Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-06-04

Corresponds nee Of the Palladium.
BRowsrsc's, May 2ssh, 1915.
Tho capital Of our State is crowded with stran.
gers. Tho United States District, and the Su
promo Court Of Tho State in session; Hon.
John M'Lcan presiding in tho formor Consider.
.ble business of importance has boon disposed Of
a, this session, among other things. a case Of
gentleman. the owner Of slaves, removed from
Kentucky to Illinois. ,nking with him his slaves.
and working thcm ,hcro for four or five months
n farm. when he removed to Missouri. whore
he sold his negroes. They away and came
to this State, and remained unmocstcd Tor two or
ihrco years. Tho Missouri purchaser came for
ihcm and attempted 10 take them homo with him.
but prevented by tho defendant in tho pres.
Ont case, for which suit was brought. The do
csion given by Judge M'Loan was, that tho
slaves having boon rendered FREQ by an act OF
their original owner, in becoming rcsiden, Of
free Stn,o, the claimant had right to them. md
tho verdict was rendered accordingly. There is
nnh'ng IN 'h~ I~.:s;,", and 10 founded Up.
on tho well established feature Of law, that ..fa
Shareholder removes TO and becomes n resident
of free Sinte. taking his slaves with him, they
become free, and no subsequent, act Of his can
ma lie them slaves again.
Among some of the politicians hcrc, there is
something OF disposition to make Mr.. M'Lcan
4 candidate for Presidcn, in 1913. Thore is
tune enough yet. gontlcmcn and until tho ,imo
shall arrive for Ito selection Of a canddato-wc
are for Wing principles, without compromi,,inp
ourselves, 10 any man. Every cxcr,on should
do To ind ho fir 1c
try, the opponents of slavery and its extension,
together, that when tho timc shall hayo arrived
we can unite in ono mighty phalanx asains, those
who would degrade American workmon to n level
with European paupers. and who arc anxious 10
extend tho foul institution Of slavery. Judoe
NJ lean presides with great ability and dignity
upon tho Judicial bench, and would no doubt con.
duct tho political affairs Of the nation with equal
ability HIS election to that high office would do
much to bring tho nation back to tho same state
of purity which existed in tho days of Monroe
and Adams.
Tho Supreme Court is busily engaged in tho
decision OF "oId cases" Tho Bench is full
B'ackford, Dewey and Sullivan, tho two latter
having been ro-appoin,ed by tho Governor until
the meeting of the next legislature. We have
heard many complaints Of delinquency in the 60
NOR Judge, who is tho reporter for tho Court
1t IS said that his time is much occupied in tho
preparation Of his reports for publication, and
that tho business Of tho Court confided Ia him
suffers from this Cause The Office Of Reportee
should be conferred upon some other irdiyiduai
and wo hopo the next legislature will tako tho
matter in hand.
The Free Masons are now holding q session Of
their Grand Lodge. The attendance Of dele
gates is said to be larger than at any former con-
vocation. There is also college Of delegates
from the different Masonic Chapters in the State
IN session for the purpose Of forming a Grand
Royal Arch Chapter for tho State Of Indiana.
The ladies' Of the Second Presbyterian church.
under the charge of the Rev. H. w. Bccches,
have been holding fair for the past two da W 10
the Governors Circle. We attended on tho
first evening, and have never seen an affair Of
tho kind conducted in bctter style. Tho preps-
rations were extensive and the rooms crowded
with visitors; among whom mingled bright eyes
and lovely forms, more beautiful from tho cause
in which they were engaged. The rooms wcrs
most beautifully decorated with evergreens and
flowers. ard tho Ia bles loaded with the most e.
quisite and luscious fruits and confecsionary.-
The fancy articles offered for sale were hand
somcly gotten up and beautifully arranged. TIE
fair was under the direction Of Mrs. John r.
Wright, Mrs. Oliver H. Smith, Mrs. Bassas, Mn
Graydon and others, who deserve much prsiss
for their taste and industry. They received. 10
understand about S4OO.