The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-12-02

FOLgeT, dc. "A COtored Woman and
her tlCo children hunting q ''IoydI''
| .taLher---Sheg got a sight Of him, DC, &c.
OUR good steamship Democracy
made speedy and successful voyage
to the head waters OF the renowned
Salt River. We were much surprised
at not meeting, till near our destina
ton, the steamer Distulion on her re-
turn trip.
1t seems by the full report OF one OF
the already disgusted and deceived
rank and file, they had a terrible time
on board of the DiS,ulion. 1t was
with difficulty they got started at all.
In getting the ship in sailing trim,
they quarreled much-some wanted
her painted blue with black cockades
stuck all round, and the head of a
HindOO God on the prov. John Frost
and his old Abby Kelly friends would
have her painted black all over-no
red, white or blue about it-and full
sized negro on the PROV. Indeed
Rhey proposed calling the ship Africd,
but finally yielded the latter to onion
in consideration of getting the former.
This being arranged, the next thing
was Captain. The two asplrants,
Tom Saxton and Hartzell, were busy
electiOneerIng. Hartz II appealed TO
his old John Brown friends. Tom
declared he loved the African better
than Hartzell, as he could prove and
show. The two aspirantS had each
other by the collar several times, and
the danger of row and a split was
great. 1t was finally arranged that
they should command together if
they would shake hands and agree.
They finally did so.
Everything being arranged for a
start, the rush on board Was tremen-
f dous. The bondhOlders and officials
were first provided with superb quar-
ters-state rooms and all the fixins.
I An immense crowd of the colored
! "bredren and sistern" were among
: the first to offer.
"Keep them damned niggers back, I"
= said Feather, in a whisper to General
Manderson.
In q tone Of thunder and command
= the General said: Gentlemen and
!. ladies, we must proceed in the utmost
/ order! Please, therefore, just to stand
back q little till your turn comes.
e You shall all have good quarters
; ahem ~
'Ain't that pretty we'll done,
Badly id Riggers are a
g nuisance to US ahem!"
= = Directly, however, again the excite
ment got up. and nothing could stop
: the rush. Crowding on board and
y jamIied together were white and
n black, male and female, old and young
q until the capacious vessel was filled tn
overflowing.
Several old negroes and q number
y of young ones were crowded of the
gangway into the river; but their
calls for help were not needed, and
they were soon quiet enough.
|. The guard at the door Of the state
d rooms occupied by the bondholders
and officials could with difficulty pre-
n vent the crowd from entering, espe-
cially the darkirs. They claimed they
d had right to go in, as they belonged
to the BIlro.
a One unfortunate colored woman was
left behind, She and her two little
e ones, four or five years old, could moi
: get In with the crowd, and the Cap
u tains hurriedly ordered the ship shov
h ed of, She said she was in search o
l. her children's fadder that he was al
IN oSSifer in - Regiment D. V. I. AT
a ter the vessel WAS out sumo distancI
r. in the stream, her cries and scream
were tremendous, saying:
''Dar he goes I-dats himP'
"Come back! Come back Sh
mr. cried in grief" The last we heart
Iv from the group was
q "Fadsr, dear fadsr, come homs.''
M We heard some one say-"Go t
II helII"
nd But the vessel now being fully VI
is der way, social divisions began t
IN manifest themselves. Esq. Slankel
Reifsnider, Martin and others sporte
"a the black cockade and avoided tn
ut eOlored population. They though
he the black cockade would salts y tn
,as blacks with them. But not so. Arr
od in arm with them was Underhil
we Frost, the Mount Union professor
int Baldwin, Frease, &c. Mr.. Folger WI
etc particularly assiduous to the ladies
cir the Freedmen's "Booro," who by II
Ter way were very grateful to "Brudd,
ore Foalsher."
ool When dinner was announced, Il
his confusion was worse confounded.
lev general rush was made, and Il
md scramble was terrible. Both Ca
ter tains, with their subaIterns, were
civ the door to regulate the matter. To
Ily. pushed back a burly negro and b
go. wench, and Mr.. Darky was SD i
> OF censed that he leveled his batteriI
will ram and made rush at Captain ToI
Not having full freedom he did n
get under good headway, ana TO
no. seeing his danger in the nick OF tim
all slipped aside.
ical Captain Oliver, OF Alliance, stan
ion ing just behinds to render Tom ASST
rem ance, caught the negro head about t
( pit OF the stomach, and was sent
5 of grass in hurry in doubled up CO
nci- dition. The Captain was soon laid
ON q sofa, and his friend Doctor Whiti
ros- called to his aid. The accident spo
the ed the Captains dinner entirely, al
$ in his groans called forth the syInpatl
ran OF friends. Doctor Estep denounc
ong ''the id niggers" most vehement
In the mean time the favorites
the Captains and other officials we
i'AS admitted by q private entry whC
iva they had little to take for {
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