The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-06-11
From "Thes Bit e Coats" =
Circumstances Alter Cases.

A certain wealthy old planter, who
used to govern precinct in Ala
bama, in "a recent skirmish was
taken prisoner, and at late hour
brought into camp, where a guard
was placed over him. The aristo-
cratic rebel, supposing everything
was all right-that he was secure
enough any way as q prisoner of
war-as committee of the whole,
resolved himself into sleeps dead
slumber. Awakening about mid
night, to find the moon shining full
in his face, he CHANGED to inspect
his guard, when, horror of horrors!
that soldier was negro And,
worse than all, he recognized in
that towering form, slowly and
steadily walking beat, one of his
own slaves! Human nature could
not stand that the prisoner was en-
ragged, furious, and swore he would
not. Addressing the guard through
elenched teeth, foaming at the
mouth, he yelled out:
"Samby''
IVY ell. .zAIaSSa.E t-1-s& S
y"Send for the colonel to come
here Immediately. My own slave
can never stand guard over mes4 it's
a ID outrage; no gentleman
would submit to it. S7as
Laughing in his sleeve, the dark
faced soldier promptly called out,
"corp'l de guard That dignitary
appeared, and presently the colonel
followed After listening to the
southerner's impassioned harangue,
which was full of iavectiyes, the
colonel. turned to the negro, with,
s'Sam %
"Yes, colonel"
"You know this gentleman, do
you?'
eOb course; he's Massa B., and
has big plantation in Alabama"
"Well, Sam, just take care of
him tonight Y and the officer walk
ed away. As the sentinel again
paced his beat, the gentleman from
Alabama appealed to him in an az
gument. e ~ 8 saa&
Listen, Sambo!'' @ r
"You hush, dar; it's done gone
talkin' to you now. Hush, rebel ~
was the negro's emphatic command,
bringing down his musket to a
charge bayonet position, BY way of
enforcing silence. The nabob was
now a slave-his once valued ne
gro his master; and think you as
he sank back upon blanket, in
horror and shame that night, that
he believed human: bondage was a
divine institution, ordained of God7
The Columbus Ieunessee) Her
aid speaks as follows of the Ger
mans. -
There is no more affinity between
the class of Dutch who emigrate to
America as farm laberers, and the
white people of the South, than
there is between the white people
and the negroes AS laborers they
are very little superior, and as
general thing they cannot be trusted.
At least, such is the impression that
we nave TAKEN up lTOm tlIUlGcu
of them, and such is
the character given them by those
who have tried them Having such
an opinion of the Dutch emigrants,
we have never been disposed to go
into ecstacies over their importa-
tion into Tennessee, as some of our
have done. We are
rather disposed to chronicle their
coming as another addition to the
long list of ills that afflct our unhap-
py State. English-speaking, God
serving emigrants we should gladly
welcome, but from the infidel Dutch,
the Lord deliver us.
Judge Tuttle, III. a recent charge
to the Grand jury of Trumbull coun-
ty, held that section 5 .ofthe Visible
Admixture Bill, was unconstitution-
al, and that 'sno person can be pun
ished for violating, or for receiving
or for counselling or procuring any
such votes contrary to such proyis-
IONS"