New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-31
Observation-Disclosures with the North
Henry Long-SlHve Auctions, &c.


A" Central Southern Rights Association" has
been organized in the city Of Richmond, Va. to
promote sectional feeling or non.intercourse
with the North. Several of the merchants Of the
city have become members, and they now mum.
Der one hundred and eight, mot very large socie
ty for such acommunity.)
The President stated at their meeting the other
evening, that they expected to enrol tre'Hy thou
sand members throughout the State within the
next ninety days.
They have adopted an Address to the South,
which is worthy the palmiest days of Quattle-
bum, and its spirit ia the ercest that be ina
gined They feelingly allude to the recent return
of Henry Long the slave, and say that the deter
mined resistance in his case is very unsatisfacto
~ to them, because poor man is thereby deter
red from any attempt to recapture his runaway
property" the expense and delay are so great.
They thank those "citizens of New.York who
paid in full DR.. Parker's THE owner Of Henry
Long expenses in New-York, supposed to have
been 5000 to $780, bat say this is no guaranty
that the expenses in all the future cases Of the
$4,000 to 10000 fugitive slaves 10 be caught, will
be paid
They denounce the payment of these expenses
because it was paid, one Of their speakers said,
"6y the Union Committed of Ne,0 York. a huDpbug
society, got mp 10 put dOwH this society and all
Others Ike IL"
They dislike it because they say it was not
disnterested act, because tie parties are large
traders Dith the South"
Their Address is ably written, and is to be pub
lished and distributed throughout the South. Az
ter the adoption of the Address they passed
resolution to discontinue their patronage to all
Northern papers or periodicals that even concede
'Slavery to be Gin" and their various speakers
denounced By name certain publications here and
of New. England, both secular and religious. So
look out for " Stop my paper" ye gentlemen edi-
tors Of the North One of their speakers said
they intended to maintain their association "hH
IL became an honorable business TO be siare.catct-
En- at the North" and then, not till then, would
they dissolve
The great body of the people in Richmond
however, have not sanctioned this association,
but say, If the North will only do what they
have agreed to do, i. e. return our slaves when
proved to be such and will not Interfere with our
peculiar institution we then want more inter
course with them, instead of aon-intercourse."
They say that Henry Long was as well known
to be a slave there as any slave there, and that
if he had not been returned, the whole State
would have been in arms in t~ensy four hoars'
They say there was perjury committed here IN
the examination of this case.
1t was stated in some OF the papers that Long
said "he had 10 objections to 80 back" The
r. NJ bfo
one here. and one in Richmond-would not ndi
cate that he loued to go back into slavery. He
said his master treated him well, but those to
whom he was hired treated him harshly.
Long is undoubtedly smart fellow, and showed
his ability to take of himself while here in
New.York. Qzsre Is it well for the Southerners
to recapture their slaves who have thus tasted
liberty They may perhaps stir up that love of
liberty in others, or get away again themselves
If slave is smart is it not better to let him 60
And il he is a lazy fellow, why they don't want
him sgan.
1t was stated in some of the papers that Long
"played the violin bis way to Richmond
This is false On board the steamboat altimore
on his way from Washington. there was com
pany of slaves II or IS of them, on their way
South to be sold, lby the By an total UioIation Of
the recent lato against the transportation Of negroes
for sale from the District but there is no such
thing as Southern aggression" of courael and
one of this company was playing the violin for the
benefit of the whole Long included.
Upon my return few days afterward, saw
the person who had charge of this company. Tie
said the violin player brought nine hundred and
ten dollars.
The trade in niggers" seems to be very active
in Richmond this Winter, and the auctioneers ap-
pear to transact a Aourishing business There
were all colors awaiting G sae-the jet black, the
yellow of various shades, and few nearly white,
with straight hair, good features aud blushlng
cbeeks-the infant at the breast, the young, the
middle aged Their feet ankles legs, arms and
breasts were exposed to the gaping crowd OF bid
ders. and as the auctioneer crsed, How much
shall have for this woman, gentlemen please
TO start her" her yellow infant at the breast,
cried, also, but not in harmony with the sellers
voice. The buyers would occasionally step up
and examine the mouth and teeth of the slave TO
be sold as one would those OF horse he was about
to purchase When one of the female slaves was
brought up her sleeves were too small to be read
lily pushed up to expose her arms, and SO the man
who shows them up took out his knife and
ripped up the sleeves, as one would cut open
bale of goods. Then he would order them occa-
sonally to walk across the room to show their gait
1t is understood that the doctors employed for
the purpose make more particular examination
of the sold slaves before they delivered to the
purchasers, that he may give his certificate
saw families sold and separated to go even to
different States; and, as l stood in the outskirts
of the crowd while they were selling one OF two
sisters, decent looking black woman anxiously
manfred of me where Mr. lived mention
ing the name of the purchaser Of the last slave