New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-02
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From Our Own CorrcsrorSsE:
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From Our Own Corrcsroresr:
BosToN, Monday, FEB. p, 1889
Mr. Cushing has Deen aosep.s several days from
the LEGISLATURE aud when Re has Oeel presen. Ia,
,hoWp disp. sit'n Ia SSs,sin from any agitation
/ of the Slavery qu- stioy Ga Saturday, however, =
I resolve being belize the House 10 appropriate
/ ~ SEQ for the purpose of aiding Levi Baker, q
Cspc Cod b pms,ter, - tes ia the United Ss.tes
CcuGt, tie consutu,ion,lty Of the Nirs'ni. search
! l,g. be made d,mjDstrsa N agsns, II IN two or
| three soee hes IL does 20, seem to mlke any
! great difference 10 Mr.. Cusbirg what method Mas.
s,ebusetts adopts t. yiu2cate her rights against
the eLcruacbmrnts IF the Slave States. Any strict
Is legal PROCESS excIies 10 bin strong disgust
/ any measure Of doubtful legality. IL Is the spirit
of opposition itself Ahich b. deprccates. AcquIes
cencr is in bis r,tmarion the subhmest OF virtues
The Committee On Federal Relations have not
yet reported upon the petitions Tor law toprohbit
the rendition al fugitive slaves At the second hear
ing Mr. Sewall pTes-uted the following d'att OF =
BILL which wound suit biu as one OF the petitioners;
"SECTIOs J. S,Sery csoG,t sAistio h'ssse enseVs.
Every person nov 10 tnis Co nuohsealtn u Tree.
Eyery person ebo nay rea1ef come INTO tas CJ1-
| monsesith, or be barn m II, shall be ire''
"SfC = ASy pet-oo sho email srres,, lnprlson, on
cary out # his CJumon~eaih any ot1el person
for the aege0 thai su;h OF i.r pers N ss'e
shall be- punished by mptsor ment 10 the STATE frsoa
not exec, diI Z ter Year..
Ary easure Of this hind will be- opposed on tho
ground that the Fugitive Slave act il dead letter.
This is seIous mistake. The number OF fugitive
slaves Is increasing every year, and their safety Is
only secured BY the most constant aud unceasing
vigilance on the ysrt of the AnttSlayery people.
The Vigilance Committee has expended largo
amount of money AMI has lately oeen obliged 10
call fer more FUNDS. They and the Aat-Slayery
men generally AZ. getting tired of being thus per-
petuslly comp elled To sleep with one eye OPEN IN
order that lie black uIen who trust IL the hos
ptality of Massachusetts, may lot lind their just
expectations disappointed.
The bill relating 70 the Courts, of which gave
you The main features u week or two sgo, has been
reported 10 the House aud I think il is likely To
pass The salaries OF the judges of the new court,
which il rtyrd the " superior Court, are fixed at
50 200 for the Chief Justice, and So, 500 for the
uine associates. This Is $1,000 more than the
present Judges Of the Court of Common Pleas re-
ctive, ard 500 more than the Judges Of the SUI
folk Superior Cuur bntn OF which are abolished;
but IS the hun.bet ot Judges is reduced the aggre-
gate increase Is not large. AS the supreme judi
clal Court under the new ~ stem, Is 10 be mere
court of laW, their labors sl be reduced, and tho
supposed necessity for larger salary for them viii
be done away. Une of the sections of the bill pro-
vides thai ut the crnIDsl terms OF the superior
Court precedence soal BE- given Ia cases UNDER tho
personal liberty set, The Dulsance act, and tho
liquor law, alter the cafes Of persons actually con-
futd IN lall. | HE l. concession 10 Massachusetts
opinion on the questions of freedom and temper
anoe, which will, ftsr, not meet the appreciation
OF MIR. Gushing
The resolve for the purchase of the Hancock
Estate has passed the senate by vote OF 10 to To-
Its success IN the House IL ut least doubtful Many
of the intimate friends al Gov. Banks, both per-
sOn6l aud pUtlca', are making great efforts Ia its
behalf; bur the of 10000 for a Gubern,t)-
rial rt sdeuce looks large 10 the country members,
and slightly Inconsistent with " Republlcan SIM
pliclty." The house, however, is no great affair in
the way of grandeur, aBC some say is quite q tum-
ble-down concern, ana will heed good deal of re-
pairing. If rot bought by the State, il will no
OOubt have Ia give way 10 pile OF brick for some
Iich ignoramus, aud this would be pity. Asa
matter of principle, do not see as the purchase
can be- defrbo,d; but confess that ia view Of tho
ridiculous Efforts which ure made 10 false $780,
900 from the patriotism of the whole country to
buy Mount Vernon With / should like to see tho
Bay State hand over &, tue heirs of the old Gov
ernOr half TINT SUN for the Hancock estate.
The owners OF the Webster statue have voted to
have it placed Ipon the state House grounds, II
the Legislature snall permit. TDis is sheer malca
on their part. They probably remember tina. tho
Legislatures of 1883 and l-5i doth Of which con-
tanned Wing majority, by the way) refused
sn APPROPRIATION for a statue Of Webster,
iIflctBg upon 1t this specimen Of high arC, which
is universally admitted 10 be r total failure. Mr..
CTeenoughs statue OF Franklin has grown rapidly
i'm public estimation since this Webster statue was
brought here and the.only way to make the later
popular lie 10 procur. poorer One OF somebody
else if that is possible. The FIRST statue vas lost
ID the Atlantic Ocean. When that great pond is
drawn off, nbich sill be, probably, about thou
sand million years after Nacaulays New.Zeslander
takes q sketch of the RUNS of IT. Paal's Ca.he-
draI, from q broken arch Of London Bridge,
what will tie people who find the bronze Webster
thIbk Of itl
The Trojan experiment Of settling Prof Hunt
ington in Harvard College has hot, apparently. been
successful The Professor attended the 81 Union
meeting Of the Orthodox Congregational Societies
"to pray Tor Colleges" the other evening, and
il reported In the papers 10 have alluded with
deep feeling 10 the position he occupied IN the
" University. lie was ready, NJ times (he said,
- almost to be discourlso, but the thought bad
occurred 10 bm that many persons we're praying
" for him all over the land, and this had seemed "
" iniuse HIM With new strength"
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