The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-28
the slave Traffic and It's RRects.
A correspondent Of the "American States
man" writing from Washington, saws:

man" writing from Washington, says:
There is one branch Of human activity here
that rarely falters or flags. / refer TO the in
fernal business OF traificiRg in men and wo-
men, body aud aud soul. Last Monday week,
there aIri' ed 10 the morning train from Balti-
more, from thirty to forty persons, who had
been bought up in Maryland, for the Southern
market, by the hyenas of our dlshonored race,
who lend themselves TO that abhorred occupa-
tipn. Sepen OF ten years ago they would have
been driven in their irons up the-great Federal
Avenue TO Seventh street, and then wheeled
through that street to Williams pen. Now
they were quietly put into sepen hacks and
carried over there. This company was chiefly
made up Of young men and women-the sons
and daughters, the brothers and sisters of s,me.
body! Last Monday an omnibus crowded with
a similar group Of persons, came by the way Of
Georgetown, through the upper ward of the
city, crossing over on to a somewhat retired
street that passes the south front Of the Presi-
dents house---sometimes called the back Of il,
and made its way TO one Of the pens-Willium' 3
presume. As far as my Information extends,
this company was picked up in the vicinity Of
Leesburg, Va, probably. On the same day
and about the same hour a carry-all passed
through the streets, having a white wretch, as
a driver, and sad looking colored woman, with
two little children, on the back seat. These,
too, were deposited In one Of the pens, for trans
portaton to Richmond, and eventually to the
South. A week ago to-day a stout, noble look
ing young nan was brought into the city In
handouts, BY rascal, who prowls about the
upper part Of Maryland, as broker for the
slsve-trsders. Shall proceedl Good God
have we not already reached high noon of the
nineteenth Christian century, Has not chattel-
hood been reyoutionised out Of Europe for a
long time, and prescribed by all governments
theref Has not the Boy Of Tunis abolished il
In his jurisdiction for the "glory Of humanity"
as he saysf Has not the Imperial Turk, too,
suppressed the slave markets7 But here zoe are,
observation-disclosures to the chin, with
slave-kennels under our noses, with slave
breeders and traders unhung all around us.
However jagged the surface Of society may
look, there IS one source Of unfailliug satisfac-
ton; Eternal justice will have Its course. He,
who will not yield &c its fair claims, shall either
now, OF hereafter endure its penalties. II 10
tho very stuff upon which the throne Of the
Universe stands fast. To sci aside Its demands,
or postpone the rigor Of Its exactions when vi
oIated, Is thing impossible tits most worthy
Of thought and observation, that widely differ
ent results will ultimately be reached, by a
State or community, by the embodying Of JUS
tice, in fsur line of statute, or the omission to
do SO. For example look at Maryland. A
whitening, shriveled shell Of State-without
development, without enterprise, without popu-
lar intelligence or energy, without people In
short. Her lands lying In their wild, unre-
claimed state, or, il otherwise, exhausted, worn
ont and vaiueless, heavy debt and taxation
upon her, without the nagnanimity 10 incline
her, even at this late hour, to deal justly by her
poor laboring people, what can she do but per-
ish7 She has robbed her laborers of their wa
ges and now writhes under tho penalty of vio-
Iated justice. There is no escape for her, az
cept only In return to right and duty
Let rs nee little how the account stands.
Take Seventh street in this city, pursue very
nearly North course, and fifty-fve or fifty
seven miles will bring you to the line Of Penn
sylvania. For the first twenty miles you pass
= country rskhsr Inclined TO level, though in
many pieces uisdulstins, and lying now in wide
spread, worn-eut or neglected old felds-
Abused and borrowing naturs, cries outs