The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-20

regard to this book, we will proceed to make few
extracts from it by way Of illustrating them. To
show that the fair writer is not disposed to be over
lenent to what she considers social pecnarities
we viii quote the following specimen which she
| gives Of
Yesterday, aoy from one OF the soatnern States re-
tor what was pastn could not help assn, ing her sns
mistaken, for that neither man. Guild In
u American Independence except 70 think their
tors riss FOR having ought about it. Che day bsore
yesterday wss susy making little skesc from the
Isndah, When 'et hand aniIi.ry laid upon my shout
| Of sourse supposei Ia . lady with whom
had some aintsce, but WHEN strange voice asked
esticn Turned IoanG; L With small degree Of
ss,on'shnsrs hat found ne liberty taken oy per-
feet stranger, young isdS, apparently about twenty
tie dsun,ed BY h. expression Of surprise whach
must have passed yer my flee tus went Questioning
| me with the coolest hummer iGagins bic.
TIE SLAVE pROBLEA.
begin to e qu 70 excl ed ny ups and downs Of
be State election Tor though al ire yotes were rak In
oie DAY he TIM, he various towns ard districts sead
thef numbers drtbbl Lg In 10 taat though Governor
Seymour has been without general joriry yet
ME whole eneiy huctasilrg; and yss his Ia o
remains unceciatd. had kug salk With him about
Ibe slavery question, and much impressed by has
calm and ss.esmanlike views he is des.,ons any
man ca be to ). slavery abolished but be
ttHt h- other thi 10 connection with the gene
Ial welfare it Is 10 De considered with reference to po
col ecenony and that in enthusiastic headlong anx
heugh quite Enthusiastically ayec it, freedom This
l., beiese the opinion Of DR.. Hove and other en-
York was save State. How has the been shs en-
tfy Not by stringent laws and uoged prohibitions,
Il ndsgs s,esnd inconventent, though e Gees
improve the condition The wtssst people tuat
slavery the point OF sxtngushiug itself N the
South whsn by reldrieg The supply ptratica Inc value
ct the iicie RAISED In tae market thas became
iroats bic ncefn to grow slaves. Az Governor sey
g. apbicaily explains the matter: 1t" Inc early
tetter wanted To buy beef, he must buy tas whole
hioe, hoIRs tan lhsn time Wien ne pro-
quarter; and at last popu alton e~sos,
eau 60 10 k.t pursha u Gee any JOINT
most casing to hs taste. Nuw, the thing
in The c. se OF labor which, after all lie makesa ois
mcci'y. At first IL may be necessary t. Take tae
who man. then you hire part of q uaaD,
tin GU may be able 70 get much of Tia tune of
mel az may just suit yonr withoat oeag
tbered by lis infancy his OLD age" Thus -, VINO
have beer seeking TO check the nsi uion # slavery py
violent mesus Ia unintepiy ceen proos gipg II;
time will repair this mistake by feneling tn pos
Of slaves expersl mode Of culiva i,n-tnas ia IL
cotton can be culuveteo without it, savesy eAste snd
does exist N Ariss ard in suite ing c.g,ad
to- than that Of the Vest Indies OF ins Anauiosn
Southern States. The slaves Gifted BY change
o. s.rvitude that first step towards nj i,,e
dom; AID ii, sufficient namces had been imp TT
I'd, he'll labor had been naturally rendered of LEGS
y me mt ausuo1 Of o,ners, si.very weua quickly
latu, course If Ptovidercs save labor inceasei
the chain OF the III lean Iiveted by hts Ia ended
emsn,ipator. Anoher practical exeml hdoataon OF
III jndg,r & frieDi beipg verse thaa "a enemy.
And, again, Miss Murray thus speaks OF the
MlsTAkhs OF kNGLTsH PHlLASTnROPIsrs.
We have cast Asids 'hs ev1.enss VI people who,
with Gear unbiassed judgment, have watched
the African ,em hi c.aole TO his grave, sna taken
The opinion sni the advice Of we'll mentioned
the caue civilization, checked the progress
viOut ct tbe black rase tame doae
chief 10 ourselves and 10 ne tsxnds and colonies, @hch
sIe n again .epoing o~srts barbarsn. teopis o he
81 nthen states might not DO considered
II ths present conci,ioa and prospees Of
Wesc Indian Islands; but ANEW from other AID
appeal . Ii gisbmen Tor The ruth OF my Afarmsti,n.
