State v. Hudnal
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Motion for a writ of prohibition. On the 23d day of December, 1819, on application before Mr. Justice Gantt, at Chambers, the following order was obtained, viz.: At Chambers — Columbia. Ex Parte, A. Silliman — In the matter of negro Manuel.
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Motion for a writ of prohibition. On the 23d day of December, 1819, on application before Mr. Justice Gantt, at Chambers, the following order was obtained, viz.: At Chambers — Columbia. Ex Parte, A. Silliman — In the matter of negro Manuel. Whereas, A. Silliman, the alleged owner 'of negro Manuel, committed before John Hudnall and William Vaughn, acting as magistrates, and Warner Macon, ^Hartwell Macon and Joshua Spears, as freeholders, on a charge of administering poison to Roger Parish, hath made application before L . me, at Chambers, this 23d day of December, Anno Domini, 1819, for a writ…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Gantt, J.
The clause of the Act, establishing this mode of trying slaves for offences made capital, is prefaced in these words : “ Whereas, natural justice forbids, that any person of what condition soever, should be condemned unheard, and the order of civil government requires, that for the due and equal administration of justice, some convenient method and form of trial should be established: Be it therefore enacted, that *423] all crimes and offences which shall be committed by slaves, *for which capital punishment shall, or lawfully may be inflicted,…
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