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

eeIved q le.ter from he hon A. 5. Murray, W.soWs-
ton C., ,vsrng letter addressed :, - ~n II.
sew'rd, .'q. This let,er and toe reply o. CIV.
sesaid, are essential 10 fa1 history Of the case, sad
lrseIt them .c-nrripgiy.
he krer Of NJ. Na'ray urr@i The uecsssity of
'erepg peFson Immediately to Edeet"n 10 Ni@n, y
Adars AID brIg hin home. The folio sins 1 he
litter 70 CIV. Sessrt:
"Eprxroy. Y. C.. Dc. IA, 1876.
WV H. SEw,RD, a ST. The objsI OF the
let.fr Z. y n'Oru YOU tbsi back MAJ, or ego. cat
irg bus-h A1lhoDy Adams, haIlog from Pot jaws,
NevloIs has ben IL Isl. here ioce The 700 otJa1e,
a. al 81 eIse o. orty cents pr osy and 81 ne - q,
If hs 'den'Iy cannot b. e-aOls1ed hy some r%pc s.
be hie person. HI. freed, have oeen lnordr.1 OF
Lia Hhereobod's The: he cer,aiLiy Ell De sOi y
kR ISL tees II soue DO knOss b d-A- no, c)ue
OIL std fe.ase him. lie appears g. DC q quet Dal.
lie oteLse Is that he came {, -tside "a the va
Our lass viii not allow Northern free resr,os - 80
tIe 81 orc &c.
iii. burning shame that the citizen. ofP,r
stouo siioS cuizen - IL l4u sply o'oiiss
they are toe peIufious Ia on and recog Ulze HIN,
sHd dsnLsb'e shame that the great Ss,se ct New
lWb, otter shitkitg fr negro fr-edo n-vo'itg ior
tnmont and free negrgeS-sauuii a. N Ion Ui
ei!1eIs You b.iog st the he,d OF ,oor R4,aoi "a
psry-a Non OF sense aLd cJDnng-is the ie.s u Why
acdIts. you. 1t yuu '-A Rot help ,oar fflc III, yod
n Jsr csl on yo1r friend Horace Gr,e'cy - Il not
been foI Gel K l. Pale, who i. Ia he Hou-e ~ r y
'h''' 'Hi "a 9duI. ' rs " FRTD L. ROBERTS
10 his letter Mr. - aard r, p led Us follows;
"WAsHI>oIoy. Dee H. 1876.
Dan SIR: Your ht'cr at the li:l ios'aet iofrn-
i.g ne Ibat = black IN. calling irustlf Anthony
Aosm hsiliug RON Pot Jefyis, New York, rs. ga
III i.i - e tie 18th Otuue lat stGn exI~n-e Of thirty
,ei GER day ana vii De- cod il las .ct ~ canLOt
he etinb!sbod by sIne rslcctaUie wni'e pre- m -
Tint ~ l.euds have been Informed "a hi- she g
'ahauts ana ihni he ceit,nly vii be- sid fr - AL
',,,siifUne one VITO kLoss nm Goes not ccms aud
'l.'sa,e hiu has iUsi BE-, II ,lccIvet
The sutitct l. entirely few 20 re, sa1 | thank
you verv sincerely. f the informant ~.
have az once wrl.ten 10 discreet person a. Po-s
Jews rtques icy that aeen qualified by Toe nrees-
ssfy Itr.Cnal acquaintance sIh The pvrson, may 90 ~
your place and effect The reIea-e.
"McaLinle | big you 10 90 me tie favor 10 obtain
NJ If tie al f e. ana ether ersss req ured
for bic liberation aud 10 cfaS on ne Il Il. II al hs
puc. lor the suount, aud j pa, III SANE on sut
Ct YOUR draft. - that ihe danger waIh may result
from uoIay a; Port JEWS nay be avOici.
-a very respectfully &ILI IISdf1 SEWARD
"FRrUEtIcK II. RosERrs, esq. Ldsnion, y. {"
Ntout waiting ior WEI from tue & Vcrsor,
a. soon as the writer Of : received Information non
s-ligtou. r,Qu. sting IL to 81 ~ agent . Moth
Carol IA 10 Identity Adams o- called ul"n the N.
james Bena,t and sugsc,.cd that oe should proceed
al orce to Edcnion y. &, ard rcbase Adams
To ihl, be fn,l, consented AID on The 2Jth DccsIn-
Der len port Je,vi- his NILSSON.
