The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28
THE UNION.


From Piusbarg Daily Gazette.
JUDGE GRIER AND THE rUGirIvE.sLAvE sILL=At the
opening OF the United States circuit court, Tuesday
moraing last Judge Grer announced the appointment
oy the court OF Samuel E. Heneh ESQ., OF Juniaa county
RaSspsSs D. Wso9' esq Of Lyeomng county and j.
Sweizer, esq OF Allegheny county. as commissioners
OF the court and at the same time took occasion 10 re-
quest the members OF the bar present. and Others TO
o SS 70 n@ gentlemen r. the counties
The office He said that the late act OF Congress
ing fugves from labor had imposed il duty upon
the court to make such appointments in places where
their services likely 10 be needed that he was
much geved TO find that who had heretofore been
appointed TO this Office had been compelled by threats
and denunelatons through fear OF injury TO their PROBES
sion, property PERSONS refuse the execution of the
authority conferred upon them He did not mean to
sure any who under such circumstances had felt unw
Ing to run the risk OF injury odum in the service OF
their country. But he would take this occasion 10
observe that the time had when those who pro-
iessed obedience to the laws-who were DESTROYS o.
the prosperity OF this Union-who were anxious to
avoid disunion and civil war with all its hoTorsmusi
take their stand, and longer shrink from their duty
as good citizens
Heretofore those who had been accustomed to hold
their meetings and conventions TO howl forth curses and
denuncatons against the institutions OF The country both
civil and ecclesiastical, had been treated harmless
fanatics-With pity, il not contempt. But when theI
railing and vtuperation were becoming successful al
means OF intimidation against the honest and portion
OF the community-when mobs of negroes were urged
on to Madness and counseed to themselves for The
purpose OF rebellion against the laws. and bounded
on to murder Its oicerssuch diseased members OF hs
indifference And while this subject he would say
that this city, which contains many excellent ant
valuable citizens, whom he had long esteemed ant
respected has been the subject OF much libel and sande
abroad false and unfounded, he would ondy believe
He referred not to the standing Jest of peculiar
taste with regard the place from which selected
chief magistrate (Joseph BAKERY but to much more
serious accusation affecting some OF most honoret
and respected citizens Was possible that such men
possessing property, character, and the reputation O
sanity could far have forgotten their duty Christians
and citizens to be found haranguing large assemblies
OF negroes and others, urging them to arm themselves
TO oppose the execution OF the laws with violence and
murder it's ofhcers' Did such persons not know tina
those who exhot others to commit murder themselves
accessories 10 the murder2tha those who urge other
unto reasonable opposition TO their government arr
themselves tralt0rs?
II poor negro, driven to madness by such haangues
should murder officer OF the law, must he be hanged
and his white adviser go clear Such would not b
found 10 be the law, and it certainly would not be justice
He would say that il the addresses imputed to certain
Gas he believed and hoped they wee they may be thank
ul that the negroes, either through want OF opportun!
or the possession OF more prudence and honesty thar
their white advisers have followed their wicked ad
vice; for ii they had he should probably have had
painful duties TO perform with regard TO them and which
he hoped by these remarks to avert in FUTURE otherwise
they might rely il that those who opposed the execu
ton of the laws with violence and bloodshed shou,
most assuredy be punished and those cho recklesy ad
punishment, iet their ceai and standing in Me eommu
nifty be mhat might In conclusion. the Judge expressed
a hope that the commissioners appointed by the cour
would, when called upon 10 execute the law do it Dt
imparaify and frmnes, regardless Of threats and de
nunciations.