Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-08

the subject on which fEsy - jolSbgn. wei
have no sympathy with su 6por qhiSPur-3
poses, but we always wish tdsive the cVrrect.
version of these rumog, so siysshs s''' 9
as they are in this caH =
Two or three years ago light fnulatto,
named John Bolts, ran away from Virginia
snd got to Boston. Being smart, active boy
in a short time he established himself in a
good business ~ a barber, ard in two years
had laid up about 5000. The Burns case then
occurred. ara 4, so frightened him that hc I'm.
OF ned negotiations with bis owner,
WAC Ewes afect sairty miles from bere in Wiz
sinia, fer tire purchssefcf his freedom, which
he finally accomplish ID I: on payment Of
the $500. But row for the romabc. OF thsI
story He mad left his wife and children IN
'Qiu Virginia and wished, to have them with
him. He found that he could not raise thc
sum requisite to purchase them himselyff, 90 be
b ad recourse to the. sympathies of the Bosto "a
aboliti9nists,i In short time sufficient mono
was xsissa to open negotiations, and the mat.
Ter ,wasPlacsd in the hands of Hon rCh Is
Sumner. He immsdiasely visited, the owner
of the fauil y stated the object of his visit
thepufeha SO Of .hfs family-was we'll rsoeiyte ,
and thetertts of 'the salc arranged. $3.50 l.
: The family consisted Of tie mother quad
room; one young boy, and two very young
giflS; their market price was s., 800; but the
owner held them under q litiga.ed clause in %
will, the title being imperfect until the des q
Of one of the heirs. Under the circumstances,
as the family. were to be set at liberty, TIE
owner offered, to- convey. tho family 10 ut
Sumner fol. $500. He saw the family, and
found they ware all good looking and light
one little girl, Mary being so white that no
ono could detect the presence Of negro blood
Believing that the money -ssuld easily De
raised, he I'D vaneod the required sum, bought
AID brought he family to this city, ADD h..
pt them ca tho Island. Holding thei, ps
peIs; he HIS. thus become Shareholder This
By TIC way gase rise to sotne scurriicus rumots
in refererco:ro Mr. Sumner which; In justice
to him, We contradict - Ill =
Mr. SumRsr had several copies Of The d.
-gusrLeotype Of This white girl, Mary, take n
ard sont to his eastern friends accompanied
by the letter, in which he spoke of this Mary,
as second Ida May This was priva.,
letter, but when published, caused great ex,
element i. Massachusetts, The miniatures
were copied and circulated through the Masss-
chusetts Legislature and in a short time tb 8
Trsy, "a for ha
of the. money Mr.. s advanced. ID. 80 re-
As there was 50 much fssiing on the subjec
Belts desired thefreedom Of lis own and his
vIfe's brothers and sisters also and such was
TIE state Of public sehtimen. that Mr. Sumner
soon was requested TO purchass them and draw
on Eoston men fer the amount whatever j,
might be. This be has done in a measure; he
has bought tro boys AID is now negotiating
for the purchase. Of the remainder One OF
them is O"nee in. Alexandria AMI worth. st
least 81 600. g.
We have always regarded DIR. Summer and
bis friends az disunionits, but we are glad
to ind that they manifest come sincerity IL
their actions II regard 10 the " poor slave =
Ia this matte, the owner Of the slaves me,
the Abolitionis-s more than half way II they
had expended the money the Burns riot COS.
;hem in this manner, they might have given
freedom to at least one hundred slaves. TIE
BUslonians have set their brother fanatics :.
coed example in this instance.
Promotions IN the Navy Master William
n LETTERS to be Lieutenant from the 3Oth
January, 1855. vice Lieut.. C g. Hunter, dis
missed d..
Master William .. Austin to be a Lieuten:
ant from the 9TH February, 1855, vice Lieut
Il b. johnson, deceased. ,
Passed Midshipman John WaIcstt 10 be a
Master from the Both January, 1854, vice JEFF.
fers, promoted !. -
Passed Midshipman J E.. MEGA uley to be a
Master from the STU February, 1856, vicsArs.
tin, promoted ~. 49,. .!
Passed Midshipmes Thomas s. Phe,ps: Jpo.
Aadigan, ira. f., Marley, g. ". Dennis
ton; Leonard Pauiding, Geo. A. Stevens, p. $
Conoyer, Edward Barrett, ColviIIe Terre,..
John W. Bennett, Peter Wager, Jr, John p
Hall, Homer C. Blake, Clark IL Wells, s. p.
'ouackenbush, Earl English, David Ochiltree.
Joseph NJ Bradford, Il b Lswry, j. IL. Car
ter, A. Mclaughlin, WE. H. Parker, j. Penn
broke Jones, d A. ISDsrmut VIM P. Buck
Nor, George L. Mofs an, Wa ". Low, w .
Is. Bridge and Richard l.. Law, to be Maste rs
In the line CT PROMOTION, from the LIST of
March, 1856, as authorizedby the act o.. cdn-
grcss, approved 28:h February, 1855. =
Naval Intsliigsnce.-Tbe time has new
come for. The relief Of the Meditsrra nea D
squadron; and Secretary Dobbin ha: caused
the fine frigates Congress and Constel,a ton to
be got ready for sea. They are now feadyiin
every respect, except that they are without
either men or officers. The FIST are to be
shipped as fast as possible, and mnny among
the latter, are striving hard to be sent on this
delightful staten. = --.~-- O..
The Con0ress will unnue.t;on bIy ma. n