Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-08
From The .Ne,c Hapen Herdld
EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS.
The American people will learn with as,onsh
ment, from the recent disclosures nude by the Ad.
sninisratlon, on the call Of the House Of Repre-
sentutivcs, OF their proceedings ia relation To sle
Africans of the Amisad, that the District Aitor-
ney of the United States for The District of New
York, was actually " desired by the President to
pnt himself in COMMUNICATION with Run and
Montez," who were arrested on private suits for
damages, brought by the victims OF oppression,
'Cnguez, and others, before the State tribunals OF
New York, sand to offer them his 'Gdoice and his
aid IF necessary, rs to any measure which it iglit
he proper fer them TO take TO obtain their 'release
and any indemnify to which, unter oiir laws, they
might be entitled for their arrest and detention
This offer to Ruiz, of The advice aad assistance OF
.Ihe District Auornoy,'i rs declared by MIR. Forsyth,
qhe Secretary of State, to be "a fapor-an entire
iy gratuitous one--siRce it was not The province
of the United States to Interfere in a private iiti
cation between subjects OF Il foreign State Let
ii be remembered that in relation TO the plaintiffs
in the suits in which the President Of the United
States, REPREsETrING rHE AMERICAN PEoPLE, is
ahus grGiasitousty profering hid TO Ruiz and Men
,es the following facts have been sUDtCIALLY
FOUND by The District Cd,tt, viz THAT they'und
each of them are sa,ives Of Arica, and were oRN
FREE and evsr since hare been, and STILL CaF
RIGHT ARE FREE and NOT sLAsEs;-they
were never domciled in'the Island of Cuba, or in
in the do,ninions of he Queen OF Spain, or sub
ect TO the laws thereof; that they were kidaap-
ned in their native country, and were M vioLdi1s,
of their ocn rights, and The iaros Of Spain, prohb-
ng the Aftican slave trade imported into the
Island of sCtta, about the i2ui of June, 1882 aud
were there aaiavfuuy held and Warsieiredte Ru-
liz and Monies, and were within Is days after their
arrival in the Island OF Cuba, pat on board of the
Amstaa TO be transported to sotne ,ort ia the ISL
and of Cuba, and there ,,laptuily held as SLAVES"
And vel the Government of the United States a
Government pledged by the Treaty Of Cheat 60 TO
sse ther'best endeavors TO promote the eutire alb
,oon Of the slave trade" which is declared by
the Treaty TO he rrecoucilable witch all princi-
pes of hnn,aaity and justice' is volunteering it's
aid in behalf of the slave traders, and ssng its
power and influence to rvet still closer the CHAINS
of their victims ~ And as if this not
ouah to manifest the sympathy Of the Government
for the slave traders the United States schooner
Grampus was actually despatched 10 New Haven,
by order OF the President, in dntciod Of tho
decree of the District Judge, with warrant to
the Marshal TO deliver override Africans to Lieut.
Paine for the purpose of being transported in n
national yessel.to Cuba This warrant was dated
the 9Th of Jan. f94e, and signed by the President
himself
On this subject we also anoie the following
fromthe Emancipator:
AMlSTAD CASE -FREENEN, AWAKE!
On aresolution of Hon. J. q. Adams, the Pres
ident communicated the correspondence between
ahe Secretary Of State and the Spanish Minister,
she Counsel of Ruiz and Montez, &c. SC. Ii is
n remarkable pamphlet, being Pub. Doc. No. 1885,
Ne learn that inhalf an hour after they were de.
posted in the Docu meat Room at The Capitol, they
all disappeared. Members of Congress could not
then supply themselves Whether the whole edi-
ton was eagerly dispatched to their constituents,
or were destroyed Ivy slaveholding members, is
net made clear. 1t is proposed to publish sec
ond edition in this city, for the purpose OF supply
ing members of Congress VITO could not obtain
COW for their own per,lsa or to send to eau
s,ituent. 1t is now in che press and will lie ready
for sale on Tuesday next.
This pamphlet ought TO be read by every man
IN the nation. Ii discoses strike jsr Gespoisni,
that when known to .he ireemen OF the COUNTRY,
will do maEe 70 upset the present administration
than all theildrd cider on the continent The gov
erument have attempted 80 OVERAWE THE
JUDICIARY in the most open and unprccedent-
ed manner,for the purpose of having the poor AZ
ricans sent to Cuba to be hung! and this on the
demand of the Spanish Minister.
Let the facts con;ained in this public document
be extensively read ani poHdqted by the people
of the United States. The liberty aud lives of3G
Anen and children. whose only erime is. they made
a bold strike for Liberty ale in peril. and what is
inei.e, the RIGHTS OF MAN ejeOparded by GOV
srn.aept that is doing all it can to aid in the muir
der OF these THIRTY-SIX defenceess Africans.
Fraepssr, awake!!