New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05
A SLAVE MARKET.

The Rev. Granville Moody, in q letter to 3xG
Vsstera Advocate, gives the following interesting
description of visit TO southern slave-market:
"At Memphis, Tennessee, we got fairly isto VI
cotton region and from the landing Of the bsautful
city took board over 500 balss OF cottos hsrS
slaves and pules-so universally associated in thG
eouth-were found in abundance and variety. Oh
the bark, above the landing, we se~ large tnree'
story brick house, OF ample dimensions ana strong
and gloomy uein but the reason thereof "" oovious
enough. when we read. in large and commsnding
characters, Bolton n Co, Slsye-Dealers. Wnso
the cotton was going aboard, toek the opportunity
to visit this II art of humanity MIR. bon9n INC very
gsnlemsriy proprietor, received me very kindly cnd
gave me many items of information reiatve 10 M
business 1 told him l did not want 70 Pu.-
chase but would look at bis slaves, II he pleased.
liable points and stated their prices One ycune
man about 10 years old, Of fine, firm FORM Tor whom
the trader asked $3.50, spoke up and SAID, Masses.
dose s.Sed him where he had been raised He
replied, In old Eirginny, Sir and can 90 al, Kun
Of work on d farm, Sir. lee de steck you ous1s 70
Inv Sir IL YOU want 10 get your money back. fooE
fellow he had learned his lesson well, and acted wen
bis part. f. -.. 4.
atked from $3.50 to $3.50, be told some OF the nevSS
to 20 ssd call Martha. Immediately, young tsHs
graceful and really beautiful muiatto woman, ana
nearly white appeared in tidy and becoming apparei.
He stated in business STYLE her many exceens qu1
iiiee age etc and remarked, ask Sl, 100 Tor her.
Ard there the stood in form almost as aultless q
the Greek Slave Of Powers, yet animated by = sou
within worth more than a thousand worlds, and tor
the rspsom of which Heaven paid down ths price,
: all price beyond while angels, though curious g
COMPUTE. still fail TO cast the mighty sum, wn!os
bouobt that soul immortal into the refseming nand o.
Gods eternal Son. But there she stood, scanning No
~ i'm an iDarpg look that seemed DESTROYS to anecf-
rate her fste-el $50 paid down, and she 10 the prop
ttty Of any one who chooses such Investment NJ:
bolton ad that of his stock was hired OUT ana
that his assortment was incomplete-haying only
about twenty then on hsnd-but thh no expected .
Gang every day to arrive from Virginia, where hs
partner was engaged in purchasing slaves ior tos
Southern marxet.
ToucHIyo.-TAs Tobacco Plant, (Va.,) describes
the death of girl in Clarksgille by burning. Her
clothes took Sire while she sept in chair. Arousods
abe ran toward her masters bed. The editor Says
"Nr Watkins forced her out OF the door, 800
threw her in a mud puddle, supposiDg that no wc1i9
TINS be enabled 20 exngrish the flames, but faiieo
10 do So Her burns before stated, are very beds
and but little hope ia entertained Ofht recovery Sc
uas one or tie hrelest gsrIs zee ecer sac, and ronS
hare sold fer s1, 600 on the block.
LOOK CUT TOR SLAVE CATcHERs we were credt-
by informed late last night that certain parties ffo9
Baltimore, Nd, are in the city, who are evidently
here with the intention Of SEEING SuGiriv. sLAykst
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