, 1860-01-30
lCsrespopdsnee of tie rse.s and Tribunt.l

Hfred II this quiet, old, Dutch CITY may LOT bc
holly without interest to Jour readers.
The famous Lemsmon Slave case came On 10
9 argued in the Court Of Appeals here two days
20 1t will BE- recollected that in 1850, jon
than Lennon mud his wife, with their eight
|ayes, landed in New York city on their way to
'exas. 4. the instance of cersain intermed-
ling FAholttionists, who "rcmembered those
rho we're in bonds ss bound With them, these
lives we're brought before the late Justice
'..i,e upon writ Of ha5sss corpus. and "creby
lin discharged. This order was appealed from,
o the general tern, Of the Supreme Court, which
,ustaiued the same, aud further appeal was
10 the court Of last resort. Such is tue
laws delay TINT the case has not until now
como up Cor hearing. The nominal defendants
we're long ago compensated for their loss, by
The contributions Of various faithful subjects Of
" King Cotton" and went on their way rejoic-
ing. The State Of Virginia, however, WAS DIS
posed to test the question As to heF right to car
~ on the s!ave trade at thc North, aud taat
State is the actual appellant. The argument
occupied two days. Chas. 0'Conor opened
III SptcEA VI taAS0 A'outo a. oSA~a ~ NAe Noat'
uonwealth which boasts itself the mother Of
statesmen, (and Of Governor Wise.) Joseph
Blunt, Of New York, followed in behalf Of the
people. and Wm. Y. Erarts, in an argument
faatlnz five hours and half, maintained the
same cause. Nr- 0Conor then concluded. Tie
uppearauce Of the last named gentleman ls
thin; hiG hair and beard nrc white, while his
eyebrows arc black; and bis dark blue eyes are
Of piercing brilliancF. Wien he il sarcastic or
excited thev glitter like snakes.
The distinguished advocates defence consist
ed Of an elaborate apology for Slavery, as 'just,
benign and beneGcent." Much Of twas but q re-
petition Of his {so called) Union speech at the
Academy Of Music. His argument waa refined,
sc1ate and subtle. and exhausted The resources
Of strong intellect IN support Of bad cause
He sncsred at Lord Mansfield aud Sir William
Black tone, who have heretofore been considered
is respectable authorities, aad called upon tho
court "to Disregard precedents" in giving its
decision. In fact number OF bis points were
40 startling and paradoxical that they seemed
like solemn iests. Africa he compared to yast
quarry, which was useless Until its contents
had been taken THENCE aud pressed 10 the SER
vice Of civilized men! He fought stubbornly,
aud contested the ground inch By inch Iut j. j.
struggling ag4ipst the mural sense Of his hear
srs, and who feels that lis case is hopeless.
To Ill this the argument Of his opponent
formed marked contrast. In appearance. Nr.
EsaEts is slight built, scholarly 'y-looking man,
whose grave aud intellectual features are sur.
mounted by brow which bears tho impress oi
earnest thought. Ills argument was most able
effort it was mastery and unanswerab'e vim
tlication of those constitutional rights which
cannot be- invaded without attacking u1l our lib
erties. He welded the sword Of 4 re,uor5e1ess
1,n;e and c1aft 4fla nnnDaiur Ehin1d il, fWan
While demolishing tho claim Of SlaTery to hos
pitsble reception upon the ground OF comfy, ht
stripped Of The rag with which her shumc wa:
sought to be covered and exposed her hideoui
deformity. Calm and unimpassioned. but strong
in the justice Of noble cause, he showed TIM
the claim Of the appellant involved not only
the sufferance of slavery merely, but its sup
port; that if th 3 were granted by loglea
necessity, the slaves OF other Southerners, il
eloined within the State, might be recovered
az chat.els by replevin; that they might bt
seized and sold here bg process vi foreign at
tachment; and that slave children might bs
born upon soil which would tLcn be free no lon
the people Of New York had tue ring Of pure
gold. The attack Of his opponent was pcrhap:
equally able. but oner felt that. however bril-
liant aud polished, it WAS only base metal af;cl
all.
The decision Of the Court Of Appeals Eas re
keryed. 1t will doubtless affirm thc judgment
below, but By divided Court, and the case vii
probably be appealed TO the Supreme Court II
Washington. The interest which this case ex
cited drew together crowd Of lHwyers and Law
students, and cyen many ladies aud strangers
Prince John Van Buren was IN attentive listen
er, and amongst the spectators noticed alst
the Hon. Ira Harris, Iats Of the Supreme Court
peals; aud Hon. A.aasa J. Parker, late Demo
cratic candidate for Governor.
4 trial, now in progress, which greatly inter
ests portion Of The public, is that of Wn,. Rel
nun for the murder Emil uartung. This man wa.
the paramour and supposed accomp!ice Of tue
poisoner, Mrs. Hartung, who is now under sen
fence Of death. His trial drnws 20 great
crowd to lie courtre om tlat it is immediatcl,
filed rs soon az the doors are opened Ths
soucs allotted to the jury is 50 small. that the,
cnnnot easi|y resist tie imputat on Of beini
"nacked." 1t best, tl.ev are in a tight place
The case of Mrs. uartung is now before tlat
Court of Arpcals ppon a writ OF error. Shs
excites much 81 mpaihy, for what rrnson know
nat. cxcept that she is i young aud ha1s.sonis
won,un, hut surely the :" privilege Of her scx'
should no: secure immunity for wife who 81
far forcsts her promise to "lore, honor AMI
ohev. as to dcrriye her husband Of her socis
ty by sending him to another woy:d. It il
scarcelT possible. however, that she viii i:
banged. for although the Governor las refused
1HtHfJHEA.
s1cceed. or ut ali events tho next Governor ,nai
be more tender heartcd. 4 bill has just beef
Introduced iuto the Legislature TO commute he'
sen1encs; What treatment il will receive, cau
not guess.
Tue old Anti-1scns feeling, which once dis
turhed this district so wou,ly, still occasionally
lifts up its head. The serpea. vsa @scotchcd
not Killed" The veuom, ..bv decided cours,
Of treatment" was apparently driven into th
systeu Of the body psiiitic, aud the complain
Is no longer acute but chronic Tie patron,
continues 10 collect his dues By the mid OF til,
Courts aud Sheriff a. Of old Sor are the Anti
Rentcrs without political power, for they hol4
the La1aneo between tie parties ID ,ni
Judicial dist,ics, and secured tie c]ectio,
Of Democratic Judge last .sosc.nbfr
The Republican candidate, Ira iIarri&,. We
a member Of the Supreme Court for twels'
yeats. and il known az one Of the most able ant
lncorruptibie iuigca who have adorned tn
bench ID this country. He i. personally yer!
popular, aud would bare bacn re eec.td By u,
Overwhelming majority, except thst his do
Srent otfsuce.
Tho Legislature has psen sitting neaTiy
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