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


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TIE following cuJiouily SD scene y the type Of 8
scoie &C Others that were ttsre enscted:
"Eishs, cbsttsl No 8 in the catalogue, hsd taken
q fancy to betevOlent looking middle. sged gentle
ns5, who vas inspecting the stock sni thus used hs
powers Of persuasion to rduce TIRE benevolent 70
purclass him, with bis wife boy snd girl, Molly, l.
rsel ard Ssv1nia chs,.es Nos. 6, ard g. Tbs
sa,uesness with which tho poor fellow pressed his
fu yiDg as be did, :hst perhaps the happiness Of
bis whole life depended 90 biz s1ccsss was Interesting
and the Arguments be used were most pathetic He
made no sppes to tss feeling Of the buyer he rested
no bops Oh bis oOsrity aod kindness bu. or'y strcv.
b show bow vel worth BIS dollar, were the bone aud
blood te Yves tn'fss trg hin % coy.
Look at me- Mss'f; avn prime Iice planter; sho
you woE't ftd better m,n cen me; n, better on ds
whole plsrtst or; not bi. Old Jet DO NO work dsn
ever; 90 carpenter work TOO, li,tle better buy me-
Mssr Use be good sarvart, M&s'r. Molly, too, my
wife. Sa, fus rae rice bsBd; ma a. good as me-
Stat cut yer Molly, and le, the gen'inn see'
Molly sdysrces, With her hAads crossed her
bosom, ard makes a qu;ck short our1y, and stands
n.Ute, looking speslingly in the benevolent mans
fsce. Bot Eli,hs talks all the faster.
SHOW mss'r yer arm MoGy-gOod srTn DAT MAST
she DO heap Of work no with Dat .rm yet. Lltgooi
masr zee yer tse,h Moly-see dat mssr, teeth al reg
lar, all good-'he'm yOurg gal yet. Come out ger
Israel walk srour an let The gen'lm'n soc how spry
you be-
Then pojntisg to the three year old girl who stood
with Der chubby band to her mouth holding on 10 her
motber's dress and uncertain whist to make Of the
strange scene.
"Ltte vardys on'y a chile yet; make prime gsl
by. by. Better buy MAST VEIN fus' rats bsr-
gein"-ard 20 Cd. But the benevolent gentle nsn
found where he could drive closer bargain ami 60
bought somebody else.
Similar scenes were transsctiDg al the while on
every sde-psrens prasing the strength and clever
ress of their children and sho Eog off every muscle
end sinew TO the very best advantage, not with the
excussbIe pride OF other parents but to make them
the more des rsble in the eyes of the man buyer and
on the other hand children exousing and mitigating
the age and inability Of parents, that they might be
more marketable and fall, If possible into kind hands.
Not unIoquently there representations il borne out by
the facts secured purchaser. TIE women spoke
TO the white upees spoken to- and then msie the
conference as short as possible And not Of them
all during the whole time they were thus exposed to
the rude questions Of vulgar men, spoke the fret IN
womsuy or indeiioste word, conducted herself in
any regard otherwise than ss q modest woman should
do; their conversation and demearor were quite az
unexceptionable a. they would hsye been had they
been the highest ladies in the land scd through al the
psrits to which they subjected they conducted
themselves with the nost perfect decorum and self
respect
The sentiment OF the suloinsd characteristic
dialogue was heard more than once repeated:
"Wel Colonel, seen you looking sharp at shoe
maker Bills Sally. Going 10 buy her
Dwell, Mejor, l think not. Ssllys good, big,
sIsppirg gal, and cen do heap work; but ts five
yess siioe she bad any children. SkeS done breeding,
reckon"
In the intervals Of active labor, the discussion
OF the reopen:Dg Of The ssYe-trsds was co nencef,
and tire opinion seemed to generally prevail thst the
re6stsbsbment of the said trade is contamination
devoutly 10 be wished, and one red-faced Major or
General or Corporal clenchei his remarks with the
phstc assertion that Wen nave oil the nigsers in
Africa over here in three yesrs-We won't lesye
enough for seed"
THE SALE.
The Race Course at Savannah is situated about
three miles from the city, in pleasant spot, nearly
surrounded by woods. As II rainsd violently during
the two days Of the se the place was only accessible
by csusges and the result that few attended but
actual buyers wbo had come from long distances, and
Guild not sfloG to lose tie opportunity. If the affair
had come off 10 Yankee land there would have been
dozen omnibuses running contanty between the city
and the Race Course, aud some Spectator would have
begged nice little tum Of money by the operation.
But nothrg of the kind ought of here and the
only result vas 70 The livery stables the owners of
which bad sufficient Yaukseim TO chsrgs double aud
treble prices.
The convenieoces for getting TO the ground were so
limited that there were not CROUCH buyers 20 warrant
the opening Of the sale for hour two after the al
vertised tine. They dropped in, however, sfeT a.
time, and thugs bel an to .ook moIe encouragingy
for the seller.
The negroes looked mole uncomfortable than ever,
the close corfDepeLt indoors for q number OF days,
and the drizzly unpleasant weather began TO tell on
their condition. They moved about mole listessly
ard fast losing what Of activity and sprir gness
they had ST inst This morning they 81 gathered
into the long room of the building erected as the
"Grsnd STAND" of TIE Race Course, that they might
be in mediatsly urd,r the eye Of the buyers. Tne
room was sbolt hundred feet lotg by twenty wide,
and herein were crosdld the negroes, with much Of
their tsggsge awaiting their respective calls TO step
upon the block and be sold To tie hShe-t bidder This
morning Mr.. Pierce Butler appeared among his people,
speaking to each one and being recognized with SEEM
ing pleasure by all Tire men ob,equisously pulled OIL
their hats and made tia. indeicrbabe sliding hitch
with the foot that passes with negro for bow aud
The each dropped the quick curtssy whos they
seldom vouchssfs TO any other than their legitimate
master and mistress. Occasionally 70 very cd or
favoIite srvsnt Mr.. Butter would exteu his daioty
gloved hand, which mark Of copdescensOn wal in
stanty hs ed with griLs of delight from all the sable
witres zee.