American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-30

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CoHTRABAND GooDs.--A good story
is told of. f.anayalofficer,l who hasspassed
much time ut Rio, and the facts may be
relied on. tl Those merchant captains,
who have visited Rio, are wellawafer of
the prying habits of the Custom House
officers ut that port. Among those who
had been frequently subjected to an an
noyanee from this source, was Captain
Scott, of Baltimore as well known to
the emercapti tile community as was his
namsHFfb \ gTtil- ~ fecunssh shsoting
FnOtoFietyy to llAs- spsrtiAg world Capt.
Scott had been so often overhauled by
the characters referred to, that he de-
Jtermined upon revenge, which he acl
,complished in this wise: Having donned
% sack coat, of ample dimensions, he
deposited in each capacious, pocket o
swapping turtle Of his own Importation,
and which was not entered upon the
Upon landing on the quay,
he was soon surrounded by a group of
old associates, and while receiving their,
greetings, did not escape the obserya-
tion Of two Of the lynx-eyed officials,
who, pressing upon either side,. soon
discovered the sspackdges,p hard TO the
touch, and which of course were CON-
traband, There, was q. simultaneous
plunge into the pockets, followed by, Q
scream, moi. Of delight. The hands were
quickly withdrawn, and hanging to q
finger, each held his prize. ~ The Sur
prise of one party and the mirth Of the
other were about equal. :.a r
THOMPSON ON AMERICA.-We find in
the London Inquirer Of August I'd an
account Of the celebration in London on
the lat instant of the anniversary Of
the passing Of the West India Emanci-
patton, act. Among the speakers, il. ap-
pears, was Mr. George Thompson, NJ,
P. After having been received 'swith
tremendous cheering, repeated again
and again." Mr.. Thompson said: II
He was proud of the metropolis that
that had furnished such an assemblage;
and he could wish that they were as
sembled in some Crystal Palace, into
which those recreants to the principles
of human tliberty---those bastard re-
publicans who were filledowith a, color
phobia--could look, and be afflicted by
the, spectacle-be ,tormented by, their
own leprosy of soul cheers, amidst
which was heard the barking Of dog1
Why yes, the very dogs barked at
them (laughter.) d An English dog
could see the Makers image and do
homage TO it; but a bastard aristocrat-
a white skinned republican-an Ameri-
can Christian could see and acknowl-
edge it in the soul Of his brother, yet
refuse to render unto, God the things
that were God (cheers.) ri aas
"There existed a great conspiracy for
the enslavement of an entire nation
of a race-by men who dared to take
the names Of Franklin, and Adams, and
Hancock upon their lips, not anticipa-
ting the day when they should come
within the view of those mighty ones at
the other side of the grave, and when
these great shades would frown upon
them as they saw them hurled into that
depth below the deepest, where the re-
publican Shareholder would find his re-
ward. Cheers, He had not used
stronger language that evening than he
had used in America, when he had let
ters of warning in his pocket, when
mobs were waiting without, and 'assaso:
sins stood near him within, the meet,
ings he had addressed"