The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-19

The senate committee upon the late slave case held its
nee,lnx yesterday morning, when Marshal Devens came
o propose TO answer any question concerning his Off
bal conduct that OF any olher United States officer as
did not recognise the authority OF legislatures 10 inter-
in that matter Other questions he would cheefully
lnswer The committee said. as they had said 10 other
Witnesses he might their questions or not as he
pleased To question OF the committee, the marshal
Stated that Sheriff Coburn informed him about noon on
Die lib Of April that he had criminal process against
INNS, and exhibited his warrant. 81 told him should
qulre time for consideration, and informed him that
bad criminal process against Simms. This criminal
xoce had been served upon me several hours before,
Ind was then in the hands OF Assistant District Attorney
Danger, who held il for me-" TO Question as 10 what
OF that warrant, the marshal declined 10 answer
strictly concerned the officers OF the United States
nd their Official duties. The warrant will be returned
due time in the usual mode The committee rema ked
bat il this criminal warrant was at any time detached
ION the prisoner, the State process would have been
aid. IN their opinion, and asked il Smms under
81 by that process until he left the State. The marshal
Deserved that this question was similar 10 that which he
ID before refused TO answer- referred-to other United
n,es officers When the returned il could be
1amned "Buman," (said the marshal.) "who arrested
%%. was "a acting BY authority q my deputy lBynes
on whether the writ OF personal replevin was ever
ved upon him. he answered that il was and that after
Consideration he told Sheriff Coburn that he should resist
soecuiion with much force as would enable him to
eep the prisoner This few days before the Un-
T. States criminal process was issued.
The marshal stated the committee that he held some
eight looms OF the courthouse Tor the OF the
hied Saies by virtue OF lease from the city OF Bos
fn, and those rooms holden before the State
" OF lsi3 was passed. The lease not fully execa-
though both parties had held to its provisions for
as and the city could not dispossess them without
al notice. and he thought il had not leased the build
lor purposes prohibited by the State laws. The com
made an allusion TO Mr. HalIetts remarks before
concerning sham procee ings, and again demanded
snow whether Simms was ever examined under the
i'd States criminal process, which the marshal de-
pned 70 answer
Inc examination Of Mr.. Devcns having closed, the
xgeanta arms informed the committee that District
ofney Lunt was then engaged in court, but would
hh upon the committee in the afternoon, and the chair
stated that the public hearing was closed for the
ae feature which had regularly attached to the for
meetings OF the committee appeared TO be dispensed
h on the last two days. The gentleman who is sup
"a TO have been the coniriver or originator OF this
e nQuisition nj the first hearings danced round the
lnt'ee IN an ecstasy OF excitement, which was most
snng to spsctatorsat tine standing before them
pvng testimony with regard 10 his own crazy and
Ne schemes, and the next moment squeezing himself
seen the chairs Of the committee and the fire screens
snd them, whispering 10 one or another OF them, a,
answers oil witnesses affected him one way or the
~, and apparently supposing that he formed The same
oenoh win The committee which rndder does 10 a
ms patriotic peIsonage, however, gave no adj
lo Mf Kuhn, and, either from gentle hint or from
aa Of some sort, abandoned his suggestions at the
TWO s'ltngs altogether. Boston Courier