New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23

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.rv heY zun or TO confer On the aaoJeos a. a.,
~, ne aide the betlor, with whom Tue ~ e. - 10
,n4pt hed been made. ard TO ~aotn arnino
,,o1evbsd be en- given recG'peG upon VIC ,I5
ri his father that his business rs ~ 49, s,-ya1
w. q rnned., Thus stood The case Rnen | g A1so4
oood deal ofdeay taking place. after the eFlvsl
inquired the cause, but ooold learn
notbine except surmiseS delay was e&P!slnea
aIi 6nt heirg noy dark) by Iho arrival OF don
I piss,d "a Bowie present Rspreentive in Con
ersse ON this District, Tho voluntarily leis his
sns. ard the business of the Nation to look afier
the interests OF slavery According to his owa
statement he was an ex prosecuting attorney, aua
entered into this case without authority. he vas
Joined by VIM g. Tuck, ESQ OF Prince Georges
County. Who it is Understood ia TO bs his successor
in business Mr. Tack also stated, in open Conrt
that he had "volnntetredp at the request oil Sow
era respectable citizens" :, It.,
The hearing now waH proceeded Wlsh oe'ofe
three Justices Of the Peace, Mea1rs. Ad&maon,
Rneats and Braddock, who hold office by appoint.
ment Of Gov. Thomas, and are all young men
voung in aopointment es welt as yoang IN years,
W. it strnck me- and therefore lacking that self.rei
srce INDISPENSABLE for such case 10 slave nodlnS
community Measrs. Goddard, Handy, Smishie
| and Butts were examined by MesErs Bowie aud
Trck to prove IN s'assauls with intent tok and TO
abou tbat the ofaDse did not allow of jurisdiction
below that of Court OF Record, meaning Judges
Conrt In either trial or determination OF BAIL Laws
were cited by Messrs. Bowie and Tuck and
| speeches made in illustration OF this position Ia
the course of speech by the latter, ne TOOK occa
sion IN make an appeal to the local preludlce,
yphch wss not only IN bad taste, but ungeneroua
in the extreme. Oh | should have charged, had be
not digolained any unfairness, after an Interrupt
ton by long and loud applause from the FRO slavery
crowd! And here will take occasion 70 say that
in this and another instance, Mr, Bowie DID him
aef great credit by rebuking the mobocratlc spirit
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tbe case. But to proceed The counsel for Mr..
CHAPLIN W. no sat calm and resigned, rs became
him, though rudely gazed upon as "oflmnal J
aeverally cited points of law, and replied 70 the
opposition to show that the case here sn9ula De
separated entirely from the charge OF abduction
in w sghington; that the officers who arrested AIR.
CHAPLIN had no official authority, by their own atate-
mentg, to do so, even in the District OF Columbia,
much eas in this State; and that the asraulF, 1t
proved would not be of that aggravated character
which attaches TO resistance Of officers OF the law
in the discharge of their duty as commended
On tie other side; and that the ofense charged
here was only "misdeme&nor, and noi q
nfeIopvp at common law-was bsilable, there.
fore, by the Justices OF the Peace. Ear. Chap
ling counsel acted with frmnegs and decision,
bnt thew had neglected to fortify themselveg sutii
oieptlY with authorites-probably because nottore-
aeepe the difficulties that would be thrown IN the
way. Indeed, there seemed TO be lack OF books
aUround--the principal authority appealed to be
ing Blackstone, or tho imported common Law OF
England as quoted in LaTobe s Practice, WORK
intended specially for tbs guidance Of justices OF
the Peace. Becoming c0nBderebly puzzled 0y t0e
position of the prisoners counsel Mr BoIie asked
q Dostponement until the morning az 3 o clock. bt
nnllv notWirhe landing the embarrassing clrcum-
stances surrounding Mr. Chaplin and his counsel,
AZ well ap his outside friends the Courtso ordered
Mr. Chaplin was then conveyed TO The jail, IN Splt9
of an application to the contrary and therein and
miserable apology for prison it ls,) passed what
must have been IN anxious night, indeed! HOW
ever it was perhaps the safest place for bin, alter
| al--no thanks TO the feeling which forced him to
acceptis The testimony Of the witnesses and the
arguments of counselhad prolonged the session UNI
ill about II o'clock last night A crowd folio we'd TO
the prison door, but were excluded by the ctesking
door. say creaking, because there was but one
prisoper in it, who is in for five hundred doarg fine
and three yeara for the crime is charged otseek
ing help for Fugitive Slaves. lie IL a German aad
drunka It thet time aconvergatlon thus construed
was held with some informant.
The excitement of the Court scene had exhaust
ed the steam Of the ouslders In acme Degree and
when retired a! H. left the villagers, save here
and there atragger sleeping quietly,
This morning before the appsiRted hour for the
assembling of the CoutS, Is clock the counsel Tor
Mr.. Chaplin conferred together, and came to the
conclusion that the chances altogether agaAst
success. They could not got tho amount OF osll
pred etermined and the chances were that II the
outside pgos.uro would allow Of suooeee, the
amount would not only be fixed too high for those
friendly Marylanders on hand but that their
"authoiency" also would be questioned, and
thus only additional excitement be produced
Hence they withdrew their application for bail
for the present Bir. Chaplin, Of course,
row stood fully committed" on the assault and
battery charge. His counsel and friends saw him
safe in prison. made arrangements with the Sheriff
lMr Thompson and the Tailor, who seemed kindly
disposed, for hia bodily comfort aud his intellectual
wants and took their departure f0t Warrington
have IurhcN and will
take the evening cars Northward, to make more
complete arrangements for ball. or final trial, If the
application before some Judge should fail. 1t is
their intention, learn, to renew their efforts in
week or ten days, by which time the excite
nent at this place will have subsidized
The excitement here has been great, as your
correspondent (Marylknder though be be) had
abundant reason to know this morning-the aP'
pearsnCe being too evident, at one time, that a
party headed by young man who gave his name
aa John A. T. Kileore, Contemplating making him
the scapesoat Of the OCCASION by the preparation
of that personal violence to the threate1tngs OF
which he il by no means stranger on account OF
the assertion of principles for which Is ls his glory
TO be assaulted, if assailment must come, be the
peril what 1t may. SIGMA
Reform NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lilac of Steamers
Jenny Lind.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Friday, Sept 90.
The article in The Tribune s. few days since,
IN reference to the Reform Convention in Marylsnd
has been received here with much pleasure. Il
some OF our leading Wing papers would only
have the independence TO speak oat in the same
manner, 1t would be of incalculable good to the
Wing party. The people OF Maryland sincerely
and earnestly wish Ito be ernencipated ever
more from &he control of the "Court House
c,iac,s which have long exercised baeful in
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