New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-25
THE LENNON CASE.

Justice DEMO having pronounced the opinion OF
tie Court Of Appeals Of our State, affirming the
decision of the Court below, whereby Jon'than
Lennon, citizen of Virginia, was declared not
entitled TO bring his slaves into and hold them In
Slavery within this State while On his way with
them TO another Slave State-that is Texas-Judge
Wright read a concurIing opinion, which is under
stood to have expressed more exactly the views
tf the four Republican Justices, Wm. b. Wright,
Henry Wells, William j. Bacon, aud Henry Il.
Davies. Justices Thomas w. Cerke, Sanel L.
Seden, and George +. Comstock Gall the Demo.
Gratis On the bench except Justice Denio-Comstock
having been chosen as an &" American') dissent
from the decision Of the Court Judge Cerke (of
this City, read an elaborate opinion on that side,
Of which the gist is as follows:
"The which the Judge who decided us case n the
refused 10 slaves IS property the o,e
a es SRs mod6e. tie law this
snS IL al 70 IT, o% and Within Il.
g. Il. Sssns a Or ct SR SsS OF
then Inhabitants to ignore the night to properly 10 ne LABOR and
Of persons an tr0nsiu from those states.
The Supreme Court having fsen n'o tho same ero their
order should be reversed.
"To avoid the possibility Of mapprehen.ion will briefly
cspUs,e positions which hold the foregoing Opinou
Every State is at to.5y Ia reference to a., MI. who so% is
It ergb OF time to declare what can or cannot be held
AS however by the law implied agreement which
% intercourse Of separate and Independent nations to-ad
recognized property by that law exempt IN their passage
Though the noy Of any ohe from all interference aud e,a
iO Of the 6tter foror b. the postive compact winch
regulates the dealings and Intercourse OF these States toward
esh eler things belonging TO The citizen Of s1y one STATE
through toe territory Of otner State, from all ineifsr
This Igt to the service perona held In Slavery
Il iLconeby recognized property In tae Consultation Of
portion Of the ect Legislature Of this State which
declares slave brought into It oeo0gns 70 not an
nhsbtsnt Of shall be tree and yoid 80 lar
sppes a citizen AM other state Of this Unn, where
WHO Is pssnt t6or % this state and intention Of
I.nsrg he, moment longer than the eIgences Of h'0u
Iey rqule.'
Judges Coustock and Selden only FAY:
Lennon Va The People.
COMsTOCK, ca. J.-ObseIved IN substance that snce
the Of the Court bis time had been wholly occupied IN
examination Of Other argued at that term To this
therefore, he had not been abe to give tue sen9n
clsriD bis opinion that tire egi4on OF tn State
which the question the depends directly opposed
the comfy and justice which ought to regulate inter
course between tie States of th, Uon and he
psed held such legislation does not yois,e the obsa
Without toweSer wihne to daJ the decision whicn major
y Of bis brethren were prepared make he conensed himself
y It'll discerning from thc Jnd, ment.
Ire People rel Lewis Napoleon Jonathan Lennon.
STLDES, il have been prevented ty want OF tns,
AID tie Of other dues from giving to this case that
euI alton which due 10 It's mpo,tace aud TO the
and able CT the counsel anc a not prepared
Therefore Gni cetemine whether the act OF Si or
not with Provisions OF the United states
Contuton But THIS mag be cannot but regard
a. gress violation OF principles Of justice AMI comfy
which should ell times pevsde interstate iesisiiion as
holly with the geGsIa spi OF oG IA
tous impact While therefore, am not prepared a. this time
oud Istiy ia holding the Law to be
void equss unpIopod 10 concdr Ia the conclusion TO
vhioh the 10 jontv OF ny associates hiye Arrived
1t is pretty clear that If the Court OF Appeals
were now as thoroughly " Democratic" as it was
q very few wears since the right of every slave
trader to parade bis coiIles of human merchandise
through our Streets and call the roll of them either
in Bunker Hill, Saratoga, or any other battle
field of Liberty, would have been fully established
That point carried, who could say that Ncw-York
was truly Free State thereafter ,
Only think of the gross violation Of justice and
" comfy" involved in our State law which declares
every innocent man found on her soil, and not a
fugitive from some other State, the owner of him
selfl five do not repent and repeal our law, may
not Virginia be expected to make war on usl