The New York herald., 1851-12-10
ELEVEN TIL DAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. T. 1851.
The Pubic LHn" in he Trio' Undmnisaea- cenoi-siOs
of@e Speech Mr. Brent Attorney General Of Maryland,
Se.-Commeneement Of Mr.. Rsad's speseh.
The Court was opened at ten o'clock.
More than thirty Indies were in attendance to- day.
Miss Ashmead, the beautiful daughter Of the United
States District Attorney observed amongst the spec
tatos
Judge Grier informed the jurors not empannesd that
they would not be required to attend until Thursday
morning IS this case would probably occupy the Court
until that time.
The public interest continues unsbatsd; and there
was very strong effort by large crowd Of persons TO
force their way In soon after the Court opened
A. twenty minutes past ten, Mr.. Brent resumed his
,peech Mr. Lewis had spoken unjust and oppressive
laws towards free people Of color existing in Of
the Southern states such laws said Mr.. Brent, ex-
list in Maryland That State did indeed, reserve tho
migration Of free blacks but that xss nothing mere
than Pennsylvania herself has done and he asked II
there wa. not at this moment . widely .gitst:d public
sentiment In hs State Of the necessity OF such law
Mr Brent then called the spectre Of the dissolution OF
the Union and quoted from Webster whom he declared
Mr Brent abored In the beginning Of his remarks
this mornings hsquotstions we're read from books and
But as he proceeded he became interesting, and
was listened to astsntively
The prisoner has into court saii Mr.. Brent with
sbed on his left arm which you must vhslly
lose sight Of have never before, said he,
standing up to plead 10 en- Indictment with his dsvod
wife by his side For the conduct Of that lady as wife,
he expressed his sincere admiration bat q ths spec
tace Of devotion had bsen publicly exhibited here hs
thought II his duty 10 make effort 20 dispe its ineu-
ence more potent than the eloquence Of counsel lie
tlen depicted the affection Of Mrs Gorsuch, in the o-s
CT the lover Of her youth and the prop Of her declining
age. Mr. Brent commented the strange testimony q
Harvey Scott Far be It fom said Mr. q, TO imputs
TO this prisoner or his conns.l here any fundamentally
IN producing that result acquit them all Of it, BgE
that heartess aud unprincipej scoundrs has tam
pertd with that witness sincerely believe Mr Brent
denounced the conduct Of scarle and Lewis at the tms
q the riot and said good deal about the OF
the dead body Of Mr. Gorsuoh and the want OF attention.
TO the wounded men belonging to MI Gorsuchs 9 party.
Squire Povne and indeed the whole neishborhood OF
Chri.tara, with the single exception OF Miller
Mott, whom Mr. Brent regarded the one righteous
man, the subjects OF very severe snimadver-
sion So also was the verdict Of the corcnsrs
ON the body Of Edward Gorsucb. Mr. Brent passed
glowing eaoey upon the conduct and the courage Of
Edward Gorsuch lie then proceeded 70 review the tes
tmony and 10 examination Of the law Of treason.
Mr. Brent expressed his aud detestaton for the
reflections upon the position OF the state OF Maryland
in this case Mr Gorsuch was the second son Of that
state who had been annotated upon the Pennsylvania
soi and she but performing her hrst duty as q
parent in protecting the rights Of her children.
Mr. Brent concluded his remarks at about twenty min
utes past two o'clock.
Mr. Risey member Of the bar, compiained 10 tbs
Court that one Of the Deputy Marshals had excluded
him from the Court room this morning Judge Grier
sad that the members OF the were as much officers
q the court himself and thst they must not
cuded seoiu SO long az there chance for them to
set In ard stand, II they could not cit down
John NJ Read, ESQ ross and commenced his speech
lor the defence lie he'd been sstonshed ~ position
hasylepd he had rot expected TO that side Of the
cafe assume that the Fugitive Slave law unccuefu
tionsl: Mr Brent soon interrupted Mr. Read With ne
remark that be had taken no such position MT keat
ssii that he did not doubt that the gentleman had
stated what he thought he said bat be appalled, 70 no
jury and to the Court that MT Brsnts mannsl Ok
putting he Argument amounted 20 denial of the bnf-
ing force OF the Law, and TO recurrence o. the orgn1
provision cfthe constitution contract has i've ndsss