New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-19

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nm, e,minisfnliono # Oo,otnor nurnri would probably
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han no ullrior bcutti % the province Even az this
lttod prominent plcro II the trading part of the com
inuri'y had been iom mo hrI fccinin oi the
county, c,rnoDtfd with The Indian traffic The whto
youaion In ia gradual progress, had pushed back the
natives the chores 81 the Hudson into the interior
wds but ncNeriL,ofe. The lrdans finding behind them
o streams and forests. eth Astounding with the beaver
he otter and ot,r annGls furnishing desirable skins
continue their visits H. tle white settlements with pei
tcs for traffic lerge amount OF goods of European
manufacture tlue found profitable maIkot. Ihe great
obstacle to monopoly q the Indian trade arose from the
Hou,h IN Ceuoda whose settlements were more remote
than those OF New OK and Whotherefore had the advan
tare ct i,r,cng Tie far Indians in their trading
iotrcys and oi nrropriang 90 themselves great pro
portion # tle coveted traffic IL was the practice, how
over of the French TO purchase their trading goods in
New York the articles most IN demand am ne Inc IN
disrs being such as were OF EDgiih manufacture BY
ason of this custom n,ary a the goods used IN the In
dim trade came from England through New lork; aud
the only advantage to DC desired was that Of monopoly
Of he direct trade with the Indan, instead of partially
Intermediate ihroUch the French. was evident that
hy refusing 10 eel English goods 10 French traders the
tt,r would lie greatly crippled in their operations aud
with them To ofcc, this result, the Government resolved
in tie FIST place 10 prohibit sales of goods 70 the
Fenoh and secondly 10 pufue their advantage by
encouraging yourc Il New York to push their aven
tues INTO tie far wdrnes, and thus establish inter
ocriso with the more remote nations a Indians
Soon aftI he establishment Of Ills policy about the
year l1a0 tie youths o our principal families engaged in
cn'cIIriFes If this character.
Ihepolcy OF Governor Burnei in excluding the French
Ny, York me ants led by Mr. Delancey) whose trade
dir, city affected by the MEASURE and who endeavored
~ 1arous scheme TO induce the Government in England
10 direct ie feIc cal Of the act They were unsuccessful
Of thoi time hut being powerful interest in tue City they
I'D an oJpt sition 10 GOt Bum which finally
OCodtd in procuring majority in the Assembly AMI 80
far hsTosscd his Government dat at his wish he
oyod from the charge OF the province and transferred to
MCftaChucts IN l-e IN the year l7-9 the act prohibit
IL g the French trade repealed but the wisdom Of
Governor BuTLois policy was aitorward admitted, when
lis results were better appreciated.
TIE INsCRRECTlOS OF sLAyEs.
The administration of Lieutenant Cover Clark con
tnrCd mt; the year 1913 no most exciting event which
occurred in the City during bis administration the
negro usuncoon Of l5i designated a, the time the
diaboca plot Of the black seed Of CAIN to destroy this
81 lily ard set len.ol up rs lis rulers"
The Imagination of the citizens Of New York had long
been in the custom Of INDUCING in aplrchensons of
Iisre Of the slayo and ohe colocd people in this City
against e Wliies some evidences OF attempt of this
Mid were furnish in l7l2, at which period several
croos were executed on the charge Of Instruction and
since that period well previously, stringent laws had
bCCn enacted 10 prevent astembages Ofthe negroes
considerable numbers, and re training them from comb
nations with each ether for insurToctouary purposes
Thee laws how ever not IL seems sufficient to effect
thor object ana the negroes with their characteristic i'm
IulsiycHtss eLd imaginative hopes, were accustomed to
indulge in dreams Of lettering their condition by placing
III nselyes III The condition of their maser with all the
enjoy ments OF INDEPENDENCE wealth aud unbounded Ii
in the orafC alton Of their desires II H. therefore,
not surprising that with such inadequate proof great
pdnc should have been produced among the white nhab
enis rbou relate and such direfu and terri
te rotlbution visited upOn great many poor blacks,
some at least OF whom were innocent
The development of this affair out of hefOlowng
Circumstance On the seth Of February l7il robbery
was committed OF the house of merchant named Robert
ogg the present Of Broad and South William
In tie efforts of the police 10 detect the perpetrator
suspicious directed to onn lughson who kept
low uCcro GROCERY from the circumstance thai servant
girl named Mary Burton limited to neighbor that her
Employer in the habit of receiving stolen goods in bis
house negroes. Upon this suspicion HughsOn
rested and Mary Burton having been promised reward
for appearing against him. was detained witness.
Hulhson kept notorious bad house among other in
being white woman commonly called Peggy Cary,
who to entice the TO that house, aud
rewarded by the blacks with valuable presents which
doubtless they had TO steal This deprayod woman was
also arrested, and il proved against her that black
named Cesar belonging 10 Mr. Naerck had left in Peggy
several articles dry goods, end also money.
Ii satisfactorily proven in fact that Caesar Of
the robbers. lie therefore arrested, as also
other egro named Prince and HughsOn then confessed
that lie had received part of the stolen goods
Illus the matter stood the th of March, the prison
being fully committed for trial the charge Of bur
elGry and receiving stolen goods On that day c5ou
ihe Governors house in the fort discovered be
and that building together with the chapel aud other
buildings in the crt were all burnt II was suppo ed by
the Governor that the fire accidental, and from
the cartessnCss of plumber. The next FIRE in the City
that of NarIens house. ncnr the fort, which arose
from the chimney having first caught and spark fdllin,
on TIE roof Ills, however, was eItngushed The
following week the sorehouse of Mr. Van Zindt took fire.
Us is stated irorn smokers carelesness No material
damage however ensued. Within the following three
days two alarms of fire occurred but no harm done
Thee accidents certainly sufficiently remarkable in
fma town to attract attention No less than five fires
within two weeks, athOugh In ore could the occurrence
be raced 10 ncendHIism. Ii sufficient, however, to
excite remark and some suspicion was fixed upon some
Spab,h negroes formerly sailors On spanish ship which
Lad been taken prize aud brought into New York,
where the negro sailors condemned, aud sold into
slavery among the inhabitants
Soon ofer another chimney took fire, and also the
house Of Mr.. Hilton, near the Fly Market, dscoy
cred 10 BE- fire in the roof but extinguished
I lc connection and excitement 10 The town nov became
intense aud increased by the burning OF the roof of
lllirfcs store house. The magistrates called
eChcr and the ccuernfcclnc being against the negroe.
many were hre,ied ord thrown into prison.
On The nh Ofhlriho Common Council oncreda reward
81 Jl'O aud fill pardon 70 any cJuspifaor or thu d-c0y
Oy 81 tho irccnd.nilcf for Il sufficiently man fest
iini there nacAcs for i singular
~, of Incident. Meantime many people removed
with ihbr gooda md vniuabirs from thn CITY and amid
r gsnfnl rorain rniion. b. not surprising that the
so population bus brought under the ban Of suspicion,
mi ,bfryani of ihc ruoni cDuatrfnfhpu should have
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