The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-11


EFFECTS OF ABoLITIoNrsn IN The SLAVE STATES.
We have frequently read in the Southern news
papers, and believe it to be fact, that the hard
ships inflicted slaves arise, not from dispoei-
ton on Tie part of their owners 10 intct punish
meni on them, bat as a matter of precauton, TO
protect their property from being en,iced away by
Northern abolitionsts Thus il sometimes happens
that negroes who had been tempered with by those
fanatics, are sometimes sent TO a more Southern
State, where the chance Of -scspe is not so great
it is On the States bordering on free territory
Families may, consequently, sometimes be separa-
ted, never perhaps 10 meet again. These occur
rercss which all must deplore, are seized upon b;
the abohtionists, grossly exaggerated, and issued
forth TO the world in flaming capitals as par, Of
the system of slavery, when, in fact, they arise
almost altogether from the interference of higher
Law" fanatics, in what ought not to concern them.
Any person who accuses the people of the South
ern States Of being less human than their fellow
citizens Of the North, elbows a deporable iyno-
rance Of whom he speaks Of, and says whist is
untrue. Any one acquainted with the workings
Of the institution Of slavery in the Southern States
knows very well that il very rarely indeed happens
that family is separated, and that il is only done
when the slave has been guilty OF wrong, suili-
cien, 10 justify the harsh measure. As general
thing the slaves in the South are a happy and well
contened class Of people, much more so than
the free colored men 81 the free States, who, in
the midst Of their canting sympithiz.rs, aud with
every opportunity 10 obtain all that is needfu for
their comfort, are among the poorest and most
depraved Of the community.
The abolition fanatics care little, however, for
the misery which entail their insane agitation on
the slaves in the Southern States. They are
welded 10 one idea, possess but one idea, and
devote themselves 10 the flrtherance Of but one
idea. without looking forward or backward, or
caring what the consequence may he TO the un-
Fortunate victims vt their abstract sympathy.
CANAL INVESTIGATIONS il a Canal IN
ve.iiesting Committee now in session al B1fIalo,
instituted for the purpose Of making full and
searching inquiry into certain frauds which are
alleged to have been committed in the manage
ment Of the canal affairs Of This State. We do not
cay that those frauds have actually been co N nit
ted, or that there any necessity for appointing
IN investigating committee: but we do say, that in
rast years gross and palpablc frauds have been
Praeiised, by which unprinciplsd men realized
large sums Of money. Some time since we pub
ltshed Statement, of these discrcditable trsnsac-
tons, which detailed most fragrant dereliction Of
duty on the part Of persons IN Office. who were
considered above reproach or suspicion, by which
fortunes were made, and the State numbered most
numerically. There NAV be no occ,sion e,y an
inNesugeuon ~ lhls ume but as the committee
have been appointed, and nrr in session The in
curry may ~ well be searching The omni,tee
owe " to the parties whose reputation u connected
with the movement. to adop, this course
lNrtLLoENcr FROM Pom At PRNcE -Welsarn
from Captain Wood. Of the schooner Mary Eliza
beth, arrived yesterday from Port au Prince.
which place she len on the 10Th Of July. that a
brother Of the Governorof that place was publicly
shot on the day before Captain Wood len. for
having openly SPOKEN sgains, the procee iiags Of
the President"
EasLY SATISFIED. One Of our Eastern er.
changes ssys u has been satisfactorily sscertained
that the chief clerk II one of the railroads in thai