Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
rae BOSTON FuGfrIvE Save
From he ". Y. Eraagelisi.

The last net of the disgracelul dnm'
has been played the lights me nut. III
curtain fallen, the players hive gnn
about their business, and nothing remain
but the deep. burning impression al
thousands Of hearts. which will neiIh.
he eGacsd, nor abide there wiilIOu: fruit
The concluding history it need not taxi
long 10 describe as fully as amy "f ou
readers can take pleasure in reading.
The habcaS corpus haring been Ietus'
I'd by the Supreme Court IF Mass"cL"
sctts, and the State writ de hOn''"e re
s,leginndo-a writ older aud more veneer
lie than the habeas corpus. ard "ne "
our old saxon MISUNDERSTANDING "te'
flatly depspised and spit upon by Sl"rii
Eyti.,h. The f,iends Of the alleged fu"I
live appealed to Judge Levi W""dbH'!
for a habeas corpus. Inc writ W"
granted and made returnable at a ver'
Short day. On argument, the c"un<'
for the prisoner were allowed a hea'in-
with evident reluctance, and were f."
0uently interrupted and mrn"ced by tn
Judge while the more stringent wri!
personal repleyin was passianateiy retu>
ed. Mr.. Summer argued the l'abea> CO .
pus, chiefly on the ground that the de-
tention was illegal. Mr.. Summers ar
gumept was calm and profound. bql lii.
prisoner was demanded and bill rrfgS'"i
This was no sooner done, thaD cont
missioner Curtis delivered his Judgment
awarding the slave to his clallnan'. aud
eonsigning him to bondage. The decIs
ion is long and elaborate, but open I"
criticism ON some Of the graysst points IF
morals and general law, whatever may
be said of it rs merely legal argument.
1t was listened to with pairful interest,"
The same night preparations were made
to convey the poor fugitive 70 his prisons
house Of bondage. The brig AGO n M4l
been hanled up to the end Of Icing WHAT.
having been previously 6t:ed up for an
extra number Of passengers, desi'cus.
perhaps, to witRess tie sport. or to ~.
nroye their faithfulness to cotton and III"
Union, BY seeing the victim fairly thr".
There's no accounting for tastes.
A few minutes before 8 O'Clock. ON
Saturday morning. Sims was take" from
his Prison, under the direction "f Mar
shall Turkey, and marched to the bead If
long wharf. in the centre OF n solid sqna'e.
and placed on board the Acorn, Captain
Henry Coombs. Of Barnst4hle. master.
Mayor Bigelow composed - par. Of the
escort! The instant Sims touched lhr
deck Of the vessel. the flying jib WAS
hois.ed, and paddles Of the steam tow.
boat Hornet, which had been fastened
90 the brig in wslting for two hours, with
stcau, up, began to move: and at JUS.
one minute past Eve o'clock. the craft
was gliding down Il Q stream With hen
victim. amid the Kisses and 81 outs ct
i" Shame, shame" &C.. f,om those on
the wharf, Some twenty OF the Mar.
shal's posse accompanied the "tIsdgtd
fugitive down the harbor. t. return M
the steamer. The police were armed
With U. S.'sabres. The guard were dill.
ed for an hour and halt before the final
move to the ysssel.. Sims WIS moi !
bound, but WAS within the close embrace
of two officers. .31s.
lust az the, vessel was leaving the
wharf, one Of the crowd called cut :"
Sims 10 preach liberty to the slave. a
prayer was offered b. the Rev. David
Foster Of Concord. and several hymns
were sung by the crowd. such AZ. From
Greenland 5 10y Mountains Oh, the'.''l
be mourning At tlas judymrpt seat % |
Christ and finally Repeal. Repeal to
he tune Of Aud Lang Syne.
The Vigilance Committee met halt
past Eve. and passed . resolution asking
he people TO toll the bells IN the several
towns as The news reaches them " the
return Of she fugitive.
II il said that besides tho heavy ex-
penss TO which this arrest will subject the
ci.y. il will cost the owner $4,000 70 ge'
his slave. II is hardly probable tina,
sucl, losing business will be followed
up very vigorously. unless out of spite.