The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-02-17
Maryland, and E,e.,nsylvania..

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Maryland and Eseilalsyiva,nia.
The authorities of,Maryland. as wei
as shsr people, evidently feel tho ncces-
sity of fvindicating the outraged dignity.
of the State and the rights of her citi-
zcns, viii. regard to the Christiana mur-
ders. Even those presses, hitherto the
most iorbraring in this matter, arc as
ssum:ngsa a Jstcrn,E. srnc in relate to l.,
MS the facts'arc lnolc fi'lly dcvelopc,'. i.
The Attorney Gene ais rcpo.t shows
Low gross and monstrous the outrage
has been in all plrtS, #, m the commits
sion of the ;.ct down to the dis
charge { f the prisoners, and mrst cn.
k!Nllc feeling of bitter Indignation in
the bosomS Of those who live on the
border, and may hereafter be subject
ed to the same losses and the same
useless pcrils.
We suppose nobody imagincs that
any further action will bp taken. il the
premises by the legislature, than the
passage Of resolutions of ccnsurc, or
warning, protest which will produce
about tlIG. .slmc effect that all similar
resolutions and warnings have done.
When any community is bent on
resisting the faithful execution of law:
and after forciblc and bloody resist
ance the offenders 60 unwhipt of JUS
tice to boast over their triumph. low
idle would it BE- to expect that a rcpe.
tItion of the same course would not oc.
cur q! thY .lirst favorable GopportrnitS.
, we regard the posture ofatl;irs OH that
border as ono OF, the most ominous
signs Of the times-for the cxasperati, II
Of tae public mind in MARYLAND. We
have reason to know, is far greater than
any one would imagine.
The Baltimore Clipper extracts from
the Attorney Generals report the fol-
lowing interesting details which proves
what hollow mockcry Of justice these
treason trials were:
REPORT o.. AifronSEY GENERAL
BEENT.-lhls report docs not present
III favorable light the conduct pur-
F, ssaifa si by the Judge and others in the
Chrlstlana trials; and, from the state
mcnt OF Mr.. Brent. we should infer
that there is little chance of having
Justice administered in PHILADELPHIA
in the case Of the owner ofa slave be-
iEg killed in the effort to recover his
property. The whole Of the persons
S9FSern4aH il. he. murder qf Mr.. Cor
'HcA, !-,balunihre county, have cscap-
cd punishment, and there is no prospect
that any of them will ever be brought
tolustlcc. We wish that every citizen
OF Maryland could be put in possession
OF Attorney Generals Brent's re, ort of
the hrlStlana treason trial; for its PC
rnSal would assist i'll bringing the pub
Iie mind to, the conclusion that some
acton shGnld. ne taken on the course
pursued, tnNarar owners in pursuit, Of
fugitive slaves in Pennsylvania,
A large PARTON of the report. con
slf!s IN. a. legal arSNlnent. in. opposition
to the ruling Qt, the court, in relation TO
What constituted treason. But the fol.
lowing paragraph shows that two prin-
cipal witnesses wcrc dcSignedlv per-
m'ttcd to escape, whilst third was in
duccd to ncr'rc himself. 1t also cx-
hlhitS the d'sGn>ttng spectacle of white
females assocating with, and cncour
aging the negro men charged with be-
ing concerned in the murder.
"ln this connection will also state
that few weeks before the trial. Peter
ashlngton and John Clark, two i'm.
poFtant witnesses tnr the prosecutions
escaped from prison without breaking
4 lock or using any force, as proved on
I ne trlai ~ witness: and though |
checrti'lly acquit the mnrsl al Of a!l
prlvl,y with their escape, yet. the i;.ct
remains. that thee was trcachcrv on The
part ofaomc officer within tl,c walls Of
the prison. Another remarkable fact
was the corluption OF n government
witness, by the name of Harvey Scott.
free negro, who had thrice testified
once 1T Chri>tiana, once at Lancaster,
and once at Phi!adcl. hia, to the fact OF
being an eyewitness to the murder of
Mr.. Gorsuch; and now, on this trial. in.
!HcHccI~ by br.ncs or some other cor
rupt consideration, when placed on the
stand iy tl,e United States, openly con-
irsScd thHt he had thicc committed per.
jury, and tilrn sworc on this trial that
nc was not present and knew nothing
ahcMf .se affair, Which perjury was re-
celved with open applause in The court
room. Again: the counsel for tin tne de-
fence applied u The cotrt for an order
to bring out some twenty -four of the
ncgro"s, to see which of them could lo
identified rs participants in tic treason.
by Henry IL Kin, a material witnc S
Tor the prosecution.
At the opening the court the next
da.T, u.rae negroes were sccn setting
in row. SUPPORTED on. csyA side by
white females, who, to the disgust of
all respectable citizens, gave them open
sympathy and countcnancc; each ofthc
negroes appeared with new comforts
around their nccks, their hair carefully
parted, and their clothing in every re-
spcct alike: 50 rs to present one uniform
appearance - !hc eye. rs FOR as possi. !.
blc--a!l done. doubtless, for the double
purpose Of giving "aid and comfort To