Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-18

November. and the CSsrt turtle ssdsred that La,i
Iner shou Id remain in the custody q Cray who was
however prohibited irum removing him from Boston
without the permission of The Court
On the 9Th Of October, a writ Of oer.oa,, ,.,Ia.
WIN was sued put in Laumet's Rame. and serv ed on
iho Jaiior. IN Whose custody he then was The oh.
Jecs sought TO be obianed by the proceedings were
Isl me substitution OF bond for Laiimers peSson;
ana, 20 the trial IA January next. ofhe question OF
La"mef freedom before jury in tho court vf Com
mon Pleas Of Massachusetts. Tho TAILOR refusing tu
hoeraie L1imer, IN obedience 70 lhis writ second
wui oil haoeas corpus was obtained from the Chief
justice OF the court Of Common Pleas: and ut.oo
hsarlng The case on the return OF this writ IL va.
uecded mat the Stale law. far as il was appli-
eanie 10 The present case, was, by tho decision Of
me supreme Court Of the Sales. void; and Laii-
nef was again coE'niiied TO Jail the 5ih Novem-
"r. MIR Cray was ready with tie proofs 10 eslab-
ish ms ownership Of LaIiIner. but m nee
OF the serious illness Of Judge Story the examination
Oh me case was postponed. On the 7ih day Of the
same month. an application for certificate of the
KIND previously sought from Judge Story, WIS made
10 Judge SPraguc OF the District COURT ofIhe States
who assigned the 2lsl OF Novembe for The hearing
oil The cause granting this delay in cOrseq uence OF
I INC representations Of L1Iiners counsel thai thew
wished TO send to Norfolk for TESTIMONY tending 10
shew that LsIirner had been emancipatea by Tor.
10
some new questions ia law.
This is the last step IN the case which no far rs
the Committee know believe, was taken before
any Couri or IN compliance with any law. From
The date OF the PostPOnemen Oft cause by Judge
Sprague 9Th NOyember.) To the l7Ih of the same
month"; nothing appears 10 have been done by either
parry. On the evening Of The day last named MIR
Austin was informed that effort was being made
To procure the removal from office Of the TAILOR for
OBTAINING Laimer in the public jail, without any
legal warrant for dsng, and that the aor was in
momeniary expectation VI receiving from his princi-
pal (Sherh O Suffolk county, an oIder for his liberia
lion. IL was also known 10 NJ. A. that a writ of
hHoeds corpus had bean moved for. 10 bring Lliimsr
before The Court To testify the trial Of the person
arrested (as was before stately for proceed
ings on The 2Oih October and thai the nilor had de
'ermined that LhImer. il taken out jail under this
"rIi' should hOI be again received there.
10 attempt 10 keep Lalimer in The city in any
other Place but the jail. once 10 raise the sig.
nal for rioI, al nnt bloodshed. aud as MIR Gray wa.
informed that there WA TO way Of keeping Latimer
ia custody theTe unil the Jay appointed by JnJg e
Sprague for the irial-2lst November W iIhout The
consent OF the Sheriff, whose PURPOSES had be en- in
dlcaied IN the rumOr 10 which reference hiss shnc
been made. MIR Austin sought to obtain for him some
compensation Tor his slave of whom il was now plain
ly seen he would be deprived. The committee Lu
mol mink u important To give detailed account o
the propositions made on either side in relation Ia
this part OF the subject but will only say that upor
the reception by the ailor Of order from the sheriff
ito remove Laimer from Jail or beiure - O'Clock
now on the 18Th November, Mr. Cray agents " he
had full power from him To make The best arrange
mems tney could received four hundred dol lars und
Lniimer was discharged. Mr. Gray, on the 7Ih No
Venber, executed deed Of emanc 10 Iati,ner
anu Mr. AusiiH simultaneously received from thi,
last named person wriiIen pledge TO dismiss all
existing action against Mr. Gray. and his gents Cool
idge and Wilson, and bring more against him OF
them Tor any act done up 10 that lime.
1 Ihe Committee deem ii ali act Ofjdslice TO Mr.
Cray to say. that this sum Of 500 was received by
Coolidge in the absence ofboth Gray and Mr. Aus.
I'm md The latter states, in letter now before the
Committee. that Gray had nothing TO do" with il.
la iact' the whole amount far short of the sum
necessarily expended by Gray in the prosecution of
ms claim. Which, according - "a account examined
oy thcm. amounted 10 eight humid ell aud three dol,
lars They also deem it proper o. observe. that Tho
order OF The Sheriff heretofore referred to- and The
latter measures adopted by the friends Of LAImer
rendered II most improbable that Gray could ever
Obtain possession Ofhis slave, and that, ia his es-
IImaiIon at least, his return TO Virginia depended up
on The execution Of reiease Of his claim for LaImer
la consideration of which, WINS obtained dismissal
Of The proceedings against him, upon which he had
been held to bail aud that he induced 10 desire
his dismissal Us well 10 obtain an exemption from
harrassmen Of those "hO had aided him ia his ufforI
10 regain his properly, 10 enable him without
Jeopa'ding the interest OF his security mir Austin
~ the bal bond TO return TO his own home.
The Committee have forborne 10 refer 20 The ec
tort TO obtain LaIimers freedom by offer Of none
to The Jaior TO allow him escape 20 this and other
matters VI minor importance may be gathered from
The statements Of Gray and Bowditch which. TO.
geiheT with that Of Austin. and the other papers
hereto annexed they ask To be taken aS part OF this
report
IN conclusion. the Committee would observe, that.
while the rights Of Mr. Gray have been invaded, and
his property IN fact tnken away by a m ob whose pro-
ceednss have been marked well by The abseaee
OF decency and intelligence as by disregard Of the
Constitution Of Of the and the righy ofa citizen;
yet The courts Of Massachusetts and member of her
baThave fully met The responsibilities and duties of
Their offices, and seem by 80 doing to have drawn
upon themselves The sh ssleless nvectiyes ne rsons
who appear to be ignorant Of the fact that the free.
dom which they profess TO love only consist with
proper respect for the rights Of Glhors and that il
10 licenliousness and not liberty which would sub
siIiuie the caprieious desires Of m1b Elr the law,
OF The land and that constitution Of government
which oil OF Them probably had sworn to sustain.