New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-11
pubIic Lands--African CeIenizaticn-A Slave
holding Decision,

wCtrsspcbcehce OF The N. Y. IrIcane
Il WASHINGTON, Tuessay. March Q, 1852.
I Bg the act of 1886, CONGRESS directe'
IA Proceeds Of the Pubic Lands TO be deposite,
Xvj,h the States, in four annual instalments.-
ITirfe i0staliments have been deposited, (dis
+ tibaied,) while the fourth, amounting to ovel
~ ne millions of dollars, has not.
III A bill is being prepared, and viii soon be pre-
.sntsd by Mr.. STANLY, which provides that Ger.
Etisestes Of United States per cent stock to the
HANOI AZ If the fourth insalnens. shall De issued to
lac tsreTa States as soey shsl be respectively
HAD uyoh The express condition that each SlTe
shz spps pirate the iDierest thereof amounting In
he ate DOVER four hundred and fifty thousand
<oIsrs pually, 70 The transportation OF free ne
IeYoss within the sta,e 70 Liberia, TO the educa-
Ef,on ana improvement Of the Llberian colonisis.-
fhe prircips never 10 be touched without further
kCoIfitssioDal legislation, and the certificates are
10 be Issued to any State uath the legislative au-
toriteS hereof coDst nj to receive the same upon
10 cosdiiioas above fDecl6tc.
II there should be, IN any State. free negroes
r transportation TO LIBERIA then the interest money
10 be spprcpIiaiet in establishing schools and col
,es. ana IN improving the moral, social and re-
eous condition OF the citizens Of the Lioerian Re-
k1blic. The great experiment of African COLOMBIA
has been practically aDo successfully tested aud
he passage Of such bill az have herein suos.an-
ally described would give 20 IL material and con-
.kpuous aid, and, might We not hope eventually save
- from The disastrous penaities mat are certain TO
How any and ali attempts 10 Strengthen and perpet-
pie Ia this Republic that cursed domestic instltu
kcn"-ArRIcAs SLAVERY.
The iepos Of this proposed bill express great con-
ieDce 10 its passage at this Congress
late trial in the United States District Cour
ps disclosed most remarkable charge of the
udee 10 the Jury, as regards " Offsets" The
ase is briefly as follows: In lS43 a United
Mates Marshal Of one Of the Southern States
Jas declared defaulter in the sum Of 81, lao 90.
Ibis Marshal was slaye-owner and previous
the Invasion OF Florida in 1918 four Of his negroes
him and took refuge among the Suwanee In.
aDs The master cid not pursue them nor take
y steps 10 reclaim thcm Ia 1918 the U. g. troops
Hacked these Indians, dispers them and destroyed
AeY settlement and tbs IN aster never heard Of his
Bur negroes sfterward. In 1928 this master, who
<Sss aitefwsfd Marshal, presented bis claim for
Manages By reason OF the loss OF these four earoes,
pho bad run away before the invasion, and whom
had mace no effort 10 reclaim. Under she law Of
oAsess, the u. =. Judge OF Florida was made
on missioner to pass upon claims for damages 0c-
asionec BY TIE INVASION, and has hnding was 10 be
Reported 60 the Secretary OF the Treasury, who was
b approve or reject.
II The claim for these negroes was allowed by tho
Commissioners In 1928. and The damages stated at
,6G9 but. on being reviewedby Mr.. Secretary BUSH,
was wholly ana entirely rtpudiated.
Ahefwsfd, and when Mr.. ROBERT J. WALKER was
fsesesIy ofthe Treasury, this defauting u 3. Mar
bh applied to bin 10 reopen aud revise the decision
9'Mr. Bush, bu, IL was not done Another apphea-
kop was made 10 Mr. Secretary MEREDITH, who OK
AHMED and reported mlnuteh upon the case, and re-
Ssicd to N6pea and lastly Mr.. Secretary CoRwIs
kss applied TO for rehssrDs and revision, which
N,s sgsR refused.
n Well in 1851 trial was had in the u g. District
fuIt, OF suit brought sgsinst this U. 8. Marshal
nj his sureties In action of debt upon his official
md. The defendants claimed an Offset Of 81, 600
I'd interest, for damages sustained by the loss Of
M negroes quarter of a century ago, and which
I'D been again and again repudiated BY the Govern
eat insisting that had IL not been for the invasion
Florida, his negroes would have come home"
gstn, OF be could have caught them. And a Y. ..
istrct Judge, admitted the Offset, and directed
Rejuy to allow 1t, and they found accordingly.
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