Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-24
The Slave Gase-Proposed suDscfIp-
tion-Istercsting statement oil a'af
Lennon.


views the Lennon slave case, and J1dgs
Paine's decision, and trusts the Ne" ! OK
statute. on which the decision ~ssmsinly based
will be repealed At the coming s's'lon oil Inc
Legislature of tint State, and that the LeRisIa
ture vii, also appropriate The sum oil % ooV
10 pay Mr.. Leulnop for the property r"peed
from him In tie meantime, the Journalrec
mends subscription Of s. 900 FOR Mr. Lem
mon as he Is now stripped OF property-ihe
same 10 be refunded when Mr.. Lennon SHAH
be alb, Ia refund IT,
The following statement from Mr.. Lennon
sboe tilai deliaerate plan had been formed
10 rob him Of las property on his arrival at
| New York:
"On the 18Th day Of October last, ! left my
home in bath county, Virginia, With a view OF
emlgratlng 10 Texas tnkirg with me my vile.
seyeu children, and eight slaves. reached
Richmond on the goth day Of October and re
NAMED there until the Tuesday following, en-
deasorug menn-W bile 10 engage passage In
.ome vessel for New Orleans FEEDING how
ever, hat no passenger vessel would he sal
| ng from that port to New Orleans for some
| three weeks thereafter, | went 10 NOrfork,
and took passage IN the steamer City Of Rich
fnond, for the poa of New York, with the in.
tenton of proceeding directly from New York
| h New Orleans; having no idea before lcay.
! ing Nof9lk that there could be any difficulty
| IN going 10 New York With my slaves,
aud proceeding thence 10 New Orleans. /
had been told aud believed that | could do so
with entire safely.
''Mr Ashmcud. wbo WINS a clerk on the City
of Richmond, told me, on the voyage to New
\ DIRK, that ! need not be at al uneasy about
losing the slaves TINT the law was in my favor
| IN New York, md was bound toprotctr me IN
the possession and property Of my slaves; aud
thai the Mayor of that city would see that II
was done, provided any difficulty should occur.
Mr.. Ashmead promised mr., whilst on our way
TO New York, that he would, Immediately af.
Ter the City Of Richmond got irto the barbor
OF New DIRK procure passage for myself
family aud slaves. IN some shp going at once
from that port 10 New Orleans
"Under these circumstances, and thinking
hat all vas right arrived in the harbor Of
New York about haIf-post four o'clock in the
afternoon, on the 9Th INST
"Whon the city Of Richmond had thus
arrived nj New York, Mr. Ashmead went u
shore, &c ling me that he was going 70 procure
passlge for us IN "A steamer ready To sail for
New Orleans. After an absence Of about an
hour or an hour and half he returned and
stated 10 me that he had been unable To find
the man whom he " cnt to see II regard 10 oh
tanning the passage bat handed to me piece
| ot phpe', which he said confined the name of
that person, and directed me to 90 with il to u
place IN South street. went there according
| ~, aud al the door met man, " ho said 10 me
TINT he Was the individual named in the paper.
| told Inn chat wanted 10 engage a passage
Tor New Orleans IN IA vessel proceeding at ono Z
tothaI per-, In which NsrIi, family, and slaves.
could be placed that night. He replied that
he would Immediately transfer all of us that
night 10 the steamer Memphis, which would
sail for New Orleans the next morning.
then went with him inside the office, where
passage tickets we're given to me. He then
suited that he would send round Tor my family,
slaves and baggage TO the Cny Of Richmond,
aud transfer =, ery thing on board tie Mem,
! phls. lie aud thcn went 10 the Cits of Rich
mond and very soon two hacks came there.
which he stated had been ordered by him, and
into whlchmyseIE f,mjly and slaves got, under
his di eetion, he saying to us lhar they were to
convey lis 10 the steamer Memphis
The bucks, then, instead of proceeding to the
steamer Memphis, drove round to his Office in
South street Here | was told that must
pay our fare before being put on board of the
Memphis. | then paid the amount, being
$l61. As soon as this money was paid the
hack drivers refused 10 take us to the steamer
Memphis, but carried us. against our earnest
protest, 10 house, No. 3 Carlisle street,
droppedus down upon the sidewalk and drove
off. 1t was now dark and We being utter stran-
gers in the cty,u ere compelled to stay at that
place till morning. The next morning, the 9th
instant, the steamer Memphis sailed leaving
myself, family end slaves, and whilst she was
departing from the wharf. word " as sent to me
that my slaves had been taken into court =
The result of the proceedings in court has de-
prlved me of all my property, amounting. at
least, to $4,000 JoNATnAN LENNON
New York, Nov Il, 1852"
TnAcKERAY's LECTURES. The lecture of
Ihackeray. last evening, was one of the fines,