The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-12
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. MARCH Il, 1869.


mas'r, and de chiun win be healthy and strong masr,
and dcyn be good sarvants, too. Please buy Dorcas.
young mas,,' We loves each other heap-do. really,
jeffrey then remembers that no loves and hopes Of
h are 70 enter into the bargain a ALL but In the earnest
ness OF his love he has forgotten to base his plea on
other ground till now, when he bethiuks him and con-
tnues with his voice not trembling now with eager
ness 70 prove how worthy Of many dollars is the maiden
..Youug masx, Dorcas primo woman--A woman, ga.
IAN gal, a.; long arms, strong, healthy, and can do
on dc whole plsntaon worth 81, 200 easy, mas'r an
The man seems touched by Jehfrey's last remarks,
and bids him fetch out his ga and let's what she
looks like"
jeffrey goes into the long and presently returns
with DOrcas, looking very sad and self possessed, with
out particle Of embarrassment at the trying position
in which she is placed. She makes the accustomed
her wns IL. The buyer re-
gar h her with e.. critical in low voice
more minute and careful examination Of her working
abilities He turns her round, makes her stoop, and
walk and then be takes OF her urban To look at her head
kerchef he looks teeth feels Of her arms and
At last announces himself pleased with the result OF his
observations, whereat jeffrey, who has stood near,
for the first time. The buyer then Jeffrey happi
ness by making promise that he viii buy her il the price
congratulate each other their good fortune But Dorcas
Is not TO be sold the next day, and there twenty
Tour long hours or feverish expectation.
ESry next morning jeffrey alert, and hat In hand,
encouraged to unusual freedom by the greatness OF
tho stake for which he plays, he addresses every
buyer, and Of all who win listen he begs the boon
OF word to DO spoken 10 his master 10
ago him to buy Dorcas. And all the long morning
he speaks in his bomcy way with all who know him
hat they will ntercede to his sweetheart from
being sold away from him forever No has the heart
deny word OF promise and sgement to the poor
fellow and joyous with much Kindness his hopes and
spirits gradually rise until he feels almost certain that the
wish Of his heart will be accomplished And Dorcas too
is smiling for is not jeffrey happiness her ownf
AT last comes the trying moment, and Dorcas steps up
on the stand.
But now most unexpected feature in the drama for
the first time unmasked Dorcas Is not to be sold alone
but with family of four others Full Of dsmay jeffrey
looks TO his master who shakes his head for although he
might be induced ouy Dorcas alone, he has for
the rest Of the family jeffrey reads bis doom in his
his honest face.
So Dorcas is sold and her tong life is to be spent In the
cotton fields Of South Carolina, while jeffrey goes to the
rice plantation Of the Great Swamp.
And to Jeffrey and Dorcas TO say their tear
full farewell and 60 their separate ways in life to meet
moro rs mortal beings
But didn't Mr.. Pierce Butler give them silver dollar
apiece? Who shall say there is no magnanmity in slave
ownefss
In another hour Dorcas in the long ROOM sitting
moioness as statue with her head covered with
shawl. And see jeffrey, who goes to his new master,
pulls of his bat and says "Tse very much obliged mast
10 you for tyn' to help me. knows you would have
done IL If you coud-thank you mas THANK you--but-
hsberryhard'-and here the poor fellow breaks down
entirely and walks away, covering his face with his bat
He soon surrounded by group his colored friends
who with an instructive delcacy unlocked for stand
quiet and with uncovered heads, about him.
Anon Violet chattels Nos. Ill aud 49, were sold
for $3.50 EACH both being DID, and Arson being down in
the catalogue as ruptured aud as having but eye"
Violet sold being sick Her disease probably
consumption which suppostion gave rise to the following
feeling conversation between two buyers
sCheap gal that, Major"
it's no easy sickness she's got She's got consumption,
and the man that buys her have to be doctorn' her
tka ol.nt Il.
won't have anything to do with her-dont want any half
dead nggers about me-"
AN UNEXPECTED MARRIAGE.
