New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-02

1t was Tenn Hood, if we mistake not,
who gave us all hearty laugh some ten
wears since by two contemporary letters from
boy at school to his family, the first being
the one written under the dlctatlOn and eye
of the master; the second being the boy S
own, written 'unbekMown to the master
and dispatched on the sly The contrast in
the drift, tone, substance and dlction of the
two letters was very decided.
The Express and several lower-law CO.
laboyers have been taken In by 4 letter pur-
porting TO be from Daniel, the alleged fugi
tive from Slavery in prison at Buffalo,
which the least sprinkling of sumption
would have told them was the Master let
ter and not the Boys Own. In this precious
epl>;le, the knocked-down and head broken
fugitive is made to Discourse Silver Grey
music as follows
Tbfhe Colorsd Popl'at 30 % Bu9qIo.
thank YOU for what You have tired 10 DO for me.
on mt ant II for good bat II Is of no use. We col
oIej people Of hontucky are about well of a. YOU
are. am gong back had rather go than stay
ttlS. nope Won VIII Not interfere Win ny gong.
NV master, Nh. Moore, has always treated me well
| feel that did wrong IN running dway-he bought
me AZ NV urgent request he placed confidence III
me, ard do not fee thar ought To deceive him.
II he had treated M | should feel differently
about I. lie never dld. Was advised 10 run away
ara come 10 free STATE, or should not oave done
50 the advice was bad, though reckon II was not
50 meant We are about Is Vel of IN kentucky Is
YOU are here, and SON, OF IL better shall advise
the kentucky boys, When get home, 10 stay where
they are We have plenty 70 eat and 10 wear, and
are not badly wOrkcd-;hs every body knows VINO
has been IN Kentucky.
Again.Iny co.Orcd IRE hlen, thank you iOr your
kind 5, mpathleS, and my white and abolition 5reth'
reu N Buffalo, wish you The same, but | 10 not
wau, yOu TO 90 any more ior me.
DANIEL = DAVIS
Angus, IS ISL mark
The Express, which has a very poor idea
of Negro capacity IN general, was greatly
taken with this elusion, commenting on II
as follows
This man Daniel, IS, evidently, person gifted
with considerable mere torRoG sense and ShTeirfeSs
fha. re ere accustomed 70 look for among people u his
class and color. In this letter Of hrs he has manifest
Ell keen pJIrtr Of peiefraf'on, which GStnculs shes
HIM - excellent Judge ~ character tie las cls-
elimination, too, AID IcmarN aoie readiness IN dlV
nng mems MOTIVES. with peculiar aptitude OF ana
sls IA cases here nyY oclsv and false pIetences are
mixed up with Nins Philanthropy ana The schemes
o. The Gcn3goaNe
This Is The character Of tae man Daniel, a We
infer from the sensible Letter &c has len nva,
uable legacy 20 the coiored population OF Buffalo
AMI beng n,e .i-aH arG Ssrslct perSoa. what he
writes. repeat, i emitted 20 pgoiounder conSlt-
Grafton Than i commonly conceded - ordinary pro
GucuenS OF negro literature.
Well two DAYS after the appear ancc OF
this letter, and before The Express had done
singing its praises, Judge Conkling pro-
nounced decision which set this new star
in the Literary armament At liberty No
obstacle existed TO his following his own In
clination, whichever way il might lead him.
OF course, YOU suppose that ne struck bee
line for that paiTiarchal region whence he
did wrong in running away" where he
was ALWAYS treated well" and where he
would advise the kentucky boys to stay
where thew are" having plenty to eat and
to wear, and are not badly worked. All
nv green friend you should have read the
Bows Own letter. See his >. mark
DANIEL, THE FUGITIVE. AT LIBERTY
BUFFALO. Aug. 81. 1851.
The fugitive Daniel has been declared free oy
Judge Conklin, and Aas gone 90 Canada
NVe GRO .fraid thare will n. m nDra