The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-29

goOu relOrn. ne N Il man OF noble and gen
erous heart, and is worthy of the support OF
every Free democrat. ALPHA.
SECOND JEFFREYs COME TO JUDGMENT
The steamer Tropic landed at the wharf on
Thursday evening last week, about 4 o'clock
having on board three slaves, Edward, Han
nah, and Susan, who had been purchased in
the up-oountry, aud were being taken to the
South. The matter becoming known, a hd.
bedS corpus was applied for upon the affidavit
of William Troy cOlored man. and they
were brought before Judge Finn yesterday
afternoon.
Edward had to be taken to blacksmith in
order to separate him from his manacles
through the chisel the hammer, and the anvil
Upon being brought before the Judge the
woman Hannah expressed a wish to be al
lowed to return to her master on the boat, ~
he had promised to bring her children to her
The Judge Immediately remanded her to the
custody of the claimant without investigation
Judge Finn asked Hannah if she had the
charge of the child Susan, TO which she am
swered that she had. Whereupon the Judge
also ordered her back into the custody of the
claimant, without examination. Mr. Jolihe
protested against remandng the child back
without examining the case The Court said
they would take the responsibility, and the two
slaves, Hannah and Susan, were taken out OF
Court, and conveyed over to Covington. Susan
was little girl of some four or five years OF
age and, rs appeared from the testimony, was
not related to the woman.
The examination in regard to Edward was
then taken up.
Mr.. French, the captain of tho boat, MIR
Emo, the clerk, Mr. Llpey who had the slaves
in charge and several others were examined
From their testimony it appeared that Edward
with the woman and child, were bought b,
Mir. Doty and Mr. Ambrose, in Virginia, and
taken on board the Tropic, to be conveyed 10
the plantations Of the purchasers in Missssr
pi. Edward was put on board at Catletsburgh,
in manacles, and so continued until they ar
rived in this city, They were in the imme-
date care of Mr. Lipsey, the agent of the pur-
ehasers, who had been employed to take them
| down the river They had intended to land
the negroes in Covington, but were prevented
from doing 80 on account Of the lowness of the
water. They therefore laid up the boat at the
| Ohio shore The boat was attached to the
| landing in the usual way. Shortly after the
| boat landed, Lipsey took the three slaves on
to the Ohio shore, and took them from above
Sycamore street. on the landing down to the
ferry boat, and took them over into Covington,
where they were kept during the night.
They were brought back in the rame man.
ner yesterday morning, and replaced on the
steamboat 10 doing 30 it appeared that the
slaves were in this city on the Ohio shore, and
at a considerable distance from the margin of
the river. They we're all this time under the
immediate charge of Lipsy, the agent of the
owners, Doty and Ambrose.
Upon the conclusion Of the testimony, Mr.
JOlitle asked the Court tn nd ourn the case 10
this morning. Judge Key, who appeared for
the claimants of the slaves, resisted the ad
journment Mr.. Jolife insisted upon his right
to have further time for preparation He said
il was not u case for his client of punishment
in the penitentiary for one or two, OF even ten
years but question of liberty or slavery for
life.
After considerable discussion, Judge Finn
decided that the trial should proceed Lights
were accordingly procured, and at 7 O'Clock
Mr.. Joliffe commenced his argument He pro
proceeded, laying down the principle that the
voluntary bringing OF the slave by the agent
into FREQ State invested him with freedom
Of which he could not be deprived He read
numerous decisions TO establish this point clear
ly and conolusively. Before he finished hi-
plea, he was taken suddenly i'll, and then asked
the Court to continue the case, on account Of
his indisposition.
Judge Keys the counsel for the agent, OBJ
jected
Judge Finn then refused to continue the
case till nine o'clock in the morning He said
he WAS Disguised with the course counsel had
pursued in the case he felt as though he had
been imposed on, and was unwilling to be tri-
fled with longer
Judge Keys then said the Ohio river was
highway for all the States bordering on it.
over which all had concurrent jurisdiction for
purposes OF navigation, and had right to use
the adjacent shores for purposes necessary to
that navigation. The landing of these slaves
on the OHIO shore was thus necessary, and did
not bring them within the acknowled princi.
ple--that voluntary bringing of slaves to
free State did invest them with freedom. He
read the decision Of Judge Reid, in the Hobbies
Gaze, to that effect.
p. linn then said that Mr. J0lffe had beeu
obliged TO retire, in consequence Of illness and
and had requested him 10 urge the Court to
continue the case, and proceeded TO show rea-
sons why continuation should be granted
Decisions averse TO that Of Judge Reid had
been made in this State and numerous ones in
Other States The case was a very important
one, involving mooted question, about which
there were adverse decisions
Mr. Flinn.-1he case iciii-& decided tonight.
That as determined on. We haze not been s,t-
ting hsre four or fUe hours 10 determine whethsr
zoe io,N decide TIE case or mol az wiH be deci.
dsd, and you may come up 10 ii sideways, or
square, or any way you please you must come
10 IT,
MIR. linn said he was not going TO argue
He had made the request out of courtesy to a
professional brother, and should not enter on
the merits of the case. He doubted the power
OF the Court 10 deliver the boy into slavery. IL
ought to 20 before United States officer.
Judge Finn do not wish TO hear any ar
gumenN of that nature. II this Court makes
decision, il will see il carried out.
Judge Finn then remanded the poor crea-
lures to their claimants.
Judge Stallo also, at eleven o'clock the same
night granted new writ in the case Of tho
slave Edward but the sheriff, under the Or
der Of Finn, had accompanied the boy to the
terry.bost, and hs had gone beyond the juris-
diction Of the Court before the writ could be
served. Cincinnati Jour. y Mess of Sept. 2.