The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-03
The Case OF the Alleged Slave Yacht
Wanderer,
from the Savannah Republican,
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Pursuant To adjournment, the Court assembled this
SSe s
sbeginning 70 give very different aspect 70 the II
was at first thought 70 be farce mere form Of law To
without the exposure Of anything OF unpleasant
ture. Such believe was tho general impression. Mat
yesterday BY Judge Henry will doubtless give an addi
tonal impetus TO the District Attorney Ganahl y
intends 70 make chds play Of the matter
He has full powers from the government 10 all legal
TO bring the prosecution TO successful issue,
while the energy and ability displayed by him and his
associate Judge Jackson show that the interests Of the
public could not have been in.rusted TO safer hands,
Upon opening the number OF witnesses appeared,
Of whom the following were sworn
James Cubb sworn-The District Attorney asked this
witness what his occupation was, which he decin
answer, alleging that it would crminate himself ulre
Henry told the witness that he must the que lon
and allowed him five minutes consideration tho
end Of that time witness stir refused when the re
committed him fer contempt Of court and ordered him 70
be confined 10 jail until he did answer.
Captain Hillary B. Fraser sworn-Am commander O.
the steamboat Augusta belonging TO the Iron Steamboat
Company about the 10Th 18th instant carried up
number Of negroes about l70 they taken board
from the Carolina shore, about fifteen sixteen miles
above Savannah; was ordered TO 70 for them by the
agent he did not tell me where would find them nor
wherea should Stop saw gang OF negroes on the shore
which induced me TO sop; in gong up was hailed by
miles from here and sent small boat for them and
brought them on board; the negroes when were
in charge Of whfte man, who came aboard with
them hailed by this man; after the negroes
taken on board the parties who up from VI
POtterS place, requested witness them back
his boat they had expected boat there carry them
back, but were disappointed; witness carried his boat
back and after landing them proceeded towards Augusta
the negroes remained In charge Of white board
who attended 10 them and fed the they all landed
except one boy about two miles below Augusta, the
Carolina side n was at wood yard about half mile be-
low Horse creek; the bow who remained on board was
sent to witness house, did put him exhibition,
but good many people 10 HIM out OF curiosity
witness supposed, because IL thought he
African; witness believed him 10 be African; many
people came to him that witness sent for the who
left him in charge 70 take him away, which done;
the boy of the lot carried up the rivers all
Of them were similar in appearance did not hear them
speak English, though heard them talking Often
The witness then dismissed for the present. No
examination
Captain Luke Christie swornRuns a towboat, called
the lamar at present Carried her to Brunswick the first
time about the LIST or I'd instant. Declined TO
swer where he went to from Brunswick, as it would
criminatchimself.
District Attorney Ganah requested the Court to instruct
the prisoner to what would crminate him. He knew
from the high character Of Captain Christie that he would
not beelgaged in dsreptable transaction, and that he
was Under misapprehenson The fact OF his transport
ing the negroes for hire inland not criminal The
vigor with which it his intention carry the pro-
secution Of every one, either nearly or remotely con-
mentsnd efforts should be spared TO sr the matter
thoroughly No position should be shield, but high and
low would be alike brought before that bar, and in his
power brought TO punishment.
Judge Henry adjourned the for the purpose of
consulting authorities the subject and will deliver his
opinion this morning, when the will be continued
THE SLAVE TRADE.
ifFrom the Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser, Dec o.
