Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-07

10 the master for the assessed value ut the slave I
who escapes, with or without u writ. Ills cl.ent,he
hoped, would not be ground between the upper aud
the neither milestone.
Attorney Chase said, ii is intimated The exercise
Of guardianship will he resisted. 1t is the duty OF
the Court 70 enforce it's order. and Of the Sheriff to
rec it exceeded. Where's the authority says Mr..
Pugh.l 1t is tho universal pr ,ctice. and is an in-
hercnt power Of all Courts. Then the Court has
no power to punish for contempt any Interference
in view without that power no Court SoIld exist
one day. Is this proceeding a rescue? What
Court will constlue th,s release, on the order OF n
Court, an escape, to make the Marshal responsibloY
None, either North or South. !
MIR. Wolfe, of Louisville, sought to say q word
as counsel for Mr. Dennisol the claimant.
Mr.. d.. is before the u. 5. Commissioners Pendery
seekiag the reception Of his fugitive slave Rosetta
-Pendirg the proceedings, u State Court inter
feres which is supreme, that of the United States
or an inferior court Has u State Court n right TO
iberate slaves? Your homer is sworn 20 support
tho u. 5. Constitution, and that Is supreme. WEI
ask and demand a decision before the U. ). Com
missioner, a determination Of our rights 1t this
warrant IL valid.
The court informed the speaker that, not only
did the order of the court decide the warrant inva-
lid, but on the merits of the case that the girl was
free.
Attorney Wolfe-That discharge is what we
comrlain of as o5noxieas. Has this court power
over the U. S. Court of the Commissioner lie
camc ipte the higher court first l mean no dis
respect.
The Court said. that was necessary. or there
would not have been any need for n habeas cor
pus. The case of her detention, legal or illegal,
was sought to be known by the writ Of habeas
corpus. lie must have been in some other court.
Attorney Wolfe said, why can't gentleman let
the Commissioner adjudicate this matters after
his decision another habeas corpus may be sued
out; | don't say it is r ght or legal.
The Court said that tho warrant had bee sued
out from the U. S. Commits. iUner, the girl was un
der detention, but the warrant had not yet been
returned to the mmissioner-befor that officer
had commenced II determination of her liberty, n
writ of habeas corpus was granted, and trial COM
meuced here before any trial had been commenced
by the Commissioner The decision shows that the
girl is not before any Court; the warrant is defect
i've and she il free.
Attorney Wolfe-Suppose a State Court deems
the Commissioners an unconstitutional officer
would it be right in a State Court to grant a writ
of habeas corpus to get Il person detained under Il
warrant from such unconstitutional officer!
The Court replied that the general Court of Nir-
ginia had so decided.
Attorney Wolfe said both Virginia and South
Carolina have been in open rebellion to the United
States government.
The Court-Virginia has 10 this stood at the
head OF States, the champion of human rights.
Attorney Pugh denied the authority of the
Court to do more than declare us to the freedom OF
the girl. lie asked Mr.. Chase for his authority to
deliver her into the custody Of a guardian.
Attorney Walker urged that universally courts
gave custody of minors, of children of tender age,
to father or mother, after giving judgement.
Attorney Pugh urged that no contempt has yet
been committed. lie thought the Court had mad
vertently ordered to much. lie moved to strike
out all after the discharge in the Courts order,
and simply leave it a decree of freedom.
Attorney Chase contended that there was no
other proceedings pending in any other Court on
this matter. There was a mock representation of
a Court, perhaps, but the officer was only minis
terial ut best, and not a judge, and even his poor
powers were vain, his proceedings nothing, for the
warrant was proved and decided to be defective.
Neither can MIR. Pend.ry or Mr.. Robinson have
q. any thing more to do with this girl, she being
free.
There is no power which he could exercise con.
sistently with this Court.
Attorney Chambers on the part of his client,
Rev. Mr.. Denison, after a consultation, had de-
clared his intention to withdraw from the Court
and seek their rights before the Commissioner.
His client wished no difficulty. The reverend gen.
tleman asked, as a courtesy, that he should be per-
mitted to make an explanation, and make some
statements.
Rev. Mr.. Dennison said IF it please the court,
find myself in a most embarrising position,
When | spoke before, l was somewhat under ex
citement, in which, as the principal party in this
transaction, l could not but sympathise. AS q
stranger, | feel that / have a right to say some
thing. | am far from wishing that there should
be any collision between the State and United
States officers, yet still l feel bound to throw my
self upon my reserved rights, and withdraw thi
case from this court.
have denied from the origin of this matter
with all respect to the jurisdiction of the Sta.
Courts-the authority of this tribunal to adjudicat
upon this matter.
At seems to be supposed that every one VIII,
holds n fellow creature in | ondage is unworthy o
respect, and of a villainous heart.
Generosity would at least suggest some mitiga
ting reflections in view of the fact that men havt
been found sincere III the advocacy of almost ever
species of crime.
Now, sir, when I see some ten or fifteen million
OF the intelligent portion of the people of this re
public, men of character and rcspectability. ant
high position in life, educated some in the Norti
and some the South, men of as extensive readin,
as any of those before the court, men who woul,
just as little violate the principles of true moralit.
as anv of these say, sir. that in the sight of al
this, it should. at least, raise n doubt rs to whethe
those who hold property in slavos really merit til
abuse that is SO frequently heaped upon them.
In this position ! find myself in this court, an
it is upoa this position | respectfully announce m
intention that this case shalt be carried before
tribunal Of my country, where justice may b
awarded to me that for some reason | have faile
TO receive at your hands.
The court then ordered the following entry to b
nude on record.
happening to the court that the said Rosetta
minor. under the age of eighteen, and by the pre-
duction Of a duly certified record of the Probat
Court of Franklin county; Ohio, that L. G. Va
Slyke was on the 18th day of March, inst, dull
appointed guardian of said minor, bv said Probat
Court. it is further ordered by the court. that tn
said Rosetta be delivered to the custody of he
said guardian, and the Sheriff of this county b
directed to carry this order into effect to prever
her caption until she got to some proper place {
safety.
Mr.. Pugh did not know what the Sheriff migf
consider a place Of safety. Perhaps he might nc
consider any place short of her home as such
place, and would the court direct the Sheriff to Sc
her safely theref
The court thought they had gone far enough
Mr.. Van Slyke said he wished to make a few n
maks in Justification of himself. as the guardia
of this girl. So far as he had any action in tn
matter il had been that of n law abiding either
He had expressed his desire from the commences
mont of this afflir that it should be Submitted b