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would convey but a mythical explanation
of my doings, [ hardly anticipated so
great an ignorance of this subject as the
being put through q lengthy categorical
inquiry, in order to dissipate the SUSPECT
ons of some Of my friends that I was en-
gagged in impressing slaves.
Let me carry the reader with me in
imagination up into the hill-country of
Dude, where most of my cargo of So
called slaves were taken from, thence on
ward TO Calcutta, where they are shipped
as coolies or l%abourcrs, and across the
seas, until they are disemharked in the
West Indian colonies as Indian immi-
grants.
The agent for the colony that employ
ed my services, had visited Dude, and
selected certain sub-agents, or recruiters
10 collect the number Of feld-hands that
he was required to ship to his particular
island for that year. The recruiters are
seldom, if ever, EnglisI. men, but mostly
Jews, and the lighter shades of half-caste.
Going out into the villages and country
districts, The recruiter tells most glowing
and fabulous tales of the islands TO which
j WtciItS L IIuuGC III bOOIlCS w SOI
dwelling mostly, and that with justice
too, on the 'burra rupee'-plenty of
money to be made there. With hOneyed
words, and a small present or trjfling
sum of money as a buckSheeSh, The recruit
er at length succeeds in securing his
man and when a sufficient number are
collected, he takes them before the pre-
siding magistrate of the district, whose
duty it is 10 explain 10 the coolies what
the engagement is that they are about TO
enter upon. Should any of the recruits
object 10 go, or should it be proved that
they have by any means been compelled
to Join The party against their will, they
are at once set free from their engagement.
The terms Of the contracts-which are,
that they engage to serve the government
of the island to which they are about to
he shipped for a period Of five years, at
the current rate Of wages Of the colony,
and then again to be returned, free of eX-
pense, 10 India-having been fully ex-
planned, and no objections made, the re-
cruiter is at liberty to proceed with his
gang Of men TO the port OF shipment.
The expenses of conveying the coolies
often several hundred miles-down TO
Calcutta are, of course, betrayed by the
recruiter, who adopts the cheapest form
of transit, such as water carriage; but
the agent in Calcutta has to advance the
necessary funds, often without any qua
rantee, and in some Instances becomes vic
timised, One of these, conveying an
amusing incident which arose from an
happiness Of speech Of the presiding ma
gistrate, afford a rare instance of the peo-
pie absconding, after once having en-
gagged to go. The magistrate had assem-
bled the intending emigrants in the court
room, and was explaining to them the
terms of engagement, and that they were
going to dress and hoe sugar-canes in
British Guiana; unfortunately, he sound
ed Guiana Cinema, which, to the native
ear, so much resembled their word for
hell Gehennum), that the body of coolies,
eighty in number, concluded that they
were 0oino IN he sent to some very I'M
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the iungles directly, and away went the
eighty men whom the recruiter had taken
so much trouble to collect, and with them
the money expended in presents and
bringing them thus far on their journey.
Even after the recruiter has reached
Calcutta with his body of men, he is
liable to have them returned on his
hands, should they be found either
mentally or bodily defective +; and, OF
course, in each case the fee per head,
which has risen, owing 10 coolie emigra-
ton, from six to sixteen rupees, is
retained. Then, too, he has to run
the gantlet of competitiOn-recruiting
agents for other colonies trying to seduce
his men away, by telling them hideous
tales. A common ruse by competing
recruiters (and one. that was much
laughed at by the agent who was the
subject of the trivial deformity), was to
tell the coolies that vampires and leeches
were so Numerous in the country they
were going to, that the former ate off
mems heads, and the latter, portions of
their bodies ; in evidence Of which the
recruiter would say you just go and
look at Mr.. So-and-So, ard you'll find
that the lecches have eaten off his thumb
"a mutilation caused by gunshot woond.)
On arrival in Calcutta, the coolies are
lodged and proyisioned in the depot be-
longing to that island 10 which they are
to be forwarded. They remain here for
a few weeks prior to shipment, to recruit
from the long journey, and to be carefully
inspected. Certificates are made out
stating the name, age, district, fathers
name, and bodily marks; the last two
for the purpose Of Identification, since
there are frequently half-a-dozen coolies
of the same name in one ship-load. To
these certificates are appended the sigma
lures of the Protector of EmigrantS-an
officer authorised by the Indian govern
ment to superintend everything connect
ed with their embarkation the agent of
the colony to which they are TO be sent
who has had charge of them since their
arrival ; and that of the surgeon who is
to have the superintendent of them
during the passage. The coolies are
most carefully sifted by two or three
examinations ; and all saho shew any
sickness, or have been sick since arrival
in the depot, or who are IN any way
weak, or who are over forty years of age,
are most scrupulously rejected, since, of
all human cargoes, they are the most
difficult to carry free of mortality.
During the late rice-famine in India, it
was painful to see the rags and poverty
in which these poor people arrived;
handsome figures, both men and women,
but with a shred of calico round them;
and equally pleasant, though at the same
time ludicrous, 10 see the avidity with
which, on the morning before embarka-
ton, they cast their ragged garments,
and invested themselves in a brand-new
eastern suit, the first gift of the humane
superintendent under which they are
placed. Reused early on the morning of
embarkation, the people are marched
from the depot to the coolie moorings,
each man or woman carrying a blanket, a
" - a. .z~~ - IoFnh for
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Total S2S1,345 40

