The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-12
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1850.
First Movement Of the Black Republican, Under
the Seward Programme.
The Satanic Party in Ame:i' an
Politics,
&C., &C.. &c.
From the New York Tribune, March 81

SLAVE AUCTlON-4Uu hEN, WOMEN AND ShihDiNN'
sOLD-MR. PIERCE NJ. BUTLER CHANGING MS IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT THE sALE-HUMAN FEEL
INGs OF NO ACCOUNTING. BUTLER GIVES EA0h
CHATrEL A DOLLAR.
The largest sale of human chaels that mas oeen Maue
In star spapped America several took place on
Wednesday Thursday of last week. at the race
near the city of Savannah Georgia The lot consisted OF
four hundred and thirty men, women children and in
fants being that half Of the negro stock remaining on the
old Major Butler plantations which fe 10 one OF .ne Two
valued than million OF dollars the major part
of which invested in rice and cotton plantations ana
the slaves thereon, all Of which immense fortune descend
ed 10 two bers his sons-Nr John A. Butler some time
deceased and Mr. Pierce ~ Butler, still living ana resi-
dent in the city Of Phiadepha in the free stae Oh renn
syyapa Losses the grand crash OF 1878 and other
exgences Of business, have impeled the a!ter ge'e
man to realize his Southern Investments tnat nc
may satisfy supdry pressing creditors, and De enaoeu
TO resume business with the surplus If any ms neces
siy led partition of the negro stock on the Georgia
plantations between himself AID the representatives, OF tne
other he the widow OF the late John A. Butler and the
negroes that brought the hammer last weak were
the property OF Mr. Pierce Butter OF fna1epala ana
were, fact, sold TO pay Mr. Pierce Buuei aepts.
The creditors represented by Gen Cadwsiader,
while Mr. Butler was present in person attended oy ms
business agent, 10 attend TO his own interests
The sse had been ad vertsed largely for many weeks
and negroes known TO be choice lot and very
desirable property the attendance OF buyers was large
The breaking up Of an old family estate ia SO uncommon
an occurrence that the affair was regarded with
unusual interest throughout the South For Sc
yeral DAYS before the sale every hotel In Sa-
yanpah was crowded with negro spectators from
North and South Carolina Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and
poets OF making good bargains. Nothing was heard
for days the barrooms and public rooms but talk of the
great SALE criticisms OF the business affairs Of Mr. Butler
and specuaons the probable prices the stock would
bring The Office of Joseph Bryan, the negro broker who
had the management OF the SALE thronged every day
by n4urers 10 search OF inform aton and
who anxious to buy, but were uncertain whe
ther their securities would prove acceptable. Little par
ties made up from the various hotels every day
visit the race course distant some three miles from the
city to look the chattes, discuss their points, and
make memor anda for guidance the day Of SALE Tue
ht,xso hraa
and tearsh being for the most part from the back river
and swamp plantations where the eleg of polite life
the humanes sadly neglected by the petty tyrants of
the rice fields that border the great Dismal swamp their
knowledge OF the uxures of our best society comprehend
ing only revolvers and kindred delcacies.
Your correspondent present at early date but
he easily anticipated the touching welcome that would
at such time be oiciousy extended to representative
Of the Tribune, and being modest withal and not
desiring to be the recipient Of public demonstration
from the enthusiastic Southern populatonwho at times
Overdo their hospitality and their guestshe did not pa-
card his mission aud claim his honors Although he Kept
hs business in the ackground he made himself prom
ner figure in the picture and wherever there any
thing going on there was he in the midst At the sale
might have been seen busy individual armed with pen
Gil and catalogue dong his little utmost to keep up all
the appearances OF knowing buyer pricing 'hkey mig
ger felers, talking confdentiay TO the smarest ebon
maids chuckpg the round eyed youngsters under the
chin making occasonsl bid for q large family "a low
bid low that somebody Away Instantly raised HIM
$25, when the busy would ANONYMOUSLY retreat)
and otherwise conducting himself like rich planter with
forty thousand dollars where he coui put his finger
This gentleman was much condoed with by sym
pabzpg persons, when the particularly fine lot which
forever because he happened be down stairs at lunch
just at the interesting moment.
WHERE THE NEGROES CAME FROM.
