New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-13

vital part aAO FAVE the tHuslOn Ol NFels OF DloOui
ut once preventing slave insuirec,ions aud crushing
Rebellion.
NKw CusrOM-HousE, July %, 1853
T Sat shout = O'Clock this .. H., was re-
qu'sled by several persons, among Others Capt H.
l.. Bdwol 30 to the door OF the Custom-louse, on
Canal street, and rec a black woman whose master
was trying 10 get Ter away from onr lines. waH
told her paster was Rebel, and the builder of the
famous iron gunboat Manassas" snd that the
woman lad been ordered by her ms,'esr, IN the FOL
lowing language: You put out aud go to ora But
ler ] can get white servants enough Coming
TO tho woman, who was sc ited l. ar the front e.
trance surrounded by crowd Of persons, white ami
b ack. heard one of the white men asking her
whether she had rather 90 TO Prison or back to her
master. Size WAS sitting with child OF few
months ofpge in her arms, and crying. She made no
reply. asked which the master WA lie was
pointed out 10 me. His name Is John Stephenson
and he lives in CnrOnde.et street. asked him II he
yas lie builder of the boat" He said Yes.
The following converse ION substantially ensued:
"Hsye You taken the oath Of allegiance p
NO."
lyon had better take it before you undertake to
get this woman back
Perhaps shall take it, and perhaps not
"You have no right 20 take this woman by force.
II don't propose 10 take her by force"
elf she wants to 90 she OF course can GO; bnt you
have ne right TO use force or violence, or TO disturb
the peace
81 SIN not going TO use force. wish to take her
peaceably tome, or to Jail"
"Sue is Unioaist. You are an avowed Rebel.
She has fully as much right 10 use force On You as
YOU on her. She has Just as mnch right TO take You
10 Jail as you to take her, for all can see.'
THAT'S new law
"That's military law. You must not break the
peace, nor make any disturbance within the United
States lines. BE very careful, Sir, how you conduct
yourself within our lines
81 have not come within your lines"
"This city is within our lines. You had better
take the osth of allegiance. What right have yon,
a Rebel, to seize IL Union woman and carry her Off %
Il have a right according to law TO take my
slave.
You are the builder Of a Rebel gunboat and you
have not yet taken tie oath Of allegiance. You had
better 'shedadd,e.'
cit WIS not a Rebel boat 1t was a private
boats
"A private boat What did you build your
private boat for 2"
al built il 10 defend this river aud city"
"To defend this river and city against whom
Against The United Satesl'
"Yes, Sir. against tie United States"
"This city and river-property which the United
States bought and paid for. You are what call
Rebel, and your boat a Rebel boat"
- don't wish to enter into that question. l only
want my slave according 10 law"
"You must not use the slightest force violence.
No one has right 10 force violence TO remove
her. but the United States authorities S,e has ust
us much right here as you. Its rather cool in you
the builder of a Rebel gunboat to keep tie United
States forces ont Of this city, TO here after her
refusing to take the oath of allegiance. Its lot
according to our law TO deliver her up 10 you."
" Your law ] should like TO know if you made
that law
eyes, Sir we made that lay. This city is under
martial law. You must not modest this woman here
without permission from the United States auhor-
tee. She has right to stay here until they remove
her,"
Quite large crowd Of blacks and whites having
collected ordered tbem 10 disperse which they did.
Tie woman told me her name wa LYDIA; that
her mistress had repeatedly ordered her 10 put of
and 20 TO Old Butler and she at last took her at her
word; that her mistress was accustomed TO damn
Gen. Butler, using good deal Of pToiane language,
AID to say 81 should Ike to smack BIZ. damned old
,ace' meaning not to KISS. but strike HIM &C.;
that she has been called f'st-rate housekeeper,
washer, and roner and is ready to do anything, and
" work her fingers Off" if she can only be saved
r. H.. L.. l.r
treats her much better than her mistress, who
frequently beats her with her ists and hands, &c.
The woman remains now Is O'Clock a. M in font
of the Custom-IIouse. Says she wants to see Gen.
Butler.
p s. ., July %, 3 p. m.-The contraband
Lydia has just been turned away from the
Cusom-Iouse, and will probably be lodged in Jail
and whipped as a runaway before night. Pray how
long shall these odions State laws be allowed to
override justice, and that too in the very presence Of
martial law, and in the midst Of our New-England
arnes!
The steamer Philadelphia. Capt. Morton, brings
flea Of papers from New. Orleans 10 the "a inst, but
they are barren Of news. We clip few domestic
items from TIE DAILY Delta, commencing with the
3ist Of July and running down 10 the % Of August
4 FALSE ALARM.
There il cnrrent report about town 10 the effect
that the Union forces are 10 be expelled from New
Orleans in Augnst--say abO1t the 18th. We are
assured that great many "quiet people believe
this report to be true. Indeed, we have been told
how the thing is to be accomplished. The Rebel
forces are 10 come down upon III IN three columns
one over the ake., one down tho Mississippi River,
aud one from the Algiers eide. We have no facts
to the mode OF transportation. We are simply told
thai the Rebels are coming and We are kindly
requested TO "w0it and See" The authors Of these
absnrd rerOrts nTe u course enemies Of The peace