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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

The people of Massachusetts,, like many other
good Christians, detest the Fugitive Slave law.
They have passed an act declaring that the execu-
ton of that law within the State shall work certain
civil disabilities upon those engaged in enforcing it,
Among other things, they have declared that no
man holding the Office Of Slave catching Commits
sioLer, under the Federal Government, shsll be
eligible to Office under the State Government. a
Mr. Loring was found holding the offices Of Slave
catching Commissioner and Judge Of Probate at
the same time. The Legislature of the State,
Recognizing the ncompatibility of the Offices under
| The law, addressed the Governor on the subject,
with view to Mr.. LOrings removal. Gov. Banks
acted upon the suggestion, and removed him.
Such is the action in the case of Mr.. Edward
Greeley Loring, which, We are ashamed to say
only few newspapers in the City of Boston are
found to approve. And we think some of the
journals which approve the act Of Gov. Banks in
the removal in question, but couple their approval
with hatooted assertions that portions Of the law
under which the act was done are CLEARLY un-
constitutional Euening Post, for exam.
ple-mieht better have spared themselves this su-
perfuous frabkness. 1t smacks too much of an
ETA which is rapidly passing away. 1t is full
time the rights of the States were declared and
upheld in the North with manly determination to
virdicate the true principles of the Federal Union
and the personal liberty of the citizen against the
entertainments of Federal power.
The public mind bears heavily in this direction,
and the Personal Liberty law of Massachusetts un.
der which Loring was removed, is an evidence OF
the fact. We do not desire TO see the public senti-
ment retreat in the least from the spirit Of that
law. but rather to advance from its positions. That
law does nothing but define the status Of certain
citizens Of Massachusetts, and this the State has
unquestionable authority TO do. 1t simply declares
the broad principle that certain voluntary acts OF
the citizen shall work certain civil disabilities.
his general principle is sound one. Whether or
no that law may or may not overstep the nicely
drawn line OF the lawyers, at some points we do
not know and very little do we care. II is enough
for US that the general principle of it is sound and
healthy, and calculated to work exceeding good re-.
suits. On this ground We would maintain and
defend it, and demand its unfinchipg applicstion.
This we hope and we believe, is the ,prit of Mas.
sachusetts, and the dc termination Of her Deonls
| 1t is said that this spirit is factous and not
national and it is in the mouth Of timdity ard ste.
pidity everywhere that all tbs and Of legislation Is
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

We shell feel Obliged The TRsUsy will inform U, how IN,
IL 10 be obsped any sooner the Canals more quickly
completed under it's policy ofyDs the entire TAI for two
than II extended period Of eisAeen years Jour oil Com
Ams,cer If the Legislature proceeds at once to
reLew the Extra Mill Tax of last year, which will
produce SI,5OO,OOO, and toll the Central Railroad
so as to produce S5CO,OOO more, there will be
81, 600, 900 provided beyond contingency, and the
contractors may push forward their work as fast as
they choose. But to refer the matter to Popular
Vote, is to leave in doubt aud under paraly
sis up to next November and them in case Of favor
able vote, await the action of the next Legislature,
which, judging by analogy, will hardly have set the
contractors at work again much before April 1859.
We should prefer to have the Canal nearly finished
by that time. But beside this, we are opposed to
increasing the State debt Why should We shrink
from tax which is much less than is paid in Ohio
and other States1 Two years Of it will suffice, 80
let US pay IS we 90.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1853
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dealers in patent medicines.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

