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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WILMINGTON, N. G, MAY 12, 1866. A Northern View of the South. Mr. B. G Triunan, the special correspondent o: the New York Times has at the request of Presi dent Johnson prepared a report of his observa tions and conclusions during his long journeyings through the Southwestern States. President Tnlmson has sent the retort to Congress. It con tains many truths so forcibly put that we extract some of them for the benefit of our readers. Speaking of the sentiment of the white people, touching their relations with the General Govern ment nn d iho rtnrvnln nf tliA "North, he SaVS, "the onietness. and even cheerfulness, with which the Northern people once yielded obedience to the rule of James Buchanan, whose administration they hated and despised, was an instance of loyal ty, such as only American citizens couia nave rur nished. Tho North never rebelled against James Buchan an, nor seriously proposed to ; but, I assert, with out hesitation, that, now the war has swept over the South, there is no more disposition in that section of the country to rebel against the Nation al Government than there was in the North at the time above referred to." Speaking of the Confederate soldiers he justly says : Tho rank and file of the disbanded Southern army those who remained in it to the end are the backbone and sinew of the South. Long before the surrender, corps, divisions, brigades and regiments had been thor oughly purged of the worthless class the skulkers those of whom the South, as" well as any other country, would be best rid. To the disbanded regiments ot the rebel army, both officers and men, I look with great con fidence as the best and altogether most hopeful element of tho South the rial baBia of Reconstruction and the material of worthv citizenship. On a thousand battle tields they havo tested the invincible power of that Gov ernment they vainly sought to overtiirow, and along a thousand picket lines, and under tho friendly nag of truce, they havo learned that the soldiers of the Union bore them no hatred, and shared with them the common attri butes of humanity. Around the returned soldier of the .South gathers the same circlo of admiring friends that we see around tho millions of hearth-stones in our own sec tion, and from him they are slowly learning the lesson of charity and brotherhood. I know of very few more po tent influences at work in promoting real and lasting re conciliation and reconstruction than the influence of the returned Southern soldier. In surmising upon the course of the Southern people in tho event of a foreign war, he thinks much would depend upon the character of the nation with whom the United States was at war, and a great deal upon the action of the Govern ment between now and any such event. Not one tenth of the Southern people have any sympathy with England, and those not to an extent that would lead them to make any sacrifices in her in terest. The South to-day hates England more vigorously than the North does, and the South as a people, is no more anxious for a foreign war than the North. There is. however, a certain lloating population, at present largely dispropor tionate to ite former numbers, consequent upon the general disruption of business occupations and habits of industry, caused by the war, that would be eacer to enlist in auv arm v. whether lor or against the United States. From actual observation, it is ascertained that thousands of the rank and file, and hundreds of their officers, would gladly enlist in the United States army against any and all foreigners, parti- cularlv if thev could be allowed to serve under their old officers. The names of Gens. Hardee, McLaws. Forrest. Nichols. Jeff. Thompson, and others are given, as having stated that in case of a foreign war, they would offer their services to the United States Government in any capacity, even as a private. Of the loyalty of the South and th6 universal sympathy of the people with the Confederacy du ring tho war, he thus speaks : It is my belief that the South the great, substantial and prevailing element ia more loyal now than it was at the end of the war more loyal to-day than yesterday, and that it will bo more loyal to-morrow than to-day. It would . be almost impossible to present the numerous and scat tered evidences upon which I base this belief ; but I enter tain it in all sincerity, and behove it to be consonant with the facts. "No revolution ever goes backward," is a con venient but shallow truism : or, rather expressive of no truth whatever ; since every revolution has its ultimate revulsion partially, at least ; and, just as certainly as for four years the mass of popular sentiment in the South was slowly solidifying and strengthening in favor of the bogus Confederacy, just so certain is it that, from the date of its downfall, that oninion has been slowly return ing to its old attachments. For many years the dream of independence had been increasingly cneneoea ana nur tured in the breasts of thousands ; for four years that dream was a living fact, penetrating the consciousness of all, and receiving the sympathies of scarcely less than all; and then came the sudden and appalling crash the awakening from this dream, to the unwelcome, but inexo rable truth that the pleasing vision had vanished. As weeks, months and years steadily accumulate, the yearning for it will grow weak and inconstant. That dream will never be revived, in my opinion, never; and if I am satisfied of any thing in relation to the South, it is that the great major ity of its leading men have forever renounced all expecta tions of a separate nationality. If I were asked to reconcile the above statements with the grossly palpable appearances that argue to the con trary, especially as seen in some of tho late Constiutional Conventions, I would simply answer that this apparent contradiction is an inevitable product of human inconsis tency; or, rather, the " consistency of politicians." For four years they found themselves required most of them by preference, all of them bv circumstances which they could not, if they would, control to argue in favor of the right of secession and independent Government. It