Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-09-22

traders at New Sesters This Mr.. Payne's
brother, n little younger than hN and very
strongly resembling him in appearance, did
with the knowledge and approval of his re-
.~latives, engage as an auxiliary TO The slave
trade, and was at New Sesters at the time
specified. His mothers house was a regular
stopping place for the Spanish and Portu-
gese slave traders when they visited Monroe
via who were, in fret, the principal support
Of the family. If this Mr.. Payne inherited,
= or even received any money from his mother,
'fhe must have partaken Of The profits of the
slave trade. The editor Of the Day Book not
being sufficiently familiar with the initials
Of the W Paynes, had supposed that the
brother whom he knew at New Sesters was
the person subsequently ordained as PASTOR
They were both very good young men,
n%ephews of the pastor Of the Baptist church {;
and most Of the family were quite religious,
according to the Liberian standard.
But, now, will Mr.. Payne; or any Of the
agents Of the Colonization society who know
anything about the facts, venture to say that
church memhers in Liberia did not, at that
time freely aid and promote the slave trade
whenever they could find employment from
the slave traders : Will they pretend that
it was considered immoral or improper to 10
SO, or that there could have been any church
EOhSu'O oHpllNN W a NOUlllluIltdH nO sun
sisted entirely upon money made by him in
the slave trade There was never a word Of
oensure uttered by any Liberian against those
thus employed. The pastor Of the Baptist
church at that time, the Rev. Colin Teage,
(uncle Of MIR. Payne.) was employed, at the
same time with J John y. Lewis, To store rar-
goes for Pedro Blanco. His store house
was also a depot for slave traders, and he re-
ceived plenty Of money from Blanco without
hesitation. There were dozens and scores
of Liberidn christians actively and %joyfully
engaged in the slave trade. without any
more compunc,ion than Trey would have felt
about the palm oil trade.
1t is a notorious fact in Africa, that the
colony Of Liberia was for two years an i'm
portant auxiliary TO the slave trade. and that
the facilities and conveniencies Of the sla-
vers were vastly increased by it. The Span
ish and Portuguese slave traders were always
heartily welcomed, and were II most pnpu-
lar men that ever visited Liberia. Their
company was considered a great honor
and favor and all were eager for their no.
tice.
1t should be known too. by the people of
this country, that the Li5erian colonists
themselves freely bought and opned slarcs at
that time, and undoubtedly sold them 10
sheit Spanish and Portuguese visitors when
they could get a good price in doubloons for
them, especially in the starving times so Of
ten occurring there. OF the latter point,
however the writer has no positive proof
or the fact that the colonists (professed
Christians) bought and held slares without
scruple, there can be no denial by any man
of truth who has lived in Liberia and become
familiar with the customs. morals and hab-
its Of the people there. The editor Of the
Day-Book was advised and strongly urged
by a prominent and most respectable and re-
ligious Liberian, high in office, to purchase
two slaves for his household, on account of
the difficulty Of retaining free natives for
any considerable time in one steady employ
ment.
The DR.. also accuses President Roberts
of having been connected with the slave
trade while residing in Liberia, 10 this Rob-
Bacon accuses me Of being employed in
1887 as the agent, employee and factor Of
Pedro Blanco, the greatest slave trader on
the coast, and that | was employed by him.
Blanco, TO purchase vessels in Sierre Leone
to he used as slavers.
Now sir, TO be short, | emphatically de-
clare that never saw or correspondent with
Pedro Blanco in my life. ] have never been
employed at any time by him or any other
SLAYER, either directly or indirectly, as an a.
gent, employee or factor, or in any other
way during my residence in Africa"
He says he never correspondent with Pc
dro Blanco in his life. Undoubtedly true he
never saw him. If by corresponding, he
means that he never wrote a letter to him, or
received one from him, that may be true al
30. But there are other ways Of correspond
ing than by writing. 1t is very evident that
a letter from Pedro Blanco (who knew only
the Spanish language) could not have been
read by Joe Roberts, who knew no language
but the English anu a letter from the latter
would be equally unintelligable to The former.
Their transactions, therefore, must have been
carried on through some medium, which the
''Governor " does not suppose TO be lnclu-
ded nnder the term correspondence" -
There were some very peculiar and (orcible
reasons why he never sa,c or correspondent
with Pedro Blanco, who never visited any
place on the whole coast except Galinhss,
where was the center of his business and
where his power was irresistible. Joe Rob-
erts could not risk himself at any such place
or put himself within the power of Span
iards on that coast, on account Of a certain
affair in which he had been engaged several
years previous to the time referred to, as will
be hereafter explained. Sill these two wor-
thies became necessary TO each others advan-
tage, and found means TO communicate and
traffic without seeing each other, or writing
letters.
"Now to be short,"-in the year 1857.
Joseph J. Roberts (ahas Governor Rob
erts," alias " President Roberts, went from
Monrovia (Liberis) to Sierra Leone, and
there, without money or credit Of his own,
bought a large schooner which had heen
captured from the slave traders by the Brit
Ish cruisers and condemned by the mixed
commission Court as a SLAYER, pursuant TO
which condemnation the vessel was sold al