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

ihVV JAN IOhl WHICH she was taken Dy Jiie shitc
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
Sdte, though anxious to secure her freedom even
ut a fair price -..----...-.--i
No less than four OF 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, 10 every individual in Santa Fe. And
upon the knowledge Of these facts | pronounce
the statement of MIR Webster, in his Buffalo
I speech, as utterly untrue. | can assure Mr..
! Webster and others that within week past
advertisements were posted up about this city,
offering 500 reirard for an escaped negro,
claimed as a slave who was arrested, and hur-
ried ont of the Territory without the Formally
even of n trial While Congress, in it's 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 habeos 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
! freedom and bring him off to Southern slavery,
without any one having the opportunity of APP
plying the hGbeds eorpue 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 iag TO take hold of him.
As to what MIR. Webster says about the i'm
possibility of slavery ever existing either in this
or Utah Territory, because at can neuer be made
profitable it is all shallow sophstry. Tell me,
arhere mas sidrery erer profitable? 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 single instance, of any
importance where slavery has erer 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
peeuniary ends. though Mr.. Webster may see
no higher and nObter 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
pOrer and 0scendsaey independent of pecuni-
airy loss or gain in the operation. AT least this
is the case to great extent Said General
Bradford, of Mississippi, to me, during a trip
down the Ohio river about year ago, "if
there is one lesson in geography which .rs1 &c
the North have learned, ii IS the geography of
a dime One would suppose, from reading
some of Webster's speeches, that he never had
studied any other Mr. Webster's Buffalo
speech reminds me very forcbly of Esau, after
he had sold his birthright for a 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 LAmy 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. CerSnnly 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
"carnal" nature. OF course do not mean to
reflect upon the Bishop by these remarks as
suppose the whole arrangement was made
without his knowledge | have called upon
the Bishop, and find him quite an affable 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 clergg
The Bishop leaves, | believe, in a 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
runor cannot say but If like most rumors
! it is rather questionable IN character.
The city election came off on the second
Monday of this month. Robert Nesbt was
chosen Mayor. Eight Councilmen were elected
The act of incorporation passed by the late
Legislature was adopted by popular ma
jority of about 800 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 unanimously chose H. ~ Smith,
City Attorney. This appointment will give
satisfaction to all save rerg 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.. X. Curran, young man connected
with the typographical department here, and |
| Tie pIejccooi VI tiic DtSo VI hiiS
ever gotten up is erpf the party No better
could have been selected, as Curran is familiar
with that kind of life, an excellent tOpographer,
as well as a man possessed Of great deal of
artistic taste. He was one of the company in |
the unfortunate expedition of Col Fremont in
which many poor fellows persisted amid the
SHOWS of the Sierra Nevada.
Yours, truly, w. G. X.
p. S. dug. 22-Lieut Burnsdes 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 Mexicos
| CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE
TORONTO, September %, 1851.
To the Editor of the National Era.
Since last wrote, ! have made rapid tour