The negroes came from two pantations-the rich
plantation, near Daren, In the State of Georgia. far
from the great 0keonokee swamp and the other cotton
plantation the extreme northern point OF St. Simons
Island, little bit Of island in the Atlantic cut from
Georgia main land by slender of the sea- Though
the most of the stock bad been accustomed only rice and
cn
number OF very passabe mechanics who had been taught
to do all the rougher sorts of mechanical work the
Plantations There were coopers carpenters shoemakers
and blacksmths each equal in his various craft the
ordinary requirements Of pantation-tbat the COOP
tubs and buckets the carpenter could do the rough
pentry about the negro quarters the shoemaker could
make shoes OF the fashion required for the slaves and the
blacksmith was adequate to the manufacture OF hoes and
similar simple TOOLS and to such ring repairs in the
backsmithng way as did not require too refined skill
Though probably Of all these would be called su-
perior, average workman among the masters
Of the craft their knowledge Of these various trades sold
in some cases for nearly as much as the man-that is
without trade, who would be valued $780, would
readily bring 81 600 or 81 0o he was passabie black
smith or cooper
Butler stock and but very few that shade
removed from the original Congo biackness They have
been little deed by the admxture of degenerate Anglo
Saxon BLOOD and Tor the most part could boast they
were OF as pure breed as the blues blonde Of Spana
point in their favor in the eyes Of the buyer we'll
physoogcey, for too liberal infusion Of the blood of
the dominant race brings larger intelligence
vigorous brain, which, anon, grows restless under the
yoke and prone 10 INQUIRE into the definition of the word
liberty and the meaning Of the starry flag which waves
you may bave heard DER the land Of the Free Toe
pure blooded negroes much docle and manage
able than muatioes though less quick of comprehension
which makes thu m preferred by drivers who
late stupidity much easier by the lash than they
None OF the Butler slaves have ever been sold be-
FORE but have been these two plantations they
were born. Here have they lived their humble lives,
and loved Their simple loves here they born and
here have many OF them had children born them;
here bad their parents lived before them, and are now
resting IN quiet graves on the old plantations that these
unhappy ones TO see forever here they left
not only the well known dear them from very
baby by thousand fond memories and their homes
as loved by them perhaps brighter homes by men of
brighter faces but all the cngDg ties that them
to living hearts were torn, for but half of each Of
bes 70 be scattered to the foo Winds but other half
were left behind. And who tell how closely inter-
persons living Isolated from all the world beside.
birth to middle ageS Do they not naturally become one
great family, each man brother unto each9
B true they were sold Gin families'' but let us
see: man and bis wife were called o ssfamiIy'
their parents and kindred taken into account:
the man and wife might be sold 10 the pine woods
of North Carolina. their brothers and sisters be
scattered through the cotton fields of Alabama and tho
rice swamps Of Louisiana while the parents might be left
on the old plantation to out their weary lives In
heavy grief and lay their heads in far Off graves over
which their children might never weep And account
by marriage and how many aching hearts have been d.
yorced by this summary proceeding man can ever
KNOW AND the separation as utter, and 10 infinitely
more hopeless than that made by the angel of death for
in the latter case, the loved committed TO the
care Of mercifn Deity but in the other instance TO the
tender merces of slave driver These dark skinned u
iorunaes are perfectly unettered and could not comm
ncate by writing even If they would know where to send
sner mssves And so, to each other and to the old
amar places OF their youth chung all their sympathes
and affections not less strong perhaps because theyIae
30 lew The blades OF grass all the Butler estates are
BY the tears that poured out in agony Al
week tna mas been wrought happy homes and the
crushing grief that has been laid on loving hearts
But, them what business have ttupgers5 with taar,,
Beside, didn't Pierce Butler give them a silver dollar
apecef which w appear in the sequel And sad as is
was al necessary because gentleman not able 70
i've On sne peggaIiy p,,ance OF half million, and 30
versely
HOW THEY WERE TREATED IN sAvANNAU
The negroes brought Savannah in smai iota No
many at time rs could be conveniently taken care Of
the last OF them reaching this city the Friday before the
sale They were consigned 10 the of Mr. j. Bryan
auctoneer and negro broker, who TO feed keep
hem In condition until disposed Of Immedatey on their
arrival they were taken to the COURSE there quar-
Tered In the sheds erected for the Of the
noises and carriages Of gentlemen attending the races
nso .hese sheds they hudded pel NELL without any