The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-07


s'id that there have been some tall spccula
fion> already
AN AFRICAN SLAVE TRADER.
CAPTAIN CANuT: on. TWENTY yr,rS 81
Az N EiCAN SHAVER. Fitted by Er,>r,
MA1i". Ncv-Iorh: h. AIilt1nz X Go.
his book is surprisingly interesting ant
fUiI "i information. Il brings up before th,
mInd Aflica a. it is, MOI relieved bv muc!
that Is pleasant. not painting much Of the cor
gconS scenery, not describing its animated
nature. except that Of its lowest order - il.
human beings. Revolving aS their orric< are
we cannot but read them when ;hcv are pre-
>rntcd, with absorbing interest. The ;n.cr-
nal slave trade. though it cau,ts most Of the
other evils. seems in itself a. here >kc,rbc1
to be the least rcpul>ivc Of their 'pcculial
institutions" We never before saw 80 viz.
ldiv the appalling nature of tie difcultie.
that have prevented the more rapid rrowtl
and attended on the cStalIi hmcnt Of ihc ery,
colonies hat >Airt tie Continent. We arc
ai:azrl bow in spite of a deadly climate. The
-tron@ or o>i'e drift Of native sentirno nj and
rcri!S on 'Nelv :, L.. "Gr own benevolent cox
onr Of Liberia las attai;.yf! It's pr, sent i'm
rortanre AND dignity 1t is matter Of IN
arcountaI!e su cess.
captain tanot is m Italian l.orn when Eo-
nalartr was busy conJucrinr Ira'v. lie hose
:l'@ lie Of sailor for T., li.r. a,.. ST ONT M
oa II as an apprentice on a Boston shin
Enough more 10y. he happened to lo LETT
in charge Of tie ricllr-lre;rhtcl vessel At ,
Boston wharf, wien The owncr. "Rllv Gray" "
ca"fe on board Net knowing tie quality Of
h's Vl>i'o" Young Cauot stood unon IL, do
My. and 50 lravcly defended. even with his
f"cth.thc ships property from what he thourl.
an inpu'!cnt intruder, that the rcnia owner
made him present Of >lc0 for his bite. and
ether services.
Canot runs The gaun,'c, Of -llou<anl mis-
fortunes = shipwrcck>. mutinc>, abuse from
''o-" in power. and the si,o,iti>m of those
only half in power. being east among pirates
on desert key. lcnr IcfricH!cd Lv = Ia
vana stakeholder. being shipped on hoard
,'avcr with lis eyes hl'topcncI. CROWN. in
Ia favor with factor on the African coast
being cMv!e'! hv his old master and ol!i,cI
I" stop i'll Africa, II seems as If fortune ha,,
led hm directly into the >lavcr's hu>inc>> and
initiated HIM without much thought of his
own.
4 CARGO.
The first carro that he despatched. in the
capacity Of clerk to Ormond cf;u. NEoroo
John. famous ''fartor" o: Eaur,lanr. was to
lis friend IN I!1,ana. lie saws:
Il rc'uln,'i on board TO ai.l in s.owino o,,e
1""dr,d oaa .:.i'i... and s',I>. eli>.oj
'"lom d." 4o' ..c~E .L/t,p r,o,s. As |
"a" tI hct'2'n dccl... confess could no.
l"a-'n" how hi, lit:c arry was to ic pa, kcl
or draw !rcatl. ii lo'd t,,atg-,r, ,.,.1.<
i.@' Vet tie experiment was rro.unl'y
made. Ina na~h ., !, 'ra> Necessary +, secure
thcm ','ow IN Descending. Tie river. in or,lcr
90 ycn''':r:r eo..in@ overheard and swim
m'n" ashore. i5::tl il impossible to adjust
The whole ii a sitting posture: hut we maze
them lie down i'll each oilers laps, ike sa,,-
"'"'< IL car, and in this way obtained space
%" the entire cargo. Strange 10 Tell. when
The li'0o>'''fco reached Havana. Lat Hrlc Of
these ''l'a~~':sers" had pad the debt of ma
tUrc."
AN n ';iCAN I!tEIN
Non@o John would have passed for an cy
rrlicnt SAINT in The Great SILT Lake ci.v.-
ll;> 'wl!cr!" wa not Turki>i. harcm. how.
ever.
II was a bare enclosure, formed hv quad
I3nGn!a" cluster Of mad houses, the entrance
to whose court-var! was never watched save
at night. 'n@a- golali. Ike Oldest and least
"c!cctabic Of The dunes. maintained the e>
'ahIi>hmcIt> police, a>>irncd Gifts or servants
20 each female and distributed Ecr masters
i}'o'> according TO Tie brides she was caioloI
by.
In carly life and during his corrol pros
rcrlty Or!noHl, "a >,ou,, Lurlv. h!ack-cycl.
hroad-> ->hou'dcrcl, >hort-ncckcd man. ru,cd
hl> t'nem with the li.;I dc@orum o! the East.
But as age an! misfortune stole over the SEN
>Hal vo'up'nary. Ii. mcuta! and bodily ,iror
became impaired. not only by excessive drink,
but by the narcotic, TO which he habitualIv
rc>oltcd for excitement. When I became
acquainted with him, his face ard figurc bore
the marks OF WORKOUT dcj0HcLc. His ha-
rem now was fashion Of the country rather
han domestic resort. HIS wives ridicu,ed
nm. or amused themselves as they pleased -
learned from Esther that there was hardly
'n" Who dill hot "'irt' with a lover in Banr
az. and that tu4a-oolaI wa blinded bv
-'it>. while TIE s,u4or Oh the Monro was per-
I'"'Fa'cd lv i;4uor.
Il may be ~uppo>od tlat in such a ..,uql;o.
)nd with such a n.a>,cr. there were but few
notlimonial icaIou,icS: sill. as it would be
!.f,icult 20 find. even in our mos. Christian
oeletv, two females witout some lurking
it;Crnc>S towards rivals. 50 If i not to he