The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-09

us by its author, who is highly respectable
and distinguished gentleman of his State.
1t is now well settled that there is no safety
for slave property whilst travelling through the
Northern States, or even touching at them.
Such is the temper of one portion Of the people
at the North, and the apathy of another, that
slaye-property is not safe for half an hour in any
! Of her cities. This is gross infraction of the
spirit of the constitution of its letter. and Of the
social relations of the States. We know of no
remedy in law, for laws that run counter to the
opinions of people are nugatory. A fugitive
slave bill might do some but not much good.
The only efficient remedy is non-intercourse
Let the South abstain from visiting or trading
with the North until the social and political re-
lations Of the two countries can be respected,
and we are certain the North will soon find
means to correct the abuses she now tolerates.
We observe that in Pittsburg, as in Congress,
there is a propensity to compromise. But the
Pittsburgers are more liberal. They took a
slave and trunk from a Southern traveller,
who in an Arab tent would have been protected
in person and property as duty of hospitality.
But in the christian and civilized city of Pitts
burg, gentleman's maid servant and trunk are
taken away, and when he complains, he is
promised the trunk and advised to give up the
servant.
If this case were submitted to, the Northern
majority in Congress for Compromise, they
would take both trunk and servant-tell the
owner it was not them, but the law of God that
did it, and if he complained would call him
Southern ultraist, factionst and dsunionist
"A Caution to Souihe,aers going east by the way Of
the Ohio riper. Be,oare Of Pittsburg, Pa.
The undersigned, a citizen Of the State of Ar
kansas, deems it his duty to place before the peo
pie Of the South for their information, statement
or narrative Of an event which recently took place
at the Monongahela House, in the city of Pitts
burg, Pa, so that Southerners going east by the
way of the Ohio river, may be placed upon their
guard and avoid said city in their route,
On the Oath ult, at or near midnight, arrived
at the city Of Pittsburg, Pa, on the steamboat
Asia, on my way to Washington city, with my
wife, child and servant GIRL intending to take the
morning steamer for Brownsville but on making
inquiry in the morning, was informed that the
morning boat had ceased running, and that no
boat would leave till o'clock, P. M. My wife
and child being indisposed, concluded to 60 to
some hotel in the city, and remain until the hour
should arrive for the Brownsville boat to leave. l
accordingly had my baggage conveyed to the Mo-
nongahela House, and placed in charge Of thepro-
prietor of the house, and took a room in which
we remained until dinner was announced. lthen
left with my wife for the dining room leaving
the servant girl in charge Of the room with my
sick child, not supposing for moment that my
property would be disturbed stolen, as had
every confidence in my servant girl, who had
raised with as much tenderness as one of my own
children and who, l believe, had strong affection
for myself and family. Upon my return to my
room from dinner, / was astonished to learn that
my servant girl had been taken off and also one
Of my trunks, containing the clothing of my child
and some of my wife's apparel. Immediately
Of the Monongahela House of the fact, and re-
quested him to procure the aid of police officer
to enable me to obtain possession Of my servant
girl and trunk, but was told by the clerks of the
establishment that police officer dare not take
possession Of the servant girl, should he even see
her in the street. Finding it was impossible to
induce the proprietor of this notable establishment
(the Monongahela House Of Pittsburg, Pa.) to
procure an officer for the purpose Of obtaining my
property which had been stolen in his house, as
he appeared quite Indifferent about my getting
either the servant girl trunk told him if there
was no law in Pennsylvania by which could get
my servant girl, would try if there was any by
which could obtain my trunk, or make him re-
sponsible for it's value. The threat of making
him responsible for the loss Of the trunk and con-
tents, appeared to have some effect upon him, for
he then sent for police officer, to whom gave
description Of the girl, SO that might ascertain
her Whereabouts and possibly obtain possession
Of her again. In less than one hour, the officer
returned and informed me that the trunk would
be in my possession before the boat would leave
that evening for Brownsville but that the servant
girl could not be obtained, although he knew
where she was. then offered him any reasona-
BILE sum he would ask to return her to me, or
show me where she was but he positively re-
fused to do either, saying it would probably cost
him his life were he to give any information which
would lead to her arrest.
Being DESTROYS Of getting to my place of desti-
nation at as early period as possible, was COM
PEELED to take the boat for Brownsville that even
ing, but did not get possession of the trunk, as
promised, and, although have been advised by
letter since my arrival here, that my trunk
which had been stolen, would be forwarded me,
vet it still has not come hand, and it is impossi-
BILE to say whether l ever will get it.
have thus given plain statement of the rob-
berry which was perpetrated at the Monongahela
House in the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
almost Immediately under the eyes of the Proprie-
tor, who appeared to have no desire that the thief
should be arrested or the property reclaimed, nor
did he appear willing that the aid Of the police
should be called in, until he found he might be
made responsible for the value of the trunk and