Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-16

would net DO bail this OCCASION An individual is brought
before with sparse and slender means and another is
brought before court with large and ample means What
he repeated, would be bail in the ud be bail
in the other. There grave for this:
important than the other and the bail given might
DO forfeited by The prisoner for the sake Of his liberty there
fore sounder discretion should be exercised by the The
question is whether this Of and be
appreheudrd that the court would look not to the
this individual but to the weighty consequences involved
There 10 this country fanatics who think that they
ing God service BY stealing away the property Of others And
with this e 9, and acting with those fanatics this man has
not only hsxaded liberty but has involved fortunes of
those who anxious for his release Mr. Richardson sug-
gested this as question which ought be considered fix
ing the amount OF bail 1t the man. but the case
and in baag the case the feelings this section of the coun-
try largely interested.
Mr. Prrrs remarked that it not necessary TO make any
suggestion to the ball. he had said yesterday And he
repeated this morning, that the stands precisely
other stand under the laws Of and the
secuon the part Of the State had no right to bring into
the consideration Of this conctua circumstances else
where 10 influence the position which this occupies The
prisoner has been indicted for three msdemeano-
committed persons who attempted his for two oher
assistance rendered slaves escape
and for two arcenies Of the negroes He would his
friends the other side and with due Difference the Court
that the question is what amount Of bail Cooking the cir
Of the party, and these msdemesnors under the
laws of Mayand) should be demanded the attend
of the accused for trial. There evidence which
would lead the Court TO believe that the application Tor bail
be that they greater than those Of oilers who brought
hither for trial but because has friends who are will
ling to aid him in recovering his liberty and TO make prepaa
tons for the day Of trial. is the Gail to be accumulated
prevent him from obaning twhin the sp. Of the
sutona declaration that excessive bail shall demanded
And shall the amount required be beyond the Of the
party 70 give And is it be said, because this has
stolen, attempted to steal one kind Of property the offence
greater than if he had stolen another kind of property
And that because persons in other parts of the country SYM
pahize with him, the combined capital Of the North s be
brought to his aid Is the Court be told that because the
offence is against particular institution, the amount of bail
must be excessive, to CRAFTY those in another region who
entertain contrary sentiments No; bail should always be
proportional to the of the offence charged, without
looking the pudces predictions Of any other part Of
the country You look the law Of the land and the
of the party, and then determine the BAIL having n
view the principle that excessive bail shall not be demanded
The Court suggested that the be changed Howard
District in the adjoining county.
The counsel for the prisoner expressed themselves perfect
y satisfied Therefore the trial Of Chaplin designed to
take place (not earlier than the next March ter in the
Howard District Court, at Ellicot's Mills.
The witnesses for the State gave BAIL 49, 500 EACH for
their appearance at the March term Of the court
We did not remain in Rockville until the Judge announced
the Of bail required be given for the appearance Of
the prisoner but learn from friend that fixed at nine
thousand dollars and that there indication that
bondsmen in attendance They may however, be pro-
cured at an early day.