Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-27

do not know the Southern State where
cruel treatment to slaves is not punished. A
man there who shed the blood of n black is
stigmntised unless he can prove that he did
i in selfdelenoe. The law Of the Southern
States, with which am familiar, gives The
muster power TO nllict moderate punishment
only when necessary. But when muster
kills his slaye, he is in tie same manner
nmenablo us ii he had shed the blood of
free born citizen. Since the net Of Congress,
though mun can obtain the assistance of
the United States officers, still he is not bound
20 ask it. II Il master comes into your State
after slave without process, you have only
to inquire whether hc hus authority. The
Constitution gives hiin the same right in this
Stnte ns he would have in his own but he
must seize the slave without violence To-
others, or committing breach Of the peace.
If people will harbor fugitive slaves, who
are said TO come from Maryland - it they
will employ these persons, to the exclusion
of white labor, they have no right TO say that
his feelings bave been outraged by the master
coming after his slave nt midnight. For what
was the orgnnizalion of which We have spo-
ken, made, To conceal the negroes, or to re-
sst any lawful auempl TO recover fugitive
slaves? What did the blacks do? Was
their organization merely to protect freemen?
Tho song which they sung, when marching
forward was, eve are free, we are free"
The gentleman for the defence wanted to
know whether one hundred aud fny men,
headed by miller, wearing felt cap, could
rlevy warn against the United States? Fifty
men could levy war against the United States,
because If these fifty men ran successfully
resist the law in Philadelphia, the same
number eau do it in New York, or ~ Ba!ti
more, and other cities, and thus the laws
would he rendered nugntory. II there be
preconoerted action by tify men TO nulily
ihe Act Of Congress IN the town of Stras-
burg, IT may be in the next town, aud so eX-
tend all over the Uui0n. IL is not necessary
that an army should bo mustered 10 consti.
fute the "levying Of war" Chief Justice
Marshal says, HAT persons may commit tren.
son without having a single instrument of
arms among them.
might admit the proposition being new,
that if u small party were assembled for the |
purpose of Tescuing the particular slaves Of
MIR. Gorsuch, one OF love for them, and not |
ti.. tho purpose Of nuliJ ing any law of the |
Government then, perhnps il might not he
treason. Is the defendant to be acquitted
because he was not seen at the meetings p
You may infer from his action on the ground,
that he was connected with the party for
reasonable purposes, II Ills appearance
at the bars was the first intrOductinn he had
10 the purty-had he never raised an arm,
but encouraged them Ivy words or gestures
had he sucked in with his mothers milk, the
love of slavery--aud were lie without the
least taint of what we call fanaiical uboli.
,ionism upon his soul or mind, still he is
as guilty, morally and legally, ms if lac devils
ed, concocted and originated the whole Of
ihir That is treason MS defined 10y law.
When one word from HID n white man, |
one gesture would have saved tile life of the
old man. Representing The State of Mary !
land, as do here, will say that expected I
that she would have been treated courteous |
ly. She has been charged with iliirsing for |
the blood Of the innocent, when she has |
heen thrsting only for the pure, undefiled |
fountains Of justice. Her first son was cold |
ly murdered in this Stnie. Her second (NIr. |
Gorsuch) has been inundated here also, by
fanaical faction who threaten the perpetu-
ity OF this Union. We are here not MS Penn
Eylvanians or Marylaniers, but as Aneri.
cans The jury is not TO he inflamed by in.
suits to the State of Maryland. | am here
for my State, aud say, "Thrice is he aimed,
who hnth his quarrel just" ! am here 70;
justice only. Maryland stands before you
Tor her rights and stands undaunted.
shall address my selfto the Court on the
points of law IN Wharion's State Trials,
pages l76 aud l82 il is laid down hy the
Supreme Court, that if persons combine TO
resist a law, though they be ignorant of the
existence of said law, they are guilty Of trea-
son. In the trial of Fries, Judge Case deci-
ded il is not necessary that military weapons
bo used in order TO make out case of irea-
son. BY the overt act understand levying
war II must be made ont by two witness
ses. will suppose ense AN insurrec-
tl0D oecurs, battle is fought, one man is
arrested. and the commission is found upon
him. Only one man sees him commit the
overt act. Would it bc possible TO discharge
him on that account?
To show the interest of the party. refer
your Honors 10 the Public VS.. Martin lst Dal-
las, 90 which says-when war is actually
levied, any person present, aiding. nbeting or
assisting, is ms guilty MS If he had been an
original party to the fight. That is, his con-
pection may be proved from n number of
words which he mny have uttered of all in
tlanable character.
] now call your attention to tile character
Of the conspiratOrs. IL is no more competent
for company Of blacks 10 assemble for the
purpose of resisting tile laws, than for a com
pany of white persons.
II the law says that the owner mny get his
property, hold that any combination To pre-
vent the same is treason. II persons stand
by and see a purity resisting those who are
legally authorized TO make Ihe arrest, and
did not assist in the prosecution OF the law
when asked, they were guilty of treason.
! do not know that ! can add any more on
the law Of the case; for your llonOrs under.
stand The matter fully, having carefully ex-
RnIined the law of treason,
Mr.. Brent here concluded, aud was follow
ed by ]. NJ. Reud.
TWELFTH DAY,
John NJ. Reed, Esq, then commenced his re-
marks TO the iuTy in bchalf of tho dofnulant