Year: 1860




In the list Of passengers per the Steamer Ariel
which arrived at New York on Wednesday last
from Aspinwall, we find the names of Mrs. Bever.
ly L. Clark, child and infant.


Mrs Clark is the widow Of our late Minister TO
Guatemala, who died in the capital of that
Republic, on the 18th of March. Some interest
ing particulars of his last illness were published
in our columns last Saturday. They were fur
nished by the Panama correspondent of the N. Y.
Times from which journal they we're copied.


Mrs. Clark took passage in the Ariel Captain
Minor, which sailed from Aspnwall on the 9th.
She had with her, besides her two little children,
9 very likely young mulatto female slave who had
bsen raised in her family, had been with her dur
ing all hor residence in Guatemala, and had pro-
ven herself very faithful and devoted servant.
Soon after the Ariel got out 90 sea, this Captain
Minor sought an interview with Mrs. Clark, and
in the most friendly terms desired her to consider
herself under his care and protection during the
voyage requesting her to make known to him any
Of her wants. and assuring her of his utmost pro-
lection and attentions. By his politeness of man
ner, and seemingly sincere professions he won
her confidence to such degree as to draw from
her, lin repeated conversations among other things,
an expression of apprehension about losing her
servant in New York, and the plan she had form.
ed to avoid such serious priVation, which she in
tended to adopt upon her arrival in that city.
This plan was to transfer herself Immediately to
some Southern steamer, in which she designed
taking passage for her home, in Tennessee The
Steward of the Ariel, coored man, also waited
L..s Ioaz H..
ed her permission to introduce her servant girl 20
the stewardess, (also colored,) to which Mrs Clark
replied that such ceremony was unnecessary, as
they would certainly have frequent opportunities
Of becoming acquainted on the way.


The steamer at last reached New York, and be-
fore even the gang plank was thrown out, the col
orsd steward, with the girl, leaped ashore, aud
disappeared, thus leaving Mrs. Clark with an in
fant in her arms, and another small child besides,
entirely destitute of servant to render her the
necessary assistance in time of need. After ex-
periencing all the inconvenience of so unexpected
loss, she embarked on the steamer Roanoke for
City Point, having succeeded, before leaving New
York, in securing the services of an Irish woman
for her journey home She reached this city on
Saturday morning, and after breakfssting at the
Bollingbrook Hotel. took the South Side train for
Lynchburg, whence she will proceed to Ten
nessee.


The above particulars Of this new atrocity of the
New York sbotionists we have derived from
highly respectable English gentleman who was
passenger on she Roanoke, with Mrs. Clark, who
heard from her own lips the narrative of the out
rage, aud who spoke of it to US in the EXTREMIST
terms of denunciation.


There can be no doubt that the Captain (Minor)
and also the negro steward, concOcted between
them, whilst at sea- this villainous plot Of robbng
Mrs. Clark Of her property as soon as the Ariel
should reach her wharf in New York. After
insidiously worming himself into the confidence of
bis unsuspecting and unprotected female victim,
this man, ~ Minor, did not, there is every rea-
son to believe, hesitate to avail himself of the ad
vantsges thus obtained, and cody and deliberate
ly exposed lady (whom he had promised with.
out being thus requested to protect) to the dread
full embarrasments which he knew she must expe-
rience from the infamous robbery.


In this case we have another illustration of the
Grsely and Giddings code of ethics, which, we
hesitate not to say, is in turpitude and sccundrel-
ism, not whit inferior to that which was the rule
of action with the most abandoned buccaneers that
ever figured in the annals of crime. Slavery
falsely say these Satanic emssaries, ''is the sum
Of all villainies But in what terms can that sys-
TEN be adequately described that openly teaches
and practically shows contempt for all laws-in
which are embodied doctrines and precepts alike
subversive of human and divine government
which inculcates as cardinal duties, theft, treason
and Wholesale murder-a system, in fine which
ignores all virtues depraves the intellect debsuch
es the heart, crushes the conscience, unohsins the
malignant passions aud would hurl society into
chaos. This is but faint picture of the hideous
aspects of Abolitionism of the Greeley and Gid
dings stripe. 1t is the substance and perfection of
ell that is ds5olica upon EARTH the quntessence of
Internal malignity, such as envenoms the bosoms,
and tongues and purposes of the fond of the bot
tomless pit.


In the light Of the slave,theft which we have
just been noticing, we ask the people of the city
Of New York where it was committed of what
avail are the conservative meetings. protestations
and pledges which have recently been paraded
there, il SO AagitOus outrage is not and cannot
be punishedt Why cannot the rascels who thus
disgrace humanity be caught and dealt with as
they ought to be Are the abolition thieves and
rui6ans forever to rule that city? Is there not
spirit enough in the majority of her citizens tol
seize the wretches and drag them to justice We
leave these questions to the consideration Of those
in the great Emporium who prosess to be conserv-
ativss and friends of the South, and who, numer.
ically, vastly superior to the abolition foe, led
on BY the Apollyons OF the Tribnue, and Church
Of the Puri:ans.


The foreign imports ut New York for the last
three months, are more than twice as large as for