Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-03

be revealed This was What Mr.. Preston,
the counsel for the clamaufzs an lmpu-
dence worthy of slase-1IIker,s called "a
termination induced by q 81 g coaapro-
miss!" aud he seems to ha en touched,
Peckshtf.like, with dec sehse Of the ex-
,raordnary virtue of his'cfent, in thus re-
laxing grasp dangerous no longer to any
throat save that clients own and that Of his
agent
We blush as Pennsylvania that those
who represented her sovereignty on this &C.
casion had not the manliness TO utter the
words due alike to her honor, her aelf-re-
spect, and her historical renown. Remem-
her how Rachel Parker was kidnapped in
open day upon our soil, and how that kid
mapping, in all its turpitude, had been re-
vealed by testimony which even slave
holding Court and jury could not Withstand,
and then read the crlnging, apologetlc
speech of Attorney General Campbell, His
lmpudent as well as impotent thrust at what
he calls the foul spirit Of abnlltionisnl,' we
can pass over with smile of contemDt but
that he should assume that the conduct OF
Pennsylvania in provlling counsel for her
outraged citizens, needed apology or de-
fence at his hands or at any body's hands,
is a tax upon our patience which we lind 1t
hard to bear Has pennsy lvania indeed sunk
SO low that her representative felt II Incum-
bent upon him to admit the right OF Mary
land to think it strange that she should
care enough about The abduction OF her cit
liens to provide for her defence =! And can
our citizens read'rs~lhout shame the I'M
blushing dec4atas,.sE the Attorney Gen
eral that they Ire 'neA only ready and vii.
ling to surrender 70 Maryland her lngi'
tves, but that they even deem it their das'
tn to aid and encourage the shareholders
in the pursuit of item! Ready' many %
them are, and we fear that even some are
sciiiing' TO surrender the fleeing bondmar
when they must; but that any Pennsylvani
an regards ii as :, duty to aid and enroards'
the master in pursuing him, we. should be
sorry to believe, and we will not SO believe
on The authority Of sycophantlc politician
The people of Maryland did not believe 1t
and IN their souls they must despISe thu
trucking spirit which could dictate such
!ihsl upon human nature and the sentiments
of our citizens There is comfort in think
ing that the stakeholder, though willing 't
profit by the treachery of the donghlace
vel regards him al heart with loalhlng an'
contempt
There is oret,an meets the eye in tn
closing scene Of this remarkable trial, ant
the unset from this State, if they wer
not completely hoodwinked, have acted
part which should expose them TO the hon
est Indignation Of the people. AS we hav
already said, the claimant and counsel wer
afraid to pursue the case TO the end. The
dared not put their witnesses upon stand
lest cross-examlnaIlon aud counter test
lnonv should teyeal their tue character Pr
, lIti the veil which covers conspiracy fl
kidnapping the free citizens of Pennsylv'
MA: They wanted 10 release Mr.. Scho"
field as easily as possible from he net whlc
was weaving abnut him, and to guar
against the ahllity Of the State to t.
| called upon To surrender tue lllSCT6Hlt w
Cfeary and his accomplice, to be tried III
der our antI-kldnappng law. That the al
ducl,on of the Parker girls was II case I
naked kldtappms--t that the kldnappe
ousbtto be i.fr,ced by the Grand lnqne
for The eoa'-st 4 ssiaester, cad demande
for trial by Gov Igger, is now placed b,
{ You'd disputes W. Marylander- doubles
thought that an aiiectation of maguanimil
on their part, coupled with a due quantIl
of complimentary phrases for the receptv
ears OF the Penn lvana counsel woul
put an end to the affair, and save McCrear
from all further trouble. Whether til
Grand Jury OF Chester county will let tn
matter drop where it is, or make an effo
to bring the kidnappars to justice. we sha
know IN due time A letter from Jndg
, Bell in the last West Chester Eramine
, taken IN connection with the scene at Ba
, tlmore, excies an apprehension that attemI
: may be made to hush the matter up. Pc
hapS the counsel would prefer that McCrei
ry and Merritt should escape The punish
ment due to their crime under the laws
Pennsyly anla, rather than exposed GovernC
, Bgler to the dIsagreeable necessity of asl
5 ing his Democratic brother oe Maryland ,
, surrender them for trial. We trust, how
!, ever, that no consideration OF this sort W!
have weight with the Grand Jury.