The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-22
The Frign,e Niagara nj ST. Vincent.


HER SLAVE CARLO AND TIE SLAVE TRaDE-THE
CONDITION or THE sLAyEs-THEIR CHARACTER
IsTICs, FTC.
Is, Vincent (Oc.. 23) correspondence Of the London
The Unie States steam frigate Niagara Captain Chaun
cey, arrived at this port yesterday route for Monrova
with the Africans recently rescued by the United States
brig Dolphin from the slave brig Echo Aer coalng she
projects at once to her destination have been kindly
permitted 70 private letter from Dr. Rainey, who
the special of the o. the United States,
70 friend IN England, in which he says
1--WE have had difficult and somewhat unusual service
to perform with our inc ffgaie IN restoring few unfor
tnnate Arrears 10 their land Tue Niagara proceeded
TO Charleston, where joined her September u. had
gone to Charleston by the direction OF the government
sail nor Africa there TO receive these negroes and deliver
them Officially to the American Colonization Society,
with which the President had contracted for their pro-
lection, education and support for year. Tho yellow
fever raging with great violence in that city the time,
the negroes hal been landed at ort Sumter few mos
below tho city, where they were necessarily greatly
posed and badly fed They ate freely tue shelsh which
collected around the fort and died rapidly Their cond
ton leaving the brig Echo painful aud disgusting
ia the extreme. They had been hudded together closer
than cattle ed sei Al nh in as coso contact as spoons
when packed together Priyaon Of every kind coupled
with disease Lad reduced all OF them 70 the mercs skee
tons and such state OF dcGuctudc and debility that
enter ng the fort they could not much stop
small beam one zoo; high In the doorway but
~ led 10 and balance themselves over. II IL i'm
pos soe oi wv V nashe aasf ~ ans assssru s'ha.
Kind irees,en,, good food and pure air, they appear
rhastl, in the extreme.
The Echo took bcard as nj Kabcnia. Ono hundred
and forty died tie l.sage, cgb. died after the
captnre thirty I'VE died charleston, and tity seven
have died board f-tsie. We received on board
a7I Of the~e a9s we've rs~ ard boys. forty three grs
and women and two iatt Consequently, 2li only re
main ana msns e vi ~, az =, , ~ W
io-a fact illustrative - gcaisr fort'nic Of the 70
male ser Ye, ll.sr !. hstssss' smaller aai our
eom com better shss o. a. ~ men. Thus, al or
considerably Itan hs4 Of thcse poor creatures.
,eeJ c.,p.,s ca,s - ,- sssa.i usis 81 codes H.
poor apoy for the detective yet Wanted civilization of
The times. that human beng. can be murdered thus
wbo,e~aie merely crafty the eeAstIsi caplity Of The
lowest kravcs that asgracs the great privilege u human
free agency.
about degrees south aitndc-t Is said from Kabcnda.
There few Kabend@ among them many Congos, or
Mu-oongos; few from the nicror districts Of ioaneo
and Loanco and some whom they call among themselves
negroes Four hvc u them speak y1oaS OF the Por
tusuesc which understand su'i'ieat!y To know all
thor and feelings and learn the little which they
Know OF themselves aud one another. They range from
cght 10 eighteen of but about dozen OF them
being adults Gully four iolerahiy nne oosng fellows
while there bu, about the ssmo number Of healthy
looking The remainder young and imprcssi
BILE a. Il Is, / believe, generally desired that they
They arc extremely drhy, and much prefer nudity 10
dress We have adopted The plan ot having large hose
turned them twice Ter week with strong iacn NJ the
engine They appear welt enough satisfied With the bath
but cannot even by the lash which compelled 10
employ freely be made observe any Other sanitary
decent habit Il requires a good large crew of men 10
keep the sar deck where they arc located clean When
clothing was put on them N Chareston o when ne nc
Immediately tore OF and rolled in the sand and baked
IN tho
know hut few cases IN which they manifest any sym
pehy for another except 10 help scratch each others
hacks. They give attention sympathy wtatg0evcr
% tic sick and dying. When Is dead the body may
a. for hours among them in immediate contact ", unno
fced Bot the soul has led they steal the blAn
k &C tho deceased and most uncerconcrsly proceed 10
appropriate his bread slron aud Dv During the process
al burial they never manifest tie slightest A
stod brutaycd pabc set ~ beings never bccd.
All OF them take medicine without wort Of objection,
Not n ous ck0u1 :
found them with scurvy darrhmn and opfihAlma, and
relieved very much o. the former and latter They have
also catsrrh, Influenza scnrsy aud chronic dsrrhWa.
l. wholly impossible 10 uiegcnty diagnose their symp
toms, or 10 provide for them AZ ono would wish. We
have given them all tho aid that money literally cxpcnd
cd and directed by intelligent Christian symnathcs could
dictate. But they are so Of poor, miserable beings,
who viii probably soon relapse into their old state.
am satisfied that they would have been much hap
per as slaves in America But the curse would he
upon W., Cor slavery always operates lac more disad
vanagcousy on the white owacrs than % the negroes
themselves.
Itrus, that the day is coming when this horrible traffic
will cease bot Il must be by powerful and combined
cuort on part Of the leading Christian nations The
people Of the United states as mass, would revolt at the
idea ofso far reaIsng INTO harpsrism = 70 ene. re-
President Of the United States but echoes the universal
public voice when he orders perempiofy and #erai
execution ~ our laws and treaties on the subject and ~
face o cavcrs here and there In the South scns the
people, AZ enormous cost out o the Union i ~ addi
on 70 some improvements in squadron on the coast OF
Africa by replacing the eighty eight guns Of large irgaes
and scpps by many small and effective steam gun
boats, there great change needed IN your country
also; and that Is, you must make the crime Of sla.
wing piracy and murder, aud must execute the law 50
defining. am satisfied that some mode mus, also be
introduced for the trial Of those found board savers
probably By trying them at and swinging them 10
the ysrdarm As your system now operates, the British
cauors have Scry interest in releasing the and
handing them again at an eligible point the coast that
they may the have another vessel be taken
smother profitable prize This s an easy aud certain
means ~ furnishing prize money TO your cruisers and
equally certain Of rerpetuatng the slave trade
always appears singular TO rs that your confesscdy great
md noble statesmen permit system mpotcnt except
IN evil 10 exist and curse the world.
Heartily concurrng these sound views from who
Ia evidently earnest and intelligent take the liberty
ecnding them W you for publication.
Obituary.
IorxYa BAnyrvp, Esd who few months ago took up
his res,dence in York PA died in that place the 18th
10. hr.nf L. Nraa