The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-09

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journed sine die.
The Central African slave-Trade.
1t would seem, from the stories told by
DR.. Livingstone, that many of the slaves
kidnapped in Central Africa actually die
of broken heart after few days Of cap.
tivity. It is the men who have held a
respectable positio~. and who have never
before had their liberty restricted, who
are most liable to succumb to the disease.
They will, perhaps. endure their chains
patiently until some circumstance re-.
minds them forcibl1T Of home, and then
grief overpowers them, and they qnick|y
die. When questioned about their mala.
dy, they place their hands over the
heart, and say the pain is only there.
One fine lad Of IL, dying of the disease,
when about to expire was laid down by
the path and pit dug TO receive his
body. He, like the rest, said nothing
allied him but the pain at his heart. Out
of party of young men captured in q
midnight assault, eight died in three
days Of malodie dw pays, or broken.
heartedness.
1t is related Of kidnapped children
that they will keep up for time with
wonderful endurance. Then, perchancs,
the sound Of dancing or the merry noise
of the small drums comes to their ears
from some village they are passing, and
the memory OF home and happy days
bursts afresh on their minds. They fall
to crying and sobbing; the ''broken
heart" comes on, and they rapidly sink
under it.
Many adult captives give way under
the heavy burdens they are forced to
carry. When caught, heavy claiming.
stick" or yoke, weighing from 80 to 40
pounds, is fastened about their neck.
The yoke consists Of a long, heavy stick
of timber, with fork at one end, inclos-
ing the neck, and secured with cross
piece. The opposite end Of the yoke pro.
jects several feet in front of the prisoner,
and is pretty effectual obstacle in the
way of escape or of rapid pro-
gress. When other burdens are added to
the weight of the yoke, the slaves often
give out, and are left by the way. In
this case, the slave driver frequently
bling or shooting him, or by tying him to
a tree, and leaving him to perish slowly
of hunger. DR.. Livingstone was so affect
ed by the distressing cruelties which he
continually saw p7acticed upon the VIC.
Tins of the slave traders, that his dreams
were haunted with them, and he would
wake in the night and suffer anew from
the horrible scenes he had witnessed by
day, which were reproduced by his tor
tured Imagination.
While Sir Samuel Baker was travelling
along the Upper Nile, during his late cx-
! petition for the suppression Of the slave
trade in Central Africa, he held an inter-
view with one of the Sheiks of the Sh:r
tribe. The man was loud in his invec-
tives against the slave-hunters, and made
bitter complaints of the enormities prac-
ticed upon his people by the Berris, who
had kidnapped many of their wives and
children. Sir Samuel felt that he had
here promising subject to work upon,
and therefore exhausted his powers of
persuasion i'll sermon on the evils of
slavery.
He flattered himself that his discourse
was most effective, and would touch the
innermost heart of the heather Sheik.
The latter listened attentively, rs though
deeply impressed with the truths set BE-
fore him. He seemed most affected by
Sir Samuel's picture of the distress occa-
stoned by the forcible separation of child.
rem from their parents, and eagerly broke
in with the question, *'Have you son?''
my sons are, unfortunately, dead, -
replied Sir Samuel.
''Indeed!' he exclaimed. 81 have a
son,-an only son. He is a nice boy
about so high Showing his length pom
the handle of his spear). should like
you to see my boy; he is very thin now,
but, if he should remain with you, he
would soon get fat. He's really nice
boy. and al,cays hungry. You'll be SO
fond of him He'll eat from morning till
night, and still he'll be hungry. You'll
like him amazingly; he'll give you no
trouble if you only give him plenty to eat
He'll lie down and go to sleep. and he'll.
wake up hungry again. He's good boy,
indeed and he's my only son. HU sell
him to gov for n,olate (native iron
spade)."
The result Of his sermon on the slave
II ade, addressed to an affectionate father,
was, to use Sir Samuel'ss own words,
"quite appalling. Twas offered his only
son in exchange for spade!" and the
young knave of spades was warranted to
remain oI'oays hungry"
Cameron and ChristiancY Join the
Republican Caucus..Andrcw john
L SON Joins Neither One or the Other.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Republic
can members of the Senate are in caucus
this afternoon. THERE'S a full attend