Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-13
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The slave Case Ia New York.

ing To Mr.. ana Mrs. Lennon, Oh FHPInidi WIN
wera stopped in New York, through the in
srumeni ality of abolitionists while in transitu
for Texas. The case having been adjourned
over to Monday, the Journal Of Commerce re-
ports it follows
This case stripped of its legal tcchnicallties,
presents one of extreme hardship to the own
ers of the slaves. Their ownership is not de-
Med And it also appears chat these slaves,
consisting Of two women Of adult age, lad
sixteen or seventeen years old and five chill
dren, Of from one TO four years, arc almost the
sole and only property the claimant possesses.
Mr.. Lennon is past the middle age OF life,
and his dress and appearance bespcak hlm to
be man who has been and Is still struggling
with poverty. His wfewho, weresh dressed IN
fashionable attire, would be considered
splendid woman, nlso bears In her dress the
same marks ofcompnratve poverty as docs her
husband but not In her manners, which arc
very lady like.
As neither of them seem 10 have acquired
those "hgher law" notions that property which
they obtained honestly and honorably, accord
ing to the laws Of the State in which they lived,
could be legally pounced upon and taken
from them while conveying it from part of
The United States TO another, they naturally
| feel indignant ut what seems To them, an utter
breach Of The national compact And their
Indignation is rendered still more keen and
sensitive by tho prospect Of utter and extreme
poverty which the loss OF this property must
entail upon them, Mr.. Lemmon,when informed
OF the possible. II not probable, loss OF his
slaves, cried like child, aud his aifiction 30
wrought upon The good feelings of Mr. Culver,
a thorough aboliiionist and counsel for the
sovcs that in order to make n compromise be-
tween hat he considered the slaves rights
and tho utter dcstution which their being set at
liberty must bring upon The owners, he asked
the counsel for the claimant, at what price
they would sell them. Counsel for the claimant
did not, however, feel authorised to enter into
any stipulation at this stage of the case.
When the slaves were brorgh ghtlnto court, Mrs.
Lennon went to where they were sitting,a and
in tone and manner, highly excited, but moro
indicative of mother to her children than
mistress to her slaves, thus addressed them
"IIayc ever ill.treacd youl Have you not
drank from the same cup,and cat from the same
bowl with nyserl Have not taken the same
care Of your children as if they were my own2
Did | not give up all possessed in my native
lind, in order that you and | might go to an
other, where we could be more comfortable and
happyi did you ever refuse to come along
with me, until you were prompted to do soi'
One Of the colored women was affected
by the address of her MISTRESS that the tears
rolled down her checks, and the other woman
commenced making reply, when white and
| black abolilionist, in the same breath, told her
to make no answer.
When the Judge came into Court, counsel
for the claimants asked for an adjournment until
this day.
Mr.. Clinton, also Of counsel for the claim
ants. said in secondng the motion Of his asso-
ciates, he thought it proper to remark that the
caso only involved questions Of law, md none
Of fact.
Counsel for the slaves, Mr. Culver, said no
wished to be courteous to counsel for claim
ant, but ho was opposed even to adjournment
on Saturday, because these men were illegal
y held in custody, and it had been already de-
cided in another State, that under such circum-
stances they should be liberated instanter.
The Judge sad he did not consider further
adjournment necessary; but he was desirous to
give sufficient time to the respective parties in
order that they might have no reason to COM
plain. He would therefore adjourn the exami-
nation until o'clock to day.
AN EcCEYTRIc CHARAcTER.-The Boston
Chronicle gives the following, in addition TO the
particulars already published, relative to John
Crofts Coffield, who died in that city on the
2srh ult, supposed to be worth 100000;
For the last thirty years this eccentric man
has not laid in bed except when travelling, he
being too miserly to indulge in such cxtrava-
eance," as he termed it. Hehas made his lodg-
Ioos on trunks and boards, and finally died,
lying upon large trunk Three days prece-
ding his death. he purchased burial lot in
Mount Auburn He lived, if livingit could be
called, in a small shop off from the street. He
lived bachelor, not being willing to marry on
account Of the expenses incident upon mar
ried life, and dragged out his existence as SOL
itary oyster. His meals cost him on an
average six and quarter cents, and in pay
ment he generally rendered crossed four
pence. He had not probably taken off his
clothes for n wear Ayarice shone from his