The Senate of the United States has just solemny
adjudged that the People Of Kansas have established
Slavery by constitution and Popular Vote, and have
asked admission into the Union as Slave State.
Mr.. Crittenden moved, and the ant. Lecompton
Senators voted, that said People Of Kansas be
allowed far chance to say whether they did
really authorize this Constitution or not-but no:
Messrs. Allen, Wright, Thomson & Co. held this
matter already settled and made plain beyond con-
| troversy. KaDsas is a Slave State-"as much a
| Slave State as South Carolina" says President
| Buchauan; and the Senate votes Amen.
It seems very odd that the shareholders should
all be fleeing from Kansas on the very heel Of the
contamination of this their signal triumph Yet it
is notorious that not only the slaves but the slave
holders have been quitting Kansas by scores for
some months past. Maj Buford, Col. Titus and
nearly all those who figured cOnspicuously in the
struggle for claw and Order " in 1856, are now
out of the Territory; Sheriff Jones prefers to
be usually found East Of the Kansas line, and none
of the known ringeaders in the conspiracy to
"crush out " Freedom in Kansas now venture to
exhibit themselves on her soil unless guarded by
United States soldiers or shielded by a Federal
commission lent it odd that there should be
Slave State wherein not only negroes of all sorts
amazingly scarce, but Shareholders and Slavery ex
teDsion,ts hardly dare call their souls their own
The Teksburg Wing (Miss.) publishes letter
from Pr. Slavery man who was member of the
late Lecompton Constitutional Convention, yet
who has recently returned to Mississippi. Being
asked why he did so he replies:
MY reason for leaving is, l think, good one l
cannot stay any longer. / have been, as every one
must be, identified with politics. l, unfortunately for
my future prospect in Kansas, have taken an active
aud rather prominent pat. And now to confess the
truth and shane the devil we the Pro Slavery mon,
cSDnot expect any mercy or favcrs from the ID
AbOltioDists; for, although We have been in q mi:
rOrity ever since came to Kansas, we have denied
this, to prevent Encouraging emigration from the
South and have bullied ard sw inded them In our
elections until even admit they have right to feel
outraged. To-day they outnumber US at esst four or
FIVE to one. The dsproporton is too great for US to
fight any loDgerthe more 30 from the fact that the
ensuing Springs emigration will swell their majority
TO probably eight or ten to one; for men leav
ing daily, and theirs are pouring in.'
Why couldn't Aleck Stephens be induced also
to "tell the truth and shame the devi'" 1t would
save the House desperate struggle.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26
An Extra Tribune-HistOry OF the
Present Great Awakening.

n compliance nth the request Of many CORE
spendemts, voc shall issue on Saturday, April 3, an
EXTRA TRIBUNE, Of eight pages, containing the
Substance Of the Reports Of the prevailing Religious
Revva, ,cAseh have recently appeared in our columns,
with other matter prepared for the occasion, all ar
ranged in manner to form suecinct history Of this
ssmarkable religious Increment, Nth its uarioas
deeply Interesting features, from its beginning to
the date Of the paper.
As voc can print .fe,o copies beyond those ordered
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

The morals of Capt. Durham, Of the bark
Adriatic, seem to concern some of our cotempo
raries deeply. As sailors, the French are incorri
pible blunderers As jurists, they have the repua-
flor Of arrogance and hardness toward all foreign
ers. Capt. Durham, following the law of the sea
intellipenty, and, go far as we can perceive from
tire authentic statements Of the transaction, doing
his whole duty in the premises, came in collision
with the steamer Lyonnais and sunk her, in despite
of his best Yankee seamanship, and solely through
the logged stupidity of the French navigators of
that craft. Never drs amiDg Of culpabiliy himself,
be Put himself within the clutches Of French law.
Two several tribunals, before which his case wss
brought. could no, convict Inn Of derelieaon Of
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

Gov. Wise's reassembly of the Virginia Legs
lsture in special session seems thus far to have
proved entirely successful, and to have given
eHectual support to the Internal Improvement
policy Of which the Governor 10 so jealous an sdvo-
cate. Six bills giving aid to as many companies
according to the Virgins fashion of making the
State partner in all rarosd enterprises to which
individuals will subscribe certain amount-hsve
already passed the Legislature, not BY any log
rolling process, but each upon it's own merits.
These roads are not new enterprises but unfinished
works, which the present State aid will carry far
toward completion. The spirit and enterprise, Of
Virginia in this matter is highly commendabe, and
might perhaps be advantaseously initiated at
Albany
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

