The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-02-20

Arrest Of Murderers in Indiana.

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About two years ago, stranger,
travelling in the upper part OF " Narwick
county, traded horse with man nam
ed Powers, and, after starting on his
way some distance, he was followed
through Boonyille, aud down the canal
by Powers and meighbor named Rice,
under pretcnce of having discovered
that the horse traded for by Powers was
stolen. Powers and Rice returned to
BoonvilIe in few hours, with the horse
the stranger had ridden, and his hat,
saying that, upon seeing them approach
ing, he had abandoned the horse and
fled to the woods, leaving his hat in his
hurry.
The people of the neighborhood, how
ever, were suspicious of foul play, and
quite a number Of them turned out and
searched the woods for the stranger or
his body, but found nothing to justify
their suspicious, except some evidence
of a struggle near that part Of the ca
nal indicated by Powers and Rice-a
/ few buttons, apparently torn from coat,
/ &c.-and thus the matter rested for two
years.
During the latter part Of the last week,
some young men in searching for cat
tie in the above neighborhood, discov-
cred in the bed of a swamp, which,
until the present season, had not been
! dry for many years, skeleton an
swering the description of the missing
man. Near it lay the fragments of a
woolen coat, which was Identified. \
coroner's S inquest was Immediately call
ed, and upon its verdict Powers and
Rice were arrested. On the next day,
the Grand Jury found true bills against
Powers and Rice for murder, in the first
degree, and they were committed to Jail
to await their trial. Among other things,
it is said that the stranger was seen with
a large amount of money. No vcstige
Of this was found near the body
Eransrilic lad Journal.
Mr.. SUMNER, in his recent argument III
Boston, before the Supreme Court, againS,
the const:utionalty of separate Schools for
colorod children, thus allndcs to the prejQ-
dice of color.
"It is we'll known that this prejudice is
peculiar to our country. You have not for
gotten that two youths of African blood
gained the highest honors IN the college al
Paris, in the year 1888, and dined on the
same day with the king of France, the de-
scendant of ST. Louis, at the palace of the
Tuilleries. And let me add, if | may re-
hot in
have sat for weeks, at the Schools of Law,
on the same benches with colored persons,
listening, like myself, to the learned lee
tures of Degerando and of Rossi--the lasl
is the eminent minister who has unhappily
fallen beneath the dagger of a Roman as
sasSin; nor do remember observing, in the
throng of sensitive young men by whom
they were surrounded. any feeling toward:
them except companionship and respect
In Italy, at the convent of Pallazuola, OF
the shores of the Alban lake, and on the
site of the ancient Alba Longa, have seen
for several days, a native of Abyssinia, one
= recently conducted from his torrid home.
and ignorant of the language that was spo
ken about him, yet minging with the Fran
ciscan friars, whose guest and schola
he was, in delightful and atiectionatt
familiarity. la these examples may be dis
ccrned he Christian spirit.
And, finally, it is this spirit that invoke
, Where this prevails, there is neither Jew
nor Gentle, Greek nor barbarian, bond no
? free but all are alike. 1t is from this tha
we derive new aud solemn assurances Of tn
equality Of mankind rs an ordinance O
God. The bodies of men may be unequa
, in beauty or strength-theSe mortal cloak
= Of flesh may differ, as do these worldly gar
Y. ments--these INTEL ectual faculties may va
. nv, as do the opportunities of action an
? advantages Of position; but amidst all uil
essential differences there is an essentia
i agreement and equality. Dives and l.az
= arus were equal in the sight of God. The
5 must he equal in the sight of all just inst
!, tutons.
n But this is not ALL The vaunted super
ority of the white race imposes upon
corresponding duties. The faculties wit
which they are endowed, and the advants
> ges which they possess, are to he exercise
;. for the good Of all. If The colored peopl
Z are ignorant, degraded and unhappy, the
d should they be the special objects of you
:. care. From the abundance of your po.
sessions you must seek to remedy their 10
:. And this court, which is a parent to all III
e unfortunate children of the Commonwealth
n will show itself most truly parental whe
n it reaches down, and, with the strong arr
d of the law, elevates, encourages, and pGi
j. tects its cOlored fellow citizens"
SINGULAR MEMoRIAL:-ln the follow
= ing report of the proceedings Of We'
+ nesday of last week, will be found a
) account of novelty in the way of r.
% covering old debts, or rather an attem|
- of the kind:
. WAsHINGroN, Jan. IL.
II Mr.. Clay presented in the Senate t
;" day, the memorial of Mr. Becly, for Il
:" compensation for the rccvery of Il
= Jewels Of the Princess of Orange, va
;" ued at one million, which were stole
le some 3Oyears ago. The petitioners d
w. w. sired that the portion of the interest {
= the Dutch loan be withheld; that Go
- - ernment having refused him comPcns
" tion for three years service in recoveril
=, = the jewels. m
y He makes this application at the
y stance of Mr.. Clayton. The memorl
10 covers several hundred pages, and is