The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-07

L" Black driver (sll to the horses Jiddy Jiddye
Horses pull violently drag the coach out OF the hole
and draw up bank steep that the black drivers
legs ny into the ar and he goes back among the lug
gage on the rooi But he Immediately RECEIVERS himself,
and cries lshll to the horses)-
"No effect On the contrary. the coach begins TO roll
back upon No ?, which rolls back upon No. which rolls
back upon No. =, and until No is heard to
Black Driver (ouder than beiore,-sPillp
again the coach rolls backward.
Black Driver louder than before)-' Pee-eillr
Horses make desperate struggle.
Black Driver recovering spirits Hi, Jddy. Jiddy,
Horses make another effort
Black Driver with great vgour)- Ally Loo Hi.
Jiddy, Jiddy, Pill Ally Loo
Horses almost do it.
"Back Driver with his eyes starting out of his head)
Lee, den Lee, dere HI Jiddy, Jddy Pill Ally
"They up the bank 60 do wn again on the other
side at fearful pace is impossible stop them and
coach rolls frightully The insides scream The mud
and water fly about us. The black driver dances like
mailman. suddenly we are all right by some extraordi-
GA black friend OF the black driver sitting fence
round and round like harlequin, rolling his res shrug
ging his shoulders, and grinnng from to ear He
stops short and turns to me, and says
We shaii get you through like fiddle, and hope
please you when we got you through Old 'ooman
home, sir chucklng very much. Outside gentleman
"a, he often remember old ooman at home sa grinnng
"Aye, aye; we'll take care of the old woman. Don't
1.-THE black driver grns az ain but there another hole
and beyond that another bank. close before he
stops short: cries Ito the hor AGAIN. Easy Easy den.
Lee" until we reduced to the very last extmi.
ty and in tho midt of difficulties extrication from
which appears to be all but impossible.
And so we do the ten miles whereabouts in two
hours and half breaking bones though bruising
great many and in short getting through the distance,
SLAVERY AND ITS RESULTS.
This singular kind of coaching terminates at Freder-
icksburgh, whence there is railway Richmond. The
Of country through which it takes its course was
productive but the soil has been exhausted by the
system Of employing great of slave sbour in
forcing crops without strengthening the land and il
little better than sandy desert overgrown with
Dreary and unnteresng as its aspect glad to the
heart to find anything which of the Of this
horrible institution has fallen and had greater pleasure
in contemplating the withered ground than the richest
sibly have afforded ne.
Ia this district in all others where slavery sits
those who are ts advocaes) there is cir OF
ruin and decay abroad which nsep rsbe from the sys
tenn. The barns and outhouses are moulderikg away
the sheds patched and half roofesshe log cabins
Quilt in Virginia with external chmneys made of clay
wood squaed in the last degree There no look
Of decent comfort any where The miserable stations by
the railway sde-the great wild woody ards whence the
engine is supplied with fuelhe negro children rolling
the ground before the cabin doors with dogs and pigs
the bped beasts of burden Sinking past-goom aud
detection are upon them ell a.
In the negro car belonging to the train in which
had just been pui chased the husband and father being
left behind with their old owner The children cried the
champion Of life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
who had bought them rode in the train and every
time we stopped got down to see that they were SAFE
die Of his forehead; which shone like burning coal
natures aristocrat compared with this white gentle
man."
BROWN roREsrER OF THE MISSISSIPPI
"We had another odd specimen on board of different
kind This was thn-faced, sparefgured man, OF mid.
suit, such never before. He perfectly quiet
during the first part of he journey indeed don't remem
Der having SO much as seen him until he was brought
out hy Circumstances, great men often are The
junction of events which made him famous happened,
briefly thus
there OF course stops the being ed
by land carriage and taken afterwards by
another canal boat the counterpart the first which
the OFT err side There are two canal lines
OF passsge-boat is called the Express, and one "a
cheaper one the Pioneer The Pioneer gets first to the
mountain, and waits for the Express people to come up,
both sets OF passengers being conveyed across at the
same time we were the Express company; but when
we had crossed the mountain and had the
boat the propretors took into their heads draft
Pioneers into likewise, that 6vsand forty
least and the not at ell that
kind which improved the prospect of sleeping night
Our people umbed at this, people do in such
aboard nevertheless and away went down the canal.
At home should have protested Justify but being TO-
Feg1sT here held my my Not 50 this
all on dsck) and without addressing anyb body whomso
ever, soliloquised as follows
This may be sll very well with Down Casters and Of
Boston raising, but won't suit my figure how; AMI
two ways about that; and 10 tell you. News I'm from
the brown forests the Mississippi am, and when the
shines me- it does shine-slittle don't glimmer
where I'VE the sun don't No. I'm brown forester,
where live. We're rough there. Rather. IfDown
Casters and men Of Boston raising like this Pm glad Of it,
but Pm of that raising OF that breed No. This
company wants little fixing IL does Pm the wrong
of man for 'em, They won't like me, they won't.
,Ss l pn up t.s zoo ,9 TINS M
upon his heel and walk ed the other way; checking him
self abruptly when he hadnished another short sentence
at is impossible f,r me to say whst terrific meaning
was hidden in the wors Of this brown forester but know
that the other passengers looked in of admirng
horror and that presently the beat put back to the
wharf end many Of the Pioneers as could be cooked
Du a. 1s INTO going away were got r,d OIL
board made bold to say to the obvious occasion Of inn
provement IN our prospects, Much obliged to you, sir
walking up and down before), replied, No, you ant
You're none o. my raising You may act for yourselves,
Johnny Cakes can follow il they please / amt Johnny
Cake, ant am from the brown forests of the Msss-
sppi am-and so on, as before. He was unanimously
voted one Of the tables for his bed nigh-tbere is
great contest for the able-n consideration of his public
services and he had the warmest corner by the owe
throughout the rest Of the journey But never could
find out that he did anything except sit there nor did
hear him speak again until in the midst Of the hustle and
the he IN
on the cabin steps, and heard him mutterng to himself
with short laugh Of defiance, Il ant Johnny Cake,
ant. I'm from the brown forests Of the Mississippi am
damme? am inclined to argue ON this that he had
left Of saying but could not make affidavit of
thar part of the story II required to do by my Queen
and country"
JorATHArIr DUMPS.
"At dinner ION board the eamer there is nothing to
drink upon the table but great Jugs u of cold No
body says any thing. at any meal to any body. All the
passengers very dismal and &c have tremendous
secrets weighing their minds. There il no converse
ton, no laughter, cheerfuness, socay except in
splitting, end that Is done in silent fellowship round the
stove, when the meal Every sits down. dull
and anguid swallows his fare II dinners and
suppers. were necessities Of nature TO be coupled
with recreation or enjoy mrnt and having bolted his food
a gloomy silence bolts himself, in the state. But
for these animal obsrvances, you might suppose the
whole male portion OF the company to h. the peanch
ghosts OF departed keepers who had fallen dead
he desk such is Their weary Of business and caculs
ton. dertakers on duty would he sprightiy beside