Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-10-23

New ork and has q wife and child there.
was taken before a commissioner The
person VINO arrested him swore that Ham
let was the slave Of his motaer-in-la law.
Narybrown. One other person. the son
OF Mrs Brown. swore TO thesama effect.
The commissioner then ordered Hamlet
70 be delivered - the claimant The
claimant made aft lav.t that he apprehon-
ded rescue, and claimed the aid Of the
G. $. Marshal, Mr. Tallnadge, which
was at once rendered. Hamlet was then
conveyed. VITA all possible despatch. to
Baltimore. coach being in waiting at
door, III which he vas taken of handcutf-
ed. an officer attending the party
lawyer, Mr.. Child. was present du-
rug part d the proceedings. and inter
tered 80 lar as TO see that everything was
done according 10 the late law. The
reader will observe that all the established
forms aud principles Of justice were viola
ted. There was no privilege Of defence.
no trial BY jury. no evidence given by dis
IFicreste | persons. Il remains 10 be seen
whether questions affecting the freedom
and slavery o. men can be settled in a
mode 50 abhorrent 10 all our ideas Of JUS
ticc, without exciting tile community. II
they can be-if the oath Of the plaintiff
may safely be admitted as conclusive,
and the defendant may safely be denied
trial, then think, it would save great
deal of litigation and expense to adopt
this mode oil proceeding in all cases Let
Us dispense with courts. Judges, iuries
and LAWYERS; and allow every man -
sieze and carry off not only such men
and women but all such property as he
x.to = ~
\ meeting in opposition to this law was
held in Boston on the 18th and about
1000 persons attended. Charles f. Ad-
ans presided Fred. Douglass made
speech. declaring that til, colored people
Of Boston had resolved to suffar death.
rather than return TO bondage. and reso-
lutions were adopted urging the Repre-
scntatives Of the Free States to obtain
repeal Of the law.
The colorel men Of Columbus. in this
State, held a meeting on the 7th instant.
and after asserting the law - be uncon-
stiiutional. resolved to oppose its execu-
ton by all means in their power. and adj
vised all colored persons to 20 continually
prepared to defend their liberty. They
also advised all iugiiives 10 quiz their
homes. and seek an asylum in land Of
Hberfy, beyond the lakes, &c Cincn-
natl Gazette.
The Co1orrd Populafjon Of Chicago.
Held meeting last week 10 express
themselves against the Fugitive Slave
Law And IN speaking 81 il, the Jour
nal SAYS:
There is a strong and deep feeling
among the colored population in this city.
numbering not less than five hundred
persons TO resist 10 the last. every effort
made to bear back to bondage. any one
Of their number-to rally and defend
each other. al the risk Of Imprisonment,
fine, limb, and Ii ic itself
g. \ fugitive slave case was decided
in Philadelphia on the 18TH INST. the ne
gro had been residing here eight years.
and was claimed by one Jones Of Mary
land. Julge Gricr of the L. S. Circuit
Court. thought that the negro had been
proven the properly Of Joncs, but the
claiman, had failed making his case
The negro was discharged; and was re-
ccvcd outside of the Court by multi
tu1e Of negroes. whose conduc, was 50
who begged them TO desiSt; bu, to no pur-
pose-when the police had to interfere.
one Of whom nal his finger bitten off by a
negro. There were two of the blacks ar
rested and held 10 bail for resisting the
law.
Tie Stare Excitement, il is reported.
was on the increase in Detroit. as late as
the 9th inst. The jail. where the alleged
"fugi.ivc" IS lodged. is nightly guarded
by the military.
Ca the Canada side at Sandwich
are some 500 negroes. we'll armed.
\ large meeting was held IN Datroit-s~
the lin inst. at which the Mayor preSi-
del. Speeches were made By the lntiu
entail citizens. and resolutions passed de-
uouncing the Fugitive Law.
Trouble is anticipated when the negro
is brought out-he is waiting his papers,
and sufficient money has been raised 70
purchase his liberty should he be adlulg-
ed slave and sent back.
4 large meeting Of the citizens Of
Cleveland has also been held. and reSo-
lutions warmly denunciatory Of the law
were passed.
Fugitirc Siare case at Detroit The
Gazette says a negro was arrested al De-
troit as Fugitive Slave" on the 8th
inst. and his examination took place that
dav. The SCOTS Guards. Gray 5
Guards and t. $. troops accompanied the
prisoner from the Jail 10 the Court room
with loaded musketS. No attempts al
rescue were made by the negroes and
others who had collected sbout the Jail
in hundreds Some stones and brickba,s
were thrown at the Nar>hal's carriage.
/ The negro was sent 10 Jail for week. 10
avail, for evidence. when the crowd dis
persed
4 Ca Baltimore spondent OF the
New York Herald states that a party
/ from Maryland. is now at the North. en-
I deavoring TO arres, Frederick Douglass.