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POLITICS OF THE FREE COLORED
PEOPLE OF NEW YORK.

The Richmond Wing, day or two since. had
a letter from New York, which contained the
following rather readable extract. II will he
seen by this extract that the celebrated Nero
Oysterman, Downing, goes in for Wise as the
Charleston nominee. Being from Accomac
himself, as well as Wise, he naturally feels a
provincial pride that his old friend. the Gov.
ernor who II appears was one of his Youthful
mates should succeed to the Presidency. The
correspondent writes thus about Downing:
al oyStered up a few days ago at the Justly
celebrated oyster establishment of Thomas
Downing, on Broad street. He is from Acco-
mac, in Virginia, was brought up so he saysl
with Henry A. Wise. The aged Thomas is a
great politician. He is no summer friend. He
believes in Wise, and he prays night and morn
ing that he may have chance to vote in this
State for Wise's Presidential electors. Tom
can vote, for he is worth over 500, 600, and he
saws he should now be worth 5000. 900. had it
not been for those Internal wretches, Abolition
lists and Black Republicans. He says those
chaps have robbed and cheated him, and he
would vote for old Nick sooner than for their
candidate that he would go further to elect
Wise than any other man. Not only because
Mr.. Wise favors the growth of oysters, out of
which Downing has made piles of dollars, but
because dependence can be placed in Wise's
Slavery opinions. Downing is the principal
proprietor and principal paymaster of Zion's
Church, and is looked up to as good old
grandfather By hundreds of Africans in this
city. He says, if it were not for the ridiculous
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DOUGLAS ON DRIED SCOTT AND THE
SUPREME COURT.

Mr.. Douglas, in his speech at Wooster. Ohio.
fully and thoroughly re-endorses the bred Scott
decision, and thus at once ekplodes his whole
theory Of popular sovereignty. That decision
rules that Slavery exists in all the Territories
by virtue of the Constitution, and declares it to
be the duty of the Federal Government TO pro-
test 1t is therefore mere mockerv to talk
of Territorial sovereignty after admitting the
binding force OF this decision Mr. Douglas.
in reply to the pamphlet of Attorney General
Black, says:
" In these and other passages it was evident.
ly the deliberate purpose Of the writer to con-
vey the idea that l had assailed the Judiciary
in my article in Harper, and that was actual
ly engaged in crusade against the Supreme
Court because of their decision in the bred
Scott case. Now, whoever will take the trouble
10 read my article in Harper, to which this
Black pamphlet purports to be a reply, will find
that, instead of assailing the court, refer to
them and their decision in terms of respect and
commentator. AS / rode through the streets
of your beautiful town, on my may to this stand
i saw the newsboys distributing several thou
sand copies of my article in Harper. call on
every man who hears me to read it, and mark
particularly what | said of the Supreme Court
and the decision in the bred Scott case. You
will find that ] fully endorse the decision. and
quote freely from it to sustain my position in
regard TO the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
The author of this Black pamphlet whoever he
may be, while protesting to review my article
IN Harper, represents me as fighting the Judi
CARY as making contest with the judicial
authority of the nation and 'assaulting the
Supreme Court of the United States with the
full knowledge that had not uttered one word
Of disapprobation, either Of the court or Of their
decision. defy the whole gang of ANONYMOUS
conspirstors, who are endeavoring to divide
and defeat the Democratic party by assailing
the doctrine of popular sovereignty to show
one word have ever written OF spoken against
the Supreme Court or the bred Scott decision.
