The New York herald., 1850-12-27
u. 3. Commissi0ner's Court.
Rafor. Gh.. H Hap Rac

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| Before Chas. ~. IL all, Esq
THE CASE OF THE ALLEGED FUGITIVE sLAvE--CoN
TluuED EXCITEMENT AMONG yHK coLoRED PoPULA
TIoy, AND THE ABoIITIoNIsTs.
DEc. 20 In the of Henry Long, the Aleget
fugitive slave the excitement continues unsbated 81
to the result. Hundreds OF colored people to b.
in various groups about the Park expecting tha
the prisoner would have been brought before su
preme Court General Term) where . writ OF hsbea
corpus was returnssis They were, however, disAp
pointed the General Term adjourned at few
minutes after 10 O'Clock and Just the Com ,uissone
was on his way to thst court with the return Their
the various in the vicinity Of the City Hall
and however prsiseworthy the prsssution, sat
to for the sake Of all parties there dis
eition to riot or Iesirt the process OF the Law.
Shortly before the hour appointed for the hearing
the cass of the alleged fugitive, Mr. jay, of hi
Mr. Han with copy Of an order Of tho Supreme
Court made this mernspg, for the return on the wr
of haoeas enpus to be made before that court, to
morrow Frfdsy) morning, at 10 o'clsck
At IL o'ciosk, Henry Sops was brought before the
Commissioner when his Honor called upon the psFtis'
to proceed with their evidence.
mr. Jay then protested against any further proceed
ipgs In this being had before the Com
untA the return made the hsbeas eorp1s ssued
missioner had suthority r'thst capacity In sny
other, under the EXISTING circumstances He said mat
from asking for attachment against the Commis
siopsr for not. doing which taey might have dons
Observation-Disclosures and utterly vsid Csnsre.. has over
stepped the constitution the atty of1the act they
were anxi,us to test before the sopreme Court and
they therefore, desous that further proceed
ipgs should be had until the oopstitstonslty Of tn
ast declared and the opinion Of TIE Supreme Csur
oeclaes tns precsSent ior .hs wnols country
ment
Mr-Jay-No; but We object to your honor's pro
cesdDg because Of the mprppriety OF interfering
in the until the ha6sas is decided by the Supreme
Court.
Mr. Western, on behalf of the claimant, said that he
ATTENDED at the Supreme Court, argue the
there but TO protest against II for he knew he would
nave Dten .Gu oy tnss oourtnat tnsy nsa notsd ths
temsrty TO issue wit OF hdoess TO the commissioner
o, tne onneo states. me counsel on the other noe
u cais orsat ol NO. issu,ns sn AsSnse
ready to answer such an application
Jay uheaimed any merit ior NET movins 10, sne
attacnm.ntApus ne mentionsd IL 10 s"0" 'nA' 'n~y
we. as Wp, ostsnasd that nv the act una.r vb,cb
thu was sitting he Il bound to dispose OF
ths case in a summary manner and that the Commits
sisner had no right to adjourn this is
Co.as,s.;onsrs bad hssn ..rrsS v,tb syt IN asv.r
mn tha hasv or man Who n mot in his custodx. he
Ma ~ .r,t or,,v - r.mov. him. n. %. ths o,n.s.
ho s,.r.d he Tor ths Tg,tvss srrs.t hnt h
rS no sathor,,v 70 tsts hin, tn ths annrs.s Gonrt
r. hs h.s nowsr 70 rsmovs him ons stsn hs conla r
ne nsE sP power % 20 s h one sp, ne ooaa re-
move hin. 10 Ruffalo he conld take him anywhers
II .nnssr.d 10 him IMr w strsn~s hov ths r.nt,s
,n.r a. ar othsr .,ds .on,d msI snan ~ os,L -.
ws. nae.ssa,Y 20 ohtsin tha hIa or no., thsv oonId
the tsgitivs Va. I'm tb custod. o} S,ba
M II ali ara othsrs-not ths Unitsd s,stss (yommis
sionsrH hnt oy Ch.s N Isii Hs TconnssN Sond ~.
hIs enough 70 ..v n a. ottsrs iybt
. n.Is. NJ. uuyrn,h Ip..a. ~. tor.,, -
nij.s,,on rTbst ~. ss;s H.rrv Ions g. as,.inIa
n ths .n.tosv oTCh.s All M oh.rs -,,hous IN.
