New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-23

ErGHTEEN SLAVES IN JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
We learn from The 81. LOUIS Epening Ncps that Mr..
William Kirk citizen and stakeholder of'Louis'sna,
not long since came up to Jacksonville, Illinois, bring
pg with him eighteen slaves for the purposs, DO says,
Of allowing them 20 visit their relations there and OF
receiving an education They are 70 be Tree at his
death. The citizens of Jacksonville, according 70
Tie Neus did not Ike the idea OF having The negroes
in their midst LETT they should become q town charge.
The platter however seems 10 have been scsnatef by
better motives, a. he has provided his negroes with
WAGONS teams and outfits necessary to enable them 10
secure coppeten, livelihood aud pledges himself TO
remove them whenever they become troublesome. lie
has not yet formally them free they are SAID not
10 d. sire their freedom. II they did they would have
only to take il as they Of leg Ally fee by
the act OF their master in taking them 10 Free Stats.
In explain alton of Lis motives, and In depfeca1on OF
the censure Of The community, Mr.. XIX has written
letter which ID Singular oODgIomeraiion Of phian-
thropy. politics and natrimony The 70 loving Ia an
extract:
"The eighteen slsyes brought by me 70 this town,
a few weeks ago, came a visit 10 their reialVes
and ffiends | have concluded TO let them remain
here or indefinite PERIOD OF ime IN ordee thst toe
children Of my old and faithful serVens nay recei'e
the b.nefts Of q common English educ taon "nen
that is accomplished think quite probable that the
slaves from choice will return 10 their native no ne
the genial south. have expended in the town wl,nin
the past lew weeks about 5000, in good money, and
De-, sn in the Spring should my be spared, 70 ouLd
several new dwelling bousss, for renting purposes.
have also been tex. payer in this ,tae fof nearly
thirteen years, and will cheeIfuy sustain and meet all
exac,ions mnde by the State or Federal Government
upon me as d cnZen.
-" H. politics I aD and always hsve been Demo-
cIat-wa- n pfTsODal and political uend OF zen.
ersl Audrew JACK sCny0ted for Franklin Pierce, ana
embrace heartily in nv POLITICAL creed the oriociP'eS
embodied III Mr. Douglass KaDsas- Nebraska DnI.
ain All old bachelor, having retnalnei shxc eu
my life. This regard ore OF the Ia al errors ~ ny
yom ger days and am now endeayonog 70 iepsn ehn'
wrong az much a. in NE lies. wouid a''se Oil per-
sons to marry when young
The ,layes dssixn 10 se' free a. my death, would
he worth seyeral thousand dollars but would rather
be slaye myself, and wear the CHAINS os bondage,
Than be the means Of having the chaiss Of Slavery
fastened upon o: my old aud faithful servants by
q stranger. And | an persuaisd that IN any % the
SHAREHOLDERS OF he South would do - have done,
provided they bad the mfanf. Aud the f4aa,ics OF
the Free States would subserve the Of humanity
much efectusly by lsboring with their bsnds for
means 70 buy slaves "a have done, and then, under
the proDptngs Of q )be generosity, not Only free
them, bat make provision for their happiness and com
fort instead Of violating the laws Of their country 10
eject object which, by the unrghteous means en-
ployed never be accomplished.
" In col clusion i would say ample means and pro-
Visions have been made for the slaves tsmporsry To-
Gated 10 Jacksonville, and whenever their residence in
the town becomes grievance to the great MAS OF
the citizen,, hold rs..elf responsible 70 remove thsm
WILLIAM xxx"