New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-12

X subject, AID, 4 pseTens snJ embarrassment
- desys CT the subject q ces,. sui fees.
,ulorzuE tie Eriter TO draw OF hu at
sgtr for TIE ar cunt, vhstever K might De.
II was u Consequence Of Ssns;cr Stewards letter
10 Pot JeIyis ihs., without waiting for Coz
Cla'k'. decision ~ Bee let vas Induced TO under
TAXI Journey "a North CaroDs for the purpose Of
l5eu'Iiyrrg Adams 81 q free citizen Of NeE-York.
upon which mission be started on the 29th Of De-
center last Stopping ST Washington 90 his wsy,
lie saR Co. Pane, ind obtained from hin the true
Lisory of-he case wirhletters Of Introduction to per-
scrs in Ederton. Upon payment OF costs and fees,
Adsm. Was released without objecton; but now
arose lew and Unexpected difficulty in getting
HIN home.
Il is lot merely il seems, in the mstter Of the
prohibition 10 outside bsrbsrars Of sertajn obnoI
.ous races AID coors 10 cone to reside within their
limits, that the laws Of North Carolina present q
striking resemblance TO those of China That
State sid other adjacent States seem to have also
Eve,y CtLese horror of tie emigration or with
drawal Of certain Classes Of the inhabitants and
the color Of Adams had been made ground for
imprisoLiIg him because lie had cone into North
CaroLDs 50 bis color also put the most serious OBJ
,tsc,es in the way bis getting back again to New
York. lie could Lot stay in any Slave State with
out the danger Of being charged thirty cents day
for jail fees, and the further dagger of being sold
into slavery TO pay them; AID though provided
With " free papers" duly authenticated according
e the laws of North Carolina-t) alord ground for
tie s.ue # which another citizen Of Ne@.iork had
traJe % al the was to North Carolina at heavy
exp,nse-when lie snd Mr.. Bonnet got to the
t.en Of Portsmouth, in ' reiaia, on their way
Lone il vas found that Adams could no. leave
that y, ce in the steamboat for Baltimore without
tie oath Of some nsidon Of Portsmouth tia, he
beIiesed Adams 10 lie free man. BY fJr-
tuna,e circumstance q person was found whose
oath answered the purpose. Mr.. Bennet and
Adams preceded together 10 Baltimore; but
the il spIesred that Adams could not leave 10 the
cars forihe North without giving satisfactory bonds
10 the amount of ; coo that he was a free IN n.
As Mr Bennett had no acquain'ances in Baltimore.
he wa, obliged 10 proceed 10 Washington to get as
ss'anre, and not ventuTing toeave Adams behind
lot know il what accldentmgh.b blm, or under
what sW or upon what private speculation he might
te snapped up in tie in'erval-be took him along.
To this no objection was opposed by the railroad
employees. free clored man from the North
travelling South Is allowed to run bis head into the
hons mouth Of Slavery without warning or obsta-
Gle. II is on'y when be is attempting to get back
10 Lis Tree home that he encounters so many diff
cuies, LOT berg allowed to 60 without giving bonds,
While be cannot stay without lmmncLt risk OF
being sold into slavery because he does not 60
At Washington Mr.. Bennett obtained letters to gen.
temen in Baltimore .uch az wOu enable him to
give the bond required; but when he came 10 leave
Washington 70 return 10 Baltimore, he found that
Adams could not 60 in the cars along with him
without 6rst getting somebody in Washington to
"tsy il was all rieht"-a new obstacle which lost
them train. Finally, after two weeks work on
the part Of Mr. Ber net and at an expense of soHe
S2UO, Adams enjoys once more the pleasure and
the privilege OF reaching civilized country, free
from acS Chinese restrict oIs about residence,
ipgIcss or egrcss.
We hope nobody will omit to read the full MARIA
tive Of this sfior, to mark and inwardly digest
the striking contrast with which il concludes be-
tween the facilities afforded by the laws Of this
lsnd in The recovery Of fugitive slaves and the OBJ
stacles al d expenses which have 10 DO encountered
in restoring free II his liberty and his home
Nothing can be more reasonable than the denand
Of our correspondent that Congress should Instantly
psss law BY which fTe.m claiming their liberty
should receive from tho Government the same az
distance aud facilities 40 literally extended " slave
ho6ers claiming their slaves.