Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-13
Nj AIBER 80.
rtsblfrg, Pa. ny Stone
.kEat;,er Slave Case,

Ak5t2er slave case.
On Thursday evening last, officers, Henry 10y
er aud John Saunders, brought VIM. Smith alias
dic,us, Bob 5torling, negro, claimed rs slave,
before United States Commissioner, McAlister for
a hearing The claimant in this case was Mrs.
Elizabeth j. O'Ne Of Havre de Grace, Hartford
county. Maryland Herprincpal witness was al
50 woman. Upon Mrs. 0'Neill's information
TIE warrant was issued TO above named officers by
Conmiasouer McAlister, and they arrested Smith
il Columbia about O'Clock IN the afternoon while
he was engaged in unloading coal boat
The slave was arrested and brought TO Harris
burg without difficulty or excitement.
A number of our mostrespectabie citizens were
at the Commissioners Office and conversed with
the prisoner and remained during his trial. The
hearing occupied about one hour. The news soon
spread over the town and number Of negroes co-
leced at and near the CommissioIer's Office. The
evidence is given below
The proof Is clear that VIM. Smith was owned
by VIM. O'NeiI, of Haver dc Grace, Mary land
that he inherited Smith from his father, John
0'Aeill who died in the year 1885, from which
time Smith IN The possession Of W. O'Aeigi.
known notoriousyas his slave that Smith escaped
and fled from Maryland in the spring of 845, that
VIM. 0'Neil died in he fall of that year, and that
his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth J 0Neill, was soon
after appointed administrative Of Lcr husband
She had therefore the right to the custody and
possession OF this slave part OF her decedents
estate.
The Commissioner gave judgment accordingly
and madt out certificate OF removal. As some
excitement was manifested out OF doors, Mrs o.
Neiil made affidavit that she had reason to APP
preheud that her fugitive slave would be rescued
by force from her possession before he could be
taken beyond the limits Of tLis State according
10 the act OF Congress; wherefore the Cammis-
sioEer remanded the fugitive 10 '.Jhe custody cf
the officers making the arrest with instructions
to remove and safely deliver him To Mrs ONeil
in the State of Maryland.
As VIM +. Johnson cur abolition Governor,
has refused to sign the bill giving the use OF TIE
ails of the STATE Tor the safe custody and detention
of fugitiyes from labor, during the time of their
trial and removal, tEe officers had very conSidela
BE difficulty 20 procure proper place 10 keep the
slave during the night. After cons. siderable DELAY
they induced the keeper Of one Of our hotels 10
afford de necessary accommodations This, how
ever was signal for a general assembling of the
negroes around the hotel which proved quite Sc
rious source of annoyance and apprehension to It's
respectable inmates During the night some base
abolition facen@5ary set IRE 10 tie loit IN place
most likely TO occmpitS6 tie .flG larPcse Of tie
dack deaptoz The fire was discovered however
before it had time 10 gather force enough to do
any considerable damage and promptly cxtin-
gushed
Il seems, however, to be source of secret
3 ?
the abolition mcendiaries, black and white, in en-
dangeimg the lives and property of the citizens Of
PennSy lyanla who have moral courage and patri-
iosisn to assist in executing the provisions OF the
national constitution. shame upon such a Gov
tUinor ia good old law abiding Conservative Penn
sylyania
The people of this State, wings and democrats.
I every who loves the honor and national char
acter Of this great and growing commonwealth.
should rise up and say tot this Governor Johnston.
4 ''Sr, sign this bill which You now keep in Your
pocket, giving the use Of our ails TO citizens of
our sister States tor thc reclamation Of their ugi
tyes, or We'll hurl you from the proud position YOU
are attempting to lesecrate, wiki scorn aud
yiruous indignation.
The provisions Of the act Of lG47 crate harsh
y upon the citizens Of other States tsSaiI lights
guaranteed to them By the constitution and insult
them by the studied malisEity Of is provisions
1t is unntighborly, unconstitutional aud uukind
Instead Of being conservator Of the public peace,
as lis tile very byPocTealy profcsses, has been
the occasion OF bloodshcd and riot and has been
made the pretence for murder ana treason. The
iamented Kennedy in Carlisle was the murdered
victim OF its insane policy, and in own beau
tliRl borough the heroic Taylor and nle other re
spectacle citizens OF Virginia, Whc came here
der the guarantees Of the constitution, to claim
their fugitive property barely escaped slaughter
from an lntpIiated negro mob, who made tie sup
ootG NioidJlOt oI lilc lfONSiUES OF Lile act OF
II the ostensible ground and occasion for the at
tempted rescue and outrageous assault upon Mr.
Taylor and his companions. Every citizen of liar
risburg knows this fact, aud every eonyersans
with the facts, knows that if Judge Pearson had
not been inhibited by the provisions Of the act of
I847, from takipg cognisance Of the matter and
deciding, was customary in Penns yvania under
the act Of 1898 lefore the passage of the act OF
! 1847, the question whether the negroes arrested
Il by Taylor were his slaves not, that they could
have been removed 70 Virginia without riot or
/, bloodshed But as il was. the Judge had to say
rRto Mr. Taylor-''M My hands tied by the act of
q l347-I cannot judie:ally determine whetAr
r these your slaves not We will discharge
these men ii, however. they are your slaves YOU
have constitutional right to seize the m pesceably
: fand take them home; but we are debarred under
toar lssss,-fnoln =rcIdering you any assistance -
The .saxes. wsre accordingly discharged. and III
. Taylor and has friends endeavored 10 seize them,
L for which they were attacked By negro mob, ur-
ged on by black hearted white abolisionists, were
beaten, abused, and imprisoned and afterwards
tried for violating the infamous and unconstituton-
;, al provisions of the act of l847.
Y ASTONISHING INvENrroN.--The Cincinnati pa
r pers say that Mr. Solomon, of that city, has
vented what he calls perfect substitute for ST, am;
q From common whiting, sulphuric acid and wa
* tier he obtains carbon ia the gaseous state; enC
~visa~t4eeeower exerted by his gas he asserts thai
81 he now drives a5-be4se- sfos-one=er
t;a+b the evnepse of steam lifts and lets fall 2