New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-17
BRED SCOTT AND HON c. c. CHiFFEE,

A story has BEEN widely circulated by the Pro
slavery journals importing that Dfed Scott is slave Of
th. Hon c. c. Chsiee Of Mass.-he having married
the widow Of Dr.. Emerson, who was the owner OF
bred n Missouri, and took hip thence to IOnos. DR..
Chafiee has written the following explanatory letter
To he TGio, Of The Springfield Republican.
Being abeent from the city did not see the cores
pondence Of lie Republican, which relates 20 me per-
,onslly till late Saturday evening. AZ THIS tune
have little 20 say in addition to your remarks appended
10 the communication Of Inquirer more than that -
far as kfow and believe the facts stated by you sfe
substantially tue n every particular.
| Rave lived 70 little purpose, II, after more than
twenty years service in The Ant..Sl .yeTy c.lse Il Is
Low ntc.ssjrv thst should put IN formal dis:ls ner
Of nv oy participation in the sin and crime OF slave
holding.
Your Correspondent desires o knos if there " are
"sny fscts to STOW that the system OF Slavery s re-
"lugn nj 10 my own feelings or t3o7e OF my family
In iepy can only say that am ignorant as % "nat
iuery, ttstion sLouli be put upon political hletine
devoted u opposition 10 slavery, and ms 100 4
period Sheu i cos, any me last remnant o. 2oIcal
eputatiou aba bope-unless It DC thar ne system Oh
Slavery is repusLaat to ny feelings. have only D
rdd clthoueh II uay be deemed . be supsih1ols, az
iscia are ught and let dec.e-atiODs-ttere - NJ
s.thy consider siou that could induce me 20 * rcse
Iop.to ship in any human beng t)r regard St'efy
tin sgsE,t God anc crime syanst Iaan'
In the cree Il Ord Scott the tefendin, wss AID y
be Only person who hac or b. = any power ID ne ma
ter and neiLher myself noT any mc noe- 81 N tta =
wire e, Is~ Cd in relson TO or even sneT OF ne et
is.trce oil the sui TIL after i was noticed t9r ihl
vixen We Learned II in an sc-iten.sl say-aat agfee
with you that ii had been poss Of ny power ~
ifgtnce u he case and aid - use +, then saou u
have bfei guilty Of r. ssoI - nv pfo--sso1' ahI {;
betrayal II the cori!eDce u ny -orst'uen1s. .
Bat po.te.ed o. n power y couf1s-re'qss1 Al
IA h to fleuce toe course o. o., de!e1d-lt IL lie
csuse-fnd al tn whie foerg al openly e,pr
tie fulles. sympa'by with Dred Scot ard IL family
IL their t,r,s 10 secure taeir jus ght' ~ ieetor-
roman in his lard feels deeply .ne intense wrong
done, 10 oily then bit The whole ps.pe, b. the
mor,.rous feicn Ct the mso.iy o. ne aItH o'4t@s
S9Ir ne Court And If IL the distribution OF the e.
s'e OF vhch this zee sie1 sfr4s these haman otia-s
70 be part j, s9pcars hat Or nine consent = re siye
any rt!t Of tbe irty pecss If srer, then, AT NJ.
tn t6tn e' TIE popular judguec' az vel a. the pup
lie press tx on me TIRE msrk OF traitor - my %
scirnce - well a. 20 the tue shts OF our common
hupsrity.
! believe that under the Consltution and Laws Of
this Uricn The eoored persons Rave become no, Only
ffeemep. bu eitizeps snd st.rd re:dy 70 "a y with
to- rest Of the people under ihe banner which pro-
claims 81 d promises 70 yirc !cs,e Their Iights -,.
sm yours respectfully I. u 'hArrEh-
SyrneIsd Aa.l, March H. 1871.