The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-08

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the other side and tss ,ho,,tion,sts .hc .,, ~
ted with them? That yours rs.n M Il. 60 80 a.
counsel the defsncs) viii reoosct that ons of ths
abest men engaged in buiIdins mn ,b;. sonst;tntas
was his (Mr jaw ~ nrandfsthsre "a 10 ~ MII
supposed the counsel would mot .sv ha q. -;.r - 80. =
than that gra ndfather ssvarv ,.s 80. - ~. ,.
country for upwards Of two centarisss ~ aa ~,
the colonies. II grew nm bv uaas. a y.
American common law; there was no psrlismsntsrx
legislative enactment establishing it. Int n -.s -
cognixed BY the English government- -fostsrsa "a
protected BY it. Under the federal ooysrumsms
slavery was the common law OF the ~
States 1t il true number OF these Ststes ab,li.hsd
slavery Well they had Q right to do 40 and tney
took their own time in accom- pnshing it. Slavery
ieted In these States while under the o,
Great Britsin they abolished IL in soms 5tatss but
they were willing to recognise 1t in the States which
did not abolish IT, But In the middle States folew.
ing che example OF the Wiberforces OF Eurisnd thsy
took IL into their he IDS Il was ths s
Of God and shoud he resstsd at All hszsrSs rona,a,
here referred to pamphlets and pictures which had
been disseminated by the abolitoniss the tspdeuc
of which might be to cause the throsts Of men
children in South Carsus to be cat in twain The
gentleman on the other side ed to AZ
the synpalhy OF the court though at the sams time
had do was to hold the scales With an
hand-to balance 1t fairly and ii thew come to the
conclusion that this man is freeman let him ram Al
here but II they come to the that he owes
labor nv let him return to service The doctrine Of
the ccuns. on the other side would lead TO in
surrectop II to nothing elsa It wonld hriny about
and general danger TO the country at isrgs
On what DO they rest ?whv ar. thew rsady to ns1iI
the Interests of the country Because thev saw slave
ry is ain Counsel here said he b sd often heard hoh
euoQiss passed upon the Pill hers nv aboton
lists Slavery existed in their time and thar de.oend
ants should not grew wise in their ewn conceit ),
Christianity in the time OF the PILGRIM fathsrs bors
evidence against the sin. of mankisd hut n in
vsded domestic Institutions and slavery they rscog
nizsd as Q domestic institution. Thsy were told bv
writer's OF the oden that the great vsr in rs
pubcaHism is the lic~ntiousness in the BODY of the
people but he tn suaht there vas greater danger in
the an ubtletiss of the abolition,ss GonId any in
his senses believe that their bs
in. that the Union aonid atssd DO tbsv thsy hssvs
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took 10 ssy that such doctrine Was not crsajt.
BILE to any gentleman who holds Il He (Nr wood
considered this act perfectly and res
souabe In its provsiops he A nothing
in it. Counsel then stated what the law under this
act was and ssid that the hsrs were
conc,usive on the msrits ~ m. ca.s r, w. E .;u,n
spplype for the extradion of ths man to tbs atpts
from which he had escaped What can bs tho obise
tion TO this law, Like All csses of eYfradon II dis
psnsas wi, trial bv iurv for IL coud .ot ha
that man claiming the ala We would come sx hnndrsd
miles with vitnasses 10 90 bssore = inrv trial NJ
Wood then contenSed a, To tba con.fit,,ioss,ty 81
the nroceedinos in thsse ca.es hefora
and submisted that ali the obectiops to this Ia az
entirely unfounded 1t ha been said that n ommia
sioner the alleged fugitive he ss INT Va
dollars. aud il he returns him TO slavery he get ten
delar, but coul it, sun posed that suc6 5nsdsr
alton would influence the mind OF any Comm
He appr.heuded n OF When he mr. WoodD W.. yonpy
in the state where he first pract.ed the Judge and
District Attorney got their fees II the accused party
was convicted and nothing IL he eseapsd and VET hs
never heard an instance where a Juare or District
Attorney WAS suspscted of having bssn influenced he
this aon.;Seration Tbe ous,ton i. hal ths cI.mant
made out the fact that this man Henry Long o vas
ishor 70 1obn n smisb, nr !. rha ,.t' 40 si ~
dovn by the evidence OF the three brought for
ward for the defence? MT Wood here referred 20 the
evidence of DR.. Parker and in answer to the argu.
ment advanced bv ths counsei for the nr,oner
said that If the duresse com blamed OF was suti-
cient The entire .aicacy of rha law must ke da-
feated- the law would be otaiy imperative
They say the claimant is bound to produce higher
evidence OF that this man was the
of Mr. Anderson He (sir WoodD was not aware tina.
there 10 sny such rroof the partition of the
was parole but IL nad been proved that for nun
OF years Long bad been hired out thev had ia IN.
-ot all the evidence n.oessary to estsb.h the claim
Counsel here refers to . decision of Judge gadwn
in which he states that bill OF sale "a not necessary
TO establish a right to n slave second Circuit Court
Reports 35T Mr. Wood next refA rred TO the evid
OF br Wade who depored that the man wa. originally
slave that he knew him TO be such from boy hood
that his mother is slave and that he was hired out
to Haskins Libbey, whilst Dr. Parker recsived his
wages, and transmitted the TO DR. smith as the
owrer OF The slave The question is is he the same
man who lived In Richmond IN a had 70 wiyes there
and cane on TO New York and got his third wife,
Having referred the cases OF mistaken ideutity,
cited BY counsel for the defence M Wood said they
involved the sividaa that the ncs OF
identity does not come up What Is there, then, in
blacks which creates such haliowed feeling around
them, more than la the case OF a white man Give
their a fair chance. Bat this would not suit che
snti-alsvery men they copsiae that black man g
Identity e. not 10 be proved by the urinoiole which
refers 10 syery white man IN the ronmunitv
Counsel here reviewed tn. evidence the claimant
and that for the defence and contsnisd that there
wa. nothing adduoed to outseish the t-sti nony OF
Doctor Parker and Doctor adr There was % dou bt
hut the witnesses for the defence had s.en Long In
New York but they wer. az 10 the wear that
they fret M him here Why did th.y u odues the
Testimony Of the dates OF psyuent 70 him where he
haS 49, az ,lovsas Tha ~3,ne.. nt,nn 49, O.. iSsat
ly not very accurate; her evidence "a clearly loose
Fmsliue Sfs nly too was mistaken IN the memorau-
DUN Of aqreement made with Long: nos hing "a more
common than at the change of TN. v.nr 10 make mis-,
take. in the wear lie (counsen had himself tso or
three times written 1850 for ls5l ropnAstinx that
Inc o b T.rona for ssrifornis 20 ne ISIS sta,S a.
isis. witch the claiment had proyed oy a centlep,sn
To- hx It beyond doubt. he would then ak Il there
any doubt In the mind OF any rational that Henry
Long IN the servics Of John 7. smith. In Rich.
moDd and that he sscape1! Is there aay deaot that
ths man, hsnIy Lone' eaine 10 Nss iefk & 10 one Oh
.nose lno Is ny aooos 'ns. ne - s.s
on hs ,,Je RI tbs elaimsnris there snv Doubt that
be mas been In New York vorsisr a, hacx diver an
wasr9 This mistake "a TO dates IL Of ne At rialty
when have the fact that he peiffom Richmond
and 10 here. There cannot be reasonabls doubt on