New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-21
The Commercial Advertiser disugenuously seeks
to msrepresent and befog the late massacre at
New. Orleans OF slaves Pc king their freedom.
U.r. ia ia alo,s of that shameful slaughter:


New. Orleans of slaves Pc king their freedom.
Here is its gloss of thar shameful slaughter:
We sfi-n that the Orle'n' p'p"''-,h" journals We
,upro,. alluded to Pro ssavery chanoel-si'e very
version facts heir story IL hat al o-swren
one . d two mornng ths po'e oo',sSsd about
,s from p.n,.on come u}rty nile d,,bt. Coming
aon. III They accost ID them ofdnfrd then 10 ia
oroer of the police ever, cx 1, 20 rrd 20 d. they
tucked ponce in most rrocioa' IA ,nnrr be i,'ef
over when the military iDtelersd quehd the
rior out until wO h'ee 81 th- fIe''" were NeI
,hs, !, j. w,sr an-rsn from Is G,.e.yr- verou Tue
police Ia NswOe,Ds ss r-ds 81 to Is ner
iug ia the ctr. tLan thee hite per-ois bo1
th could they DE- . % groes p-rsbu,ste the '-et
a, that hon ih~y subject ares, also for being
.nn-d f c'iiprs u New o'o'a'' are not allowed to c''
AIMS .
1t will not take many words o. test the
honesty of this statement. W. will make The
Commercial admit its fal'shood, if 1t viii give
candid answer 10 thls question: Noo haf
is aseertaiaed and admitted ht these negroes
rsre only seeking their Jreedom to which they
are entitled by law. ~aat does M4f Jo"r""t
presume has become Of or been done ruth N'sm
Now let US cits and ca,-iulls consider the
account of the whs, transaction gwen BY a
writer on the spot, who Cannot ne accused OF
any partialty to negroes or Abolition. Hear
him,
Eyw OsLKAss August 8 1852.
Yesterday morning " h,i li.'ls .tirmi'h si,h
c.m- from ,b. ans,ion' OF M-srs Mog.n wsiss' shout
IN the morning and a. hey m,rohins np II. l.ve-
wh-o the fr~B,h MARKET they wrre "dered by Tour
s,,.mit.S 70 AIRES. ,h-m cll-d or aid number Of
other poIcsnsn arrived snd immediately serious hght
nd The %.ss: s. % ~ ~n %sS n S, %
Of fh> Trefh Na,ss yrS-eat comc % 'hsv aid ~h-n az"
,,sgsi, IN cheh ne necv0" Jsgh d"pr'"fey tho ponce
IN. nssrc t.d. nine wounded and sr taken pr.on.
era tiv- Of III. police we're pe,' BADLY ~o1ndr, iss
ssoRovs sAiD THEY wxRS ARMED o'Lr TO h-..r AMI
ATTEMPT on rus ROAD TO RETURN qHSs TO SL'vsEr
There can quo tcn but that the policemen dbl their
duty 10 ar-.ns sny ban If armed n ~h-t e. escs or
white but custom hfdS N Ii' ga ldo m ma Ndfs Jr
pianf pay 70 .tIf' dM'to, r,y ,a','sc. ",g,. az
seslou. ~ performing their duty.
Let u here consider the provision Of law
which entitled these men Ia assert and main
tain their freedom. We quote from the Con-
6scatlon Act Of Congress, approved by Presi-
dent Lincoln, July IL:
Sac And be Jp.ft,v ted Ths all l,ves e PERSONS
no shall HEREAFTER be -ngvsd N rebellion .s'n' the Gov
ernmeot thu United ,te. OF who .h. ~ al, way s'e
:, within "a, n 80 % tn- army; sod II slave. tptured
fr IN such perons dr,er'd ~ them and coming nedrf
II
slaves II such fDua being "ihn any Psce occ1
,.d n, R.h-l Tor sd -f~ard occupied BY the urrrs
of the Uuit-d STATES snail drrnrd r,ptiyrs o wat ,i
forever fee OF their sei' ode ed not ssn held
80 saves
We demand in behalf Of these men, and of
all ia Ike circumstances, the enforcement OF
this law. We demand Of the President that
he publicly instruct all his subordinates to obey |
It. 50 q, no longer 10 assist IN mirHerlcg loyal
mon for refusing longer {" be held unlawtnlly
in Slavery nv traitors. Every slave escaping
70 our llurs from region held by the Rebels
-us that is from which these uegro's escaped
has a right to cur fullest protection. IL Is
perfidy and treason to refuse Il. Wa might
h ave had Fifty Thousand Black Unionlsts, i'm
peryious to yellow fever, tns day IN New
Orleans ready to assist n any way that might
be pointed out IN sustaining the Union Cause,
II the principle had been seasonaby recognized
b, our Generals that no lnouist can oe re-
garded BY us as rlghtiuily held in bondage by
a traitor That was Away. tho dictate Of the
laws of Wa: 1t n now prescribed ny statute.
Should W., ever Lose N.a.Orlcsns or the Union,
It will be because OF inhdrlt, On the part oi
our leaders to thus provision of law.
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