New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-03
Musical and Personal.

JENNY LIND, accompanied by her Secre-
tarv. went 20 Newport on Saturday for the purpose
O. passing a couple OF days IN retirement She was
10 give a concert in Springfield Mass, on Tuesday
evening Benedict, Beiieltl. Salv Burke and Gold
schmidt comprise the entire forces for the few re-
naming concerts that she VIII give on her way TO
Niagara ais MeSsrs Se.ce and hye. and others
of the orchestra, left for New-Iork on Saturday.
Mdlle Lind VIII sing IN Albany on the 9Th OF n.y.
aud the Fourth Presbyterian Church has been select
Cd for the purpose. Committee IN behalf OF the
citizens % Hartford was 10 VISIT Springfield to invite
her to sing n Hartford.
Tie Germania Musical society VIII commence
their Sumner campaign al Newport.
Mrs T.. I ELLET, the au.hOreSs, arrived IN Louis
vile last week she Is making a tour through the
West in company with some friends and her object
is 10 procure materials for work upon the domestic
lives Of the pronecrs OF the country, male AMI ie-
male.
Professor AGAssIz and Prof. BAcHMAY OF South
Carolina. visited Albany on Friday. and after spend
II some time IN the examination OF the collection IN
the Geological Rooms, started with Prot. Han OF
that city on brief tour through the llelderberghs
and into SChohaTlc County.
The Cincinnati Artsts' Journal contains the fol-
loving notices OF the whereabouts OF Western Art
Beard, who has been painting portraits in New
Orleans during the Winter and SPRING after spend
ing week at home, LETT the city ten days since 10
visit the Worlds Far. He takes with hln picture
lie painted last Fall &" The Emigrants Home the
most highly finished picture OF that class when he
has produced.
wonders Of the crystal Palace.
Bingham IS painting at MS residence IN Booavllle,
Missouri.
- McConkey after about two years travel an1 study
in Europe has returned to Cincinnati.
Whittridge is still n Dusseldorf. Several excellent
pictures, commissioned for him by. a gentleman OF
Cincinnati have Just arrived, some OF which are 10 Or
eenat the Gallery Of the Western Art Ini'h.
FuGIrivE SLAVE CASE IN WEST CHEs-
rER-A fugitive slave case occurred in this borough
last Saturday morning. OF an extraordinary charac-
ter which not calculated TO add muGI 10 the popd-
larioty of. or the confidence IN, the Fugitive slave
Law.
colorod woman, named Elizabeth Williams. who hal
been convicted at last January Court. OF the larceny
Of some money, and sentenced TO I'VE months I'M
prsonmert in the County jail, WAS discharged on
Saturday morning al ! o'clock-the usual hour a
which prisoners are discharged. She was immediate
" arrested at the prison door, by Milton Layman
acting as Deputy l. :. Marshal, and taken before
lanes L. Jones. ESQ. |. :. Commissioner, charged
with being a fugitive from labor, from Newcastle
County, In the State of Delaware. Here, without
friends without Counsel. with no one present but the
Commissioner. the Marshal the claimant or his agent
and his Counsel, Z. Pennington Esq, at an hour
when perhaps there as few people stirring IN the
street as any the whole twenty-iolr IN an almost
incredibly short space Of time she was delivered to
the claimant or his agent, who put her INTO close
wagon and drove rapidly from the state.
Now. We ask whether this proceeding Is IN accord
ance with and necessary consequence Of, the rusI-
tive Slave Law. ifltlS, everything when mas been
urged against that obnoxious measure IS true. and
all The security the free cOlOred people OF the North
have heretofore enjoyed Is at an end. What Is done
here TO-DAY becomes both here and elsewhere pre-
cedent to morrow and negrosieaer, by selecting
this Commissioner, and obtain hearing late at
night or at the break OF day with present but
those interested IN the captu<e, may. by forged
COPY of tie record. and false witnesses obtain pra0d
faca legal possession of the alleged slave. when, had
reasonable time been allowed, his freedom could
have been established beyond all question.
We do not believe that Mr.. Jones would give
certificate without beng satisfied as to the legal right
of the claimant to person brought before him. II
NAV be that the girl was fugitive from LABOR. we
are inclined TO believe she was 1t may be that she
was as i asserted a servant for years that she had
been sold for seven years, OF which were uneXpued
at the time II is said she away and 1t may be
that the claimant was the person entitled by law TO
her services We know not 1t is certain, however,
II these facts exist they could have been established
in omen Cav and in the face OF the public. Unless
We are greatly mistaken, the public VIII De satisfied
with nothing short Of the fullest Investigations, ana
the exhaustion of all legal means to defend the oer
ties of any one whol so unfortunate IL 10 DC charged
with beng fugitive slave.
But If there is one fact which the history OF the
law establishes beyond all others, II IS that exparte
trials have ever been dangerous to the safety OF the
accused and subject at all times to the greatest
abuses-hat confessions extracted at such times are
never to be relied on, and that the assistance OF
counsel and friends is always necessary TO ehcaton
Of truth. LReporier and Ryan, ChesIer' Ia