Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-03-09
From the EsScr Transcript.
THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE.

A correspondent of the Emancipat who isl
travelling in Kentucky, in letter from Louisville,
gives the following description of the way things
are done in Henry CIay's State:
"Whle standing on the wharf to see the town
on the opposite side Of the river, we heard great
claukng Of chains behind us, and, turning our
heads, saw coFFLE OF SLAVES. They wound
their way down to the wharf, to the steamer Bour-
bon, their chains ratling as they went-a process
sion Of twentycight young men, twelve women
and two children were not chaned.-The men
were handcuhed in pars-seyeral pairs chained
together by a large chain passing between the
lines, from handcutf to hNndcutf, aud several in
dvidualS wearing an ANGLE chain also connected
with the handcu1ed arm. They were clad in
coarse clothing, not very clean, and each carrieda
small bundle OF clothing on his arm.-'The express
sion of their faces was that of mingled stupidity
and suennesS. The splendid steamers even fail
ed to change this expression into one Of wonder.
They lifted their eyes, indeed, for a moment, to
look, but so dull were these windows ofthe inner
man, that started, u for soul was wanting there'
They then passed on with their eyes fixed on the
ground. | never before felt what it WAS to chat
telize man-to imbrute the image of God--to ding
conscience and revelation from the helm of tho
mind, and substitute the arbitrary VIII OF taahle
and passionate mortal. God commands men to
govern their lives by his perfect rule Of conduct,
but men for filthy lucre, have reversed his com
mand and enacted the blast hemy into law.
There was one face IN the procession that was
the picture of utter and hopeless despair. 1t was
the face Of middle aged woman, walking between
her two children. In her left hand she carried her
little bundle of clothes and clasped with her right
the hand of n little boy, of four years old, who
trotted on by her side. A little girl Of six walked
ut left holding Nn to her mothers dress. The
mothers eyes were red and swollen with weeping,
and she bore on her cheek, the unhealed cnt Of Il
whip. She did not look once at the boat but fol-
lowed in the procession with d0wncast eyes Three
men with large canes, drove them on. lmust con-
TESS that the hot tears found their way to my eyes
as gazed. My throat was full, so that | could
not speak, and arm sure my heart was. Some OF
the bystanders said it was drove for the New
Orleans market.
After walking up and down the wharf for time
stepped on board the Bourbon, and went aft, OF
the lower deck, to see the cofie once more. They
had seated themselves on their ltlc bundles a.
conveniently as their chains would permit them
The mother who had so excited my interest, wa;
giving cup of water to fine looking negro man
one of the most heavy manacled, and whom tool
TO be her husband, for the little boy was seated il
her lap asleep, and resting on his fathers bosom
! stood near for some Iimc looking on the sal
scene, hut no one Of them raised his eyes to NEE
mine. While stood the boat bell rung--I made
the best Of my way the lIerSchel, and the Bourbon
was soon plnwiUg her foaning path to the grea
bors yourself and conductors, in the great caus
of human rights, may soon make the hope within
that mothers " bosom dying, revive again"
On our boat we have the toughest crew, | hope
on the Western waters. After the scene of yes
terday, the conversation turned on negroes, slave
and free, and we had the tNirest specimens Of ne
ORIGINATING fanaticsln. One man boosted of hi
proves in the negroc mobs Of Philadelphia an
Cinclnnat-said he was fined fifty dollars for l." xii
ling and sashng nggers" at Philadelphia. An
other toasted of knockinga "LiggPr" into a fur
mace with billet OF wood; IL third, of knockin
the front teeth of ''saSSy free niggers" mouth
and when left, they were amusing each othe
with stories of the punishment of "ngger' impl
dence."
"rwo hundred years of legislation has sane
toned and sanctfed negro slaves as property
This is the horrible doctrine of Mr.. Clay,
avowed in the Senate. The scene depicted in III
foregoing extract, Mr.. Clay would, Of course, loo
upon as unconcernedly as he would upon the tran
portation of an equal amount of "property
vested in horn cattle and Kentucky hams In II
name of humanity, God forbid, that such MAJ
whatever may be his talents, eloquence, or laval
ibty," should have tho vote of New EngIan
Where is the Christian who, in the view of a
which that solemn name implies, can, on his knee
before God, ask for the elevation OF such a INF
to the Presidency w.
Murder.--One day last week, the body Of Mr.
Houghton, a widow lady residing in Lunenhurg