We hear from Albany with regret that some
friends Of a Registry Law begin to think there is
not time to act on the subject at this Session There
never will be time, if the enemies Of Registration
are allowed their way. The naked, notorious truth
is, that Sham Democracy gains an advantage of
from Ten to Forty thousand votes at each State
Election by Illegal Voting, and is not disposed to
forego that advantage. No matter what pretexts
may from time to time be set up, reluctance to
have our Elections decided by the legal voters only
is the msinspring of all the objections urged to
Registration. Overbear this, and there would re-
mon only the convicted feloDs, who want to vote
and don't like to be challenged off as elons, to re-
sst Registry Law The members representing
the habitualy defrauded parties ought to fix an
early specified day for considering this subject and
then sit out the debate the second or third evening
end pass the bill. 1t would be public shame and
calamity to have Registry defeated.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

many ccpies givea away right aad left, eouid uo'
60 30 much good 90 the preseut circulation. MI
Seward may be abe and willing TO give away l."
speeches BY the GORDON that point We have no
acknowledgement there are scores Of Members who
are daily called upon to send lots of speeches-n0t
their own merely-to A. b, and c. just s If
speeches cost nothing. This 10 all wrong II their
pay too large as We think it is) cut it down; bat
don't tax all to pay them eIorbtantly, and then
ssk them to give the surplus back to part in the
shape of speeches. Let Members be paid fairly
ard let those who want speeches pay for them
there 10 no better rule.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

duty And gave a verdict of scquittd. He WA
brought mp before third, which reversed the
for mer iuo ,,ments and mulcted him in enormous
dsnsges TIE decree Wa the lo:s OF Capt Dur
hams vessel aAi the ruin Of small and innocent
owLers. Under these circumstances, Capt Dur
ham re-orted to bis wits, broke through the mesbes
Of tie Law, and brought of bis vessel For tbs he
ia condemned ss very immoral man. We dissent
from the Judgment. We believe he acted under
keen ser'e of wrong and outrage, from which he
had but one possible method OF escape. That
method be adopted, ard, it seems to us, with
proper spirit. We rejoice in his success ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

The indications in the House point to weeks
tsk or practical truce on LecomptOn, and then q
short, sharp, decisive struggle to commence next
week We cannot predict the result; but the
Lecomptouites have manifestly gained courage
since Secretary Cobb peddled off bis last batch Of
Treasury Notes. Western Horses at $50 each,
Corn at SO cents per bushel at Fort Leavenworth,
with boundless demand for Beef Cattle at ones
own price, are very powerful arguments and may
conquer We will see. .ssStys
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

"B. P" writes US under Misrepresentation If
be .upposes that we object to applications to Men,
bers of Congress for such Reports, &C., as arc
printed at the public expense. On the contrary.
We hold that every one who can make good use
of ne of these should not hesitate to ask bis Rep.
resentstve to send il to him. As to Speeches, the
case is very different. B. P. puts it in this way
true that they printed the cost Of the Msmber
and YOU sak Why sbou read at the Of Membs
o Are not % able to pay for whs; you want ~
To which allow 70 repy that when Membs. Of Con.
goes to expense ohsns his speeches printed be doe
vii W III read them and Who write him of copies
r. S' WITH s z CODE. ssvns ySII.
rs. hoa nv wi.% =: ri! dsa.;rsS speech "a
~ tn, TnsrSE with great pleasure aud .s:isf.on- In my
S.ne be Sss therein aid doctrines ana principles which,
dueve much good and promote mmsns-y the welfare aid
prosperity ofouf country. 80,
eech the hsnds OF or more hurdd' OF people who ns
Waud there b any improprety my writing Mr.
ard by the have donsl to furnish me with that
G he has not he'd them printed he will of course be unable
20 furnish With them and ne IA. am Dot actually aiding
him IN Carrying out the very object TT which he has them
You u,ed to complain THE TssrSE h. Member, Of Con
s ., bsS voted 70 ID and you they
o. d, BOT be required 70 distribute them a. e the lime con-
.rs h receiving pay the Of 5su yes while u my
case II Mr. sends copies hi: speech Which ne v
b.ye The ranking privilege bot will have 20 saddle my own
pocket with the expen.e Of postage &c But ms
ard remain
TO oil which, we say only that there is one
safe. general, universal rule" Let every tub
stand on IFS own bottom" Mr.. Seward has doubt
less just made an excellent speech-everybody
seems to agree on that point-but how this fact
should impose on him the cos: and labor of sending
,tst speech gratuitously to all who want and all
y no can be induced TO read it, we do not perceive
We print Oh excellent Ssps2er-so tae world
s,,.-ore which is capable OF doing great deal Of
,o' 4 # vel di,seuina.et-but We nevertheless are
Oct wiling to give i! away. We believe twiss -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

