New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-31

unfit to trusted with despotic power over nnpro
tected and dcIeBscless wards. for whom 40 e OF kn
drcj or OF Ike social condition. is partial guarantee
OF e rod treatment.
fhs donlt can only be resolved by n careful exarni
nat on Of all The fence he iOnnd IN the books q"
tray lers in r zilfur here ana tleIe, ~ the news
papers of the day an cccssona paragraph gives one
The hint thi oil Is not that cutters IN ire Ewr
For elampe. read Two paragraphs that follow.
both from Trustworthy sources;
* drpa,ton from the Rriiish add Foreign Auiisav~ry
sooir' London waited on -rnor Andsas ID 'lHen 70
TIE senior has been .ee'rHrJ Of ne ttiz'a a.,
year and thea cnars-d WIN the snptu'"nu s,e
Of the Brsz in Consulate H. iod the reputation loot ne
Emperor hui.rf ard all bis MnrTs anh all 70, taI Jan
poop believe that II |, duty q humanty TO sbo'h HV
ny ean assure You he 'ad mar no GUY p,' e
fsrof, bat hi v.rnn n' ~ r.sl',i., ahu ,'ef . v
The FEELINGS Of humfniiy ink inat II j. ho o"y
abolish .svcry And sill ssan " The up'efnnen, An
people Of Brazil think II u h" dn'y an IN Interest Is
Boston Daily Advertiser.
with this
% shs on the eol Of Novrn,5cr .lrve -h Of -
Of cn,n fore the Cei Of P.ic' IN c"i'eqrner
OF hori5 nsagc bv her nf-irf She l. dr-cf,o,u ., ~.
her r', i's'cn,d to Il SECURED o. aIusi n'A
ch h4s cirr,d for ~ yetrs llci sues UNI
accord decarau,ns, With red h ion and nri ln
with d,wkry. She W. asin RENTED 20 'ne '
Br ziiu law FREE. VINO have been grossly mAeaed
by their owner
y and other Ike testimony Induced us 10 inves.
tisalr the character uf slavery IN Been. ,--....
A sDeeili Examination u almost every inp'it'ht
hook of travel ,nd o. reference Brazil tnnt has been
pubshed 10 France Elgl,nd aud Ame'ici curing tne
.t two centuries care fnl study al 'ycry passage
tia; relates to SLAVERY, directly or indirectly III ihs
Volumes of the great public lhr res of si"nhhs lei
Us 10 believe IN the fist place, that Sl1'cY III We
ufberD upre has Undergone ltie or u" chang" Tor
two rrr tnrs past: iunt nuvug uf any impJrt1tc'
has been d,ge 10 amclicric s acknowledged a'd IN
evtnble evils and in the next place. that whether wo
regard ID. IL anercs thr wne man or TIE negro te
n,utcr ar The poor white lis social 0r us moral nsrccts,
II is entitled to no prominence whaev In point 81 hn'
manity. oycr ihe system which the wa Tor the mon
rnle out e existence II II is niidcr than The "i
South CaroHDG Louisiana Saver, It is not mi.dsr
tam The Missouri ~ the Norh Carolist system.
V.-FRrY YEARS AGO.
nsl7l Henry Kosi- r'has enabled Us 10 know slavery
es i, IN Brazil, hnlf century ago more pcfcc'y
than anv more modern writer hns ennhl~i rs TO Know
slavery is to-day. k'sier was freud ~ -out'ry
WHOM he dedcatrs his hook lie is drsoriOrd ny his
cote p,rnrv reviewers ssa thoroughbred pllnier'
he raates WITHOUT rry feeling of cont lii0n. That he
bought worked and punished slaves. but his fairnes
treniins al sulj cs th1t rll ndrr his icr' o. te
his nccouuts 10 credit. He treats Of negroes ihci9eht
ally In his Fl st Va umc here and there Hs incidents
came under his observation; bur In h- second ynum"
he deyotes long chi pier specially t. Slavery N bF"z
His staten the starp 90 9'Ii3rt canio "ud
ere confirmed w paris by alrOst evrrs 0nth"r that
have consulted, even by such wri'rrs as Gardner,
Who was q partisan Of olass. lose trans wh'oh
other nuihns do not noiicc. huNe been ucvelnpri ~
southern Snvcrv mud describe by Mr.. Christie ~
Distinguishing tie Br,ziian system Of to-Cn,.
Wcwil, therefore. give somewhat extended synopsis
Of Mr. Roster p tr-tin"Hv.
VI-LECRTR ~ BRAZIL.
