The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-06-17
CHE a}Iarittta goaruaI,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
Friday MORN. June M, 1870.
SLAVE TRADE EXTRAORDINARY.

SLAVE TRADE EXTRAORDINARY
The Philadelphia Press gives the his
tory Of the discovery of Cotton Math-
er's letter anent the capture of Penn
and his followers and trading them in
Barbados for "rummo and sugar" 1t
was discovered by the Librarian Of the
Massachusetts Historical Society in
cycrhauling lot of papers. The letter
bears date September ye 10, 1862"
and is addressed to eye aged and below
ed Mr.. John Higginson." 1t runs thus:
"There be now at sea shippe (for
our friend Mr.. Esaias Holcraft, of Lon
don, did advise me by the last packet
that it wolde sail sometime in August
called we Welcome, r. Grecnway mas
ter which has aboard hundred or more
of We heretics and malignants called
Quakers, with w. Penn, who is the
chiefe scampe at the hedde Of them
Ye General Court has accordingly Civ
en- secret orders to Master Malachi Hulk
EFT, fyc Porposse, to waylaye ye said
Welcome as near the coast of Codde as
may be, and make captive ye said
Penne and his ungodlie crew, SO that
We God may be gloritied and not mock
cd on We soil of this new countrie with
ye hoathcn worshippc of these people
Muche spoyl can be made by selling ye
whole lottc to Barbados, where slaves
fetch good prices in rumme and sugar,
and we shall not only do yc Lord great
service by Furnishing ye wicked; but
shall make great gayne for his minis
tiers and people.
Master Huxctt feels hopeful, and l
will set down the news he brings when
his shippo comes back.
Yours in we bowels Of Christ.
CoTToN MATTER"
Did the Philadelphia Press remark as
follows
"No record of Puritan history more
happily illustrates the harmonious pro-
portion of 'gainc and godlinessc' which
combine in the Puritan character and
give it that peculiar strength and flavor.
Your proAigate cavalier Of Virginia and
unthrifty Hugucnot of the Carolinas,
supposing they had disliked the neigh
borhood and society of the harmless
Quakcrs would, probably, have met
them at the beach with a mint julep and
supply of roasting pigs, poultry and
vans, and told them, in their proiane
way, that, by all the gods, they must
not think Of landing here. If they did,
there would be trouble. They must put
out and select some other place.
Now contrast this improvidence with
the pious and discreet conduct Of the
venerable Mather. His plan contcm-
plated not only deliverancc from here
sy, but its speedy transmution into
liberal supply Of "sugar and rummc" for
the saints in Boston.
And this singular and righteous pre-
vision (Goes the Press continue p hath
characterized these people unto the
present day, insomuch that no wise man
is permitted to marvel that the saints of
Massachusetts have always outwitted
their adversarcs and the outside world,
and have come at last to possess the
land, and by means of their various re-
formings, and changiugs and fiXings,
and their proceedings and bountics have
compelled all outsiders to bring tribute
of money and power and authority and
lay it at their feet
Yea, such is the righteous providence
of these people, that the very trade in
slaves instituted by them in this country,
and which hath been wrought by their
hands into destruction and misery for
other parts thereof hath been SO handled
by their sanity craft and wisdom as to
bring them glory, honor, riches and
power, insomuch that whoever hcrcaf-
ter shall trade with them should look
we'll to himself. And it is not to be
doubted that their sagacity hath, in a
measure, served the whole American
continent as the venerable Mathcr would
have served Penn and his followers
For although they have not "got muchc
spoyle by selling we whole lottc to Bar
BADGES, their craft hath subsidized the
wealth and power of the continent to
"make create gayne" for the chosen
people. Yea, they bestride the nccks
of the people, as in the profano book the
ancient sage is represented to hath
gotten his postcriors on the shoulders OF
Sinbad.--Nac0n Telegraph.
INVb,, y so;d Miss Anna Dickinson,