The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27
Ths WandessV's Africans.

A correspondent Of the Marion Common
resith, noticing the Africans that passed
through Montgomery. Alabama, recently,
says:
was carried through Browns Specula-
tor House. (-o called on Perry street, In
house in the back lot were huddled to-
gcther thirty eight native (Cosgo) Africans.
Don't shudder and say the moral sentiments
Of hristendom condemn the traffic." But
1t 10 u fact | have seen the Africans. And
II is fact-they were Africans.
found them jabbering, In gntteral
sounds, something--l could not comprehend
what. They were nearly oil apparently in
good health fat sleek, aud greasy. la the
party were some Ave or six men, two or
three women, four or five girls, and the res.
boys, or what might be called youngsters. I"
They were each clad in common kersey,
pants and roundabout, over which they
worc heavy blanket Women aud all
were thus dressed None had shoes. for the
reason they could not walk in them in fact
they could scarcely walk at oil. having been
confined aud crowded so clssc on shipboard.
Most Of them were very pert and lively,
laughing aud talking in their native tongue
and pointing and abbering about everything
that particularly attracted their attention
Some OF them had very singulsrly shaped
craniuns- they almost battle description ;
one nearly square. one had convex face,
and another sort OF double concave convex
head but most Of them had good heads
flat noses, big mouths front teeth knocked
out rather small ears. aud quite small hands
aud ieet. Some OF them were good looking
but others shockingly ugly some were what
might be vulgarly called puff" or hog
jawed, noticed Que, man, who had very
high check bones aud several scars on his
face. and appeared very intelligent. lie was
big chief, no doubt in his country
was much surprised ~ one thing they re
peated precisely every word said 10 them
asked one. where did you come from -
aud he propounled the same intsrroga,ory
10 me, but Of course without knowing the
meaning and in like manner many other
things.
Not being able 10 walk, they were carried
III "uk'N lNHi w ibpWU =
aud thence by wagon to the - Nicholas
| saw strong old farmers aud sober sijcd
merchants gazing at the sable creatures.
some oi them having, no doubt, holy hor-
ror nj such a sight
THE negroes were well skilled in-panto-
mime, and some Of them gave unmistskable
sigss tha! they wanted something to drink.
putting both hands TO their mouths and
throwing back their heads,
The thirty. eight Africans brought here
were the share, as | learned, in the ven,are
OF citizens Of New Orleans, and tina, they
cost him. delivered at Savannah. fry dol
lars each only nineteen hundred dollars for
thirty eight Africans, 'ound and able bodied
negroes They were in charge OF Mr. Brod-
max. who wa' carrying them 10 New Or
leans.
said above tia. the negroes wer oil
we'll" 80 they arr, ~ well rs could be ex
pcc,ed nut, as might be conjectarcj, they
wcr mostly suffering from disorders incl
dental TO scclmatiou.
For some time the Africans could not be
indacoi Ia 20 on board the boat, aud e,nej
much frightened at the smoke &c. Doubt
les they had perfect horror OF travelling on
water again amer having 81 rern,y endur
I'd hong and crowded sea voyage The
manner in which they were finally induced
to 90 on board i worthy OF notice The
mate tried every means 10 get them ~
board, but to no ef,ct. Finally be cosor,
Ell plan with big black Alabama scgrs
lie tried to get him IA 20 on hoard, but he
r,solu,ely refused, when the mate lad him
down on the gsng~ay plank and b., him
four or I've substantial hicks with his p,o,
d,roa. leather strap when the said Alabama
negro 20, sp. yelling a~fally AMI ven,
strsigh, on board, beckonins To the AM
cans 10 follow Asd they dd 6lo~ to the