The national Republican., 1862-03-26
[Commuaioated.I
To The Editors Of Tie Republican.

GENTLEMEN : know not whence you de-
rived the Information to which you give pub.
llcity 10 your paper Of this morning, under the
caption Of Running them off," but II Is GER
tainly incorrect The very reverse effect has
been produced, and is now operating widely
and powerfully 10 and among both the slaves
and their owners In this District, by their an
ticipa,ion Of The passage Of the bill to abolish
slavery at the capital Of the nation.
THE slaves. says your informant, "are be-
Ing removed In large numbera"
Why, Messrs. Editors, there is not an intelli-
gent slave owner In the District, unless he Is
the veriest slave himself that ever cowed be-
meath the lash Of q tyrant master, who would
not hail with delight The passage of that bill.
Why, sirs, II offers the only hope we can rea-
souably indulge Of ever getting anything what
ever for our negroes If your informant had
told you that large numbers Of the most valu-
able slaves Of both sexes had ran from the Dis.
trict during the past year and that the exc.
dous continued until II became generally
known among them that bill for their eman-
cipiiion would be introduced into Congress
and would probably pass then, sirs, indeed,
his information would have been correct and
perfectly reliable.
And "soms Of these removals." you say, 10
farms In Maryland, e. are cases Of sale p Gre.
dat Juda,s Appella Why, gentlemen, there
Is no such thing az effectng sale of slave in
this District at this day, at any price. II Is no
longer marketable commodity" in our city.
The tenure is daily becoming more and more
frsil and insecure. Why will not the ravery
propsgandlss Of the Diatri,t (take the editor
Of the Sar as specimen Of the genus,) the
mischievous pro-slavery politicians, all of them
disaffected, TO the President and the party that
brought him into power, many Of them disloyal
10 their country and its Government why will
they not let the slave owners alone" upon
this subject. All We ask OF them is to let us
" alone.' We think We understand our own
interests. We think we comprehend the sub.
ject 10 all its bearings, and we hold our opin.
ions, 10 all matters relating TO II, upon couvic-
tion. Are these mischief-makers utterly reck.
lcss Of the interest Of those of whose interests
they profess and claim to be the peculiar guar
dians! Do they not know, that II the bill fails
to pass there will be an immediate stampede of
all the able bodied slaves from this District
Why, sirs, II know that my'slsve contemplates
running that all his arrangements are made
for stsrt-whst can do to prevent it? Sup.
pose him 10 be among the most valuable
among those Of his condition worth, say five
years ago, fifteen hundred dollars to savo him
must sell him. Tell me, some one Of you
gentlemen 90 deeply concerned for my interest
in this description of property, tell me honestly
and truly, how much can get for him this
day here, or onyphere In Maryland or else.
,ohere: Or, rather, tell me what you will give
for him.
ltis the settled conviction OF my mind, after
making deliberate, dspassionste investiga-
tion Of the subject, In view Of the interests, the
highest and holiest as well as the mere none
tary interests, Of all the parties concerned, and
the aggregate Of those parties is nothing les,
than The entire population Of this broad land,
white and colored, bond and free IL is, say,
the settled conviction OF my mind, that the
measure Of emancipation, upon the terms pro-
posed, II adopted and carried out by Congress
and tho President, as ! most ardently hope II
will be, will prove most wise and beneHcent
one, and az firmly believe that ita passage il
imperstively demanded by justice, humanity
sound policy, and national houOr.
A SHAREHOLDERS OF TUE DrsTRIcT.