The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-08

escape shore al South Boston BY forcing the lock OF
the cabin and stealing the briggs boat that he told them
he came OF board The brig al Savannah the night before
they sailed This closed the evidence for the claimant
The counsel Tor The defence then snnodnced that they
had no evidence to offer An affidavit OF tue fugitive
was read ftatns that his freedom purchased by his
father when he was five months old that his free papers
now 40 the Possession Of MoTrs Porter OF Savannah
that he desirss delay 10 ob,au them and that he never
heard oil James Potter, his alleged master, until Friday
morning NO notice was laken OF ihis paper
MI Ranlou then announced that he designed TO argue
the cons'ullonaliy Of this law, 10 The right Of com
missioner 10 s upon the trial by jury, &e and
asked posiponement until Thursday The court would
only grant tll Monday, "a O'clock when the argument
would be heard
The city remained quiet large crowd was gathered
about The courthouse, but no violence was manifested
From The Boston Courier Of Saturday.
Subsequently, Ito HE decision OF the commissioners
The motion Tor posponement) MIR Sewai appeared be-
tore the supreme judicial court and applied for viii OF
habeas corpus TO bring the body OF the alleged fugitive
slave before The supreme court the ground that he
was Illegally held The Traveller gives the following
Judge Sbaw's reply:
We have always made 1t a rule not grant writ Of
hab'as corpus when Il Is apparent from Tie petition pre-
senled ha. II the prisoner were bouah! before US we
should have 70 remand him again into hands who hold
him. Such is the case with dis petition. /. the
sufficient IL is not jurisdiction Try the question
whether or not he fugve from labor, habeas corpus
IN this case The writ is therefore refused"
Mr.. Sewa then asked the court il they would hear an
Argument on the consttuonay OF The act of Congress
for The delivery OF fugitive slaves. The replied
that it could nothal the melton for wit had been acted
The abolonists were in a mos, perplexns ard anx-
ous state oil mind throughout yesterday and last evening"
and their numbers somewhat augmented by depua-
tons from adjacent towns They held several private
ing PERMISSION from the legislature to assemble in the
State house yard they called public meeting The
Common IN the afternoon but this wa. so heagsriy at
tended that they adjourned 10 The fremont Temple
Here they held forth for two hours or hereabout Their
speeches were OF The most ettray character They
denounced IN furious tems every ordinance Of God and
sentiment OF man that did not come square up aboli-
ionlsm Mr.. Webster and Patrick Riley were coupled
together in all the crotchetty twists of mad rhetoric
person named Colver. who represented himself as min
iste OF The Gospel announced that Mr. Webster
great sinner, which excited great cheering and much
laughter. The speaker then went to say that the
iustives'aye law was creation of hell, and that il
were backed by ten thousand constitutions he should be-
eye 10 be his highest and first duty 10 dsobey it. He said
he in favor OF law and ORDER" and Submission to
the laws but he hoped the people would flock in from
the couny ill every street in Boston, and surround the
courthouse. He concluded with the expression of
hope that some coored woman would give Mr. Deputy
Marshal re- Riley complete : husgng" This would
afford Infinite pleasure TO Mr. Colver.
Several other persons made speeches. but the orego
ing will probably be thought quite enough for speci
men, The audience was equally divided, and the cheer.
ing Tor MIR Webster loud and enthusiastic. One
gentleman announced that Potter" the gelter-up OF
the recent New Bedford hoax, not the person suing
| for the restoration OF Slmms
| The court house guarded by sixty armed men du
ring last night, and two companies OF mllta-the New
| England Guards and the Boston Light Guard-were in
readiness and under their armories 10 move al
moments warning. The in and about the court
house quite warlike but there was no mob-no al
tempt at violence though quite crowd of spectators re
| NAMED in the nelghborhood until a late hour
| 1t is thought no attemp, will be made to rescue the
prisoner from his present place Of deenon though il i,
generally believed that the aboonsts will resist thu
Transportation OF Smms out OF the State should the ex
animation now pending result in sending him back t.
Georgia Mr.. Wendell Phillips counselIed an audience
OF fanatics yesterday TO h their pockets with pistols
to tear up the rails the railroads, crowd the streets
and surround the court house, that ii the fugitive
should be taken away mus be their dead bodies ;;
and he pledged himself ito stand by them with all the
power which God had given him." From this we judg.
that, in of any real DANGER Mr. Phillips would bt
| the very first 10 face about and
We have word Of advice and we give ii freely
II there be any persons this city who really irend,
TO the young held under charge of being fugitive
from labor, let them discounienance Mr. Phillips and biz
cowardly associates and be prepared to Snm,
in the event OF being made against him. Th
is the only way 10 do him good