is strange how soon and how inevitably defence leads to conviction. I cannot say that when the Confederacy went down, there was not in all its borders a citizen who did yield it so much of allegiance as he ever gave to any Gov ernment ; but I do not hesitate to declare that there were not five prominent politicians, stiU remaining within it, who could truly and conscientiously declare that they had not given it, first or last, their sympathy. It has furnished me an interesting branch of fustoriclal study to look up the antecedents of those men who, when our troops made their appearance, were forward in their professions of un wavering Unionism. Alas, for political human nature I Scarcely one of them but had either accepted an office tinder the Confederacy or signified his willingness to do so. Of our social relations he remarks : , There is a prevalent disposition not to associate too freely with Northern men, or to receive them into the cir cles of society. Over Southern society, as over every other, woman reigns supreme, and they are more embittered against thoe whom they deem the authors of all their calamities than are their brothers, sons and husbands It is a noteworthy, enthnological fact, and one I have of ten observed, that of the younger generation, the South ern women are much superior to the Southern men, both in intellect and energy ; and their ascendency over society is correspondingly great. However this disparity is to be accounted for, whether by the enormous wastage of the war, or otherwise, it nevertheless exists, and to its exis tence is greatly due the exclusiveness of Southern society. We might go on to a much greater length, and extract from this report, matters of interest to our people, and we may yet do so. We have given enough, however, to show that the very bitter pre judices of Northern correspondents are wearing off. The course of the President is having its natural and legitimate effect, and the people of our section will y6t be represented in their true light. Those who have misrepresented us hereto fore, officially and otherwise, will have their own shortcomings canvassed, and the system of politi cal espoinage practiced upon our helpless people may yet be turned upon the heads of its authors. The Unrepresented and the Misrepresented. General Frank P. Blair, in a late speech at St. Louis, expressed the opinion that th9 Southern States, which are unrepresented in CnnrrAH ara better riff thin Minnnnri which is misrepresented by Radical destructives. We concur in this opinion. It is hardly neces sary for the people of the South to interest them selves in the various propositions made for the admission of Southern representatives, for no par ty at the North advocates the admission of our re presentatives unless they can take the "iron-clad" test oath. The admission of such members Would only be the shadow without the substance. Mis representation night bo worse to us than non-re- presentation. Such aspirants for Congressional honors, as announce themselves able to "take the oath," would, if we were simple enough to trust them, be greater enemies of President Johnson and the South, than the most extreme Radical. The fate of Missouri would be the condition of other States under the present order of things. Let us quietly wait until some party at the North advocates a fair representation of the South, be fore we express concern in the fate of proposi tions, all of which more or less, effect the dis franchisement of the South. " A Daniel Come to Jndginiiil." Judge Underwood, of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia, has rendered himself, if possible more infamous, in the eyes of his fellow-citizens, by his recent charge to the Grand Jury of his Court, which opened its session in Norfolk on Tuesday last.The jurors who ap peared and qualified, were evidently selected be cause of political sentiments which made them aliens to the great body of the people of Virginia. He congratulates them that if any doubt existed as to the liability of persons who were then sub ject to the parole agreed upon by the commanders of the armies, which had been contending in daily conflict, and which had been an unajudicated and embarrassing question, the universal concurrence of judicial and legal authorities has entirely re lieved the Court upon the subject From the changed: condition of the country, as the smoke of battle is clearing away, the Courts are more free to act in the administration of civil justice. The restraints of the parole having been removed by the proclamation of peace, it becomes the duty of the Courts to proeeed in the investi gation and punishment of the crimes which have been committed against the laws. The leaders in the late rebellion are liable to be treated either as traitors or as public enemies, .is hey were undoubtedly both, by the laws of nations. He then defends the Grand Jury for the oniissiou to find indictments- against the greater criminals, as it was caused by the knowledge that the leaders had been., previously, indicted. iu Washington. Since that time, however Hie Attorney General has published his opinion, that Washington is not he proper place for the trial,- but it should take place iu Virginia, where the actual offence had been committed. The astute Judge then apologizes to the blood thirsty appetite of the Radicals for the painful delay in instituting proceedings against the guilty rebels. This delay is attributable to his " delibe ration, discrimination, caution and clemency," (Heaven save the mark!) " so that no unneccessary blood should be added to the torrents that have already soaked the soil of,mr devoted State," in humble "imitation of the great and good mar tyred Lincoln and in imitation of the great Rider of the Universe," (the " great and good martyred " first, of course.) "whose judgments are slow but sure." The noble Solon then launches off in a bitter, malignant and blasphemus tirade against his "de voted State," whose ignorance is so great, he says that the masses of the people "are not morally runnnciMa fur 4lifir Tm tinirmtion in tliRlntt. rfd")fil- i . lint, " m u-liir-li uivwmnf lift thiliku tliA "rirll. r1'05- perous, enlightened, happy, liberty and equality loving'' jwople of the North, should