New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-09
AFRICAN SLAVE-7RADE IN TIL SOUTH.
Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.

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CHARLESTON, May 4, 1860.
Having been in Savannah when the Captain of the
Wanderer was released from prison, cannot but think
that the Northern people should know how the laws
bearing upon the slave-rade arc administered On las,
Tuesday May u, "Charle" Lamar, Mr.. Stiles, and
others, went to the Chatham County Jail where Capt.
farnham was confined, overpowered the Jailor and
released the prisoner. The party then went down to
the Pulaski House, where some twenty or thirty Of
their friends were awaiting them, and the Captain
warmly congratulated upon his escape.
The United States DisrictAttorney having heard Of
the rescue, soon came TO the hotel, accompanied by
the jaer, deputy, and United States Marshals. The
Dstric-Attorney suggested that 1t was his duty 10
direct rearrest to which Mr.. Stiles replied that
'no officer should lay hands upon the Captain" As
he Rad killed bis not long sincethe offense being
that the murdered man had contradcted Stiles when
making political speech-his threat was not to be
despsed. So the officers concluded that the arrest
mprctieabe, and the Distrct-Atorney declared that
lie would hold the jailer responsible. No seemed
TO think that the Captain would ever be arrested again
much less convicted. The whole history of the
Wanderer Gaze. 20 far as heard it, indicates deter
minaton the part of Lamar and his party to carry
their infamous traffic in spite Of the laws. The
late charge Of the Court in that city egazes the trade
but those concerned in it do whether il il for
hidden or not.
The majority Of the citizens are much chagrned at
Lamars course but bis fist and pistol are arguments
no one is willing TO encounter. The rabble follow
after him, and he does as he pleases. am told that
the Wanderer is owned in Mississippi and Lamar is
only an agent. The landing at the mouth Of the Sa-
vannah River with the first cargo was, according to
this theory, a mistake My informant-in whose
veraeity / have confidence-says dozens of cargoes
have been landed in Mississippi and Louisiana within
the last year. When the Wanderer first came to Sa-
vannah, the negroes taken to plantation near
the city-the white superintendent having been dis
missed that there should be to testify against
tie parties if diseovered-and buyers came from all
the adjoining States.
These facts were well known in Savannah at the
time, but public sentiment il 20 demoralized that no
steps were taken to expose the outrage When the
vessel was sold at auction, Lamar, you remember,
proclaimed that she his, and it certain that
ale was a SLAYER, his admission would have con-
yicted him. lie never arrested So, too, he took
tie two negroes lie kept for himself, and introduced
them to the United States Collector Africans, but
nothing has ever been done. He used them as body
servants taking them to Church. and Boosting that he
the best missionary Of the age. AS the lndepen-
dent Church. which he attends and of which his wife
If a member, obtained act authorizing the sale Of
some old family servants left it as legacy upon the
condition they should not be sold, wicked people may
think he is quite good the Eyangests supported
by that congregation.
Still worse at that sale, q trunk marked with Capt
Corrie's name was put up for SALE bought by Lamar
and sent over to the Captain, who was then in this
city in jail. The trunk contained-so | III told-the
charts of the vessel, and on them was, of course
marked its route. Now, it will be remembered, that
ore ground for clearing Corrie was, that it was not
proved that he had been to the African coast. Thus
the United States Government itself destroyed the
evidence which would have made ont its own case.
What shall be thought then of the Administration that
thus enforces the law Again, the account which was
first published in Philadelphia paper of the second
departure of the Wanderer, j find, strictly true.
While laying in stores the revenue cutter watched
closely but she ready for sea- the cutter
left and gave her free chance 10 escape The reason
for much of this connyance is that Lamar who car
ries through all these schemes, has turned Democrat
and supports the Administration. As he has great ln-
uence he is 10 be coucliaed, and Mr.. Buchanan, OF
course shrnks from 10 degradation in order to secre
his favor. FRIEND OF THE Law.