New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-25
The Purchase Of Preston.

To tie Edtsys Of The Evsnins Posfs
Will YOU allow me room in your coll
umns for the purpose of mskine statement respecting
the funds received by metowardthe purchase o oracs
Preston recently slave belonging to William Recess.
Esq, Of Baltmorei Ny stewardship being ended,
wish render account Of the moneys that have been
placed in my hands for dsbursement and TO announce
the of the enterprise for which they were vo
On Monday evening, the 10Th inst, left New. York
for Baltimore together with my friend Mr. Stout and Oh
Saturday evening, the 18th inst arrived here accom-
panied by Preston with the deed Of his manumisson In
ny possession whom had the happiness ~ deliver up
to his anxious wife, who In waiting for him Ct Jer.
sey Chy.
The amount required for the purchase Of Preston was
ll00 and additional forty dollarsthe expenses
incurred In getting him from Baltimore. OF this sum,
Gerard HsIlock, Esq, handed me $500; Andrew '.
Stout Esq., gave ss75 the proceeds OF his coectoss.
From d. Culver Esq, one Of the counsel for Prestoe
upon the hearing before the Commissioner receives
eos and the wife of Preston gave me s27-naking II
all the Of s63. The balance OF tho money cell
ected iom the herein sfter stately became
personally liable for, TO Mr. Reese In my collections
was materially assisted by Richard =. Emmett Esq, who
Is entitled 10 much OF the credit and who, la HI: prs'
ice and personal exerons vigorously aided Ia the 60
complement OF the project
As many Of the gentlemen who subscribed fcr ne
purpose required that they should not be- publicly cd
yeriised 40 Dr. nors shall have 10 content myself WA
giving the initials Of their psms', - follows W;
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actually received by noe the sum OF s3so, and leaving
some ga or AI6on my list pledged but not yet collected.
cannot part from this subject without rendering 70
Mr. Hslloek Of The Journal Of Commerce, my thanks fos
his generous sympsthy and exertions In behalf Of the
common object nor can finally leave unul ssys
that the account Of the arrest Of Preston given u
The Nv York Tribune Of April q 1852 far regards
the connection Of my with that sccount sfabrcsr
ton from beginning 10 end-the most Wholesale, heart
less unprovoked and cowardiy libel that was ever w
ten and printed Of one man by another Less snsn tn
cannot say, in common justice TO mysel ana conhs'
ntly with the COED estimation In which my friends are
kind enough 10 hold More than this, In csnuncas
ton Of that wsnton attack upon my name ana Isae,
might say and be justified Ia saying alike by my own
sense Of the wrong done attempted 10 De done 20 -
and by the estimate In which such an assault ~ tno
conductor Of pobc journal upon pnv n se~a,s,
nv nav Sifer or coincide upon tho moot saojecs-
more Ii an this might say, and Dc 49, "a
view Of the dsinssnao onnn.sed 10 IA Of
49,. "A ~ Anil 1852 in the editors comments upon tho
S;i nver nv own signature, Of the taischoods Coz
ss,nrd 10 the Article Of the I'd ofApri.
Buf forbesr for two reasoBs-nr.s, because esnnct
even At the distance Of time calmly contemplate ne
sross cAupny without giving expression 70 ny con-
Smut of Il In terms thss would be inssmperafe sed
secordy because may be that the Editor 81 ~ re.
,.ns d honest onSh errsc and unreliable or Il iess
hs pa,roIs ana subscribers may think him sincere: and
lido MOI care 70 harm him. the power to do % were
within my reach, greatly preferng shst he should en-
Joy alone eli tho advantage and honor arising rom sseaS
whether prompted thersto By modvcs Of inhsrcoe
malice, or more innocent ambition 70 be qusint
dismss the whole matter Of the reclamation q Pres
he fearless dischasge Of which We bound b. he
constrains Of good citizenship and b. the rsa.ea -
which ssood 70 the claimant ny eheee Ana u -
MISTER ofsny exsxaon hsye usds toward securing -