Balance of deposits S 56,351 81
7 new deposit accounts, viz:
2 Military. l Shoemaker.
9 Minors. 1 Various.
l Servant.
81 Withdrawals amounting to $1,38l 3s.
Receivers for Saturday, 18th July 1867.
In CHRISTIANSTED
J. F. Goldberg, Esq, Trustee.
j. K%nuthsen, Esq, Member.
In FREDERIKsTED:
Geo. Walker, Esq, Trustee.
S. Wescott, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
St. Croix, sth July 1867.
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& G p o r 4
OF the Receipt ofDeposits at the st. Croix
SAVINGS BA N k,
On Saturday, 9th July 1867.
ReCeivers:

Receivers:
IN CHRIsTIANSTED
G. Hattensen, Esq, Trustee.
In FREDERIKSTED
W. PEBBLES, Esq, Trustee.
Amount offormer deposits, $28l,o25 Oh
10 deposits of 20 cents each.
% above 20 cts. and under 81.
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81 deposits, OF which
sc in Christiansted amounting
to ....--........$ 147 51}
25 in Frederiksted do. 172 "a
- 500
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MNS. llAlu,HM,s LECTURE. :

MRS. llnrfn'S LECTURE. Mrs. Il.
T.. W. Harper, Of Philadelphia, who has
had con Iurral Z experience and earned
4 valuable reputation as Il lecturer is
now lccturing III our city on topics Of
great practical Importance to our fellow
citizens Just at this crisis. Her grace,
ease and ready uttcrancc imprcsscs and
rivcts the attention Of the lcarcr, and her
thoughts and apt illustrations cannot &il
to convince, and leave aM impression.
We were privileged to hear her ut the
a. NJ, l.. Church on Calhoun ST. on Mon
dly evening Of this week.
Ter subject was "OUK CoUNTRY's $
OPPORTUNITY" The audience was large
and apprcci"tivc. Her scathing rcbukcs
to the time serving caterers among the
%2!!33::22;H; people, who would sell their birth
".nht to their ioTmcr masters for n moss
ofpottagc vas timely and just. aud we
Judge if thorc were any OF the Beverly
NASH school present, their ears must have
tinglrd.
Congress and The Republican Party
we're represented in their true light, rs
tnc only over which had The disposition
o preserve liberty and equality in this
country. The Southern press, was rcbuk-
ed for their low slangHand false state
mcnts concerning the coorcd people, and
then asking them to believe they arc their
'dcH fricndS.
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lingncss to cooperate with them to Sc
cure The mutual rights and permanent
prosperity Of all concerned, The freed
men would bc glad to have their former
masters aid them in swelling the tri-
umphs Of those great principles Of I'M
partial justice and equal rights without
distinction of race or color The plant
rr should not assume TO control the
opinions and votes of his laborcrs more
than The lahorc's the right To control in
these regards the planter. They Should
all enjoy ,hrir prlSonaI rights and act us
in their view duty and the public good
require
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hEVlVAI. INTEREST. The Methodist
rPlscop'l Church in this city, arc enjoy
at the present time very Interest ill.,
s'ale OF religious prosperity. On last
sabbath evening twenty-five were forward
'or prayers at Spring Street Church, if.
" IT old Bethel, and cighty-Gvc at Con.
''hary' At the latter place, meetings
nave been continued every evening for
'wo weeks and at every meeting the al,
TER IS crowded With earnest seekers for
me JOYS of parloncd sin. a large n,n,-
ber have Joined on trial, and The nicotine
SUI continues. 4 powerful revival, we
learn, is also in progress ut Grccnyillc,
in this State.
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Rights; Colorod C,onfor.
,nccs in the M. T.. Church

