New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-20
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,aSl u,s.,yts Cer<urc IN Wr,itS rcV >''j ts cSlcp
ssVa q, yais'rSi O,>tcNd ~ cN,Nten te ruNlc mind
wss-d 70 the tscts coniNc,ei With 'hc ls'e alleged
-ahuc, ~ vt To NhcN'lcr SLAVES; end also in r.
sarl ~ shc rcrcra mole nj pceO3,nc hV che Acting
Ceu,aittcc spi other ci5cor ot the "lennsylvan'a
-Ah,,lNiun SNc}ctv .N,MmND'y So cSllel', nom hs
srrt ,x.cr,c in lca ~ the rrvscrt times " Tor The
rrSsi III trco ucyrccS unAwiulv hcd ~ honisscr -
Ia pug,Nc Tor wh,a tie Socciv. m lfsl, WAS moor
pofac>- snG rover 3Cpar;Cd fOyu hy them oxNcp Is
in THIS case Under The pyv>sure ot ate's'' rtsst'V
- MIA: IS tSe time they oclevc 81 ~ such. lh,Ic
- NJ perSor. | spprChcnd. a. S'i fauiisy with The
c<erahNes Vi tha' >c.v ~ srCb cases rs the ia onc
ee, kucws that is Acting Conmi;;Ne aud agents
vhrit vcr ,ircuns SnceS such a. rendered u
VractiCGhlc 80 III 81, have uniformly had rccourse
~ the .i' vi hshcas corpus snd or reasons too OBJ
Viops 10 require "a hv stated.
rhtn VIA, wcrV fhc nal facts which rendered Tue
rsOr. 20 wit of hShCss corpus Ia The case ot
NhcclcY slaves an impO'sniluv Sufficient ar
within ny knowledge, and will state them as briefly
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Passrscfs Williamson is my sou, and Is associated
with N, ia business q. the :. ". corner OF Seventh
ssd Arce-S;s That he is member Of The Society
scrs ssd and Secretary vi its Acting Committee, has
already ts-u fvpeSieiy s'siCd. On the l'ih o. he
Ssvenih month July last, NJ full e. O'Clock y. VI,
was standing nv his side ~ his desk when William
Sii sltIk a. the oiice 81 the Antr>lavcry Society,
ent,Fvd our ofcs. end lad on fasSnor, desk nsont
fine. a. occn and almost Icgihy written noe,
which ricked or and having with difficulty read,
haI,cd = - ia>smOTc who also read Il. thc sub
stance @, he Information i, coatsuo was thai there
wee a. Blootgoods Hotel, on Walnut s.. whert
,hree slaves with their master, who had brought them
,he,e ana vas intending 10 take then .henc, - New
York by 'nc clock hnc; that sAii slaves desired
thsr freedom. and request that some one would im-
meiiRsciy come down and atrud 20 the case. Still
proposed that they shoud rsOTt ~ the wrt OF haheas
corpus, a. usual in such case. 10 which passinore
replied, thai :. was impossible 10 10 so, aud g.
,sDeo two reasons: Isl, that there was then no
Judge IN ihecity FAR As he knew, who had auhor
ity Ia grant the writ; and I'd, ' there wss not suh
ceut time 10 procure the writ and 10 have II served,
even II Judge were al hand 20 grant it, He,
Passmore, being then particularly engaged with
bu.iness preparatory 10 leaving the cry that evening
by The II O'Clock train Of cars for Harrisburg 90 ef
,epd an olecton oi officers of telegraph company,
day ,hct place stated i, Was inpsctcGblo then
10 go hmscf aud requested sill 10 proceed imme IL
ately 10 Bl. vdgoods, aud attend well he could
"a the slaves hnd their rights; and il he could ito
moe 20 endeavur 10 them, 70 too able 20 de-
scribe them and then 10 send Geographic dispatch 10
New-York, 30 that the case could DC met in proper
wsy upon their arrival there sill then started, il
Were. 10 attend 10 The Instructions given him, but when
passing ont OF door, turned upon bis heel and in
auirsd whether there anything to prevent the
,iayes leaving their master II they saw proper 20 do
~ To which inquiry PassmoTe replied, "they have
perfec; right to go where they please aud they
" 90 so unltss forcbly restrained by their master.
