The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-11

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OF Connecticut had during the past yesr. given $4,000
land congresatonalsts too alone to the American
whole United States er In the same period IL
ven less than $50 OOO
some very "oi maidh" remarks for which he got duly
laughed at twas ten O'Clock when he began 10 speak
s only invited to second tho resolution and he pro-
missed when ne began to say nothing but in his usual
Pompsus egotistca he and detained the au-
ross SSIT In the q his &
| stripgs, like tin cannistsr 10 q dog's tail
The meeting Immediately adjourned.
Anti-Slavery Conventlon-White Slaves
Colored Speech Salt and Pepper, &c.
The Antslavsry Convention for the Eastern District
this State held last evening in the Free Congregs
tiona Church at the Of Christie and Delancey
streets.
rhe hour fixed att o'clock but that Of came be-
lore business commenced. During this delay, tho
church about oncfourth filed, and glance at the
assembled congregation Of black and white resembled
the salt and pepper box of oyster stand Bat few Of the
denomination of Friends present. but few handsome
girls and fewer handsome women-st the audience sp-
peared very respectable very attentive very devout and
| very jealous
man with prominent forehead and very large cloak,
ascended the Speakers rosrum, whom we afterwards
asceraned to be brother Brown from Albany Of tho
Secretaries Of the Society. Immediately after, shrewd
grzzeeyed colored gentleman dressed in iron grey with
y,
Brother Bnowr then and stated that h: meeting
called at the recommendation Of the Anti-slavery
the President the Society absent his residence
in Washington county, he hoped that Horace Dresser
of the Vice Presidents, whom he saw present. would
l take the Chair.
HonAcr DRESSED with his blue specs and gold medal
az o osy ,nd Soned
that an assistant would be appointed Mr.: VIM; Gibbs
was nominated, but declined to serve. Mr.. Whitney
ditto and said ditto. At last Mr. 8. w. Benedict was
chosen, and took his seat.
DREssrn-I will inquire who is the pastor Of this
church land he Is present. should Like to him.
The Rev. Mr. JovELIN here came forward, and being
introduced the audience, commenced the business Of
the meeting wi short and very sensible address to
DsE..r.-Ladiss and gentlemen. will present to
you white Considerable sensation and murmur.
in hs S..ns
snd o The
where lie appeared highly ticked with his elevation His
hair was Aaxen and straight and his skin a. white -
Brother BaowN here said that he not prepared to
recently bought at Apalachicola Florida for sSO BY.
gentleman who had sent him here to the Of third
TSs boy said Se 4. white an, and S.,. boy
about the size and sge, and from this specimen.
sna they have
| VoIcE-Put him up on the table, % We Gun zee him.
Baowr-Yes. will put him up. and you will then sss
thahe has not more than oneeghth perhaps fourth
Of the African blood in him. We think his mother
dark, as he asked coored woman the other day u abe
| mother not white" Uaughter) Yes, gentlemen,
and ladies' this os not the only evidence Of whit. slaves
who bought this boy ssys these things common and
they had the additional evidence Of Mr. Clark Of Brook
lyn who relates instance OF rishmsn (aughter)
yes Irshman, whose parents had died when he
young and who was afterwards sold in slavery and kept
DRr'sER-Ladies and gentlemen, will now introduce
to you southern gentlemsna distinguished southern
gentleman, but who, unlike some Others 10 southern
gentleman with northern principles. daughter and
spplause)
with grey clothes and black trimmings, with that sort Of
peculiar beck that betokened he had been we'll trained
for his present profession
CoLolEp 0srrLEnAN-Mr Chairman, you must not az
pect any thing more from me than you would from any
other man who had been in bondage for forty ysernct
any than from who has been robbed Of all his
imaginary rights OF father, mother sister brother, and
without the knowledge sfa Bible or the benefit Of
school Slavery is not is represented by sboli
tionsts-you must with your eyes believe
it. was raised in Maribook, near the Pawtuxet river,
well as racing horses or hskns chickens
Laughter) The fare they give peck of q
aSy mot allied in ear ana dozen m well
on Sunday we shell and grind our corn and beat our
carry hoe lift axe. and when meal time comes
old lame negio woman. with stick deals out the rations,
which have out doors rain shine-hot cold
in the ashes and washed of Afterwards At O'Clock ESQ
lse'D when We leave of work, We sometimes set good
we don't go 70 a secret bsdr room, nor . privsts
corner, but all huddle in room Together, men,
il = pen, slo,Ss: and III on, ~ mixed Up. cTis:
of oh, oh, from some Of the ladies in the gallery
co. and sometimes 100 slaves in ahe best looking and
most active of the men were kept to grow wheat rye,
to grow children for the market-(cries of"oh,
full awful"-the same flock Of sheep-the wool for
was Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Williams and others of Alszan
dria and other places about the District Of Columbia
went up YOU'D zee them start of to buy young negroes
They'd 20 to plantation and all the negroes would be
drivnn up into pen and then one Of these negro buyers
devil-Qaughter)-an stretch out womans arm
to see If II wa. strong and even S 60 70 far e
unholy hands her colsred body-(spplsuse)-
He might then ask her Il she had the tooth ache the
head ache. and she DID she wouldn't dare ssy yes
devil feeling Of her. and another devil looking
ather. GaushterJ Yes, and then perh:p: he would
look her teeth the you would at old horses
after he lad been nearly out. daughter and ap-
": .ars He% S
South they cant keep any Thing away from the nEEers
donnt take cothes-they don't steal money-they dont
break into banks-no, they don't do thisihey woAk for
do and then get good supper When night comes
and the goes round he nnds em all or pre-
watch and when he goes his house and blows out the
light they manage to get little something extra for sup
tight with KEY yet the old darkes has key Of his own.
-Qaughter)-Their stables there are built up high Ike
Well wheat lays on the aoor and then they take an
anger and hole underneath and down comes the
wheat, and when they've got enough they plug up tho
is honest why the miller readily grmds the wheat II you
give him good share Of it, and he tells where
comes FROM Where lived we had thousand bushels Of
vheata, one time and quantity and and the
trees full Of Turkeys nights hard labor. They
appear to think sometimes that colored and women
haynt got any Qaushtsr)but, as high as those
turkeys slept they had to get em down for agood
supper. tApPauss2 All they had to do was to Sc
he would step right it and never cry gut
until we got him down. (0rest laughter w"
this 80 very bad-all wo took was 70 ear 70
give strength to do the workwe had to perform wastnn
SO criminal wrong Cres ofno no. ies ny r.. %s sed
when he died thew set me up lot at auction and sold
ma iwas bought by a in the District Of Columbia
believe n was about twenty years ago. and he put mo
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