Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-01-20
"I1.c dsrcnt Law orIr,,,u.,.


Aug. II, ponderously inquiries 10 = a..I
Now lie. US ask upon what grppnd it can
be supposed that the negro, by his emlgra.
tion q to the land of the white man, has
been excepted from the great law of IIamgn
We ourselves are suffering for an answer;
and while pro-slavory theologians, like the
Rev. Nehemiah Adams, and the Right ReY.
Bishop OF Vermont, are preparing proper
response, we solicit information on the fol-
lowing points, ' NJ ri
Wherein dots the great law of Ham differ,
in provision, from that of roast beefl
Is the Ham referred to of kind that can
be smoked or dried, brciled or fried2
Does the great law Of Ham develop IN its
operation the principle of root hog or dieln
Does the great Law of Ham include Bacon;
If so is 1t strong enoughto to control the crash
Was Ham lre3 under the great law, or
only na3te7Cd1
Is the great Law founded upon the natural
relation between Ham and Eggs2 .-
But, more seriously speaking, and as ap-
phed to the negro, WAS the great law Of
Ham properly enforced, in May last (rids the
Records of Montgomery-iIal Hospital, Sur
geon Phinps in charged upon u party of
thirty negroes who had followed Wilson's
raiders, and returning, were surprised, thirty
miles east Of Montgomery, while asleep, and
set upon by one Ferguson, or Foster, an
oycrscer2 Did he execute the great law of
Ham properly upon
Jacob Stccle-both cars cut off,"
amanda Stceie-both ears cut off,"
"Nancy Steeic-both ears cut off,"
Is that the way Ham Is sliced under the
big law in Alabama
Docs the great lew provide that Ham
| nm cIt,. -ssJ (cna al
thus:--
Mary Stccle-scalped; whole side of head
carved clean away; died ~
Does the grca; law prescribe that Ham
shall be cureI after this fashion,
'Lutllur Jones-beard and chin cut OFF,
I Or that Ham should be PcPpc1e& in this
manner
"Washington Gooth-shot in The back
with a load of huckshot while returning
peaccably from his work ?"
Docs the great law direct that Ham shall
be prepared for Plc&Le (seo same hospital re.
| pOr) in this style
"ltohurt, servant Of Colonel Hough, OF
Gen. Smiths statf-stabbed on the steps o
q house by a confederate soldier, dying sly
days after, on the 9th of July9"
James Tay lor--stabbed one-half mill
/ from town, seven times in the lungs, twice
] i
cut onc,third OFF,
/ James Monroe-cut across the throat
while saddling horse, by a white man
| Aug. 1872
! We begin to see what "the great law
Ham means in Alabama and il we did nc
| the record of the Frccdmen's Hospital,
/ Montgomery, furnishes a complete expos
/ tion.
The great law of Ham has been enforce
! in III, ,.,"',,,"'' si"an III" Hol of July
William Brown, shot in the left hant
! near this city"
William Matthews, about the nth
August, shot in his arms, on Matthews plal
tation, near town, at the request of Ma
thews."
J amos Milestone, shot through the nee
Aug. IS, hy the son-in-law Of his mastc
John A IIousern
On the whole, we have made up our mir
not to wait for an answer from Rev Nch
miah Adams, or anybody else. We are
opinion that the negro, by emigration to Il
lahd or the white man. has not escaped Il
great law of Ham. He has been roast,
under it, boiled under it, sliced undsri
picked under it, carved under 1t, pepper,
under it and pretty eacctually cured uud
1t. He has had fair share of the great Ia
OF Ham, in Alabama; and we are free to s.
that we are not sorry that the great law
been set aside. We have had enough of
on this continent. Humanity demands tn
Ham hereafter shall be served up under
same general laws that apply to the tire,
mcnt Of other human flesh. Let US ha
doac vita the GREAT LAW OK HAM.IEr
'EgaA! H.aO:a ICsi-ssOdIsk
FRIEND EDITOR, i saw notice in yo
paper few weeks since Of an ice house oW
cd by I. i. Lyon, near Utica, n. Y, a
wishing to know If it was practical thlr
! wrote to him and received the enclos
answer, which / thought might be intere
ing to insert in your paper for the benefit
Others who read the same article Coz
not the same principle be applied to {
skating parks by forcing the water throu
hose M. BINEs
LYoN's FALLS, n V, Nov. 16, 1865
SAMUEL +. BlNEs, Esq, Dear Sir,-Y,
tay0r rs to icc-housus, of the 10th inst
received. 1t gives me pleasure to ansy
your queries
My ice house is II feet square G feet d,
to caves, situated in dense grove of trC
The whole complete did not cost more Il
$50. Excavation about 3 feet deep,
ioists laid on bottom, say feet apart, Il
, inch plank, one inch apart for drama
sides, henlOck plank pntched together
the corners, with plate Axe on top raft
2Y4 nailed to plate, Root, about one-th
pitch, covered with boards double.
When new | uble boarded the gal
and f!led with sawdust but for the last
teen years heuorth gable has been opens
without any door, giving free lngress
GgresS to the ice. ..r. ..
In the fall take off half the roof,
with an ordinary hose pipe with rose one
in which the hole7 should be quite SIN
say size Of coarse needle have nail
the ralters and hang the hose pipe so a
throw the water as high as the head
permit and fall into the house About
feet head is necessary. but Is would be
ter. When the weather is warm turI
shut of tho water; when cold enough
make ice, turn it on When full Office
place the board roof and cover with sawd
in quantity sufficient that, when the ic
the sides melts, the sawdust Ellis the sp
have never put any straw on sides or
tom 's...I .H. .4..... ..rr..'.r
The earth excavated from pit was TIN,
back against the sides, sloping nearl
caves.
In case you have head to throw the
in fine Sprov into tha air you will havf