New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-05

formsnce Of innocent duties spp.rt.ipng 10
or ship agent-t cannot con.tituonay be deprived Of
liberty until the, suspicious have been put IN tangible shap
and due process sst7d charging with the violation Of
Had this been Zone could have had no c.u.. Of complaint
snd should have npy esorted to legal aud
Iigh's foI NY deIeuse.
As the case now stanA' there IA no charge no aecasso
against and forced to the conclusion that Nfr,ha
MnySog has either gviy md sh0menuy deceirrd you JJ
ae pupo'e 81 ob'anng der for nv arrest and that
away rom counsel and from tn defense II Mr. Appey'
property now IN HE hands aud which he bs, peculiar, IL
apparent forced repeat this conclusion that yo
have lent the Of Office lst the vbds justice
ce IN be ssens. Of sn sHS S
wish distinctly understood tina, 40 not intend dis
Iesprct to thu Secretary Of STATE IN nj. communication
n suffering and smsrting under tho isdgnes to which
nuv' been auheoied, aud IF which beSe yod entirely
ignorant emo having always bern accustomed to speak
"I' al Li,ankiy and freely do 20 in this lassnce
na yoa thus fully in obedience Co he ntimaios In
m. ,ho. escrg M Ludlow before aoded to
whether you did or did not know che circumstance
seondi Whether the habeas corpus" is or Is not
pended fof other causes onen.es politics.
AZ you have desired prsones you directly 10
Tu 70 theh cases trust TO receive early rrpy this
whch yon NUT acknowledge contain. maey. VI grave pub.
i'"'' d" "j,e Ps seeoai1s re:2 Ses,,ro
Sits perhaps needles. for me 10 saw t,, NV inter
s'. and those ofmy fsny who dependent uen my
rrons Tor their support suffering ia uost serious and
painful manner oy M imprisonment
On the I'd II December 1851 the COMMANDING oRcer a,
Fort Lafayette to the prisoners auster and read
document Of which the following is COPY:
TO THE POLITICAL PRISONERS IL FORT LAFAYETTE
Instructed by the Secretary of State nf you that
the Dep r-nt OF state OF TIE United state, wi" not reo0
nze attorney for political prisoners and will
lsos h drut upon all applications release thro sh
'ueh etanes and th.t such aPpqsn' s DC regarded ~
additional rcas0nsJr d,ciiaing yelede ths prs0neJ
And further that such prisoners wish 70 make any COM
muneaons u Government they are a. liberty ard requested
ala IN dirsc llv 10 fh.S a.Ia nau enf
- ''''-' '''''''' ~ Wv w sETd G. HAwLEY
On the evening the day. and after having heard the
above anomalous edct read 70 very Intelligent gs9te
who embraced under its hesding-ons Of whom
la. practical service bis country IN his Sena
or capacity than the high onctony under whose auspices
T. was isuedI addressed another letter to Sir Seward Of
which the following aeopy
MIR. oAKsMIrH TO MR.. SEWARD.
foKr LAFAYETTE, Dee. 3, 1861.
Hon. WV H. SEWARD Sse,earyo STATE Warrington d. @
Sk; Since commune alton. Of ten days ago. aud OF oth
u have had sdyic.s from your department. Of any And
have to-day heard read the n,.rucons from yorr depart
prohibiting pri. from Communicating cia eounsd
sud desiring them to .ddess you directly regard to be
In ODE dence to this ntlstion more take the
liberty Of calling your attention TO NY eoss
AZ he time Of ny arrest, no specific charge made
against and my efforts In behalf OF the Union were too
wei. snown any the idea that sny we'll
sub.snt. ed charge could be brought against my loyalty
have been informed. from RELIABLE SOURCE, that
In NJ, explained fully the circumstances. which pre-.
