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

CASE OF ROSETTA ON A WRIT OF HA'
BEAS CORPUS.
This case came up before Judge Parker on the
23d ultimo. The Court intimated that they de-
sired to intorrogate Rosetta privately. Mr. Chase
and Judge Walker objected to this proceeding rs
a mere mocking of Justice that to submit to a
slave whether She will bc retained in bondage or
set free, was II farce in any court of justice.
Tho Court regarded it proper to submit to her
whether or not She declined adjudication in this
State every person is prima faca free, and there
was no evidence tha. she is slave they would in
tcrrogate her privately. The court retired with
her few minutes and returned.
Mr.. Chase offered in testimony the record of
the Court Of Franklin County, by which it appear
cd that writ Of haheas corpus was issued, and
that hy the wish of Rosetta, the Court appointed
Mr. Van Slyke, Of Columbus, as her guardian.
Mr. Chambers objected to the introduction of the
the case lie conten1cd that the Court cannot take
into consideration the issue Of slavery and free
dom-they had no jurisdiction in such matters, but
1t belonged to higher court'.
Mr.. Chise doubted whether Mr.. Pcndery is
T. $. Commissioners for the Southern District Of
Ohio,
The Court suggested that arguments on these
points be reserved until the arguments en- the case
are made.
Mr. Van Slyke was sworn, and tostifcl--That
he first saw Rosetta in the Probate Court room in
Columbus. on the l2th Of March: OH the Weducs-
dag following, had the girl in custody, by direction
Of the Court, aS her guardian; DernisOn came to
my house, and Introduced himself as the claimant
of Rosetta, and desired conversation with her /;
Mr.. y. asked me if was party TO the agreement
that the ultimate determination should be left to
the girl to 90 with him or be free; replied that
was not; we then had general conversation of the
whole ease; Mr.. D. then asked ii he could see the
girl lied that he could, and called Rosetta in
to the room; they Shook hands when Mr. D. asked
her "ylal do you think Of this they have got you
into pretty bad fix" Mr. ~. then, in q caudit
manner, argued with her, that if she was free she
co0ld not see her parents 80 little BeSSy meaning
his own child, and the friends cnd acquaintances
# her youth that her labor would be harder in
freedom than in sorvitudc Alr. d. then cited an
incident cf Aunt Sally as he called herr the abnrs
aud hardships she endured 4 free person. He
then. very fairly told her that she would never be
cared for and clothed as well as 1t she returned
with him, Mr. Dcnnson then concluded: "NOw
Rosetta, I leave this matter iOr you to decide, ana
it shall be as you say" Rosetta, very much nlec
ted, after moments hesitation replied, 81 desire
to be free" Mr. Dcunson then roso and bade her
goodbye, romarking that they probably would
never meet again; Mr. d. and |, then had & con-
versatton al the door, during which | asked him
whether or not Rosetta had any foibics Of charac-
tcr he replied that he knew Of nonc-that she was
an honest and Kind Girl; remarked that she seem
ed to be ouiet Mr. D. said that she was still in the
presence Of strangers but talked freely with her
acauaiUtauces; he said she knew enough, meaning
hat she was Intelligent,
Ju the cross-eXGmInation nothing appeared in
evidence except that Rosetta would like to have
Mr.. Dennison near her 20 look to her rights.
Col. Chambers thcn called, on the part OF Mr..
Donuisun, George Atkins, who testified in sub
stance, that he knew the gil Rosetta as being Mr.
Dcnnisom's scvyant that he had known her for
u. Il. yNl. .c
lIr. d. S slave: did not know her before Mr.. d.
brought er to Louisville but understood from her
aud diners that she was given to Mr.. D. by man
named John |, ler in Virginia; the witness heard
a conversation, about the 18th Of March, be
tween Ar. D. and Mr.. Miller, as to the proposed
transportation Of Rosetta from Louisville to W heel
inc that it was determined to so by the river; that
they took the boat at Louisville for Cincinnati, but
on account of the heavy ice running, they could
proceed no further than Cincinnati witness is Il
cousin to Mr.. D., and was certain that the lnten-
ton was to go by the river to Wheeling; witness
recognized one Of the letters published in the ONO
St1feslqan as having been written by Mr.. u. Mr..
Chase then offered rs evidence the letters Of Mr.
Dennison, which objected to by Col. Cham
hers. Col. C. offered two letters written by Mr..
Miller, to which Mr.. Chase objected.
The Court here took q recess until two O'Clock.
2o'cLocE I'M.
Mr.. Chambers fled the affidavit of Mr.. Dcnnison,
obiecting to the jurisdiction of the Court.
Mr.. Chase opened in favor of the girl, by say
ing ho had no disposition to interfere with the rights
of any citizen of sister State. We had no right
to interfere with the institutions of Kentucky, nor
had Kentucky any right to interfere with ours
Harmony between the different States could only
be preserved by quiet, poaceabe, butresolate en-
forcement of their local legislation. Each must
acquiesce in tic institutions and local laws of the
OthGr.