The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-15
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ITEMS.
Honor TO WHOM HoNoR.-G. F. Williams
b. L. Allen, w. Washburn, Tisdale Drake ard
A. b. Munroe, Aldermen of Boston, have issued
card, in which they state that justice to
solved from the implication conveyed in cor
tain para graph mentioned They not only did
not advise the Mayor to call out the military
to escort the poor fugitive to the slave vessel
but earnestly entreated him to do nothing to
implcate the city of Boston in the proceedings
They were DESTROYS that the United States au-
thorities should bear the whole responsibility
of returning to Slavery freeman of Massa-
chusetts. The Mayor, they affirm, is the only
one of the city authorities" so far as they
know, who ordered the military of Massachu-
sets and the police of Boston to assist in an act
which they think belonged exclusively to the
United States authorities.
SLAVES IN WASHINGTON CITY.-The assess-
ment of taxable PROF erty, this year, puts the
value Of the slaves here at S299, 265. Many Of
these are owned in Maryland and Virginia,
and are hired here. By returning them to their
homes day before the expiration of their year
day after, their owners avoid FORGETTING them to
freedom under our laws.
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS. The Washir gton
correspondent Inspector of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, teIegrsphed to that pa
per, on Monday, as follows:
"Lord Elgin and MIR. Kinks depart to-mor-
row. The fishing and reciprocity treaty is
fully arranged, subject to the decision of the
Provincial Congress to assemble at Montreal.
We admit, duty free, coal, lumber, and grind
stones, over which most discussion has taken
place.
"Oficial dispatches from Mr.. Souie state
that, 10 addition to the remission Of the fine on
the Black Warrior, the Spanish Government
accords to steamers of that line all the priv
leges and exemptions of British mail steamers.
England and France have demanded Ct
Spain "a, 600 men, for the occupation Of Greece
and of Palestine. Spain refuses unoondition-
ally.
England Denies officially, that she has ten
dered either ships or men to protect Cuba
against the United States, or 70 promote the
determination thereof
OFFICIAL dispatches from Mr.. Gregg only
state that viOIont discussions have taken place
in the Sandwich Islands, about annexation to
the United States He has made no treaty !;
but, as advised you one yecr ago, he will make
one as soon as practicable"
Several of the newspapers Of New York,
Ohio Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and other
Il Il "a Al.
pie of those States to forges all distinctions Of
Wing and Democrat, and unite in one great
party of resistance to what they cslI the en-
croachments of slavery. No matter what the
advocates of such movement may pretend to
think or to wish, the purpose of ali such Of
them as are not too stupid to have definite
and Ineligible purpose is to destroy the Union.
A ropes end might do them good whether ap-
piled to their backs or to their necks.
Louisville Journal
Tho Journal can well spare ropes end at
present. All the accounts we hear from It's
neighborhood indicate that it has got to the
end Of its rope Having run into the mire in
the Ward murder affair, it has taken The back
track on the Slavery question to get to the
sunlight of popular favor and patronage again.
"Slavery, we say frankly, is a necessity Of
our situation; if 1t did not exist no one would
dream of creating it."-Nel0 Orleans Bee.
This is an approach toward TRUTH and of
course an approach toward the contamination
of Justice. If the people of the South would
only come TO an understanding upon the opin-
ion here indicated there would then be g
chance for them to be redeemed from Slavery
the necessity of its continuance being the only
| point involved in future discussions. It's propa-
CATION where it does not exist, and is not ne
ceesary, would of course be abandoned.
| CHOLERA has appeared at Nashville, Tenn,
causing sixteen deaths in two days. A nun
Der of fatal cases Of the same disease also took
place lsst week at Cincinnati. Ia New York
city, last week, there were twelve fatal cases Of
cholera, besides five of cholera infantum twelve
of cholera morbus, seven of diarrhes, and six
teen of dysentery. One hundred cases Of chol-
| era were under treatment few days ago at
the New York Quarantine, and on Sunday,
the chip Charles Croker arrived there from
Liverpool, which had thirty-one deaths on
board. of cholera, during the voyage.
Ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, is said to
have applied to the President to send more
OhICeu CS66eS troops TO DOSJOn. ne Precedent
declined, because no troops were dsposable,
but reiterated his determination to have the
law carried out."-RieknsOnd Va J Mail
Tbs next time Post-ofice is openly robbed,
and its letters are broken open, in South Caro-
lima, or a "Junius" is imprisoned, or a Hoare
forcibly expelled for desiring, by legal means,
to protect Freemen in Charleston, MIR. Smith
may be gratifed in such request But it
must be during future Presidents term.
KINGSTON, N. Y, JUNE 6-The first cleo
ton under the new charter to day, resulted in
the success of the " Know Nothings,D by q
large majority.
BosToN, JUNE 6.-The examination of the
parties arrested for being engaged in the Fu-
gitive Slave Riot was continued today. Bishon.
Stowell, Jackson, and Morrison, were fully com
mitted, without bail, for the murder of B Atch-
elder. Brown and Wesley were held in So 600
each, for riot. Cluer, Horne and HONEYWELL.
were discharged. Thompson and Robinson
were held for a further examination.
New York, JUNE THE Mavor of Rrook.
lyn has issued a proclamation forbiddinp in.
reference with the rights of citizsps to meet
peaceably together for public worship. Il also
torbids all professions TO and from places OF
public worship, and all crowds SC. under
penalty Of prompt arrest.