Scene In New Orleans

While at New Orleans this timo, I saw a slave killed ; ai) account of which has been published by Theodore D. Weid, in his book entitled, " Slavery as it is." - The cireumstances were as follows : In liio evening, between seven and eight o'clock, a slave carne running down tle levee, followed by several men and boys. The whiles weie crying out, 11 Stop that nigger ; stop that nigger ;'' while the poor panting slave, in almost breuthless accents, was repeating, " I did not sieal the meat - I did not steal the meat." The poor man ai last took refuge in the river. The whites who were in pursuit of him, run on board of one of the boatslosee if Ihey could discover him. They finally ospied him under the bow of the steamboat Trenton. They got a pike-pole, and tried to drive him from his hiding place. VVhen they would strike at him, he wou ld dive under the water. The water was so cld, that it soon became evident that he must be drowced. While they were trying to drive him under the bow of the Doat or drown him, he would in broicen and imploring accents say, "I did not steal the ment ; I did not steal the meat. My master lives uptheriver. l want to see my master. 1 did not ste:il the meat. Do let me go home to master." After punching him, and striking him over the head forsome time, he at last sunk in ihe water to rise no more alive. On the end of the pike-pole wilh which they were striking him was a hook wliich cauglit n his clothing, and they hauled him up on the bow of the boat. Some said he was dead, otliers Baid he was "pluying possum," while oihers kicked hiinto make him get up, but it was of no use - he was dead. As soon as ihey became satisfied of this, Ihey commenced leaving, one 1 nnolhe . One ofthe hands on the boat informad the captain that they had küled the man, and that the dead body .vas lying on ihc deck. The captain came on deck, and said to those vvho wece remaining, " You have kiüed thisnigger ; now take him off of my boat " The captain's name was Hftrt. The dead body Was dragged on shore and left there. I went on board of tho boat whereour gang of slaves were, and during the whole night rny mind was; occupied with what I had seen. Early in the morning, I went on shoro to see if the dead body remaincd there. Í found it in the same posilion that it was left the ïiight before. 1 wntched to see what they would do with it. It was left there mitil betneen eight and nine o'clock wlien a cart, which takes up the trash out ofthe streets, came along, and the body wasihrowu in, and in a t'ew minutes more was covercd over with dirt which they were removing f:om the streets. During the whole time, 1 jid nol see more than six or seven pesons around it, who, from their manner, evidenlly regurdod it as