Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-29
SUIT FOR FREEDoM .-Th,

chancery suit brought by Clarssa,
muIato woman held as a slave, TO as
sert her freedom, against Ii. T.. Ferry
and wife, who claimed to he her own
ers, and which has been for some time
pending in the Franklin Circuit Court,
was last week decided in favor OF Clar-
issa. and decree estabIshin her free
dom rendered by Judge MclIenry.-
The chief ground upon which the coun-
sci for the complainant relied was that
some twelve years ago, ClarIssa, by
consent of a former owner, was taken to
and detained in Pennsylvania some sew
en months, contrary 10 the statue OF
that State. which abolished slavery
there, md whicn allowed sOlourners tC
reta slaves within the State. as per-
sonal attendants, only six months
The case will probably be laken TO he
Court of Appeals. ,.
The suit was originally brought by
Judge Mckee, as counsel for Clarissa,
hut 1t has !atterly been conducted by
Mcssrs. }. & w. l.. Harlan and w.
l.. Calender for compla .nani, and
MHssrs Reed and Leavy for defend
ants.
Those editors that denounce the fugi-
tive slave law upon the ground that il
a negro really entitled TO be free, should
| be retu ned under lis operations, he
would have no chance to assert his iree-
dom in n slave State, may find in this
case. and in hundreds Of like cases
which have occurred, practical and
conclusive refutation Of their teachings.
Frankfort (Ky.) commonwealth,
IL The Hon. Charles Sumner, Sen
ator elect from Massachusetts, in a let
ter Of acceptance of some length, TO the
Massachusetts Legislature, says he ac-
cepts his office as friend of the Union,
&c.
1t is " orrhy Of note, again and again,
that many Of the men, both North and
| South, who are doing their utmost to
SOW the seeds Of irrec conciIIablc dissen-
lion in the Union, profess to be lis
greatest friends. The ,oudest Unionlsts
at the Asl.r House Legislative dinner
we're Gov. Seward and Mr.. Stanton, an
Abolition lecturer and yet, when al
| tI Hinnnr MIR SnNy1rI
indited his now celebrated Abolition
letter TO the Massachusetts Mob on
Boston Common, then urging on the
people to violent resistance 10 the sur
render Of Sims, the Savannah negro
Almost all the Mississippi and Alabama
| Disunionists and Seccssionists, we note
also profess great devotion to the Un.on;
and it is urged. even in South Carolina,
| that in order TO preserve the ConStitu-
| lion and the Union South C.rOlIna must
! Tor awhile srcede from 1t, at least unlil
! the other States come to South Carroll
na's terms
The time is past, we apprchcnd, when
the people are TO he deceived by sing
mo ovalions to the Union. What Is
demanded now are deeds, not words
votes. not proies ions and he who does
all hr can to make the north hate the
South. or the South hate the North, is IA
! Disuniunist, however vocIl, rous may
be hls windy words in behalf OF the
Union. - ~ Y ErpJcSS.
THE SoUrn CARoLiNA TREAsoN.-
Somebody proposes that South Carols
na etrl kc the palmetto from her shIrld,
Il aud put m It's place an Ovcrgrown, pug
narious boy, doubling up his fists, with
the 10 tito "LJM NE. ,r wH fgM."-
Il lhe substitute would be u very appro-
pirate one for during many years past
| she has been clustering continually,
but whether with any real desire TO
fight, or merely for the purpose o being
coaxcd into good nature, Is not very ap-
\ parent If with the latter object, It has
\ currcIy tailed, tor her pugnaclly, whc'
.nrr rra or assumed, II Is never ava
helcd we brII'vr, any other lcelDy
thpu llty or coulcmpt.
THE Pass AN THa THHONr.-Royal-
ty now a.dhys duiis It's dad, to the
/ Press. Some two months ago four or