The native American., 1839-07-20

d look that even iron IegreSs Eas expressive OF
thankfulness, and which seemed 10 say how un-
used she was 10 such kindness. We leit this
wretched abode, and in few minutes were upon
the Paseo, where all the beauty and fashion of The
city were driving up and down in thir yolanies. as
| if all far and near were happy. What contrast
| Upon another occasion. MS was riding one eSe-
ming along the rocky and barren shore that extends
! for sohc miles 10 the eastward Of Havana, coy-
cred with the cactus and pnckly pear came sad.
denly upon troop Of slaves--ncn, women, aud
children. | drew up by the way side until they
passed three hofSeman were driving them; they
were manacled, chained by the ankles, and bare
footed, and almost naked they proceeded in 81
lence, which was interrupted only by the rusiling
Of their chains. Under the plea cf lighting 4
cigar | accosted one Of the horscman; he told me
they had but just landed in small inlet on the
coast, were 100 in number, and were vending
their way to one of the receptaces spoken ot above,
With feelings of pity for the LOT OF these Popr
wretchos, | rode on some time, when turning MY
horse to take last view of the beauty OF the eve
ming sky, for the sun had sunk some time, again
saw this melancholy troop crossing the distant hills,
their tall black forms strongly contrasted against
the brightness Of the western sky. What were
their feelings thus in a strange land and stranger
Language, unknoNing OF their fate, as they were
under shadow OF the nigh. thus driven into eternal
bondage!
An expression Of an opinion upon the subject
of slavery in the Spanish islands is dangerous to .
stranger-depending upon this traffic to cultivate
and people the rich and uncul,ivaed land in the
| island Of Cuba, and deriving as it does from the
produce ofthis island its very existence, the Spar.
fish government do ali they can to prevent molest
alton Of their subjects or the Portuguese in the
slave trade; and although an apparently attentive
ear is given to the repeated and urgent remon-
stances Of the British government against this
traffic, it is rather secretly fo.ereA than frowncd
upon, While was at Mantanzas, SLAYER from
the gold coast arrived off the harbor of Havana
at broad noon and right under The guns of the
Moro castle, hailed and stopped the Almendares
steam packet as she going in, contracted. with
the captain to land his cargo, which, after running
into the Havana and landing his passengers, he
did, having come out, taken off all the slaves,
put them on shore in an inlet on the coast about
three miles from the harbor, and returned to the
city before night.
| FEMALE VAGRANTs.-Lades who read our
Police reports in the sweet retirement Of the do
mestc circle, can have but faint idea of the mis-
erabe condition to which hundreds Of their sex ere
reduced, that are brought to the bar Of this Court
for trial. Very few OF these cases are reported at
all, and when they are mentioned, it is seldom
that any just description of the unfortunate sub
IJects is given. Female vagrants are looked upon
as lost to all the elevating hopes of life They fall
as it were, in darkness and in silence and are seen
no more. Some of them, no doubt. once stood
upon glorious height. And what fall was there!
't Sad be the hour, In E,emory's page forlorn;
The cypress shade it, and the willow mourn
When the fond maid subdued in reason s trace,
Child Of desire and pupil Of romance,
Beneath the penslv palm or aloed grove,
Like Cleopatra yields the world for love-
Man. proud man, who assumes to be lord and
master OF all created beings; may depart from the
path Of duty and the world receives him again to
its society unquestioned. But to his own sisterI
man grants no such mercy. With woman the
deepest penance of her life cannot atone for the
loss of virtue She must live on, and be avoided
as moral pestilence. She becomes " of human
things thing part'' and is it strange, that under
such circumstances she should seek oblivion oil
the past, in the Intoxicating bowl that the waters
lot Lethe should be welcome to her feversh lips
We have often wondered, that amidst all the
great schemes of reform with which our age is
blessed so little has been done to relieve the sad
condition OF frail woman when she has ia! en- from
her first estate. Many there are, we dcubt not,
| who would rejoice to return to the path OF virtue.
! But the finger Of scorn is pointed at them, and
alas! it is impossible! What nobler work for the
virtuous, than TO save such brands from the burn
ling' What higher reward could philanthropy
desire than the blessings OF lost ones recovered p
Boston .7t(as.
How beautiful is norlinr and VET how faw