New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
THE VERY PECULIAR INSTITUTION.

brave, 60 far a. it is contained 10 South Caroni,
has just been signslized BY new achievements.
1t seems according 10 the Cclumbis correspond
cree Of The Charleston Standard that "au anna
"ble gentleman, Of the name OF Reuben Smaue,
"wbo has the good or ill fortune 70 be bora 10
Massachusetts,, bad been in the habit, for sew
"eral years prior to 1851, OF coming in the win
"ter season, to the sesboars Of the State to cut
"lve.osk, and, by the winter Of ISL, he had so
conducted himself az to have inspired certain
{" citizens Of Beaufort District with some distrust
"of bic influence over the slave population in the
"peiebborhood of bis operations" What act or
scts if any, excited these suspicious are not re-
lated. Mr.. Smslle, accordingly, moved his op-
erations to the neighborbood Of Ashepoo Ferry,
in Colletou District. The citizens there deter
mined to prevent bin, and when be presented
bmself at Tar Bluff, to cut timber off the lands
of Mrs. Elizabeth nckney-xith whom be had
made contract TO that efect-they ordered him
away; but be returned, and began to cut. They
then arrested him under q charge of larceny-"a
"rope having been found in his possession which
belonged to gentleman in the Deighborhood -
aud rent him to WATERFORD Jail Under writ
Of hobea, corpus he was liberated, and, being dis
charged, commenced suits against the psfties.
These proceeded again on the charge of larceny,
under which be was convicted, and sentenced 10
receive five lsshes. A pardon was offered bin If
be would pay the costs, Git would seem that his
prosecutors believed the accusation Of larceny
false,) and the prosecutors rendered him the
money, hich he would not receive, but took the
whipping. This completed, he commenced suit
in the Federal Court against &C. b. Farmer
j. A. Warren, Paul Fdpp, NJ. Godfrey, and r.
Reynolds, men of character and standing'-the
prosecutors, as related.
Mr.. Pettigru, to bis eternal honor, plead the
cause Of the poor wood chopper, with such eff
feet that the Jury brought in verdict of
1850. The cerrespon lent of The Standard
remarks: That Jury Of the State should have
rendered verdict for the plaintiff in the
"cause and the citizens of the country should
"subuit to its enforcement, are facts worthy f
"tbe palmiest days Of the Roman Republic"
From this we should judge that the average
sentiment of justice is so low, that It requires
the eloquence of Pettigru TO bring it up to the
sticking place. We hear Of no detailed instances
Of abolitODism; nothing but "suspicion" cited
against the sufferer, and no proof that the rope,
worth probably a sixpence, WAS stOlen-notbing,
absolutely nothing Of the kind and so the Jury
gave their verdict accordingly. Mr.. Farmer,
one of the defendants, upon the rendition of the
verdict, became candidate for Commissioner in
Equity, for Colleton District, and was elected by
a large majority. The correspondence from
which we take these facts speaks of the approval
which is now largely given, aud argues that
Slavery is the beet kind of labor, and that the
slave.trade should be opened directly with
Africa. So goes the Republic in that quarter.
Another interesting Slavery item is con-
tanned in The DetrOh Adreniser, detailing the es-
cape Of fourteen chattcls by the Underground
Railroad; and stating that since the 9th Of May
last ASP fugtives have crossed the river at that
point tor the roll Of Canada. Thus, the affection
with which the subjects Of the institution cling
to its blessings does not appear to be on the rise.
The Chicago Democrat relates that one of the
above fourteen was young woman, nearlywhlte,
possessing great personal charms Of good educi-
ton and lady-like manners; and reported to be
the natural daughter of well-known citizen Of
st. Louis, (wbofe name We do not repeat as 1t ia
given as simply rumor,) and was about to be
sold for purposes of prostitution to Southern
man. But 'he was married by Roman Catholic
clergyman in Chicago to white man from st.
Louis, notwithstanding the penalty by law, Of
$50 for such an alliance. Romantic this and
honorable to-Canada.
The Southern papers have their quota of offers
for sale of men, women and children, lands, hogs,
carts, horses mules, &c, all mixed in toe lists.
We have now before us one such from The Poin,e
Couple Echo, ia, in which two tracts Of land,
great number Of carts and mules, aud eighty-fv
tlaves, of different sges and sexes are offered for
sale to the highest bidder; the slaves, mules and
and carts to be paid for the LIST of March next.
But the most interesting OF these advertisements
are the following, which we cut from The ". o.
Pico,une, where by some strange principle OF
contrast, they follow after the annual message of
the President;
q FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD The
IA house servant ELIZABETH, Is ys,r old, otEnglish
GSN renins bat speaking French having sway the
above reward will be paid Any her bsek
-e tone. the OF Bisrory AID L0ye-sts. No H.
sh. red skinned has 1000 teeth walks heavily IL
about Eve feet high has pnpe tumor the end OF
Ear about the se small pea and eieelI The stomach
JULIE VOISIN.
- SLAVES-SLAVES.- arrived
srd f.I sale IS ,Ouos and likely NEGaOEs, IA
I'll Mechanics, House sery.ni.,Se Also, NJ noer e
U viher valuable Servtp To he sold for cs.h accept
THOs. J. fRlsbf. No. 10 Olavier 81
Still more remarkable, as an illustration Of the
working of the peculiar institution, is q case
xrhinh has inst haen triad in Indiana Under the