Southern telegraph., 1837-08-01
A VOLUNTARY SLAVE.

had been inticed from home by set Of
blackegs, and upon accosting, him, found
the servant sick Of the few days OF stree
dom and equaityn he had experienced
among the people of his own color here.
lie told his young master that the New
York negroes were not what lhey mao
been "crdcked up to be-" and exposed
Il strong desire to go BACK 10 MO
bile. Mr.. McKain accordingly took him
under his protection, afteI Lewis, his man,
had gone voluntarily before the Recorder,
and acknowledged his masters ownership.
The philantrophists," however found
means to spirit Lewis away, and it was not
without great difficulty that he was found
again in place where he was concealed
against mis- o,Dn DiII, in Vdndewa:er-street.
Judge Oekley at the instance OF MIR
Sedgewicl: who appears to act as Attorney
General for the aboitionis's and Chancellor
in particular for every runaway negro from
the South, issued a habeas corpus upon
which the slave was broght before the
Court. Lewis acknowlged that he belong
cd to Mr.. McKain, which with the abund-
ant evidence of other witnesses 10 the fact
appeared to be pretty sufficient; bu; Mr.
Sedgewich was of .feraut opinion. lie
rose and made certain motions as tie
Counsel for the negro; but Lewis him
self told this very oihcious philantrophlst
that he.was mstaken--that he had seen
enough Of the New York negroes, and that
he-Mr Councell,r Sedgowich,) had better
mind his own business. The learned and
excellent Counsellor and his very vlrtu-
ons clients, mny as we'll therefore, look up
ON their disaster, rs "mIstortune IN busl-
ness,'' and say NJ m,re abolt II. Lewis,
we can tell them fIr their comfort and his
own, is going buck to Mobile.
RrMARxABLE INCIDENT An alterca-
ton tack place lately at Little Rock. Ark.)
between Dr. McWliams and Mr.. Pew,
sab-oditor of the Arkansas Gazette, ~ the
presence ofmany citizens-Dr. M'WiliiamS
having hal some q.mrrel with Mr.. Pew,
charged him with gross snl winl false
hood Ia "a few moments Mr.. Pew was
Observed to turn deathIy pale; fearful
change came over his countenlnce; aud, T.
the horror and establishment OF the beholJers,
he fell, and died without a struggle or IA
groan.
'rhe above named M Pew was the same
WIN was formerly editor Of jackson pa
per in New Orleans.
KfpNArp1NG. A few days since white
man named james Casey, was arrested and
imprisoned for attempting 20 kidnap two
negroes belonging to Messrs. David II.
Penny and - Dunbar, of this par :. lie
is said to have enicavored to persuade the
slaves to rob their m listers and dccamp with
another white man, that he &C isey) might
not be suspected We are informed that
several suspicious looking characters have
of late been seen apparently tamperng
with our slaves, and would advise our citi
zens 10 be on the alert--BltoH Rouge Gaz
INDIANS OF THE NoRTu-WEsT.--We have
been informed that, with view TO establish
amicable relations between them, on per
manent basis, the President has directed tina
invitations should be given to the Sacs an(
Foxes, the Winnebagocs, the Sioux OF th(
Mississippi and the Missouri, the loawdy
and the Slcs Of Miss ,uri, to send dcpu
tations to this CITY They will probably ar
rive here about the first Of October. The
principal chiefs of the several bands of these
tribes. with the most distinguished braves
will constitute these depltations. Th'
sulecs to be considered will probably eli
cit all the talent and tact of the most ablt
among them.--Globe.
IIeRRID MURDER.-In Selma, Alabama
resided lately Messrs. Phillips and Dicker
san, physicians. Mr. P. is brother to tn
wife Of NJ. Blecvin, Esq. rich cotton plan
ter inthatneighborhood the latter has
very lovely daughter to whom DIR. ID. pal
his addresses, ard to whom report said h
was engaged to be mlrried. A short tim
since gentleman from Mobile visited he
father, saw her, fell in love, proposed, &C
cepted and married her. Soon after this
schoolmaster in Selma set stor
afioat to the effect that he had heard DIR. Z
say things about the lady's conduct befor
marriage which out not to be said about an
lady. DIR. ID. denied having spread the ste
nv, but neither denals sufiiced to pacify tn
enraged parent, whose own feelings an
daughters reputation where thus tribe
with. He met Dr.. ID. and fred at him tw
pistols and wounded him. DR.. d. was IN
armed, and advanced to Mr. Beevin, holdin
up his hands imploringly, when b, drew
Bowie knife and stabbed him to the hear
The Doctor dropped dead on the spot; an
Mr. Bleevin has beon held to bail in the sur
Of twenty thousand dollars to answer for III
act.--N o. Herald.