Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-17


The Slave Trade---The SsVyanderer.,,
The Savannah Republican, Of, Monday, con-
tains the following notice of the yacht EVAN
dercr," her successful voyage in the slave
trade. and the subsequent events developed in
that city 81
TIRE "WAN1ERER.''-Ther umor which was
announced in the Republican, of Saturday,
relative TO the landing of cargo of Africans
on the coast or islands near Brunswick we
regret to learn, ia horne ont by MANY c;rcum
stances, which. though not strictly legal proof
are sufficient TO carry conviction to any mind
that this unlawful deed has been perpefrated
The landing of the Africans was the absorbing
llsubject of conversation on Saturday. the par
agranii in the Republican heing the first in
timation that orr citizens had of the occur
renee; and all sorts of rurnors were afioat as
20 who were interested, how II was done what
were the profits, and a hundred other things
which nohting but rumor could originate. The
report IF the landing having come TO the ears
of jos. Ganahl. Esq. District Attorney, who
being already cognZant of the fact that there
were some suspicious charac tiers in town made
further Investigations, and found that three
persons had arrived in the Florida boat on
! "Wednesday last in an apparently destitute
condition and had stopped at the City Hotel
where they had kept quiet. under plea Of
being indispOsed, until Saturday, when TO
prepare, it is supposed, for leaving in the
New York steamship. they visited the cloth
ing establishment of Mr.. VIM. O'Price, and
spent some $500 for clothing. This fact d.
rected the suspicious of District Attorney
GaDahl towards them, and he felt warranted
/ in going before Judge Nichols of the United
States District Court, and taking the necessa-
ry oath for their arrest.
Their names, registered at the CITY Hot
el. are Juan Bt. Rajesta, \. A. Brown and
Miguel Aguirvi, all haiing from New Orleans
The last name, was first registered Miguel
RaIres, but Rajres was afterwards scratched
out by running the pen ahrough it, and Aguir-
Vi written after il. Upon their arrest, Mr..
Brown. an American, appeared as spokesman
the other two apparently were Spaniards, and
could neither speak nor understand Eng
lish. Mr. Brown, npOn being addressed as
Captain, replied that he was not Captain.
was in a strange place. where so far from
having friends he really had no acquaintance.
As soon as ii was reported around that the
arrest had been made, Mr. Ganahl was APP
preached to know what hail was necessary,
to which he replied that it was not a bailable
| case. as the arrest was for piracy. They were
put in Jail, and we understand are provided
with everything of the best. Mr.. Ganahi,
| assisted by U. s. Marshal d. II. Stewart, is
using every exertion to obtain all the evil
dence bearing on the case; and for this pur-
pose has sent to Brunswick to elicit infOrma-
ton current about the transaction in time for
the examination which will probably be on
Thursday next We feel assured that Mr..
Ganahl will do all in his power to have justice
metcd ont; and if upon trial they are found
guilty. such an example will be made of them
as will put stop to the slave trade, at least
in his district
A tug was dispatched to Brunswick, to tow
the Wanderer to Savannah. but we learn that
the shipmaster, who had been left on board,
and in charge, refused to give her up-acting,
it is supposed under the advice of the citi-
zens of that place. We hear that the Collec-
tor Of the port of Darien, who has been on
board the Wandcrer. says that she has no APP
pearance of ever having had slaves in her.
What was done with the negroes seems to
be as important question as any ofthe fore
going. and rumor has been quite as busy with
it, They were landed, we hear on Jekyl Is
land. for which privilege it is said the negro
traders paid SIS, 900, and that steamboat
from this city went down and brought $50 OF
them past Savannah and up the river to a
plantation, from whence they were scattered
over the country. 1t is said the cargo consist
ed of $50. but it is difficult 70 believe so small
a vessel could hold so many.
II will be recOllccted that this Yacht was
arrested last summer near New York on sus-
picion of being fitted out for the slave trade;
bnt there was not sufficient evidence TO con-
vict her, and she was released. Capt. Curry,
of South Carolina was then in commands s he
is now, and stated that he had bought her for
a pleasure yacht, which was borne out by her
elegant appointments and small tonnage.
After being released at New York, she
cleared for Trinidad, and thence st. Helena
from whence she now halls and accounts for
being without regular papers, by stating that |
IL. l,I ,h.,.. nj
could not obtain any. Capt. Curry has papers
purporting to be from the native officials at |
4 gentleman fhh"Y lack the Rf66e sRaFGNs s fRe
builder of the Wandcrer, informs us that the |
latter was confident she would never be en-
gagged in carrying slaves herself. but would |
accompany a SLAYER. and when a cruiser ap-
peared, make all SAIL and her rakish APP
pearance would direct the attention of the |
cruiser towards her, when she would lead the
cruiser away, and after getting the latter far
enough oft the track, would allow herself |
overhauled and upon being found all right,
then part from the cruistr and seek the
SLAYER.
1t is with much regret that we are compel
led 10 believe that this act has been perpetra-
ted on Georgia soil. 1t has been our pride. to
know that while the fanatics ut the North were
violent in their denunciatiOns of. our ''pecu-
liar institutions" and our sister States of the
South were trying TO lead us into favoring
the extremes issues of the day, that Georgia
stood firm in her conservative principles; but
we cannot now call upon other States to do
as we do. we have broken the laws of our
own land and the laws of nations. We do
not utter these sentiments in the expectation
that any body's mind will be changed by
them. b cause no one has ever entered the
slave trade to establish principle, but pure
~ for the money that can be made at it. The
deed has been committed, and while but few
are interest ed. the community VIII be visited
by the odium that such transaction will be