The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-22

perpetnal seFyilhde whose livesihey spared
In this persechion they were encouraged
by the Christians, who shaTsd, Indeed, the
greater part Of !be newly.nade serls among
themselves. II is estimated that at pres.
eiit there are more than tweDty.three thou
sand Zigan families in Moldo-W allachia,
comprising about hundred and fifty thou
sand souls, A certain number Of these
belong to The state, which employs them
in mines and works whilst The others are
divided among the monasteries and the
Boyards. Some Of these latter possesses
as many as FIVE or six thousand, engaged
in part in the most laboFions work con-
nesled with their estates, in part let out
upon hire. They sell or exchange them
at certain fixed periods Of the year, bring
ing Them like cattle 10 market; unli late
ly, they treated them with such severity
that they not unfrequenily drove them to
suicide. Many Boyards Of humane char
acter pow grant a semi7liberty TO their
Zigans, allowing them, for SO much a
year. to go about as they please, seeking
for work, and retaining The produce Of il.
Once every spring, the halfeI[ranchised
slave must make his appearance and pay
his tribute. Sometimes, also, he brings
an inslament of his own price, and thus
manages by degrees TO free himself. An
industrious man may earn his Liberty in
len years but his unfortunate race has
been so brulalized by long suffering, and
is so addicted to every kind Of debauche-
ry, that very few succeed jnrescuing them
selves from bondage, Amongst The Boy
ards Of the present day there are a good
many whose copper complexion, white
teeth, and general cast of counlenance evi.
donlly prove them 10 be descended from
Zigans. VII 10 10 reia,y aseqs
The physical constitution Of this un:
happy people is strongly marked. The
men are generally Of LOFTY stature, robust
and sinewy. Their skin is black or cop
per.colored; their hair thick and woolly Z
their lips are Of negro heaviness, and their
teeth are white as pearls; the nose is con
siderably gatlened, and the whole cornte.
nance is illumiped, as j. were, by lively
,ol'ng EYES. h''' w'uop' eAsop'lo"' "oai '',.
ossruS' nen , u'e'I oInI'',I O,.S somuny
lessly around them; perhaps an old bed
curtain given by some master, or blan.
se, 'na' mas gone 'n'ousn esery .egiee "
'or'Sne, un'' " "Ns '''" ''Je'''H'' "0
ssr41oH'' aillai4'' issi-f'ii aa '-'' ies,ss7'
As is The ease w many savage lIipes'
the women are el'her extremely 9gy 9r
extremely handsome MOST OF me A'g'
ana are beautiful up TO ihe age o. wv MY;
but alter that time, suddenly shrihK aad
shrivel, change color bend ana lose lne
hen'ness Gi meli yS'ep, I ,hs,, Ss ,o,, ron,h
Nr : wahu ns' r"auSeu ,'s I,,homn,sJ @ oiJ
aunifeI .r, anu wo1eu, W u''.U"..e :. ,o,,' or1
age ne o'esS o' u 'nu'e wop'en e,, . pow p', .
mar' consIs!lng gene!a'Iy o. ., HS'%"s W; H.;
Hgn' 'unr VI pOuTi?e, 1 %StV ,he = 7,
anu sca,ce'y 'ed'n,"s !" "e AhSa Z
leaves lnelr iegs, Mslr arms I phu ", w. w.,
necks pare. over 'nelt neaaS ., lls mos
coqueulsn mrow WINE vel'' anu sunni
lew lnaulge 10 lea'net sanos,s' "a e.. hs s,a o.na'
mems lhey wear ealLOgs VI o's'S u's'so' t
necslaceso ol PPtas Strung upon s,enue'
.nong' anq variety g %e.al orace'e.s'L ace :
Inc chhufen 60 haSeu up 10 'ne sge ol
ten ortweiVe, anu wnoIe swa.ns VI giIls M
anu boys may soineumes % seen roi'.ng
ABOUT 'ogeme, 10 aus aps' " muu ~ "e
summer, ~ Inc wafer or sno@ll'se t 50
many black worms. As you pass 2y, a
doFen heads OF maueq nalr anu a aozen
pair oi sharp eyes are ra'Seu 'owaIu you
and you are greeted win mocRlng snou''