New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-21
New:Durk Daily Gribnas
FROM BOSTON.
From An Occasional Correspondent.

BOsTON, Friday, July 1e 1856.
We had a stirIifg time here tho day 'efore yee-
.erday. bird Of the Dir seemed to have carried
the news that slave was III custody Ut the Court
House, and every one WGs on the GU, rirc " know
all about it, The general facts your tiegrapnic
di.patrh gave correctly enough. The particulars
sre mainly these The bark Grower ~as four days
out ffCm Mobile, for this port, when slave was
fcuid slowed away in the hold. He WAS almost
srarv.d, having had nothing to eat sioce he MD
hnself there, and it required careful treatment on
the part Of the captain ano crew to bring him round
sgaiD. But when he was set on his legs he set
hlp.elf to work with o will to earn bis passage
and the captain bore witness to bis zeai aud ca.
pacIty in this direction. On arriving, he asked
leave to go Ashore: but the captain having tear
tul loCkiDg-for of judgment should he ever return
to Mobile d-cliueo this reasonable request, aud
made some demODsf rati"ns toward combining him for
tie purpcse Of restoring hin to the happiness he
had 70 IL ipcoDsideIately abandoned. Upon this, the
beadstrObg cbatte) jumped overheard aud struck
out for the shore. 1t would have been hardly pos
sibt for i'm to reach it, the current was very
strong, so it was lucky that the boat the captain
ordered out picked him up.
1t 80 happens that there are ususlly some very
sharp eyes looking round the harbor when auy
vessel is coming up from any Of the infected ports,
aud this plunge aud rescue did not escape their
scrutiny Forthwith notice was given iu the proper
quarter, writ Of babeas corpus sued out, snI an
officer accompanied BY friendly persons proceeded
to serve it, The Captain, Pisbury WAS not on
board having gone ashore, it was supposed, t0 ad
wise with Marshal Freeman and Attorney Hnllet
as TO this ew danger to the Union. The mate "a
cOlortd man, by the way sDd the crew attempted
10 cOhcealmeDt or resistance, and the uIan WAS
l. th.,,t la htrpaa
was at first disposed TO give thetn warm r'cep-
iion, on the natural hypothesis tina, they were
atopal patriots i'll pursuit of him. But worf
of eXplapatiOn made him know his friends.
crowd received him on the wharf, which grew as
Le proceeded toward the Court House, ana was
entirely ready to relieve the officer Of all r-spon-
sbility III the premises bud they not been assured
that he VAS safe enough in ,he hands OF the law.
1T had b. eli sscertaineo that Marshal Freeman or
some of the slave. catching curps here had re-
criyed a teegraphic dispotch directing him to be
read, to perform the highest duty United states
,ffictr owes on earth, with assurances that
the necessary ,apers would be sent On by post as
spec Oily as possible 1t was therefore, an object
to have the process US SUMMARY as well might be-
and dispatched with all convenient speed.
Judge Eetcalf came in vt three O'Clock, and
found the Courtro paved with human faces.
Indeed il wss not unlike tesselated pavement,
there being ut least ss many black faces as white
ones turned to bin. Though there was no great
pr, bability. under the circumstances, that the
Unite d States blood hounds would be able 70 tiesh
their fslgs in this particular quarry, still it was
desirable they should not have chance, aud 40
tber. was some anxiety TO the course The Judge
u eht pursue us to requiring evidence which should
cause delay. This sO~eyer, was sOOn put AT rest
As soon as Mr.. john A. Andrew had stated the
case aud read the return, and moved the discharg"
Of the prisoner, the Judge simply said without
lcte or comment "Lrt Johnson be discharged.
This decree Was received with a shout such ss
nust have grated on the ears Of any true lover
of his country who justly apprebended the slngle
obi, Ct of the Constitution and the Union. Cheer
fcllouto cheer and three rousing ones Were gwen
all together by time, in spite Of the deprecat0ry
gestures of the Judge However, 1t is believed
tba: be did not take suy part Of it as disrespect
toward himself, and that he th0ugst justice her
self would he willing to pardon something 10 the
slirit of Liberty johnson was taken care of, aud
Has soon beyond the reach Of any designs upon
him.
No interference was attempted on the part of
tie Unitcd ststes authorities here. l am uusbie
10 account for this negligence Ia any satisfactory
wsy i caunOt suppose for moment that their
patriotism is waxing cold. To be sure they had no
legal tight TO interfere; but then these cases "f
public exigency override all legal techpicaiii's.
| Snfns popui suprema kI. They have shown them
selves so superior to mere local or technical law,
! and have j"und such ready c"6peration III tneir
| patriotic Efforts FROM our Municipal authorizes, as
| "cl az the embattl,d shopm' OF the sim'
| brgaoe, That We cannot suspect them oi any
bee unnecessary scrupes Of this SORT, "nen
! their country ~ in danger. ls il possible