The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-08

turned over to that ssa which - never rpfled
by breeze. The denial Of justice 10 almost ar
great crime 81 can be pevpstTatsd. Nothing
was better calculated than delay 10 bring on pre-
mature old age, and sink the heart 10 despair.
He had been astonished n the indifsrepce mani
tested in this respect TOR the last four years.
There was just enough attention TO claims to pro-
duce hope, and enough by proersssinalng action
to make the heart sick. Mr.. v. would give a
hearing to the claims brought hefbre Congress,
and then their merits would Be understood Three
commissioners, appointed BY the President, were
preferable to any three, or any dozen Of members
Of Congress that can be scared up. The latter
have other affairs to engage their attention, such
as the business Of their commitments or attendance
upon committees. They cannot dsvOts the Same
care and assduity men learned in the law,
whose sole efforts would be dsvoted TO their par
ticular business. He was sensible Of the corrup-
ton that was stealing into political affairs, but
doubted not that learned, pure, honorable, and
virtuous men could be selected by the President
to fill the board contemplated by the net. fn0t,
it was time the Government should Dissolve its
own weak ness. 3i
MIR. BURT moved that the committee rise to
enable him to offer resolution 10 limit debate on
the bill. Carried.
The committee then rose, when Mr.. Burt
moved that debate shall close in committee to-
morrow at two clock. Agreed to.
The House then again went into Committee Of
the WhOie, Wnen MI. MCLEAN o. hentuCky,
advocated the passage of the bill, but before
Guiding his speech, he gave way 10 a motion that
the committee rise; which being agreed to, the
committee rose and reported progress, whereupon
The House adjourned.
The .ExPERIEHcE or A FucIrIvE SLAvE.-On
board the ship Gypsy, John Ellis master, which
arrived ut this port few days since, negro wo-
man came passenger, voluntarily returning to
slavery, and seeking out her master. from whom
she had escaped, making her way 10 lands where
even a Fugitive slave law could not reach her.
The story Of her wanderings would be instructive
to many an Abolitionist who fancies that he is
promoting the comforts and consulting the wishes
of the blacks in attempting to wrest them from
their masters, and throw them upon their own
strength and intelligence for sustenance.
The woman belongs to Judge Rucks, wealthy
cotton planter of Washington county, Miss. She
has father residing in Nashville, who had ex-
pressed wish to buy her, and the judge permit
ted her to remain in Nashville. The father having
made no progress in the purchase, orders were
sent for the woman to return home.
AT that time she had contrived to take service
with Madame Biscaccianti, the vocalist, and leav-
ing Nashville with that lady-we do not know
how-went with her to Liverpool in England at
which place she was discharged, with certificate
OF good conduct.
She found her freedom heavy burden, more
than she was willing to bear, and though her con-
dition was made known in England, and every
sort Of representation was made to her to induce
her to remain, and enjoy liberty and her own
earnings, she had had enough Of the toll of taking
care of herself among the whites, and persisted in
her determination to go home to her master. She
accordingly came over in the Gpuy, and is now
contentedly in the custody Of her masters agent
here, and is going joyfully back to Mississippi
She likes slavery in Mississippi in preference to
freedom in England; and there is scarcely doubt
hat this would be the decision of nearly every
slave who could have the opportunity of compar-
ing the condition Of the laborer in the two coun-
0. Picayune.