Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-04-14
VOLUME XI.---NO. 9
WHOLE NUMBER, 522.

away to distant lands to be sold to the
highest bidder, just - we ship and sell
mules and peacOeks! Hail Coiuubia,
happy land"
Following in the wake, subsequently,
stood upon the wharf and witnessed the
cmbarkation. And q sad spectacle it WAS
As one by one they descended from the
coach, carrying each his little all Of world
ly effects in bundle, and with difficulty
ascelded the slippery sides Of the sargss,
and turned, before going into the hold, to
take . Last view of their "dear native
land" (aud no people on the face OF the
globe have stronger local attachments than
the negro slave,) I tried to read their dus-
Ky visages. Some seemed Indifferent;
others looked sulIen like; aud others still
exhibited intensity Of mental suffering.
Those who assert that the negro don't feel
that he is too iguorans, too degraded.
for acute mental sufering-should have
read the counsenances Of some Of thoss
mothers; they would have been compelled
to acknowledge that "sfection dwelt in
white and black the same"
Slater vas Standing upon deck, smiling
most blandly-moss Pecksnifhanly-upon
every one ss he passed, and saying to the
auguished girls, "Nevsr mind, Molly,
you II find another husband, better than
the one you have left )" and encouraging
an old negro, in the hold, to scr.ps away
upon q cracked fddls, that the " boys
might dance.
As wendsd my way back 70 the city,
I could not suppress the inquiry, Is this
Christian city! Is this indeed = frse
country? Aud VIXEN, on the following
Sabbath, saw Slater take his seat in the
Charles street Methods. chapel, where he
claimed to bs church member in good
and regular standing, was reminded Of
the woman who wiped her mouth and in
quired what evil she had done? Would
not Christ say OF such Worshipers, "Oh,
generation Of vipers"
Slater knew he was in bad business.
A gentleman once remarked to him, "Your
business must be very profitable" "ons
ought to Be we'll paid to engage in s.eh
business" vas the reply. Having aecu-
mulased q Large fortune, he sold out his
stall and goodwill to the Campbells, whe
are still carrying on the vile traffic, and
retired to private life. 1t proved more
private th.s ~ - As Liking. SIarEW
was ever an ambitious man, aud now he
painted for the pleasures Of good society,
and doubted not but his wealth would pur-
chase him admission. But he counted
without his host. He found, when too
late, that the shirt of Nessus Was upon
him, and even gold was not potent enough
to remove it. He purchased a splendid
mansion in geu.eel neighbOrdoOd, filed
it with elegant furniture, rode in the rich
est carriages, after the gaysst horses that
could be procured, was attended By pro-
fusion Of servants clad in livery, bu: all
to no purpose. p
President Polk being about to make =
northern tour, Slater thought to help his
social standing BY managing to secure him
as guest while in Baltimore. So whca
the cars arrived, Mr.. S, with a splendid
baroucn and four beautiful white sorses,
was waiting to conduct him through tie
streets to his hotel, where he Was tO be re-
garded as Mr.. Hope Ii. S.Aitcrs guest.
lie knew how to play tue agreeable as well
as any other man, and be carried this gama
through in good style. He showed to the
upper tendon of Baltimore, thA, himself
aud daughters were on terms Of intimacy
with the President Of the Unired States
Still, twas 10 60. A negro trader vas
pill wAi b, ho~over gilisd with wealth,
talent and geniilisy could not or would not
swallow. Slater gave up the chase, sold
his property in E@ltimorr, including his
pew in Charles Street church, removed To
Florida, and purchased sugar plausation.
Not satisfied with bimaef aud FAM
princcly rich by trafhek III the souls aai
bodies sf men, be must seek to swee,en
the SOLITUDE Of hi. d, CHUNG year, with thu
uurcqai,ed toll of those he had previously
robbed Of freedom. -. But his hour h..s
come. Tae "grim messengcr' tas sua,-
monci him hence. If CONSCIOUS, what \
death Ted scene muss his nave beeu. Ito
the secrets Of such heart, u my sou: cJms
thou not LOoKEK os IN B,LrIMoRE.
SMALL CHANGE the Mint, at Phil
adelphia, there are tons Of small gold and
silver coin to Be exohan. .,ed in any amounts
for gold Of large denomination. Col. Saew-
den suggests that it wculi be wise for
c1uutry merchants, while in the city, to
call q, the mia, and get suf6cien, quau-
,i,y to serve the purpos,s of masking change
for q season. In that way the scarcity
now known would not 10 very long
experienced.
A violent hail storm passed over Lewis