cnCCS III the M ~. Church.
We regret that any class Of persons
should seem disposed to represent the NJ.
+. Church rs inclined to partial !cgsla-
ton on account Of fcolor, BY affirming that
colorcd conferences wcra not allowed to-
draw for funds Or be represented in the
General Conference like conferences com.
posed exclusively of whites. 1t should be
known that the only conferences thus cx-
cludcd, arc our Mission Conferences
whcthor white or colorcd The Washing
ton anl delaware conferences, not being
mission conferences, although colorcd are
entitled to the same privileges rs other !.
conferences Of our church. The IYrsteyn
G. Adcocate III referring to this subject
says:
eve think then It is plain:
!. That .!lso General Conference dix
not organize the conferences Of WnslMMg
ton and Delaware rs mission confef-
vi;~~es
2. That, consequently, these confer.
cnccs arc entitled to elect dclratcs to
the General Conference, to receive ,livi-
dcnts from the Book Concern and Char
tered Fund and to vote on any proposed
constitutional changes.
5. That any conferences which have,
been, or may he, organized by the
Bishops, must be regarded ns Mission
Conferences with restricted powers.
4. That the last General Conferences,
evidently desired to do all that could
consistently be done for the colorcd pco-
pie. 1t organized distinct confercncey
OF colored ministers in these instances
on the representation that such action
was desired by themselves; but il payo
to the conferences thus formed nil thc
powers and privileges Of annual confer
cnces.
Welcome to seats III the next General
Conference, the delegates from Washing
ton and Delaware.
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There is no doubt of that.

"Ihc Southern people may be robbed
and murdered, but their property cannot
be coniiscated'
Why did he not say their "honor"
could not be coniScatcd?
There is net tie remotest hope or
probability Of the Southern States being
restored TO the Union till after the next
Presidential election"
With Coy. Prrrys policy, that is true
but with radical policy. and colorrd uni
onists. We expect il hy New Year.
We have lived already two Years IN
der military rule. IN great povrJy and
Distress. and have buou chnrrcu all the
time hy the consciousness that we are
not II h.yralcd though conquered pco-
pie.
II slavery, rebellion and treason do
not degrade AMI diShonor people. will
Mr.. y. tell us What will?
On the whole, we thank Mr. Perry for
his letter. II will greatly strengthen
the Republican cause in this state, in
two WAYS First, it will tend 10 diridc
our" $, and unite our friends. Second,
1t will open the eyes OF the colorctl pco-
pie to lhc real designs Of rebel poli-i-
clans
We hope Mr. Perry will swing round
the circle" Il little ottcncr. II was y
great loss To The Republicans that Pres.
idcnl Johnson stopped when he did, and
We hope that our cN-provisional Govern
er will moi lc silent so ioug .e..,, ,.,~.- III III
i'cl uhli an liberty ,rinmphs
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A Ploas ant Surprise,

since his attendance upon the session
Of our Conference, Bishop Scott attend
td the session Of the New England
Conference ut Waltham, Massachusetts,
This is the place where they manufac-
tirc the celebrated American watches
The Bishop WAS entertained hy Bro.
Eastman, The stationed preacher at Walt
..''...' ,''.,-, ,>....', ~. D,..,."r.., ,.>N.-
chce Tor 4 watch, suggested the subject
I" the preachers who cordially rcspon-
dru IN contributions for this object, and
one OF the best movements was purchns
cd. ana Dr. Cummings presented il, with
beautiful hair chain. in VERY happy
speech in upcn Conference. and before n
large assembly, April |. 1867 The
watch WAS silver, worth, with the Chain,
at retail. $40. The Bishop was taken
hy surprise, and found il dinicnlt to cx
press his cmotionsin in reply.
Brother Eastman and The good people
OF Waltham know Iow to make pleas
ant surprises. Rev. T. W. Lewis Su-
pcrntrndcnt Of oar missions in South
was formerly stationed prca.
cher nj Wal,ham When north last sun.
mcr he raid brief visit to his old
friends there, and shortly after received
hy eNprcssa Il small package. which, wien
oprhrd proved TO contain 4 fine gold
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and vitiatcd public opinion, but W
trust that the day Of its emancipation has
almost dawncd. 1t is now too late in the
worlds history to undertake to cover the
wrong OF slavery or justify Il bloody war
ior ITS pcrpctuity, by sncaring at the col
ored mans want Of capacity, ora Norh-
rrh teachers Yankee pcculiaritics. They
may haze their own way OF teaching, rs
well as yankee soldiers in lighting, but
the way they succeed should cntitlc them
ut least to the respectful treatment of
their southcrn tricnds
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Cnrncu ENTERPRISE. The Committee
appointed by the Trustees, we are IL.
formed have purchased that eligible, and
beautiful lot known as "Tiyoli Garden"
on Meeting 81, where the Spring street
NJ, t. Church purpose 10 erect in due
time house Of worship Success ia
their enterprise, We learn that it was
purchased for the low sum Of $4,000 Il
IS the most beautiful shaded grove in The
city, and centrally located.
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t-W GEN. PorE AND Gsopo,. IN.
correspondence between Gen Popo and
Coy Jenkins is published. Wc iuluo
me General is master of the situation"
and his pen is as mighty rs his sro,J
We sec what these oatl.tnking rebels
would do, if Mey could.
We thank God, tlat such Generals 10
rope Sheridan. Hancock, and Sicklcs.
hold the rcins. in wheeling these States
mo me. Thcy are not the men to be
tritlcd With; let those who would h,ocl
the wheels Of reconstruction in the Caro-.
linas, beware!
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-.>.~

