New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-08


Is there no help for this
BurrALo, January a3d, 1913.
Friend Tri5rae,-I am right glsd to see, BY
the foregoing extract from your leading ed't0risi
of the 10Th, that you have your eye upon the moae
pursued by the present Administration Tor snosi-
dining the Press. although I rejoice that the
efforts OF John Tyler in this respect have thus tsr
reached nothing but some half dezen by
sheets, whose only subsistence is obtained from
the Government advertisements printed (not oas-
isAsd) in their columns. The course pursued so
far by Capt Tyler in this matter is perfect plum
der of the peoples money.
I send you copy of a paper entitled the Morn
ing Gazette printed in this city, in which is pub
lished monthly the list of letters remaining in the
Post Office. and in which you will find advertise
ments of Land Sales, Proposals for construct
inc Depdt for Charts, &c. in the City OF WASH
ingson, Proposals for furnishing clothing, etc. tor
the NAVY 10 be delivered at Gosport, Va, the
nav for which advertisements is drawn from the
Public Treasury, while, venture to say that the
daily circulation of the said paper 10 not ~, ana
,he weekly thereof Tin which you see the advertise
mems do not yo) not three hundred. The Wayne
Standard printed at Newark, on the Ere Lanai,
i. another recipient of the Government pap: It's
circulation. understand is about the same as the
official organ, published at this place. The
amount drawn from the pockets OF the people IN
this way to support these two sheets you csn
Judge better than but if is any thing but rob-
bery. leave YOU to find the milder term tor it
Men of both the great political parties here speak
of such conduct on the par, OF the Executive with
disgust.
While on this subject, let me call your attention
to a similar abuse in your City. While men OF all
parties are asking reduction of the rates OF post
age-and. from present indications, are doomed TO
he unsuccessful. because the Post Office reyenne
does not defray the expenses of the Department
YOUR Postmaster is assisting to support four or hve
TYLER organs By advertising his list of letters there
or at any rate, 10 paying two cents ON each le
Ter advertised, in fire different papers, making
ten. cents on each letter, while on many OF them
the postage is but sir cents. Is this right
But it is useless to enumerate or show up the
abuses sraciiced by this vena! ADMINISTRATORS un-
less Congress can thereby be induced 10 make an
investigation and apply proper corrective. Big
20 We think this is not fully correct with re-
gard to our Postmaster. That he publishes the
Lists of Letters in papers which have relatively no
circulation, and that he knows this IS fagrant
abuse Of patronage md waste of the Public Money.
il most certain: His excuse doubtless is that he
does as he is bid. We think perfectly upright
officer would resign rather than be the instrument
of such wrong. Blu, however many papers may
print his Lists Of Letters, we feel confident that
but TIVE prices "a cents per letter. are paid there
for out of the Public Money; to pay more would be
Ragrant peculation. We presume the Lists are
given 10 one of his pensioners, then to another !;
| or perhaps they are printed at half price.
Ed. Tribune.
AN ITEM FOR MISUNDERSTANDING in the Court the
other day. heard read verdict for damages 10 the
amount Of three handrea aud snsy,r a"
negro slave This Than ordinary instance OF
the rigid protection extended 70 slaves In me SoG .s
TO tie Editor Of the Tribune:
In your paper of yesterday was published the
foregoing article-an article calculated and evil
IDENTIFY intended by its author to misead the North
ern public, and convey to them false impression.
That verdict was rendered in a New-Orleaas
Court against a white man for cruelty whipping
negro slave, is very probable Whether the
fact is TO be regarded "as an item for Abolition
lists, and received as an ordinary instance OF the
rigid protection extended to slaves in the Southern
States however, must depend upon the fact
whether the master the sLare received the
amount Of the verdict The writer of the above
article does not say in whose favor the verdict VIVA
rendered but evidently intends the public should
understand that it favor Of the injured slave
and that he received the money as some comPen-.
sa,os for his sufferings. If this were true, the
fact would be ian item for Aboliiionlsts," and
would be an instance of the rigid protection ex
tended TO slaves in the Southern States But if
thar veriic, was in favor Of the oner of the slave
| a. compensation for the loss of the slaves SER
| vices am unable to see how il is 10 be regarded
| as an Item for Abolitionists," and - an in
stance of the rigid protection extended to slaves
in the Southern States" Abolitionists have
denied that masters might and frequently did, sue
for and recover damages for injuries done 10 the
persons of their slaves as well for their abduc-
lion. This is done every day, upon the assumption
that slaves the property OF their masters. All
that Abolitonists have contended for was, that
such suits were no more protection 10 the slave
! against injuries apprehended, compensation
for wrongs already inflicted, than similar suits at
the North or like injuries done TO horses hogs,
cattle, brought by their owners, protection
to such horses, hogs and cattle, against harm here
and that verdict at the South in favor of mas
ter for wrong done the slave, benefits the slave
precisely as much, and no more, than verdict at
| the North in favor of the owner of horse for
breaking the leg Of horse is benefit to the horse.
A single statement viii show, beyond all cayil,
that the verdict above referred to was ia favor of
| the master and net of the slave. The slave en-
dured tn. beating, the master pocketed the YER
dict The statement wish to make is simply
this, and its unqualified truth is known to every
person acquainted with the laws of the slave