New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-29

We stated the case the other day OF MeN> ''
Strickland & Co., the booksellers Of Mobile, who
were driven by the mesne process Of Judge Lynch's
Court from that city, wisely refusing to remain and
stand trial, and await judgment, for the crime OF
being suspected OF selling 10 the inhabitants Of that
city books Of Anti Slavery tendency. 1t appears
that a part at least Of their of.nse consisted in
furnishing their customers with book BY Mr..
Frederick Douglass but whether it was confined to
this is not stated The works of Washington, Of
Jefferson, Of Franklin, the Declaration Of In
dependence, AID the history Of the formation of the
very Constitution which the shareholders claim a.
having been an invention, Like tho cotton-gin,
mainly for their behoof and benefit, may as well
be included in the process as the writings Of Mr
Garrison or of Judge Jay
1t is alto ge her likely that Messrs. Strickland &
Con pany are Northern men, and it is more than
probable that they were ow0ers of no slaves.
Still it would have made no difference had they
been born Alabamians, and had been pstriarchs on
their own account. The fact Of owning slaves aud
being SOutherLer by birth forms no s.fe-conduc
for msn who is so much as suspected Of having
EVER locked at the Norlh Star, and so been msled
int paths that lead toward forbidden ground. Mr.
Sherwood of Galveston, In Texas, il a proof In
point Of this truth. That this gent emsu il
STAKEHOLDER Of prominence, and otherwise citizen
Of distinction, is proved By the fact that he was
elected By that loyal town to represent it in the
Lower House Of the Texas Legislature. Hs was
not only a slave holder but = Southern man by
Birth 60 It is the less surpising that the citizens
of Gsly eston should have been misled as to hi,
real character. HIS case, however, only shows
how eternal should be the vigilance which men
must psy as the price OF the liberty 10 keep slaves
notwithstanding these guarantees, apparently 80
material, OF bis fitness for the trust, this recreant
representative actually had the amazing audacty
to express in his Place the reasonable dogma that,
In bis opinion, "the Congress of the United States
"subject of Slavery in the Territories =" The
common rule that IL nber shall Lot be sailed to
sceouLt anywhere else for what he says In his
place, Of course was of no binding effect IN case
of this enormity. Dir. Sherwood was called to ac-
count, aid that SO SHARPLY that he was obliged to
resign the seat be 50 uuwOrthily filled.
Hsvi,g thus submitted te the preliminary Of ex-
eNtOn, be thought it rot unreasonable that he
should be slOwe the privilege of trial to sscer-
tain whether he deserved Il. So he announced his
intention Of addressing his fee In us'i-
fcctiOn OF what he had sad. But he WAS not al
lowed the privilege which, the old song says they
allow even in France (of course it was before
&C ka;n ria1 1ar ha tsd
be en banged. On the announcement OF this his
purpose public meeting WAS called TO determine
whether he should be permitted to carry it toto
fleet. The NEE ting was organized by putting
Colonel (Of course) Samuel n. WilliamS, into tie
Chair, and Letter was adopted expressing ''the
- We u considered sentiments and resolute deet-
. mil lation of the people Of Galveston" The
,ODse cutveness of its main proportions affords al
xcell ent specimen of the logic which prevails in
hose attitudes. They told bio, /, "YOur right, ini
conn nOn With every other citizen, tOfree opinion
= free discussion, and the largest libertyOf self
deen Sc fully recognized and will be respected.
But, 9, "There is one subject connected with your
course in the Legisature-that Of Slsvery-on
- which neither yOu nor any one entertaining your
views, will be permitted 70 appear bef're the
" commm ity in q public mepner." And, to con-
,lude, "Your introduction Of it, in any manner,
- will be the prompt signal for consequences " :
which We need not alude." He is warned that.
his views are upsound and dangerous that he
wholly misapprehends the people Of Texas 10 sup
posing that he car, by eIpla0ates aud argument,
make his Anti Slavery theories inofensive and i
acceptable; that be will not be permitted to tOuch
in any manner on the subject Of Slavery either
directly or indirectly or be tolerated in any attempt
10 defend his course in tbs Legislature on this
subject, (Which was an aggression on the rights.
:. ard an Outrage the feelings of the State Of
g TeIss, sId much more or .hepeOple ofG ,lvest NJ
- whom he misrepresented
A Committee consisting Of two Colonels, one
Judge, and only one sinpls Esquire was appointed
to deliver this efusion Of TIE wounded sensibhtes
Of Galveston to Mr.. Sherwood, and the meeting al,
iou1red to the ii ne and rA,e appointed for bis aa.
dress that they might bs ready to take such meas.
ures as the emergency might demand. We have
Lot heard the result but take it for granted the.
Mr. Sherwood did Lot fosl himself called upoa to
put his head Into the IONS mouth after it had been
tt be paiLs ~ open lbs law' 30 wide, and to sbox
him such soodly array of teeth in sdysace.
But how pregnant proof does no. this trsusactiou
ford of the terroris u under which the whise msn
live in the Southern country. The lash that hangs
ever over the back OF the slave not more real than
the bittsrer scourgs which is forever lifted over
the soul of the whits man. This Mr.. Shsrwood, il
will bs seen, was not charged with any hlaspheny
spainss the great name Of Slavery. There 10
othine on the face of the record to iply that be
bss any fault to find with ,he institution it.elf
We hope that the be-coloaeled nd bs,judged
meeting old him 10 injustice In a:uibutins Anti