Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-11-11
THE LENNON SLAVE CASE.

THE LENNON SLAVE CASE.
1t is now nearly two years since Jonathan Lem
mon came TO this City from Virginia. with eight
slaves. on his way to Texas Unsuspcious Of dan
ger he stopped slaves and all, at boarding house
IN Carlisle-st, He knew not of the Revised Stat
utes. lie unde'sood not the power Of habcas
corpus. lie rested in sccurity-in false secu-
/ rity.
! The matter became public 1t came to the ears
/ of Louis Napoleon, coored nan Of ttis City.
! lie made application to the Superior Court for
writ Of habeas corpus. Ut was granted. 1t en-
Joined zone Jennings, otherwise called jonathan
! lennon and the keeper Of certain house No. 3
Carise-st' to bring the bodies of the eight slaves
/ before Elijah Paine forthwith. Elijah Paine was
at that time one of the Justices Of the Superior
/ Court.
The slaves were brought up before the Court u7-
on this writ of habeas corpus. The case was ar
gucd by Mr.. Lapaugh for Mr.. Lennon by Mr..
Culver for the slaves. The matter was kept under
/ Amusement some time. Tho writ OF habeas cor
| pas was sued out early in November. 1t was late
in December before the decision cf tic Court was
rendered.
When it was rendered it was in favor of the
slaves. They were discharged. They did not
stop to have the case carried up appeal. They
! left for Canada. They are there now.
All this took place at time of intense Slavery
excitement Union saving was in its glory. Cas-
tie Garden stock was high. The Union Safety
Committee were hard at. work with mortar and
cement. keeping together the falling Union Here
was Il dreadful blow Here was an awful crack,
The Union Safety Committee were aroused. They
fed to the rescue. They raised, and in few days
q generous subscription paid the value Of the
slaves, saved tho Union, and sent away the Lem
mon not bit tho worse Cor his squeezing.
! Now We whould have supposed that this would
have been the end Of the matter. The slaves were
gorG without hope of recovery. The owner was
reimbursed for all his loss. But Just here the
State of Virginia stepped in. Resolutions were
offered in the winter Of 1858 in the Virginia Legs-
ature, directing the Governor to take all necessary
steps for prosecuting appeal from Judge Paine 5
decision; pay all necessary expenses out Of the
State Treasury; to send on the Attorney General
20 argde the case, and carry tup to the Supreme
Court General Term, to the Court of Appeals,
end to the United States Supreme Court if neccs.
sary
: These resolutions being introduced late in the
session, were passed over without being acted mp
on. They were introduced again last winter, when
.hcn we're passed, ant pSdSed unaHimon2iy.
In accordance with the resolutions, the State of
Virginia has proceeded with the case. writ of
ce,tioraw was sued out, and the case was carried
from the Superior to the Supreme Court. The
question then arose TO whether the appellant
must give security for cost. Decision that the
must. Appeal to General Term and decision af-
firmed. The official bond Of the State Of Virginia
sent on ns security for costs The security object
-
II nonresident. This brings US up to the present
time. In the place of the rejected security new
bond has been given to-day by the attorneys OF
Mr., Lennon. tbs as follows;
"Know all men by these presents, that We Hen
ry D. LapauSh of the City, County and State OF
New York counscllor-at-law. and .Iuhu Andrews
Of the same place, likewise cCunsellor.at-!aw arc
held ana firmly bound up to the people OF the STATE
of New York in the sum Of two hundred and fifty
lhDiinrs lnNviui uf the uitpI STATES of
American, 10 be paid unto the people aforesaid tol
which payment, well and truly to be made, We
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and admiuis
traitors, jointly and seycraly firmly by these pres
ents. Sealed with cur seals this twcnty-fiith day
of October, in the year of our Lord one thOusanC
eight huadred and fifty four.
"NhCrCas, in the case OF jonathan LcmmOn
citizen Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia, appel
liant, against The People Of The State Of New York
respondents, now depending in the Supreme Cour
Of the State of New York an order has been made
in substance requiring the appellant to file rs secu
rity for costs n bond Of the respondents in til
penalty of two hundred aud fifty dollars at leafs
with one or more sufficient suratics, conditioned t
pay on demand all costs which may be awarded t
the said respondents; now, therefore, the cond
ton Of the above obligation is such that if tn
said appellant, or the Commonwealth Of Nirgini
for him, shall well and truly pay unto the rcspor
dents ON demand all costs that may lie awarded t
them in the said suit, then this obligation TO b
void, else to remain in full force and virtue
, "Scaloj and delivered in presence Of
"HENRY d. LAPAUGh, tSeal.
t "JOIlN ANDREWS" Seal
The following affdayits Of both the above, tina
they are each Of them residents and households il
the State of New York and are worth more thai
five hundred dollars above all debts and liabilitie
and property except from execution
The case will probably come on forargument b'
fore the General Term of the Supreme Court mex
November. Mr., Lapaugh, for the appellant (nom
inally Mr.. Lemmon, actually the State OF Virginia,
=, will be assisted by the AttorneyGcneral Of lirgl
, MIA. Mr.. Culver we understand, will probably b
, assisted by Ogden Hoffman, Esq, Attornoy-Ge
alof this State.
Which ever way the case is decided, it will b
carried u3 to the Conrt of Appeals, and withou
doubt eventually TO the Supreme Court of tile Uni
ted States We understand that the State of Nir
lature of this State to be reimbursed for Their OK
: pcuses. If unsuccessful, then they will attemp
the passage of special act through Congress t.
: he paid out of the national reasury-Ecenin
, Post Oct 70,
Rose Coburn, n colored woman Of South AndoveI
IS years of age has obtained from Goyernmen
the sum Of three hundred dollars besides expenses
She is also hereafter, to receive s95 annually
. pension. The Andover Advertiser lacetiousy re
marks that sit is understood that future marriag
would cut her off from the annuity"
It Twonty-sevon thousand dollars is the declare
? cost of catching and sending into Slavery of tn
e negro Burns. Fifteen thousand of the sum wa
= paid from the United States Treasury yesterda
Y morning. Hail, Columbia. happy land!-1r
t. bRHe, get. 70.