Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-02
Amists al Nsgroes-Blunderingo OF the WING
Press-Cost OF Keeping the Nesroes-Aoo-


Press-Cos. of Keeping the Nesroes-Abo-
lition Generosity, DC.
The whiy papers, with a view to the creation OF
political capital are paradng in staring capitals the
cost of keeping the Amistead blacks and charging
extortion uppn III. Marshal Of Connecticut, who has
them in custody. They usual, entirely moor
rect in point OF fact, and at the same timc UNJUST
alike To the Goverament and its cXecu tive officers
We give below a full and correct statement OF all
the expenses growing out IL the capture and Seten-
ton fihe Amistead groes, and also an account oil
the contributions of the Aboliienists made at the
instance of rappan and Leavitt. IL may be well TO
remark that no viewer large the aggregate OF expen-
ses may appear To be, nothing but the regular legal
fees have been charged in single instance, and ma
blame can attach the Marshal or any of his subor
dinates
The law Of Congress au;horiscs every iters in the
account, and no blame can attach 10 any body but
the Alb ltionsts. Their interference has delayed
the adiustmen, of the matter, and the expense has
of course been greatly augmented thereby.
The Amisteal wa, captured an the 9Th of August
1879. The expenses incd ntal to their detention,
and the adjudication of the questions arising under
our treaty with Spain, are rs follows:-
Fees of the Marshal for travel to New London s1 %
Supervision of n blacks on their passage from
New London 10 New Haven ~ oU
Boarli of a blacks, from 3, August TO sept 80
llth, AZ 81 30 each per week ~ w
On the llth of Sept. one OF The blacks died
Boarding l3 blacks for four days; up TO the time
when they taken to Hartford for trial 10 ~
Fees of the Marshal for transporting 80 negroes =.
to Hartford, 81 miles, al 23c each per mile Dbl 70
Boarding 30 blacks two weeks at Hartford, ~ ms
S2.a0 per week, 'oo
Fees of witnesses al court, 90
Marshals fees for transporting back to New ~ -.
Haven, ''i 80
Boarding Sc blacks from Sept. both, 1889, to
Sept. |, lSi0, Is weeks, at $3.50, a,S2o w
Marshal's fees for arsporting seven negroesto -
Hartford ?d trial and back To New raven, lis w
Board and oh sons fees ofhe blacks who died. S27 10
Amount ofmoncy received for exhibiting the .-
negroes at New Haven, ,o o %
Per diem allowance to the Marshal for custody
of the blacks -, ''o W
1863 81
From this sum is to be deducted the amount re-
ceyc by the keepers for exhibiting them "'oo'
Ieavir.4 S6e25 81
10 ~ - To no ad1ed for elobinr the blacks 7S5 90
Making =, ae.resa,e Of s77I3 81
During this ncriod, the Abolitionists have con'r-
hutcd the following amount in money and clothing
To be expended in tobacco, sc. IL 80
Eleven shirts, at 81 cents, %
Classical hooks for ths learned Africans 4 AZ
Total, SSs 20
other papers Of the kidney have published from
a canting, psalm singing Hartford Journal, doieiu'
article about these unfortunate persons. The
New Haven Herald says, they care the luckiest lei
lows in the world They live well, and are fed an .
clothed the public expense and are educated ana
instructed by private charity. To look at them
sec them fat, sleek, greasy and grimy-wresti'ng'
catching birds, Obey will catch any bird whose
nest they can discover, bya curious process OF their
OWN and all sorts of fun and iroc, you would think
them any thing but unfortunate Their notions OF
properly are entirely AgrariAn -" what's yours Is
mine, and what's mine is my own )" and they have
an agility in securing the spois surprising necro-
macy. Their chief enjoyment, howeser, is In
smoking. and their greatest desire is rum and TO-
bacco. Give them plenty OF these, and 'mer'ca,
'merica, is the place for them-they would never
"sigh for Africa" They have occasionally labored,
for health and exercise but some of their triSndS
have tnld them it ~ a"aseossary 60 do this t II
enough TO eat aud drink, and sleep, and be unior-
tupate persons One Of them was put in irons the
other day. for an attempt 10 assault his keeper, who
restrained some Of his largest liberty"