Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-18
WOrtlarrn interference with
HsllEflaernh afrNnerfY.

a writ Of Aabeas corpus and declared ffe
by Judge Paine, furnishes the New Yor
Journal Of Commerce with the followin,
sueeinct narrative Of the transaction
"On the 18th day 81 October last, | lef
my home Iii Bath county, Virginia, viii
n view Of einigratlng 10 Tesas, takin,
with inc my wife, seven children, ant
eight slaves | reached Richmond Oh lh,
30tl, day Of October, and remained thef'
until the Tuesday following, eudeavoripi
meanwhile to engage pasHage IN som,
vessel for New Orleans. Finding. how
ever, that no passenger vessel would b.
sailing from that port TO New Orleuni
for some three weeks thereafter, Went Il
Norfolk. aud took passage IN The steamer
City of Richmond, for the port of New
York, with ths intention of proceeding
directly from New York to New Orleans
having no idea. before leaving Norfolk
that there could be any difficulty Ia going
to New York with my slaves, and pro
eeedng thence to New Orleans. ! liad
been told ana believed that | could do ~
| with entire Halety.
"Mr. Aslmead, who was clerk on the
Cityof Richmond, told me on the voyage
10 New York, that / ueed not be ut all
uneasy about Ioosing The slaves. thar tho
law was IN my favor In New York, and
was bound to protect me In tire possession
aud property Of my slaves and that the
Mayor of tliat city would see that IL was
done, provided any difficulty should occur.
Mr.. Ashmead promised NE, whilst on our
way to New York, that he would iinme.
liately after the City Of Richmond got IN.
TO The IInrbor of New York, procure II
passage for myself family aud slaves. IN
some ship going at once from that port
to New Orleans
"Under these circumstances. aud think.
Ing that all was righ, | arrived in the liar.
Dor of New York about lulf past four
o'clock III the afternoon, on the 9th inst.
"Wbeu the City Of Richmond l,od thus
arrived at New York. Mr.. Ashnead went
ashore. telling mo that he was going to
procure passage for ns in steamer
ready to sail for New Orleans After an
absence ot about ar hour or an hour aud
half, he returned aud stated to me that he
had been unable to find the man whom
he went to see In regard. to obtaining the
passage, but handed to me piece Of pm.
per which he said contained the nalne oil
that person, aud directed me TO go with
II TO place ia South street. ] went
there accordingly, and ut the door met u
man who said TO me tha; lie was the iidi.
vidual named In the paper ! told him
that wanted TO engage a passage for
New Orleans in vessel proceeding at
once to that port, uron which myself,
family aud slaves could be paced tliat
night. In replied that Ire would imme.
diately transfer all OF us that night TO the
steamer Memphis. which would sail for
New Orleans the next morning. l then
went with him inside the Office, where
passage tickets were given to me. lie.
then stated that he would send round for
my family, slaves and baggage, to the, City
of Richmond, aud trausfer everything on
board Of the steamer Memphis. lie and
/ then went to the City of Richmond, and
very soon two liacks came there, which, he
stated had been ordered by him. and Into
which mvself. family and slaves got, un-
der his direction, he saying to US that they
were toconvey rs 70 tho steamer Mem
pllis. The hacks, then. instead Of pro-
ceeding tc the steamer Memphis, drove
round to his office in South street, Here
I was told that must pay our fare before
being put on board Of the Memphis. II
then paid the amount, being $lGl. As
soon as this money was paid, the hack
drivers refused to take lis 10 the steamer
Memphis, but carried us, against our eern-
est protest, to q house No. 3 Carlisle
street, dropped lis down upon the side
walk, aud drove of. Il was now dark,
aud we being utter strangers IN the city,
were compelled TO stay at that place fill
morning. The next morning, the 9th
instant, the steamer Memphis sailed.
leaving myself, family and slaves, and
whilst she was departing from the wharf,
word was sent to me that my slaves had
been taken into Court. The result OF tie
ii Court has deprived me Of
oil Of my properly amounting. at least. to
S5 900. JONATHAN .EMMC)N.
New YonK. Nov. II, 1882
Referring to this subject the Nashville
Banner says:
I'VE do not question the honesty Of the
Judge who freed the slaves OF Mr.. Lem
Inon. Doubtless he has performed what
he believed TO be the duty imposed upon
him by the New York statute which
governed his decision. Tie decision,
however, ~ q hard one--yery unjust IN
ts resuIts--but little removed from down
right robbery. Il happens 100 at mos.
unfortunate period. The country has
Just settled down quietly after violent
paroxysm Of agitation, both sections seem
ugly willing % acquiesce il themeastres
which were passed with view 10 settle |
he controversy that divided theln--the
South hoping that, in future, lis rights /
Under the constitution. would be readily
accorded tllem-But this incident, aud the
course pursued by . portion Of the New
York press III regard TO i, must have a
endency 10 produce excitement and to
,tir up i'll feelings again il tl.e South. As
las been well said BY an Indignant Sonfil-
,ril citizen. the severity Of the shock must
,e III proportion to the impatient bitter
less Of The disappointment. Il would be
equally idle aud nlischieivons 70 disgui se
his fact from ourselves, for it canlot be
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