New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-12
FROM VIRGINIA.
Correspondence of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune
RICHMOND, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1856.
A horrid tragedy took place in the cars to-day,
few miles out of Charleston, IN the 10 o'clock
train for Wilmington. In the smoking car were
four persons three negroes and white man who
was almost as black as the others. They were
raftsmen returning to the up country. They were
in high eee, talking and laughing, with their spir
its excited by the .freuaters that flow so freely in
the streets of Charleston. One of the negroes WAS
most muscular, giant fellow; he would bring
Sl5C0 in any part Of the country at the rates at
which they sell human beings here.
The passengers in the next car behind were sud-
denly startled by the report of pistol, from the
car where these men were sit ing On rushing in,
the large negro was seen with his head hanging
over the back of the seat with the warm blood
spouting from his mouth and side in the agonies
OF death.
He had been carelessly shot by the white man.
Lis fellow-rafteman. He was exhibiting pistol
which, after being fired, on pulling spring,
throws out dirk. Pointing it at the negro, he
pulled the trigger which fired the pistol instead of
the one which would have thrown out the knife.
At the next depot they were all delivered into the
hands of magistrate, and the tr iin moved on.
of us Norhemers that We trample on the Consti-
tuition, and that they alone are its defenders. In
the debate on a bill which they are now urging
| through the House for the better protection Of
slave property along her sea coast-a bill which il
intended 10 bear severely upon New England
traders Mr.. Mallory, from Norfolk. said in the
House OF Delegates that he was willing To go be-
yond the Constitution 10 protect this species Of
property. That is to say, be was ready 10 trampe
1 rtateal Z
ry. 1t appeared from the debate referred to, that
Norfolk sione, from the abscOndng of this species
of property, lost $50, GEO last year. Truly
| tho Underground Railroad is doing good busi-
ness. And does il not show that Miss Murray
was great ways from the truth in asserting that
they are so happy and conteBted with their situa-
tiOn, and that they would not escape if they could
So far IS Slavery is concerned, know-from far
more extensive and minute Obsery atoms than hers
that her statements are all false. So worthless
and tgohstica book has not been printed for
long time.
Were il not for the curse of Slavery. men from
the East and Middle States would ind that Vir-
eiLia furnishes much fairer chance for them TO
better their cOBdition than the West. Valuable
lands, railroads and steamboats, can be bought
for 81 and $40 an acre, which in the Free States
would be worth from S25 10 $50. Virginia values
her negroes al 75 co., 00O butifthey were set free
to-day her lands would instantly increase in value
to three times tlat amount-so blind are states
men to the whole science Of political economy,
and to that which can truly develop the vast in
ternal resources of this State. They talk about
their patriotism; but they have not enough 10 fin
ish plain monument TO the mother of Washing
ton, which has been commenced, and is now in
most shamefully dilapidated condition. mere
target for boys to throw stones at.
This city of Richmond is now probably the
greatest slave.mart in the world. The king of
Abyssinia, as we lately learn, mas seen fit for the
glory of humanity, to abolish the slaye-trade
throughout bis dominions but in this prOfessedly
Christian land everything is done to encourage
and protect il. The slave auction marts here are
crowded each day with buyers and with human
beings OF every shade and color 10 be sold In no