The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-25

Dsss9ssslsa shs South.
We received by Wednesdays southern mail pamph-
s in twenty pages, entitled The Position and Course OF
the South" by WIN. H. Trescot. esq. printed at Charles
ton The object Of the production is secession ana ms
union Strange to say, in its very last paragraph
draws brilliant picture OF the blessings Which, the Union
has conferred upon our country
.'It has redeemed continent 70 the Christian world
hs. fsI.ized ana Of elyasS
cuIlurs il has enriched the worlds commerce with the
untold wss and ~. ns The @ se ss
image the literature Of the AngoSaxon race IL has de-
slopsa PaaIna shay-ihree States 10 manhood has
ttsd them for the responsibility Of Independent national
nie In no, Willingly let dieheroic actions which will
light the eyes OF a tar-coming enthusiasm"
And now, reader, mark the lame and impotent concu
son to which species OF monomana conducts this wr
Ter alt has achieved its destinylet achieve
And what may that BEL "We believe that the interests
Of the southern country demand separate and ndepend
ent government" Shade OF Cervantes when you drew
the romantic character OF Don Quxote, how far did your
Imagination fall short Of the genius OF the man who first
makes the Union to be everything that glorious
only to dash il TO pieces
What would be thought OF the sanity Of husband
who was to tell his wife that she had been to him every
thing that his heart could dese she had kept his house
in the first order she had embeshed it with every
beauty which his taste could approve; she had managed
hs household in the most admirable manner she had
enlarged his domain, and multiplied its productions she
had given him children, and educated them, that their
noble characters should form the models OF ages yet TO
come and yet after all lhisafter making each other
banpv and respected beyond the lot OF man was time
for him 10 part with herr Bound they by so
MANY ties vet there were few tastes in which they
coud not agree-he might like macaroni, whilst she
ueferred yermiceI and therefore they must part for
ever. at the risk OF being mortal enemies and haassing
nephbors all the rest Of their lives What would be
though, Of such sensible husband -or would not he
rather be esteemed the proper tenant of madhouse
The New York Journal OF Commerce states the in
teesting fact that in five months "the freedom Of forty
one slaves had been secured almost exclusively by the
contributions OF pro-slavery men, $50 called by abo-
doniss received at the Office Of the Journal Of Com
mercs, and amounting in the aggregate to $500" The
Inst case was that Of Sarkey of Newbern North Carroll
ma barber and slave Two years ago sufficient funds
had been raised 10 emancpae him; but, owing to
mistake Of the masters terms, the arrangement had been
cancelled and the money ($45o) returned to the gentle
men who had advanced it. Within few days past
another effort was made pay his master $500. Most
OF this sum had been raised by the slave himself but
with view Of completing it. he wrote on to Mr. Hale,
AZ the Journal OF Commerce. and solicited the conrbu
ton Of $780, Mr. Hale had obtained 800, and he
threw himself upon the generosity Of the public in his
last Friday evenings paper raise the balance and on
Saturday evening he publishes the following intelligence
EARLY Saturday morning merchant Of this city allied
and demanded of the privilege of taking Of the
remaining shares (o $50 each) the fund be applied
In purchasing the freedom OF the Newbem North Caro-
na) slave James R. Stakey remarking, as he entered his
name that he feared he might be too late Scarcely had
he left the office before another genseman-a merchant
Savannah, Georgia, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in check
for $50 requesting the amount solicited for sta key
had already secured apply his contribution the
next presenting similar claims soundhearted be-
nevolence. Meanwhile, fifty dollars paid same
account by gentleman who refused to leave his name
with cashier in the bulletin office and, together with
notice that received letters of which the following
exractsi
60, Oct 10, 1850.
"'Sn. You may call this office Tor $50 in behalf
oil the slave Sarkey, when required.
60, Oct 49, 1850
"DrAx SIR. With much pleasure will be OF the foa
bern IL 1t necessary, and cannot be carried through
you may put me down for two shares.
October 49, 1850
"'SR, You may call upon for fifty dollars or tn,
liberation Of the Newbern slave"
The Monday evenings Journal states that. after payini
for James Starkey, there s27o left, which 10
appropriated towards the purchase Of his wife and
children This Of benefcence is worthy Of being
corded as is also the fact, stated by Mr. Hale upon hi
own knowledge that, with thousand professions Of hu
mainly on their lips not dollar OF all this money ha
been contributed by aboltonist.
To ths Kdiser.