The New York herald., 1845-09-19
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Washington.

Duties on C0Uee-y0hn OC0nneH ana american
Stavery-1he Gentleman set Right in Reference
TO the One Hundred Maryland Fngitire Sares,
and their Capture at Rockvale-7he Nep
Postage Ldsc further Dgfned-Ihs Mericam
hademnitles nlore-End of the Var i1ith
Merico.
The late circular OF the Secretary of the Trea-
sury to his deputies, respecting the duties on coffee
imported from the dominions of the Netherlands, in
Dutch or American bottoms, reverses the decision
of Secretary Bibb, of August, lS4i, and concurs
with that of Mr.. Spencer, while Secretary and OF
Mr. McClistock Young, as Secretary, pro ten,pore.
in May, 1874. BY the decision of Judge Bibb, not
less than 1928 600 have been refunded to importers
OF coffee in Dutch vessels from other European
ports than those Of its 'growth or produchon;''
while upon the same kinds OF coffee, imported IN
American bottoms from the same ports, the return
of said 20 per cent duty was decisively refused.
The fact is our good old friend, Chancellor Blbb, is
more fat with fishing line on the long bridge
OF the Potomac, than IN the eXpouDding of the
tariff ot 1872 He was unquestionaby tine best IN
tentoned, and most lneffic mt Secretary OF the
Treasury that has ever held the Office. He COM
mltied more blunders, and persisted more tenaci-
ousIy in them than any official functlonary We have
known, not excepting John Tyler.
We call your attention TO the following extract
from reported speech OF Mr.. John O'Connell, a
son of the Irish Llberator. II Is extracted from
August number OF the Dublin Frfemdn's Journal
In the course of long repeal address, to meeting
in Cancellation Hall, Mr. ] O'Connel descantng
upon slavery in the United States, said -
feelings of his audience he could read Amer
can papers recently published details of the horrible
treatment which the slave population America we're
subiected-treatment which it was appalling to
thin. upon In America, the boasted land of rational
liberty as called-the home as it was represen,
ted to be- freedom and happnessthere were no less
hree
The latest spapers that had been received III this
country from the other side of the Atlantic, gave
count which it was impossible tolread without horror Of
the cold-blooded carnage OF number OF miserable
wretchessaves who endeavored to eect their escape
into the Northern States into British America where
they knew they would be free There we're about one
hundred of them, wholly unarmed, and they were set
upon by body of white men armed to the teeth who
fred upon them with little compuncton il they
were herd of swine flock OF wild fowl No de-
the assaants might have contented themselves with
sezing their victims and making them prisoners But
no, nothing would satisfy them but codblooded slaugh-
ter and slaughtered the slaves accordingly were to
very great extent To be sure an American writer OF
peculiar phanthrophy had humanely suggested that it
would have been better had the white men fire only
with snipe shot salt-Qaughter) which would have
wounded but not killed. This ingenious and humane
suggestion had not however, been complied with. and
many Of the slaves were slaughtered the rest
brought back and tortured with the lash ear hear)
stuton which men had the audacity to advocate
This too, the system which would be spread
throughout Texas"
Now these one hundred slaves, to which Mr.
O'Connel alludes were doubtless the gang which
absconded from Charles and Prince Georges coun-
ties MARYLAND, in July last, and who, after passing
through Washington, northward, were brought to
halt IN swamp, near Rockville, and captured
captured, too, by an armed force bui SO tar from
their being ''saughtered to very great extent"
not single man Of them was killed-though several
of them were wounded. The assaiing party was
body OF volunteers, chiefly from Rockville, many
of them were loafers, who were not wanted, and
whose highest exploits are to drink whiskey and at
tack the defenceess, whether they be black or
white The negro TO this class OF skulking fetld
grog-shop vagabonds, is considered always as IL
censed victim Of their brutal ferocity. Nor were
the slaves ''whoy unarmed." They made very
hostile show of knives forks, and scythe blades..
For the information of Mr.. John OConnell, we will
further state that, since the capture and return OF
these slaves to their masters, the leaders of the gang
undergoing trial on an indictment OF treason
against the peace OF the commonwealth OF Mary
land-that one OF them has been condemne d-that
others likely will be, but that tar from being hung,
expect they will be sent Oft to expiate their Of
ience in the cotton plantations of Texas. Would to
God that the down-trodden people of Ireland were
as wel-fed, wel-clothed, as easily worked, and as
happy as the slaves OF the United States generally
are. And with what bad grace these denuncla-
ations come from the leaders in the protessed work
of the liberation of Ireland-the people OF which,
country by so many thousands are indebted to the
United States for the comforts Of life and the bless
lngs of Liberty What base lngratltude IS this The
.repale rint' is monthly augmented, or has been,
by thousands OF dollars from the United States :
The paupers aye, the criminals OF old ireland, have
found a refuge among us, and through the force of
example, we have made good men and citizens
OF them-rubbing off the rust OF barbarism-the
scales of bondage, and the slough OF superstition.
And this is the return from the magnanlmous llber-
ators OF Ireland Abuse, detracon, defamation, nd
cule, falsehood, and ungrateul mockery! OF all the
demagogues that ever lived, we conceive Daniel
O'Conne TO be the boldsst, and the most mnprlncl-
pied, and next to him is his son John. They are
extorting the &c rint like drops OF blood from the
suffering, starving people of Ireand-they are living
IN the style OF princes, and contributing few shil-
lings month TO the repale" fund, from their un-
told thousands, and what is done, or is to be done,
With this "rnt' God only knows. Perhaps the
parks, and lawns, and pleasure grounds OF Derry
name are beautted with the : rlnt," while the mass
Unless Mr.. John O'Connell improves his manners,
he will learn that the Americans lash other sub
jects besides tine slaves that were brought back
and tortured with the LASH"
From an article in the United States Journal last
evening upon the cheap postage law OF the last Con-
gress, il would appear, Qhe law readlng) that upon
all letters, &c. for distances under 300 miles, there
shall be charged, &c.-and for all distances over
800 miles there shall be, Nc-that there is no
postage by law for exact distances OF 300 miles.
The construction of the law by the department is
according its spirit, and the same postage Is col
lscted for 800 miles exactly, as tor 299.
= We learn from OF the Mexican claimants
that he has received letters upon the subject OF
:" those lndemntles," which tend to establish de-
llberate peculation upon Mr. Voss. he refuses to
account for or furnish the assets which he had said
were in his possession in favor OF the claimants
he refuses to furnish the receipts In favor OF the
Mexican Government, copies Of which, however,
our informant expects soon to- receive from our
consul at Vera Cruz. The April and July install
ments of 1914, supposed to be covered by receipts
for "yalue received" by Mr. Voss in money, stocks,
or other paper, amount principal Of about 1915.
600 with per cent interest. Many Of the claimants
have sacrificed their paper upon time at ruinous
per cen ntape for Temporary loans, and we really won
der il the Secretary OF the Treasury or the Secre
tary of State are doing anything, or purpose to do
anything to an unequivocaI understanding with Mr..
voss Is there any reason for a further postpone
nent of rigid investigation, Is this business set
aside for the action of Congress
We are apprsed that dispatches have been re-
.eive d by the Government Of the probability Of
evolution in Mexico, supercediug the prospect ofa
var with the United States, and that portion OF
he land troops and Naval armament are to be re-
allied