The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-12
The Slave Trade.

THE WANDERERS AFRICANS GOING wEsT-rHEIR
FEARS OF A sTEAMBoAT-How THEY WE'RE PUT
correspondent of the Marion Commonwealth noticing
the Africans that passed through Montgomery Alabama,
was carried through "Brown's Spectator House,
$50 caled) Perry street In house in the back lot
were huddled together thirty native Congo Africans
Don't shudder and say he moral sentiments Of Chrsten-
dom condemn the traffic" But II is fact; have seen
the Africans. And it is fact-they were Africans.
found them abbering In cultural sounds, something
could comprehend what They nearly all ap
parcnty in good health fat, sleek aud greasy. In the
party some five or six men, two or three women four
five girls and the rest boys what might be called
youngsters" They were each clad in common kersey
pants and roundabout, over which they wore heavy
blanket Women and all were thus dressed. None had
shoes for the reason that they could not walk in them
in fact they could scarcey walk Mt all having been confined
and crowded SO close shipboard.
Most of them very pert and lively laughing and
taking their native tongue and pointing at and jaober
ing about veryhing that particularly attracted their at
Some of them had very snguarly shaped era
niuns-they almost battle description nearly square,
bad face, and another of double
convex head; but most of them had good heads,
large fiat noses big mouths, front teeth knocked out,
rather small and quite small hands and feet Some
OF them good ooklng but others shockngly ugly;
what might be vulgary called 'puf,n noy
iawed. noticed one, man, who had very high check
bones and several his face, and appeared very
intelligent. He ''bg chief" no doubt in bis coun
try. was much surprised at thing; they repeated
precisely every word said to them asked one, Where
did you come tromr aud he propounded the same inter
rogatory me, but Of without knowing the
ing and in like manner many other things.
Not being able to walk, they carried in n wagon
from the railroad depot 10 Browns and thence by wagon
70 the ST. Nicholas saw strong old farmers and sober
sided merchants gazing at the sable creatures of
th, IN having, no doubt a holy horror al such sight
TIE negroes we'll skilled in pantomme, and some
Of tuem gave unmistakabe signs that they wanted sone
thing to drink, putting both hands 10 their mouths and
throwing their heads back.
The hirtyeght Africans brought herewere the share,
rs learned, IN the OF a citizen of New Orleans
and that they cost him. delivered at Savannah, fifty dol
lars oacbony nineteen hundred dollars for thirty eight
ran nd nd ali .hn5ta Imam in
charge Of Dir. Brodnax who carrying them to New
Orleans
sand above that the negroes call we'll" So they
are well rs could be expected but: might be con
occurred they mostly suffering much from disorders
inc dent to acclimatiop.
For some time the Africans could not be induced to
on board the boat and seemed much frightened at the
smoke &c. DOUBTLESS they had perfect horror Of ira
yelling water again. after having recently endured
n long and crowded sea voyage The manner in which
they were finally induced TO go worthy OF notice
The mate tried every to get them board but to
no effect. Finally he concerted plan with big black
Alabama negro. He red to get him 90 on board but
he rcsoutcly refused when the laid him down on
the gangway plank and hit him four I've substantial
ticks with his ponderous leather strap when the said Ala
bana negro got up yelling awfuy and went straight on
board beckonng To the Africans to follow Aud they did
follow to the amusement and amid the cheers of the
crowd
TEACHING THE AFRICANS
correspondent Of the guskcgee REPUBLICAN, writing
from Montgomery Ala, gives the following amusing Incl.
dent concerning The Africans brought 10 this country by
The schooner Wandcrer, while they awaiting in that
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exceedingly docie and governable and readily did what
the hidden. friend OF mine made an attempt
10 initiate ten year old boy INTO the science OF numbers
but three proved the Ions dsnorum to his nguas-he
couldn't pronounce anything but free to save his wool
| Another curious about the personal history OF
one Of the intelligent looking ones Of the Younger
fry, and commenced what would doubt have proved
very interesting conversation the darkey had only un
| dersood what was asked him. and had had enough of
English wherewith to answer but, instead Of that he
could only repeat the questions that put 10 him. and
| that be did very correctly. For instance
White mar--Where you come from
Affica-Where you como from
White man-What you name?
Africa--What you manner
White man-Oh, you're ID fool
Africa--Oh you id fool
The loud outlaw from those present that followed this
c0ltreeznpS, and which amused young Africa az %
make him show his ivory cut short the conversation
| PRESIDENT Folks SLAVES on TRfAI-A NEGRO IN
SURRECTION.
correspondent of the Memphis lyo,aneb, furnishes
the following accounts Of novel slave trial In ralahatchc
| county, Tenn.
The case Of the State against Giles and Enamel, saves
belonging to Mrs. james X. Polk, OF Nashville was the
Inst Of importance upon the State docket and elected
much discussion from the bar and feeling from the com
munty at large The defendants charged with ga
conspiracy TO make Instruction., offence under our
law punishable with death. The evidence showed that
the oveseer tmid man. and afraid Of the negroes was
the habit Of calling upon his associates TO assist him in
correcting them that Of such occasions thew
sisted him and bis friends and apparently with concerted
purpose.
Our state declares the term instruction 20 mean "an
armed assembly OF slaves frecholders both having
intent resist subvcrt lawful authority The ndct.
ent having been drawn under this statute Judge Fisher
the counsel for the defendants contcnded with grca, force
that charged legal offence because the authority
| 20 be resisted subvcrted must be governmental
autoritythat is, tho power OF the State Itself that
the term lawful authority does not such authority
as that OF the master bis slave; and although the
law sanctions and regulates this magstera authority il
but an authority derived from domestic reaton-not
the creature Of the law but existing independently Of IT,