The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-13

unenviable notorssy of being the city OF yellow fever
was painfully struck by tie number Of
in the papers offering rewards OF from $25 to 800
for the recovery of runaway slaves and In instance
attention is drawn these advertisements by the pic
ture Of negro running away with his knspsack upon
his back and, when woman, with bundle at her side.
1t quite large business there to buy and sell slaves
there advertisements every day OF numbers to be
sold OF all ages and trades and at those OF the
sold by auction saw the bar room where they are ar
ranged for this dreadful traffic. We also visited sugar
had to pass through what called the swamp Which, sx
tends nearly forty mics; the vegetation Is very fne pal
mstos, and almost every variety Of tree and shrub
requires much in the large conservatory at
gardens you msy zee growing there almost uxurianty
Oranges also were growing in great perfection.
room, We visited he capitol remarkably we'll situated
and suburbs and 70 which they are adding two extensive
WINGS all Of white marble exterior The interior how
ever, although ing much more accommodation to
vsers and strangers (who may go and take their
rior palace at Westminster. From this place W.
ton from of his relatives. After passing through
many splencidly furnished entered the reoep
conversed upon various subjects for about quarter Of
an hour Amongst other things We touched upon State
fair: American travelling, and war Upon the latter
great contrast to that to keep up large standing
army and navy contrary 70 the whole spirit of their
to be sor y
Rrs but was the opinion Of their people that By adopt
Ing this they really ,ss s f.
further said that BY having all their vsable labor pro
ftably employed increasing the capital of the country
nation, providing themselves with the snews Of war
and If they should have the misfortune of being
rabe escape they relied upon the ndomable enterprise
OF their countrymen to defend their land In this
opinion most thoroughly conceded itrespects Aaer
however wise or unwise such course may DO for
other countries differently situated.
UPto this point have written very little about that
subject which the cat evil Of the United States my
reason for dong so was In order that might see Is
much as possible before ! judged. Slavery deeasss
his finest feelings. As to saying that slaves are
we'll off, is NO argument at al in favor OF the SYSTEM
ys
not our horses the saneY II had OF the finest
minds and slave, his talent would be buriei-he
neither allowed to learn reading writing; say
rule there may be exceptions but they only excep
ccored men have ever seen was over the walters At
large hotel in Pennsylvania; hts ample forehead and
sparkling eye his dress and his gait AL betokened
mencng conversation, told him had travelled great
deal in the United States but that had not before
SO large number OF alters working under their leader
with such perfect order did those his control
He thanked and said his easy time many had
rsturnea nom the watering PAGES he had such choice
managed We then discussed slavery, and told him
that had been informed that slaves who had away
appointed with freedom that they mpored their
VINO vied that spot to take them back again slavery
statement because. when The Fugitive Slave law came
into operation giving the owners power to fetch their
human goods from free to slave State out Of the sixty
negroes he had under his authority, fifty four of them
were missing the next morning, having fed to CAnada
He also informed that there Is what is called an
place In the cars, and that BY this means more than
nine hundred runaway slaves had passed through Pitts
burg for Canada during the last year
Ia Int ID mar nj nd
slave 10 sate that they dspore the existence Of
slavery, saying: What are We TO do9 This state of
thirgs Is not our choice, but what have found to
exist we to produce cotton and sugar, We muet
have labor, and unable obtain any other but
this state of things existed when this country was one OF
your colonies we therefore inherit it from you" men
ton this not that defend the reasoning but to show
you what they In defense OF their position. heAra
of young man who inherited slaves he might easily
have sold Tor 500 600 in the market and who had no
others would come forward with the remainder that is
to say he would set the whole free tor $50 0O0beng
and hal, millions Of slaves in the United States Now
If we take these at low average to price say
$500 dollars each, It amounts to the enormous sum
that Pennsyivania, and many other States onos
cursed with slavery, became free by enactng that all
born after year should be Free the objects
besides getting money deuity) being to train
and educate the rising colored population for repoD
sble and independent fe TO she general view OF the
United Staesand the remarks apply equally to
Western Canada aso-I have never seen a country with
such vast resources ntersected 1t Is by such magn
6cent rivers with soil rich, possessing great variety
Of climates and population tor enterprise SURPRISING
every other natien In the word not excepting England
itself 1t is not indeed to be compared with England
for capital and the solid OF its pubic works generally
but It is 60 ahead: whilst EDgsdman is think
ing about thing, An ercan will do IL. . natural
long in the main he hits the mark he aims at, what
cares Brother Jonathan about mistake twop he
not suitable or not Profitable to him. he vii think
more about selling out and taking up IN entirely different
one, than an EDghshman would in removing from
house to another SO far manufacturing concerned
they succeed best In making those articles for which they
produce the raw materials themselves and In which not
much labor ia required From observation and inquiries
made convinced that America cannot successfully
compete with England in ranuacturpg those classes OF
gcoos for which she has TO import the raw material and
where much labor required The great strength and
the sinew of the United States her wonderful facilities
for the production and cheap conveyance Of pro.
there is large demand for hese articles at remu-
neaDg prices and such abundance Of good rich land to
be found, with railroads from New York Running
up to its very borderf and which be bought with
as GOOD title as the United States government
give. for the nominal price of one dollar and q
quarter or o. 3D. Of our money per acre. SO long wl
they ccntiI ne to find that the operatives
have earned few dollars they will eigate vest and
far more than hey could have done by Remaining at The
factory. But nation may have great natural resouI ces
nay It may be So highly favored as to combine In one
all the advantages that ever pertained to all other
countries in tie worldand yet If there is not
thing far deeper and greater than all this it win avail
BUSINESS exateth nation but sin Is reproach to any
people" We have read of the rise and fall Of many
natops but there two facts which have Invariably
accompanied them both. Since the world Stood
heard of nation serving Coz in sincerity and in
truth that did not rise to civilization and prosperity and
the other hand, we never read heard Of people
falling from greatness who had not also forgotten to
serve the God to whom they owed all things. And |
ascribe much Of the prosperity OF America to the devoted
religious character Of large portion Of her populsti
and look with great confidence to the final triumph Of
those great principles of civil aud religious liberty in
beiitel from that band Of devoted men whose landing
has been so beautifully described by Mrs. Hemans.
Amuse ments and Comforts of the Laboripg
Glasses In L0ndOn-n1usie for the million
ON sundays.
From the London Times, March III
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.
On FRIDAY the weekly meeting OF the metropolitan
Board Of Works held IN the council cham Der Guild