The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-01


and made oath that The above statement by him sub
scribed Is true.
JOHN ?. BIGELOW,
Justice OF Peace and Mayor OF Boston.
Extract from the a,eard Of Tie Cemmnee Of Appeals Of
ne Chomber Of Commerce Of Charleston, South Car
oiind, dated August 10, 1887
. Secondly. We do award, arbrate, and determine
that IN consideration oil the services performed by the
said captain and and Of the proper honest, and
isfacto manner in which they have acted towards the
owners and all concerned in the sand brs Howell and
cargo, they are entitled 10 reasonable compensation.
Thirdly We do award, arbraie, and determine that
the said John l. pszant shall forthwith pay The said
Charles A. Ranle tie SUN OF Of s,r hundred dollars
upon recep, whereof the said Charles A. Raneu shall
sign, execute and deliver all proper and sufficient dis.
charges and acquitanceS in full tor all claim and claims
whatsoever on the said brig Howell, her cargo. and
freight, either from himself, from the late OF the
said barque, from any other or persons whom
suever, by reason Of the premises.
Fourhy. We do award, aibiirate, and determine that
the said sum OF six hundred dollars 10 be paid 10 the
said Charles A. Ranle as aforesaid shall be divided and
Distributed among the captain and oflhe said barque
in manner fol owing-fhdt is 10 say:
The captain shall retain for himself The OF $3.50
He shall pay the mate 100
And he shall pay the rest of The crew. ten number,
S25 each, $50
5000
Which will distribute the sum to be received BY him
as Aforesaid"
To this document duly signed and sealed il anne yei
the receipt of the and Of the Sailors including
John Reed and Wam Dunlop, the two coored sailors,
for their shares respectively of the above award This
receipt is dated August IL, 1887 and the signatures
Witnessed by Alfred Kenrick.
BosTos, September 10, 1850.
Hon. r. c. WINTHROP:
DEAR SIR: notice that many southern gentlemen deny
the truth OF the Imprisonment OF The free blacks who
in ships 10 their porls This too notorious be
denied by any For years here has been cnored
cook steward board ships who have not their
arrival At New Orleans been put into prison, there kept
Till the vessel ready for ard then taken out by
paying ie board aud all prison expenses thus deprv-
ing of their services and leaving 10 hire others 10
10 their work while in port This has caused feel
log and made more abolitonss shipowners than
anything else because il depryes Americans Of their lib
cry, which is unconstitutional II they had as sed their
laws that no free copred seamsn should be allowed on
shore without pass, or IN charge OF some officer OF the
ship, there would be no particular objection.
Some three or four years since senl two slaves back
TO New Orleans, who had secreted themselves board
my ships, and which cost from -four TO five hundred
dollars, and Tor which have had much obioguy poured
oat me by public speakers IN Faneuil Hall and from
certain prints hch YOU familiar with. have thus
shown, by my acts, that have been Tor upholdng the
constitution but long these obnoxious southern
laws in force, II caGnu he expected that much eorl
will be made 10 Ieturn fugitive slaves.
II it shoald he found necessary 10 sustain you in your
remarks, ceruhcales could be forwarded OF than
one thousand imprisonmens, within three years al the
port OF New Orleans alone.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN II. PEARSON.