New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-30

heard % his oeing purcha,e,i by Is & A 1.-the -.
/ he was, ~ VI. y. Nr. Anderson Ucai 10 Aursss
aS uncer>ioot. - tuN toc BOY D.. vas m n.
la;icr p.Ti OF Jan l>i-. and si,crNard saa am
+ Nc.r employment $50 rot AuoW h.m before b. a.
l - thcr tTp.oyugst
ss-ersfgir,,t-ft>tcf q the time m ,,or,,,A
I hyed there SiIcc lsi5 20 he present time No~ =
see there previous fo rs resided al Neuo,lr,s
y vas born ln t..> c.ty 90 not Know wAf-.
W. Dickinson res e.. " a''c ! Was .n Columbia
Ocr>tood he resided "a August.
G@rrsf !. AHfEsrr, S~orn.--Rs>I4c IN Coa4nA.
f : 1. au0 have octr so >rct $50 NnoN 3 &
aIc also TIE cc-ortt man also Knew NF rON-Se-i
Dicklnson cc SO flom $50 % Tie ,ne q h.S tes,s
t' can 81 en- 10 rtfchan' tailor business a. COur
hia. 70 January. l>.> john was w.rkirg Tor Air, =
- save 10 ihaf uWt. WORKING a.oIg side ~ h,-,
e wtS rcccga .rt-'.g NicAly>olS cr,ocftv :.
ihai t>cnplOn ci property is rt,o saifcc ther, N,
ID. mn ~ traYt. .tC or D. nesfh - man John ~.
h'TCC ~ Nr y So " " Malker ana Stevs,.,,-
who bought Mr u. ort hc continued n ,Ae,r en-.
poYmoM aitCTwaId iog several wears The Roy ace.
ward told ne he bred d. Own time. ana Nofke, f,-
d'rtrent persons Ac apqi,t 10 mc i0Y ~ork =.
Eeve Ae So coninCct uh -. when he waS soe 3
saw him m the employment o. Barnett & tn4,rS,,
The >hop-boaTo : tailor ne cVniinset 10 v,,,k
for tntm uN June q t.at year.
rff4f.l rC>icrc. prCFtcUS % eo,nc - A..
umbla m Schenectady. y y mN nt,N, place rr
business l. thdt Of tailor Mr. Dickinson toll n.
that be bought John ll PeierSeurg. Va dd a,
Know 0f any rcht hv which ne held John et.s,,
wha, Mr. d. sald, au0 trom whafJ John SAT- Andahs.
. the claimants >siia.
+ Rv VIZ. Wooq-ln hS department 10 Mr D,ck,nN,,
he acted not aSa AIRED man. bui a> Save ne caiei
him sometimes master and sometimes NJ D,csr
>on-mo>i rrgueatN TIE former o. Is general 'or
them u SAY master. 'ut scu'cume> sall them ~
name. Admissions ~ u. oelccic. 20 anj NIhlrsaa
~ MI W
By Hr. Iyfoa-N> % The difference Of 1cpartmes.
between A ulTed person AID slave. hlt, >eca VI,
Dickinson chas'l,t a'w. and he SD, &c uot vhs
me, VIII endcator lo so better ~ future
M Z asked ID there Ws> any difference ,r tNs
respect between Ar apprentice aat slave, and he
sand thCrc Was uot.
On the question icing again asked b, Nf Woo.
The witness sald whether or not master cg4,'l,ci
an apprentice cepcndeduqon me asreemcni 1,tNeea
them
b. lir Saw Mr D. slightly cha,u>c hin os..
and rrprimand h'n 80 nfhtr tIntS The tOrncr wss
m Is5s. suppose he may have been l. or - then
h~aS atou, year aNer he was brought tom w
~ VI. Wood.-}lr Dickinson told me ne boaVA,
him and brought han from Virginia
James EnioR >Wou-kuOw claimants know NJ
d, and Also know John. the colorcd man here Nnes
latter about twenty wears As The property OF MI
Dickinson, who paid taNCS ior hun saw hlm m the
employment OF II. & \ m The early part ot lsi1. uN
BE let IN June, iS{i he Mas earned OF by white
man search Wa made for hlm hy ms master and
Or sill. who came North for HIM. and met them N
Baltimore suppose hc Was then about - or 39yeas
old ne iS saiG to oc oui . nowl
froSS- -eraDined--i reside IN Columbia. have done
so over 30 years went there from Charleston NV
native place Is scotland ! keep shoe store m Co
mmhia : G. John had been in ColumsIa a very
few days when fr,t saw hlm know of ms being
tie property of Nj u. hy IN. calling Mr ID. master,
and Mr L. paying taxes for hum have no other means
OF knowing have heard of persons being hcldlo
temporary service. but 10 not know of any Anov
Of John leaving by an old white man IN COLUMBIA
CARVING OF these BOYS as his property also heanl
from hi> owner do not know personally ms master
claimed hlm As MS property have seen The boOAsOt
the Tax collector and he was there put down as he
property of NT. ID
Thomas " RatriBt. swnrn-knew Mr Dickinson
a long time knew John, he VAS about ~ warS OH
Nr hrSf mt IN Mr ID .ffpr ho
business. hired out John 20 Stevenson 4 Walker,
who kept over our store
Cross-eramm,d. Columbia Is not my native place.
