The Washington union., 1857-05-06
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

NEw York, May 3 1857.
famous abolition preacher in our midst met with the
following incident the other day He told that
most beautiful slave had been purchased the other day
by southern gentleman and carried to the sunny
South The slave represented to be an exquisite
creature white almost any woman, with limbs deli
catey moulded, and rounded in a manner that would
throw sculptor into ccstases her whole appearance
fascinating in high degree and it was told the
reverend gentleman that this beautiful creature, with
form so delicate that she would ado any parlor in the
land was put up auction knocked down to the price
of SO, ,OO0 with chains her hands and wrists.
The preacher took fire at the suggestion his whole
soul was filed with indignation lie assembled his pulpit
he made appeal to his people the atocous nature
of the slave traffic. and ntmaed pretty broadly for what
purpose beautiful girl purchased at such
nous price. 1t intmated that the preacher felt
somewhat disconnected when he learned that the pretty
creature the marble Greek Slave famous on both
sides Of the Atlantic Many people considered that both
the preacher and the slave sold.
The course the black republicans have taken to meet
the controversy the police bill is worthy of their
cause To get Injunction against the city treasurer
that he would not be able to pay the $4,000 voted
by the council to pay the expenses of the suits
the consttutionay of the laws these patriots
have gone out of the city and over to Brooklyn to
city of New York injunction, and in both
before these have passed by the judges of
long standing have called in the aid OF Davies and Pea
body both black republicans both candidates for rccec
ton next antumn and both of them expecting to make
capital out of this affair, to be used at the ballotbox
But the whole thing is in perfect keeping with the act it.
self
Judge Russell the city judge, has taken step that
will test the constitutionaty of the controverted
law. He Is of the old commission by virtue of his
office He is not a commissioner If the law is
valid suit has been commenced against him by consent
behalf of the people, by the attorney general test the
question Of the consttutionalty unconsttuonaty of
the new law, which has displaced him Judge Roose-
welt has decided the question in the first step II is now
appealed to the general term and win be heard next
week II will then be heard at the court of appeals
The democrats quite anxious to send the up at
once The black republicans not and 80 angry
they at tine prospect that at the hearing before Judge
Roosevelt Curtis Noyes Field Evarts and other counsel
for the bogus commissioners took their hats and walked
out of the court room after speech from Mr. Moves
just Mr.. oConnor getting up to reply. Mr. Dudley
d. Fields argument against the ability of New York to
choose her rulers not quite efficient the
original Lord North argued the question with
ability during the of the revolution and the peo
pie did not sustain the reasoning Of Lord North that
America could be better governed in England than in
America we think the people will decide that Al
bany not so good place to elect rulers for this city
the ballot boxes in wards.
Miss Laura Kecne has her benefit night It is rain
ing as 1t has seldom done since the deluge and the at
tendance must be slim
On the 18th anniversaries begin They will be held
in all sorts of places The slavery discussion win take
place in the Tract Society at DR. Huttons church The
aboonsts call for attendance, and the decision of the
society on that matter win indicate its life death If
the society yield tho abolition clamor II Is ended
national society. MANHATTAN
Tq f,l,, ;ar ,csa t,yaptv fast IN, the atb instant