The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-22


tcoeaksroNDENcn or rHB REPUBLIC
Albany. February 10, 1853. =
lou Will md the enclosed article or some part
OF H-from the Albany Ataas, Mr.. Marcy's home
or8an-wosthy of some attention at the present
nao1ent. xou may perhaps recollect that the
dess was awarded the State printing by the ex-
press advice OF Mr.. Marcy, and through the agency
OF two Of his personal and political friends. who
happened to be the State officers who were en-
trusted with the award according to the law. II
supported Mr. Marcy's claims to the nomination
for President; and is supposed to speak his sent.
ments and those of his friends, the Freesoers and
Soft Shells The tone of it's remarks upon the
rescue trials is therefore important to Southern
men, at moment when Mr. Marcy seems to have
been selected for Pierce's Cabinet. The other en-
closure. from the Malone Jefsrsonian. one of the
few unadulterated Hard Shell Old Hunker papers
in this State, is also amusing, and perhaps worthy
OF attention. your correspondent cannot vouch
for the truth of its correspondents stories
Respectfully, yours, SILVER GRAY.
From the albany -Atlas
END OF THE JERRY RESCUE TRIALs-The trial in
the case of John B. Brigham ended to day in the
disagreement of the jury.
With it ended the endeavors of the Government
ocers to convict the parties accused Of participa
siou III tudt VlOI6ClOn OF the pubic peace,
In one OF these cases, that of Enoch Reed black
man, the defendant was convicted under the act
act of 1880. His case is, however, appealed on a
question of law, his counsel holding the indictment
as drawn not good.
This was the only conviction In none Of the
cases tried under the Fugitive law of 1850 was
there conviction. Yet the prosecution had the
advantage of willing court, able counsel, gifted
Witnesses and Juries OF strong political sympathies
That they failed, under the circumstances ia to us
the assurance of the entire innocence of the ac-
cused.
In the last case the jury were kept out for thirty
nours-the longest detention known in the
court. The jury in the previous case, standing
mine for acquittal to three for conviction were dis
missed by the Judge; while In this case, standing
eight for conviction to four for acquittal, thew
were kept in protracted durance in order to force
an agreement. At the end Of the case they stood
eleuen for conviction to for acqutta; and this
one, though brought into court and instructed by
the judge as to how many qualifications and reser-
yaions there were to the rule that the "accused
should have the benefit of the doubt'' in the COM
parison of evidence, remained unshaken
One of the counsel for the accused (Gen. Nye)
declared in the presence of the bar and to the
Judge that such tenacity to convict as the court
had evinced was without a parallel in the judicial
history OF the State.
We think that Judge Hail owes it to himself and
to the judicial position in which he has been
freshly placed to publish the charge to the Jury
which has been the subject of frequent comment
In both aspects of the case, the position of the
Government is deplorable It's officers sought
breach of the peace by arresting runaway slave
under the nose of an Abolition Convention, and
have prosecuted the wrong men for the outrage
they provoked
We, who do not like to see either public order
or law and justice trfled with, cannot but regret
this imbecility.
meeting of Independent Democrats and
friends of Universal Freedom will be held this
evening In the Wesleyan Church, North Pearl
street, between PATRON and Wilson streets, com.
mencing at seven O'Clock
Correspondence of the Malone Jefersonian
ALBANY. February A. 1853
Our city continues to be honored with the pres
ence OF Industrious strangers from every part of
the State and the legislative obSies and hotel bar
rooms TEEN with cabinet spectators and Office
seeking patriots. The route to Concord has been
less sought of late by the disinterested Barnburn
ing and Soft-shell gentry who compose the major.
lty OF these classes especially snce the aughable
and humiliating discontinue of General George
Rex Davis, of Troy, and his associates at the hands
of the President elect. You may have heard their
story up your way; il not, it is worth relating Ii
seems that the General, together with ex Senator
Tom Carroll, OF horse-boat memory and one Nc
Arthur, of the same city, three of the conspirators
who defeated the reelection of Hon. David L. Sew
mour to Congress, (n district which gave Pierce
three hundred and seventy-eight Majority ap
pretending that "the coming man." stood some.
what in need OF their advice, had the impudepce
to present themselves at Concord about week
ago. vi course IKE all the other FreesoiIers who
nave peregrnated thither, they had two objects In
view: hrst, the advocacy of Governor Marcv's or
General Dixs claim to cabinet seat; and second.
ly, the obtaining Of some subordinate berth for
themselves, due to their services az shining light.
In the galaxy OF the coaliton-tbe latter being by
no means a secondary consideration ia this case
since all the world knows that George Davis ia
Governor Marcy's candidate for the Troy post Of
nee. Unfortunately for them, however General
in rain her thosr 4
immediately charged them with their treason 10
the Democratic party, in terms by no means sus
ceptibie OF equivocal meaning. They retired from
the presence in blushing confusion without a
chance to abuse Governor Dickinson or the ras |
caily Hunkers, and were inside the precincts of
this State within the shortest Tossible time in
which the express train could bring them On
rendering the report of their mishap To the ,,ov
ernor, II was resolved in solemn conciave held AT
the Governors mansion, Erastus Corning ESQ.
presiding, and John Van Buren, (who happened 10
be in town. acting secretary, that no more
emlssaries be despatched for the East at present
You will have perceived that another week has
passed by without an executive session of the Sen.
ate being held upon the nominations sent in by the
Governor Two Of these nominations have leaked
OUT ana are understood to be such calculated
to excite some interest in the party ranks Jerome
L. Briggs, OF Onondaga county, il reported to have
received the appointment of superintendent of the
Salt Springs. This gentleman, whom we all re-
member az rank abolitionist a few years since,
was Marcy delegate to the Baltimore Convention
In June last, and not only voted but spoke against
the adoption of the platform resolutions which
passed that body. For the services then and there
rendered to the coalition, he is be rewarded
with fat office, altoays providing that the honor
d6e the Senate shall approve. The other candidate
for Senatorial endorsement is Darius A. Ogden of |
Penn Yam, lately in the field for the post office of
that village, and last winter an applicant for the
post OF Canal Auditor, failing in which he was |
made Canal Collector. This gentleman in course |
OF time, became Presidential elector, and in this
capacity attached his signature, together with |
about dozen others, to the anti Dickinson memo.
rial drawn up by Peter Cagger, esq.,, and which, |
believe, Mr.. James Sheriff. had the honor to |
carry to Concord. Mr.. Ogden may be considered
as Soft Shell of the purest water and doubtless
much regrets, like John Stryker that he voted for
Cass In lo4o. But before the Hard Shells get done
with him, he will regret not having remained |
Hunker. |
WESTERN BANK NOTES IN New YoRK.-The |
New York Journal Of Commerce, in its monetary |
column, thus notices new arrangement at one of |
the banks in that city:
"Some of the city papers announced, two or three
days since, that bank in Wall street, hitherto
respectable position, had consented,
in alliance with the note brokers, to assist in fost
ing the circulation of far western banks upon this
at regular shave of of one per cent.
We have delayed noticing it, hoping that ouch
dsgracefuI connection would not be contaminated: