Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-14
TEMPTATIONS OF OLD sHoEs-JUsTICE
TO JUDAS.

The Boston Correspondent oc the Anti Slavery
Standard gives some Of the late news from that
city as follows:
81 believe tina! tomorrow is set down for the
beginning Of the trials of those two notorious off
enders. Benjamin Il. Curtis and Benjamin F. Hal
lett, There are several indictments against them
and different Judges will preside at tho several 'tri-
ais. Judges Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker
and Thomas W. Higginson, are among the most
prominent of the magistrates under whose auspices
they will proceed. The unhappy culprits had bet
ter fall into the clutches of Minos, Eocus and
Rhadamanthus. Still, there is no doubt that thoy
will have perfectly fair play, and it is earnestly
hoped that justice may be done in the premises
1t is supposed that Mr.. Justice lligginson will pre-
side nj the opening trial. Various conjectures have
been ventured as to the motive which could have
induced so experienced a hand as the former Of
these male(actors to put himself in his present un-
happy p~redicament. Some think that he was led
into it by his confe crate, a villain Of a robust type
who hoped to finger yet more of the plumber Of
our common Uncle Samuel, if he could ~implicate
in his plot some one who had some rretensions to
character left. But, it is generally believed, in
well-inturmed quarters, that lie was seduced into
the scrape by the hope of obtaining the reversion
Of n pair of old shoes, on which he had set his
heart, now worn by one Roger &. fancy, a Papist,
resident in Baltimore. 1t is perfectly notorious to
all who have any knowledge of such matters, that
tile parties who will have the disposal Of the said
old shoes, after the present woarer is done with
them, would much sooner give them even to Hal
lett than to him. In fact, that it is a moral i'm
poss bility that he should even stand in them, un-
der any circumstances. Yet, such is the blindness
of this class of persons. that this Curtis, though
by no means either ignorant or stupid, has been
for years following a course of conduct and COM
hitting a series of actions which must end in his
shameful punishment, in the vain hope of earning
them. Let his example be II warning to needless
youth how they set their affections on the havings,
especially the old shoes, of their neishhcrs!
1t is but just to say however, that he has shown
some signs of compunctious visitings, or, at least,
some symptoms of Il sense of having made n blum
der, since he has brought himself within the clutch
es of Justice. | hope 1t may be genuine repentance,
but fear that it may not be more effcctual than
that of Priur's Thief,
"whoso Repentance would scarce save his bacon;
Twas not that lie murdered, but that he was taken"
However this may be, he, or his friends for him,
have been making superhuman efforts to excite
sympathy for him and to turn the public sentiment
in his favour. The Daily AdeGtiscr, in particular.
has dcployed its columns into line to cover his po-
sition. and has fred tons of metal of the heaviest
description at his adve"saries. ! am afraid that
they have rather overdonc their business and over
their clients cause. They certainly en-
~dangered the lives of those friendly persons who
ventured upon the task of encountcring the deadly
weight of the argument. But it is understood that
the other criminal, IInllett, remains in the most
hardened state of mind, and is evidently resolved
to die game. Indeed. he belongs to t !at class OF
which Mr.. Snake, in the School for Scandal, was II
specimen, whose whole prosperity and hope depend
on the badness of their characters, and who beg
any one who knows of their doing a good action
by accident, not to do them the injury of mention
ing it. The following story which is going the
rounds of the Boston gossip, and which | have
reason to believe is true, will illustrate the impen
itcnt frame Of this criminals mind and the way in
he is generally regarded. \ prominent
Of the Boston Bar, meeting this %untortu-
nate man one day, said to him, "Well, Mr.. lIall,t
how do you feel about your Trials which are com
ing on soon?" 20" replied IIallctt, Il feelin eX-
ccIlent trim. Everything is going right. know"
he continued, that people aouse me and call me
But l don'tcare for that! ! hear that |
am callei Judas, among other things! Let them
call me Judas-it doesn't distress mel" YOU
The other, ''of course it doesn't trouble
you; but how do you suppose Judas feels about