New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-07

that these .,ceptior. Of The former Of su as
were bot slowed away the ho.d, but were employed
IL working about The -laver. The women, for
uuexr aimed reason, undoubtedly IN better cou-
ton ,an the lou have already stated that The
latter we're wholly nude and the former elrly 80.
IN. of tie most IN gular Of Tho cNhibtiols was
,ha, Of woman whose hands were adorned by pax
If cotton gloyes-almort her only covering. There
yas scarcely any couine-s among them; and the only
one whose appearance acreeaby attracted attention
was the -o-styled Princes. whose tattooing certainly
gave evidence Of great dex,ery and xii IN ;he art
I have ro pretensors to science, and must leave the
.iirolocical questions 70 the learned who, trust
engaged in iher Investigations. But to even the
cssuai observer, the difference If tribes ! quite ev
dent. Twas surprised that few none exhibited the
very thick bps ard fat which We are accustomed
to see in the African The hair would, donbtless. De
knked but in accordance with the usases OF iayer-
+, has been shaved. probably AZ the time Of sailing
from AREA. Our communications with them were
made in part by -gus, which they understood readily
and in part through an Interpreter This man was one
Of the SLAYER crew. who did not profess knowledge Of
the Nero dialect but the principal Negro had 'uGt-
;erpg kuuwledgc Of Portuguese, frOn having worked
on .bip- &C.. the coast. and IN this language he
conyersed with the interpreter. Ii was evident they
understood each other ior upon our party asking the
sailor to show the Congo tribe, the Negro brought
tlree men, who took ,heir places before Us, and dis
tiuctly heared him say Congo. was struck with
.ler teeth. Some even, a. usual; one tllD- Lad
the two central upper fOre-teeth cut ont IN semi
circle: while in another the from, teeth were sharpened
20 O. point Many Of the Negroes, especially with the
aid Of an old flannel shirt row >rs looked a. familiar
A. household or plantation slaves In many such the
I, aturo and expression reminded oflaunar faces III
home.
Tie result of the whole visit intense sympathy
for them and Indignation towards their cGptors. lou
nav read Of the horrors Of the " middle passage, but
the half canuo, be told view of these uufortur
ates will tell the tale Dysenery, dropsy and 0ptha-
mia ALL believe. the productions o contact want Of
ventilation and want of exercise, are the prevailing
nisf fft.s
spectacle was narrowing. The effect was very start
In, wien YOU saw them squatting on then hauncbes
with their knees drawn mp b,t,Fd their elbows IN an
attitude common tO apes aud Oaooons, but when no
human frame clothed in tiesh can ATTAIN Some, wnen
i,iine and told 10 rise, did with great difficulty
and moved with 2 step az tottel1ng az ever saw
ofer illness. The very head seemed but skull
encased in black covering.
One thing impressed me iUIcibly-the complete 40
ciHtv. amounting 10 mere mechanical submission, OF
all these creatures. In the sick ward. the physician
was applying cau.tic TO the eyes OF his patients.
When ths painful remedy was apphed-and poor
creatures they knew not that It was II remedy, or
ANYTHING but part Of the system Of cruelty 70 which
they had been subected-they covered their faces
with their hands in pain. aud with their heads all
bowed in meek submission. ana, though many were
Young children. not Il sound not a murmur escaped.
left the scene chastened and hmbled but with graft
itude too trust to Almighty God for lot cast II
Christian land.
cannot close without reflection. II l. pain
trade cannot be suppressed by coercv" measures.
Tie efforts oc :hc three our principal powers ot the
world have failed and indeed aggravated the evil.
The traffic in slaves old the African race. ana
will be coeval with il. IL is a. plainly sanctioned 10y
the Bible a. any other traffic. But the law declaring
the saye-trade piracy has not checked but, by en-
hancing the price has stimulated II. These negroes,
purchased on the West Coast at nom 5O cents Ia 81
and costing scarcely than $40 or $l5 To be de-
yered on the coast of Cuba. were all to be sold by
contract at $3.50 round. si17, $50 for the cargo.
Such gains are too tempting 20 be resisted by those
who make haste To be rich.
The traffic in slaves u sin; bat the slave,rade a.
conducted il Il grea, crime. But that crime, and al
other crimes will continue while the world lasts.
Hence punitory laws and provisions and the man who
would not mitigate the horrors OF the rlaVe-'rade
while il goes on because he wond sanction the traffic
il as wise as he who would have 40 prison discipline
because he abhorred crime and criminals. | am.
therefore irrestiby led 20 the conclusion land the re-
cent visit has had great agency in ~ that the aws
as thew now stand. should be repealed, ana in their
stead provision should be made TO secure the COM
Portable treatment of the slave.
do not wish 10 be understood advocating the IN
PRODUCTION Of more Africans into our State As a
mere question of expediency ], would not have an
other. CHAkLEsloNlAH'