New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-30
MORE SLAvERs.

Another SLAYER, the g Wiam,r has been can
tnred off the Cuban coast by the United State.
steamer Wyandotte She had on board over five
hundred fricars, who have been carried to Ike,
Vest, and who, added to those already there thai
we're taken from the WiIdfre, make the total num
Der over one thousand. 1t seems that Key West
j Is 70 become the great slave depot of the West
j ern Continent a
We have already alluded to the trouble and per.
paexity which the capture of the Wildfire gave to
the venerable !. Tycoonn of the Union Familiarity
known as Old Buck We have had our saw
concerning the long and lugubrious message
which be transmitted to Congress upon that coca.
sion. Bat the capture OF this other SLAYER the
William, seems to have completely Frustrated
| him. Hewrites message ON the subject of this
last capture not two printed inches In length.
Old Buck evidently feels that he cannot AFFORD to
write long message about each capture, for he
declares that in addition to the two cargoes of
slaves already at Key West, more may be daily
expected!n
Andn this, according to all accounts, he has
made "a prophesy likely to be soon verified Il Il
stated that when the Wildfre left the African
coast mere were fourteen other American vessels
lheIe waiting Tor eargoes Of negroes besides two
spahisn armed steamers, capable Of bringing away
hlteen hundred Africans apiecei If the police Of
me seas exercise ordinary vigilance, at least one
half Of these vessels will be captured. No won.
der, then, That Old Buck, in the extremity Of his
despair and anguish, notifies Congress to make IN
tensive preparations, on account Of more being
daily expected
So it seems that in spite of laws, treaties and a
marine police there greater activity in the slave
trade than ever, and the business is steadily on thu
increase. When sixteen vessels are waiting ar
the coast OF Africa at one time for cargoes of AZ
rean slaves, it would appear that the traffic be.
comes more and more brisk, instead of yielding
either TO the compulsory legislation of the Hon.
Henry Wilson. Of To that enlightened spirit Of the
age OF which we hear So much talk.
We observe ihata Southern member of Congress-
proposed in the House Of Representatives, the
other day, that the Government buy these captured
Africans at Key West. and turn them loose in tie
state OF Massachusetts, where they could all enjoy
the blessings Of that " freedom which prevails
mere 50 much more exte nsiyely than in any other
State Of the Union. But q Massachusetts, member |
10y dately and protested against the propo
sasaen an language Of vehement Indignation and dis
suza. ne was perfectly willing to take half mil!
''oA = 'ne peoples money out Of the Treasury to /
nesfoes back 70 The barbarity Of their
III philanthropy was Of too specu-
.aAss ciafactef 20 consent 70 their introduction
y sle tesaph ana civilization OF his own State.
.1eas are your modern anti.savery enthusiasts in
pis way q mere theoretical philanthropy: but
Rhen Y comes 70 that which i Of practical char
sslsrs shey afe exceedingly scandalized ana
snecAeo. Am'nldab Sleek. in the play Of the
serious Family is it representative of this class
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