New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-20
The African Slave Question.

Some time since the Grand Jury of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
found true bills against several citizens for buying
imported African slaves among said true bills was
one against our Representative and fellow. citizen
Capt q. W. Allen. Just SO soon as Capt. Allen heard
of his Indictment, he at once repaired to New Or
leans-went into open court without any process
whatever being served upon him, and asked for an
immediate trial. This it seems could not be granted
him. and he then entered into bonds for his appear.
ance at the next term Of the court with W. E. Sarke
and D. Denegre as his securities. Capt. Allen hav-
ing complied with the laws requirements, remained
for several days in the city attending to some private
business.
He had hardly, however, left the court room, when
two Deputy Marshals, and hired policeman we're
despatched up the river to his plantation. They
rived Of course, during the absence Of Capt Allen,
and told their business to his overseer. All the me-
groes on the plantation were Immediately called up,
scrutinized and examined by those prying and paid
officials. They said they were looking for African
negroes and in case they found any, they would get
ing single African among Capt Aliens negroes they
were invited to search his quarters house. etc
This they also did-still no Africans were found
Evening came and they were invited to stay all night
They did SO, and every comfort and attention was
shown them The next day they went around to the
adjoining plantations and searched every house every
thing and every body. Not content with these
searches they went to the plantation of Messrs J. T.
w. Nolan-the owners and 0verseer being absent
their buggy, gave him money, and rode him around
to assist them in finding the aforesaid Africans.
II seems the paid negro driver could find none.
They next went to the plantation of Mr.. Stephen
Pipes and gave one of bis negroes ten dollars to give
them some information in regard to the Africans.
After tampering with all the negroes they could
offering some two hundred dollars and threatening
others-they came across an Irshman. levee CON
tractor OF this parish and threatened to hang him if
he did not reveal all he knew about the Africans.
The honest Irshman had never seen the Africans
and therefore could tell nothing about them. With
curses long and loud these bloodhounds Of the law
left our parish-the hired policeman-the dirty
that he would have some Of
the Africans if he had to land in hi for them p
These are all facts that can be fully substantiated
and we pledge ourself to do so at any time.
Not satisfied with the outrages already committed,
there is now in parish an eaves-droppng, con-
temptible spy, who is hanging around and slipping
about from plantation to plantation, tampering with
negroes and offering them large rewards for any in
formation they may give him. Now this parish is |
composed Of lawabiding citizens They have ever
espected the law and its officers but they will not
my longer permit such outrages upon them. Their
legro quarters sacred and their slaves must not
We tempered with. This is all we have to say on the
ubject. Whether any Africans have been brought |
o this parish or not, we do not know, nor do we |
are but one thing we do know, and that is if any
erson persons should be found providing about our
egro quarters or tampering with negroes, they will
summary manner, be dealt with by an outraged |
nd indignant public.
" Baton Rouge Sugar Planter 18th, |