but have resided there since was years of axe,
now 80 years My business Is that Of JcweeT.
Fee negroes at the South do not say master. Mr.
4. paid taxes for hm. Cannot answer the question
whether taxes paid on any persons held for limit
ed period, or ~ to whether there any such
Mr.. Wood, on part OF claimant, said thcy would
here rest
Mr. Upton then claimed that the affidavit stated
that the alleged fugitive Is represented by Nr An
dcrson ~ being hls properly and that OF Mr Bar
nett, who resides at Newark There Is no claim 0n
the part of Nr Barnett a. required by the sixth sec-
OF the act OF Congress, which says tha the per
or persons. or by their agent or attorney, may
pursue. &c. Till the power OF attorney from VIZ
Barnett To- Mr. Anderson shown the clam Is imptI-
feet and the man cannot be remanded II may be
that Mr.. Barnett does not wish HIM to be sent bark
This may be considered technical. bu, there
grounds of defense On the testimony as It stands
such grounds that the Count viii not remand the man
INTO SeTNllude ne simple question - u t1hi
a slave and The claimant entitled TO hIm as ms prop
erty"-"i he a bontman or freeman - Mr I.
claimed that the case - not sufficient
Mr. Upton cou'cndcd that IN case like TINS, the
party claimed b. entitled 10 the rules that
would govern M thc place where hc caHi. from. n a
suit brought for freedom by this man. that there
the question anus Of the pTobqHdi would depend upon
the appearance. features ana color OF The person
cllIming freedom. and II party were of the cOlofol
defendsnt here, with strlfght huT, &c. h0 would
there be- presumed 10 De- lrec' and The burden OF
proof that he was n slave be on the .clamant-thtt
the presumption 10 tayor OF liberty Is based on the
idea OF descent frCn white person, and could only
be nebutttd by proof Ot descent from An Aincan
slave mother and that no length OF possession and
no cham of title can alter the rule, and no decdra-
tons or ddmiss Hons sufficient by the law 0f the
South to break down tie presumption IN favor Of
liberty OF the part OF person Of. the colof and tea
tuTes Of defendant IN this case.
Mr. Upton, therefore contcDded there was q want
Of proof to establish the claim of ownershp by The
party from whom Messrs Barrett 4 Anderson, the
claimants. SAID 10 have bought hlm-and, also, as
before stated. thar The affidavit which TIE warrant
L. based Is insu1lcent-Mr Barrett, who resides at
New-JeT~ey, not having made any claim or gwen
any authority for claims 10 Mr. Andefson-fNr A,
We understand. belonged TO Connectcl, no
moved, Therefore, that The complaint be dismissed
Nr 4 presented argument
The nonsut was opposed by Mr Ward. who sad
II was not pro- CeolIg fora uOhSui. IL the genls
man had rested his case then something may oe
sald a 10 the Argument thought he was opening
Mr.. pton saI1 II the Commissioner did not DIS
miss the complaint they had some testimony, per
haps to Offer
The Commissioner thought IL not n 10 DIS
miss the complaint, and that argument could not BE-
presented. agIeeaJy 10 the decision OF Judge Jud
son, IN the ease Of Long. Til ala th, testimony
Messrs Upton and Culver then stated that they
wished 10 produce experts IA physiology, To show
whether this was not p; rtly Of white descent,
Sc. or Il he Of African descent and desired a
postpOnement to enable them to do 50.
MIR Wood opposed the adjournment. He sdld the
counsel Of Boldmg nave had time, # they knew Of
necessary witnesses, 70 produce them IN Court II IS
time this community should know that a man under
such circumstances has 40 greater rights than
white man and this idea Of counsel that they can
come INTO Court. seconded BY few AbOhuonlsts, 70
receive peculiar iayOrs which white IHhaDltann DO
not receive, Is prepOsterous. H. Il time the matter
should BE- understood and the people Of this country
come 10 their night minds IN that respect.
Mr.. Wood complained a. 10 DELAY. Mr. Cu!yeff re-
Piled that the had used the word quoole