New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-05
BY THE l'1KIGHI SOUTHERN uATL,
Candidate. for "overssr-As Interesting
slave Cnse-Rm nway--oid Resac-sIur-
der-Bank Robbcr> caught.
Couespondence A''"u'e.
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Corespondence The Tribune.
Bu,rsoax. Monday, Jape SPIN
The Whig State Convention, !" nominate eau.
didste for Governor. meets at FRI denck on Thurs.
DAY uext, and will beyond doubt sele e Col Clarke.
State Senator from Washington Couns.v as their
candidate. Col. C. 10 popular and able an. and
will run strong poll The LOeeFOsOs are ia q
pickle about their stan9srd.bearer. Mr.. Lowe-ths
several factions who were defeated in Convention
swearing TO defeat Lowe at the election. Alto
gether, the Loco feud is absut as Interesting and
amusing to the Wings as anything they have had
TO enjoy for some time. The Wings S-e in fine
spirits and hope to give q good account Of them.
selves mex, Fall.
Our Couaty Court was engaged !ss sew
eral days lag, week in hearing a petitsen OF
a oolored woman named Rebecca Garrett and
ten children, who claimed their freedom from
man named lssac Andersor, Of Howard Dis
triot The womsa had been permitted - go st
large for a period Of treaty Ssars, darirg whi,h
time she bad married and raised a family Of ten
children Her master then seeing that che and
her family were worth some three Or four Thousand
dollars claimed them as his propcTty-to To ds
posed of as he saw proper. Several Qnakers,
however tock the matter In hand end employing
good coussel contested the case in Court Of JUS
tice, which resulted in the Judges charging the
jury that if they believed the petitioners had been
going at large for long PERIOD lwithorrlimlt
doing acts Inconsistent with Slavery, with the
knowledge OF their owner, they were entitled %
their freedom, and so the jury rendered their ver
dict. The case will be taken 20 the CoUrt of APP
peals by the owner, however, This verdict il
great triumph Of Justice in MARYLAND as IL reye-ses
he OLD Mod IN hat p l.t J.
slaves act FREQ persons 10y years. and then
| through caprice avarice, seize them aud sell
them into bondage. II is one bright SPOT on the
slave stained escutcheon Of my native State AMI
argues better change OF feeling than Icould have
hoped for
The number Of slaves who have absconded this
Spring from their owners said TO be large, and
repotts of the continual emigration TO free soil
multiply thckly. II masters will not free their
slaves, they seem disposed to free themselves
will Try and show you, before long, the extent Of
this emigration. 1t will open slave owners eyes,
Think.
A man named Abrahsa Eldred, who Is said to
have served about twenty-five years in the New
York penitentiaries, has been convicted, IN our
City Court, Of passing counterfet money, and
sent to our State Prison for another term OF fifteen
years.
A night or two since colored man whilst pas
sing along BY tho New Market Engine House, was
assaulted by a gang of ruaisns who assemble
there, without 3rovocation,) struck on the head
with brick and died in twenty.four hours there
after. No attempt has BEEN made 10 arrest the
nurderers.
Two New. Workers, calling themselves John
Rogers and Thomas Richardson were caught last
night breaking into the vault Of the FEELS Point
Savings Instituton-a third partner escaping.
They rad been at work in the building from Satur-
day night and were Just on the OF entering
the money vaults when discovered They were
committed for further examination. IAGo.