New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-03
TIE Slave Trade In the District of CeIum Dis


TIE slave GRADE In 1Ae DihSfkot VI ONA
Illustrated
To he Editor Of The Tribune:
WASHINGTON, wednesday, Aug 70.
Allow me the privilege 70 write to your numerous
RAIDERS few lines about the beauties OF treed0m
in a Stare District. An incident occurred here
s.t Monday, which has been referred 70 oy 1"S
Repu5lic, which may accompany this. 1nas my i11
not be , used of prejudice, viii Ran&ofloe A~S
Rfp1, tc's statement, viz:
A. ocrnrerce trsngsred this city yesterday 1s We
nay feel duty 70 treat o. =. soe or lbs mos,
unjust abduction Of cooFed man VINO 10 1on and We
The Der the lws are AID snsn d. duly it il to
ssyonlste ard execute them; bus II the la.;ss, "a liz
shall never be iilenced until Josnce m eui '
The uae Of the negro liz Andrew Lewis no no NJ
10 ibis city. Ills sgeis 10 years no det1 He vas
mG ays In stcs smith who heard end dismiss "a tne
c,se Immed1aiey bis leaving ne msgisitate o';s
yo men in The street apprshended NM cianng Al at
si Tom @rJ The e. civ Republic, Monday
nif Tnr NgGee ANDREW LEws.-Thia boy es we stated
vesterday was on Monday afternoon. By means oil ara
egem fofciby seized bsndcufed and pTeclpssey aS7n
from this city On Taesday morning oy sqansei He a.
plicalion was forthwith made to the Mayor OF Alekanas
who with commepdbbe promPaesS, caused WIN % W.
JUNCTION 10 he seCyed upon me aooYe-hahsq W " a
secured the retention OF the iad l4p'
On Tuesday the mother Of Andrew put hefsei
and her second son and daughter under the pro
lection OF the law OF THE district for fear Of being
abducted as her eldest con was, who is nov IN the
,Iave.pen at Alexandria The true version OF TINS
cece il thie: On or about 1927 or the master
thin Mrs. Lewis resided in Alexandria ana Eae
master of this woman, or slave az she then was,
esve her up to freedom, saying "You can go and
work for yourself, and wherever you want your
tree napers, come for them In or abou. 1882 her
master died Previous to bern sster steathshe mar
RED in this city where she has ever resided since
abe left her old masters Here she mas supported
herself and raised up three very likely cnhoren,
the Oldest n 81 who ia in the slave pen the next
son who is l6, and the youngest daughter who
Ia 13or14 The mother and the two latter are
now In iail waiting to have hearing IS to their
freedom. The mother and children have been a.
free to all intents and purposes as the Edltor OIL
THE Tr4bune--till some time last Decemoer-
About Christmas the heir atiaw me on mere ana
claimed, or set up claim 20 this coored woman
snd her children. Till this time no claim had been
set nm for her eervices She wss told if she would
rase 81 500 for them, they would give free papers
for bersef and children. Here the matter has
.tood till last Monday Tho mother has been
reaident OF this City for the last % or % yeara;
has never, during this time, received any ad'
directly or indirectly, from her caimanta now she
has three me CDlCren grown up w Alu uo III Aoi
decline of life, she is under the necessity OF going
into that dark and dreary prison, there to remain
ill the Court shall decide whether she and hor
children are again to be called property
You are aware that Hon. w. j. CoLcoCK lost
three of bis slaves two were males, and one was
yellow girl, said to be very fine. TIE two that
were tab en- are now in jail in this city. The Hon
master visited these two slaves not long since in
prison. II ia then undertook some OF his barney
with them, thinking from fair promises they would
tell of the whereabouts of the missing yellow GIRL
but to no effect few days after one OF the officers
in this National City to the room oil these pri-
sorerz, and there undertook his skill at drawing
from there animals $50 called by member oil the
House during this Session OF Congress9 the place
of the concealmens of this girl and what thlnk you
was his argument Shall relate Can it be be-
lieved that at the Seat Of Government, and that,
too, in prison, that an officer can be so much
iiend as then TO apply thirty lashes each to tho
backs Of men who have never harmed him any
way ust because the MASTER should request HIM
to do ,hia mental work Were these arguments
suficienll We answer, Mo- They stood firm,
and like men who deserved to be free-wouid not
divulge as to where she was. Freemen OF New
York shall these things remain SO! You have a
potent voice in this matter; will you be silent, In
full view of ouch scenes as are here represented,
and heed them not Yours, a FREEMAN.