The New York herald., 1861-12-16
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.


Senator Tr,s'n Pot Ab,oonded-Hs Seels Refuge oncp
the COa5eatdt spiris Of he Southern Co,feeyacg--HS
Takes eith Him Buggy, Pair Of Horses and Ten faoa
sand Dollars in Gosd-Aegyo Contrc6cnd u British
SH9ect-A Nep Eature IN he Niggsr Qusstioa-Impo,t
ant Order Anticpced from General Hollecf--iTesiad
Return Of Rena P'1sones--Tropsa Of Actiity, dc.
Tho secesh friends Of Senator Trusten Folk are
heartily at what they call the smarness Of that iaai
rdua and the stupidity Of the correspondents who have
never noticed the fact that he has been in Washing
ton this winter at ALL In truth Polk is such dull un
important porson that he noticed when he was
IN Washington and there is nothing extraordinary tho
failure to miss from the Senate now The current gossip
relating to this obscure Senator places him where lie bo
longs by inclinatonn the lnnd Of Dixie somewhere Ia
The south u seems that he left home In q buggy with
apar OF horses and small valise containing only
necessary articles Of wearing apparel II is nsceranel
that he drew about ten thousand dollars gold from
bank few days before he started 1t s supposed he
took the principal part Of that money with him Hi
family is yet here residing in paatia on Laea
place. the Fifth Of 81. Louis. Polk evidcuti
intended 10 avoid any unpleasant proceedings the
Senate during the present session. and hurryng OF 10
the Southern confederacy perfectly CONSISTENT with
his disIoya sentiments and acts Of moral while
here His expulsion from the United States Senate can no
longer be postponed The papers here are venatlnga
letter written by the absconded Senator last spring a
proving the course OF Governor jackson pupsing the
State into revolution and advising his correspondent that
Missouri ought not TO hesitate 10 50 with the South.
Another Of the iaitorsus gang has thus disposed Of him
self by fight.
The case Of the negro contraband who stands Ia the
extraordinary position Of being claimed chattel by
pretended British subject while claiming himself to bo
subject OF Great Britain is assuming interesting proper
lions. The English Consul ]. Edward wilkins, is
thoroughly In fLp r;d5 bn,v
British subject can be the slave another On the 10Th
the negro and his pretended master were brought 70
81 Louis by General Haccks ORDER and soon as mes
senges who have been despatched Chcagoand Canada
70 hunt up evidence, have returned, the matter viii
DC investigated with all the formaIities of q high
court before the Consul There is touch OF ro
'nancs IN the case which may make it notorious
Tho negro says he born in Canada. His mother
who still resides there, WAS o fugitive from
Virginia The boy the Is about twenty years oid) came
70 ST. Louis and worked, at the age Of twelve, the
Srm Of Judge Goode the Meranec river in This coun
W, or his board aud clothes He had chance to 30 on
steamboat and obtain wages: but fearing Go)de
would belle his name and treat him otherwise than we'll
no ran away. The next account finds him ia Canada
asain, aud then IN Chicago as waiter and house
want lie says he has uncle and half brother in Chi
cago. From the latter place he to this state with
Que ot The Limos wa spirited away this
CITY by WheeLn, under preenco that he going to
the Interior 20 buy mules for The governent but as soon
as he beyond the Union lines, Wheelan clapped
nun sIiryeu ior tuo ARKANSAS line
TIE boy endeavorod to escape but Wheean chained him
ie an - wagon where he found by Captain Wood OF
the Kansas Rangers.
The undoubtedly true part Of the boys narrative Is
that which traces him from Judge Coolies farm TO Cana
% nId back 10 Missouri One OF the extraordinary
features of the Is the declaration Of the boy that his
noter resides the present time Windsor Cana
aa and q hs pretended master (Wheola, that the boy's
no'hcf Is now living with Judge Goodies family II
Noha nY be supposed TINT such this would be
sNMea 70 50 against The negro FOX the Of friends
hGt nefeithccss such l. the fact The efforts of the
hat la,v
s'oI ~ th @h sscsspns are rronptod solely by desire
=" M ie "ai csc iUscc Beyond that the negro boy Is case
- Aleirss npitsa Nhselats proved q seccssioufst In
N"t7 case y q probable the darkey viii have Good
80 - No race when both master aud nlaye afe set
p "a ~ te camp Jackson boys were brought IN from
=. = - tlt ~ tne Pacific Railroad ptder arrest
Sho - Daey p.gci Il te military prison Taoa, stah.
t@etsa .tt ~ eNsslgca, IA Pursuance Of th, aeres
seaA hsas baN IN fco ard rrt aon. but thev flpd
- 49, ~ ,.vss a. We time their com apjns zero
ssDt ao~p bc river = Caro- ~ tho siear,bosi st Tan
days ago iesethcf u th aeg.t twelve others eio I,a
hrch Fc4f1 ~ slaee f,e presogs denartu,p ~ - E,
dsckson boyy thcs vi be seai down 10 cairo Ia ,ro.
70 ee transferred under ag n trace % Columbus
~ Whispered arouni hiiiitary besosrartefs that a.
son a. all tho prisAnefs I.,w so f,n3 ore
duiy - barged or otberwise provided FOR MA Csael
Iaifes n issIc the meet mppri general order tbai
= eEfFhsiea fo0fu tlis in.ArY u.tarime ut What
y wi b0. l0b3iyLFb low-scens able IL a. ate ~,
neaAafs q the sisH and fbnss whose rdsil,t bring
bfm mn llaso personal contact yh Cruela, ii. lstt
~" showing Nmss. nAu.b as II 20 say, inst ,yef
shRJ htft usftsH edcd IN rousiGg ps5ic cros IL
~ hkH fs-a, Nhthsr OF not there - nytning in y.
k>4sta st.F
Nat.sy aornasaU ,ioagl aalet 10 this vicinity nrc
80 tar Adt III s1a.sgf at fgtoD, Syracuse and
"TNA~ Se Ru"a'St WINTER quarters inOss ~ Ro'ia