New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-24
An Alabama BiackIeC--WhIte slnv-s--The
PrOviso and Dissolution Of the uniOn-tiT,
GIayfz Letter.

We make the following extracts from letter in
the ErsaiaS P,sf ds.e5 At Wilmington, y C Aprl :
The usual compliment OF blacSlags 10 BE-
found board q every bost on the waters.
was not wsntinz, and study they afforded some
anusencnt One OF them was a Ir Brown apparent
IS very respectable old gentlemen, Ike the venerable
Mr. Ephrsim jonns0n. who did M0sss and the good
Ncor % very brown siih9 fair. He was very ara
u.s and pstr0nz;Hg 10 young gentlem and fortune
delighted to reward him Tor hi. manifest virtues by
giving him capital cards AZ p9tfr; process In which,
her trouble Do helped her out - certain aTts
Of shutting al his own One Cf hs tricks pointed out
10 ms By a knowing by SANDER consisted 10 holding
bis cards Up 10 bis bosom, though Jealous Of bis
nsichtors in eXEming them Tne hidden resources Of
extra Cords inside Of rs Waisicoai, Of courso
only known 20 himself, but | assured that he was
provided With apparatus under his clothes 50 con
uiged thst by sifetc hing out one leg tie other BY
Of straps aud fp!ings Ee could push up hs con
cesed cards % within reach o bis hands, the move
ments NJ which were then Invisible from their rapidly
Having become quite Interested in this smabie old
gentleman eioice 10 say that Mr.. Brown and JrsHd
Of his secmci TO win 81 tho money that made It's sp-
pesrsncc the table
Al Montgomery, the only remai kabla thing saw wss
OF the waters behind my chair 81. breakfast whose
face exhibited te affinity with the negro type that
inquired OF Of h's black fellow icrvalt HtStT h
,-qs a rtits or a colored man. Ho slave like the
rest ard sad thing % was to see HE was tine hand
some fellow with bright and intelligent countensnce
II reminded Of sdyeriseme have seen in south
papers for runaway slaves with tho caution that
they probably try escape by pasiHs flsnsccs
0f fgr nine pvsDTs.
have ost opportunity Of listening 10 the public
IA Of SOuthornefs the subject OF Slavery. in the
cara stages and BteambCsts The Southern Whigs are
IN 4 sad ouandary about L. The Democrats are prcss
ing them hard taking the lead Ia the agitation and In
responding 10 the Calhoun Address while the Tay Tor
men DO not know bat stand i, may eventually become
necessary Tor them 30 take. This has you know. all
along been the principal use for which southern poii
clans have piei tho slavery que sou 10 eiectonecr al
homc-each party claiming 10 be the real Simon-pure
of PrOSavery ard seeking 20 iasten upon th9 other
the character OF aioiiy aud association With the Anti
Slavery parties Of the North The Democrats nog
have their opponents on the hip Being Ia opposition
they have iu swing and fool Il 90 the top Of their
bent" In the game OF political poker they now hold
the cards, and are Dragging hsh-nohins indeed short
Of Dissolution n me siOn = iis Pr0ris9 pffrais The
Whigs unwilling % appeaf behind hand In zeal aud
courage yet dare not II they would, come up . The
scratch this ssue ~ view OF TIE possibility that tie
even;8 OF Winter may force them into the position
Of the supporters Of Tde0r ia Uai7R, Prgriso aEd MI
Meanwhile they the anxious seat, and are t~la
ing about very uncomf)rtably there Nor have / the
least apprehension ,hs; the body Of the Democrats vii
push the agitation much beyond the local eec.oneer
Ing purposes tor which II is msinly useful few viii
be earnest for Dissolution but the UGon wsi never
Ia lcss danger
Clsy's Emancipation letter il severely denounced. OF
course aud . Is appealed q IS iu jlsacslon Of hi
Abandonment by the South lt 10 regarded ~ an acl
corresponding on hs part 70 Van Burens response 81
the rec Soil nomination, being suPpofef % be prompt
cd b. spirit OF resentment against the south. SUI,
am satisfied from whs. hsvs and heard, that 10
aconsidersbo number # his southern friends cling 10
Clay ldeher or no The DAY not distsn, when these
respective acts will be precisely those which glory will
choose % record the tombs oi the two noble and
fus,rious patriots have named. Adieu.