Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-11
General Intelligence.

II comfy" due from New York to her
,l,vehOlding sisters, the outrageous AFRO
gancc and inSolence of slavery, and the
benefits Of having now an uprieh: judicial
magistrate on the municipal ben:h of our
city, II was first announced in the dailv
Dspers as police case. The fullest state.
nenl is that given in the New Era { Dem.
o July 30:
KIDNAPPING SLAVE. A reouisi-
ion from the Lieutenant Governor of Vir.
gnia arrived in this city few DAYS ago.
lenandlng Of the Executive of this S.ate
be surrender Of three colored men, Peter
hhsOn, Edward Smith, and Isaac Gar
r. charged with having, on the 18th inst.
lidand abetted in the escape, from Nor.
blk, ola slave named Isaac belonging
. Mr. John @. Colley. of that place. il
ppeared, from the documents accompany.
ngIhe requisilion, that The accused were
ptOftbe crew Of the schooner Robert
Center which sailed from Norfolk on the
jh and that they had, unknown 10 the
apain, concealed the slave in the hold of
be vessel at the time of her sailing, with
b intention of bringing him to New
York. Pursuit was Immediately given
officers employed for that purpose, and
be vessel overhauled soon after her de-
arure, search made and the slave discov-
ned secreted among the cargo. He was
lEen back-to Norfolk, and measures TAX
o. as above stated, for the arrest of the
aries concerned in the abduction. Yes
day two of the negroes were arrested
the Five Points and brought up. The
Der shortly afterwards made his appear.
nee at the office 10 learn the nature of
heaccusalion against his shipmates, when
e was secured with the rest and handed
yer 10 The authorities OF Virginia"
Tbs acl OF lawless piracy upon YES.
under the flag Of the United States,
"a i been committed by the Lieutenant
i0Vernor Of Mogsdore, or a sub-chief of
e Oaks OF Borneo, would, doubtless, be
Imply resented by our vigiant and
aOus republic but seeing it was only
act oil " sister State, for the benefit
ne marvellous /" Institution" whose
SessItes surpass all law and justify all
ggressions upon the servile provincial
Ppendoges of the slaveocracy, we pre-.
ane it will be all very well. The con-
bible Of the Ord Ward, who has been fol
many years keptin Office by the Wings
Thai Ward on account of his invaluable
fVlces TO the soul-snatchers, was on the
h, and by the aid of one of his former
Ow'laborers, now elevated TO the bench
succeeded in plunging three Ameri.
40 seamen into prison, without regard
ven tothe forms of legal proceeding
ach was the hot haste 10 meet the requi
lions OF our sovereign lord and master
'aVery. But there are many disturbing
causes to the regular course of this bust
ness, which have arisen since the goos
S ml times Of Gov. Marcy's rowing warrant
present Governor of New York ha
9uOG out that he is not obliged TO con
20 his fellow citizens to the tender mer
YES y. Of slave law, merely because slav,
Su'etnor demands it, without law or evi
S'Oc, And the present Recorder take
%e aihiavit of these tars. black thong
",ey be, as full offset against those Q
". John B. Colley," and " Tobias Bou
y to boot, and so they are discharg
N, nom their unjust imprisonment
rue'aer any measures will De taken b.
~ sailors to obtain redress, or whethe
J, Prosecuting officers, the grand jur,
me governor, will attempt to vindicat
IS majesty of the laws against the atrc
mus n.y.. piracy, (which it seems was com
"uso IN our harbor, "near the nav
PSH remains 10 be seen. The Ne
%aOl August /, (auspicious day y cor
S"s lne fullest stllement we have seen
we issue thus far.
"Omeial kidnapping.
Ease BEFORE THE RECORDER
-. ,aS o. Justice. The three black sal
Enlarged with eniicing the slave p
m, % run away from his master at No
~" @ Va, IN the schooner Rober. Genie
, "e,e yesterday brought before the R
,S'uer on writ of habeas corpus. M
., ,a'n appeared as counsel for the prise
- and moved for their discharge, on 4
s,Ounds, first, that they were not fugitiy
Os Sa Justice, being regularly shipped
W. Ol The crew of the Robert Center. a
rs. ae compelled to leave Norfolk in /
a secondly. that no crime as char
against them had been committed
Senuch as It would have been imnoss;,
~ ~ any Of The crew 10 have carried ! !,
slave without his will: and tb;rd
Lsuse the prisoners had been co,nn;,'
justice Hopsou without an exan;;
"'a nresquired,by law. aA'
h.a Inc prisoners made affidavit ,ha, Il
~ shipped in New Orleans for : - :, !,
ys,n America, where, upon their ~
~'Asy agseed. at the request Of the =, !
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