The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-23


wAsmerox, Feb. n, 1sea
ne CAaslestom CbauestiewA Litas New York DUsgias
cascss-Fs~asde Wood Bsued and Cone Homs-1As
IN" Negro osssttcs n WasAis0ow and tie QasRioS If
The Remocas q TIE Federal Capaal, d..
Inc democratic politicians here-Douglas and anti
Dougas-have been very busy during the past week
comparing notes. taking soundings and counting poscs
For example: there Thursday night hast neat
little Douglas ct Wizards Hotel got up under the
auspices Of Hon. David smaey Of Vermont The chief OF
the Democratic National Executive Committee, holding
over from the Cincinnati Convention. Al thin csuous
there present Mr.. smaley Of Vermont; Hon. John
Cochrane Aessrs. Wright, Higgins Munday and North,
and Others all Of the State OF New York. We are further
informed that, being severay asked who was their
fayorte for the Charleston Convention each and al Of
these New York gentlemen responded Douglas; and that.
answer 70 the question, could Mr.. Douglas carry the
esa'e OF New York the Charleston nominee for tho
saoencyY there was unanimous answer that he could
ana by = very large majority.
AAo point tnus established by this caucus s that Mr.
Dougss the man Of the Albany auercv de,arstiop n
Charleston, and that they have sold Mr. pick,psou
ana horaio Seymour for a song Meantime George
SANDERS and Emanuel B. Hart are here looking
particularly happy, as IL the whole thing ware :
and distribution Of spoils and plumber Isyo, w
having discovered 'sthe lay Of the land ma h.v;,
Jul AN anCnOf or 30 70 WindWard,
home but from the boiling and bubbng Of the csudror
his presence Will soon be required here again
Inc New York 7rbsne upon an Incidental niger ques-
ZION, urges the republican party Of the House the
suspension OF All appropriations for the Completion Of hs
pubic buildings and other improvements In this city nm
VI the Tree negro laws and the Institution Of slavery in
TINS District shall have been abolshed secondly the
removal Of the capital to some healthy and civilized
locality But what the authorities OF ths CITY 10 dc
total Of $4,000 free negroes, comprehending largo pro
portion OF Migrants and mischievous characters 1nd
the cry H. still they being driven In by the strn
gent Tree negro laws OF Virginia and Maryland and bv
expectations Of good times and little nothing 70 do "a
TINS city Of refuge There two thousand slaves
In me city, and considering their constant intercourse
WIN Inc ree blacks and the presence in and Of Con-
Of human freedom the necessities for rigid espionage
over al incoming and outgoing free oolored Americana
viii be readily appreciated.
Abolish the institution Of slavery here and oman tha
District Is an asylum for free negroes and We dare raV
mat before the Of single year such an army
Of them would be thrown into this city from the adjoinn
slave States with such an admixture Of runaway slaves
psupersm pestence crime, and bloody riots directed "a
the determination Of the whole black race.
The laws Of Congress and Of the local authorities Of thk
city, therefore, upon the negro question are under t
facts and circumstances with which have deal wie
and humane, however cruel they may appear 70 tia
distorted imagnaons Of Northern devotees Of hu-
man freedom" As for the removal Of the federal csp-
quite possible that Virginia and Maryland have ceased "a
entertain any very serious objections TO said removal but
the eeat Of the federal Will hardly be changed
until some other locality shall have been agreed upou and
we shall have decision upon that point while the pre-.
sent Union holds together