The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-13
Communicated.
ADOllttOnlstS,

We have abotonists at the south well the north,
but with this differences one Is PRACTICAL the other hypo-
critical Slaves have been liberated by their southern
owners by ftes-ay, by hundreds means furnished
them to locate themselves where they thought best For
instance: John Randolph, OF Roanoke, by his WILL lib
Grated more than hundred slaves, and furnished the
means wherewith to purchase lands for them The pur-
chase effected in the State OF Ohio by the executor
of Mr. r., Judge William Leigh, and the purchase money
paid thereon. But when these slaves had gone to Ohio
to take possession of their lands the most strenuous OPP
position was made to their reception by the abolition pop
ulaton OF the State of Ohio 1t was but short time
prior this ansacton that such the hostile feel
ngs between the States of Ohio and Kentucky in
quence of the slaves being entced away from Kentucky
and harbored in Ohio, and some of them passed
into Canada, that border war, it was apprehended,
was about to take place.
Who has known northern abolonist to put his hand
in his pocket and liberate save' But we do know
that many slaves have been enced away from the south
TO the north And let me ask, what they bettered
by the changer In the first place. they worked hard
and then, in many instances, defrauded of the small
wages which promised them for their labor and
the winter approaches their condition is most
mseable-where they perish in numbers for want of the
necessaries to sustain life and this in the midst
of these false sympathsers informed by the Bos
ton, New York, and Philadelphia newspapers; and |
have not doubt but they speak the truth Many of the
northern States unwilling to receive them II is the
last species of population which they desire to possess,
because il EXHIBITS misery, and supplies mate
rails of and crime in proportion to their numbers,
than any other part of the community And when they
are received they treated with contumey and dsrust
VINO expects tnem 10 De treated as equals! l. WOulu
not insult the refined portion of the people by asking
them they willing to receive them on equal terms
their tables in their fames They denied equal
political rights and it was but the other day that vote
was taken in Connectcut>upo proposition to give
them the right of suffrage, and submitted to the people,
and Indignantly rejected by an immense majority IT, then,
the northern people turn with scorn from this degraded
pe who know not what to do with their much larger
bers if they were liberated AS Mr. Jefferson says, cas-
is, we have the wolf by the ears and we neither
hold him nor safely let him 60" Q. c.
P s. Since penned the aforegoing beg leave to an
mex the following, viz
From tho Baltimore Clipper
MISERY DEsrTUrroN PHrLADELrHIA.-The colored
population Of delphagtive slaves and misguided
followers of aboonsts-are in terrible condition. The
Board of Health Friday made visit that sec ton OF
the city which they nhabit, and the Philadelphia Sun
says
"The visits of the officials have furnished them sui.
cicnt basis upon which to operate and astounding
disclosures may be expected few days 1t is said that
of the of wrechedness shocking
template particularly among the colored population.
The inmates found to be aborng under
gnan spotted fever, which, if not checked, would be cal
graded beings crowded into the wrechod novels in
that street. Here found and women, Of every
with their bodies scantily clothed in rags, which were iii
calculated protect their emaciaed forms from the win
er's blast in room which constructed
admit of heal,hful ventilation, there lay and wo
One of the committee inquired of the latter what
pointed to the man, and asked WHO IS he She replied
1t is my husband Has he the fever? With no man
Hesitation of feeling, she simply remarked, He's dead
"We informed that, within the last two three
weeks the spread OF the contagion has been of
alarming character among the wretched floating population
who nightly frequent their haunts in the street, and whose
vicious habits predispose them to disease Numbers o.
hem have already died from neglect and exposure The
atmosphere of of the is represented be
foul as to be destructive of animal life
It is with much satisfaction that that the
Board of Health determined to the of the
without delay, and with that view yesterday conven
ed The board resolved that the whole of Baker street. be
low Seventh be Immediately vacated and the houses EN-
tied OF their occupants.
The real design OF these aboltonists is power all con
rbutons used for eeconeering purposes, so says
the New York Express"
"For instance, in this city, at the election just over
Charles A. Shepherd, their candidate for Lieutenant gov
erno received thirty two in every 1000
polled. The expenses of printing and distributing
eerng, have been several hundred dollars Is it no
time Tor this contemplate party to desst from wasting the
money of their poor followers in this way 2'