The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-28
Hewnr; f.. Woedford's Giass Hou.e-Mr
Grcclcy's Editorial Article on the slave
rom lAe Neto p'oph Leader

from TIC Ncto l0ff Lefdcf,
Il Dcshcld Smi'h, at the Saritoga Convention
Jaid Mt. NCodiord certain elegant Cou lA.euts flt
HE sllAtcs as lawyer In prize cases. he sad
tbat Wood ord when hrs assistant care ly studied
.be rze law. We pose this meek aud for scv.
sral wUcks to come, To shoN that Mr.. wood ord IN
the several orees lie has held, has not only learned
but practiced prize law.
81 orty amer Wood, rd's initiation into the once
OF hssh tant United States District Attorney In June
taG1. the Marshal OF the District began to make
raid on eliv,rS, and OF course demanded the CO.
operation of I've United States District Attorneys
b1ice In all the plinc al operations he received
the cordial co jeratiOn OF Dis Attorney smith.
who, IL all be- reuem 0ervd, afterward convicted
Gordon. But II was observed that In lit g. bother
Inc things, lhe uhder machinery OF the ONCE seemed
rstner working In the only interest Of the slavors
ihings copnnasd @ groS quite susPl l1us ANIL on
iounded tie Rcpubliean worla VITA the lohowing
scI.oT.al:
TuE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
one OF the boldest attempts by slave trader. TO de.
ss sSS' S IesSs qndss e %
seized, ucd condeinned Tor being hricd out Tor
court, Value beng spprai.ca BY ssoin eIlnliuers
ana ne 1%na pa!I nIo court TO await the result ola
,,!uO which Il "a TO be actually less thai was pai
thHmount be Nc accspted the Augusta was delivered
back inio N" hands Of her owners.
Hardy Ele thec lceA forms comp led tn before tie
vessel 10 refIted Or the slave trade, ready tor
tsbro,6er take lien e. fSe saul VII r. tnry char
sleop and attempt 10 boTl tn August lI'
T., m ., aost ice OF Unted stale. Msr.naf M. ra,
L. pr omen are lodged IA thu ronbs Tor safc kleI
tnul ."t Marn IetsIni but tleir ANXIOUS connse.
, -'' b'.uEh. up Tor eHanii.auon. Aya,is6 e les't
tIv.'n'lt Sc. aid just al ths crit cal mom mt VII Il
{ tnt g. .rt, SCENE We bright NaI,ual Murray fc.
! .u-. tic und5 al Oric. from the GuNvrmncnt 10
~ "a, tc,pur, and S,ste.daI norJIu- NAlle IL.
lu,l we,e auHo uy waluu- lor the.r a.. oarauce IA
.f ~, H ID .
~ trl, Nert on De- va 10 i"rtA cafr.A ses
We, 10 he end is attended by vct, Nv. eiIou, ii
nc ~ ~ = sue 20 vac Hp, 'tn'oa'' an. 10
tlt iul ADD 'earIh.n. iHv,si-a'loA should he
.,, aran! reason to su'o'et that several ic4l
ate. ~Ig mixed w N one e u.st Aud'cgu'
tact 'rsd, 1he seeretay Of The peror' should or
lrru immediate examination INFO the case, anu cpu.
td t.c t-.k 10 porsuI m rs own once VINO 10
Gun e.rH z,-lou., AMI COURAGEOUS enough to probe
Tie result OF this editorial was that the Secretary
OF Hitl"r dld make tie Investigation suggested
b. M Gre lev 1t Moud he very agreeable cam
~. % 'radug Mr.. Greeley uld repro luce reF-
baum TIE c"rre,po deuce which II on illo In the
ohlVe oil the Secretary Of tue Interior concern
sence, however, Of Mr.. Gr,cc,'s puhl,ca.
uon OF that eGritspo"i,nce' We voun Ger
ne Marshal VI the District IN cuiei procured / q
condemnation OF the aver. OF " zen one Applet
O4-su III Was capital" aud tue vessel "i- about to
4, sold, wien, Ug tue col usiOn Of subordinate N
Gle rIce, AN order for new tIlal VAS granted
y rt,u On tic Weasel bOuded. v ss suisse
quty stated tn tue TriLtla>, Tor an neon idcr.o.e
tau--, sum tess than her value Us ship; aud She
Wac allowed tO leave tort. Tue Investigation by
L., .t,I. .ry Oi tue Interior iuIher disclosed that
..Yl-Iuau was tue iither-in Law of Assistant DI--
trt ,rney Wo0dlord, whore duy il had been -
tr',lt a post ible the bonding OF the vessel by
Autu,tt, he BOMBED vessel tnen set sAli tor a
hr-Du'rn2 port, an mnenced her oIeIallons ior
1855 -ay. . / Wtcn he was a. ain srlzcl Dy TIE
'-.tu. marshal OF the district. but the future Ca
g.. 10 The aver anu o. Appleton Oaksmlth is ~
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~ ut ..H.. TO refer 10 H. Tns was following
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"'.. ~ 'Ii. law. II there was single suspicious
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,t - .o tuat tire re urls aIls ON on tue specific
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