make due allowance for their crime and wickedness, and the greater care needed in ascertaining guilt and in flicting punishment. ' ' Ignoranc-6 may be no ex cuse for crime in a free government, but the truth is, Virginia has never had a really free govern ment." Slavery is the cause of all this, the great curse of the South, and God has .scarred the South ern section all over with the lacerations of war, "determined to write, with his own hand, his ab horrence of slavery." Then adds this immaculate Bpecimen of judicial honor, with all the gravity of a veritable Jack Bunsby. in "au opinion as is an opinion." To our shame and disgrace, it must be admitted, that so far as we are advised, every one of the numerous conflicts of races which have occurred in this State during the past ysar. has been the wanton and unprovoked work of wick ed white men upon poor, quiet, unoffending, and in most cases, unarmed and unresisting colored people. This is spoken, bo it remembered, under the sa credness of his judicial oath, to men also acting under obligations of as great dignity, in the very city Where but a few weeks since, one of the most unprovoked and sanguinary outrages of blacks upon whites ocuurred as ever disgraced human ity. After thus relieving himself, he pays a tribute to "the ever friendly North and its generous peo ple," and our treatment of them which will make us the " by-word and scorn of the whole civilized world; f barbarians and justly excluded from the sympathies of all christian men." True and loyal men must be protected against the persecu tions of those fresh from scenes of treason and re bellion, who arc pursuing their victims with most infernal hate, for no apparent reason, except their fidelity and devotion to the country. Ho then breaks out in a brutal pot-house tirade against slavery and slave-holders, closing as fol lows : "And worst of all and worst to be deplored" was the prostitution of our houses, the very heart and seat of do mestic purity, the poisoning of which is fatal to all moral vitality, and death to public and private happiness. The subjection of the woman of one complexion to the wild fu ry of unbridled licentiousness, and as a consequence deny ing to the woman of our own complexion the holy rites of marriage, or making in thousands of cases those rites as much a mockery as a conscious traitor's oath, are pro claimed on every plantation in the bleached faces of the children of tho slave woman, bleached by the blood of the first families, until hardly half our births were of lawful wedlock, and until it would seem that masculine virtue must be nearly extinct in the proud circles of the chivalric aristocracy of the State. This picture, dark as it is, is not po black but that skillful artists may relieve it with the delicate touch of brighter colors, if they will only apply themselves vigorously to the work. The Yankee missionaries, those moral excrescences of fanatical generosity and intelligence, have n inviting field. Says the Judge : Where there is so much vice to be rtt lainied, iguorauce to be enlightened and misery to be alleviated, we may hope the teacher and the missionary will come, and that a culture and refinement will yet be seen approachiug that which now classes Massachusetts and New England. Having placed the welfare of the State in the tender hands of these missionaries, this mighty man and wise judge turns his attention to the press of the State, and we feel assured when the editors of the Virginia papers read the following extract, they breathed more freely : Since the adjournment of the last Grand Jury, the at tention of the Court has been particularly called to our disloyal press, by the highest military authority of the country, wth a view to the punishment of its treason and excitement to rebellion. While concurring entirely with the Lieutenant General and the distinguished soldier and accomplished lawyer who commands the department of Virginia, in the propri ety of abating, by military power, Buch papers, during the supremacy of martial law, and recognizing the dis- uucuuu uetwoeu uoerw auu licentiousness, alter mature reflection, we tloubt the policy of suppressing by the Courts papers treasonable as any even in this State. Aside from an unwillingness to limit the freedom of- 'lie press, it is submitted that the cause of good government may gain more by the exposure of treasonable designs through the most disloyal press, than it would by punish ment and suppression. Alluding very briefly to ordinary matters, such as violations of laws, counterfeiting, mail robber ies, &c, &c, ho brought his low and bloody har CDUJU9 to & close. Careful as tho Judge had been to pack his jury. this disgusting charge was too much for the fore man, J. Gillingham, who as soon as tho Judge had concluded, rose and after making a few re marks explanatory of his calling, "As a man of peace and good will to all men," he respectfully requested the Judge to excuse him from serving on the jury, as he felt himself totally incompetent to handle the tools spoken of in the charge. "He did not know how to use them." The Judge held the request under advisement. This is a sample of Southern " test oath " men. We have more to fear from just such "accidental" great men than we have from a whole Congress of Sumners and Stevens'. The telegraph brings us the first result of this bloody charge possibly the beginning of the end. Underwood seems desirous of imitating the con duct of him, who, to figure in historv, fired the temple of Ephesus. Tlic FrerdmtnN Bm-eau. The Senior editor of the Raleigh Sentinel having been on a special visit to Gates county, made special inquiry into the condition of the freedmen and the operations of the Bureau in that section. He found affairs in a good state, everything going on quietly and harmoniously. Labor was in great demand in consequence of the very large number of blacks having left the county before and since the surrender every person capable of labor, without distinction of color or sex, was in the fields, cultivating corn, cotton, kc. No discord, no collissions, nothing unpleasant had occurred in that particular county, and the impression was that the same state of things was general. In Gates county there is no regular Bureau, no