The true Democrat., 1856-02-19

| AASH"ii ehO PiiuO Oi oplulOu HAS uUlOTIuilaUe- ly iettered many of the members, would re- lieve each party of the apprehended odium at tached to retreat in the face of an adversary, and open the way for terms of cancellation such as honorable and patriotic men might adopt without sacrifice of principle on either side The country, we think, will agree with us that duty and self-respect alike demand precisely such movement Washington htelligencer / the 22d Janlary.
 From the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 29th ut. Stampede of Slaves.
 An arrest by the .. s. Marshal-A deputy U. S. Marshal Shot-Croncr's hquest-G Great l Excitement
 The city was thrown into much excitement yesterday morning by the information that a party of slaves, sixteen in al had made stam- pede from Kentucky to this side of the river Other circumstances, however, which after wards transpred, have imparted degree of hor- rbe interest to the affair different to that which usually attends a stampede of negroes. The particulars are as follows: Three of the slaves who bore the relationship of father mother and son. the two former apparently about fifty years of age, the son twenty y-fve, were the property of MT. James Marshall, of Redwood station, ! Boone county, about sixteen miles back of Covngton, and five others consisting of a wo. man named Peggy, and her four children. the oldest about five years of age, the youngest an infant at the breast belonging to Mir. Archi- | bald K. Gaines, who resided in the immediate vicinity of MT. Marshall. Peggy was married | to young Simon, the slave of Mir. Marshall, and the son of the old couple with whom he ran away It seems that about ten o'clock on Sun day night the party took pair of horses and a sleigh, belonging to Mir. Marshall, with which 1 they drove to Covington, where they left the team standing outside of the Covington House where it was found by the landlord the horses very much blown from the severe manner in | which they had been driven. In the meantime, the party of eight crossed the river on the ice and took refuge in house, the fourth below Mill Creek bridge, tenanted by negro named Kite, son of old Joe Kite, well known for years in this city. Young Kite was well ac- quainted with the parties, for he has himself lived in their neighborhood, having been former l ly owned there, but his freedom was purchased some time since by his father.
 Early yesterday morning, Mr. Gaines, accom- panied by son of Mr. Marshall, arrived in this city in pursuit of the fugitives.
 Application was made to United States com 1 h1iooiOhOI WuO, IuCltupOli, lSoucu LIS warrant which was placed in the hands of the United States Marshal, who, having received information of the hiding place of the fugitives collected posse of officers, some from Kentucky and others belonging to this city, and with Mr. Gaines, MT. Marshall, jr, and Major Murphy, who accompanied them from Redwood, they proceeded to the residence of Kite Arrived there they found the doors and windows fasten- ed, but, upon laundering at the door, Kite look ed out of a window, and at first agreed to admit them, but afterwards refused to do so, and at this juncture. as they were about to force an entrance, young Simon fired from the window with revolver, the ball from which struck the finger of one of the deputized marshals, named John Patterson, and then lodged in his upper lip, leaving the finger hanging by mere thread. | Upon this the door was burst in, when Simon fired three more shots at the party, fortunately, however without either taking effect. Mir. Gaines seized him by the wrist and wrenched the pistol from his hand before he could shoot the other two barrels off, it being six shooter. But deed of horror had been consummated, for weltering in its blood, the throat being cut from ear to ear, and the head almost severed from the body, upon the floor lay one of the children of the younger couple girl three years old, while in back room, crouched be- meath the bed two more of the children boys, of two and five years, were moaning, the one having received two gaShes in its throat, the other cut upon the head.
 As the party entered the room, the mother was seen welding heavy shovel, and before she could be secured she inflicted heavy blow with 1t upon the face of the infant, which was lying upon the floor. The whole party having been arrested, medical aid was procured for the | little sufferers, whose wounds were not of a fatal character, and then all were carried to the office of the United States Marshal, when United States commissioner Pendery fixed the hearing of the case for this morning at nine o. clock.
 Coroner Menzies immediately hastened to the spot where the dead body of the child was found, and summoned a jury, when, after exa- mining five of the parties who first burst into the house, not one of whom, however, could throw any light as to whether the father or mo- ther of the child had committed the bloody deed, the further hearngof testimony was post poned until this morning.
 The only information derived from the old est boy, in reply to who had injured him and the other children is, that the folks in the house did 1t. When taken to the office of the United States Marshal, the woman declared that they had received their wounds in the melee which followed the entrance of the posse into the house, but this is known to be untrue. The fearful act lies between one or the other of the miserable parents perhaps both, but doubtless, the truth will be brought out by the coroner to- Iday.
 The old couple are mild and rather inteli- gent Tn their appearance; the mother of the Echildren is good-looking, hearty negress, while her husband bears the appearance of hay ling been well cared for; in fact, young MT. Mar Ishall states that he has always treated him moro as companion than slave; they have been playmates in childhood and have grown up together, "And now," said he "if money can save him from the effect of any rash act he has committed, am willing to give it to any amoHnt." After the United States commission CT had adjourned the hearing of the case until this morning. couple of hackney coaches were procured for conveying the fugitives to the Hammond station house, but crowd was assembled in the street, whose threats alarmed the hackmen for the safety of theil carriages, and the prisoners were accordingly walked under tho conduct of strong escort Some threats were made by portion of the mob, but no violence or attempt at rescue was made; subsequently,, they were lodged for safer keeping in the county jail.
 In the meantime the leading abolitionists lbusied themselves, and writ of habeas covpu. was procured, commanding the United States marshal to produce the fugitives before Judge IBurgoyne of the probate court; they, however twere allowed to remain in jail, and will bt brought before the United States commissioner las previously arranged.
 At the time Of the fight of Messrs. Gaine'