Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-23
THE SLAVE CASE DECISION OF JUDGE PAINE. |
PROMISED Subscription Interesting statement Of iT lsn-

The New York Journal Commerce reviews the Lcmnon
h case and Judge Pancs decision. and trusts the New
York statute which that decision was mainly based VIII
10 nealed al The coming session Of The Legislature OF that
State and that the Legislature WILL also, appropriate inc
N, sam of IS 900 10 repay Mr. Lennon fer the property
robbed from HIN. In the meantime, tbs Journal recon-
mepds subscription OF 5000 for Mr.. Lcmnon as he Is
now stripped OF propcylhc same 10 be refunded when
Mr. Lennon shall be able refund it. The a:s'avefy
statute alluded by the Journal passed under Seward
administration The following staemsnirom Mr. Lennon
shows that deliberate plan had been formed ic FOB hn vi
his property or his arrival AZ New York
"On the 18Th October last left my hotrc IN bat'i
county Virginia. with view OF cugrang 10 Texas taxing
with me MS vile seven children and cigt slaves reached!
Richmond The SOFA day OF October and Remained iec
until the Tuesday following cadcavnr!ng meanwhile 10 en-
gage passage in rc-scl Tor New OfeanS f!hdshs,
t passenger vessel would be sailing from tai
pert NV Orleans Tor some E'ee $'eeHs Thereafter ven
10 Norfolk and took passage IL !e steamer city vi RICH
mond the port Of New York. with tie intention CT pro-
,esdnm directly from New OK tn View Orleans; a'n2 no
idea before lea wing Norfolk that there could DC any diicai'
~ in oig,o a. Yo! win my slaves, and proceeding thence
10 New Orleans had been Told and believed mat ceua
90 50 with entire safety.
"Mr Ashmead who was ce.s en- the City Of Richmond
told me- on the voyage New York tbs. need no. be al
all uneasy about losing the slaves; That The law was IN my
favor in Ncw lcia and was bound IL i'1tct me III t
30. session and property o my slaves and ;at The Mayor oil
!la, city would thai IL was done provided any tAtC'!
shouI nccu9 Mir ishmea,i promised me- whilst our
,yav 10 New York that he would immediately alter The u
" u Richmond into the ha:bor OF New ork procure
passage myself family ard slaves, in some snip going
| q, once from that port 10 New O:lcans
"UnLcr these circumstances, and thinking that all Was
RIGHT arrived in the afbor New York about halt past
Jour o'clock in the afternoon, on the fifth inst
'Hhsn the City of Rchu:ond had thus arrived al We"
YORK Mr. shmead ashore telling that he YVES &C.
ng 10 procure passage for in steamer ready 70 sal! log
NV Orleans After an absence Of about hour hour
and al he returned and stated that he had been IN
able 10 find the WHOM he 10 IN regard 10 OBJ
tanning the passage, but handed 10 me piece OF paper
which he said contained tho OF that person. ana c
rected me 90 with il place in South street "en
there accordingly and N the door mel man who SAID TO me
that lie the individual named IN the paper tn!A il
that wanted engage Ter New Orleans IN YES
sci proceeding that port upon which myself Ia
mlv slaves could be placed that night he replied mat
he would immediately transfer all OF us THAI night the
steamer Memphis which would sail Tor New Orleans the
next morning.. | then with him inside The office
wher. passage tickets were given 10 me- tie then stated
that he wanld send round for my family slaves and baggage
to the CITY O Richmond and transfer every thing On board
Of Memphis. He aud then vent 10 the tlY
of Richmond and very TWO hacks came there, which
he state! had ordered b. him, and into which myself
family and slaves %. under his direction he saying 10 Us
thai they convey US 10 The sca:ndr Memphis
1.-The hacks, then, Instead Of proceeding to the steamer
Memphis drove round la his office in South street Here
was told that pay fare before being put on board
of The Memphis. thea paid the amount, being SOL As
soon ms this money paid the hack drivers refused 10 take
us the Memphis but carried us against DOR ear
protest house, No Carlisle street, "r"ptd Us
down upon the sidewalk and drove oil. Il was now dark
and we being in The city, were compelled to
st,r AT that place Gil morning The morning, the 9th
ant the Steamer Memphis sailed leaving myself fanny
and slaves, ami whilst were departing from The wharf
word was sent That my slaves had been taken into
court The result 1t iis proceedings IN cor't has dc
pIiyGd me Of all my property a'noun,ns' al ens 10
s. U0D JoNATnAS iEMMoS
New York. Nov. L. 1852"
The decision o: Judge Paine against Lennon. attracts
good deal Of attention press The "JorRSALo OF COM
MERGE after quoting enmons narrative Of his coming to
tie port Of New YORK, says:
III This is correc! statement, presume II Is, II
shows that inr"ctni man has been robbed {" his properly
some $4,000 in ,anc being All he had in the world !or
no Other offence Than touching The Tnt Of New York IL
this transit from slavc-hndng State 10 another SLAVE.
holding State and further The robbery wac elected ny
means of an Infamous fraud Who sent those carriages pro
ss.dly take Mr.. Icmnn and his family TO tic steamer
Memphis but in reality 10 drop them down IN Carlisle street
par, IN the steamer Ncmphs Or had the drivers been
ampced with by the Aboons;S, and hrlbet 10 carry The
strangers Carlisle street instead OF going |" the DOCK
where the Memphis ;ing? 1t Is clear that somebody
told string of ,'-ehopds in order TIM S3U0D robbery
nigh, be- committed under the forms ii law. We hope that
authors of The mischief whoever ,ny may %" WIN Dc
Tie ,ecisisn is liable 10 tc"YeTrnlci by higher
tribunals; and the law which supposed la make the de-
cisi,n NECESSARY il liable may say Ikcy-io
b.. repealed rarig day. Wc must and will get Ha -
The vilainDus sectional legislation adopted Curing Inc t
um,i, %. Stewardship; II "nr merchants approve :" the SUI:
rrsijnn Of $4,000 l,1n indemnify Lennon for his losses
wc should be .ad hear from them, in any way Which l.
most agreeable Perhaps low of them wall act a. com
mirt. 10 ircc, the movement. One g ncman has anhor
zed W put him down tor SlVO another Tor SoO BON are
professional What say the nicrchanlsf r
The Journal Of Commerce Of Thursday morning, says:
The proposition raise S. coo BY voluntary Subscription
RI Indemnify sir Jcnathan Lennon Of Virginia for The
oss Of his slaves while touching at this POI! icw days
since on his way 10 Texas has been universally approved
so ar rs our information extends PLEDGES exceeding s?uO
in e auyrcrae have been lis ~ Responsible ci!i-
xcns as a par, Of the fund.- condition that The whole
amount shall bc raised
| TDA<KLIy PIgacg is tie youngest man who has ever
been elected President Of tie United States Hcis years
of aue Washington John Adams, Jefferson, Madison,