Mr. Roster drsrriu-s hON pi n 1'i ION 'enanied ~
Brazilian slaves wa brought into sull'ciion hY fof
ugues~ driver More than one steward o. driver. hHd
been sill Il by these negroes. ana hr soT" ii1r tiry
remained without any pIson T. quiet eni nv st'l
they did not leave TIE place. When thih.s hsn g"hr
on IN this mnnurr f,r some Tine native of Portugal
presented himself h the proprietor Of the e'aie aod
offered ~ take charge ~ IL 4 he would allow MN
salary 81 about s2jO anomaly. which vas an rho nous
stipend. and II De- would niO siEn IN 'rrcmeht by
,rhf sNuul lHtfUp uulStDe To- fNf Slaves
who might be killed IN rcductg toe remainder to "be'
dence. The CO tract N7s nndc nna %" Portuguese
with n guide aud two frgBGs-all amply PROVIDED vita
firearms afd nn uuniIOnset ont Tor o." estate n1d
took W thrir lodgings 10 the prncipd honse In tie
morning discovering tho iuicnt"rs u these ne'
cuuer- severfl ~ tho fccTUef Grs"iIhi"n u hiNe
dtsuce D. front ~ the house. Tie Now steward came
To tie uu rHed, and. ~ n nothing q hnrp'ned.
called 10 4 te Fngle fdefs II he negroes ~ hhre
he mGn ndgauc, irum the Ffoup hni icilsrd ~ conc
nearer Without word the steward s"izrd loaded
nusErt W. ich 10 bad concealed nelr by. aud hot
down tie nero lie called anoitor II Ne mon, who
en- Viva d. and he " u u, hned H'o the go
OF slave. "Slc1.' ra,sihe author. such wss thr
effect # this summary manner 4 proceeding n b.
ortgo dlys ~ was que' ana west on smootnly-a
Few Only ~ tie s.tyc ahsc Nudiic.
Wilson's OF RUNAWAY SLAyEs.
Mr X ster r,l1i'st iuciaeut. Of rnoaWuy slaves.
both Of which Illustrate. not tie character Of slavery
only hut tie rfsafer social freedom az that iGo
ycd hg The free coord people u Bfaxl over tie same
class at persois IN ihc United states. Indeed IN this
respec, the position 81 The coorei people ~ Brazil Is
pre- nineniy preferable 10 those 81 tie UDiol States
Bot this Ia a matter. Do. ~ laws. bit 81 race.
alatio slave ran nway from his muster, and In the
course of years became wealthy man, By the p.rclase
q lands which were oyrrrnn win cattle lie hid. on
occasion. collected In pens great numbers OF oxen
which be- arranging with bis befdsmcn 10 dispatch
to different parts for sale stranger travelling alone.
came 10 him and md that be y shed "a have pri
vaie conversation. After a litie time they retired.
he owner Of the estate said TO the stranger thank
you ,r not mentioning the connection between n willie
nv people were present" lhe stranger was bis
ter who Lad fallen int DISTRESSED circumstances ard
had now made this VISIT ~ hopes Il obtnning soine
rae FROM him. lie said that he would be grateful for
anything th,t his slave chose 10 give u him. \, Ia
was in his Old slaves power. who might have Killed
him at once. heidi not TANK 81 retaining him Tie
slave gave his several hdndred oxen. and sent
ma n % drive them 10 market for hin.
The next picture Il not - pleasant;
A negro aud his wife had escaped from slavery and
their master had received any idngh OF them for
"a or II wears. He supposed that both Of them were
dead. Bot there arrived at his door IN Eecife
number Of edPitaIs de-camPo with several persons IN
custody. The master sool recognized his negro and
negroes, and he told that the five young persons
who with them were their children. and his
slaves. These poOr creatures had been brought up
until this period of their lives with the idea tbit they
were free aud thus young OF 10 and his sister of
IA Of age at this season OF Joy and gadness
to commence a life Of misery" The master seized
them. imprisoned them and sold them all to MAran'
ham.
Maranham is TO the Pernambuco what Louisiana
10 the Virginia nerro-their terror " Hotbing says
our author, nothing tends much 20 keep slave IN
awe as the threat Of sending him TO Maranham Or
Para
VnI.-FEUDALIsM AND PLANTATION MANNERS.
Kcster from his eXrerictce. testified that great
planters exercised feudal powers He had great power
hIs slaves onv but over free persons OF
lower rank He incidentally gives ono Illustration of
the effects Of this irresponsible authority. One evening
n Young man OF color preparing Ia carry home bis
marketing, when Of these lords 81 the plantation
rode up. When be came near tho mulato he struck
him with his cane. and cried ont Why don't you take
off your hat when = white nau appears,'
Thus far, the incident might have happened In any
Southern State bnt not the conclusion ~ IT, The mu-
atto drew hs knife and shsathed IL in the groin of his