New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-27
MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 27, 1857. @t%
Old Times In New England.

The New York Tribune gives long and minute
account Of new work entitled, THE New England
History from the Discovery of the Continent to the
Period when the Colonies declared their Independ-
ence' five may judge from the subjoined extracts,
the work is considerably faithful than iattering
The author says of the Colonial clergy of New
England:
1t was common to open their minds to the Lord for
an hour while the people stood and listened. This
opening Of their minds to the Lord was in truth
opening also to themselves, and tended to clear up
doubts and difficulties. OF course prayers Of such
length must have ranged wide; and at times have de-
generated into singular details 1t Is told that when
Minister Miles prayed for ran he left nothing uncer
tain. He said, '' 0 Lord, thou knowest we do not
want Thee to send us rain which shall pour down
in fury, and swell streams, and sweep away our
haycocks, and fences, and bridges but, Lord we
want 1t to- come drizze-drozze-dr -drizze-drozzle for
about week-Amen."
sumptuous also. What the author says of New Eng.
land slavery is both:
Negroes and Indians were bought and sold without
compnnction by priest and people alike. They were
looked upon as good dog is nowhere commonly
treetea but WERE iabls.to abuse rs
dogs are TheEofteh sat at the sametaBle WITH their
masters In some they were permitted to vote
One OF them, "a man of good sense and morals"
was town-clerk in one of the country towns and
had good school education. But in the church,
God house, they were not expected to sit with
white folks. Marriage by minister was allowed
among the slaves, and indiscriminate concubinage.
which now prevails in the slave States was avoided
| in New England. TIE people lived in constant fear
OF their slaves, and several slave laws were enacted
throughout the New England States. Free negroes
and Indians who entertained slaves in their houses
were subject to Imprisonment and whipping Q7233
| Free negroes and Indians were whipped who kent
arms They were forbid to sell, on public days, any
| cakes or drinks.
They were compelled to bind out all their children
before they were four years old to some English mas
ter II they received any stolen goods they were to
be whipped and banished, and if they returned were
to be imprisoned for e If convicted of theft the,
were to be shipt off beyond sea-" Slaves were for
hidden to be out an hour after sunset upon pain o
whipping and imprisonment. They were forbidden
to meet together in the streets more than two at
time slave who assaulted white man was to b.
1 whipped and sent beyond sea- whatever the proyoca
tlon Negroes, Indians and mulattoes were forbid t
serve as porters In Boston, except they gave security
Their testimony was not received like white man
in courts They were forbiddenao go to fires at night
They could not bury their friends after nightfa o
on the Lords day l723) Negro Indian and mu
latto slaves were forbidden to buy ANYTHING id tn
markets lest it should enhance prices f2s) In 1874
they were forbidden to keep hogs" !a;-. =
The above-cited sketch of slavery in New England
says the Louisville Journal, is at once the most de
tailed and authentic that has recently been given
the public. 1t is drawn crcumstantialy and by
New England hand. Let any candid man, North o
South read it, and say whether it doesn't require al
amount of efirontery beyond all ordinary human con
ception for modern New Englander to throw up hi
hands and roll up his eyes at Southern slavery.
But, what of all that The fanatics of New Eng
land if we are to judge from recent exhibitions
would not scrnpe TO dishonor their mothers or brin
the grey heads of their fathers in sorrow to the grave
ii by SO doing they coud further the cause of abol
ton They appear wholly lost to every feeling {
humanity, every. sentiment of decency and ever
emotion that ennobes and exalts the character {
man. .a. ..r. r