The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-08-16

! swayipg old leader, | found il almost i'm
possible for tr1s to make out his mean
ing and the vocal contorions TO which the
simplest words seemed TO subject him was
a study lbat~Sould have amazed phonetic
lecturer. The words were those of an old
song which our soldiers found them sing
ing shortly after the fall of Bay Point:
"Ma-a-assa Fullah siltn on de tree oh life,
Ma-a-assa Fullah sittin on de tree Oh life,
Roll, Jordan, roll.
Ma-a-assa Fnllah siiiin on de tree ob life,
Roll. Jordan, roll.
Ma a-assa Fulah sitin on de tree ob life,
Roo oil, Jordan, roll,
Ro-o-oll, Jordan roll,
Ro-o-Oll, Jordan, roll"
And so on, with repetiions that promised
10 be endless. The grateful negroes had
cherished the memory of DR.. Fuller, who
had abandoned his large legal practice TO
preach TO them; and long after his depart
ure to the North had still kept bis name
green among ihem, by thus associating il
with their ideas of heaven. But as free
dom came, and no DR. Fuller with il, they
gradually forgot their old oenefacior aud
substituted tie name OF the new one. To
them, General Saxton was law, and order,
and right; he secured their plantations
he go! them rations; decided disputes de-
/ Tended privileges, maintained quiet and
was the embodiment of justice and so il
gradually came TO pass that General Sax
by" as, with a ludicrous persistence, they
s,ill call him, took the p!see of "Ma-a-assa
Fuilah" in the song. The presence of :he
good doctor recalled their old love, and
they gave him The first place bu they
could no, depose their latter favorite and
great benefacior and so after intermnable
repel ilions, we came 10 the second stanza :
! 'Gen-e-ul Sa a-axov siGin on de tree ob life,
Gene al Sa a.axby a sillin on de tree 90 liie
Roll, Jordan, roll,
Gen Q ul Sa a-axby a siitin on de tree OBJ life
Roll, Jordan, roll,
Gen-e-ul Sa a-axby a siitn on de tree OBJ life
Ro-o-ol Jordan roll,
Ro-o-oil, Jordan, roll,
Ro coll, Jordan, o-o-oll J"
The palriarchal old African, swaying on
his cane before the congregation, threw The
whole power of his lungs into the harsh
! was given, and then came the great feat of
! the African rece plion to The visitors. Wher-
| ever we had been the negroes appeared to
! know something OF Mr.. Chase. Their ije ~
were very vague, bul hey thought that in
/ some way he was q grea, large friend Of
theirs, who had done something or another
! for them, what they scarcely knew, and
was 10 be held beside "Linkumn in their
esteem. So now with drol look of intel
! ligence toward he crowd, and particularly
toward a group of open-faced, enthusiastic
! young fellows, who seemed TO be The main
! dependence for promptly supplying the
/ volume of sound, The antique leader struck
ont, 10 harsher tones, and more indescriba-
bly, bewideriug difficulties of prOnuncia-
lion than ever:
Me-is-,ah Chea-ase silin on de tree OBJ
life,
Me-is>ta-ah Che-a-se siilin on de tree ob
Roll. Jordan, roll,
/ Me-is-ta-ah Che-a-ase a sitlir on de tree OBJ
Roll, Jordan, roll,
/ Me-is-ta all Che-a-ase sitin on de tree OBJ
lite,
Roll, Jordan, roll,
Roll Jordan, roll,
Ro o,oll, Jordan, 70 o-oll ~
| The chorus was sung with a vehemence
that pierced the ears, and swayed the leaf
/ let's of the live oaks above our heads; while
( picaninnes crowed and their mothers smil-
ed, and there was general hustle in the
| crowd, and all fixed beaming eyes-who
has not admired The deep liquid ox-eye of
The southern negro ?-upon the embarsrass-
ed Chief Jnslice, whoR they were esiab-
fishing, in all his avoirdupos, on the iden-
tical limb where Dr. Fuller and General
"Saxby" were already perched. And then
plain, bald-head, middls-aged black
preacher. who had doubtless a lew years
back been at leas; "a twelve hundred doll
lar nigser." came reverenlly forward and
commenced a prayer The congregation
devnuily bowed their heads, few inter-
rup,ed wiki an occa sioHal "Amen," or
Glory" but the most KEEP, respectful 81
lence. The prayer was simple fnl of rep
etitions, abounding in Scripture language,
not always appropriately used; and on the
whole, was in doubt whether either speak
er or congregation fully understood il all -
Their was no misiaking the sincerity oil the
devotion but it seemed TO be mainly emo
tional ralLer than Intellectual; and might,
therefor well give rise TO inquiries as 10
what effect this abounding religion had on
the mailer of stealing sweet potatoes, or
taking care of their wives and children du-
ring the week
THE PLANTER AMONG HIS SLAVES.
But there was scene that showed how