The New York herald., 1851-12-10

mapping which had occurred in the vicinity Of chr
tans, Justified the state Of apprehension which existed
there: The course pursued BY Kline and hi: party vaa
calculated TO excite suspicion that kidnapping ives ON
FOOT although in point Of fact Kline had authority II
the respected Marshal Of ths United States NJ. Ro-
day time unsrmed with the civil process for the slaves
he could have arrested them without any oppostionS
nc
Whatever between the prisoner and others had BEEN
proved Suppose the prisoner had :sd that he did not
care for the requirement Of the lawhe would assist
In rescuing the slaves that not treason. Klinee
testimony had been successfully mpesched Kline said
voice He would like to know how Kline could have
heard II was said in low voice referring tho
said somethng-snd it did appear in proof what
the law put upon those words CONSTRUCTION favorable
Msnwsy did cay to the Degrossafor Gods sake, don't
oot-and any further interiesence would have been
s.tsseS as wss shown by his own msas
the time The horns testified TO, If they were blown
At all were merely for breakfast except the single horn
proved, which 1t had not, that alone was not sum-
cent In addition to overt act, the tr ssonabls CON-
bination N ust be proved by two Witnesses Mr.. Lewis
went the testimony and dwelt particularly upon
that Of Kline The statements of this witness, SO far
they tended impicate prisoner
and we're not to be believed Harvey Scett though ho
had psrurea hinief before had last told the truth,
and covered the prosecution with confusion Aluding
to the intimation OF Mr. Ludlow yesterday that this wit
had been improperly tampered with by
nected with Mr. Hanway he said most extrsordns
the bar and such should net have been urged without
evidence to sustain IL. pronounce it said Mz.
Lewis an atrocious sander; spit upon it, and trampe
under my feet" Witnesses had testified TO what
seemed to be done at Psrkers house, never before
He treated the idea that the negroes at Pa-ker
house should have been encouraged by who had
never attended one of their meetings and whose sen
ments were unknown to them. absurd 1t argued
yesterday that Hanwsy welcomed at the bars By
shout The facts andt the evidence different from
that The shout took place ueny the arrival
Of recruiting force ofblack Hanvay had lived In the
neghborhood only since and when requested
Parkers house he asked where was and did net
even know where Parker lived Mr.. Hanway behaved
not only With no mpopriey, but with the creates. hu-
manty; he the means Of saving life Of ono of
Kline's party (Dr Pearce). Mr. Hanway was simply q
spectator and if the United States going to prose-
cute every spectator of srsy occaoned by an at.
tempt to enforce this particular law it viii soon be hers
is said to be in spain, when murder about TO
committed every body runs away for fear of being i'm
plicated. Mr Lewis said that the prisoner had been
necessarily bankrupted by the expense Of his defence,
and the little earnings Of ten years Of industry had
the United States to show by the testimony Of single
witness, that the prisoner has expressed q
Slave law He had right to express such seutn.snt;
but he had done it. say my client that
have no opposition to this law or to any other law and
expressed a sentiment in favor Of Its repeal
BY the regular by which laws may
be altered" Mr. Lewis protested against all that had
been improperly introduced into the case, q to the
stability of the Union. That bad nothing to do with
nor Of Of thousand and other trials Unjust verdcts
wrung from ures by their fears for the perpetuity
Sst rus sSs
tion of the Union itself reasonable than any
thing Which . had sssn done by csstnsr S msnwsy
falling and he proposed omit what he had intended
Mr. Brent preferred to have an opening for the defence
on the law but he consented to commence his own re-
marks.
thought that was no business Of the defence 1t had
been published to the world that the State Of Maryland
% hs mere s9
at the high behest Of the Governor of Maryland and
with the appreciation Of the general government the
Pennsylvania the back ground this OCCASION
be thought him fully competent ovndicate himself and
he thought that gentleman would not thank the counsel
for the defence for their interference They could settle
their own family jars If such there
Mr. Ashmead the District Attorney sat near nr Brent,
Mr. Brent said in substance that there had been
Of the State Of Maryland here report
the proceedings and Hsnway had been acquitted, no
matter how guilty the citizens OF that State might have
been greatly exsspersted. He (Mr b. then discussed,
gave a history Of that institution in this country.
Mr. Brent said that the government OF the United
execution Of this law Turning to Mr Lewis, he said:
has the right to summon sir, and every good
citizen as part Of the pos,e eoetu The omission Of
penalty FOR the noncompliance with request to Assist
In enforcing the act Mr. Brent thought, like the
omrsion, in certain CODE Of any puuishmsnt for tho
crime could ever be committed Yet he did not ask foe
the conviction Of Castner Harway the ground Of his
refusing to assist the Marshal that showed him not to
be good citizen but 1t did not prove him guilty OF
treason But Mr.. Brent argued that the evidence
amply .uicsnt to make out case Of treason sgainst
him He thought II passing human creduiy to believe
that Hanwsy not with the negroes in thought and
sentze mt when take into confederation the
which he pursued ct the scene Of the riot.
At three O'Clock Mr. Brent said that he should not be
able to ceeclude his remarks to-day and the Court
journed to ten O'Clock on Monday morning.
Mr. Brents voice 10 good and po enunoiatiou
distnct-hs gestures emphatic and forcIbe and his
style IL confident, naughty, and bold. His speech wss
prefusely compmented by the spectators n fully re-
ported, think IL will make him popular at homo.
The prisoner looks somewhat worn BY the excitement
Of the trial, and his wife much more 30.