The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-19
-. SINS suRRENpEnEp.

Sims was brought before Judge Woodbury.
on Friday Of last week, by habeas corpus, up
on some criminal process aud after listening
to the argument in the case, the judge order
ed him back into the custody Of the H. s.
Marshal, The Commissioner reviewed at
length the evidence and law in the ease, lie
closed his review as follows
"This Is the whole Of the evidence and
must say, 10 leaves no room for doubt that
the prisoner before mo u the identical per
sun described a. having escaped from Geor-
gia, while owing service 10 james Potter
Having thus stated the conclusions Ia which
have come upon all questions raised IN this
case, have only 60 add that car entertain
no doubt whatever that Il Is my duty TO grant
10 the claimant the certificate which he lie
mands."
The Boston Atlas eises the felle~'eg ae-
count Of Sims departure from Boston
Departure % THOMAS SIMs,-Ihe iu-
nuye, Sims. who was rcmandcd into the cus-
tody Of thoU. S. Marshal on Friday afternoon
by Judge Woodbury. departed from tbs eity
on saturday morning, aud y now ON ms way
to Savannah iH the brig Acorn, SinA was
removed from the Court House n few min
utca before . o'clock, and conveyed on bnari
the brig Acorn, which was lying at the end
of r5ng Wharf under an armed force OF 20
lice aud watDhmcu, commanded by u .
Marshal DcNcus, aud City Marshal Iukey--
The brig was tnwrd down the harbor by the
TOW beat Hornet Marshal Devons and 9th
crs went on board the Hornet, accompanied
4 her down lhn-Aarhor- outside oi The lower
+ light, whore the steamer was "rAst on, a"d
/ the brig stood tu sea. The officers who are
on the way 20 savannah with sims In their
~ Ter
aud j. Riley, cons,ablcs George j. Coolidge
aud Wm. X Jones, and officer :. CLARK. The
/ Acorn was obliged, on account Of head winds,
J 10 como 20 anchor ia Nantaskct Roads, IL Is
stated that constable l.awton aud others went
down, last Saturday To secure :. on n criminal
, process, aud tn arrest Amcs, the mate of the
I brig. for an assault upon Sims. lie and those
who accompanied him, however, returned
without cilccting their puypose'
DR. Charming before the Senate invest'gat-
ing Committee gives some further particu-
lars,
| saw person whom supposed TO be Sims
conveyed this morning from the Court House
~ the brig Acorn, which was soon after tow
cd down the halhor 10y a steamer. went "a
Court square this morning about o'clock
There was n body OF O0armcd mon there go
ing through various oyoludons. They were
armed with swords, u part OF them had 'po-
lice" on their hats. There was another par.
" in Court street Of 100, part of whom had
wntchmen's hooks and wcru apparently Coy
Watchmen. The rest were armed with clubs
There was ALSO third party smaller IN mum
Der, about 20 armed with swords. There
was also a third party, smaller in number, a.
bout 20, armed with swords. There w. a
group on the other corner of Court square,
whom Marshal Turkey informed that the prs-
oncr would b. removed about five o'clock
About five o'clock, the armed body came "a
the East door ofthc Court House. In the course
Ola few minutes the door OF the Court House
was thrown open. About - persons camc
out-among them person | supposed 10 be
ttTIFt ftT=,=EiEu srTt-,sf=
Marshal Tukcy, and Spother was Sheriff Ey.
.reIcth. / Thought | recognized him; would
not swear lt.was not entirely light The
hnlx of lgalchInaIl- -balaE.1 dee
pcncd. mArrhcl into Court square and IarIli-
ed an outer circle, two deep. around the body
of police. There were about i 90 or $50 spec
tators, possibly 200. Soon after, this body
of men marched down 10 Long Wharf some
few Kisses and cries of shame as the body
started wcrrhcard, but no other attempt at
disorder was made. When they reached the
foot OF Long Wharf, Sims and the body of men
went on board the Acorn, which wat lying at
the foot of the wharf with steamer along
side Within three minutes the iasteuing'
were cast of, and the vessel moved down the
harbor. The officers returned in a body, not
in rs regular order rs they came down. Did
not see the City Marshal on the wharf, though
heard he was there. When the vessel left
Rev. MIR Foster of Concord, made a prayer
hymn was sung and remarks were made
The spectators then passed up State street
and paused over the spot where Attacks fell
ia the Boston massacre The officers Will
the first returned fugitive slave passed over
the Same spot. The witness testified that he
had not known of any counsel on the part of
the friends of Sims offorcible resistance to the
law; they had entirely ropudated it. In an
swcr to an enquiry made by Mr. Reyes, the
witness stated that he was Of opinion that the
public feeling in this city, was in favor of the
enforcement of the law. He knew that there
would be no iorciblc or factious resistance 10
the law The time will come, il is my belief
If this law remains on the statute books and
is enforced, when there will be resistance with
force-a revolution. The time has not yet
arrived.
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