New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-04
THE RIGHT OF THE SLAVE CASE.

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THE RIGHT OF THE SLAVE CASE.
The Southern journals continue the discus
sion of the late Slave Case, and utterly refuse
TO receive the liberal payment to Lennon as
any sort of satisfaction for the wrong they
consider their section to have suffered in the
decision Of Judge Paine that Slaves brought
here on their way from one Slsye State to
another become free from the moment their
feet first press our soil Some of the less
temperate among them threaten rcprisals; the
more moderate appeal to the Federal Courts
and to our State Legislature for redress We
suspect they will get little from either.
But hav'nt we right TO transport our
property through New-York ? they Indignantly
ask We answer-That depends altogether
on what sort of property it is. If it consisted
Of obscene books or prints, orr law would con-
Gscatc it, though yours might not if it con-
sisted of implements OF gaming, the same dis
crepancy might exist or if it was Rum, and
we had the Maine law in force, it might forbid
your bringing liquor here and you must obey
or take the consequences.
Gentlemen you understand this question
better than You would have us think. Suppose
New-Yorker were TO print One Million Dol
lars worth of seditous and blood. thirsty APP
peals to the Southern Slaves TO rise and cut
their masters throats, they would all be prop
erty under our laws. and everybody here must
respect them az such. But suppose he had got
them as far as Richmond on their way further
South, and your laws should pronounce all such
appeals contraband and no property at aldo
you suppose the owner would preserve them by
pleading his right of property in New. York
No. Srs il wouldn't avail him for an instant
lie would be allowed all the rights Ola Virgnan
dealing in the same stock-which would not be
great deal.
Or suppose some camnibal chief were to land
at Norfolk with his Slaves, captured in savage
warfare, and in part constituting his harem
also-and they were to escape from him and
throw themselves on their reserved rights
have you any laws TO force them back into
Slavery No. gentlemen, you know you have
not
A friend argues the case rather pungently
N he following article, but We wish il to be
considered carefully so We give him hearing
as follows
That ALTERS THE CASE NJ COTTON
Vermont Is mountainous State-iull Of glens,
cav ZEE and creycesa convenient place tor hiding stolen
property Suppose then. that many years back before
Vermont was STATE the rough and rugged descendsnts
q Ethan Allen and Seth Warner hndin. il cheaper %
e0 horses then 70 buy them had entered pretty largely
mo business torallng freely from the honest
ere Of Nsssachusetts, Connecticut and NewYOrk very
soon lie NermOnters have large supply OF stolen
horses. and n majority Of the mOuntsneers soon De-
cCme deeply inter sted In the business-soIne in the
stealing others IN buying and specuating ia horses,
moving them 70 be stolen property.
Wen, rme and I5scalry advgLce Vernon IL about
20 be organized INTO State A Constitution and Code
Of Lave be framed toe horsethieyes are in the
majority they ccatrol the forming Of the CONSTITUTION
aud the Leg stature the former recognizes the right %
Cld stolen horses and the latter that such horses
md al the colt that them hall belong o. the
Yankees VINO stole them ana 70 their hers and assigns
forever
Meanwhile New-Yors and Connecticut anxious {, sell
sugar and clocks in exchange ior Vernon. poultry and
!cNskirs, stpulate with her that any stolen horse
lI Cut OF t Vermont lot and Escape biz old owner
mat owner shsl net barbor o. feed him nor shall any
EeightOr old assist hiun securing the horse under
thousand dolas penalty moreover the escaped horsc
shan e. ~ claim OF the thief VINO stOe him,
ana on IToOi Of RS Identity the horse that stolen.
IN proccss oftfne eight hcIsesthat j. two fll rown
tfd RS COLI Jump of thcr Ve-fl ri &c clOslre,
i-a ,rsv hac q their old owner thBt ~ make
cure ~ nis Cvn. steps across tie Canadian line ami
'!es O. VI. Tic pursusg, haggarc-aced YANKEE nnds
lp.s sell m4uu. ms eight hOrses The has got MS
own and the ,hie j. ruined Ga horrble I" cries the
clcckd.eier 2 COnnecticui. Rank robbery 90 echoes
the futxr-deller IN New-fors. What "trip man
thus g al hz properly, Take ho last eight horses be
hssU The world Poor man, he u 20 be ptied lie
nut lie r,L4lEcTLodfcr Ela loss ct up subsc Upton
psy L TWO cVsand dollars more than the horses would
nave bro ught him Ia the Vermont market Poor man
unfortunate ~ having such poor fences around
10 sttie- '
True ie he'd tfe older cnes s.x;een years. and The
younger once four or i've True they were stolen from
ther ictfrl owner end be thereby left horseless and
penLess icl s4xteen yeaTs True, he expended months
q e sa hundreds IL money IA search Of his stolen
hCres, yei rssnucn the hOzesf thief mad had
them 20 long nIs heart the horses tha; he
mHss haze tncm ne rest Ct his he or he Is ruined
Cotton Iriends which would y0a say the more
worry q q mtscrIpticn, the man who thus deprived
e rtclcwrcr G. BIZ horse and Tor sixteen years had their
work eeEn.ng and increases, the robbed 0rAey VINO
or tnaI number CT years submitted in poyery, In wn
n soITOw AID n tears TO thst wrong sndoutrsge WAIST
couEse would TIRE syinp atiy dictate
Is not he liberty Of one woman OF more value than
many hCIsosi
~ Elias y. Conway was inaucurated Gov
ernor Of Arksnsas on Monday, 18th ult