New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-11

n Underwood Of ClArke County, Virgins, who
made . brief speech thereat, evincing his devoeos
70 The common cause. Travelling leisurely homewAfd
sfter the adjournment Of the Convention, ne ~ss
met at Washington BY intelligence that bis attend
snce and remarks ss 8 Delegate had greatly IN
censed his neighbors and caused fierce excitement
throughout the county, and that be must NOS ven
ture to return to bis home, Finding on inquiry
that there was no mistake in this information, De
stopped at Washington and sent frierd Gen.
Francis E. Spinner, NJ. C. from Herhimer 20. 10
this State) for his family. Gen. Spinner started
last Friday mornings noble way Of spending the
Fourth of July-and returned the next evening
with Mr.. Underwood's family. Mr.. Underwood,
in letter of Monday last to The EreH'rg Poss'
says:
III am not planter for the swea: Of unpaid ieoor
has never mostened my helds, and, while shooid pe
unwilling TO acknowledge any man master, Touu
scorn to call any man slave. one mon,n agV,
the respectable gentlemen who have driven me iro,n
the State have confscated my property by new eoae
established very recently. Ny wife, who reacneu uie
on Saturday evening, informs me that when sue Pr
pealed 10 the respectable gentlemen, who demanaeo
either my blood or Punishment from the state, 10 know
what law Of Virginia had violated they rephed 10
her that they did not know that had broken any aw
but that had broken the rules OF Virgins. MG"
az am not acquainted with these rules OF Virginia.
think it very possible that they may apply TO prop
erty as well as PERSONAL freedom. II seems 70 me tha
cobfscetion is just as suitable rule az exue, 70
apply to freedom of opinion One OF the od rulsS =,
the language of Jetferscn had thought tha. even
eror Of opinion might be safely tolerated where rea'
son is left her to combat IT, 49,.
"My poor wife was almost
kyok do of excitement,
been haunted for two weeks with vision. N MURDER
ana assassination. She s now, however, mueh I'M
proved by the rest Of quiet Sabbath, and oy tue
generous sympathy which has seemed 10 breathe IKE
O new atmosphere around her.
ave intend to leave this city in day or two, seek,
ing ten poIary refuge in some OF the quiet hills OF
Tue iiee -'oi'H' - c. UNDERWOOD"
The correspondent of The Post writes from
Washington as follows:
"Mr. Underwood, the Virginian who was so sum
marty expelled by his Pro-Savery neghbors from tue
odd Dominion, for making speech at the Nauohai
Republican Convention, leaves Washington this after
noon for New-York with his family. In order to pre-
pare for the abar donmen Of his fine farm IN tie vae
Of the Shenandoah, he was not allowed to approach
nearer home than this city, and Member OF Con-
ess volunteered friend, to bring his family thence
Journey 10 free State The gentleman who performed
this office informs me that all manner OF prepos'erous
stories are in circulation among the slaveboding neigh
bors of Mr.. Underwood to his prejudice. ore OF the
most absurd of them sgnany displays the ignorance
prevailing in the rural districts Of the slave States,
namely: that he was in the habit Of steang negroes
and selling them at half price in Canada! | am also
informed by the same gentleman that during nus e1ear
sion to the place where Mr.. Underwood req les,
whenever the more liberal of his neghbors uttered any
sentiment Of sympathy for him, any sentiment of an
Anti-Slavery character, they would first look back
over their shoulders 10 make they were not over.
heard, probably with the apprehension that they might
share his fate-a significant testimony TO the oppres-
sive surveillance ubder which free speech and free
| action are impossible"