The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-10-16

"What," said he rather family, sare you
from Norfolk and bound to New Orleans!!n-
$40 be sure | am, | was driven out of my
course by a Storm said the Captain.
"O-o-o-o-h," drawled Mr. Wise; sthat al
tiers the case" And turning 10 the ~lieuten-
ant, and regaining his confidence he contin-
ued. "Here, sir, you have a beautiful exem-
emplifcation of the vast difference which
exist betwixt tw%eedledum and tweedle-dee
Tweedle-dum would have hung this man,
tweedle-dee sends him on his way rejoicing.
TweedIe-d um would have turned the white
of that flag into red, with shame, and sent the
STARS aloll in disgust; tweedle-dee only makes
I wave the more proudly, the sacred person.
lfication' of 'the land ofthe free and the home
of the brave Captain, | ask your pardon.
| honor YOU, and will do all in my powerto
project you in your lawful MINER I
Wondered why that flag did'nt turn red. the
mystery is now explained"
"Don't make any apologies" said the Cap
tain, "none are needed. Had | been from
Africa, should have deserved TO be hung;
but, as you say, trading in Yirginny niggers
is a different sort of a thing. Why, it must
be all right for here'sm friend, ,Parson Snoggs
has got a dozen Niggers on board. himselE.--
He had a 'loud call'' from Louisiana, which
he felt constraided TO accept, and, having
bought these darkies OF some of his old par
ishoners, he is taking them out to stock a
small plantation with. The law says Virgin
ny niggers are merchandise. and what the
law makes merchandise, is merchandise -
$40 be sure,n replied Mr., Wise, shut to
trade in African negroes is piracy; you see
the two trades are entirely opposed to each
other; and let me tell you, Captain, as one
increases, the other must decllne--we Viz
ginians must loob TO ~that.--Every negro car
ried from Africa into Brazil, Porto Rico or
Cuba, helps 10 swell the amout of sugar pro-
duced in these countries, and, consequently,
to lower the price in the markets of the world.
The result of this is TO lessen the profits of the
Louisiana sugar-planters, and, consequently
10 diminish the demand for slaves. In such
a state of things, the slave-breeding States
must either keep their negroes at home, or
sell them for a mere song. The latter they
would not do, and keeping them at home
would soon lead 10 the abolition of slavery in
all the Northern Slave States. You see,
sir, we must put down the African slave
trade!n
The visiters were here invited TO partake
of a COLLATION., under the awning which cover
ed the quarter heck never didpersons appear
better satisfied with each other. The parson
asked a blessing aud made a short prayer, in
which he alluded to the African slave trade
in such pathetic terms as drew tears from all
present. The Captain toasted Mr.. Wise, as
The "A(rican slavetrade exerminator.n This
brought up that distinguished gentleman, who
made a long Grafton upon liberty and equality
severaltimes apostrophising the ''sacred per-
sonifcation," and closing with success to the
American slave traden This was received
with "three times three.'' Severa! toasts,
equally patriotic, followed, and soon after Mr..
Wise prepared TO take leave. But Just as he
was stepping over the rail, a voice from the
main hatchway was heard to call out, "Massa
Wise, massa Wisei'
Mr.. Wise recognised the voice at once,
stepped down upon the deck again, and eau
sed the speaker 10 be brought up before him.
He proved 10 be an old acquaintance of Mr..
Wise--the slave of his next door ~neighbor.
The wife and children of this man belonged
to Mr.. Wise himself.
"Why Tom, how came yau here?"asked
Mr. Wise.
"Massa say he want de money; | ask him
to wait till massa Wise come home; he say
no, SO here | am.