The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-07-09
From N. Y. Metropolitan Campaign Record
"LET US HAVE PEACE"
OR,
How Uncle Samuel SAMPSON SET
tied His Family Troubles.


family of grown up children, several of
whom were married and settled, but the
old gentleman still insisted on exercising
authority over them. They all lived in
the same town, and in course of time it
came to pass that a quarrel sprang up and
ordinations and threats were freely used.
Ten of the married sons had colored
servants in their families, and the others
said it was wrong to keep the colored peo-
pie as servants. The quarrel waxed so
furious that the ten sons finally said they
would move away with their servants, in
order to have peace, and they made pre-
parations to do b.
But the other sons said they should not
move away, and the old gentleman espous>
ed thei: side and threatened paternal pun
ishment to the ten if they attempted to
carry out their intention.
They were spirited fellows, however,
80 they did attempt to go away with their
servants and families, whereupon the other
sons and old Uncle Samuel Sampson fell
upon them and a great conflict began.
1t ragged for long time, and created
terrible CONSERVATION in the town but as
the ten sons were not one-third of the
family, and had the old man against them
besides, they were finally compelled to
submit and give up the fight.
Then Uncle Samuel Sampson said to
them:
''Let US have peace"
'sOn what terms ?" asked the ten
"You must give up all your servants
nd lot do inc hax
"But they are ours"
And Uncle Samuel Sampson again
said:
''Let US have peace"
The servants were all given up and the
ten sons were working hard to get things
set to rights again when another commo-
ton sprang up in the village.
The ten had borrowed money TO pay
their servants while they had them, and
after the quarrel had been settled they pro-
posed TO pay the money they had bor>
rowed.
But the others objected because the
money would not be paid to them, and the
old gentleman again interfered
"If you attempt to pay that money!"
said he, "we will 60 at you again and give
you another whaling
''But it is just debt
And Uncle Samuel Sampson said once
more:
''Iet us have peace"
So the ten agreed not to pay the money,
though it went sore against them, and
again began to set things to rights.
But they had not got very far when
another difficulty arose. There was to be
an election in the town, and the ten pros
posed TO vote, as they had been in the
habit of doing.
''No,'' said old Sampson, ''you shall not
vote at this election"
SIT is our right said the sons, ''and
when we gave up the fight there was moth
ing said about taking this right from US. p
81 say you shall not vote; that's enough.
Let us have peace %
The election was held, and the SUCCESS
ful candidates were bitter enemies of the
ten who were not allowed to vote, though
they were just as much interested in the
election as any of the others.
Things went on quietly for a while, but
pretty soon more trouble came about.
The particular ten sons of whom / am
writing were obliged to support the SER
wants that had been taken from them, but
did not allow them to sit at the same table.
So one day old Uncle Samuel Sampson
| and the other sons went to them and said
they must invite the released servants to
sit at the table with them.
''They are our own ta5les,' said the
ten, Sand we do not choose to have colored
people sitting. at them with u.s.
''But you must. :"
''You have no business to interfere in
this matter
And Uncle Samuel Sampson again said:
'Iet US have peace %
The end of it was that the ten had to
take the colored servants into their dining
rooms and eat and drink with them.
All things went on smoothly for little
while, but another difficulty was brewing,
and it soon broke out.
The colored people complained that
they were not allowed to use the property
of their late employers, and old Sampson
went to the latter and said:
f'You must allow these people to use
everything you have, just the same as il
| it was their own"
And the sons said to him
500 you allow your servants to dc
with your property what you say we must
allow these colored people to do with
ours
But Uncle Samuel Sampson did not
want to argue with them, so he merely
said:
elf you object, we viii thrash yor
again. Let US have peace
The next trouble was about sleeping
arrangements. The colored people com
planned that they had to sleep in small
rooms, while the ten sons and theil
families had large, airy rooms.
Uncle Samuel Sampson would no
stand this, so he went to the ten son'
again and told them they must give M
their rooms to the colored people.