Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-20

THE SLAVE CAsE-Ihis case terminated yesterday.
Two witnesses examined tor The slave III Saturday:
one coiored mar named Joseph Smith, who depoScu 10
Eavin the here winter before last but co'!'
not say whether it was before after Christmas. Sarah
Smith, white woman, ga:e similar testimony, and no
further evidence offered. In order 10 expedite the
case, the Recorder yesterday held two stngs or The
subject, in The uTenonn aud another atcr IN" Non
OF Sessions had adjourned.
y, the sitting i'll the forenoon the Recorder said he
considered that hr certificate 81 the sid"c freedom had
been r;they produced for The purpose oil imposition, or
that did nn, refer TO the Save uuesiion aud Tie GER
;cate stated that he was only feet inches hgh where
as, he fully = feet inches. He had admitted That
lie from the nc;gi!'rh"od ct the place from whence
he stated to have cunc here and when lie was car
ried back there, shoulG turn out: contrary 70 all ai-
pcarancc that he vas not slave, The JuG grs OF thai
State u;oaid no doubt ID him justice and sci nm NJ H.
beriv for, th2r fully as tenacious I'll INC UTIy VI
coorcd people, as any Judge here could possibly be:
A person un the part Of the slave remarked, thai he
was rncc given up IL the claimant: 1t was more than
doubtful if he would te taken back to Maryland
The Recorder replied, tia! the claimant had offered tn
MIKE affidavit thai l.e slave should snier no IIltTeat
mcnt n consequence Of having abS&oMed His Honor
stated that be considered Tie weight o. evidence pTg?oa
GGratsd very decidedly IN ihvcr OF the claimant. lhe
then adjourned 10 The attic, noon; and in Tie
interim :hc friends Of the slave took out wri! nc h0m"c
rcp!reiaHd0, and served IL on tic Sheriff, who notified
the matter to the Recorder and when The taken
up in the afternoon, t. Recorder stated what had occur
red and Ina! :e considered The was taken out OF his
hands further than rca:ded his decision, which he was
nos bound give unde! his oath OF Office and that &C.
cisrn l.uSt be- IL FAVOR OF the claimant
Nr. Cnrse, TIE part OF The slave: requested his
Honor no! 10 agr decision at present, IN order thai
there might l. ;!Hc - ascertain whether the writ dc
Au,ainc could BE- acted it could
not, cmdeI 10 produce farther evidence OH The
part oil tiI: slave.
The Necordsr repeated that he was bound on oath
give an immediate decision but that if the slave had
any further evidence ready to bring forward he was viii
in. ~ near it.
Mr.. S,rang stated that nrisapnchension had got
abroad relative proposal mauc by counsel lor the
cia .au 10 give il evidence tie slave admission
that he was slave. 1t sad that his Honor had
fused to hear SUCH evidence; aud he, Mr. Strang wish
cd hs Honor 10 agan slate lis decision on that part OF
the question.
Tie Recorder said that SO far from refusing II hear
evidence of his admission that he slave Inc cons
dercd himself! abso.l,ey buuHd 10 do So aud had only
postponed receiving at the particular time 1t was offered
Nh Curse again requested the Recorder. III very m-
Fortunate manner. Ia postpone his decision.
The Recorder dccllnrd doing SO, and decided that the
claimant emitted To his slave, but consented TO with
hold the certificate ul such decision for days: order
give Counsel f'r the slave tlIc to ascertain wiIa
ther ana in what The Court Of Errors mad decid
ed question now lately pending before them, as 10
the conSutonal!iy Of writs dc hUmiRs rcpirgtaadO
The slave was then rrmandcd prison, and the
adjourned. II the Court OF Errors have decided Gas IS
SAID that wrIls dc h0nt Tccg!anao in such cases
The present unconstitutional, the Recorder decision
::ua as regards hgal proceedings IN this State Bat,
should The Court OF Errors have determined otherwise,
the prcsrm; will probably be brought before the SUI
creme Court.
Whilst the matter was pending. ii would haze been
anal lie slave 10 have given any hcarsay evidence
winch could initiate against him. however und"uhtrd
the SOURCE from which IL derived; but that the
case disposed Of is only Justice TO the claimant to
say that his slave admitted different persons that lie
was Mr. Golfers slave and had abscondcd from Diin
that. independent, Of the strong evidence produced
the calion there isevcry ground tr believing
that the Recorders decision strictly jus. one
~ T. JVwrnei Of Commerce, S"p Is
7. HARTLEY CRAWFORD. Esq has been appointed by
the President OF Ike United States Of the two Com
mssioncrs constituted under resolution passed at the
last session Of Congress- to investigate the of tho
recent hosies Of the Creeks, and the ftauGs al
legged 10 have been committed in the transfer Of theI
land reservations. ALFRED BALcr, Esq of Tennessee,
is associated with him commissioner, and JonH vi.
WrsE EST, Of Ma,y!aed, appointed Secretary 10 the
commission.
RGii-road I-on.-Blls have passed Parliament this
for 100 miles ut rail roads which will require TO-
tai Of 90,0 G3 tons Of Iron. to be supplied within Ltc
next four years. When this is taken in con junction.
with the drnands n- ya :u.d7pn from the IT, States,
it is obvious stail asre % Lc thrown upon our own
resources and ti.s Manufacture at
works. We think have iron Of quality rs good as
any in England