Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-24

| of The Abolitionists at Washington, expressed
TIE opinion that they were actuated by political
and sectional jealousy, and not by motives OF ph-
anthropy, and incidentally mentioned *hat the IN
stances of the separation OF families 80 often he-
torically described, was generally by the agency
of foreigners, who were devoid of that sympathy
| which exists between the native-born STAKEHOLDER
and the slave. In illustration OF my position,
stated to Mr. Tiffany that the most 1nhum2n and
| revolving of the separation of families ire
Gently aud eloqnently alluded to by tho Hon
| Charles Sumner, to separat@ husband and wife,
| and to sell little children at the auction-block
that had ever come under my observation III the
course of an experience of upwards of half CEN
tury was one in which llr. Albert Sumner, the
brother of the Hon. Charles Sumner, was chief
| agent.
Upon MI. Tifany's expressing much surprise,
I told him that WAS present on the OCCASION; that
if at any time he should think proper to mention
the fact, he might give me as hls authority. Be
ing referred to, WILL in conformity with your re-
quest furnish you with the details as far as my
| memory serves me. In the winter of 1o44 MIR.
! Albert Sumner became entitled by marriage to a
distributiye share of the estate of Mr.. aud Birs
S. Ball. of this State, by decree Of the court of
equity in the case of Pel1 and Bali. At sale Of
| the negroes. in pursuance of the order of the
court, was present. and remarked that Mr.. Sum-
| ner very active III the management and ar
rangement of the sale Among the negroes was
| a man servant remarkable for his fidelity to his
former MASTER who by the officer of the court was
| advertised TO be sold, IS customary, with his
| family. Our friend, MIR. Charles I. Lowndes,
proceeded to the gale with the intention of pur-
chasing the aforesaid family (fOr his oTerseer, J
| but to the surprise and indignation Of Mr.. LoWn-
| des and the other bystanders, il was discovered
| that the father had been withdrawn and sold seq
arately from his family, by the direction Of 1Hr.
| Sumner, under promise, as was understood, OF
great indulgence in consideration Of Lis past ser
vices. Under these circumstances he was pur-
chased by Mr. Sumner or his agent at a moder-
ate rate But in a very short time afterwards Re
was offered for sale by Mr.. Sumner to more than
one gentleman at y prtce mucb beyond that a.
which Mr.. Sumner had purchased him. But these
gentlemen having refused to aid and abat spec
ulation 80 monstrols, and Mr.. Sumner having as
certained that MIR. LowndeS had purchased the
family, offered the servant at price batOnd that
at which he had purchased him. Mr.. LoWndes
finally acceded, having the satisfaction Of resor-
ing the father to his family. It is circumstance
worthy OF being mentioned that, in replying to
Mr.. Sumner, Mr. Lowndes, with the feelings
which fill the bosom of ~ slave holder who feels
himself to be the protector and benefactor OF his
slaves, took The occasion OF expressing, 10 a let
! ter. (Which he submitted to Colonel Aehe and my
self) his denunciatiOn of the proceeding in terms
! that would have aroused Southern gentleman.
| The above, as far as nay memory serves me, is q
! true aud unYarnlshed account Of the case to which
MIR. Tiffany alluded The circumstances are i'm
pressed upon my memory from the fact that my
having bee n particularly acquainted with them al
! the time, having been in consultation with Mr
Lowndes, and events which do violence to ones
| feelings are calculated to make impression.
! Il will call upon Mr, LoWndes for statement OF
! the circumstances, go far he recollects them,
and L may probably delay this to 60 simultaneous
! ~ with his
am, dear Sir, with esteem and respect, yours
/ truly,
"WILLIAM 3. PRINGLE.
Hon. WILLIAM AIKEN, House Of Representa-,
| tives."
Warning TO the North from Onion Man
! The Hon. I. A f. NELSON, Of Tennessee,
whose adherence to the Union during the
war, as our readers remember, brought him
into trouble with The Confederate authori-
! ties, is making a noble, though wo fear a
| futile effort to check the madness of the
North and save the republic, though now
the rapids, from the Niagara towards
which she is hurrying. From /; recently
published letter by him, the prophecies
and admonitions of which should not pass
unheeded, we extract the following earnest
Invocation:
LET the North remember that there is
u Just God, who ruleth i'll tho armies of
Heaven and upon earth, who governs ma
tion8 us well as mcn that He used the AS
syrians as instruments to punish the rebel,
Iious jews but when the Assyrians porse-
cuted them from year to year, when they
showed no mercy, when upon them they
laid very heavily their yoke He raised
up CYRUS to take Babylon, and punish the
conquerors, who had been His instruments,
most severely. Let them remember that,
although the South is conquered and sub
iugatcd, helpless and powerless. bound
hand and foot and bleeding at every pore
although her rich men have been humbled
in the very dust though her servants are
now upon horses and her princes are walk
ing as servants upon the earth though
famine broods over her; though she has
drunken the dregs Of the cup of trembling
and wrung them out'-yet her shrieks of
agony will SO up to Heaven, and, sooner
or later, will be heard and, in some form,
now hid from mortal ken, He who for
getteth not the cry of the humble will be
her friend and her avengcr."
The Convention.
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