Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-14
From he .Acm l'ofh Iierald.
IMPORTANT FROM THE NORTHERN Dor
DER-liOGAN DISCHARGED

Tho labor of the mountain is over and the abortion is
produced In other words, j. Sheridan Hogan has lost
his far hopes of Immortality and must sneak hac! To
Hnada as best be can 10 the quiet studies Of obscure
law Office.
The police justice delivered his opinion, and the re
suit of the examination before him Of the whole tcstno-
ny N tie ease. at Hlee ocidch ms dIic1ooR. lie SAID
that hc had with some difficulty the conclusion
that as the casc now stood, the prisoner could net be
held l1 Indictment and trial Ills opinions had al first
been otherwise but he found that they ccn1lcod with
those Of his bar generally and with those If the learned
and Comment counsel who had kindly sat with him as
n,trHS cn1nc lie had therefore rccunsiderod his on
glnal mpr ssons nd came 10 the conclusion 10 hold
the prisoner any further, unless something further should
be presented by the prosecution The counsel for the
prosecution then stated that they should afer nothing
urther they had done their duty their own satisac
non aud TO that Of the public, and they desired nothing
further.
The magistrate then committed Hogan 10 the charge
Oh constable, to he by him kept until further orders
he ohee' OF this disposition OF hun is prevent any
violence being offered to hm. Indeed, he would have
been sent away pvIly. the police justice made
mp hls mind to discharge HIM, II there had been an OPP
putuily for doing The steamer Gore left fer roron
To early th's morning. and enaeayor was made 10 pro
cure Hogan passage IN her but the Canadian captain
aiurdy refused, assigning as reason thai "he would
not have such puppy board unless he were put in
box, aud regularly labelled"
W bat Will be done with the fellow cannot easily be
conceived. The roads are unsafe in the direction Of
luckpor and liualoe. and the steamers refuse to take
lima as passenger. some apprehensous entertain
ed that before he possibly oseap9 warrant may be
sent on from Iockpori and arrest him on new or sum
lar charge. But 81 far the city OF Rochester is con
rned he Is free from the apprehension any fun
! th,r trouble. lie has taken lodgings at the National
and there lives al his leisure accompanied by his honor
! ~ escort of a tuclar constable
lhls result of the matter is highly gratifying and no
doubt will be hailed with pleasure throughout the land.
Every body must depecate any further agitation OF the
Caroline affair IN this manner least until an attempt
has been made to dispose Of 1t IN the regular way. And
oven II this view Is not entertained by all yet the
iessions OF Hogan, by which alone he was implicated in
the caroline business papably braggadocas.
that the police Justice is amply sustained by the good
sense OF our citizens IN refusing give them an undue
influence in making his decision.
The patriots, OF course, are awinlly chagrncd Gen
IhclIer has not been heard of Tor hours. The
mob OF raScallans has disappeared and the little
squads oi refugees who gathered at the street corners
are no longer be Noone the lowest OF
the "agltaors, dares excite tumult raise n mob
And tins for the reason that has all along been dis
tnctly understood, that any attempt an outbreak
would be put down. There was hut one feeling ON TIN,
subject among citizens aud the authorities and ON
we'll drilled military companies ready to obey thu
powers thai be. Whatever the citizens of Lock or
might tolerate the goodly city of Rochester never ha,
been disgraccd by mob violence