The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-26
EXTRACTS FROM TEE wAsnIsGToS CORRESPONDENCE
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lr,rrcsp.noence Of the Ne orleans Delta

WASHINGTON. lee. s. 1855
sIarsry IN he Dutris Of Ctgsrs,4s
Savery IN tie Dsirct OF Columbia vil soou cease 20
be bone o. spoa between the North and the lth
u Is rap. y birg abolition without LEI .slstive
uon. IDossd eou5iial tina, the euanc.pa'ors would
exchange their Cocerground railroad syssm for L.
RsisUon on the subject They 81 this moment, not
les tran twelve tnorssnd Zee negroes In this sct
eniue arb cart perhaps, Of the cole population Thry
ycars $50 their number cid u exceed four tnoa
A. he as 10 ine slaves tsrfy yfars ago they nom
bcrcd ove Az thousand out nov iney all short * three
thousand Snd tnoasaad only Of then males
Why thsy 1h irstflct s not very irsety called tbs
Ntgros Paradise" Inc isss are not very severe, and
thty hnd an abundance o. odd jobs seangs ana not
wrhstanding the prCJurices end ieaiorses With which
they are regarded BY the lsborirg ~nites, nobody
ettutbs them and they h3ar'sh ko q gseen oll tree,
ihc Avs Of our cities pretty rigorous iossrds
tmlgrsrt Negroes, but are secom enforced. Tho
resideD, free pesr anxious 70 enforce tho
avt asans non fesdcns negroes hsn any other class OF
ptrcrs, wishing 20 ropoYs al the advsrtages IN their
Toser they have quite mber or schools, a,d sons
white teachers Nos, OF the branches OF edaca.ior
taught % white echoos are taught 10 these la religion
they are almost exclusively Of three secH-Methodst
Baptist sbo Catholic There is one Presbyterian church
among inem, the pastor OF which, colo'cd man recent,
ly Gied.
he vH well educated man. quito eloquent, asa high
i respected ~ oil VINO knew hin. The sunday schools
q hs,e cooreO people are very ondiaole Az TO the
slaves their decrease be tod fr in tns way
quite or purchase their freedom, and mary
rUnaway The running Away OF gee ally causes tEe
INN e. late s.e Of al bis fellow slaves Inc dain beng
thus beth North snd south, continually rapid
dmt n,sos. A fee weeks ego hsa dor or more most
vsuale servants chappssrec In nisbi rom three
ioar and the circle Of mr. acqusn
lance n caufed the safe OF larger Than
away. By thee means The District OF Colt m5ia viii
room be ~ cpuict and, beng pro iucsd without this
action o. the FEDERAL legislature, The south vii care
moth Or about II
Mary OF our citix NJ are too dr Of appreaenso on 20
perceive vhy persons remote from should iccl
deeply inerestsd In comest; oorcerns than DO
ourselves. Why. say they, should the people OF the
kci IN cenpian Of hocing slaves tho people Of
The South corraip should We dem ~ cxpeoieni 10
sbosh slavery Neither TIE the oiner hes
right 10 neicc vi the question Of slavery "a the ss-
ria Of Columbia TIE true democratic principle 10, thai
msstc institutions thew think II right proper and
they claim The prvieee v the people OF tbs nstr'o Of
Colunoa rhey have never, - people, asked Con.
gress b sbolish slavery In this Ds1io nf probably
,hey never vii. OF ibis the Norm has right
PLAIN But tborid a. In their opinion be best Tor the s
ret Tho south would Rave no more right 20 complain OF
ing for the abolition CT slavery here and Obtain
ing authority for sgeciiDg - than We would 70 co nplas
o. Ion slspa or Tsxss should their people choose 10
sboish slavery. But tDcee people msnifssty, 10 not
uncerstanf the question, ara ~ your readers need
Io<t ng frcn 70 ,plshten en- concerning H. leave
with the fore scisr snply 10 gvc them des OF toe
nFht 10 which tn viewed Ia the District itself.
Icorrcsrondcrce OF tho Baltimore sun.l
WASHINGTON. foc. 70, 1855.
Bunny lands % frfcuievs
here several important bilh which passed. the
House the seesion and stili before Sousts
nitees Ono Of these the bill 10 extend the land boun
esgeu The pSfvaseer service during the war Of 1919
EVERYBODY who served on and have already received
and booDiies and there Why the sdvcstu.
ovs pvfvaieenBeB, who were ssrv,cabls In aanoy
irg the enemy and brpspg the 70 Close, shosld
be excluded from The beoeau.