If the State Of Louisiana has not actually author.
lied the revival Of the slave trade, under very
thin disguise, it has certainly come remarkably
near to it for first trial That revival it was pre-.
pOsed to bring about under color of the following
bill, some time since introduced into the Louisiana
House of Representatives by the Hon. J. w.
Taylor of East Feliciana:
AN grant authority State
Importation Of Free Black Laborers within the stste:
SECTION Be enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
.ntatit Of he STATE q Loa'.a3a General A..sm5y
,ns That @ BSnsm and ind, -: & 81 s' and sy
scIs and ons I Ssv p !. Dcs,
to labor for term OF years which the parties may ssee upon
between themselyes-not less than fifteen years"
This bill passed the House with hardly any oppo-
siton, and in the Senate it was only got rid of BY
motion for postpOnement, which was advocated
exclusively on the ground that, before adopting so
important movement full time should be allowed
to the public and the press for the thorough dis
cussion of this new policy. Even in this way the
bill was postponed by majority of two only.
Having obtained this strong expression of legis-
atve opinion in their favor, We should not be at all
surprised if the advocates for the revival Of the
slaye-trade should proceed to carry out their
scheme without waiting for any further legislation
on the subject. In fact, law passed by this very
Legislature, by virtue of which ell cOlored persons
coming voluntarily within the State are liable to be
seized and cold into perpetual Slavery, one half the
proceeds to 90 to the informer, the other half to
the State, might, it appears to us, be made
to serve the purpose of the slsye-trade revivssts
even more eifectualy than the bill introduced by
their partisan, Mr. Taylor. 1t would only be nee
esssry to induce your " free Africans to vOlunesr
according to the scheme of Mr.. TaylOr-to emf
crate from the coast Of Africa into Louisiana for
agriculture and other laborng purposes" Having
arrived in the River Mississippi Of course they
would fall at once under the law above recited, and
might be sold, one half the proceeds to go
10 the informers, who in this case might be
James H. Brigham and his associates. and the other
half by way of bonus to the State. In this way all
the sbammrg and fcrmality of an apprenticeship
for fifteen years, or any longer period, would be
avoided Within the brief space Of ten days the
newly arrived Africans might be reduced to the
condition of absolute slaves urder the laws Of
Louisiana, with no kind of doubt CT question hang.
irg over the title, 1t appears to US that this
rodus operandi would be free from many plausible
objectioLs to the apprenticeship scheme, and we
commend it accordingly to the consideration Of the
Hen. J. W. Taylor, James II. Brigham aud bis a.
socate,, AID The Nesc- Orleans Delta.
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t. the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 25 1853.
The Senatss Committee on Territories VIII report al
once bill for judicial District IN Arizona. Ihey
80 decided this morning. Senator Gwin VIII move ns
Territorial bill as substitute, and support II Dy
stroog speech. .
The Select Committee, raised by Mr. Florence 8
resolution TO invest gate the circumstances connected
with the purchase OF the site of the Bank OF Pennsy-
yaDia for the Post Office in Phladephis, to-day ex,
snined ex Postmast enera Campbell, who entered
into minute history of the transaction and spoke OF
the care be took not to pay for the property more
than il was worth. Several weeks ago rumor
reached him that high officer of the Government
had received fee from the bank, and he ascertaned
that John Miller, late Postmaster of PhladeF ma,
was the person implicated in the charge. Suose-
ouenty in conversation, Mr.. Miller informed HIM tnat
after the purchase effected, MIR. Albone, Presi-
dent of the bank gave him what he considered hiui-
self entitled to for services rendered in peIfectng the
sale. Mr.. Campbell said that until recently ne knew
Of pobody connected with the PoSt-Oice Department
thus participating in such transaction.
Mr. Thomas Allibone was then examined. lie sad
that after the property had been offered to the Gov
ernn ent Mr. Miller by instruction Of the Postmaster.
General called him to the price Of the site and
was informed in response to his inquiry that S2o0 OOO
was the lowest sum- without any commissions that 1t
would be sold for. That amount was paid by Gov.
eminent check Mr.. Miller sfterward asked Mr.. Ali.
tone TO give him what bis services were wsyth, aud
he himself suggested SIS, OOO Mr.. Alibone gave him
check for Is coo and another for $l3,Ooo There
was previous agreement. ~.
Col. John Oskford late chief clerk in the PoatOf-
fee Department, testified that it was not known nor
suspected at the time OF the purchase that any omcof
was to have pecunary interest IN the TRANSACTION.
During tie speaking 10 the House this evel.ng
nearly al the seats were deserted and when the al
jourpme mt took place, at O'Clock, only three mem
beers were present. ,.,,.
Lewiston Is. Harding, Register and Dsburslne
Clerk of the Navy Department, position he has hec
since 1881. die suddenly last night. He was yester
day hpparepty in good health.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

