The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-22
THE AFRIcANs BY rHE wLNnaRER

THE AFRICANS BY THE wAEDGRER
A correspondent of the Marion Gala
Commonwealth saw the Africans, at Mont
gomery, (or portion of then) said to have
been brought BY the yacht Wanderer, ant
writes: Nj @
was carried through "Brown's specu a
tor house, $50 called on Perry street. In
house in the back lot were huddled togeth.
thirts-sight native tCong J africans. Dom
shudder and say the "moral sentiments o
Chrlstendom condemn the traffic" But i
is fact; have seen the Africans Anc
it is tact--they were Africans
| found them jabbeliny, 3, in cultural sound,
something--I could not comprehend what
They were nearly all apparently ID good
health; fit, sleek and greasy. In the party
We're some five or six nep, two or three wo
men, four or Eve girls, and the rest boys. OF
what might be called youngsters They
we're each clad in common Kersey pants aud
round about, over which they wore heavy
blanket. Women and all we're thus dressed
None had shoes for the reason that they
could not walk in them in fact, they could
scarcely walk ut all, having been confined
n crowded SO close on shipboard
Most Of them were very pert and lively,
laughing and talking in their native tongue
and pointing at and jabbering about every
thing that particularly attracted their atten.
ton. Some Of them had very singularIy
shaped cra1iuus~-they almost baff19 descrip
ion. One nearly square, one had convex
face, and another sort of double concave
convex head but most of them had good
heads, large fat noses, big mouths, front
teeth Knocked out, rather small ears. and
quite small hands and feet. SOME Of them
we're good looking, but others shockiugly
ugly: some were what might be vulgsrl y
called puff or hog 'jawed. noticed one
a man, who had very high check bones and
several scars on his face, and appeared very
Intelligent IL, was big chief" no doubl
in bis country. was much surprised al
one thing: they repeated precisely every
wcrd said to them ! asked one, "Where
did you come from r aud he propoundad
the same interrogatory to me, but of course
without knlwing the meaning; aud in like
manner many other things
Not being able to walk, they we're carried
in wagon from the railroad depot to Brown,
and thence by wagon to the 81 Nicholas l
saw strong oil farmers ana sober.sidsl mcr
chants gazing at the sable creatures, som.
of them having, \ doubt, holy horror at
such sight.
The negroes were well skilled at paoto
mime, and some ofthem gave unmistakea,
Bile signs thai they wanted "sometbing tc
drink'-putting both hands to their mouth,
and throwing their heads back.
The thirty eight Africans brought here
were the share, as learned, in the venture
Of citizen of New Orleans, and that they
cost him, delivered at Savannah, $50 each :
only 81 900 for thiriy-eight Africans, souud
and able bodied negroes They were in
charge Of a Mr.. Broduux, who was carrying
them to New Orleans.
| said above that the negroes were "all
we'll" So they are, as we'll as could be ex-
pectcd bur, as might be conjecturel thoy
were mostly suffering much from disorder,
incident to accIimation.
For some time the Africans could not b.
induced to 60 on board the boat, aud seemed
much frightens at the smeke, etc. Doubt.
less they had perfect horror Of travelling on
water again, after having 80 recently endured
a long and crowded sea voyage. The man,
ner ii which ey were finally induced to GO
on is worthy of notice. The mate tried eve.
~ means t. get them gu board, but to uo
effect. Finally he ciucertel plan With IA
big black Aiabamt negro. He tried to get
hin to go on board, but he resolutely refus
ed, when the mate laid him down on the
gang way plank and bit him four or five
substantial Ii ks with his ponderous leather
strap, when ths said Alabama negro got ur
yelling awfully, and went straight on board,
beckonlng to the Africans to follow And
they did follow, to the amusement aud amid
the cheers Of the crowd -
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