Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-17
THE NEW SOUTHERN SHIPPING TRADE.

Ash is pretty we'll understood that the southern
statesmen most in the confidence of the present
administration have resolved TO reopen the African
saye-trade, our southern readers will naturally
feel some interest to know more than is generally
known of the profits to be realized from that kind
of commerce. AT the North such discussion may
seem little premature, but the country certainty
will have no more occasion 10 be surprised at :he
repeal of existing restrictions upon this trade, be-
fore the adjournment of the next Congress, than
they had at the passage of the Fugitive Slave law
or the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise BILL
With all the 2ow0r and patronage of the federal
government brought to bear upon their object, and
with an administration majority in both branches
of Congressit will not be difficult to convince time
serving politicians that the perpetuity of the Union
depends upon the revival of a commerce which has
hitherto been thought worthy of being placed under
tho ban of all civilized nations,
That all concerned may be prepared to avail
themselves of the opportunities Tor trathc which
are opening in that direction, we propose to pre-
sent some reliable statistics which have been de-
rived from traders on the African coast and COM
muncated to the London News. The Charleston
capitalist will learn with delight that he can af-
ford to lose two out of every three vessels that he
equips and still make money faster than In any
honest calling. We will take Lagos. the principal
African market at present for our standard. The
king buys his slaves of the Taboo country-all
prisoners of war, of course, being considered as
slaves. lie gives troll of tobacco" the price of
which is from S25 to $50, for two whom he sells to
the dealer for about $50 EACH This is the average
price for young and well-grown man. Some
fetch as much $75. The inferior portion of men
women and children bring $50 each an indiffer-
ent piece of goods" would only realize $50 or $40
The dealer having thus paid for his slaves at the
rate of say $50 each, price which will command
The best description, he next proceeds to charter
or buy vessel carry his cargo across the ocean,
and we will say that he has eight hundred ready TO
ship. Eight hundred slaves at $50 each. will cost
him $4S 900, and he pays $4,000 for his ship
The expenses of the poor wretches during their
passage across are only SIS, all told.
At the HAVANA, in 1854, the slaves were selling
at $1,000. They will for time bring more than
that in the United States, but we will take that
sum asthe price they will be sure to average on de-
| livery at New Orleans or Charleston
500 Slaves. Mt $50 each S4S,OOC
Price of Vessel 1900
'' food for cargo "a
Total cost to dealer $63,O75
Price of 800 slaves at Charleston, at 1000
each SSOOOO(
Deduct expenses G3,07t
i S73G,92t
But he must calculate to lose twenty per cent
from sickness and others casualties this will taxi
100 from his 800, and reduce his net profits t.
S57G. .G25. Out of this enormous sum he has Il
pay the wages of captain and crew. then provis
ions and equipment, amounting, at the most libeI
al estimate, to not moro than $4,000, leaving
clear net profit of Scoops,
If the three vessels arrive safe the venture vii
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