The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-09
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT


FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.
BosroS, May s, 1854.
Hoe ASoio~ist, Live Mo,.aeausets Nes,a.ka
Engratioa Society "An Abolition DEFY sea 20 he gtot,
P,isoA.--The Weather and Nay Day.-Basiae,, Fa1
sres.Horaee Greesyys Saaoy crissadsn Land.
for Beaspoieat Purposes, dre.
The county Of Worcester in this Commonwealth !, 80
eeee the focus through which New England abotionis
radates ebonyeoored neideas Ii contains numerops
class OF seyled 'phianthropts" clerical and thrisa
VINO nave become 80 habuaed to substng the agitation
OF the negro question that they probably will nayer die Of
starvation, should the existing European the
price OF Hour up TO one hundred dollars per barrel and Irish
potatoes TO ten dollars bushel Opposition to the saye
power NOT only meat and drink for these uneasy ea-
gogaes but eothes and lodging" also If IL were not how
do suppose they could spend their whole time in getting
up abolition conventions passing abolition resolutions and
sehang abolition petitions to Congress- while other people
are Obliged to work part of their time to maintain them
selves and families in these days of high prices? Ii does not
cost the worcester of idea labor to prepare
her memorials however The in that county
We're ransacked for to abolition petitions years ago.
Ever since Lloyd Garrison commenced his abolition crusade
supply of that article has been kept constantly on hand
IKE Day Martins celebrated compound for polishing boots
How many OF the 5000 (and odd anti Nebraska clerical
po,esan departed this life long ago, it is difficult deter
ine until The names published Possibly them
died before their descendants Of fit
ting out vessels in New England seaports which
sent to the Of Africa negroes plan
tations even long ago the reign Of Anne To
o-rasng profitable in those days. The Virginia
planters paid handsome per centage their crops
Crown well to the ancestors of northern phlan
thropsts, who sold them the negroes TO cultivate the
weed.
The Worcester agtators it would seem, have virtually
backed of their opposition settlement Nebraska
convention held in that city, Wednesday last
ganze the Nebraska Emigration Society," for the purpose
of deyisng to settle that Territory with aboonss
forthwith Judging from the tenor of the resolutions passed
others will be allowed to remain there excepting the
dton. RAY Mr. Hail. l,tta
the senior editor the Boston Daily Advertiser proposed
very unique plan to effect the desired object II
rrte (Mr Hale is Yankee, and understands that nothing
can be DONE nowadays without using the columns the
penny press) for proposals take 1000 emgrans from
cities in companies of 200 EACH the barren
wastes Nebraska He calculates that in this way
of transportation be lcssened Would it
not be good plan to hold few abolition meetings
itu and pass the hat occasionally also n The society
construct spacious boarding houses for their accommodation
in Nebraska, at cheap rates. until their dwellings
erected still better it strikes would be issue
proposals have them boarded by the lndians The
society will also send out steam-engnes mills, grist
mills, printing presses and other implements and have
agents there guide and assist the settlers Mr. Hale
further Of the opinion that at least 1000 Massachusetts,
WILL if his plan carried out settle in Kansas before the
commencement of 1855 and it not improbable that in
three both Nebraska and Kansas would ask be adj
ited into the Union free States. Other speeches
also made letters read and committee appointed call
other convention if desirable. Some say that this Ne
braka Emigration Society is scheme convert the In
dans in that Territory the native American doctrines
Ned Bunnc's order of Know Nohings" with a view
elect either Colonel Benton General Sam Houston
President This report is doubtless, unfounded, for Neds
paper, The Nothing just started in this city
well understood, is like the New York Herald already
| committed to the support of General Scott.
In our municipal court last week. George Latimcr the we'll
known negro, formerly slave, who convicted the
last term Of larceny of pocktbook about 500
bills the property Of Thomas Townsend was sentenced "a
I,rd
i prison Poor Latmer He happy and conented
southern plantation Our abolition demagogues
him to leave his They brou4t 10 New England
and dehed and worshppcd him. so long as they could
make any political capital by doing--whe it would poy.
Having thus corrupted his morals they deserted their prosgf
and left him TO steal for living The Charestown State
prison at last his abiding place Lamers history is that
of large proportion Of the fugitive slaves who are induced
/ 10 come the North through abolition connivance.
Our essterly Storm which commenced at least a month
still continues Yesterday it raned harder than
all day, and another serious food In BE-
peeted BY tomorrow. On Tuesday the Connecticut
Hartford higher than before known within the
200 years. May day rcpectabea dimnuye oasis in
desert Of east winds and foul weather The children
usual put their Inda-rubber over-shocs and outside
coats and went up the top Of Of the hills in the
suburbs OF the city, where the had or and
ate cakes and sweeteat while the sone brightest
middle OF the day The Roxbury omnibuses put errs
teams, and the Norfolk House band Of music IN
grand procession from the head of State Sundy
Of the season Flowers ! have yet seen
i tree in blossom.
There have been several suspensions among our
prominent business firms resulting from he failure
Coobituate Bank. Many think that other banks win stop
but this problematiea II Is general opinion among
merchants that the leading Boston banks pursued poor
policy In not rendering the Cochtuate pccuniay assistance
Us stoppage has brought dsoredit upon them ALL
Considering that Horace Greeley opposed 10 capitsl
punishment, his late attempt kin off Senator Crttenden
Of the wing candidates for the presidency be-
cause he acted counsel In the Mat Ward case dcei-
dedly characteristic Ward may deserve a rope but il
would be little too bad TO compel him 10 suffer hy the hand.
Of cur phiantropo Brudder Greeley acting erccuoner
Some ofthe New England newspapers see which during
President fmorcs administration, were accustomed 10
complain bitterly because Congress gave away the public
lands for the construction Of railroads now
rating President Pierce for veoing the bill give mill
lions OF the INDECENT insane Sach appropriation
Is not needed here in Now Engandst least long the
doors q excclny managed ssyums arc not thrown
open for The admission abotionst spiritual rappers &c
Besides the bill is partial Why give few millions Of
TO the INDECENT blind deaf ard dumb especially To
the thousands of widows and orphans among who have
become impoverished in building New England railroads for
4 tho benefit gifts large commercial towns o.
\ SUPREME COURT or THE UNITED STATES
MoSpAY May 3, 1854
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