Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

NEW l ORh OLANE CASE. we Call
the readers attention to an article on
our first page, under this head. by
this, it would seem, the privilege Of
passing through the territory Of any
Of the flee States, with. negro prop
erty, is hereafter to be denied South-
erners, or the decision Of Judge
Payne must be reversed. Read the
article alluded to.
Since the foregoing was put in
type we have received the following
statement Of the transaction, written
by. Mr.. Lennon, the owner of the
slaves liberated by the decision Of
Judge. Payne.
10Is the 18Th day of Oct. last, l
left MY home in Bath county, Vir-
ginia, with view Of emigrating to
Texas, taking with me my wife, seven
children, and eight slaves. | reached
Richmond on the 30th day Of Oct,
aud remained there until the Tues
day following, endeavoring mean
while 10 engage a passage in some
vessel for New Orleans. Finding,
however, that no passenger vessel
would be sailing from that port to N.
0. for some three weeks thereafter, |
went TO Norfolk, and took passage in
the steamer City Of Richm5 nd, for
the port Of New York, with the in
tention Of proceeding directly from
New York to New Orleans; having
no idea, before leaving Norfolk, that
there could be any difficulty in going
| to New York with my slav es, and
proceeding thence to New Orleans.
l had been told and believed that |
could do so with entire safety
"AIr. Ashmead, who was clerk on
the steamer Richmond, told me on
the voyage to New York, that need
net be at all uneasy about losing
The slaves, that the law, was in my fl-
yorin New York, and was bd ind te
protect me in the ppssessip On and
property Of my slaves; and that the
Mayor of that City would see that it
was done, provided any difficulty
should occur. Mr.. AS hmead prom
ised me, whilst on our way to New
York, that he would Am mediately al
ter our vessel got into the harbor Of
New York, procure passage for my
self, family and slaves, in some ship
going at once from that port to N. @
"Under these fircum stances, and
thinking that all was right, ! arrived
in the harbor of Nbw 70 k about half
past four O'Clock in the afternoon,
on the 9Th inst.
"When the City Of Richmond bad
thus arrived at New York, Mr.. Ash
mead went ashorei telling me-that he
was going to procure a passage for
Us in a steamer ready to sail for New
Orleans. After alb absence of about
an hour, or al hour and a half, he re-
turned, and stated to me that he had
been unable to find the man whom he
went to see inregard to obtaining the
passage, but handed to ME q piece Of
paper which he said contained the
name Of that person, and directed me
to 60 with it to a place in South
street. ! went there accordingly.
and at the door met a man who said
to ME that he was the Individual
named in the paper. | told him that
WANTED to engage a passage for New
Orleans in vessel proceeding 1T once
to that port, upon which myself, fam
lily and slaves could be placed that
night He replied that be would
immediately transfer all of US that
night to the steamer Memphis, which
would sail for New Orleans the next
then went with him in
side the office, where passage tickets
we're given to me. He then stated
that he would send round for my
family, slaves and baggage, to the
City of Richmond, and transfer eve
~ thing on bpard Of the steamer
Memphis He and | then went to
The City of RID hmond, and very soon
.wd hacks came there-w hic h /