The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-10

RUNNING OFF NEGRoxs.-Judging from
the large number Of slaves that have made their
escape from this city to the free States within the
past twelve months, therecan be no doubt that an
organized plan has been established by che Aboli-
tionists for carrying on general system of robbie
ry. and that they have active agents in our mid Il
who furnish facilities to slaves to escape, whenever
those misguided creatures can. by theft or other
wise raise sufficient amount Of money to satisfy
the cupidity OF the heartless wretches who encour
age them to leave good homes and kind friends to
dee to that land of freedom where the negro il less
respected than common cur, and where on arriv-
Ing they are granted the privilege of sleeping In
damp cellars and feeding on dry crusts when they
can get them, but are refused all employment and
all aid, by those who had promised to protect and
befriend them. Like the kidnappers of Washing.
ton who run Oft free negroes to the South and sell
them into slavery. these Abolition emissarics are
stealing and carrying slaves to the North as mere
matter of speculation: and il the South only knew
them and their agents, and would contract to pay
them more for returning fueves that the slaves
pay them to take them North we have not shadow
Of doubt that their mode OF operations would be
instantly changed, and fugtves would be brought
back more rapidly than they have ever been taken
of Love of money and want of honesty control
their actions, entirely. They know nothing of the
condition of slaves in the South, and less for
their fate after getting North that they get paid
handsomely for the dirty work they have under
taking to perform.
We have said that there abolition emissaries
in our midst who are continually running off our
slaves and this is the general impression, it is
very important that prompt and active measures
should be adopted to discover these agents and to
bring them to punishment. How can this be done!
By appointing a river police to examine all vessels
leaving the Virginia ports before they get into the
"Roads," and by stationing active and vigilant po-
iicemen at the ports of Richmond, Petersburg Port
Walthall City Point, Portsmouth, Norfolk and
other landing places, whose duty it shall be to
search every steamer and sail vessel thoroughly as
soon as they cast off into the stream to SAIL This
could easily be DONE for there is scarcely master
of vessel who sails from Virginia to Northern
port would not readily aid the police in making
search, and in detecting all fugitives that might be
secreted in their vessels. Despite the vigilance of
the captains of the steamers sailing to and from
this port we have not shadow of doubt that
slaves have been carried to Philadelphia and New
York. on their vessels and without their knowl-
edge and unless the people OF Virginia adopt some
course to prevent the embarkaton and secretion of
fustives either by day by night, others will 90
in the same way.
By reference to our advertising columns the rea-
der will see that various owners are offering large
rewards for their absconding servants most if not
all of whom, are no doubt at this time In the hand
of the abotionsts of the Northern States and very
probable, are wishing from the bottom of their
hearts, that they were back from whence they have
fled, as happy and well provided for as before they
started.