The Daily spy., 1848-11-04

maugled. We have no time for particulars to day
FOREIGN News. The Steamer Hiberuia arrived at
Boston, Yesterday with days later INTEL gence
AsIATlc CHOLERA. This disease VIII eli visited the
OhI'ed States in 1882, has been passing over is old
course as far as the city OF London This epidemic has
almost precisely followed the same track Of that al d
has entered England by the same route, through Ham.
burg TO Sunderland. By those who have been interest
ed III the subject, it will be remembered thai from Eng
land the cholera passed Paris and soon after entered
this country by the way of Canada; and all this within
few months.
G5' The Bridgeport (Cl.) STANDARD says that the de,
alcaton robbng of that institution turns out TO be
serious affair The amount of loss is SI7 2CO Sl2 COO
of which was in gold, taken from the vault and S5OOOIn
IN bills The fugitive took passage for Europe in the
Hermann Mr.. Barnum, of Bridgel on, started IN pur>
suit IN the Britannia, winch sailed five days after,
Mr. EDITOR: have read, IN your paper Of last
week, the letter of Mr. Hudson, explaining, or at,
tempting to explain, the circumstances under which
he united with Messrs. Bates ana Hancock, as Com
mittee of our State Legislature IN April 1886 to give
the ego by to the claims of our colored seamen, mprs
oned in the jals Of South Carolina Mr. Hudson says
the then existing circumstances, was expedent 10
take any action. What then, the circumstances
They. were these; there evidence before the
Committee that any coored was then imprison,
ed but there evidence before the Commtlee tl
the law OF South Carolina under which these mprson.
menS were made, had been pronounced 'unconsti,u>
uona and VOID by Mr. Justice Johnson of the Sunre,a
Court OF the United States. The law having been am
nulled by South Carolina Judge and there beno no
evidence at that time that they had attempted to enforce
it, after that decision OF the court there seemed to be no
occasion ior any urher action. The Committee lhere>
fore reported that, nder the present circumstances of
the II is net expected at this time to take an> r
ther action the subject"
This is plain statement of the facts in the case as
they were then presented 10 the, Committee and am
perfectly willing 10 leave The public to Judge be,ber the
Commlltee did not take tie only consis ent and rational
view OF lhe sub ec which could be taken Subseoueut
ly South Carolua did revive this law and this gav rise
to the mission OF Mr.. Hoar the result when is well
known TO the public and shows that Massachusetts ha
no constitutional power TO enforce any action she NAV
take such subjects !"
curious document this. Why, srr the famous deci,
sioh OF Mr. Justice Johnsun-thal decsoa which seems
10 have enkImdled such blessed hopes in the breast
OF Mr.. Hudson, and to have given him such WIDE
grounded assurance, that the ourdges complained of
would never be repeated, made thirteen uears pre
rlouSly and for that long thirteen gears the authorities
at Charleston had set SAID decision utterly at de6an,
and are doing il TO the present day.
have not the documents hand TO refer 10 bnt Tho
case is sufficiently within my own recollection
In September 1922, left New England for South
Carolina, and renamed there nearly two years. arrl>
we'd IN the city of Charleston just after the legal murder
OF some 80 noble men who had made an aborti,e at.
tempt to secure their lnalenabe rights. The medltaed
lnsurrecton and ITS bloody suppression, OF course pros
duced deep and widespread exclemen-and the law
IN question, was enacted by the legislature The ensuing
winter BY this law, any colored seaman coming nlo
any port oi the mighty Empire, IRON any qudrer OF
GOD blessed world, was 10 be seized, and imprisoned
until the vessel should be ready to sail. Then the Cap
tam, or somebody else, loot the bill or the poor
fellow must 60 of under The hammer
Among the early victims OF this law was British
Sailor The case at arrested the attention of the
brllsh Minister al Washington, who demonstrated with
our Executive against Inc outrage, aud that uds
enough. Brother Jonathan bethoughl himself OF black
regiments IN led coats, and procamatIons OF freedom
among his cotton fields ami rice swanps How The
matter was finally managed, don't know Oily this
know, that there is regular mail between W asinns ton
and Charleston, and that The aforesaid law has been
dead letter TO this day, far British seamen are cons
ceraed but ngldy enforced against seamen from The
Northern states.
The decision of Mr.. Justice johnson, declaring the
law unconstitutional and void was gwen think IN the
summer or autumn following, that is, in 1928 1t is
enough 10 say that was gwen about thirteen years be
fore the case was brought before our Legislature Az
might be expected, such decision produced a prodl.
giouS excitement among the Lords OF the Lash iude
hauoh meetings were held and The upright Judge " as
everywhere hefcely denounced, as an abontunIst a
traitor 10 the South, and all that sort OF thing phIc
sentiment sci ms decision utterly defiance and The
ohceIs OF the law pushed right ahead enforcing il win
lhe Utmost rgor against all American Seamen precisely
me same, as lhongh no decision had been given against
It's conSutuonally Is Mr. Hudson so gIeen as 10 sup
pose that thorough bred STAKEHOLDER to be banked
IN ms purposes, by such an obstacle as this
NO. up TO The very time 1885, when our Legisla>
luTe was appealed TO IN bealf OF coored seamen
The law was ngldy enforced and sill rgicly enforced
AND II VIII be enforced. Scores of Massachusetts Tree,
porn ciizens VIII continue TO be- victims until we are
Dressed wIln state administration, that can think OF
q nISn c1Ia III.
The Whig Party. '" y
Tue PneS. aud the I.evite in the Scriptures saw the
man .ha' mad ialen among thieves, AID passed by on
e o'nef Slde' But they never attempted 10 assign any
In this case, # Mr. Hudson had said nothing abou
Judge Johnsons decision, but had simply stated Ina, m
me opinion OF majority of the commitiee, ii was not
"oIsm' oGa1 WISE, 10 enIsngeI the Wing Party, and pu
lew dozen nggers, weshould have had N my opinion
Inc exact truth. Yours for The rlgn, r'