The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-05
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
From our New York Correspondent.


The case OF the fugitive slave John Boldn was yes
erday decided by Mr. Commissioner Nelson in favor OF
The claimants, Messrs Barnett Anderson, of Columbia.
5. T., and the negro we understand, is now on his
way nome There are some points connected with this
affair which are deserving of note and the FIRST OF these
ls the enls absence OF all excitement. angry feeling,
thfea's or show OF opposition attendant upon the
cuton OF the law, from the first to the final extra
di'on is perfectly apparent that only implicit but
cheerful and ready obedience 10 the requisons of the
ACT Tor The recovery OF fugitive slaves has become the
order OF The day among and that the factions il any
such are left, are entirely overawed and senced by
Tue irresistible force of sound and correct public sen
ment Hereafter, our southern neghbors will be able TO
reclaim Their slave property upon the same equal
amount OF evidence would be required by law prove
Inc ownership OF any other description Of chaeIs, aud
with an equal degree of certainty oil obtaining their
| rights.
Another curious and somewhat amusing point in the
proceeding we have just alluded TO is the novel chaac
ter OF the defence adopted by those who forward
represent lhe rights OF the negro before the commissioner
| Inc hoy John, who 1t would SEEM is something OF
dandy Niger had paid great attention to the dressing
and cultivation OF his fleece and 80 assduous aAl unre
milling mad he been in his combexercise, that. as some
oil the claimants witnesses testified, - his locks were
considerably sraghter and smoother than they used to be
in South Carolina" In the absence of any other reply
TO the clear and convincing evidence adduced on the
part OF the owners. the counsel for the runaway
brought forward their clients nondescrpt head COW
erng. and undertook 10 maintain upon the strength
! OF It, that he was cross breed between an Indian
and white, and that, having no African blood
in him, it impossible that he should be slave
In support of this position they produced motley
group OF Witnesses white and black DOCTOR e. par
mobile Jratrum" ) two quack phrenoogsts, and two
three abolitonlst clefgymen. These people-most Of
whom had never the boy in question until within an
hour or twoswore that he had not drop of African
no h,i, al, ltil.
qure microscope to identity one of the phrenoloss,s
Specifying the exact proportion twentieth. How
lnnch weight such testimony would have when opposed
to the evidence OF dozen respectable who had
known the fugitive from his early childhood, and who
had known him as slave OF admitted African blood,
may easily be imagined The commissioner, though lie
listened to it with praiseworhy patience and endurance,
in his decision set il down at lis true value, which was
just exactly nothing all, and the black doctors lecture
upon ethnology was but labor thrown away
1t said that the money ready 10 purchase the
freedom Of the fugitive provided he should be declared
slave; but for other il iorthcoM
ing, and the claimants attended by of the mashas
officers took the boy home, under the circumstances
it much better that they should do II is surely
matter of Importance that South Carolina should
instances of the practical working of the fugitive
slave law than that another should be added to the
less hordes of free blacks by whom we are overiun
The slave Diniel, who was emanded to servituIe by
the commissioner at Buffalo few days since has been
liberated. would by the district Judge. who de-
cded that nasmuch he escaped before The passage OF
the present fugitive slave law It's provisions could not ap
ply his Rather sharp practice that; but, mas
much the principle is laid down by properly const-
uied authority, are bound to submit The abolition
lists after The decision seized upon the poor wretch who
had all along pofessed the anxious desire
his master and hurried him oil to Canada, freeze
death winter unless he should s,arve to death this
fall.
We have reports from Cuba this morning. by way Of
Savannah that Lopez has been successful in several en-
gagemens in Cuba that large eInforcements were daily
Joining hm aud that he marching towards Havana
This is almost too good 10 be true and yet by
without the range Ut possibilities. The Empire
City, which is expected here Thursday will doubtless
bring decisive intelligence of The fate of the expedition
and nwhie, though it is impossible curb the in
tense anxiety which is felt throughout the community
endeavor 10 possess our souls in patience ual
we receive something more reliable than the conradic-
tory rumors which every day brings forth.
The Atlantic, which arrived yesterday, has beaten the
America, OF the Cunad line. which sailed on the sane
days and hours with her both out and home-beaten her
only in time but in distance for the latter put to
from Boston the former from this port the Eng
shman had the advantage OF days sail in point of
distance. The commercial intelligence from across the
water good Cotton up, and United States stocks in
fair demand. The yacht America from this port has
gwen broad challenge 10 the Royal ach Club, but
YET il is uncertain whether she has found a competitor
An informal exhibition OF her sailing qualities which she
made while attending upon cup.race a spectator,
to have daunted the English sportsmen. and al.
though Commodore Stevens offers TO sail for any stake
inside OF $500 they are very backward in taking him
up More than usual interest is felt in the result of this
trial. it, indeed trial be had because it involves
great principle in naval construction The English who
have always claimed the precedence in this particular
branch naval architecture and who certainly oug hi IN
have acquired IT, If the great attention and expendi
ure their nobility and gentry have bestowed upon il are
taken into conside ration, differ from so entirely in
their models that their leading do not hesitate to
saw I" If the Americans right, we are oil urong r
This then. may be looked upon not much as a trial
Of speed between the lghtsailing craft Of the two ma
tons as trial OF mental power, of nvcstive mechani-
cal genius and skill and hence the anxiety with which
the result, is looked for.
The news of the instruction in Cuba has reached
England, and the London Times comments upon Il at
some length and in very much the had antci-
pa,ed Though uniformed Of the Lopez attempt IL evi.
IDENTIFY expects something Of the kind, and depre Gates in
the strongest terms any interference in the affairs OF the
island by this country In view of the quisition OF
Cuba by the United States any movements 10 efec,
that object says: against any such projects the gov
eminent OF this country, Greai Bdain) conjunction
with OF France and Spain herself is bound make
an early and eIecual stanl" And the MAN, though not
the oslensble reason advanced TO Justify such an inter-
ference with trans Atlantic politics is that the possession
by great sla~hodng power of the most valuable and
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