Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-04

civ of Baltimore, charging that James hn IA m ~
=, ne or labor the State oil Maryland, aln on OF
h"nt the month Of October s4s escape into another S'ae
of ,he limited States from the State OF Maryiano ana nom
Nav pown resident Of the city oil Baltimore IN SAID
mas hn his service or labor DUE And whereas
the said Tbnma. J. Glare did produce bcio' me c'n
mower of attorney, in writing, acknowledged und eeiissu
-. Ia ell of the Baltimore County Court whereby he
duly authorized by the said Mary Brown me claat
nj ihe said fugitive person. 10 take possessnn VI u
for her and b'neit me sai" "a a1,resaid the
saJ commissioner did issue my warrant IN que lot OF
law for the arrest of the said James atlel Anu
h Gid lanes Hamlet has been brought before me, 'e SAID
W. md the case heard in accordance with the
rovis;nns m The staute-Now do certify hat satisfactory
nroof has been produced before me- by the VI
nnns clare OF The CITY Of Baltimore. and Gustavus
Rown Of the civ q. New York and by an extract from the
VIII Of John g. Brown of the CITY OF Baltimore GUY au-
,hcn,cad thai the service labor OF the SAID james nun
m i dine for life unto the said Mary Brown, OF me city OF
R,more in the State OF Mayland; that Inc saia Jane
Hamlet escaped from the State OF Maryland III men s1cn
service ar labor was due the State oi New ok IN which
h has been nrresled and that the person IN regard 10 whom
such testimony has been produced Is the sau James nam
e and therefore, by virtue OF the power IN me vested ny
ha No, o Congress in this behalf 10 authorize the said
Mary Brown or said Thomas j. Clare, her attorney 10 use
such rea sonabe force and restraint as may DC 1e,
The circumstances of the case. 10 take ana remove e sha
lanes Hamlet the fugitive person aforesaid, back 10 the
State of MARYLAND whence lie escaped, as aforesaid In
witness whereof have heIeunp SCI ny n hR I'1 FIX S
L. S Commissioner for the Southern D!strlct VI ~ !.
The prisoner was then handcued and removed in car
riape accompanied by Mr.. Taimadge, Jr, MT. YIN. a:
Prov M
representative of Mrs. Brown. There were great many
men Of color about the court. nnAiousy awaiting me result
and disturbance was appehehaee, hct vas ~
number Of poce IN readiness by order OF The Mayor But,
tbouuh there was much dissatisfaction and courses not
ud but Deep uttered upon The aw-Iakcrs, ana all
The officials connected with the Transaction there was no al
TEMPT al rescue This has been the first arrest under the
new act and many II reported VIII olio" lhis case
which has been marked with peculiar degree o pohpn
rudc and cspatchlhc having been made the exh'
nation hel and The prisoner his way to Baltimore WIN
in the space three hours. lie was taken on board The
John Potter by the Camden and Anhoy nc en- route Tor
his destination The expenses OF The proceedings are ne
lrayci by Tie United States Treasury and amounted 10 S
for which the Marshal gave his order *. .oo-..
AZ soon as the carriage drove oil, many OF tie coored
pconl main commenced excluimng against The proceed
inc and an abolont named Benton, expressed his warm
indignation in measured terms lie SAID II was cl!h@
shame that in human form should be the slave oil ano
rher he called upon the men OF color VINO were pIesen.
to 90 home and tell their friends Ia resist The next attempt
10 arrest black He would advise every fugitive slave
they called sell his clothes even 10 his very siI
and buy "bowie knife and rip open the OF any OIL
Ger who would lay hand upon him.
4 quiet looking old man OF color said that there were
h,ndets of funi,ivc slaves in New York He knew that
preparations being made for desperate and determined
Of future arrest and he predicted tai nun
dreds ~. lives would he lost in these attempts.
person remarked 10 him that violence would be dancer
Gus AZ in the arrest made today the officers were armed
with reyorers, and there were several policemen III a'e
dance at the time.
The men Of color said they did for that they
wuu. rather die the scaod Than 1--we and be slaves al
an events said he lhe lite Of the WHO makes the al
rest can hc taken and they III Than shoot ne
slave. They al armed and there "'ll BE- blood spilled
After several rcpctilions II similar threats and i"ie'oG@-,
The color and lew white faced aooitionI>i> III tr
vicinity Of the courts, giving more nnhiicd vent - 'ht
opinions The meres and Injustice Of slavery; and pour
ing imprecaon tic devoted heads Vt Ic IN" !nhes
ii Washington.
Fro,a he Ne,r Yori Herald.
