The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-24

A score of men opened offices and dealt
in the bodies and souls of men. Among
them were L. Ryan & Son, NJ. NJ. Nc
Bride, j. E. Bowers, j. B. Oaks, j. B.
Baker, Wilbur & Son, on State and Chal.
mers streets.
The brokers in flesh and blood took
good care to be well buttressed They
set up their mart in respectable quarter
with st. Michael's and the guard house,
the registry of deeds and the Sunday
school depository, the court house and the
theological library around them. to uphold
and sustain them, and make their calling
respectable.
Amid these surroundings was the slave
MARIA building with large iron gate
in front, above which in large gilt letters
was the word MART
The iron gate opened into hall about
sixty feet long by twenty broad. fianked
on one side by a long table running the
entire length of the hall, and on the other
by benches. AT the further end door,
opening though brick wall, gave entrance
to Il yard. The door was locked. | tried
my boot heel, but it would not yield.
called freedman to my aid. Unitedly
we took up a great stone. We gave a
blow. Another and the door of the bas-
tile went into splinters. Across the yard
is tour-story brick building, with grated
windows and iron doors-a prison. The
yard is walled by high buildings. He
who entered there left all hope behind. A
small room adjoining the hall was the
place where women were subjected to the
lascivious gaze of brutal men. There
were the steps, up which thousands OF
men, women and children have walked tc
their places on the table, to be knocked
off to the highest bidder The thought
occurred to me that perhaps Governor
Andrew, or Wendell Phillips, or VIM
Lloyd Garrison, or DrS Kirk. Stone, OF
Rev. Mr.. Manning would like to make a
speech from those steps. determined to
secure them. While doing SO, colored
woman came into the hall to see the Yam
KEGS
II was sold there upon that table two
years ago" said she.
'Iou never will be sold again; you are
! free now and forever" | replied
''Thank Gsd. O, the blessed Jesus. he
has heard my prayer; l am so glad, only
| wish | could see nv husband. He wa.
sold at the same time into the country,
and has gone-I don't know where
Thus spake Dinah More.
TIE MESSIAH.
! The cOlorcd people everywhere look
upon the Yankees as their delivererS from
bondage. They speak of their coming a,
the advent of the Messiah, and sometime,
in their extravagant demonstrations of 10,
call the Yankees the individual Messiah
So was introduced to RoSa's mother
Passing along King Street, near the cita
del, met an old negress with basket OF
her arm, a oad-brimmed straw hat OF
her head, wearing brown dress ant
roundabout. She knew that | was ;
Yankee, and made profound courtesy
GLOW do YOU do, aunty," was my
salutatiOn.
so blees de Lord, rse very we'll. tank
you," graSping my hand, and dancing fo1
Joy. - am sixty-ninc years DID, sh,
said, " but feel Us if wa Mt but sixteen.
She broke iuto a chant
Yes long been a-comin',
Yes long been s-comn'.
Yes long been a-comin.
For TO take de land
And now YES s-comin,
And YES a-comin.
And now yes a-comn'.
For 10 rule de land"
This was followed by 'blessing of d.
Lord"
''Then you are glad the Yankees ar
here" said.
60. chile, l can't bress de Lord enough
but doesn't call You Yankees"
"What do you call us -
81 call you Jesus aids, and call yor
head man de Messiah" She burst out in
to rhapsody of halleluiah, THANKSGIVING
and praises, calling lis the agents of Prov
idence. Il can't breSs de Lord enough
and bress you, chile, l can't love yo,
enough for cOmin'," she exclaimed.
"Were you not afraid, aunty, whe1
the shells fell into the town."
She Strengthened up, raised her eyes
and with look of triumphant joy, said
"When MIR. Gilmore fired de big gun
and hear de shell a-rusllin' ober m,
head, say, come dear Jesus. and | fee
nearer to Heaben dan | eber feel before =
WHAT NAY BE DONE.
Charleston has excellent school-houses
which may be opened Immediately for tn
: benefit of every colored child in the city
The time has come to hit caste and ariis
tocracy and secession telling blow. B
opening those school-houses to children
without distinction of color, they woul
be quickly filled.
"Sllall we be allowed to send our chill
dren to school ?" was the inquiry of col
ored woman. "Certainly, l replied
"When will the schools begin ?" was tn
next inquiry. There is abundance {
work for the friends of the freedmen
The field is widening.
HORRIBLE-The Portsmouth Chronic
is informed that a few days since, larg
bull dog confined in house at the mort
) part of that city, seized an infant chill
lying in cradle and tore away one sic
of its face; and before the brute could /
4 secured he nrasned the child hy the throa