The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-05
Ia W INTELLIGENCE,

CIRcUTT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon. VIM.
George Krebs, Judge.-The following occupied
yesterday:
James NJ. Slaughter Us. Thomas Creamer Peti-
tion of habeds corpus. Before reported. The Court
at II o'clock proceeded to deliver its opinion in
this case.
The Court after reviewing the proceedings in the case
ana the arguments and objections made by the counsel
for the petitioner concludes as follows:
1t to that there grave and serious reasons
why Court in like this involving the correlIatye
rights and obgatonsof two members of this confedera
cy arising under express provisions of the Constitution
and laws of Congress should not permit the Just rights
OF one to be defeated because the other failed to com
ply strictly with the requirements of its statutes re-
gard to the filing and recording papers in its archives
IL there mas been such neglect it to the people of this
state that the charge to be it cannot avail to
defeat the rights of the people of another.
In regard to the condition of the warrant when it was
sent TO the Secretary of State, who this eity il
was objected to- because it not filled up though
signed by the Governor and sealed with the great seal of
this State He was sick at Annapolis when these dozen.
ments were produced to him. He examined them under
stood their purpose and import, and them mmed
tary of the State, with directions him to fill them up
properly, which was done by him. What the Governor
dld' am satisfied was prompted by disposition with
the utmost promptude and aacrty to comply with the
requsition OF the Governor of Mississippi has been
the cause Of no mischief to the prisoner the documents
have been in Court in the hands counsel since the ay
fixed for the hearing of the h1beGS cOrpu'
Iii needless for me to say that in the examination of
this case have felt most sensby the force and influence
of those sentiments and sympathes which prompt the
people OF this state to exact from their public unctiona
every OF government, the Jealous
protection Of the liberty and unrestraned freedom their
fellow ctzans but have also felt the force of those obIi
cations, that compel the performance of the relative .
ties OF the members of this fedeacy each
other, upon the faithful performance which, whether
they relate to deliveries ugitives from justice or fugi
tves from labor the peace and pepetuity of the Union
greatly depend.
The petitioner is citizen of this State but it is his
misfortune to have been indicted for crime another
State and not being found there upon process issued in
that State duly returned and being found in this
state, ne IS regarded as fugitive from justice
der these circumstances must remand him custody
OF the Sheriff of Baltimore city. feel that the duty
which have had to perform is one but cannot
shrink from it.
After the Judge had concluded, Mr. Schley
asked if the Court would pass any O Ter in the
case.
The Court replied that an order would be passed
remanding Slaughter to the custody of the Sheriff
of Baltimore city.
Mr.. Schley then said that he would enter an an
peal from the order and also proposed to apply to
the Court for a writ of error.
During the day the counsel for petitioner entered
an appeal from the order of the Court and also
made application for writ of error, which, how
ever, was not acted on by the Court
Slaughter was delivered by Sheriff Creamer to
Augustus Meisel, the agent of the Governor of the
Sheriff Sparks, started at once with the prisoner
for the South, leaving here at four o'clock vester
day afternoon in the Washington train. An effort
was made by Saughter's friends to induce the Off
GERS to allow him to remain here twenty-four hours
until an interview could be had with Governor
Hicks. They assert that they could represent the
case In such a manner, in its true light that the
Governor would interfere and prevent his extra
dition.