The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-26

that shall prevent me from doing as the
Great Father has commanded, give bread to
MIN who needs it, aad to the weary man
shelter from the storm. [Clapping OF hands
which was promptly checked by ths Court. !
This you may do, and not aid and abet him
to escape. II slave crawl up to you, il he
have wife-slayna have wives: IL Is said
MAI slaves hav1 ~ affections Judge
nan says thl dis, but that is not
under the L. Kentucky (laugh.
1f) -lf such nm animal crecps up to The
raefcst man in Ohio, who supports himself
~ his daily labor, or to the residence Of the
nan, and says, 81 am fleeing from my
have been without food for DAYS ;
hulR reached out its skinny finger and
clntcAcd ~ throat; give me food and let me
rest"-there is no law to punish him who
does it unless he hurries him away from his
master. may take the vilest thief that
haunts the cutters Of your city, when he
has broken from the Penitentiary, and feed
himssill he is fat, and there is no law to pun.
Ess NJ it be said that man aids the fugi-
'Nv0lo Escape, because he doss not suffer
hiufHo starvep Shall twelve honest men Of
hid D0xnlity, imbued with the spirit of
Gu Eiity, punish a man who has obeyed
IL fect precepts of Jesus of Nazareth p
Thu mo such law There never was |!
No sfNEEholder could enact such law. 1t
is impossible
In the 26ih and 9th chapters of Matthew,
you will End that when we come to stand be.
fore the grea. Judge, He will say t, The good:
Because ye have given me bread and water,
and shelter, have done just what Connolly
did, 90 10 my right hand among my sheep
to the others, Depart, because 20 have not
doneit. This doctrine has been taught in
your Sunday Schools--therc is not girl l2
years old in the city, who has not read it, it
has become Incorporated your community,
and shall it be pretended that there is law
to forbid this
\ why, what strange anomaly would q
Ohurch bes founded on the other principle!
The par son would say, because you hive
starved n man, We shall 60 away into ever
lasting life. by this shall We know that ye
have passed from death unto life, because
ye have killed niger! Shall it be pre-.
tended that law can be made commanding
US to violate, not Chr istianity only, but the
common feelings of humanity Let it not
be believed till the gentleman Mr.. Mat,hews)
has gone to his grave, with soiemnities which
us uGvW&Hbuia utSt IL le pEDpu2AtcU
such internal doctrine.
Mr.. Cofwin explained the letters and Con.
nelly's conduct on the hypothesis that he was
the victim OF a conspiracy amongst some Of
the Marshals, whose populations in the
Games case he had been instrumental in ex-
posing. One Of these men having deceived
away the slaves, asks Connolly to let them
go TO his room. With that generous, reck-
less confidence which he gives every one, he
answered Yes. Then this per6dious rascal,
this scoundrel, goes to Col. Withers--there's
a Teller by the name OF Connolly, who re-
ports for a newspaper, that's got your mig
gers. Bat you mustn't tell who told you !;
and Col. Withers promises never to reveal it.
Why does that villain skulk from public OBJ
seryation if he only revealed the where
abouts Of some fugitives2 You lawyers un-
derstand why. Does innocence shun the
lgAt? II is willing to be known. All this
tho y. s. Government knew; the District
Attorney knew; tho Marshals knew. ask
you whother the Government Of the United
States is likely to add TO its lustre by en-
|Ploging liars, spies, common informers, to
execute its great purposes Of preserving the
entirety, unity and harmony OF the Repub-
lie.
Here MIR. Corwin took a sip Of something
in a tumbler, and was watched by the jury,
who were very thirsty, quito intently. As he
set down the glass with that understandable
look Of his, he said: "That's not bad.
saw you cast wishful eye on it"l
What's the next STEP? Let's take a gene
ral view. Seven Marshals being told By one
Of their number that some one who wrote out
notes. somebody who cut down the fees Of
The Marshals $ll 200, was in n fix. Now
was the time to nab him, and then we'd see
he dian't cut down any more Sll 200.
Commissioner Newhall, filed with pa
triotic desire 10 prevents dissolution OF the
Union, thereupon issues a warrant for the
arrest Of two negroes, believing those two
negroes to be the chosen instruments Of the
devil to break up the Union, and spread mis-
cry nil over the world. lie confdes the war
rant 10 these worthy instruments, the Mar
shals, and at 10 O'Clock the consecrated host
moves forth. They are devoted TO the pres
ervation Of the Union, and the maintenance
Of universal freedom. The banner Of the
United States waves over them they are
paid from the United States Treasury; thew
have at their command the forces at the bar
racks they can call out the 200, 900 militia
of Ohio 70 catch niger or break window.
SO they 20 to No. l8 Taft's Building. Tho
advance guard of this chosen band leads on,
and we next have him, shaking himself, like
a raccoon into a hen-roo through the tram
som window. Meanwhile the other wings of
the forces 60 about the building. Some
guard the lower entrances others 90 upon
the roof. In the Indian Notifications thew
had high towers where they could watch the
enemy from afar. l imagine one Of the vi
dettes on the roof, looking around, casting
his anxious eyes beneath, above, and far
away in the direction Of Ashtabula county.
IN expectation of seeing the broad face Of
Joshua Il. Giddings-- THE laughter,
which had been loud enough oil along, here
reached its climax, and for some minutes the
Court, the Marshals and the spectators were
unable TO keep their faces sober.] Why else
did they 20 on the house? They didn't ex-
poet to find niggers, like the Pharisees,
saying their prayers on the house tops? If
the commandant Of these forces took any
military view of the matter, this must have
been his intention. lie had commission in
his pocket from Commissioner Newhall.
stamped with the broad seal, the radiant
lustre Of the Republic, in his jacket pocket.
That banner in which we 80 delight was with
him. Yes, We see that banner which has
carried defiance and death to all its foes.
which h u redeemed the sea with the hlood ~