New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-05
INDICTMFkT OF THEODORF PARKER
AND WENDELL PHILLIPS.

To tie Edior 4 tbfN Tt5sas
SIR: Tn the II gut of MAY q. 1884, an attack wa.
m-oe % the Cou t-House II Boston. in which Mr..
Buns was confined on the ohareeof being slave.
Tut cht Messis Philips AID Parker with others,
made y eechts in Faneuil Hall waning men of the
~ickodI,is about 10 be perpetrated by seDci ing an
I'M ocent nan into slavery. The speeches were pub
lisi.d ~ the tine
Both If these gentlemen have lately been Indicted
for r.sisirg al officer of the United Saes While serv-
ipr the troc re of court for the Judge charged the
grand jury HAT .uch speeches were a INSIDE
"uesuor unc er the statute of 1870.
1t i. not st all probable that the government, viii
l,ng n en- To trial dare 10 hazard tbe exposure
inciceut thereto but rs this the irst instance Of
.ucb al Indictment il Ms-,achuset-. for such an act
il seems worth While ~ 1T The public understand the
facts of the case.
ThGe il family in Boston which may be called
the Curt, FsmIly. 50 far Relates 10 the matter 10
iauc II may be raid 10 cousi-t of Fix persons viz
Charles l.. Curtis, lawyer. and Thomas u Curtis
mere hsut II the lac Thomas Curtis beaJ snlin
X. Curtis, by birth II kin.man, and by marriage 4
son.in.law of Charlie y Curtis ate praciciog law
y,r low Judge 81 the Supreme Court OF he llted
Stsiss and his brother George I. Curis lasyer aud
United Ssies Commissioner FOR the District of Ma.
sschusetts Ed~ ard c. L0ring step son al tbs la'e
Thoua. Curtis and Accordingly step brother Of
Charles p. ana Thomas Is. Curtis, Lawyer, Judge u
Probate for Boston United states CommssiOuer AMI
Lecturer At the Cambria Law School. and also WI.
liam ". Grenoush, scn-lL-.a1 OF CAas!es L CaEtss
merchant.
I-COSSECrIoN OF THF CJETIsEs Win THg RECENT
CA,Es OF kIDS.rrlNG - H0,TOs.
l. In 1880 Charles L Curtis ani Bel amin K. Cur
ts apVoa "a counsel for the slave hunters in the
famous OF he gul Med, origitaly asias- IN tue
Wet InGl,. ard brought 10 Boston by her mistress
Med claimed her freedom on the ground that Slavery
recognized by the avs OF Masss husett. AMI
coua lot eAii there unless It we're in the special csse
under the Feoer.l Constitution, Of fugitive. from the
slave States of TINS Union. The CUffl-ts c)utended
with oil their uns hi-foiis rirt5us lawyers say
itsf slavery might. by legal comfy, eEs. IN Mass
chuseis-ths slaves were prope 8 by the aF Of "a
tioIs ast that al Owuership which / iegal II the
West lnoi,s continued in Boston at leat ar 70
lesye tie filht 10 seize ana cary away. But tie
Supreme Court II Massachusetts held Otherwise.
. Altar Mr. W lbs er tsd inside his speech Of harch
= 1870 Pledgi1e himself sId hi- State - TIE support
OF the eiiVe Save bill tleu before Congress " 10
ihr fa'lest extent Ttouss T. Curtis, via the help
Of Others goi up letter TO Mr. " ,bster dated BOs-
ton, srNh - $50 -.Lr0 10 u ssio by y-i psrsons,
who 'ay; We cesire 10 e1pfe-s To you our deep o.
ligarOIs iOr what this speech has cone sRi s
doing '' lou have pointed out 20 the whole people
II, path Of outy have oouvilesd the UNDERSTAND
~, sLd touched the conscience o. banon. Ne
Gtsre, therefore. 10 tIPfess % yo9 our entire
c,ucuueice IN tn sentiments OF your speech
B. A .rie later Mr.. Webster r-ta,ned 70 Boston.
Guc raj ;uruus y received . the Revere upuse,
Affi 20 $50, ty great r. ulnigde wren BEN ANN
K. Curtis mace pubEc siGres. AID eIpre---d his
" sbOllGTg Cs.t.I8ce iur the ability All Eiel,y
which Mr. Webster hsd brp0 gtt % the dsfsu.. o.
The Constitution. AID Of the lOu Gae c1nmead-
e hu es emiIeGly Ni-Isnt, wise AID t.lihtl. -
" ~ country without s shac0s Of iurlias.
lresr My sftrI the pass VI th- I.itye ave
bl az diner party, 81 th- house Of -'tr gul.he1
e"aL.elOE Of Boston, Charlie z. Curtis del re th4t
lie hoped the Grsi fugitive slave who logi come q
Boston would b .eizea 81 q sent back
5. Ch.I.es 7. Curtis AID his step brother Edward
O.. LoriDg, defended the Fgsitiye SEye bill D. wri-
Ig article published in III, Boston Daly t-effi'.r
9. IL November. 1850 the Save han,er thss IN
vi',d snc encouraged came 70 Boston sseklrg 70
tmssy William ala EleE Craft but ttey ia van a2-
flied 70 Commissioner Bsrj. F Haleti and 10 Jslles
Woodbury. snd sprasue, for warrant 70 ARE. Their
prev. Finally tbey betook themselves 10 Comm s.
sioner Gtorse Curtis, who st once .greed 20 grant
a wsrraLi, bat sccorU iDg TO his statement Il
Letter TO M Websier as be anticipated Resistance,