Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-11
The iiCrrors Of Siavery---Sccne
mt Washington.

lcllcI lO llle eulloI vi tHc hIDdny Ihc' Joui
nal, dated Washington, April %, from which
VIC take the following
~ Last evening, in passing the Railroad Depot,
saw quite "A large number of colOred persons
gathered around one of the cars, and from
manifestations Of grief among some OF them,
! was induced to draw near and ascertain the
cause. found in the car toward which they
were so eagerly gazing, Gty cOlored persons,
some of whom were nearly as white as myself.
A large majority of the number were those
who attempted to gam their liberty last week
in the schooner Pearl. About half of them
were females, few Of whom had but slight
tinge of African blood in their veins they
were finely formed and beautiful The men
were lroned together, and the whole group
looked sad and detected. At each end of the
car stood ruaian-ookng guard, with large
canes in their hands. In the middle OF tho
car st ood the notorious slaye-dealer Of Balti-
more, who is member Of the Methodist
church, in good and regular standing. lie
had purchased the men and women around
him, Snd was taking his departure for Geor-
gia While observing this old grey-headcd
dealer in the bodies and souls of men, the
Chaplain of the Senate--a Methodist brother
entered the car, and took his brother Meth
odst by the hand, chatted with him for short
time, and seemed to view the heari-rending
scene around him with as little concern as we
would look upon cattle know not whether
he came with view TO sanctify the act, or
pronounce the parting blessing but tins do
know, that he jusllfes slavery. A Presbyte-
ran minister, who owned one of the fugiiives,
was one of the first To strike a bargain with
the slave dealer, aud make merchandise Of
God image.
Some Of the colored people outside, as well
as in the car, were weeping most bitterly. i
learned that many families were separated.-
Wives were there to take leave of their hus-
bands, and husbands of their wives; Children
of their parents, and parents of their children.
Friends parting with friends, and the tender
est ties of humanity severed at a single bid Of
the inhuman slave broker before them A
husband, in the meridian OF life, begged to see
the partner of his bosom. lie protested that
she was iree--thai she had free papers, and
was torn away from him and shut up in jail.
He ciambered up TO one of the windows Of
The car 10 see his wife, and as she was reach
ing forward her hand to him, the black heart
ed slave dealer ordered him down. lie did
not obey. The husband and wife besought
him to let them speak to each other But no,
he was knocked down and ordered away -
The bystanders could hardly restrain them-'
selves from laying violent hands upon the
brute. This is bat faint description of the
scene which took place within few rods Of
the CapitOl, and under enactments recognized
by Congress. Oh what revolving scene TO
a feeling heart, and what a retribution awaits
the actors. VIII not their wailings Of an
gush reach the cars Of the Mos. High -.
:. Vengeance is mine, will repay, saith the
Lord
A SAD PIcTuRE or IRlsn SufFERING.-The
following is copied verbatim from the LINER
icli and Clare Examiner, Ireland
- A singular instance of maternal affection
and melancholy misery occurred in this city
few days since. A widow, who, unfortunately
for them, was the mother ofsiX children, found
refuge in a dilapidaled dwelling in one Of the
lanes. The youngest Of her children fell i'll
md died The whole family were in 4 state Of
The utmost destitution. and the disease rapidly
mastered the young orphan energies. cof-
I'm was begged Coffin and corpse would have
been borne perhaps, without the mothers as
,istance, To some graveyard near. But she
had lived at distance of many miles from this
,ity, and in the burial ground Of her native
place her friends were Inferred. The distance
was far and as few would consent to carry
'oiIin containing a stranger 50 far unnecessarl-
v the poor mother resolved tO bear it herself
She actually did so : she had it placed on her
,ack, and slowly and wearily she bore II away.
reached the graves of her kindred, scraped a
rench. we have heard, with her own hands,
md thus consigned to the earth, where she
wished they should rest the remains of her Off
spring. She returned to her orphans.
A second took sick, died quickly, like the
1thcr was placed in n charity coffin, and con-
Keyed in the same way, by the unfortunate I
mother, to the same place of burial, and buried
n like mannsr by her own hands. She return
ID again. A third dchld took sick; died speedi-
V also was stretched in coffin procured from
he charitable /; borne away as before by the
orrowing mother, and inferred near to the 9th
II two, by the haplcss poor creatures almost /
xcoriated hands. She returned third time. 4
I, fourth child was i'll fell victim ms quickly \
IS each Of the others was coflined by charity, I
nd carried off and laid by the mother beside
or three other children. She came back to
cr wrctchcd apartment. A fifth child was
cizcd with the malady fifth coffin procured
fifth wcarisomc Journey made alone by the |
loihcr and a fifth body consigned to the earth ]
here, AT all events, no longer TO feel the pangs
{ disease, or the slow wasting progress of
hunger. These facts were told
Is by clergyman who had them from personal /
nowledgc. We state them, heart-rendlng !
nd appalling as they are, without the slight
ST eXaggerailon. \
FrNERAL oF SENATOR AsHLEY-The fu-
era ceremonies upon the late Hon. Chest r