The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-02
Startling DlsOlosures-Tho Afri.
can Slave Trade Opened at the
South,

from the New Orleans Delta, Of the 9Gth
ult, which has been already alluded to by
the telegraph.
Some startling and significant facts have
como TO our knowledge. We have hosi
tated to disclose .hom, but after inquiry,
examination and consultation, we are con
viuced that both duty and policy demand
disclosure. The facts, we say, are start
ling; crucial, They will surprise aud en-
courage many in our counting rooms and
Offices, and many on tho plantations and
IN the towns, but most Of all they will
astound the Cabinets Of Western Europe,
and emiu1n,ly assist TO confirm between
Tho genial French people and our own
Norman aud Huguenot South, an unwrit-
ten but hearty, magnanimous and uncon-
quemblo league against the allied avarice
and envy. cant and rapacity Of England
aud Che Northern States. Although
the foilod and furious enemies OF our in
sGtutions may shake up, uncork, aud
pour out upon our battered brows the
foaming vials Of thoir wrath; although
the President may be shocked and ombar-
rassed; although tho great parties Of the
country may Dc bitterly dsappointedand
imbrangled, let it go forth that Southern
ers have taken into their own hands the
law, and opened the African Slave Trade
with the South; that Africans are now
imported into Mississippi and other sea.
shore States; that in Mississippi there is
a market for African slaves. aud thai on
plantations in that great and intrepid
State, negroes recently imported from
Africa are at their daily work. The au.
thority on which we make this announce
ment is uudisputable. Weeven have ad.
vices that in Mississippi, Henry Hughes
and some Of his party now privately urge
the Labor Immigration movement, not TO
open the supply Of Africans, but to logit.
innate, moralze, regulate and equalizo the
supply already opened aud impossible to
be closed. We have somo further details.
Some negroes are disembarked on the
Atlantic coast aud brought overland to the
Mississippi cotton fields, but the Missis-
sippi sea.coasts peculiar facilities for
landing and seoreting cargoos, and the
conyenienoes Of Pearl River as chan
mel for distribution, are not overlooked.
Tho profits Of the Mississippi Slave
are enormous, We have been so forlu-
nate MS TO procure from undoubted au.
thority some interesting details, They
relate 10 che operations OF the Mississipp
Slave Trade, and are authenticated by Oh
eralofs It need not be said in the frs
place that the bark engaged in the traffic
20 the South must be fast sailor; fol
this is indispensable to the security of The
officers and crew, the health Of the car
go, and The rapidity of the pecuniary re-
turns. For trip from the Mississippi
coast to Africa aud back, there must be a
captain, supercargo, three mates, three
cooks, steward, and between tw enty aud
thirty iirst-class seamen. The vessel
must be supplied with extra running and
standing rigging, and also supernumerary
spars, ropes, topmasts, and suits Of sails
An assortment Of the flags of all nations
will be particularly desirable, hut the
most useful now is the French flag, be.
cause British cruisers will not verify the
eolors and take the same liberties as with
the United States flag. The fare Of the
ships crew must be the very best, and
their good will must be carefully oonoili.
ated, because, during the voyage a mutt
ny is disastrous; and aftor the voyage, a
treacherous or vindictive information is,
TO say tho least, troublesome and expen-
siye. To procure the good will OF the
men, much depends on the mates, over
whom the captain ought to keep strict
watch, For the subsistence of the ne
groes there must be plentiful supply ol
hard bread, corn meal, rice, and an abun.
dance of vinegar, red pepper, pure water
and drugs. In distributing diet, the
greatest regularity must be observed, and
the very first sy nptoms of disease prompt
ly treated. AS to the capacity Of the su
perior officer, it may be safely said that
SLAYER requires in it n oro courage, talent
honesty, fidelity, skill, and discretion
than any other ship in any other trade
Indeed, the captain and supercargc
must, between them, act as navigator
and naval officer, merchant and physi
clan, dIplomatist ard magistrate, not lC
mention the functions of chaplain.
As TO the expenses and profits Of tht
voyage, the latest adyices were from th,
captain Of bark which sailed from on,
Of the Georgia ports. He has quite 70
Gently returned. aud reports that on ac
count Of the vigilance Of cruisers, negroes
had accumulated on the coast. and it
a manner glutted the markets, and that il
Consequence Of this the price had faller
to under thirty dollars head The pay
ment, however, must be IN gold or silver
as the head men will not, as formerly
barter for merchandise
r We may estimate a cargo 10 numbe
seven hundred negroes, although many
! more than that are often carried; bu
whatever the number, none purchased
] should be over twenty-five years Of age
r Seven hundred, at an average cost 0
r thirty dollars a piece, will amount t
S2l 900, and their price in this country
or Cuba will range from $3.50 to 81 200
1 But IL sold for $500. say, the cargo vii
/. net S350.0O0 Freely allowing, then
/ $4,000 for the entire expenses Of III
7 voyage, ard all possible loss, the profit
Of one round voyage will amount {
5000 OOO Whara Aha v,ro6ts 80 eo a.,