, 1859-03-15

been made IN Star.Spangled America for seys-
raj years tooE place On Wednerday and Thura-
day Of last week, at the race courss, near the
city Of Savannah, Georgia The lot consisted
OF four hundred and ttirty.six men, women,
children and infants. being that half Of the ne
gro stock remaining On tte old Major Buffers
plantutions which fell to ons Of the tto heirs to
that estate. Major Eutler dying, left property
yaued At more than million Of dollars, the
msjor part Of which wRs invested IN rice and
cotton plantations. and the slaves thereon. ell
of which inn,ense fortune descended to two
heirs, his soas, Mr. john 4. Butler, sometime
deceased, aud Mr. Pierce Il. Butler, stlll living,
and resident in the city of Philadelphia, in the
free State Of Pennsylvania. Loeses in the grand
crash ot 1878, and other exigepcies of busi-
ness hare impelled the Inter gentleman 10 real-
ize On his Southern Investments, that be may
satisfy suadry pressing creditors, and be ousbsd
to resume business NTH the surplus.
The sotal amount Of the sale toots mp 3303, $50
the proceeds Of the first day being SIG, ,4s0,
| aud Of the second day sl42, $40.
The hIghest sum paid for any one family wrn
given fer Sally Walker and her I've children.
| VINO were mostly grown up. The price was
! $G.1so,
fhe highest prizes paid for single nsn WIS
| sl.75o, which Was given fos William, "tafr
e.rpea-ee aud cculker,''
I The highest price paid fof *cmaa was &. $50,
| which VA. Given for Jane. "cottoa land .ld
| touae servant"
| TIE loves. price paid WAS fur Alison and Vic
! let, gray haired couple, each hsv:ug numbered
more than fifty yearS They brought but $2a50
apiece.
now rifEr WE'RE TREATED IN SAVANNAH,
| The negroes were brought to svannah in
| smali lo1s, EJ mapT ar time rs could be conFe-
nientl5 taken care ot, the last Of them reaching
| the city the Friday betnre the fatc. They were
| consigned to the care Of Mr. ]. Bryan, Auction
| eer and Negro Broker. who wss to feed and keep
| them ia condition unit! disposed oil. 1mmedl
alel, cr taei2 arrival they We're taken to the
! race course, and there quartered in the sheds
| erected for the accommodation Of the horses and
| carriages ot gentlemen attending the races.
| Into these sheds they we're huddled peli NEIL.
without any more attention to their comfort than
WIS necessary to prevent theis becoming i'll and
unstable Each "famslY" had one or more
boxes or bundles, in which were slowed such
| ecanty artlctea OF their clothing as we're not
brought into Immediate requisitton, and their
tin dishes and gourds for their food and drink.
In these sheds we're the chattels hudded TO-
ge:her Oh the 1,or, there being M sign Of bench
OF table. They eat and slept on the bare boards,
their food being rice and beans. With ocoasion.
ally bit Of bacon and corn bread. Their huge
bundles were scattered over the aoor, mud
thereon the slaves sat or reclined. when not
restlessly moving about, or gathered into sor,
rowful groups, discussing the chances Of their
future fa.e. On the faces Of all WAS TN express
ion Of heavy grief; SONS appeared to be re-
signed to the hard stroke Of fortune that had
torn them from their homes, and were sedly
trying 10 mako the best Of it; Soma sat brood
resting On their hsuds, their eyes staring va
cantly, and their bodies rocking TO and fro
with rea.less mutton that vas never stil!ed
| few wept-the place Wss too public and the
drivers too near, though nome occasionally
turned aside to give vsy to few quiet tears.
Tpe slAvcs remained At the race couese, some 0
lhem more than week. aud all Of them for fou
days before the sale. They we're brought in thu
| early that buyers Who desired to inspect then
might enjoy that privilege. although none Of then
| vera sud at private sale. For these preliminar,
| days their shed was constantly visited By speeu
lators. The negroes nert examined with as LITTLE
consideration a. il they had been brutes iudsed
the buyers pulling their mou'hs open to see theil
| teeth, pnching their limbs to hnd how muscular
they were, Talkiag them up and down TO d-tec
| asy signs Of laueness, making then etoop ant
bend in different ways that they might be certain
there Was no concealed rupture or wound AMI
in addition to all this treatment. asking then
scores Of questions relative to their qualification
aud Accomplishments. AL these Aamiatsn
| were submitted to without mnrnur, and 10 SOM
instances with good natured cueertulness-wher
the elase liked the appearance Of the propsse'
buyer. and ianclcd that be might prove kia'
mas'Tt"
The following curioas1y rad scene ia the tyrs o
| score OF Others that were enacted:
Elisha" cbattcl Nc. in the Catalogue, ha
taken 4 fancy to = benevolent looking, middle
aged gentleman, rho WAS inspecting the stock
aud thus used his powers Of persuasion 10 iaduc
The benevolent man to purchase him, with hi
wife, boy md Eirl, Molly, ls'ael and Sayauda
c|!attels Nos. 8, aud s. The earnsstnsss viii
which the poor fellow pressed his suit, knowing
as be did, 1bss perhaps the happiness of his who
life depended On his succsss, was interesting. an
! the arguments he 1sed were most pathetic. H
; | made no appeal to the feelings Of the buyer b
fested no hope on bis charity and kindness. bu
only strose 10 show how we'll worth his dollar
were the bons and blood he was eutreating him t
by yy7oox NJ no x..,r, r, .zo rr,n, 1;ce o,an,er
and you won't find better man den nc no bet
ter on de whole plantation not Bit old yet; d
tie; letter buy me. Aas'r; l'se be good servant
AAs'r. Molly, too, my wife. "a, fus rate rlc
hand; mos as good as me. stan' out yer, Molly
and let the gcni1 seer
Molly advances with her hands crossed on be
bosom, aud makes 4 quiet short curtsy, an
stands mntc, looking appealin.ly to the benevo
lent mans facs. But Elisha talks all the faster.
"6now mas'r yer arm, Molly-good arm da
= maa'r-she do heap Of work mo- with dat MI
Jet Let gosd mes'f sec yer teeth MollJ-see ia
mss'r, teeth all reg'a all Eood-sbs'm young g.
Jet. Come cut ser 1Arael, walk aronn' an lettt
genlm'n see how sprJ you b.
Then, pointing 10 the thee year old Gi1l wl
stood with het chubby hand 10 hst moutn, holt
ing on 10 her mothers dreas, and uncertain whs
to make af the strange scens.
Little VaEdy'a only chile jet; make pE!zz
gal by.apd.by"-ond so on. Better buy q
, mas'r, we'n fus' rate bargain"-and 20 On. B.
the benevolent gentleman found where be coal
drive closer bargain, End 50 bought somebod
eise.
Similar sc&nes were tranaattng all the while G
every side-parents pralslnS the strength AZ
cIeyefuegs Of their chlldseu ,tnd showing OF eyel
muscle and siuew to the very hest advantage, \
with the excusable pride Of other parents, but
make them the mora desirable IN tbs eyes Of tt
man huyer aud, on the other hand, children e,
| cuxng and mitigating The ago and inability Of p
, reuta, HAT they might be more marketable, III
fall, Ii possible, into kind hands.
The sentiment Of the sulimned char4 cterist
dialogue was haard mere than once repeated.
y "Well, Colonel, / seen you looking af,4rp
shoemaker Bill, Sally. Going to bur her 7"
"WeIl, Msj,r, think not. Sally'a goo
big, stripping gI, And can do heap o'worI
hut ta five years since abe had any childre
SM DOM 6re1din9, I rteto1."
In the intarvaia of mora xntifa labor thu d]