The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-04
A German View OF southern Emi
sEatiOn-

Cincinnati is q dangerous locality fo
the sgents of the Southern aristOcracy,
who, IN New York and other seaporss
lie in wait for the arrival of green
Germans, in order TO entrap sWindle,
and sell them as slaves 70 the Southern
cotton lords New York is, of cOurse
the chief rendezvous OF these agents
who, in the days of the pro-slavery
regime, followed the calling of runners
negro dealers, auctiOnecrs of human
flesh in the msrket-places of the
Southern cities, and importers Of hu.
man cattle from Africs. Being thus
familiar with, and addicted to, this
amisblo vocation, that brought them
large profits, and raised them to ''gen-
uemen," they cannot well forsake it,
and, SIS the dusky skin Of the African
does no longer afford any good chences,
they devote their humane attention 70
the green Germans. But, as of OF
they we're not unfrequently foiled ia
their philanthropic schemes by the
German element of the Cincinnati
Abolitionists so they find it vet an
impeachment to their humane "emigra-
eiOA Jldnos
A case in which some newly arrived
German immigrants were saved from
slavery and fraud, in the South, oc-
CURED here yesterday. The agent of
the German Immigration Society in
this city was informed that train
loaded with "green" German imuai-
grants, sold for two years to Southern
planters, had arrived here from New
York, and the white slaves had been
placed on board steamer to convey
them to Tennessee. The agent imme-
diately informed the lawyers, George
Lindeman and j. j. Gasser, and other
Germans of this city. A writ of re-
pleVin was at once issued by Squire
Renau, and constable John Borrshle.
gel, Mr.. Lindrer, Mr.. Hildebrandt, and |
several other German citizens, proceed |
ed 10 the landing and escorted some |
forty of the sold Germans, with their |
wives and children, in procession to the |
office of Squire Renau, on Vine street |
These Germans had, Immediately
upon their arrival at Castle Garden, in
New York, been sought out by a GER
tsin Sweede, who acted as an interpre-
ter, served as an officer in the rebel
army during the war, and nov acts rs
an agent and escorter of the immi-
grants, sold into slavery, on their pas
sage South. He conducted them to the
office of Harris q Ashby, where they
were told that after two years labor in
the cotton fields, they were to receive
$3.50, and then forced to sign their
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and the nature and purport of which,
being English, they, of course did not
A German Minister, by
the name of Rev. Robert Newman, hap
pened to be in Castle Garden at the
time, having just married an immigra-
ted couple. He protested vehemently 4
against this entrapping and selling OF
the immigrants, but his remonstrances
we're not needed, and the slaves were
into an emigrant train and
taken Off
We have seen several business cards
Of the firm, Harris a Ashby. They run
IS follows:
! "Alex. w. Harris, late of Nashville,
Tenn; Henry W. Ashby, late of East
Tennessee, Commission Merchants and |
Southern Emigration Agents, Nos. 40
md 40 Broadway. and So New street,
New York, will furnish Foreign White
Labor to Planters, Manufacturers, and
Mining Companies in the Southern
States, &c.
The enslsved emigrsnts were shipped
rom New York to this place, and during
he two days trip did not receive as
much as a morsel to est. The beneyo-
ent Squire William Rensu and his
lext door neighbor, }. HnnzeickeT,
RECALLED the hungry new
,omers with food and beer, and then
he green" ones delivered from slavery 9
we're quartered in the engine house,
,orner of Fourteenth and Race streets,
where q supper was provided for them.
IN the same evening several OF the {
.boYe named citizens went down TO {
he landing again, accompanied by
Constable Laessig, and liberated thirty
i've more Germans destined for slave
y. The agent, or oYerseer, of these l
Windled Germans, has in mis- posses
ion the checks of the baggage, and 8
hus several trunks had TO be left on I
he boat
1t appears that almost every day !
deceived emigrants pass through here
IN their way South. The emigration
gent is not always notified when such
of ours, cheated and i'm
'osed upon, arrive here, and the Ger !
mans dwelling near the railroad de- j
,ots and the river are earnestly be
ought to direct their attention to the
greer" ones going southwark, and at
nee take steps for their Liberation,
hat the traffic in human flesh and
lsVery may be checked