Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-18
The Treason Case.

In the United Suites Circnit Court of Phil
adelphia, Judges Grier and Kane presiding,
the following were the proceedings on Mon
day the eth inslant.
District Attorney John w. Ashmead,
moved the Court to issue special veuire to
the Marshal to summon l0S jurors to try the
charges against Elijah Lewis and th:rty-sev-
en- others, who have been committed for
treason against the United States, growing
ont of the murterous outrage at Christinna.
The fourth Monday in November has been
fixed as the day for the commencement of
these trials.
Judge Grier ordered the venire to issue
accordingly, and said that it was proper that
the District Attorney should make such
motion. lie then directed the Marshal TO
summon men of the highest responsibility of
character for intelligence, integrity and con-
scientiousness, in the community, aud inform
them that their attendance will be enforced
by the Court, aud that no excuses but sick
ness would be received for non-attendencc.
That the summoning of jurors upon such
occasions was always an unpleasant duty (;
but il was one that the law cast upon them,
and they must submit TO the burden.
The Judge then inquired of the District
4AlOIuCl Wutiuti lllG law ulu Dbl iCIult
twelve of the one hundred and eight special
Jurors asked for TO be drawn from Lancaster
county; To which the District Attorney
replied in the affirmative, and said he would
so set it forth in the writ TO the Marshal.
Judge Grier drew the attention of the
! Marshal to summoning none but men of the
strictest integrity and highest intelligence,
/ District Attorney Ashmead also moved the
! Gn,,rt thot ,,r hill, Of ind
be made out aud furnished to each of the
of Congress and said that, on Thursday
next, at IL o'clock, lie meant to move for the
arragnment of the prisoners.
Judge Grier enquired whether any counsel
was present for their prsoners.@
J. NJ. Read replied that he was engaged,
with Messls Thadeus Stevens aud Lewis,
for two of the prisoners. He had nothing to
say in opposition to the motion, and thought
they wonld be ready at the time fixed by the
District Attorney.
J VIM. s. Pearce also informed the court
that he was engaged with ID. p. Brown for
| Williams, who had no objections TO make to
the District Attorneys arrangements.
SLAvEHoLDING SENsITIvENEss.-Sout
Carolina sensitiveness is touched because
| the Children's Magazine of the Protestant
Sunday School Union, recently published an
account Of Slave instruction in one Of the
West India Islands, aud picture of one of
the bloody incidents of the story. Some of
her ministers wrote on that II ,0oiRdnt do.-
This is Ecclesiastical Slavery censorship in
the American Republic, aud 10Th century.
The Steamer Empire City from New Or
leans, via. Havana, arrived at New York, on
the 9Th inst. She brings 100 passengers aud
$350,000 in gold dust
Tho piano forte was invented pt Florence
about the year III. Other accounts, however,
make it German invetion of l7l7.
CHEAP.-Onc ofthe Courts out West, paper
says, has decided that a man may whip his wife
for one dollar-kiss any girl for five dollars
and bite off his neighbor's nose or ears for ten
dollars,