AsHlSGToS MEMS. The LAyon;cle
says Wien the senate adjourned last
night the impression seemed TO be almost
universal that there would be no quorum
III rlther llonsc on The 3d Of July next
lhc feeling between the Senators and tho
EN'c"'''c WAS 50 comparatively cordial,
and the intelligence from tie South prom.
i>'ng submission TO The terms Of recon
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s'rncton, were SO auspicious, that very
few doubted that the great measures or
Congress had anticipated and forecloscd
all chance of difficulty and disscntion.
Inc Senate adjourned, leaving about
twenty offices vacant, which under the
tenure Of office law, the President cannot
fill.
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Signs Of returning Reason
llc .Nc,cS or this ely SAYS.

Signs Of roturping Reason.
The Nc,cS Of tl,is ely SAYS.
We publish below VERY sensible let
ter. which We commend To the attention
Of every planter and farmer in the state,
an w" can d'l that it is not the expert
cncc of our correspondent alone. We he
lirNc that il every man who stands in the
rotation Of cnpluNcr To the colorod labor
CT ol the state will make il a point, nat
urally and quietly, to use The influence
OF his position, il will he found an intu-
not do 10 dictate. or teach with the as
sumption ofol,l authority, but clear. SIM
pie. frank explanation to the freedmen
80 employed will lie received bv them
chrrriully nn'l respectfully"
Although the writer looks longingsv t.
The days when he owned freedmen" ;"
and raised Il smart cotton crop; he saws ):
= The freedmen arc frcc--no falit
Of thcii>-and | have ttcntcl thrrE@sA
Now find can retain their coniiSfssifggA
II J am dirrc, and don't show nny
,'''"n 10 conceal facts from llcn. NsgsfSS NsSsgssffSS
,;'. ~ ..'t'Itt ""''F 'ind"ir maze always give
''' .'lN hh,l ''.' "''''r rs ScnS'h'NVaSssasY
,,l,im l,;,I>.'l','i ,.,,'., '' "'sY
show them ~ his kind treatment that he
means 10 ,io ligit. and not make a ,ijvs-
very "l "iat the North Is saying. or what
the freedmen are doing in other parts OIL
Ion, ,,,,.n., III. i,.,nn,nni r.li., -;
al>irc. ,lo ,h,ir work ,n,l >,t,. >. ho
wishes; anil that wc will all oct along
very "rll without any coniuSion
ne irtr''nch Would 'r giad to lc ON
friendly terms with tncirmastrrs, i'thcyl
Wolllt only rNl'lhlt that real sympathy
ana integrity that would cntitlc them toI
r"i'lIdenrr I'nt the course taken has
usually been one calculated to destroy al
c"nildcnr IN ,ir integrity and real friend.
>llip oi the former owners. The North
Is represented III a light wlicl every
irrG'lman knows to he false. The friends
OF the colorrl people Who are lahoring
for their good without fec or reward from
them. arc represented rs mcrccnary mis-
crrantS lnilnrnccd hy the worst Of mo-
tiNcs. and actually robbing those for
whose good they are pretending to labor.
The colorcl people are not readily dnpcd
to hclicvc lhat to l~ true, which they
know to hc false, and the sooner south \
cin news papers and slandcring politicians
cease TO inculcatc these ialschoods, the |
better for all concerned. The plan has
been to treat with cold contempt all
Northern men. especially iflhcy are Ia
boring for The improvement, Of the freed
men. thus giving unmiStakahlc indica-
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thrown over them
That these States exhausted their
power is well known, but, about their
/" hcroic Struggle tor Independence and
$c!-yoccfumc,H," is not quite 50 clear.
We lllinl> their struggle was TO establish
4 ,laNr-'olling nrspotisn where 4 fc"I
could lniN. sell, and govern The m""u.
\nl - .JrspoliSrn." wouli Suit Nh
Perry, iui lie says:
f" \ lv>p"ii>m. wisely. Justly and Nir-
tuouS!y administered. is thc musi perfect
government lat cam lc r~tabli>!lcd.'
Ot coarse Southern Uligarchy With
l,ooo,ooo Slaves would administer very
.ittMiy and y.rHpnNy "--bul read on in
MS icitcr:
EiNr ol SIX mouths ;l.yn south Caro-
lima. Mith all the uthor Southern States.
r>jcrtr,l Miil ~,orn and Indignation the
constitutions aincudmrni which pro-
posed tocNclu,ic from o!lcc their leading
mon, and reduce their representation in
Congress mlc>S tiry permitted mivrr-
>al iir!r" suffrage. SON il is proposed
rs tie Military Bill not only 70 rNcludc
Ills c}a.. ot' prrsou, from oilicr. lu, to
,ii-llNn;hac them i,'i exclude them from
voting in all ,lcrttous and ii the same
time 10 cn',;Mchi,c lh>ir former slaves,
"n' w ."'"N''7"' N''''''s :" Wy n''
-nN
THAT'S rillt. What l.,s The negro done
lhai u, h'.,Hi'i tr'Si.ancii>rd: lie has
no'''iSf ailvlnl'rHi par>tloN the govern
nlvnt"r h~ Da~;rr. anl # he had the
ci'hrr I" Np'r On the constitutional
"nvh''''eh' We ih'k ii' would not re-
" 'i'' N'','' "''' 'on'''nl' "s
'''''''~ NH
N''H''*c I" Sa\ WV 'ii'rr are many
!N'S""N ~ 'Dv N"'''ht'i, Ha'vS whose
''S-'' N,i'N' VI 'l,'''t "0"'' ''"' ''' 'lI'h
"'3i'' '"' '"'iS'''u' '"li''i Hiil'i'''''h'' "lo
''' ~" nr@'uE ne l'"pi' ~ N"lull'afl'N
N''''o" 'l'' ~ l''''''N h'.'' '':lHr''''SS "'
''',"'' i'''h.'!''' or '"nN'9,'"rN.
~ ln'i"rN - Wh''h' men. Sh;.il we
,,'.; % ~. LII" ,''''S,' ~ ,I', ,,,
Nis,i>sipni and ,;,orrin bny, anncal,a
10 The judiciary ior Tie protection Of
'i'''r CONSTITUTIONAL rlghtS ;> sovereign
- ~ N.nc. o''' "',n' ~"
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edged to be one Of the greatest dramatic enter
tainmants ever Witnessed since the DAYS when Nean

