Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-04-20

they were making up n cargo Tor the South,
and expected 10 ship them in a few days.
They were daily expecting the Tribune a
vessel they had purchased from franklin &
Armfeld, To arrive in the port Of Alexandria.
On this subject. he spoke Of The horror which
these poor creatures had of being taken on,
al might, and related a number of facts, show
ing the terror they felt in the idea Of being
awakened al night 10 sci out on their south
ern journey. He spoke Of this as a curious
fact, for which he could not account.
believe said |, the dread of going TO
the South is very general among the coIored
people, Yes, sit, but they treat them very
well there. The Marylanders treat their
niggers a great deal worse than they do at
the South. Why, there was Mi
bought a family OF slaves. and brought them
here, some time ago. The children never
had a hat, or a handkerchief, or a pair Of
shoes why, the Marylanders are said
with us TO be very kind to their slaves, and
10 treat them WELL well, they may treat
them well enough, but they don'tc@ihe them.
Why, there was a girl came here the other
day, about twelve years of age-all she had
on her back was a tow frock, and a coarse
under.rarment. Cold as the weather was,
she hadn't a shoe 10 her feet
After | had got as much information Of
this kind as thought my memory would re-
tain until ] got home, where | might commit
il to paper, ! changed the conversational
well, sir said |, hate slavery | never
could be a slaveholder.' mo, nor |, sir
promptly replied the keeper; ! wouldn't
like 10 be much among them. Ii ! could
have a good plantation with a set of good,
kind niggets, | wouldn't care. But you
can't always get such--you will have to have
some wicked fellows, and ! should be afraid
of them on a plantation, where they have SO
much liberty. | should hate, too, 10 have
slaves about inc on a plantation, on account
of as effect on myseJf-on my temper. You
have always TO look stern and angry, and !
wouldn't want always to be that way
After some further conversation Of this
kind, | expressed a desire 10 see those two
men in the cellar he had referred 10 in his
remarks. He threw up the window which
looked ont upon The pen and had them CAL
led up. They answered very well the de-
s~cription he had given Of them. The one
was a stout, well-made man, with a high
forehead, fine look, and very intelligent face.
The other was a mild, gentle, and good look
ing fellow, with a good deal Of shrewdness
depicted in his countenince. lputa number
of questions to the former, and while | did
so, he trembled at every ioint-supposing Of
course, that | was going to purchase him, and
that the time had come for him 10 leave his
wife. He told me where he was Grom-that
he was a member Of the Baptist Church, &c.
&c. Would you like said ], to 90 and
live with me? 2 Il don't know, sir was his
hesitating reply. Il don't look as though |
would be very hard on you-do ~ Don't
know, sir you mustn't always Judge by the
looks said he, All = said the New Jersey
man, them that looks the easiest are some
times the worst We'll, would you raihe.
stay in Maryland than go TO the South u
Yes, SIR said he, slowly, as though afraid
10 speak out his mind | would rather stay
in Maryland, if | could well, don't be
uneasy, ! am no STAKEHOLDER, and don't want
TO buy any. We don't have slaves where
live-l'm from Pennsylvania Il thought
you was,' said the New Jersey man, jump.
ing and laughing, j knowed you was-I
knowed You was, as soon as saw you.'-
Both seemed much relieved at finding out
my character.
We returned to our seats by the FIRE. and |
resumed Well, sir, | hate slavery. and
want to see it abolished Yes. sir, it's not
right; | would never own a slave. ] be-
lieve if ] was to own a slave, my old father
would get up ont ofhis grave (His father,
he had previously told me, was an English
man, Why, sir said !, how can yon say
YOU would not own a slave, when every day
you are buying and selling slaves!' That's
true said he, not attempting to reconcile the
Inconsistency, all about this house are slaves
for life.' But running on, he said, They
had abolition up before Congress this WIN
ter; but Patton's resolution had put a stop
to it. This abolition peiitioning is just an
attempt TO join church and state.' And here
he denounced the petitioners at a round rate.
defended them. But he insisted upon it,
that it was meddling with what we had no
misunderstanding away their property. 1t
was backed up by religion, ard was an at
tempt TO join church and stale, &c. But it
will all blow over; the slave traders tell US
they don't care a d. for it-they ant a.
fraid of it,
After a good deal of further conversation
Of this kind, | rose to take my leave. ]
thanked him for the courtesy he had exten,
ded to me, and the information I had receiv
ed. At the same time, ! asked him whether
he felt any regret, now that he knew full,
my sentiments, at having spoken TO me a
freely as he did. mo, sir, | don't care.'
again made my acknowledgements, and tool
my leave.
In the account have now given you o
my visit TO this charnel house of humanity
and my interview with its keeper, | have re
peated substantially our conversation, as ia
DIS inc account goes ana as nearly as my me
mory and notes would enable me-the orde
and words in which our conversation wa
conducted. OF course, much t~ranspineI
which, for reasons alleged, | cannot here re
peat. The Imagination and reason of you
readers may fill up the e~llipses.
During my stay at Washington, | visite
also franklin g. Arm6eld's immense slav
factory-eonversed with its keeper-saw it
SO or 60 wretched prisoners-scanned il
high walls, its bars and bolts-heard III
keeper tell how kind they wero to their pr
soners, how mild southern slavery was, an
how badly the Marylanders treat their nj.
gers,,-of conse how much better The cond
ton was Of those who were brought up