New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-03
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Chri.tiana Treason Trials &c.
OF The y. Y Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1851.


tors and The seats were All filed lonS before me
tpen;rF OF the CCur'
ion James Cooper AID Hon Thaidous stevens
WeTt a FeDi yesterday, nut vere present today
TheoCfIe & Cuyler, Esq opened the defense, Oy
RENEWING the Sevefs acts Of Assembly OF Pernsyl-
yaHlB, ed Ysetef u & tho testimony which they
vou he enabled 20 submit 10 the Court AMI Jury
81 upon " ch snc he laws cited, they would con-
/ fCeDuy rely lor acqulital.
John richardson. Pfesir cnt Il che Bank OF North
America. who y as excused as Juror until to day.
presented bimself, and asked TO be EXCUSED alto
ettbfT, or at least on discount days. Monday ahd
THURSDAY
Judge GIier excused him until Tuesday next.
NJ. Read asked the Court for hsbeas corpus, TO
bring. up tie body Of Elijah Lewis, as the defense
WatteC him IN Court.
The Court ordered the wTits 10 issue
j. Cooper saiG-The prosecution had Overlookei
a small matter yesterl ay, ana they would Ike few
minutes 10 call witness 10 tesiliyto the fact OF
EDWARD Gorsuch having large quantity OF money
or his person at the time OF his death
Mr. Stevens objected TO 1t.
Judge Gier saId-T'ho fact OF robbery could not
AFFECT the prisoner in trial for treason
Mr.. Guy Ter began his opening by sayng-Ihat ne
Congratulated the uIy that they had at length ar
iivtd at andma ks which assured them that the end
ofthe could not be far distan If he Testimony 0r
il has impressed HIM. they will have come TO the conclu
case eney e r. vii have sstonisbed them Tia. charre
50 grave .ho have been based upon evidence 50 feeble
fauny and friends and co Aimed IN prison on charge Of
treason.
Tho State of Maryland with her At orney General.
has entered It as private prosecutor and our own se
% Jurors who answered to their names the defendan,
ne ne but "a wS ean e @ ~ a hs ANN IsS go
IN the panel, and submit his particular case t. them and
law to do more than rublc justice in the prosecution Of
cause and not TO press for convection where the evidence
We have soc u here the State Of Maryland pressing
private tcuton to bring about conviction We have
seen recalled to make their testimony more per
where weakness discovered,
been introduced which had no business IN the case 10 sus
Kline where says that the defend remained silent
when be charged him with urging the blacks by order
ing them fire the officers You did not believe it true
hen you heard him H. II might be in to
say that Maryland tlrss for the blood OF The innocent
psoner but her conduct IN the case would seem TO war
rant it.
must here take say word in reference,o
my colleagues aud myself The District Attorney spoke
OF the duty owed Unon and asserted that the
cda Of him who II against should be cut of
We fully endorse for we are as much mon men as the
gentlemen On the other side We believe that the love Of
the Union Through the rational thoughts and feelings
of every the nation but denounce that squeam
ishness which condemns every manly opposition 10 The
We moi here to speak of opposition 70 tho laws orto
attempt to justify opposition Wo are here 10 defend
here distressing Pems yahla IN the administration OF her
law, and her desire for justice The District Attorney
charged her with fshessness TO her laws and asserted
she had reckless her obligations We assert that
she has always been faithful TO the Obligations she owes
h then went on to review the several acts of Assembly
and set forth the facts upon which they intended to rely
Tho witnesses for the defense.
any which he knew OF the carrying away Of any
negroes at NIGHT by KIDNAPPING from the neghoorhood o.
Objected to by Mr.. Cooper.
Dist, Att Aslmead stated that this question ccat
eral to the attempt to show that months
before, person had committed an Illegal act WI
not be pretended that he people Who went to arrest MI
Judge Gnerl would have been adj night to object If the
defendant had been indicted for resisting me oeers pnt
he here charge Of treason which required com-
The attempt here to show that an association
had taken place long before TO resist the illegal acts oil KID
The United States could prove the defendants connection
,h any a s., a. a. 1e s rES th@ the
took pace TO other act against their rights
pSconCet a action Now cant the defense show that the
horns were blown for some other purpose
Judge Kane said he differed Little from Jgsge , GTe
bot probably s%9% o to sss s such feel
inc the oommunty IN that neighborhood to
induce them to combine 10 resist the laws oil the 'heo
Mi stevens-The crime of consists in the act
done for doing H. An act m ght De Zone
which had the ngreents Of treason in but me rsa.
sons commission Of such acts were legal IN then
selves. would not be treason Some lew matters had
been by the such as blowing nom at
hrt aliast, &c, to sustain their case.
When desire to show that the combination hsa tskea
that neighborhood and who made business OF stealing
and dealing in human iesh' we eerhhy can 40 So We
resist % such had been before made upon them
We shall show In the acts ct defendant while on
the ground were honorable, humane and noble
Read they proposed to Ssn WITHIN ,S. Sa year
and show distinct state o. taos b o . u" ena3y
white wei as black man, ara thi' lhese men lao
right go there and that the persons about 70 be
arrested were alleged fggitves had INC esai P'ooe oi
dong p, show unoo the question OF intention that
be went to the place merely TO see that the law
was properly executed The combination DID not extend
mittc6iupo the riebts citizens iew,monihs previous
IT, The house OF the inaw Of the witness on
freeman abducted On the defendant gong over anu n
ng the officers had legal process he did not interfere.
would discuss the relevancy the testimony offered to the
Court the point he he Distrc, Attorney had taKeh
James Cooper-thought the authority cited BY his col
league did settle the question OF time LORD MOI, sam
that any act the conspiracy of which began al any %
the could be evidence, where II Was connected
But her was m act committed months by
third parties and be could not see ITS reayancy mere IN
prsg's decision anasier would pe oo h ~, bIsocb
JnSee G,ie1-Not neither yon had night TO sa'e the
ccreIsi nrono,tlon The United States had night to
argue certain intensn They have shown h Inq ss
information and that the whole neghoofhoou hau "ieo
think il will be proper for tins defendant TO show tnat
the whole ehbohood had armed TO resist what the sup
posed TO be danger real kdnappes VINO %eIe
| 10 live In that neighberhood and aeai IN S'es human
II Sheriff should to NY house with Sn, oaa
that had sen other intention than hnhs .ae snc.,
consider thus act the greatest security io' 'Ho 0eu
PeGp p xns. coptuues-I resided in Chester VALLEY IN
September last remember the CARVING on on .
man seger. men To the house ana asked my IN
law II thew had chickens 10 sell he sad not on VI @
men looked through the window and saw ths oa'A ,,i
thew must have seen him they went away M a L,tso
While neghb0r named James Ray called ano ssau 's
bIolb,r John had fallen down doad ms mOthei n-ta"
vent 10 lie house OF John Ray aud renamed az mons
in about an hour heard knock az the d9o, t
onened the door two came 10 abreast ana one
for The coorcd an but by the name he went oy y
came in and others followed they went 70 he DISC
ard struggle epsued some Of the men mad pistols che
man had what took TO be suDg shot ana ne struoA 10
hsh. and put OUT my daughter hearing 'ne ST.,
hesg red
dld So and IN little while the noise susslaeI tyN .,
hiack man no more the morning traced the oIopa ~
| The weed where tracks OF carnage whees An"
| one of The men he called Penny Mush v. ,h,,
Ctoss-,xamined By r Cooper-Had heard re P III IA,
free blacks were secure than slaves au -
know whether the coored was sinTe OF hoi Ia
been sa he from Maryland the persons ~ 80
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