The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-19

to his praise, and to the happiness and prosper
ity of the people of this republic, and of Africa
in general. Feeling as most certainly do, that
you will avoid all lasty and ill-considered pro-
jects; and that you will avail yourselves Of the
current experience of the times, and that that
experience will not suffer delay il its applications
in consequence of any obstinacy in the exercise
of delegated power, beg to assure you that
your labors to promote the general goodwill re-
operation. J.J ROBERTS.
| Government House, Monrovis, Dec. 3, 1850.
| From The Boston Post.
Arrest and Rescue of Fugitive Slave In
Boston.
About the middle of last week. John Cuphart,
Of Norfolk, Va, came to this city in pursuit of
one Shadrack Winkley an alleged fugitive slave,
and the property of John De Bree, purser in the
navy, and attended by Seth. J. Thomas, esq,
as counsel, made his complaint, as agent and at
torney of the said owner, before George i.
| Curtis, esq, United States commissioner. On
Friday evening the following warrant was placed
in the hands oil special marshalSaWin, and served,
Shadrack offering no resistance about half-past
! | on Saturday forenoon, at the Cornhill Coffee
| House, where Shadrack had been employed some
| months as a waiter =
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Massachusetts District, IS.
To the Marshal of our District of Massachusetts,
| or either of his deputies
| Seal. Greeting;
These are, in the name Of the President of the
United States of America, to command you, the
said marshal or deputies, and each ofyou, forth
with to apprehend one Shadrack, now commo-
rant in Boston, in said district, colored person,
who is alleged to be fugitive from service or
labor and who has escaped from service or labor
in the State of Virginia, (if he may be found in
your precinct and have him forthwith before
me, one of the commissioners of the circuit court
Of the United States for the Massachusetts dis
trict Mt the courthouse in Boston Aforesaid, Thea
and there to answer to the complaint OF John
| Cuphart, attorney of John De Bree, of Norfolk.
in the State of Virginia, alleging under oath
| that the said Sbadrack owes service or labor to
the said De Bree, in the said State Of Virginia,
and while held to service there under the laws
of the said State of Virginia, escaped into the
State of Massachusetts aforesaid, and praying
for the restoration of the said Shadrack to the
said De Brce, and then and there before me to
/ be dealt with according to law
Hereof fail not, and make due return Of this
/ with your doings thereon, before me.
said district, on this fourteenth day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty-one.
| (Signed) GEO II. CURTIS,
| Commissioner of the Circuit court of the
United States for Massachusetts District.
Boston, Feb l5 1851.
! In obedience to the warrant to me directed, |
have this day arrested the within named Shad-
rack, and now have him before the commissioner
within named. y. RILEY,
u. s. Deputy Marshal.
! The examination was held in the u. 5. court
room, and several dispositions were read on the
part of the complainant, viz; that of William
| Robertson, that he knew Shadrack as the slave
of Mrs. IIutclins that he was afterwards sold
at sheriff's sale to John Higgins, who subse-
ouently sold him to John DeBroe, the present
owner also that of John II. Higgins to the last
stated fact and that of William Marcus, set
ting forth that he knew Shadrack, and had seen
! him in Boston, where he stated that he had ran
away from Mr.. DcBrec, and asked the del onent
to carry letter TO Virginia for him. In the ar
plicaton of Cuphart for n warrant, it was stated,
that Shadrack ran away from Norfolk on the Sd
of May, 1880
There were present as volunteer counsel for
Shadrack, S. f. Sewel, Ellis G. Loring, Charles
List. Richard Morris, Richard II. Dana, lr, and
| Charles c. Davis, and rs they had not had an OPP
portunty to examine the dispositions and other
documents produced by the complainant and
were therefore not satisfied Of their suliciency,
they asked for postponement and the commits
sioner adjourned the further hearing OF The mat
ter until 10 o'clock, on Tuesday next, and passed
the following order;--
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DfsTEIcT OF MAS
sAcHusETTs February 9th, 1851.
And now the hearing of this case being adj
! journcd to Tuesday the 18th day of February
| instant, Mt 0 o'clock in the forenoon, the said
deputy marshall who has made return OF this
4 warrant is hereby ordered to retain the said
4 Shadrack in his custody, and have him before
me at the time last mentioned, at the court
house in Boston, for the further hearing OF the
complaint on which this warrant is issued
u GEO. r. CURTIS, Commissioner.
During the first part of the hearing, the court
} room was very much crowded. but Mr.. Riley
: who had the management Of the business, sue
cceded in clearing the room before 1t was I'M
! shed, and when the arrangements Tor the post
ponement were concluded, there were only
present few officers, the counsel, parties, and
some reporters, and the doors were closed
against all corners. except srch a. the officers
we're directed to admit. From hall past - al
few minutes before q there was no difficulty
in the courtroom, except some alteration be
tween Mr.. Riley and Eiizur Wright, of the
: Commonwealth. There being some conversa-