Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-04
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THE WORkMEN'S ADVOCATE
WAY DOWN SOUTH.
4 Letter From an Old Southern Man.
Carrying Children North Pa.
rents Grieying for Their
Children - Warming
the Charitable.


The story of Henry Williams pub
lished in the ADVOCATE some months
ago still calls forth echoes from IN
tercstcd readers. 1t will be remem-
hcrcd that Henry Williams, a colored
boy, was deprived of wages which he
claimed was due him from Il Mr..
Cooper in Westvillc, for ten weeks
work as Il servant. How he was
brought North by people who prom
lsed him an education and trade,
and how he was exploited, was all
told. Several letters from the home
of this boy have been received, which
show that something is wrong, and
that the treatment of cOlored people
in some instances is very like slavery,
even though in u modified way.
We print the following from Mr.. }.
W. Richardson, an old colored man
who knows the circumstances con-
nected with the case of Henry VIII
liams when he was taken from
home.
BALDwIN'S,
ST. MARY's PARISH, La,
March 20, 1886.
TO The Uorkmen's Adrocdte:
Receiving IA copy of the Adtocate un.
der date of January 81 ! was surprised
on seeing a letter published about one OF
the children that was taken away from
the town of Baldwin about four year
ago-Henry Williams, in company wit
five or six children, by Rev. w. D. an
Mrs Goldman. Their names are as 70
lows: Henry Williams and sister, Ma
Banister, Corean Augusts, Amelia Ba'
who died about two years ago in
North, and Tilda Michel; all between Il
ages of ten and fourteen years. rore
Nuglists and Tilda Michel have work.
Their way back; Mary Banister is in II
diana. The said parties, w. ID. and Mr.
Goldman, took these children from the
parents with IA promise to the parents
send them to school in the North and
learn that they are bound out for I'll
sum of $50. The parents of those CHI
dren have been after Mr.. and Mrs. Go,
man for three years to bring their cf
dren home, and they refuse to do SO
don't wonder at their refusal, becs
they have them bound out to their
ters and mistresses again and receive,
compensation Of those children ",
their fathers and mothers should rel
| II there ever was a woman under hf,
who deserved the money Of her some
| Williams deserves Iienry's money!
is hard worker and woman that
body respects.
We are about tired of such fraud
am going to publish them. TheM
using the Negro as IA cats-paw, or
make money
There are four children ou'-~''o
boy and three girls, whom tharv.
cant get. and they are grie ember
them. All taken by the said are oc-
J. W. Rrcl md 50
it did
As will be seen by tn /
are those among the Souhon re-
groes who are not satisfi lie to re-
methods adopted to sc, ''VG1V a;1I
! young colored folks of tho black
We print this letter and twist
ton to this state of atfairsd by
ample of the inetficiency of gust
"charity" in private hands / ~
accomplishment of a work III ~
properly belongs to the goverhnnr
As to the binding out of til, 'tiDo' tho,,
it is a new phase entirely of, han, haI
VI yr:n;' Iu"o"''on' l; ai'" o.a Wv Wv have
he had no schooling while, ~ anr
the Coopers' at Westyi. ON
missions among the cole
are supported by church ~
one in Baldwin is an aft
Methodist church. An,ahd Il.
ment of the children nnirtieth
parents in the mani iineum to-
Mr.. Richardson's leo, rrlo
reprehensible. Line none ~
a warning to philanst. rroniznd -
who donate large sums york \
cation of Southern Neg \