Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-09

HE hE-OPENED SLAVE IRADE.-1n ne Dos
ton Post denies stoutly thatit Southern friends
have done anything to reopen the African
slave trade. Southern democrats have spoken
very clearly on the subject; and Senator
Douglas knew very well what they were
doing when he made that public declaration
against having the democratic platform en-
dorse the business But the Post serves them
by denying everything. We commend to its
attention the following letter written from
| Washington, August 3, by correspondent of
the New York Herald:
"The consequence of the re-opening of the
African slave traffic are already beginning to
be sensibly felt in the Southern States. Diff
cult it is to get at the truth in a matter
where all concerned are directly interested in
maintaining inviolable secresy, do not hest
tate to reiterate my conviction that every syl-
liable wrote to you few weeks ago. in rea-
ton to the landing of large cargoes of import
ed 'Savages on the coast of Florida, was strict
ly correct.
In conversation, within the last thirty-six
hours, with the very United States Senator
who gave me large portion of the facts which
L COMMUNICATED under the date of July 10, /
remarked that they had been universally dis
credited, and seemed to be borne out by but
scanty evidence in the Southern papers. He
replied; Nevertheless every word told you
was substantially true, and all doubt about it
will have passed away from every mind before
the 18th Of December next" He added that
the silence of the Southern press was signal
proof that the accusations he had made were
well founded that they did not dare to stuti-
fy themselves by denying what every intelli-
gent southerner knew to be the truth; that if
the Herald's remarks had no foundation, there
would have been an cutlery made by every
journal from Maryland TO Galveston. He con-
tnues to say that the silence of the conserva-
tive papers south of the Potomac would prob
ably not be of long duration, as feeling of
indignation was spreading among the planters
and large shareholders at the disturbance of
the old order of things, which must soon lead
to an outbreak.
AN account which appeared on the % ult.
In The st. Augustine Fla Examiner admit
rably illustrates the manner in which slaves
are treated, even when notice of them is given
TO the proper Federal authorities. It. seems
that the Deputy United States Marshal, upon
beng informed that such a vessel was off the
coast, made inquiries which resulted in his
hearing of no SLAYER, and only rumor that
negroes had been landed to the southwark
Proceeding in that direction, he found that
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ported that they were part OF the crew of the
schooner Experiment, had landed cargo of
Africans near Jupiter, and beached the vessel
The Deputy Marshal did not, OF course, find
at that late hour in the day any sign of niggers
or ship; and the editor of the Examiner closes
his account by saying AT any rate the birds
had flown before he got there. We understand
more are expected shortly So light watch
Is Ill fact kept along the coast between Key
West and Pensacola, that rumors of the land
ing of slave cargoes may be considered to
travel pretty swiftly if they reach the ears of
Government officials even six we eks after the
birds have flown, and no rule of caution is
thought to be violated by the newspapers in
boastng that more are expected shortly )
neither is the traffic commented on with the
slightest sign of surprise or disapprobation.
Il have no doubt that time will develop
some startling facts in the history of slavery
since May, 1858. There are said to exist de-
pots OF 'savages' in over twenty large cities
or towns at the south, in some of which the
initiated may find them, at times to the num-
Der Of several hundred. Among the places
where these depotS are to be found, Charles.
ton, Memphis and Columbus have been named
to me by person whom think trustworthy
and reliable, who informed me that he had
visited them, aud that he had seen altogether
Ill these three places, about nine hundred i'm
ported blacks. He said that it was notorious,
throughout Georgia and Alabama six weeks
ago. that quite fleet of slavers was expected
to land cargoes within month or two in one
of the Florida inlets not far from Key West
You will recollect told you before that gem
tleman OF undoubted veracity had informed
me that the boast had been made to him, semi
confidently, by an interested individual,
whose name is known throughout the
Union, that twelve slave vessels would
discharge their living freight upon our shores
within ninety days from the LIST of June last
And he said that his estimate of the number
of cargoes of savages' that had been success.
fully transported into the interior, within
eighteen months, was between 90 and 70.
Surprising each vessel to contain, deducting
loss by death, $50 blacks, the late increase Of
slave population at the South by the importa-
tons from the coast of Africa must have been
over $4,000. Startling as these facts must APP.
pear, and incredulous as many readers may be
concerning them, | have not ventured to COM
municate them to you without being fully per-
suaded in my own mind that they cannot be
successfully gainsayed.
at seems also to be well understood that the
large proportion of vessels engaged in the
slave traffic are not only built at the North, but
are fitted out there, with full knowledge of
the use to which they are destined, and with
an eye to share IN the profits of their nefari-
GUS expeditions Upon this subject it will be
exceedingly difficult TO get proof, and yet am
morally sure, from hints have heard cast out
here, that there are actually two vessels being
prepared at this moment for slave trip from
the port of New York, and that a considerable
number of such vessels are being made ready
for sea in the New England States"