American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-22
,ry Wilson, No. 400, Market Street.
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hea,d of appeared in their worst shape before me
and my imagination was acutely alive to the un-
meIited punishment sometimes inflicted, the inces
SAINT labor exaced, the want of freedom, and ala
the catalogue OF hardshps endured by the slaves.
| endeayored to combat the effect Of these mpres.
sions by attaching my mind 10 opposite inages
| The kind treatment of negroes, under huma8e
masters, occu' red to ne recollected the comfort
and harmony OF the slaves had lately seen ae
Profit contemplated their freedom from care.
and the many anxlelies of the world, and ! remem
bered the happiness and conentment expressed ia
their songs and merry dances but all In vain
the repugnant influence would not be thus theared.
With such distress before my eyes, all pa,aliyes
were unavang. The whole wrong, and not
to be justified | felt tina, execrated every prin-
ciple OF The traffic, nature revolted a, it; and con-
demned the whole system Of slavery under all lis
forms and regulations.
| When purchased the slaves were marked by
placing bit OF string or OF red or while tape
round their arms or neck One gentleman, VIII"
bought considerable number OF them, was pro-
cecdng to dsling uish those he had selected by ty
ing bit OF red tape round the neck, when observ-
ed two negroes, who we're standing together en-.
twned in each others arms, watch him with great
anxiety. Presently he approached them and at.
ter making his examination, attlxed The marx ohiy
to one OF them The other, with look Of uner
ring expression, and with an impulse OF marked
disappointment, cast his eyes up TO the purchaser
seeming TO say, And will you not have me too r.
then jumped, and danced and stamped with his
iee and made other signs TO signify that he also
was sound and strong, and worthy his choice. lie
was nevertheless passed by unregarded upon
which he turned again 10 his companion, his friend.
brother, whichever he was, took him TO bis bosom,
hung upon him, and in sorrowiul counienance ex~
pressed The strongest marks OF disappointment and
affction. The feeling was mutual--it arose from
al IaHe His friend ed his
grief, aud they both wept bitterly. Soon atterwafd,
on looking round 10 complete his purchase the
planter again passed that way and not hndihg any
one thai better suited his purpose, he now hung the
token Of choice round the neck OF the negro whons
he had before dist egarded All the powers OF att
could not have effected the change that followed
more genuine Joy never expressed Ills coun-
lenance became envened, griet and sadness vanish.
ed and flying into the arms Of his friend, lie ca
ressed him with warm embraces then skipped. ahd
jumped. and danced about, exhibiting all the puress
signs of mir,h and qualification. His companion,
no less delig ghtcd, received him With reciprocal al
lection and more pure and native sympathy was
never exhibited! Happy IN being again associated
they now retired apart from the crowd. and sat
dow in quiet contenlment, huggng and kissing the
red signal of bondage, like two attached aud alice
tonae brothers, ,salisied to toll their days ioy
on unknown master, SO they might but travel their
Journey Of slavery together. In the afternoon OF
the same Gay Glanced 10 be pitstHi wien anoeE
gentleman came 10 purchase some oi the slaves
who were not sold in the morning. Alter looking
through the lot, he remarked that he did moi see
any who were of pleasant countenance and going
on 10 make further objections respecting their APP
pearance he was interrupted by the vender, who
remarked, that at that moment they we're seen to
great disadvantage, as they looked worse . from
having lost their friends and associates IN the NOR
ming" Aye truly could have replied. very
powerful reason why they are unfit for sale this at
ternoon If to be Of smiling counenance were ne
cessary to their being sold it were polite not to
expoe them for long 10 come Still some were
selected, and the mark OF purchase being made,
the distressfu scene Of the morning was In a de-
gree repeated
few of the most i'll looking only now remained
These remained to future day and would prob
ably be sold, not to the planters, but TO the boat
women tailors, huckstcrs, some OF the Interior
J mechanics shopkeepers OF the town, at price
somewhst lower than that demanded ior the
more robus, and we'll looking and, alas though
least able to bear fatigue, these feeble beings would
most likely be subjected to a far more heavy slavery
than those oil stronger frame"
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Gaming Houses.--A writer in the Louisiana Ad-