The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

DOaru OI us lieutenant and crew. But he did not know the coast; and as we drew towards land, he had to make me pilot, threatening at the same to shoot me if run her on shore. took the helm, and run her into an inlet. No sooner had we passed the mouth, than we saw on the bank the baracoons of the slave factors, They all knew me, and boats put off from the shore. The lieutenantc alled them in English. and told them to keep off. At the same time I hailed them in Spanish and told them the ves- sel was prize. That night they came off in force, recaptured her. We put the lieutenant and his men into boat and sent them adrft, while went down the coast and took in car go ot slaves, and carried them safely across the ocean,"
 "Why, captain this must be exciting bus-
 His eyes flashed fire as he replied, "Ies splendid. It makes man jump to think of It! To be cutting away at the rate of eleven knots an hour, with ship in chase, and walk ing right away from herb!
 That Instant we saw in the prisoner the rover of the seas, again standing on his deck, with the huge hull of ship-of-war looming above the horizon.
 But how did you get caught at last?'' "The mate betrayed me- I never liked the man. He was scared. He had no heart.-. You see 1t takes man of particular constitu- ton to engage in our business When once at sea with slave cargo, we are in free bottoms. We belong to no country. We are undert the pro- lection of no law. We must defend ourselves. A man must have great deal of nerve in such 1 situation, when he is liable to be chased by ships of war, or perhaps finds himself suddenly l In the midst whole fleet. The mate once l served me trick for which should have been l perfectly justified in shooting him dead We were running ill between the islands Martinique ! and Dominique, when suddenly there shot out from behind the island an English steamer. The mate thought it was ship of war and so did l. lie was frig ghtened to death. and in- stantly turned the vessel off her course. That was the very movement to bring down the en- l emy Tn chase. 1 saw the danger and flew to the helm, and put her back again, and we passed by in safety"
 But are you not tired of this business?' Why, didn't want to go out the last voy- age l tried to get another captain to take l charge of my ship. 1 wanted to stay at home and get married. But good men an our business ore scarce And I had to go.
 But the noble captain seemed ambitious of a higher career "What I should like best of all," said he "would be to go pr3uateer1nq To command merchant ship and to go numbering along loaded down with freight-that I cannot bear. It kills me. But give me well built clipper, with six guns on side and a long tom in the middle, and letter of maraue to range the ocean, and wouldn't call the Pre- sident my brother?''
 Such was the substance of Capt. Smiths sto ry. We allowed him to run on with his ex- plolts, to see what stuff shaver was made of. Was there ever a more perverted nature :? Here IS man whose boast is in the gigantic character and the success of his villanies His courage is to show his power over the weak and defenceless; to crowd hundreds of human beings into close hold, where one hundred and fifty die in few weeks; and his greatest exultation to have deted the laws of the whole civilized world. But the most important reflection is on the weakness and negligence which permits this traffic to go on unchecked. Neeo York tue chaet port ID the soorM for tue lavetrade, Thirty-fve Slavers year sailing down our bay! Is this true? If so, why are notthese vessels searched and seized? On whom rests the blame? Do officers of the government connive at the traffic? Or are they so blind as not to see what passes under their eyes? Or are they too weak, or too indolent, to enforce their country's justice?