American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-30

| THE ABOLITION EXCITEMENT ~ \ EW YORK
The fugitive slave case in New York continues
TO excite great interest--the Whole of "nigger
! The Circuit Court has been thronged by
hundreds Of free negroes, fugitive slaves, and
white abolitionists--:he motley crew combined
showing determination TO defy the officers Of
the law, outrage justice, and pecpetrate sum
mary violence, if necessary.
The fugitive slave is Il youth OF Is, named
George Kirk, who ped from Savannah, by
seCreting himself on board packet for New
York, where, on his arrival, he was detained in
custody by the captain, who, by the laws OF
Georgia, is subject 10 heavy fine, should he
escape. On the fact of his detention on board
the vessel coming to the ears Of the fanatics Of
New York, they procured a writ of habeas cor
pus, and had him taken before the Circuit
Court where after trial of much excitement,
he was docIlred free, and discharged under tho
following opinion, delivered by Judge Ed
mondS:
The Court considered that, under the Con-
stitulon and laws of the United States, tugi-
tive from service can only DO claimed by Tie
owner of the slave, his agent or attorney,
neither Of whom the respondent in this case
PROCESSES TO be.
AS to the argument that the States have a
right to enforce police laws, by which TO re-
move fugitive slaves from their borders with a
view TO ensure order, Sc, no such claim was
made in this ca G, the law being invoked solely
. baI,nIf N lC anI tho nnipt Cal,
rs to the law Of this State, which provides
that where q slave, in another State, conceals
himself on board a vessel, and is brought here,
the master shall cause him to be carried before
tho Mayor or Recorder, who shall give a GER
t6Cate whereby the slave shall be delivered to
! the master with a view to being restored to the
owuer-tho respondent in this case did not
conform TO said laW;-hG caused the slave, at
ter arrival here, 10 DO mlnaCled aud placed in
the hold, from which he was brought forth by
the present writ Of habeas corpus. To allow
the claim, in this case, of the master, would
pacity his bslng surrendered 10 any other
stranger who might deln&n4 him for the pur-
pose OF conceahmg him, or to take him beyond
the reach of his lawful owner. The Court
concluded by ordering that the slave should be
discharged.
The Captain then attempted to take him be-
fore the Mayor, but the mob seized the boy
and bore him IF, amidst shouts and yelIs, TO
Morse's Observer buildings, the abolition head
quarters. The True Sun says:
A crowd of several thousands Of all colOrs,
ages, AM grades, Immediately gathered about
the building, SO as to completely stop up both
streets, (Beekman and Ndssau) and there they
remained waiting some Development OF the At
fair. Nothing, however, appeared to be forth
coming for the space Of halt an hour, when Il
Culored man, with stentorIan lungs, and rather
decent appearance, mounted tho Beekman st.
stoop, and made procla nation-"He's gone,
he's Tree! He's free and gone" Then went
up the shouts disable hundreds, interrupted by
one OF the old citizens, thus: "YcS, and III three
months you'll find him amongst the lowest
dregs ofthe Five Points, whore nine tenths of
the fugitive slaves ale bought up at last, and
generally in short order" THIS home thrust
was received by some laughs and moro groans
from the mixed multitude, and so that ended.
/ The excited crowd continued to lingcr about
for long time, but finally Dispersed The
clotain then offered $50 for his arrest, and two
officers procured the Mayors warrant for the
purpose. The True Sun thus shows their sue
cess:
They had been on the qlti vre about two
hours and a halt, when officers Bloom aud
Boyle discovered u caTtman IN the act Of re-
moving box from that part OF tho building
(Mentloned abOyc) winch fronts on Nassau 81. ,
they followed the cart INTO Park Row, when
Boyle jumped upon the cart and took minute
OF the desllna ion Ofthe box, which was directed
to the Rev. Ira Manly, Essex, n, Y. officer
/, Bloom then took his place, and through Il crew
ice saw the coored boy, and Immediately broke
open the box ana mate the arrest officer Cory
Of the I'd Ward assisting to take hun to the OF
} flee of the Chief of Polca, whence he was taken
in Il carriage 10 the lOmbs, where according TO
3 previous arrangement, the Mayo and RecUr-
der were in Attendance, and Judge Einonds
was sent for, and wilt OF hdbeaS corpus VAS
served upon the Mayor returnabIe forthwith.
Alter some informal proceeding, the boy was
left in the custody of the Mayor until WedneA-
day morsing, the captain in the meantime pre-.
: ierring charge of assault against the fugitive,
for which another warrant was issued. On
"Wednesday he was again brought up before
r Judge Edmonds, where exceptions were taken
pro. and con. to the proceedings in the case
which remained uadsPosed Of a, the last adVi
ces.
9 THE LAST OF A FAMILY. Dr.. Weston, O
st. Stephen, N. B., says the Portland Argus
an old and respectable nhabltant of that Tow u
, came to melancholy end Oh "Wednesday nigh
: OF last week. lie arose from his bed AID wen
, out Of doors, and when missed, immediate
search was made for him. He was found IN 1
hogshead sunk in the ground, which was uscc
: as u well-dead The last of eleven chillre,
then lay dead in his house! his whole FAINT,