Bsrtacoes has siIesoy much d-,erorssed and the
power Of landed aequisiin by negroes receives
egal Check (owpg TO he SMALL disbursements Necessary
20 ther existence, AID their giving Credit wiso deep
laid intention OF getting rid Ut wai,e ropriet tao
blocks viii sswy but certainly gain possossoa the
issI c. xhe Ill follow In others; and
Toe aie tAe biiiso nation viii t. conviction that
Il must either conquer lis Wet Ddian lsanis, per
nat tAem T. to with the Unite: States
By that tine viii OF too vie permit them " remain free
back repohics, ihere is DOUBT the blacks ae
eep,ibie - tducsii impIovemelr y tsia
tent, uneer wnis Influence. The Is lies If Baltimore
mel thsb those OF Geogi., fon being more 10 sppxi
ration with Whites in mass but you change
ths Ethiopian character, or wash white his skin
qEscton Is light hearted merry snec;ing
sycitable INC f1rusive, put i las sense 4 jassse
and csn he attached and sde sn honest useful anu
highly respectable sevan by uciciops snss and
cary raibipg vel taught negro cosshmsn dries
Annually fhsy are spt It haDsai employ iaeut
track 10 which they have been accustomed and hey
,slaiy ase themselves. lady here has taaen great
p4,ns sls s mgr By e9EI N Der sg.
uloei az i'm, iise little black statns. He
pets ~ cone A. particular Lour for her orders; bus
the teaching tim 10 read IS small uooer aking. He
goes the Of .he riag,, and vel performs any
dury but II you ask him 10 take kni AMI
Gig up pisnt, he locks utterly bewi.derec.
What are We irgf Ing sad of bringing away the
Aicsn race 70 return hem N generation " t~o sdu
casec for tie improve pent and ngnte nn.nt OF AT lea
rehal csrizng the Chi tan world by giving
fair GeIds sgeic savage handss Negro
let 10 their guidsnco fAl later again into
pagan nsbitp. Hquire OF the Biiih tcnsJi jack ths
aduracly csvo,ed ce,gy bishops Of his ard take
The cohvc ions OF any persons OF experience AID jndg
nans Who have iT.a among biscEs No discsSpan les
will to ;nunc IL such opinions but ptope xLd
gvennen Of The ss forty yssrs bsve been led away
by piecorceved oious; thty Lave liz eaed o;ly 70 vel
inen' oneo bna egi miss aud oedsr mistaken
sTesios bat they posossd freedom and chrsti nifty
have thy giving uso gsuent % u innate basi
see and Iagsrim. It appeus that in TITS worli God
pur hes well as wics einess IL we have in
ZEN &c vir'uonsiy as naion have se not acted weak
yy Instead oil berg prised mat these slave p
tors feel themselves ipsue ano agsrieyed D. the MAJ
psr IL Wi English pti'sn'ho have viAiied soa
abu cd " ss.oni he'd At the patiepcs and
gen'eness ~in which tney have endured cali oiea
They jus VI kild 10 rpie ut our fsss,
and for the sase II good Intention hey fraive. l.
sso The jutsr rever forgves let u w.e nov -e
realize tbss odege Among large clues in the tn
toul d jealous and unsip6 ssrt he OLD
try he OF this may be sai Of the Sata.
ont erveo nc o. Generous gen, spt ia this p,,
Of the Ubop; fes assured tha ii the southern ptoprt
tors cas rad founo reason TO beev- that Ihs Ia
s uten Ct slavery Is p-jnocial either 10 tue Chris
ian smpnr al interests If the blacks they haze chi
VARY enough in their ooton rave aside
not es Il isate neiest; hus th+y koes AID we al
not kDo~--tbst the difference. They have rixat
T. a iyoo sn1 conc.it ADD sney
tort.asDg han We had any aim Ia sxpecs. ~il trJ
not again 70 rscnr 10 this ocs I'LL get 70 Oh ou
II meets every turn here, sd ult 20 ala.
From these extracts, our readers will be able to
appreciate the motives Of the undue severity with
which Miss Murrays book has been treated by our
abolitionist contemporaries We, nevertheless, ven
ture to recommend it to their attentive perusal
PoCEETBooK FOR RAILROAD AND CIVIL EN-
6NrfRs; by Oliver Byrne. Sheppard & Co,
FtleB street.
This is one Of the most useful works Of Its kind
that has ss yet been compiled. Amongst the many
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for the laying out Of railroad by ordinate ia
bes of whole numbers-for driving side stakes cor
flu fria md ga