The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-15
Our Southern Correspondence.

srASrASnuRe c. H., s c.. Sept 4, Isie
Tie Abolition .9Hair Spartcns5urg- Tnterpie.c viu
Barrett, in jail Abolition ErciGment-Egsct of Mr.
Ciay's Sentiments siarery &c.
In my last. alluded to a visit had paid Mr. barrett
Ia his cell. was accom- panied by Major Legg Who
introduced me to the prisoner ! informed him that
attached to the Herald and should relate whatever
occurred in our generation. lie Is . young man
about twenty eight years Of age, aud has rather
intellectual east Of couptenspce; his hair was very
lorghs face very pale, and looked As though he had
suffered considerable anxiety Ills manners are those
Of gentleman, and he converses very HuentIy. re-
marked that very sorry TO q Norfherner In so
unpleasant fix lie replied that is certainly not
plsaant and wanted to know what the people Of
the North thought Of the whole matter. l told him,
fiabkIy that believed the opinion generally enter
tained simply this-that IL he had foolshy came
South, In connection with the abolition movement, to
produce excitement aud anarchy by disseminating the
But us spcrs he deserved 20 suffer. IIe said -"
not an aboitienist; have no connection with them;
II can't he proved against Even IL were have
Irh, 20 be; but have not circulated any d,cumsntsr
and 1t can't be proved go for the wilnot proviso up
TO The hub Congress have right to abolish slavery
in the territories, under the constitution end they
ought to do 1t There Is a large majority in the
North that free sellers" lie then entered
irto discussion and defence 81 thu free soil move
mrnt, and spoke 80 CLEARLY on the subject, that
felt certain IL 60 which he had devoted great
deal OF study snd attention In fact he remarked to
Major Iegg that be wrote the free soil addrss to tho
people the State ~ indiana aud that be made many
STUMP fpeecheE wiieh bad made hin many fciendf,
NJ q he hsd been pronounced good stuup speaker.
He sai he was in tsis state merely to gst nance.
'iiy good sir happened In 4 town wher- You had BUT
recently passed sLs the clerk ~1o furnished you
with names Of peofir IN that tosn. Eyery given
you even the moS ohscu.e who mover nd bafore re-
celvcd paper ~ any Kind received by the mall copy
o' Bfptts, and white p-r,,ns ~hos- names we're aot
handed to you ava not rec I've one y" Il vas at Auder-
vaa not H.x h.
In al almanac; shower thr copies Of Brfss
might have zen bose names AMI got tasm from the
txc,pt In the copies fund I'D don now Who
f.nt Them 20 nfe ! can get out sn hs1ea cerpas.p
to-day; they asoly excited. and II you turn
90 loose IN tbs coYnun'fy you woali be lynchsd
iurv NJ your rarne j. Barrett"
then related the adventure OF the pejlar ~ith tho
tine'nrah wagon. When he Jumped no from hi- cot
ssid he "any Cincinnst sboiitionst. have dared to
come here 10 insuit this NUDITY willie here
prison. " kno~ them vii d-nonpce them declare
who they and tell OF their siions aad come
out and expose the whole matter"
haior Lerg said Barr'tt sislse you, a. friend,
70 orser those letters s6if.ssd to you lying in
the Anderson Post Onice be 10 you Open aud
Rad them csp do no harm aud iis sadly against
you do 10 all result TO yosr pr.j1ics: kesp M
th. sxeitsm,n, and you may postpone your Trial ak
~ viii think oft, but Won't do nov can clear
myself can ret letter from Brit b.ne. stating that
he never was authof.ed ,, me 70 send any psmphistsn
believe hir TO be most Internal scoundrei AID liar
Again your employers y. uammopd 4 co sent and
subscfibtd 10 the Sparias The rstura nail brought
back copy ~ Brs,as. addressed - every man sho
hsd an advertisement or shose appeared In sny
manner ia that paper Your frisnas seem determined
20 identity N With the move u,ent 4"
After az hours conversation retired vi. hing Me-.
Barrett safe ceiveianse and hoping he could clearly
establish his innocence roui all participation in the
distribution ~ the incendisry papers.
barrett refes on the impssiblity ~ legal proof to
convict HIM There u not IN this region Who
does not honestly believe him guilty ofsl Sth ~hich he
charged HE conviction T. far less TO b. dreaded BY
bis friends than bis sc1tits 10 the one ease the
fevefsst penalty would he one ~ $1,000 (which the
free soil,r could easily raise by heavy ntrbutiona
and years In priscnrrnt While on the other hand,
" the Law went convict hin, there hunireis who
believe him morally guilty. snd have detsrmised to
make him example Id9n't think he could escape
out the district with life unless leading shouii
Interfere aud connive ~ his escape secretly These
Brrtus letters hsre are thrve) aufe 70 the apparent
inequality Of the In this
tifticsl table 81 the representation Tn. design Of
these Documents IL to excite the poorer class ~ the
whites. Who do not own msny slaves aud ~bo found
principally In the upper districts ~ this State against
the wealtier population Of the loser districts The
btstcomm.nt on the g. witch these Ornaments
are met Is found In the actual state Of ths district
where II vss supposed they souit produce she mort
mischef. There very frr slaves In this district
meeting reported c,t.rJ.y SD yet that meeting
would have hung frur their Iouri House stepas
without TRIAL II I bad bseu Dxious TO have been
nnttyr,d. and got no IN the meeting ssd usrely
ssid, sBrutuis right '-yousre stsm Pl-d npon CON
munityr auds John T. Calhoun IA . horrible old SIN.
ner (" The last senfenre particularly. could hsve
Insured me Instant crucidxioa. Good God s~ch an
IDEA that these people are to be excited arainsk
their State soysrnsne mt aud constitution Aad the
who has Lived i'd their sccti1D, and devoted half