The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-02
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Richmond, Nov. 80, 1855
MgssRs EDIT oRs-Be pleased TO pubsh the A.
vertsement which appeared in your paper of yester-
day, under the head of "A GREAT ANNoYAwcE TO
TRAVELLERS
The advertiser no doubt paid for Il ;naamu.h Ia,
you do not customary insert articles rejecting ur,ou
the conduct Of persons unless accounted for, ask
you to republis the advertisements for the two-fold
purpose of giving additional relieft the nammatory
condition the advertiser, ard at the same time to
attain the end of presenting his complaint and my
defence together. The payment of a small sum 10
you, perhaps, tended to abate proportiouably the
speensh condition under which he abored: to re neat
his would most likely improve his res
piratlon but to the subject The advertiser saws he
cause "a gentleman NTH his 1oife, infant and s,gre
came from Maryland short time since 10 sis;t
his cifes parents residing in Ricinono had been re-
qured to furnish evidence of ownership of the slave
going North not having the title with him. that the
Ticket Agent had created great annoyance to
travellers" by refusing to give him ticket for the
slave to the gentleman whom he did not know By
way of showing the absurdity of such compIaiut I
would ask what Capt Dmmock would think distin-
gushed he is for discipline of an inferior Officer
who would take upon himself to determine the char
acter of man by his personal appearance when il
might affect rule prescribed That the gentleman
who asked for ticket for the gro slave was genesl
in appearance s admitted not how ever than
Senators Douglars and Weller, Ex-Secretary Graham
aud others who have been subjected to the same rule
aud who have voluntarily expressed their approbatcn
of it, after understanding the object submit, would
not an ocer In the camp have much right to pas
sign,p as would have had TO the slave of ger
tee looking man without evidence of title the being
personally unknown to me The advertiser says, ifa
man is suspected of kidnapping proceed againt him &c.
pretty business indeed, that ticket agent should
leave the ticket office to catch supposed kdnappers
to the exclusion of other travellers who, In waiting
TO get their tickets might be subjected TO much IAN
noyance." He says we hear of these annoyances in
the Old World, where passports are required, &c -
To this answer the slaves 10 the Ord World are for
the most part ,rite; passports demanded for the
protection of Government. In this New World,
slaves are coored, and in them there s property,
winch any Southern nan tl those who real
y by birth and education Southern men) expects his
property to be guarded by efectra means than
the presumption merely thata man s gentleman.
Again gentleman may TO either OF our Banks and
present check upon bank in the cities of Boston,
New York, Phflsdelphis and upon presenting the
same for payment he Is promptly requested to bring
some one known to the Bank, who will s4y that he
is the rightfol owner. Now allow to ask IL the
possession of check which is inerimate does not af
ford evidence of title North of Us why should pre-
SUMPTION of title follow in that which can walk away
TO wif nc gro slave Thus much have said in tbs
hope and belief that sensible and just will ap
proye NV action in the case; have failed 70 have
done So would be injustice TO Mr. b. Winston, the
regular ticket agent who the Friday night REFER
to- was absent from the city and whoa was tempo
rarily representing. With regard to any blame, de-
signed for the management of the affairs OF the
pany, account of the rule under which acted IL
Is likely that Southern and store owners will
be ready condeEln-in view of the fact that se-
curly to the of the property, and protection to
the company are clearly manifest.
FRANCIS ]. SMITH,
de 2-lts Acting Ticket Agent.