The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-02

into jail, from which she was taken by the same
/ parsonage as claimant in behalf Of his son-in-
law, and by him held up to the time OF the ar
rival OF the postmaster She Is still held as
Stare though anxious TO secure her freedom even
at a fair price
No less than four or five of this class have
been taken back to slavery in the States since
my arrival here. Others are still held IN state
/ of slavery here. Whatever may be the inter-
ested statements coming up to Washington from
certain quarters, these are the facts, as known
! perhaps. to every individual in Santa Fe. And
/ upon the knowledge of these facts ! pronounce
the statement Of Mr.. Webster, in his Buffalo
I speech, as utterly untrue. | can assure MIR.
! Webster and others that within a week past
advertisements were posted up about this city,
Offering 500 repdrd for an escaped negro,
claimed as a slave, who was arrested, and hur-
ried oct of the Territory without the formality
even Of a trial. While Congress in its zeal to
protect the STAKEHOLDER, has attempted to throw
open the Territory to the introduction of slaves,
she has in the organic law given TO us made
no provision for the security of those unfortu-
nate beings who may be claimed as such.
True. in some cases the writ of habeas corpus
might be served, but under the present fugi-
tive law even that safeguard is swept away.
A man may snatch away secretly any negro in
the Territory however indisputabe his right to
freedom, and bring him off to Southern slavery,
without any one having the opportunity of APP
plying the hGbeGS cOrpue and then he may
snap his fingers at all the officers of the law
when his victim is secure, for there is no KID
mapping lar to take hold of him
As to what Mr. Webster says about the inn
possibility of slavery ever existing either in this
or Utah Territory, because it can neuer be made
profitable, it is all shallow sophistry. Tell me,
irhere icas sidrery euer proftablef Can Mr.
Webster look over the census tables of our
country; can he look over the blasted Paradise
Of the South, lovely even amid the ruins Of her
fall can he trace the crimson records of the
past ages-and point to a single instance, of any
importance where slavery has euer been profit
able! And yet has it ceased to exist-has it
ceased to push its conquests or enlarge its do
main, because it was Improbable? Nonsense
Shareholders do not push their conquests for
pecuniary ends. though Mr.. Webster may see
no higher and no6ler end to live for, as would
really seem to be the case from many of his
elaborate speeches Shareholders push their
conquests for the purpose of securing political
pOwer and dscsndency independent of pecuni-
airy loss or gain in the operation. AT least this
is the case TO a great extent Said General
tpTosteNyd of MisSissinni 10 vae. d'~;~p y .-iy
down the Ohio river about year ago, "ff
there Is one lsrT>. - a,'e--e,,shy which you of
the North have learned, Il as The geography of
a dime" One would suppose, from reading
some Of Websters speeches that he never had
studied any other Mr. Webster's Buffalo
speech reminds me very forcibly of Esau, after
he had sold his brthright for mess of pot
tage, pleading with his father for blessing:
"And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but
one blessing, my father? bless me, even me-
also, o my father! !"
Bishop DAmy and suite arrived here on the
9th, and were received with demonstration
on the part of our citizens, something like what
we might expect on the entrance of triumphal
warrior. Certainly, if the Bishop is the true
representative of the church militant, he was
not on this occasion without "weapons of war
fare at hand, albeit they were of rather a
"carnal" nature. OF course do not mean to
reflect upon the Bishop by these remarks. az
suppose the whole arrangement was made
without his knowledge. | have called upon
the Bishop, and find him quite an atfable and
gentlemanly man. He promises much in the
way of reform, but he will find he has an Au-
gean stable to cleanse, before he gets through
the work of publication, even with the ciergg
The Bishop leaves | believe in short time
for Durango, and perhaps the city of Mexico
| know not what the nature Of his mission
thither is, but it is rumored here that he has
received a missive from the Bishop of Durango,
since he arrived here refusing to surrender the
jurisdiction of this Territory, and stating that
he had received no order to that effect from the
Pope. How much truth there may be in this
i rumor cannot say but if like most rumors,
: il is rather questionable m character.
The city election came off on the second
hI p IL u "a
chosen Mayor. Eight Councilmen were elected
The act of incorporation passed by the late
Legislature was adopted by popular ma
jority of about 1850. The Mayor and Coun-
Gil constitute complete board, and choose the
other officers provided for by the act of incor-
poration. The Council held its first meeting
last night and unanimousy chose n. N. Smith,
City Attorney This appointment will give
satisfaction to all save a uery fer, who need
not be named in the city.
A Government exploring expedition left this
city last week, under command OF Capt. Sit
greaves The object is to explore the shortest
and most practicable route from Tuni, about
two hunded miles southwest of this place. to the
Pacific The exploration, it is thought has
some relation to the contemplated Pacific Rail-
road Mr. II. Curran, young man connected
with the typographical department here, and
the protector of the best map of this Territory
ever gotten up, is q Hof the party. No better
could have been selected, as Curran is familiar
with that kind of life, an excellent topographcr,
as well as man possessed of great deal of
artistic taste. He was one of the company in
the unfortunate expedition Of Col Fremont in
which 20 many poor fellows persisted amid the
SHOWS of the Sierra Nevada.
Yours, truly, w. G. X.
p. S. Aug. 22.-Lieut Burnsides has Just
arrived here from the Copper Mines en- route
to Washington, for the purpose of receiving
further instructions for the boundary Commits
sion Bartlett and Maj Graham have disa-
| greed as to the line Graham insisting that
Bartlett is permitting the Mexican Commits
sioner TO swindle us out of considerable por-
ton Of our fairest possessions Graham refuses
to run the line. Are we to have another quar-
rel with MexicOl
CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE
TORONTO, September % 1851
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