FIRST ARREST UNDER THE AEW FUGITIVE
SLAVE BIIL-GREAT ENtll EMENT.
Our readers viii lind in another Column ri this day Hey
add fall Of the arrest. examination and rel Una
tiou OF a negro mined James Hamlet fugitive STAY, nom
the State OF Maryland. About Two years aao lin!ii ran
away from his owner and He'd New l"s. where he rtS'-
dsd as learn the past years. Uncc the Fugitive
Slave Bill he taken n" custody al The instance oi his
His Identity and the ict that II" was the property
of claimant proved, and order was issued - the
United States Commissioner dlrec'n. in to be gwen u I"
the attorney Of The owrer The proceedings "ccn oni
very few hours-the lgal demands q; the plaintiff were
granted and the provisions OF the oil recently passed by
Congress complied with
This the first arrest that has taken place under III" Fu
gtive Slave il and have doubt that il will not be- the
last. The bin will he taken advantage OF by many other
Southern people whose negroes were rnced or have rin
away from their employers within few years IS might
have expected ecapture and arrest in this
caused great commoon throughout the city, especially
anoau the colarcd population the ultra abolition luat
c all laws defiance, and whose existence would
c void, il slavery did not exist There Is reason 10
believe that the former Will combine Tor the purpose
of resisting the law, and il is not Improbable that
some Of the latter will cooperate with them. S.
Disturbances my Therefore he the result but the law
be yndicacd and il will be vindcaied and upheld 10y
all good citizens Our cnored population may attempt
breach the peace but il they do they know uil well
the penalty which they will incur and the punishment which
| will a>surcdly be melted ont 10 them
While the necessity which existed Tor the pas
sage the Fugitive Slave bill pleased 10 tie
nrnmn,ness win which il was carried in the ease .
which refer because il is earnest 10 our SUu'h-
citizens that the compromises oi the constitutions
and the laws enacted under them, viii be respected hy
all good in The Northern States, especially in New
York. Notwithstanding the bad nane. fam" and credit
attaching the Van Bucns Grcevs. Stewards and Weeds
Of this State the mass :" The people are a. sound as hev
ever the question Of slavery and determined
that justice shall be done 10 the South
whenever occasion requires it, They are law and order
loving people and cyocdv attached the union OF these
States il is They wish preserve harmony with the
Sourh and in their endeavos IL do So they will see That The
South shall have 10 complain Of their non-iuhi
lnenl Of their duty.
We ~ our exchanges that the passage Of the Fugitive
Slave bin created great excitement Pittsburgh in which
city il has always been IN erso"d there Is large number
of fugitive slaves and that many oi them made forced
marches ~ Canada in consequence We understand that
there are upwards of hundred in this CITY, the majority Of
whom will don5 follow the wake III those NJ Pittsburgh
As the law is imperative and must be obcyed bv Judicial
officers expect hear "f exciting III
different Northern and New England States The recna
ton OF fugitive slaves lts operation will TEND in great
measure, 10 quiet the abolition fanatics o Boston and other
places in New England We alude the gentlemen and
the phanhropss in petcoats. who year enact the
farce If tramInG upon the constitution and resolving
dissolution ri the Union. Those have OPP
portunty of resisting The Fugitive Slave bill and Of
ing portion at least, of their many threats into execution
We shall whether they will be their word On
another occasion will take the trouble Of defining the
penalty and punishment provided by such persons
interfere with United States officers in the discharge of their
duties for the information and edifcaon OF those ultra
phiianthropss.
BOUNTY LAND BILL.
This act being one in which great many persons in
tercsted insert copy of it in advance Of the official
publication, az follows:
Be cnactcd By The Senate and House Representatives.
IF The United Stats If dcrica in Congress- aSrnnJed That
each IT the surviving, the widow children Of de-
ceased commissioned and non-commissi"ncd officers
clans privltcs whether Of regulars volunteers rangers
or militia who performed military service in any regiment
company or detachment in The service Of the United States
in the with Great Briain declared by the United
on the 18Th day Of June 1872 any the Indian
since 1880 and each OF the commissioned officers who
engaged in the military service of the United in the
late with Mexico. shall be entitled lands follows
Those who engaged To twelve months, during the
war; and actually served nine months shall receive one hun
dcd and sixty and those who engaged
months. and actually served four months shall receive eighty
acres and those who engaged any, or an indie
finite period, and actually served month shall receive
forty Prorded That wherever officer or soldier
honorably discharged in consequence of disability the
service before the expiration Of his period service he shall
receive The which he would have been entitled If
he had served the full period for which he had engaged
Prorded the sn having been in service shall
receive said lands part thereof if il shall appear
by the rolls his regiment corps that he deserted