Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-20

article without his bosom swelling "''
indignation, must have had his hear'
s,ee,ed with some narcotic drug. FOR
ourselves, we can but ''tremb'e tor our
country when we reflect that God is Just,
and that his Justice cannot sleep forever'D :
Were it no, that the crime Of SLAVEK1
stains our country with rs blighting
curse. We might hail with loud alielula'
even to idolatry, the proud standard that
floats above our capitol,-,hen might 1t be
truly said, that the cerulean star sPangled
hammer. "wayes Ger the land OF the tree,
and the home of the brave" But so long
as slavery is tolcratcd--so long as
chain clauks at the heel OF an American
.,.voso long as j, is permitted for them
to be bought and sold as brutes--'he hus-
hand to see the partner of his bosom Ia
cerated before his cyes-torn from his
arms. no, even allowed to embrace his
wife when her spirit is lowering Ger the
verge Of eternity aud his children d"ome':
10th. whip ofthe tassmas,er. isa, 80 long
as this is allowed, we Can but blush '"'
our Inconsistency with the declaration,
VIA, cal; men are born free and equal"
made T., that band ofberoes who poured
on, the last l,ic.drop Of their breeding
breasts To acnicve our independence.
VISIT TO SLAVE SHIP.
q, 3. southern VOYAGE OF trading and
discover, Capt. b. MoRREL, j.. sisied a
slave ship, II the coast "i Africa. nc
o,x., the following account OF his visit:
lhave already informed the readcr'
that when entered the bay u ne
pu4I,. there were no less than tour
ST. te,,-r. from Brazil, waiting To
complete their Cargoe>. o"e al t'ese'
recep.acif.s of human misery -! a.
skctr,r WITH fiji taino'''' vi ''e All
tarci,C. and was So oie,resstiSly aI'-
no,ed by the -hric~s an! gfo''''s OF us
hal les, Inmates, the w'c,cneo 'i.'i'"s
OF u.ts,.eI,ng avariCe. that rcso yea 10
v,s,, me vessel, and make al one' Vi
s,.r medic i aid as nlynt nave "A ten
d.,. to alleviate the anguish VI t"e
su,t,.rers. With this deter.nlnation,
oro.red "A boat to be manned, ana boar
ded the orig without cetemon.
i.asreceived by the officers Oh deeh
wit, a certain degree Of courtesy, ho
unning,ed wItn surprise; which, :" "ei
made known the object oi ny Vi>i'
assumed an express.oh CT deris1oi Vi
contempt. f'lrui, adneru5 To my
ris,,ai purpose, however, A i'>i>'ct
upon seeing, and, II htce''a'y' "'''"'
ister,us 10 those sufferers whose auiI
bic complaints H.,d 50 po"eriu"y cA
cited nv sympathy. Ihe c''p'ai'
rave orders that my demand s'i"u.d "
complied with, aai, gracious .eaSeh
what IA horrible spectacle was prcsei'
ted to IN, view!
If the reader IDS ever been on ooar
Of :. hudson. River E,arHet sioop, io''~
cd Wit, calves AID sueep, ,or tie ,,t
slaughter houses, lie may iof" so'i'
E,,,t idea OF a .,raZlilai. slave orig. =
range of pens, OF 'ih>, o., upied cdc
aide If tn, mai. deCN. isom Inc Cd
head to the MAJ. chains, la WHICH wei
conn. le0 SuCh a n~"'"~' "
were permitted to come Oh deck al Oh
time. Ia a liue wit the 'iIaii hdtc'
WAY. Oh each side, was erected d Dull
bead, or partitions, separating the ne
from tne women; wnlle d nafro~ PA
SAFE remained open TO the gahS"'
abaft the stern-most Pen, o' oe'wee
that aud the gu rter deck.
The slaves. perfectly NAKED, wei
slowed in rows, tore And .it, Ia A 81
ting position or crouch'"S posture
and most of the men had tnelr tao
between their nDec>. either induiSli
in moody silence OF n'our"sully Chal
ing, in low voice. some plaInti'e sol
OF their native villages. Inc teeii"'
Of the females were OF course mo
dangerously expressed, III spite OF the
tyrants' exertlon to keep them qule
In passing along the deck betwe'
these two ranges OF despairlns hun,i
beings, l encountered such mute II
ploring glances. suc' appealing loo
Of misery, such plteous suPphcatii
expressions of Countenance. such to
ren,s Of tears. tina, looked like pea
Of ebony, as completely and totally u
manned me. My own tears fell II
raj :. and the poor negroes & I'D ."
strange thenomeaon OF white ma