The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-04-02
From the " o. Delta
Startling Disclesures--African Slave Trade
Opened Ut the South.

auiry, examination and consultation, We
are convinced that duty and policy, de-
mand disclosure. The facts, we say, are
startling; they are crucial. They vii!
surprise aud encourage many IN our
counting rooms and offices, many ON the
plantations and in the towns but most
of all, they will astound the Cabinets OF
Western Europe, and eminently assist to
confirm, between the genial French pcO-
pie and our Norman Huguenot South, an
unwritten, but hearty nagnaniinous and
unconquerable league against the allied
avarice and envy, cant and rapacity OF
England and the Northern States. Al
though the foilcd and furious enemies OF
our institutions may shake up, uncorH and
pour out upon our browS the foaming
yials of their wrath, although the Prcsl-
dent may be shocked and embarrassed
and although the great parties of the coun-
try may be bitterly disappointed and I'M
brangled, let it 90 forth that Southerners
have taken into their own hands the law,
and opened the African Slave trade with
the South that Africans are now import
ed into Mississippi there ~ a market for
African slaves, that ON plantations III that
great and intrepid State, negroes recently
imported from Africa are at their daily
work The authority on which We make
this announcement is indiSputablc. We
even have adyiccs that III Mississippi,
Henry Hughes and some of his party now
privately urge the Labor Immigration
movement, not to open the supply OF At
ricans, but to Legitimate, mOrallzc, regu-
late and cqualize the supply already open
ed and impossible to be closed. We have
some further details. Some negroes are
discmbarked ON the Atlantic coast and
brought overland to the Mississippi cot
tcn-felds, but the Mississippi sea coast 5
peculiar facility for landing ard secreting
cargoes, and the convcnicnccs of Pearl
River az channel for dist ribution, are
not overlooked.
The profits of the Mississippi Slave
Trade are enormous We have bocn 40
fortunate as TO procure from rndoubted
authority some interesting details. They
relate TO the operations of the Mississippi
Slave Trade, and are authenticated by
operators. IL need not be said, in the
first place, that the bark engaged in the
traffic to the South, must be fast sailer,
this is indispensable TO the security of the
officers and crew, the health of the cargo,
and the rapidity of pecuriary returns
For trip from the Mississippi coast to
Africa and back, there must be a captain,
supercargo, three mates, three cooks,
steward and between twenty and thirty
frst-class scamcn. The vessel must be
well supplied with extra running and
standing rigging, and also supernumery
spars, rope, top-masts and suit of sails
An assortment of the flags Of all nations
will be particularly desirable, but the
most useful is now the French flag, be-
cause British cruisers will not verify the
colors and take the same Liberties as with
the United States tag. The fare must
= be the very best, and their good will must
be carefully concilatcd, because during
the voyage a mutiny is disastrous; aud
after the voyage, a treacherous or vindica-
tive information is to say the least, trouble
some and expensive. 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 negroes there must be a plentiful
supply of hard bread, corn, meal, rice, and
an abundance Of vinegar, red pepper, pur
water and drugs. In distributing diet,
che greatest regularity is to be observed,
and the very first symptoms Of disease
promptly treated. As to the capacity of
the superior officer, it may be safely said
that Shaver requires in it more courage
talent, honesty, fidelity, skill and discrc-
ton than any other ship in any other
trade. Indeed, the captain and super
90 must, between them, act as navigate,
and naval officer, merchant and physician,
diplomatist and magistrate, not to men.
ton the functions of chaplain
As to the expenses and profits of the
voyage, the latest advices were from tho
captain of a bark which sailed from one Of
,, the Georgia ports, He has quite recently
!. returned and reports, that on account o
the vigilance of cruisers, negroes had ac
cumulated on the coass, and in manner
glutted the markets, and that in conse
quencc of CHS, the price had fallen t
under thirty dollars a head The pay
mcnt, however, must be in gold or silver
as the head man will not, as formerly
barter for merchandise.
We may estimate cargo to numbe
seven hundred negroes, although many
moro than that are often carried; bu
whatever the number, none purchase,
/, should bc over twenty-five years of age-
Seven hundred at an average cost of thir
ty dollars piece, will amount to s2l ,00t
and their price in this country or Cuba
will range from $3.50 to 81 200. But i
sold for $500, say, the cargo will ne
S35O0O0 Freely allowing them sl50,
: 600 for the entire expenses Of the voyac
D and all possible loss, the profits of ON
c round voyage will amount to 500, 900
Where the profit are so cxorbitlnt, W