- those who obtain signatures to the Protest
against the passage of the LecomptOn Constitution
will return them 10 this Office, duly authenticated, We
shall be happy to send tbem on promptly to Wash.
ington.
Who wi, help circulate Protests against the triumph
cfths Leeomptsn Swindlei Hsurs are precous-let
them DO improved
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MI STEPHENS GA proposed the raming OF an
ary day for the consideration of the senate bill for
IL admission Ct Kanfas. He thought best 10 have
an understanding in the matter. tina, nobody shall
be taken By surprise.
Nj CAMPBELL Ohio said that the House had
beer beba.iug the questions involved IN that ball for
1ine years ard reary all this Session. Tbs Kansas
avestit blocks up public as well private busnss
Ii wss therefore ready to meet the question to-day
o. 20 morrow, with OF without further debsts. H.
though. /. due " the interests OF tsa county thai tas
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

Our honored Senator PRESTON KNG-who
speaks SO seldom yet so well that his taciturny IS
a National loss-msde last Tuesday an exposition
of and argument against the Lecompton Fraud
which, though among the briefest, is one Of the
most compact and convincing of any yet submitted.
We print it herewith; Cor, though it may seem that
nothing more need be offered in exposure and rep
reheDsion of that fraud yet so many are apt to
read partially and heedlessy that it is necessary to
pile line upon line, precept on precept, until no
person of decent intelligence shall have an excuse
for countensncing the monster niquity Of our age
Mr.. King is Radical Democrat-one Of the
I2O, 900 electors of our State who supported Van
Buren, and Dix in 1649-one whom the Custom
House or the Treasury has not been able to debase
TO the level of John Cochrane and John Van Buren,.
We ask the Barnburners of other days to read and
say whether they do or do not like the ring Of this
speech.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26

BY late arrival at New-Orleans we have news
fiom Mexico TO the 2lst inst. The civil war was
raging eth undiminshed fury. Several skirmishes
had taken place, in which the Zuloaga party
claimed the victory. The new Government ap-
pe,rsd to be gaining ground. A decisive battle
will. il is thought, soOn be fought on the road be-
tween Vera Cruz aud ths City Of Mexico.
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THE LATEST NEWS
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.

SPECIAL DTsPATcHks TO TIKI r. T. rKISU"H'
Fro~ Orcr coyyesposd~st
WASHINGTON Thursday March %, 1853.
The Democratic Senators have overrued Mr.
Mason and determined to push Minnesota through
as fast ss possible. The hope is to get three more
votes in the House for Lecompton.
The impracticableness of few Republican mem
bers who don't " ant to vote for Crttenden's amend
ment, renders the defeat of Lecompton very doubt
ful. The prospect to-day is far from encouraging
AZ tie vote is, however, postponed till Thursday
the present difficulties may be overcome BY thai
time.