New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-20
MAIL GLEANI<GS.

MAIL GLEANINGS.
The LAW AGAINST COLORED SEAMEN.-
The Journal of Comm,rce which has always defended
the law of south Carolina for the imprisonment of col
ored seamen says Of the proposition submit, the ques
ton to the Supreme Court of the United States:
There can he objection TO such an sppeal and 50
wisely constituted the beach of the Supreme Court
suspected OF the eas, impuuy are IT'S Eembcr so powerful
they In their bold on the condolences u the pubc that
their decision Of the question Will be respected and may
reach English minds, and drive the mist and
the PREJUDICE which this question has produced
Hitherto the Government and the people of South
Carolina have refused TO make any such ubmsslOn.
They refused to allow the question 20 DO carried
before the Courts and they mobbed and drove away the
representative OF Massachusetts who came out commits
stoned by the Government to afford the coored citizens
OF that State who might be Imprisoned In Charleston
thepeaceable and legal reeftha the Courts could afford
We have difficulty in recognizing the necessity
of severe laws against the influence OF colored people
from the Free States upon the slave population of the
South But will not recognize the right Of any State
TO refuse submit her laws to the Judicial tribunals.
To recognize this Is to place the police law Of State
above the General Government and the General COns
tuition Men who Mortified .the slightest. niractOn
of the laws which protect Slavery, can find abundsot
excuse for any violation of the Constitution In the de
tense Of the institution. We have always c,upisd one
ground on this the ground of the Constitution equally
removed fro n the fanstcism OF Abolition and the anan-
clsmof Slavery We hold thst the Constitution and the
laws are binding alike In Massachusetts and in South
Carolina and lha, riot In Boston in Charleston Is
equally dangerous to good government and equally
dsgraceful to those who concerned In IL. IL the
South COrOlina relation 20 tree blacks
within the Constitution and decided by the court,
we submit 10 Them. Further than this we submit -
them until they reversed by such decision, but we
will not submit. silently to the refusal OF the State 10
place tie law before the court t. the torciole
pusion OF the representative OF another State, who
comes on a peaceful and legal m ssion. The mob who
drove Mr. IiOaT from Charleston was as much viola
ton OF law any mob that rescued slave from
the officers charged Nth returning hin to slavery aud
the disg sceiu because II hal the silent as
sent Of the sutoorhes, whose special duties It was TO
see that ell TIE awsTere obsyed Providence Journal
KILLED BY A LEECH We understand
that man by the name of Garrett residing In Greene
County having attended special election recently held
IN that county started for home, which was some dis.
lance q, about dark. On coming TO branch, being
very thirsty, he disneunied aud drank Tie had not
gone far before he commenced feeling tickling
don In his stomach, aud his arrival at home was
quite unwel Getting worse, physician was called TO-
10 whom be stated that be wa confident that he had
sveogtd something wris drinking from the branch
which produced his sickness After trying several
remedies, powerful emetic was admins cred, when a
live leech thrown up, which the unfortunate man
Rad evidently swallowed az tbs branch above men
TONED. having remained alive In his stomach for sev
eral DAYS Although relieved from the leech hs died
In day two afterwards from the Injuries which II
had inflicted. Charlottesville IN. c. Jefersonian.
PROBABLE MISREPRESENTATION three
weeks ago poor family residing at the south End,
called upon by mulato for the evowed purpose Of hir
Ing son Of theirs, to tend BARRIERS shop for him. AZ
the mulstto perfect stranger the mother refused
bis proposal butthe boy who was standing near act
ina upon the impulse Of the moment, consented 10 20
of with him. and stad about week, returning TO the
house every evening About week ago the mar sailed
again. and wished the mothers consent 10 let the boy
90 70 the shop and ssy till bis return, stating that he
was going to Philadelphia cook Of brig. The boy,
having gone down the wharf to see him OF, the
sro decoy ed him board the weasel since which no
pforma ion has been received of the boys whereabouts
The father has proceeded to Philadelphia and probably
the mulaito's movements and Intentions viii Do
known. boston Transcript
pA letter in The Jacksonville Repub-
HoaR dated Tampa, August I, says Gen. H)pkns
rived here by stage this evening snd ser interview
with Gen Blake, he has ssreed 20 accompany him 10
Carloosahstche leaving here at - O'Clock TO- morrow
(5,h) In small vessel The distance one hundred
and sixty miles going GU. 10 sea some ten miles below
the place Bowlegs IL DESTROYS Of seeing Gen Hopkins
and will meet him at Fort Myers Toe late Interview
with Bowlegs has resulted es usual In nothing def alte
He wishes bis sister .sho cane With the ArkanBas dele
gallon TO remain here, and his half sister, and how
many cou.ins cat ssy You shal hear more on the
return Of his mission Everything KEEP. locked
by the parties that except By accident, od out
le out 10 ther proceedings. Gen. Blake, learn,
says give Billy only until September agree 20
emiera,e .er which It they tsrry he will csll upon
the shsrpshoOters under Gen. Hopkins, n cis2lacs
them The indians taken by Gen. HopAas lett yes,er
day for ArkAnsss7
Y Mr.. K. w. Mackay writes 10
Tie London Tines In relation y sun9ysuces from the
AUSTRIAN CusroN House. OFFICIALS taa on the from
peioUs and allowed t. pas. without benx sub
n.ited 10 examination 10 Milan tbs. travellers must
either submit lose their books undergo c0nsdsra
bic veXaOn and oss OF time In obtaining their
cry. The books which appeared objectionable a. toe
adjoining Custom House, and which, Obecrng 10
part with them have Obliged 70 aosn ion the attempt
10 Italy, sIe Murrsys Handbook for North Ger.
many, Italian vocabulary, heler's Map Of giizer
! land, Hawtborne's House win Seven Gables and vol
| une of the Epslhh translation Of Plato.
~ Mr.. ORvIILE HATCH, of franklin,
Conn has become in,sne he hsvisg deyossi consider
able attention TO the subject Of s2irt rsppipgs Mr.
Rsich let home on San day last and his friends fear
that he will ccmiS SUICIDE, he previous D. his de-
psrtore, represented thst be had received message
from the spirit If VINO hsd IN n..te6 sulcl ie
urslDg him 10 lesve me world Mr Hatch IL f.rmsr
ana res been Instrumental In Introducing many import
"A: improvements Ia sgric altJre iu,o wnere
he resices BE slso officer OF the Ne T. Eazaod
Poultry As0ciAifoc, snd al the last exhibition Ia BJs
tnb, bis collector Of fowls very large aud vsdsoe
The nurbsr Of those mace In zane by t4s sDid u phe
nomenor T. iperesng every day. etd IN yieE OF tas
fei becomes those Who invesrgs.e the causs Of tis
Manifestations, 10 be guided By the Laws Of resson snd
| nature. Hartford IJ1rsnt
RAILROAD TO HUDsoN's Bait viii
be seen BY extract fom The Lce,pooi Ck,oFiofe la
another column, thar an EuFIiss Company have en-
irB . Ia con.trref 100 mice railroad from O1eo &C
awGt Dg1soa's Bay al 4 iG~o per mia, asd mat the
line ;steieeSsd TO bs pu.asd rapidly iorSsrd ua1 |!