, 1859-08-09
39rrss Il Trihtttte,


CHIC AGO.
RcopcntnE OF the African slave Trade.
twa'l'as'oa Correspondents # tue n. !. uesala]
The consequences Of the] ] reonen;nr e Of of he ii.
ricAn slave traffic are already beginning to be
sensibfy felt in the Southern States. Difficult
rs it is to get ut the truth in matter where al
coneerned are directly interested in maintaining
inviolable secresy, do not hesitate 10 rciterate
ms conviction that every syllable | wrote to
you = few weeks ago, in relation to the landinR
Of large carsocs Of imported ''ssvages" on the
coast Of Florida, was strictly correct.
In conversation, within the last thirty
hours, with the rcry United States Senator who
gave me Z l1rrc portion Of the facts which
enumerated nnder The date Of July 10. l re-
marked TINT they had bccn universally discred-
ltcd, and seemed to be borne ont By but scanty
evidencc in the Southern papers. He replied,
"Nevertheleas, every word / told you was sub
stantinlly true, snd ali dnubt about it will hare
rassed axny from every mind before the 18th
Of December next" He added that the S.
lence Of the Southern press was signal proof
tlat the accnkations lic bad made were well
selves by denying what crery intelligent South
eruer knew to be the truth that If the Ukratd's
remarks had no foundation, there would have
been IN nutcry rnade by every journal from
Maryland to Galveston. He continued TO sas
that the silence Of the conservative papers south
duration, as feeling Of ofiudignation was spread
ing among thr planters and large Shareholders
nt tue disturbance Of The order Of things, which
must soon lend TO IN outbreak.
An account which appeared on the esd u1t IN
the St Augustine {Fla Examiner admirably H.
lus1rates tue manner in wliish slavcs are treat
ed, even wt,eu notice Of them is given to the
proper federal authorities. It seems that the
deputy United States Marshal. upon being in
formed that such a weasel was off the coast,
made inquiries which resulted in his *'hcaring
oi no slayer, and only rumor that negroes had
been landed TO the southward." Proceeding in
that direction, he found that '4about six weeks
previous four sailors had reported that they
were part Of thc crew Of the schooner Expert
ment, had lunded cargo Of Africans near Ju-
y Ter, mud preached the vessel" The deputy
Marshal did not. Of course tiud At that Lutte hour
in the day, any sign Of nigEers or ship; aud the
editor OF the Erunntnsr c!oses bis account By
1ore lie got there. We understand TINT more
are expected SHORTLY" So lignta watch is in
fact kept along the coast between Key West
and Pensacola, that '.ruu1ors" Of tie landing
Of s}nva cargocs may be considered to travel
pretty swift y i: they reach the cars Of govern
luent otticl:.as eveu six weeks nfter 3'the birds
1lavc aown," and tn rule Of caution is thought
taat "more arc expected shortly" neither il
tic traffic commented on with the slightest sign
Of surprise or Misrepresentation.
have 10 doubt that time will develope some
startling facts IL the history of slavery since
Mny. 1915. There arc said to exist depots Of
''sayaE"s" ia over twenty turge cities or towns
at the South, in some Of which the initiated may
find them nt times, to the number Of several
hundreds. Among the places where these de-
pots arc to be found, Charleston, Memphis and
Columbus hare been named to me by person
whom think Trustworthy aud reliable, who in
formed INC that be hnd visited them, aud that
he had seen altogether, in these 1hree places,
about nine hundred imported blacks BE said
tl,at it was notorious, throughout Georgia and
Alabama, sir weeks ago, that quite q fleet Of
savers WAS expected to land carSoes within a
month or two in one Of the Floridn inlets uotfar
from key Vest You will recollect told you
before tint gentleman Of the mos. undoubted
ycracity had informed me Tint the boast hsd
been made to him, semi confdentiaily, by an in
terestcd individual, whose name is known
throughout the Union. that twelve slave vessels
would discharge their living freight npon our
shores within ninety days from tie lst Of June
Inst Aud he said that lis estimate Of the num-
cessfuffy transported into the interior, within
eighteen months, was between sixty and seven
IT, Surprising each vessel to contain, deduct
ing loas by death, two hundred 4nd fifty blacks,
the late increase Of slarc population ut the
South by importations from the coast Of Africa
must hare beel, ovc- fifteen thousand. Startling
as these facts must appear, and ineredufous as
many readers may BE- concerning them, hare
not yenturcd to communicate them to you with.
out being fully persuaded in ms own MUD that
lhcy cannot be successfully gaiusuycd.
1t seems also to be well understood that the
large proportion Of vessels engaged IN tue slaEe
fitted out there, with full knowledge Of the use
to which they arc destined, and with IN eye to
Share in the Profits Of their ncfarious e1pedi-
tions. Upon this subject it will be exceedingly
difficult To get proof, aud get am morally sure
from hints l-have heard cast out here, that
there are actua'ly txo vessels being prepared al
this t,,ulieut for 9 Stare trip from the port o'
New York, and thus q considerable number ot
nuch vessels ure beng made ready for sen in the
Ncw England Siales. Thurlow W ced may deny
this. uud the very nature OF tho case prevents
my being nb!c to give pFon!s; but what state
will BE- clear to the mind of every SoutherneF.
lshoutd add that tuur out Of tive. perhap.
nine out uf tell, Of the planters at the South are
alarmed, Us we'll 81 iacrnaed. against those wht
nrc endeavoring to nuIltfy the federal laws pro
hibiting the sl4yc trade. The more sagaclous
political leaders, including Col. Jefferson Davis
4. II. Stephens aud Others, recognise that ever,
Southern politician who identifies hilnxclf viii
the traffic must eventually be swnmped by ths
zens Of the older Southern States. Only a lev
desperate uitrais,a, liks Brown Of Mississippi q
uln not sure but he stands alouc,) count, by en-
couraeiug the Introduction Of *'savaScs," upon
the support Of those midding and lower classe!
who tlttheEtn Luye nut been lb}e to possess nc
the day when they shall have ''ilarkies' to wai
uu .hrin If we'll US their bettcrs- brown eveE
lopes tuAt bis zeal fur the traffic may make hiu
President Of The United States. Douglas make,
siuiitar calculation on account of his zca
msaluss it.
Novel Experiment In Canal NavtGA,
tion.
tF.om the uu.to E1psea41
Day before yenserday tue Western Frauspor
Cara! uvrel steamer, Lallt by sl'cm alter
pa&cnt recently obtained by Mr. Benjamin Bur
itur, uf tls.s city. She ID named ttis Gold Hunt
cr, aud is the most curiousty coririvcd craft sc
placed upon the Canal. The idea Of the inven
lion is to make tic rropcllcz-the steamer :
freight bua., and yet hare the two identical 8
far As practical unity is concerned. This IL ae
con,pEshed by building a diminuIve tug, Of jus
sufficient capacity 10 bold the engine, maclnue
~ and fuel Of canal steamer, und then cuttin
a RECESS Or long nutcl in the stern Of . cam
boat, just large enough fur the queer loolin
little lug 10 fl into it Ike plug. The space II
ken out uf tue canal boat to admit the propelle
is po greater than would be occupied Us tt
machinery mud fuel, it these were placed direc1
" in The boat In the experimental case {
which we are speaking, this recess is sixtee
feet long and seven amt one half wide, and u
tug is oi the same dimensions within a fe
inenes,-ii1iug as Rnugiy as is compatible wit
IN easy aud ready remuya], and has depth I
hold Of eight feet. Her engines and boilers II
Of IN upright pattern, constructed BY Messr
Sl,cpari i Co. The engine is Of twenty hort