Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-18
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The conclusion o Inc trial in B,linore involving The
freedom girls, Rrh-! and Elizabeth Parker belonging
10 penns, lvana fail 10 give general satisfaction
both on the account vi the result oil The Gaon nnd no
cordial manner in authorities oil Mary land second
.d the efforts Executive OF iris State 10 give the case
M these girls fair and thorough examination. Ii was one OF
the most interesting that came bco:: court OF JUS ice
and when consider the political ns well as ncslc ca
laons existing between the sser States OF Maryland "n
pennsylvaua resist congrnu ng the people OF
both Commemorative on the happy term n"'I?n Of contest
which AT threatened 10 open breach In int friend
~ relations winch always existed between the people "!
both Add While Thus rcloce, We cannot also re-l thc
comma whch this result draws between tue action al
some ., onr pcopc-a conlast when We own, gives
TO the citizens of Maryund the high honor oi being among
the first 10 do full and ample justice 10 all
This trial grow ola claim made soic time since ny
r;,zen o Moryland TO The tyo girls in question being h
and alter being relanded from this State they pc
toned the Court OF Maryland questioning the validity OF
such claim. The circumstances at once arrested the al
m the Governor and Legislature OF this Stale aud
in obedience the popular wish Attorney General Camp
bell aided BY Thomas 5. Bell Esq, repaired to Banoe
Try |, was ably contested On The part OF s@Se
al eminent legal gentlemen ot Baltimore and alter an ar
duuus session of days the trial was concluded and tn
result is now before the country
But, the most pleasing feature OF ms iHal a' Leaving
out of view the ability displayed by The counsel both
sides s the conduct Of the defendant llc sat
s6ed In his mind tim, The girls claimed slaves
in reality free waived u title, and in open court declared
that he was willing abandon his su!t.
of those exhibitions OF vlrtunGs honesty which
the press should permit pass napiar1ed and II will
do more silence the anaticn opposition TO The fugitive
slave law n The Nol, than all The arguments u
which The South did, or ever can ohrr, in favor
of its consulionaly. II proves al orce that those
IN The SOUTH, mos! interested In this SUBJECT,
anxious ,ld eye-handcd Iusiceand wi'hoG, appealing
TO the csu Of prtudcea acknow!sge the r'gliu
liberty of cnlored citizens "' other States. |! was e.
ting ,hat ,.,s example should cnanar from czcn f
Marylard = most apanr1;: that pcnnsy "ania shhlt
be hunor,u srsh CauLcccc, because in dong. au:;
land proves that notwithstanding OF her people was
brutality sssassra,ed whiic 10 'c pursuit OF his leg. rights
in this is unwilling 10 brur The stigma Of rctsa
ting at the cos OF the liberty Of our humbest n bants Ii
shows too that The and tempe, of the South are 90
verned by high regard for the law this subject ard
long as there is legal doubt in The claim OF fugitive,
that doubt is thrown in his or her favor.
When conas; this result also, with the action Of tie
mobs which assembled in Other Northern States ty the
law the ced, increases in favor of a,yand and rus,
that the example will be lost upon those who have here
ofore arrayed themselves in opposition The domestic in
stituons Of the South Pennsylvania.