Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-08-07

fIUgSFSu ~ Iuc open uooF VI Il SLAVE tie pot,
with ut daring to go in, lest | should be
suspected of espionage, or mere curiosity,
and expelled. But seeing among the
company an eminent merci ant of New
York, whose friendship | had been FORUM
ate enough to make, and who | knew to
be no slave dealer or supporter of slavery !;
| walked in and joined his party, drawn
thither, like myself, by curiosity. On one
side of the room the male slaves, with
clean linen, shining new hats and boots,
were arranged; and on the other, the fe-
males were deposited in their best attire,
most of them exceedingly neat, but some
bedizoned with ribbons, ofcolors more far
ing and tawdy than elegant orappropriate
was Immediately beset with entreaties to
purchase.
BUY me- said young negress, who
spoke French and no English; 81 am a
good cook, and good needewoman. Buy
me-"
Buy me-" said another in the same
language; II am accustomed to children,
and can make myself useful in he nur-
sery."
felt a sensation somewhat similar to
that Of the first qualm ofseasickness, to be
SO addressed by my fellow crea ures "a
feeling ofnausea, as if | were about to be
ILL., | told the poor woman that | was a
stranger who had not come to buy. But
they were increduIous; and when at last
convinced, they returned to their seats
with sigh and an expression Of deep dis
appointment Oh their dark good humored
features. | entertained such d haired for
slavery, that had it beer in my power to
abolish /; in one instant from the face Of
the earth by the mere expression Of my
will, at that instant, slavery would hare
ceased 10 exist.
then walked to the male side OF the
slave mart, whore was beset by similar
EN- reaties, urged in every variety Of tone
and manner, and j.y almost every variety
Of laborers and handcraftsman. Some
were accustomed to the cotton, and some
to the sugar plantations; some were gard
ncrs, some carpenters some co4chment
some BARRIERS, others waters ut all
equally anxious t. be sold One man
who to my experienced eyes seemed as
white as myself, and whom | at once put
down in my own mind as an IrishInan of
tie pnrosl quality, Of the county Of Cork
get up from his seat, as passed, and ask
ed me to buy him.
II am good gardner, your honor" said
! he, with an unmistakeable brogue: Il am
also bit of d carpenter, and can look al
ter the horses, and do any sort Of i job
about the house"
"But you are joking said |, "you are
an Irishman!'
'sMy father was an Irishnan,'' he said.
Al this moment the slayedealer and de-
pot owner came up.
as there no mistake here: = enluirei
This is white man.
Ills mother was Niger, one of them
t piled. I'VE have, sometimes, much
whittier men than he is for sale. Look at
bis hair and lips There is no mistake
about him."
Again the sickness came over me. and
| louged to get into the open air TO breathe
purer atmosphere.
81 would like to buy that man and set
him free,' said to one of our party.
You would do him no good, was the
reply. "a manumitted slave has seldom
any self-reliance or energy. SLAVERY so
Idegrales and cripples the moral faculties
Of the negroes that they require the cruteh
even in freedom, and cannot walk alone.
They find it impossible to compete with
the poor whites, and If left to themselves,
will sink into the lowest and most misera-
blc paid occupations"
"You are an Englishmau and a travel
er," said the slavedesler, 'anl should be
much obliged to have you put any quos-
ton to the negroes"
what queslions?" said I. "Shal |
ask hem whether they prefer freedom, or
sIavery!';
1 81 dom. mean hat" he replied; "Ask
them whe her | do not treat them we'll
whether | am not kind to them-and
whether they do not have plenty to eat
and drink. willie they are with me-"
| told him that had No doubt Of that
fact: that thew looked clean, comfo' table,
nd well fed; bnt--and in that 'but,' lay
the whole case; though the worthy dealer
of New Orleans, was totally Incapable of
comprehending it. The same feeling
seems to exist through all the slave states.
AN IscIpENT IN THE CARs.-A cores
/ poudent of the Pittsburgh Post, writing
from the Mountain House, Cresson, relates
the following incident in the cars, after
leaving Pittsburgh:
GAS we left the city, we observed a
small boy. named Stitt. about II years of
ace, poorly clad, but very intelligent, hav-
mo with him an infant ten months cd,
the Child of bis sister, who died few
weeks ago. The lad had brought the in.
FAINT from Iowa city, where the mother died,
and was on bis way to Harrisburgh. The
Young uncle had cared for it and nursed 1t
all the way-a weighty charge for one SO
Young. 1t would not. perhaps, have been
= .,.1o; ,s,oarlxad hail a ynuno 0lrl been