The republic., 1851-03-14

and impartial manner in which he has presided
over the deliberations Of the Senate during this
special session now about to terminate.
Mr.. KING responded, and then pronounced the
Senate adjourned sine sic.
Commissioner Hallstt's Address
AT THE CLOSE OF THE INvssrIG ATOMS IN THE UNITED
STATES coMhIssIoNER's couRT AT BOSTON.
From tie Boston Courier, March ~.
The case of Joseph K Hayes. the last Of the res
cucrs, was resumed in this court yesterday morn
ing, and Mr. Charles List, counsel for the defence,
made long argument. He contended that there
nothing of q criminal nature in the conduct Of
his client tho occasion of the rescue, and rea-
soned that, if Mr.. Hayes had uttered the words at
tributed to him while without the door Of the Uni
ted States courtroom, speaking to the coored per-
there congregated, there was not in that Ian
guage sufficient 10 make out case Of "ading and
abettng" against him. His desire was. as Mr.. List
interpreted it, that the fugitive should not be un
cercmoniously hurried back to slavery.
Mr.. Lunt, for the Government, replied briefly,
arguing that the evidence entirely and clearly
proved that Mr. Hayes, by his advice to the colored
persons in the entry, meant that Shadrack should
be rescued
Mr.. Commissioner Hallett then summed up the
evidence on both sides, and decided that sufficient
had been proved against Hayes to warrant holding
him for trial at the upper tribunal and he was
cordingly required to give bonds in the Of two
thousand dollars for his appearance on the third
Tuesday Of March, which he did,
4 Mr.. Lunt then announced that he had no further
business to bring before the court; whereupon Mr.
Hallett addressed him as follows:
"Mr. ATTORNEY: These laborious Investigations,
which have occupied some twenty days in this
court room are now brought to close, and here
my duties terminate. still more arduous service
will be required of you in the conduct of the
that will pass TO higher tribunal, and which,
doubt not, will be rendered with the frmness and
ability with which the duties of the prosecution
have been discharged in these preliminary exami-
nations. Seven OF the parties arraigned have been
held for trial. one has been discharged upon hear
ing, and two upon your motion for cause. Under
the circumstances connected with these arrests the
importance of securing the parties implicated be-
fore they should remove beyond the reach of pro-
cess, and the difficulty of finding the witnesses and
ascertaining fully the nature of the testimony,
til brought to the test of examination under oath,
think it due to the conduct of the prosecution to
bear my testimony to the sound discretion and ac-
tive efficiency with which the several cases have
been prepared, and the truth elected The parties
have all been defended with ability and zealand
If the examinations have been protracted, it has
arisen from desire to give full and fair hearing
TO the Defence that all matters pertinent to the
issue might be fully brought out, and the decision
in each case carefully and deliberately formed.
"A crime SO daring and 30 unknown before as
the rescue Of q party lawfully held under arrest,
by the forcible entry into q courtroom by mob
of rioters, some of them armed with dangerous
weapons, at midday. and in the midst Of this pop
ulous city, Indicating combination and conspira-
cy of no uncomfortable extent to resist the laws by
violence, demanded the most prompt and ener-
getic action in vindication Of tho public peace and
of the largo number, shown by these Investigations
to have been actively engaged in or secretly incit-
ing to this outrage, have thus far been detected,
and the most guilty, at least morally may escape.
the overt acts they have melted, yet we may hope
that what has been and will be done will give ample
assurance to the public and warning to all offend
ers in like cases. that such lawless acts cannot go
unpunished. These cases have much higher
bearing than mere individual acts of lawlessness,
because they are the manifest result of combina-
tion to resist the laws, and to prevent their en-
forccment in all like cases. In this view 1t con-
Germs both the State and the Union, because sue
cessful forcible resistance to any law in its opera
ton, and its .prostration by combinations and
violence tend directly to the overthrow Of all law,
and the insecurity of all the rights and immunities
which every citizen holds, and can only hold, un-
der the general protection Of the Constitution and
laws Of the land.
"Ths reflection cannot fail to carry with it sal
utary influence upon the public mind; result which
has been made apparent in the progress OF these in
vestigations. Whatever may have been the cxpec-
tation or the purpose-as in the commencement Of
rass divert their legitimate obiec or by appeals
to supposed sympathy for offenders, (whether
principals or instruments,) to transform q crime
into virtue, law breaker into philanthropic
martyr, il has calmly subsidized into the uniform
and undisturbcd course of justice. We have an
other securty against like occurrence, in the fact
that sense of duty, which Is imposed on every
good citizen, has operated in this as it usually does
In ali cases Of Systematic and combined violation
Of law, to bring forward witnesses to tcstify to ma
terial facts incidentally coming within their know
lodge. And we may now well believe, that hereto.
fore rash appeals tending to incte the reckless and
unthinking to acts of outrage, or If mistaken mo-
ton of imaginary allegiance to any law Of self will
individual construction, higher than our obliga
tions under the Constitution and the laws of the
land, have prevailed to any considerable extent
among us, they will either cease to act or. if
tinucd, will find no instruments to give them the
form of physical force, and will be sufficiently coun-
teracted by determined public sentiment and IN
efficient administration Of justice, that will rigidly
discriminate between the right Of free discussion
10 change existing laws, and the wrong Of lawless
violence to resist them.
pathy toward particular class of persons, brought
within the operation of law, It can readily find
legitimate expression in another and far moro BEN
cciai form than secret conspracics or open resist
ancc to defeat law. In the causes we have had be-
fore Us, practical people like the people OF New
England, however oxcitable on somc subjects,
might well reflect that the labor and actual expen-
ditures necessarily caused by this recent outrage
in our streets and court rooms, and which must be
incurred in another tribunal and elsewhere, before
these cases finally disposed Of, would have fur
nishcd means proDaDly suucient 10 nave renewed
lawfully, and in the exercise of creditable philan
thropy, every Individual likely TO have arisen.
If the law had beon left to take its undisturbcd
course in the hands of its officers and counseors.
And, at the same time, we should have been spared
all that great injury and discredit which may have
been inflicted by the indscretions and outrages of
the few upon THE whole community and this Com
monwcalth in their commercial and political rela-
tions to the sister States of the Union.
"All tho matters presented TO the Commissioner
having been disposed of, IL only remains for 70
adjourn this court without day. and it is adjourned
accordingly"
Mr.. H. JOINS BnooxE.-Ths Harrisburg (Pa.)
Telegraph, referring to the appointment Of this gen.
tlcman a. consul to Belfast, in Ireland, says
"Mr. Brooke is the present Senator from Della
waro county, is a gentleman in the prime Of life,
and Of that peculiar energy and vigor of mind
which renders his appointment cred{table TO the
Administration, and gratifying to his fricnds.