The republic., 1851-02-19
siOner postponed the further hearing Of the case till

sioner postponed the further hearing Of the case till
10 O'Clock, a. m, ON Tuesday.
The courtroom was then gradually evacuated by
the crowd which had assembled, the deputy mar
process as fast could be done with prudence. The
prisoner remained in the custody Of MIR. Riley In
the courtroom, and for aught that appeared, that
august TO be his Jail for the night, as the
use of the county Jail for such detestable purpose
as ensaving man is forbidden by law
The above account have from persons who
were present during the proceedings Ihe remain
der is from own personal observation, and diff
fcrs materially from the statements published IN
the Saturday evening papers.
We reached the court room at about half past
one, p. IN. good many colored people and a
vory few white ones standing in the corridors
conversing earnestly but quietly. The representa-
tves of press Just passing out Of the court
room, and as they passed out we passed in The
room was nearly empty. The claimants lawyer
had left and the Judge had vacated the seat Of
summary injustice. There were no persons in the
room except the deputy marshal, Riley, four or
i've assistants, the prisoner, and five OF his friends
besides ourself.
Not having the pleasure of Deputy Marshal Ri
leys acquaintance, we fell into innocent mistake
in regard to him, supposing him TO be the claim
ants attorney. We saw before US very important
Parsonage, large, full-faced looking as happy as
glorfed pumpkin, and we thought Of course he
must be the claimants attorney. He seemed al
most as dignfed and happy as George wood. OF
New York, his face radiant with score OF vin-
~
YOU are counsel, for cannot admit more than
two and will thank the rest to retire." No re-
ply being given, he said /" Gentlemen, we are
ready to sell, you have any propositions to make
81 will give S25 out Of my own pocket TO buy the
man We remarked, that ii there was any sell
ing, we hoped il would be Of the fellows who were
20 ready as he 70 be sold TO the kidnappers- He
appeared offended at this remark and said he only
aid what he was obliged to do We replied, we
thought no law could ohlige man to assisf in such
atrocious viilainy.
Upon this, MI Deputy Marshal threw himself
upon MS dignity, and ordered US out OF the room,
calling upon his assistants to the disagree
able duty of showing US the door. They were dila-
tory and we, from long connexion with the press
gang, having .prescntiment OF fun ahead. were
entirely 10th 10 leave the temporary prison in any
haste. We staid and conversed with the prisoner.
an intelligent, smart looking man, who planted
himself the Declaration of Independence and the
Bible. We assured him that we thought he was
riyht in so doing. The few friends after few
MINUTES consultation, withdrew, leaving only one
free colored brother and oursef, with the marshal,
his posse, and victim. We were on the point OF
leaving
just at this moment a circumstance occurred
which was in less time than it will take US to
tell it, and altered the face of things entirely There
was "HuRRAH.' outside in the passage at the head
of the stairs, which reminded US of the shout which
our men used to raise when they went into battle
with the Mexicans. II was halt a battle In itself.
A decided pressure commenced against the door
on the left hand of the judges bench. The chival
rc Pat Riley and his brave little posse all rushed
to keep Shut holding against it with all their
might. In the meantime there was nobody to guard
the prisoner but our colored friend aforesaid, who
seemed sadly to lack patriotism for that purpose.
Shadrack was making for the door on the Court
street side. An officer, we think it was Edward j.
Jones, started and headed him off from that, and
was left unguarded. Pat Riley, putting like por-
poise with his exertion in holding the door, sang
out "Shoot him, shoot HIM" to officer Jones.
But officer Jones. probably not having any pis.
81 r,,I o,xal be- ~roA NJ uutic
thinking perhaps to shoot him with that But,
after partly drawing that symbolic weapon, he
dropped it, and saw him raising one of the east
ern windows, looking towards Parker's. as if to
call for help He had not time to call. for just then
the door partially opened, and a stream Of men be-
gan rush in. Pat Riley being snugly squeezed
behind the door, place of semi-concealment and
safety, which he seemed 10th to leave
The Traveller of last evening speaks Of the OFF,
GERS at the door being "kicked, cuffed, and knock
ed about in every direction" but we can testify
that nothing OF this sort occurred inside. Not an
officer was struck menaced there. The half
dozen men who first entered ran up to the prisoner
and invited him to walk out. He accepted the in
vitaton in less than no time, and certainly not
more than fifteen persons had entered the room be-
fore they were all walking out, "Shadrack" in the
mess; an old colored man, who had picked up and
drawn the sword Of justice, bringing up the rear.
He held it in a decent and solemn manner; but, as
he passed Deputy Marshal Pat Riley, that impor-
tant functionary seemed to shrink up more closely
behind the door. He kept behind that door all the
time, from the rrupton TO the exodus. Neither did
any officer that offer any resistance to the
cgress of Shadrack with his friends.
We think it quite improbable that there was a
knocking down of officers outside Of the door. Mr..
Davis, one of the defendants counsel, the last
person who passed out, and he nothing Of the
Sort Moreover, there did not appear at that time
10 be any officer outside the door to be knocked
down. The moment the door of the fortress was
forced, the prisoner walked out. There not the
sign Of any battle inside, but merely dreadful
looking aghast OF not more, at most, than half a
score Of officials who at that moment seemed tho
roughly sick and ashamed Of their business.
We have not learned the names of all the officers
who composed Marshal Rileys posse in the cita-
del His brother, we understand, was one. The
wellknown "Auger-hole Byrnes" was another:
There some there, we believe, in violation OF
their duty Massachusetts, officers, of whom we
can mention constable Edward J. Jones and con-
stable Alonzo F. Neal, brother of Rev. Rollin H.
Neale powerful man by the name Of Charles
F Flint, OF North Reading, was engaged by Riley
as an assistant, but below writing letter to
his wife at the time of the release
We have no doubt that the few men whom Mar
shal Riley able to call to his aid did all they
dared for their slavehoding employers, but they
could not wholly conquer the higher law, either in
or out Of themselves.
Riley had taken the precaution to send to the
navy yard to request Commodore Downes to take
the alleged slave into custody; but the Commodore
of course refused, having no authority to turn the
United States navy into an accommodation for kid
nappers.
Ii is melancholy to add that the patriotic Off
who have been engaged in this case have not
only lost all their fees, but Marshal Riley has
made himself liable by the law for the market
price of the slave No wonder he ready TO
sell.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
The Fugitive Slave Law.
The rescue by violence of fugitive slave in this
city on Saturday, while he in court of Justice
in custody of officer OF the law. related in
other column Of this paper, will naturally suggest
TO the Legislature now in session the propriety Of
repeating the act passed in ls43, called ian act fur
ther protect personal liberty" 1t cannot be pre-
eumed to have been the intention of the trainers Of
that law protect personal liberty in violation of
the Constitution OF the United Statcs, in oppos
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