The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-03-16
Mr.. .SetUard's Proclamation
MIR. NASBY SETS FORTH THE FErrCr r,,r,
PROCLAMATION OF SECRETARY SEWARD
PRODUCED IN KENTUCKY.
Co>FEDErT X RoAps (wich is in !
the Stait of Kentucky\ Dec u

C'o'h th'tl iltc. Tie St.fS ullll l;tic M Il
slckly ycller, at wich abStlnacy NV nlcher
l was col>idiblv astonishcd
got the news at the poStotii> (near wich
l am ut present Stavin, at the house uv II
venerable old planter, who accepts m, I'M
tprovin conversation and occasional prom
l>e, which is cheap, ez equivalent for
bord.) Sadly wendcd my way 2 his
peaceful hum dreadin to fling over that
house the pail of despair. After snpper
broke to them as gently as Good. the in
telllGence that threetourths NV the states
he'd ratified the constitutional amendment.
that Seward had issued his proclamation,
and that all nj g@ers was free.
Never did see sich Sorrcr depicted on
human countcnance, never was there de-
SPAR NV Sich depth. All mte long the be-
reaved inmates Nv that wunst happy but
now distracted home wept and waled in
agony wlcil was perfectly heart rendin
'Wo Is me- Sobbed the old man. wrinc-
IN his hands.
''Joln Browns karkis hangs danrln
IN the air but his soul is marcIin ON.
1T took possession of Seward, and thro
his ue ly mouth it spoke the words, The
n@%er Is free and there is no more a slave
in all the land.
"Wun> he'd a hundred ngger@. and
the men were tat and healthy, and the
wenches WIZ strong, and some uy them
wuz tar to look upon
''They worked in my house and my
fields from the ri>in of the sun to the CON
down of the same
"Wuz they lazy ! Gated them till
they WIZ cured thereof, for 10 they WIZ
ez Il child under my care.
Did they run away From Kentucky
they run north, and 10 the locotoco mar
Sllal> caught them for me. and brought
them back and delivered them unto my
hand, without cost sayin. 10 , here i thy
niggcr-lo with him ez thou vii. (wich
allus did) wich is cheaper than <ccpin dogs
and jest ez good
''Solomon wuz wise, for he he'd of kon-
kubineS sutli,hensy, but we wuz wiser in
our day than him.
''For he he'd to feed hi> children. and it
llost him >hekcl, NV gold and shckcls uy
silver, and mucil corn and oil
''Wc he'd onr konkubin,S with a< great
Il murhneSS eZ Solomon. but We sold their
children !or silver and gold, and red dog
paper"
And all night long the bcreavcl old pa
trlarch, who he'd thus been Il father to hi~
servants (and a grandfather to many u,
rml, poured out his lamentations
In the mornin the ni4gerS WIZ called up
and ez tina all he'd their kotcS and he'd huu-
dies. spect tina must hey herd the nru~
The Old gentleman explained the situation
to en-.
ZOO WILL" sed he, stay in your hap
pv homes-yoo will alluS contnner TO live
here, and work here, a. yoo hey allu-
dun ~
The niggers, all in korus, with re
markablc unanimity, rcmarkt that if ',
led bin interloo>t to themselves. they tu It
tina woodent. In fact. tina he'd congrt1a-
ted at that time for the purpose Nv >tar;iu
life Oh their own HOOK.
\ paroxysm Nv pane and anguish shot
over the old mans face Nearest to him
stood Il octorne who. he'd she not bin
tainted with the accrrSt blul Nv Ham,
wood hcv bin konsdcrel butit'ul. Fallen
on her nec the old patriarch. with tccrs
streamin down his turrowcd cheeks, eiaki-
lated
''Fmewcll, Looizer, my dotter. fare
well . loved your muther cz never man
loved nigger She wuz the solace OF mi
leisure hours-lhc kompanion OF my vooth.
She sold to pa orr a mortgage on the
plaiS-she and your older sisters Fare
wei. | he'd hoped to hev sold 700 thi>
winter Gor 700 air still yung) and bought
, ont .jnkinS. but wo is me Curses OH
the tirant who thus sewers all the tender
ties NV nachur. Oh it is hard for ia
ther to part with child, even VIXEN til,
markets high, but Oh God to part
thus -
And the old gentleman in a excess II,
i grief, swooned away gcntcclly.
. His son Tom had been caressin her two
, lttle children, who wllZ a half whittier thai
: she wlz Unable to restrain hisSelf, he
= fell on her neck and bcmoaned his fat,
with techin pathos:
"Farewell farewell mother Of my
children Farewell faro, and hosseS. anc
,hampane, long farewell Your in
crease was my perquisites, and sold EN- t'
supply needs. He'd you died | Good he,
! bin re>ined, for when ded, YOU amt wutl
:; a copper, but to see you torn away liyin
# & when wuth $1,000 in emmy market -
o it's too much-it's too much :"
And he tainted, fallin across the oil,
man.
= "Who'Il do the work about the house :?
shreckt the old lady, taintin and falln
across Tom.
"Wholl dress us and wash us and wal
- on us - shreekt the three daughters
-y swoondin away and tallin across the oil
~ woman.
al My first impulse WIZ to faint ava
myself and fall across the three daughter.
but | restrained myself and WIZ contente
with strikin an attitude and organizin
taboo. Hustlin the niggers away with
j, burnin cuss for their ineratttood, | spell
p, the balance NV the forenoon in bringin o
5, s. EN- too. Wun by wun they becum con
b, shus, but they wuz not themselves. Thei
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