Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-09-07

dated 23d July, lS49, Salu L nat lie WROTE IT,
Being asked on what ship he signed said let
ter, said: That although it purported 10 have
been signed on board The Terrible, he was re-
ally on the Andrew Ring. on which be thatdayl
went on leaving The Mary Ellen. but that as +
the crew did not speak Spanish. nor he En-
gish, he did not understand them. nor could
he learn the name of the vessel. Being asked |
if, two or three days after, ne wrote to the
Political Secretary another letter OF IA pages,
which was placed before him, beginning,
| /. Senior d. Crispin Jimenes de Sandoval
Sir: have received the letter you sent me, !"
and concluding, /" Having nothing else TO say.
On board the Terrible, the 26th OF July, 1849.
am yours, respectfully. Juan Garcia" said
/ That he wrote it and that when he did so.
he was aboard the Andrew Ring. Being asked
if he was forced or induced by any violent
means 10 write said letter, said That he wrote
the first without the knowledge of any one.
and that the second was in answer to letter
dated the same day, the 26th, which he recei.
we'd from the Political Secretary, saying that
it was necessary for him TO write 10 the Con-
sui, D, Carlos de Espana, ratifying the decla-
ration that he had come OF his own free will.
and that he had no difficulty in writing such
a letter. Being asked why he said, IN his let
ter TO Senior Campbell, that hewas taken away
from New Orleans under false order from
the Recorder of the Second Municipality, said :
That overcome by the fear which possessed
him when he wrote said letter. he put in ii
the first thing that occurred to him. Being
asked if, while on board the Mary Ellen, he
told the Captain what motive brought him to
; Havana, said That the captain was the only
I one, excepting the steward, OF the whole crew
;. who spoke Spanish, and that he told the lat
ter that the object of his trip was to obtain
some money which was coming to him.
AT this time, at the suggestion of Ills Ex-
! cellency, deponent took oath in due form, and
having read the foregoing, declared that he
ratified it in all its parts, as being conformable
10 truth, and signed it accordingly, together
with the Witnesses. His Excellency the Cap
: tain-General, and the Assessor, a-t s.
: (Signed) assazz JUAN GARCIA.
5 JOHN VAN buren, AND THE FEDs.-Our
FEDERAL contemporaries are very fond Of quo
ting the sayings of this eccentric youth against
: the Democratic party, in opposition to which
be is arrayed, because it will not, as party.
accede to his Abolitionist schemes. This same
Sc Prince john has lately written letter to
the editor of the Cleveland True Democrat,
making several corrections in his speech as
published in that paper We quote the clio
!, sing sentences for the benefit of our Federal
: friends at the South. He says -
: In reference 10 my own course. intended
: to say, and feel quite sure did say. that
u should, &c under no political necessity what
ever, support for the Presidency any man who
did not regard human slavery as an unmiXeC
evil, and who was not willing, promptly, bu
l.. In fill al
of the Government 10 abolish it, This decla
ration is written out in the notes you have
and wish ii accurately reported, because
: mean literally TO live up 10 ii. You make my
a remark apply to al! Offices, and, therefore, if
!, should chance TO support for any local Office
e a person OF different faith. should present al
appearance as ludicrous as that of the citizens
of Georgia, who resolved in both their politi
: cal conventions last fall, and in their local LIE
II gislature unanimously, thatthey would, unde
= no necessity whatever, support tor the ottlc
of President or Vice President, any man Wit
: was not openly and publicly opposed to tn
! Wilmot Proviso, and then gaze the etectorG
d cote of the State to .Iiard Fillmore, acho aca
= openly and publicly IN farer Of 1t i! Such re
suits give an air of burlesque and bravado +
/, political declarations. which is not TO my taste
y THE FIVE POINTS IN New YoRK.-We de
), fly any Southern City to parallel the annexed
= description of well-known locality in tn
il very heart of New York City. Certainly
: some little of the philanthropy and holy in
: dgnation which is wasted upon slavery at til
/ South might find fitting outlet much neare
e home-among the outcasts of the Empir
g City,
e At No. Little Water street, in one build
: ing, called sc Chimney sweeper's Hail." ar
2 two hundred colored people; in Cow Bay
!, four hundred colored people in five houses
y on one of the corners of Cross and Orange SITS
u ninety five colored and white prostitutes in
Il basement in rear building, and at anothe
E place, known as ''23,'' are eighty at Nos. II
q and - Mulbury street there are in the rea
Q building one hundred and two tenements, con
s tanning ordinarily six persons in each room
: and some rooms are occupied by eight and tel
e persons-about 500 persons residing upon TIVE
: lots, and al No. 95 Cross street there are fifty
> two male inmates, seventy-fve females ant
g one hundred and thirty five children VIVA
:; a picture of depravity and poverty to be fount
Is in the heart of Christian and wealthy city
o and these are but part of the sad reality.
! Rail Road Subscriptions-On Tuesday
a last John w. Thomas, Esq, of Davidson
made one of his practical speeches TO larg
: assembage of people in the court house il
o this place, and was followed by Gov. More
n head in a few remarks after which The sub
. scription TO the Rail Road stock was increased
- a few thousand dollars. The entire subscrip
. lion in Guilford county, we learn, nov
: amounts to forty-seven thousands dollars.
4 In Davidson we are informed that the actu
= al subscriptions are liberal and on the increase
y between $4,000 aud $50, 900 being sub
= Iscrbed, and an arrangement on foot which ii
i likely TO secure 100000 AS soon as David
: son gets her triggers set we may look for he
o to beat her neighbors in the great work. Gov
Morehead and Ralph Gorrell, Esq, we learn
:, y addressed the people at Lexington on Tues
, day of last week. Mr.. Thomas, of that coun
v ty, deserves great praise for his devotion t
: the cause. sd =5+ s-9 .#
;, C In Rowan, 1--WE learn from the Watchmal
y Of the 16th,) $4,000 have been taken;
! pretty fair start-but the Waterman scolds it
!. people soundly for not more speedily lncreas
\ ing the amount
= At Smithfield, in Johnston county, spirit
n ed public meeting has been held, and subscrip
: tons 10 some amount (not stately taken.
). In Raleigh an Internal Improvement Asso
!, citation has Been organized for the purpose o
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