The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-09
Il Y TEL EG RAPII.

Bosros April 8, 1861.
In the Supreme Court this morning second app,ca-
on made for writ Of haeas corpus in the case Of
Thomas simms The application was argued by Robert
Rantouon the ground SET forth by him and Horace Mann
IN their recent peecheshs argument lasted for hour
and half At the conclusion, Chief Justice Shaw
nouneed that decision would be given this afternoon
Mr. G. g. Loring is closing for the defence; he viii be
replied to by sr Thomas, when the Commissioner wiz
give his decision.
1t is stated that the abolitiouts have made com.
plsnt agains, smms for sabbng the officer when ar
rested and that they will attempt to hold him for triad
ON this plea.
Mr. lorng, in his remarks, contenaed that under the
fugitive law, any slave osner may, by going before .
magistrate at the south and swearing that he has re-
TO believe that certain eolorcd person at the Ecrt
il his property. make out ygs~a frrie case which tho
commissioner here ca anot go behind.
Randolf, she negro who attempted TO assault Do
LON one of the witnesses With club, ~as cxamineA
trii..n the cscipal Coart
TIE meeting n the opposers Of tic Fugitive Slave law
within the lim.s prcscrised by ths constitution COM
meno,d at the fremont Temple, ~ ten O'Clock this
morn.og. There a arsr assemblsgc the iadies
cupyinya good poron Of che galleries All grades of
free soisrs and aboonists present from tse Hon
Samuel lioar dowa to .Wnlism Lloyd Garrison Tho
large majoriiy of tac audience against any Violent
oppositios to the law.
The meeting called to oyler aui the Hon J q
palfrey chosen Chairman pro TEN. Prayer offered
mittee rcposted the folleng Regular officers of the
ing ;-i'resient the lton, Horace Mann, Vice Pres
dents. Senators Graves Gelow ard Robinson the Isev
Caleb stctsoa. Samuel Ioar sidney Homer Ersstus
Hopkins. Geo X. Russell. Rodney f-cnch and the Hon.
Theodore Seeswick Bcfsre the meeting was fully or
sanzed Mrs abby Folsonv III interrupt tho
proceedings by protest against having board OF
gers to carry 90 the procerlings ler speech e,
short by the Ch,irmsn and she obliged u sit doxa.
Blr Mann upca taking the chair said that he had
here to mnge his voice in the torrent Of oxecrstioa
poured again.. the Fugitive s,ave Law; and when he
vas ~ AT he en-
Al that time the-s not one person in the State
or national coursis or in private life who WIS
not utterly opposed to the extension Of slavery
But what change, On that accursed 7th of
Marca that Senator who had long been the prs Of
Massachusetts, gathered togthe, all the scntime nts ard
noble Efforts hc had expressed against slavery and
tramped them under foot; and not only did he wish to
extend slavery over vast portion OF our territory,
but he would have given 500 900 worth of pus.
lie property to build up their interest, and f1rtifv
THEN psson and then he held out his cntcemcnts ana
in that speech called the Revere oase speech ne
Cd n new opic-that Of nterests-in the ears Of our
citizens TO induce them 10 give their support 70 slavery.
our peeunary interest could have been cnhaneod by
the surrender Of freedom il iahuman and wicked
project aud retiring further from the true in
terests of Massachusetts with every step took to
wards compromise We have lost rather by this aot It
may MD ia making Northern man President but VS.
detraG,ing from the products and business OF the
North. How has this bee done By the max ing Of q
President. and by cotton Whatever doubt may havs
Of animal magnetism am n firm believer in csttos
magnetizing IL has been said that the press il tbs
furth estate Of the realm, hut deny IL. Cotton 10
the fourth estate of the realm. because IL rules ths
Sti worse u whom the velvet covered cushion Of this
pulpit is stated with this cotton. The minister grows
deifious in his ministrationshe forgets his Masters
preeepts-the doctrines Of the New Testamcnt-ant
Heaven forbid that judicial seats shall b. filled with
this magnetic cotton And what does this cotton
c,mplish in the editorial chair Let the history % the
past twelve months tell Gentlemen hope this cotton
influence i coming to- end: that textile
substance may be discovered rather, that its cttivs-
ton may be greatly increased in the earth that
shall no longer be dependent Southern brethreu
for supply In this way the cotton influence Is coming
soon TO an end, and thon how will those who have
sacrificed principle feel and how viii they appear in tho
of the world There msrecnary motive operating
to induce you 20 support the Fugitive slave law because
you would lose Southern custom bai there IL danger
IT lis the South will not go bar,headed and unstcA
because we with 10 prevent them from carrying back
and slaves together beneath the power of ths
lah He had been asked he said. ince he entered tbs
ball why We were here and not In another temple Al
liberty L. u not he sad. a melancholy constituency
that while the court hcuse h in chains Fancul ItaR
should le dumb, This Il not the first time tcmp, of
Justice has been in the hands of the money changers l
those who sold doves nay. often who sell and
children; and may there he those who shall drive tha
cut Of the temple With small large loads the
sion demands (iicat nthuSasm was here manifested
by the audicncel