New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13
MR.. BURNS AND MR.. CURTIS.
To Ne Editor Of TIE n. Y. Tribune.

To NJ Editor Of TIE ~ y. Tribune.
SIR: The following letter, from Mr.. Thomas 4
Curtis, appears in The Boston Daily Adrertiser Il
this morning. He and his brother, Mr.. c. p. Curtis
are entitled to the benefit Of the facts stated in It. II
IL proper, however, TO add that having become, a.
they had, fully aware Of the deep and general indg
nation occasoned by the arrest Of Mr.. Anthony
Burns-Mr. Thomas b. Curtis may sheer at it, but
why not cay Mr. Anthony Burns as well as Mr.. Thos.
Is. Curtis they might well be alarmed, as well az
Mr.. T. G. Parker Of the attorneys for the claim
ant and an active person in getting up the subscrp-
top at the idea Of his being from Boston,
and might well be willing to pay $780, or twice that
amount in order to prevent it. Looking at 1t in
mere money light, the extsadon" Of Mr.. Burns Is
likely to cost the Curtis family much larger sum.
lam &C. CITIZEN or BOSTON
Bo.0n. Feb g. las.
p S-Mr Curtis states, in bis letter. that the pro-
hbion by law Of the transaction Of business on the
Lords Day prevented the ransom OF Burns. know
that our Supreme Court has beid that, under tho
Massachusetts, Sunday laws contracts made on the
Lord's Day are yoi6-s Secision which, in my opin-
ION br;n,s tho SUNDAY laws into direct conflict with
,bs, clsuse n, the constitution Of the United States
which forbids tb> States TO make laws imparlnR the
Obligation Of ~'ntracts But it seems to me that this
matter of TT ransom Of man from the hands Of the
kidnsppes might, even in the opinion d our supreme
Cont lave come under the exception, which sup
nose hey would make Of cases Of necessity and
mercy. Would not the case Of pulling sheep out
ora pit. Of Sunday, have been in point But
sill detain you 10 longer from Mr.. Is. Curtis's
agreeable eps;le who, at all events, vindcates by II
bis claim TO the character not merely Of man de-
voted to the Union. but also Of man Of feeling.
To he EIitsrs u TIE Boston Daily hdsytis0;
Ihsve recently been made aware thst my name
ard soue acts Of my contributed 10 furnish thsne
columns of sbuse In TRE NEW YoRK Tnisuss an
der the Signature Cdzen Of Boston, whose ss 70 mo
choice bis vehicle viii Dot question am quite sure tnere
fellow Of rne base enough 10 make seen "a
nousyt bears the stamp Of another place ana
written pre- Gcce the Of come :ed wn
H. by citizens here and eewhere %
ed the n-orious acts bat that whisne
Is stbuiius the It'll. Of Kdnspper and sn snessyos
hold up In that relation TO Mr. Bern VI
hsd the misfortune TO from ssvitude and to Be
TO his owner from this city The author who ess o. ~.
fsmiy relations have had Extraordinary opp oones
OF knowing al shout but ssdulously syoid ssyins
,bsi could By any means eIenaste The charge .. .sosa
himself 10 have done, II 10 inposaols VA, nc ,oS af
have been ignorant that at the eyeptia pe'"a ~
The tIsi Of sq5.: % s.,urs: Wy .h..csI
spte hsd ssreed to msDuu the slave upon PaIIb NJ
81 soo. He had with him Subscription paper hesnsa ~ n
Cbss p Curtis sce and left with the sda' m.s
should appear that Mr. Grimes should have ,.n %
opportunity Of fleeing the dave or that be hsd e IA
IN Previous cases. but ~hen smst.sa n eonsisans
fellow mortal TO slavery recital o. the % nv Sos he
be deemed out Of place. When Mr. Grimes eit 10y a..
let bis and DOW 10 nv
va bis intention 70 have brought tho redeemsd ~. from
house that evening At II O'Clock s nisht snrmed ne
Edward O. Parker Esq and Deacon os, no 500 being yet
wanting and unless could be comre,eo ins h.vlpa re-
sotstion wssla fail within the hSuf' ZIG '