New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-12
From MISSOURI
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
ST. LOUIS Saturday, May ;, 1855.
The world moves on slowly to be sure but prcmis-
inrIv. dropped into the Common Pleas Court yes
terday. and found evidence of this pleasing fact.
An action had been brought by awidow lady against
the Virgins Ferry Company 10 recover damages TOR
the loss of O negro uhich had been carried across
the Mississippi into Free State by of the boats of
the Company last Summer. One of our statutes de-
cares that, in case reasoning and horaly-resPonsl-
bic chattel escapes in this manner the feyman Is a-
bic to pay damages the amount Of lis market value
When the case came to trial and the jury were being
CHALLENGED one man of the twelve merchant Of this
cty NAV his business never grow less declared that
he had conscientious scrupes against the whole system
Of Slavery and did not feel able to give an impartial
verdict in such a lie supposed the law ought 10
be executed but he did not wish to be the instrument
So be was excused, and went his way rejoicing
presume.
Are we not progressing little when a man declares
openly and candidly not only that he has conscience
but that il is tender to the touch of justice ana hu
manity so far as regards the system of negro bond
age Most certainly.
The western portion Of our State is advancing too,
as you have already learned, but in an opposite ree
ton The crab is the model Of progress IN that de-
eciable region. The sovereign people there are retro
grading to that state of prmeval simplicity spoken OF
by Horace when men lived on scorns and raw hesh,
and fought with clubs for such dainty det-when might
made right and walls were better protection than
laws The people of Parkyille, Mo-, patronised
journal called The LunIHary, an able and Interesting
paper and about a. much tHctured with Abolitionsm
as your sleepy neighbor The y. y. Journal y Com
merce Unfortunately the editors of this sheet ex-
pressed an opinion that not quite right for Ms
sourans to peIjure themselves by voting in Kansas
To support this opinion they printed some cogent rea
cons which were answered, you know, in most
convincing and forcibe STYLE by pitching the press IN
the river and driving the editors out of town. Hence
forth in Western Missouri need no systems OF logic
nductive deductive or seductive, if you cannot con
vince man by power Of words-knock him down
tar and feather him. hang him. II Jefferson or Madl-
son were in Parkvile they could not escape ducking
Websters nationality and compromises would not
shield him from the arbaptismi and a. Tor that ase
pgmy Douglas ii is most probable that unless ne
would admit that perjury is right, las perhaps be
would the people of Platte would turn and rend him.
even after he had east before them the pearl OF popu-
lar sovereignty. What piece Of work Is man
As some advocates of the Nebraska bill are unwli.-
inc TO believe that Missourans in the haon OF nd
ING over TO Kansas on voting tour, wouia STATE
that have been informed by personal friends IN the
Upper Country" that sixty men went from Coope,
County alone. aud hundred and nfsy nom howard
County. These two Counties are about two hundred
mile from the western boundaries IL the State 50 you
may judge Of the probable numbers who wea' i'0H