Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-26

taken up. The election of Mr. Otero was confirmed
as the delegate instead of Mr.. Galligos. The House
then took recess
A BONE FOR THE ABoLr1oNlsTs TO PIcK.-Messrs.
Rowland Bros, enterprising firm of this city,
own slave, James Wiley by name, whom they per-
mtted some months since to take trip to the North
to see the curiosities. They not only gave him a
permit to take passage in the New York steamer
from this place, but also gave him the necessary
funds to bear his expenses. He visited New York,
Falmouth, Mass, Fall River, New Bedford and sun.
drv other abolition hoes while at Falmouth he call
ed on one of the firm who was visiting tina; place for
recreation and was rendered more funds if he need
ed them which he refused, remarking he had enough
to bear his expenses back to Norfolk
When Jim Qor this is his familiar name) was in
New Bedford he met several fugitves whom he re-
cognized former slaves in Ndffolk-They sup
posing he had runaway, received him with down cast
looks and assured him that he had come to the wrong
place, and remarking that they were making OUT
very poorly, having to labor very hard and get but
poorly paid in return they expressed great dssat-
isacon at the treatment they received at the hands
of their abolition friends. jim told them that he
had not run away, that he was only on a visit and
would return to Norfolk in few days-At several
of these towns in Massachusetts, he was importuned
by the Ab0litionsts to remain assuring him that he
was then a Free Man: he declined their kind offers
and assured them that such freedom as black man
enjoyed with them had no charms for him, he vastly
an abundance OF the necessities, aye, and comforts
OF life as he enjoyed then at home to all the freedom
that Massachusetts could tender him.-IIe returned
oil his accord and arrived here Saturday morn
ing in the steamer North Carolina, having taken the
route to the North and the overland route (via
Philadelphia and Baltmore) home. He is al
the store of the Messrs. R. b. and if any dissat-
isfed darkey desires to see the misery and squallid
poverty that await all negroes who make their escape
to the North, he can be shown the picture before he
reaches the reality, by calling on Jim.
Norfolk Argus
SLAVERY IN OLD TmEs-!757 AND 1s56.-The
Charleston Courier, in looking over an old copy of
the South Carolina Gazette for the week ending
August %, 1857, finds the following advertisement
IA short, thick we'll set negro fellow named Jack,
| is marked with the small pox and speaks very bad
English, is taken up in one of the Northern Govern
ments runaway, and says he belongs to one
Mr.. Wilkins in South Carolina. Inquire of the
printer"
One hundred years ago, long before the adoption
of the present Constitution which was designed to
bind these States closely together citizen of
the Northern States arrested fugitive, and adver
tsed him in South Carolina paper so that his own
err might recover him. Now, when to all other OBJ
legations, solemn compact to secure that result is
added SO far from arresting fugitive and restoring
him, it requires the expenditure of thousands Of
dollars and the of the military strength of the
Government to the North into the fulflment
of its bounden duty. Whilst Mr.. Fillmore was Pre-
sident case occurred in Boston, costing the cai-
mant and the Government thousands of dollars and
only resulting in success because the President
threatened to military force. in the same
City has occurred ukder President Pierce and not
only thousands Of dollars expended, but blood
shed, and the law was executed at the point of
| the bayonet Fay. Obs.