Just ~ he was ie8yiIg hOseyer ne received the
following letter from Albany:
STATE OF INV YORK EXLorrUE DEPARTMENT, !
ALBaSY Dee. -, 1915. !
"DEAE SIR: The Governor II very desIfods of ala-
iug you the Ct tho Kidnapped Adams, nut Ne
That The law make no Provision Tor Al ans
iCtcue BY authority Of III Safe. lie Il therefore re-
luctsrily completed 10 reiuru yOa toe pdper'.
"Y,iis r., peoifa.ly. GLO. T. BAELR, Private Sec
"Jssrs bESNET.'sq'
Mr.. B.pnrt proceeded at fr,t 10 Washington, where
be- was introduced to Colonel Paine q the House
Of Representative from North CArouns, aGd from hm
leaned tie true history Of AdaHiss Imprisonment the
interest that several OF the RIOS; lLhueltas men oil
Ed.pin had manifested "a eff, Ct the release OF Adams,
and the proper course for lin to pursue to effect
Adsms's release.
After various delays on the way, Mr.. Btnnes finally
aIived at Edeptvn, a.a, es the uo1. Mr. fal"o had
given him letters, and also had aPprsed his friends
n at Mr. Bunet wss HE way to saeDilfy Adams, no
difficult, war int.rposcd ana Mr.. Bennett, with Adams
IN Cd arge. Il, EdeIton, n. c., srth tulr pass:
Persor ally ,pre-rs before one Of he Justice, 81 the
Pesr. Ia ana County 81 Chowan. afd state OF Nol
Ca'n The bsSrr. Anilony Ad.'n' 'hd Ptoss' ~ 'Sfs
o. new 10, n.rgacn .ued to 'hihe P'"'s0' 81 Ice
ALEXANDER C7EstNE, P
STATE Of No,tA Cardiac, AO'sos tea1'y = "nh'a Il
CouIy Al st4ir aforesaid. do hereby ~ thai A-H>Iier
CL,,L genuine sguaure sVIs' Aoove an &c ns
Justice the r. aud to. SAD tOuny GUY c0musoucd
Gt.n nStr NV hand and seal Of SAID COuI, a, Office
J." "Wn h sKINSER CLERK"
With ths certificate Mr.. Bernet lett Elenton, under
the IMPRESSION that he .nd HE charge would have no
iurtbtr difficulty in passing through he States on h.s
iourrey toward tb. North Star.
But arriving ut Portsmouth, Va. be fouod 'Io
lyle cir -ctly his tak, aud was ha,y toto by
the captain Of the steamboat upon which De wished 10
take passage 10 Baltimore that lie could pTooeed no
furthe with Adams, uDl,ss he tBeune cOOld provo oy
sume person IL Portsmouth thai The '"Trd tna1 alth
him was p free man. Dir. Bennett In VAN showed nis
pass fiom the G., TX Of EdeLtcu-it vain offered 70
max, Affidavit himself before the NJ ,yor that Adams
War ffee man. Toe oath Of some per.ou IN Psris
mouth. that he believed A sm. 10 be free, YOU'D
alone LisN.r.
Mr. Beuu,, recol,cicd that slie staying a; Ports
mourh TIE sunday presiOus, he 4 iyrn-d snSht
ACQUAINTANCE Nrb Gentleman stopping at tie puolc
buu,e had told BIN his bushes. NJ gong ~ n nth
Csrol1 a. and had also showed hin tie leIer Of Col.
Psne. 1t occurred 70 him that Perhape tais stranger
would feel justified IN gong before t-e Mayor add
making the required sath TIA, he believed Adams 20
b, freeman and il charge Of NJ. Bonnet ~ convey
Inn 10 tee STATE Of New ioTh
Mr. BeInet f uod this seLiIenG 90 whom be feeS
under mapy oblgstiors) and baying gVne Dsf1fe the
Mayor ,ecored the nscessaf! pa-rs 10 enable HIN -
urocetd 10 Balui.Ore.
Arryirg at Baltimore, Nr. Bennet epaired at once
IN N. tsiruad stain ssked or ticAtts for oins-
hti AcAns "Wto Ill Dc re'Paslbe iOr The
e.lortd nan You have Win you inquired ths ticket
.-,l. " / AN &c. ioIslol= Tor hin iep.~d M Ben
p,t. An ny dear sir, that WI 10; aes"ef. We
,slv.t tse the cokI.d unless yeu give ooGr -
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