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zen» of Maine to seize upon the surrendered j Territory ami to hoIJ it in spite of the fraudu-|W lent Treaty, backed by the arms of England.tre ........A LATIMER CASE IN OHIO, in The peaceful town of Newark, in Ohio, hasd, recently been thrown into quite a turmoil by in | the arrest and commitment to j*«il of a negro ?x- man named Nelson, claimed as the property of re- John Dyke, oi Clarke Co. Ky., his removal tin*£st der a writ of habeas corpus, and final escape —w Nelson came to Newark some four months ago^,le- and hired to tend a livery stable, where he re-of rnained until his arrest, a steady and attentiveid- hostler. Judge II mgliey issued the warrant he for the arrest of Nelson, and the Sheriff com-lisl mi tied him to jiil to await an investigation into0 the claim set up for him a % a slave. The Ga-t ^ ~ | | ^ A ____This wajt the first intmhtion the ptihlu^hn? the of any ihiujfv of the kind going on, and as mightent well be exfected, it created a terrible buzz*in .— the camp of the abolitionists; expresses were ive j d'sp itched hither and thither in every direction, oa Messrs. W. Stanberry and S. White were en-ur- gaged as counsel f r defendant, and Mr. G B. :er-i Sniythe for plaintiff, and every thing was in a fair whirl of excitement. This feeling continued em until Monday morning, when all expected toall hear the trial. But before the trial came on, a no- writ of habeas corpus was issued bv Judje itn- Bancroft of Granville, and despatched to the ith Sheriff, authorizing him to have the prisouer 'he before him in Granville forthwith. This was are only oil to the already burning flame ; the ex-se- citement increased, and breath was by no ;es, means spared by either of the parties.ion After considerable difficulty, at times nearlyled amounting to a riot, the prisoner was taken to red Granville, and the trial took place in the con-the ference room of the Academy, which was crowd-ate ed to its utmost with excited spectators. Mr. iug Stanberry appeared as counsel for the negro,he and Mr. Smythe for the claimant. Ti e Judgedecided the law of Ohio under which the slave mr- was arrested, to be unconstitutional, and theos- Court said, “ that in deciding such cases, it irn- would rely altogether on the decisions of the ith- higher Courts, and as U. S. Supreme Court had inst decided that all laws conflicting with those of the General Government are unconstitutional, tty. he must therefore discharge the prisoner.”nes But now followed a scene, that if put on can-, is vass, would have honored a Hogarth or a West.ell, It defies description. No sooner had the Judge1 to said that the prisoner was discharged, than a ives rush'was made for him by the abolitionists, he tic- was caught by the collar and dragged a few pa-his ces, when the crowd became so thick aroundvver him, that some laying hands on him were mista-I of ken for “ Niggtr-kttrhers” and had their faces ply- used as anvils for the greatest kind of sledges, rial and for a few seconds confusion reigned tri-fair uinphant. While we were laughing to see the has abolitionists endeavoring to maul each other, we er’s-jf were no Jesa amuse# by ihe leoU* of-t^ie Kem er’s tuckian and his assistant.
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Montpelier Vermont Freeman
Montpelier, Vermont, US
Sat, Dec 10, 1842
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