New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-21
salem Vitcbcraft- slavery in the District Of
Columbia-Incidents, &c.

WAsHINGr0N June -, l-i'.
That old Salem uitchcrsft. what strange busi-
ness twas How It deluied some Of the brightest
minds of the time The sincere over OF humanity
looks back 10 the scenes Of that period with deep
pity. observe Of late the EDITOR OF Boston pa
per has favored his readers with long dispositions
ou the subject. lie is p sharp observer OF human
condoct, and / dare say. had some good reason for
showing up, at the present time. The cheating and
cnchantuent thar 60 sorely afflicted the early
Poritaus wish could en- st lis quick sight 70
ferret oat thewircLeri+s. ord bis elective pom a.
* pose them to the public observation, which still
Turk in Il community. 1t matter of doobtiu
nay miud whether old Cotton Aather and ms sss,-
ciaies were more oomrletely cheated by appear-
anc,s than many people among rs are AZ thi''ery
hour As u the fact Of Internal i secession "
Bedeviiment am sure the certainty aud advan-
tsge are al on cur side OF the present time, over
tho miserable victims of suspicion, persecution and
The galow. Ia lo-O. ia that case, there VAS mule
,r 40 satisfactory evidence OF bedcvlimcut Ia
ours Il - most abundant AID conclusive.
Let me iot down mere ADD there Tact As u
turns up iu the run of ieS DAYS not long since,
1t Balumor., MY business led me u %" WAR.
ust rs tie Philadelphia boat Vss about 20 start
There " ere present from twelve 20 euty mel
igent, well behaved, finely dressed colored peO-
pl- chiefly belonging 10 Philadelphia, as learn
ed. They were Ca To attend a gcntecl " coolns'
aud were now about 10 take the Steamboat on
thclr return ms a bnOal party, win The he" mar
red PAIR Could they 40 10 the " captain : OF
nee" like other decent people aud buy their uch-
els Before one OF them could step upon TIE
blat they must so 10 NJ old warc-housr' ana thrfe
have some trtfc m0n known 10 the person lu al.
tendance 70 Noucn Tor the freedom oi each one "i
Them b, name. Ire record IS made up, they then
| are allowed 10 go ON board and pde as nHch mpht5
- AL, body lt seems 90 me THIS = a strange
flourish ot republican scush.hty. rtc'lItct
few wears sgo ma Canada, how strongly disposed
/ irlt to tehl rather than endure iie imp,r.lneli
injuries of a Custom II 'ase officer about nay resi-
/ deuce. name, axe occupation, dcsuuaion. and tie
ike. Wouldn't II sorelN puzzle the old witches o.
/ make y satisfactory choice between the desp0t-
ism OF kingcrait aud the despotism Of . Dsmocfa-
! e. For one, II NY rights must be iramre
down let IL be uuder the irUn b, e. oi some Grand
Monarch, Tar rather than through the petty vexa
| Mons imposed by the spawn eli W gar % science
/ and tyranny But TINS outrage upon decencl sud
public Jaw prac,iced Of course Tor the security
aud special benefit of Slavery. It's Intended -
/ suard one OF It's exposed outposts.
AWrek ago last Monday morning | took the
I cars At Baltimore tor W astiugton. W hile stand
/ iug on the platform where passengers step INTO
I the cars Rev. John r. Cook At this City, came up
/ AID catered iuto Converssu with nae. tie had
/ been 10 Baltimore 10 preach the day before
/ While talking We dVGuced lew steps, which
/ brought Us opposite the Jam Crow car. IN ~ heb
were seated clerk or runner from Donovan
/ slave pen, with i've slaves, a young man and
woman. the exact picture OF dependency aud
/ desostOn. and three children, who seemed salts
I fed with the novelty oi the scene about them.
/ These slaves were on their wsN % Alexandra.
/ t. be sent thence overland. by Bruiu y HI. 20 the
: lar S1uthern market Whi.e chatting with me.
/ Mr Cuuk was oul-c % lamp ou board ms car.
/ with the slaves sut the wretch HAVING them in
/ charge. as II was III. Upon taking my seat ia 3
car, which usually carries the wel-dressed ard
orderly sort OF ia -cers. observed a colorct -.r
with pale. puins little v ge chd 80 her arms.
COW ded lato aseat with young white msn, Ap-
psrenty the father al The cnild. Tie child INSIDE
itself conspicuous oy noise aud fret'ulutss. Tor
time. but al last sootned by rs coiored nurse.
OF course the passengers were crowded close
srcuud the colored sirl and no one took ohense.
Certainly, l make no complaint now.
Who Is John F. Co9k' Why wss not he 10
the same car WIKI me We str personal friends.
John F. Cook Is s~eu educated man ard thor-
ough gentleman IA al hls department He Is toe
Minister OF highly respectable PresbH terian
congregation ia this CIT. snd AZ the head %
sch0ol a. Wei trained and houushins as a"y
other IA w ashington. His unb.emlshet lite snd
iutesritv OF character command tr han universal
respect aud couldence. IL would probably Dc
very ulflCUt 70 select tAhh IN tA4r Nti-.''----t
more devoted and IA every wsy more useful. lie
happens e. range somewhere about hallway be
tween the pure Angles tNon ana the aocHtd
n1cs That excludes hin irOm Tire ~ssTtc aft efr.
bile Slavery trusts the poor, slwpe. dail co.orcd
sld into u. More properly Snd truly sqessio-'
Slavery IS the tyrsnt who prcsides over this
hole business II bsnishcs Mr.. Cook, with his
Intelligence and refinement. 10 the IN Crow car,
to bru0d over the gross Insult % his manhood and
the outrage - his people Ia the person OF The
helpless slaves, hle Z puts INTO the richest ses;
the simple, coarse black Sc - the moriihcst'ou
and Suuo, Ence OF those no are compcied O.
~i,nsss the transaction. should Ike - have
the Bostoa editor o. Nbrdy csc show. a i csn
be tcna. in what respect the theVfy co. wir-hcrat
adopted snd sctsd upon by Cotton Aaihrr and
The dunes az rs times - one whit more absurd.
ex-ravsgart foolish or wicked than thc theory ~
human arure aud relations extensively received
ani spilled smOns rs II the present tine A 10
It's fatal ELECTS, that Old wtcrcrsit delnsion was
confined and comparatively inconsloers0ie. 1t
" as me blindness and efiervescence o. 81 hoaf.
or dsinssen is awful IL the extent OF rs haVoc,