The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-12

row we expect siavos. 0lst Fair
weather no trade yet We see each
night towns burning, but we hear ibe
Sestro men are many Of them killed nv
The inland negroes, 80 that We fear 'his
wal will prove unsuccessful The ri OF
January. Last night we saw a prUdis-
ious fire break ont about eleven o'clock ;
and this morning see the town Of Ses'rO
burnt down 10 the ground OF contained
some hundreds Of houses) 50 that we find
their enemies are TOO hard for them AZ
present, consequently our trade spoiled
here therefore about eleven o'clock we
weighed anchor.
Extract from the %jOuroal ot a sur.
peon who went in a vessel from New
York. "Being on the coast, the command
or of the vessel seuta person, accorqing
to custom, on shore with a present 20 the
king, TO let him know they wanted a
cargo Of slaves. The king promised TO
furnish them aud in order TO do IL, set
out TO go to war with his enemies, de-
signing TO surprise some town aud take
all the people prisoners sometime after
the king sent them word, be bad not vet
met with the desired success; having
been twice repulsed in attempting TO
break up two towns but that be still
hoped TO procure a number Of slaves for
them; and in this design be persisted til
he met bis enemies 10 the field, when a
battle was fought which lasted three
days, during which time the engagement
was so bloody that faur thousand aud five
hundred men were slain on the spot.
Think what a sight it was to sec. the
widows.w eeping over their lost husbands,
orphans deploring tho loss Of their faith
ers sc" Sometimes the bloodhounds
arm themselves, and lie concealed
through the day, that they may surprise
the TO in the night. Some are ap.
pointed to guard the door Of the house,
others TO watch the windows, and others
to despoil the hut of its u~noifending in.
habitante. When every hut of a village
is marked out and assigned TO its pilla-
gers and murderers the attack is made.
The father fights for his innocent babes,
the husband for his wife, aud the sons
for the parents and sisters until one
third, One-half, and ever two.thiTds are
massacred in order TO secure the remain
der. My God what account shall legis-
latures have 70 render at the flaming
DhT u Ouuy W lO HdNt duNlOliEtu bhtu u
traffic by law? Will it be said if there
was law for it, il was right This is
often said as a justiiable reason tor con
t%inuing them in slavery q,
But the barbarity does not cease here.
When they are got, they are huddled up
ia prisons from thence brought out incom'
panies "and that naked, both men and
"women without the least distinction or
"modesty, TO be examined, those which
care approved as good are set on one side,
'in the meantime a burning iron with
"the name of the company, lies in the
sire with which ours are marked they
fare sent on board stark naked, as well
"women as men the men being ali put
, sin irons two by two shackled together
80 prevent their mutying or swimming
"ashore. Six or seven hundred are some
shines put on board q vessel whore they
/, die as close together as IL is possible for
"them TO be crowded, and sometimes laid
"two and two chained together, on
shelves on their backs like bales Of goods.
They are 50 depressed and overwhelmed
' with grief, they sometimes leap out OF
! the canoe, boat or ship into the sea and
down themselves. Others starve them
/ selves to death. To prevent which they
/ are brought on The deck, and beat them
, with whips, aud even cut with knives,
swords, &c, that they may leap about,
, and create an appetite. They sometimes
I, attempt to mutiny. To prevent which
the legs and arms OF some are cut off to
Q terrify the rest. "The ringleadtr was
tiled by the two thumbs over the barri-
J "cade dotr, at sunrise received a number
! "of lashes in this situation h~etremsin-
sed till sunset, exposed TO The insults and
"bsrbar.ty Of the brutal crew OF sailors.
'The next morning the miserable sufferer
, "was found dead, ilead from the shout
"der TO the waist, and in one vessel no
'less than three hundred and twenty
/ "died."* Aud in this way we have OBJ
tanned slaves? There is not a reader OF
sentiment, but feels indignation rise al
the incarnate tiends who carry on this
traffic. But in the sight OF God how
4 much better. is the receiver of stolen
goods than the thief? 'He that ~steaIeth
. a man and selleth him, or if he be found
i in his hand, he shall surely be put Il
: death :" Exc. 81; 16. This curse, how.
a ever long it may slumber, will sooner o.
a later be executed by the judgment o
a God on those nations who are guilty o
/ the crime. Is,
\ Let the cnaste matroh, and the modes.
7. virgin look on'the maid who serves at Tn,
table and reflect, that before they coulc
Z possess her every principle Of modesty
! truth, Justice, humanity and religion
was violated. Let the christian, let ihl
: republican look on the slave who drudgeI
in the field and have the same reelection
and let all orders Of society, be reused t
: exert their influence, TO get our land freeC
! from this God offending evil. And yor
a who are the ambassadors of the Prince
= Of Peace, and the defenders and advo.
a Gates Of this holy religion cleanse you
hands of this canning sin. Lift NJ
. your voice like a trumpet against it, les
The blood Of souls be found in you
I skirts, What ARE you doing TO avert tn,
storm Of divine wrath that impends owe.
our land for this crime Does your ex
ample hold up a testimony against it
Does your warning voice depict the tur.
| pitude Of the crime ?
. would not have Il slave 70 TN my ground,
q Io carry PIE, 60 famine while l sleep,
Auh tu.mbls wleu Z wake, for all the wealth
. That siues boushtand syld have ever earnd,
' q q .
q o
had n,uch rather be myself the slave.
What can we think Of the lamenta.
\ lions of those people who ar
: friends TO slavery and those Legislatures