The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-30

washington, July 2s, 1873.

| WASHINGTON, July %, 1873.
The Negro Abeiuc Ton Trial Catiin's Indian Gal
kyy-Soldi1s and Heirtt, &c. &c.
The trial of the negro stealers'' was continued
to-day. The defence to be set up is that Dray
ton, The principal IN the transaction merely WISH
ed to assist in the escape OF the slaves, and that
the skipper and crew of the schooner were merely
| conveying them to " free soil" This is very
| different offence from that of "negro stealing"
beng punishable by fine and Imprisonment in the
district Jail, whilst for the latter crime, several
| years in the pententiary is administered Itmay
be that Drayton, on THE occasion, was merely an
agent of some abotionists, whose humanity Is
greater than their honesty, but 1t is rather i'm
probable. He has, on more than one occasion, en-
deavored to make arrangements with negro dealers
In Maryland, for the supply of saves-stolen ones
but on these occasions he failed in his object It
is very possible that the present instance he had
procured customer, and il he had been sue
cessful, II would not have been Improbable
speculation. One of the witnesses testified that
Drayton, when captured, said he expected
all along to be caught and incarcerated In the
Ienitentiary-that he was glad of 1t, as he would
there have time TO prepare his soul for heaven
This Is certainly novel and rather strange way
of obtaining salvation, and recommend the
man at once to found sect. The Hon. Horace
Mann was in attendance, en- the part of the abolI-
tlonlsts, as counsel for Drayton, but we suppose
this phllanthroplc gentleman will not continue his
sympathy, If it should turn out that his client in
tended to transport the blacks to Georgia instead
OF to Pennsylvania,
The evidence yesterday and to day, was merely
statement of the facts regarding the capture of
the schooner "Pearf' and which were published
when the occurrence took place; we have not,
therefore, considered 1t necessary TO give It, We
WILL however, commence tomorrow, full re-
port OF the trial, giving the speeches, &c. The
trial has excited good deal of interest, rpar
tcularly as it bears upon question which at
present fills the publIc mind.
memorial has been presented to Congress, by |
the Rev. X; r. Gurley, praying the purchase Of
Catlins collection OF paintings and curiosties, IL
Illustrative of the manners and customs OF the North
American Indians. The memorial has been re-
TERED to the Committee on Library. The design Is
set forth in the first paragraph of the petition as
follows:
The undersigned respectfully represents, that his |
friend, MIR. George Catlin, citizen of the United |
sented memorial to Congress- stating that by the |
earnest labors Of eight entire years Of his e and at
Of more than $4,000 he had obtained unique
collection of Indian portraits customs, costumes and
Weapons that this COLLECTION includes about
500 paintings ~, from f0rtysight different Indian
luable specimens Of dresses, weapons, and other
manufactures of the North American Indians,
are forty fulllength portraits Of indians completely
costumed and coored from life. the heads of which
are fac smile casts of distinguished Indians on the
onter that all the productions Of the memoriast
and that in addition nearly two tons weight Of mi
neras and fossils of great Interest brought from the
during his prot acted and arduous exertions had been
stimulated by laudabe ambition Of making this COL
tain eventually the records, and resembances, and
manufactures Of all the vanishing Of men the
globe and that he had been supported BY the tbs hope
government to complete pictorial history Of those |
interesting tribes, Of aborignes who will, at no
very remote period, have yielded up to their coun-
try and their existence to Civilized men, and
leave to be preserved the property of said govern
ment for the benefit Of future generations in the
tropols Of the Union.
Several memorials have previously been present. |
led to Congress upon the same subject, and on July
24th, 1916, the Joint Committee on the Library re-
ported in favor of amending the establishment of |
the Smithsonian Institute as to purchase the |
gallery for 5000 payable In annual lnstalments
We know OF no more valuable purchase which |
language Of the memorial Of American artists in |
Paris, I" The Italian who wishes to portray the his
tory. of Rome, finds remnants of her sons in the
Vatican; the French artist can study the ancient
Gauls, IN the museums of the Louvre; and the
Tower OF London is rich in the armor and weapons
of the Saxon race" Interesting this collection
would be to the country generally, IT Is absolutely
necessary to American artists; and West and a
Powers prove that the American artist Is second
to none, where he has an opportunity OF studying
his art. - aH
Since the close of the war, Washington has been
visited by great number of disbanded soldiers, |
and whlskey has risen in consequence of the IN |
creased demand. The latest arrival is that OF |
body OF marines, and II rs singular tact, that |
nearly all Of them have their jackets lined with
crimson silk velvet. 1t appears that when the CT
y Of Mexico was taken, great quantity of splen-
did velvets was found In the Halls Of the Montezu
After the officers had done their duty to their
country, by helping themselves to as much as
forage. and the result has been the strange con-
trast which is presented, of very coarse blue cloth
of these soldiers tell strange tales of transactions
which have not, we ,opine, appeared in the official
reports. A book, which would give an account of
all these things would not be the least interesting
of the many histories of the war.
So The House has laid the territorial bill on the
table, and the many hours spent by the Senate in it's
passage have gone tor nought. The Senate should
move turn round and pass the resolution Of the
new which, at all events would meet with the
hearty concurrence Of every one. The more espe-.
cally as 1t appears, no settlement can be made of
the exciting question which they have been debat-
ing However, there is no prospect of an early adj
journment now-we still hold on to the LIST of Sep
tember but is very probable that the adjournment
will not take place till the middle OF October
OMEGA.