The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-09
Facts about Slavery.

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Slave market A man whom he describes
Ms /" Sir Hyena," had purchased two Slave
girls. The writer says - si. a'v nomr
"a few minutes after the departure, Of
that large two-legged monster, aprarallcd
like minister Of State, and looking like q
man to whom you perceive / have given the
title of SIR hyend, remarked to the sales
man that that gentleman appeared to appre-
ciate the value Of those two girls, for whom
he had just forked over five thousand cash
down. That he does, replied the salesman |;
he is tho best judge Of that kind Of stock in
the city, and further added, he is one Of our
best customers; he keeps one Of the largest
fancy women broker establishments in the
South, and will have the latest importation,
and the likeliost set Of glrls on hand, bc the
cost what it may. He is kecner, says l..
Yes, answered the man, he makes twenty
thousand dollars year, and sometimes
more; it is no uncommon thing for him to
make q thousand in one evening. Look
yondcr, said he, do you see that handsome,
black,eyed girl sitting on that small bench
between those two mulatto women? Yes,
said l. Well, he is to pay Inc three thou.
sand dollars for her day after tomorrow
lie is getting up a raflc for her among the
young bloods at the st. Charles, which is to
como of some night next week, and no will
mako thousand on her then. The girl in
question is decidedly n beauty, with coal
black eyes, auburn hair floating in ringlcts
or curls around her shoulders, her counte-
nance of the Grecian mould, and whittier
than that of tho salesman, and by most pcr-
sons would be taken for daughter of An
glo-Saxon origin, unmixed with any other
blood. ~
Others came in to examine stock, tho at
tention of the traders being fully absorbed
in the exhibition and sales of their human
property, as moved slowly and cautiously
along, making out notes and observations
fpont,Ilv I meon, of life in New Orleans.
Presently | came round to where the old
Mississippi planter was examining group
of field hands. He took mo for Georgia
planter. or Carolina slave speculator, he
could hardly determine which, and let him
o,;ov b;s ;ynor,ncc. for, 10 hint only half.
wav who or what I was. would impcril my
lis Likely stock of nirrcrs, stranger, said
bc n me. as we met nj the far end of the
room inst In front of n large rroup of out
door hands. Yes, replied. Old Virginia
sends out the best niggcrs yet, continued he,
better than tennessee, Old Kentucky, or
any other State :. they are better blood, bet
ter trained, don't know so much about read
ing, and haven't such high notions Of them
selves. There were about twenty in the
group we were standing by. i tell you what
it is, stranger, said the old man, | wantabou'
five of these boys; now you see they are
worth twelve hundred dollarsa head rs they
stand; you take fifteen of them and l will
take five; by taking tho whole group at a
lump, we can get them for twenty thousand
dollars. You can easily run them into
Georgia, and make two hundred dollars n
head ON them.
One circumstance more will I relate,
which occurred in the slave sale room while
| was there. Some two hours previous to
nv leaving. there came in, In great haste, n
gentleman from Florida, somewhere near ST..
NIorv's From some indications made h i'm
ont 70 be n clergyman, and the parish
nr;ost If 81 Marv's narish. He was going
T. ,oto ,ho rovt train down the lake which
connects with tho steamer for Florida, but
,v.,,od % hrvo GOOD house servant. one that
oould dr;vo . horse and carriage, when 40
do.;-od roupd the narish. with himself and
family: was sorry he had no more time,
but thought he might make selection that
would answer him out of so many. Dyes.
YES. replicd the salesman, that you can do
in few moments, for | have the very one
for .you-hcrc he is.
Come up here, Jack, said the salesman,
to good.looking man of some thirty year,
old. So up came the poor fellow, looking
almost pole will, fear, though black us tar.
The minister looked at him, examined him.
His back had to be uncovered to sec IL any
scars were to be found, the same as you ex'
anime horses North, to test them. Nom
could bo found. or next to none. How old
arc YOU Jack +? inquired his reverence. Bout
thirty. replied Jack. Did you ever rur
away? continued tho priest. No, masa.-
Well, he looks like good sort of boy, said
he. to the salesman now, what do you ask
hundred dollars hc has a wife and ON