The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-16
The PENNSYLVANIA SLAVE RIOT.
ARREST AND EXAMINATION OF the RIOTERS.
COMMITTALs FOR TREASON.
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR JOHNSTON,
&c., &C.. DC.
[Prom abe Philadslphia sun. Sen.. I5 |


thst the officers Of the federal and State
upon the tracks Of those who engaged In riot
and that several arrests have been made. We do not
wish TO see the poor miled blacks who participated in
the affair suffer to any great extent-or they but
tools The men who are really cbsrgeabe with treason
death Of Mr. Gorsuch an esmabs citizen of Maryland
are nnquestionahy white with hearts black enough to
ncJe them to the commission Of any crime equal in
iocty 10 that committed Ia Lancaster county Penn
sylvania has now but course to pursue-and that
rs TO aid and warmly aid the United States in bringing
20 condisn punishment every engaged in the riot
Che to herself ard to the Union Lei her IN tbis
resolve he just and fearless ''
The most prompt and efficient measures have baen
taken by al the officers charged with the execution Of
the Fugitive Slave law which Mt repels the unwor
ny destinations Of the Penssireaia, Of Saturday last
s apcntable to observe how that paper tries
political capital out of every passing occurrence but
the good of citizens cannot be misled by such
'ophistry The law would mover have been resisted but
for the action Of ocofoco agtato and the Of
those ultra aboonist who have taught the blacks to
believe that they would be sustained by any portion Of
public sentiment should they set Themselves M in on
position to the law We shall have much to cay hereaf
ter in relation to this deplorable affair but while there
are men under sr1es fer the high crime Of treason
against tire United States IL is manifesty improper
say anything which shall prejudice the popular mind.
We now lay before readers all the information at
hand Of the movements Of the public officers
On Saturday morning last the United States Marshal
Mr. Roberts. accompanied by Mr. Commissioner Ingra-
ham, John w. Ashmead, ESD United States District At.
torney Recorder Lee ard several other gentlemen left
the city for the scene of the late outrage at Chrst@na
Lancaster county with the view Of fully enforcing the
laws he United States resti-e TO the rescue of
rel fugitive slaves the murder Of the elder SIR Gorsush
and the wound ding Of bis son and nephew The officers
were accompanied by soma forty five United States Ma
rpes under command OF Ieuienants Watson and Jones'
with civil poe of some fifty Marshal Roberts hav
ing made requisition TO that effect.
The party, upon reaching Christapa Immediately pro
cefded to discharge their duty by securing the Woods
ard surrounding villages for miles. They bored nces
sanity the greater portion OF the day and night and
ceeded in making twentyfo arrests in ALL The
OF the psres captured Jos phi Scarlet and Samuel
Kendig. (white,) and Wilson Jones Francis Hawkins
THOMPSON. Brown \
(No. p John Halliday Elizabeth Nc sey John Morgan,
(boy) Joseph Wepn John Norton, Lewis NTH George
Washington Harvey Scott. Sussu Clark. Tamsy Brown,
Eliza Brown, Eliza Parker. Hapnsh Piuclncy, Robert
Johnson Miller Thompson Isaah Clarkson and Jonathan
In the possession or rather upon the premises from
which some Of the parties taken. several guns,
dhks: and huge clubs, were found. Some of the guns
were heavily charged and are now in the hands OF the
proper officers.
There was but one disposition manifested on the part
OF the authorities from the city which promptly
seconded by the prosecuting attorney from Lancaster
Mr. Thompson and portion Of the police frvm IL at
cny VINO we learn made some eleven arrests day
conveyir ing their prisoners 10 Lancaster jail.
The excitement about Christiana and noighborhood
ntenfe and hundreds Of people in attendance
duIirg the examination of the prisoners Saturday
afternoon ard evening II after nine o'clock before
the oneers Of the United States concluded their ariuous
Throughout.
There doubt but several OF the prominent actors
in this smensbe affair have been secured ard If found
guilty, We trust they may be severely punished.
When our reporter LETT the the outrage young
uch was y,t alive, as IVES also the nephew Of the
elder 0orsuch but there little hope OF the recovery
Of TIE former.
