Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-10-04
James X. POIk's Slaves sold and driven in Man
acies.

aces.
Tho following is an extrac: from sRoorback' 5
Tour through tho Western and Southern States
in 1867
"Just as wo reached the Duck river in the car
ly grey of the morning. came up with sin
gular spectacle, the most striking one of tho kind
over witnessed. 1t was a camp Of negro slave
drivers, ust packing up TO start. They had a.
bout three hundred slaves with them. who had BIZ
vouacked tho preceding night in chains in the
woods; these they conducting 10 Natchez, on
the Mississippi river, TO work upon the sugar plan
tations in Louisiana. 1t resembles one of the
cotos of slaves spoken of by Mungo Park ex-
cept that they had a caravan Of nnc wagons and
single horse carriages for the purpose of conduct
ing tho white people. aud cny Of tho L!ael.e .l1at
should fall lame, to which they putting
tho horses to pursue their march. The female
slaves were, of them, sitting on logs of
WOOD whilst somo wero standing. and great
many little black children were warming them
selves BY tho fro of tho bvouac. In tho front Of
thom all, and prepared for the march. stood in
double files about two hundred male slaves. man.
acod and chained to each other. | had mover
seen revolving sight beforel Black men in
fetters, torn from the lands where they wero born
from tho ties they had formed, and from tho COM
paratlvelv easy condition which agricultural Ia
Dor affords, and driven by white mon. with ibcr-
ty and equality in their mouths, TO distant and
unhealthy country, TO perish in the sugar mills of
louisiana whore the duration of life for a sugar
mill slave does not oXcood seven years. FORTY
THREE OF THESE UNFOBTt NATE BE.
lNC;S HAD BEEN PURCHASED. | MAS IN
FORMED. OF THE HON. J. *. POLK. THE
PRESENT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,: THE MARX OF
THE BRANDING IRON WITH THE I'M.
TIALS OF HIS NAME ON THEIR SIIOUL.
DERS DISTINGUISHED THEM FROM THE
REST
And can it DO That Nation Boosting of It's in
tclligencc, civilization andIchrstianity, viii OLE
vate to the Presidency who soils human
bengs-mcn. women and chdrcn-to be driven
OFT with chains. WITH NAME BRANDED INTO
THEIR FLESH Will Free people bring upon
themselves tho reproach of clecting chief Ma
gistrate whose name is burnt with tho Expanding
IRON upon the shoulders of 43 persons who were
created after the image of their Creator
This James X. Polk, whose slaves were driven
OF to LOUISIANA, in manacles. nominated On
pressly and avowedy 10 extend the boundaries
and to perpotuate the existence of slavery. This
issue was boldly taken by those who traffic in hui
man flesh and blood. The candidate who had
secured the delegates to their convention and who
had gone farther than duty or patriotism can ex-
cuse, in tho support of slavery. rejected be-
cause he refused to avow himself in favor of
bringing Texas. with it's debt. its war. and It's sla-
very Immediately into the Union. And vet that
very candidate, with the abjoct white slaves of
party who associated with him, support tho
man who was thrust upon them that the lurisdic-
ton Of slavery may be extended.
Albany Ev. Journal.
10 every one of our readers we say, preserve
this paper and show 1t to your neighbor. 1t can
not be possible that any free American who is
not utterly wrong in feeling can conscn. to sup
port candidate for the Presidency who not onl,
makes market Of his fellow men BY selling them
to be driven in droves, chained together 10 the
South, but. for the greater security in the unholy
traffic. BRANDS HIS NAME INTO THEIR FLESH. WITE
RED HOT BRANDING IRONSi Circulat,
the the news. Leave those who are determined
70 support such man without excuse. Let thcn
stand out. with him. in their naked inhumanity
before the word.-Nenia Torch-Light.