Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-13
From the Wheeling, Va, Intellleencsr.
VIRGINIA AFRICAN SLAVE FAIR.

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"NEdRoEsGoINGSour TheChattanoog | Tenn
Representative Of the 18th ult. says: "A car.
load of ninety-scven Virginia and South Car,lipa
Africans passed through this city on the evening
Of the l4th inst, EFT route for the cotton and sugai
regions. The railroad arrivals show a tremendou,
drain Of Africans from the old States to those fur
Their South"
MEssRs. EDTrofs: Tho above paragraph has
suggested an idea; though it may be neither rev
or novel. 1t seems that the producing and exhort
ing of Africans has grown to be n very important
branch of ommerc in the Old Dominion. The
production is largely on the increase, and The
Southern demand Cor the Virginia article is dali,
augmenting. And now the only thing necessary
to insure q profitable trade for chiyalrou,
sires in the Commonwealth of the good old"Mother
Of Presidents" is to take steps 70 promote the pro.
duction, and improve tho quality of the staple ar.
ticle.
All greal interests, such as the agricultural the
manufacturing, &C., have derived great benefits
from annual or semi annual fairs, exhibitions, &C.,
Of their commodities. Prizes are awarded for the
finest fruits, the tallcst BOOSTERS, the best horses.
the biggest bulls and calves. These rairs excite
competition, and without doubt tend to the ~cultiya.
ton and improvement of everything to be exhibited.
II this plan of operation is beneficial to the minor
interests of the State, there is no reason wby it
VIII not prove equally so to one of !great, and
indeed vital Importance. In view of these facts. |
wish to make the following suggestion
That a move be made for holding, as soon as
practicable, in some chivelrous locality, say Rich
mond or Lynchburgl the first Virginia Annual AT
rican State Fair.
The grand design of the Fair would be the col.
lection and exhibition of the finest, latest, largest.
liveliest, healthiest, stoutest and stinkinc.
est "n'ggers' that could be got together. A ring
m'ght be opened on the grounds in which there
could be various tests Of strength, speed, bottom.
and other capacities Of the 'tniggers'; and n Loara
of examiners, to examine specimens and award
prizes, might be constituted. The highest prize
mlghtconsist Of a healthy, productive pair of "Vir-
ginin Africans" blooded stock. that is descended in
a direct line from the F.. +. VS.. OF course no one
would have u right to compete for the prizes with
out having his niggors regularly entered,
But it is unnecessary to enter into the minutia
as the plan of the thing is not yet fully developed.
S"SSNoNNh 10 heieiy tiTOWu out 10 call the at
tention OF our producers to the subject. P.anters
look to your interests " You raiscrs of
human cattle, what say you TO q State Fair, where
you may exhibit to the world, and the rest of man.
kind, your productions And you, Mr.. Eno,rer
and Mr. south, what say you of the project? Can.
not some OF you propose q more elaborate and ex.
tended plan of operation2 You, big Richmond
men, who always talk right out in meetin', !" let
as hear from you. E~Hlighten US with your views.
10 be sure, your opinions will not have much
weight, but every little helps'. Let Virginia
set an example in this matter, and it will be follow
ed by every State Sopth of the line. Soma of
you who are considered Sound on the goose mt
your wits to work, and initiate a movement that
will culminate i'll a sublime Southern Worlds Fair
at Charleston, or Tallahassee, or some other mosopi
to swamp, where n grand Crystal Palace will he
built OF crocodiies and sugar canes, and where the
articles on exhibition will Se ranged in stalls and
shelves, in a state, of primitive and u~nencumbered
speak in time for a lock of wool eff
the finest specimen. Let me beg to suggest, in cor.
that some one will 70 down on that inter-,
esting occasion and pronounce q profound eulo.
GUM on the whole %grandly, sublimely, and neon
liarly ridiculous institution.