New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-11

$50 and gradually turning toward the sudence,
vile be continued 10 speak IN low, though,i9l zone
perhaps you don't HE the mss-enger.r ma s ~.
r,sspf I'm the embassador Of the gres; and glorious
| King; lie hi invitation, faint nine. You mnsh
| mind ne. ! amt account. suPpose rgged, ~,
.igr hcant little boy should come running IN here end
| 81 YOU Mister your house a-hre would 700 mInd
The ragged insignificant little boy, and r-fuse to eten
| 10 Rim. b. cause be didn't look re.peet.blei
Al tie end Of the be stepped down from ths
pulpit and crossing the house toward the negroe 'au'
quietly as be walked, 90 take great nteres; IL ne
| rosr back,; and this evening an gong to hold
meeting specially for you. With this be turned back
and witL.u, reeBteriDg the pulpit but strons op anu
down before H. read hymn at the conclusion OF winch
be- iad bio book down, aud speaking for moment WIN
natural emphasis, said:
." don't want to create tumVtuous scene now
that i'm NY intention. don, want 10 make an eI-
cit.tpent that amt what want, but feel tina, mere
zone her. that NAV never see again: sh and az
nav never have another opportunity feel II nay daty
q, an AMBASSADOR OF Jesus Christ ah, before 60
By this time he had returned 10 the high key AMI
rhinirg yell Exactly what b. felt It his duty to do
DID not understand; but evidently 10 employ some
more powerful agency Of awakening than arguments
ard appeals 10 the understanding and before cosd
conjecture in the east Of what .ort this was 10 be-
While be was yet speaking calmly, deprecatng excite
u.lt nv attention attracted 10 several men, who
had previously appeared sleepy ana Indifferent Dut
WHO now suddenly began to sgh, raise tner heads
ard .ked trdrs-.ome standing up 80 that they might
he observed II doing Thu by the whole congregation
the tees running down their noses without any inter-
rupiion. The speaker presently was crying aoud,
with n0brrful, distressed, beseechlDg shrek as ne
was himself suffering torture: "oh, any Of you fond
parents who know that any Of your dear sweet little
ones may be, oh at any moment snatched night away
from Your bosom. and cast into bell IRE, oil there TO
suffer torment forever and ever and ever and ever
Oh cone out here and help us pray for them On
arv Of Won wives that has got All unc"nvered hus-
band that won't 20 along with YOU to eternal gloryi
but is set upon being separated from YOU Oh anu
taking up BIZ bed in leI-oh cal upon you, If you
1--we lin row 10 come out here and jine IN praying
for him OBJ # there's husband here whose wife Is
stu tie bond Of inquity, &C, through louS cat
egOIy. 80
II was immediately evident that large part OF the
audience unde tOOd his wish to be the Of what
lie I'D declared and considered hemsclve. called upon
to assist him; aud it was astonishing to see with what
readiness the of those who up TO the moment be
gave the signal had appeared drowsy and stupid, were
made 20 express agOnizirg excitement slghng, groan
ing and weeping. ksng in their seat, and waking upto
The pulpit they grasped each Others hands agOnlzngy
ard RETAINED some kneeng others standing with their
face tow ard the remainder OF the assembly. lnere
great confusion and tumut, and the poor children
evidently impressed by the terrified tone Of the howl
ing preacher, with the expectation of some immediate
" IMPENDING calamity, sLneked, and ran hther and
Lihcr till DegIO girls came forward laughing al Tic
iupotition, aud carried them out.
At length when some twenty had gathered around
tie preacher, and it became evident that no more
could be drawn ont he stopped moment for breath,
and then repeated verse OF a hymn, which beng
surg, be again commenced to cry aloud calling now
upon all the unconverted, who were vdi'ng TO be
saved to knec. few did 20, and another Verse was
SUI q followed by another feTvent exhortatIon
So it en on; each his entreaties, warnings
and threats, and the responsive gToans, sobs anu
calculations Of his coterie grew louder and stronger
Those who refused to knee were addressed "a stand
in Oh the brink Of the internal pit, into which dla
bOCal divinity was mono ntarly on the point OF salts
ying the ssties OF his character by hurting them
off.
All this time about dozen OF the audience remained
standing, many were kneeling, and the larger part
lad taken their seats-all having risen at the CON-
uencement Of the singing Those who continued
standing were mainly Withholding young fellows, who
glanced with smiles at another, az If they needed
encOurag, ment TO brazen it out. few young women
evidently fearfully excited, and perceptbly trem-
bed but for reason dared not knee or compr0-
ni-e by sitting, One of these, good-ookng, gayly-
dressed g stood near and directly before the preacher
her lips compressed and her eyes fixed hercely aud
defautly upon him. He tor some time concentrated his
force upon her; but she was too strong for hun, he
&C uld not bring her down. At length shaking his I'M
ger toward her, with terrible expression, as If he
bad tie power, and did not lack the inclination to
damn her for her resistance to his WILL he said:
tell YOU this ia the last call :" Sic bit her lips, and
TUNED palcr but still stood erect, and defiant of the
inmCnse magnetism concentrated upon her, and he
gave it up bimsef quite exhausted with the effort.
The last we're Of the hymn sung. compare
lively quiet and sober repetition of Scripture phrases
strung together heterogeneousy and without meaning
III the form OF prayer, followed; benedctlon was
proI Ounced and ID five minutes all the people were
out of the door, with 10 trace Of the previous excite
ment lcf but most of the talking eagerly Of the
price Of cotton aud negroes, and other news.
Tie negroes kept their place during all OF tunulti
there may have been sympathetic groan or excand-
ton uttered by two Of them but generally they
expressed only the interest of curiosity in the proceed
iDgs such Europeans might at performance Ofthe
dancing dervshes, an Indian pow-wow, or On exhibit
ton OF psy Geological" or "spirtu1W phenomena,
making it very evident that the emotion of the per-
formers optonaly engaged in, a. an appropriate
Iait Of divine service There was generally a self
satisfied smile upon their faces; and have no doubt
they felt that they could do it with good deal more
energy and abandon, if they were called upon. did
not wisk ~ detaD my companion TO witness how they
succeeded, when their turn came; and | can only
Judge frcm the fact, that those the next morning
loarse that they could scarcely speak that the
religious exercises they most enjoy are rather hard
pp0n the lupss whatever their effect may be upon the
soul.
In the concluding part Of his volume, hr.
Olmsted presents several important suggestions i'll
regard to the comparative humanity 10 the laborer
Of the Slave system, and the free competitive sys.
TEN. For instance, the cost Of clothing and board
Ing frst-rate, Woodworking slave in Louisiana is
estimated at about $50 year. The clothing, in-
cluGing Winter suit and pair of thin trowsers
for Summer, blanket for bedding, pair of shoes
snd hat may be set down at not les than so,
leaving for food 500 year, or five and half cents
day. Compare this with the cost of supporting
frst-rate laborer in the Free States The lowest
price paid for board ia II cents day, or dollar
snd half a week, while in manufacturing towns
il is often at least twice that sum- In addition to
lis board the free laborer usually spends something
for u1uries--tobaeco fruits and confectionery, to
LAY nothing of dress and intellectual luxuries and
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