, 1860-03-01

7Ae Murder OF A<ftf BY hfs Hfarts-O!d
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Isrec.a Correspondence OF the rrss and T14b"nc.1
WAsursoros Feb. =, 1eGo
Just after had mailed my last letter tcIe' +
praphic disputch was received by kett Of S. c., l
informing him Of the murder Of his brother by | !
his slaycs. The brother was physician and !
resided ut li1atka, Florida. He had been un-
well and WIS confined to his bed for some days
previously. lie was found on Thursday after
noon lying on the bed, with his llead nearly sew
cred from the body. The dispatch states that
it WIS supposed his slnyes had killed him. He
was probably harsh master, aud q man oftur-
bulent passions, like his brother Lawrence II.
Keitt, aud had inflicted some cruel wrong on
his slayes, who took this terrible revenge. This
is the current suspicion in the city, in the ab-
sence Of full md reliable Information.
Some Of the pro.slaycry men are reporting
about the hotels that Pilatka was one Of the
| pluccs designated on John Browns map with
rcd cross, indicating that it embraced explosive
aud revolutionary elements, that only awaited
the fal!iug Of a shock to produce IN insured
ton. 0fcoursc everything Of this sort will be
seized on by the pro.slavery party, but even if
the story is true, does it not prove TINT slavery
is Il dangerous institution; that it should never
/
public safety rather requires that it should be |
placed in condition whereby the public mind !
can est in the belief that it will ultimately be
| extinguished.
"Ol1 Abe" speaks tonight at Cooper Insti-
tutc. before the Republicans Of New York City.
1t is anticipated that there will be an immense
crowd TO hear him in exposition aud defence Of
the pure aud simple faith Of Republicans. 1
] understand that the Republican State Commit
| tee Of Connecticut have induced him to agree
to make few speeches in that State. An earn
| est canvass is going on in Connecticut. The
Administration arc putting forth great efforts
to elect the doughfnce ticket. 4 dead set has
been made upon the manufacturing interests Of
! the State. The Satanic has had spies travelling
from town to village, finding what manufactur-
ers we're Republicans, and sending their names
| for publication 10 that Infamous sheet, with the
yicw Of cutting off their Southern orders. Cir
ca1ars containing the names Of oil the principal
. | RepubIican manufacturers have been printed,
and sent by thousands to the Southern mer
chants and newspapers rs black lists, warning
d them no. to purchase. goods from these tsec~
6 soil establishments. How much these scoun-
dre1;y proceedings haye damaged the Kepubsi-
c can cause caunot he exactly known until after
- | The State election, which takes place the first
Monday Of April. The pro-slaverr managers
haze worked hard and spent thousands Of dol.
lars to get up reign Of terror ?na if.gaten the
> Of the douehface, dirt-eating ticket. As parties
1t are pretty evenly balanced, and the Republic
III cans have only had two or three thousand ma
ority for some years past, tho result, to say the
or wake up the Republicans to a reazi 1g sense Of
:, | their duty. Gov Chase hos also been invited
III to address the people Of that State, aud under
H. stand lie has accepted the invitation. II the
Slave Power full to carry Connecticut By the
appliances they huye adopted, they may US we'll
.e- abandon all further effort . chain any New
m England State to tue car Of Slavery.
In the Senate on FRIDAY. an elaborate argu-
nd meut was delivered by Senator Doolittle in vim
ill., Iicalion of the decision made By the Supreme
Court Of Wisconsin in the case Of Sherman II
Booth, convicted and sentenced By the District
ch Court Of the United States for violation Of ths
mr. | Fugitive Slave act. He commenced lis speech
with the remark that John Quincy Adams onc'
said that the best thing ever uttered By jackson
,en was that when he swore to support the Const'
-, tut;on: he swore to support il as he understoo.
Sl ito support 1t according to bis own conscien
es- tious convictions Of its meaning and purport
| This principle was rs true in its application +
SO Judges as Legislators, md hence no court {
Competent Jurisdiction could do violence to it
- own deliberate Judgment by accepting as 10,
'ce- the adiudications Of another court, when sue
cs | aliudicalions were heieved to be made withou
ese authority IT certainly I'LL neea1af 9ena1e
ed? Gently done, the conduct Of the Supreme Cous
N Of wisconsin: for The Supreme Court Of Geo
,e :ia, through long series OF years. anu as Ia
us 1854, had solsmulH aee'asea rs Jutssa,c.,c
Cour. Of The United Statcs and by virtue
this pTeroeutre asa assuaeu ~ aias sns ueIl
was ions OF the latter Win P19ioI::u conteGpt
Get Mr; D. cated cases ~ WIZ H. .ne W. ~
~. OF Georgia hao aso"ea .n's ~; u
,ans ."ad, hv thc Sunreme Courts Of virgin
and PENNSYLVANIA lndeea,H m1en1 pe STAT
ler MS general pT1nc'Fle that any oesis,on ma
by tile Supreme Coart Q! 1ne on'teo ota!es eo ..
,ach SIDE OF us a'd "sa s"u m u;
the beginning: and rs sncn cono hese NJ s; no pln
:'ao ,ng 'o1ee 's eAse' - '''' '~'~'
MI DooLtte 1nen enselea ih1o IN m'Su.e Sa.a u
atysis OF tae declslon rcacheo ~ tne ouprei
Booth, making coploas cta.ons h IRON p ane op1
ince IONS dehserGn y eacn u tus tuiIs e.
mt the bench all o. "nem ne staafd nau pecn e'e ~
:, LIE majority Of whom had never acted with fi'
ty, party since ats ofgan,ea'o I'LL ,,s;I r. oiono
rs in us review o. tn,s casc' a,a lG,u a.
tribute to fhe learning a1la aoaGtS u:.spay:G
tue Judges WIG were enasa VIZ ta 10 so,,ara1
state he proceeaea 10 c9mens ph ,,rre ~. =;
eeks change "h,cn aao [eurn''t Veeu'+so :"
,v If councils ana policy Of the modern Democra
" party. That parry pro1eesea 10 reverence !
cneo terson as lis lounocs ana Jackson as us defef
Mr. er, yet 1t was known 10 a that tne former ch'
lire. ished profound suspclon o. tle s1prel
C"urf, while tue inter openly fepoalatea US
'o'A' thor.y to interpret iGr @ MN nc CONSTITUTION
tue United states. inc cen3es5 so !ong wac
between the oe'enuers Q! fsoeta'sm ano
State hiRnts "oua Prooao!5 iast as ioug as {
; the present c1Sn system eho91eu. una tnere ~, y
i in rcnson to 1eNese tnat 1le Jo'n' astloa " ~
counte5valnE 1orees .e1.;a tsnuGa IL ptesGs'G
equnip1,ol. .. ~. ,fJ "rar aeront H. ,,,ln
the that the States coalo never accept tne unin ,
ows. ed ump1rase ol tne eup!en'e t1uss W ~
stnut,onal 41est,ons' "3nous .apsieE . n3 'n!o
gull OF consolaa';on. m et ~ .!'s reue:a1
trlne tue moaern nemos!acy ~ conll;.ttsa
sell by the latest e1posnions OF us poney
alnfe iutute purposes. ana tnts recent homa9e
ption the supreme toar' nad oecn e'lcneu 2! no n
time born revcEen &C Tor me sa.tue ma ani'ny 2!
present incn nlbents, but syas SIMPLY rendc
Willingly or nn"ltlingly, become the mln'st
3. decisions must not bo respected, and 1Fe ol
S, tri- ing upon roooa3 ~ o,aaa a"u n,.;ra
Tues thc reonIn liz hrhe1d a narty calling ii
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