We learn from private that subpGnas have been
served upon several planters in Georgia suspected Of
having purchased portions recently landed cargo
the yacht Wanderer These gentlemen to appear at
Savannah as witnesses on the trial Of the crew of the s
We hope that the affair will be rgidy investigated,
and that all those who may prove TO be directly engaged
in the landing Of the Africans may meet with the punish
ment due 10 their Efracton Of the law. We canddly
confess that when the revival of the African trade
was sgitnted, indisposed to condemn the
measure with the severity to which we now believe the
scheme to be Justly entitled. Smarng under Of
Northern injustice and viewing with mournfu feelings
She unequal struggle between handful OF Southern heroes
and the hordes OF Northern marauders upon the plains
Kansas, were at first disposed to give favorable
ederaon to any scheme that promised relief from the
numerical nferorty under which VIC labor in contendng
with the free soil hosts Since them q mature and
the revival Of the African slave trade would be death
blow TO the vital interests Of the South We oppose upon
grounds of humanity as well policy Not the humanity
Summers Of the North Not the humanity that the
tender hearts Of very many OF Southern citizens
upon motives Of human that we derive from careful
consideration of the very foundation Of the proposed traffic
from knowledge Of tho means that must necessarily be
employed in obtaining the negroes that to be dep0rted
to shores There few Of readers that have
had occasion TO view with plying eye the inevitable
separation of the slave mother and son. nay the hus
band and wife. Happily such are Of rare occur
renee, but still occasionally to be bewailed. 1t is
Of the gores and blessings of our system of labor that
these sunderngs of the bonds of natural affection are less
frequent in the South than perhaps in any other por
ton OF the globe For ono slave family that is thus
rudey dsmembered hundreds of the poorer classes
the North forced by bitter necessities separate
and 60 forth singly to combat the demon Of hunger
and nakedness. Family separation Is grievous thing
when restrained by the kndest and wsest laws that
protected the aborer But what would readers
think Of the ,, Of whole town BY its neghho,s
they think of the alliance of three counties Of State
for the purpose of warning upon and conquerng fourth
county for the sake o. gain? And yet Is by bloodshed
and fire and rapne that the slave ships of Africa be
filed. The aborgnes ct the Guinea are nc: class
civilized and already scrvitude. They are net aware
blessings f0rtu rae
when made slaves OF superior order Of beings. They
aware that the white sailors on the coast will pay
large for every sound African and each chief is at
all times ready to march upon his neghbor TO and
destroy the desperate resistance of the nf
rated brutal fellow negro, TO kill hundreds in the
deavor capture Dozen and all for the purpose Of fur
nishing cargo for the slave Ship That would be bet
ter if every African had a Southern master we all
admit: better for him in this world and the next
But that is usfabe TO encourage the murder of one
hundred Africans in the endeavor to bring dozen of
them under masters care, is absurd and thurman
idea. The advocates OF the slave trade that to
bring cargo of Africans from Congo is precisely the same
as to bring the same number from Virginia And vet in
bringing negroes from Virginia transfer ther from
the hands of one kind master to those Of another while
in the other case we encourage the destruction Of three
human beings for the gain of the services OF One
rational, wise, humane and legal barter the other is
murder.
We not willing to encourage bloodshed, even among
british savagcs, for the aggrandzement Of few ship
We not willing that those cruetcs that we
have enumerated should be carried on in the of the
South and for the osensbe benefit of Southern interests
In the Of Southern civilization and enlightenment
protest against the slave trade and its concomant
horrors In the of fourshng, prosperous and all
powerful Southern confederacy Of States denounce
scheme that is faught with every mischief that can de-
grade and weaken nation.
Letter from Hon. John A. Tuclxer-TIls Death.
From the Columbus (Ga) Times.l
We give below letter from the Hon. John A. Tucker
which found the table in his at the time of
his DEATH directed to Of the editors Of this paper
Written for publication we do not feel at liberty TO with
hold II.
II will be read with interest by those who knew It's
authorhis big heart, his generous impulses his marked
ability, his noble nature his many virtues They will
shed tear of sorrow over his new made grave, and
cherish in their hearts his memory. But the letter
DAWSON, Ga, Dec. 16, 1858.
To p Fl. CoIorrTT, Editor Columbus Tirses:-
am about TO do thing which have had In contem
paton since 1S4svz TO rid the world OF me- and TO rid
myself OF existence useless me and dcrognory TO
others. And, Mr. Editor how dare you or any of your
readers say, IL s weak wrong unmanly perform
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