Your petitioner prays your Honorable Body to pass a law, allowing him to remain a limited time within the State, until he can remove his family also. Your petitioner will give bond and good security for his good behaviour while he remains. Your petitioner will ever pray, &c. LUNSFORD LANE. * * * * * The undersigned are well acquainted with Lunsford Lane, the petitioner, and join in his petition to the Assembly for relief. Charles Manly, Drury Lacy, R.W. Haywood, Will. Peck, Eleanor Haywood, W.A. Stith, Wm. Hill, A.B. Stith, R. Smith, J. Brown, Wm. Peace, William White, Jos. Peace, Geo. Simpson, Wm. M'Pheeters, Jno. I. Christophers, Wm. Boylan, John Primrose, Fabius J. Haywood, Hugh M'Queen, D.W. Stone, Alex. J. Lawrence, T. Meredith, C.L. Hinton. A.J. Battle, * * * * * Lunsford Lane, the petitioner herein, has been servant to the Executive Office since the 1st of January, 1837, and it gives me pleasure to state that, during the whole time, without exception, I have found him faithful and obedient, in keeping every thing committed to his care in good condition. From what I have seen of his conduct and demeanor, I cheerfully join in the petition for his relief. C.C. BATTLE, _P. Secretary to Gov. Dudley._ Raleigh, Nov. 20, 1840. The foregoing petition was presented to the Senate. It was there referred to a committee. I knew when the committee was to report, and watched about the State House that I might receive the earliest news of the fate of my petition. I should have gone within the senate chamber, but no colored man has that permission. I do not know why, unless for fear, he may hear the name of _Liberty_. By and by a member came out, and as he passed me, said, "_Well, Lunsford, they have laid you out; the nigger bill is killed._" I need not tell the reader that my feelings did not enter into the merriment of this honorable senator. To me, the fate of my petition was the last blow to my hopes. I had done all I could do, had said all I could say, laboring night and day, to obtain a favorable reception to my petition; but all in vain. Nothing appeared before me but I must leave the State, and leave my wife and my children never to see them more. My friends had also done all they could for me.