The Delaware herald., 1854-06-07


the Court House. The crowd began to assem-
BILE at an early hour, and while Iremained on
the ground, from about o'clock in the morning
till in the afternoon, there were, should
suppose, most of the time, over two thousand
people in Court Square.
| The Commissioner, all the morning, was en-
gagged in hearing the discussion of motion of
the counsel of the prisoner for postponement.--
! This request was granted, and the case was ad-
| journed till Monday, at ii o'clock
Mr.. Loring, the commissioner, has, so far as
/ can learn, conducted the case with the utmost
fairness, and is disposed to give both sides an
equal chance
| Amid the invectivc which the infatuated ac-
tors in the scenes Of Faneuil Hall, on Friday
night, heaped upon the head of the commits
sioner, not single charge was brought against
him, other than that he was an officer of the
General Government l have had the pleasure
of knowing Mr.. L. for nearly u year, and can
speak of him, with confidence, as a finished
lawyer and gentleman.
But few persons were admitted into the
court house on Saturday, and very few into the
court room. The crowd outside were, most OF
the while, quiet-sometimes a noisy fellow
would mount on the fence for an exciting
speech, or make some other turbulent demon
stration, when the city police would como upon
him, and, lifting their long white slaves of Office
above the scattering crowd, rapidly, but quiet
| ly, hurry him off to the lookup" As soon
as it was generally known that the case had
been postponed till Monday, the crowd rapidly
diminished. Several hundred still, however
remained about the building.
| 1t had been stated by the Free Soil organ
the Commonwealth, and by Phillips and Parker
that the city government was with them, and
would not interfere This was denied bv a
public proclamation, announced by the Mayol
in person, and published in the Saturday morn.
ing papers. He exhortcd the mob TO disperse
and assured them that he would preserve ordel
at all hazards.
Now, word, in conclusion. as to the state o
feeling here, and the probable result of the ex
citement. | have taken occasion to minglt
in the crowd and talk with many persons upor
the subject, and though a large proportion o
the people OF Boston would be reioiced TO hea
that ths slave had escaped, do not believe tina
4 there is any considerable part Of them, mucl
less majority, who would aid in a forcIble res
Eeue. am convinced that almost all ofthe vas
mob which, during Friday night and part of Satur
T day, filled Court Square, were drawn thither /,
mere curiosity, and, though few would have aid
ed the marshal unless specially called upon
f much fewer would have aided in any attempt a
violence
, Had no other means of judging the tempe
of the crowd, this single factwould be sufficient
t On Saturday, when the feeling was as high a
t it had ever been since the attack, the Cit
t police, without the aid of weapon, arrested
number of disorderly persons, and marche
them of, without resistance, through the thicE
est of the crowd. There can be no rescu
/ without an attempt is made by a large and wei
S organized body of resolute men, for the prisonC
S is now well secured in building which can
e easily defended; and If his return be orderel
4 after fair trial, he win leave the house undc
a guard of soldiers sufficient to resist the attac
of a mob of ten thousand. The town is no
Y comparatively quiet, but all look forward, wit
/ interest, to the result of the examination befoi
: the Commissioner. KENT.