New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-16

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the Senuue
Wednesday.
Correspondence of Yhe Tribune
WASHINGTON, Friday, Sepl. Il
There was another scene In the Senate yester.
day consequent upon though not Immediately con-
nected with Mr. SCENARIOS amendu ent to abolish
Slavery in the District OF Columbia. Happening
to be absent from the Senate chamber during most
oft did not feel competent to give any thing like
a graphic description Of the occurrence, and did
not therefore attempt it. 1t appears that Mr.
WINTHROP brought into the debate, in some man.
ner. an alluhion to the laws OF South Carolina, Lou
isiana. Georgia and Alabama, by which they ar.
reet and thrust into prison the coored sailors from
northern ports retaining them from their vesses
ubti their vessels SAIL and then, unless the expen-
SEES of their imprisonment are paid, retaining them
s,in ana selling hem into perpetual slavery.
Thareupon Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS went into
Southern rhapsody which he had the grace, be-
lieve to be quite unwilling to hayetgo into the re-
norts in the language in which he uttered it. He
vsa followed by succession OF bloody murder
speeches talking OF the aggresslons Of the North
the wrongs and sufernga OF the South, the out
resea moon the sensibilities OF Southern men, and
ali that, lust as if everything had not been setsed
and adjusted and compromised within week past.
JEFFERSON DAVIS looked daggers, and seemed TO
ssv in every sir and movement What afortuuate
thing it is for the whole world that have mach
control over myself Then folowed Mr. DoWNs,
who was swelling with indignant contempt for the
authorities adduced by MIR. WINTHROP, among
which there happened 70 be a certificate from the
keeper of Home for colored sailors in Ne~-
Yoth, whom the Hon. Senator coaysely aud jeerlng-
" characterized as "nigger boarding house
keeper.
ar mart Of the testimony consisted OF letter from
a Can't. Runlist, OF ChRrlestown, Mass who Il APP
nexrs. according TO his own statement, being
wrecked, escaped from the wreck Of his own yes
se with two colored seamen with whom he
took 10 the long boat and finally fell In with
Chsres,on yesseli in distress, which he with his CO.
lors6 seamen boarded saved and navigated lnto
Cbsrlsston. when the faithful coored sailors wsre
rsvnr6e6 for their gallant achievement BY being
thrown into prison, WHARF, Captain Runlitt, being
b;maeH destitute of means, was compelled 80 leave
thar With The prospect of being sold into perpetual
slavery under the Vsndal laws OF the klngdom Of
South Carolina Not being present st the whole
Of the debate ard only gathering the contents OF
the Is,ser from the frequent references which were
made to it in the OF tbs various speeches In
rsis,iou 70 il. may not have gathered the exact
.t.tar,ept hut such waa the substance OF b.
The argument of Mr.. BUTLER put into short,
corsisted Of presuming that this Capt RusL1TT
lisd IKE 6 trooper, bscsuse no man was worthy Of
the sligbtes, credepoe VITO would confess himself
sni,ty Of having abandoned human beings. uads:
3ircnmstapces TO the awful fate of being sold
mo narnesual slavery-tbasis as Mr.. WINTHROP
replied with acathipg effect, OF having abandoned
them to the tender mercies OF South osroliaa Ia
Ia atsrted smother hypothesis rnAt Capt RuSLIFT
xzenf into Chaae,ton 10 claim salvage, and that it
wsn therefore convenient Tor him to leave the me-
groes in prison to be sold into Slavery in order to
ohsst ,hsm ON, of rneir portion OF the salvage, not
rejecting again, unireminded Off that vas, IN
,bss csSe the damusble lava of South Carolina
which came TO his aid in carrying out sach meta
r;ous conspiracy he accused Capt RuSLlrr in
one breath of oully slanderlng Souta Carolins Tor
stating merely Thar she enforced the lsws upon nef