New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-09

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their homes as lived BY them perhaps "a brighter
homes by men Of brighter faces but al the cliogog
ties ths. bound them to living hssts torn for
but one bali Of each Of these two happy httls com.
mupites was cen! to the sbsmbes To be scattered to
the four winds, but The other hslf we're left behind
And who can tell how closely intertvined tbe a.
fec'iors Of little band Of four hundred persons living
holsed from all the world bsside, 70 sbr.h to middle
see' Do they not naturally become great family,
each man brother unto esch'
II is true they were soE "iu families" but lei us
See: man and his wfs were called family"
their parents and KINDRED were not taken toto 40
count; the mar ard wife might be sold 70 the pine
woods Of North Carolina their brothers aud listers be
scattered through the cotton fields u Al.ba ADD the
rice swamps Of Louisiana while the parents migb. be
left on the old plantation to wear out their SsAry
lives 10 heavy grief and lay their heads 10 fatof
graves over which their children might nsver weep.
And 10 account could be taken Of loves that were AZ
vet urconsun mated by marriage. and how many sen
ing hearts have been divorced by this summary pro-
ceedine no man can ever know. Aud the sspra.ioo
IS utter and is Infinitely more hopeless than that
made by the angel Of DEATH for in the latter case the
loved ores are committed to The care Of nerciml
Deity but in the other instance to The tender merces
Of slave driver. These dark skinned unfor.un,;s.
are perfectly unettered and conld not communicates
by writing even if tlsy would know where to send
their nissives And to esch other and +, the old
familiar places Of their youth ciupg all their sym
pshes and affections not less strong perhaps because
they are so few. The blades Of grass all the Butler
estates are outnumbered by the tssrs thar poured
ont in agony a. the wreck that has been wrought in
happy homes, and the crushing grief that has been
laid on loving hearts.
But then, what bu.iness have "nggers" with
tearsl Beside didn't Pierce Butler give them silver
dollar apiece which will appear in the sequel. And,
cad az il is il was all necessary becsuso gentleman
wac rot able to live the beggary ptiance Of half
milton, ard 30 must needs enter into speculations
which turned out adversely.
HOW THEY WERE TREATED IN SAVANNAH.
The negroes were brought to Savsnr alb in small lots,
as many a; time could be conveniently taken care
Of the last Of them reaching tie city the Friday before
the eae. They consigned to the care of Mr. j.
Bryan, Auctioueer and Negro Broker who to feed
and keep them in condition until disposed Of Imme-
distely on their aniva they were tskea to the Race
Course, and there qusrteed in the sheds erected for
the accommodation Of the horses aud carriages Of gen
temen attending the Into these sheds they were
comfort than necessary to prevent their becoming
i'll and unstable. Each "famy" had one or more
boxes or bundles, in which we're stoSed such scanty
articles Of their clothing not brought into i'm
mediate requison, and their tin dishes and gourds for
their food and drink.
1t is, perbaps, fit tribute TO large handed munif-
cence to say that shcn the negro sold, there
was no extra charge for the negro mans clohes they
went with the man, and not charged in the BILL
Nor s this altogether contemplate dea for many Of
them he'd worldly wealth, in the shape of clothing and
other vauabes to the extent of perhaps four or five
dollars and had all these been taken strictly into the
account, the sum total Of the sale would have been
increased, possibly thousand dollars In the North
we do not necessarily sell the harness with the horse
why. in the South, should the clothes 60 with the
negro7
In these sheds were the ohattes hudjed together
the floor there being no sign of bench table, They
eat and slept on the bare boards their food being rice
and beans, with occasionally bit OF bacon and corn
bread. Their huge bundles scattered over the
floor and thereon the slaves sat reclned when not
rcstlessly moving about gathered into sorrowful
eroups discussing the chances of their future fate. GA
the faces Of all was an expression Of heavy grief;
some appened to be resigred to the hsrd stroke of
Fortune that had torn them from their homes, and
were sadly trying to make the best of it, some sat
brooding moodjly over their souows their ohns resting
on their hands, their eyes staring vacsnty, and their
bodies rocking too ard fro with restless motion thst
was never sted; few wept, the place was too public
and the drivers too lear, though some occasionally
turned aside to give way TO few quiet tesrs.
They were dressed in every possible variety
of uncouih and fantastic garb in every
Il of o;u ha
texture Of the garments in all Gases ooarsc,
most Of the men being clothed in tbs rough cloth
that is made expressly for the slaves The dresses
assumed by the negro Ministries when they give limits
tons of plantation character by exsgger
atso they are ostead weak and unable to up 10
the orgins. TaeTe was every variety OF bat, with
every imaginable tlouch ard there every cut and
style of coat and psntaloors, made With every cor
ceiyable ingenuity Of msft aud tossed on With gen
era appearance of perfect oOseneos that perfectly
understandable except to cay thst & Southern negro
aWsys looks as il he could shake his clothes of with
out taxing bis hands out Of his pockets The women,
true to the feminine instinct had nsde in almost every
case zone attempt at fneIy. All wore gorgeous tur
bans. generally manufactured in an Instant ont of
gay. colored handkerchief by sudden and graceful
twist Of the fingeis; though there occssionay
more elat orae turban, turbsn complex and mytte-
rious got up with care and Ornamented with few
be sds or bright bits Of nbbon. Their dre1see mostly
coafe stuff, though there were some Of gsudy cali
Goes few had earrings and possessed the treas
ure Of string Of yellow and blue beads TIE little
children were slwsys better and more carefully dressed
than the older once the parental pride comrg on: in
the shape of yellow cap pointed like inter. or
scke with snip of red brOsdcloh round the bottom
The Children were OF ali sizes, the youngest being If
teen dsys old The babies were gensra ally good-ns-