army officer or soldier to enforce the law, every one readily- acquiescing in the orders of the : Com- missioner or nis Assistants. A citizen oi uie county was acting as Agent, who simply made known the requirements of the law, and everything went on without difficulty. We concur with the Sentinel that, it the plan adop ted in Gates county had been general in the State, with Col. Whittlesey and the necessary clerks sta tioned in Raleigh, a vast expense and much trouble mig'it have been saved, with superior benefits re sulting. Aud we go further, and express the opiu iou, that, " without CoJ. Whittlesey aud the neces- sary clerks stationed in lialeigh more expense j and trouble would have been saved and the freed- men much better oft', though Col. Whittlesey, if we j judge from the interesting intimations thrown out ! by the correspondent traveling with Generals ; Steedman and Fullerton, would not have been i quite so well off. We venture the assertion that the Bureau officials throughout the South will boj much more benefitted than the freedmen. Be- tween the " sweat of the brow of the poor negro , and the donations of Northern charitable societies, j some people will wax rich. A great many persons i are engaged in extensive and profitable business j with no stock in trade but ' loyalty. " j Tlie War Upon the President. The New York Times, speakinc on the above subject, says quite truly that the war of words I which Congress has waged from the commence- j ment against the President, is taking another The Senate has so amended the Postoflice ! to deprive all officers appointed by the , ... President from compensation ! This aggression, i il is well to remember, was wholly unprovoked. f It is a wanton assault upon the President. Party feeling, in itb most excited, hour, never went so far. The large and enlightened majority in the Senate, highly exasperated with General Jackson, nerer thus encroached, or attempted to encroach upon the Executive prerogative. It did not occur to Clay, Webster, Ewing, Manguni, and other em inent statesmen, that the Executive could be ig nored, or that Congress could usurp the authority of the President. Nor can power, thus bused, last long. Parties, like individuals, can squander their estates. Senators, with or without personal fitness or popularity, who have been exempt from responsibility while a common enemy absorbed all attention, will now be called to account. A sifting process awaits them. They cannot, as heretofore, secure in their places, hurl their an athemas and fly their poisoned arrows with impu nity. Seats that have known them so long will soon know them no more forever. JTcw England" Responsibility for Slavery. Judge Underwood in his late charge to the Grand Jury of the United States District Court at Norfolk, founds a most malignant abuse of his State upon the grounds of her former toleration of slavery, and considers tho present deplorable prostration of the Old Dominion as a Divine judg ment, God's expression of his abhorence of slavery. If such be the case, what an awful condemna tion must be in store for " intelligent, refined and civilized " Massachusetts, but for which and the other New England.rStates, in all probability, slaves would never have been introduced into the South. Such facts as are contained in the following ar ticle contributed to the Journal of Commerce from which paper we extract it, should at least teach the descendents of the slave-trading Puritans some modesty and toleration in abusing the South in reference to "the great sin of slavery." "The sin " certainly rests at the door of New England, and many universal suffrage fanatics of that sec tion arc now revelling in the wealth their ances tors accumulated by successful barters of New England rum for " human chattels. " As the article may open the eyes of some of our people, we publish it entire and recommend it to the careful consideration of our readers. Massachusetts Slave Trade. Boston, April 20, 1866. Missus. Editors : Not only has the old Slave Pen been preserved almost, as it seems, by a spe cial Providence, to teach the old Bay State a lesson of humility and shame for its own participation in the sin it now denounces in others, and a lesson of kindness and forgiveness .towards those who were supplied with slaves from the-coast of Africa by their . own vessels and merchants, but the very business documents and records still exist, which give an insight into all the details of this com merce in human flesh and bones. The Massachu setts slave traders made princely fortunes, which have come down to. their descend ants, v.'bo now - rant and roar in the prid6 of wealth and phariseeism against those who have 'renounced slavery forever, and generally with great cheerfulness and pleasure, though with immense sacrifices and in the face of extreme peril. Let kindness and magnanimity now be shown them, especially when it is remem bered that these Massachusetts buccaneers, as they deserve to.be called, carried the slaves t tho very doors of the South, and almost forced them upon their acceptance, as the South ; was without ships and without men. Slavery might not have been established for a long period in the South but for this Massachusetts obtrusion. of negroes upon it, and perhaps never. . ! "While it should be remem bered that if the South abandoned slavery through the logic of arms, Massachusetts and all the New England States abandoned the slave trade only be cause it did not . pay arguments of equal moral value. Among the old documents and papers which fell in my way are some of rare interest and in- Etructiveness, which I -will simply copy. The fol lowing is an extract from a letter of a leadincr Bos- ton siave unuer to ms captain... aoout to nail for Africa: . , Boston, Jan. 14, 1749. . Capt. Wm.EU.ery. The snow Ciesar is folly loaded and equipped for sea.