Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-12-31


such master and worthy, too, of Freedom
ON the 9th inst, Charles, five years ago,
travelled through Canada with his master,
buI declined all solicitations to leave him.
friend who was in Court a, the time
sends US the following transcript Of the
deed Of emancipation:
Know all men by these presents, that |,
Henry Clay Of Ashland, for and in consld-
Grafton Of the fidelity, attachment and SER
vices Of Charles Dupey (,he son OF Aaron
commonly called Charles and Charlotte,
und of my esteem and regard for him, do
hereby ibera,s and emancipate the said
Charles Dupey, from this day, from all OBJ
legation Of service to nle,or my representa-
lives, investing him, as far us any act of
mine can invest him, with all the ri ghts and
privileges of u freeman.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal, this 9th
day OF December, in tho year Of our Lord
1874.
II. CLAY SEAL
Sealed and delivered in the presence Of
THos. II. CLAY.
The Christian Politician. OF Cincinnati,
says that c. Nj. Clay is about to establish
apsperin Lexington, advocating the eman-
cipaiion Of the slave. 1t also gives a re-
port that n personal disagreement has aris-
en- between c. M. Clay and Henry Clay.
II has probably grown out Of his anti-slav-
cry course. G. M. Clay's recent prac-
aice has been such, that we s hall wait I'M
Ill we see evidence Of repen lance. before
We shall pat much cenfden ce in his efforts.
WRECK OF TIE MAssAsoIr.-Th steam
er DAMN, Capt. McLoon, returned to the
city yesterday afternoon from the wreck of
the Massaso:t, which remained in nearly
the same position as before reported. The
created part of the cargo had washed
ashore, and would be collected and reship
ped to the city in Lighters, under the sup
erlntendence Of Messre. Pearsons and Lo-
throP, the agents Of the underwriters.
The body Of Mr.. Stephen c. Holbrook
washed ashore on Thursday evening, and
has since been conveyed TO the city and
delivered TO his relative. 1t was not
bruised
The officers and crew remain at Nam
tasket, and are almost destitute, having
saved nothing. The clothes they now wear
have been furnished by Messrs Mitchell
and Tower, Of Nantasket.
Since the above was written. we under
stand that the insurance officers OF this
city, with their accustomed liberulity, not
withstandlng the heavy loss which many
Of them sustained, at once subscribed a
sum of money sufficient 10 meet the wants
OF the seamen until they are fully recov.
cred boston Post.
ANOTHER AND INTERESTING APPLICATION
CT THE TELnGRArH.-The National Intel
1igeacer says:-The parental anxieties Of
agentleman Of the Post office department
hero were yesterday relieved by tele-
graplc despatch al one O'Clock, p NJ. an
nouncing that his daughter n-law, now in
Baltimore, had then, within five minutes,
happily made him grandfather to fine boy.
/" Mother and son doing we'll" The
grand parents return thanks 10 Mr.. Morse
for his lns'antan eous and polite communi-
ton OF joyful event that otherwise nj ght
not have reached them for many hours by
the SLOW process Of tho railroad mail, com
ing at rate not much over twenty miles
an hour
THE DoRa cAsE.-Mr. Treadwel, in the
Supreme Court, applied for writ Of ha-
beas corpus in Mr.. DORIS case on the fol-
lowing grounds, viz:
1st. That the net ef Rhode Island, under
which Dorr was imprisoned, is repugnan
TO the constitution Of the Unites States.
I'd. That treason is not crime which
can be committed under state Jurisdiction
3d. That Dorr is now rightly Governo
under a constitution Of organized govern
ment duly adopted by TIE people Of Rhode
Island, and that therefore The present pre-
tended authorities of the state have no RICH
TO imprison him, OF any other person.
Singleton Vaughan of Missouri, ha
brought an action agains, David Nj. Antho
ny of Indiana, TO recover the penalty o
$500, assessed by tie act Of Congress, o
1893, for obsiructng the plaintiff, and pre-
venting him from arresting three iugity
slaves, claimed by him. The case was con
,inucd on demurrer, till the next term c
the Court.
THE HoLLrY MoNuMENr.-This monu
ment cost about five hundred dollars.
purporis TO have been erected by the Lii
er,y party. We understand by the Alba
ny Patriot, that the Liberty party hav
paid only 500, the remainder was pal
by Gerrett Smith. The amodnt collecic
in Illinois and forwarded 20 Mr. Smith, wa
So, 50.-WeSterH Citizen.
A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-In acknowledge
the receipt of f500, from the Repeal As
ISOLATION of New-York, at a late meeting
in the Repeal Hall, in Dublin, Mr.. O'Con
nell said, referring to the letter Of the Sec
rotary, which accompanied the remit
tanco:-
From that letter it would seem that
was not in New-York alone, that III
wrongs and sufferings of Ireland ha
evoked popular sympathy; for one OF tn
donations alluosd 10 in their communities
ton came from that ominous spot Of Ore
gon Territory, Astoria, place whose Vi
ry name ought to convey solemn warn
= ing 10 the rulers of England"
The Secretary's Astoria is our own Iii
lie village. a, the other side Of the Eas
RIVER er- York Mirror.