New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-18

ted on the 9th inst large number of coored persons
present The amended return to the writ of hasds
corpus read showing that the slave belonged to Mrs
Lennon, and were route from Virginia to Texas two
slave States and that it was not their intention to sell
them.
Mr.. Culver counsel tor the slaves argued in favor
their freedom and also commended that by the statute
NewYork it Is held that every slave brought into that
State for the puoss of being sent into another State
otherwise shall be free He noticed the fact that Mr.
Webster in his speech on the Oregon question said that
every State has right in this respect to make its local
laws.
Mr. Labaugh in behalf of the claimant insisted that
persons owning property in State have right to
with it through any other State, and that the State Of
NewYork had right according to the constitution
the law Of nations to prevent it, He quoted from the
constitution of the United States that the laws of one
State shall be respected in another lie commended that
the persons here recognized property in Vir
gina they should be, by the constitution considered
in NewYork while they were passing in transu through
t and quoted points from the law of nations decisions
etc.
Mr.. Clinton followed Mr.. L.. urging also the idea the
cause in the constitution to the laws of State being
respected in another ETC. The judge remarked that
clause referred to statutes and records, etc.
Mr.. Jay concluded the argument in behalf of the
ton for the discharge of the persons He said the prn
cipal in this settled by the decision of LORD
Marshfeld in 1776 in the of James Somerset 1t
urged that he not to be kept in Slavery England
but was to be sent out to Jamaica Mr.. Jay read the
opinion in consequence of which decision he said
hundreds of slaves then residing in England set free
lie said the only doubt that could exist would be the
stuonay of the law relative to which thecourt would
decide He commended that the parties We're entitled tc
their liberty,
Judge Paine said argument had been presented and
authorities quoted he would take short time to
slider the subject and will render decision Saturday
morning
EXCEPTIONS TO ST. DOMINGO AND CuBA.-Iu regard te
expeditions St. Domingo and Cuba the Cour
Ter paper which appears to be in the secret says
There has been expedition organized to go to st
Domingo but consists Of hundreds instead
What Is the ultimate object of the emgrants is known tc
nobody probably not to themselves Most certain
is that ii there is any busersm in these proceedings
it is entirely disconnected with the Cuba movement
"That there is expeditions formidable expedition
in which thousands of men enstednow prepared tt
sail for Cuba whenever the signal shall be given by tht
leaders is also fixed fact But the object OF THESE mer
solely the disruption of Cuba from the Spanish Govern
ment They have not the least connection with the st
Domingo affair.
Asto the Cuban expedition we learn from an un
doubted that it is in forward state of preparation
and it that the utmost care has been
by the leaders not to violate the neutrality laws OF the
United States All the arms aud ammunition required
have been procured abroad in large quantities and art
deposited without the bounds of the United States
depot known only to few of the leading spirits NO.
pop gun has been procured in the United States
The men to leave this country as emigrants-un
armed-and will sail from different ports and 1t is cacu
lated in such that suspicion shall 30 abroad
to their actual destination The measures OF the reyo
utionts have been taken with great crcumspection ant
it is only to be feared that those who embark in this ex
petition will meet the bloody fate of their predecessors
THE MAN THAT DoN'r READ THE NEwsrApERs.-Th'
following incident actually occurred in this city yes
terday:
A young man about % years old, from Columbia, il
Morris county at the of Green and Libert,
streets with load of potatoes, which he was selling
Some of the bystanders were remarking upon the Wh
defeat aud the election generally when their converse
ton caught the of the couutryman and he inquired
with earnestness what had been going He was in
formed that election had taken place. and Gen. Pierce
had been elected President
"Wby' said the youth, what did they do that for
thought we had a President pow.''
The amusement created by the guileless ignorance
the uniformed youth may be imagined Newark Dali.
Advertiser.