New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-18
Slave Catching in Pennsylvania-News from
Minnesota.
HARRISBURG, Thu


To The Editors Of The Tribune:
Constables of late have had little else to do but
act as Shareholders to various parties of chivaric
Souherners who have visitedu us i'll search of their
property AS an evidence of the underground
railroad process of restoring fugitives from labor
will give you what is common report and general.
" believed to have taken place last Saturday.
Commissioner McAlster issued warrants last
week for fugitive slaves in Il very xuiet sort OF n
way, as the duties of the Office are so odous to
the moral portion OF our people it has become ne.
cessary to do all the little chores III the way OF Al
resting Fugitive Slaves in very stealtly man
ner. In TACT all parties concerned in the execu-
ton of the law appear to be ashamed OF the part
they are PLAYING but the worst impulse which
guides them may be easily OWNED by ex amina
ton of roll of handbills with which their hats
pockets are stuffed, headed $50 reward &c. for
the delivery of any Fugitive Slave in any jail
across the line. Take this incentive away and OF
ticers might be instead OF human blood
hounds. However, to the story as it runs
On Sunday morning at 3 o'clock, the togate
keeper Of the Harrisburg bridge was aroused aud
requested to open the gate for the passage OF two
vehicles; the inmates also notified him to be on
the alert for another conveyance which would
soon follow. 1t has since been discovered that
this midnight journey was adopted by our slave
warrants had been issued by the I. s Commits
sioner, without giving the parties arrested, some
three or four iii number, even the formula OF
trial as to the legality of their arrest and whether
they could not substantiate their right as treemen
II all this be true and there can scarcely be n
doubts of its correctness Commissioner McAllis
ter owes it to himself and the public to investigate
thoroughly this matter. Innocent men, treemen
may have suffered outrage at the dead hour OF
night by virtue of the authority granted to bring
such suspected tugitives before him, where proof
had to be adduced ere they were passed away In
to lifetime OF servitude and bondage, but who
were spirited away, idnapped-without color OF
law or authorty-to crafty the avarice and cupid
ty Of one or two men who find this kind OF occu-
patton Congemal.
The trial of Taylor of Balletown Va. and seye-
raj assistants, for riot i'll County Jail last Sep
TENDER, comes Oft next week 1t will be remem-
bered this is the case that excited so much atten
ton at that period The Fugitive Slaves We're
arrested on the charge OF horse stealing and were
brought out on writ Of habeas corpus before
Judge Pearson, who after a patient hearing DIS
charged the men from custody While the order
of the Court was being obeyed, Mr.. Taylor and his
confederates rushed the prison. and as the slaves
were being discharged, commenced an assault
with clubs, &c. on the detenseless men; me CIR
cumstance had gathered large crowd OF c9lored
people in front of the JAIL who reouked Tue u.s.
sault by threats, &c and one or TWO OF them en-
tered vigorously into the melee III the portals Oh
the jail A great parade was made at the tiiLe
By arming body OF twenty-five or llty men 70
nrotect the Jail aud preserve the peace, winch
troe dome in good style, by enclosing within
tbeir nicketguard two fine Hotels, at the bars
of which deep rotations We're drank IN curses
ON all .uiggerlom' and toasts in honor OF the
chiyalry OF Virginia
A late letter from Governor Ramsey, dated St.
paul Minnesota, Oct 29, gives a very hattering
~ Tba 10
ton is now over seven thousand-ast year only
forty five hundred. Gov r. says the prejudlces
against Minnesota because Of its high northern
latitude are fast deng dissipatcd, and when the
full knowledge Of the soil and climate is more
generally known, the Territory will have an ac-
cession to its population Of twenty thousand. 1t
is the country for immigrants from Norway, Swe-
acclImation. Lead ore is found on both sides OF
the Mississippi but is supposed to be more abun-
dant on the north side, in the Sioux country The
Government will probably acquire that by treaty
in the Spring, when the rush for the good lands
viii exceed anything OF the kind that has yet oc-
CURED in the history OF Western pioneering,
HORRIBLE ArFAIR-We learn from the
Ficksbrrg Wing that on Monday evening, the
28th ult., Mr.. James Boyken, planter living near
Brownsville, In Kinds county, was murdered by
two of his negroes Mr. B. was sitting by the fire
in his room, about o'clock in the evening, when
two negroes entered, killed him with az AK, and
placed the head IN the fire so as to destroy the
traces Of violence On inquiry by some OF the re-
latiyes of the deceased, revelations were made
by servant girl which led to the detection of the
murderers The AK with which the deed was
committed was found in creek near at hand
The negroes, after being carefully examined by
three brothers aud several neiehbors OF the muir
dered gentleman, were dealt with in summary
manner 1t is thought that much severity was
used in their punishment. The Wing insinaates
that burning was resorted to.
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