Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-30

with the system or any of it's parts UoyieIding hosr.
lily against it is imlef with every sulsalcn of
heart. Re against it, feeble, and efficient the
last Of falling Voice may be, shall still be heard.
while the powrr "a. GtCTancr still remains, and shall
cease, ill the pitcher shall !c broken al tie uun
lan the dust return 10 the Garth was, und the spirit
unto God ho gave ii. Charleston .n6rcury.
We copy the following report Of TIE trial Of Mahan
from the iiaysyle Eagle o! The 2lst inst:
MAHAN'S TRIAL.
The trial &c the Rev .Irin g. .NGiaa fer The ahhuc.
ton Of The Slaves Of van Gteathousc, Esq commenced
On Tuesday afternoon Of last week, in The Mason Cir
cult Court and terminated On Monday. II appeared
from the evidence that A'ahan sailed to The witness HAT
during tho month preceding his indictment, - slaves
Ind passed through his hands on their way from Ken
tuciY Ohio CaraCaaEd that Of those Eileen, two
of them CHE same wl,c named in the indc!ment)
LciJngei 10 lr GrralhuuSc: Thai there chain
reaching roi Kentucky 10 Canada for the purpose oil
forwarding fugitive Slaves. Mahun further urged !Is
witness become Of the links Of thai chain, Offer
ing 10 pay him Cor his services Upnn the wIircSs he
stating Mahun told hn that he need not fear, for there
was cv!uieG barber in aysrie, who sent him all he
could.
III. evidence the part Of the prosecution having
clospd The council for the prisoner moved the cou! Ia
exclude IN" wh!s Of Il from the consideration Of The
Jury wholly Insufficient and incompetent TO prove the
ct!rucc charged in the Indictment Or, that the court
would instruct the jury hat in the absence of ell rri
Lrnce IT, prove that tie offence charged committed
by the prisoner being personally present in the county
Of Mason at the time the offence committed lie ia
not legally subject to conviction in This prosecution -
And the court further instruct the jury that this court
and Jury have no jurisdiction Of the case, Il from r
evidence they are satisfied the prisoner is citizen in
the State IF Ohio, and had not been in Kentucky unit!
brought here by legal process 10 answer 10 this prcsCcu
ton.
On the par, Of the prosecution, il was contendcd HAT,
by the statute Of Kentucky Of 1880, upon which the pr
is charged all who are guilty Of the crime there
defined nrc guilty as prncipaIS-that the statute con.
templates none rs accessories Th.t the Engi..h law
is express in assigning The Jurisdictions pTnrH"!.
to the place where the crime was committed, and
whose laws where violated: That the charged il.
the indictment, cotnpetc and consuinnacd IL Ken
lucky, and that her laws alone violated: That The
jurisdiction Of Kentucky, consequently at7cbcG and
the evidence fully supported the Indictment The mo
ion the part Of the defence should, therefore, Be
over ruled by The court
Judge Reid delivered his opinion in wiring. on Mon
day morning. in which he decided. substantially, HAT
tie prisoner had not violated The criminal law Of Ken
lucky. unless he aided personally The escape Of the
fugItves from Kentucky, enough assis,
in Of alarm CT danger lie permitted the
however 10 e. 10 the jury, who had right 10 judge o!
The law and tie facts, with The charge that, if they
found from the evidence Tie crime alleged not
committed III Mason county, they should find fer Tie
, accuScd
The jury retired few rIinuirs and returned into
Court with a verdict of Nor GuLTY."
Counsel 80! the observation-disclosures Y. Payne. Esq
Attorney fer the Commonwealth John a. ii Chung.
john d Taylor and Henry Waller, Esqs.
For the Prisoner Hon. John Chambers and F. T.
Chambers, Esq Mr.. Vaughan, Counsellor from Gin.
cinnsl and representing tic Stale Of Ohio made the
opening speech in defence.
Tie arguments Of counsel displayed degree of legal
research and cirs" gical reasoning rarely eqnacd and
we never surpassed n, the Mason bar
We Traiit!rl, nay, proud 10 saw. that tho
most perfect nrErr and Gccnrum prevailed houG Iou,
The trial, notwithstanding the court house was more or
less crowded from Tie commencement to the tcrmna
ton. The position which we occupied, enabled US 10
overlook Ike assembled crowd, and If the cuunicnnncr
Of man reflects with any degree of fidelity the CTu,nns
Of the heart, there prevailed excitement Of feeling
disposition 10 stretch Tie ano to suit The particular
but a settled and anxious desire that The LAW in.
diligently understood aud expoUnG"d wbr thcr il
qui, or condemn the accused, should be enforced
Oar frllJw citizens Of Ohio will perceive, from the
result Of this trial, and there is disposition our
part int rierc with Mr rights to encroach upon the
sovereignty Of their State. Have we not right 10
ask in return that they will frnwn Gumn the disposition
manifested by portion Of their citizens, 10 nierncddr
with shis by melting, aiding and ahetling the
cape Of slaves, which esteem proprry, and the
possession &c which is guaranteed 10 by
constitution:
CASApA l~rms The official accounts in The Canada
papcrs make the LOGS NJ the Patriots IN the affair al Pres
lG killed and o. prisoners; that their whole force
landed did not reach 800 The General Brce who com
;oanded. bat not in action, is said to be from Mad
son in this State. Col. Brown who killed. was
nephew ul Tie distinguished AIbor Gcn. Jacob brown
deceased Among the trophies captured a white
silk flag having an Eagle and Star painted on it, with
the words "On9nGa@n Hunters" 'Cuaoda Lbcrat,d,
fancifu!ty worked Upon it BY ladies' Of Ogdensburg -
When The patriot prisoners were brought into Kings
ion the street through which they passed iIumina
ted The patriots observed 10 have Bowie knives
among hci. weapons. Capt Dru!nmond OF The Glen
gary militia accidentally shot de during The battle
by his men, the captain having gone into Of Tie
houses FIRE and appearing al the window The body
Of licG Johnson, SD rrgi also killed, brought up
10 Kingston and To b. inferred with great ceremo
MES Twenty eight Of the prisoners taken Prescott
and brought To- Kingston GccTeCd by Sir George
Arthur 10 he tried by court martial to assemble at iEa
place. Nest Of tie names perceive are drlndrt
Young of Jcfrrson and Onondnga counties in lhi'
State One Canadian, ono lrshnian, ore Ensshmun
and two Poles.
The PrisoncT; in The Bou'c al Prescott.
The Oswegn Palladium iof Wednesday contains tn
proceedings Of mcrtinr that place. called for ll
purpose Of adcring he propriciy Of petioning tn
Canadian authorities f." the release of the American pr
taken at the battle Of Prescott. cwclIyn Jone:
presided, n. Miller james W. Cochran and JOSEPH.
Kellogg, oifciaed Vice Presidents, and Edmunc
knower Esq as Secretary: and the meeting was ad
dressed by F. Sherman, John Cochran and llenr;
Filzhugh, Esq. Tic meeting adjourned from Monda;
evening Until Tuesday morning, when the following
report made by committee, consisting Of r. &
Wright, john Cochran Jr, NJ. p. Hatch S. lawley, }
w Turner and l. SCkels: