The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-05

Henry, on the 10Th inst. Captain y. w. /,
Stockwell Of brunswick, Ga, aud Thomas
Barns, we're examined, but their answers
threw no additional light on the question.
The next witness. Ho-atio Harrison being
asked by the Attorney General Gsnahl. if
he had seen any negroes that he supposed
were recently imported Africans, replied
that he could not answer the question, as
his evidence wonld criminate himself. Mr.
jackson, one of the counsel, then asked
the Judge for continuation of the case
till to morrow, which was granted.
Reviewing, the trial the Savaanah Re-
publican says:
"After the developments thus far, no
one entertsins doubt that cargo of
Africans have been introduced into the
State but whsther legal evidence can be
had to fix the offence upon any particular
person or persons, is wholly different
question"
The following pungent remarks of the
New York Courier and Enquirer's
Washington correspondent on the case Of
the Wanderer. have too much foundation
1.-THE present attitude of the government
on this interesting question seem to be this:
1t deprecates the revival of the slave trade
with Africa, but confesses itself impotent
to execute the laws prohibiting it. But
it is quite remarkable that this confession
of imbecillity is not preceded by any actual
efforts to vindicate the law. Does any
man doubt that the 400 slaves of the
Wanderer can be followed up to the plan.
tations where they are now worked, and
identified, if the government put forth but
tenth part of the energy it displayed to
retake one single fugitive slave from Bos-
ton? And so of the slaves of the Echo,
taken in the fact /; could not the govern
ment find Judge Loring to take cognz.
ance of their case, if it desired to do it
Its paternal indulgence in the one case,
and its savage vindictiveness in the other
suggest painful doubt of its impartiality,
and present contrast which will not be
favorably regarded by the Christian and
civilized world"
The Edgefeld S. c advertiser contains
the following Authoritative" announce
ment concerning the Africans brought
over in the Wanderer:
Mr.. Editor Please insert this as an
authorized announcement that the cargo
Of slaves, brought by the "Wandersr"
from Africa, have been landed in Edge
field District, and most of them are now
within its confines.
This act has been done by combina-
ton of many of the first families in Geor-
gia and South Carolina, from purely pat
riotic motives.
They ask for suspension ofpubl;c opin-
ion until their motives can be explained
and th-ir arguments heard iu defense of
it. WANpERER
A Savannah dispatch of Dec. 81, says
that one wild young African was caught at
Jekyl Island by United States officers
and brought to Savannah, but he absqua.
tulated and could not be found. The Uni.
ted States Marshal had been requested to
resign, on what ground we are not ineor-
med, but he refused. The trial of the
case has been postponed on account of the
absence Of witnesses.
FILLIBusTERs.-We have a plenty of
rumors in regard to the operations offilli-
busters. One story is, that the schooner
Susan, which got away from Mobile with
about two hundred and fifty 'emigrants' on
board, had landed her passengers on the
banks Of the Rio Colorado, few miles
from its mouth, where it is said that there
were about one thousand more ready to
receive them, and has already returned to
Pensacola. This story is contradicted by
another which says that the Susan was
unable to land her passengers on the coast
of Nicaragua, and had returned to the
coast of Texas Another week will prop.
ably clear up the affair. Gen. Henning-
sen is in Washington. Gen. Walker is
said to be in the vicinity of Mobile.
According to the following dispatch, a
gang OF fillibusters has succeeded in get
ting away from New Orleans:
New ORLEANS. Dec. 28.-A suspicious
looking schooner supposed to have had on
board party Of fillibusters, went to sea
yesterday. The United States Revenue
Cutter fred blank shot, and then shot
ted gun at them, but the schooner kept
in shoal water and escaped. 1t is repor-
ted that Collector Hatch is collecting
large force, and has chartered steamer
to prevent the sailing of 6llibuster expsdi-
tions to Nicaragua.
The GOVERNMENT AND COMMODORE
PAULDINe.-We do not know of any thing
more scurvy in its character than the
course pursued by the Government at
Washington, towards Com. Paulding.
1t sent that gallant officer to intercept
fllibuster Walker, and he did SO, as he
supposed according to the intention of his
instructions. Not content with double
dealing towards him which deserves the
contempt of all honorable men, the Ad-
ministration leaves him to defend himself
from the attacks in the civil courts of
such unprincipled individuals as think they
can harass or punish him for alleged tres
pass on their rights while they were fill
clustering in Nicaragua. 1t is the usage
of decent civilized government to bear the
trouble and expense of defending their
own officers in court, for executing what
they suppose TO be the orders of their of.
fetal superiors. But Mr.. Buchanan, and
Mr.. Cass, and Mr.. Floyd, decline to do
any such thing. True, they would have
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