Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-23
MORE ABOUT THE SLAVE TRADE.

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A New York correspondent of the Charles
ton MercnrV has oxnlored some of the secret
hAun's anu hhe'hous Oh tne AFRICAN sia'e 'i"ue'
and he makes statements in regard to the
matter which are worthy of some notice. He
axe-s that g., so,,, .;,,,,, M, Lass than twenty
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slaves nave LETT the port OF new 10TH aiinuai-
ly, secretly, of course, because the trade is
forbidden. The business is now more active,
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imagined. Inns writer uescrioes CLASS Vi
Sacts which are sufficiently visible Tor observa-
tion and which show how extensively the
h,,s;rass :; o-c,or;zad and how constantly il
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goes on ne says winning iio'i -e" -0iA'
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"The slave trade, like many other trades,
has its managers, its brokers, or gobetweens,
and its capitalists. The first class is composed
of Cubans, Brazilians, Portuguese, and occa-
sionally Americans-the latter from New York.
Boston and other down-east ports, and Baiti-
more Most of them were originally engaged
in the legitimate African trade and, while in
quest of palm oil and ivory, were drawn into
the slave business by becoming acquainted
with its facilities and profits. They are per-
fectly familiar with the African coast and riv-
ers, and are acclimated to the country. Of
course they are thorough dare-devils by ma
ture, for no other men would assume the fear
full risks of the traffic The second class, or
gobetweens, are very pleasant, oily, elegant
ly dressed and be-damonded pcrsons-mostiy
Cubans-who put up at our best hotels, visit
tne great watering places, lounge III tne
,be;r heaTv 'n ,evoIIed H tnnars and ndulge in
ostentatiously uttered bravas.' sour best
Al Iii
society welcomes them as 1t does all
ys,lel ssuuy II. ~ y M ...e
szEzs;ssfr Sfffrac,;ons and ;n5om;,ahIe impudence
gain them ready access, that they pick up
capital for the trade. Confidence once esta0-
hsneo, the suplect is sklll1iiy i1'I1uuceu' spee
s,~;ndlas h;s fallo,v 1.roat,ra in the banking
brokering. or other business, is very easily
reconciled to the delinquences OF the slave
.laue WIN pay inas ~ "a a ,s T.. i on
he wants ~ know He is introduced to the
first class. the managers, and negotiations are
soon closed. The contracts entered mo-
through fraudulent III law, are, "lthout uouo''
as ialtliuiiy ana honoIaoly opseineu as, - ,pa
lemn;,v 7 knn,c of t,co Iai;e, ,,o,g otfract,no
alteration at a fashionable rate,ing- place, who in
vested in little venture of this kind not long
ago, anu as result nav aus. ,.. - soa
O0o and the other sic o0O The headouarters
of the traffic in this city are mainly in South,
William, Broad and Water streets, Two
.esseas are NJ" it'iiis ou' MY 'oi 'Ne O''-'
nv ,,o.a ,e .n.a;o.,, in
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nm, or Ierrne ma.
iestv and authority but tho laws ora;ns+ +ho
slave trade are an imnert;nence to which tho
executive officers need NOT nov mrcb o,,en-
ton.
For wears. our federal government has favor.
ed African slave traders IT has alwavs dome
as little against them as nretense to decencv
would alloy letting them op;atlv slim tbrouoh
its fingers while getting nm no;sv tall of
hunting them down and ;,yar;ablv ;n,orfer;n,
to save them from npnisbment when arrasted
and convicted Ord;nar;Iv on arrastod olovo
trader is entirely safe from conviction in tho
United States courts .o easily 90, no 4ird shol-
ter there under some LEGAL ou;bble or Soma
cunninglv contrived m;smanaoament of tho
prosecution. In the few eases whore conv;c.
ton has taken place the President has hasten
ed to interpose free pardon and turn loose
the scoundrels to pursue their bus;noss az afore-
time. And vet tn. government at wasbiro.
ton dares to represent that If docs mt favor tI.
African slave trade that tho blacL ,ro,vor
whose crouching slave it is. does not comnel II
to abstain from handling severely the slave
trading pirates who are alwavs NJ work ho.
tween the American coast and Afr;oa
This African slave trade has ito sbelter
chiefly in this country. and its market solely in
Cuba and our cotton States. The vessels IN
gagged in it are fitted ont in our norris sailed
under our flag and allowed to make success
full voyages by the remissness of our govern.
ment. Many cargoes of slaves have been
landed in Florida and at other points in the
South but no government official ever sees a
SLAYER on the coast or takes. such pains to find
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