New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-01

uyhtcolored hair and white akin. One Of the de.,crs
asked this woman whether the babys father not CON-
ing to buy it, bot without waiting for answes sad that
b. supposed he had no money.
Of This 10. was nice looking old lady Of aboat
sAv ard lastly the four FIVE men whom had scen cx-
omneS The slaves az this lot seemed TO be very dscon-
olse and unwilling to be sold for when the women were
oskod about their health they mentioned some mAad'es to
which hey said they were subject When the agent Of the
creditors observed the game when they were 'yhs :"
play he became very angry and told the people thai no
would settle he thing BY having one Of the women e1
amirci. lie sent for doctor who examined the most
complaining woman and announced to the people that shs
- sound When the light colorod woman wi'hthe whi's
baby wAs t the ssrd to be sod the tears tel rom
her eyes faster and thicker than ever saw 'eas'
from any eyes before; but the auctoneer went on a. cdcy
if he were only selling cow and her calf. When the
others had all been Sold they brought up tho old woman
She pretended TO be very lame and 50 inrm that so
could not get upon the stage without great difficulty evea
with the aid Of man each side Of her. For some time
no one offered ANYTHING for her. and her old boss "a sup
posed. offered IS, and she struck down to him
When she came down nom the stand followed her to
where her old husband had been standing and watching
the sale They both she'd many tCurs when they met. I
said to the old man. "Why are ron crying now-yox
ohavc cot vour wife again ?" ooh said he, 81 am 10
"clad cannot help it, After tho slaves were all sold
here the sale began in another the street,
The lots in this and the others did not so sad They
seemed TO have been bought different places and brought
there by traders.
These traders buy clothes for them before tic sale vm
shop in the same street. Some OF the woman and girls
were rggod very gay and seemed well peasod with
their dresses. There one tall young wofnn IN tho
st room about 95 years old, who was quite handsonSy
dressed for the OCCASION Several Of the buyers talked to
her and asked her what she could do looked at her hands
TO see she had been used 10 work. made her open her
mouth aad looked at her teeth and one OF them asking
how many Children she had had, and whether she with
child now publicly felt her with his hands as physician
would do. To such ndisnitcs men and women sub
ected in Ills free country Thus human nature honorcd
among us.
When they were all sold in this room, We went to
another end then to the fourth one Nearly the samc
things were seen in all of ,hom 1t has been denied 70 mo
even by those who had lived in Virginia tha. slaves wcro
sold there, but now have seen the thing myself BE-
sides told that cTcy Court month there is sale OF
slaves at Charlottesville do not blame the slaye-dcaiers
as much doA Lave already told you that they
dress the slaves before they set Up Tor sse and sfter
the sale in of the rooms obserTed the Trader give
four or five slaves some money asked them how muck
he gave them each They tch me that when he bought
them he promised them five dollars each il they would
give him no r,,be and that now, since they werc sold
and Off his har T. he had gives them the money They
seemed very pgoii Of the mon J, and saii to mo 'n
would buy them great many things
10 not now ;nk that freedom will be established in
these lands as soon Mt tnc hoped il would be- IL
would be as easy this time {, persuade the people u
NewYork City give away their houses and furniture az
would be persuade the people cf Virginia TO give up
their slaves. 1t useless to tell hem that free labor 10
better and cheaper than slave labor They know it Is not
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found il out for heml ives for they have both free isbor
and slave labor among them.
There arc about fifty i've thousand rce negro laborcr&
among ,hom besides greater number 4 free white labor
cs They Try the two kinds of labor and greatly prefer
The slave both for its chea mess reaben's and in coarse
labor for its greater efficiency Slavery NY be the cause
of public poverty and waste but to the Shareholder hinsc
ito very profitable.
One evening as reui ang to the house OF my frends
mot a coorcd man. asket1hm whether hs was slave.
lie said yos and in answer to number of questions ho
told me that his receive $3.50 his services
as n blacksmith that the man to whom he wrought fed
and clothed him. and gave this money over ond aboven 10
hs master and that he had eig children Now, snpposins
the average length of mans working days 70 be thirty
wears this owner vii receive 50 900 for the labor of this
one slave Then his eight Children at 2l years OF age
and after they have than doubly paid by their labor
for their maintenance during 1ancy will bring a tho least
$500 opiocC-r6,4oo ms WIN the apo'c' "u>e' $1,000
One morning went to the mill with my friend Whiio
he YVES engaged in business one OF the m'lers and
fell into conversation and while stadng at tho
door slave-gr of "a Is went past Said to him.
:" IL that your slave % "No,' said he al nave been
trying buy her from her owner from whom hire her,
bu he will sell her for less than 5000. have offered
"hm $780, In to great many questions, no
told NE that the girl honest faithful and Industrious,
and that such slave very valuable property that
his father once had slave-woman who wrought rs a.
blacksmith and had eleven children Now let us esmao
this womans labor at slOO year. thirty years would
bring 50 ooo her eleven children, $500 each, would
bring So sOc-the two items sl 800. Was not this woman
a valuable article this milers faherl 1t is tho i'm
mense value of such good and men that makes 10
at the North coward that bbes press aud corupA
our nulnits