-j-My orders are to you that you embrace the most favorable opportunity of wind and weather, and proceed to the coast of Africa, touching first, if you think proper, at Senegal, where, if you find encouragement, you may part with such part of your cargo as you can sell to your liking,' and pro ceed down the coast to. such ports and places as you judge best to dispose of your cargo to advantage, so as to pur chase a cargo of two hundred slates, with which you are to proceed to South Carolina, unless a peacg should happen, or a good opportunity of coming off with a man-of-war, or some ves6efof force, to the West Indies. In that case I should recommend the Ldand of St. Christopher, being handy to Eustatius, for the sale of your slaves. Buy no girls, and few women : but buy prime boys and young men. As you have often had the care of slaves, so I think it needless to say much upon that head in regard to keeping them well secured, and a constant watch over them. Your cargo is good and well assorted. Your rum, I make no doubt, will hold out more than it was taken for, having proved some to hold out moi e than the guage. As you have guns and men, I doubt not you will make good use of them if reauired. Brim some of the slaves this way if not too late. . . I am, with wishing you health, success and happiness, your assured friend and owner, . The return cargo is given thus : " In the hole, on board the snow Csesar, fifty adult slaves and two children." The captain did not excel so much in orthogra phy as in negro-stealing. The following is a fair specimen of hie captain's running account in his purchase of slaves while on the coast of Africa, and copied from the original manuscript : Br. the Xalices of Atmomboe : 1770 Gals. April 22 To 1 hogs rum 110 May 1 Rum , ...130 2 lhog8rum 115 7 1 hogs rum. . . . 5 Cash in gold. . 5 Cash in gold. . 5 2;doz of snuff. . .108 .5 oz. .5 oz .1 oz 3 oz Cr. Per Contra 1770. . April 22 By 1 woman slave. . May 1 1 prime woman slave1: : ' 2 1 boy slave, 4 feet 5 iu. . 4 1 boy slave, 4 feet 3 in. . .r 1 prime man slave 5 1 old man for a Ungister. Gals. 1 ...110 ..120 105 .' 108 5 oz. 2 3 oz What could' Probably he meant interpreter. equal the shame, as well as awful wrong? A un I man being bought for about 100 gallons of New jMiguiuu jviiiii: auu :m in is wiuiuui :i uiusii iu tho agents and principals, and without a censure in the church or in the State of loving anti-slavery Massachusetts! Here is another account by another hand : Bhidueton, Barbadoes, Anii", 15, 1869. An account of what slaves was sold at public vendue be longing to Mr."' Timothy Fitch, merchant, in Boston, New England, viz : : : ; . - . " Tnesthiy. Aug. 21, 1759. 1 do., 5 12s. tid.; 1 boy, rH Ins ; 1 garl, 2; 1 boy, 11 04s.; 1 do., 20 Ops.; I garl, 13 15s.; 1 woman, '17 5s.; 1 garl 13; '1 woman, 10 05s.:31 boy, 13: 1 do., 10 15s.; 1 do., 18 05s.; 1 garl, 13 10.; 1 woman,. 15 15s.; 1 man 21 15s.; 1 man 24 05.; 1 wo man, 20 10s.; 1 do., 23 15s.; 1 niau, 2G 05s.; 1 do., 22 ll9.; 1 do., 8. . . , Prettv . cheaD. the article of humanitv. rancdnj? ia price" from $8 up to $131 25! It will be seen the estimates descended even to petite iu human lesh apd sinews! Sharp geniuses were these Boston nereis another account of Mr. Timothy Fitch s agent in Africa: - Bexicia Islank, Africa, June 11, 1759. Account of what slaves on Mi. Timothy Fitch, merchant iu Boston. Riscuc. . 138 men, bova, yomen and girl. ?:e. 1 child. ' ' 13'J 2G buried: in all till sold. 113 - Privilege slaves belonging to William Elbery, factcr, 1 men, 2 wonieu and 2 boys. In the Hole 8 slaves. Do. Marmaduke Marsterman, commander, &c, 1 woman, 2 boys, Ac Do. Peter Gwin, chief mate, 1 boy, 1 slave. Do. on freight, Ac, 1 woman for West Indies, 1 child for do., c, 1 boy for Boston. In tbe hole, on board the snow Ciesar: 153 2 children. 155 According to the captain's showing, one-sixth part of these Stolen Africans died in the horrors of the middle passage. I copy verbatim et liieratim. The instructions given by the Boston slave tra ders are so minute and so illustrative of the spirit and process of the trade, and withal so cool and unblushing, that they deserve a careful study. Boston, Sept. 4, 1771. Qtpt. Peter (r.cinn : Sm : You, having the command of my brig Phillie, by our order, are to embrace the llrst good wind and proceed to the coast of Africa, touching first at Senegal, aud there dispose of such of your cargo ae you can to advantage, for cash or prime slaves, and then proceed down the coast to euch places as yu may judge the most likely to dispose of your cargo and stare your vessel i. e. load it with slaves. As you will be very early upon the coast, you are not to take aDv children, and esneciallv oirle. if von can ! avoid it, by any means, and as few women as possible, and them likely ; but as many prime young boys as you can get, from 11 to 20 years of age. Take no slave on board that has the least defect, or sickly. As you will be early, and have a choice, well assorted and good cargo, I make no doubt you will be able to pick your slaves. I had rather you would be two months longer on the coast, than to bring oil' such a cargo as your last, which were very smaiJ, and the meanest cargo I ever had come. You have half as much again cargo as you had the last voyage, and by a moderate calculation enough to purchase 140 or 150 Erime slaves. What money you get at Senegal, you may eep till you see if you have occasion to part with it for slaves to leeward. Should you be so fortunate as to fair in at a good time, so as to slave quick with your slaves, and to be ready to come off by the beginning of February, at which time I think it is too early to go to South Caroli na, in that case you may go to Monte Christo, and there dispose of your slaveB, aud purchase you a complete load of the best white sugar. If by accident you should be de tained till June, upon the coast, I think in that case you had better come directly home to Boston. Your, privilege is 1 slaves, your wages 3 10s. sterling per month, and your commissions 4 per cent. I am, with wishing yon a good voyage, aud safe return, sir, vour friend and, owner. TIMOTHY FITCH. ' ' Boston, March, 1761. Cupl. Peter (licinn .