The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-06

WRe Wholly nude, snA he fermx nee8ty -. o. q the
man whse hasAs vsrs adornsa By PAN q ossss gsvs
-anose hsr only covering. nnSrs WIS scarcely Any
snos IasresaSy attracted assssso1 wss sas % styled
prince whose ssstoong certainly gave evidence %sreas
have no protsnsoss 70 science, and must leave the
ethpoiogtcanueSoOs TO The learned who, trust are en-
gagged tn their investigations But 70 the casual OBJ
surprised that few or none exhibited the very thick lips
and fiat noses which No acoustic med TO in the
African The hair would doubtless, be knked but, in
accordance with the usage OF sAvers, hes been shaved,
probably Il the time OF sailing from Africa Our commu
DoatIons with them were made In part by signs, which
ter This nan was one x the ssvers crew Who did moi
profess knowledge Of he negro dialect but tho principal
negro had smAtering knowledge Of Portuguese. from
this language he converted with the Interpreter Il
was evident that they understood each other for upon
Sd ~ nsc brought three Who took ss
places before US, and distinctly heard him say Congo"
was struck with their teeth soma werc even, - usual
One tribe had the two central upper foreoeth cut out
In eemi circle while In another tho front teeth
sharpened TO point Many Of the negroes especially with
he aid Of m old flannel shirt or rowsers looked As "a
eaturc and expression reminded US OF familiar faces OF
home.
The result OF ths whole vis. was intense sympathy fcr
hem and Indignation towards their caytors You may
cad OF horrors Of the mddle passage but the half
the tale Dysentery dropsy and op<hamia ALL believe,
the production OF contact want Of ventilation and want Of
,IeIcse. are the prevailing diseases. But even
narrowing. skeleton taken down from the nail Of
coctor coeet ana presented your view would scarcely
be mere descriptive Of anatomy than many OF these v
irg walking specimens OF the human frame tho effect
very startling, when you them sauating on their
hauncbes with their knees drawn up behind their
in an attitude Common 10 apes and babbo0ns, but which
human frame clothed In flesh attain Some when
sitting and told 10 rise did with great difficulty, and
moved with step lettering after illness
Inc very head seemed but sku encssed black cover
Ing is common to speak Of man being reduced to
skn and BONE but one who saw these can scarcely
the expression egain
But this Is 70 be said Of these comparatively in health
what language can describe the soks saw one poor
sture ewoeu TO the most wonderful size with drcpsy
and he lay his back he moved his hands sgrfyng
TO OF party request FOR bis segr, ih whom
given TO him he smoked with tae greatest avdJ Another
anifes.ed similar wants and replied to beckonings
u come 70 u.s. by pointing to his leg which construed
into inability 70 move Two lay near whose troubles here
had ceased IN death: while another. the moe affecting
sight OF ALA child OF Elk eight yearsly iteisce
the the stone wharf with eyes closed and
evidence Of Life than tbs sah. melton OF the stomach in
dicatipg breathing The poor creature alone and unat
tended had resed lite head lis little hand naturally
a. our own little ones do and IN this touching attitude OF
suffering childhood fast losing the OF
suffering.
AS turned from th. spectacle the thought was nasu.
rally suggested-for whAi all this incurred In all
charity could only arswer-avartce. II argument
vas wanted in proof Of human ceavity furnished
here.
One thing fully impressed me forciby-the complete
cocilty amounting 70 mere mechanical suh ssiou Of all
tneee creatures In the srX ward the ply scan
PLYING csustc TO the eyes Of his patients When pain
fu remedy WAS arpletand poor creatures, they knew
lot that was remedy anything bat part OF tho sys
tenn OF cruelty TO which they had been subjeced-they
covered their faces with their hands In pain and with
heads all bowed In meek submission and though many
were young child en-, not sound not murmur escaped
TIE sceno truly touching Tc OF any sensibity,
the horrors Of battle Geld less left the scene
chasened and bun bleo, but with gratitude too trust
Almighty God for lot cast in . Christian land.
canrd close without reflection. II e painful
coscees;or, hut must De made-that tho slave
trade cannot be suppressed by coercive measures
TIE Efforts Of the three four principal Powers or
the world have failed, and indeed aggravated
the evil The traffic in slaves old the African
race, and will be cosval With Il Il Is ~ pa My
sanctioned by the Bible any other traffic. But the Law
declaring The slave trade piracy has not checked by
enhancing the price, has stimulated H. These negroes
purchased the West Coas a. from SO cents TO ~ and
costing lees than $40 SIS be delivered
the coast of Cuba al 10 be sod by contract nj
$500 round hundred and seventy ID
nne hundred and eighty dollars Sl7 oso) for the cargo
Such gains too tempting 70 be resisted by thoee
make haste 10 be rich. The traffic in slaves sic but
tho slave trade, conducted s great crime Bot that
crime and al other crmce will continue while the world
lsss. Hepce runitory laws and provisions and the
who would not mitigate the horrors OF the slave ira
while goer on, because be would sanction TRAILS
as wise ~ he who would have prison discipline be
cause he abhorred crime and criminals am therefore,
rressbly led 10 the conclusion land the
had great agency in ~ tsattae laws they stand
shouu be repealed and IN their stead provision should
made 10 the comfortable treatment OF the slaves