The Vermont freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1842-1843, 1842-12-10

to excite odium against him; but do not think it
would be easy to satisfy the people that rum
selling is very respectable.
26. If Mr.. Gray claim was made legal by the Con-
stuton and Statutes of the United States, how did
he happen fail of his suit? Are there wrongs here
which have remedies, We take it, the claim is
mere creature of law and that if the law has
tanned it, it is claim
81. The people OF the South will not fail to observe
Mr. Austin's anxiety to convince the people of Massa
chusets that he has not been guilty of {" crime
That he has committed great mistake, winch will
only him but every other lawyer that values
the good opinion of his fellow men, is admtted-if he
will only consent say it is not a "CRIME." We
will never mollify the word. If it his ignorance,
he knows that IGNORANCE of the law is for
crime" 1t his business to know, that slavery it.
self crime, and that every abetting slavery
crime also. And if he, and the Sheriff, and Jalor
Coolidge have chosen to shut their to the nstruc
ton this subject with which the abolitionss for
years have filed the air, they shall shield them.
selves under the plea that they did NOT know any b
ter If they do want to hear anything said about
it, let them away, out of Boston Here they will
he uncomfortable as long they and slavery live.
81. The insinuation that the people of Massachu-
sets failing observe the compact entered into
by their ancestors is repealed with Indignation Let
Mr.. Austin point Jingle clause which has been bro
ken. We have given them all their rights, but
have put stop to their wrongs The reused spirit of
Liberty among the people, wiser than lawyers and
upright than Judges has decided the question
beyond the reach of all casulstry Daniel has come
to Judgment and the remorseess bondholder has been
decreed his pound of flesh, taken nearest heart
but bid beware how he spills drop of Massachu-
blood takes the value of hair that in
the bond
There important omissions in Mr.. Austin s
statement it's fitness He has thought
proper pass in silence the extraordinary pro-
ceedngs connected with the charge made by himself
oath against Latimer, of larceny in this Common
wealth. and the equally un ustface refusal of officer
Coburn to make actual service of the first Habeas Cor
pus upon the body of Latimer at the time he
CURED by Mr. Merrill to take him. 1t is of the utmost
consequence to the vitality of the Hab Corp process,
that this latter transaction should be duly noticed 9TH
erwse the door will be left open for the horrid
transactions, if officers allowed discretion in de-
laying the service of such writ. These and or
other important points will be found set in clear
| light in the following article, taken from the Latimer
Journal. We have doubt that this statement per-
| fectly reliable, in all its parts and details.
From the Latmer Journal, Nov. l6
LATIMER'S CASE.
i About O'Clock in the afternoon, on the 10Th
| of October last :wo gentlemen called on Messrs.
Merrill aud Ellis their office, 10 Court street,
| and stated to them that George Latimer, young
man of color. had just been seized and inprls-
| oned, without warrant, in the lookup under the
Court house. by consiabIes Loring and Board
man, acting under the direction of one Jane.
! B Gsay. 81 .NarloLk, in the State of Eirgna>
who CLAIMED E9t'n'sF az fugitive ss,afc, and
at the time charged him with having com
. united larceny IN that place: that great appre
henSion existed lest Gray should run him off on
of the Commonwealth, under cover Of the night
, without due process of law and before any in
vestigation of the matter could be raade, ant
that Latmer, who proclaimed himself free ant
innocent wished to retain them counsel, ant
desired them in his behalf Immediately to appl,
for writ of habeas corpus to ascertain the
cause Of his unlawful detention, and also tt
y bring action in his name, against Gray, fol
p the SANDER Of calling him slave and thief
p Accordingly writ against Gray wherein tn,
damages were laid at $4,000, was placed in ,h'
hands of Mr.. Deputy Tarbe with orders tt
hold Gray to bail thereon, but Gray, as he was
nowhere to be found, was not arrested tina
i nig ht.
: Application being also made to Chief Justice
i, Shaw by the petition of Latimer through hi
: counsel, his Honor, with the advice of all tn
Judges, issued writ of habeas corpus drecte
y to the Sheriff of the County of Suffolk an hi
deputies, directing them TO take the body Q
: Latimer, said then to be unlawfully imprisoned
0 and restrained of his liberty by one Loring an
e Boardman, or some other person, to him { Lat
= mer) unknown, and bring him before the Jus
tees of the Supreme Judicial Court at Bosto
q forthwith, and TO summon the person SO detan
J., ing him to appear before the said Justices an
Sh.,,U he dau md ofh taxi nd pte
e ton.
], In the mean time, E G. Austin, Esq, on b
q half of Gray. had sworn to complaint befo,
, the Police Court charging Latimer with hav'n
" committed larceny ,oithin this Commonwealth
ID and in pursuance of warrant issued thereupol
one Jonas Stratton, constable, had taken La
inner into custody.
The writ Of habeas corpus having been d
g. ivered to Deputy Sheriff Coburn with orde
an to take the body of Latimer Immediately, h
to accompanied by Mr.. Merrill at about o'cIoc
ed in the evening, proceeded to the lookup undo
i'd the Court House, where they found Sikauo
er Mr.. Coburn then asked Stratton if LatfmerW
Ter in his custody, and informed him that he had
sr writ of habeas corpus for Latimer. With son
hesitancy, Stratton replied, 81 believe you
We have to give it 10 the jaiIor;" but in nome
his after he said to Coburn, q wish to see W
he alone," and took him into adjoining ROOF
in where they were some time together. At leng
ov Mr.. Merrill went in also; upon which Mr.. G
ve burn said, Mr.. Merrill, would as lief y,
al would know not" and they then stated
,,a him that Strattou held Latimer under warra
from the Police Court, and that there was
,hs possibility Of Latimer's being hurried off tn
no night by Gray. Mr.. Merrill asked Stratton
'Ae Latiner was there, to which he would give
e s.. definite reply, and thereupon Mr.. Merrill ss
ing to Mr. Coburr, :" | am satisfied that Latimer
,.-e now here, and direct you in pursuance of t
"ei order of the Chief Justice set forth in I
eh writ to take Latimer Immediately into yonr c,
'oS tody." Mr. Coburn replied that he had serv
It's, great many wri,s of habeas corpus, that
anu understood all about it, that it was suffice
ion .a.,;.. -, s,,r,no, tho ,arso,, da,.;n;,o
mer, and that he would arrange it with Strait
TO to have Latimer forthcoming at the proper tin