-This encloses a copy of a contract I made with Mr- l'ugeton, who came here from New York to contract for a number of slaves to be delivered at the Ha- vana. where you arc to proceed from the coast, and deliver your slaves to the contractors there, for which they are to pay for each slave in milled dollars at four shillings and six pence each, as follows : Size, for every slave, male or female, from four feet four inches and upwards, twenty-six pounds ten shillings sterling; boys and girls under four feet four inches down to four feet, twenty-one pounds sterling ; and from three feet nine inches to four feet, seventeen pounds sterling, the milled dollars paid yon in twenty-one days after delivery. If you have any Jvery old, grey, superannuated men and women, keep them close shaved, head and face, every day, and iced oiled up, and make all your slaves look as slick and well as possible, before you go on sbore. Write by all opportunities, and mind as I said before, to keep your slaves in good orderand before you go into Havana to shave clean, and oil them and wash thetri -up that they may show to the best advantage. Make dispatch, and should this Bcheme turn out well, you shall have the new ship next trip the same way. I wish vou success, aud am vour friend and owner, TIMOTHY FITCH. Here is something as revolting as the Charles ton slave-auction block, which drew such crowds and called forth such strains of eloquent denunci ation, and wakened such cold thrills of horror a year ago in Boston. Human beings measured like cattle for sale ; if not by the girt, by the height, and oiled up for the market ! If Boston was not a slave mart to any considerable extent, yet she had her regular lines " of slave vessels, which, from the superior skill and activity of Boston captains, were employed by the profession in New York and elsewhere : Boston, Nov. 27, 17G9. Capt. Peter Gicinn : ' : Bib : You being appointed master of my snow Fuiv Lady, fully loaded and equipped for sea, nry orders are that you embrace the first favorable opportunity, and pro ceed to the coast of Africa, touching first upon the wind ward coast, where. I would have you dispose of your car go if possible, and purchase your slaves, even suppose you give one hundred and jifty dollars per head. I mean prime slaves, and to have dispatch. But if you find that cannot be done, make what purchase you can; down the coast, and rice your vessel, and proceed to Anamrbohe, and there dispose of your cargo to the best advantage, and purchase a cargo of prime young Blaves. You will observe that it is my advice to purchase as quick as pos sible, so as not to lay long on the coast, even suppose. you give an. extraordinary price. You have often lost vour voyage by laying long on the coaat. I would sooner have you deal largely with the factors, where you'ean have dis- Satch, and good slaves ; and suppose you should give 20, 3 or 40 dollars per head more than with the natives. Your privilege is five per cent, of the slaves. P. S It is to be considered that 5 per cent, privilege is to be eight slaves. ; Not only trick, but even direct falsehood, was resorted to sn the trade, which killed out morali ty as well as humanity. , . '- Boston, Nov. 1, 1765. Capt. Peter G.nnn : v j. Sib : This I hope will find you safe arrived on the coast ; and as you arrive early and had a good assorted cargo, I hope you have met with good success. You have had three monihs start of Mr. Boy Is ton's vessels, and I hope but few or no Tweels were upon the coast when you arrived. If so, I make no doubt you will have sold most or all your cargo by th iime you receive this, ;and your business so far finished as soon to leave the coast; for you must consider this schooner has a good assorted cargo for the coast, in every. kind of article which you carried. It will bo best for you to dispose of all you have upon hand as soon as possible after the arrival of tfiis vessel. Capt. Ingraham sailed for Surinam tho 19th of October. I hope you will be with him by February. You will observe to keep ' it as privete as possible when you ' are upon the coast of Surinam, and send your mate up in your boat to inquire for Capt. Ingraham and John Welch. Your mate, when asked at the port or by anybody else, must say you are from Madeira or Tenerijfe or Fayal. When Ingra ham comes down to you you must run no r?3que in deliv ering the slaves. If you find any manner cf risque go di rectly to St. Croix, and sell for cash and the best ' BUgars. This enterprising captain, whose vessel had so often crossed the Atlantic freighted with human beings torn from their homes and sold into slavery in South Carolina, Havana and Surinam, contem- lated death like a Christian as he was about eaving Boston on another cruise to-buy, steal, starve, oil, measure and sell men, women and children, as will be seen from the. introduction to the will he made in 1763. " In the name of God, amen, I, Peter Gwinn, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and province cf Massachusetts Bay in New England, mariners bound on a voyage to sea, but of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this writing to be my last will and testament. First and prin cipally, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, relying on the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ for obtaining the remission o my sins and eternel life. My body I commit to the earth or sea, as it shall please God to order ; and as to my temporal estate, I bequath some," he. And the descendants of such men, whose blood runs fresh in their own veins whose slave traffic erected the palaces in which their descendants live, and endowed the colleges m wlncn the gov ernors and others were educated, and erected the very churches in some instances in which the peo ple preach and pray, cannot forgive others who have abandoned the traffic which was carried to their doors, and almost forced upon them by Mas sachusetts slave traders. The County Court Clerk has been, for the past week, visited at his office by freed people, desirous of recording their marriages, Yesterday, however, he received a visit from two of the same class of people, of an entirely differ ent nature. Instead of wishing the bands recorded, they were desirous of severing them, and thinking, (negro like,' v that as they hadhad their marriage recorded at that o5ce, they could also obtain a divorce at the same plaee The wife; when . she found she could obtain nothing to. wards ' : accomplishing her object, serenaded the Clerk with a series of dismal howls, heart-rendering in their nature.' The Clerk was affected (what man would not be) by this evidence of emotion and dis tress, and kindly directed the disappointed swain to apply