Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-11-19

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deny having made any such charges
against Judge M.Roberts. never
charged him with deciding Lamkins'
case, nor ol deciding mine at the same
term oil the court. My words were,
In proof oil the estlnI alton In which
our courts OF justice consider lie act OF
iiberating slaves, ii is on record that at
the same tenn at which Coles was SEN
fenced to pay $500 piece for the me-
groes he emancipated, Ian kins was
sentenced to pay bur $3.50 piece for
four negroes he kidnapped" do not
here say hat this was done by Judge
M'Roberts, but that IL is on record that
II was done at the same term OF the
court. Now il is we'll known, aud the
more so from the circumstance OF the
/ application OF the legislature 10 release
him, that LaukIns' case was decided al
the last September term OF the courl,
aud previous 10 NJ Roberts' appointm ent
as Judge; and II Is equally well known,
that at he same term was tried the suit
! of the county commissioners against me
/ to recover penalty Tor enancIpaine
such OF my negroes as reside III Madl-
/ SON E." he'her my language !" 'Ps'h
! ing OF ms iha''ef oas oeeh s.'ie'y "o"
meal Is OF no great consequence. Ii l
am compelled by The mandates OF court
to pay $500 q piece tor emahcIpaHnp
my negroes, \ matters not whe'hef L DC
ca!leo nne or "a penahy' nor GOES II
I ma'erlaily chaDge the case II me Ia"
TX the penalty oil $500 Tor emane 'pa'ins
siase' ana, ieaV'hs 'he h,ie 'o' h'o"ap-
, ping oiscfe 'iohaty WIN 'he court '"e
Judge shou'e sentence one euli'y oi
TINS cr'ne 10 Pay me Oh Only oioo.
ouch me s'arhg snch peha''y III he
lace ""a'a cef'a'nly sho'o s"o"s
( proof o, the estimation ID "hich our
courts oil justice eoasldef Tue ACT ot IL
! oera'i"@ slaves a'o VI N'oeapP'"s a"o
( MAKING slaves % 'ree'ht'.
80 Judge M hooe''S ssys' on
nave 9'"ssa 'ha' "h'eh Is u,''' ue II, Say
lag mat decided 'ha' hei'her inc 'ss's-
azure nor the eNecoiAe Can release
me payable 10 the people OF county
Ater ioiie course Oh reasoni'b w
snow, thai eu,hliefs nave oeeh srea'eo
oouies Poilitc and corporate are per
/ soos 10 Ia" Tor CERTAIN purposes 'nl
.hctr r!shis /" psaced IS h'Eh as 'hose %
J NOV idoais, and 'ha' 'hese flsn's "he
'hef OF " mal'iaeais OF ooun'.es, 'a''"o'
chahse inc law o' inc Case III 'a'of VI
eNher' me law "oo'e DC equa'1, oi''u
my ana soch rights "nen o'iee ses'eu'
never can be Invested Without al eqai-
Ss'eo'' aoa referring 10 a'se's au'''o'S
10 prove 'hese posi''ohs-'he Judge 80,
ou' moepenoep' Il 'aei' 'e@s'''' ,'''' 10
no' case OF forfeiture 'ha' can DC
icast"' Ape Cohsahelion vi ''.e ''a.o
( Is rue declares mat Inc executive s"s''
! nave power 10 gram 'e'''ssSe anu p''
Cons MS grant oi power can oN'y
! De intended, aho can oHfy DC e1e'''oea
wheh me state IS parry Dor can II oe
exercised though me state were parry
unless me me oefonSS 70 me Sf9fe; "heh
/ IL belongs 10 an ihiorner 'he executive
cannon release i. MS Pioeesos opo"
the pfmc'P'e 'ha' oy the commencement
OF sun, tue r'sh' OF acuo'' se''s III ''e
| piaiooH' ana "hicn no s"oaeqoe'" ao' u
Inc legislature OF 'he 'u.. oo,'''''' " W,
i government can dlVes'' iiers VIC ii''o
ID his printed opinion 'ha' Tue '"ose CO
freSSfy says 'aa' 'i''e eau o"ey &c
! mi'ed ny the executive 7oHeH " oeeo"SS
! 10 me Sfafe' a"o asserting ~
nearly as eSpiicH, 'na' 'he 'es 'sia'o'e 10
( equally restricted I'D tue thclcioS VI 'i'o