Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 13
In the course of his Narrative, he relates two instances of murderous cruelty,—in one of which a planter deliberately shot a slave belonging to a neighboring plantation, who had unintentionally gotten within his lordly domain in quest of fish; and in the other, an overseer blew out the brains of a slave who had fled to a stream of water to escape a bloody scourging.
No decorrer de sua Narrativa, ele relata dois casos de crueldade assassina,—em um dos quais um fazendeiro deliberadamente atirou em um escravo pertencente a uma plantação vizinha, que havia entrado inadvertidamente em seu senhorial domínio em busca de peixe; e no outro, um feitor estourou os miolos de um escravo que havia fugido para um riacho para escapar de um açoitamento sangrento.
_Mr. Douglass_ states that in neither of these instances was any thing done by way of legal arrest or judicial investigation.
_O Sr. Douglass_ afirma que em nenhum desses casos foi feita qualquer coisa por meio de prisão legal ou investigação judicial.
The Baltimore American, of March 17, 1845, relates a similar case of atrocity, perpetrated with similar impunity—as follows:—"_Shooting a slave._—We learn, upon the authority of a letter from Charles county, Maryland, received by a gentleman of this city, that a young man, named Matthews, a nephew of General Matthews, and whose father, it is believed, holds an office at Washington, killed one of the slaves upon his father's farm by shooting him.
O Baltimore American, de 17 de março de 1845, relata um caso semelhante de atrocidade, perpetrado com semelhante impunidade—como se segue:—"_Fuzilamento de um escravo._—Ficamos sabendo, com base na autoridade de uma carta do condado de Charles, Maryland, recebida por um cavalheiro desta cidade, que um jovem, chamado Matthews, sobrinho do General Matthews, e cujo pai, acredita-se, ocupa um cargo em Washington, matou um dos escravos na fazenda de seu pai atirando nele.
The letter states that young Matthews had been left in charge of the farm; that he gave an order to the servant, which was disobeyed, when he proceeded to the house, _obtained a gun, and, returning, shot the servant._
A carta afirma que o jovem Matthews havia sido deixado encarregado da fazenda; que ele deu uma ordem ao servo, que foi desobedecida, quando ele se dirigiu à casa, _obteve uma arma e, voltando, atirou no servo._
He immediately, the letter continues, fled to his father's residence, where he still remains unmolested.
Ele imediatamente, continua a carta, fugiu para a residência de seu pai, onde ainda permanece sem ser incomodado.
Vocabulary
- No
- In; at; on (preposition)
- decorrer
- To elapse; to pass (of time)
- de
- Of; from (preposition)
- sua
- His; her; your (possessive adjective)
- Narrativa
- Narrative; account or story of events
- ele
- He; him (personal pronoun)
- relata
- Reports; tells or narrates something
- dois
- Two (cardinal number)
- casos
- Cases; instances or occurrences
- crueldade
- Cruelty; the quality of being cruel
- assassina
- Kills; murders or commits assassination
- em
- In; on; at (preposition)
- um
- One; a or an (article)
- dos
- Of the (contraction of de+os)
- quais
- Which; that (relative pronoun)
- fazendeiro
- Farmer; plantation owner or landowner
- deliberadamente
- Deliberately; intentionally or on purpose
- atirou
- Shot; threw or fired a weapon
- escravo
- Slave; enslaved person
- pertencente
- Belonging; owned by or associated with
- uma
- One; a or an (feminine article)
- plantação
- Plantation; large agricultural estate or farm
- vizinha
- Neighboring; adjacent or nearby
- que
- That; which (relative pronoun)
- havia
- Had; there was or there were
- entrado
- Entered; came in or went in
- inadvertidamente
- Inadvertently; unintentionally or by accident
- seu
- His; her; your (possessive adjective)
- domínio
- Domain; territory or area of control
- busca
- Search; looking for or seeking
- peixe
- Fish; aquatic animal
- no
- In the; at the (contraction)
- outro
- Other; another or different one
- estourou
- Burst; exploded or blew out
- os
- The (masculine plural article)
- fugido
- Fugitive; one who has fled
- para
- To; for; in order to (preposition)
- riacho
- Stream; small river or creek
- escapar
- Escape; get away from something
- sangrento
- Bloody; involving bloodshed or violence
- afirma
- Affirms; states or asserts something
- nenhum
- None; not any or no one
- desses
- Of those; from those ones
- foi
- Was; past tense of ser
- feita
- Done; made or created
- qualquer
- Any; whatever or whichever
- coisa
- Thing; object or matter
- por
- By; through (preposition)
- meio
- Means; method or way
- prisão
- Prison; incarceration or confinement
- legal
- Legal; lawful or legitimate
- ou
- Or (conjunction)
- investigação
- Investigation; inquiry or examination
- judicial
- Judicial; relating to courts or judges
- American
- American; relating to United States
- março
- March; third month of the year
- caso
- Case; instance or example
- semelhante
- Similar; alike or resembling
- atrocidade
- Atrocity; extremely cruel or wicked act
- perpetrado
- Perpetrated; committed or carried out
- com
- With (preposition)
- impunidade
- Impunity; freedom from punishment or harm
- como
- Like; as or in the manner
- se
- If; whether (conjunction)
- segue
- Follows; comes next or proceeds
- Ficamos
- We learned; became aware of
- sabemos
- We know (present tense of saber)
- base
- Base; foundation or basis
- na
- In the; on the (feminine)
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