The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-30

Clark in custody, requiring them to bring
their prisoner before his honor Judge
Warner, at Jefferson. The Sheriff, be-
ing a new hand at the business. and not
understanding his duty properly, alter
long parley took Clark and hled away, as
he supposed in obedience TO the writ, TO
TO bring him btfjre the Judge. To this
his caplors reluctantly assened, as they
supposed they must, instead OF taking him
themselves, although they were ACCOM-
panied in their carriage by his honor the
Cen.revile Judge, who had become their
director and counsellor, and also by two
young lawyers from Eyria; whom they
had brought along 10 assis! in their dis
graceful business. The slave-calchers
were then taken on the warrant before
Squire Cunningham, commonly known
as Deacon Cunningham, in his neigh
borhood. Ga hearing the latter appella-
ton applied to the magistrate, one of the
Kentuckians, Pcstethwaite by name, de-
sired one Of his friends 10 give him an in
PRODUCTION to the magistrate. This being
done, he took him aside, told him that he
was a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and Logan, the owner OF the
slave, was Deacon in the same Church
at Lexington. All this, however, failed
to move the magistrate from faithful
discharge of his duty. AT the request OF
the counsel for The state, the trial before
The magistrate was postponed I'LL the en-.
suing day, and the prisoners were suffer-
ed 10 90 home with their friends, on their
promise TO appear a: the hour Of adjourn
meut.
Clark, meanwhile. was conveyed to
Jefferson by the Deputy Sheriff, where
they arrived at near midnight accom-
panied by several friends OF the slave, as
we'll as by several abeltors of the kidnap.
pers, who came along 10 enforce law and
Justice on either side The Sheriff took
his prisoner 10 the house of friend, !
where he was accompanied by the aboli-
tionists, While the pro-savery gentry all
went TO q tavern to recruit: and revive their |
spirits. The sheriff Immediately on his |
arrival, learning that he had erred in the
service of the writ, and that in fact he had |
no business with the slave in his custody, |
left his prisoner in the hands of an ac-
quaintance, and went TO consult counsel
as to his future action in the premises.-
AT this time the prisoner, being invited 10
take ride in Wagon at The door, COM
piled, without any resistance from those
who had him thus illegally in custody
Fortunately he was enabled to leave the
place without interruption, and was con.
veyed TO the house of an abolltionist in an
township, where he remained
several days.
The next day the trial Of the kidnap.
pers came on before the magistrate in
Madison but in the absence OF Clark, The
principal witness, they were discharged
for lack of testimony. They then ha sed
on TO Jefferson. still accom- panied by the
disinterested Judge; but there they found
neither their victim, nor any 10 sympa-
hize with them in their disgraceful bust
ness. So, after cursing AID threatening
he inhabitants Of Jefferson in general,
md the Sheriff in particular, with prose.
,ulion, and diverse other visitations, with.
out exciting either sympathy Or alarm,
hey turned their backs upon The place,
md their faces toward the land OF the pa
riarchs. Without paying their lawyers
or their services, or even the Judge {
enough 10 pay for the room at the public !
house which the Court had occupied, they
eft the country, threatening 10 return
speedily and prosecute all who sympl-
hized with the slave, or had acted at all :
n behalf of freedom. The threat has
lever been fulfilled; and even one other
counsel, who thus assisted the oppressor |
without fee or reward, has since become
Liberty man and lecturer for abolition.
In two or three days afer the depart.
ire homeward Of the l[entuckians, Mil (
on Clark and his brother Lewis, who du- c
ing the ARRAY, lay concealed in fields and
woods in the eighborhood, came out bold
Y, and lectured in several places, and soon
fer went east, where they have ever I
ince been laboring for the cause Of their i
'nslaved brethren, and ofuniversal Liberty. {
From the Vermont Chronicle. q
REV. j. PERKINS, LETTER.
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