to that
FREEDOM business. The editor Of the .Nate
Rf1iatt7. wko is fair minded man. sent to
ASCERTAIN the facts, and to bis utter astoniah-
taeuf the following ad1daTfts were the result
-TxruE wooDkKx'. AFFIDAVIT.
Tx. l. 70 certify tisat usai 10 1oha a Ks'=onr
II nseaqs e. l1asa ny sge s., IL e,;: i:.1n
betts The fuIl amount pata ~ Mr. ka.4na tos her
70 NJ 1aheet.. hes G<'esr osaes. .i s .n!sss1s
soE S n ocesa' q = 'uae IN. he ,e' M M ID ooi
htalrh- md pait soe h~r he dom by t1staisscnts
the h3r DaFmeas hvfE Z IN Dee.mneE tsa1. At ~hIeh
f,fue hef uee paper. we're ue4de our End EIeotte1-
lit health esoke deen ta Tie .e1r is. md dur
icc tte tatt t.c Year when va paying for hrI.
ar nd he ace.or @ 1hoaens he "a. ON % d.. IT,
1r aith h<r n phr sus TOO weak 10 do m, Nor,
Vt. ka:soo- Excerpt thai h auo xen asr doLar. 4
roaih r1Et at The ttor. 10 Lvd;a for aeh1ox fer
hisnssf nc ws'e, s:aocn.nnx so Al 70 aoou' oae
Ioxtd in part Fa1nt ns tor feeuoRa. On nnaI Set
tlxn3<nt.
tSE.pst> SzRnE Woop1xr-
snh-enh<d and .xoso IT, &t. with nosstssi real
| zt1aessc} CuEsrK A. Karx-
LrprA's AFFIDAVIT. -
fh<rthg declEee thai the aoovt statement. which
ha~ teen sx3I 70 me- b n7e ard that was never
g scn:s tazaA.. o. xnea bind ens 81 him t~aien
1ss eslJ fex u7on,h.l e1cEpe Allowances Tor wa-h-
Ing; r shore banned, ~hen ~zs 4 hou.e keeping
"''e esinea, e s'0' LIMA < wooDtzr:
| subea1hxa md svou la~ 4e. ~ sno.e-)
1
Who vent security for stephan was aLz0 sent,
the Mhole for publication Ia the Sxdff Hxgstter.
TIE tartaxi1e b made more interesting to
q. beeaese re hsRpen 70 koow Who .his
Stcphen Wood11y T. About twenty-five
yeafs aso be wla In 4 slave pen, fox SALE,
\ when = gentleman OF this city bought him,
G1r PHYS sake, II the price 0f thousand dol:
Iszs- - Sow, )" safdhe to Stephen, - }ou aze my
niger. body aud soul But somehow don't
belExe fn ooe us2n's owning smother So you
mar 20, ifyuu please. md Eae~ yod p4ease, md
/ where you please Only. II ron 90 to a nee
State, come to me tor 1-pas6, 6Dd you shan
have It. B1t what think r. that hetween
| MAN and man yuu owc me this money and
ought to pay IT, Whist do yon think about
kE .WhT, tha.'s fes& what I thinks Enas
II, and tn DO It SURE. 1.-THE Lord helps me-
and On that Contract be did It. snd souae,
| where about 1878 WIS \ hee m1n sell patka
nE. Then, HE mpSt Gee n:en. be 4onn kus
tired ct freedom md took to himself Eite
/ {-Lvdfa. sle waiting u1afd Of Mrs. Dr. Iih-
bets Soon afer. this lady Nas going to
California. md Hkhed to sell LJdfa, -
| but only On condition that the purchases
should 1sree to %txe stephan chance to buy
hef freedom. On this condition Mr. ktssor
bor~ht her; but be&oEe ha would do 50. moi
| wishing to run auy risk of Stephens tn7ba.:.y >
BE- required him 70 xe1 two gentlemen u hfl
| secuzit{- This doEe, the $am wHs paid, Which
| In eouzEe OF five years, wA8 repaid, with @f:a
4 tutkfest- 4n1 80 for recording the deed o
emancipation, which Stephen preferred q
owning his vile No interest Ka5 alIo1ed as
paxtial payments We think th1f ona o. sh1te
! two men-Stephen or 1ohn-csn Be tEr1sseo
| We 1exxe It toor readers to sAJ Vharh