The following is the testimony in full as taken upon
the spot before Mr. Commissioner Ingraham and fur.
nshed by our rcportsrs:-
Miller Knott, affirmed Resides close to where the
Transaction occurred in salisbury town.hip; was not
present when il occurred; the resistance of the
law and the murder Of Gorsrch there was no one with
deceased when saw him first; there many coIored
people there between seventy-fFe and hundred knew
Isaiah Clarkson for one Ezekiel Thompson boy name
ssnuel Booth; sew some white people there; knew Eli
sh Lewis and Joseph Scarlet can't think any others;
iarsson was not armed the others had clubs; the
shot was On bis horse in the lane when saw him had
no conversation with s.srst except when assisted to
carry deceased to Mr. Pownslls hcuse the crowd had
not altogether dispersed; Scarlet expressed opinion
when he carried dcessd remark about arresng the
blacks; saw no ofcer that know Of; the took in
vas the son Of decensed thePol gentleman dead
lying In the lane the firing took place after the sun
was up some time; good many guns or pistols were
fred; saw rding en- armed, on horseback; the
firing was PRINCIPALLY from the black mem there was
halooipg before the firing; all not hear horn blown;
Scefet lives about one and half miles from the place
lie was ridrg out the srr and had been there before
NE; after while saw him ride in again; the main
ter yards where the man wounded; there was no
conversation between us that recollec.; knew that
william Parker lived there ard that Pincknsy did sso
tlaIfson vas there bad conversation with any per
son that did approve Of the firing
John Knott sfirmed-I live With nv father; am 60
irg fourteen years remember the killing Of pir Cor.
SUCH II wasn little after the up when the firing
ccmmeiced Invent and looked at 1t from the fence
where the bstte wss just above the house there
sgood many people many blacks about seventy Eve or
ninety black people; many ~ them armed saw no
white people that knew: 1 knew some Of the black
people; I.kiel Thomas Samuel Smith another
ard ore Jackson; that's all know; they we're firing
while ! stood at the fierce and looked over; saw
DEED he lay little pece rom the house, in
the lane; did not lin fall; saw the young
man that was wounded: saw him led out az the
lsne by .nother man Parker and Pinckney lived there's
raw Parker after the nght cvr: he cane out Of the
h.use and was talking with Shite man: don't know
who he was; saw the Young man carried over to Mr.
Povnalls house; scarieit there with the wounded
man, vhen fret 's~ Scsrlet Il when the wounded
nan was krg hy the site Of the fence heard Scarlet
talking with several 81 the people about there white
ietfci vas not near enough 10 rar anything he said
went eyer before my Either wen, TO the places that
got my bToskaai; came back ami then saw his horse
thoy w'e stanJirr not very far from the door when they
money fr,ri le old man Killed the money was iror,ht
IN tnd ciTid.d among the women. Abraham johnson
h.pirg portion OF il hadsef
Jtnsy FrtHn, GvciE--Liycs one nile from p.rpinx.
toh'i.. with my sIendro,ber; at school, aud don't
rem inter rb,n The man was killed; was At school the
isy he Vas KILLED; krows who're psrkcrs house Il; WIS
never at " piece; the the an ho lived with
Parker was fiDohncy; whsn | came from schoal FIRST
h,aId he man was kiSe from grandmother don't know
Nthtt.cse 81 The money about the Killed; did
tell any enc that dd knew iIanush Pinckney and
Ella Parker Who lived IN that house, heard talk Of H.
UP the lare esled me Il he ara NOT wish tbe men
lad ,sid htme; DID not say sny,birs then: all no,
's y I'D thst the nan Ictn'cn came in with hand
trl mtr,y; brow Abraham y6nfcn who usri 70 live
Nhh lirctr'y. 10 tie s,ofe: have rot seen him this
w''si .ct yreS'wieie he nov; don't know my age.
..srfh Clsiffcn J. my grandmother: cant real
'etirc Nglss gtot Isfssy SCOTT sxofn--f live with
iehn hsfrt vaf pisaert vhtn the Inna Killed but
tsd y, fa,d N u vas there ovr n'ghi aud siait OFT
&c ~ ~ TIE read firra Nes no WITH lac per-
trt'd o. GO over ~ John Morgan sud Henry Stems.
t'ifrti men I'D not ten What they wanted M 10
g. tVcr ir lem both there BY the door of the
ieusr tl'l lad aims. thife coed aany colcTed
I''t 'h'I' CID not zee any bu; Morgan and Smms,
Va in,w Nv 'hcm shout ard 'aS the oil -rn'le.
nan hot le h1 In The lane he shot hv Hsmy
frns Did ra' rec the nethrv hct neither all sec
ile scn ian. ior there srch a crowd have seen
tsfr',e but dn i know fim he va not there saw
WIFI nan escttt Casfner lisnway. She mies John
f,fan cut Tie I'D unf In The bead with corn cutter.
ai'ph" tNr 0trsueh) lad fallen this was sfer sr~.
re vent aWaT ~ fotn ~ The old y, n WIS lIcl I
hn ne dl,r riofed people there the lad pistols
nulst' and clsr guns L.A~ Ts.ntrl me 10 b,in hrt
SsNiv tip' y .L'" 20 10 with " that e. in taking
fii 49, 20 tle frht which to Kill the slsyehcll~rs
DID rot urdfsisnd vho they were coming there 60 take
the u vas 60 resist all slsvehcllefs the firing
frfm he hCusc. down stairs heard n horn blow the
frht was heeinnrg then II tlowu from the boase
the bern tiiutd 20 blow iichi The firing ~