When the family Of Mpgo, consisting of his wife, two
sons and daughter was called for 1t was announced by
the auconeer that chate No. 322 Dembo the eldest son.
aged had the evening before procured the services Of
minister and been joined in wedock TO chatte No 4O4
Frances and that he should be compelled to put up the
bride and groom in one lot They were called up and as
TO be expected their appearance was the signal for
voey OF coarse Jokes from the auconeer, and Of rbsld
remarks from the surrounding crowd. The newly mar.
ried pair bore bravey although refined gentleman
took hold of Frances lips and pulled them apart her
age.
and Northern fists clench with laudable desire to hit
somebody. 1t was almost too much for endurance to
stand aud those brutal savedkivers pushing the
women about. pulling their lips apart with their not too
ceanly hands, and committing many another indecent
act while the husbands fathers and brothers Of these
women were compelled TO witness these things without
the power TO resent the outrage
Dcmbo and Frances at last struck off for 81 1928
each, and went 70 spend their honeymoon q cotton
plantation In Alabama
THE CASE OF JosHUAs MOLLY.
Inc auctioneer brought up Joshuas Molly and fami-
~ He announced that Molly insisted that she
lame in her left foot, and perversey would walk lame
although, for his part, he did not believe word Of
IT. He bad caused herto be examined by an eminent
that Joshua's Molly was not lame, but only sham
ming However, the gentlemen must judge for them
s sa and bid accordingly So Molly was put through
the stage to up and down the steps, exercise
her feet in various ways but always with the re-
sult-the left foot would be lame She was finally sold
for $685.
Whether she really lame or not no one knows but
herself but It must DO remembered that TO slave
ameness or anything that decreases his market value
thing to be rejoiced over. in the primo of lire
worth $780, hereabouts, have little hope Of ever
being able by any little savings OF his own to purchase
bis liberty. But let him have rupture or io,e a limb
or sustain any other injury that renders him Of much
service to his owner and reduces his value to $500
S4oo, ana nc may hope TO accumulate that sum, and
eventually to purchase his liberty Freedom without
health infinitely sweeter than health without freedom
AND SO the great sale went for two long days during
which time there sold 429 men, women and children.
There were 4S6 announced to be sod but few were de-
tanned on the plantations by sickness
At the close of the SALE the last day. gundry baskets
OF champagne produced and all invited to par
take the said wine being at the expense of the broker
Mr.. Bryan.
The total amount of the sale foos up 1903 5ohe pro-
ceads Of the s day being sl6 AGO. and Of the second day
The highest paid for any one family was given for
Sally Walker and her five children who were mostly
grown up. The price was s61s0
Aho biBhtst prize pau LOT Single man was $I,75O,
which was given for William, fair carpenter and
caulkcr.v
The highest price paid for woman was 81 $50 which
was given for Jane, cotten hand and house servantn
The lowest price paid for Arson and Violet. gray
haired couple, each having numbered more than nfty
years: they brought but $3.50 piece
MIR. PIERCE BUTLER GIVES HIS PEOPLE DOLLAR
APIECE.
leaving the race buildings, where the scenes have
described TOOK place, crowd Of negroes ga
thered eagerly about q in their midst That man
was Mr. Pierce NJ Butler Of the free city of Philadelphia
VINO was solacng the wounded hearts Of the people be
nad sold from their resdes and their homes by doing out
70 them small change at the rate of dollar head To
every negro be had s0 who presented his claim for the
ps,t,y Piiance he gave the munlcent stipend Of
whole dollar specle he being provided with two can
vass bags Of rs cent pieces fresh from the MINT 70 give
an additional glitter 70 his munincent generosity
AS the last family stepped down from the block for the
Ts time In four days the rain ceased tho clouds broke
ana the so sunlight fell on the scene The unhap
py slaves had many OF them already been removed and
otners were now departing with their masters
mat night not steamer left that Southern port not
tram OF cars sped away from that cruel city, that did
pear each s own sad burden Of those unhappy ones,
whose only crime ia that they not strong and wise
some Of them MANNED and wounded, some SCARED and