New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-02
The SLAVE DANlEL.-The Buffalo COa-


The SLAVE DANlEL.-THe Buffalo COu-
ri,r OF the Goth publishes Card from the slave
recently captured in that enterprlslng town.
than King his friends for their efforts III his behalf
hut informing them that on the whole, he pre-
ters going back to Kentucky, as, IN his opinion,
the slaves there are about as well off as the free
negroes IN the North On this remarkable pro-
duction The Bngolo R'pubhc comments as fol-
lows:
letter appears at the head OF the first column OF
this mornings C0TiT, purp0rtlng To nave been nc
,atea and put forth" by the negro Daniel al present
confined III our CITY lail. We do not know TO whom
to assign the honor OF It's authorship the document
sayors strongly OF the peculiar advocates 81 law ana
order but "a Il beans al is foot herogiypnc pur-
porting to be DANIEL DAVIS, his MARI. We pre-
sumo We must accept It as original compositions con
veying the true sentiments OF the writer.
We confess. however, with due Difference 10 the
integrity of The Courier, and other slave law cham
pions that We caEnot regard this letter without sus-
picon. Let US take glance AZ lhen own version
OF the case Here is Eerculedn negro whom
We are taught. by these peculiar friends OF the
ssy, To regard a. "A most DlOOd-thr,iy rlflian de-
ttrrnlned 10 resist 10 TIE death the execution OF
law which Is 10 conslgn hm to perpetual bondage,
Seizng large sulie when arrested by the ohccrs'
and swearing with many odlhs 10 walk over
curpsesr ere he VIII suffer himself - be captured
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up 4 ladder with the Intention OF carrying out ms
threats strikes his head violently against stick OF
wood held III the hands OF gentleman from the
South falls down. stunned and bleeding. upon
hot stove ard with his skull Spit open ana ms mead
burned 20 a blister, = seized upon by ms capi0fs,
handcufod and thrust INTO jan
While ID prison. under the influence, Doubtless, OF
his peculiar friends and his nerciiul capto!, ne
Indlies a letter TO hlS colOTed brethren, assuring
them OF his earnest desire 10 return INTO bondage
that bondage from which he fed at the hazard OF ms
hfe-and explaining upon the tender mercy OF hen
lucky slaye-Owners-thlt mercy OF whch ne 80
lately received very striking proofs.
The affair = 50 transparent 50 weak and 20 UNI
likely to subserye the ends Of rs concocton. that
: almost supeIfuous 10 point out The many instances
m " h;ch cur ming his O'eTleaped itself" The let
ter among other gross contradictions. says that the
writer Daniel, Vas purchased by Mr. Moore, M
late master IL Ms. Daniels, own urgent request
While the evidence Of Nj MoOre's son. add'Ired
uuou tie hear.ng before the Commissioned, proved
that the negro was rot even present when the pur-
chase Was made
We have no doubt that before the letter Was
seued bv Daniel he had recovered from the state OF
stupor N which re has been long lylng-the effect
of the INJURIES received IN his attempt 70 escape
from The bondage so dear 10 his heart-and that me
writers fully explained 10 HIM that he was Justly e.,
ttled 10 his liberty. and only Temporarily Aed
IN eurance Nevertheless, the circumstances upon
the whole, look somewhat suspicious.
p. S-Snce the above was IN type, We nave Oeen
authorized by the alleged slave Daniel 10 say, tnat
the letter which appeared IN this mornings courier
does not contain his sentiments, NJ any particular
He utterly dlscalms al wash to return 10 hen'ncAF'