Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-08-06
~,,vI.w OF sLAsERY IN THE OLD
TINES AND IN THE NE".

TIMES AMI bN AAE AZ Hs
The course of the central organ and other P:V
Slavery federal papers in sustaining the doctrine
now promulgated BY the federal courts that the
in terest Of Slavery, and the immunity Of slave
catcbsrs in running down their game trau'csnd'
and over rides the laws Of our State. and the
great writ Of liberty, the habeas corpus, IN are
msrkabIe degree parallel With the course pursued
by the London papers in the last century, which
were in the interest Of the Jamaica Merchants and
West Indian planters. Upto the time that Lord
Mansfield, in I772, made bS great decision, i
had been the practice Of the English West Indian
planters to bring slaves with them to England s'
servants, aud to bold them In bondage. Several
cases are on record where slaves, escaping from
masters in London, we're afterwards caught. put
IN irons, and placed on board vessels bound Tor
Jamaica and Barbados, and carried back into
slavery. Granville Sharpe, clerk in th' WI"
Department, with heroism worthy Ofths best ages
e oe the world, was the man by whnfe ability and
. srmusa the right to hold slaves in England, was
e at lsnpth adiudlcated upon, and judgment 90
g .sinsd from the highest Court in the land, thA'
e n,operty in U,an was not acknowledged by the
I. constitution and laws OF England. The ease IS an
'r interesting one, and we propose to give a Or'e
y oo,,;ns of Il. Nanot without point here IN oe'C
ID at the presant day.
10 A negro named James summsrsst was detained
us IN irons on board ship bound for Jamaica "
is .rnlication tn Lord Mansfield in his BEHALF )
'g Dseember. i77i, writ of habeas corpus wa
Ii directed to the captain Of the ship for bis =.
tie lease. The negro was produced in Court and
Is wss claimed that he was The property OF Charle
Stewart, ESQ, Of Virginia. who bad held him
es slave III Virginia; that while n England be h'
ut run away from his master. but has been recOSeFe
IN and he was about to send him TO Jamaica to
to .oId for the benefit of the Virginia gentlemen
gh The facts Of the case was admitted, and cons
in OueO,lv the case turned soreIv upon the POI
les zbe,ber man could hold in England property
'ri. man This was the case to be argued and De-
hat a.a Eminent counsel was retained, both For
to .,svs and the master. The case was heard bet'
ans a fo,l Court, Of which Lord Mansfield was
ntly ch;.f Jus,;ce. After several months delay,
d ;0drment Of the Court was delivered, when
but s,.oysr stapd IN the annals Of English lunsP
a..oo .. the most remarkable and important e
d.live,ed. With little expansion Il says open
rem; 40 every man bis natural rights; justice to
, is without distinction Of person, without "'rd
iren msOt. without eOmpromiss. Let justice Dc &c
! his though Il drags down .be pillars Of the SKY
Mo- and suaip: II care not for the supposed d.cs9
nres Judges, h0wever emirent, II they be contrary
uses all principle" He declared that "tr'cl1g
re in varv IN natural principles. 1t can never be
era' DOrted Slavery cannot stand on any reason, u
Or political. but Only by virtue Of po'iF'Ss Ia
riOu. .na hs eliucled bis conclusion by the u"qe't
IeIess .hla statement that sin matter % od'0"s
t be evidence and authority Of this Law must De i"
hink. ..Io,lvn and therefore, said this grave Ju
medy al., The negro be discharged" As Mr.. San
y
that say. in bis published address upon the LIS
srried character Of Granville Sharpe. This trlur
teen vh;cb was hailed at the time by the tr'enO
and human happiness, With ezultation' has been
archal m.mors,ed by poetry and sloqusncs' Il pro
Iity to cd cowpsr, in bis Task, to these touching
'rality a..
smists ,c,.,.. ..nros breathe 10 England:
y are lungs .h.v ara "a.
" the Receive our air, that rnO'"eus s"sJ .sLis.
Tbav touch our country and Their snSckie.
TSs3,. nob,e. and bespeaks nation pro1
And Jealous Of the blessing; sprsad u 10
Juda. IA Ist h circulate through every VEN
,urpa.. nfau vour empire. that where brltains
I. ali mankiad msy feel her mercy tO0F
.h.r... 7. imam; red Currau with burst Of clog
= v.. wh;ob can never be forgotten, aud va
rb.ms, I.,;uwuh which lifted BrOugham. 10 our o~'
there's 70 ops Of thOss vivid attsrancss oy ~n'n .
niue dashed upou mOss unwilIioS .Ou'''
- N. and that ct the time Of our revolution
:. II.on,,. sad the public msO Of both EOga'
'a uvI ams,;.. we're disposed 70 that slavers.n0s
= sv;lbu. - mOnstrOus wrong which so'
,oo.inv h. s,..tsd or prolonged by The mare dioi
loadsS eours. but could Oaly = salsEsIsd ~hsA 20
be. usISy virtue Il positive l'"' EAs' Wa :