Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09
WHOSE BABES ARE THEYe

Two More Infants Left to the Care
Of COlOred PeOpIe-One of them
Dfes-AddItiOnal Information Rela.
tive TO the story Already PUBLISH.
ed.
They are few who know the heart aches,
the uuhapplness the misery pervading So
clety- Nor is that society whose polish is
surrounded by the garnered wealth of the
lofty exempt from secret deeds, which if
Known would startle the community with
horror and alright its members. That war
is demoraliziDg is never fully learned until
we know what curses are left, as its results
to distract and to blight the purity of socie-
ty. Within the limits of this
city we have discovered
the existence of three little children which
were left by their unnatural parents in the
care of colored women. whose ignorance,
assisted with bribed deception, it was
thought would be cloak to hide the iden-
tity Of the parentage, and save them from
disgraceful publicity. In this respect,
though their plans were well laid, they have
been mistaken, which can be easily estab-
Ilshed when the proper time arrives. In
the UNION AND AMERICAN of Sunday last,
was published an account of an abandoned
child, which died the day previous. Ro-
mantle as the story may appear to those
VINO are not prone to realize what prevalent
vices there are, and throw the
mantle Of charity too quickly over
the turpitudes of man, yet there
is too much Of truth in it. The father of
the child is now known beyond a doubt,
and is one Of the wealthiest and most in
fuendal men that was ever in Nashville.
Though the colored woman, whose state
ments, tnasmuch as they are contradictory,
are believed untrue, says she has not re-
celved more than one months pay for TAX
ing care Of the child it is believed this is
merely fabrication of hers TO elude the
prying eyes of certain parties who are in
vestigating the mystery.
The father, in fancied security from the
sight of the world, little suspects what
others know concerning him, and when
certain facts shall have been spread over the
land, holding up his record to the gaze of
IN indignant community, perhaps his soul
Will feel the pangs Of that sorrow which
soon bore his innocent victim to her grave.
Several days ago another white child,
which had been placed in the rude hut of a
colored woman near that in which was the
other child, died and was buried. Connect
ed with this child'S life and birth is a story
as pitiable as was its end most shocking.
They who think to hide away the wrongs
inflicted on society know but little of that
power which brings to light the enormities
often perpetrated upon uDguarded virtue.
Though the colored nurse was well paid for
the care of the child, she did not do her
duty. Unknown to outside parties the child
d ed and was secretly buried. 1t is be-
lieved death resulted from want of proper
attention. Ia the place of these dark sus-
picions, so well founded, is there not rea-
son to enquire more infinitely into the cir
cumstances. Is there no remedy by which
such Outrages may be prevented-no
means whereby the purity of society can be
maintained, or its virtue at least preserved
from the blush Of shame and the stigma of
infamy?
At this time there is in South
Nashville not fay from the locality
where the two Chi dren died another white
child nursed by a colored woman. Can not
this be investigated and brought within the
province of the law? Does it not ask an
Investigation for the sake of public morals A.?
And does not the well-being of our COM
munity require that some steps be taken to
reveal the odium I?