ns,,snt Of snv Unitsd State Jndss - IL fcanassn
contsnd,d thai tbs n Judy,. or vh.t
AZ ,hsn .darsss hi,n sor n h. H. not 20 ind ~ Co.,
Ting Thsrsfors ths snnlication on .hce ths bals,
~. sr.nt.d wos nor or hsspd On sru,h Tron tb. nmh
iic that tbsss n,oceedings have obtsined throngh
the public fact which shows the proprsty Of
its being prrssnt At tbis
A nnr,hsr ~ gsntlsmen IRON Virgini. b.a c.iiad On
him. mt w and .mongst than vas ons Who ha.
known this boy this man this slave or this colored
gsntI.ma, n thew plsase from bsyhood. ana N n,
ecoups.n had mot his Already with
syid.ncs he would offer that gent ems ns te.timonv
He therefore insisted upon the delivery of the csti
AZ ate Of the or that the d,f.nce
he sntered into lie felt bound for ths rights of his
client to procoed ON the matter armlv and 10 a,k
that the law be carried into effeet
"a. -, - r., 50. -, .u,..,, 81,
,h~ -. "a .ar.s =, az. ..a,,..o. 49, ,S % ~, ~
tns law, ns haa come 70 ths eoncloon .sAt tns soe
Ca.m,..,onr v,,h .s.sv c,rs.. o,,s,.c .si, ~,
hi. r;g ht m ntsrser. Az tbs rnsft.r nsnoirs th
of baisas ir,ued by the supreme Court Mr. ysy then
ys,srTsd 70 ths recent case of m,stshsn ias
snscting an alleged fngitiy. On psnn.yIxsnis wbi.h
ho-. ,6sa an. nsos.sa,ng. .hauia h mar - nv g,t
saerded TO ths accused party with regard to the .er
xiin,ss oa.r,d by oIsimnnt tbs d.,eea.nt fUsnrxI
declares that he nothing OF hm and tsis sl,o
sboxs th.t ms sct is an uttsr ds.truatoo az ta.t
nrinc,re na liberty which N bs. b.sn ther nriss to
foss AZ and ~hicb spc,.tors slorisd in rem tn
Tin. NJ xtns Jsbn mi Mssns ebar,. IL a. III M M,
,s.is ..sa, h, Nh. ncan.,i,n,,o,.i,,v - ,hi
recent act Of ConRrrss He (oouns.D regards il as a
nss, o. ssiy ss.. & 20 .ns ~nols esoauy,
court Th.r. v.r, meetings h.Id t6rouusout ths
sonn,ry a. nounc,ng IN. avs. ds,,sc.sn 10 ,h. n.
,,onai hsysct.r af fAmsrissn. AMI A. would he r,sht
80 b., h, ,.,,l.a NV ,ha .p,hor,tx y, ,b. snr,s.,.
soart Coun..l Than In sta mead Ca. vh.r. awhita
,.n 4, ons of tbs ptst.s IN.sour, hs hsl,sv.a xih
, o.. roo n, negro haad an bis ysns was ca.siansd
,s .la,cry hs m,s,sksn ev,dencs Of idsnti,y
The commIssion.r s,ksd N ths counsel for the
.isir. ant ,nved 10 nrocssa1
Mr Westsrn ansrsred In the Affirmative
canmis,iansrI Then that 1. Objected 10 IssidI
onId c.ytsinIy obsv m. viii ot ELsas eory,,s IL IL
rsrb.,. unnec.,,syv Tor nae 10 ssv mat anal 40 so
m aa, ont M return tbis ruorping the br.t oppor.
tpnity had 10 90 so-y.sterday b-in, uhrstmat day
and tbs inye.t,gat,sn b,ying t.rmnst.a an I.te a.,
Tassasv Istt this otacs III. moYning u,th ths rs
tnyn ma tben sc.rt.insd mat IN. sunr.ms ourt
Isa sdiourred bnving hem .nly IN session a few
minutes with regard 10 IN. writ of ksb,as 4 will
,sy that DO NOT son.,dsr rbat tbs nroc.saipes he
toy. ms are sta, I'd nv the ,ervts. Of that rt ana
that consdsr ft is nv duty 20 proceed in the Ian.
ausge Of tn. act lin q summary manner I hsve
done and sball do go consistent with the rights
oi both parties and With that due consideration OF the
eyidsna. which may be necessary for ms TO give IL
~ill nov poeesdto hear any further evide nee onths