Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-29
10, Cour ,street, November 2lst, 1912.
Correspondence cfMe y Y. Tribune }


ciement which grew out Of his arrest and imprison-
ment, ,rhoa ,rarrant other legal process, so Tar
from abating has been continually on the increase.
penny paper entitled the "Lamer Journal and North
Star" was saFied few days ago, under the manage
ment (amonqoihers) Of VIM. F. Claiming, Of the
late laenieo Dr. Claiming, the object of which was,
To use its owtanguage, to give utierance to the alarm
md ndgnalnn Of Massachusetts at The encroachme ns
Of Slavery onher soil II published at the office
Of the Bostd Courier, and circulated by thousands
both in the lily and country. Under this and other
kindred ;nauaces the excitement had become go ex.
tensiye that pobably not less than 5000 people would
We come to Their to await the result oil the trial on
Monday nexi il the case had not been taken out OF
Court by the voluntary act Of the claimant and his
agents. believe it would have been as imPoss BILE 10
carry Ia,imerout Of the city slave, il would be
TO pluck an Angel out of Heaven! Not less than 500
people had msde arrangements 10 come from Lynn
alone 10 atendihe trial, and hundreds more were ready
10 ock in from)iher places; while The great body OF
citizens we're moved with sympathy for the fugitive,
and with mitigation against those who had Illegally
arrested and defined him.
This general Excitement and agitation, together with
certain legal Proceedings impending over the heads
Of The Shareholders, the sheriff and alor and well
settled convicton that farther effort TO obtain their
victim ns a sla,e would be useless brought the m TO
terms and theyust night set the prisoner free, the
payment of $40, 10 meet part OF the expenses IN.
CURED by his arrest and imprisonment. Not a cent
of this, howcve, will 60 to Gray, the cuimant but
il will all be abSrhed in meeting only part Of the
ex penses, of the Ulcers Gray has spent nearly $780,
besides his time for which he will have only this
consolation, thahe has been the means of creating
an excitement un xampled in Boston, without obtain
ing his victim; nd thus rendered II morally certain
that fugitive sSe is secure here be be in
any place this sidl Of Heaven. The sheriff confessed
that he had done aong said he was heartily sorry that
he had been indeed 10 have any agency in such o
transaction, and ta no fugitive slave should ever cross
the reshhold of ,ur Jail while j. remained under his
control. The ailo ALSO protested that he would never
be concerned srainin such business; and in conslde
ration Of these proses Lamer and his friends agreed
not to prosecute item for false imprisonment, or on
auy other charge connected with the Transaction
AUSTIN aso The chnsel for Gray, declared that this
should be his last ave case; and they all agreed that
not an officer in loston could be persuaded by any
means, to engage such case. Austin furnished
atimer with free piers and surrendered the power Of
attorney for the arret Of his afflicted wife.
.gboIitoaism triunphnt-TAe Constitution and the
Rights Of The sOuttrn States trampled in the dust
in the city Of Bo;ta
Our townsman, nj James B. Gray, returned home
yesterday morning, der long, harrassing and ex
pen.ive attendance the course Of Justice (!D in the
iar.lOriug city Of Bdton, in the hope of having his
runaway slave, Goorf Latimer, restored TO him; bu
all TO no purpoae. a has beea defrauded of bis pro-
perty By mockery ofusee, and forms oflaw twisted
and conrlvsd to defes all his efforts 10 obtain bis jus
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