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The h's'" BosroN, Friday, Apnl IL.
- ,Ss case of Thomas SIMS
The Heoeas OI re Woodbury. this afternoon
cane up before 6r the defendant moved tnat
Nr sewali' coen persou TO serve writ OF per
the Cour! RP-tbe i. s. Marshal oelng parry
'sonsl rePle'Ts stb J. Thomas stated that as Az
70 the potter the clainsot OF SIMS ne neIu Ia
toIIe !y,Ss certificate from o. l. Our',s' " o I'm
bis hano ssmApding Sims back 70 Georgia as
mis'loDs' he therefore moved tina, he be consd
iuSnsns' onjx counsel Of said Sims, who now stood
ereo .3s bi, master IN tho situation OF guardian
nes.,J Mr.. Sewall replied that this might be
sno in Slave States bat Dotin Massachusetts.
snSes woodbury. replied by asking OF Mr.. Sewall
~ Tssssohusetts was not now state oil tue
f-,;on which acknowledged the institution OF
,."n,v whose House Of Representatives had
s.,cssi Grst'upon il For his part he thanked
"a that Massachusetts was yet part ofthe Un-
son Here the applause and cheering was so
Ell that the Marshal Gas obliged 70 call out
PndIy for order Sir. Sumner commenced his
arguments on the question that the writ by which
El1s was held in castody by the Marshal was lille
cal and fraudulent de proceeded az length and
gu replied to by NJ. Il. Curtis for the Mar
phal
bis opinion, was legal a. proper that the Mar
sha, taking into consideration the circumstances
which are now surrounding him, the crowded
Court room and the people N the streets near the
Court House, the danger Of the rescue OF the
psisoner sc, was justified IN the course ne had
pursued The ohense charged is certainly seri
~. one striking at the root of all society; IL Is
ss.;s,snce 10 law, and should the officers fail to
o.scn,e il unless for good and sufficient reason,
,tsv will be highly culpable, especially at this
Srns when resistance 10 law and assaults upon
Ia ofcer. ia so freely counseled in certain quar-
te,s. He concluded By remGnoing Sims TO the
custody of the Narsbsi
The usual affidavit thar he fears q rescue nSs
been made by the AGENT OF toe claIn'aus I'll
nrobAblv such force Of police, military, &c. VIII
K detailed 70 carry Sims out OF the state as Will
render even an attempt at rescue imposslo.e.
M.,,hsl Tukey. in bis testimony before the lu-
sos,igs,inq Committee Of the Senate this after
noon ssid Shane had not been ordered 20 asslst ia
tskipe the prisoner away excepting 10 the genera
,rders m Dreserye peace; thnkltmy duty thereby
% zee the prisoner conveyed beyond the line OF
The County; think our presence will prevent
man from being killed my men have no weapons
inch "a firearms or knives; last night put away
sverv weapon we had in safe place; my men,
howsver have drilled with weapons, loaned them
bv the y. s. Marshal; don't think weapons wall
be needed; some 500 or 1000 have volunteered
in nreserying the peace $50 caulkers &c $50 to 800
,-nTckmen. Accompany Of 6remeD, beside merchants,
hank directors radesmen, mechanics &c, respect
able and wealthy gentlemen have offered thelrser-
vices had understood number OfoOuntrymen, ex'
rted by inAsmstOry speeches, were TO bel the city
shis morning with pitcbfOFks &c-han my men
yeady 10 arrest them wherever found, there nave
been a number Of infsmm story s1eeches made
The meeting of Abolitioni'ts at the Temple to day
vas rather tame, no inOendiary speeches were
made there. The city is very much excited to-
niQbt. but not the least disposition to resist the
law is perceptibs in the crowd about the Courts
hardly acclored man can beseen. The House to day
refused to entertain the question OF privilege OF,
fered by Mr.. Curtis as to their rights a'the 5rand
inquest of the State being ibtlDged oy tne aP'
bo;;.:.;.Sg an investigating Committee Oy the SEN
ate.