American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-04

but marx the result. / ne QlScndf1lllg OF a YES
sci commences, according to law, at II O'Clock
midnight, terminating at A. NJ; and as thin
appears a most unreasonable hour, one would
or might think the compensation reasonable,
which it undoubtedly would be were there any
thing unusual in the time; but such is not the
fact, for these hours have been appointed by the
law, and cannot be infringed on; why then
should a bride be accepted for executing Il
known and stated duty? Again, should one
after compliance with all other forms and re-
gulations, neglect to offer the inducement men
toned, you may await the coming of the pro-
per officer to commence your labor, but in vain;
no officer will gladden. your eyes until on the
stroke of 4 or O'Clock, leaving some hours
for labor out Of the "a. And 1t will somehow
or other unaccountably occur, that should the
officer arrive, that the guarda NOR, who alone is
authorized to break up the seals on the vessels
patches, is absent and busy land cannot be found
The truth of the affair appears to be, that while
not within the letter Of the law, the authorities
are content to wink at the proceeding: however
agreeable TO the receiver, it is by no means so
to the payce. This same guardd-mor, whose
vessel is moored between ships and the shore,
can compel every boat coming from or return
ing to the land, to come alongside Of his craft
and be examined and searched throughout, and
may perform the same pleasant operation on
the person OF captain, crew or passenger, should
his high mightiness be ''i' the vein,'' an event
that actually did occur at a neighboring port
not long since, to an American captain, the sa-
tellites of the revenue actually seizing him on
landing, undoing his inexpressibe garments,
etc. They had their trouble for their pains,
and had like TO have gotten themselves into
precious Predicament for the captain insisting
on their restoring him to his original condition,
and these high aud mighty officials refusing to
be his valet de chambre, the captain inconti-
nently, quietly and coolly tramped through the
crowded streets straight to the compiling house
of his consignee, in that predicament who, it
may be supposed, was not little surprised at
the arrival Of the master, and his strange ap-
pearance. Lying some distance from the shore,
ships discharge cargo into lighters carrying
from to 600 barrels of flour. After having
loaded lighter one would presume all trouble
and vexation at an end, at least SO far as that
parcel was concerned, particularly as an entry
of the whole cargo had of course been previous
ly made: not at all. The officer accompanies
the lighter TO the Alfandega, where it is again
entered, the duties secured or paid, and u des-
patch given, authorizing its delivery to the con-
signee; and as this said document generally oc-
cupies about half day to prepare, no little Pa
tience is required: they act on the principle that
tomorrow is another day." ard the precept
"wiscly and slow, they stumble that run FAST"
is the prime ingredient Of their creed: they take
their leisure during the hours of business, al
though they terminate for the day at O'Clock
P. NJ.
The Brazilians endeavor to expend, by every
possible means, and absolutely to waste as
much labor unnecessarily in the furtherance of
an object, as it would seem practicable for in
genuity to invent. They appear to scorn i'm
provement, and DESTROYS of retarding the march
of all those mechanical contrivances which
triple the strength Of the laborer's arm, and to
desplse laber-saving machinery with holy
hate. Thus one may observe two and fsur
wheeled trucks, or simple platforms thus
mounted, resembling those used by us in tran
sporting heavy burdens, to which three or four
blacks, naked to the waist, are harnessed, while
two or more urge it forward from the rear;
others of larger size require greater number
Of slaves fer its motive power some in front
harnessed to it, two pushing by the spokes of
the wheels, and as many as can be congregat
ed in the rear, aiding in some manner. One
mule in proper vehicle, would easily accom-
plish the task, but then some sallow-faced
Senior would not be enabled to pocket the
profit earned by his slaves; nor after some short
time would such numbers of 'hewers of wood
and drawers of water be required to supply
the place of thoae who perish, and so by in
sensible degrees human Drawn and muscle be
at discount, and the miserable African race
suffered to enjoy comparative peace. These
slaves generally act for themselves, their mas
tiers charging them from 40 to 60 cents per day,
according to their respective Abilities should
they be fortunate enough to gain thrice the
prescribed sum they are allowed to retain it; if
they fail in doing so, they are sure of the lash
The manner too, in which the large and heavy
boxes of sugar that reach this market (weigh-
ing from 200 to 1000 lbs.) are conveyed from
the trapche's to the warehouses, or the re-
verse, is worthy of comment Six negroes
are engaged in managing this affair; and as is
often the case in our own land, cylindrical
logs of wood are used as rollers, the box being
Impelled forward by muscular power alone
But as more than two of these rollers would
convey the article too quickly to its destina-
ton, here they merely use that number, the
released one never being thrown forward to be
placed again in former position until after
the box becomes overbalanced and falls heavi-
ly to the ground, requiring both time and labor
to be put i'll position to be got forward again.
A Yankee, some years since, endea vored to in
duce them to adopt different mode, demon
strating the useless expenditure of physical
power in the present one, but while those not
interested merely informed him sit was the
way" those who were SO, cursed him for a
meddling diauolo .4nericano!
Oxen are sometimes used, but they are very
small, and should presume of but little pow
er, which is still further diminished by the
heavy and clumsy carts to which they are at
tached. The goad used by the driver is some
thing of curiosity, being pole some ten feet
in length, the extremity encased in iron or
lead, from which projects steel spike about
six inches long, an instrument which they make
nothing OF using in the most severe man.
ner; the Brazians, indeed, are proverbial
for their cruelty to beast and slave
Like our negro population, although to GREAT