Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-09-21
Whole Number 376
The alavo Trade In New Yorl,,

lie New York correspondent of the Cba,Is, Dr.,
c,Anrlenry' IN his letter Of August Is, write n.
al snii, in q rccon, letter, that a doss, a.
sen'y 'E'eFs leit this port annually. In,,s
,H', nave recently come 10 my knowledge con.
,'1 Mr., u.c sEat this statement is not exagern 1r
INe IornidJon tsa.ii il, Of course, conducted ,.,
N" rr0'uuUlsst secresy, and /, Is NOT nossibl' .
Ivy one person, even though he were an oper ,r
u.t ,'.! 70 Gn1" the whole extent of the business
ana name all the parties engaged iu Il, as Ii "a
n"' in'nololy, lat open 10 the competition az
every dasinS man with money, like any OIL,
pursuit Ih'r" is class Of general facts, lag
ever, which can not he kept wholly secret, anu
which ero PROBABLY we'll known to many per
besides your currCs spOndent.
"Ihe slave trade like many other trades as
It's managers, i's brokers. or go betwecns, ar .g
capitalists. The first class Is composed OF Cul
h"Rlinns, Portuguese, and occasionally Ar MI.
cans-the latter from New York, Boston and sr.
or down-cas, ports, and Baltimore Most of .,f
were originally engaged in tho Legitimate Afr lean
trade, and, while in quest Of palm oil and |, ,r7-.
were drawn into the slave business by beco u
a'quaintcd with its facilities and profits. Tr,,
are perfectly iunli!iar with the African coast
rivers, and are Gcclimated 20 the country. .i
course they are thorough dare devils BY ma e-a
Tor no other men would assume the fearful -..-
Of the traffic. The second class, or go.be,w,a1s
ere very pleasant oily. elegantly dressed an rs.
dinmoned persons-,nostly Cubans--who o IT, gr
~ our hest hotels, visit the great watering + s-p
lounge in the cOuiiSScs of the opera. mari r.-
time with their heavy icweled fngers. and igst.f.
We IN ostennuOusly uttered braves .Our r-..
society welcomes them as it does all other r.-
adyenturcrs. Ii is in the wealthy but y ..-r
circles to which their superficial attraction .ae
mdonitahla impud3nc2 gain them ready ac -z
That they pick up capital for the slave ira. --
Confidence once established, the subject i, .E.,..
uly introduced, speculative avarice is arcl,a!.
ma tNe man who swind!es his fellow crcatu .l
be banking, brokeriug, or other business Il very
nslv rocOnciled to the deliuuepcies of the .'s-c
rade. IL will pay magnfcantiy, or at lcrs. +.
Hoes IN seven cases uut Of ten, and that il a. he
wants to know. llc i9 introduced to the first
.,a7'' the managers, and negotiations are sa..
',Ds'i Ehr contracts entered into, though raul
l.'ut IN law, ar", without doubt. as iai rr....
md hoG2"a1 by o}.erral a, many others tn,
infested with crerr legal "olcmnitv kna.r .f
Ho ladies'. now attracting ndoration ata IA .rr.
":' wqt"rig-plnce, who invested in littl err.
nrc ut th's nnd not long ago, and, as resale.
aye "ugmrni"l tt'air banking accounts--ora r,
b" extent Of 5000 and the other Sl6,gn...-
he lea .4nmtecs Of the traffic in this ci are
.oln'y IN South, William, Broad and Vote
r',"' Two yes?e's are now fitting out hg. Jog
he business
81 have not written the above as n sci 20 .s-f
aTagraph, nor as Il complete crpose of th, g'.r.
'ade IN Its relation 20 New York. Since rer,-,r.,
, have Soena long protentious article lr ts.
'eraId puluprtng to tell al chat 10 know r--
the subject. The writer is correct in h. 4-
'rcaI Facts but is evidently igoorant of tn sr-..
: it is carried on to-lly. almost with -.s
l.lu" OF Srini,y G@arch ste,ple"