North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-12

ce-Pidhtef. mt. Potter lived some ten or Oe
miles out from Savannah. Witne IS knew WS ;aI'
mother and sisters |; they had told him The, SAi
slaves of DIR. Potter. Sims had said he b.S WEI
wages to his master; it was $40 month ~. 70 Pa
abonts. Witness knows Mr.. Potter persa, ~ 'net
The next witness called was John B. by
agent and attorney of POTTER, and he testified
lows: know the prisoner the propertv orT 10.
Potter. have Known him ten years, He II liz. Jams
larger part of that time with his mother. teE lie
within sixty or seventy rods of them. His I'VE
received his wages, and paid them over 10 Mr.. pas
She did so with the wages of all the children USt
arrangement was made for her benefit hsva ,lAe
present at his mothers when Sims had accom- ven
Mr.. Potter for his wages. Have been preseD. t
Mr.. Potter has demanded the payment of SimS,sS When
ges of his mother. Sims left on the god Of TS Va
~. and i understood he went off in wagon 0Uaa
he had gone his mother told me that if fopna at
whether it was in slave State or free St., un
bring him back, for Gods sake. 80 ~~' 10
Colonel Thomas said he had another within.
for the present would rest the for the
ant here. = - ~ = = 50 - o'"PFu- |
The commissioner inquired of the counsel E..
defence ifthey were prepared to 60 into the cro he
animation. 7a "ef'
Mr.. Sewall replied in the negative, and asL.,
a postponement till Tuesday. A'u H /
Colonel Thomas strongly objected to Such =,
delay. ~
Mr.. Sewall said that, not having had an oD,.
nifty to consult with the prisoner, they did mi S
what his defence was. '
Mr.. Rantoul said they had no experience uDd.,a
law. The most important points rising undo, " %
not been discussed, here or elsewhere to his Ln.R@
edge. twas novel in its general character and 1--WE
plicated Units provisions, and could not be tbonN
considered in less time than had been suruoo,oSI
his associate. Each link in the chain of he o~I
tication of the papers would have 10 be mnptsHs
amned and tested by the established rules ~ "a "a
| applicable to such questions.
/ e The commiss iouar said that he
difficulty in the way there being three yerv em Es
counsel engaged in the defence. "'N'
Mr.. Rantoul replied that the number of oor,,.,
was not favorable to despatch in coDsulta,ioD
though it might impart grerer degree of con6deDoa
in the conclusion as to the law, which thew m;S
rive at, and present to the consideration of the court
! Mr.. Loring said he had no learning nor exuerienc"
in such law as the one under which the proceediDO.
were being had.
| The commissioner said he was DISPOSED IN ~.
the counsel sufficient time. He could ONLY paibs
from what had been said by them, that they did M,
vet know what the prisoners defence was Tb.,
was the only ground which he had heard SUGGEST
that he could judicially act upon, and he ihouubi
twenty-four hours would be sufficient to ascertainI
nature of the defence. He wished it to be under.
stood that he considered the enquring in the ground,
of defence by the counsel to be distinct matter from
preparing to argue the defence. When the heaiw
should have reached that point, and time should
/
question of further delay into consideration.
| After some further conversation of explanatr
nature, the commissioner explained the further bg
| ing of the case until ten o'clock this forenoon.
| Sims was now remanded to the room in the cou.
house which he occupied on Thursday night under
the direction of the United States Marshal.
Pen ding the hearing before the Commissions, one
of the lawyer for the slave went before the Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and applied for a
writ of habeas corpus, which was unanimously refused.
During the excitement, this lawyer, Mr.. SewsI,
was arrested, confined for time, on account of i'm.
proper and violent conduct towards the Deputy Mar
shall, Mr.. Riley, and then released. Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, son of Daniel Webster, was also arrested
as the result of misunderstanding. About the time
the cry of " Kidnappers was raised, alarm Of Fir
was given and Mr.. Webster, thinking with the Mar
shall, that the bells were being rung for the pupOs
of summoning the AboIitionists to rescue, Request
ed one of the watchmen to cease ringing. An alter
cation ensued, and Mr.. Webster, who was on III
side of law and order, was arrested. He soon CAV
hail, and was released.
In the Legislature OF Massachusetts, on Frday,d
following Resolution was presented
IS Resoiued, &C., That the use of the State-hOu
yard be granted to the citizens of Massachusetts,
hold public meeting in the afternoon. to take in
consideration the arrest of actizen of Massachuse
under the operation of the Fugitive Slave law, and
devise proper and legal measures for the defence
protection of citizens of Massachusetts,"
MIR. Gushing, OF Newbury, spoke in opposition
the petition, and moved that it be laid on the ab
| Mr.. Keith, Of Roxbury, moved that it be laid und
the table. The motion to lay II on the table was ca
ried by l49 yeas to lib nays. The meeting Of tho
opposed to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave
was accordingly held on the Common. We find
following account of it in the Boston Daily Adrertl
of Saturday morning;
"AGITATIoN AGAINST THE FUGrTIvE SLAVE LA
1t will be seen by our Legislative report that D
Earle presented petition asking for the ,, use Ul
State-house yard for public meeting. The folio
ing is a copy of the placard which called togef
the assembiage, wilhelm not receiving the right
use the State-house grounds-came together on
| Common /: :,
"PuBL1c KTdnnppers in Boston.
of Boston, of your fellow-citizens was last nlg
seized by slaye-hunters. He is in most lmmine
deadly peril. The citizens of Boston and its nelE
borhood are earnestly invited to assemble wlint
arms in front of the Statehouse, al four this FnoS
afternoon. to consult for the public good" !,
/ The meeting was at no time large one, ana
soon adjourned to the fremont Temple, which
about one-third filled. The eloquence of Mr.. IN
] lips and Mr.. Colver, the Common, and their 81
cessors in the Temple, did not succeed in getting
! much enthusiasm against the quiet and ordinary
ministration of the laws.
4 Rev. Theodore Parker was the first speaker at
Temple, and during his remarks expressed the no
that all present would in their hearts hold every
who aided in the arrest or detection of any aIeg
! fugitive slave as infamous. For his own part,
would hold them as most infamous He would
encourage personal violence; but three kidnaPGs
three stealers of men, were here from Georgia.
were known, and they could be followed IN
Streets and pointed out by those who know them,
slave-hunters. One fugitive slave was now un :
arrest, said Mr.. Parker, and he would pledge his d.
or, as man, that he had good reason to believe "
three more were be arrested and all that his near
had to do was to to govern themselves according.
| A man named MeIlen, who Away interrupts 10 !. '