Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07

,lc. os rhaj.s. from their being ccUgtr:r'.: IN
g. ,arai- sIvu.,. md The ev1em' ,nahiiF :" son
..:.,. generally H-h each other. "b--rY-'. ;"i'rg
-. :, ..-I-i cDSceT a.: thought or action .-E.'';i
l,a keep. 10 ~. chsr.ir,:: s,: c,:rp'us it..'s.
Ia jh.ae IL! under ihe eai-!sh!p rt one ;'.I. 'ht
larg--t .inuu.. them united
I, hs. s-p been noticed that .h--- Africans are fa'
below The siz2 c"nron 10 the same age OF negroes
among u THE is understood 10 refer 20 he'shi tor
.pscia,.d - most of. them are. Ole not better
killed in human anatomy than arr could congo
tnre what their weight, in health. would be. Among
me-. whole number, il struck M ,hn' III" 'nan "hn''
r....-.t ~ may have been tive feet ei-it inches
n; ID few more may reach five Jet sX out t--i''
;,.s- ;-:e did not seem 10 b. niiv o The men "h"
oyer ii =. tot tive ar thru" iact- some ie"' n
half z-n perhaps. u! III Nell h'i1 L." more
HELL s.,m.d in good health aud condition. IL !.
supposed that these exceptions Oh me l'' ie' W.
-uch &, were not slowed away III The hold or' WEI
.;nuuy.d in working shout the SLAYER. Inc women
Tor som- un- Explained Reason. Were ui""uo'eH'y
better condition than the men lou INV n'enNS
stated that the latter w-rr wholly hudr a!' ''o 'oi
n-r nearly so. One OF the most singular .! ~" ~
hibitions SAW WIS that Of Il woman "h"s' han"'
were adorned by pair OF cotton gloves -" mos! hri
only covering. There was scarcely any c"'lriihe>F
among them and the only one whose appearance
agreeaby attracted attention was the 80 styled f'i
c-ss whose tat;ootn2 ccrihmly gave evidence OF
great dexterity and skill in the ART.
have no pretensons t. SCIENCE and must leave
the chronological questions to the learned, Who !
trust are engaged in their Investigations. But to
even the casual observer the difference OF tribes l.
quite evident. wac surprised that few or none tx
hihrsd the very thick lips and Hat noses which W.
or. accustomed 20 in the African. The hair would.
doubtless be kinkri, but in accordance with th-
USAGE of ,i.ver il has been shaved, probably at III.
TINE If sailing from Africa. Our communications
with them wcr.. made IN part by sl.nr, when thty
understood readily, aud in part through al in!erpre
:gr rh,- ma. w8s OLe o: the slav-rs crew. VITO diH
10. nro.s. knowledge OF Tho negro dlrrc'; but th'
rrincIpal negro Ind sm.t'eTing k!ow.edAe ut f"r
fugu-se, from havGg worked on shp', a., on ,'r
coast, and in this Hnsus.- IL converted win ne u
trrprster. ltw.s evident they understood each Other
i"r upon party asking The s:lIDr Ia shJ" Us ni'
Congo tribe HE aagro brought three men, who took
their pa".s before and distinctly heard hun say
"Cun.o' | WAS struck with their tc-in FGrr were
even M usual One tribe had the !9n central upper
to:-fe.,!i eur out in ssrni circle: wdie III another
the front teeth were shsrp-ued 10 point. Many oi
;h- n-gro"s, especially with the nil ot an obi h1nnel
shirt ar trowScrs looked inrnaT IS household or
p!Gnih'on slaves In many -uch the t-niur"S and e1
preston reminded US OF familiar faces at home.
The re-ul: Of the whole WRIT WA Intense symph'hv
tor -i.: and Indignation towards their chp'ors ION
mey read ut thu horrors o! the middle pn''hgr'
BAY the halt cHuUr he o,d a. one View OF these un
ror,unai-s will tell the tale. DysrE!"'y. dropsv ana
pphaimla all, believe, the productions OF c"nisr'.
want OF ventilation and want of exercise, are The pre-
v8ug diseases. But ev-u where thtse "rrr not
V sibls ihe spectacle was narrowing skeleton
TAKEN down from the nail al II Gpci"r- cip-ri. SuG
presented 10 your view, would scarcely be more drS
crpiv- ni anatomy than liany ~ these living w"'N
ing specimens Ot The human frame. The effect Wa
very startling, when you SAW them squirting on ii'ii
hrunchea. with their knees drawn up bth'n1 Their
elbows in an attitude common 10 apes and bHhb'"n'
bat which no human frame clothed IN :rh can attain
Some when sitting and told 10 rise did wi'h great
difficulty and moved with step ~ ;ui'eriiL as
ever after illness. The very head se-in~d bu:
rhGl rnCs-i! IN a bHck covering. IL J. common !"
-I-'lk .; man LeIug reduced I" SKIN aud bone bli
"n- vito SAW these cEa scarcely U.S. thr .AprtS-i"n
.snin.