Siil then lCit our office 20 proceed TO Bloodg"Ods.
Paesmor resumed his business at his desk IN front and
| passed back 70 my desA, where usualysit
II.
again threw down his pen, LEFT his desk, pu; his
coat ard bat and without word spoken by either OF
Us To the other. he hastily loft the office bad no
doub' however IS iO where OF the purpose for which
be- went. Afier what appeared 90 me then Il very
short absence Il think no. exceeding, though II may
have been So than half an hour he returned 10
Office eud to myself and John Fsrnum, who happened
then 10 BE- with me, be related the circumstances ~ TO
himself and Others connected with the release of Jane
johnson and her two children from the custody ana
control OF their previous master. board the steam
boat Washington; their passing thence over The wharf
and down DolaSsr-Sv. 20 Dock and fnlm that
POINT seeing them enter carriage at Dock and Front
sta, and driven of. The rcat4on then MADE 10y him
wac in substance. aad | th,nk almost in terms, the
same as was made hy him IN the pisifc, Cour Of the
United States, on the So,h Of ssme month ttNo days
.aisrl upon hs affirmation aud hy leave OF the Court.
Alter fassuufc return 20 cur once above ststei,
he was constantly and uuiutcr upeoly engaged N pr
pairing business at his desk until To- o'clock, with the
single exception Of IN toe mcao tiUe, con 10 ms own
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clothes preparatory 20 leaving the city To- Harrisburg
During most OF the evening was present with him IN
Office snd al To- O'clock or later lac len It; closed
the door after hu,. and retired immediately 10 my
chamber for the isht and in q short time asleep
an my bed. 80 II O'Clock my wife woke me, and
stated that our doOrbell had been twice rung. n
mcdiaiey Rro.e presented myeef az The trout window
of my chamber, from which distinctly saw al least
fkrer ucrsons On and d01v steps, only one ot
whom then recognized rs deputy Marshal Vim. II
Miller, who was spokesman on that occasion. IN
auired their busiress. He informed me they wanted
10 see passmoIC Williamson, 70 serve wit upon him.
| informed them distinctly and explicitly ;ost this
tmesniug house was not the residence ~ Pass.
ncrt nor he thcn here; ha, /, was hls place Of
Szstasss;, where he ordinarily TO be Scen daring
business hours; that his residence wss with hs own
family AZ No - Buttonwcri-s. bctwcel Franklin
and Eighth sts and this, be, PassnloTe was then from
home, On his way TO Harrisburg, where his duty re-
quircd him Co be uCN' morning
Notwithstanding my explicit statement, the par,
manifested by words and coudGct decided incredibly
IN regard Co the iacls--sc mach sc 20 eynce 0c-
sire still 20 have admission into my mouse. regarded
myself insucd, Improperly and wantoSiy, AMI there
fore without saving more, retired a,aa % nv bed
leaving them ~ choose their course Of procedure
l had scsrvCly laid down when | eeOrl the steam
whistle of the II clock train ~ cans sar,ng on the
~es eide OF Schuylki, or what believed 70 oe such
Why was ne,N SSavy for &ryc or Hcr nlied S,Ste~
officers TO pr,@ent Themselves az my door, hst 81:
fessmoEe W anson al IL q ClocA o night, for The
osly purpose OF Sewing WIT upon Afa., l. i0r
ahcse officers Themselves, those whom they wvgC
Srvng, 70 explain. Other persons caU only inns Sine
and sunnse. That il was ,her intention, under IL
strac0Us gaming ADMISSION. % rSG-ACk the house
from bottom ~ ,Cp with the c1ucV ,st.on Of hudn.
and taking into custody Jane. Daniel aud iSSiah y
'W the purpose ot plaCn. them under the
kIDd care ANA prciec'"u OF superior ohcey
ICid 10, GSScrt. Next mosn,n- clock rs lear.y
80 I can say my doOr-hell was again runr. / cpcacd
the door, and reCeN~i .cOn he hand Of Deputy
Marshal Miller the original ~, o. haheSs corpus
issued Agsns, passlnOre Willis nson rr.urashie =. >