for relief at the Frecdman's (?) Bureau, that kind iustitu tiou established for their especial benefit. Jealousy, we learn, was tho demon which prompted them to apply for the authority to separate, and strange to say, even fear was tho cause of this action, he, the husband, alleging that he was in danger of being shot by his wife's admirers and she, in . turn, declaring that she stood in jeopardy from her husband's female friends. We are sor ry for the devoted '(?) pah-, but if they can obtain no re lief from the Fre-edmon's Bureau, we certainly cannot give them any. For the Journal. May 8th, 1866. Messrs. Editors : The development of all our resources is a vital question to North Carolina now. We have little except strong hands and stout hearts to begin with, to be sure, but they constitute the basis ot all wealth. Thinking it might interest your readers, I have digested the following table from the Census of 1860, showing the manufactures of the eleven Southern States in that year, and the relation which North Carolina bore to the rest. From this table it will be seen that in the number of manufacturing establish ments, the cost of material used and the number of hands employed, North Carolina stood second; and in the amount of capital invested, the cost of labor and annual value of products she stood fourth on the list of Southern States. The annual value of her products was nearly equal to that of Virginia, Tennessee or Georgia more than that of Louisiana or Alabama twice as much as that of South Carolina, Mississippi or Texas, and more than six times that of Arkansas or Florida. Most of our capital is gone, but the material to renew it is plentiful, and I think the enterprise will not be wanting. Let the people, therefore, be encouraged to renewed efforts, and build up their wealth on a basis that (not being supported by two legs), cannot be emancipated and wiped out by a decree. Yours, truly, A. M. W. u it - ifl oo co o in t oi cs r- m il t- j ; O j ! 1 5 u SCO GO ' cm : .9 I in O 5- ,-V t 4N 00 oc CR OO i hi ! I t QC 0C t- l-: t- o t ! S e OR il u S ' : u S c s O o go tt5 1-4 - UOO C5OCu5 CO o O GO ""O Ct- rH 5? ?1 00 t ti n l tri 3C -i C5 CO CN CO CO 3 S f fr. cs"f'-i CO -f i s' CD if ' cc t- C2 j ei cr. I S B 0 m !J5 i GD D ill I ml -V - I-. CO C" GC -h art WW rj CIS Tr-TT CO ; ! 'l ' O .9 : W H 32 o - i) J-J? S n n w 53 p a ci a? 1 I1 'A ' ' For the Journal. Corinthian Loixje No. 230, A. F. A. M, ) Rocky Mount, Jf. C., May 5, 18CG. j "Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God. in the wise dis pensation of his providence, ta remove from lour midst our beloved andninch esteemed brother, Joseph Ramsay, formerly of Plj mouth, N. C, who died at his residence at Rocky Mount on the 27th ult. ; Therefore Be it Besotted, That in the death of our beloved brother, this Lodge has lost one of its brightest jewels ; the fra ternity a distinguished and esteemed member, and the Church of which he was a consistent member, one of its strongest and most zealous members. His stricken breth ren have the consoling reflection that he died in the tri umph of faith, and has lef behind him an example of godly life that will long liye in tha memory of the many who knew him. In the family circlo, and around his own hearth-stone, his good qualities shone with their purest and softest lustre. No words can measure the bereave ment of those who called him husband and father. BesoUed, 2nd, That the members of this Lodge tender to his grief-stricken family, their most heart-felt condo lence in their sad bereavement. Besotted, 3rd, That the Secretary of this Lodge trans mit a copy of these resolutions to the widow and family of the . deceased, also, tho editors of the Key-Stone; Wil mington Journal and Tarboro' Southerner, with rcmiest for publication. . Mesolved, 4th, That the members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for thirtv days. i J. K LINDSAY, ) J. B. GREEN, .Com. " , W. B. JORDAN, . . Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun. Preparations to Try, Jfl. DaviTax on Cotton, v ' , ; -. , Ji Washington, May 9. It is undoubtedly true that preparations arc now beinj - made for the trial of Jefferson Davis before the United States Circuit Court to be held at Norfolk. The Grand Jury, latelv charered bv Judge Underwood, the United States District Judge, will probably find a bill of indictment against-Mr. Davis for treason. But notwithstand ing thrvMF. Pavis Will not be brought to trial unless the President should issue a proclamation withdrawing martial law from Virginia. Chief Justice Chase will adhere to his often-expressed determination not to try a criminal cause in a Staio where martial law prevails. It appears probable that the House will concur with the Committee of the Whole in the clause of the Revenue bill taxing cotton five cents a pound. The fall of cotton will render the tax onerous and disproportioned to other taxes on productions. There : is a spite against cotton-growers. John Randolph hated wool-growers, and said he would go a mile out of his way to " kick a sheep " ; and the feeling in Congress against cotton-growing is of the same character. So 9 is -t '3 -3 53 So a os -r The Beconstruction Committee concur with Mr Stevens in tho opinion that the constitutional amendment requires only the ratification of three fourths of the States now represented in Congress that is, nineteen. These are the only States which' are to be permitted to vote for Presidential elec tors. Thus, if the views of the Republican lea ders be carried out, the next election will involve the country in as great a calamity as that from which it was supposed we had escaped. The Report of the Reconstruction Committee. Washington, May 9. Mr. Steven's proposition for the previous question to-morrow at 3 o'clock upon the report of the Reconstruction Committee' will be opposed by Republicans. The Merchants National Bank. It is stated in a reliable quarter that the liabili ties of the Merchants' National Bank are at least a million. It is not supposed that much will ac crue from Bayne's assignment, as Baltimore credi tors are preferred by him. There is probably nothing like current funds hero. THE LATE NORFOLK RIOT. Fortress Monroe, May 8. A Military Commission has been