1t is well known to the country that | have
made more speeches in defence of the Supreme
Court In connection with the bred Scott decis.
ion than any other living man. During the H.
hnoiG canvass last year, made one hundred
and thirty speeches in defence of the court and
their decision against the assaults of the Aholi-
ton leaders, when they were supported and en-
couraged by those who are supposed to have
concocted this Black pamphlet; yet, in the face
of these wen-known facts, which no honest man
will deny, this monstrous and wicked CHARGE is
made by band of anonymous slanderers' and
circulated under the official frank of the Attor
ney General OF the United Statesl"
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laws in the city of Charleston, that jug free
colored man when he comes there, be would go
to that city with one hundred more colored men,
at the time the Democratic Convention meets,
knock at the door of the building where the
delegates assemble, and demand the nomina-
ton of Henry A. Wise, until they stopped dat
knocking at the door, by nominating his Vir-
ginia friend, and boyish companion in ether
and happier days, when he and Henry were
both young.
You will discover, by this, that the Donnel-
ly letter of Mr.. Wise did not drive off all bis
friends. Wood may have left, like dark sum
mer cloud, but Donnelly is not going to do any
thing of that sort. He will support Mr.. Wise
to the bitter end.
1t is singular fact, that nearly all the col
ored portion Of oar city population, especially
those who, like Downing, own property, are an
tenSely opposed TO AbolitioniSm or Black Re
pat6licantSm."
VIII the AngIO-African tell us, through its
columns, how much truth there is in this state
ment, and particularly in the last paragraph?
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LET THE South BEwARE.-Senator Douglas
stated, in his recent speech at Wooster, Ohio;
that the electioneering canvass in the North
western States is conducted on the part of the
Democratic party on popular sovereignty prin-
eiples IF this is the case, how can any man,
true to the South" sympathize with that
party. Mr.. Douglas says:
off this anonymous publication Black
pamphlet) was designed and calculated only
TO affect me individually, / should not deem It
worthy of notice. but as its object is obviously
to iniure and defeat the Democratic party in
the Northwestern States, aohere elections are
noU pending and the c01cass is conducted on
the platform Of popular sovereignty, deem it
my duty to vindicate the Democratic party
against the consequences of these malignant
falsehoods"
THE LAWS OF NATURE-The Hon. Alexan-
der 81. Stephens, of Georgia, in his late speech,
declared that he would not support any consti-
tuition or institution inconsistent with the laws
of Nature. A correspondent desires us to ask
Mr.. Stephens how or where he discovered a law
Of Nature authorizing him to drag Africans
across an ocean, from their native soil, to labor
on this continent for his benefit? Our cores
pondent is willing to admit that, if Mr. Stephens
lived in Africa, he might assert his right there,
under the laws of Nature, to work g like ne
gro for his bread but he has not yet discov-
cred any law of Nature which authorizes the
settlement of American territory with Africans,
in the condition of slaves. Our correspondent
does not believe in Mr. Stephens's doctrine of
America for the Africans. h-E Exchange.
Mr.. Stephens has the same law of Nature for
kidnapping Africans, and bringing them to
America, that the Gulf pirates have for kidnap-
ping his fellow-etizens of Georgia, and stripping
them of their property, viz physical force.
SENATOR DOUGLAS AND WoMAN's RIGHrs-
The following letter is now going the rounds of
our exchanges. 1t seems to have been first
published by the Bath Mel Sentinel. No de-
NAL of the authorship has yet appeared:
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1859
DEAR MADAM: Your kind letter of the 9th
instant, wishing me to be present at a conven-
ton of the ladies of the Northwest, to be con-
vened at Chicago on the 18th of September
next, to devise measures for the promotion of
the happiness and protection of the rights
and interests of the female sex, has just been
laid before me. You are right dear madam,
when you say that | take deep interest in all
that concerns the ladies of our great and glori-
Gus country. And / need not now, after so
many years of faithful labor in the cause of
popular sovereignty, assure you that you have,
in your endeavors to obtain the liberty of gov
erning yourselves in your own way, subject only
to the Constitution of the United States, the full
confidence of my undivided sympathy. regret,
dear madam, that business of great Importance
will prevent me from being present at your
convention.
have the honor to remain, &C.,
S. A. DOUGLAS.
Mrs. Lucy Stone.
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