had led the suspicion that engaged In the slave
trade. II there such sBspcon nco-- herewith some
additional extracts from the public prints which may throw
FROM fas Jdefs which your command you must
be fully convinced that held here only enable The Mar
sal gather ncielt evidence 10 proceed sgsin me on the
charge " having been eDgsged N the slave rsdr 80
The question which involved Is important, one "Dos'
ne AdEnrGfon assf me rgaf 10 iuspend me h1oeds coz
yus eifiz ri0u ~draHG and renored TO"
the jrr'dici,oa Of the cog,n Of lar on charge, Other haH
fresoa doy1ify II this soif they assert that n h
like he Informed Of L. a. once. for reasons hseinAt
explained ,
have never directly bad Interest any .e.'e
.ossrd int. ndsd to be engaged IA the ssesde A. re-
had and never expect have interest In hr' ~haieye
n .he in.ndsd for the sAyetaie did not kH0 a. and
90 not believe word OF the charge -
IRON my social and political positon, am informed Mar
sal Murray e,nced strong desire 10 throw the "no'
affair whatever II 10 upon mes AND sas" he~fa
nom hi. Deputies aud others that he actasted By specs
usEnty sgsinst Isare you u Js6ge from ne 'a1sst
H>,P pc, eTf,Ges aadJron hn e0rr"sHes0n 20 g's "oU
n any picon. have truth s,tsched TO Of hsvin
-nsse-e la this uae those suspicion. have no ohe
foundation would attach 10 any shp0oke' or agent h
ought faithfully perform his duties on an ordinary con
mission. -.
aud knowingly paIchsssd % hod shy 'e.sr 70
no trahe Ia which IL "a alleged ba,e bsen snss.ed ~ VA
vt prcys az. y. AN dtur,s 10 csst any reject on
upon public officer; hut may Do permitted 20 call you
the facts Of Ares. and to asa there an,
possibility OF Murray eo"saes being asssaAs 'oiey ~
This has personal interest In CONCERNING the Augusta
lie has caused the Mr. JACOB ApPley to be also
this fort aud having deprived every ore in
s.sa o, .PPp, ps led sre. 80 rueh
the Augusta and all connected With Der that viii DO
than ,b q. have been informed he been ia almost daily
communication with the men who were arrested on fie
Island land who alleged to 90 pat OF The Augusta
cr. and BY threats promises Of reward and cruel and
u.u, tres nen ha. to induce them TO swear TO
statement Of fact, far froH the truth .,.,
The neH hare sothag ~ CAGES Ihe 'aemen, OF u. nah
Meyer, eAfcs ldis The men were all strangers 10 me
not engaged by me-were not IN my employ ana
r.v,r word with them they are In close con
nnrfnent fed bread aud rdfey no, allowed % connun
o.e with any and Am informed some Of them "a oH'
Aad tet dc hars conmsd no glrnsethe} bAa en lI
rsi examination after their before Ubifed States
l.sourr d,chdyged inmedlsey her thelr
thay were sgsin BY Murray put "a HcHs
rSpsashI. statement and thus explicit because BE-
r, fh. (lc a,s uAkaoo1 you aud because the whole
ee-dns Of such character ndi toisfe y0w Depart
dl4 not erss kno,c me nan,s he'e men ill v,'ierdav
be, ,und then In Ire Erenfsg Posg in sensation article
doubtless. prepared BY Murray They are as follows viz:
Henry w King Jacob Williams, Charles Andenon,
Henry Smith, Ia~ayd Meyer, John D9sneily.
Joseph Brady, Peter smith, Aihet homs'
A. c. Monis, Inemn Ioftef' DAME. HoLahe'
J. W. Plnkuey
In addition to these Jacob Appey the Of the
800, AMI n,ys-f us.iua persons in all no have
been OF their liberty without warrant, aud a. be-
nsve. upon nr,pre.saiat,o". 70 yn Depd, 's,,"n NJ
and family not be unknown to ia. Honorable seete
.ary OF State a. my cIediby refer to sonie gentle
NC" ''
Th. Incarceration 1. Of very oa harm to in every way
Nh family dependent entirely upon my efforts Tor support
have 10 sud every day that am deprived OF MY lib
ory odds to their disire"
desire sn i,smediate termination II rightly held
here must submit II an wronguly held, desire my lib
ely OF once that protect The interests 81 my family
should Ike receive acknowledgment OF at esst the
receipt Of this letter. - . ..
Very respectfully, APPLETON oAKsMlrH.
Beside the foregoing addressed other communications to
the Honorable Secretary of State at different times both oa
Fort lafayette and Fort Warren bat they do no. throw
any additional light upon the pysaf subject defer for the
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