convened, by order of Lieutenant General Grant, and is now in session at Norfolk, for the purpose of ascertaining and investigating the causes which led to the re cent riot in that city, on the occasion of the re cent colored procession in honor of the passage of the civil rights bill. A number of witnesses havy already been examined, and it is presumed tho evidence will be quite lengthy. The Commission met to-day, and will prosecute, without delay, its various examinations of witness es. The proceedings will be conducted with closed doors, and the evidence will be submitted directly to Lieutenant General Grant. The following is the order under which the Commission has assembled : MTLITARV ORDER. He.vdq'rs Depabtmentof Va., Richmond, April 23, 18CG. j Special Order Xo. 94 : In obedience to instructions from Lieutenant-General Grant, commanding the armies of the United States, a board of officers is hereby ordered to convene at Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday, the 30th day of April, 18C6, or a soon tnereatter as practicable, wno wiu investigate th cause and progress of the recent riots in that place, and all the facts connected therewith. fgThe evidence taken by the board will be recorded in full, and forwarded, with their reports, to these headquarters. The board is authorized to summon all persons whose tes timony is desired. The post commander at Norfolk will render the board such assistance as they may require. Tho junior member of the board will record its proceed ings. Detail for the board : Brevet Brigadier-General II. T. Burton, Colonel Fifth United States artillery ; Major Lv man Bissel, Eleventh United States infantry ; Captain D. M. Vance, Eleventh United States infantrv. By command of Brevet Major-General Tumor. E. W. SMITH, A. A. General. MARRIED, On Thursday night last, bv Rev. J. II. Dslley. Can' T1IOS. C. LEWIS to Miss MARION S. BANKS. Fayetteville Presbyterian please copy. DIED- In this citv. on Friday afternoon. May 11th, WM. J. GORDON, youngest child of James II. and Mrs. Maria L. Low, of New Orleans, aged 10 months and 22 days. ALEXANDER SPRCNT, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Wilmington, N. C. April 19. 12 6m S. T.--1860--X. PERSONS OF SEDENTARY HABITS TROUBLI D with weakness, lassitude, palpitation of the heait, ack ot appetite, distress alter eating, topia liver, conpti- pation, &c, deserve to suffer if they will not try tho cele brated PLANTATION BITTERS, which aro now recommended by the highest medical au thorities and warranted to produce an immediate bene licial elluct. They are exceedingly agreeable, perfectly pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a iiealthy, gentle stimulant is required. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy appetite. They are an antidote to change of water and diet. They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours. They strengthen the system and enliven the mind. They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever. They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation. They euro Diarrluea and Cholera Morbus. They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headacne. They make the weak strong, the languid brilliant, and are exhausted nature's great restorer. They aro compos ed of the celebrate! Caliaaya bark, winterrtn, sa8Hatran, roots and herbs, all preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum. For particulars see circulars and testimonials around each bottle. Beware of impostors. Examine every bottle. See that it has an unmutilated metal cap over the top of each but tle, and green label for exportation, around each neck. -See descriptive circular around each bottle. P. II. DllAKE & CO.. New York. April 19 12-ly North Carolina Agricultural House AND HARDWARE STORE. MITCHELL, ALLEN Jt- CO.. 33 POLLOCK STREET, NEWIlEItN. "WAT E It STREET, WIL.MINUTON. T. J. MITCHELL. GEO. ALLEN. D. T. CAKRAWAY. Mav 10. H-tf SHACKELFORD, HAAS. & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ; No. 15 Front St., New York, No. 3fi AVater Strict, Wilmington, N. C. BUT AND SELL ON COMMISSION, NAVAL STORES, COTTON, LUMBER, COTTON YARNS, Ac, kc. Constantly on hand, in Wilmington, and for nalo at wholesale, a large assortment of FAMILY GROCEKILtf. Solo Agents in North Carolina for the Sale of WIITTEMORE'S COTTON CARDS. Refer to Messrs. J. Stiner A Co., 40 Vesev St., Mei. Moses & Sehiffer, 32 Broad St. Fob 8 w IJf Notice THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE of NEW IIANOVLK county, will meet at the Court House on Tuesday .!' June Court. Persons hoidincr claims will present them previous to that date to R. B. Wood, Jr., Clerk Count;. Court. ' JOHN A. TAYLOR, Chairman. May6 187 dAl: Otlkial. British Vict. C'oNsri.ATi:, , Tout op Wilmington, N. C, 7th Mav, 18GC. THIS OFFICE IS RE-OFENED for the discharg the usual Consular duties. ALEX. SPRUNT, : British Vice Consul. C South Water Strict. May 8 188-3t-M-U' s. r. Wallace. ' j. b. socrnxKLAy: . WALLACE & SOrTHERLAND, fi ENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, JC OFFICE XO. 21 NORTH WATKR STKti-'i (Wharves ami Warehouses foot of Walnut M., WILMINGTON, N. C. SV Will give prompt personal attention to all eoti-i;. ments of Naval Stores. Cotton. Hnnrits Tumentint i Tar, Provisions, Ac, &c, either for sale or shipment. AN to forwarding Merchandize, &c. Feb 8 v. 1 W. T. IIUGGIKS, Corner of Market and Second Sti t t i, S. E. Wilmington. X. (Old Stand of L. B. Huggins & Sons.) DEALER IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, W1NI Liquors, Hardware, Hollow-ware, Tinware, Croi Lii.1 Wood and Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff. L1 Goods, Shoes and Boots, Hats and Caps, Window Glase. fcc, Ac. Receiving fresh supplies by every Steamer, whKi will be sold at i.ie lowest market price, for cash. , , Orders from the country promptly filled, when accom panied by the monev. March 1 ' 4-3m BENNETT, VANPELT & CO., S3 WHITEHALL STREET. NEW YORK. SHIPMENTS OF COTTON, NAVAL STORES, PI 10' visions, Ac, will be forwarded to us by Messr. Va laco & Southerland, of Wilmington, who will pay ri vt nue tax and other charges. All goods covered by insurance, with or without advices. n t, Feb, 15 ' 2'"
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