edged to be one Of the greatest dramatic enter
tainments ever witnessed since the days when Nean
and the elder Booth appeared together.
aeo in mgr Greenwood Cemetery which could be ap-
pTopriately called after celebrated German novel,
s'The Contest ut the Crave A young wldoWer,
whose first wife bas been dead but three months,
took unto himself q second spouse a few GAYS ago,
and on the very day after the knot was tied took
wife number two to. Greenwood Cemetery, to visit
the grave Of wife number one. Standing over the
grave, the grief-stricken man INDUCED himself III
burst of sorrow, and remarked to hlmsef That
no woman lived who could compare with her who
lny beneath the grnss-covered sod. Tho live wife
took e. eption at the spirit Of tho remark as well
as at the remark itself about the spirit She denied
the truth of the statement, and added that she
considered herself far superior, IN AL respects 10
that she fiattered herself, and that she uld not
begin to compare with the defunct Lady other In
physical mental OF moral excellence: whereupon
about the head with an umbrella; the man showed
fight, and there was veritablo. contest at the
grave. The twain have separated; the lady has
gone homo to her parents, and the e1-wldower 49,
practically speaking, n Tldower again.
most mysterious murder was committed here
last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., inasnuch as no clue can be
obtained to the motive that prompted the perpe-
tration Of the crime. A white man and negro
were seen to enter the boot and shoe store of one
after the lapse of about fifteen minutes one of tho
young journeymen employed in the establishment
rushed out, and pressing his hand to his heart
exclaimed, 81 am stabbed" On some one inquiring
by whom he replied, THAT nigger,. and COON ex.
pired. 'sThat niger" was then; making off as fast
as he could, but the detectives are on his track,
and he will soon be caught
There was fine skating on the Park ponds yes
terday. There bad been good cold spell and no
snow and The ice was in the best condition.
Thousands of persons avaied themselves OF the
opportunity and enjoyed u good days sport. Tho
old year is d awing to close. You viii not hear
from ME again till next year. MOULTRIE.