New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-15
MYSTERIES OF A SHAMBLE.

n ,-.o,o mr. the unfthomable Mysteries Of Udoipho,
,h e,tho, ~ which MA is ell Known dined daily on
raw meats of fierce animals in order that their work
should be sufficiently exciting to boys couched IN cor
pers Us aforesad-snce then, 70 begin AGAIN have
had no similar experience until this day when have
hen ,oriny over hundred or more letters that ere
fo,nd in that slaye-shamile which WAS broken up II
Alexandra and whote ring and chain torn ont OF the
dungeon are row--blessed symbolism the hands OF d.
W. Beecher. who exhibits the same 10 bis friends.
These letters are indeed graphic. have reed all Of
IL. d. RusseIls letters about the sunny South and
Slavery, but 90 not feel that they are 70 descriptive
ga these letters and bills of sale found in NJ. Rep
rart's slaye-pen at Alexandria. mean TO give you
some specimens, just they come TO band Bot lrst
L., ue SAY, these letters, which were secured W n
friend of mine from TIE floor Of the sbanble where
they Law in huge pile, through date from 1885 10
1857. They show a consistent and definite trade be-
tween Maryland and Virginia and the Cotton States
This Office had agents all through Maryiai d ana VIZ
GINA whose foe occupation II was 10 20 around ana
harvest the annual crop OF negroes, which, having
grown enonghior service and not needed ON the
farms here they born, barganed for by the
itinerant agents Of the trade. Into the far South
60 all the young and rising generations Of slaves.
We hear it constantly stated by the gIossers over Of
slavery thst public opinion in the South is opposed TO
the separation of families and that snch Separations
are extremely rare. Now. there IN scarce, paper
found 10 this shabe thai does not bear witnes that
such is the contsJ, the normal usage OF slaves 10
Maryland and Virginia. Nay, more, the highest names
Of the highest ana weallLest families Of those Sslier
are here found traicking for Louisiana and Geoigis
Young men and women who have grown up, rais.d
IN their houses" they occasionally say but who are
superfuou. 70 them here are such nance as the
Worhngtoos and Talbois Of Maryland, and the Car
tern aid Baxters Of Virginn.
No. il from Nr. Bacon TAFT, who seems % repre-
sent the higher branches OF the bus Richmond
Va. After giving account Of certain sales, Mr.. Tan
gives the following seni-commercial semi-phil0eophi
cal Observations: "Mr. Boulder complains . good deal
about the negroes be has FOR sale, aud acknowledge
that be has sufficient eaute. II all ia all
wretehed lot OF negroes when ] saw them, and Il
perhaps false in for advising the sale here cf AZ
least Of them. | assure you, Captuiu. that in
ferior negroes cheap for the La. mari ct.
Trash and defective permanently profitable
They very frequently so!d at profit for the lime
being, yet the sales often recoi upon tie vendor,
with dctriment more than oounte. balancing such
profit" We do not End that this BaconiAn reflection
infIineed at all uron the business In which Mr. TAFT
was then engaged.
In No we have line which gives neat picture Of
Mr. Boulder, alluded to complaining in tie last letter.
This gentleman writes from New-0rieans mt which
point he holds the garner into which tbs bayesngs Of
the Northern slaves brought, before obstruction
into patrarcl al plantations. You ask, says this
glorious gentleman, writing to Kephsrt the Alexan-
dran you ask for information about little boys and
girls"-kindheSried, aiectionate Kephart how chill $
hood seems TO call bis proioundcs interest Boudor
replies "Al can say is that they are always ready
sale but they mn.t be purchased right they do
pay much profit" Can any one tell us how little boys
and girls may be purchased "nghti"
Nos. g. 4, and interest us in a certain sensation girl
whose disposal variety Of speeun,ions
Oh the part Of Mcss. Brasbear, Kephsr and Suns. all
of "tte profession" This girl, learn from No. g.
IL named Dlcena Dulceboso and instead Of being the
dulcet being her name would imply, size is termed 81
hard Gaze" and bard one" About year after,
find some more notes about her which by means
dulcet notes No. A. Of these latter mentions her
thus 81 suppose thst big price for the great Dnlcena
has not been obtained, and my private opinion is
never will be. White people, Il is sigbingy added,
won't sell in modern timos it would do in days Of
yore." We have an idea that Dulcens ID. did not
prove entirely raetable among these elegant gentle
men, for 10 No. 5, written months aftsrward,
read: 1 hope Hardin will put jG-pound weight
! around the Dulcena Dacebosos neck and enk her in
! the Mississippi River before she may get 10
Natchez" 1t IL Bresbaer, professional Of Nsichcz,
who expresses himself TINS piously.
4 No. 6 furnishes us the following extracts: The
woman Leaply bought Of Mr.. Thomas cold to
Creole at SOS pay able the LIST of April with per
| cent interest and hold mortgage on her that was
| good sale she was dam rifn." 81 have some tight
cases on hand Jimy Leaply for instance the double
head boy also heard from IIarbin Yesterday say
ing be still had Duleena Dulceboso hand yet and
am inclined to believe will for some time. Ware
talks Of coming by to you this Spring he is whole
soul chap and the dandest wing you ever saw"
No. gives US an affecting view Of what constiutts
real human affection 10 acme minds. A New-Oreale
trader writes: :" The next thing Is the gre Csrolins
Brown.r tits cannot blame you for. size a NO.
looking aegro. she been returned and her mater
claims OF mother negro in Der place or 500. abe
It appears has fts mistake about IL If the man in.
sists shs have 10 pay him the 500 for il be sues
shall he the loser this you see trouble in fact
''The blacksmith 10 not sold yet"
No 2 is from Mr. 8. Grndy of Richmond, and in
forms us that " tlere Is activity in the market
now Tor young negroes ana they very scarce. nave
sold many negroes lately that there Is not now on'
girl in Jail but what is grown aud only two boysds
send me some young ncgroes.--ro-day Rachel Loct'
hart is sold az So 90 This ia the beat oierwe have
had since she sck affecting Der eyes % that she
had to be blstered on the back Of tie neck-and MI
TAFT said had better let her go. Sophia is LAID up
again.
In No. 9 Mr.. Robert Windsor Of Alexandria IL
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