Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-05
THE ABoLITIoNisrs lN IRELAND
Dr. Madden-Brney-Ch i.J Justice Taney and The
9r,isiad Case.


Dr. Madden-Birney-Chic Justice Taney and the
.imisiad Case.
We learn from the Dublin Monitor of the goth Octo-
Der last that Birney and other Abotonsts from this
country then agitang the question OF negro
emancipation before the unemancpatcd and half
starved people of Ireland-or rather before their OPP
pressors for only few persons and they the wealthy
in attendance.
We are not surprised at the Of these traducers
and betravers of this country; nor surprised
that the people of Ireland should not be in attendance
They no doubt, would be glad TO see charity begin at
home-like to be emanciPaed themselves, before CIV
np themselves trouble about the laboring classes IN
other countries They doubt would be glad to ex-
change their ragged halffed and present miserable
condition. for one where their labor would command
rood clothing and wholesome food in abundance. Meat
ami bread three times day, and well clad IN addition
which the American aborng population almost nniver
sally get is probably much better fare than the mass
of the Irish people from their tyrants and there
fore we are surprised to that the meeting IN
Dublin was but thnly attended; attended only by that
class whose elastic charity, overlooking objects OF sui
erng at hand bound across an ocean IN search
of objects for lis exercise But are surprised, nay
more we are asoundcd at the free made of the
and character Of Chief Justice Taney by the traduser
Brney, before that meeting, in relation to the of
the Amstad murdeers yet to be adjudcated, 1t seems
before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Dr. Madden, the Englishman who busted himself so
much in the trial in Connecticut, is reported in the
Dublin Monitor TO have addressed the meeting, sand
in the course Of his speech referred to the of
number of negroes who had been kidnapped some time
since in the Spanish colonies and 7chO tcerc put on
board ship 1ch rieD of icing said siares TO The
.imericans but who against the of the vessel
and murdered them For this they tried before
district Judge in America, where the Doctor appeared
to give evidence in their favor but the judge, Irish
man-and Catholic, he sorry to say-"had OPP
posed the of justice, and they were condemned
to take their trial for murder; whereas they having
been kidnapped, had light to rise against those who
held them in bondage and not guilty of murder,
though he (Nladden) could not justify their act"
"Whereupon Mr.. Birney said he would state fact
the other way. The Chief Justice of America, an
Irshman and Roman Catholic, who resided in the
slave city of Baltimore, had years ago manumtted his
slaves, and universally known the friend to the
man OF color his name Roger b. fancy, and
those groes would yet be tried before him. CHEERS
The most remarkable part of this parade, is the un-
blushng alsehoods uttered by these dcfamers Of the
United States and its tribunals before Irish audi
cnce, and known by their authors to be false The
groes taken OF board nj the Aais2d not .iput
board of the ship ,cith ric,r Of being sold to the
.4n,ericans" alleged by Madden, but sold in
the market in Havana forty nine of them to Joze Ruiz,
and four to Pedro Montez Ruiz and Montez then n
gagged the Spanish schooner hmistad to carry these
grocs together with themselves and stores, to ano-
Their port in Cuba, of which they inhabit.
ants. During this passage from one Spanish port
to another, the negroes upon the captain and
crew; put the master TO death, and ordered the
white men 10 steer the vessel direct to Africa, but
they made for the coast of the United States, when
the ship taken by the U. States brig of war and
carried 10 New London. Yet this infamous English
calumnalor (l1adden well knowing those facts 10 be
trne states Irish audience, "tat the negroes were
put on board of the Amistad with the view of being
sold slaves TO the Americans. And the more than
infamous, the parrcidal Brney is sitting by, hearing
his country thus illuminated, no, only knowing that
Madden uterng taisehoodS but himself, aware OF
every particular of the alsehood, TO lis propa
CATION, and adds the sanction Of his own name, only
varying the statement by this reference to ChefJustce
fancy.
And let us here inquire what Birney does mean By
the remark Docs he mean that Chief Justice fancy
is so much the friend Of the of color that lie is
prepared tolerate murder, and judge corrupty to
The murderer from punishment, because he has
black skim And does he mean that the state of feel
ing which would lead to this corruption tc
Irshmen and Roman Catholics lie must mean this
or why docs he aude to the Chief Jnstice, having
mancipated his slaves, being friend to the Of
Tor, an Hishman and Catholic. likely TO have ar
influence upon his decision in the case, and make
different from that of the district judge referred to By
Madden?
| But suppose for moment that these men believes
what they stated to be true has anatcsm carried TIN
malignans far that they themselves willing t
| ct crime committed by J!aeh man go unpublished