Bat ii ;h;s l.. - be said Of those comparatively IN
health, what language can describe the sick cav
poor creature swollen 10 III. most wonderful sL"
wh dropsy; and rs he lhy on bis back, he moved hs
lIan.s s:gniying 10 vi our party rtqu-, ihr h-
senr which. when given 10 Bn. he sInokrd vain the
gt,:ir-i avIgiiy. Another manifested rinifr wants,
a"d replied teckonlngs 10 c"ne o u. by point
,rIk leg, which COu-trie! into Inhnltiy I"
move. Two lay Lear. whose troubles here had c-ssrd
~ Graih; Whit another III" ~ hil-cuL -l.,ht "i
,a chii1 u" r.X eight years, lay on liz siGt III tn
tu rt"n- wharf. with eyes closed and no "''-T
evidence "f lit. 'hAI the slight mo ION o the stomach
indicating breathing. TIE poor creature. aIun"
AMI ended had rtrt-i ia head on IT. little hand
~ naturally ~ our lille de" aud III fhlr
touching attitude Of sufrrng childhood wae last lo-inE
Ia. cuu-,nu=nr-4 at Ii lite whose experience lisa been
Ogly that ot sorrow aud suffering.
A. ! IurI-u from The rprCihci- he Thought Wa
naturally -mggrs,td Tor what nil TIL. incurred
Il. all .niIty could only huaw cf-Avarr-. IL eve
.rsun-nt wa;te,. in proof If human d-iraviiy,r
Wa iIrn-II-d here.
GA. hing impressed me foic.bly-ih- c"n;-:- d.
c,,y amounting 10 mer,, mechanical submission, -;
nil there creatures In tn sick wnr'i the phy-IcIrh
implying To t; eyes at h1 patients. Wien
tai- painful r-n-dy was H. pi -- nnd poor creature
hey kurw not thni u war T. remedy or anything bdl
pnrf at lh- OF crue {" which They hal O"r.
-t-cr,.l-I!ey Govern. i.-ir .ncr- with their hand
II unin apd with their h-hd- a bowed III m-"k sab
,nr-s!nn; and though many w-re young children. H.:
-"uud. u" Il murInur, rsCnp-d. ihr -'"n- Wa
''uN i"urhlns. 10 nnr 81 "nj r"rHbiiiy Tho boz
ru.s nt hnt IL ii-id w-r, l--a -. i-t Ia" ~cr'
.i,,..,r,.,i aud pumhl-d. but win .rniItuir '"a.
r;t,f - : lm!hiy God i"r Ia; eat Ia chIi-'JrI
ca!uo' cir" Iour rei 'c;,on. Il - prI.i.
a. confession hnt u must H. 'n1t" .-'i.' t," s,.'''
r. ,,,ln"t h.. suppr.s-"'. by cr-rriv" m-it,l,r,,
Ih- .ilrt. III ih three iuDr principal PUs"r- e.
th' uurd h;tv. t.i"n, nni t'!--'i "gGr.v":'i in"
,.vil. ihr r. H.; ~ slaves ~ cd the Aiirth
.c, and ai!l hr co-vh! with u. J. IL ~ piItnn
sanctioned by i- Is hlr any other irniiir. b.
thu iaw drcIarIng the slave 'a- PIRACY h;' IL"
checked. but " enhancing thu prrcr h"- r;nu ial"G
IT. rh--. cr"--. purchased on t,- N'-t Coast ~
trUni ni- Ia dO!nr. hnd costing -rrc- l..
moro tnan Sln ur flo 10 b. Delivered IN -" coast Z"
Cua:, all "a Do add ry contract NJ 500 r"nni
or ON. hundred and Sevrniy-sev-n Thousand nit-
hundred aud eighty dollars lii7i $500 ter fh.
=. Such gains are too trinp;In- ~ be rersi-d
by :hns., who make haste ~ b. rich. The traffic ~
sisvrs /, sin bu: the slav- trade, conducted IL
a !.rrnt rr,m-. Bat that crime, aud all other crimes
will continue while the world LASTS lrurr pnnitory
Ia W and provirinir aud thr rnsn who would mol
mitigate IN. horrors o the save frri- while " goes
III, D,cAu.r he would ss;.cun tie irti;. Is as WISE
.s h. "hu YOU'D have M prison discipline. hrcau-r
ls abhurred crime and criminal. AN. therefore,
rreJi-flbiy led 10 ts conclusion land the recent visit
las had .r-'t agency III ~ TIA; the laws ~ they
low siatd, should u r-pea,-!, gn! in their stead
PROVISION should be nad- To- the comfortable
'.ar'n-nt al the slave.
| do not wish la be understood advocating thr |
Introduction ot more Africans into our S'"e. a. ~
Mere question Of exo-d-mcy, | would not have
Iuoihrr. 4 CHAELEsToSItN.
TIE MOB ATTACK ON THE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS !